Ma Jun was very busy these days, and others didn't know what he was busy with. They only knew that after four or five days of thinking alone in the house, he put aside the affairs of the government and started doing his own things wholeheartedly.
Come, he also called all the great craftsmen in the palace to work together. As a result, a lot of things in the court were delayed. Construction and casting could not be carried out due to lack of manpower.
The ministers, who didn't know what Ma Jun was busy with, reported to the emperor one after another, impeached Ma Jun, and demanded that this guy be punished. As a general, how can you leave state affairs aside and go about your own affairs?
, the emperor also sent people to inquire, but they couldn't even see Ma Jun's face. In the entire general's mansion, the masters were particularly concerned about this matter, and they felt quite solemn. No one wanted to be distracted.
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Out of trust in Ma Jun, the emperor still did not punish him or reprimand him. All the impeachments were suppressed by the emperor. This situation lasted until February. Ma Jun just walked out of the room, his face full of anger.
With a smile on his face, even though he was already a little exhausted and too tired to open his eyes, he was still very excited. He looked at the master craftsmen around him and said with a smile: "Thank you all, after today, we will
Leave a name in history!"
The craftsmen were also very excited and congratulated Ma Jun on his achievements. Looking at the tired people, Ma Jun called a few craftsmen and took some things with him before leaving Jiangzuo Mansion. The craftsmen quickly picked up the things.
, these craftsmen who had not participated were also very strange. They didn't know what Ma Jun and the others were busy with. They followed Ma Jun and didn't ask where they were going. They just saw Ma Jun's tired look and they were a little worried.
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"Mr. Ma, why don't you rest for a day and go back tomorrow??" A craftsman asked. Ma Jun's eyes were red and swollen, and he was a little staggering when he walked. He had no strength and seemed to be dying at any time.
They were worried about falling down. Ma Jun smiled and shook his head and asked, "Is there any water?"
He wiped his face randomly, which finally gave him some energy, and then he led everyone out of the mansion.
Leading the crowd, Ma Jun walked all the way towards the palace. The craftsmen behind him seemed to understand something and were all a little excited. The group rushed to the entrance of the palace and were stopped by Su Wei, who looked at him strangely.
Looking at the shaky Ma Jun in front of them, they obviously knew Ma Jun and asked: "Mr. Ma?? Do you want to see your Majesty?" Ma Jun nodded, and the soldiers hurriedly went to report.
Not long after, Han Men came out. Seeing the people behind Ma Jun and some utensils, Han Men smiled and asked, "Are these all going to be brought in?" Ma Jun nodded and said, "You
Can you report it to Your Majesty and ask me to bring it in?" Han Men shook his head and said, "The country has asked me to bring crossbows into the palace, so what does it matter?" After that, he took the crossbow.
They all entered the palace on horseback.
Entering the Houde Hall, the emperor was sitting on a chair, reading books. When he saw Ma Jun coming in, he did not get up. He waved his hand casually and said, "Sit down, you have been messed with me these days."
You have caused a lot of trouble. There are several areas in Luoyang that are under construction, but you have stayed behind closed doors. If I hadn't kept stopping you, you would have spent the night in the Xiuyi Prison!!" The emperor was a little unhappy.
As he said that, Ma Jun sat opposite him.
The emperor raised his head, looked at Ma Jun's tired look, and asked suspiciously: "What's going on with you? What are you doing?", Ma Jun's face was full of smiles, and he took out a scroll.
The paper was placed in front of the emperor. The emperor took it. There was a signature on the paper. It was the Northern Military Colonel Guan Yu who had borrowed a repeating crossbow. However, this handwriting did not look like Guan Yu's!
Guan Yu started studying a long time ago, training soldiers during the day, and studying books at night. Now, he can read and write, and his handwriting is quite good. The emperor has seen several of his articles on training soldiers, and his handwriting is very good.
It's amazing, and this ugly handwriting reveals a muddled demeanor no matter how you look at it. The emperor looked at the next piece of paper with some doubts. On the next piece of paper, there was still the same content, the same handwriting, even
Even the spacing is the same.
The emperor was a little stunned, and quickly looked at the other papers, but found that they were all like this. There were more than 40 papers, the handwriting and spacing were exactly the same, but the writing was a little weird. The emperor was shocked, and he looked at the horse in front of him.
Jun asked: "How is this done??", Ma Jun said with a smile: "Your Majesty, do you still remember that when I was young, I often played with the dirt and was teased by Your Majesty??"
The emperor recalled for a moment, then woke up, nodded and said: "I remember, but how did you do it?"
"Your Majesty, I have always had this idea since I was a child. I thought about using clay, burning it into pottery, and dyeing it with ink. But in this way, the final printed handwriting is the opposite. In recent days,
I saw a camp tent and saw the protruding handwriting on it. Suddenly I was inspired. I dipped ink on it and pressed it on the paper. I could indeed leave the handwriting, but it was the other way around..."
"I thought about it in the house, improved it, and made a seal with the opposite handwriting. I dipped it in ink again and stamped it. Sure enough, I got the same font this time... I was very happy and called all the craftsmen to get busy.
, we made a machine, and asked the craftsmen to carve the fonts on the board, dip it in ink, and press it on the paper with the machine. Finally, we got the same characters. I kept using it and printed probably more than 40 letters on the flatbed.
It just broke into pieces..."
Ma Jun said excitedly: "Your Majesty, if you use this thing to print thousands of books in the library and distribute them to official schools everywhere..." Ma Jun was saying that the emperor was already on his side.
He stood up, his whole body trembling with excitement. As the emperor, he naturally saw the great use of this thing. The problem of books has always been the most troublesome problem for the emperor. Books are hidden in the hands of wealthy families.
Cannot be transmitted externally.
Common people have no access to these books.
In order to solve this problem, Emperor Xiaokang set up a library, borrowed books from aristocratic families, copied them and placed them in the library. However, copying was very laborious. To this day, temples are still troubled by the problem of books. Official schools in various places are also serious.
The lack of books limited the poor family. To be precise, the difference between the poor family and the aristocratic family was only a few books. When the descendants of the wealthy families were reading books at home, the children of the poor family did not know how to write their own names!
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If what Ma Jun said could come true, the emperor couldn't help but think that an unprecedented cultural prosperity was about to appear in his hands. This made the emperor tremble all over and couldn't help but ask: "Can you show it to me?"
", Ma Jun nodded, and immediately took the emperor to the outside of Houde Hall. A group of craftsmen came to pay their respects. The emperor treated these people very gently, smiled and asked them to get up, and Ma Jun took them to get busy.
According to Ma Jun's request, they placed a carved board in the machine and put paper. With a sound, Ma Jun pulled out the paper. The paper was already full of words. The emperor couldn't help but laugh. The craftsman said:
People were a little excited. Although they were not involved in this matter, it was the honor of the general's government and naturally had nothing to do with them. Ma Jun smiled and asked: "Is Your Majesty still satisfied?"
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"Of course I'm satisfied, of course I'm satisfied! There is no better weapon for the country than this!!"
The emperor said, his eyes full of excitement. He was even happier than Ma Jun. This is a sharp weapon for the country. Think about the thousands of books that will be spread around the world in the future, and everyone will be able to read them.
He couldn't help but want to laugh because of the great success of the Han Dynasty. This kind of temptation was too great for the emperor who wanted to achieve great fame. The emperor asked excitedly: "Why?"
When will we start printing books??”
Ma Jun shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, don't be impatient. This thing has many shortcomings. First of all, it can be used too few times and will be destroyed after a few uses. Also, it takes too much time to carve.
Now, I have to go back and improve it. After it is perfected, I can start printing a large number of books. I feel that there is still a lot of room for improvement. When I complete the improvement, I will come to see your Majesty..."
"These days, I have been busy with this matter and neglected state affairs. Fortunately, His Majesty's love has prevented me from spending the night in the Embroidered Clothes Prison... In the coming days, I may still be busy. I don't know how long it will take.
, I hope your majesty will forgive you..." The emperor shook his head and said: "You don't have to pay attention to these things, just do your thing. This matter is the most important. Don't worry, no one will dare to impeach you again!! Just go about your business.
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"Thank you, Your Majesty... Then I'll go back..." Ma Jun just started to speak, but he felt an inexplicable sense of dizziness. He had not slept for several days and was now extremely tired. Suddenly there was a roar in his ears.
He looked around, and the whole world seemed to be shaking. The emperor in front of him seemed to be saying something, but Ma Jun couldn't hear what he was saying at all. Ma Jun only felt confused, the world was spinning, and before his eyes
As soon as it got dark, he fell down.
"Ma Jun? Ma Jun??" The emperor looked at Ma Jun in front of him and asked doubtfully. When he saw Ma Jun falling to the side, the emperor quickly stretched out his hand and caught Ma Jun directly. The craftsmen were a little panicked. The emperor
Even more so, he directly picked up Ma Jun without any difficulty. He carried Ma Jun and ran towards Houde Hall. After entering the hall, he put Ma Jun on the couch and called out: "Hurry, the doctor."
Call me!!!"
Imperial Physician Ling arrived quickly. Imperial Physician Ling thought something was wrong with His Majesty, but was frightened. Fortunately, it was not His Majesty who had an accident. Imperial Physician Ling helped Ma Jun investigate, and then said: "Your Majesty,
It’s okay, I’m just overworked, I’ll be fine with a little rest, and I need to eat some hot food...” After hearing the words of the imperial doctor’s order, the emperor quickly let Huangmen go to work, and did not ask anyone to move it.
He moved Ma Jun and let him rest in Houde Hall.
"In the country, in this Hall of Houde, except for the emperor, no one else can rest or stay overnight... Why don't you ask people to move Ma Gong back to his mansion?" Han Men asked cautiously.
"It's okay, just let him have a good rest...don't disturb him."