Li Si is fat, but apart from being fat and being blinded by the throne, he has never done anything outrageous.

Damn, Li Ersheng’s bastard sons have very few choices for me!

Xu Qilin arranged the work of Dayingku, and rode his horse to the Wei Palace, and was still thinking and thinking.

Of course, if Li Sipang came to invite him for something else, such as a banquet or a party, Xu Qilin would try his best to refuse and not join in the fun, nor would he give people the impression that he had a good relationship with Li Sipang.

But this time it involves movable type printing, which is a business. As the inventor of movable type printing, Xu Qilin has the responsibility to do so.

When he arrived at the Wei Palace, the royal palace guards who had received the instructions had been waiting at the door to lead Xu Qilin into the mansion.

The Wei Palace is located in Yankangfang, with half a yard, with pavilions and towers, all of which are carved beams and painted buildings, making it even more magnificent and luxurious.

Cut, how fat you are and making such a big house, can you get over? You have to sit in a sedan at home, and it feels ridiculous to think about it.

Xu Qilin looked while walking, but he was not envious. He only felt that the road was long and his legs were tired. If he was asked to ride a horse, it would be impossible.

When he arrived at the hall, the servant went in to report. When the time was not long, Li Tai greeted him in person, which surprised Xu Qilin very much.

So fat, he was sweating when he walked away - Xu Qilin stepped forward and showed his manners, and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant.

"No gifts, no gifts." Li Tai reached out to help him, looked at the official robe that Xu Qilin was wearing, and smiled and said, "Qi Lin is promoted to Daying Kucheng, which is gratifying. Such an age and such a level are admirable!"

Well, except for the bullshit second-generation official, I am the most awesome.

Xu Qilin was humble, and as Li Tai entered the hall, he looked at it for a while, and Xu Qilin was a little surprised again. There were coffee tables, sofas, other antique mahogany table tables and bronze incense burners in the hall, which seemed ordinary.

Perhaps seeing Xu Qilin's slightly surprised expression, Li Tai's fat flesh squeezed into a ball and explained with a smile: "This is a side hall, and it rarely entertains guests. I know more about Qi Lin's temperament, and it is loose and better to speak."

Xu Qilin nodded and smiled, "The Xiaguan is a lazy person. He should enjoy it if he has the conditions. This etiquette and other things are not very particular."

"If you are familiar with me, you will not be polite. If you are not alone, you will not like those false condoms." Li Tai sat in the main seat, reached out to ask Xu Qilin to sit down, and asked the servants to serve drinks.

Xu Qilin didn't want to waste time too much. He was almost lunch, so he was hurrying if he had anything to do.

"Your Highness, I don't know what the problem with printing movable type?" Xu Qilin took a sip of water and then went straight to the point. "The person who came was vague, and the officials were confused."

Li Tai smiled and said, "I wanted you to rest for a while, but Qi Lin was impatient. Okay, let's talk about the serious matter first."

As he said that, he took a few pieces of paper from the table next to him, handed it to Xu Qilin, and said, "Qi Lin, you see, this is printed from wooden movable type and lead movable type, but the two are quite different."

Xu Qilin took it and expanded it to look. One kind of clearness, the other kind of printing was incomplete, and the strokes were not printed in full.

"What is blurred and incomplete is the printed characters." Li Tai frowned slightly and said, "I thought the characters were durable, but now it seems that they are not. Fortunately, the characters were only cast a little, and if they were all finished, they would probably be wasted."

Xu Qilin didn't say anything, and then looked carefully at the paper printed with lead characters. After a little thought, he thought about the crux of the problem.

Why did the Qing Dynasty basically use woodblock printing before the Qing Dynasty, and even for movable types, they used wood movable types and clay movable types instead of metal movable types?

In addition to cost reasons, another key is the ink used for printing.

Ink in ancient times was all ink and was written on paper very well, and there was no big problem with using water-absorbing wood and clay. However, it was used for metal movable type because it was difficult to receive ink, so printing books was difficult.

The solution is not difficult. If you make inks with strong viscosity and adhesion, metal movable type printing can be widely promoted and put into practice.

Xu Qilin found the crux of the problem and said, "Xiaoguan thought that the durability of metal movable type is irreplaceable. The unclear printing of characters is because it does not absorb ink. It can be solved by using oily ink with strong viscosity, and tung oil should be used to make ink."

Li Tai blinked his eyes and probably understood what Xu Qilin meant. Although he still had to go through experiments, Xu Qilin's sensitive thinking still surprised him.

"Qi Lin's cleverness and intelligence are admired by me." Li Tai said without any hesitation: "Just just read it briefly, I will find out the crux of the problem and come up with a solution. Among them, I must read a lot of books and have extensive knowledge."

Xu Qilin smiled and said modestly: "Your Highness is too much. The officials like to read miscellaneous books and like to think about it. It is difficult to enter the elegant hall. Furthermore, whether this method is successful or not will be successful will be found out after experimenting."

Li Tai waved his hand and said, "Qi Lin doesn't have to be humble. As for this ink, I will leave it to you to develop it. Qi Lin must not refuse, right?"

Xu Qilin scratched his head, thinking that this was not his job, but as the initiator, it was reasonable to make movable type printing as soon as possible.

"Since that's the case, the official will reluctantly take on this job." Xu Qilin bowed and said, "Your Highness will borrow the cast lead type temporarily for the experiment."

"Of course." Li Tai was very happy to see that the problem was solved, so he called the servant and ordered the kitchen to prepare the wine and food, so that Xu Qilin would be kept for a meal.

Xu Qilin quickly refused: "I dare not bother Your Highness, I am the official..."

"Hey? If Qi Lin refuses, he will dislike the Lone King." Li Tai pretended to be angry and said, "Is the food in the royal palace rough and Qi Lin disdain?"

"How dare you?" Xu Qilin no longer felt pretentious and bowed to thank him: "Then I'll bother Your Highness!"

Li Tai laughed and seemed to be in a happy mood. He chatted with Xu Qilin while waiting for the meal to be prepared.

"Qi Lin, what I said last time: fighting means not fighting. There is also great wisdom in dealing with people and dealing with people." Li Tai suddenly asked: "The Lone King repeatedly pondered, and although he had some understanding, he became more and more profound. There are no outsiders today. Can Qi Lin tell him in detail and resolve his doubts?"

Here we are, this is going to cause trouble!

Xu Qilin lowered his eyelids and thought for a while, and said, "How could the Xiaguan have such talent and knowledge? However, Xiaguan once met a white-haired Taoist master. He had been together for a short time and was taught miscellaneous learning. Xiaguan wanted to become a disciple but refused, so he floated away. His words were deeply agreed with His Highness, so he could just listen to him."
Chapter completed!