Chapter 132 (paper book arrival)
After everyone sat down, Liu Yao said, "Thank you all the great scholars for coming to attend the opening of our Youzhou Academy. Yao thanked you first."
"What Your Highness does is for the country and the people. We old bones should do our best." Kong Rong said with a smile.
"I really envy you, Bo Yi. It's a blessing to be able to receive such an outstanding disciple you are now." Zheng Xuan looked at Cai Yong's mouth that was a little unblocked and said with a sourness. Cai Yong had gained a lot of face in front of these old friends this time.
"Master Zheng is polite, Yao doesn't dare to take it." Liu Yao said modestly, and then said to Shi A, "Shi, give the things to several great scholars."
Shi A nodded, took out more than a dozen books from the bag, and gave them to each of you who were sitting there. The cover was the three big characters "Three Character Classic". Of course, these three characters were also changed by Liu Yao.
Everyone took it and looked at the object curiously. "Your Highness, is this paper?" Zheng Xuan said with a stuttering, and was already shocked. When did they see such a good paper? It was as smooth as silk, completely different from the paper he remembered.
"Master Zheng, it's good. This is paper, but this is a new type of paper invented by my Youzhou craftsmen. It is smoother and easier to write than what Cai Hou invented, and it is also cheaper to build." Liu Yao said with a smile. You should know that the paper invented by Cai Lun is not only expensive, but also extremely difficult to write, so it has not spread in the Han Dynasty.
The great scholars looked at the books in their hands excitedly, which was a great treasure for the literary world. Cai Yong also looked at Liu Yao with joy. Before, Liu Yao said that he wanted to give him a big gift. But he didn't expect that this big gift was not only worth enough, but also with the wishes of the old man.
"The nature of a person is good... Hey, Your Highness, I don't know who wrote these three-character scriptures, why we have never read them before." Sima Wei asked curiously as he recited the content of these three-character scriptures?
"I'm not satisfied with everyone, these three-character classics are just something I did on a whim. These three-character classics are easy to understand, and it's best to use them to enlighten children." Liu Yao said casually. The shame on his face was not plagiarized at all, anyway, he was used to it.
Everyone murmured reading the Three Character Classic, which is true. Although the meaning is very simple, fortunately it is catchy and is indeed a good teaching material for enlightenment.
However, while other great scholars were studying the content of the Three Character Classic, Cai Yong, as a calligrapher, was indeed studying the font. "Yaoer, don't know who copied this book?" Cai Yong asked with a frown. The word looked ordinary, but Cai Yong always felt very strange, because there would always be some differences as his mood changed, and even Cai Yong was unable to escape. However, there was no change in this book from beginning to end, which made Cai Yong a little curious.
After hearing this, Liu Yao smiled and said, "Teacher, why don't you exchange the books in your hands with you and see how?"
When everyone heard this, they exchanged the books in their hands with the people next to them. When they looked again, they found that the current book was exactly the same as the font of the previous book, and even every subtle stroke was exactly the same.
"This...This...Yaoer, isn't this written by a human?" Cai Yong looked dazed. If he could not tell that this was not written by a human, then his name could be thrown away.
"Yes, this is not written by manpower. It is also the invention of my Youzhou, called movable type printing. It is a template that uses clay characters to form, then directly brushes ink, prints it directly on the paper, and then binds the paper. Therefore, the books in your hands do not need to be copied at all. Using my method, it only takes a cup of tea to come out." Liu Yao said proudly.
Everyone couldn't suppress their surprise after hearing this. They originally thought that the book was copied by manpower, so they were just interested in this paper. Now, this kind of movable type printing thing can actually print the books in their hands in large quantities. That means that they can completely retire after using bamboo slips for so many years, so they can replace it with such lightweight books, which is convenient to carry.
"Yaoer, what about my bamboo slips?" Cai Yong asked with some concern. After he arrived in Youzhou, those bamboo slips were "borrowed" by Liu Yao. If it weren't for the borrower Liu Yao, Cai Yong would have caught up with him, and these would have been his heart.
"Teacher, don't worry, your bamboo slips are very good now, they are all templates for our Youzhou books. It won't take long for your collection of thousands of books to become like this." Liu Yao said idlely, and shook the three-character classic in his hand.
Cai Yong was overjoyed when he heard this. He couldn't put down this convenient book. For example, the bamboo slips that cost dozens or even hundreds of times to read a book were too heavy. If there was some damage from news, it would be irreparable. Cai Yong was heartbroken every time, but there was no need to worry about damage in the book now. If it was broken, it would be printed.
"Okay, okay!! Yao'er, you are so kind. This gift is so great." Cai Yong laughed.
"The teacher is too rewarded." Liu Yao said modestly.
"Your Highness, I also have many lonely books in my hand. I wonder if I can also come to Youzhou. Please ask you, Your Highness..." Zheng Xuan said embarrassedly. After all, this is considered to be a request for others.
"What's wrong with this? The more lonely books, the better. Only in this way can the culture of my Han Dynasty be passed down forever." Liu Yao said with a smile.
"Your Highness is righteous!!!" Everyone praised in unison after hearing this. But they couldn't go back early and brought those lonely books to Youzhou. They suddenly felt that this trip to Youzhou was worth it.
"I don't know why Kong Beihai came to my Youzhou. You must know that the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou have not been pacified yet. If you stay here at this time, aren't you afraid that Beihai will lose?" Liu Yao looked and said seriously. If it was almost at this time in history, the Yellow Turban Guan Hai surrounded the Beihai, and Taishici was still alone to kill the enemy generals, so that the Beihai could be rescued. Now Taishici is under his command, how can this Beihai defend against Guan Hai?
As soon as Kong Rong heard Liu Yao's accusation, he immediately explained, "Report to your Highness, the officials received three great talents a few days ago. With their help, the current Beihai is peaceful. Even the leader of the Yellow Turban Guan Hai has been killed. Those Yellow Turbans were also incorporated by my Beihai."
"Great talent..." Liu Yao didn't have any doubts in his heart when he heard this. Guan Hai's martial arts skills are not low, and the person who can kill him is definitely not an unknown person. But Liu Yao couldn't ask who these three people were directly, but the figures of two people flashed in his heart, and then a flash of fleeting.
"So I blamed Kong Beihai wrongly. I think Kong Beihai is here to compensate me." Liu Yao said casually.
"I dare not, I dare not. Your Highness is also for the country and the people. How dare I blame me?" Kong Rong said hurriedly.
Liu Yao looked at the sky outside the window and saw that the sun was about to set, so he said, "Seniors, it's getting late, so why don't you go and rest earlier? There's still something serious about tomorrow!"
After hearing this, everyone did, so they said goodbye to Liu Yao one by one and turned around and left.
Chapter completed!