Zhao Bingyan went to the photovoltaic power station computer room on the south side of the palace to check, found a room of suitable size, and took out a simple electric printing press from the superdimensional space.
He asked Lu Xiufu to find three masters to install, debug, and use autonomous ink. Five days later, the printing press printed the first document using ink from the Song Dynasty in Hainan.
Lu Xiufu and Wen Tianxiang were filled with admiration.
However, the words were all simplified characters of later generations, which gave Lu Xiufu a headache, as if he were reading a book from heaven.
The craftsman reluctantly said that they had seen all the characters on the nails and they were not the characters currently used.
Zhao Bingyan shrugged and said that there was nothing he could do. Mr. Zhuge advocated simplified characters, and this is what he used everywhere. Let’s print out Mr. Zhuge’s traditional and simplified comparison table first. It would be great if everyone learned to simplify Chinese characters.
Lu Xiufu felt that some words were simplified by Zhuge Kongming and could not express the original meaning, which was not good.
Zhao Bingyan ordered us to use it first, and mobilized all the wise men in society to discuss it, and then we would make adjustments when we could make our own nails.
Wen Tianxiang thought that the King of Han had a good idea, so he went ahead with it first.
Zhao Bingyan took out a vernacular version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" from his sleeve and gave it to the craftsmen, asking them to serialize it in small chapters in newspapers. As long as the people like to read it, our simplified characters will soon be available.
After reading the first chapter, Wen Tianxiang exclaimed, "It's wonderful. This book will definitely be a hit." Zhao Bingyan wanted to laugh, haha, the four great classics, it would be strange if they are not popular.
Lu Xiufu immediately organized a newspaper office and selected a site to build Hainan Academy.
Zhao Bingyan made a request in this regard. He must be cautious in hiring people. Those who cry for father and mother and want to find the emperor must not be rejected. Those pedantic and conservative idiots who are not enterprising must not be wasted. The court's money cannot be wasted.
Seeing Lu Xiufu dumbfounded, he reminded him that newspapers must strictly review the manuscripts. Once they are printed and sent to the people, they are educating and publicizing them, so they must strictly control their employment.
Wen Tianxiang nodded and proposed that he personally review the typesetting samples.
Zhao Bingyan nodded and bowed, and solemnly said: "Thank you, Prime Minister."
Lu Xiufu told him that after the construction of Hainan Road, there was a shortage of manpower everywhere. The most prominent thing was that no one tried the case after the police arrested the prisoner, which was very worrying.
He asked: Isn’t Song Ci from Fujian here? Why not let him preside over Dali Temple?
Lu Xiufu thought that Song Ci was just a small-time executioner, so how could he take on the responsibility of Dali Temple? No, no.
He asked to report to the Queen Mother for her decision. In an emergency, an extraordinary person should be used. He could ask Song Ci to temporarily act as the chief minister of Dali Temple until he can straighten out the formal appointment in Dali Temple.
Lu Xiufu immediately took Wen Tianxiang to see the Queen Mother Yang Shufei.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Yang Shu heard the maid report that a printing press was installed in the side yard, and ran in circles to see the strange thing, causing them to chase each other in vain.
Concubine Yang Shu was stunned when she saw the mythical electric printing press. Every part was ingenious. She had never seen it before. She was surprised and said: "What else does the King of Han have in his hand? If you take out any one, it will be a god-level treasure."
The craftsmen who operated it were also amazed, exclaiming that no one could make it with what they knew. Just the nail can't do it, it's all carved from Nine Heavens Black Iron.
However, they could try to imitate the hand-operated printing press, which could potentially increase their existing printing capacity tenfold.
Lu Xiufu pointed to the flickering indicator light and said: "Other states and counties do not have the exclusive power of the Queen Mother, so they can only use manual printing. Try to imitate it. The government needs a better printing press to issue official documents."
The three of them returned to the living room, and Wen Tianxiang proposed to let Song Ci temporarily preside over Dali Temple to restore the laws of the Song Dynasty.
Lu Xiufu explained what Zhao Bingyan meant and believed that although Song Ci's ability to solve cases was strong, his qualifications were too weak.
When Concubine Yang Shu heard that it was Zhao Bingyan's suggestion, she immediately agreed. She said: "Those who are good and capable live there. When it comes to governing the country, the Ai family is still far away. They have not survived like the two beloved ministers."
Lu Xiufu no longer objected. According to what he said, he, Lu Xiufu, would not accompany him as prime minister.
The matter was finally settled.
Zhao Bingyan took the guards to the military camp for half a day. As soon as he returned to the mansion, the young eunuch came to send a message, asking him to go to the Fengxi Palace of the Queen Mother to discuss matters.
He changed his clothes and went over and saw Eunuch Zhu there.
Concubine Yang Shu said nervously: "There is a secret report from the Imperial City Department that the Tatars are building ships and stockpiling grain on Guangnan East Road and Fujian to plot against our Hainan."
Eunuch Zhu is about to present the secret letter to him.
After seeing it, Zhao Bingyan said: "Wu Wu, I have a plan for a long time. I will go to Fujian to burn the Yuan army's grain, grass and warships, so that the Yuan army cannot send troops."
The Queen Mother said with a worried look: "The King of Han will not go. It is too dangerous. Let the Imperial City Secretary handle the errands."
He shook his head and said: "It will be difficult for the Imperial City Department to handle such a large-scale operation. I will also ask Mr. Zhuge to help get some food and grass for emergency response. I will kill Pu Shougeng to avenge the Queen Mother."
Eunuch Zhu said angrily: "That guy was the one who held back the warships back then and gave them all to the Tatars to attack the imperial court."
He told Eunuch Zhu to stop talking, and reassured the Queen Mother that he would come back safely, and then gave Eunuch Zhu a wink to say goodbye.
When Zhao Bingyan returned to the mansion, he asked Zhu Jingyi to invite Guo Xiang. Not long after he sat down, Eunuch Zhu came in.
He turned his head and scolded, reminding Eunuch Zhu to come directly and report any critical information like this in the future, so as not to make the Queen Mother worried.
Zhu Gong rooster snapped back at him, "Noonono."
Later, Guo Xiang and Cheng Lin came.
He asked: "Do you two girls dare to go to Fuzhou to have fun? Let's go and light two fires."
Guo Xiang had an evil look on her face. When she heard that she was going to set fire to Fuzhou, she knew that Zhao Bingyan was going to do something big. She immediately said cheerfully: "Go, why don't you dare. Lin'er will accompany the King of Han, and my aunt will go first."
When Eunuch Zhu saw the two beauties rushing to follow Zhao Bingyan, he immediately asked him to take Zhu Jingyi with him.
He said, why are you going there? He doesn't know martial arts, so going there will only cause trouble.
Zhu Jingyi immediately said that she had kung fu, and her godfather taught her internal skills, darts and swordsmanship. While talking, he went up and squeezed Zhao Bingyan's hand hard.
Zhao Bingyan saw that the frail woman was still very strong in her hands, smiled, and asked her to stay with the Queen Mother to ensure the Queen Mother's safety.
After several people discussed it, Guo Xiang and the people from the Imperial City Department set off immediately.
He told Cheng Lin: We are still busy with military affairs here. Sister, I will go to Limu Mountain to have a look and supervise the construction of roads and inns. We will set off when we get back.
Ten days later, Cheng Lin came back.
The woman said expressionlessly that everything was normal, congratulations to the King of Han, congratulations to the King of Han, and the princess is happy. It's a great joy for the princess to be pregnant, but this girl's pink face is tense and frosty.
Zhao Bingyan had no time to celebrate, so he hugged Cheng Lin tightly and flew to Fuzhou in an instant. Cheng Lin looked up at him in surprise, not believing that he had arrived so soon.
They arrived at the Yuelai Inn at the south gate. Guo Xiang walked out of Room No. 1 Tianzi and welcomed them in. She pulled off the veil from Cheng Lin's face and asked: "How do you feel?"
The girl blushed and said, "It was just too fast. It came here in the blink of an eye. Her face was burning like a knife."
Guo Xiang said: "You are so beautiful. The King of Han also wrapped your head. The last time my aunt went to Li Mu Mountain, a layer of skin peeled off her face."
He waved his hand and got down to business.
Guo Xiang moved his hand, and Chen Qilin of the Imperial City Department immediately went in to report: The Yuan army had gathered 300 large ships in the harbor outside the city. There were nearly 300,000 grains of grain on the dock, and there were 1,000 soldiers guarding them.
Pu Shougeng in the city was difficult to deal with. He was a Westerner who was in charge of the wharf trade. He made a lot of money from the people and recruited a group of good people to work for him.
The most important thing is: there are two Zoroastrian masters among them.
Guo Xiang looked at him thoughtfully and said: "The King of Han has met his opponent. It is said that these two people will make great changes in the world."
Zhao Bingyan thought that it would be easy to destroy the ships in the harbor, but it would be troublesome to collect the grain and fodder at the dock. He had to work at close range. He also wanted to confiscate Pu Shougeng's illegal gains. With those two peerless masters on guard, he was thinking Play the drums.
Zhao Bingyan said to himself while calculating, "It's troublesome."
