God-level prince of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 312 Books can be printed in two days (third update)
A sharp-eyed person saw what was in Li Chengqian's hand, and began to say, "The metal coin in His Royal Highness's hand is engraved with words?"

"It doesn't look like this, our text is not like this!"

Of course this is not the case. Movable type is carved upside down, unless the left and right symmetrical characters are possible.

And his font is completely different from the current font, it looks like a pattern from a distance.

Then someone saw the writing in his hand.

"I see, there is a word 'coming'!"

The word "lai" is left-right symmetrical, which can be seen clearly.No matter what font it is, it can be seen at a glance.

"This font is very strange, it is different from the regular script we write!"

Regular script is also called Zhengkai, Zhenshu, Zhengshu.Gradually evolved from the official script, it is more simplified, horizontal and vertical.It is also the most commonly used font in Datang, and people are very familiar with it.

Li Chengqian looked at these people, picked up the typefaces and said, "This is movable type!"

type?

This has aroused people's speculation even more.

What is movable type, will this type still be alive?There is life?
"The so-called movable type is the text that can be used flexibly, everyone look forward to it!"

After this explanation, people suddenly realized.

Li Chengqian then returned to a table and put the typeface on another iron plate.

This behavior has attracted a lot of attention.

Li Shimin also got up from his seat and walked directly to Li Chengqian's side.

After Li Chengqian accepted it, he wiped it with ink on the lead type.

Li Shimin, who was watching from the side, was a little perplexed, and his mouth kept moving.

Come on... come on what...

Before he could guess, Li Chengqian printed another piece of paper, and with just a sweep of his hand, seven characters were printed on the paper.

"I come, I see, I conquer!"

Li Shimin picked up the paper and exclaimed!

"I'll come with a good word, I'll see, I'll conquer!"

This is not the first time I heard Li Chengqian say that, this time he did it.

And Li Chengqian then took down the words, smiled and said:
"Your Majesty, ministers, these typefaces can be used repeatedly. You only need to use them to create a few sets of typefaces. These typefaces can be combined at will. After printing a page, you can make another combination, which greatly saves the time for engraving. The set of fonts can be used unlimitedly, and the cost is very low. If it is used, the number of books that can be printed within a year will be a terrible number. In the past, only one book was published in a few months, but now it can be printed in a few days Book! It can be said to be very convenient!"

As soon as these words were said, everyone's breathing became tight.

What an invention, no!It is a simple invention, but it has solved a thousand-year-old problem.

Someone exclaimed: "It really is for movable type! Active characters!"

A sharp-eyed person noticed that the characters were different, so he asked, "His Royal Highness, I don't know what fonts these fonts are, and why are they different from our regular script? This font has a very comfortable feeling to read."

Li Chengqian looked at that person, it turned out to be Wei Zheng, this guy is very knowledgeable, he also has a lot of research on fonts, so he smiled and said: "This is Tang style!"

He didn't dare to say it was Song style. After all, Song style hadn't appeared yet, so he simply said it was Tang style.

Song typeface is a Chinese font that appeared to adapt to printing.The strokes vary in thickness, and are generally thinner and thicker vertically, with decorative parts at the end, and strokes such as dots, skimming, pressing, and hooks have sharp points. They belong to serif fonts and are often used for text typesetting in books, magazines, and newspapers.

"Okay! What a Tang style! His Royal Highness is indeed a talented person!"

"It's not just talent, it's a great talent!"

Cheng Yaojin did not forget to give a few words of praise.

Others also joined the ranks of praise.

Li Shimin's interest became very high, he smiled and said: "Okay! In this way, the problem of books is indeed solved."

In fact, Li Shimin still has something to say, that is, if more books are printed, the advantages of those aristocratic families will no longer be there.

The base of the poor is very large, and there are naturally many smart people, and those who can read are even more numerous. In the future, you don’t have to worry about their failure to go to court. If you don’t go to court, someone will replace you in a few days. You don't want such a good future, you let others, of course others want it.

"Gao Ming really did not disappoint me! Great, great, this has to be promoted."

His words are everywhere, as for Changsun Wuji and others, they are also depressed, unable to say a word.

But they always have something to say.So Changsun Wuji asked: "I don't know, what is the price of the future books?"

Li Chengqian had expected that he would ask such a question a long time ago. According to his estimation, it was about one-tenth, but he would not say that. to the bottom.

So he said, "It's one-fifth of the original price! This also includes the cost of paper!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.

Li Shimin looked happy, and one-fifth of the price was very low.

Even if it is one-half, there must be many people who can afford to read books, let alone one-fifth.

At the same time, Li Chengqian also sent out a signal, making Changsun Wuji and others think that the price of this book is one-fifth of the original price, causing them to make some wrong judgments.

Hou Junji asked, "Then how many characters should be engraved?"

"Three thousand is enough! If a thousand craftsmen come to carve, three thousand characters can be carved in one night! Books can be printed the next day!"

Li Chengqian said so, this speed can be said to be very fast.

Three thousand commonly used characters are enough to deal with 90.00% of the cases.

When he said this, everyone's surprised expressions rushed to the peak.

Books can be printed within two days, which has never happened before, and the speed of Liao is too fast.

In the past, it might take several months or even longer to print a book. This is undoubtedly a huge revolution.

Will the books be released in a short time in the future?At the same time, another idea was brewing in Li Chengqian's mind, a huge idea.Of course, this idea will not be implemented until later.

The entire court was extremely lively, and people's eyes were full of shock.

At the same time, the system voice began to sound intensively in Li Chengqian's mind.

"Congratulations to the host, you got thirty points!"

"Congratulations to the host, you got thirty points!"

"Congratulations to the host, you got thirty points!"

……

The full [-] points have been credited to the account again, and it can be collected with just a few prints. This business is very profitable!
At this time, Jun Ji said: "Your Highness, the court has made many important decisions. If you are making a printing business, you will be at your wits end!"

At a critical moment, this person came out and said this, which is very annoying.

(End of this chapter)