The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Liu Yi of Nanyang, see the Marquis of Changling."

Chen Mo looked at the young man in front of him. Now Chen Mo is also qualified to call others young, regardless of his qualifications and age.

He looks good, especially when standing with Dian Wei, he also has the vigor of a young man, and most importantly, he does not have the sense of humility of ordinary craftsmen.

You must know that even though Ma Jun is now a minister and can participate in politics, most of the time when facing other officials, even those with lower ranks than himself, he will be respectful. This is certainly true, but Chen Mo needs someone who can carry the banner of craftsmen to stand in the court and exist on an equal footing with others. Otherwise, even if he is a minister, he cannot improve the status of craftsmen in people's hearts.

"Not bad." Chen Mo nodded with satisfaction. This first impression is very good. Looking at Liu Yi, he nodded and smiled: "Sit down, no need to be polite!"

"Thank you, Marquis of Changling." After thanking him, Liu Yi knelt down at the position where Chen Mo started.

At the first moment, Chen Mo wanted to see Liu Yi's fate and luck. It didn't matter if he didn't see it. After seeing it, Chen Mo's face changed. If he hadn't had enough determination, he would have stood up at this moment.

Liu Yi

Craftsman God Fate: 78

Luck: 84

Is it high?

Not high. Among the people Chen Mo met, for example, Lu Bu's Tan Lang fate was almost full, and his wife Cai Yan's You Huang fate also broke through 90. In addition, Jia Xu, Xu Shu, and Li Ru's fates were not low.

But this is fate. Before ordinary people become scholars, most of them are fate. Few people condense their own fate. Even Chen Mo himself, his fate was condensed step by step after entering the officialdom.

A craftsman already has a fate in the wild state, which is extraordinary. Moreover, there are immortals in the fate. So far, Chen Mo has only met two, one is Zuo Ci, who has a half-immortal fate, and the other is Liu Yi in front of him, who has a craftsman god fate.

Xu Shu said that Liu Yi is a strange man, and he was really right.

After calming down from his surprise, Chen Mo still had a smile on his face, but it was brighter than usual. This was God helping him.

"I've heard for a long time that Jingxiang is a land of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. Now it seems that it is indeed extraordinary." Chen Mo looked at Liu Yi and said with a smile: "I heard from Yuan Zhi that Bo Yuan has many wonderful ideas, and everything he does is beneficial to the world."

"It's Mr. Yuan Zhi's favor." Liu Yi shook his head: "But I do have something to offer to Changling Hou."

"Oh?" Chen Mo heard Xu Shu say it, but Xu Shu kept it a secret, only saying that this thing would be of great use to Chen Mo, but he didn't say what it was, so Chen Mo was also very curious about what Liu Yi was going to take out. Looking at Liu Yi, Chen Mo smiled and said: "Can you take it out for me to see?"

"That's what I meant." When it came to business, Liu Yi's face became serious, and his eyes looked at Dian Wei: "Please bring the things I brought to this general."

Because of the fear of assassination, the things Liu Yi brought were detained by Dian Wei.

"Go ahead." Chen Mo nodded to Dian Wei.

"Yes!" Dian Wei agreed, ran out of the door, and took the box brought by Liu Yi from the guard.

Liu Yi put the box down, opened it under Dian Wei's vigilant eyes, took out a wooden board from the box, and then took out a few pieces of paper and ink, and asked Dian Wei to give them to Chen Mo.

"This..." Chen Mo fumbled with the paper handed over, frowned and said, "It doesn't seem to be Cai Hou paper."

Luoyang naturally has paper, but it is different from the paper in his hand. It feels much worse in texture, and in appearance, the paper Liu Yi gave Chen Mo looks more upscale.

"I have made some improvements on the basis of Cai Hou paper." Liu Yi bowed and said, "It is more convenient to write on this kind of paper."

"Oh?" Chen Mo's eyes lit up, looking at these papers, smiling and nodding. He quickly thought of the use of these papers and said with a smile, "This alone is beneficial to the world."

Although Cai Hou paper has existed for a long time, Cai Lun invented paper to replace bamboo slips. But in fact, Cai Hou paper is not convenient to preserve when used for writing, and the ink is easy to spread. The paper in front of him is thicker, and Chen Mo tried to write a few words. The ink is condensed and does not disperse. It is indeed more suitable for preservation than Cai Hou paper. This thing can at least replace part of the functions of bamboo slips.

Chen Mo then looked at the wooden board again.

Instead of asking, he picked it up and looked at it carefully. Looking at the reverse protruding words on it, and then looking at the ink and white paper handed over by Liu Yi, Chen Mo spread the paper on the wooden board, raised his eyebrows, and seemed to think of something. Then he turned the wooden board and asked Dian Wei to find a brush to evenly apply the ink on the rubbing board and cover the paper.

"Good!" Chen Mo peeled off the paper, looked at the clear words on the paper, nodded and applauded, and a big smile appeared on his face.

"This thing is not only beneficial to the world!" Chen Mo turned his head and looked at Liu Yi and said, "This is a thing that will benefit the world for all time."

"Changling Hou said it seriously." Liu Yi stood up quickly. He just thought that this thing was beneficial to the Three Learnings that Chen Mo was promoting now, but Liu Yi had never thought about benefiting the world for all time.

"Is that too much?" Chen Mo turned his head and looked at Liu Yi and said, "This thing is related to the inheritance of our Chinese culture. Do you think it's too much?"

Liu Yi didn't think so much, but now he thought about it and it was almost the same. This is something that can replace bamboo slips and can be used to print books in batches.

"Liu Yi!" Chen Mo put down the rubbing board, his face suddenly became serious, and he looked at Liu Yi and said in a deep voice.

"Here!" Liu Yi stood up subconsciously.

"Will you work for me?" Chen Mo looked at Liu Yi with burning eyes. This is the talent he needs, and it is urgently needed. Although Ma Jun is quick in thinking and has extremely high attainments and ideas in this craftsmanship, Ma Jun Jun is still too conservative, and he is too humble and even humble. He needs talents like Liu Yi who can break the rules.

"Of course I am willing." Liu Yi nodded. If he didn't want to, he wouldn't run to Wancheng. If he didn't want to, he wouldn't come to Luoyang with Lu Bu to see Chen Mo.

"You are superior to Ma Jun in terms of talent and potential, but there are official rules in officialdom. I can't give you Ma Jun's position. He has contributed to the court." Chen Mo looked at Liu Yi, thought for a while and said: "And it's not the time for this thing to come out yet. I will first promote this new paper in your name."

If we only promote paper, no one will refuse, especially the scholar-bureaucrat class. Chen Mo is very clear about the appeal of this thing to scholars.

"I will build a workshop for you on the pretext of making paper. I will tell the outside world that I am making paper. The official position will not be too high, but I will have absolute autonomy. I will give you a group of good craftsmen at your disposal. In addition, there will also be a group of books. You need to help me make rubbings. Whatever you need, the court will help you collect them. What I need is that you make rubbings of various books for me within a year. The more, the better. If you don’t have enough manpower, you can add more. , but the more, the merrier." Chen Mo looked at Liu Yi and said in a deep voice.

If this rubbing technique is promoted together with this new paper, some people will definitely be dissatisfied, which will lead to a reduction in the cost of reading for many poor families and the proliferation of books, and people's acceptance will also have to be a step-by-step process.

Chen Mo will arrange for people to make some hand-copied books and let the academy students copy the books themselves in the academy. This will not cause dissatisfaction among everyone.

After the handwritten books reach a certain range, Chen Mo plans to use some small means, such as having people copy the books to sell, and then these books will start to flow into the market through vendors in large quantities. After the academy is saturated, they can flow outside the academy.

Gradually let the books proliferate, and when these become a fait accompli, the rubbing printing technology will be introduced.

The process is almost like this.

"Yi, take the order!" Liu Yi quickly bowed to Chen Mo and said.

"Bo Yuan doesn't have to be so polite." Chen Mo put down the rubbing tablet, looked at Liu Yi and said with a smile, "Sit down and tell me, I heard that you are quite romantically involved with Marquis Wen's daughter?"

Liu Yi's face flashed, and he nodded and said: "It's just that I have a low status, and I have never dared to come to propose marriage."

It's okay for others, even if they are from aristocratic families, they will be kicked out at worst, but Lu Bu... Liu Yi is afraid of being chopped down, so he has been trembling in front of Lu Bu.

"I'll help you with this matter." Chen Mo said with a smile: "I'll do the matchmaking for you personally. You don't have to worry about Marquis Wen. Just wait and recognize this father-in-law."

If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it first. And with this in-law relationship, can Liu Yi still be able to run?

"Thank you, Lord!" Liu Yi was overjoyed and stood up quickly.

"But there are some things that need to be said first." Chen Mo nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Liu Yi and said, "You should be very clear about Marquis Wen's temper. Lingqi is also my niece. Although I have never met her, she will be affected by it in the future. If you want to bully her, don’t say that Marquis Wen is causing trouble for you. Since I facilitated this matter, don’t blame me for taking out her anger.”

"No." Liu Yi shook his head and smiled.

Looking at Liu Yi who could no longer hold back his smile, Chen Mo shook his head. Young man, life after marriage is not as optimistic as you think.

"Are there any relatives at home?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

"My mother is still here." Liu Yi bowed.

"Take it over. You won't be able to go to Nanyang when the time comes to get married. Since my mother is here, I will take care of her. She will settle here in Luoyang from now on. It's easy to take care of her. I will arrange a mansion for you." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Here!" Liu Yi nodded in agreement. There were some rules that Chen Mo didn't say, but he understood and didn't reject them. And as Chen Mo said, since he was valued by Chen Mo, he would definitely stay in Luoyang in the future, and his mother would have no one to take care of her at home. Of course not, there is nothing wrong with Chen Mo's arrangement.

"Let's choose a mansion first. There are many mansions in Luoyang that no one has lived in yet. I heard Yuan Zhi say that you have a very elegant bamboo house in Nanyang. If you don't like it, you can build one yourself and the court will pay for it. ." Chen Mo looked at Liu Yi, becoming more and more satisfied.

"Thank you, Lord. I'll take my leave." Liu Yi nodded. He didn't have high requirements for these things, even if they were a little off, as long as the place was big enough.

"Dian Wei."

"exist!"

"Let someone follow Boyuan with my warrant to choose a mansion." Chen Mo looked at Dian Wei and said.

"Here!"