At the beginning, there is smoke coming out of the ancestral grave, and the woman is busy in the imp

"I heard about it too!"

Nowadays, book printing uses a single page to engrave a plate. If there is a mistake during the engraving process, or if it is accidentally damaged during storage in the future, the entire plate needs to be re-engraved.

It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is not easy to store a large number of book boards.

Xie Yuheng smiled and replied: "There is indeed such a thing, and its name is movable type printing."

There are many students in Xie's Academy, so every exam is a big project. So he came up with movable type printing, and he could also print the Jiangling City Newspaper in his spare time, which was also considered as one of the revenue of Xie's Academy.

The disciples whispered to each other and said it was strange.

But no one asked to take a look. After all, these things are family heirlooms in whose house they are exchanged. How big is your face to have the nerve to take a look?

"Hmph, people who are looking for fame and reputation. If there is such a wonderful thing, why not promote it widely?"

Lan Youning, who had been secretly paying attention to this aspect, sarcastically said: "It can be printed so easily, so the scholars of Liang Dynasty do not have to suffer from the expensiveness of books. Everyone can afford books and contribute more talents to the court."

After saying that, Lan Youning cupped his hands towards the north.

These words cannot be said to be evil.

To put it bluntly, Xie Yuheng was stingy and unwilling to share good things. Or he may be a big talker and have a bad character.

To put it more seriously, Xie Yuheng did not want the Liang court to have more useful talents, and his heart was to be punished!

Guys, look at me and I'll look at you. There are many people from poor families who deeply agree with Lan Youning's words.

Xie Zhushu was full of energy, staring at Lan Youning with red eyes, his hands clenched into fists, his joints crackling.

Although he also feels that if this thing is popularized, there will be many more students in the world. But the head of the family must have a reason for doing this! The master of the house is never wrong!

If this bad old man were an official, he would definitely be one of those bad officials who do not distinguish between right and wrong and confuse right and wrong!

"Yes, my brother is also extremely smart, but our family is too poor to support two scholars. I am the only one studying. If books are cheap, maybe..."

A plainly dressed man covered his face and cried, seemingly apologizing for his good brother.

Xu Lu, who was sitting next to him, was holding a handful of purple grapes and gnawing them whole. Hearing this, he sneered: "Brother, what you said is quite interesting."

"Although finished books are expensive, books can be borrowed from every bookstore for others to copy. Not to mention that you have books at home, but you can't afford a blank copy? Besides, what's wrong with two people learning a book together? ?”

Xu Lu looked Juzi up and down, bared his teeth in a smile, revealing his front teeth stained with purple grape skin, and said:

"Scholars can take the official annual examination, and if they are the best, they can receive food every month. Moreover, they can also be exempted from taxes on eighty acres of land. Your brother can't study, so you can't blame the price of the books."

"It's right that the brothers are at odds." Xu Lu shook his head and continued to nibble on his grapes.

The plainly dressed Juzi froze up. He never thought that this little boy from Xie's Academy, who was not yet in his prime, would compete with each other with his venomous mouth.

Feeling the gazes of the people around him, Juzi pretended to be calm and said with a wry smile: "I just thought something wrong. My brother doesn't want to learn. I think there is another reason. But if this living skill is real, it will indeed be of great benefit to all people. .”

Xie Yuheng raised the corners of his lips and looked at the innocent and weak man lowering his head. Is this moral kidnapping?

What a joke, does she seem like a moral person? Although she usually prides herself on being helpful to others, she knows very well that neither Chi Bai nor Meng Shuhong does anything good.

Xie Yuheng turned his head and asked Xie Mingli in a low voice, "Brother, is Yuheng morally noble?"

"Gao, Xiao Yuheng is the most moral person that my elder brother has ever seen." Xie Mingli smiled gently and handed a small plate of peeled torreya fruits to her.

"..." The elder brother's filter seemed a bit heavy on her.

Xie Yuheng silently took a torreya fruit to taste. It was crispy and delicious.

The scholars there were still talking about whether they should keep Xie's private property and not disclose it to the public. There are also those who hold the view that lowering the price of books will help students further their studies.

Xie Yuheng lazily raised his hand and swept the tea cup on the table to the ground. The crisp cracking sound of porcelain interrupted everyone's discussion, and everyone heard it.

Xie Yuheng, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened and gave orders to Rong Shi in no hurry. After the banquet, he paid the money for the tea cups to the government office.

Then he glanced at Lan Youning coldly and said loudly: "I just want to ask Lan Jingkui a few questions. If Lan Jingkui can solve it, I will hand over the movable type printing technology to the court." After saying that, Xie Yuheng also asked Lan Jingkui a few questions. Give your hands to the northern arch.

"If a scholar's family is poor, his farmland is only a few acres, which is not enough for living needs. There is no such thing as copying books and you can learn while copying. Everyone is literate and there is no confusion about writing letters. How can you get a job as a scholar? money?"

"If there are many talented people, and the new policy of the imperial court has not been issued, will the annual examination be paid or not? Will the taxes be exempted or not? Will the sponsors of the county, government, and hospital examinations remain the same, and only scholars will be able to do it?"

You can hear the needle drop in the hall, and the leaders who announced the movable type printing technology, reduced the price of books, and promoted students to read ideas lowered their heads, like children being scolded.

Many of them, before becoming scholars, copied books for bookstores in their spare time to earn money for repairs.

Unfortunately, it has been so long that they have forgotten their original appearance.

Xie Yuheng sneered. At the end of last year, when Chen Qiulai was giving New Year's gifts, he reported the matter of movable type printing to Chu Heng, but so far there has been no follow-up.

There is no need for this old man to rely on his cleverness and stir up trouble here.

Lan Youning's face turned red from holding back, and his thoughts were spinning rapidly in his mind. I haven't thought about how to arrange the current scholars for a long time, and directly sacrifice the scholars of nearly a hundred years? He seems to be among them.

Seeing that he remained silent, Xie Yuheng raised his lips and pursued the victory, "Looking back at the past, why have so many people shed blood when implementing new policies and laws in successive dynasties?

"Lan Jingkui, you are several times older than me. You should know that you won't become a fat man if you eat one bite. You will only choke yourself to death."

After finishing speaking, Xie Yuheng sat back in his chair and picked up the newly served tea from the government office boy.

While lazily eating tea, he admired the red and green colors on Lan Youning's face, which were as colorful as a spice plate. You are selling your old age, I am selling you young, let’s see who feels more uncomfortable.

In the past few years, countless bath bean shops have closed down due to the influence of Yu Zhaotang, but after all, they are just on the road of business and do not involve the foundation of the country.

With the advent of movable type printing, it is not an exaggeration to say that the price of a book would be broken. But it can make many people afford books and improve the cultural quality of the whole people.

This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, but it also requires the government to issue new laws to coordinate it.

Otherwise, if a scholar uses his pen as a tool, even if he does not see the light of a sword, he can still stir up troubles and cause headaches for the court.

If you take too big a step, you will only pull your balls.

"it is good!"

"It's better to meet someone than to hear someone. When we meet today, Marquis Jiangling is even more famous than the prodigy in the rumors!"