Rampage through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 218

In the new year, Greedy Chong wishes everyone prosperity, wealth, and family prosperity!I wish you all good health and success in the new year, counting money until your hands cramp!There are so many New Year greetings, the following is the text:

The battle between Qing and Xu ended, and Zhang De got a rare opportunity to recuperate. Since the death of Emperor Ling, Zhang De has not been idle, and now he should be free for a while.

On the Youzhou side, although Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu hadn't fought yet, they had already reached the point where their swords were on the verge of breaking out.This is a battle related to the ownership of Youzhou, but in the long run, neither of them will be the winner. No matter who wins, they will lose their own strength in the end, and Yuan Shao of Jizhou will take advantage of the loophole .

It's not that Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu don't understand this truth, the snipe and the clam fight and the fisherman wins, but neither of them can stop at this moment. The differences between the two are too great, and they confronted each other in Yuyang County.

Speaking of it, Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu had a long-standing grudge.When Liu Yu came to Youzhou, although he was a newcomer, he didn't pay attention to Gongsun Zan at all because he was a relative of the emperor.Later, the two also had major differences in their positive policies towards the northern nomads.In Liu Yu's view, Gongsun Zan's iron and blood policy towards nomads is undoubtedly the behavior of a butcher.

And Yuan Shao also fanned the flames from it. Unlike Han Xuan, Liu Yu was the emperor's uncle and Zongzheng. Yuan Shao could not attack Liu Yu's territory swaggeringly, so Yuan Shao provoked Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu, hoping that Gongsun Zan could defeat Liu Yu.Therefore, in the battle between the two, once Liu Yu gained the upper hand, Yuan Shao would send someone to mediate, but once Gongsun Zan gained the upper hand, Yuan Shao would stand by and watch.

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When Zhang De was free, he flipped through the art of war copied from Guigu. He couldn't help but recall that he spent a lot of time copying these things. It seems that it's time to make a contribution to this era.

Zhang De is going to create printing. Printing is still a profound thing in this era and even in the next few hundred years, but judging from the current point of view, even printing with movable type is not difficult.

Engraving is not difficult for Zhang De, but the quality of the Eastern Han paper is a big problem. Cai Lun's "Caihou paper" is of good quality, and writing is not a problem. It can be stamped on it, but if For large-scale printing, the effect of Caihou paper is still unsatisfactory.

Of course, the Han Dynasty did not have good paper. The quality of the paper that was paid to the imperial palace was sufficient for printing. Zhang De, as a prince, naturally used not ordinary paper, but the price of that paper was high enough. It is naturally impossible to use for large-scale printing.

It became Zhang De's problem to find a kind of paper with good quality and cheap price, so Zhang De thought of Mi Zhu.

The Mi family is one of the most powerful merchants in the world, so the news is naturally better than ordinary people, so Zhang De wanted to ask Mi Zhu if he knew where he could get such paper.

Mi Zhu is now working under Wang Xiu, as Wang Xiu's deputy. Wang Xiu is in charge of Diannong, and the business in Qingzhou and Xuzhou is handed over to Mi Zhu to manage, which can be regarded as making the best use of him.

Now that Wang Xiu is no longer working in Beihai Taishou Mansion, Zhang De is also a Taiwei, so he specially built a place for Wang to work, such as Mi Zhu who is in charge of business, and Guoyuan who is in charge of farming.

Zhang De came to look for Mi Zhu, and it happened that Wang Xiu was also here.Zhang De asked Mi Zhu about paper.

Mi Zhu frowned, and thought for a long time before answering: "My lord, as far as I know, the best paper in the world is the tribute paper used by the imperial palace, and the one used by officials in Beijing is second, but if adults use it in large quantities, Caihou paper is better, the price is the cheapest..."

Zhang De thought about it. Although the quality of Caihou paper was not satisfactory, it was not unusable, but the printed handwriting was really unsightly.If it really doesn't work, just use Caihou paper and forget it.

At this moment, Wang Xiu suddenly said, "My lord, I do know someone who is proficient in papermaking!"

"Oh, who is it, Uncle Zhi, tell me quickly!"

"My lord, this person's surname is Zuo Mingbo, and his style name is Ziyi. He is from Donglai, and he is a fellow of Xiu. This person is good at calligraphy, and his reputation is equal to that of Mao Hong, and slightly inferior to that of Handan Chun."

Zhang De nodded, saying that a person who writes powerfully is often described as penetrating through the back of the paper. It is said that Wen Zhengming of the Ming Dynasty could write through more than ten layers of paper.Presumably, Uncle Zuo should have no problem writing through four or five layers of paper.However, the quality of this Caihou paper is far from enough for those who are truly proficient in calligraphy.It is also because of this that Zuo Bo personally studied the art of papermaking.

Donglai is very close to Beihai City. Three days later, Zuo Bo was recruited to Beihai, and he also brought the paper he developed himself.The quality of Zuobo paper is indeed much better than that of Caihou paper, and the price is almost the same. Although it is not as good as the paper used today, it is enough for printing.

After a month of trial and error, the printing technique was basically successful, so Zhang De began to look for his first wave of printed materials.

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Zheng Xuan had a good life recently.His disciples, Cui Yan and Guo Yuan, are getting bigger and bigger, especially Cui Yan, who is in charge of the criminal law and has great power. Officials of Beihai City have to give Cui Yan three points of favor when they see Cui Yan.And Zheng Xuan's status has also risen accordingly.

Now Zheng Xuan is almost 70 years old. He usually researches and studies knowledge, discusses with great Confucians in Beihai, teaches students, holds "lectures", and sees his disciples comparing each other. Zheng Xuan is also very happy in his heart.

One day, Zheng Xuan was playing the piano in the house, and his disciple came to report that Taiwei Zhang De came to visit in person.

Zheng Xuan nodded, Zhang De is not what it used to be today, at least he is a captain and ranks among the three princes, so Zheng Xuan immediately went to greet him in person.

"Little old man has seen Lord Taiwei!" Zheng Xuan said well, but he didn't bow down.And Zhang De didn't bother with Zheng Xuan. A 70-year-old man came to worship him, and he would feel uncomfortable.

After entering the room, the guests and hosts were seated, Zheng Xuancai asked: "I don't know why the Taiwei came here?"

"Mr. Zheng, I'm here to ask for books!" Zhang De replied.

Ask for a book?Since when did this captain like to read books!I heard from my disciples that this Taiwei seems to have no interest in Confucian classics, could it be that he has changed his nature?Zheng Xuan was full of doubts, so he asked: "I don't know what book the Taiwei wants?"

"I heard that Mr. Zheng just annotated a copy of "The Analects of Confucius", so I would like to borrow it!"

Zheng Xuan frowned after hearing this, but he had annotated a book of "The Analects of Confucius" a few days ago. Zheng Xuan wrote a book of his experience and understanding of "The Analects of Confucius" for most of his life. This book can be said to be Zheng Xuan's painstaking efforts. The disciples wanted to borrow it for copying, but they were not willing to do so.How can you just borrow it!

(End of this chapter)