Chapter 556 That boy can make paper? Isn't it a joke? (
Chapter 556: That boy can make paper? Isn’t this a joke? (Please subscribe and vote)
"...What kind of excuse is this?" Empress Changsun's face turned dark. She gritted her silver teeth and said with gritted teeth.
"The money your father gave to that boy should probably be two to three thousand guan..."
Li Ke quickly explained.
"Mother, Cheng Chubi just spent 5,000 yuan to buy a printing shop a few days ago."
The corners of Queen Changsun's eyes stood up.
"Five thousand guan, how could it cost so much... With so much money, Cheng Sanlang can even build two printing houses."
After Queen Changsun said this, her deep eyes fell on Li Ke.
"Sanlang, although Cheng Chubi has great literary talent, with his temperament, it is impossible for him to buy a printing shop and develop new paper."
"Could it be that there was something that forced him to do this?"
Seeing his mother's gaze that seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts, Li Ke could only brace up and salute to Empress Changsun.
"I know that I can't hide it from my mother. There is something that I... I want to ask my mother to hide for my eldest brother."
Empress Changsun straightened her back slowly, frowning slightly, waiting for Li Ke to speak.
Li Ke had a sudden change in his heart, so he took Brother Chu Bi to the Tangquan Palace in Lishan Mountain. After watching the paintings of himself and his elder brother that day, he stamped the seal and got inspiration.
I thought of a more novel printing technology that would definitely be more affordable and high-quality, and after that.
"From the beginning, the eldest brother wanted to directly present the printing technology to the father. But he was blocked by Brother Chu Bi..."
Empress Changsun looked at Li Ke in front of her with a calm face and talked about it in detail, describing Cheng Sanlang's invention of movable type printing.
I feel that the efficiency and cost of this technique should be tested first. If it is feasible, then this technique should be used to print large quantities of books first.
When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince recovers from his leg injury and returns to Chang'an, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will personally present an offering to the court and His Majesty...
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After Li Ke had already explained the reason why Cheng Chubi secretly acquired the printing house and developed a new type of paper pattern.
He saw Empress Changsun sitting there blankly, not saying a word, but he didn't dare to disturb her, so she could only sit upright.
She didn't know how much time had passed before Empress Changsun slowly shook her head and let out a soft sigh, her eyes turning slightly red.
"Cheng Sanlang, you are really thoughtful... It is a blessing for Cheng Qian to have him as his friend in his life..."
"What the Queen Mother said is that although Brother Chu Bi is a bit out-of-character, he treats his father and elder brother..."
"How could I not know that your father also knows it." Empress Changsun smiled sweetly. "I just didn't expect that he could actually do this..."
Empress Changsun gently stroked the smooth paper and said.
"Even though the movable type printing technology is useless, just the high-quality and affordable paper patterns he produced are enough to make the world's scholars happy."
"I will tell your father personally. Don't worry, my mother will reveal the news in advance and keep it secret for you."
After hearing this, Li Ke, who felt as if he had received a reassurance in his heart, couldn't help but be overjoyed, and quickly bowed respectfully to Empress Changsun.
"Thank you, Queen Mother, for being considerate of your son."
"You have a close friend and a father in your heart, how can I not help you." Empress Changsun took two steps forward, helped Li Ke up and said comfortingly.
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When Empress Changsun arrived at the Ganlu Hall, Li Shimin, who had just retired from the court, was still correcting the memorial in the Ganlu Hall.
Seeing Empress Changsun walking slowly, she couldn't help but smile. "Mr. Guanyin, where is the little Sizi?"
Empress Changsun stepped forward with a smile on her face and presented the bamboo tube she held in her hand.
"She is playing over there in the garden... Husband, I have a treasure here that I want to present to Your Majesty."
Li Shimin laughed loudly, took the bamboo tube and opened the lid and said.
"Oh? Could it be that you got another ancient scroll or a book sticker?"
When Li Shimin opened the bamboo tube cover, he took out the paper pattern and saw the writing on it.
After clearly reading the song "On Father's Order, Cheng Sanlang Sends My Father Cheng Yaojin West to Chang'an", I laughed out loud with joy.
"What happened to that boy Li Ke? He actually copied this poem and gave it to me."
I saw that my husband was only looking at the poem and was so happy that his teeth cracked, and he didn't pay attention to the important point at all.
Empress Changsun couldn't help but smile sweetly and slowly shook her head. "Husband, that's not the point. You can take a closer look..."
"Isn't that the point?" Li Shimin glanced at his dear wife with a confused expression, and then carefully looked at his own Ke'er's handwriting.
After a long time, Li Shimin finally said with great certainty. "Well...this boy's calligraphy has improved quite a bit after not seeing him for several months."
Empress Changsun, who was supposed to have a gentle and virtuous face, now raised her hand expressionlessly and pressed on the looming veins on her forehead.
Empress Changsun finally understood that her husband's observation skills seemed to have gone astray, so she had to go straight into the tunnel.
"Husband, have you really not noticed the difference between the paper in your hand and the tribute paper?"
"Tribute paper... tribute... what kind of paper is this?" Li Shimin finally came to his senses after carefully looking at the paper pattern in his hand for a long time.
He looked at the paper pattern in his hand repeatedly with a look of surprise on his face. He always felt that the quality of this paper was not as good as the tribute paper, but it was better than the ordinary paper.
Seeing her husband's extremely shocked expression, Empress Changsun finally felt that her thoughts were clearer, and then she smiled gently and said.
"This is the new Chengjia paper made by Cheng Chubi and Chengsanlang who improved the papermaking technology of Chengjia Paper Mill a few days ago."
"That boy, he can make paper? You can't be joking, right..." Li Shimin almost laughed out loud, but when he saw Guanyin Maid's calm and pretty face.
The sarcastic smile on Li Shimin's face gradually faded away, and he stared blankly at the paper in his hand. The reassuring voice of Guanyin came to his ears.
Let’s talk about the price of Cheng’s paper and the reasons why Cheng Chubi improved papermaking.
Li Shimin looked at the piece of paper in his hand, and even picked up a pen and wrote several words next to the poem.
It was observed that after the ink soaked into the paper, it was not smudged, but could outline the handwriting well.
At this moment, he couldn't help but shake his head in disbelief.
The cost of this new type of Chengjia paper is only eight or nine cents per foot, which is enough to make tribute paper, which is five or six times lower.
We must know that the reason why books were precious in the past was that the tribute paper was expensive and the copying was laborious and laborious.
But now, the paper patterns that that boy Cheng Chubi tinkered with for the movable type printing technology were enough to shock Li Shimin's heart.