For Fang Jun, it was not difficult to tinker with this series of inventions and creations in a few months. Because strictly speaking, these things have no technical content and are at best a matter of creativity.
This is true for many inventions in human history. It is not how magical or difficult a certain thing is to make. The difficulty lies in creativity and ideas, which are like a layer of window paper. If you pierce through it, everything can be made.
Civilization has made a big step forward, and if it can’t be broken, it will remain in the clouds and fog, and it will never be broken...
Why should we dedicate the movable type printing technology to His Majesty Li Er instead of keeping it for ourselves to make a fortune?
It's not that Fang Jun is so noble, but that he knows very well that he can't play with this thing...
Isn't it strange? He can't play with the things he "invented" himself?
The topic has to return to the Taoist family’s monopoly on education.
Why do wealthy families have a monopoly on education?
A very simple condition is books! Because books are too expensive, paper is expensive, and printing costs are also expensive. People can’t afford them, so naturally there are no books to read. How can I grow up with the few books I copied from my childhood?
Compared with the children of aristocratic families who have been influenced by literature in the sea of books?
But people all have selfish desires. When the strength of these aristocratic families reaches a certain level, they will ignore the country and public morality, and will oppose or even eliminate anything that is not conducive to their own interests!
Why are the five surnames and seven sects so arrogant and arrogant that they dare to openly declare that they will not intermarry with the Li and Tang royal family who have foreign blood?
It’s because their children receive the best education, hold most official positions, and control society’s resources!
Even those as wise and powerful as His Majesty Li Er must not resort to such despicable means as compiling "Clan Chronicles" to forcibly reduce their prestige.
For Fang Jun, interest groups like aristocratic families are a stumbling block to society because they are too united and powerful, so powerful that they can even build up a country and destroy another for their own selfish interests, kill one emperor and then support another...
Aristocratic families are the biggest destabilizing factor in society.
Compared with woodblock printing, movable type printing has greatly saved costs. Its emergence will significantly reduce the cost of books. If children from poor families have more opportunities to study, there will be one more scholar from poor families. The drop of water will eventually become a fur coat.
One day we can break the monopoly of aristocratic families.
It is impossible for a wealthy family to fail to see this, so as long as Fang Jun introduces movable type printing, he will be immediately and ruthlessly attacked, and Fang Xuanling cannot protect him!
In this case, it is better to dedicate it to His Majesty Li Er, not only to sell to His Majesty Li Er and get a reward, but also to push His Majesty Li Er out of the way to withstand the thunder, while he lies behind and silently makes a fortune in papermaking...
His Majesty Li Er looked at the mountains and seas of typeface in front of him, and felt a sense of fantasy, but for a moment he seemed to understand something.
Fang Jun asked Fang Quan to bring a template with horizontal and vertical grooves on it, and then pulled the "Three Character Classic" from Princess Gaoyang's hand, causing Princess Gaoyang to glare angrily...
Fang Jun opened the "Three Character Classic", found a sentence at random, and showed it to His Majesty Li Er: "If jade is not polished, it will not become a useful tool, and if people do not learn, they will not know the meaning." Then he followed the radical checking method, and soon it was dazzling.
Find these words in the typeface, embed them into the grooves on the template, then take a roller brush dipped in ink, roll it on the typeface, and print the entire template on a piece of rice paper.
The handwriting is clear and the ink is clear.
"These typefaces," Fang Jun pointed around, and said proudly, "can print any book. After printing," he took the typefaces off the template and put them back one by one, "they can be recycled over and over again."
, as long as these fonts are not damaged, they can be printed continuously, and the cost required is only this set of fonts..."
His Majesty Li Er was so shocked today that he became a little numb.
Even so, after understanding how low this set of movable type printing can reduce the cost of printing books, I am still excited!
Why has the "imperial examination" system for selecting talents never flourished?
It is because in every imperial examination, 10 out of 10 candidates who pass the examination are children of aristocratic families. The "imperial examination" has not achieved its original purpose of recruiting talents from all over the world for my use!
As long as everyone can afford books, there will naturally be more people studying, and correspondingly more students from poor families will emerge. Then the monopoly of education by wealthy families will naturally be broken!
When Fang Jun saw that His Majesty Li Er was really excited, he struck while the iron was hot and said: "Hey... Your Majesty, do you think this thing will benefit the country and the people, will it be enough to influence the ages and be worshiped by countless literati?"
"It must be so!" His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and affirmed: "Erlang, this set of movable type printing technology can be regarded as an artifact that can stabilize the country and stabilize the country!"
Fang Jun was so happy that he quickly said: "Um...Wei Chen's contribution is not small, right? By the way, we are not the kind of people who are arrogant about taking credit, but you see, those who have merit must be rewarded, and those who have committed mistakes must be punished. This is the magnanimity of a wise king."
, a prosperous scene, right? So, hey, look..."
Princess Gaoyang, Li Junxian and Ren Zhongliu on the side couldn't bear to look at her. This person is really realistic. I have never seen someone who asks for rewards so directly...
His Majesty Li Er had an expression of "I understand" and patted Fang Jun's shoulder affectionately: "Am I a stingy and ungrateful person? Don't worry, I will declare this printing technology to the world and implement it.
Name it 'Fang's Printing Technique', so that students from poor families and scholars all over the world will remember your kindness, and your name will spread throughout the world and leave a mark in history!"
Ren Zhongliu is extremely envious. What is the greatest pursuit of a scholar?
Nothing more than a "name"!
Famous throughout the world, leaving a name in history...
"My congratulations to Fang Shilang..." Ren Zhongliu was really happy for Fang Jun.
But Fang Jun's dark face got even darker...
He kicked Ren Zhongliu aside and hurriedly said to His Majesty Li Er: "No... Your Majesty, these things for the country and the people are the duties of our officials. How dare you covet such honor? Such eternal achievements,
Your Majesty should enjoy it, so you can just reward me with a duke or something. As for the naming right, I think it would be better to call it 'Zhenguan Printing'..."
Are you kidding me, "Fang's printing press"?
You want me to die!
We spent countless brain cells to create such a thing, but gave it to you for free. Aren't we just afraid that once this thing is spread, it will be retaliated by the wealthy family?
We just want something affordable, such as replacing this crimson official robe with a purple one. As for the so-called reputation, you should keep it to yourself...
His Majesty Li Er was displeased and reprimanded: "This is wrong! Although Erlang has contributed greatly to the country's printing industry, how can he be so philistine? Dedicated and dedicated, this is the magnanimity of a famous minister!"
I give you my head...
Is Fang Jun really anxious? He and you, an old man, are planning to take advantage of the situation and not share the benefits at all?
"Zigong paid for the redemption of people. The ministers worked hard, thought hard, and forgot to eat and sleep... before they made this printing technology, as if they were their own children. Now they are dedicated to His Majesty, but Your Majesty only promised some illusory reputation.
Wei Chen is very disappointed! "
Fang Jun began to use aggressive tactics.
His Majesty Li Er said leisurely: "Then you can keep it for yourself!"
Fang Jun was dumbfounded: "..."
If I could use it myself, do you think I would give it to you?
He glared at His Majesty Li Er angrily, only to find that His Majesty Li Er blinked at him narrowly, which means that I have completely seen through your little trick...
If you could use it yourself, would you give it to me?!
Fang Jun blinked, his eyes wilted, this old guy is so cunning...
It's just a pity that movable type printing, one of the four great inventions, was taken away by His Majesty Li Er without even getting an official position for himself...
Fang Jun felt extremely distressed.
His Majesty Li Er turned around and told Li Junxian: "Immediately arrange... for a bachelor from the Chongwen Hall to come here and move this set of movable type printing back. If you have any questions, please ask the Fang Shilang for advice."
The Chongwen Hall was newly built by His Majesty Li Er just after the Chinese New Year this year. There are two bachelors, who are in charge of classics and books, and teach students. It belongs to the East Palace system. They serve as lecturers in the palace and are a place for the crown prince to study.
It is also an aristocratic school, and it stipulates: "Twenty students from Chongwen Hall shall be those who are in the royal family and above, the empress dowager, the empress's relative with great merit, the prime minister and the first-grade meritorious official, and those who have the title of official in the capital."
The son of Huangmen’s minister was written from the third rank.”
In addition, Chongwen Hall is also the place where secret books in the palace are collated. It is a large royal library.
Fang Jun's eyes narrowed slightly. His Majesty Li Er's arrangement is a bit interesting...