It wasn't long before Bishop Flynn was led to the office by the guards."
Marquis Eisen, excuse me."
Raising his head, Owen smiled and said, "Bishop Flynn, I don't know why you came here today?"
If it's about musket training, please give me a little more time and let me think about it. ”"Nope."
Bishop Flynn shook his hand, "I'm not here for this?"
”"Oh?
Please take a seat over there, Bishop Flynn. ”Owen stood up from his seat and raised his hand to gesture to the table and chair opposite the guest audience.The two moved to face each other and sat down.At the same time, Owen called the maid to prepare tea.After taking a sip of black tea, Bishop Flynn couldn't wait to ask Owen about something."
By the way, Marquis Eisen, I heard from the priest who teaches at the school that you have prepared books for each of your pupils.At first, I thought you had hired a lot of people to copy the book, but yesterday I stumbled upon the same course with the same handwriting, which doesn't look like a handcopy. ”"Oh!
You're talking about those textbooks. ”Owen seemed to understand something, explaining: "Those textbooks are mass-produced using printing presses, and if you want to bind a book later, you don't need to hire someone to copy it word for word." ”In fact, after the success of papermaking last winter, Owen was already preparing the press.Skipping block printing, Owen adopted movable type printing, handing over the design drawings of the printing press to the carpenter, with only a few parts that Geeta needed to help build.The main body of the printing machine was quickly manufactured, and the trouble was the word module, which not only required a large number, but also a high precision requirement.If the height of the word module is reduced by one millimeter, it may not be possible to leave a clear handwriting on the paper.As a result, the craftsmen worked almost all winter preparing the character modules, and it was not until the end of winter that they began to try to print them in batches, bind them into books, and send them directly to schools for distribution to students."
Printing presses?
Books can still be mass-produced?!
”Bishop Flynn looked incredulous, "It's incredible that such a thing can be done. ”"Indeed."
Owen nodded in agreement and said, "With the printing press, it can also greatly facilitate the popularization of education and the promotion of knowledge, and improve people's literacy rate." ”It was because he knew the importance of education that Owen was able to get the printing press so quickly.In his mind, the development of military strength is only to ensure the current security of the border towns, and the purpose of education is for the future of the border towns, and both are equally important."
Marquis Eisen."
Bishop Flynn's expression suddenly became serious, and he said solemnly: "On behalf of the Holy Church of Caleb, I would like to talk to you about another cooperation. ”"What kind of cooperation is it?"
Ou Wenming asked knowingly."
I would like to entrust you with the mass printing of the Holy Scriptures, so that more people can read and understand the Rumicalian religion and be grateful to the gods."
As he spoke, Bishop Flynn couldn't help but raise his head and make a prayer gesture into the air."
Of course, this cooperation is no problem."
Owen readily agreed.At present, the printing workshop is only printing textbooks for schools, and it is not profitable, and it is naturally a good thing to be able to take orders from the Holy Church of Caleb, and the printing volume should not be small.You must know that the believers of the church are all over the country, and the Holy Scriptures, as an important reading material of the religion, will definitely be in great demand, and it is definitely not enough to copy them by hand."
However, there are a lot of rare characters in the Holy Codex, and I have to ask the craftsmen to prepare new character modules, and it will take a while before I can start printing."
Owen reminded."
Don't get in the way, Marquis Eisen, go and prepare.Is there anything else I can help with?
”Bishop Flynn's eyes were full of anticipation, and he seemed to be very interested in printing the Holy Codex."
I wonder if Bishop Flynn can provide the original canon of the Holy Scriptures in the church?
I want to proofread it first to avoid mistakes when printing. ”Owen actually had a hand-copied copy of the Holy Book in his study, but he was worried that there were transcription errors in it, and wanted to check it first."
No problem."
Bishop Flynn nodded, "There must be no mistakes in such a sacred matter as printing the Holy Codex. ”"Also, how many copies are you going to print?""
How many copies......
Bishop Flynn stretched out his hand and stroked his beard, thought for a moment, and finally decided, "Then print a thousand copies first." ”A thousand?!
Owen was shocked, and then thought about it, this is a country's order, only a thousand copies, in fact, it is not much."
Well, I'm sorry, Bishop Flynn."
Owen said apologetically: "Our printing workshop is not large, and we can't print so much at once, I wonder if we can deliver it in batches?"
”"In batches, okay then."
To be honest, printing the Holy Book was quite a hassle.The Holy Books in churches are so large and thick that it is difficult for a person to hold them, and they are usually read on special shelves for books.Moreover, the words in the book are as small as mosquitoes, and a whole page is densely packed with words, and those who are afraid of it will definitely not be able to stand it.Even if the paper is thinner than parchment, the finished book will definitely be heavy when printed and bound.A new idea suddenly came to his mind, and Owen continued: "Well, Bishop Flynn, even if you use relatively cheap paper and a printing press to reduce labor costs, a printed copy of the Holy Book is still expensive.I have a proposal, I wonder if Bishop Flynn is interested?
”Owen gave a rough estimate of the cost of the next Holy Book, which was still only affordable for the nobles and wealthy merchants, and still out of reach for the common people."
Oh?"
Bishop Flynn was a little concerned, "What proposal?"
Let's hear it. ”Isn't there many chapters in the Holy Book?
Bishop Flynn, you can take a copy of one of these verses and compile it into a small text of the canon with a small number of words, and then print it for sale. ”The cost of this kind of small holy book can be reduced a lot, and a slightly wealthy family can naturally afford it.Isn't that the equivalent of splitting the Holy Book into many parts?
Is it so good?
”Bishop Flynn looked hesitant, as if to do so with great disrespect for the Holy Codex."
Of course."
Owen continued to exhort, "Don't you want more people to have access to the Holy Scriptures?
The price of the small holy scriptures is relatively cheap, and everyone's acceptance is higher.Moreover, there are many jerky and difficult sentences in the Holy Scriptures, and it is not a good thing that you replace them with simple and understandable language to make it easier for those who read them to grasp the teachings?
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”After Owen said this, Bishop Flynn was in a state of flux.Without hesitating for long, he nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will complete the task of compiling the Little Holy Scripture." ”"Then I wish us both a happy cooperation."
Owen held out his hand."
It's a pleasure to work with."
The two shook hands smoothly, and Bianshu Town and the Holy Sect of Caleb reached another cooperation.This lord is backed by a tech tycoon