"Then it's time to witness the miracle!" Seeing that these gentlemen agreed to his request, Lu Chen said with a smile, and then led everyone into the main room of the printing shop.
As soon as he entered the main room, he could smell the smell of printing ink. This ink was jointly prepared by Lian Ming and Xu Gaofeng. It was easy to dry and not easy to splash. When it was first prepared, Lu Chen was overjoyed. Originally, Lu Chen thought he could only use ordinary ink. Printing was carried out, but he didn't expect that the members of the "Five Mohists" were so skilled. Lu Chen directly rewarded each of the five people with a sling of money.
The main room, which was originally three tile-roofed houses, was completely opened up and divided into compartments. Lian Ming was responsible for typesetting, Du Chengze was responsible for correction, and other craftsmen were responsible for printing and binding. It was a manual assembly line operation.
Lian Ming compared the book with the book, placed the movable type printing modules on the template one by one, then printed a page and sent it to Du Chengze for verification. Du Chengze compared the book with the book, and after confirming that it was correct, he sent the layout directly to the printing room, where The craftsmen of the company print it directly. As for the final process of binding, they select the pages in order and bind the book into a volume.
"This..." Seeing the printing scene in front of them, these gentlemen were completely shocked. Originally, they thought they were immune to the things Lu Chen created, but after seeing the printing speed, It is simply refreshing their three views. They have never seen such a printing speed. This is not a bit ahead of woodblock printing!
"Brother Lu Xian, why can you print so fast here?" Qin Qiong still asked the question in his heart.
"Second Master Qin, have you noticed that my printing layout is different from those of engraving?" Lu Chen did not answer Qin Qiong's question, but pointed at Lian Ming who was doing the typesetting, and saw that Lian Ming was doing the layout. For the layout, several gentlemen quickly ran behind Lian Ming.
The arrival of these people directly made Lian Ming, who was still concentrating on typesetting, react. Only then did he see Lu Chen standing opposite and looking at him. When he turned around, he found several big shots in Chinese clothes looking at him. , Lian Ming quickly got up.
"I've seen the young master!" Lian Ming saluted Lu Chen and said, but when he saw the other young masters, Lian Ming was a little confused and didn't know what to call them.
"These are all princes!" Lu Chen introduced them to Lian Ming with a smile.
"I have seen all the princes!" When Lian Ming heard that the person standing in front of him was the prince of the dynasty, he hurriedly saluted Qin Qiong, Chai Shao and others with some fear.
"No need to be polite!" Qin Qiong and others looked at Lian Ming with kind smiles, "What are you playing with?" Qin Qiong asked, pointing to the movable type printing assembly on Lian Ming's desk.
"This thing is the movable type printing invented by my father-in-law!" Lian Ming looked at Lu Chen, and after seeing Lu Chen nod slightly, he replied respectfully.
"Movable type printing..." After hearing Lian Ming's introduction, several people showed a look of confusion. "What is movable type printing?" Chai Shao took over and looked at Lian Ming and asked.
"This... how about I show you how to operate it for you to see?" After all, this thing was invented by Lu Chen, and he was really not good at explaining how to stay away from it.
"That's fine!" Several people nodded in agreement with Lian Ming's proposal, and then they all watched Lian Ming operate it attentively.
I saw Lian Ming selecting the same words from the composition on the side according to the words in the book, and then inlaying them on the template. With a little effort, Lian Ming typed out the text of an article, and there were even some words in it. Punctuation marks, and these punctuation marks also attracted the attention of several uncles. You must know that articles at this time have no punctuation marks. The meaning of a sentence depends on how the professor breaks it.
Lian Ming's version was an article from "The Thousand Character Essay", with four words per sentence. He quickly printed out a page and put it aside. After the ink dried, Qin Qiong reached out and took the page of "The Thousand Character Essay". got up.
"The printing speed is so fast!" These gentlemen were immediately shocked when they saw that the process from typesetting to printing the finished product of this page of "The Thousand Character Essay" only took a little more than a quarter of an hour.
"If these books are sold..." Qin Qiong, holding "The Thousand Character Essay" in his hand, this famous general who had never felt fear when facing thousands of troops alone on the battlefield, unexpectedly It felt like the light piece of paper in his hand weighed a thousand pounds. At the same time, Qin Qiong's neck was a little stiff and she turned her head to look at the other people, who also had frightened looks in their eyes.
Qin Qiong and several others also understood the meaning in each other's eyes. If Lu Chen printed all kinds of books and sold them without hesitation, he would definitely be digging into the foundation of those aristocratic families, and they would probably cause chaos in the world!
"Don't worry, my dear friends, although I have allowed you to see this movable type printing technology, I don't intend to let this thing out yet, but if those aristocratic families go too far..." At this point, Lu Chen sneered directly, while the other few People's hearts trembled unconsciously, and they finally understood the true meaning of what Lu Chen once said, "If the family dares to be too arrogant in front of him, he would not mind digging up the family's roots."
"Movable type printing" is definitely a killer! Although Lu Chen has only printed two enlightenment books, these people all know that Lu Chen is preparing for the "school" that will be opened in the new year. However, it does not mean that Lu Chen only has these two books. This book, based on the friendship between Lu Chen and Li Xiuning, if Lu Chen opened his mouth to ask for books from Li Xiuning, I am afraid that all the books in the princess's house would have to be printed by Lu Chen, and there would be many "orphan copies" among them.
When they thought of this, the other people all turned their attention to Chai Shao, and Chai Shao just shrugged at everyone. The meaning was very obvious. When that time came, he, the consort, would not be able to do anything in front of Li Xiuning. Wish yourselves good luck!
"Don't worry, dear friends, this thing will not be leaked in a short period of time!" Lu Chen naturally understood what a few people were worried about and assured him solemnly.
"Brother Lu Xian said so, but we haven't seen anything here today!" After hearing Lu Chen's assurance, Qin Qiong turned to look at the others again, also speaking seriously on behalf of the other princes. He said, after all, if this thing spreads, it will definitely cause chaos in the world, and those aristocratic families will definitely fight with Lu Chen to death.
"But we, Old Cheng, still have something unclear!" Several people left the printing workshop directly. After seeing "movable type printing", several people also gave up the idea of looking at other workshops. After all, they knew this one After "movable type printing", these gentlemen have been frightened. If they see something more powerful than "movable type printing" again, will they survive? You have to seal your mouth with a seal when you sleep at night!
"Oh? What's wrong with Mr. Su Guo?" Hearing Cheng Yaojin's rare serious words, Lu Chen turned to look at Cheng Yaojin and asked.
"I saw that on the printed pages of your book, there are dots and circles every few words. What does that mean?" Cheng Yaojin recalled the punctuation marks he just saw in his mind and looked directly at Lu Chen and asked. road.
"That thing is called 'punctuation mark', and it was invented by Master Yudi!" Lu Chen explained with a smile to Cheng Yaojin and the others who were listening, "Master Yudi once said that the sage originally said this What is the meaning of the words? Those who listened to the words of the sages face to face have passed away. Now the meaning of the words of the sages can be said by thousands of people. How about creating a symbol that can make the words of the sages closest to the meaning of the words of the sages. It can also make it easier for future generations to understand..." Lu Chen said, explaining the meaning of "punctuation marks" for future generations.
"Master Ling is truly a god!" After hearing Lu Chen's explanation of "punctuation marks", Qin Qiong and others couldn't help sighing, and they all praised, "If I could see Master Ling, I would listen to it in person. The teachings will not be in vain!" Qin Qiong said with yearning eyes.
"What the second brother said is true! In our opinion, Lu Xiandi, our master, is not much worse than Gui Guzi, Huang Shigong and others. Only such a fairy-like figure can teach Lu Xiandi to be so amazing and beautiful. !" Cheng Yaojin also nodded in agreement with Qin Qiong's words and looked at Lu Chen at the same time.
"You guys are so ridiculous, I'm just a little clever!" Lu Chen said humbly with a smile.
"If good brothers are all smart, then who are we? We have nothing but wine and food?" Chai Shao said with a smile after hearing Lu Chen's self-effacing words.
"We, Old Cheng, really want to make some wine bags and rice bags today and have a good meal and drink at Lu Xiandi's place!" Cheng Yaojin said with a smile.
Back at Lu Chen's mansion, it was already getting dark and the lights were brightly lit in the mansion. Su Chang led people to greet Lu Chen and his group at the door. Tables and chairs had been arranged in the side hall. After a few people sat down, , with little effort, the maids put various dishes on the table one after another. In the middle of the table, naturally, there was the copper hot pot made by Lu Chen. As for Sun Simiao, he was also invited by Lu Chen. come over.
"Is this Lu Xiandi's hot pot that Chai Consort has been thinking about for a long time?" Qin Qiong asked, stroking his beard, pointing to the red charcoal fire at the bottom of the copper hot pot.
"Everyone, don't wait any longer, use your chopsticks! Wash yourself what you want to eat!" With little effort, the soup base in the copper hot pot had already begun to boil. Lu Chen directly took a chopstick and started to rinse the meat.
Chai Shao, on the other hand, calmly reached out and picked up a bottle of Erguotou and opened it. The aroma of the hot pot, along with the aroma of Erguotou's wine, immediately filled the entire side hall, and Qin Qiong and other gentlemen were smelling Erguotou's wine. After the aroma of wine, I originally wanted to taste the hot pot, but my attention was immediately attracted by the aroma of wine.
