Seeing these things in front of him, Li Er showed a satisfied smile.
The small, boxy characters are fired on the ceramic, and every word makes people feel quite good when they look at it.
Then I took the board and formatted the words according to the contents of the previous books.
After all typeset is completed, people are asked to apply ink, and white paper is obtained to start printing.
After one round of printing, all the same content on the white paper was clearly printed on it.
Seeing this scene, the accompanying people from the Ministry of Industry shouted again that it was a success, it was a success.
Then he looked at His Majesty.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am very happy."
It is said that people are in high spirits when happy events happen, and this group of people from the Ministry of Works can be said to be really elated.
There were a total of 6 departments in the Tang Dynasty, namely, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry.
Their other departments are operating steadily in accordance with His Majesty's requirements without any errors.
On the contrary, it was only the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and the things they did these few times were not particularly impressive.
Now that this matter has been satisfactorily resolved by His Majesty and praised by His Majesty, the people from the Ministry of Works expressed their joy.
Then he saluted again.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. What I have done is all within my scope."
"Hahahaha, not bad, not bad."
Li Er laughed again when he heard this, looked at it carefully for a while, and then looked at the porcelain again.
"Your Majesty, this movable type printing is really well-named. It is very vivid. The fonts are printed directly on porcelain and placed on the board for printing.
In this way, if there is a problem with any font, we can directly remove the broken ceramic and install new ceramic.
The efficiency achieved in this way is no less than 10 times and a hundred times higher than that of engraving and printing."
This woodblock printing requires someone to sculpt it. If the sculptor has a problem at a critical moment, all the work will be wasted.
In addition, during the printing process, due to the passage of time and the increase in the number of printed books, the word became blurred and even disappeared in the end.
Some problems that arise in block printing have all been perfectly solved by movable type printing.
When everyone saw it, the flatterer came over again!
"Congratulations to your Majesty, congratulations to your Majesty. Thanks to your Majesty for arranging these things for us and also arranging detailed tutorials for us. Otherwise, we really wouldn't be able to develop it."
After the people from the Ministry of Works finished speaking, Li Er turned around and looked at them.
The flattery this time is not enough, if they can't even solve such a trivial matter.
Li Er said that he would cancel the Ministry of Works directly, and it would be better to arrange for someone else to do it.
Everyone saw that His Majesty's face was not particularly beautiful, and they quickly lowered their heads.
Did I say something wrong again?
But what exactly did I say wrong?
While talking, Li Er looked up at them again.
Now that the movable type printing technology has been confirmed here, although it has not been recorded on a large scale, it also means that after the movable type printing factory in Zhaojiazhuang is arranged, a large number of people can be arranged for printing.
Of course, for movable type printing to be successful, the first prerequisite is that a large amount of paper must be arranged.
Therefore, with the emergence of papermaking technology, the amount of paper can be increased rapidly. Thinking of these, Li Er smiled!
Thinking about this, I am grateful to my wise brother for arranging these two wonderful things, movable type printing and papermaking.
In addition, I have to thank him Confucius.
After all, at that time, Brother Xian was going to arrange for these two items to be placed directly in his Kong family in Shandong.
They represent the Shandong clan. If it's such a good thing, even if you want to get it, wouldn't it be quite troublesome to deal with it?
But now, because of Xiandi, some of their Shandong clans and the court are closely united.
In this way, everyone can benefit from each other, make money together, and do anything together.
This will allow us to achieve a more forward development, and Li Er feels very happy thinking about this.
The staff from the Ministry of Works smiled again when they saw His Majesty looking like this.
I thought in my heart, maybe His Majesty was thinking about something else just now?
"Yes, you have done a very good job in this matter. I am very satisfied. How is your research on the gunpowder issue?"
"Your Majesty, regarding gunpowder, I am arranging manpower to make it as soon as possible. We have developed gunpowder that is more powerful than before.
By using pigs, cattle and sheep as experimental subjects, we found that the lethality is enough to severely injure these animals.
"Not bad.
In response to this matter, Li Er gave them full affirmation and asked everyone to work hard and develop well.
If we follow this trend, whether it is political, economic, cultural or military, Li Er said that Datang will definitely be promoted at a rapid pace!
"This is your Majesty, I will take your orders!"
Li Er walked around the Ministry of Works again. After reading everything, he got up and left the Ministry of Works. He returned to the palace, where things started to get busy!
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Zhaojiazhuang.
"Master, Master."
The housekeeper from Zhaojiazhuang hurried to the front hall and said breathlessly!
"How many times have I told you, don't be so anxious, tell me slowly if you have anything to do, what's wrong?"
"Master, we have arranged for people to plow all the thousands of acres of land in our village.
We just have to wait for the time to start farming. Master, do you have any new arrangements for the food we will farm this year?"
"Wait a minute, you wait for me here, I'll go get the seeds!"
"It's the young master."
Zhao Mu came to his attic, took out all the seeds to be planted this year, wrote down the names, and labeled them all, then Zhao Mu came to the front hall.
Let him arrange for manpower to go to the third floor to carry the seeds.
"It's the young master!"
The housekeeper left in a hurry and went to the attic to arrange for people to prepare.
This is done every year. When we get to the attic, there are a lot of grain seeds placed aside.
In addition to these grain seeds, the names of the seeds, the method of sowing, and any problems that may arise during the process are also neatly written.
He himself arranged manpower to arrange all these things.
In fact, I was also curious in the beginning.
How did this young master arrange for such a big attic?
Moreover, I had never seen these seeds before, but later I got used to them and knew what the young master was capable of.
There is absolutely no need to ask about these things.
Since it was the young master's arrangement, they must have arranged everything step by step according to the young master's instructions.
While talking, the housekeeper arranged for people to make proper arrangements for these things.
Just as the officials went to make arrangements, Li Er came to Zhuangzi on the other side.
There are still familiar steps and familiar words. Everyone in Zhuangzi who sees this scene will know that it is shopkeeper Li.
If they saw Shopkeeper Li, everyone would stop and shout respectfully that they had seen Shopkeeper Li.
As the old saying goes, today is different from the past. When I came to Zhuangzi, people in Zhuangzi didn't have any explanation when they saw him.
It's just like meeting an ordinary person.
But now, with the change of his identity, everyone will respectfully call him Shopkeeper Li when they see him.
Seeing this scene, Li Er smiled slightly and then responded!
The group of people in Zhuangzi were well aware of the appearance of Shopkeeper Li. They nodded in agreement and kindly told him the location of their young master. Li Er rushed over!
"Brother Xian, what are you busy with?"
It's still the same as before, I didn't see him, I only heard his voice.
And this scene is already familiar to everyone.
"I met my father."
"I said, Lao Li, what kind of wind blew you here?"
"Hey, dear brother, I don't have any trouble, I just came here to join in the fun and enjoy the soy sauce.
I did the same just now, rushing over from my village.
They are also sending people to plow the land in that village.
The situation looks good this year, and it should be a good year for harvest.
On the contrary, your dear brother, what have you been busy with lately?"
After Li Er finished speaking, Zhao Mu waved his hand helplessly.
What can I do? Apart from being busy every day, I am just busy.
"Brother, you are joking again.
By the way, I just went to the factory again.
Now all the factories and their city walls have been built, and the structures for the houses inside have been completed.
Next, I will arrange for more people to come to work in these factories, hahahaha."
Speaking of these things, Li Er couldn't help but laugh.
The development of things here may not be known to others.
But for him, Li Er, this year was really a very lucky period.
Because all factories have been built, such as the blacksmith shop, the weapons of the entire Tang Dynasty will be greatly improved, and gunpowder is now manufactured by itself.
In the subsequent process of attacking cities and plundering territory, it will definitely play a role in promoting it.
In addition to these, all kinds of things in Datang are proceeding steadily in their own development and construction, and everything is within their expectations.
How to keep yourself from being excited?
"I said, Lao Li, you are smiling like a flower. Are you going to make a lot of money this year?"
Li Er nodded after hearing this, who could say otherwise.
I will definitely be able to make a lot of money this year.
Until then, dear brother, if you want, just sit with me and share the money, hahahaha!
"In that case, let me borrow your good words and I will make a lot of money?"
The two of them laughed and talked, and Li Er chatted about the Tang Dynasty's recent war against Tibet.
It is said that the southwest border of the Tang Dynasty is in a confrontation with Tibet.
"Brother Xian, you said that this Tubo man is really what you said. His strength should not be underestimated.
According to news from their court, the scout troops from both sides fought several times at the border.
The Tang Dynasty and Tubo both won and lost each other.
After the Tubo people were captured, many people chose to commit suicide directly or fight to the end with the Tang Dynasty.
The few prisoners that Datang captured also paid a heavy price!"
"Ah,
That is natural. I have told you before that in the land of Tubo, he is attacking the Tang Dynasty from top to bottom.
But the reason why he is not the opponent of the Central Plains is because their population base is here.
One is the population base, and the other is its war potential.
Population base means the number of people on both sides.
War potential is the ability to win a war.
For example, food, population, resources.
Today, the Tang Dynasty controls many plains, such as the three major grain-producing areas.
One is the Central Plains zone, one is the Southeast zone, and the other is the Bashu zone.
The Qin State controlled the land of Bashu and had abundant food, laying a sufficient foundation for the destruction of the six kingdoms.
If we say that under the same conditions, it is really not certain who will win.
On the other hand, in their Tubo land, there were very few places producing grain.
For this reason, their development in this area is restricted.
Since ancient times, wars have focused on war potential. Although there are many enemies around Datang, the war potential is very huge.
Enough to fight a protracted war with each of their countries.
Reflecting on the confrontation between the Tubo people and the Tang Dynasty, their consumption of food and grass was not enough for them to win a protracted war.
Therefore, if there is a war with the Tubo people and they come to attack, we can completely defend the city.
Fight a protracted war with the Tubo people, a war of attrition, and make sure not to consume them to death.
In the end, we don't need to pay a huge price, this is the simplest way to win this war."
"Brother, actually, if I tell you, the Tang Dynasty will go to war with Tubo.
If we can win this war, we, the Tang Dynasty, should directly capture their Tubo land at all costs and completely annihilate them.
Just like the Turks in the north, the kind that completely crushed them.
Let them know how powerful I am in Datang."
As Li Er spoke, his whole person was full of fighting spirit.
If a little Tubo can't handle them firmly, it will be a habit!
The words were full of disdain.
And the pride of the Tang people themselves.
"I said, Lao Li, I told you before that these Tibetans are not easy to deal with.
If the Tubo people could deal with them so easily, they wouldn't have destroyed Chang'an City and attacked Chang'an City several times in the late Tang Dynasty.
Even in the end, the Tang Dynasty was destroyed, but Tubo still existed.
It was not until Tubo experienced several dynasties that a Central Plains dynasty used a series of methods to completely control Tubo.
They are like little strong men who cannot be killed."
"My dear brother, do you think Tubo is really so difficult to deal with?"
"I'm telling you, Lao Li, you still haven't understood what I said before.
In this case, I will tell you again today.
Before I go any further, let me ask you a question. There are two places, one is the southeast and the other is the northeast.
When you go to do business, the distance to the southeast is the same, the distance to the northeast is the same, and the consumption is the same.
Under the same conditions, you can make a lot of money, but in the Northeast, under the same conditions, you will not only make no money, but also lose everything.
I ask you, if you had a choice, would you choose to go to the northeast or the southeast?"