Chapter 557 No, Cheng Saburo is His Majesty's lucky star
Chapter 557 No, Cheng Sanlang is His Majesty’s lucky star (please subscribe and vote)
This is really not something that ordinary people can think of. What is important is who can have such a big imagination.
He saw seals stamped on paper, which led to the invention of movable type printing, and because the cost of paper was too high.
He actually went to improve the papermaking technology by himself. The important thing is that this kid was just using his time to treat Shiro Li Tai.
He took the time to do it. Such a skill made Li Shimin want to see what magical thing was growing inside Cheng Sanlang's head.
"Although I have never seen the movable type printing technology, I can make a conclusion based on what you just said, Guanyin Maid.
The cost of movable type printing is bound to be far lower than that of engraving."
"With such high-quality and cheap paper, coupled with low-cost movable type printing..."
"Even I can't help but be a little jealous of Cheng Qian's good fortune."
Li Shimin walked around in the Ganlu Hall in disbelief, looking at the paper pattern in his hand, shaking his head and sighing.
Seeing that her husband was so excited that he couldn't sit still, Empress Changsun glanced in the direction of the palace door and whispered a reminder.
"Husband, please don't forget, I promised Ke'er."
"Oh, my husband was so excited just now that he couldn't contain himself." Li Shimin nodded and sat back in front of the desk.
He patted the paper pattern gently with his big hand and said with a happy face, "This is Bi Xian's nephew, he is really the lucky star of our family's inheritance."
"No, Cheng Sanlang is your majesty's lucky star." Empress Changsun looked at her husband in front of her and said seriously and solemnly.
When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but nodded in agreement and laughed.
"Don't worry, how can my husband be jealous of his son because he can secure his position as the crown prince and win the support of scholars all over the world?"
"He is the prince, the crown prince of the country. I will personally hand over the entire world to him in the future."
"If he can win public praise, I will only be happy for him."
Empress Changsun stretched out her hand, held it tightly with her husband's, and said with a sweet smile.
"Of course I know what kind of person your husband is. Your Majesty must be favored by heaven. Only then can we, the Tang Dynasty, be able to get the help of a genius like Cheng Sanlang."
Li Shimin was in great joy, stroking his long beard and looking very energetic.
"That's right. If I hadn't had my wise eyes and allowed him to become an official in the East Palace, how could that kid have done a series of things that can be called world-shattering?"
"This is natural, precisely because we have a generation of wise kings like Your Majesty who has a keen eye and talent.
Only in the Tang Dynasty can we have so many capable ministers and famous generals, and can we have the prosperity we have today."
Li Shimin smiled heartily, looked at the paper pattern in his hand, took a deep breath and said.
"Having said that, my husband is really eagerly looking forward to Chengqian's foot disease getting better soon..."
"If those important officials in the court saw Cheng Qian striding forward and presenting the movable type printing technology, their expressions would be really exciting..."
Seeing the joyful expression on her husband's face, Empress Changsun lowered her eyes speechlessly. Fortunately, he was still the emperor, but what could she say...
Haha... As expected, men never grow up. Even if they have children, they will still be like children.
"Guanyin Maid, what are you thinking about?" Li Shimin put away his joyful smile for a long time and looked at his wife in his arms.
Empress Changsun smiled sweetly, with a virtuous and gentle smile. "It's nothing, I just think what your husband said is right."
"real?"
"Of course it is."
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Seven days after Li Tai's surgery, Cheng Chubi stayed in Chang'an on the pretext that he needed to wait for Li Tai's wound to heal.
Standing in the printing shop of Cheng and Xu Co., Ltd. located on the bank of Fengshui River, I watched the craftsmen start to turn the machines with their feet.
A round roller slowly rotated, and a craftsman sent a piece of tissue paper along the paper feed chute.
In everyone's surprised eyes, the piece of paper was actually sucked onto the roller out of thin air.
As the roller rotated, the tissue paper ran over the lead movable type plate that had been painted with the newly developed ink.
When this series of actions is completed, the printed paper is separated from the roller by the extended thin plate.
The first piece of paper was separated, and the second piece of paper was just taken away by the roller...
After making seven or eight impressions, the ink began to fade, and Cheng Chubi stopped.
Then, the first piece of printed tissue paper was quickly handed to Cheng Chubi's hands.
Cheng Chubi couldn't help but frown, and handed the test product with poor printing quality to Li Ke beside him.
Li Ke stared blankly at the paper in his hand. Even the ink was still not ideal and some of the handwriting looked blurry.
But the problem is, this is enough to prove that the idea proposed by Brother Chu Bi has really become a reality.
Moreover, they can see the engraving and printing technology next to it. Every time a page is printed, a new pass of ink is required.
And there are so many footprints here, even though the ink marks on the last two or three have obviously faded, they can still be inked.
"Brother Chu Bi, how did the roller stick the paper to it?"
"That's an electrostatic effect. For example, if you rub a piece of leather and silk against each other, it will have such an effect."
Cheng Chubi couldn't help but feel happy when he saw Li Ke's confused look, and he felt a sense of superiority in terms of intelligence.
"What exactly causes that electrostatic effect? I won't explain it to you, mainly because I'm worried that you won't understand."
"..." Li Ke's face quickly darkened and he muttered unhappily.
"Brother Chu Bi, it's what you mean. The paper is picked up because of static electricity, so I'd like to ask what electrostatics are."
"Electricity?" Cheng Chubi took a breath like toothache and stared blankly at Li Ke who asked this strange question.
What a god, electrostatics. I'm not good at physics, but at least I know that the textbooks only describe static electricity.
"Electrification is the thunder and lightning you can see on rainy days."
Cheng Chubi rolled his eyes and finally thought of a very good explanation that was in line with feudal superstition.
"So that's it..." Li Ke was stunned for a long time, and then he suddenly realized. "No wonder the lightning is meandering among the clouds, because it moves."
"Yeah, brother Xian, you have a very good mind." Cheng Chubi patted Li Ke's shoulder with a look of kindness and care.
"..." Li Ke looked at Brother Chu Bi blankly, always feeling that he was mocking him, but he couldn't find any evidence.
"I am praising you, my dear brother. Seeing you like that, do you think I can still mock you?"
Seeing Li Ke's expression, Cheng Chubi laughed and continued to think about serious matters.
Although the quality of the ink still needs to be improved, and the machinery also needs to be adjusted, at least everything is moving in a good direction.
Cheng Chubi was very pleased to praise Uncle Ping, who was simple and unpretentious and liked to do big things in a low profile, and told him to continue to let the craftsmen work together to find a solution.