Datang romantic little landlord

Li Wangyou picked it up and looked it over, nodded in satisfaction, and said to Fangzhu Sun: "Fangzhu Sun, please bring some paste."

Fangzhu Sun, who didn't know why, could only do so, but his mind became more and more confused. What exactly is this Baron of Hu County going to do?

Li Wangyou didn't explain, took the paste, carefully brushed a thin layer on the boxwood board, and then carefully pasted the manuscript he wrote on it.

The rice paper is very thin, and the pen and ink can clearly seep into the back of the paper, and the handwriting is still clear after it is pasted on the wooden board.

After the paste was completely dry, Li Wangyou smiled and handed the board to Fangzhu Sun.

"Sun Fangzhu, please find a craftsman with good craftsmanship, and now help me carve this piece of wood. The characters on it need to be engraved in Yang."

Yang engraving means that the font is prominent; Yin engraving means that the font is sunken.When printing, what is engraved in the sun is black and white, and what is engraved in the sun is black and white.

Fangzhu Sun seems to have figured out some flavors at this moment. After he figured out why Li Wangyou wanted to carve this wooden board, his beard was about to stand up in excitement.

"Hu, Huxian man, this, this can be used for rubbing! Daozu, such a simple and convenient method, I have never thought of such a simple and convenient method! Huxian man, wait a moment, I will go to the bookstore immediately The craftsman with the best craftsmanship will carve it for you immediately!"

In fact, woodblock printing is not complicated, it is just a combination of Chinese seals and rubbings.

Whether it is seal cutting or rubbing technology, in fact, China has existed since the pre-Qin period, but no one thought that enlarging the seal can be used to print books.

Sometimes, the development of technology is like the window paper, which can be broken with a slight poke.

Fangzhu Sun did not brag, the craftsmen in his bookshop only took an hour to complete the carving of the boxwood board, and the characters are clear and the strokes are vigorous.

At this point, without Li Wangyou's instructions, Master Sun immediately asked the craftsmen in the bookshop to prepare the ink and tools for rubbing.

Apply the ink evenly on the engraving with a roller, then cover the paper on it, gently brush the paper with a brush, and then peel it off.

A leaflet that was exactly the same as the manuscript written by Li Wangyou before was printed.

Fangzhu Sun couldn't wait for the ink to dry in the shade, so he grabbed the printed product and looked at it carefully.

He was so excited that his hands couldn't help shaking: "That's it? Is it really that simple? Daozu, how convenient it will be to print books."

The current one-scroll "The Analects of Confucius" requires manual copying, not to mention the high cost of retouching, and the speed is quite slow.

The 900 chapters of "The Analects of Confucius" have a total of more than [-] characters. Even a skilled copyist would need a whole day.

And just now he asked the craftsmen in the bookstore to try it out. Using this engraving block to print, not only is it beautiful and the handwriting is clear, but one craftsman can print thousands of copies of the finished product with the engraving block in one day.

Although one engraving block can only print part of the content of the book, he can carve many engraving blocks and print them at the same time.

In other words, if necessary, his bookstore can print thousands of "The Analects of Confucius" in a day, and the price may be only one-tenth of the handwritten book, or even less.

After a simple calculation, Fangzhu Sun almost fainted due to the result.

Happiness came so suddenly...

255 Detonating Chang'an City

With engraving and printing, the [-] leaflets that Li Wangyou needs are nothing now.

Carve two more woodblocks and print them together.

Fangzhu Sun calmed down his excitement, rubbed his hands, and looked at Li Wangyou anxiously: "Men from Hu County, look at the engraving technology..."

Li Wangyou naturally understood what he meant. Li Wangyou didn't value engraving printing technology, but nodded indifferently: "This engraving technology will be given to you, but I have to print a lot of things these days... "

Li Wangyou didn't finish his sentence, Fangzhu Sun immediately patted his chest and promised: "I only charge the cost of the paper, and the engraving, ink, and labor are all borne by the old man, Mr. Huxian, do you think it's okay?"

Seeing that the owner of this bookstore is so upright, Li Wangyou naturally nodded in agreement.

Although paper was invented in the Han Dynasty, the price of paper remained high until the Tang Dynasty.He used a huge amount of leaflets this time, and Fangzhu Sun of this bookstore really didn't dare to pat his chest and say that he was responsible for it all.

Once the matter of engraving and printing was settled, Li Wangyou's "propaganda offensive" started smoothly.

After getting the leaflets from the bookstore the next day, Li Wangyou ordered Niu Wu to transport all the leaflets to the Shunfeng Express carriage, and threw a large number of leaflets out in a four-wheeled carriage.

In particular, people sent a large number of leaflets to the Guozijian in Wubenfang to vent their anger, which led to the previous scene.

And what Baiqisi told Li Er was exactly this matter.Seeing Li Wangyou's counterattack method, Li Er couldn't stop laughing, and praised him again and again.

When Li Wangyou came, he completely stunned the aristocratic family.

In an era when news is passed on by word of mouth, someone can actually print their works on a large scale and then distribute them around like free money. This kind of method is unheard of.

They tried their best to smear Li Wangyou before, but they could only send people to various places in Chang'an City to spread rumors. How could their effect be compared with Li Wangyou's big leaflets.

Yesterday in Chang'an City, it was widely rumored that Li Wangyou from Hu County was a lucky minister. Today, Li Wangyou's "Collected Works of Ziyou" is being circulated all over Chang'an, which makes the aristocratic families feel depressed.

Their method of smearing political opponents can be said to be beneficial, but they did not expect to stumble on Li Wangyou.

The discerning people in Chang'an City would not believe the gossip they spread.

If someone said that Li Wangyou had no talent or virtue, he would probably be spit all over his face.

How can someone who can write a poem like "I am not afraid of being broken into pieces, I want to stay innocent in the world" be a courtier with no virtue or talent?

In an era when paper was expensive and most people were illiterate, people had a natural sense of trust in the words written on paper.

Even the illiterate residents of Chang'an City collected the leaflets carefully.

There are even scholars who hold leaflets in Chang'an City, shaking their heads and reading aloud, which arouses the amazement of passers-by and a lot of discussion.

In Pingkangfang and Xishi Huren's restaurant, prostitutes immediately began to sing these ten poems by Li Wangyou, which attracted the applause of the guests of Hualou brothel.

Li Wangyou's leaflet did not defend himself in the whole article.

But those ten poems explained everything clearly, and silently slapped the faces of those aristocratic families.

In just half a day, the atmosphere of public opinion in Chang'an City was completely reversed by Li Wangyou's fluffy flyer.

Even in Wubenfang Guozijian, there were no students discussing whether Li Wang was a sycophant or not. Instead, they all commented on his poems with great interest, and discussed whether there would be a second issue of "Ziyou Anthology".

The next morning, Li Er was full of embarrassment, and holding Li Wangyou's flyer in his hand, he asked the officials in the hall proudly.

"My lords, yesterday there was a censor who impeached a man from Hu County who was young and ignorant, without talent and virtue. How do you think about this matter?"

Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others all had smiles on their faces.Li Wangyou made such a big commotion, they naturally knew about it.

But the censor who made the speech to impeach Li Wangyou yesterday was already blushing like a monkey's ass, and those ministers from aristocratic families who echoed his words were also embarrassed and did not know how to answer Li Er's words.

"Don't talk? Hmph, I have a few new poems written by a man from Hu County here, let's read them to you." Li Er handed the slip in his hand to the servant, signaling him to read it to the ministers.

In the main hall, the servants recited poems loudly with a shrill voice.

But when they heard Zheng Shanguo, Zheng Yuanshou and others, their hearts became more and more resentful, but they had no choice but to turn pale and say nothing.