In the Political Affairs Hall, Han Qi threw out a book and cursed: "I was wrong three things. Who did you review it? Find it out and blame ten sticks!"

A scream came from outside later.

They have to deal with political affairs and compile books, and the prime ministers have been busy recently.

Han Qi felt a little thinner after holding his belly in depression.

Can you lose weight by being busy?

This thought flashed through.

Zeng Gongliang was reading without any eyes, Bao Zheng was dealing with political affairs with a stern face, Ouyang Xiu put his eyes into the book and was still muttering words.

Why!

I haven't posted this day!

Han Qi was very depressed.

A minor official came outside and said, "My dear masters, those carved craftsmen are asking if they can start."

"It's early!"

An official said frowningly: "It has to be divided into order. Which article is ahead and which poem is behind, you have to be arranged slowly."

The little official said helplessly: "Those craftsmen have estimated that time is not enough."

Carving takes time, and this is the reason why slow work produces meticulous work.

Han Qi said angrily: "Then we will hire more people to carve it."

The little official said, "Secretary Han, there are only so many carvings in Bianliang."

Carving text on wooden boards is not simple, and it is even more difficult to cultivate a qualified carving. The printing shop in Bianliang cannot lend you all their carvings, otherwise they will not have to drink the northwest wind!

"roll!"

Han Qi was extremely upset and waved his hand to drive him away.

Bao Zheng put down his brush, rubbed his eyes and said, "It's useless to scold me, so hurry up."

Han Qi nodded, and someone came outside to report, "Dear Masters, Shen An is looking for a meeting."

Han Qi grinned and said, "This liar, dares to come?"

Zeng Gongliang put down the book and gritted his teeth, "We are worried about the money house. Who knew that this kid had set up a secret move a few months ago, and he cheated countless people in one go, and even we were cheated."

Bao Zheng didn't look up and "Take him off."

Later, Shen An came in and felt murderous intent as soon as he entered the door.

hehe!

The prime ministers all looked at him with angrily eyes, and Han Qi said sinisterly: "Donald Shen County went to the wrong place today?"

The little official next to him was holding back his laughter, thinking that you would not come sooner or later, but you would come when your husbands were angry. What wasn’t this just trying to die?

Shen An bowed and smiled, "Are you all busy?"

He picked up a booklet and looked through it, "Hey! It turned out to be a poem by Emperor Taizong? It's really a heroic!"

Bao Zheng said angrily: "You did a good thing!"

He slowly stood up with a book, which was a sign of chasing him!

Han Qi moved towards the gate, preparing to block the liar Shen An.

Everyone has bad tempers recently, so they just beat him up to relieve their anger.

Just when the sword was tense, Shen An said with a smile: "Actually... it won't take much time to print these things."

Um?

Han Qi stopped at his feet and asked, "Can you still create a carved version out of thin air?"

Shen An smiled and said, "It is feasible to have a few bad words?"

The biggest advantage of the engraved version is that the characters are good.

Han Qi looked at him, "If you want to write it out, it's okay if you have a little worse word."

This thing is a political task, and it will be done after printing it, and then it will be left there without anyone caring about it.

Shen An was relieved and said seriously: "This matter is not difficult."

Bao Zheng was worried that he would make random promises, "Do you have carving?"

Shen An shook his head, the Shen family didn’t have a bookstore, what should the carving worker do?

"Then what can you do?"

Chen An smiled and said, "There is indeed a way to do it."

Han Qi was having a headache, and thinking of Chen An's full of tricks, he said half-believingly: "How long will it take?"

What they are worried about now is that the carving speed is too slow and it is dragging their backs.

"The Shen family is testing. If it works, the price of books in the world will be..."

Chen An smiled and waved, "The official is thinking, if the price of this book can be lower, so low that ordinary people can afford it, what do you think?"

Han Qi took a deep breath, "If this can be done, this is a great merit, and the merit is immeasurable!"

"Boy's saying a lot!"

Mr. Zeng has been so busy recently that he was exhausted. He held his cheek with his hand and said angrily: "Paper consumption is only one thing. The most expensive thing to consume is the carving plate. Can you create countless carvings out of thin air? And those carvings have to be charged no money."

Chen An smiled and said, "The officials have their own solutions."

Han Qi waved his hand, "You go."

Chen An took a leave, and the prime ministers smiled at each other. Ouyang Xiu said, "Don't think that Chen An is fooling people. Think about the things he made, which one of them did not subvert cognition? In the past, when we recited poems and lyrics, we mentioned that the Moon Palace must be the Toad Palace, Chang'e and Rabbit, and what osmanthus tree are there. We happily wrote poems based on this, and felt that the artistic conception was beautiful.

When I drink too much, I like to raise my glass to honor the bright moon and express my thoughts for the ages. But after seeing the real Moon Palace, I can no longer write the Moon Palace poems. Those pitfalls!"

There are no Chang'e and Wu Gang in the Moon Palace, no rabbits or osmanthus trees, only big pits.

After discovering this, the scholars of the Song Dynasty were surprised to find that the prime ministers no longer wrote poems related to the moon, and even on the fifteenth day of August, they were just silent.

"Look."

The room gradually became quieter, leaving only the subtle movements of flipping through books.

Chen An went home all the way home, and several craftsmen burned things in the front yard.

"I've met the Duke of the County."

There were a few piles of mud on the ground, and a craftsman was constantly stirring it up and twisting it from time to time.

"What's going on?"

Chen An squatted in front of the stove, watching the movable type burning inside.

That's right.

This is the movable type made of clay.

After hearing that, Chen An thought of this.

Bi Sheng invented the textbook content of movable type printing in elementary and junior high schools. One of the four major inventions is impressive.

A craftsman focused on watching the fire, while a craftsman rubbed the mud on his hand, "Mr. Duke, this thing is easy to burn, it is much more convenient than any porcelain. What is the purpose of burning it out?"

"Don't worry about it."

Now is not the time to leak.

Huang Chun came later, bringing a message that Chen An didn't want to hear.

"Langjun, Bi Sheng was not found."

Chen An was speechless.

He only remembers that movable type printing was invented during the Renzong period, but at this moment, he had never heard of this in the Song Dynasty, which made people puzzled.

And Bi Sheng couldn't find him. Could it be that the Song Dynasty in which I am in is wrong?

All kinds of strange ideas emerged instantly, including fantasy options.

He pondered for a while, "There is a reward. During the late emperor, there was a man named Bi Sheng who was printing. He found the news about this person. It was confirmed that the bounty was 5,000 guan!"

Wu Qianguan is looking for a stranger. Is this a big deal? If you spend the money, you can enjoy the happiness of the fairyland on earth in Bianliang.

Huang Chun even gave Zhuang Hushi a wink, and Zhuang Hushi shook his head, saying that the husband is not crazy.

"Mr. Lang, has this person offended you?"

There is only this statement. Otherwise, if a person engaged in the printing industry is worth 5,000 guan to explore.

Chen An put his hands on his back, "This person has great achievements in the world and great merits!"

The invention of movable type printing has made books and knowledge cheaper, and the cost of reading for ordinary people has been lowered, making outstanding contributions to social development.

Such a Bi Sheng, Chen An felt that he could be called half a saint, and those so-called great scholars who seek fame and reputation were not even worthy of carrying shoes for him.
To be continued...