Datang male nanny

Chapter 101 The Magic of Movable Type Printing
The craftsman was about to smash it with a hammer, but Li Shisan waved his hand at him.

The craftsman put away the hammer very reluctantly, snorted coldly, and watched Ni Tu's mischief with cold eyes.

Ni Tu evenly divided the raised characters one by one.

Then I found four planks to form a frame.

Reassemble the content of the engraving just now with the help of memory.

Afterwards, Ni Tu brushed ink on it, covered the paper on it, and pressed it evenly with a cloth ball.

Afterwards, Ni Tu disassembled the wooden frame and reassembled a piece of "Zhou Nan·Guan Ju".

After printing, it will be disassembled again, and then assembled into "Mulberry".

Not only did Li Shisan stare wide-eyed at Ni Tu's operations, but even the craftsmen gathered around to watch Ni Tu's operations like a magic trick.

They all stared wide-eyed, and their faces were full of surprise.

"Oh! Such a good idea, why didn't I think of it before!" Li Shisan clapped his palms fiercely and sighed.

In this way, the engraving blocks will no longer be wasted, and the wood and stone used for the engraving blocks will be reused, which saves a lot of money.

In addition, engraving craftsmen are also used less, and it costs a lot of money to hire them, even though they are their own generals.But the hard work fee, how much still has to be paid.

Ni Tu's random idea saved him a lot of money. What's more, with improved efficiency, he would be able to take more orders from customers, and the money would slip into his pocket.

"As you have seen, this is called movable type printing. It makes the characters come alive. They can be moved wherever they are needed, and they can be combined when needed. The next thing you need to do is not to engrave the whole page, but to engrave individual characters according to this rule. Inkpad. In addition, each word needs to be engraved more. For example, it will be used repeatedly on a piece of paper, so there is no shortage. The fonts must also be large and small, and the small ones are used as annotations, page numbers, and book notes. "

All the craftsmen nodded in agreement.

Ni Tu instantly conquered these always proud craftsmen with his own wisdom.

Li Shisan said pleasantly: "Good brother, you have helped me a lot!"

However, Ni Tu bowed his hand: "You also need to change the printing process, this speed is too slow, and the quality of the paper also needs to be improved."

"Good brother, but it's okay to say!"

Ni Tu took a deep breath and shook his head.

"Let's talk about it another day. I'm afraid the craftsmen won't be able to digest it for a while if I talk too much at once."

Ni Tu was clearly joking.

Since he was a child, he has been diving in the sea of ​​business, how could he not care about Ni Tu's little trick.

"Little brother, how about this, I have grown old these years, and I am too old to tinker with these high-tech things. Why don't I invite you to join the team, get rich together, and make a fortune together. I don't know what the little brother thinks? "

When Ni Tu heard that there was something interesting, he still used the trick of playing hard to get.

Ni Tu shook his head: "This is my cousin's family property. How can I, an outsider, steal love? Besides, I am penniless, so what can I do? Talk to my cousin about the idea of ​​getting rich together. Now Don't mention it again, cousin."

"In this way, I will print the three components of the foundation for you."

Ni Tu still shook his head after hearing this.

Li Shisanyi gritted his teeth and said again: "Forty percent!"

"Deal! Set up written evidence as evidence!"

Li Shisan's old face turned green immediately.

Ni Tu signed the document, and then promised Li Shisan: "Don't be sad, cousin. After the craftsmanship is greatly improved, cousin will believe that today's decision is really a wise move. Because your current turnover is It’s only over 200 taels per month. After my large-scale renovation, one month’s turnover will be your previous year’s income!”

"Is this true?"

"Really! I already have my shares, so I will naturally do my best to do it well. I also want to use the interest I earn to buy a house and land, marry a wife and have children."

Li Shisan laughed heartily when he heard that.

The haze of heartache dissipated.

Ni Tu also kept his promise and stayed here for three days, concentrating on improving printing machines, improving papermaking techniques, and modulating movable type printing.

The invention of paper originated in the Han Dynasty. When it developed to the Tang and Song Dynasties, there were many paper mills across the country, and the papermaking technology could be said to have reached the pinnacle. At this time, the paper processing technology also made great progress, which gave paper a new look and new life.

But compared to the industrial paper I was used to in my previous life, the paper in front of me is not shit.

Ni Tu inspected many paper-making workshops and found that

Ancient paper is hand-made. When the bamboo screen for filtering water is inserted into the dispersed pulp solution and the paper is picked up, the fibers of the paper are crisscrossed with each other, and the paper surface is neither smooth nor smooth.

Not only the rough fibers are visible, but also the ink is very easy to penetrate.

When ink is applied, the ink will smudge quickly, so it is not suitable for various purposes such as writing, painting and printing.

If it is accidentally wetted by water, it will become a paste in a short time.

The smell is not good either, a stuffy smell of corruption, coupled with the smell of sour and rotten ink, it is simply stink.

No wonder the ancients described scholars as sour and sour.

In order to make the paper full of small holes smooth, craftsmen use methods such as filling powder, adding glue, and applying wax to make up for these defects. Measures make the artistic atmosphere of paper more intense.

But the cost is also correspondingly expensive.

That is to say, dignitaries can afford it.

Ordinary scholars still use rough paper.

In Li Shisan's hometown in the countryside.

Ni Tu opened up several hidden yards to improve the papermaking process from the very beginning.

Abandoned many wrong practices, added a lot of fine craftsmanship.

"Let's go! Let's go and see the newly built fortifications." Ni Tu happily waved his hand and led Li Shisan to the newly built workshop.

Step through the door and you will see a newly built large pond.The pond is relatively shallow, but it is evenly divided into eight small ponds.

"This is the process of chopping bamboo and floating in the pond. The new and tender bamboo is cut off, put into the pond, soaked for more than [-] days, and uses natural microorganisms to decompose and wash away the green skin of the bamboo."

"What are microbes?" Li Shisan asked puzzled.

Ni Tu suddenly felt dizzy, how should he explain it?At this time, Ni Tu caught a glimpse of a persimmon tree beside it, and a dried persimmon was still hanging on the tree.The persimmon was pecked open by the crow, exposing the dried meat inside.But there are some white mildew growing in the opening.

Ni Tu pointed at the persimmon cake, and said, "The moldy persimmons are caused by microorganisms. If there were no microorganisms, the persimmons would remain as they were, with incomparably bright colors."

Although Li Shisan was puzzled for a while, he still understood a little bit.

"Where did Shao Lang learn these novel names?" When Li Shisan asked, Ni Tu was a little dazed.

"I, I often read books, and read very miscellaneous. And I really like to read the Notes of Baigong, and slowly my mind is enlightened, and all kinds of strange things come out."

"Oh? Reading is good!"

"Yes! There is a golden house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book."

Li Shisan was overjoyed upon hearing this, "Oh, Shaolang really speaks eloquently! What a book has its own house of gold, and the book has its own Yan Ruyu. It's just right!"

(End of this chapter)