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Chapter 53: Movable Type Printing

Han Dynasty.

Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was very happy when he took the newly made snow-white paper. Now he was even more happy when he saw the printing on the canopy.

Looking at the title, he felt it was very useful.

And since the appearance of Tianmu, he not only wants to attack the Xiongnu, but also works hard to develop civil society and make this country more prosperous.

Whether it is papermaking or printing, they will be his tools for governing the country.

Thinking of this, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che once again issued an order to his craftsmen, asking them to learn quickly and see if they could make it.

Tang Dynasty.

When Li Shimin and a group of ministers saw the message on the canopy, they also wanted to know, what exactly is this movable type printing technology?
What is the difference between living typography and typography?
With this doubt, they looked at it.

Many craftsmen who were carving words looked at the sky and were stunned.

The method of copying and rubbing stone tablets since the Eastern Han Dynasty was corrected by predecessors and became the current printing technology.

But what is this movable type printing?They are very curious about what this 'life' is like.

And they have never heard of the name Bi Sheng. Could it be that he is also from this later generation?

Song.

Bi Sheng saw his name on the sky screen. He was slightly surprised and couldn't believe it.

He is just an engraver in a bookstore, and he is engaged in engraving text every day.

Some time ago, he was fired by his original boss because his eyesight was dim.

However, because he used to be faster at engraving, he was soon hired by a new boss.

The purpose is also to let him teach other engravers how to engrave quickly.

Does he have any tips for fast lettering?But when others were sleeping, he was still working hard.

How to teach this?He was very confused.

Bi Sheng's current boss asked him to teach others the secret of fast lettering. Bi Sheng didn't know how to reply.

The upset Bi Sheng came to the creek next to his home and saw the children playing in the mud, and he was inspired.

He hurried home, made the mud into rectangles, and carved words on them.

Finally, I found an iron plate and put the mud with words engraved one by one on it, so that the carved board was completed.

With such technology, I never thought about keeping it for myself, but made my technology available to everyone.

But Bi Sheng didn't expect that his name would appear on the sky.

Other dynasties, who had just seen papermaking technology, secretly looked forward to this printing technology.

In particular, the ordinary craftsmen who learned papermaking from Tianmu were very concerned about it.

In their view, since they have decided to make paper, and then learn how to print, it will be their turn to be rich and powerful.

[Records about movable type printing first appeared in the Mengxi Talks written by Shen Kuo, a famous scientist in the Song Dynasty.Bi Sheng, who was born as a commoner, used clay to make characters, one character for each seal, and burned the seal with fire to make it into pottery.When typesetting, first prepare an iron plate, spread a mixture of incense, wax, paper ash, etc. on the iron plate. Surround the iron plate with an iron basket, fill the iron ore with medicinal seals, and then bake them with fire. Melt the mixture and integrate it with the movable type block. While it is hot, use a flat plate to press it on the movable type to make the text flat, and then you can print...]

As he was talking on the canopy, he saw an animation appear in the canopy, constantly doing various actions related to printing.

Each action also made each dynasty finally know what movable type printing is.

Qin Dynasty.

After Qin Shihuang watched the entire video, he understood somewhat.

It turns out that printing is just small seals that print words onto paper.

Thinking of the Baijia Academy that I wanted to build, I had prepared bamboo slips and wanted the students to copy the books themselves and use them for study.

Now that Tianmu has taught papermaking and printing, all those preparations are unnecessary.

Just let the Mohist disciples carve it out and print it out.

After thinking about this, Qin Shihuang looked at the Mohist disciples who were looking at the sky.

When the Mohist disciples saw Qin Shihuang throwing himself at him, they quickly returned the favor.

They are always nervous about every new thing that appears on the sky.

I am very afraid that Qin Shihuang might say something at some point about how things are going.Although they are professionals, many of the things on the sky screen cannot make sense to them.

The last paper-making technique made them feel slightly relieved.

Unexpectedly, before they could do anything, they were...called to the palace again and asked to learn from Tianmu to make this printed thing.

When they saw the title, they were confused.

They don't know what printing is, what it does, and what Bi Sheng does!

Fortunately, after the video was played, they quickly knew the answers to these questions.

The anxious heart that I was originally feeling slowly relaxed.

This printing technique is not difficult, especially when combined with the paper, it is simply a powerful tool for spreading knowledge.

Han Dynasty.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che was very happy when he saw the movable type carvings made by the craftsmen.

He brushed a layer of ink on the finished movable type printing plate with his own hands, put the newly made paper on it, and then gently pushed it with a roller.

Finally, he picked up the piece of paper and read it, and found that the words on the engraving were indeed printed on the paper.

He was very satisfied with the result and very happy.

The emergence of paper has changed the bulky size of preludes.

Then combined with movable type printing, it will change the way officials are used.

If it cooperates with the school on Tianmu, in that case, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che felt that he could have whatever talents he wanted.

Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin looked at the movable type printing on the marquee, and he was very excited.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the knowledge of the entire country has been monopolized by powerful clans.

If the Tang Dynasty wanted to use any official, then he must be born into a famous family.

Scholars from civilian backgrounds did not have much of a future.

It is precisely because of this that Li Shimin feels that his rights are restricted by famous families.

Only then did he begin to learn from the former dynasty and implement the imperial examination system.

It's just a scholar at the bottom who doesn't have many books at home. It's very difficult to study, and it's even more impossible to change his destiny.

The two technologies now appearing on the sky have given Li Shimin hope to change his current predicament.

Especially with the academy shown earlier, that pair of famous families is a sure winner.

If possible, he hopes to have more such technology.

Song.

Zhao Zhen looked at the sky and was slightly startled.

He did not expect that this movable type printing technology would appear in their Song Dynasty.

In his impression, the entire Song Dynasty still used the engraving printing used in the Tang Dynasty.

After watching the video, Zhao Zhen found that movable type printing was indeed better than woodblock printing.

Compared with other dynasties that all took matters into their own hands, Zhao Zhen directly ordered people to search for this old man named Bi Sheng.

Although he didn't know if the old man named Bi Sheng was born at his time, the creation of such a tool that was beneficial to the spread of knowledge must be praised by the court.

Bi Sheng did not expect that his invention of movable type printing would not only be praised by the sky, but also receive praise from the imperial court.

This made him very happy and more confident in his ability to disclose movable type printing.

Shen Kuo was also very excited when he saw himself mentioned on the marquee.

Although he had already recorded Bi Sheng's movable type printing technique in his "Mengxi Bi Tan".

He was still very happy when he saw this technology being mentioned by future generations.

He hopes that this technology can be used by the people to change their lives.

(End of this chapter)