Li Shimin

Chapter 437 Print a thousand copies first
Each iron block is engraved with a neat small character.

On the side, there are a few ink curers, holding a book in one hand, and picking out small iron pieces at the same time, and quickly arranging them.

"My lord, these character printing plates, each character has been printed a hundred times. In this way, dozens of pages can be printed repeatedly at a time!"

Ji Wen quickly introduced.

"Very good!"

Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction.

"Is there an assembled book page printing plate, print it once and have a look!"

Hearing this, Ji Wen was taken aback, and subconsciously shivered.

I was really fascinated by these printing plates, so I only cared about the introduction and didn't show it to the king!
"My lord, wait a moment, the villain will go get it now!"

As he spoke, he ran directly to one side, raised a page-sized iron plate composed of a pile of printing plates with both hands, and walked over.

Then, he took a brush, dipped it in ink, and painted ink on the pile of printing plates.

Then, take a piece of white paper the size of the printing plate, cover it on the printing plate, and take a clean brush and brush it lightly on the back of the paper.

Picking up the paper and sticking it to the side of the printing plate, a page of neat handwriting suddenly appeared.

Seeing this, Li Chang's eyes widened instantly.

"My lord, this kind of printing is so simple?"

On the other hand, Ji Wen and the Mohists were also overjoyed. They seemed to see neatly printed books from them.

"As it should be!"

Li Xuan also nodded lightly, "Printing in this way, as long as one printing plate is selected, one person can print hundreds of pages in an hour. And if there are more people, printing hundreds of books a day is also easy. !"

With that said, Li Xuan turned his head again, and told Ji Wen and the others, "Don't throw away the templates for making this printing plate. In the future, there may be more printing plates to be made!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Ji Wen responded quickly.

"Ok!"

Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction again, "I'm waiting for a great achievement on this thing, five hundred guan rewards!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Chang replied.

"Thank you king!"

Ji Wen and all the Mohists also expressed their thanks again and again.

"Now that these printing plates have been made, hurry up and print the books. Winter is the time for those little monkeys to learn. Even the guards and farmers in the village have to learn to read and write. Each book is printed out first. Qianben come out!"

"A thousand copies?"

Li Chang, Ji Wen and others were all shocked.

"But not enough?"

Li Xuan was puzzled.

"Go back to the king, enough, enough!"

Li Chang repeatedly replied.

The expressions of Li Chang, Ji Wen and other ink rulers were because they were shocked by Li Xuan's generous writing.

At this time, woodblock printing had not yet been invented, and the books in people's hands were all hand-copied, not to mention expensive, and extremely precious.

In some centuries-old families, there may not necessarily be thousands of books.

As for Dawang, it is just a kind of book, and a thousand copies need to be printed.

"Enough is enough!"

Li Xuan didn't know what they were thinking.

After experiencing later generations, even beginners have dozens of books in their hands, and they have to be eliminated and replaced once a year; even a small bookstore has thousands of books in stock.

Li Xuan had no concept of the number of books.

"It's just that there are thousands of personal guards in the palace. There are also nearly 1000 people in servants and households..."

Thinking about it, Li Xuan just walked to the door, but he couldn't help but stop, and turned to look at Li Chang who was beside him.

"Housekeeper, I have done some calculations. There are 2000 people in the village who need to read and write. Is one thousand books not enough?"

Hearing this, Li Chang trembled and said hastily.

"My lord, one thousand copies is enough, really enough!"

"Is it really enough?"

Li Xuan was still a little puzzled.

"Your Majesty, many farmers and guards are not able to read and write, and some people don't like to read. In addition, some people will go to school together with father and son, and one book is enough!" Li Chang Said hastily.

"I see!"

Li Xuan frowned slightly. Some people don't like reading. He really has nothing to do, and he really can't force it.

"In that case, we will print a thousand copies of each type of book first, and if there are not enough, we will print them quickly!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After speaking, Li Xuan walked into the other courtyard with a happy face.

There are also books, so this winter, he can have a good rest.

And at the gate of the Bookmaking Workshop, Li Chang also subconsciously let out a sigh of relief as he watched Li Xuan leave. The king finally left.

Then, thinking of the books that the children in the school need to learn, each of which has to be printed in a thousand copies, his face is full of excitement.

"Lijiazhuang should be prosperous!"

"Exactly, with this great king, within ten years, the Li Family Village will definitely be the most prosperous village in the Tang Dynasty!"

Ji Wen also stood up at some point, his face full of emotion.

Li Chang nodded slightly.

Then, when he thought of something, a tinge of pain flashed in his eyes.

A thousand books are equivalent to a thousand students who can read and write, how much money does the family have to spend!

The main house of King Jin's courtyard.

The second floor.

Seeing Li Xuan, Cui Mi and Zi Yun who came up with joyful faces, doubts flashed in their eyes.

"May I ask Your Majesty, what kind of happy event is it that makes Your Majesty so happy?"

"The little monkeys in the village went to the school, and all the books they used were settled. In ten days, I will let them all go to the school to study honestly.

Otherwise, I have to instigate them, Aye, to make their butts bloom! "

Li Xuan's face was full of joy.

Hearing this, Cui Mi was taken aback, and quickly looked at Li Xuan.

"Where did Saburo get so many books?"

"Hey, I asked Ji Wen and other ink masters to make a few text printing plates. With these printing plates, many books can be printed very quickly, just like seals and Motuo stele!"

Li Xuan explained with a light face.

After listening, Cui Mi didn't take it too seriously.

There are many things like this.

It was obviously a shocking event, but one person did not see it with his own eyes, but heard a person describe an hour like eating.

Therefore, in that person's heart, this matter will be regarded as a trivial matter, and it will be forgotten in a blink of an eye.

Cui Mi and Zi Yun are like this.

And this is exactly what Li Xuan expected.

At this time, Li Xuan still didn't want to confront those aristocratic families head-on.

Even smashing the gates of those aristocratic families, or killing a few sons of the aristocratic families, in the eyes of those aristocratic families, it is a trivial matter that can be resolved through negotiation.

However, when it comes to this kind of books and knowledge, especially movable type printing, it is digging the foundation for those aristocratic families to gain a foothold in the Tang Dynasty.

However, the development of Lijiazhuang cannot be blocked by those aristocratic families.

This is Li Xuan's plan, if it is delayed for a day, it will be a day.

……

Li Xuan did not calculate accurately this time.

It doesn't take ten days, just six days.

The books needed in those schools were printed.

Neatly stacked two houses.

"So much?"

Seeing this, Li Xuan was also shocked.

Not to mention, Cheng Chusi, Li Chengqian and others who followed behind.

They don't have so many books in their homes.

"Master, how do you get so many books?"

Cheng Chusi asked curiously.

"Of course it was made by the Bookmaker!"

Li Xuan glared at him, then ignored Cheng Chusi and the others who were full of curiosity, and gave instructions directly to Li Chang.

"Pass it on, anyone who wants to enter the school, no matter an adult or a child, can come here to pick up the book!"

(End of this chapter)