Datang's free and easy concubine

Chapter 1237
Cheng Chumo and the others waited for the big copper bell-like eyes to look at the small square type in front of them, and asked with a puzzled look: "That's it?"

They really didn't understand that Su Cheng was eager to buy a book printing workshop early in the morning, just for this small lead?
Yes, this little piece of lead can indeed print, but so what?
Wouldn't this be able to print?
That's it?Wang Shengnan and a group of craftsmen in charge all stared at Cheng Chumo in a daze, as if they were looking at a stupid bear with well-developed limbs and a simple mind.

Cheng Chumo and the others scratched their heads in bewilderment and said, "What's wrong? What kind of eyes are you looking at?"

Su Cheng patiently explained: "This kind of type can be used repeatedly, and it is movable type. In the future, if you want to print any book, you can just find a combination of movable type and arrange it. In this way, you don't have to engrave it every time like now, which is time-consuming and laborious. So with such movable lead type, it means that more books will be printed and the price will be cheaper."

The words were so easy to understand, Cheng Chumo, Yuchi Baolin and the others finally understood what the use of this movable lead type was, but they still didn't understand the meaning of it.

What about printing more books?So what if the book is cheap?Who would buy a book in a normal person?Who can read books when they are idle?
Therefore, Cheng Chumo and the others said in unison: "That's it!"

For a moment, even Su Cheng was speechless. These guys with well-developed limbs didn't understand the meaning of movable type printing at all. It was a truly historic feat.

It is of great significance to the development of civilization!
A guard hurried in and said anxiously, "Grandpa, your majesty is here!"

Cheng Chumo became anxious when he heard it: "Look, even His Majesty is here, tell me about you, just because of such a small piece of lead, you can't enter the palace, this is a bad thing, your Majesty has come to settle accounts with you!"

Li Chongyi said repeatedly: "What can we do? Su Cheng, you should be grateful and go out and admit your mistake!"

Su Cheng couldn't help shrugging his shoulders slightly when he heard this. He felt that it was unlikely that Li Shimin came here because he resisted the decree. After all, the emperor was as busy as a dog all day long.

It wasn't once or twice that he resisted the decree. Presumably the emperor was used to it, so it was impossible for him to come to him to settle accounts in anger.

Taking a ten thousand step back, even if Li Shimin was a little irritable and wanted to settle accounts with him because of the arrival of Empress Changsun and her great aunt, it should be Li Junxian who came to escort him to the palace, not Yujia himself.

Therefore, Su Cheng immediately thought of another possibility. Li Shimin probably came here because he knew from the servant who delivered the decree that he wanted to improve the printing technique.

It can be seen that Li Shimin still has vision!

Thinking of this, Li Shimin still had a calm expression on his face, and said with a faint smile, "Your Majesty will come right away, why panic?"

Cheng Chumo and the others were dumbfounded when they heard this, His Majesty has come to settle accounts with you, yet you still have an expression of indifference, what do you want?Do you want to go to heaven?
At this time, if you don't hurry up and go out to apologize, the old god is still here at ease, and you are not afraid of His Majesty hitting you!
You can't just sit back and watch Su Cheng being spanked by His Majesty, especially in front of Miss Wang's family. Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin are pulling Su Cheng out.

"What are you pulling me for?" Su Cheng asked speechlessly.

What are you doing?What do you say pull you?Before Cheng Chumo and the others could speak, they saw dark figures walking in.

Not only the emperor came, but also Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Kong Yingda, Chu Suiliang and others. Cheng Chumo and the others were immediately stunned. Why did the emperor bring so many important officials with him when he came to settle accounts with Su Cheng?

And why are they all civil servants?
Could it be that you want these court officials to teach Su Cheng court etiquette?
Wait a minute, that's not right, the emperor's face doesn't seem to be angry at all!

Not only did the emperor not look angry at all, but he looked at Su Cheng's eyes with excitement.

Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and others all looked at Su Cheng with bright eyes.

Cheng Chumo and the others were all dumbfounded, what is going on?

How is this different from what you expected?

"Meet Your Majesty!"

"Meet Your Majesty!"

……

"Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me!" Li Shimin waved his hand very casually, but kept staring at Su Cheng without blinking.

"I heard that you want to improve printing? Is that true?" Li Shimin asked impatiently.

Su Cheng nodded and said: "Returning to Your Majesty, I really wanted to improve the printing technique on a sudden whim. Because I was addicted to it, I couldn't enter the palace to meet Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me. In fact, the minister who has completed the literature also made suggestions. Although Everyone claims that I am the number one talented scholar in the Tang Dynasty, but in fact, I am far inferior to the great Confucian scholars in the court, so I don’t need to participate in the subsequent affairs!”

Li Shimin waved his hands again and again: "It's okay, it's okay, you're busy improving printing techniques, I didn't think about it too, how is your improvement in printing techniques going? Has it succeeded?"

Cheng Chumo, Yuchi Baolin and the others were completely dumbfounded. What is going on?

Can resisting the decree make His Majesty happy?
Su Cheng nodded with a smile and said, "I report to Your Majesty, it should be a success!"

"Successful? Really successful?" Wei Zheng stepped forward with excitement and asked impatiently.

Su Cheng nodded affirmatively and said, "It was indeed successful. If you don't believe me, you can see for yourself."

The craftsman next to him printed it again with a small lead block, and Li Shimin, Wei Zheng and others all gathered around and stared at it earnestly.

"Really, it's really printed!" Li Shimin said in surprise.

After Changsun Wuji looked at it carefully, he pondered: "It's just that the printing is not good!"

Su Cheng explained with a smile: "In fact, the printing ink is specially prepared. This kind of ink is suitable for engraving and printing, but not suitable for lead type, so it is still necessary to prepare new ink. I asked the craftsmen, and they It is not difficult to say that it is not difficult to prepare new ink."

Li Shimin and the others immediately looked at the craftsmen next to them, but the craftsmen were already there in a daze, and when they heard the emperor's arrival, they were already in a daze with trepidation, and they haven't recovered yet. Woolen cloth.

Wei Zheng asked kindly, "Are you sure you can make new ink so that the characters printed with lead type are the same as those printed with engraving blocks?"

The steward said tremblingly: "Yes, yes, it takes less than ten days to prepare the ink suitable for this type of type."

Li Shimin, Wei Zheng and others couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and then became excited.

It worked!Su Cheng really succeeded!
They have thought about it carefully, such small lead characters can be assembled and arranged to print books!
(End of this chapter)