Carefree Prince In Tang Dynasty

The two "Basics of Economics" that Xiao Yu holds in his hand are both printed materials. The manuscript was copied by Chen Youlan. Li Xin asked the master carpenters in the mansion to carve out the engraved plates with superb craftsmanship, and then printed two hundred copies. In fact, the second half of the story of "Blessings of Love" distributed on the first floor of the Chang'an was also printed. It's just that no one paid attention to the handwriting, so no abnormality was found.

Some people may feel puzzled. It is obvious that movable type printing is more advanced than block printing, but Li Xin doesn't use it?

Many people know that movable type printing was invented by Bi Sheng in the Song Dynasty, and they also know that this type of printing has many conveniences. But most people don't know that although movable type printing came out in the Song Dynasty, it was still engraving printing that occupied the circulation of printing owners until the Ming Dynasty.

There are two main reasons for this phenomenon.

First, movable type printing is very convenient, but if you want to use movable type printing to print a book, you need a lot of literate workers, otherwise there is no way to type and print smoothly. As we all know, the illiteracy rate of the feudal dynasty has always been above 90%. More than 90% of the people can recognize their names. How can booksellers recruit enough printers?

Second, the "movable type" of movable type printing can be divided into mud type, wood type, etc. They have their own advantages and disadvantages in the printing process, and sometimes it is inevitable that they will be damaged. After it is damaged, a new one must be replaced. It is often difficult for the new type to be added to be exactly the same as the old type. As a result, the printed product is inconsistent and unsightly.

Although Datang did not have a large-scale printing house at this time, from the experience of the later dynasties, a printing house often used several sets of movable type at the same time. Once mixed, the finished product became the famous Banqiao body— —The original fonts created by Zheng Banqiao in the Qing Dynasty, large and small, such as chaotic stone paving, have a strange beauty. Apart from being unfriendly to patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, they seem to have no other problems.

Therefore, although movable type printing is advanced, it is far beyond the scope of current application. With this in mind, Li Xin didn't take it out, but used the engraving method.

As a result, engraving printing requires the lowest level of literacy for workers, and even the engraving master does not need to be able to recognize characters, as long as he can engrave the original manuscript in a mirror image according to the gourd painting. And printing workers do not need to read words, as long as they can apply ink and press the paper.

Secondly, the engraving can be preserved for a long time, and as long as it is preserved properly, it can be taken out for printing at any time. This is also very convenient.

Li Xin briefly introduced the principle of engraving to Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu said with emotion, "That's much faster than handwriting."

"Yes, in fact, it's not just this "Principles of Economics", as long as you have the heart, all books can be printed like this." Li Xin said with a smile.

"As a result, won't the price of the book drop?" Xiao Yu suddenly thought of something and asked with a smile.

Li Xin nodded and said, "That's it."

Xiao Yu pondered for a moment, his eyes lighted up and said: "In the future, the book will no longer be a treasure collection, more people will be able to read the book, and more people will understand the truth in this world. His Royal Highness Chu... ...The merits of this move are immense!"

Li Xin smiled and waved his hand, and said, "It's not that fast. The production of various engravings also takes time and cost. The kid is just a businessman, everything is for making money."

What Xiao Yu said is certainly not wrong. But there is still a long way to go from the emergence of woodblock printing to the popularization. Only by making it profitable can people have the motivation to change and accept it.

Xiao Yu understood Li Xin's illocutionary meaning, smiled and nodded, and said, "It is a good thing to make money, especially your Majesty King Chu. Every time you make money, the old man is convinced to earn money."

Li Xin didn't know whether he was boasting or demeaning himself, so he smiled awkwardly.

"With these things... Lao Fang doesn't need to spend any more words." Xiao Yu finally brought the topic back to the punctuation marks.

Yes, these printed "Economics Fundamentals" are the key to this battle between typesetting and punctuation. Because this is a book that most people want to read.

Since Li Xin argued in court on the benefits of stimulating business that day, many people have thought more about it. Coupled with the fact that Li Xin has been lecturing at the Ministry of Households during this period, the concept of "economics" has become more and more known to more people. Li Shimin has also mentioned the term "economics" many times on different occasions.

Under such circumstances, although economics is still not on par with Confucianism, it already has a certain foundation for development. Many people are interested in it and begin to face its existence.

What is the best material for the ministers of the DPRK and China to understand economics? It is the "Economic Foundation" written by Li Xin who was the first to put forward the three words "Economics". And this book is typeset horizontally and uses punctuation. You said, these conservatives who oppose horizontal typography and punctuation, do not read this book at all?

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