Ming Zuo

Chapter 598 Set sail
"Commander, this is our latest printed product, please have a look."

Shandong wants to fight the war of public opinion, and what is indispensable are articles and books.

In order for new ideas to be seen by more people, they must be printed in large quantities.

Chen Hongshou found Zuo Menggeng and presented the latest printed products.

The handwriting on it is Zuo Menggeng's "The Process of History".

Obviously, what he wanted to show Zuo Menggeng was definitely not the article, let alone a correction of the content of the article.

But the effect of printing.

Zuo Menggeng picked up the paper and looked carefully, and found that the printing effect this time was much better than the previous ones, and he couldn't help showing surprise.

"Tell me, how did you all do it?"

At the beginning, Chen Hongshou followed Liu Zongzhou to Shandong.

However, this person is lazy and greedy for enjoyment, so it is not easy to arrange.

This LSP lingered in the flowers for a long time, visited all seventy-two brothels in Linqing, and gained a lot of fame.

He even made a "Comment on Fanglu", commenting on famous prostitutes in Linqing brothels, which caused a sensation for a while.

The prostitutes in the brothel are even more proud of being on the list, and try their best to flatter him.

Later, Liu Zongzhou couldn't see it anymore, and used his talent for painting to arrange for him to be in charge of the printing of books and articles.

This job was not very heavy, and it was his specialty, Chen Hongshou did it like a duck to water.

I didn't expect to surprise Zuo Menggeng.

"Mr. Galileo asked us to help print his works. After seeing the movable type printing we used, he said that there is a better printing effect in Europa. He introduced it to us. After testing, it is indeed better than the one we used. Copper movable type is of better quality."

"is it?"

Zuo Menggeng was greatly surprised.

Isn't it said that printing is a Chinese invention?
Could it be that before the emergence of modern printing technology, European printing technology surpassed that of China?

What he didn't know was that the type of printing brought by Galileo was the invention of movable type by German Johannes Gutenberg.

Gutenberg's invention is not just a change in materials, but also includes a series of technologies.

For example, the use of aliphatic inks, the manufacture of printing machines, and the standardization of font sizes and so on.

Zuo Menggeng visited the printing factory in person and actually saw this new printing technique.

"Well, the matching ratio of this movable type is very remarkable. You must record it, and use this standard in the future."

He held a newly cast movable type mold in his hand, and he could see the trickiness at a glance.

This lead movable type module from Gutenberg is made of three metals, lead, tin and antimony, and the proportions are perfect.

This kind of cast movable type module is very regular, no matter how many modules are laid and combined together, the surface is very smooth without any ups and downs.

When the paper is laid on it, there is no slightest gap, and with the aid of fatty ink, the printed works are so perfect.

He only approved this method out of knowledge, but what he did not know was that the ratio of lead, tin, and antimony invented by Gutenberg remained unchanged until five hundred years later, and it was the most perfect ratio. .

Zuo Menggeng read the matching documents of lead movable type casting copied by Chen Hongshou, and discovered that in this era of China, people have not yet realized the existence of antimony.

What is written in the document is tin white.

Because antimony ore is basically accompanied by tin ore, people mistakenly think that it is also a kind of tin.

But antimony is antimony, and it’s also a versatile metallic element.

Zuo Menggeng changed "xibai" to antimony by himself, and then said to Chen Hongshou, "You send these tin stones and this document to Chen Shuangjin."

Now the person in charge of researching elements here is Chen Shuangjin who dared to set fire to the mercury fulminate factory.

This lunatic was quite gifted in chemistry, and after hydrogen he had already discovered oxygen.

Although I don't know what I'm researching now, I will definitely not stop.

Handing over new elements to him can be regarded as a perfect chemical framework.

Liao Zhongjian is back.

Zuo Menggeng didn't dare to neglect, and rushed to Qingdao in person.

"Commander, it's a good luck not to disgrace your life."

With just one sentence, Zuo Menggeng burst into laughter.

"Minister Liao, you have worked hard!"

The business routes between North Korea and Japan have been opened up, and the economic benefits brought about are still secondary.The most important thing is that Wu Jiang, Mang Gurtai and others who are far away in Sakhalin Island are no longer alone and helpless.

However, Liao Zhongjian reported the situation in North Korea, which made Zuo Menggeng very interested.

He thought of Bingzi Huluan three years later.

It was that battle that completely broke North Korea's backbone, made North Korea submit to Hou Jin, and began to become Hou Jin's accomplice.

Of course Zuo Menggeng would be happy to create some trouble for Hou Jin.

"We must strengthen the determination of Kim Sang-heon and other members of the Western People's Party, and at the same time let them see hope."

Hou Xun saw this without Zuo Menggeng planning.

Fu Yusun also said: "Secretly form a musketeer team on Jeju Island, and at the same time start to build the defense circle of Busan, it will have a miraculous effect."

A group of people lay down on the map and after carefully studying the terrain of Busan, they agreed that Busan could be defended.

Because Busan is close to the sea, there is no shortage of supplies.

There is even arable land inside the Pusan ​​defense circle, which can meet consumption.

"You can't rely on the North Koreans themselves, they can't be relied on."

Zuo Menggeng is very clear about the virtues of Koreans.

No matter how good the terrain of Busan is, it is impossible for the North Koreans alone to defend it.

"If there is any change in North Korea at that time, we will directly send troops to Busan."

Liu Yiyuan has no objection to this, and at the same time is more interested in fighting in foreign lands.

High-level consensus was reached, and the Navy moved again.

On April [-]th, Chonghua and Zhang Keda set off from Qingdao with a larger fleet.

This time, they will go to Jeju Island, Busan, Tsushima and Sakhalin successively.

Liao Zhongjian still couldn't be idle, and went south again to trade artillery with Zheng Zhilong.

The persecution of the Dutch is becoming more and more urgent, and the day of war is getting closer and closer. Zheng Zhilong is eager to see through Shandong's artillery.

The two fleets from Shandong came out again, and Qingdao Port suddenly became empty again.

Only the shipyard was in full swing.

The keel of the new galleon being laid.

That alone will take until next year to complete.

It takes three years for the entire ship to be launched and become a combat force.

However, a large number of workers have honed their skills in the construction of the first ship, and there is no need to wait until the first ship is fully built before starting work on the second ship.

After the keel is laid and the inspection is passed, the construction of the second ship can start.

On the beach not far from the shipyard, under the scorching sun, countless majestic men were running wildly on the waves.

Tang Wenhuan was also naked from the upper body, only wearing shorts that did not reach his knees, and he didn't care about his tanned body.

With a tin trumpet in his hand, he shouted at the soldiers.

"What are we?"

The roar of thousands of soldiers changed the color of the world.

"Tigers on land, dragons in water."

"What is our goal?"

"In the sky, in the ground, or in the water, who can but me!"

Zuo Menggeng folded his hands behind his back, looking at the gradually formed army, he couldn't help pursing the corners of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)