One kick to the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 232 Regular Script and Quill Pen
Xi Zhicai was busy writing the notice, and Qin Yi himself was not idle either.He found the "Encyclopedia of Agricultural Techniques", selected useful content, and began to copy.

Because that book is in typeface, and it is all in simplified characters, so it cannot be shown to others.In the future, Qin Yi will organize farmers to learn new technologies and organize craftsmen to make new farm tools. He cannot always do these things by himself.He needs to leave it to someone else.If you hand over the "Encyclopedia of Agricultural Techniques" directly, it is impossible to explain the words in the book.Besides, paper is completely different.These are all problems.

The work of copying could not be entrusted to others, so Qin Yi had to do it himself.

Since coming to Bingzhou, Qin Yi himself rarely writes, although his calligraphy is pretty good.In the past, he had Zhao Yun to help him, and later he was replaced by Chen Qi, and now he has the talents of drama.But now, Qin Yi can only do it himself.

Writing calligraphy might be fun if it was to practice calligraphy, but Qin Yi was doing boring copying, which was very uncomfortable.

After writing a few pages, his wrist was tired and sore.Writing with a brush is too slow.

This is not the most embarrassing thing for Qin Yi. The most difficult thing is that the writing of this era is different from that of later generations.To convert the simplified characters into the traditional characters of the Han Dynasty, Qin Yi knew how to write most of the characters, but there were also some characters that he didn't know.

When encountering characters he couldn't write, he had no choice but to ask Xi Zhicai for advice.

After doing this several times, Xi Zhicai couldn't help being curious and asked Qin Yi what he was doing.Qin Yi didn't dare to tell Xi Zhicai the truth, so he had to say that he was recalling the novel planting techniques he had learned from his master before.

After getting this answer, Xi Zhicai didn't think about it, and stopped asking.

After Xi Zhicai drafted the notice, he gave it to Qin Yi to review it.

This notice is well written and well written.But Qin Yi was not satisfied.When Xi Zhicai asked the reason, Qin Yi said that it was not that the writing was bad, but that it was too good.

Xi Zhicai was puzzled by this.Qin Yi also explained that this notice was for the villagers to read. There are not many people in the countryside who can read and write, and the notice should be written in plain language as much as possible.In this way, it is convenient for people who can read to spread the word to the villagers.

Xi Zhicai suddenly realized that Qin Yi's thoughtfulness was the reason for his praise.So he went back and redrafted the notice.

Qin Yi continued to copy the book, but he couldn't bear his temper anymore.Writing with a brush is really too slow, besides, the written characters are also big, waste paper.

He finally understood why the ancient prose is concise and to the point, and this is the reason for the co-authorship.This is like a meeting in later generations. If you ask the speaker to sit, he can talk for two or three hours at a stretch; if you ask him to stand, it is estimated that he can talk for half an hour at most.

It is estimated that writing was the same for the ancients. It was a waste of paper and laborious. Therefore, I tried my best not to overwhelm myself when writing articles. I wrote one less word if I could.Otherwise, why do the history books before the pre-Qin period only use a few numbers to introduce an event?Just because in that era, carving knives and bamboo slips were used to write, which was more laborious than using a writing brush.

(For example, if this large paragraph of text written by the author is replaced by a person from the pre-Qin period, I am afraid it can be summed up in only two words: copy, trouble.)
It is said that most new things are invented and created by lazy people, which is true.Qin Yi couldn't stand the torment of writing with a brush, and finally remembered a labor-saving thing - a quill.

This thing is simple and easy to make. When Qin Yi was in elementary school, he used to do it in handicraft class.

Immediately doing what he said, Qin Yi immediately put down his brush and went to the middle court of the county government.

It is necessary to say something here.There are three courtyards in the county government of the eldest son.The front yard is the office space, and the lobby, second hall, signing room, etc. are all located in the front yard.The middle courtyard is equipped with kitchens, dining halls, treasuries, prisons, and dormitories for government servants.The backyard is the residence of officials and there are guest rooms.

Qin Yi ran straight to the kitchen, just as he entered the kitchen, he met Li Ergou, the cook who had just joined the county government a few days ago.

"County Lord, why are you here?" Li Ergou was surprised to see Qin Yi.As he spoke, he pulled Qin Yi outside, "This place is dirty and messy, so the county magistrate should not go in."

This Li Ergou has a straightforward personality. Although he was shy when he came to the county government to apply for a job that day, after in-depth contact, he discovered that this person is extremely outgoing, speaks with a loud voice, and acts informally.He has only been in the county government office for three days, and he has become acquainted with almost everyone in the county government office.

Qin Yi smiled slightly: "Ergou, is there any goose feathers in the kitchen?"

"Goose feather?" Li Ergou was taken aback, "Xianzun, what are you looking for for goose feather?"

Qin Yi said: "I'm useful, so just leave it alone."

Li Ergou said: "I don't eat goose meat today, and I don't have goose feathers."

"Then tell the buyer to hurry up and buy a big goose, the bigger the better. Just say I ordered it."

"Oh, I'll do it now."

"Wait, tell the buyers, don't kill the geese after you buy them, keep them. I'm useful."

"okay!"

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Two quarters of an hour later, the goose bought it back.Qin Yi personally plucked a few thick goose feathers, and then went back to the public house to make quill pens.

The production of the quill pen is very simple. First, boil it in boiling water, degrease it, then dry it in the sun, then cut out the nib, draw a slit from the middle of the nib, and finally insert the nib into the fried hot sand to make it harder. .

However, Qin Yi was eager to use the quill pen, he didn't have the time to ask for perfection, so he cut off the tip of the pen with a knife and started writing.

In this way, without degreasing, the ink cannot be stored, and the nib is not wear-resistant, but it is much more labor-saving than using a brush.I can also write small characters.

After writing for a while, Qin Yi heard footsteps outside the door again. He concluded that it was Xi Zhi who had come, and hurriedly hid the agricultural technology encyclopedia, only pretending to be thinking hard.

Xi Zhicai entered Qin Yi's public room, and saw Qin Yi holding a quill in his hand at a glance.

"County Lord, what are you..." Xi Zhicai came forward curiously, took a look, and was shocked: "County Lord, these words are not written with goose feathers, are they?"

"Hey, yes!" Qin Yi smiled triumphantly, put down the quill, and showed the page to Xi Zhicai to read. "Look, sir, is Qin's writing with goose feathers okay?"

Xi Zhicai picked up the piece of paper, took a closer look, and immediately exclaimed in surprise: "What kind of font is this word, Xi has never seen it before."

It was only then that Qin Yi remembered that after he changed to a quill pen, all the characters he wrote were in italics of later generations.

"Oh, the quill pen is relatively hard, and it takes a lot of time to write official script. Qin has simplified himself." Qin Yi made an excuse.

Xi Zhicai was even more surprised: "Is this actually the county's own font?"

"Sir, what do you think of this font?" Qin Yi neither denied nor admitted it.

Xi Zhicai looked at it carefully for a while, then nodded and said: "Although it is a bit strange, but it is horizontal and vertical, square and square, and it has a special flavor."

Upon hearing Xi Zhicai's words, Qin Yi breathed a sigh of relief.He was really afraid that Xi Zhi would scold him for being negligent and whimsical.

Xi Zhicai put down the paper, and cupped his hands to Qin Yi: "Xian Zun can create his own fonts, he is really a great talent!"

Qin Yi smiled and asked: "Isn't the quill I made a great talent?"

Xi Zhicai smiled awkwardly: "It's also... also a clever idea."

"Hahaha, sir, I haven't tried the quill pen, so I don't know the benefits of the quill pen. You will know after using it. I can't say anything else about this quill pen. At least it can double your writing speed. Besides, it also saves paper. .”

Xi Zhicai became interested: "Then... if the county lord has any extra quills, Xi will try it too."

Qin Yi said: "This quill pen of mine is only a preliminary processing, it is not considered a real pen. Don't worry, sir, wait until tomorrow, someone will make a real quill pen, and I will give you a few of them."

"Then wait for the trial." Xi Zhicai said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)