Hurrying to the Ganlu Hall, Yan Liben saluted and took the initiative to admit his mistake.
Li Shimin was very distressed. Nowadays, he cannot be so elegant when going to the toilet. "Did you all do it according to the drawings given by Zhang Yang?"
Yan Liben bowed and lowered his head, "Your Majesty, I will do everything according to the plans given by Mr. Zhang."
Li Shimin held his forehead, "Then what's going on in the palace now?"
Yan Liben replied: "Because the water accumulates more and more, the water at the bottom will come back up, and the craftsmen have to dig the soil again."
Li Shimin felt uncomfortable when he thought of that smell, "How long do I have to endure it?"
Yan Liben saluted again and said quickly, "Manpower has been arranged and can be placed within two days."
It seems that this toilet is not so easy to use. It is just like the big sky lantern made before. It seems useful, but it is not very useful. Li Shimin took a sip of tea.
Every time the couple came to the Imperial College to study, Zhang Yang didn't come to attend the lectures, and Kong Yingda was too busy to pay attention.
After the couple left, people from Hongwenguan came and said they wanted to pick up some classics for the compilation of geographical records.
Kong Yingda led several people into the study. The study was very dark. The consort and the princess had a good habit of cleaning the place very clean every time they left.
Even the books are kept in their place.
Kong Yingda liked this habit very much. Watching these Hongwenguan bachelors walk into the study room and start browsing on the bookshelf, the originally neat bookshelf became messy.
There is a big difference between people. The princess and the consort are both people who love reading. These people often cherish books the most.
Looking at the people in front of them who were flipping through the books without even picking them up, Kong Yingda sighed. They just wanted to complete the work of King Wei and were not really here to read the book.
Watching these people leave with a bunch of books, I don't know if they are useful or not. They will be so noisy next time.
Kong Yingda still vaguely regretted agreeing to Li Shimin.
Kong Yingda walked into the study again and struggled to pick up a volume. As he was picking up the volume, a pair of hands appeared in front of him and picked up the volume in a low voice.
When Kong Yingda raised his head, he saw Zhang Yang.
"Didn't the prince-consort leave already?"
Zhang Yang explained: "I left something behind."
After speaking, he picked up a ball of cotton thread and helped Kong Yingda organize the books here.
"These days, there are not many people who look like the Prince Consort and Her Royal Highness. I also heard that Her Royal Highness is very knowledgeable, not only in mathematics but also knows some craftsmanship. I also heard from Changsun Wuji that she was Princess Runan. Comparable to Luban."
"Nothing better than Lu Ban." After Zhang Yang tidied up the place, he turned around and left.
Looking at the back of this young man, Kong Yingda stroked his beard and smiled and murmured in a low voice: "Humility, politeness, and loves to read. What a good kid. What a pity."
Zhang Yang walked out of the Imperial Academy with a ball of cotton thread. Li Yue and Aunt Yang were waiting at the door.
"Bring it back." Zhang Yang put the ball of thread into Li Yue's backpack. The ball of cotton thread is a very important thing, related to the future industry.
Back home, Aunt Wang brought a box of movable type printing modules.
Li Yue looked at each one curiously. There were no inscriptions on these modules yet, just small squares made of clay.
It’s just that we don’t have much land now. If the land is big enough, Zhang Yang sat down and took a sip of tea and thought of the concept of industrial clusters in later generations. In fact, this concept first existed in the Song Dynasty, but it was not How much attention has been paid to the knowledge and awareness of the benefits brought by industrial clusters.
Industrial cluster is a form of industrial spatial organization formed to create competitive advantage.
The advantages of this group industry are incomparable with other industries.
To create such a large industrial cluster, not only more manpower is needed, but also more land. Just a piece of land as small as a village is too small.
There is still a lack of land.
Aunt Wang was talking about things in the palace. Li Yue covered her mouth and smiled, "Isn't there a stench in the palace?"
Aunt Wang continued, "I also heard that the concubines in the palace used a lot of soap to cover up the smell, and the fragrance and smell were mixed together for a while."
Li Yue looked at Zhang Yang, "Is this why your father has direct access to the toilet? I remember that there is an inverted bend under the toilet in our home."
It turns out that in the Middle Ages, the first toilets built were indeed straight pipes.
People at that time also had the same troubles that Li Shimin encounters today.
Then a guy came up with the idea of a halfpipe.
The water flow left in the middle of the U-shaped pipe can block odors and prevent dirt from coming up at the bottom of the pipe.
"I told Master Yan that the toilet technology was not mature enough. He insisted on carrying the toilet. What can I do?"
"Well, then Yan Liben can't discover our toilet pipe."
This kind of thing is a scam. As long as her husband is fine, Li Yue is not willing to get involved.
Aunt Wang also found out where Ouyang Xun lived.
After the couple packed up, they went out to visit Mr. Ouyang Xun.
Mr. Ouyang Xun lives east of Zhuque Street, and there are many big bosses living under the Emperor's feet.
Calligraphy master Mr. Ouyang Xun also had a rough life. To be precise, people who thrived in troubled times had a rough life.
During the reign of Emperor Sui Yang, Ouyang Xun was already somewhat famous. He came from a well-known family and was valued by Yang Guang at a young age.
Later, the world was in chaos and Yu Wenhuaji claimed to be the emperor. Ouyang Xun tried to escape but was captured by Yu Wenhuaji.
Because Dou Jiande captured Liaocheng and fell into Dou Jiande's hands again.
In the end, Li Shimin defeated Dou Jiande at Hulao Pass. After Hebei was pacified, Ouyang Xun made good friends with Li Yuan, and then things settled down.
Until now, Ouyang Xun has successively served as the crown prince in the court and served in Hongwen Hall. Li Yuan gave him the title of county boy and has stayed in Chang'an City.
During this period, Ouyang Xun also wanted to retire several times.
Aunt Wang talked about Ouyang Xun's experiences for most of his life.
For Li Tang Jiangshan, Ouyang Xun and Kong Yingda were both worthy of winning over. Such people could give the court a lot of prestige among scholars.
The couple arrived at the door of Ouyang Xun's mansion and explained their intention to the attendant in front of the door.
They had made an appointment with Ouyang Xun before, and the couple walked into this somewhat dilapidated mansion together.
Ouyang Xun was sitting at home eating a bowl of gruel with a small plate of bitter vegetables beside him.
"I've met the old gentleman." The couple saluted together. ,
Ouyang Xun slowly put down the spoon, "Did you see it? I can't even hold the spoon steady, how can I write in the future?"
For a person who has great attainments in calligraphy, the older he gets, the more unstable his hands become. It is a great sadness for him that the hand holding the pen cannot stop shaking.
"I came to see the old gentleman this time because I want to talk to him about our previous cooperation."
Ouyang sighed: "I regretted it and don't want to cooperate with you anymore."
Hearing what he said, Zhang Yang was stunned, "Why did the old gentleman go back on his promise?"
Ouyang Xun said with a smile: "I am willing to associate with Yu Shinan and others because of their good conduct."
Because of the incident in the Ministry of Rites, his reputation was indeed ruined. Zhang Yang touched his nose in confusion, "I know of a movable type printing technology that can make..."
"No need." Ouyang Xun took a deep breath, "I don't want to cooperate with you, but I heard that you taught Zhang Gongjin a boxing method called Tai Chi? Does this boxing method have the effect of prolonging life?"
Who are these spreading rumors outside?
It’s either Li Tai, the fat guy, or Li Xiaogong, the big mouth.
Zhang Yang bowed and said: "There is no effect of prolonging life. It is just an ordinary boxing technique. It can be practiced by all ages. It can also train breath and mind. It is not so mysterious."
Ouyang Xun stroked his beard and said, "That's what I think. If there is any way to prolong life, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"
"The old gentleman is right."
Ouyang Xun looked at Li Yue again, "I also heard that Princess Runan is proficient in mathematics and craftsmanship. She even modified a waterwheel and was able to make something called a waterwheel?"
Li Yue saluted politely, "This is all taught by my husband."
"Don't be surprised by the princess and the consort. The people in the family who have had conversations with me will have to find out. I have not been interested in worldly affairs for so many years, so it's okay not to inquire. After this investigation, I actually found out that the person I want to cooperate with is The notorious Minister of Rites Zhang.”
notorious? Zhang Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Old sir, is this evaluation subject to discussion?"
Ouyang Xun snorted coldly, "People like you are notorious among scholars. Now your deeds have been widely spread. If I hadn't heard that you had regained the Hexi Corridor, I really wouldn't want to see you again."
Looking at Li Yue again, Ouyang Xun continued: "Since Her Royal Highness the Princess has this attainment, she should study it more. One day, if she succeeds, she may be able to leave her name in the annals of history, instead of being like a prince-in-law who has the heavy responsibility of the country and spends all his time working for his head." Small profit.”
Li Yue smiled awkwardly, "Actually, my husband is not as good as the old gentleman said, actually..."
"Okay, no need to say more." Ouyang Xun interrupted Li Yue's words, "There is no need for cooperation. This time I asked you to visit me because of the toothbrush relationship before. Now I have also met you. You You can leave now.”
Zhang Yang stood there and said, "Old sir, do you really not think about it anymore? I have a method that can quickly print books. This is movable type printing. Block printing has always been inconvenient to use. If there is a typo, the entire All the engravings are useless."
"My requirements are not high. I want to use the old gentleman's font as a template for printing. As long as everything printed has the old gentleman's name on it, that's fine as long as the old gentleman allows it."
Ouyang Xun said with a smile: "The great benefit of passing on such a name to future generations, I am so virtuous and capable. I just give you a copybook. Don't come to see me again in the future, and don't use my name. I can't bear it." .”
He walked into the room and asked his servants to get a thick stack of copybooks.
The copybook is very thick and the handwriting is written on thick cloth.
Ouyang Xundu issued an eviction order, and the two of them had no choice but to leave with the copybooks.
Although he did not agree, he did give the copybook, and he did not say the purpose of the copybook.
I don’t want to be named after Ouyang Xun, but no one in the world recognizes the characters written by this first person in regular script.
He was eventually kicked out.
Li Yue looked at the door and bowed deeply, "The old gentleman is really humble and weird."
On the surface, he was not welcome, and he kept issuing orders to expel guests.
The old gentleman still gave me a thick copybook, which was enough for copying.
Zhang Yang sighed with emotion: "The old gentleman is really thoughtful."
Li Yue knew in her heart that her husband had a bad reputation in the court and among the scholars because of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, and there were people in the scholars who were deliberately trying to undermine this reputation.
Ouyang Xun was also a member of the Shilin family. He issued an eviction order and returned the copybook.
"It seems that the old gentleman doesn't hate my husband. Because the old gentleman is a scholar, he had to issue an eviction order."
The purpose of coming to see Ouyang Xun this time was achieved. Several rolls of cloth were stacked up to half a person's height, and they were full of words.
After I went home and read it, I calculated at first glance that there were at least nearly 10,000 words in it.
This is almost Ouyang Xun's accumulation over several years.
Maybe the old gentleman kept it for a long time before taking out the copybook, in order to let more scholars in the world and to let more people practice calligraphy.
Completely opposite to his attitude in Renshou Palace, he fulfilled his original agreement.
Li Yue hung these pieces of cloth on the wall, and the dazzling array of words made people dazzled for a while.
Judging from the color of the ink, these words were written in different periods, and some words with lighter ink should have been written earlier.
These are more like Ouyang Xun's drafts. It is often the drafts that can reflect the spirit and energy of the handwriting from the very beginning.
Perhaps Ouyang Xun can no longer afford a pen. The value of these drafts is very great, it can be said to be priceless.
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Don't worry, old man, I will make these copybooks even more valuable, and your regular script name will be passed down through the ages."
Ouyang Xun's handwriting is the best for copying movable type printing. Looking at the beautiful and neat regular script makes people feel very comfortable.
Li Yue's calligraphy was originally very beautiful, but after copying it for a long time, she could only write its shape.
With the printing of fonts, there is a soul and greater value. The old man was handed a copybook while driving people away. The draft is different from the formal copybook. The changes in the font can be seen better from the draft. See Ouyang Xun's mental process when writing.
Ouyang Xun's copybooks covered the entire wall. Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Our family finally has another heirloom."
Li Yue heard this and looked around, "Do we have any other heirlooms?"
Zhang Yang grinned, "The other heirlooms are in your mind and mine."
Smiling happily, Li Yue understood the meaning of the words. Mathematics, formulas, drawing design and science are all family heirlooms. This knowledge must be passed down from generation to generation.
"When my husband and I have children, I will definitely teach them what I have learned throughout my life. Before that, I will study hard and master my husband's knowledge."
It is indeed shameless to treat scientific knowledge as a family heirloom. Scientific knowledge is the result of continuous improvement, and there is no end to learning.
Zhang Yang rolled out a blueprint, but there was a lack of land! There is really a shortage of land.
The chapter name is wrong, it should be Chapter 207. . . . . .
(End of chapter)
