"You don't need to be modest here!" Ying Shu took the tea handed over by Lang Ning, took a sip, and said, "Qin Zhi alone is enough to be proud of all the craftsmen in the world."
"I have asked His Majesty for your merits. Your Majesty has said that you will be promoted to the third level, and I will give you the other rewards!"
Yingshu looked at Gongshu City and said word by word: "Originally, I planned to deliver it today, but I was too busy waiting for the printing technology to come out and deliver it together!"
"It's okay, this is all the result of Yin Ling!"
Gongshu Cheng was extremely humble and kept trying to shirk away. He knew in his heart that only Ying Shu could get these achievements, not him.
After all, this is the hard work of countless craftsmen.
"It's my credit, it's mine, if it's not mine, it's not mine!" Ying Shu looked at Gongshu City and said word by word: "All the participants in Qin Zhi will be famous throughout the world! "
"Now that the empire has completed the text reform, as I told you before, printing can be put on the agenda."
Gongshu Cheng pondered for a long time, and then turned to Ying Shu: "About this matter, my subordinates have also thought about it, just like the seal..."
“It’s just that I don’t have a clear idea yet!”
After taking a sip of tea, Ying Shu was silent for a moment, then turned towards Gongshu City and said, "First make the Yangwen reverse character model of the single character, and then make each character according to the Qin Li."
"At that time, you only need to select the required words according to the documents or books, arrange them on the type plate, apply ink and print them, and then take out the type mold after printing."
Having said this, Ying Shu took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and said: "My idea is to use bronze to make blanks with the same specifications, and engrave reversed single characters on one end to become a single bronze movable type."
"The most important thing about movable type printing is typesetting. In order to meet the needs of typesetting, several or even dozens of commonly used characters are usually prepared for use when they are repeated in the same edition."
"In order to make it easier to pick out characters, the bronze movable types were placed in wooden grids according to certain categories and marked with paper strips."
"When composing type, use a framed bronze plate as the base, apply a layer of medicine mixed with rosin, wax and paper ash on it, and then pick out the required bronze movable type one by one and put them into the frame."
"When a frame is filled, it becomes a version. Then it is baked with fire. When the agent is slightly melted, a flat plate is used to flatten the words. After the agent cools and solidifies, it becomes a version."
"When printing, you just brush ink on the pattern, cover it with paper, and apply a certain amount of pressure."
"In order to print continuously, we use two bronze plates, one for brushing and the other for typesetting. The two plates are used alternately."
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"How about the specifics? You try it first!"
Yingshu looked at Gongshu City and said word by word: "This time the time is a bit tight. Everything about the book and the text has been prepared. We just rely on printing technology!"
"Your Majesty gave me five days!"
"You can mobilize the resources of the entire workshop. I will give you four days to try to get it done!"
"promise!"
When Yingshu was being discussed just now, Gongshu Cheng had already memorized all the steps. He had great confidence in Yingshu, himself, and the craftsmen of the Hidden Palace.
At this moment, Gong Shucheng said to Ying Shu, "Please rest assured, I will try to complete it as soon as possible so as not to miss your majesty's great cause!"
"good!"
Nodding, Ying Shu chuckled and said, "I still believe in your abilities!"
"Otherwise, I wouldn't accept this edict!"
"promise!"
Watching Gongshu City leave, Ying Shu looked at Lang Ning and said, "When this matter is over, we will separate the papermaking and printing businesses from the workshop!"
"The Yin Palace Papermaking Workshop and the Yin Palace Printing Workshop were established respectively, under the jurisdiction of the Yin Palace!"
"Of course, all the major workshops in the Hidden Palace need to provide a certain proportion of money and food to the workshops as investment in their research and development!"
"promise!"
Nodding in agreement, Lang Ning pondered for a moment and said, "Yin Ling, do these major workshops need to expand?"
"Of course!"
Ying Shu looked at Lang Ning and said word by word: "Spice workshops, sugar workshops, soap workshops, and the upcoming min bricks, min ash, etc. all need to be expanded!"
"It takes at least one county to have a workshop of various types!"
"However, all kinds of workshops are managed by the main workshop in Xianyang!"
"As for Qin paper and printing, don't expand for the time being, just stay in Xianyang!"
"promise!"
Nodding in agreement, Lang Ning also understood the importance of control and printing. These things were related to the empire's reform of writing.
They cannot mess around and must cooperate step by step in accordance with the imperial edict.
After taking a sip of tea, Ying Shu thought for a moment, then turned to Lang Ning and said: "Think of ordinary businesses that have existed in the Central Plains in the past, and all major merchants are involved in them, such as wine shops and guesthouses. , food, etc. all belong to the Hidden Palace Trading Company!"
"You will be in charge of Hidden Palace Trading Company!"
"As for the Yin Gong Workshop, the Yin Gong Incense Workshop, the Yin Palace Soap Shop, the Yin Palace Sugar Shop, the Yin Palace Brick Shop, the Hidden Palace Gray Shop, the Yin Palace Papermaking Workshop, and the Hidden Palace Printing Workshop, they are all under the jurisdiction of the Hidden Palace. !”
"I will take charge of it myself!"
Speaking of this, Ying Shu pondered and said: "At the same time, the Hidden Palace Secretary will be responsible for the financial and food planning and is directly responsible to me!"
"Responsible for checking the income and expenditure of trading companies, major workshops and major companies!"
"...."
"promise!"
At this moment, Lang Ning's mood was very calm. He knew in his heart that Ying Shu did this to protect him.
Paper and printing were so important to the empire.
Mastering the winning technique is naturally not a big problem, but he can't.
"Thank you for your order!"
Glancing at Lang Ning, Ying Shu shook his head and said: "The Hidden Palace Trading Company has great potential, the world has been unified, and our good days are coming!"
"There is no need to be in jail for some reason!"
"As soon as the book is published, all forces will definitely fight, and the papermaking and printing technologies will become the target of public criticism!"
"I will resist these risks!"
"Only I can resist it!"
Having said this, Ying Shu turned to Lang Ning and said, "You take advantage of this period of time to integrate the Hidden Palace Trading Company and try to eat up part of the gap left by the Six Kingdoms Trading Company!"
"Otherwise, when the palace, Lao Qin Trading Company, and the world's big businessmen react, there won't be much profit!"
"promise!"
Nodding, Lang Ning couldn't help but raise his head and said, "What does Yin Ling mean, starting from today, Yin Palace Trading Company will expand outward?"
"certainly!"
Ying Shu put down the tea cup and said word by word: "At least, every county in the empire must have our wine shop, our grain mill, and our guest house!"
"Our store!"
"When the time comes, we can produce and sell our own products. This is the most profitable channel!"
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