Chapter 219: Look what this is

Seeing the smile on the emperor's face, Duan Lun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He took out the small printed characters from his arms and said, "Your Majesty, just now Wannian County Marquis went to the Ministry of Industry to ask the craftsmen to help make such a small thing."

"I feel that this object is very rare, and it may very well change the printing technique of the Tang Dynasty, so I brought it to your Majesty immediately for a look."

"The art of printing!" Li Shimin's eyes immediately narrowed.

He thought of what Zhao Chen said to him yesterday, and looked at the thing in Duan Lun's hand.

The eunuch next to him walked quickly and handed the small ink ink in front of Li Shimin.

Looking at the exquisite Yangwen ink in front of him, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little expectant.

"Your Majesty, you can use ink on this thing..."

"I know, Zhao Chen told me before." Li Shimin interrupted Duan Lun.

Dip the small characters on the ink pad into ink and place them upside down on the table.

He picked up a piece of rice paper in his hand and stamped it carefully.

Duan Lun stood below and saw that the emperor's movements were so skillful, but he felt even more confident that Zhao Chen came to the Ministry of Industry today because of the emperor's instructions.

"Okay, very good, Zhao Chen has never lied to me!" Li Shimin looked at the clear words on the rice paper with a look of ecstasy on his face.

Seeing the words on the rice paper, Li Shimin confirmed what Zhao Chen said yesterday.

Movable type printing appeared in front of him.

The eunuch on the side couldn't help but feel curious when he saw the emperor being so excited.

But he only saw a small word on the rice paper.

"Duan Qing, how many of these small characters can be produced in one day?" Li Shimin looked at Duan Lun and asked.

In fact, Li Shimin is more curious now about how to realize the papermaking technology that Zhao Chen mentioned.

After all, those cheap papers are the final thing.

Once it can be done, those poor people will also have the opportunity to learn.

For Li Shimin, this means more people

It’s only possible to choose!

However, although printing was not that important, it was definitely a technological innovation for the Tang Dynasty.

At this moment, Li Shimin believed that Zhao Chen could use those rotten hemp and straw to make paper.

"Where is Zhao Chen now?" Li Shimin asked again before Duan Lun could speak.

"After Wannian County Marquis promised to give each of the fifty craftsmen ten guan of silver, he left the Ministry of Industry and went back to the tavern, presumably!" Duan Lun said.

Duan Lun was surprised by how excited Li Shimin was.

Movable type printing can indeed save a lot of time, and consumes very little printing materials.

But after all, this effect is limited.

Because previous printing technology has been able to meet their requirements.

And ordinary people don't know how to use printing technology at all.

So Duan Lun didn't think it was necessary for the emperor to be so excited.

"That boy is very generous. No wonder others are so convinced of him." Li Shimin nodded, waved to Duan Lun and said, "I gave him the money, and gave him two sets of these small ink-pad characters."

"In addition, a ban is issued. What happened in the Ministry of Industry today, and the firing of the small characters on the ink pads, are not allowed to be spread. Otherwise, I will implicate everyone, including you, Duan Lun."

"I understand!" Duan Lun was stunned.

I came here to report the news properly, who knew that I would be ordered like this by the emperor.

However, he did not dare to argue with the emperor, so he quickly said yes.

"Since Ke Ming left, the position of the right servant has been vacant. Duan Qing, I think you are quite capable." Li Shimin suddenly looked at Duan Lun and smiled.

Duan Lun felt a sudden change in his heart, and then he felt overjoyed.

The emperor was no longer just mentioning him in a subtle way, he was just explicitly saying that he was going to be promoted to his right servant.

"I am afraid, but I will do my best and always be loyal to Your Majesty." Duan Lun knelt on the ground and expressed his loyalty to the emperor.

"Well, I'll remember what you said, let's go down!" Li Shimin nodded and looked at the small words on the rice paper in front of him.

…

"Zhao Chen, you are back!"

"We have done everything you asked us to do, and now we are transporting the rotten wood, straw, flax and other things to our secret base."

Zhao Chen and Li Ruoshuang appeared at the street corner, and Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu took the initiative to run over.

Talk to Zhao Chen about their side of things. ??

His expression was still full of curiosity.

"Okay, one thing has been done. After lunch, we will go to make paper." Zhao Chen nodded and walked into the tavern.

"papermaking?"

"Zhao Chen, what did you say just now? What about papermaking?"

"Sister-in-law, did I hear wrong just now?"

Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu didn't react for a moment.

Zhao Chen wants to make paper?

Little did they know that what Zhao Chen wanted them to do was actually to make paper!

papermaking?

That is a way to make money that only those from prominent families can master.

Even if their father is the Duke of the country, he has no way to get involved in these things.

Zhao Chen actually wanted to make paper.

How is he going to create it?

How did Li Ruoshuang know that Zhao Chen actually wanted to make paper himself.

Zhao Chen didn't take the initiative to tell her about this along the way.

"We went to the Ministry of Industry just now. Zhao Chen has a new printing technology. If he can make paper, Wangyou Bookstore's dilemma will be solved immediately." Li Ruoshuang only said this and entered the tavern.

Only Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu were left with confused faces.

"Zhao Chen wants to make paper, but also print?" Cheng Chumo looked at Qin Huaiyu and asked.

"Well, I'm dumbfounded." Qin Huaiyu nodded and looked at Zhao Chen in the tavern, his eyes full of shock.

He had just heard Li Ruoshuang say that Zhao Chen had mastered the art of printing.

The art of printing only took one morning, and Zhao Chen had already mastered it.

How did he do this?

…

"Why are you here, Your Majesty?" In the Li Zheng Hall, Queen Changsun was tracing Zhao Chen's calligraphy.

Empress Changsun liked Zhao Chen's calligraphy more and more the more she looked at it.

I even feel that Zhao Chen's calligraphy is comparable to that of calligraphy sage.

So when she had time, she would describe it.

Seeing the emperor coming to her at this time, Empress Changsun was a little surprised.

After all, at this time in the past, the emperor had been handling government affairs in Ganquan Hall.

"Just now Duan Lun came over to tell me that Zhao Chen went to the Ministry of Industry and asked for help from craftsmen!" Li Shimin said.

"How can I help you? Although the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry are good at craftsmanship, they are far inferior to Zhao Chen himself." Empress Changsun said with a smile.

Zhao Chen's hands-on ability is obvious to all. Is there anything worthy of Zhao Chen personally going to the Ministry of Industry?

"Do you still remember what Zhao Chen and you and I were talking about about printing?" Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

"Remember, Zhao Chen said that it is called movable type printing. You can change the position of the characters at will. It sounds really good, but if you want to make it, I'm afraid..."

"Look what this is!" Li Shimin opened his palm and showed Empress Changsun the small characters on the ink pad in his hand.

Empress Changsun looked around and saw a delicate ink pad the size of a thumb lying in the middle of the emperor's palm.

There are still little ink stains on it.