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Chapter 420 Movable Type Printing

Su Mu thought about calling Ji Shiyan who was sitting nearby.

Since the last time she fell ill, Ji Shiyan added a desk in her study, and Ji Shiyan's desk was located not far from her desk.

A lot of things were moved to the table. Ji Shiyan has been handling affairs here recently.

"Seasonal Banquet."

"Hmm?" Ji Shiyan raised his head, stood up and walked to Su Mu's side, bent down and asked, "What's wrong? Mu Mu."

"Come, sit down."

Su Mu patted the seat next to him, and Ji Shiyan happily pulled out a stool and sat next to Su Mu.

"Ji Shiyan, how is the woodblock printing factory doing now?"

"It's developing very well. Now a lot of people with good skills have been trained." Ji Shiyan described the situation of the workshop in detail.

This woodblock printing workshop was opened jointly by Ji Shiyan and Su Mu, and the entire workshop is very large.

Su Mu listened to these words and thought that the workshop was now developing very well and movable type printing could be started.

"Ji Shiyan, let's continue to make movable type printing."

"Movable type?"

Ji Shiyan thought about it carefully, "Is movable type printing a new printing method?"

“Could it be a word that can be moved flexibly?”

"Yes!" Su Mu nodded frantically.

"It can flexibly combine automatic characters. These character templates can be combined at will, and if a character is broken, you only need to replace the broken character."

Movable type printing is not like woodblock printing. If it breaks, the entire block needs to be re-carved, and all the previous efforts are wasted.

Ji Shiyan's expression was obviously surprised, "This is great."

For such a large woodblock printing factory, it is impossible to say that it has never damaged a woodblock. There will always be some.

Also, if you are printing test papers like Su Mu, or a lot of tasks issued, movable type printing is more suitable than woodblock printing.

Even if you want to print books with more content, it is more appropriate to use movable type. Otherwise, if you want to print a book with many pages, you may need to store the woodblocks in a room.

The woodblock print occupies a large area.

"This movable type printing uses a lot of materials, such as wood, clay, and copper. These can all be used to make type molds." Su Mu counted them one by one while counting on his fingers.

"The cheapest and most convenient material is wooden movable type."

Wood can be found everywhere, is easy to store, simple to use, and if it breaks you can dismantle it at any time and repair it without feeling bad.

"Yeah." Ji Shiyan nodded, "The wood should be able to be circulated more easily and quickly."

"What about the clay?"

He didn't just ask about copper, thinking that this material was not easy to make. They could make a set by themselves, but for other people in the future, a set of copper would not be easy.

“There are quite a lot of processes involved in making the glue.”

Su Mu directly called out 006 and asked 006 to play the video for Ji Shiyan. The video could clearly show the process of making clay movable type.

Ji Shiyan looked at the people on the screen. He had to first take the clay back, then remove impurities, make mud slurry, dehydrate it, make clay embryos, make character embryos, and carve them. After carving, it had to be dried in the shade and fired, and then a hard character embryo was ready.

“The process is quite cumbersome.”

Watching this process and the final printed piece of paper full of words, Su Mu and Ji Shiyan sighed deeply.

How smart and capable must the first person who invented this be to be able to think of this? A character embryo has to go through so many processes to be produced!

"The last thing to do in typesetting, picking up characters, proofreading, etc. is to be done by people who can read," Su Mu reminded.

"Thank you, Mumu. I'll think about who I should look for."

"Mumu, shall we make a set of each of these three types of movable type?" Ji Shiyan asked Su Mu sideways.

"Okay, you arrange it."

This doesn't matter. Anyway, this matter is left to Ji Shiyan. He can make as many sets as he wants. It's not that he can't make them.

"Ji Shiyan, take this first." Su Mu gave Ji Shiyan a detailed report on the processes and procedures of making movable type and typesetting.

"Let the craftsmen learn first."

If we start making each movable type in the next two days, it will take a long time. Not to mention, there are quite a few processes and the craftsmen have to relearn this new knowledge, which will take even longer.

"While the craftsmen are studying the production, we can let the workers learn how to set the characters."

Once the movable type is produced, the two groups will be able to merge perfectly and start printing.

Ji Shiyan solemnly took the paper from Su Mu's hand and very carefully looked for various places to store the paper.

Su Mu sat next to Ji Shiyan and watched him search his desk, search every part of his body, and then put the paper in a hidden pocket in his clothes.

After putting it in, Ji Shiyan even patted it.

"Ji Shiyan, there's no need to hide it so carefully, as long as it's not lost."

"No, this is very important."

What was written on the paper was the task assigned to him by Mumu, and he had to complete it well. Also, the movable type printing technology was very powerful, and he could already imagine what the future would hold.

This printing technology will definitely have a huge impact on the people of the country, and even have a great impact on the future.

"Okay." Su Mu smiled lovingly and helplessly, "As long as you are happy."

She felt at ease leaving this matter to Ji Shiyan, as Ji Shiyan had quite a lot of manpower and every time they collaborated, it was very successful and pleasant.

"Mumu, after the movable type printing technology is successfully developed, it will not only make it more convenient to print books, but it will also have a great effect. Knowledge can be spread more widely."

There are still only a few people in the country who can read and write, let alone learn knowledge.

Not only were some classes unwilling to pass on knowledge as this would affect their status, but literacy was also a financial burden.

Books and texts are extremely expensive. Ordinary people can hardly afford to eat, so who would buy these expensive books?

But after the emergence of these two printing techniques, everything will be different. Many books can be printed at a time, the output of books will increase, the price will drop, and people will have more opportunities to become literate.

When more people become literate and acquire knowledge, more talents can be selected, and the country will become more powerful and progressive.

Ji Shiyan hugged Su Mu tightly. The more he thought about what happened just now, the more moved he became. "Mu Mu, I don't know what to say."

A muffled voice sounded in Sumudu's ears, "Mumu, you are the best person in the world."