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After three days, the movable type was finally carved! The first set of movable type in history has been built!

After receiving this news, Princess Pingyang and Xue Lang arrived at the workshop one after another to witness this historic moment.

”Straight from the fields?”

As soon as he got out of the carriage, he saw Princess Pingyang waiting at the door. A pair of wonderful eyes patrolled Xue Lang and asked in a low voice.

I don't know when Xue Lang's hem got some dust. Keeping clothes clean and tidy is etiquette. I can't help but feel a little embarrassed: ”I just checked the land in the field to dry, in time, I didn't go home to change clothes.”

Princess Pingyang waved to him. When Xue Lang passed by, she bent down and patted the dust on him and said, ”let's go in.”

Xue Lang's eyes narrowed with laughter. He nodded and went in with Princess Pingyang.

”Yes, your highness, sir Xue.”

The beaming craftsmen saw the two men coming in and saluted respectfully. Princess Pingyang waved her hand and said, ”you don't have to be formal. Look at the script first.”

”Here it is.”

Under the guidance of the masters, when he went to the place where the typefaces were placed, Xue Lang took a look at it -

because it was limited to the size of the paper, it was also very exquisite. This is the first batch of typefaces. Later, larger ones will be cast. All models have designs, but only the printed books are cast first.

Pingyang Princess deep voice order: ”first print” thousand characters ”

”Here it is.”

The craftsman in charge of printing, according to the layout designed in advance, install the typeface, brush the ink, fix the paper, and press the typeface down -

the handwriting is clear and neat! Several copies were printed one after another, all of them of the same quality, both neat and quick!

Princess Pingyang picked up the printed paper and looked at it. She said two words: ”it's done!”

Xue Lang said, ”print out the whole thousand character text!”

”Here it is.”

Printing craftsman, orderly installation of typeface, brush ink, printing. Xue Lang and Princess Pingyang stood on one side and looked at it. Xue Lang said, ”Jianling, remember to let people cast more sets of characters.”

Pingyang princess said: ”I have ordered to go on this matter, order to open another furnace, more casting sets.”

Xue Lang nodded with a smile and was in high spirits: ”when there are more typefaces, several sets can be printed together, and the efficiency and output will come up. At that time, in addition to the basic enlightenment books, we can also publish some rare books. You can also ask for manuscripts from contemporary people to publish books for them, so that the variety of books in the Tang Dynasty can be enriched. By the way, we should also print more agricultural books. ”

Xue Lang began to imagine the future!

Princess Pingyang gazed at him and nodded: ”yes, I will make preparations for it.”

”I will ask sages to set up a public national library!”

Xue Lang's eyes are bright, and he is confident. ”Library?” asked Princess Pingyang

Xue Lang quickly explained what a library is, and then said: ”at present, limited by the capital and the number of literate people, there are only two places suitable for the establishment of libraries, namely, Chang'an and Luoyang. Other states, limited by the number of books and funding, need to take time. However, there is a rule that no private library shall be set up except for the imperial court! ”