Blessed Dynasty

Lin Xiangman thought that his proposal would be accepted. After all, for a literati, whether it is a down-and-out scholar or a well-learned master, it is their dream to publish and distribute their own books to the world.

A down-and-out scholar seeks to become famous in one fell swoop, and everyone with rich knowledge seeks to spread ideas. My way is not alone, and there is nothing wrong with it.

But what Lin Xiang never expected was that he was so suitable that many people wanted to agree to the proposal immediately, but was rejected by Mr. Qi?

Lin Xiang showed a puzzled expression, but Mr. Qi couldn't help laughing, "Of course I also want this book to be passed down to the world, and it can enlighten many young children, so that they can lay a solid foundation for their future studies The road is smoother.”

Lin Xiang was even more puzzled when he heard this, so why did he refuse?

"But I haven't finished my book yet."

Qi Lao said in a relaxed tone, "The "Three Character Classics" originally only had "Encouraging Learning". Needless to say, the superiority of the three-character memory is better than the five-character memory. If we all make three-character books, the good and the bad will be mixed, and what should we do if it harms the children instead?"

Lin Xiang: "...so?"

"So under Fu Wang's persuasion, I decided to include some knowledge and principles that young children should know into this book. If we can let more young children know more knowledge and understand more truths in a limited time, so that they can become useful to Da Jin in the future, then this book is not in vain."

Lin Xiang couldn't help but smile wryly, Mr. Qi has already said this, what else can he do?

Originally, I wanted to persuade Mr. Qi that although this book has not been finished yet, it can be divided into two volumes, at least one volume should be published, so that some people can see the effect of a book with illustrations. Placement also has a direction.

But now... the future of Dajin is more important. As for the engraving craftsman, he should think of other ways.

Lin Xiang left disappointed, but paper books appeared in the previous dynasty, only two or three hundred years ago, and there are very few new books worth reading that appeared in such a short period of time, and most of them are still reading. Books that have been handed down before, such as the Four Books and Five Classics.

These books are obscure, and it is difficult to read through them. If you add illustrations, it will not be of much use.

So Lin Xiangcai was very distressed. Could it be that he really wanted to give up placing the old woodblock craftsmen to carve and paint, and instead, like colleagues, set about placing these woodblock craftsmen from other directions?

Just another direction, and from what direction?

Block carving is different from other carvings. The first is the problem of materials. Compared with stone carving, which requires a lot of effort all the year round, woodblock carving craftsmen are more delicate and gentle. If they want to change their careers, they must choose relatively soft materials. texture.

Jade carving?Gold and silver engraving?

Lin Xiang shook his head. This type of carving already has its own sculptors. Even if engravers enter rashly, they will not be able to become the mainstream. Their skills are not exquisite enough, and they are not competitive with the original craftsmen.

So still do wood carving?

But what kind of wood needs so many carvers?

Those carved beams and painted buildings?

Forget it, although Dajin is rich now, but because of the disaster of the previous dynasty, it has been in chaos for more than ten years. The rich families are still powerful now. They all have regular craftsmen, and those who became rich later ... They can be expected to know how to carve beams and painted buildings, and it would be nice not to make a house without gold powder and silver thread.

Therefore, the arrangement of the engraving craftsmen still made Lin Xiang very distressed.

Sometimes Lin Xiang also thinks that the life and death of these engraving craftsmen is like every dynasty change, there is nothing they can do to be eliminated or abandoned, and even if they don't care, it has nothing to do with them.

After all, this is the torrent of the times, and it cannot be resisted by humans.

But every time at this time, Lin Xiang was thinking, if he could ignore the life and death of the engraver, if he did this once and twice, then after three or five times, what would be the difference between him and the previous dynasty?

Just because they occupy the righteousness and in the name of the good of more people, can these people be ignored?

The torture from the heart made Lin Xiang unable to remain indifferent, so he was still troubled by it, even though some subordinates did not understand, Lin Xiang still did.

After three full days, Lin Xiang finally couldn't bear it when he saw that movable type printing had begun to be promoted in various places, and the printing of books was about to open a new chapter.

So Li Xiaofu was planning to go to Zhao Xiaoyi and Zhao Xiaoxin's palace to play with them, when he saw Mr. Lin Xiang walking towards him.

Li Xiaofu transferred and left.

Lin Xiang was still a little hesitant and anxious at first, but he was really happy when he saw this, this naughty boy!

Although Li Xiaofu reacted quickly and was agile enough, but his innate disadvantages were there. How could Master Lin Xianglin be as tall and long as Lin Xianglin?

So even though he had the upper hand, he was grabbed by the collar within two steps. When he couldn't get away no matter how hard he walked, Li Xiaofu sighed inwardly, feeling sad for his lost freedom.

Lin Xiang pinched the chubby boy's fat neck, "Why did you see me running?"

Li Xiaofu had a bitter face, and looked at Lin Xiang with accusing eyes, and if he didn't run away, was he waiting to be caught by Lin Xiang to do his homework?

Touching his nose, Lin Xiang actually read Li Xiaofu's inner voice from Li Xiaofu's eyes, and couldn't help thinking for a while, is he really that scary?

But right away, Prime Minister Lin convinced himself that it was all for the good of King Fu, so he continued to pinch Li Xiaofu's neck and said, "Would you like to play with me?"

"Don't go!" Li Xiaofu refused resolutely, hum, wouldn't it be self-inflicted to follow Lin Xiang?When he is stupid.

Lin Xiang also knew his impression in Li Xiaofu's heart, and for a while regretted whether he had pushed too hard before, but when he thought of the big characters he saw from Mr. Qi that King Fu had made progress, he erased this regret up.

If you don't correct the fonts when you are young, when you grow up and fix the fonts, the ugly characters will be with you for a lifetime!

King Fu should be respected and appreciated by everyone, and Lin Xiang does not want anyone to use this as a point of attack to attack him in the future.

But now...

Lin Xiang looked at a certain baby whose eyes were still rolling around, ignored his protest, and happily held the baby in his arms. As for the baby's "don't"?

Hey, the sound is too low, he can't hear it!

So Li Xiaofu was forcibly taken away by Lin Xiang on the way to Zhao Xiaoyi and Zhao Xiaoxin's residence. What made Li Xiaofu most unhappy was that he met so many people along the way, so many people!Even Daddy saw it!

There are so many people and no one is helping him!Rescue him from Lin Xiang's arms!

Li Xiaofu was very angry.

So much so that when he arrived in the main hall where Lin Xiang worked, he began to sit and sulking, ignored Lin Xiang, and Lin Xiang didn't say anything, but just took out a box of diced meat and tender jelly that he brought from home, put them In front of Li Xiaofu.

Li Xiaofu sniffed, and there was some movement. When he lowered his head and saw the contents of the food box, his eyes began to light up.

Meat, diced meat!

Cool, chill!

Li Xiaofu couldn't take his eyes off it, especially when the fragrance bursts came, Li Xiaofu gulped and swallowed.

This method looks like it was done by Grandma Lin!

No one knows better than Li Xiaofu how delicious the food made by Grandma Lin is. From fried peanuts to braised pork, in Grandma Lin's hands, they can turn decay into magic. Although the imperial chef is also very good, but Lin Grandma is a descendant of the imperial chef of the previous dynasty, and she knows a lot of private dishes and small recipes, which makes Li Xiaofu's mouth full every time.

Now seeing the things made by Grandma Lin, how can Li Xiaofu not be greedy!

Li Xiaofu wanted to eat it very much, but he was still angry with Lin Xiang just now, wouldn't it be too good to eat what he brought so soon, and also too spineless.

But looking at the delicious diced meat and jelly, Li Xiaofu drooled for nothing.

Unable to bear it anymore, he rolled his eyes, and the very clever little Li Fu suddenly thought that this thing was made by Grandma Lin, not Xiang Lin. Although they are husband and wife, Grandma Lin and Xiang Lin are still two people!

So eating Grandma Lin's food doesn't mean you forgive Lin Xiang!

So Li Xiaofu ate the delicious diced meat and tender jelly with a bamboo stick in such a peaceful manner. Seeing him next to him, Lin Xiang couldn't help but secretly smiled.

Of course Li Xiaofu saw Lin Xiang's sniggering, but he was busy eating right now, so he didn't have time to talk to Lin Xiang, eating delicious food was the right thing to do.

And when the meal was over, Lin Xiang had been busy for a long time. Li Xiaofu was a restless temper. It turned around around the house.

As the student Lin Xiang paid the most attention to, Li Xiaofu was already very familiar with Lin Xiang's office, and he was so familiar with it that he had read all the books on the nearby bookshelf. I couldn't help but want to correct Li Xiaofu's learning mentality.

However, as a piece of pearl that is bright enough without polishing in the eyes of others, Li Xiaofu, who will become a priceless treasure if polished, just wants to be a piece of mud that cannot support the wall. He wants to roll in the mud and is unwilling to learn. Fight wits and courage with Lin Xiang.

Browsing the bookshelf next to it for a while, I found that there were no new books to read. I couldn't help but grab the branch of the winter plum next to me. When I found that the petals of the plum blossom on it were shaken off, I retracted my hand a little guilty, but soon Pre-emptively strike back, "How do you grow plum blossoms, the petals are all falling off."

Lin Xiang shook his head helplessly, but he still stepped forward and grabbed a certain chubby paw, then picked up the chubby baby and placed it on the chair next to him, before continuing to work.

Li Xiaofu became even more bored, and wanted to go out to play very much, under the exhaustion of patience, Li Xiaofu obviously couldn't beat Lin Xiang, so he had to look at a certain pout and said softly, "What do you want me for! "

He had already guessed that Lin Xiang must have something to do with him, otherwise why would he abduct him to his office in this way?

Compared with Li Xiaofu, Lin was not surprised to guess this matter, after all, King Fu was smart and quick, so he was not surprised at all when he guessed it.

Facing King Fu's question, Lin Xiang just stopped his words a little, and said, "I want to accommodate those woodblock craftsmen who are about to lose their means of survival due to movable type printing. , there are very few such carvings, and I can't find a direction to place them."

Although Li Xiaofu is powerful and possesses a lot of knowledge that has not yet been developed in this era, he is not good at sculpture. Even if someone taught him some art in the past, what he taught was either painting or calligraphy. As for sculpture, Li Xiaofu can be said to be able to understand nine of his ten senses, but not one of them.

If Lin Xiang asked him about other aspects, Li Xiaofu could still think about it, but this... Li Xiaofu found that he couldn't.

Li Xiaofu shook his head. Lin Xiang was not disappointed when he met him. He never thought that Li Xiaofu could help him find his way. , but for these things that have never been seen before and unfamiliar fields, how can we make good achievements?

So he continued, "So I thought, it's better to let them be in the original field, but they used to engrave handwriting, but now, let them carve."

"Carved painting?" Li Xiaofu became interested and couldn't help looking at Lin Xiang, obviously wanting him to continue talking.

Lin Xiang also lived up to expectations, and continued: "This inspiration still comes from you."

Li Xiaofu looked at him puzzled, and Lin Xiang explained, "Do you still remember the pamphlet you gave the crown prince? Although that pamphlet is not a famous book, the content in it is very interesting. The most important thing is , You provided pictures for it. So I was thinking, can I add pictures for other books, so that these engravers will have a place to settle.”

Li Xiaofu's eyes lit up, thinking that those boring books would be more interesting with pictures, so he agreed, "Yes!"

Hearing that Li Xiaofu agreed, Prime Minister Lin couldn't help smiling, and then continued, "But I can't find a book with pictures."

Li Xiaofu blinked, there are many books that can be illustrated with pictures, aren't there?

"Those historical materials and biographies, as well as story books and poetry collections, can't they all be used?"

"Let's forget about the story book." Lin Xiang said, "I want to find some places where they can make a living for a long time. The story book has too many uncertainties, and if it is a collection of poems and biographies, although these can be accompanied by pictures. , but compared to books with illustrations and high engraving costs, those without illustrations are more popular, after all, these books can be read with or without illustrations.”

Li Xiaofu blinked, and suddenly thought of something that could be used as a picture, but Li Xiaofu faced Prime Minister Lin, but he couldn't say anything.

How should I put it, what did he think of was "The Map of Avoiding Fire"?

Well, the picture of avoiding fire is actually just a scientific name, the real name is "Spring, Palace, Picture"!

Let’s not mention how a five-year-old kid knew about such things, and what kind of interrogation the people around him would be subjected to when he told them about it. It would be humiliating in the eyes of Prime Minister Lin even for an original woodblock craftsman to carve such things. Bar.

In fact... he had already seen in the master's collection a long time ago, and he didn't say anything about the inner family's double cultivation method.

There is no way to solve this, so I have to think of other ways.

What book is more suitable for accompanying pictures?

Li Xiaofu frowned and thought carefully, while Lin Xiang continued to mutter, "Actually, I found a suitable book today with pictures."

Li Xiaofu became interested, "Which one is that."

"It's the Three Character Classic written by Mr. Qi recently!"

Li Xiaofu's eyes lit up, yes, why didn't he expect that there is also the Three Character Classic!This can be matched with many small pictures!

Looking at Li Xiaofu's bright eyes, Lin Xiang smiled and said, "Well, you think it's good too."

"Yes, yes! This is the book. If there are pictures, children will like to read it more!"

Lin Xiang smiled wryly and shook his head, "I think so too, it's just that this "Three Character Classic" has not yet been completed by Mr. Qi, and the promotion of movable type printing has officially started here, so time is waiting!"

"Yes." Li Xiaofu said with his head down.

Of course Li Xiaofu had memorized the Three-Character Classic, and the whole text was intact. Of course he could take it out, but the Three-Character Classic he had memorized was not the same as the current Three-Character Classic!

The many allusions in the Three Character Classics in the original world are not found in the current world, and there are many allusions now that he has never even heard. The important task of editing can only be handed over to Mr. Qi!

Li Xiaofu, who doesn't have many allusions in the persuasion chapter, can still make suggestions together. As for the others, we still have to rely on Mr. Qi.

And even Mr. Qi is cautious and labor-intensive about the compilation of books. After all, it is related to the next generation of Dajin, and he cannot afford to ignore it, so this aspect can only be slower, and he will not rush. Lin Xiang is fine if he is rejected. Understood.

But the "Three Character Classic" is not good, how can there be other books that are suitable?

"Actually, I am more inclined to enlightenment children's books. After all, compared with adults, children like pictures more, and it is easier to accept this kind of books, but there are no suitable books..."

Lin Xiang sighed, and Li Xiaofu also sighed. If there is a suitable picture book, wouldn't it be easier for Mr. Qi to teach, and for Cheng Silang to study?

What kind of books are suitable for filling in pictures?

Li Xiaofu thought about when he was a child, most of the picture books he saw were fairy tale books, but printed fairy tales... how many adults would buy these for their children, after all, the times are different.

Then... Li Xiaofu was thinking about it, and suddenly thought of something, and couldn't help but his eyes lit up.

Yes!In addition to books, there is also this, which is related to pictures!

"I figured it out!"

Li Xiaofu spoke suddenly, Lin Xiang was stunned, and couldn't help but said, "What did you think of?"

"I thought of something suitable to promote with engraving."

Lin Xiang couldn't help being a little excited when he heard this, "Really? Which book is it?"

Could it be Master You Daozi's collection?

Li Xiaofu couldn't help shaking his head when he heard Lin Xiang's words, "It's not books!"

Lin Xiang was a little puzzled, if it wasn't a book, what could it be?

"It's a large-character paper for enlightenment and literacy!"

"Large-character paper for enlightenment and literacy?" Lin Xiang, who had never heard of this, was even more confused. What is it?

Li Xiaofu saw that Lin Xiang didn't understand, and he couldn't speak clearly enough, and he didn't care that this was Lin Xiang's desk, so he took out a piece of paper from the desk, took Lin Xiang's brush and began to demonstrate.

Lin Xiang's writing brush is a bit thick, and Li Xiaofu's small meat claws are relatively small, and he is a little unsteady in his grip, but some basic demonstrations can still be done.

So Lin Xiang looked at the blank white paper like this, and soon a thing with branches and leaves appeared.

"Is this a tree?"

"En!" As he said, Li Xiaofu added a wooden letter under the picture.

Lin Xiang seemed to understand a little bit, and then saw that Li Xiaofu drew another flower next to it, and then wrote the word "flower" under the picture.

Li Xiaofu's wrist is still weak, which is not suitable for such an oversized brush, so after writing a few words, he felt a little sore. Putting down the brush, Li Xiaofu looked at Lin and thought, "Of course the one who likes to look at pictures the most is the young one." Boy, although suitable enlightenment books for young children are expensive and no one buys them, but this kind of large-character paper for literacy, there will definitely be parents who want to buy them for their children!"

"Children are obviously more interested in pictures than words, and as long as children look at the pictures, they can gradually remember what the word is. This is perfect for children."

"As for a piece of paper with pictures and words on it, the original movable type printing is not suitable. This kind of literacy paper is more suitable for engraving. If you do this, you are not afraid that the engraver will have no way out."

Lin Xiang's gaze became brighter and brighter, and at the end, he couldn't help but hold Li Xiaofu in his arms, and kissed Li Xiaofu's chubby face out of composure.

To be honest, Prime Minister Lin brought little Li Fu here because he was just a dead horse as a living horse doctor. I thought of such a way to have the best of both worlds.

What's more, this method is not only beneficial to the engraving craftsmen, but also has extraordinary benefits to the thousands of young children who are being enlightened in Dajin.

How could this make Lin Xiang not excited?

So the excited Lin Xiang hugged Li Xiaofu and took the large-character paper and called people to come to the meeting, planning to talk about the making of this kind of literacy paper.

But Li Xiaofu was dumbfounded looking at Lin Xiang, who was vigorous and vigorous.

wait!Don't be so excited!Even if you have a meeting, write another piece of paper yourself!

Seeing Lin Xiang holding a meeting with his subordinates with his ugly and ugly pictures and words like this, Li Xiaofu felt unspeakably ashamed.

For the first time, Li Xiaofu felt that maybe he should... practice calligraphy?

Otherwise, it would be embarrassing to the entire Dajin official system, and Li Xiaofu would also want to save face!

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