Lu Dynasty

Chapter 432 Woodblock Printing
After a while, Zheng Hun took Ma Jun and Pu Yuan and invited me into the hall. I looked at the three master and apprentice and shook my head.Zheng Hun is okay, but his eyes are red, Ma Jun and Pu Yuan's faces are crying, really like children!I smiled and said: "You are crying like this, Mr. Zheng, I still have a member of your Zheng family under my command!"

Pu Yuan smiled and said: "Master, we saw Old Uncle Zheng! He is actually the number one craftsman under the Prime Minister's command, and he is living a very good life!"

"Mr. Zheng has made a lot of contributions to me. I am going to write a letter to the court and make him Tinghou!" To be honest, Zheng Yi, an old blacksmith, has worked hard for my career for more than ten years. A Tinghou can not only commend his achievements , It can also improve the enthusiasm of my craftsmen and make them work harder for me. Why not do this kind of thing that kills two birds with one stone?
"Is the prime minister telling the truth?" I told Zheng Hun just now that craftsmen can also be officials and knights, and he believed in being an official.Because the Ministry of Industry is the imperial department that specially accommodates craftsmen, but Zheng Hun has never heard of any craftsman with a title of knighthood since ancient times, even the master craftsman Lu Ban and Mozi of the Mohist family do not have such honors!

"Did I tell a lie? But I haven't mentioned this matter to the court, so you can't tell Mr. Zheng, I want to give him a surprise!" I called Guo Jia in and told him about it , let him plan for me.

Guo Jia laughed and said, "My lord, if you make Mr. Zheng the Marquis of Ting, there shouldn't be any resistance in the three prefectures of Si Bing Liang, but it's hard to say under the command of Cao and Yuan Shao! Maybe there will be rumors!"

"Even if rumors spread, I don't think Yuan Shao and Cao would dare to attack me! In this way, Zheng Hun, take Pu Yuan and Ma Jun to carve out some articles promoting life under my rule with wooden boards, and hand over the articles to the staff Come and write, you have to pay attention, the common people do not have a high level of literature, you should write more clearly, let them understand it at a glance! I only want the common people, as for the aristocratic families, leave it to Cao and Yuan Shao!" Distribute leaflets, people are urgently needed under my rule now.In a place as big as the three prefectures of Sibingliang, it is no problem to put tens of millions of people, but now the population under my control has not exceeded [-] million.Sili is fine, he went to Bingliang and Liangzhou, but he didn't see many people!

"My lord, what's the use of engraving propaganda articles on wood blocks?" Ma Jun was very puzzled, and he was not to blame.Before paper appeared, all articles were engraved on bamboo slips.Although there is paper now, these papers are used among the upper class nobles. Only recently, after I asked Cai Yong to open a large paper factory, did paper appear cheaply around the common people.As for the emergence of printing, if I don't mention it, at least I have to wait until the Sui Dynasty!

"Have you ever seen a seal?" I looked at Ma Jun and the three of them and nodded, and I smiled; "You carve a wooden board into a large seal, brush ink on it, and then print it on paper..."

The three of Ma Jun looked at each other, and Pu Yuan asked, "Master, is this possible?"

"Of course it is possible. You can carve it like a seal. But remember that the characters should be carved in reverse like the seals. It is best to be embossed, that is, the characters are protruding." Don't say that woodblock printing is too outdated, at least we are now There was no time to study movable type printing.Let Ma Jun and the others get some simple things first, after all, restoring the people's livelihood under my rule is the most important thing now.Ma Jun and the others still need to study the keel waterwheel!

Now Zheng Hun and the others finally understood, Zheng Hun said with a smile: "The prime minister is a great talent, so you can think of it, Master Liu of the Ministry of Industry will not have to worry about the textbooks!" Although Zheng Hun has not been in Luoyang for long, but he He often wandered around the Ministry of Industry to instruct the craftsmen in their crafts, and became acquainted with Liu Ye after coming and going.Liu Ye also invited Zheng Hun to join the Ministry of Industry, but unfortunately he refused.Yesterday Liu Ye heard that I transferred Zheng Hun to the Ministry of Industry, and he was as happy as anything.

Ma Jun took out the picture I drew and said: "The prime minister is so talented! Master, Xiao Yuanzi, do you remember when I said that I wanted to guide water from low places to high places? This is the keel waterwheel designed by the prime minister. , It's just that the prime minister doesn't have time to do it! Let's go back and make it to see?"

Zheng Hun took the picture and looked at it carefully. Although the waterwheel I drew has no size or label, but with the eyes of professionals like Zheng Hun and Pu Yuan, how can you not see the depth?Zheng Hun asked suspiciously: "This...is this really painted by the prime minister?"

"Master, can I still lie to you? This is the drawing given to me by the lord when I went to Jimin Restaurant to apply for recruitment. The prime minister also said that he has many ideas, and I hope I can complete them for him!" Ma Jun stood up proudly. Keep your chest up.

Zheng Hun said with a smile: "The Prime Minister has me as a master later, if you don't want you as an apprentice, you will be finished!"

"How is it possible, I can still help Master!" Ma Jun went around Zheng Hun's back, and lightly beat his back for him.

I looked at Ma Jun, who was flattering Zheng Hun, and said, "Okay, now that the matter is over, you three masters and apprentices should get close wherever you can! Don't forget to go and see Old Zheng, he is still trying to get Zheng Hun It’s a shame that my family’s forging skills have been passed on without permission!”

Zheng Hun said with a smile: "Prime Minister, don't worry, I will let Ma Jun and Pu Yuan pass on the complete skills of my family to the craftsmen under the prime minister's command! Technology can only be improved in the hands of people, and maybe one day someone will teach me Zheng Huan Our forging process has improved!"

"Okay, I've booked a table for you at Jimin Restaurant. Do you want to use it at Jimin Restaurant or at Mr. Zheng's?" I want to see Zheng Hun's attitude towards Zheng Yi, so that I can see his nature.Isn't there a saying that says, you can see the true temperament from the bits and pieces.

Zheng Hun said: "Although the environment of Jimin Restaurant is good, old Uncle Zheng is not young this year! Let's go to his place to eat! Anyway, this time is the prime minister's treat, let's invite Uncle Zheng's son to eat together!" "

I was very satisfied with Zheng Hun's performance. After sending them off, I called Guo Jia in.Guo Jia looked at me and said with a smile, "My lord is in a good mood today!"

"Bong Xiao! Sit down! Today is a good day. With these three people, our army's weapons and people's lives can be raised to a new level, and our career can be raised to a higher level. Do you think I can't be happy? Is it?" I don't want to talk about anything else, but Ma Jun's waterwheel and loom. With these two, I can make Cao cry, because I still have the cotton seeds I found in the Lingdi Imperial Garden in my hand. Not planted yet!
Seeing me happy, Guo Jia smiled and said, "Since I'm so happy, it's natural to celebrate. May my lord treat me to a drink?"

"Okay, Guo Fengxiao, wait for me here! You drink at Jimin Restaurant, did Huang Ming take money from you? No, tomorrow I want Huang Ming to settle the bill with you!" I smiled and pulled Guo Jia walked to Jimin Restaurant.

(End of this chapter)