Chapter 1756 Movable Type Printing

Shao Wen and Shao Wu also nodded, "Yes, madam, among the four of us, only Hongxiu is capable of writing." If you let us in, it's better to go out on the street and pull two people at random. ”

Gu Yundong couldn't help but glared at them, "Okay, don't talk nonsense, come over and help me." ”

As she spoke, she put the box on the table, opened the lid, and carefully removed the contents.

The things she took out were really strange, and Tong Shuitao, who was still a little depressed, was stunned and stepped forward to take a look.

"What is this?"

"Miss, why are there all words on this?"

Gu Yundong nodded, "That's right, these are all words, this thing is called movable type printing, and it is made of cement." It is much more convenient and faster than the kind of engraving printing we saw before, and today we will use this to win the Pingnan Hou Mansion. ”

At this time, no one in the Great Jin Dynasty used movable type printing.

When Gu Yundong inadvertently found out last time, he really had this thing in his heart.

It's just that she only knows a rough idea of movable type printing, and she doesn't know how to make it yet.

So she and Shao Qingyuan found a wood to engrave and tried it repeatedly, although they also made a simple version, but they always felt that something was missing, and the font was a little uneven and untidy.

Or Shao Qingyuan said that the texture of the wood is combed and dense, and it will become uneven when it gets wet, and it will stick together with the medicine, and it is too difficult to take it down when dismantling the board.

So, they switched to mastic.

After making it, Gu Yundong didn't rush to take it out, after all, she just gave the magnifying glass to the emperor, followed by movable type printing, which was too high-profile, she has always been very modest.

And this thing, Gu Yundong wanted to remind Gu Dajiang to find it, which would help increase his popularity.

It's a pity that I didn't expect it to be used on an occasion like today.

Gu Yundong explained to a few people while moving, "This clay is very thin, and it can be hardened by burning it with fire after carving. This one is an iron plate with pine resin on it, and the wax is mixed with paper ash and covered it. This is an iron frame, put this thing on the iron plate, and then let's typeset the mold according to the words and phrases in the medical book, so, understand? ”

Several people listened and watched, and their eyes couldn't help but light up.

"Understood, understood, miss, this manual work, I'm doing it, I'll come."

Gu Yundong moved the position out of the way, and took out the second iron plate, she prepared two copies, so convenient.

handed over the other one to Lu Hongxiu to complete, and he took Shao Wen and Shao Wu to the side.

"Ma'am, what shall we do then?"

Gu Yundong said, "I just looked at the medical book, there are a lot of commonly used and rare words in it, and some of the characters I prepared are missing, so let's engrave them on the spot." ”

Shao Wen Shao Wu nodded hurriedly, the hands of those who practice martial arts are relatively stable, and they may tremble when they write, but there is no problem with lettering, and they will be proficient if they come two more times.

The five of them worked together and did their own thing quietly in the room.

It didn't take long for Tong Shuitao to arrange the first page of the medical book, and she looked at it twice with a sense of accomplishment.

Lu Hongxiu was a little slower, because there were a few commonly used words, and there were a few places where she could only be empty first.

Gu Yundong came to Tong Shuitao's side to check twice, and after confirming that it was correct, he nodded.

"Alright, bake it over the fire first."

Tong Shuitao did what she said, step by step and carefully.

After the first page was printed evenly, the few people present couldn't help but cheer in unison.

"It's out."