"Come in." Liu Xie shouted, turned around and returned to his seat.
The tent door was dimly lit, and a pretty figure walked in. Although she was wearing a winter coat, Zhen Mi's figure was still slim and graceful, and she walked calmly, without showing any hint of timidity.
"I have met Your Majesty." Zhen Mi bowed her hands and saluted, just like a man.
Liu Xie looked her over and saw some thin sawdust on the hem of her clothes, and couldn't help laughing. "Are you in the transport camp again?"
"Yes, all the engineering technicians in the Martial Arts Hall have tasks, and my task is to trial-produce chariots for siege." Zhen Mi said, followed Liu Xie's gaze and glanced down, then reached out to pick up the clothes on his clothes.
Sawdust, ready to be thrown into the wastebasket nearby.
Liu Xie's eyes flashed and he motioned for her to bring over the sawdust.
Although Zhen Mi was puzzled, she still placed the sawdust on the eucalyptus in front of Liu Xie. Liu Xie picked up the sawdust, took a look at it, and couldn't help laughing.
“Who invented the new tool?”
The sawdust in his hand was so thin that it could almost transmit light. It was when he saw the shadow illuminated by the sunlight coming from outside the tent that he realized that the sawdust was surprisingly thin and different from what he had seen before.
This is an effect that can only be achieved by tools such as push planers in later generations.
"One of the many new tools made by the technicians of the Jiangwu Hall. It's very useful." Zhen Mi looked familiar and didn't think there was anything strange about this thing.
"You made a lot of new tools?"
"Yes. If you want to do your job well, you must first make good use of it. There are a few people in the martial arts hall who are good at making tools, and they like to tinker with these things. However, most of their whimsical ideas are flashy and can only be used.
This tool for scraping the surface of wood is considered the most practical one."
"One out of ten is considered good." Liu Xie put down the sawdust and said with emotion: "How long has the martial arts hall been established? If one or two useful tools appear every year and significantly improve efficiency, ten years later
Your martial arts hall will have the most powerful weapons in the world."
Zhen Mi's eyes flashed and she nodded involuntarily.
"I came to you today to ask if you are interested in building a printing workshop in Jizhou?"
Zhen Mi was stunned. She thought the emperor called her here to ask about the martial arts hall, but she didn't expect that he wanted to build a seal workshop. She thought for a moment and then said:
"But according to His Majesty's orders."
"Approximately how long will it take?"
"If you are just printing official documents, it will be quick, three to five days at most is enough. If you are printing books and newspapers, you need to find an engraver, which will take at least a month."
"Don't we need engraving to print official documents?" Liu Xie laughed and said, "It's too late to prepare movable type now."
"I don't need movable type." Zhen Mi raised a slight smile at the corner of her mouth. "I can use clay tablets for emergencies. If the requirements are higher, you can use copper plates and just melt them after printing."
Liu Xie was surprised and couldn't help but take a closer look at Zhen Mi.
Thinking of using clay or copper plates, this usually takes a lot of thought. Nowadays, most of the printing houses use wood plates. Only wood plates have the two requirements of being easy to carve and durable. The clay plates are too brittle, the stone plates are too heavy, and the copper plates are
It’s too expensive and most people won’t use it.
The copper plate we are talking about now usually refers to the bronze plate, which has a lower melting point, but is expensive, equivalent to money. When the supply of copper coins was insufficient, few people would consider copper to print books.
But the clay tablets can be used in emergencies, and the copper tablets can also be recycled and reused.
"Then you go and try."
"May I ask your majesty, what is the name of the sealing workshop?" Zhen Mi blinked. "Is it called Weijun sealing workshop, or... Jizhou sealing workshop?"
Liu Xie raised his lips slightly. He actually wanted to call him Jizhou Yinfang. He was really ambitious.
But it doesn’t matter. The Suiyang Seal Workshop chaired by Yuan Quan still controls the business of the entire Central Plains. Anyway, more seal workshops will be built in the future. How far the business can be achieved depends on your own ability.
"It depends on your ability."
"Wei." Zhen Mi bowed her hands and resigned.
Seeing Zhen Mi leave the tent, Liu Xie said to Zhuge Liang who was standing aside: "Do you know her very well?"
Zhuge Liang said unhurriedly: "She was born in a wealthy family in Zhongshan. She is good at dancing and is willing to do good deeds. Many people know her. As your Majesty's eyes and ears, I naturally won't know anything about her."
"What else do you know?"
"I also heard that she invited Ma Jun, a master craftsman from Fufeng, to serve as an official. Ma Jun should have arrived in Taiyuan by now and is working in the Northern Army Chariot Camp."
Liu Xie was shocked.
Ma Jun is one of the few mechanical technical geniuses in this era, and his strength is far superior to that of Huang Chengyan, Huang Yueying and his daughter. The efficiency of the textile machines and looms he designed is nearly ten times higher than before, and its sophistication makes him a farmer.
Everyone was full of praise.
But Ma Jun also had many problems unique to technical geniuses. He was too obsessed with technology and not very concerned about his official career. After he transformed textile machines and made a fortune from looms, he was not interested in becoming an official anymore. He built a workshop by himself and tinkered with it every day.
Some gadgets of my own.
Can Zhen Mi allow this technical geek to serve in the Beijun camp?
"How did she do it?"
"This is not something I can find out." Zhuge Liang smiled. "If your Majesty wants to know, you might as well ask her yourself. I heard that there are many people who are curious about this, but no one can find out."
Liu Xie smiled and felt that it was necessary to talk to Zhen Mi.
The world is changing so fast, and there are more and more surprises.
According to this trend, the first industrial revolution may come earlier than expected.
Liu Bei sat on his horse and looked at the approaching army, feeling happy in his heart.
When Xuzhou soldiers arrived, he no longer had to follow the emperor and could take charge of his own affairs.
Zhang Fei and Fazheng rode side by side with smiles on their faces.
Chen Deng lagged behind and looked unhappy.
The three people came to Liu Bei, bowed and congratulated Liu Bei.
Liu Bei went to Beijing for a grand parade this time, with good results and a happy meeting with the emperor. After Jizhou was pacified, his plan to conquer Liaodong and expand overseas was also implemented, and their hope of making achievements was one step closer to reality.
After greetings, Liu Bei pulled Chen Deng aside. "Yuanlong, what happened?"
Chen Denggong cupped his hands. "Your Majesty, I have an unkind request."
"Yuanlong, why should we be so polite between you and me? If you have something to do, it doesn't matter. As long as I can help, I will definitely help."
"Thank you, Ambassador. I heard that Zhang He was camping outside Yecheng Prefecture. I dare to ask my troops to attack Zhang He in order to avenge the Yishan Mountain that day."
Liu Bei was stunned and a little embarrassed.
These days, he is acting together with the emperor, knowing that the emperor is not in a hurry to attack Yecheng. Even if he leads an army alone, there is a high probability that he will attack from the Yuancheng and Guantao areas, and then implement land transfer in the local area. It is unlikely that he will take the initiative to attack Zhang He
.
Even if Zhang He is just outside Yecheng.
But he could also understand Chen Deng's eagerness for revenge.
When Zhang He and Gao Lan led their cavalry to attack, they not only defeated Chen Deng, but also killed all of Chen Deng's men and refused to accept their surrender. This cruel behavior went against common sense and made Chen Deng hate them deeply.
.
Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet, and it is reasonable for Chen Deng to want revenge.
He has waited for this day for too long.
However, this goes against the emperor's established policy and is suspected of resisting the emperor's decree.
"Yuanlong, have you discussed this with Xiaozhi?"
"He doesn't agree." Chen Deng gritted his teeth and handed over his hand again. "So I can only ask the envoy to be merciful and allow me to attack, avenge the previous humiliation and avenge the army."