Xu Jingzong acted very quickly. The next day, he delivered the revised newspaper to Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, this is the newspaper I printed according to the instructions of the Marquis of Jingyang County. Please take a look at it," Xu Jingzong said.
He was not stupid enough to take all the credit. He directly stated that this was done in accordance with Lin Xuan's request. If anything went wrong, the responsibility did not lie with him.
Li Shimin unfolded the newspaper and read it carefully.
At a cursory glance, Li Shimin skipped other contents and looked directly at the contents about the imperial examination.
"Okay!" Li Shimin shouted happily after reading it.
He was very happy when he saw the following paragraph, where he was praised openly and secretly.
Seeing Xu Jingzong looking at him, Li Shimin coughed dryly and said seriously: "This person's family is so difficult, but he can still study hard and get first place in the county examination, which is very good."
Li Shimin seems to be a man who loves great achievements, but he doesn't want to show it. To put it bluntly, it's just pretentious.
Xu Jingzong said awkwardly: "Your Majesty, this is false."
He didn't dare to lie to Li Shimin, which was why he had specifically emphasized that he was doing what Lin Xuan said.
"Fake?" Li Shimin looked at Xu Jingzong fiercely.
What do you mean, those words that praise me are all false?
Xu Jingzong was sweating profusely, but he did not dare to wipe it off, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the Marquis of Jingyang County said that this would make the people have a sense of belonging and make them more willing to let their children study."
I see!
Li Shimin realized this time that this was what Xu Jingzong was talking about.
It wasn't that he reacted slowly, but that he was a little flattered by the words of praise and didn't listen carefully to what Xu Jingzong said.
"Well, what he said makes sense. I read it over and found that there is no problem. Just print it like this. When can it be sold?" Li Shimin asked nonchalantly.
As for fraud or whatnot, he doesn't care at all.
Are there many cases of fraud in the imperial court? As long as it is not known to everyone, it will have no impact at all.
Li Shimin was very excited when he thought that after the newspaper was sold, the people understood the benefits of the imperial examination in detail and were grateful to him.
Isn't it that all these years of hard work are to eliminate the influence of the unfair position?
Xu Jingzong breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the Marquis of Jingyang County said that one thousand copies can be printed to test the effect. It can be printed tomorrow."
"Then let's start selling it the day after tomorrow. If there are any problems, report them to me as soon as possible." Li Shimin said.
Xu Jingzong was overjoyed and said, "I obey!"
…
Lin Xuan finished his martial arts practice in the morning, ate the blessings, and then pushed out his bicycle.
Today he is going to go for a stroll in Chang'an by bicycle.
"What kind of monster is this?"
"Why can two pulleys go up in front of each other?"
"This thing seems to be made of iron. It can run without any livestock pulling it. Isn't the Marquis a god?"
"Master Hou is the reincarnation of an immortal, this must be the treasure of the immortal family!"
…
When Lin Xuan passed by Zhouzhuang on his bicycle with his soldiers, he caused an uproar.
The people of Zhouzhuang saw Lin Xuan riding a monster they had never seen before and running so fast, and they started talking about it.
Many people also regard Lin Xuan as a fairy and think that bicycles are treasures of the fairy family.
Lin Xuan also heard these discussions, but had no intention of explaining them.
Tell them what is a bicycle? What is balance? They don't understand at all.
When he came to Chang'an, it caused a great sensation.
There are often businessmen from various countries in Chang'an, bringing many novel gadgets.
But this was the first time they had seen such an iron frame that could ride on itself.
Many people were curious and were ready to go back and ask where they bought it.
Some people even say that this is not a wooden cow but a stray horse.
Lin Xuan couldn't help but rolled his eyes when he heard this discussion.
It is said that during the Three Kingdoms period, it was difficult to transport grain through the mountainous roads in Shu.
Zhuge Liang thought hard and invented a food transport tool that could walk on its own. Because its shape was similar to that of an ox and horse, it was called a wooden cow and a flowing horse.
This thing is rumored to be magical. In fact, it is the earliest unicycle. It is not as magical as the legend says.
Besides, wooden oxen and flowing horses are made of wood, but bicycles are made of iron. What a look.
Lin Xuan ignored those people and rode his bicycle to the furniture shop.
He was going to let Chen Guangli see if he could make a bicycle out of wood.
"I have met the Marquis!" Chen Guangli saluted with his hands raised.
Chen Guangli's complexion is very rosy due to his second career, and he is not at all as old as the average old man over seventy years old.
Lin Xuan waved his hand and asked: "Old man Chen, no need to be polite, has the second set of fonts been made?"
Chen Guangli smiled and said: "Back to Mr. Hou, the second set has been made, and the third set is half done."
A set of character templates does not just require making all the characters once.
After all, when printing, many words will be used repeatedly.
If there is only one, it is simply not enough.
After all, those with many general applications need to build ten, those with less use need to build five, and those that are less popular only need to build two or three.
A set of fonts requires hundreds of thousands of individual fonts, which is very complicated.
Even so, it is more convenient than engraving.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Chen. I'll take this thing away in a moment." Lin Xuan said.
Now that I am in a hurry to use it, I can only do it like this first. When more are made later, I can make hundreds of each character and place them uniformly.
"I'll let people prepare now," Chen Guangli said.
Lin Xuan said: "You can just ask others to do these things. I came here this time because I have something to trouble Old Man Chen."
"You're welcome, Lord Marquis. I just need to give you something." After Chen Guangli finished speaking, he ordered people to pack the fonts into boxes and wait for Lin Xuan's instructions.
Lin Xuan asked someone to push the bicycle over.
The soldiers also regarded the bicycle as a fairy treasure and did not dare to push it. The two of them carried it carefully for fear of damaging it.
Lin Xuan had already explained it to them before, but he was too lazy to explain it now. After they put the bicycles down, he said, "Old man Chen, let's see if we can make this thing."
Chen Guangli didn't say anything. He looked around the bicycle carefully and touched it before saying, "Master Hou, I don't know what this thing is used for, but it looks like it's made of iron, and it's not just ordinary iron."
It can’t be made, and no one I know can make it.”
Although he is not a blacksmith, he knows a little bit about it, and he also knows many blacksmiths.
He really couldn't think of anyone who could create it.
Lin Xuan said: "Old man Chen, I'm not saying to make it with iron, but I want you to try it with wood. Of course, some places still need to be made of iron, just use some good iron. Old man Chen, try it
Give it a try, it doesn’t matter if you can’t make it.”
Not to mention gears and other things, they must be made of iron, and chains and other things must be made of wood.
With the craftsmanship of the Tang Dynasty, iron could not be used to make something as delicate as a chain.
Wood is much better. There are many types of wood that are very hard and no problem at all.
He didn't plan to make many, just one for Li Lizhi to play with on a daily basis.
Chen Guangli nodded and said, "Master Hou, can you tell me the specific use of this thing?"
Lin Xuan said: "I'll know after I use it with Old Man Chen."
Lin Xuan got on his bicycle and started riding in the yard.
Chen Guangli looked at the bicycle and was very excited. If he could build this thing, it would definitely be famous throughout the ages.
Seeing Chen Guangli being so excited, Lin Xuan stopped quickly and said, "Old man Chen, are you okay?"
Chen Guangli took a few breaths and said: "I'm fine, Lord Marquis. This is the first time I've seen this thing. I need to study it carefully."
Lin Xuan nodded and said: "It's okay. You can keep the car here. Old man Chen just studies it, as long as it doesn't be dismantled."