Zhao Zhen took out a thread-bound book, threw it to Bi Sheng, and said, "This is a book that can be printed by any bookstore in Bianjing City. In other words, the books printed by each bookstore have different papers and are not very consistent in the fonts, and there is no difference in other aspects. Do you think the biggest problem with printing technology today is?"

Bi Sheng knew that Zhao Zhen was competing with him, so he thought carefully for a while and said, "When you go back to your highness, the people thought that the biggest problem with printing technology today is that the process is complicated and time-consuming. The most complicated thing is that a piece of carving is that it is wrong. If a piece of carving is wrong, it will have to be re-carved. The carving of a book can even be piled up in half a room. Once the book is printed, the carving of most of the carvings will be thrown away..."

Zhao Zhen nodded with satisfaction.

He is worthy of being the inventor of movable type printing, and pointed out the problem to the point.

Zhao Zhen pondered: "You are right, so, I want to improve the current printing technology. My initial idea is whether to make a bunch of words in advance and combine them according to printing needs..."

Bi Sheng had many years of printing experience and couldn't help asking: "What Your Highness said is movable type?"

Um?

Zhao Zhen said in surprise: "Do you know movable type?"

Bi Sheng said: "I used to work as a printer in a bookstore. A master spent his whole life studying movable type. Unfortunately, he had no idea until he died."

Zhao Zhen thought to himself, sure enough, the achievements of genius stand on the shoulders of giants.

Bi Sheng invented movable type printing technology, not out of imagination, but fully borrowed from the achievements of his predecessors.

Zhao Zhen then said, "Bi Sheng, from today on, you will stay in Pingshan and devote yourself to studying new printing techniques. It will be tentatively set as movable type printing. When you have results, it will be the time when the bookshop in the East Palace will open!"

Bi Sheng said excitedly: "The Caomin will definitely live up to Your Highness's expectations!"

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and asked Chen Lin to come over, "Parent Chen, find a clean yard for Bi Sheng, let him study it carefully, and satisfy him no matter what requirements he has."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Then, Zhao Zhen looked at Bi Sheng and said with a smile: "Any great scientific invention cannot be separated from catalysts. In order to make you succeed as soon as possible, I have also prepared catalysts for you."

In fact, the technical content of movable type printing is not high, so Zhao Zhen can do it himself.

But he is the prince, not a craftsman.

He wants to train some available people instead of doing everything himself.

For example, now, Kou Zhun is in charge in the court, Li Di takes care of corn planting himself, and Wang Shi is in charge of affairs in the East Palace. In the future, the bookstore can be handed over to Bi Sheng to manage... Isn't it nice to be a hand-off manager?

...

In the afternoon of that day, Bi Sheng was taken to a secluded yard in Pingshan Villa.

Bi Sheng is full of confidence in the research on movable type printing.

However, he was confused about the catalyst for the scientific invention mentioned by Zhao Zhen.

...

At dusk, he was about to walk out of the small yard to relax. The yard was too secluded and had no communication with anyone, so it was not suitable for living for a long time.

As soon as he reached the door, he was stopped by two guards.

The guard said, "Bi Sheng, Your Highness has an order that you must not leave the yard half a step before you develop the movable type printing technique. There will be a special person to deliver food every day. If you need it, please tell us."

Bi Sheng suddenly realized!

This is what Your Highness calls the catalyst!

Your Highness wants to use this extreme method to force me to develop movable type printing technology?

Bi Sheng returned to the yard depressedly.

It was fine two days ago. I recalled my previous printing experience and read the book. Bi Sheng felt it was acceptable.

A few more days later, Bi Sheng was as crazy as he felt uncomfortable all over. He yelled at outside every day. The two guards at the door could not bear it, and their functions blocked their ears with mud.

Afterwards, Bi Sheng became quiet.

More than ten days later.

Bang.

Suddenly, someone kicked to the ground at the gate of the courtyard.

At the door, the two guards turned around and were stunned.

I saw a man with a disheveled and naked body strode out, roaring hoarsely, "Hurry, take me to see Your Highness..."

It is Bi Sheng who devoted himself to studying movable type printing.

...

In the main hall.

Li Di took a sip of tea and said, "I heard that Your Highness has captured a folk craftsman and locked him up to study some printing techniques. I think that craftsmanship is important in inheritance and has accumulated over the years. Such a rough method may not be useful."

Zhao Zhen laughed: "Mr. I'm right, I'm enlightened. It's actually a matter of a moment. But the movable type printing technique is different. The most important thing, I have told Bi Sheng that what he needs to do is to constantly experiment and improve the details. This is not a work of inspiration, but mechanical repeated summarization of experience and locking him up alone, which is the most effective..."

Li Di smacked his lips. Although he didn't agree, he didn't dare to refute it.

At this moment, a thick voice suddenly came to the door: "Your Highness, where is your Highness?"

A naked guy broke in like crazy.

Li Di was shocked and shouted: "Come here, protect your highness!"

But the guy rushed to Zhao Zhen, knelt down on the ground in a thud, and said hoarsely: "Your Highness, Caomin has succeeded, Caomin has succeeded, hahahaha..."

This person is Bi Sheng!

Zhao Zhen hurried forward, helped him up, and asked, "Hurry, come to my palace to listen to your actions."

Bi Sheng immediately briefly explained the past ten days.

Bang.

Bi Sheng took out a booklet and said, "Your Highness, the grass-roots people have read countless books, carefully summarized it, and compiled this set of movable type books, with a total of more than 3,000 words, of which one hundred words need to be made fifty movable characters, and fifty words need to be made thirty movable characters, and there are..."

Then, he also explained in detail the materials used to make movable type, the texture between movable type, and the thirteen ways to arrange movable type as quickly as possible.

After more than ten days of hard work, Bi Sheng finally improved the movable type printing technique!

Li Di was on the side, stunned.

This is OK!

Sure enough, the simpler the method, the more effective it is!

He thought of something and then thought about it.

Zhao Zhen called Wang Shi and ordered: "Wang Binke, you should prepare and establish Pingshan Bookstore. Pingshan Bookstore will be temporarily handed over to Bi Sheng to take care of it."

Wang Shu persuaded: "Does Your Highness want to print books? Just give them to the general or the Imperial College. Why do you have to open a bookstore again in the East Palace?"

Zhao Zhen waved his hand: "The goal of Pingshan Bookstore is not to print books for the Eastern Palace, but to print books for the entire Song Dynasty!"

Movable type printing not only brings fast printing speed, but also low cost, unified fonts, etc.

As long as Pingshan Bookstore is opened, most of the bookstores in the entire Bianjing City will go bankrupt.

I heard that more than half of the bookstores in Bianjing City were opened by the Sansi Envoy Linte Mansion. By then, the old guy will definitely feel very painful!
Chapter completed!