Three Kingdoms: Starting from the best little county magistrate

"Zhaohime, why did you stop me?"

Cai Yong didn't realize that he had fallen into Xiao Yi's trap.

There are only 20 days left, and I want to transcribe thousands of books in three copies! How is it possible, it is almost the same to tear up the books.

Cai Yan glanced at Xiao Yi embarrassedly, and it was a little unkind to ruin his good deeds in front of others. But she couldn't watch her father sink deeper and deeper.

"Father, have you forgotten the Xiping Stone Sutra you engraved? "

At the beginning, Cai Yong was called to engrave the Xiping Stone Sutra. Because his calligraphy was very famous, some princes and nobles went to the stone tablet to rub in order to get his calligraphy.

Even Liu Hong, the son of heaven, did this.

Think about those tens of thousands of words, I have carved them for several years, but it only takes one or two hours for others to rub them.

"You mean, rubbing?"

Cai Yong shook his head, "Although the rubbing method is effective, it takes too long to burn. If I want to burn these thousands of books, even if I hire the best stonemasons, it will take three or five years.

How was he able to carve the inscription in such a short period of time!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Cai Yong wanted the ancient book in Xiao Yi's hand, but he was persistent and a little cute.

However, his daughter is much more sober than he is.

Cai Yan secretly glanced at Xiao Yi, and couldn't help blushing when he saw that this guy was always staring at him and smiling.

Although my daughter didn't know what Xiao Xianling would do, my daughter had an intuition that he must have a more ingenious way. "

"A more ingenious way?"

Cai Yong frowned and was silent.

Seeing that the father and daughter were uncomfortable, Xiao Yi no longer teased them. Since Cai Yan stepped forward to stop it, it won't work to trap Cai Yong again.

Therefore, he simply told the two of them generously.

"Mr. Cai, Miss Zhaoji, come with me, I'll take you to see this clever method. "

"Seriously!"

"Quick, let's go. "

Cai Yong can't wait.

As soon as I walked to the door, I met Lu Zhi, who had returned from his friends, and Liu Deran, who accompanied Lu Zhi, so I pulled them up together.

Yat built a printing workshop that was connected to the paper mill. The paper mill has already started to make paper, but it will take a few more days to get the paper out.

The paper used now was purchased by Xiao Yi from the Prestige Mall and saved little by little. It's not much, but it's perfectly enough to bind a few books.

When the group came here, everyone was busy.

The carpenter is responsible for carving, the stucco craftsman is responsible for grinding the ink, and Ji Xiaolan is also there, personally supervising the typesetting.

Now it is the Analects that is being typeset.

"My lord, "Learning and Chapter" has been arranged, please take a look. "

Seeing Xiao Yi, Ji Xiaolan hurriedly greeted him.

"Learn and learn, don't you say ......"

On the side, Cai Yan had already come to the layout and read along.

With her ingenuity, she saw that the seals engraved with words were neatly arranged into words, and she immediately understood.

She could no longer hide the shock in her heart,

"Engrave the text individually and arrange it as needed. In this way, you can easily rub the desired article, and the wooden seal can also be reused!

This method is time-saving and labor-saving than inscription rubbing, and it is 100 times more flexible, which is wonderful!

Did Xiao Jun come up with this?"

She stared at Xiao Yi, no longer shy when she looked at her, and her beautiful eyes were full of brilliance and admiration.

"Sort of. "

The inventor of movable type printing was born hundreds of years later, and Siu Yat rightfully took the invention for himself.

"Wonderful!

Xiao Jun was able to invent such a subtle method, which is equivalent to benefiting the world's scholars!"

Lu Zhi clapped his hands and praised, unable to suppress the joy in his heart.

He had been a teacher and knew how hard it was to study. Especially, for those who are from poor families.

With movable type printing, the cost of reading books will be reduced a lot, which is indeed a good thing for people all over the world.

Cai Yong was shocked for a long time and gave Xiao Yi a thumbs up,

"This thing can be called a miraculous skill! Cai, willing to gamble and lose!"

"The students of Zhuo County are blessed. "

Yat reminded of the bet.

Being able to recognize Cai Yong as a teacher is something that many readers in the world dream of.

Cai Yong was convinced and had no complaints.

Chong Xiaoyi invented such artifacts to benefit the world's scholars. He was also willing to teach for Xiao Yat.

He still has a problem, though.

Although this method is exquisite, the printing requires Baijuan or Zuobo paper. This is expensive, Xiao Jun wants to let the people of the county study, the price is too high. "

Although movable type printing greatly reduces the labor cost, the material cost is not low.

Whether it is Bai Juan or Zuo Bo paper, only those who are very rich in the family can afford it. Although Xiao Yat is the head of a county, he can't provide so many books.

Xiao Yi smiled slightly and took out a cut of white paper, "Look at this." "

"It's ......"

"Paper!"

Cai Yong's eyes almost didn't pop out, holding the fluttering piece of paper, he couldn't believe it. In front of it, Zuo Bo paper is like a mountain and river of Tuqiubi, judging like clouds and mud.

"How can there be such a thin and flexible paper? Xiao Jun, don't tell me that this is also your invention!"

Cai Yong's heart was extremely shocked, and his title to Xiao Yi became more respectful.

He met Zuo Bo, a paper-making genius who improved on the basis of Caihou paper, using the combination of hemp with short fibers but good water-immersion effect, and mulberry bark with excellent toughness, to invent the best paper of our time.

Before seeing the paper that Xiao Yi took out, Cai Yong had always thought so.

But now, his cognition has been completely subverted!

Paper, how can it be made so light and flexible!

"Dare to ask Xiao Jun, what is the raw material of this paper and how much does it cost?"

Lu Zhi was also very shocked, and his voice almost trembled.

As readers, they know very well how much trouble they will save by binding a book with this kind of paper.

For example, Cai Yong came to Zhuojun this time and brought thousands of volumes of books, which were enough to load three carriages!

If you change it to this kind of paper, you can hold three times as much in a wagon.

And when everyone reads, they don't have to hold heavy bamboo rolls. How easy it would be to hold a small book.

Therefore, he is looking forward to the promotion of this kind of paper, which can replace Zuobo paper and spread it in the world, so that all readers can enjoy this kind of welfare!

"The raw material is wood pulp, and the cost is very low, about one-fiftieth of Zuobo paper. "

"Shhh

"One in fifty!"

Cai Yong and Lu Zhi glanced at each other, shocked and speechless.

Immediately afterwards, the two of them were a little excited and lost their temper, and took Xiao Yi's hand and said in a trembling voice, "Great, great, I am a scholar in the world, thank you!"

"From now on, blessed are the scholars!"