After some in-depth discussions and negotiations, Chu Fan, Chang Sun Dechong, and the others finally finalized the plan for the villa's construction. Chang Sun Dechong and the others then dispersed, each busy with their own affairs. There was indeed a lot to deal with during this period.

As for why Chang Sun Dechong and others have their own areas of responsibility, but the princes of the Royal Government Affairs Office have no areas of responsibility in the villa, it is because Chu Fan decided to hand over the overall management of the Royal Yuya Villa and Tengwang Pavilion to the princes of the Royal Government Affairs Office.

After all, he is the emperor of Wei and he is only responsible for collecting money. Does he need to deal with the affairs in the villa personally?

Despite the cold and heavy snow outside, everyone's energy and enthusiasm remained undimmed. After all, the handling of these matters was directly related to the interests of their respective families, and everyone was working hard to maximize the benefits for their own families.

Chu Fan assigned tasks to each department, and he himself led Liu Xueyu, Mu Xi and other women to study movable type printing. However, after trying several times, Chu Fan found that his craftsmanship was too unsatisfactory and finally had to give up.

Chu Fan had originally planned to assign the production of movable type printing to the Ministry of Industry, but considering the Ministry's already heavy burden, they were responsible not only for the construction of steel furnaces, but also for the construction of papermaking workshops and the Royal Ya Villa. If the production of movable type printing was added, the Ministry of Industry might be overwhelmed.

Moreover, Chu Fan did not have a complete method for movable type printing. Although he knew the most basic steps, he still had a long way to go to produce the finished product.

After careful consideration, Chu Fan finally decided to hand over this task to the eunuchs in the palace, and he could provide guidance and help them improve their techniques.

Chu Fan casually said to Eunuch Li, "Little Li, go call a few literate eunuchs over. I have something for them to do."

Eunuch Li replied respectfully, "Yes, sir." Then he went to look for the manpower His Majesty needed.

As Tang Ji fiddled with the scraps of movable type printing that Chu Fan had made, she couldn't help but sigh, "Your Majesty, this movable type printing you're talking about is really too difficult."

Chu Fan responded with a smile: "Any technology is challenging in the initial stage, but as everyone gradually becomes proficient, it will become simple and easy."

Chu Fan then considered woodblock printing, a more traditional and simpler method than movable type. While not as versatile and flexible as movable type, woodblock printing was relatively simple to produce and, given the current technological level, perhaps more suitable. Chu Fan decided to teach the eunuchs woodblock printing first.

Chu Fan decided to start with woodblock printing, creating some basic templates to familiarize the eunuchs with the printing process, and then gradually transition to movable type. Chu Fan understood that although woodblock printing was not as efficient as movable type, it could serve as an initial transitional technology, laying a solid foundation for the full promotion of movable type printing in the future.

Chu Fan immediately began to prepare the materials and tools needed for woodblock printing. He instructed Eunuch Li to collect the necessary wooden boards, carving knives and other items, and asked to find some eunuchs with a foundation in painting to participate in the production.

Eunuch Li immediately went to prepare what His Majesty needed. Soon, everything was ready. Eunuchs who knew how to read, paint, and sculpt also arrived.

Chu Fan began to explain in detail to the eunuchs how to make woodblock printing blocks. Although Mu Xi and the other women were puzzled by the difference between the method His Majesty was teaching and the methods they had previously tried, they did not interrupt His Majesty while he was working diligently. After all, once the finished product was completed, they would understand its exact purpose.

However, a eunuch raised a question at this time: "Your Majesty, we understand what you said, but which book do you want us to engrave?"

After hearing this question, Chu Fan found it difficult to decide which book to carve. Moreover, considering that the eunuchs' skills were not yet mature, mistakes were inevitable during carving.

Chu Fan said, "Please choose a book to carve."

The eunuch then turned his attention to Eunuch Li.

Eunuch Li said, "Then let's carve the most basic cultivation method in the palace."

Because the eunuchs in the palace all practiced the most basic cultivation methods, which were actually martial arts training techniques. This was one of the reasons why the eunuchs in the palace became the most valued and trusted by the royal family.

In the Wei imperial palace, eunuchs and maids were all warriors. If someone failed to cultivate into a warrior after entering the palace, they would be unable to fulfill the important task of protecting the royal family and would eventually be expelled from the palace.

Therefore, the eunuchs who remained in the palace had to master these basic cultivation techniques to ensure that they could perform their duties effectively.

Chu Fan nodded, agreeing that Eunuch Li's suggestion was a good one. He added, "Indeed, engraving books on cultivation techniques is not only practically helpful to eunuchs, but also relatively simple, making it suitable for beginners to practice engraving techniques."

Chu Fan then began to instruct the eunuchs on how to carve the text onto the woodblocks. He emphasized the importance of precision and personally demonstrated how to use a carving knife to carve crisp lines into the wood. The eunuchs studied intently, knowing that this was not just a technical task but also the key to their future advancement within the imperial court.

Under Chu Fan's careful guidance, the eunuchs gradually mastered the basic techniques of woodblock printing. They began to try to carve out pages of cultivation techniques. Although the works were uneven at first, their skills became more and more sophisticated over time.

When the eunuchs had completely carved out the first template, Chu Fan asked Eunuch Li to take out a piece of paper for a test print. The test print was indeed very good, which made Chu Fan very satisfied. At this time, Eunuch Li had a different idea in mind.

You have to know that in this world, the martial arts secrets in everyone's hands are basically copied by hand, and there are not many people in this world who can read. Therefore, copying martial arts secrets is a very time-consuming and error-prone task.

Many times, warriors can only go to the sect's library to learn martial arts or the basic training methods of martial arts, and many sects do not allow these books to be taken out of the library.

This also led to many warriors with poor memory having to frequently enter the library to read these secret books in order to successfully practice.

Your Majesty's woodblock printing technique not only improved the efficiency of producing cultivation manuals but also ensured the uniformity and accuracy of the content. Eunuch Li realized that if this technology could be promoted throughout the imperial palace, Wei's warriors would be able to learn and master new martial arts more quickly, thereby improving the martial arts level of the entire nation.