Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 203 Typography

For Fang Jun, it is not difficult to tinker with this series of inventions and creations in a few months.Because strictly speaking, these things do not have any technical content, at best it is a question of creativity.

This is true of many inventions in human history. It’s not how magical or difficult something is to manufacture. The difficulty lies in the creativity and ideas like a layer of window paper.If it is pierced, everything can be done, and human civilization will take a big step forward. If it cannot be pierced, it will be clouded and foggy, and it will never be pierced...

Why dedicate movable type printing to His Majesty Li Er instead of keeping it for himself and making a fortune?

It's not that Fang Jun is so noble, but that he knows very well that he can't play with this thing...

It's strange, isn't it?Can he play with the things he "invented" by himself?
The topic has to go back to the monopoly of education by the Taoist family.

Why do aristocratic families monopolize education?

A very simple condition is the book!Because books are too expensive, the paper is expensive, and the printing costs are also expensive, and ordinary people can't afford them, so naturally there are no books to read.How can the few books copied by hard work compare with the children of aristocratic families who grew up in the sea of ​​books and received the influence of literature?
But people have selfish desires. When the strength of these aristocratic families reaches a certain level, they will ignore the country and public morality. As long as it is not conducive to their own interests, they will oppose or even eliminate it!

Why are the five surnames and seven sects so arrogant and arrogant, and dare to openly clamor not to intermarry with the Li Tang royal family who has foreign blood? ?
It is because their children have received the best education, hold most of the official positions, and control the resources of society!
Even His Majesty Li Er, who is as wise and powerful as Li Er, cannot forcefully reduce their prestige by compiling the "Clan Chronicles".

For Fang Jun, interest groups like aristocratic families are a stumbling block to society, because they are too united and too powerful, so powerful that they can even prosper and destroy a country for their own selfishness, kill an emperor and support another emperor...

Aristocratic families are the biggest unstable factor in society.

Compared with woodblock printing, movable type printing greatly saves costs. Its appearance will greatly reduce the cost of books, and children from poor families will have more opportunities to study, and there will be one more scholar from poor families. One day the monopoly of the aristocratic family can be broken.

It is impossible for the aristocratic family not to see this, so as long as Fang Jun introduces movable type printing, he will be hit mercilessly immediately, and Fang Xuanling can't protect him!

Since this is the case, it is better to dedicate it to His Majesty Li Er. You can sell it to His Majesty Li Er for a reward, and you can also push His Majesty Li Er to face the thunder, and lie behind you, silently making a fortune in papermaking...

His Majesty Li Er looked at the typefaces in front of him like mountains and seas, and he had a feeling of fantasy, but he didn't understand for a while.

Fang Jun asked Fang Quan to bring a template with horizontal and vertical grooves on it, and then dragged the "Three Character Classic" from Princess Gaoyang's hand, causing Princess Gaoyang to glare angrily...

Fang Jun opened the "Three Character Classic", found a random sentence, and showed it to His Majesty Li Er: "Jade cannot be cut, it cannot be used as a tool, and people do not learn, and they do not know righteousness." Find these words in the lead type, insert them into the grooves on the template, take a roller brush dipped in ink, roll it on the lead type, and print the whole template on a piece of rice paper.

The handwriting is clear and the ink marks are like.

"These typefaces," Fang Jun pointed around, proudly said: "any book can be printed, after printing," he buckled the typefaces from the template and put them back to their original positions one by one: "it can be recycled over and over again , as long as these fonts are not damaged, they can be printed continuously, and the cost required is only this set of fonts..."

His Majesty Li Er suffered too many shocks today, so much that he was a little numb.

Even so, after knowing how much this set of movable type printing can reduce the cost of printing books, I am still inexplicably excited!

Why has the "imperial examination" system for selecting talents not flourished?
It is because in every imperial examination, nine out of ten candidates are the children of aristocratic families, and the "imperial examination" has not achieved its original purpose of recruiting talents from all over the world for my use!

As long as everyone can afford books, there will naturally be more people who read books, correspondingly, more students from poor families will emerge, and the monopoly of the aristocratic family on education will naturally be broken!
Seeing that His Majesty Li Er was really excited, Fang Jun struck while the iron was hot and said, "Hey...Your Majesty, do you think this thing is beneficial to the country and the people, enough to affect the future and be worshiped by countless scholars?"

"It must be so!" His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and gave affirmation: "Erlang, this set of movable type printing can be called an artifact for the stability of the country!"

Fang Jun was overwhelmed, and quickly said: "Well... this humble minister has done a lot of credit, right? Speaking of which, we are not the kind of people who take credit for pride, but you see, if you have merit, you must be rewarded, and if you have done wrong, you must be punished. This is a wise gentleman. , The scene of the prosperous age? So, hey, look..."

Princess Gao Yang, Li Junxian and Ren Zhongliu couldn't bear to look directly at them. This person is really realistic. I have never seen such a direct reward...

His Majesty Li Er said "I understand" and patted Fang Jun's shoulder affectionately: "Are I a stingy and ungrateful person? Don't worry, I will promulgate this set of printing techniques to the world. Name it 'Fang's Printing Technique', so that poor students, literati and scholars all over the world will remember your kindness, and your name will be spread all over the world, and your name will be left in history!"

Ren Zhongliu is extremely envious, what is the greatest pursuit of a literati?
Nothing more than a "name" word!

Famous in the world, famous in history...

"Congratulations to Minister Fang..." Ren Zhongliu was really happy for Fang Jun.

But Fang Jun's black face became even darker...

Kicking Ren Zhongliu aside, he hurriedly said to His Majesty Li Er: "No...Your Majesty, this kind of work for the country and the people is the duty of our officials. How dare you covet such honor? Such an eternal achievement, It should be your Majesty’s pleasure, you can just reward me with a duke or something, as for the naming rights, I think it’s better to call it ‘Zhenguan Printing Technique’...”

Are you kidding me, "Fang's printing technique"?
You want me to die!

We spent countless brain cells to toss out such a thing, but gave it to you for nothing, isn't it because we are afraid that if this thing is spread, we will be retaliated by the aristocratic family?

Let's just order something affordable, such as replacing this scarlet official robe with a purple one. As for the so-called reputation, you should keep it for yourself...

His Majesty Li Er was very displeased, and reprimanded him: "This statement is wrong! Although Erlang has made great contributions to the printing industry for the country, how can he be so philistine? Dedicated and willing to contribute, this is the bearing of a famous minister!"

I offer your head...

Fang Jun is really in a hurry, and you plan to eat free food with you, old Pixiu, and take advantage of it, but don't spit out the benefits at all?

"Zigong still collects money for redeeming people. I have devoted all my energy, thought hard, and forgot to eat and sleep... to make this printing technique, as if it is my own child. Now it is dedicated to His Majesty, but His Majesty only allows some illusory reputation, which makes people feel like a child. Wei Chen is very disappointed!"

Fang Jun began to use aggressive methods.

His Majesty Li Er said leisurely: "Then you can keep it for yourself!"

Fang Jun was dumbfounded: "..."

If I can use it myself, do you think I will give it to you?

He stared angrily at His Majesty Li Er, only to find that His Majesty Li Er blinked narrowly at him, which meant that I have completely seen through your little trick...

If you can use it yourself, will you give it to me? !
Fang Jun blinked and blinked, this old guy is very cunning...

It's just a pity that movable type printing, one of the four great inventions, didn't even win an official position for himself, so it was taken away by His Majesty Li Er...

Fang Jun was so distressed.

His Majesty Li Er turned around and told Li Junxian: "Immediately arrange...the scholars of the Chongwen Museum come here and bring this set of movable type printing back. If you have any doubts, ask Fang Shilang for advice."

The Chongwen Museum was newly established by His Majesty Li Er after the Chinese New Year. There are two bachelors, who are in charge of scriptures and books, and teach students. It belongs to the Eastern Palace system.

At the same time, it is also an aristocratic school, and it is stipulated: "Chongwenguan has 20 students, who are relatives of the royal family above the linen, the empress dowager, the queen's great meritorious service, the prime minister and the first-rank meritorious officials of the scattered officials. The son of the servant of Huangmen in the book of the third class is for it."

In addition, the Chongwen Library is also the place where secret books in the palace are managed, and it is a large royal library.

Fang Jun's eyes narrowed slightly, His Majesty Li Er's arrangement is a bit interesting...

(End of this chapter)