Liu Muzhi opened his eyes wide and murmured: "Printing? This, I haven't heard of this before, Ji Nu, could it be that this is something you have just come up with?"
Liu Yu smiled slightly, took out a seal from his arms, and said: "This is what I suddenly thought of. Look at this seal. It is only the thickness of two fingers. It is made of jade, and there are words engraved on it. Just like the inscription, you can apply ink on it, then cover it with paper, and then the words engraved on it can be printed on the paper."
Liu Muzhi laughed: "However, the ink pad used in this seal is very expensive, and a seal is so big, it is not easy to print many words on the paper."
Liu Yu smiled and waved his hand: "Then combine it with this inscription and create a whole flat surface. You don't have to use jade. You can use fine date wood or sandalwood. One piece is three feet square, and you can carve a few words on it. Hundreds of words, let the words bulge outwards, and then apply ink on the words. Dyes can also be added to the ink to turn it into different colors. Specifically, the craftsmen can test the ratio in the ink. , in this way, the entire board stained with ink can be printed on the paper by covering it with a piece of paper and pressing hard, and then just add a little more ink to print the next piece of paper. ”
At this point, Liu Yu bent down, picked up a branch, and gestured on the ground: "When our farmers were raking the ground, we had this kind of rake. You see, there is a wooden roller installed on one side, like a roller. As long as it goes to the ground Once it is released and rolled away, the land will be flat."
Liu Muzhi nodded and stroked his beard: "Wonderful, as long as the paper is covered on the engraved flat plate and tightened around it, you only need to roll it with this roller to print the ink." Once it's on the paper, you don't have to press hard like when making a seal, which will cause the words on a piece of paper to have different shades and colors. What a genius idea, Jinu, how did you come up with this?"
Liu Yu thought to himself: I will tell you that in the era before I traveled through time, was this very common? But he still laughed: "Because, I have been thinking that since ancient times, aristocratic families have controlled knowledge in their own hands. They would rather carve words on bamboo slips, or find disciples and disciples to copy books, which is time-consuming and laborious. , and it’s not easy to spread. Is it really technically unachievable, or is it intentional?”
Liu Muzhi frowned slightly: "What you are talking about, I have thought about it before. At least in the past few hundred years, there have been inscriptions on stone tablets and the technique of rubbing. It is said that it is possible to rub words on the entire tablet. It can be done, but the rubbing method will also damage the stone stele. After all, the ink will soak into the stone and will damage it over time. Moreover, it has never been easy to find someone to carve a stone stele. Those who could carve a stele in the past could not. Speaking of emperors and generals, they must at least come from a wealthy family, like your and my fathers and grandfathers, who can be considered scholars. There is no stone tablet after death, it is just a sign carved on wood and placed there."
Liu Yu nodded: "But now we have enough manpower. The previous rulers often used people's power to build palaces and gardens for their own entertainment needs. Not only did it not benefit the country and the people, but it also It will make people resentful. I will never do this kind of thing in my life."
Liu Muzhi nodded: "To hold the power of the world without forgetting the original intention, Jinu, you are really admirable. The reason why many ancient heroes were corrupted, degraded and lost by power is because once they became rich, they would Lose yourself and settle for pleasure.”
Liu Yu said seriously: "Yes, the fall of a country begins with the fall of its rulers, and the fall of an ethnic group begins with the fall of the upper-class scholars. Look at the Great Jin Dynasty, which is the best example. If the aristocratic family The high sect only knows about enjoyment, so the whole country is full of Wen Tian and Wu, and the people's minds have changed. Even if there is no usurpation by Huan Xuan, even if there is no mafia conspiracy, let alone the Northern Expedition, the country will be destroyed sooner or later. Since I am in charge of this If we have power, we must be responsible to all people in the world, and we must not follow their old path."
Having said this, Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "The reason why high-ranking families can hold power, to put it bluntly, is because they have knowledge. It is because they have these books that have been passed down from generation to generation and know the allusions of the past, so they can govern the country. They have to do it. Although we Jingba brothers can conquer the world with force, we cannot rule the world with swords and guns. This is the weak spot where the high-ranking family can still hold us. To break this situation, the best way is Let everyone be literate, at least let the family members of the Jingba brothers be literate first, let those who have made contributions to the country and work hard for the country be literate. Once they master the culture, they will have the ability to govern the country, and I will not be controlled by those high-ranking families. , coerced. There is no need to make various concessions to them."
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly and looked at the rake painted on the ground: "So, you want to use this kind of seal, printing technology, to copy books in large quantities, so that a large number of people can quickly learn to read and write? Then, these People who are literate, mastered culture, and have the ability to govern the country will be grateful to you and use it for you? So, just like mastering the Beifu army, they control the sword of the Jin Dynasty. Use these new things to receive education. A person like this can control Da Jin’s pen?”
Liu Yu nodded: "I don't want them to be grateful to me, I want them to be grateful to the country and our court. Everything I have is just the power given to me by the country, and our country is made up of everyone. All the money, food, manpower, and material resources formed by one person are contributed by the common people, and they should have the right to accept these rewards. The current situation of immigrants from Jiangbei who do not know what the country is is a lack of education. This is not their The problem is our problem. If someone could tell them the Three Character Classic, the Twenty-four Filial Piety, and the stories of those loyal ministers and filial sons since they were young, why would they end up like this?"
Liu Muzhi nodded vigorously: "That's very good. We Jingkou people have been loyal to our country since we were young. Every family has heroes who sacrificed their lives for our country, so words are better than words. But people in other places don't have this idea. Moreover, since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, the country has been founded with Qingxuan. Most of the Taoist ideas promoted are self-cultivation and self-cultivation. What is wanted is extreme selfishness and self-reliance. This is incompatible with the Confucian classics' idea of managing the world and benefiting the people. If you want to use Confucian scholars as teachers, sir, and then use this printing technology to create a large number of books and teach the common people culture, then you will not only be a generation of war gods, but also a pioneer of all ages since the beginning of the world. You His achievements and fame will surpass those of Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han, surpass all emperors in the past and present, and his reputation will last forever!"
