No one can disturb my retirement life in the Red Mansion

Chapter 1014 Bullying goes too far
"My Lord, what are you going to say to the Queen Mother?" Zhang Zhao wasn't stupid, he just didn't want to listen. He didn't want Sun Quan to listen either. It wasn't easy for them to get to where they are today, why should they still be controlled by them?

Zhou Yu pursed his lips and said nothing. He was also angry, but he had no choice. At this time, he somewhat agreed with Cao Cao. They all wanted to break everything and re-establish a new order, but they had not succeeded yet. It was said that they were now in collusion.

Therefore, Zhou Yu was in a dilemma now. Although these generals did not occupy large positions, they were numerous. Some were from aristocratic families, and some were supported by aristocratic families.

Once the major families give the order, the small families that follow them will follow. At this time, their parents, family members, wives and children are all in the family. Besides being protected by the family, they are also hostages. If the family orders them to go back, how dare they not go back? If they leave, what will happen to the army? In fact, this is something that every dynasty and generation wants to change.

Sun Quan sat at the head of the table and tapped the table gently. He had to think about it again. He knew very well what these noble families wanted. He had already given in when they wanted to learn a craft. If they wanted to learn, they would learn, but they were still not satisfied. The Queen Mother also said so. How about giving them some money?
There is no need to discuss this. Sun Quan knew it was impossible. Because the Sun family had a lot of money now, but if they distributed it to each family, the money would be too little. Moreover, these noble families now asked them not to make paper anymore.

Yes, they are not fools. When they saw the benefits before, they were jealous. But when they tried to make bamboo paper, although they did not make as good as Dongwu, they made much better paper than before. Although the cost is higher than that of the Sun family, it is not uncontrollable. They see the prospects and have a feeling that if the Sun family builds a medical school now, they can build other schools tomorrow. They have already made cheap paper, so how far are cheap books? This is absolutely impossible!
Therefore, before Zhou Yu came to discuss, they had already issued a final ultimatum to Sun Quan. They did not write on paper, but on beautiful silk, which was placed in an expensive fish-shaped lacquer box. The meaning was clear: sending letters by fish was a rule left by our ancestors, so we should not change it.

This is also a metaphor. Reading and writing are the things of the gentry. Even if you make paper look flowery, it is still paper. Wuhou paper, let it become a stream of light, drifting away with the wind, just like the original Caihou paper.

The three of them actually knew that at this point, it was already a done deal. The key was how to tell Guo Tai. She had taken the trouble to make it, but in the end, she was not allowed to do it. There was no such thing as bullying.

No one else can replace Sun Quan, and what should be discussed with the old lady can only be discussed by Sun Quan.

Ou Mengmeng was not in the workshop that day. She went to the National Medical Hall. She had a lot of money now, and Sun Quan was obedient and spent the money on the National Medical Hall and the Medical College.

The Jiangdong area is actually located south of the Yangtze River, damp and cold, and cotton was still in the distant Gaochang Kingdom. The people's lives were actually quite hard. At this time, there was also the saying of paper clothes. Because life was too difficult, paper clothes could block the wind and look good, but they were not durable. Ou Mengmeng wanted to try it. Should she break the waste paper into fluff and put them in the linen clothes like she did when she built a house in her daily life? It can absorb moisture and block some cold wind. However, she didn't dare to say it, because it felt like she wouldn't eat meat.

So when the weather got cold, Ou Mengmeng would have people boil a large bucket of cold-dispelling soup at the entrance of the National Medical Hall. For the common people who came to see the doctor, who were typically suffering from a cold, the doctor would give them a stick and ask them to drink a bowl at the entrance. They would make a mark on the stick and could drink it for seven days.

In fact, some fried rice and flour were added to the medicine soup, which was free. They added food to the medicine, which not only cured the disease, but also filled their stomachs with food, so that people would not die in despair when they were cold, sick, and hungry.

Ou Mengmeng came here today to see that this was not free porridge, but medicine given to patients by the National Medical Hall. The herbs used were also grown locally, so the cost was not high. During this period, more and more poor people came to see the doctor. Of course, because Nanxu became more and more prosperous, there were more job opportunities, and most of the people who came to eat free medicine were the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled, so the burden was actually not that big.

Sun Quan saw Queen Mother looking at him from afar, so he hurried over. "Mother, why don't you stand closer? It would be a blessing for the people to see your face," Sun Quan said with a smile.

Many noble families gave out porridge in front of their houses, and the heads of the families themselves went there to show their kindness, so that the noble families could take root in the local area. But my mother stayed away from them, which was like walking in the night in fine clothes.

"You applied the medicine, not me. You should ask your wife and children to do this." Ou Mengmeng waved her hand and held Sun Quan's arm and went into the house. There was a fire in the house. Ou Mengmeng was not the kind of person who would wrong herself. She took off her cloak and stood in front of the incense burner for a while to loosen her bones. Then she looked at Sun Quan with a smile, "What's the matter?"

"Nothing, I just came to see mother. Another year has passed in a flash. Mother has worked really hard this year." Sun Quan thought, isn't this the first year when Liu Bei came to ask for marriage? Since then, mother has been busy.

He felt a little ashamed. His mother had been running around and working hard for him, but now he was incompetent and had to let her suffer as well.

"It seems that something has happened. How about we go back and talk about it?" Ou Mengmeng smiled. This is the National Medical Hall. Even though this is a separate room and no one will come to disturb her, Sun Quan is the lord of Jiangdong after all, and she has to maintain his image.

"Mother." Sun Quan was so moved that his eyes filled with tears. He deeply felt that his mother really put his needs first at all times. But he did not stop her. Those words were indeed not suitable to be said here. He pressed his eyes and helped her leave through the side door. Back to the Marquis' Mansion.

"So, now the noble families have united and forbid us to make paper anymore, even if we hand over the papermaking method." Ou Mengmeng listened quietly, holding her hand warmer in both hands to confirm.

"It should be, of course, they also use Wuhou paper as an excuse." Sun Quan felt that he should be more precise, after all, they were not so overbearing. After all, Jiangdong was now launching Wuhou paper, and some places wanted to make their own specific letter paper, so they also came to them to buy letter paper. They printed the patterns themselves. Now they were not allowed to make letter paper, in fact, they were not allowed to make paper, they were also very profitable by selling paper.

"I'm sorry, mother. I'm a useless son." Sun Quan was about to cry.

Ou Mengmeng now understands why paper had already been invented by the Jin Dynasty, but printing technology was not invented until the middle of the Tang Dynasty, and paper books became mainstream only in the Song Dynasty. Of course, they were still expensive.

Expensive is the best diversion! Learning is destined to be a luxury.

Today I had a buffet with my mom and sister. We have big eyes but small stomachs, so now we like to go to better buffets, pick out what we like and try a few dishes. The most important thing is, we don’t have to pack up.