The street was quiet, and the setting sun hung like a fireball on the side of the building.

Lin Haoran walked leisurely on the blue brick road, and his shadow was very long. Probably tired of the house, the little girl's fleshy face was pressed against his back, and her cute and mischievous nose made a slight gasping sound.

After realizing that this wild girl was asleep, he deliberately slowed down his steps, walked very steadily, and carefully, not wanting to disturb the girl's sleep or destroy the happiness of the moment.

In many cases, tiger girls are mischievous, active, and wild. Only at this moment, she clung to his back, no longer noisy, like a docile kitten.

As he passed through Locust Tree Alley, he glanced inside. I didn't see Xu Jie's sedan chair, nor Wu Shan's sedan chair, nor Wu Qiuyu's sedan chair.

Walking back to Lingshi Hutong, it was as quiet as usual, and the locust branches in the alley looked more and more green. When he returned to the door, he looked at the brand-new plaque and the red-painted door, and his face couldn't help but be stunned.

After the trimming of this girl, especially the extremely conspicuous "Lin Mansion" plaque, he suddenly felt at home, and he suddenly felt a strong sense of belonging.

With the company of tiger girls, Lin Haoran's life is no longer so monotonous. After returning home, he can follow Hu Niu to the roof to watch the sunset, or take her to the night market.

Even in the rainy weather, he and Hu Niu can stay at home. Or get something to eat, or play ball in the house, or like before: he writes and she looks at the lamp.

In terms of work, he led a person from the repair and inspection department of the Hanlin Academy, and it took only a few days to complete the "Discussion of the Past and the Present" from finalization to printing, and the world's first publication was officially released.

The Ministry of Rites was in charge of the Guozijian, and there was a supervising carving workshop under the Guozijian, which was one of the largest printing workshops of the era, with craftsmen such as engravers, printers, distributors, and bookbinders.

During this period, in order to pursue low cost and high efficiency, the printing industry not only improved the printing process, but also the emergence of craftsman characters.

Craftsman characters, that is, the descendants of the well-known Song style, the biggest feature of this font is that it is light and vertical, strong and powerful, and does not pursue the beauty of calligraphy, but is just upright and easy to recognize.

In the past, engravers needed to know calligraphy and be good at copying, so that the engraving could satisfy customers or the market. However, in this case, the talent of engraving workers is scarce, which restricts the efficiency of printing.

With the advent of the craftsman's script, the threshold for engravers was greatly lowered, and even the illiterate with dexterous hands could do the job. Therefore, the use of artisan character printing, the efficiency of printing is greatly improved.

Don't underestimate this small improvement, which not only improves efficiency, but also reduces costs. Just like the computer engraving seal in later generations replaced the manual engraving seal, the former only costs five yuan, and the latter requires tens to hundreds.

Of course, any new thing is inevitably attacked by the preservationists. The same is true of the artisan script, which in the eyes of some conservatives is simply an insult to the written word, and the printed books have no beauty to speak of.

When faced with the two options of copying and craftsman, Lin Haoran chose the latter without hesitation. That's why the 1,000 copies he needs are out and ready for sale.

Sincere......

At the door of the carving workshop, a tiger-headed little horseman waved his whip, looked ahead with bright eyes, and drank crisply, and headed for the agreed bookstore.

In these days, the warm-hearted tiger girl has not been idle, helping to contact some bookstores.

Lin Haoran looked at the carriage and slowly walked away, and after following the person in charge of the carving workshop to see the ceremony, he planned to return to the Hanlin Academy to be on duty.

For them, the historians, the Hanlin Academy was like a pool of stagnant water. It is a day to sit in front of the public seat in a daze, it is also a day to check historical materials, and it is also a day to copy and write, and the days are always repeated.

But no matter how leisurely it is, Daming's work system is here, and Lin Haoran doesn't dare to leave the Hanlin Academy for too long. After making sure that there was no problem here, he hurried back.

Old man Wu?

Lin Haoran was about to step into the Hanlin Courtyard, but saw a sedan chair coming this way. Although he didn't have the ability of the tiger girl to recognize the sedan chair flower, he recognized the sedan chair man, and it must have been Wu Shan, who had been missing for a few days, reappeared.

Without the slightest hesitation, before Wu Shan found him, he flashed into the Hanlin Courtyard first.

Although he went out for office business, who knows if Wu Shan would pull his pigtails and hold on to it, not to mention that he had not asked for his consent before the founding of the journal, which was actually a small hidden danger.

However, as long as "Talking about the Past and the Present" opens up sales, even if Wu Shan has objections, I am afraid he will accept this financial road.

Back in the inspection hall, everyone was busy in front of the public seats. Whether reading books, or revising history, or doing nothing, everyone has to look very leisurely.

Cao Dazhang's eyelids raised, and then he continued to rack his brains to concoct a green word. Xu Beiping pretended to look at the book in his hand, and when Lin Haoran passed by, his eyes immediately secretly observed Lin Haoran's actions.

Lin Haoran walked directly to the case of Zhu Dashou, and gave him a copy of "Talking about the Past and the Present" in his arms, and then continued to distribute it to Xu Wei, Tao Dalin and others in the back.

This "Talking about the Past and the Present" is the result of everyone's joint efforts, so they are very excited to take over the publication, and they are also impatient to open this publication.

Xu Wei's personality is calm, so his face looks very calm.

He first looked at the four big characters "Talking about the Past and the Present" on the cover of the publication, as well as an illustration next to it, which was an ordinary cluster of thin bamboo, and thought: Lin Haoran, a bamboo gentleman, is indeed a person who loves bamboo.

Judging by this cover alone, this publication is undoubtedly decent. If there is anything different, it is that the cover is also printed with the words "April of the Wuwu year, the first issue, the repair and inspection hall system of the Hanlin Academy".

Obviously, Lin Haoran didn't want to make a hammer deal, but wanted to start the signboard of "Talking about the Past and the Present", and then issue it issue after issue, so as to obtain a steady stream of silver taels.

Admittedly, this is a good idea, but it is also quite difficult. After all, no one knows what kind of reaction those scholars will have, and whether they will choose to buy it.

After looking at the cover, Xu Wei unfolded the page, and under his eyes was a poem: "Li Du's poems have been passed down by thousands of mouths, and they are no longer fresh." There have been talented people from generation to generation, and each has led the way for hundreds of years."

The moment he finished reading this poem, he was completely stunned, and his heart felt like a punch.

In fact, it's not just him, all the historians who open this publication are stunned.