"Hahaha, you are indeed my son. You are indeed extraordinary. Even when you are writing homework, you can come up with such a printing technique." Cheng Yaojin laughed proudly. "When I was young, I wrote homework, and the teacher beat me up. Don't even mention how miserable it was. My butt even split open."
Cheng Yaojin proudly flaunted his dark history. Instantly, the faces of the civil and military officials of the court darkened. This fellow dared to say anything.
"This idiot, I wish I could seal his mouth!"
Everyone only had this thought in their minds.
However, this old fellow's fighting strength was very strong, and he often argued with the scholars. Moreover, he was not at a disadvantage. If he had reason, he would not forgive. If he did not have reason, he would go back on his words. Thus, everyone decided to ignore him.
However, this old fellow quickly came up with a new trick. He took the engraving template, applied the ink paste, and printed one sheet after another. In a short while, he had printed a large stack of sheets. He picked up the printed sheets and handed them to the officials one by one.
"Look, this is the engraving printing technique. My son invented it. Amazing, isn't it?"
"This thing works on the same principle as the seal. You all often play dirty. You actually let a few yellow-haired children fiddle with such a divine tool that can enlighten the people. Aren't you ashamed?"
"We are playing with seals, not playing dirty." The civil officials roared in their hearts. They could hear the sarcasm in Cheng Yaojin's words, and their faces all turned red.
"The Minister impeaches Duke Lu for openly showing contempt to the court and distributing the School of Mohism's advertisements." A white-haired imperial censor could no longer hold it in and loudly complained to Li Shimin.
"Cheng Yaojin!"
Li Shimin also felt a headache. He hurriedly stopped Cheng Yaojin from continuing.
"Hmph, I think you all are just jealous!"
Cheng Yaojin resentfully retreated. However, he left many of the advertising sheets in the court. As for Qin Huaiyu and the other two's homework, the three Duke Lu had long since become shrewd. This was evidence of their son's cheating, so it was better to destroy the evidence.
"Beautifully done!"
Qin Qiong secretly gave Cheng Yaojin a thumbs up and patted his bulging chest.
Cheng Yaojin understood the meaning behind his words and smiled.
Engraving printing was actually very simple. It was just an enlarged version of the engraving. Everyone understood the principle behind it, and at the same time, they also knew how convenient engraving printing was. As officials, they had personally experienced the speed of engraving printing.
All the ministers looked at the flyer in their hands and smiled bitterly. A good event had been ruined by Cheng Yaojin.
Her eyes were filled with small holes as if she was looking at a young man who was lifting a thousand-pound object. … It was simply an eyesore.
The Grand Minister of Agriculture, Su Lingnong, looked at the advertisement in his hand and his eyes lit up. He hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, is this a joyous occasion?"
"Uh uh!" All the civil and military officials looked at the finance minister in surprise. What are you doing here? Do you also have printing skills?
"Beloved Official Su, what are you so happy about?" Li Shimin asked.
"Your Majesty, today is a double joyous occasion! Today is not only the good news for thousands of students, but also the good news for thousands of fishermen. Mo Jiazi has decided to announce the secret skill of living fish! "Su Lingnong pointed at the flyer in his hand and said excitedly.
"Announce the secret skill of living fish?" Li Shimin said in surprise.
Looking at the flyer in his hand, Li Shimin was immediately attracted by the image of the young man who was lifting a thousand-pound object. Finally, he found the news of announcing the secret skill of living fish.
"This little catfish is trustworthy!" Li Shimin revealed a smile.
He had heard about how much profit the secret skill of living fish had made in Chang 'an City. He did not expect that Mo Jiazi would be willing to announce the secret skill of living fish so early. This was not something that ordinary people could do.
"With the secret skill of living fish and the method of artificial fish farming, the Minister promises that the output of fish will be doubled this year. The fishermen's lives will be greatly improved and the price of meat will be lowered. At that time, there will be more." Su Lingnong said happily.
All of the courtiers couldn't help but nod their heads. In the current Tang Dynasty, horses were a strategic resource. Horse meat couldn't be eaten. Cattle were registered, and if they ate it, they would go to jail. No one ate pork, and everyone thought that it was for the servants. Mutton was too expensive, and there were very few chickens, ducks, and geese. The price of meat was very high.
In contrast, fish did not need to be fed. They could be caught directly from rivers and ponds. The price was relatively lower and there were more people eating them. If the output of fish was greatly increased, it would benefit many people.
"Well, in this way, it will be the wealth of the people!" Li Shimin nodded.
"The Minister earnestly requests Your Majesty to publish the secret skill of living fish and the method of artificial fish farming to the world with this engraving printing skill so that the fishermen of the empire can use it as soon as possible." Su Lingnong said.
"Wonderful. The combination of engraving printing and other techniques is simply a combination of two swords. This method is really wonderful!" Li Shimin could not help but be moved. This method was really too convenient and the efficiency was amazing.
"In the future, the imperial court's decrees can also be published and distributed to all the counties and villages." Fang Xuanling was also surprised.
The biggest drawback at this time was that communication was very inconvenient. The spread of news was really too slow. If engraving printing was used, the imperial decrees could be printed at the fastest speed and then quickly distributed to all parts of the country. The decrees could be circulated throughout the country in the shortest time. This would be of great benefit to the strengthening of the empire's rule.
The courtiers were all very astute. They quickly realized that the benefits of engraving printing were far more than just printing books. On the contrary, engraving printing could be used in many aspects. They could not help but pay more attention to engraving printing.
"Good, good!" Li Shimin's dragon countenance was overjoyed, praising without end.
"Minister Kong is selfless and has the foresight to recommend such a treasure. I will reward you handsomely."
"Your Majesty is wrong. The Minister did not put any effort into this matter and does not dare to take credit. The real meritorious people are the three sons of the Duke and the son of the Mo family. They are the meritorious people who have contributed so much to the Empire. "Kong Yingda was determined to postpone the Emperor's reward.
Li Shimin nodded and looked at Cheng Yaojin and the others.
"Your Majesty, you must not do this. These brats are simply lawless. Three of them are avoiding their studies and one is publishing such a ridiculous advertisement. If you do not punish them and instead reward them, I am afraid that they will become lawless in the future. This trend cannot be allowed to continue!" Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said.
Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde also repeatedly objected. They were both extremely powerful courtiers and their sons would inherit their titles in the future. They did not need these empty titles.
Li Shimin suddenly felt a toothache. Indeed, the motives of the four of them were not pure. Three of them were avoiding their studies and one was an accomplice. He also used such a treasure to commit crimes.
Such a good credit, but no one was willing to accept it. Li Shimin thought for a moment and his eyes lit up. "Mochi of the Mo Family Village, who has contributed engraving printing to the empire, is specially awarded the title of 'Master Craftsman' and the title of Baron."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
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