But facts speak louder than words. No matter how unwilling the old craftsman is to believe it, he has no choice but to accept the facts.
Suddenly, the old craftsman seemed to have discovered something.
Pointing to the newly printed paper, the old craftsman shouted excitedly: "Everyone, I found that the printing of this word is a bit unclear!"
Everyone quickly gathered around and looked towards the place pointed out by the old craftsman.
Sure enough, one of the characters was printed slightly blurry.
Pointing to this character, the old craftsman proudly said to Hu Chang'an: "Servant Hu, I see that the wooden movable type is not printed as clearly as the copper movable type."
"This wood cannot be used as a raw material for movable type printing!"
However, when Hu Changan heard this, he smiled: "Indeed, it is a bit unclear here."
"But what I print is only teaching materials, not high-tech materials."
“Wouldn’t it be great if people can understand this textbook?”
Indeed, wooden movable type is not as clear as copper movable type.
After all, wood may deform slightly after being exposed to water, but copper does not have this problem.
Hu Changan also knew about this kind of thing.
However, slight deformation does not affect the use of the teaching materials.
Could it be that if the words on the book were printed a little uglier, wouldn’t readers know what the words were?
When the craftsmen heard this, they were also silent.
Yes, the slight flaws do not affect the use.
Anyway, what Hu Shilang printed was not something important.
The things printed by Shilang Hu were just teaching materials for the craftsmen.
It's a little blurry, but it doesn't affect use.
At this time, the old craftsman was speechless.
But soon, the old craftsman came up with a new problem: "Shilang Hu, this wood is easier to wear than copper!"
"The copper movable type may not wear out after being used for 20 to 30 years, but it's hard to tell for the wooden movable type."
"Based on my experience, this wooden movable type will probably be worn out and unusable in less than three to five years."
However, when Hu Changan heard this, he smiled slightly and said, "When it wears out, it wears off."
"Anyway, this wood is cheap, you can get whatever you want."
“If it gets worn out and becomes unusable, wouldn’t it be enough to just make another version of wooden movable type?”
"At your current speed, it basically only takes a month to produce a set of wood movable type."
"Even if we produce an edition every three years, it won't take much time."
"Compared to copper movable type, the production cycle of this wooden type is definitely much shorter."
At this time, everyone was speechless.
That's right, if it wears out, then replace it and you're done.
The price of this wooden movable type is not as high as the copper movable type. If you lose it, just throw it away. It doesn't hurt anyway.
They never expected that this wood could be made into movable type for printing!
In this way, their workload in the future will be greatly reduced!
At this time, everyone felt a little pain in their faces.
Before, they were still laughing at Hu Changan's wooden movable type as being whimsical.
Unexpectedly, it was old craftsmen like them who were slapped in the face in the end!
Seeing that everyone was speechless, Hu Changan also smiled slightly and said: "Now that the wooden movable type has been made, let's start printing."
When everyone heard this, they also started to move.
However, Hu Changan was a little surprised when he saw everyone's actions.
Four of these five craftsmen went to adjust the printing ink!
Only one craftsman was left there, fussing about typesetting.
Seeing this unreasonable division of labor, Hu Changan couldn't help but ask the worker who was doing the typesetting: "Why are three of you going to mix ink?"
“If there were a few more people to do the typesetting, wouldn’t it be faster?”
However, when the worker who was doing typesetting heard this, his face was full of bitterness: "Master Hu, do you think we don't want to?"
"Among these five people, I am the only one who can read!"
When Hu Changan heard this, he was also silent.
In ancient times, low literacy rate was indeed a big problem.
This is one of the reasons why movable type printing is difficult to popularize.
After all, when choosing movable type, workers need to be literate.
Since the workers were illiterate, they naturally could not use movable type printing.
But fortunately, this is a royal workshop, and the literacy rate of printing workers is much higher than outside.
Hu Changan casually called the supervisors and asked them, and they found four literate workers.
Now, there are four people doing the layout!
Suddenly, the typesetting speed was greatly improved.
However, Hu Changan stared at them and frowned.
In Hu Changan's opinion, their typesetting speed can be faster.
Hu Changan quickly stopped the four workers and said to them: "Have you ever thought about putting all these movable types on a turntable, and then one person is responsible for reading and the other is responsible for finding the characters?"
Everyone who was struggling to find the words was stunned when they heard this.
Wait...this method seems pretty good!
Why didn't they think of it before?
As soon as they said they were going to do it, everyone quickly brought a turntable and put all the movable types into it. Then one person read and the other looked for the characters, and started working enthusiastically.
Sure enough, the efficiency of everyone's typesetting immediately increased a lot.
When Hu Changan saw this, he nodded with satisfaction.
Looking at this speed, these two books may be printed in just two months!
Seeing that everyone was working on a regular schedule, Hu Changan also walked out of the printing workshop of the Ministry of Rites leisurely.
The next step is to select the first batch of teachers from the Ministry of Industry and Technology School!
For this first batch of teachers, Hu Changan plans to select from among the original craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry.
Previously, Hu Changan held literacy classes at the Ministry of Industry.
Now, the first batch of literacy classes have also concluded.
After completing the literacy class, these craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry have basically learned to read and read some simple poems.
Next, Hu Changan will select a group of potential talents among them.
On an ordinary afternoon, Hu Changan summoned all the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry and said to them: "Next, I will select a group of people among you as the first batch of teachers and professors in the School of the Ministry of Industry.
Physical and chemical knowledge.”
"Physics and chemistry are the new subjects I mentioned before."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Naturally, they have heard of this Ministry of Industry School.
Now the reputation of this Gongbu School has spread among all craftsmen.
This is the first time since the beginning of the world that craftsmen can go to school like nobles!
Everyone is naturally looking forward to the Ministry of Works School.
But what they never expected was that the Ministry of Industry School would invite them to be the first batch of teachers?
Those who are outspoken can't help but ask Hu Chang'an: "Master Hu, we are all rough guys."
"Are we qualified to be teachers at the Ministry of Works School?"