Three Million Qin Laws
The art of printing and paper-making was indeed not difficult.
Tang Beisheng and his disciple learned it after following Han Cheng for half a day.
The truly difficult part was still the steam loom.
This kind of modern machinery was quite difficult for these Mo disciples who were proficient in mechanism techniques to manufacture.
After returning to the prison.
Tang Beisheng flipped through the blueprints repeatedly, his brows tightly knitted.
All the principles and mysteries contained in this machine. Han Cheng had already told him about it in the Imperial Advisor's Residence. He had a general idea. At this moment, he couldn't help but reminisce.
"Teacher, how's the research going?”
Yun Lan brought along a fragrant breeze and served a cup of hot tea to his teacher.
Tang Beisheng sighed and continued,"..." The state preceptor has explained everything clearly. Now, it's up to us to put it into practice. Lan 'er, you're my favorite disciple. I plan to hand this steam loom over to you.”
Yun Lan's beautiful eyes flickered, feeling slightly surprised."I'm afraid I'm not qualified."
Tang Beisheng shook his head and handed the map to Yun Lan.""You have already learned 99% of my skills.”
Yun Lan was silent for a moment. He caught the map and asked,"What about the teacher?"
"I'm in charge of paper and movable type printing," Tang Beisheng said.”
These two techniques were relatively easy.
Moreover, they were all powerful weapons that the imperial court could use against the Hundred Schools of Philosophy.
If it was done well, it would be a great merit.
But Tang Beisheng didn't plan to leave this matter to Yun Lan.
He was already over 50 years old. He had to thoroughly sharpen Yun Lan before he left this world and take over the position of Mo Family's Ju Zi.
The steam loom was also a great opportunity to convince the masses. There were many Mo disciples who were acting as supervisors, but not all of them listened to Yun Lan, this young supervisor.
Moreover, he was certain that there would be more mysterious machines coming out of the Imperial Advisor's Residence in the future. Yun Lan needed to be contacted as soon as possible.
Yun Lan thought for a moment and said,"Alright, Teacher. I will build the steam loom as soon as possible."”
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The generals and supervisors began to get busy.
A portion of them followed Yun Lan to make steam looms.
The other part followed Tang Beisheng's paper making and movable type printing tools.
The raw material for making paper was bamboo.
There were also the chemical raw materials shipped out of the Grand Tutor's residence.
This chemical raw material could greatly reduce the time and cost of making paper. There was no need to soak it in lime water for ten days.
soak, taking out, beat, drying, and making into paper.
These steps could be completed in a day.
Therefore, Tang Beisheng quickly produced a large number of bamboo paper.
After the edges were trimmed, the rice paper was clean and tidy, and it looked excellent.
It could also fully absorb the ink and would not be pierced by the brush.
Once the experiment was successful, Tang Beisheng immediately set up a paper workshop to divide the work among his disciples and began to make paper on a large scale!
The material used for printing movable type was steel.
Wooden movable type would crack and change shape after being soaked in ink for a long time.
The clay type also had flaws.
Steel movable type was the most perfect of the three materials.
It was durable and would not crack, be deformed, or be fragile.
The method of making it was to first carve words on wood, turn it into a sand mold, and then pour in molten steel. The process was not difficult.
It was just that carving wooden movable type would take a lot of time.
Most of the generals and supervisors began to carve together.
Day and night, he spent three days carving more than 2,500 commonly used words.
With this set of wooden movable type, he could mass produce steel movable type in the future.
It was not a problem to build a workshop that could deliver printed materials to all parts of the country in a short period of time.
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In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.
Qilin Palace.
Ying Zheng was wearing a crown on his head, a black dragon robe on his body, and a pair of fairy shoes on his feet, sitting on the dragon throne.
At the foot of the red steps were Tang Beisheng, Li Si, Chunyu Yue and other three princes and nine ministers, important ministers of the court.
At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on Tang Beisheng.
It was as if they wanted to get some answers from this old man.
"Minister Tang, come and see me. As the supervisor, have you settled the matters of paper making and printing?”Ying Zheng asked excitedly.
Tang Beisheng bowed and replied seriously,"Thanks to the guidance of the state teacher, I have already done everything."”
He raised his body and handed a book to Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao received it respectfully, climbed up the stairs, and handed it over to Ying Zheng.
This scene…
Li Si and the others looked at each other in shock.
Ying Zheng took the book and flipped through two pages, only to discover that the laws of the Great Qin were printed inside.
The handwriting was clear and neat, pleasing to the eye.
The paper felt soft and smooth to the touch. This made Ying Zheng very satisfied.
"Not bad!"
" Tang Beisheng!" Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel happy." Let me ask you something!" How much did this book cost?”
Tang Beisheng calmly replied,"Your Majesty, about fifty coins, not more than sixty coins."”
" Then how many copies of the Great Qin Law can you print in a day?" asked Ying Zheng.”
Tang Beisheng thought for a moment and replied,"Ten thousand copies!"”
Ying Zheng's eyes shone brightly as he nodded and said,""Very good! I order you to immediately print three million volumes of the Great Qin Law! I want to send it to the 36 counties in the country! Didn't the Hundred Schools of Thought and the aristocrats of the Six Nations slander me for levying exorbitant taxes and imposing harsh laws? I'll let them open their eyes and take a good look!”
He finished his words in a sonorous and forceful manner.
Ying Zheng felt that the knot in his heart had been cleared up.
Tang Beisheng replied again,"Yes, Your Majesty!"”
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