The feudal lord is on Taobao every day

Packed up and went to the inner hall for dinner. Xie Jingan originally thought he would see Lin Yan. After all, these days are not very busy. Lin Yan always accompanied him to finish the meal before leaving the house to run errands. no one.

Xie Jingan couldn't help being surprised, and asked Cui Tongdao: "Where's General Lin? But he hasn't got up yet drunk?"

Cui Tong shook his head and said: "If you go back to Your Highness, General Lin left the mansion early in the morning. He said he was going out of the city to practice in the barracks, and he probably won't be back until later."

"Going out of the city to practice?" Xie Jing'an said in surprise: "Even those who celebrate Chinese New Year don't want to rest, General Lin is really hardworking."

"If you don't work hard, how can you be good at martial arts?" Cui Tong said with a smile: "General Lin asked his subordinates to help him with a message before leaving the mansion in the morning, saying that he would not be able to practice martial arts with His Highness in the morning. Although the soldiers recruited this time are young and strong, their foundations are too poor, even those who practice martial arts, most of them are skilled in martial arts, if you don't spend some effort to train them well, I'm afraid it will be difficult for your highness to do a job."

First he couldn't have meals with him, and then he couldn't practice martial arts with him either, Xie Jingan didn't sound right, it wasn't like his usual temperament, maybe he did something to make him angry.

Xie Jingan thought about it, and nothing happened in the past few days, except that he couldn't remember clearly after drinking the fragments yesterday, so he couldn't help hesitatingly saying: "After my king got drunk yesterday, really nothing happened?"

He only remembered that the atmosphere yesterday was really good, he had never been so lively in many years, and besides, with Lin Yan by his side, he was happy for a while, so he couldn't help drinking one cup after another, and even held Lin Yan's hand and talked like a tuberculosis It's better, and then I can't remember some.

Xie Jingan thought, maybe it was because he was holding his hand that made him a little unhappy.

When Xie Jingan asked, Cui Tong also hesitated, thought for a moment, looked at his expression, and said honestly: "Return to Your Highness, after His Highness was drunk yesterday, nothing happened, but His Highness once pulled General Lin I went to the study room for a secret talk, but there was only time for a cup of tea, and just after my subordinate ordered someone in the dining room to make some hangover soup, General Lin helped His Highness out."

Go to the study for a secret talk?When Xie Jingan heard these words, some images flashed in his mind, and then he felt a thud in his heart, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. No wonder Lin Yan was angry with such a stable temperament. It turned out that he was sexually harassed by him last night. .

Thinking of touching and kissing him on the face like a hooligan, Xie Jingan felt ashamed and flustered, and at the same time worried that Lin Yan would hate him because of this matter and separate himself from him. As a result, Xie Jing'an wished to rewind back to last night and strangled himself to death. You said why are you so impatient, now it's over, the fox's tail is exposed, scaring people away.

Xie Jing'an was so flustered that he couldn't help but want Cui Tongbei to chase him to the military camp outside the city to explain clearly, but he swallowed the words again.

It's already embarrassing now, what if it becomes more embarrassing after breaking the news?In the future, we still have to look up and look down, Xie Jingan thought about it, but in the end he gave up on this idea, waved his hand in a dispirited way: "Forget it, it's nothing, let the people in the dining room bring the meals."

After eating his lunch in a dull manner, Xie Jingan sat in the inner hall for a while, managed to control his emotions, and then went to the study.

Before Xie Jing'an had dinner, someone sent a message to Mr. Yu from the newspaper office. When he arrived, Mr. Yu was already waiting.

Because it was the Chinese New Year, Master Yu also dressed up, his hair was neatly combed, his clothes were brand new, and his beard, which was a bit messy in the past, was also tidied up, showing the style of a literati.

After the salute, Xie Jingan asked him to sit down on the lower chair, and asked with a smile: "After the new year, I'm afraid it won't take long for the official road to pass. My lord is concerned about the newspaper you prepared. Printed?"

Master Yu replied respectfully: "Reporting to Your Highness, it has been prepared before the New Year, and hundreds of copies have been printed. It may not be enough for each village, but it is enough for the cities and counties. According to Your Highness I should have printed more, but it is really hard to find craftsmen who can engrave, even if they work day and night, they can only print so much."

Book printing in this era was restricted by engraving, and it was true that they could not be printed in large quantities. Therefore, the price of books has always been extremely expensive. This is why the imperial examinations were monopolized by aristocratic families.

Xie Jingan pondered for a moment, although he felt that it was too early, but it is feasible to be an experimental site, so he pretended to think about it, and said with an idea: "Carving a whole page takes time and effort, and requires extremely high craftsmanship. If you don’t pay attention, all previous efforts will be wasted, so why not engrave the characters separately?”

"Separate the engraving?" Chief Yu was taken aback for a moment, somewhat confused about what Xie Jingan meant.

Xie Jing'an smiled, and said: "This king is talking nonsense. I think that since the whole block can be carved, wouldn't it be easier to carve each character individually? If you want to print an article, just print it Pick out the words that need to be printed and rearrange them according to the article, isn't it easier than printing with a whole block?"

Movable type printing is an ingenious workmanship, even Xie Jingan thinks about it now and feels that the wisdom of the people is really great, let alone something that has never been heard of by the master.

After Xie Jingan finished speaking, Master Yu was stunned. It took a long time before his face suddenly became clear, and then he bowed to Xie Jingan ecstatically: "A certain generation of scholars in the world, thank you Your Highness, Your Highness's method is really true. The merit is immeasurable, enough to be recorded in the annals of history."

Xie Jing'an was so uncomfortable being praised by Chief Yu, his face was hot, after all, he didn't invent this, he could borrow it, but he didn't dare to put this name on himself, so he waved his hands and said: "Master Yu, you must not do this Said, this method was not thought up by the king, it was when the king went out to hunt in the city in Chang'an, and met an old Taoist by chance, the old Taoist asked the king for a pot of water, and asked the king for a game, Afterwards, I told this king about this method, but this king only thought it was a fantasy, and didn’t take it seriously, for a while, I forgot, and I only remembered it after discussing the newspaper with Mr. Yu from time to time these days.”

In ancient times, there were many legends about meeting an expert in the mountains. Although Xie Jingan's words sound a bit unbelievable, it is not unacceptable. Moreover, his prestige is not what it used to be, so he is well accepted by the master, and he hardly thinks for a few minutes , suddenly realized and said with some excitement: "I thought I was a genius from the sky, but I didn't want to have this adventure and be taught by an immortal. Since it is the immortal method taught by an immortal, it must be foolproof. Immediately, I will go back to the mansion to find a craftsman." Give it a try, and report to His Highness when you are done."