Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 168 A Revolution About Scholars II

In the morning, the printing workshop.

"Hoo hoo!" Mu Jing held the book that had just come out of the printing plate in his hand, and the thick book ink smelled pungent in his nostrils. He blew it lightly to blow away the smell, and then Just started to open it.

This is the first book under the movable type printing book, and even Mu Jing felt a little excited in his heart.

"Success!"

Mujing looked at the font on it that belonged to the authentic printed version, and couldn't help but muttered to himself.

"Master Jian Ling, the clay can indeed make a better printing plate, and the current printing plate is the most convenient for us to use!"

"What about typesetting?"

"We are also improving in typography!"

"very good!"

Mu Jing said: "Then make sure to use clay printing plate, but you have to pay more attention to typesetting and make it as good as possible!"

"Please rest assured, sir, I will definitely not let you down!"

Supervisor Zhai Kuang said in a deep voice.

Between his expressions is excitement.

Seeing such craftsmanship being born bit by bit in his own hands, that sense of honor is enough for him to inherit the glory of the Zhai family and spread it in the future. Who else would deny his identity as the heir of the Zhai family and the Mohist family?

All of this was given by Bai Mujing.

Now he is obedient to Mujing's words, and he will never underestimate his ability because of Mujing's age. He has personally watched how Mujing taught himself this skill hand in hand.

A scholar dies for his confidant, this kind of trust is enough to make him terrified.

"Supervisor Zhai, how is the work of proofreading typos in this book?" Mu Jing continued to read, asking while reading.

In printing, it is inevitable that there will be some mistakes, and proofreading is very important.

"At present, we have prepared a special proofreading job, and we have arranged more than a dozen scholars to do the proofreading!" Zhai Kuanggong replied, "I would like to follow the instruction of the supervisor, and books that have not been proofread will not be printed on a large scale." , and we will also guarantee that the printed books will not have any mistakes!"

"very good!"

Mujing flipped through it, and the printing on it was indeed good enough for him to hand over the job. He put the book away, and then said: "Get the printing plate out as soon as possible, and then prepare to start the assembly line operation. As soon as the paper arrives, it will be big and Print at scale!"

The operation of the assembly line is a kind of operation in a modern factory, and it is the operation that saves the most manpower and material resources. The workshop is actually a large factory. Using the operation of the assembly line can save a lot of time, manpower and material resources.

Ten days ago, Mujing had been arranged in the two workshops, and the operation of making the two workshops form an assembly line is currently in progress.

"No!" Zhai Kuang nodded.

……

In the afternoon, with the newly printed book in his arms, Mu Jing went to the palace to meet the saint.

"Chen, Mu Jing, pay homage to His Majesty, Long live His Majesty, Long live His Majesty!"

"Dragon Tu is here!"

The emperor's complexion is not bad today, he is tasting wine in the imperial garden, in the stone pavilion, the floor is covered with bamboo mats, the bead curtains are hanging down, and the beauties around him are with him, this day can be regarded as a comfortable day while he is busy: "Give me a seat! "

"promise!"

Mujing came up and knelt down beside him.

"Longtu's entry into the palace today is good news for me!"

The emperor said with a smile.

"His Majesty!"

Mu Jing respectfully handed over the achievements of the Yinjianjian: "This is the result of the concerted efforts of all colleagues in the Yinjianjian, please ward off evil spirits and review it!"

"Oh!"

The emperor's eyes suddenly brightened.

He picked up this book.

"The Analects?"

He was slightly surprised, and after looking at the book cover for a while, he opened the page: "This font?"

"Han Li!"

"It is indeed an authentic Han Li!" The emperor is also a calligraphy lover, he looked at it carefully, and then said: "However, such a standard, the spacing between characters is rare in the world!"

"This is a printed version, neatness is the standard!"

"This movable type printing technique is really capable of producing a thousand books!" The emperor kept flipping through them, but he was still a little worried that it was not credible.

"Your Majesty, please believe me, as long as printing starts, typesetting day and night, paper supply is sufficient, and a thousand books are produced every day, that is only the minimum requirement. If the workshop continues to expand the scale of paper printing, it wants to produce [-] books a day in the future. I'm afraid it's not a difficult task!" Mu Jing said confidently.

"Good, good, good!"

The emperor became more and more excited, and he did three good things in a row. Looking at Mujing's face, he was very satisfied: "Longtu, you have made a great contribution, and you have made a great contribution to the world's scholars. Since then, in the world, scholars You don’t have to rely on the Book Collection Pavilion in the hands of those aristocratic families anymore, if everyone in this world has books to read, and the troubles of the aristocrats, why worry about injustice!”

Aristocratic families, with knowledge passed down from generation to generation, their ancestors are all famous Confucianism, the knowledge passed down is the foundation of their standing, their family will also hold countless passed down knowledge, non-persons can not read, hold the inheritance of knowledge, To control the minds of readers.

If the inheritance of knowledge is not in the grasp of the wealthy family.

Then the imperial court no longer needs to fear them.

This is probably the best news the Son of Heaven has heard these days.

"You say that I have such a magical weapon in my hand, what should I do to minimize the influence of these aristocratic families!"

Soon, the emperor spoke impatiently.

He has been fighting with the gentry for 20 years, and he can't wait to see the shocked and flustered faces of the gentry. This may be the most soothing way for him.

"Your Majesty, this matter needs to be resolved slowly. Although we now have something that can check and balance them, if they jump the wall in a hurry, with their influence, the court will be chaotic. Isn't it worth the loss, Your Majesty!" Zhang Rang next to him bowed. Said.

The gentry has too much influence above the court and among the people. If the imperial court suppresses the gentry, it will inevitably cause disaster.

"I'm not afraid of them now!"

The emperor said coldly.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan!" Mu Jing said softly, "Your Majesty won't have to confront them head-on!"

"Say!"

The emperor waved his hand directly and looked at Mujing.

"Your Majesty, we can build a study and sell books at a low price. Our books are low in cost and do not require manual copying. Not only are there countless supplies, but the price is also cheap. Even some poor scholars can afford it, as long as these books go out , It will definitely cause chaos among scholars, and we can also gain benefits from this, supplementing the national treasury, killing two birds with one stone!" Mu Jing said.

This was a plan he had planned a long time ago, and even the shop had already been taken down under the name of Jingping Trading Company, just for this day.

Cultural profiteering is bound to be rampant in this era.

Because this is an era of scholars, everything is inferior, but reading is high. For scholars, reading, the four treasures of the study, are indispensable. Reading and literacy, books are the most important.

But in this huge interest, someone needs to support it, otherwise Mujing will not be able to support it alone.

And today's day is the best reliance.

As long as the current situation is pulled into the water, this business can continue.

"But Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven is doing business, isn't it ridiculous!" Zhang Rang shook his head quickly and said.

"I can sell books as a bookseller!"

Mu Jing said: "I work for His Majesty, and I will never take a step back because of my reputation. Even if I am ridiculed by the world as a merchant, I will never let Your Majesty's name be humiliated!"

Leaving aside the emperor, it is not because he is loyal to the emperor and does not want the emperor to bear the notoriety.

It was because he didn't want this study to become the emperor's in the future.

"That's a good idea!"

Hearing the words, the Son of Heaven laughed happily and said, "It's settled like this. You should try your best to do the things in the study, but I want half of the net profit!"

"promise!"

Mujing also knew that the Son of Heaven would definitely open his mouth, but he couldn't do without it. After all, in front of him, it was Mujing who was negotiating business with him. Half of the net profit was still the bottom line he could bear. If it took [-]% , I'm afraid he will simply put down the burden.

"Longtu, I like you very much, you don't want to let me down!" The more the emperor looked at Mujing, the more pleasing to his eyes, he stretched out his hand and patted Mujing on the shoulder: "Don't forget, you are still the companion of the Prince's Association." , I have already sent the Prince’s Association to the Taixue, and you will go to the Taixue to study with me in the future!"

Asking Mujing to study with Liu Xie is to hope that Mujing can help Liu Xie.

In recent days, he has felt more and more that his body can no longer support him, but he still can't let go of the big man's country, so he has been holding on desperately.

And these days, he is looking for a new emperor, his sons all have the right to inherit, he is more interested in Liu Xie, but he also knows that it is not easy for Liu Xie to ascend to the throne.

So he picked a support for Liu Xie.

This person is Mujing.

Since Mujing appeared, he has impressed him several times, and now he has entered his sight.

"promise!"

Hearing this, Mu Jing bowed his hands and accepted the order.

Liu Xie?

Han Xiandi, the emperor who made a puppet, he didn't really want to provoke, but since the emperor had reminded him, he still had to meet Liu Xie for a while.

"You go down!"

"I retire!"

Mu Jing bowed and saluted, then turned his back, walked backwards towards the emperor, and walked out slowly.

After Mu Jing left, the Son of Heaven said, "Father Shang, what do you think of this son's conduct?"

"Your Majesty, Mu Longtu is still loyal to His Majesty!" Zhang Rang said, "However, it is undeniable that this son is somewhat selfish!"

"You said that he took the initiative to keep me and the court out of the matter, but he was alone in the warrior clan, what is the so-called!"

asked the Son of Heaven.

"He is very smart because he knows that only His Majesty can give him the greatest support if he is alone. Even if he loses, His Majesty can keep his life!" Zhang Rang said.

"Then I really want to see how capable he is!"

The corner of the emperor's mouth raised a playful smile: "Father Shang, go and tell Jian Shuo to pay more attention to the safety of the Marquis Mansion of Xi'e Township in the future. Since Mujing is now, he believes in me, and I can't let him down. This Luo Yang The city is still my Luoyang City!"

In the capital of the Han Dynasty, at the foot of the emperor, a storm is about to sweep through Shilin...

(End of this chapter)