after rebirth

The Great Qi Dynasty had a good woodblock printing technology, but it was only used in the printing of Buddhist scriptures. Common books such as "Three Character Classics", "Hundred Surnames", "Thousand Character Classics" and the subset of classics and history that must be used in imperial examinations will also be used. There are very few other book applications.Because printing a book requires engraving many stereotypes, and the life cycle of the stereotypes is very short, and a large number of skilled workers are required to operate them, so they have not been widely promoted. It is a pity that it has not been widely used until Zhao Hengxu's generation.

Before Emperor Xuan's reign, the imperial court strongly supported it once, but after Emperor Xuan ascended the throne, the support disappeared, and because of a series of reasons brought about by the engraving, people rejected this method.

"It would be great if there was a convenient, quick, time-saving and labor-saving method. Woodblock printing is really expensive, and the printed books cannot be afforded by ordinary people." Zhao Hengxu said sullenly. In his previous life, he stepped up efforts to promote it. However, because the cost is too high, the book sales are not satisfactory, and many poor children cannot afford to buy books at all.The scarcity of folk books is also one of the reasons why many children from poor families are excluded from the imperial examination. If more talents are promoted and reused, the impact on the aristocratic family will not be insignificant.

Du Jinrong sat on the side, turning the bracelet on his wrist, lost in thought, Zhao Hengxu didn't wait for Du Jinrong's response for a long time after speaking, took off the book on his face, looked up at Du Jinrong and shouted: "Jinrong."

"Ah?" Du Jinrong was startled awake, and looked at Zhao Hengxu suspiciously.

"You are in a daze, what are you thinking?"

"Oh, Jin Rong doesn't know if this method is advisable, she's thinking about it!" Du Jinrong leaned back, with Zhao Hengxu's legs behind him, and Zhao Hengxu stabilized his legs so that Du Jinrong could lean more comfortably.

"Jin Rong said it's okay, if there is a good way, we can try it, it's better than having no idea now."

"Yeah." Du Jinrong nodded, "Jinrong saw Hao Yi learning needlework from Caijie before, she was too lazy to draw patterns, so she asked Hao Ren to carve some simple wooden boards, and she dipped a little ink on them. Printed on cloth. The wooden boards of her designs can be used separately, His Majesty will know it after seeing it. Pick mulberries, let Hao Yi bring her wooden boards over."

"Here."

Cai Sang quickly brought Hao Yi over, and Hao Yi followed Cai Cai to learn needlework very seriously, but her technique of drawing flowers was really bad, so she asked her brother to carve a lot of fragmentary flower shapes, like stamps, If you want a flower, you can print a flower, if you want a butterfly, you can print a butterfly. Simple combinations of grass, flowers, butterflies, and auspicious patterns can form many Pretty, convenient and easy to use.

Hao Yi took out her treasure, and tried a few times on the paper under Zhao Hengxu's instructions, and made a few butterflies flying in the flowers or one or two five-petal flowers on the grass. Zhao Hengxu seemed to be The child who got the new toy swung Hao Yi and the others, stained it with ink and printed it on the paper non-stop, and made something completely different, and the fish flew on the grass.

"But, isn't this similar to engraving printing?" Zhao Hengxu raised his head and said depressedly after playing for a while.

Du Jinrong turned her head slightly towards Zhao Hengxu, but she didn't take her eyes off the book, "Jinrong thinks this might be a solution, His Majesty can ask those craftsmen, maybe they can find a solution."

"That's right." Zhao Hengxu clasped his hands together, his eyes lit up as if he had seen a beautiful tomorrow.

Before the Chinese New Year, Zhao Hengxu was immersed in this matter. He experimented with a new printing method with many craftsmen regardless of their status. Through unremitting efforts, he finally developed a new printing method. Zhao Hengxu named it Movable Type. print.The first batch of books printed with movable type exudes a strong fragrance of ink. Zhao Hengxu happily took a book and showed it to Du Jinrong in a hurry.

"Look, Jinrong, what's the difference between this book and the previous ones?"

Du Jinrong, who was drawing a painting of cold plum trees, looked helplessly at the out-of-shape branches. A branch of a plum tree that should have been strong is now completely out of shape, as if it has been cruelly ravaged. It's all over.

"Look, Jinrong." Zhao Hengxu didn't notice anything, and passed the book forward.

Du Jinrong took the book and turned the pages, "Your Majesty, the handwriting of this book is more regular, and the pages look cleaner, better than before."

"Haha, not only that, printing with movable type saves time and effort, as long as the words are carved, it doesn't need to be rigid, it's very convenient." Zhao Hengxu pulled Du Jinrong and said excitedly. Later, he learned from Hao Yi that the reason why Hao Yi was able to first This method was also due to Du Jinrong's advice, but Du Jinrong did not take any credit for it.

While the two were talking, he asked Yin Bao who came to serve him, "What's the matter?" Zhao Hengxu was in a good mood today, and he didn't get angry at all because of Yin Bao's sudden interruption.

"Your Majesty, there is news from Jingzhou on the east road that the earth dragon has turned over there."

Zhao Hengxu suddenly stood up, he was so happy that he even forgot about it, took two steps forward, Zhao Hengxu turned his head, "Jinrong, I..."

"Your Majesty, political matters are important, and Jin Rong is waiting for His Majesty to celebrate the New Year in Xiaque Palace." Du Jinrong said.

"...Okay." Zhao Hengxu nodded.

There are less than ten days before the Chinese New Year. It was also this time in his last life. Zhao Hengxu buried himself in busy political affairs. The Chinese New Year only represents the end of an old and the beginning of a new one. This year is different. He will have a complete new year in the coming year. At home, there are him, Du Jinrong, and two children.The cold wind that was blowing on his face disappeared, and he even laughed out loud when he thought of the bright future.

What was waiting for him in the capital was not so pleasant and beautiful, the court hall was very quiet, everyone was waiting for something, it was eerily quiet, terrifyingly quiet.

This is already the third day since the news of Jingzhou Dilong's turnaround in Hedong Road came to the capital, and it is also the tenth day since the news of Dilong's turnaround.Zhao Hengxu was already mentally prepared for this earth dragon turnaround, he knew how the situation in Jingzhou on the Hedong Road was, and he was not as flustered as he was in his previous life.Moreover, he lightly tapped the table with his finger, there will be good things waiting for him later, if the situation was not wrong, Zhao Hengxu really wanted to laugh three times.

"Your Majesty, I don't agree with what Lord Ye said." Gu Liangchen said righteously: "Although Jingzhou is small, it is also the territory of our Great Qi. How can we ignore it because it is approaching the end of the year! What is the conscience and morality of Lord Ye? ?”

Ye Wentao came out, "Your Majesty, what I said before was just to control the situation in Jingzhou to the minimum and prevent the victims from leaving the place, creating a refugee problem, so as not to cause a greater disaster." Stay in place and keep the impact to a minimum. "What Master Gu said, every single word punishes his heart, his heart is negotiable, and I dare not admit it even if I die."

"Hmph." Gu Liangchen sneered, "Master Ye must have ulterior motives. The victims are also the people of Daqi, His Majesty's people. Why should they be held in prison like prisoners? If it is true what Master Ye said, do you still have to do it?" Put handcuffs and shackles on the victims, and lock them in prisons to restrict their freedom of movement? Your Majesty!" Gu Liangchen bowed to the end, "Jingzhou is mountainous, and the lives of the people are hard. To add insult to injury, the suffering is unspeakable. For the sake of face, it is too cruel to detain them on the land where houses have collapsed and corpses are scattered all over the place. If this is the case, this disaster will really be a warning from heaven to show punishment, Your Majesty!"

The hall became extremely quiet, and the sound of needles falling could be heard.Earth Dragon, which hadn't been seen in decades, suddenly appeared in Jingzhou, and the people have already sent out "buzzing" voices, saying everything, but the most widely and most secretly said is the warning from heaven.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Jingzhou Dilong turned around and obtained an ancient inscription from the old forest. It is related to the warning from the heavens that Master Gu said." Wang Wentao said cautiously: "I agree with what Master Ye said. Control the land of Jingzhou so as not to cause more chaos. The Chinese New Year is about to be celebrated, and it is the first year since His Majesty ascended the throne. It is of great significance, and there should be no mistakes." Wang Wentao spoke convincingly, as if seeing an earth dragon with his own eyes. Turning over, the stele turned out like an inscription, as if he really saw the warning written on it.

The court hall was even quieter than before, and there was a faint undercurrent surging in the silence. Although there was no sound of speaking, everyone held their breath and concentrated, waiting for Zhao Hengxu's final verdict.

However, Zhao Hengxu did not speak. Since Ye Wentao and the others spoke just now, he has been silent, silently waiting for something, looking at the gate of Changxin Hall, waiting for any changes at any time.

"Report--" Babaili was in a hurry, and a gray-blue package was delivered by the guards at high speed, and entered the Changxin Hall unimpeded all the way.

"Present it." Zhao Hengxu finally made a move, and everyone present wished that they had long necks and could poke their heads into the baggage to see what was inside. It's a pity that they don't have the function to see the inner contents of the baggage. That is Zhao Hengxu.Zhao Hengxu laughed three times "haha", holding in his hand the memorial sent urgently from Babaili, the magistrate of Jingzhou, and the rubbings of the inscription in the bag, it was really someone else who made his wedding dress for him, this feeling is like drinking a lot of dog days A glass of ice water is generally comfortable.

Wang Wentao was standing in the middle of the court hall dripping with cold sweat. Hearing His Majesty's hearty and cheerful laughter, his heart beat wildly. In the cold weather, a layer of cold sweat had already formed on his back, and the fine sweat on his forehead even rolled into his eyes. Here, his vision was blurred, but Wang Wentao didn't dare to make any movements.With a stiff neck, he turned his eyes, desperately wanting to see Ye Wentao, didn't they discuss it?Why are things different than expected?

"Your Majesty, Jingzhou is in great trouble. Why are you laughing?" Lin Xianglao, who was given a seat by Zhao Hengxu, sat on top of the civil servants and asked, bowing his hands.

"Haha, after reading the memorial, Prime Minister Lin can understand why I laughed, Yuan Bao."

"Here."

"Give it to Prime Minister Lin, haha, this matter should be celebrated by the whole world, hahaha!"

Lin Xiang held the memorial far away so that he could see clearly what was written on it. After reading it, Lin Xiang immediately got up from the armchair and knelt down, "Thanks to Your Majesty's blessings, Daqi is blessed by heaven, long live your majesty, long live long live! "