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(The previous chapter was reviewed by the card, and the modification was not approved. You can apply again after two days. Let's skip that episode directly.)

(In addition, the Mekong Delta is the territory of Cambodia. Lao Wang made a mistake. The Bin Thong Long area in Champa belongs to the alluvial belt on the edge of the Mekong Delta. In terms of development, it is better than the area at the mouth of the sea, and the grain output is also higher. very high.)

As soon as Zhao Han returned to Nanjing, Shi Weixian presented a book.

Shi Weixian is the handprint female official of the Rites Supervisor, and You Julian is the palmprint female official of the Yumajian. The two aunts are both ugly, but they are the elderly of the mission team. Although the powers of the Supervisor of Rites and the Supervisor of Horses have been greatly cut by Zhao Han, they are still the most beautiful in the Forbidden City.

"Your Majesty, this is the first book printed by the Sili Supervisory Factory." Shi Weixian stepped forward holding the book.

Li Xiangjun took the book and handed it to Zhao Han.

Zhao Han scanned the cover, the title of the book is "Yongle Dadian Playbook". It is 33 kinds of dramas and 90 kinds of miscellaneous dramas picked up from "Yongle Dadian". It was edited by Fei Ruyi, who took care of the old father at home, and then edited by the national patriarch Fei Yinghuan.

Although the compilation of "Minshi Quanshu" has not yet started, the collation and correction of "Yongle Dadian" has already begun, and the content suitable for publication will gradually be sorted out and printed out.

This "Yongle Grand Canon Opera Book" is very suitable for publication. Some operas recorded in it have been lost, and folk opera lovers must rush to buy it.

Zhao Han flipped through the contents of the book, and found that the effect was the same as that printed with wooden movable type, and asked, "Are they all printed with copper movable type?"

"They are all bronze movable type." Shi Weixian replied.

The bookstore affiliated to the Ministry of Rites was established in the first year of the Republic of China. It mainly carved wooden movable type for printing.

As for the Jingchang of the Lijian, it has been in preparation for three years since the beginning of the Republic of China, and has been busy casting copper movable type.

The raw material of copper movable type is bronze, that is, copper-tin alloy. There are two casting methods, one is to engrave characters on wooden boards as models, and then use bronze to cast them as movable type;

In both methods, after the casting is completed, the craftsman needs to polish it slowly.

Although movable type printing became the mainstream in the Ming Dynasty, engraving was still the main form of official printing, and it was not until the Qing Dynasty that official printing became movable type.

The Datong imperial court also conformed to the times. From now on, the Ministry of Rites will use wooden movable type, and the Sili Jianjing Factory will use copper movable type. Except for the cost, there is no difference in the printing effect, and non-professionals can't tell the difference.

Zhao Han finally broke the rule of the royal family not to run a business. The Sili Jianjing Factory is the printing house of the royal family, which specializes in publishing rare books, or scientific books that other bookstores do not want to print. I can also take on private work in normal times, and earn extra money by printing books for the people, but if the royal family assigns tasks, all private work will be sidelined.

Zhao Han asked, "How much copper type did you make?"

Shi Weixian replied: "Your Majesty, more than 50,000 pieces of copper characters have been cast, more than 2,000 pieces of copper punctuation marks have been cast, and more than 1,000 pieces of copper coins without words have been cast. A total of more than 30,000 taels of silver has been consumed."

The white board without words is not used for engraving missing characters, but for blank content printing. If any character is temporarily missing, you can temporarily use wooden movable type to replace it.

It is really expensive. In addition to the cost of casting, the subsequent polishing of the craftsman is also troublesome, and the wages for each character are quite a lot.

In the Kangxi Dynasty, "Ancient and Modern Book Collection" was compiled, and millions of copper movable type (some say hundreds of thousands) were cast. Emperor Qianlong was very interesting. He melted all the copper movable types of his grandfather, some of them were cast into copper coins, and some were recast into Buddha statues in Lama Temple.

If Kangxi really knew about it, I don't know if he wanted to beat this grandson to death.

Zhao Han flipped through the "Yongle Canon Playbook" in his hand: "50,000 copper movable type is still too little. We can only print this kind of booklet, at least 500,000."

Shi Weixian said: "The 500,000 copper movable type should be cast within ten years."

Zhao Han ordered: "This book will be printed in 3,000 copies first, and distributed to booksellers in the capital. If it sells well, it will be reprinted."

Shi Weixian took the order but did not leave, but asked: "Has His Majesty's writings been compiled into a collection? All people want to see the holy scriptures."

"Print it." Zhao Han didn't care.

Zhao Han's articles are not many, there are a few in "Datong Collection", and the rest are all copied poems. It must be very thin when it is printed, and I have to ask someone to write a preface, and someone to comment and comment, so that it can be printed and distributed.

Zhao Han suddenly said: "The Ministry of Rites and the Printing Office ordered that the monthly Chaotingtang Daily be changed to "Datong Monthly". In addition to the original content, the topics of the court meeting will also be added. Add a version of 'Integrity Records', which can Ministers and honest officials will promote and praise them, while corrupt officials will make the world spit on them!"

Newspapers did not need to be invented by Zhao Han. Official mansion newspapers had existed for hundreds of years, and primitive folk newspapers were born in the Ming Dynasty.

The newspapers of the Ming Dynasty mainly copied official newspapers, with other news attached, and even commercial information—most of them were manuscripts, which were sold to regular customer groups such as officials, gentry, and merchants.

...

Wu Bing paced along the stationery street with his hands behind his hands. Not only scholars greeted him along the way, but even shop assistants came out to say hello.

This guy has many titles, such as dramatist, critic, novelist, poet, painter, non-staff Ph. It shows that his identity is not ordinary.

Today's Datong (revolutionary) literature, Wu Bing belongs to Taishan Beidou, and often writes for the court.

He didn't bother to be an official, anyway, he had enough money, and at the age of 53, he still wandered around the Qinhuai River.

The poems he writes are so-so, and the paintings he draws are so-so, but the prices of his calligraphy and painting works are among the top. This made many literati not used to it, and ridiculed him for being a follower, and dedicated to singing praises to the court.

Walking to the "Shooting Bookstore", Wu Bing strode in, and the shopkeeper personally greeted him: "Mr. Shi Qu is well!"

"Okay," Wu Bing nodded with a smile, "Is Xiao Lu not here?"

The shopkeeper said: "My boss has gone to another place."

The owner of Shooting Condor Bookstore is Lu Yu, who bought out the copyright of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" more than ten years ago. Relying on this novel, I made a lot of money for the family, but that was all at the time.

It wasn't until Zhao Tianwang dominated Jiangxi that Lu Yu opened the magazines of the year and saw articles related to lattice theory, and he didn't know that he had dealt with rebels. He was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak out, and tried his best to clear up his relationship with the rebels, but after Zhao Han occupied Nanjing, Lu Yu suddenly trembled.

Lu Yu actively responded to the family separation policy of the great clans, and said that he and the emperor were old acquaintances. When they separated, they grabbed the bookstore business and officially changed the name of the bookstore to "Shooting Condor Bookstore".

In the past few years, it has even received orders from the government one after another, and Shee Condor Bookstore has ranked among the top three in Nanjing.

"Mr. Shi Qu!"

Wu Bing was looking for a recent book, when he heard someone greeting him, he turned around and saw Wu Weiye.

Both of them are surnamed Wu, and their hometowns are not far away, so they can be regarded as relatives in real terms.

Wu Bing smiled and said, "It's a coincidence."

Mao Pijiang was also there, and he didn't say hello when he saw Wu Bing, but instead let out a cold snort. He thinks he is talented, but the price of calligraphy and painting works is far lower than that of Wu Bing, and the retouching fee is much cheaper than that of Wu Bing.

While the three were exchanging greetings, suddenly a group of young masters broke in.

Some sons, even wearing costumes, asked when they entered the door: "Do you have "Yongle Dadian Opera Book" in your store?"

The shopkeeper said: "Yes, the goods just arrived this morning."

"Get it, get it!"

These guys didn't even ask the price, and bought one copy per person on the spot.

They are all leisurely and noble people, real opera enthusiasts. There are many lost operas in "Yongle Dadian Opera Book", which are invaluable treasures to them.

A group of fanciers came and went quickly, disappearing every minute.

Wu Weiye said with a smile: "I heard that "Yongle Dadian" has been edited and corrected. This time the court published operas, and the next time it will be a subset of classics and histories of previous dynasties. If it is published one by one, it will be considered a great event in the literary world. It is more valuable to be able to read it than to stay in the palace."

Wu Bing bowed his hands toward the Forbidden City: "Your Majesty is a wise man, this is a lucky place for China."

This is Wu Bing's catchphrase, the three words are inseparable from "Holy Son of Heaven", and he can remain invincible in every debate.

Mao Pijiang couldn't help sneering, and despised this person even more, becoming so popular that it made people sick. This bastard was blunt, and sarcastically said: "Mr. Shi Qu has written countless articles praising Datong over the years, why hasn't he gotten into an official position yet?"

Wu Bing flipped through the new book in the store, and said casually: "Petty officials, if you don't want to do it, it's better to travel around the rivers and lakes."

Wu Bing only went to high-end places, and all of them were prostitutes. Brothels also liked him to patronize.

"hehe."

Mao Pijiang laughed strangely, he was nothing more than ridiculing Wu Bing, who has flattered the emperor for ten years, but he is still a commoner.

Suddenly, a few officials came to the street, and they went in every shop and asked, "Is Mr. Shi Qu here?"

Asked all the way to Shed Condor Bookstore, Wu Bing turned around and said, "Why are you looking for me?"

The official was so tired that he was out of breath, and complained: "Mr. Shi Qu, you are always easy to find. Two days ago, we went to your house, and we have not seen anyone. Yesterday, we went to Qinhuai River again, asking door to door, and someone said that you Always go boating on Xuanwu Lake. Go to Xuanwu Lake again, and say that you have left. I asked many people in the city, and finally someone saw you coming here."

"Why are you looking for me in such a hurry?" Wu Bing asked.

The official said: "Your Majesty wants to set up a Datong newspaper office, and I invite you to be the president of the newspaper. The rank is the third rank!"

Zheng Sanpin?

Mao Pijiang turned around abruptly, and looked at Wu Bing in surprise. The third rank is at the level of a servant. Although it must be the same as the Hanlin Academy, it cannot manage actual government affairs, but this level is scary to say.

"Hahahahahaha!"

Wu Bing laughed loudly, and licked the emperor for ten years, and now he is finally in his early years. He strode towards the street and chanted, "Look up to the sky and go out laughing, I'm from Penghao!"