Jeong Clan picked up a type and handed it to Du Qi. She said, "Erlang, this was made by the craftsmen in the workshop in two days. They've already made a lot of characters."
"Because it's not easy to make a type, it took them two days. After all, it's easy to blur the characters when they're made of wood, and it's easy to infiltrate the surroundings. "
"However, this type is made of real ironwood. It's as hard as iron. It's not easy to carve, but once it's carved, it's easy to store and can be used continuously. It won't be used for a while before it has to be replaced."
"This type can be used for a longer period of time."
"Not only that, but this type of type will be very clear when it's engraved."
After a pause, Jeong Clan continued, "Now, the type has been made. In particular, the raw materials have been chosen. Although the craftsmen in the workshop have already carved a lot of characters, it's too random to choose the characters to carve. "
"This situation is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack."
"So, you'd better take out the content you want to carve and let the craftsmen carve according to the content. This way, because there will be more and more characters, the speed will be faster in the end. "
Jeong Clan said slowly, "After all, there are only so many characters that need to be used."
Du Qi said, "Mother's words are reasonable!"
After a pause, he continued, "What I want to carve now is a book. I'll take the content and go to the workshop immediately. "
Jeong Clan nodded and said, "Although it's dark now, the craftsmen in the workshop haven't gone to sleep yet. You can go to the workshop. The lights in the workshop are still on. The craftsmen inside are still rushing to make the type. The craftsmen in our residence are all good old men. They've been working hard these past few days. When you go, say something nice, understand? "
"I understand!"
Du Qi nodded. He was clear about the ways of the world in this aspect.
He stood up and walked out.
The workshop was also in the Zheng residence, but it was located in the west wing. This area was a little remote, but it didn't affect the craftsmen much.
In fact, the Zheng family had their own workshop, which was responsible for making some farming tools. Because the Jeong Clan had seen the production process of movable type printing, they knew the value of movable type printing. That was why they sent a few old craftsmen to open a simple workshop in the West Wing of the residence and let the old craftsmen be in charge of making movable type.
When Du Qi arrived, everyone was still busy.
Now that the materials for the movable type had been decided, the movable type was no longer a problem. Therefore, they began to produce movable type on a large scale. For the time being, they didn't have any content, so they just casually made movable words. In short, they just didn't want the movable words to be repeated.
When Du Qi entered, the white-haired old craftsmen were still busy. There were bright smiles on their faces. Because being able to gain the trust of the main family was an extremely joyous thing.
Du Qi looked at the old craftsmen and bowed respectfully. "Masters, you've worked hard."
When everyone heard this, they hurriedly acted humble.
To them, they were members of the Du family, so it was only right and proper for them to do things for the Du family.
In their hearts, they didn't feel anything. On the contrary, they felt that Du Qi was being polite. However, Du Qi was polite and respectful to them, which was quite gratifying for them.
Du Qi said, "Masters, you've worked hard these two days to develop movable type. You've been busy from night to night, staying up late to study. It's been hard on you. I've also seen your hard work these two days. Now that things have succeeded, you must be rewarded. Each of you, go to the accounting room to get your money. Each of you will receive two strings of money. This is your reward. "
Two strings of money was not a small amount.
Especially the craftsmen in the residence, their monthly allowance was only two to three hundred strings of money. Even the experienced old craftsmen's allowance was only slightly higher. Now that they were suddenly going to receive two strings of money, each of them was surprised.
They were even more excited.
However, Du Qi was still young, so they were still a little worried.
Did Du Qi's words count?
Du Qi naturally saw everyone's worry. He looked confident and said, "Now, the tea shops and restaurants under my name are making a lot of money every day. The money sent back to the residence every month is uncountable. No one dares to say anything about rewarding each of you with two strings of money. Moreover, this is what you deserve. Go to the accounting room tomorrow and report my name. Say that I'm the one who said it. No one will dare to stop you. "
"Yes!"
Everyone immediately agreed.
When they looked at Du Qi, the way they looked at him changed.
Tea shops and restaurants had long been popular in Chang 'an. Countless people knew that the tea of the world's number one tea shop was truly high-end. The taste was unparalleled and excellent. In particular, the food in the restaurants was incomparably delicious and made countless people drool.
They knew about the tea shops and restaurants, but in reality, because they rarely went out, they didn't know that Du Qi was in charge of them. Now that they knew, their hearts were filled with excitement and pride.
When they looked at Du Qi, their eyes were no longer the same as before.
Previously, they looked at Du Qi like an old man looking at a child. They felt that although Du Qi was the second young master of the Du family, he was still young and his words and actions might not be taken seriously.
But now, it was different.
Each of their faces revealed admiration and respect for Du Qi.
Their young master was too amazing.
Du Qi noticed the change in everyone's expressions. He smiled slightly and asked, "Are you serious? Who's in charge?"
"I am!"
In the crowd, an old man with white hair stood out.
His hair was already white, and his temples were covered in frost. One of his cheeks was covered in wrinkles. His back was slightly hunched, and his knuckles were thick and his palms were covered in calluses.
His name was Du Pingan, the surname of the Du family. In the early years, Du Pingan's life was difficult and he had nowhere to go. He sold himself to the Du family and became a member of the Du family.
Du Pingan said, "Young master, this old man's name is Du Pingan, and I'm in charge of everyone."
Du Qi said, "Very good!"
After a pause, Du Qi had already taken out the fifth chapter of the novel from his sleeve. He said, "Old Du, this is the content you want to print. According to the contents, all the movable characters were engraved and printed according to the contents, and all the contents were printed. In short, after the content is printed, keep it carefully and try to make as many as possible. "
"Yes!"
Du Pingan took it and kept it carefully.
For Du Pingan, now that he had the raw materials to make movable words, he naturally knew that the follow-up would not be difficult. Moreover, after the movable words were made, they could be used repeatedly. It was far more useful than engraving.
Du Qi said, "Old Du, I'll have to trouble you."
Du Pingan hurriedly shook his head and said, "Young master, you're too kind. This matter is originally this old man's duty. Moreover, young master has given so much preferential treatment and such a generous reward. For us, this is a great reward. "
Du Qi said, "As long as Old Du and the others do well, there will be more and more such rewards in the future. It's late, you all should rest early. I'm leaving. "
"I'll see you off, young master!"
Du Pingan personally sent Du Qi off.
Then, he returned to the workshop. Looking at the old craftsmen and old brothers like him, he said, "Everyone, young master has treated us well, and madam has also been very kind to us. Now that young master has given us a task, we will naturally work hard and not let young master down. "
The old craftsmen all answered in unison.
For them, this was an opportunity.
Especially since the main family was so kind, they would naturally be like the main family and work hard for the main family.
As everyone got busy, they continuously engraved the movable words according to the fifth chapter. From the beginning, it was a little busier because many of the words were not there. They had to be engraved one by one, which was slower and more troublesome.
As time passed, the more repeated words there were, the easier the subsequent engraving became. After all, there were more and more words. As long as there were words, there was no need to engrave them again. It was much more convenient.
Du Qi did not know all of this.
He returned to his courtyard. Because it was already late at night, he went to bed early.
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