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Chapter 144: Woodblock Printing

It is said that when Qin was deploying to destroy the six kingdoms, Qin Shihuang personally piled up and studied the geographical situation of various countries and, with the assistance of Li Si, he sent general Wang Jian to carry out the war of unity.

Later, when Qin Shihuang was building a tomb, he built a large terrain model in his tomb. The model not only contained mountains, hills, cities, etc., but also used mercury to simulate rivers and seas, and used mechanical devices to make the mercury flow and circulate.

This can be said that this is the earliest prototype of a sand table, and there are also some sand tables in the current Daxing army.

But compared with what is in front of you, you really need to throw away the goods. Compared with what is in front of you, you really can't bear to see those sand tables.

"It's so beautiful." Master Yin Shi was amazed.

I think the sand table in Qin Shihuang’s tomb is nothing more than that.

Yang You stepped forward, Qu Tutong and others made way for a passage to let Yang You enter.

Yang You was like a magic trick, and a small flag appeared in his hand, half red and half blue.

The red flag was inserted below, and the largest pole was inserted into Fushi County, representing Daxing. The blue flag was inserted into several counties above, representing the power of Liang Shidu.

In an instant, two huge offensive and defensive situations of the red and blue sides appeared in front of everyone one by one, making it clear at a glance. Even civil servants who were not in military affairs also analyzed the current situation of both sides.

At this time, the ministers finally realized how much the effect this thing that seemed like a child's plaything could play in front of them.

"Please kill the clay man Zhang and others!" Master Yin Shi suddenly said loudly.

Cut the clay man Zhang?

The ministers couldn't help but feel confused. What was this Yinshi Master crazy? Why did he think of killing someone?

"Zhang Zhang is very skilled in the clay man, and he has made great contributions to making sand tables. General Yin..." Li Renzheng said in confusion.

"This is a secret in the army. A clay man Zhang is a civilian. He knows the terrain of the country. If it is exposed, it may be detrimental to the empire!" Yin Shishi said ruthlessly.

The ministers were silent, and it seemed that this was indeed a risk.

"General Yin is too worried, and the clay man Zhang has not participated in the production of the sand table." Yang You laughed.

"No sand table was made?" Everyone was puzzled.

"This sand table was made by eunuchs from the East Palace, and the clay man Zhang just contributed his skills." Yang You explained.

Everyone suddenly realized.

Then I remembered Yang You's habits. The previous example of Shi Wanbao was right in front of me. The King of Dai gave them what they wanted, and they had to contribute their unique skills.

Master Yin Shi nodded without asking questions. He had already expressed his point of view.

"With this kind of help, the last general will definitely defeat the rebel thieves of Liang Shidu and defend Jingzhao." Yin Shishi Master shouted loudly, his eyes were fierce and murderous.

"This sand table will be sent to the army first. I will be waiting for General Yin to return triumphantly. At that time, I will present the news of the sand table and the victory of the sand table to the emperor. I believe the emperor will definitely like it." Yang Youxi said.

"His Highness Dai is really filial." Li Renzheng complimented,

Randomly attracted the approval of many ministers.

The guard stepped forward and put away the sand trays and reinstalled them.

Yin Shishi Master looked at these boxes and felt a fever. These sand tables were to be brought to Yan'an County and would become the most important thing in his military tent.

Chai Ping's face was pale, and Yang You's little boy made some random tricks, which made the military happy and even took the title of Xiaoyi. His purpose might have been vain.

But there was still a glimmer of opportunity, because the King of Dai could not help summoning the clay man Zhang and the woodcarving Li.

The turning point of the matter lies with the wood carving Li. He doesn't believe that a wood carving can make any tricks.

Unlike Chai Ping and others, more people are looking forward to it, because with the sand table and pearls and jade in front, I believe that the next one will not be too bad.

The tabletop was cleared again, and Dong Yue led two guards to carry a box and piles of rice paper on the table.

Under the attention of everyone, Dong Yue slowly called the box and came from the wooden box piece by piece.

"This!" Everyone was surprised and didn't understand what it was."

Chai Ping was also confused. As we all know, His Highness Dai Wang loved animal carvings.

On the night of the Yuan Dynasty, the luxury and beauty of Apple Paradise were already shocking. The beautiful ice lantern carvings had already come from the mouth of the young master and lady of the official family. The ministers present had already been called in their ears.

But the things in front of me seemed a little dull, just some thin wooden boards.

The wooden board is not big, rectangular, about five inches long and three inches wide, with smooth surroundings and a lot of copywriting on the bottom seems to be carved.

"That's it..." Chai Ping said disdainfully.

"Don't worry, Lord Chai." Yang You smiled slightly and nodded to signal that Dong Yue could start.

Dong Yue bowed to Yang You, picked up the wooden board, and a guard took out a huge ink box from the bottom of the box.

Inks are a must-have item in the court, but they have never seen such a large inks box. Judging from their appearance, they are probably one foot in size.

Under the gaze of everyone, Dong Yue picked up the wooden board and gently covered it in the huge ink box.

The ministers then realized that it was like this.

Dong Yue gently picked up the wooden board, and the guard picked up a piece of rice paper below.

Touch! The sound of collision between the wooden board and the tabletop is heard.

After a brief pause, Dong Yue gently picked up the wooden board.

Atop the white rice paper, dense small characters with fly heads were left.

Then everyone realized that the square carving of the wooden board was not the pattern, but the characters in the opposite style.

The whole wooden board is like a huge seal.

Another guard stepped forward and picked up the printed rice paper. The first guard laid the new rice paper again, and Dong Yue pressed the wooden board in his hand again.

"Bang bang bang!" The sound of wooden boards colliding with the table was constantly ringing.

After several times of adding ink paste on the way, a hundred pieces of rice paper were gone in a short while.

"Your Highness the King of Dai, all the papers have been printed." Dong Yue bowed.

"Okay, send it to all ministers!" Yang You said.

"yes!"

Dong Yue took the rice paper emitting a strong ink fragrance from the guards' arms, and turned around to send it to the ministers around him.

All the court officials had been waiting for a long time. Before Dong Yuelai could come, they reached out to take one and looked at it hungrily.

"The Master said, "Isn't it a saying to learn and practice it from time to time? Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar? Isn't it a gentleman if people don't know it?"

Confucius said: "There are few people who are filial and brothers, but who like to offend superiors, but who do not like to offend superiors, but who like to cause chaos, but who do not like to cause chaos. A gentleman is the foundation of foundation, and the foundation is established and the way is born. Those who are filial and brothers are the foundation of benevolence!"

Confucius said: "A clever words are rare and kind!"

...

Since Dong Zhongshu of the Eastern Han Dynasty abolished all schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone, the Analects of Confucius has long been mythized and become the words of saints.

The officials in the court who was not a well-read history book had already kept the Analects in mind, and some ministers couldn't help but read it softly.

When Chai Ping saw the Analects of Confucius in his hand, he knew that he had already failed.

Nowadays, books in the Sui Dynasty are in short supply, and ordinary people cannot afford books at all. If you want to study, you have to borrow and copy books.

Now, in full view of the public, a total of hundreds of pieces of rice paper have been printed in less than a quarter of an hour, and the copying of books has been completed by several streets.
Chapter completed!
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