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    Liu Long held the Flying Claw Bailiansuo and said with a smile.  He never expected that his own drawings had been handed over to Ma Jun, but now the original appearance of the thing could be reproduced, and Liu Long was very satisfied with the work efficiency.

    "My lord is right, this thing is very useful for my Flying Tigers mission. With this thing, we can do half the work." Wang Yue stepped forward and said.

    Liu Long nodded, but the purpose of this trip was not this flying claw, but another purpose. "Let's all leave now, everyone is busy with their own business."

    "Ma Jun, you stay, I'm here to discuss something with you this time." Everyone left and dispersed, Liu Long left Ma Jun behind, and the two went to a room in the attic to discuss.  Liu Long stated the purpose of his trip and drew some simple drawings and handed them to Ma Jun.

    After carefully looking at the drawing in his hand, Ma Jun couldn't help shaking his hands a few times, and said with excitement, "My lord My lord, this movable type printing technology is really a good thing. If this thing is invented, no matter how poor the world is,  People, even ordinary people, will have books to read."

    This is a big project. Ma Jun can see that if it can be completed, there will be a big printing craze in Bingzhou.

    "This picture is just a rough idea. Whether it can be completed depends on your craftsmanship, Ma Jun. If it can be completed, you, Ma Jun, will be the biggest contributor. Also, please don't spread the word in advance, remember." The Liu Long in front of him was not unsure about himself.  , after all, this is the first time for this, so it doesn¡¯t hurt to be cautious.

    "My subordinates understand that everything will be done with caution. But if we want to complete movable type printing, we must have a lot of carving craftsmen." For Ma Jun, everything needs to be ready to start work. However, if he wants to complete movable type printing, the materials and  Engraving work is indispensable.

    Liu Long nodded, "Don't worry about this, I will arrange everything. As for the materials, you can try it with some clay first."

    Liu Long didn't know what was the best material for movable type printing, but he remembered that history said that Bi Sheng used clay to make blanks with the same specifications, and engraved reverse single characters on one end. The height of the protrusions of the characters was like the thickness of the edge of a copper coin.  In the same way, it is hardened with fire and becomes a single clay type.  In order to meet the needs of typesetting, several or even dozens of commonly used characters are generally prepared for use when they are repeated in the same edition.  If you encounter uncommon words that are not commonly used, you can just make them and use them if you have not prepared them in advance.  In order to facilitate word picking, the clay movable type was placed in wooden grids according to rhymes and labeled with paper strips.  When typing, use a framed iron plate as the base, apply a layer of agent made of a mixture of rosin, wax and paper ash on it, and then pick out the required clay movable type one by one and put them into the frame.  When a frame is filled up, it becomes a version. Then it is baked with fire. When the agent is slightly melted, a flat plate is used to flatten the words. After the agent cools and solidifies, it becomes a version.  When printing, just brush ink on the pattern, cover it with paper, and apply a certain amount of pressure.  In order to print continuously, two iron plates were used, one for brushing and the other for typesetting, and the two plates were used alternately.  After printing, use fire to bake the agent, shake it gently with your hand, and the movable type can fall off the iron plate, and then put it back into the original wooden grid according to the rhyme, so that it can be used again next time.

    Bi Sheng also experimented with wood movable type printing, but Bi Sheng did not use it due to the uneven density of the wood texture, difficulty in engraving, deformation of the wood movable type after being wetted with water, and difficulty in separating when stuck together with chemicals.  Bi Sheng's clay type printing method is not easy if you only print two or three copies. If you print hundreds or thousands of copies, the work efficiency is extremely impressive. It can not only save a lot of manpower and material resources, but also greatly increase the speed of printing.  And the quality is much superior to engraving printing and hand copying.  It was also because of this that Liu Long thought of movable type printing.  After all, he is thinking in the long term. What he wants to achieve is that in the future, people will have books to read and read.

    "My lord, the rest of my subordinates understand, but I don't know what this clay is." Ma Jun looked puzzled and asked Liu Long for advice.

    "This¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­." It was good that Ma Jun didn't speak, but when he did, Liu Long was also stumped. Liu Long couldn't help but ponder for a moment. They were not very familiar with clay these days, even if it was glue.  I don¡¯t quite understand what it is.  He couldn't explain it, so he thought for a while and said, "This glue is something made of animal skin, horn or resin that can bind objects. As for clay, it is just a sticky thing like glue. It is called clay for short."  "

    "Oh, that's it." Ma Jun nodded as if he didn't understand.

    Liu Long didn¡¯t know what to say and pinched his nose. ¡°I¡¯ll go back and think about how to make this thing. It will take some time. Just try it with other materials and see if you can succeed.¡±

    "Nuo." Ma Jun is much better than Liu Long in this aspect. He is much better than Liu Long's matchmaking.

    The two of them discussed and dispersed after dark. In order to rush back to Jinyang City to finish the trivial matters as soon as possible, Liu Long did not stay here overnight and returned to the city with his men overnight.

    As soon as they got off their horses and entered the mansion with Dian Wei and others, they saw Liu Ye and Ju Shou already waiting here.

    ?"My Lord, Mr. Lu and Mr. Zheng have been waiting in the hall for a long time." Liu Ye came to Liu Long and whispered in Liu Long's ear.

    "Oh, these two are here." When Liu Long heard that Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan were coming, he hurriedly walked towards the hall.

    In the hall, I saw two people sitting in the living room, chatting involuntarily.  Both of them were great Confucians, and their manners and manners were decent.

    Lu Zhi was wearing a black round-neck robe, stroking his beard with one hand and chatting with a man in white dark clothes. The man seemed to be in his early sixties, smiling, holding a tea cup with one hand, blowing the hot air from the tea cup,  Savoring it slowly.

    ??And it can be seen from his temperament and words that the man wearing white dark clothes is Zheng Xuan and Zheng Kangcheng.

    Liu Long walked into the hall. When they heard the footsteps, they looked back. When they saw Liu Long coming in, they put down their teacups and stood up quickly, "Wu Chenghou is back."

    Although the two of them lived in Bingzhou and would help Liu Long manage Bingzhou Academy in the future, they were not Liu Long's subordinates at this time. Liu Long also respected the two of them, but they treated them as distinguished guests. It didn't matter whether they were his subordinates or not.  .

    "Wu Chenghou doesn't dare to take this position. Lu Gong and Zheng Gong should just call me Bowen. It's really Liu's fault to let the two elders wait here. He left the city for some matters and came back late. I'm really sorry."  Liu Long bowed his hands to the two of them and apologized.

    In this world, only others are waiting for Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan. It is rare for two people to wait for one person at the same time.  Since the two of them came together, they must have important matters to discuss. After Liu Long apologized, he sat back at the main seat and made a greeting: "Two elders, sit down quickly. I wonder what the elders have to do with their visit tonight."

    "It's not a big deal. The two of us came tonight mainly to discuss the academy with Marquis Wu Cheng Bowen." Lu Zhi is a cheerful person. Hearing Liu Long's politeness just now, he hurriedly addressed Bowen directly.
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