system of princes and generals

Chapter 198: Movable Type Printing

Time passed by, and Qiaoer wanted to copy more, because she really didn't have any hope for Jun Ma, but because of Jun Ma's face, she couldn't write in front of him, so she could only do it in a hurry.

Huo Guang could see that Qiaoer was fidgeting, he must be looking for an opportunity to continue copying the recipe, and walked up to Qiaoer with a smile, "Let's go, let's see how Wang Yi's clay is cooking."

Qiao'er sighed softly, and thought to herself, what can be done, the words engraved just now must have disappeared, and it was also the poor Junma's painstaking efforts, she felt sorry for the Junma, and finally carved the reverse characters, after a while All of them disappeared, the county horse must be very heartbroken, thinking of this, Qiaoer feels bad for the county horse.

Looking at Qiaoer's frowning expression, Huo Guang didn't say anything. The more they didn't believe it, the more surprised they would be when they saw the final result. Huo Guang had this confidence.

Wang Yi is still by the stove, staring at the clay mold. Wang Yi's biggest characteristic is that he doesn't care whether he is willing or not, but as long as he is willing to do it, he will definitely do it well, and he will try his best to do it well. .

Although he doesn't understand why the county horse burns clay this time, and he doesn't believe that the county horse can really write so many words in half an hour, he will still do the things that the county horse requires with his heart, even after a while. nothing left.
"It can be taken out." Huo Guang glanced sideways at the clay, and the clay should have hardened, and the handwriting should be clearer.

Wang Yi hesitated for a moment, he really didn't want to disappoint Junma, the clay would be spread into a lump after burning it with fire, and the words that Junma carved so hard just now would surely disappear, although he didn't want Junma to be sad, but there was no other way, Wang Yi still listened to Huo Guang's suggestion and took out the clay.

What he didn't expect was that the clay that he thought would turn into a puddle of mud not only did not change its state, but instead looked stronger and the writing was clearly visible.

Qiao'er also leaned over, looked at Nian Tu in surprise, then at Wang Yi, who was in the same company in surprise, and finally shifted her gaze to Jun Ma.

"Put it on the ground to cool down." Huo Guang did not show a happy expression just because of everyone's surprised looks. For him, there would be something more surprising to them later, and this was just the beginning.

Wang Yi leaned over to Qiao'er and whispered, "The clay hasn't turned into mud, and the words on it are still there?" He looked at the clay again in disbelief, and it was indeed all there and became clearer.

Qiao'er nodded weakly. If the word "clay" was still there, then the army horse could really be transformed into several parts. Qiao'er looked in the direction of Huo Guang with doubt.

Wang Yi did not give up and continued, "Do you think Jun Ma can really write the entire recipe in half an hour?"

"This" Qiao'er is not sure, but he doesn't want to say that Jun Ma is not good.

Huo Guang did not let Wang Yi intervene in the next work. He took away all the cooled typefaces by himself, put them in a square box prepared in advance, and arranged the typeface according to the recipe.

Jun Ma didn't need help, Wang Yi and Qiaoer stood aside and watched. They didn't know what Jun Ma was going to do, but they were sure that this was a meticulous job. If you make a wish, you will be happy with the county horse.

Huo Guang glanced at the two people standing not far away, snickering in his heart. They would be surprised later.

He first prepared and put a piece of paper on the table for later use, then neatly placed the typeset in the square box, brushed ink on the typecaster, quickly put the paper on the typecaster, and gently Use force, wait for a moment, and then carefully pick up the paper.

Originally, Wang Yi and Qiao'er were just standing at the door not far away. When they saw Junma pick up the paper again, they were stunned by the scene before them.

The original blank paper was full of handwriting. They hurried to Huo Guang's side, staring at the handwriting on the paper with wide eyes, which was exactly the same as the recipe.It's just the blink of an eye.

"A total of several cooks asked you for recipes." Huo Guang asked Qiao'er calmly.

Qiao'er held the recipe in her hand and opened her mouth in surprise. She was stunned for a moment before she realized that Jun Ma was asking her, and quickly replied, "Six, six." She finally understood why Jun Ma didn't ask how many people there were in total. Confidence can be written out in half an hour. It does not take half an hour. It can be written in the blink of an eye.

"Let's bind it." Huo Guang said that the printed copy was handed to Qiao'er for her to bind.

"Am I dazzled, Qiaoer. Is this written by the county horse just now?" Wang Yi stared at it for a long time, still in a state of disbelief. He had already thought of words to comfort the county horse. He can't always be successful. Failure once in a while is for more success in the future. In his mind, Junma is already close to perfection, and there is nothing he can't do, but after all, writing needs to be written one stroke at a time. How can it be so fast? , and the county horse didn't ask how many copies Qiao'er needed to make a base.When Huo Guang's paper was lifted from the typeface, he was really stunned.

Even if he didn't believe it, even if he thought it was impossible, it really happened, and it was still under his nose. Wang Yi didn't know what kind of magic Junma used to be able to write so many words in an instant. He closed his eyes hard , Open it again to make sure you read it correctly, those words are really on the paper, and Qiaoer has already started to bind it.

The first copy has not yet been bound, and Huo Guang's second copy has already been printed, because they are all the same content, no need to retypeset, just print and copy, so the speed is extremely fast.

Qiaoer also accelerated the speed of binding, she was more happy than shocked, because Junma is still the one who can do anything, and such a difficult thing seems to be extremely simple, as long as Junma wants to do it There is really nothing she can't do, Qiaoer is happy when she thinks of this, and she admires Huo Guang even more.

"Qiaoer, this technique is called movable type printing, and I will leave it to you for safekeeping in the future. I will burn out a few more copies for later use, and I will leave this set of movable type to your safekeeping. In the future, if the government needs to copy and print, I will go to you. "

Such an important and miraculous thing was actually entrusted to her for safekeeping, Qiaoer lowered her head guiltyly, "The county horse Qiaoer is clumsy, I'm afraid it will disappoint you."

"Don't be modest. Typesetting and printing are very simple. You just need to know the characters and be careful. The princess will inevitably need movable type printing in the future. It is best to put it in your place. Have you mastered the method?" Huo Guang raised the corner of his mouth modestly. , he remembered that Rongan was still complaining last time that many books were damaged and needed to be copied again. Now as long as the layout is arranged, he can print as many copies as he wants.

(End of this chapter)