Chapter 561 General Cheng and His Royal Highness King Wu are conscientious and conscientious
Chapter 561 General Cheng and His Royal Highness King Wu are dedicated to their work and I admire them (please subscribe and vote)
Li Chengqian, who was immorally enjoying others' misfortune, heard the chuckle coming from not far away, and his expression changed involuntarily.
"Who is over there?" Ning Zhong's expression suddenly changed, he quickly opened his mask and shouted loudly.
He took a step forward and rushed over there to see who dared to eavesdrop on the private conversation between himself and His Highness.
"It's me!" Cheng Chubi didn't bother to hide his identity anymore, strode towards that direction and rounded a corner.
Then he saw one leg stretched straight ahead, Li Chengqian sitting in a wheelchair, and Ning Zhong beside him.
It was just that after Ning Zhong saw that it was Cheng Chubi, he immediately put on a mask and then saluted Cheng Chubi.
"Brother Chu Bi!" Li Chengqian saw Cheng Chubi dusty on the ground, and the stone hanging in his heart finally fell back, and he hurriedly said.
"Oh my...Brother Chu Bi, how come you have been gone for so many days, but you want to hurt my little brother."
Looking at the relieved Crown Prince, Cheng Chubi said with emotion on his face.
"See Your Highness, there is nothing I can do about it. After all, there are frequent accidents in diagnosing and treating hidden hemorrhoids for His Highness the King of Wei..."
Sure enough, Cheng Chubi's eyes lit up when he saw Li Chengqian, the Crown Prince who used to be so tolerant and kind.
"Come on, come on, tell Gu Ye... Well, Gu Ye is a little worried about the condition of my fourth brother. After all, Gu Ye is a brother from the same mother..."
Li Chengqian seemed to have noticed that his wording was inappropriate, and quickly changed his words in a timely manner.
He put on an expression of concern, trying not to appear too rejoicing in others' misfortunes.
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Cheng Chubi sneered at Li Chengqian's explanation. You clearly just wanted to take pleasure in others' misfortune.
However, now is not a good time to brag and fart with you. After all, there are still business matters to be done.
"Your Highness, wait a minute. When I turn back, I will tell you in detail in private. It is a good fortune for me to come back this time.
The preliminary preparations for movable type printing are almost in progress."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but look surprised.
"Oh, it's so fast. Brother Chu Bi, you went to Chang'an not long ago, right?"
"This is an important matter concerning your reputation, Your Highness, the Crown Prince, so I naturally split one hour into two and use it.
Try not to waste any time, so that I can get the printed paper pattern before I return to Lishan Tangquan Palace..."
After hearing this, Li Chengqian's expression became serious, and he looked around before giving instructions.
"This is not the place to talk. Let's talk after we go back to the house. Ning Zhong, send someone to summon Yu Zhan, please hurry."
Ning Zhong hurried away in a hurry, and Cheng Chubi naturally took over the wheelchair. Only then did he put his hands on the handle of the wheelchair.
He couldn't help but shrug his nose. He seemed to smell the smell of pickled vegetables, and Cheng Chubi couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
Pickled cabbage is a good thing. If you have pickled cabbage, pickled cabbage fish, pickled cabbage meat, and old duck soup that requires pickled radish...
At this moment, one after another delicious dishes popped out of Cheng Chubi's memory.
Fortunately, Cheng Chubi remembered that it was not time to talk about food but about serious matters, so he decided to wait until the serious matters were finished before asking Ning Zhong.
Soon, Cheng Chubi pushed His Royal Highness into the ward. As soon as he entered the ward, Cheng Chubi felt that the smell of pickled vegetables in the room seemed to be stronger.
Out of curiosity, he was about to ask when he saw Ning Zhong and Yu Zhining walking quickly.
It's just that both of them were wearing masks, which made Cheng Chubi very satisfied. He didn't expect that they were able to wear masks in the ward without even reminding him.
It seems that he must not take a peek at the ideological realm of the ancients. Thinking of this, Cheng Chubi quickly reached into his arms and took out the mask he carried with him to cover his mouth and nose.
After all, I am also a medical worker, so I cannot afford to lose to a group of ancient people who are more than 1,400 years removed from me in terms of details.
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"I see Your Highness and General Cheng."
"Yu Qing, no courtesy, Brother Chu Bi, please tell me..."
"Weichen obeys your orders. Weichen has brought back the paper patterns for movable type printing. I would also like to ask His Highness and Yu Zhanshi to appreciate them."
Cheng Chubi reached into his arms, took out the flatly folded paper patterns, and handed them to the two of them.
"Has it been printed?" Li Chengqian glanced at the printed paper in his hand in disbelief, then looked at Cheng Chubi.
"This is natural. If there were no results, why would I delay returning to Lishan today?"
Although Yu Zhining's mouth and nose were covered by a mask, his furrowed brows and focused eyes filled with surprise also revealed his inner uneasiness.
The size of each character is almost exactly the same, and the gaps between characters are very even.
However, the handwriting seems too rigid and blunt, lacking the aura of writing.
Of course, Yu Zhining also knew very well that this kind of handwriting with excessive craftsmanship was also very common in things printed with engravings.
Even so, being able to achieve such results in such a short period of time was beyond Yu Zhining's imagination.
"General Cheng, did you use movable type printing to print these?"
Cheng Chubi nodded and replied matter-of-factly.
"Yes, these are the first and second pages of "The Analects of Confucius". Because they are only experimental printing, many places are not perfect.
For example, there is still room for improvement in the quality of the ink. Also, the printing process is prone to scrapping..."
"However, the speed of movable type printing is far superior to that of woodblock printing."
Regarding this point, Cheng Chubi, who witnessed the difference between woodblock printing and movable type printing with his own eyes, has a strong say.
The biggest difference is that one uses water-based ink and the other uses oil-based ink.
Water-based ink has poor viscosity and is only suitable for bamboo and wooden engravings, while oil-based ink can adhere better to metal surfaces.
Another problem is that the fluidity of water-based ink is so good that after printing one page, it must be re-inked.
Oil-based ink can be printed multiple times due to its stickiness and difficulty in drying.
Of course, the biggest problem is that woodblock printing uses manual printing.
Movable type printing itself uses mechanical printing, which widens the speed gap between the two parties.
After hearing Cheng Chubi explain in detail the huge difference between movable type printing and woodblock printing, Yu Zhining looked at Cheng Chubi with even more surprise.
"I never thought that General Cheng and His Highness King Wu would do so many things in such a short period of time."
"General Cheng and His Highness King Wu are so conscientious and dedicated, I really admire them."
Having said this, Yu Zhining saluted Cheng Chubi solemnly.