51. Offering treasures to the emperor
Within a few days, Jing Wen made a new set of Four Confucian Books and Five Classics, all of which were printed using movable type printing. In fact, generally speaking, there are only a few thousand Chinese characters commonly used, so the carving workers invited by Jing Wen quickly carved these movable type, but those carving workers didn't know that this invention was enough to make them lose a channel to make money.
"I really insult the name 'book' with such a rotten paper." Jing Wen looked at the yellowed paper and said helplessly.
Although Jing Wen made these papers of sugar cane bagasse, the quality of these papers is really not satisfactory. Although they are tough, they can only accept malicious days. The papers are made very rough and the fiber traces on the paper can be seen. However, the only advantage is that the price is very low, less than one thousandth of the original one. According to Jing Wen’s planned production process, the extremely low cost of sugar cane bagasse, so this paper is much lower than rice paper.
Jing Wen picked up the Four Books and Five Classics and immediately entered the palace, hoping to meet Emperor Li Shimin. But how could the emperor be seen as soon as he wanted to see him? He was stopped.
"The emperor is receiving an adult. If you are a chef, don't disturb others from discussing national affairs." The guards stopped him very bluntly.
"Brother Guard, I have something that can make the people of the Tang Dynasty able to read and read. Please inform the emperor first. If the emperor still doesn't want to see me, then I'll talk about it." Jing Wen said.
After hearing this, the guard did not dare to look down on him and immediately continued to report. Soon, Li Shimin agreed to Jing Wen and enter the Ganlu Hall. In the Ganlu Hall, Jing Wen not only met Li Shimin, but also met an official in his forties, who seemed to have a very high status.
"I have met the emperor and this lord!" Jing Wen said to the two of them.
Li Shimin said to the official: "Keming, this kid is the food doctor I just appointed. This time he said arrogantly that he had created something that could make all the people in the world able to read, so I specially received him. You can also help me see what a magical thing this can make all the people in the world able to read."
"Your Majesty, it would be a great blessing if all the people of the Tang Dynasty could afford to read books!" said the official named Keming.
Jing Wen didn't know who this adult was, anyway, as long as he knew that his status was different.
"Sir, how do you look at these Four Books and Five Classics?" Jing Wen picked up the book and gave it to which adult.
Jingwen's books are the Analects of Confucius, Mencius, the University, the Doctrine of the Mean, and the Five Classics Poems, Books, Etiquette, Yi, and Spring and Autumn.
"I know what the Five Classics are, but what are the Four Books?" asked the master named Keming.
Jing Wenli should say: "Aren't the Four Books and Five Classics the ancients' statements to Confucian classics?"
"I just heard of the Five Classics. Where did the Four Books come from? Did you make it? It's really ridiculous. Even a chef dares to set a name for Confucian classics. It's really ridiculous!" The adult said obviously unhappy.
Jing Wen was a little bit waxed. Later generations said that the Four Books and Five Classics should be connected together. However, this adult had only heard of the Five Books, but never heard of the Four Books. Is this a thing of Xiami? Jing Wen's historical knowledge of half a bucket of water was learned from TV dramas. Obviously, he didn't expect that there were no Four Books during this period.
Jing Wen didn’t know that although the Five Classics were in the Han Dynasty, this statement was not yet the Four Books during the Tang Dynasty. The Four Books were formed in the Song Dynasty, so there is no such statement at present.
"Sir, you should look at the paper of these books and see what paper these books are used to print books." Jing Wen said.
The adult opened the Confucian classics, but touched the paper with his hands and immediately frowned.
"Which workshop did this book make? It actually uses such a bad paper to print books. This is an insult to the saint's theory. Such a bad paper is so embarrassed to use it to print the saint's theory. It's really an insult to the saint!"
"Bang!"
These books were thrown to the ground by the adult, and they were obviously very dissatisfied with this book.
Jing Wen's face was a little blushed because he knew that this kind of paper was used in later generations, and he probably didn't even have the qualifications to be toilet paper in the toilet. It was indeed a bit embarrassing to make this kind of paper himself.
"Sir, this paper is not good, but it is cheap! It is only one thousandth of rice paper. You think that the saint's theory should be widely spread. Only by popularizing the saint's theory can the people be educated! And my paper is cheap and can countless people be able to read books. The production of these books is less than a consistent amount, and if you want to sell it, it will not exceed two central banks at most. At that time, more and more people can read. Isn't this a great thing? If you care about the paper used in books, isn't it putting the cart before the horse?" Jing Wen said.
After hearing this, Keming said, "It seems that I was obsessed with the appearance. I, Du Ruhui, really didn't expect that I would be educated by a chef."
"Are you Du Ruhui?" Jing Wen asked.
"I am Du Ruhui, the Minister of Personnel of the Tang Dynasty." Du Ruhui said.
"Mr. Du, aren't you the Minister of Shangshu Pushe or the Prime Minister?" Jing Wen asked.
"When did I become the Minister of Shangshu Pushe? Where did you get the news?" Du Ruhui asked.
Jing Wen stopped talking immediately. He knew that there were definitely many inaccuracies in his meager historical knowledge. He just knew that Du Ruhui was the prime minister, but now he probably has not become the prime minister at all. He is just a minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
"Okay, Jing Wen, you just said that this paper is very cheap. Is it less than a few books that cost me the same? If that's the case, then you'll be a great achievement. I really didn't expect that you, a chef, could do these things. If you made this, you're probably no less famous than Mr. Cai back then!" Li Shimin said.
Cai Hou is Cai Lun, I still remember this little bit of Jing Wen, because the story of Cai Lun's papermaking has been learned since Jing Wen was a child.
"Emperor, the ministers dare not take credit. This is because the emperor has good leadership and educates the people, so we can achieve some small achievements. I am also able to achieve this under the protection of the emperor, so the ministers dare not take credit." Jing Wen said modestly immediately.
Chapter completed!