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Chapter 199 Liang Shanbo and Ma Wencai

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"Typography?"

Ma Wen was taken aback for a moment, it sounded very unclear.

The best technology is woodblock printing!
This movable type printing technique has never been heard of before.

Ma Wencai shook his head, "I've never heard of movable type printing, and Ma's business is spread all over the world, but I've never heard of the technology of movable type printing."

Only then did Ma Wen realize that the technique that could be solemnly mentioned by his master must be an excellent technique.

"Master, what is movable type printing?"

Yang Chen was puzzled for a moment. The Great Zhou Dynasty had been established for thousands of years and flourished. Unexpectedly, movable type printing has not yet been developed!
But now with woodblock printing, movable type printing is also a matter of course.

So he said, "As soon as you said it, I thought that the woodblock printing technique naturally has several shortcomings. First, engraving is time-consuming, labor-intensive and materials-intensive; second, it is inconvenient to store a large number of book editions; third, it is not easy to correct typos. .”

"These shortcomings greatly limit the speed and quality of printing."

"Movable type printing is not the case, and basically solves these problems."

"The method of movable type printing is to first make a single-character positive script mold, and then select the individual characters according to the manuscript, arrange them in the type plate, apply ink and print them, and then remove the font molds for the next printing. use."

Ma Wencai was well aware of the shortcomings of woodblock printing, but he did not expect that his master could see these shortcomings at a glance when he heard of woodblock printing for the first time.

What shocked him even more was that after seeing these shortcomings, he was able to draw inferences from one instance and find out a solution to these shortcomings.

Movable type!

Make the Yangwen inverse word mold of a single character!
Then select the individual characters according to the manuscript, arrange them in the type plate, and print them with ink!
What a genius idea!
Compared with engraving printing, it seems that there is no difference, but this change in concept has made the printing technology develop by leaps and bounds, and will even usher in the era of large printing.

There is no need for one page of a book and one engraving block, but only separate fonts for commonly used characters, and then rearrange the fonts according to the books to be printed.

This is simply a genius idea!
Ma Wencai's eyes lit up.

"Master, did you come up with this idea?"

Yang Chen shook his head, "Of course not. I am standing on the shoulders of giants. I have read more books and know more than you."

"Go ahead, with this movable type printing technique, I believe that the "Three Character Classic" can be printed soon!"

Marvin nodded madly.

"Master, with this movable type printing technology, I don't know how much time and cost will be saved. In the future, the speed and quality of printing will be doubled."

"In the past, to print a book, one had to engrave an engraving on each page. Once there was a typo, it needed to be re-engraved. Now, if there is a typo, just change the font directly, saving time and effort."

"I heard from my grandfather that if any new thing comes into the world, if it has a great impact on the world, the first thing that appears will be protected by the heavens, and will be engraved with Dao rhyme, which has mysterious and unpredictable power .”

"Master, take a look, can you accompany me to the printing workshop in Mafu, and personally guide me to make the first typeface!"

Yang Chen nodded, "Also!"

"However, before I go, I still need to arrange today's homework for you!"

"Since you have been studying with me, you have already studied the two books "Enlightenment of the Rhythm" and "San Zi Jing". Today I am teaching you another book. This book is no worse than "San Zi Jing". It is also an enlightenment book."

Is it not worse than the Three Character Classic?

When Marvin heard it, he almost jumped up!
"Three Character Classic" is a precious book of true scriptures!
When the book was written for the first time, the light of enlightenment that bloomed in it even baptized my soul, which greatly increased the power of my soul.

Such precious scriptures are rare in the world!
Some people who have been studying and learning for a lifetime may not be able to write a few sentences in such precious scriptures in their lifetime!

But my master, writing the "Three Character Classic" seems to be effortless, it is a treasure book!
Now, let me say a word!
Another treasured book that is no worse than the "San Zi Jing"!
This is too outrageous!

Ma Wencai looked at his master with strange eyes.

Is that human being?
Even a Confucian or Taoist sage is nothing more than that, right?

I heard people say that in 500 years there will be a saint!

The sage knows it innately, like a lamp, it can point the world, bring light to the world, and illuminate the way forward!

Could it be that!
My own master is the legendary, born-born saint who is rare to see in 500 years?

Even if he is not a natural saint, it is estimated that the difference will not be too much!
Ma Wen was excited!
excited!

Even a little trembling!

"Master, is it true?"

"Another treasured book handed down from generation to generation that is no worse than the Three Character Classic?"

Yang Chen nodded!

"Prepare the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and recite some of the sentences for the teacher first. You should write it down carefully and try to figure it out!"

"The name of this classic is "Thousand Characters"".

"I'm going to recite it, and you remember it!"

The heaven and the earth are dark and yellow, the universe is prehistoric, the sun and the moon are full, and the celestial constellations are arranged.

Cold comes and summer goes, autumn is harvested and winter is stored, and the rest of the leap is a year old, and the rhythm is adjusted to the sun.

Clouds cause rain, dew turns into frost, gold produces Lishui, and jade comes out of Kungang.

……

"Thousand Characters" has four characters and one sentence, a total of 250 sentences, a total of [-] characters!

The length is not long!
Yang Chen read slowly, neither in a hurry nor in a hurry.

Ma Wencai took dictation seriously, and humbly asked for advice whenever he encountered a word he didn't know.

"Thousand Characters" does not have a single repeated word throughout, and the four characters form sentences, which rhyme very well. It is catchy to read, and the content is also very rich. .

The first part of "Thousand Characters" starts from the creation of heaven and earth, from the sky and the earth, and then continues to talk about the sun, moon, stars, frost, fog, changes in the weather, etc. With the changes in the weather, of course there will be gold. Silver treasures and other things, if there are things, of course people are indispensable, right?Of course, it also talked about the early history of human beings: "Love the head of Li, minister Furong and Qiang. Familiar with one another, lead the guests to the king. The phoenix is ​​in the bamboo, and the Baiju food court. It is transformed into vegetation, and it reaches all places."

Next, is the second part of "Thousand Characters". When there are people, of course it will talk about the issue of people's moral cultivation. Next, it will be about various issues related to governance. Of course, the description of the grand occasion of the country is indispensable. , like "the palace is full of depression, and the view of the building is frightened".

In addition to these flashy things, it finally talked about the praise of the beautiful pastoral life. If you want to eat, you should still eat common people's food, and if you want to wear homely clothes, you will come to the end of this book.

Master and apprentice, one read and one write!
When he reached the 99th word, Yang Chen stopped!

Only one word is missing, this book is going to be a book!
However, once such an ancient classic is written, there will definitely be a vision from heaven!
With his own white jade branches, he may not be able to suppress the eruption of this vision!

Come this time!

Yang Chen has almost become an expert in visions from the sky!
It has already attracted the attention of the whole city!
At this time, I don't want to make it more eye-catching.

"Master, why don't you say it, this is the last sentence, it's obviously one word short!"

Yang Chen shook his head, "This is an ancient classic. When the book is completed, a vision will inevitably descend from the sky, causing a sensation in the whole city and causing unnecessary trouble!"

"You read this book for now, and after you finish studying, I will fill in the last word for the teacher!"

Marvin is a little regretful!
A classic cannot be made into a book because of the difference of one word!

"Wencai, in the future, you should study "Enlightenment of Sound Rhythm", "Three Character Classic", and "Thousand Character Classic". When you read the three books thoroughly and understand the meaning contained in them, I will teach you other things!"

"These three books are all classics. Remember not to swallow them whole. You should calm down and read this book intensively. While reading, make notes of what you think and think. When you encounter doubts, think for yourself first. Really. If you can’t figure it out, come ask me again as a teacher.”

"You must know that if you blindly read without thinking, you will not be able to use the knowledge in the book reasonably and effectively because you cannot deeply understand the meaning of the book, and you will even fall into confusion. If you blindly dream and do not study and study, you will eventually It’s like building a tower on sand, and you get nothing.”

Ma Wen is awe-inspiring!
"Master, this disciple has written it down!"

"Teacher will definitely, keep learning, keep thinking!"

Yang Chen nodded, "That's fine!"

"Let's stop here today. I'm going to Tianran Juzhong to finish "The Romance of the West Chamber". Are you going to study here by yourself, or go with me?"

Ma Wencai said, "Master, when shall we go to the printing workshop and make the typefaces!"

Yang Chen said, "Don't worry, I'll go to your place to make fonts after I finish talking about "The Romance of the West Chamber!"

Ma Wencai nodded, "Okay, then I will go to Tianranju with Master and listen to Master's "The Story of the West Chamber". These days, "The Story of the West Chamber" is extremely popular, and almost everyone can say a few words about it."

"When I talked about "The Story of the West Chamber", my grandfather asked me to ask, can the plum blossom troupe at home bring the "Romance of the West Chamber" that you are talking about now, Master, to the stage and sing it?"

Yang Chen said, "Of course!"

"If they like it, they can naturally move to the stage to sing!"

"Okay, don't talk too much, let's go out!"

"Remember to give each of the children in the village a complete copy of the Three Character Classic!"

"I've already planned to open a private school in the village to teach ordinary children how to read and write!"

It was originally planned to teach children at home, but the villagers were enthusiastic and insisted on building a private school for Yang Chen spontaneously. Yang Chen knew that it was the villagers' good intentions and did not object.

After leaving the yard, not far away, the villagers are starting construction and laying foundations.

After seeing Yang Chen, they all greeted him warmly.

at this time!

A middle-aged man dressed as a member of staff walked towards his yard with two servants, one with a tough appearance and a simple and honest young man.

Seeing that he was going out, the middle-aged man hurriedly walked a few steps, arrived in front of Yang Chen, and bowed to Yang Chen with the young man and servant.

The young man looked at Yang Chen with adoration in his eyes.

"Liang Kuan in Weicheng, Liang Shanbo with his dog, met the talented scholar who invited the moon!"

"I heard that the talent invited to the moon is going to run a private school, so I'm here to let the dog meet the gentleman, and ask the gentleman to take him under the door."

When Ma Wencai saw Liang Shanbo, the power of his soul was surging, and he felt something in the dark, as if he was inextricably linked with Liang Shanbo.

But actually!
It was also the first time I saw Liang Shanbo.

"What has actually happened?"

"Why is this so?"

"Maybe it's my illusion!"

After all, the vague feeling just now was fleeting and left nothing in Ma Wencai's heart.

He thought that the kind of vague feeling should be because he saw a young man of the same age as Liang Shanbo, and he couldn't help but feel a little fond of him!
"Liang Shanbo?"

Hearing this name, Yang Chen was also a little dazed.

Then he glanced at his disciple Ma Wencai!
Liang Shanbo and Ma Wencai!
Could there be another Zhu Yingtai?

Wouldn't it be so coincidental?

I remember that in the stories I read, Ma Wencai was just a young prefect, but now Ma Wencai is just the grandson of the richest man in Weicheng.

It should have nothing to do with it!

The middle-aged man Liang Kuan saw that Yang Chen was taken aback when he heard his son's name, and he was a little embarrassed, "Sir, is there something wrong with this name?"

(End of this chapter)