Ye An didn't have time to care about Cao Yi who disappeared in Yezhuang on a fast horse. He stared nervously at the big brush in front of him as he brushed up and down on the paper. This was the best way to make the fonts leave ink color on the paper.
Good way.
Of course, the silk roller is also quite good. Thick satin wrapped around the wooden roller and gently pushed can make the font clearly visible. However, the craftsmen of the printing house have always believed that using silk is too luxurious and is the worst.
The corner materials are also a bit too extravagant.
Wooden movable type also has the advantages of wooden movable type. The texture of the wood has a very good inking effect. This is why Lao Du and a group of printing craftsmen insist on using wooden movable type.
Seeing the neat handwriting printed on the last page, not only Ye An marveled at the printing effect, but also all the craftsmen breathed a sigh of relief and marveled again and again.
"Master Hou! This wooden movable type is great! After printing it in one pass, if there is any slight problem, you only need to adjust one movable type to make the words on the whole page neat and neat! This... this method is wonderful, this method
Excellent!"
Ye An smiled: "Prepare a few sets of such movable type. Once printed, there will be overlapping fonts. In this way, multiple sets can be printed together. The efficiency is much higher. When not used, it can be used to form other books. I
I know it takes time to accumulate, but you can engrave a few sets of commonly used words to be prepared, right?"
Lao Du crossed his hands and said: "You know, Mr. Marquis, I would like to ask, where does this craft come from? In the previous dynasty, some people had already thought of movable type, but no one had ever taken it seriously.
The books printed without engraving are good-looking, but after a long time they were discarded. I don’t know where the true inheritance was obtained by the Marquis, but he actually has such ability..."
When asked by the old man, although everyone looked at him expectantly, Ye An suddenly blushed: "It's nothing, just messing around. The engraving is complicated, and the biggest disadvantage is that every book needs to be printed again."
Carving a plate once not only takes a long time, but also costs a lot. The elders in the family who are proficient in the study of objects thought that if they use movable type plates instead, they only need to carve one set of movable type, and then any books can be printed, and the movable type can also be used repeatedly. Although
Making movable type is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but once you have movable type, it will be very difficult to print books in the future, so we have this method."
Lao Du was stunned for a moment, and after a long time he sighed and said: "Master Marquis, please forgive me for being blunt, this method of investigating objects is just for us craftsmen! The truth is there, everyone knows it, but you can really think about it with your heart.
, it is extremely difficult to do it by hand. Let’s talk about movable type printing. How many years have it been since the engraving? The art of engraving has been around since the early Tang Dynasty. There are not many people who can think of disassembling the engraving into movable type. It is a pity.
None of them can be popularized. The study of studying objects can not only think of engraving, but also think of using lead to make movable type. This... is really something that I can't think of even if I think about it."
Ye An smiled bitterly: "This study of studying objects is not only prepared for craftsmen like you, but also for scholars. It's a pity that no one takes it seriously..."
Old Du rubbed his hands and said, "Master Hou, I have a gracious request. If Master Hou can teach us the art of studying things, it doesn't matter even if we don't pay you."
"Huh?! You...haha..." Ye An was stunned for a moment after hearing Lao Du's words, and then laughed so hard that everyone looked at each other. Lao Du quickly confessed. He thought Ye An was laughing, thinking
I think so. It is said that the study of studying things is a side branch of literature and is also the knowledge of scholars. Who do I think I am? I am not even a scholar, so why should I learn from other people's Confucianism?
But Ye An's next words made Lao Du stunned: "Okay, okay, okay! Although the study of studying things is my Ye An's family study, it is my family's order to teach all over the world. It's a pity that I have to travel around Tokyo like this.
For a long time, there are only a few scholars who value this person. The elders in the family have said that the study of quwu is a study for everyone in the world. No matter who wants to learn, it can be taught. Since you want to learn, I will open a quwu school in the academy.
, just make time to come and give lectures every month.”
Ye An's words surprised Lao Du and others. Their original intention was to ask Ye An for books on the study of objects, so that they could read and ponder them by themselves, but they never thought that they could get Ye An's personal teachings.
Homeschooling, how can outsiders like myself learn from it?!
"Master Marquis, the old man and others dare not work, Master Marquis..."
As soon as Lao Du and others opened their mouths, Ye An knew what they were worried about, and then he smiled and waved his hands and said: "Don't think that I teach you this for nothing. The study of things can be divided into different categories. What I teach you is different from what I teach others."
It’s the same, it’s just to make the printing shop better, and it also teaches the knowledge of objects related to printing. If you don’t learn it, that’s it. In the future, I want you to learn to teach in the academy and become a teacher!”
Hearing this, Lao Du and others immediately responded: "Thank you, Mr. Marquis, for your cultivation. Xiao Lao and others will definitely learn and work well!"
This is what Ye An wants to hear. He smiled and said: "The best thing is to print the book, frame it, and try the bench drill sent by the carpentry workshop to frame the book. This is also the knowledge of studying things!"
Lao Du and others' eyes suddenly lit up. They had always regarded this drill as a treasure and dared not use it. Today Ye An spoke, Lao Du personally performed the drill, lifted the thatch on it and said: "Master Hou, this wooden utensil is also made by the study of studying things."
?It’s so exquisite that even thick books can be perforated and framed!”
Following Lao Du's words, everyone stared at the arranged books. The roulette wheel was constantly rotating, and a very strong force was generated between the meshing of the multiple gears. Even though Lao Du was turning easily, the thick
The iron needle easily passed through the thick paper with the thread, and the framing of the book was quickly completed.
The blue writing has a simple but beautiful pattern. In the regular grid are the four characters "Good Breed Farming Book". This is the first movable type printed book produced by the printing house. It is of great significance. Lao Du carefully handed it over.
To Ye An.
The stitching on the spine is solid, the seam is tight, and the writing is exquisite. Ye An touched it gently and couldn't help but sigh: "This is the first book in our printing shop. All future books must be like this. Quality and quantity must be guaranteed, and the quality must not be degraded!" said
After finishing, he handed it to Lao Du Youdao: "Actually, there are many ways to frame this book, but it is a little simpler now. I will teach you the rest later."
"Grandpa Tian, such a good book is just concise?!" Lao Du was stunned for a moment, but when he heard that Ye An would teach them again, he immediately felt confident. The Marquis has always said that he is here after all.
Can learn craftsmanship.
After the first book was printed, the printing house started working at full capacity. The rest was just to repeat the previous process. The craftsmen and apprentices of the printing house immediately began to print in an orderly manner, and pages of paper were printed continuously. It was simple.
After drying, they were stacked together. The efficiency was so high and the speed was so fast that some craftsmen who had been doing woodblock printing for many years could not believe their eyes.
Lao Du stood next to Ye An and whispered: "Master Hou, if there are enough movable types and sufficient manpower, one set of books can print ten sets at the same time, and one workshop can print eight sets of books at the same time. In this way...
Grandpa Tian, I can’t even imagine it!”
Ye An picked up the printed first book and wrapped it in silk cloth. He smiled and said: "You have forgotten the most important point. The cost of movable type is much lower than that of engraving. What are you going to study?"
This kind of ink is the best, with high efficiency and low cost. This is also the way to check things. From now on, this printing house will be controlled by you, Lao Du."
Old Du nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, the old guy is of no great use, but he still has the ability to show the book printing shop to the Marquis! I just don't know, Mr. Marquis, will we still recruit apprentices? The incompetent son of the family..."
"
Ye An nodded matter-of-factly and said: "Hi, of course! Only with enough manpower can we have more production... Labor, our printing shop is still too small. If there are a large number of books to print in the future, the manpower will definitely not be enough."