This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 750: The Counterattack of the Five Gentlemen is Earth-shattering
Regardless of how angry Li Er was.

In just a few days, various books on the Three Wen Coins of the Ming Dynasty caused an uproar throughout the Tang Dynasty.

At this price, it would be worth buying it and putting it in a public toilet in future generations.

You know, the new grain a year ago was only six cents!

In places like Boling, Qinghe, Fanyang, Xingyang...the situation is even more severe.

Ming Dynasty took special care of them. Even in these places, no matter what book you buy, it will come with a Three-Character Classic.

In other words, in these places, the Three Character Classic written by Li Chengqian is free!

They called this incident the Disaster of the Gentlemen!

No, those old guys from the noble clan are gathered together again.

"That one wants to dig into our roots!" The old man of the Lu family said with an indignant look, "Now, almost everyone in Fanyang is holding a three-character scripture in their hands.

This is true even for those big-time traffickers and lackeys who can't read a basket of words.

It's an insult to elegance, it's an insult to elegance! "

He was so angry, he had thousands of complaints in his heart, but he had nothing to do.

"Aren't we the same?" the old man of the Zheng family said helplessly, "Now, we have to think of a countermeasure. If this continues, the noble clan will be in danger!"

"More than just a danger?" said the old man of the Cui family, "If this continues, we and the nobles will almost become a joke."

For a time, everyone was complaining.

"Actually, it's not that serious." Just at this moment, the old man of the Li family in Longxi said, "The reason why our gentry clan has been able to survive for thousands of years is not actually based on the books accumulated in the clan.

In the final analysis, books themselves are just dead objects after all. Our greatest reliance is on generations of people who continue to study and understand the thoughts and wisdom of the sages.

If you ask those traders and lackeys to hold a book, regardless of whether they are literate or not, do you think they can understand what the sages said: "The tiger comes out of the coffin, the tortoise and jade are destroyed in the coffin, is it a matter of familiarity?" '

Still able to understand: "Benefit and do not harm, succeed and do not fail, live and do not kill, give and take, enjoy and do not suffer, rejoice and do not anger." This way of governing the country is to make the people righteous and love them. '

They can't understand. "The old man shook his head and continued, "And this is what we rely on.

Of course, as time goes by, sooner or later they will slowly understand the meaning of these sages' scriptures, but compared with the accumulation of countless generations of us, how shallow is their foundation?

As long as we promise to always be one step ahead of them, will our noble clan decline? "

This is the smart person Li Chengqian calls him. He actually knew early on that these books, at least for the time being, would not be of much use.

Because this old man is right, the background of the noble clan is all in their minds.

It's not that Li Chengqian sold the books that everyone regarded as treasures at low prices all over the Tang Dynasty, and those who bought the books would immediately become well-educated people.

Impossible, it will take an extremely long time for qualitative changes to lead to quantitative changes.

But at least for a short period of time, Li Chengqian's move could only disgust people.

As long as the nobles are willing to calm down and continue to explore the path of learning, they will ultimately be the guides for the world's scholars.

"That's what we say, but as time goes by, after several generations, the advantages we have today will disappear."

Someone said worriedly.

Everyone knows the truth, but hidden dangers always exist.

The knowledge is indeed obscure and difficult to understand, but after so many people study it, they can finally get the answer.

This is human nature. Even if you haven’t taken anything away from me now, you will take it away from my descendants in the future, and that won’t do!

"It's useless to talk about this now." The old man of the Zheng family said, "The question now is how we should deal with it.

This move of the Ming Dynasty is not only digging into the roots of our noble clan, but also provoking us!

If we remain indifferent, our noble family will eventually be looked down upon by others. If things go on like this, who will still respect our noble family?
Moreover, this time, that person's reputation skyrocketed, and everyone in the streets praised that person's wisdom and scorned our noble clan.

Don’t forget what we are doing now. "

This is the root of the problem. To put it bluntly, the gentry live by a name.

A nobleman without fame is nothing more than an heir of poetry and calligraphy.

Hearing this, everyone shut up.

If they knew what to do, they would have done it long ago. Isn't it because there is no solution that everyone gathered together?

It suddenly became quiet. No one spoke for a long time, but the old man of the Li family in Longxi stood up and said: "I have a method that can break this situation. I wonder if you are willing to try it."

"We don't know how to break the situation, how can we try?" someone said immediately.

The old man was not in a hurry, he seemed to be organizing his words, and after a while he said: "Actually, my strategy is very simple, just two words, let go!"

"Huh?" Everyone was a little confused.

"What I mean is to give up the control of knowledge." The old man said, "Preach the word to the world, open schools widely, develop culture and education..."

"What?" Before the old man of the Li family could finish what he said, someone stood up and said, "Are you just entertaining us, aren't you? What you said before is reasonable, but you clearly know what our noble clan relies on. , in turn you will make us give up our last support!

Do you really think that the Li family and your Longxi Li family are the same family? "

The person who said this was Cui Mingan, the old man of the Cui family!

In the early years, it was Li who took away the first rank of the noble clan from Cui Mingan.

Although he knew that this was Li Er's deliberately disgusting behavior, sometimes, he still felt a little resentful towards the Li family in Longxi.

At this moment, he couldn't hold it back anymore.

The others also nodded.

"Don't do it, Mr. Li." Someone agreed, "This move is undoubtedly digging your own grave. How can you do it?

As Li Gong said before, the understanding and enlightenment of knowledge are the greatest support for us nobles, how can we be contemptuous of it? "

Hearing what they said, the old man of the Li family felt helpless.

After pondering for a long time, he continued: "The world is different.

For us today, the best solution is to let go completely!

Otherwise, our noble clan will have no reputation at all!

Moreover, you only see the disadvantages, but not the benefits. If we handle it properly, the real benefit will be our noble clan! "

As soon as he heard what he said, someone immediately asked: "How do you say this?"

"If you handle this properly, you will be a master of the world!" The old man of the Li family said solemnly, "As far as the current situation is concerned, we are powerless to stop Ming Dynasty from selling all kinds of books all over the world. This is a general trend and no one can stop it.

Moreover, once His Majesty finds out, he will give strong support!
Don't tell me whether that person is asking for a name, His Majesty only cares about the benefits!

Since we can't stop it, why not just go with it?

Didn't that person invite you?

If we preach to the world and open schools, wouldn’t we be able to invite you to this name?

At that time, no one in the world, whether a scholar or a trafficker or a pawn, will be allowed to say that the nobles are noble!

Even if a few amazing talents come out of it, can they not think of my noble clan?
When someone asked him where he learned from, he would not be able to say, "Did the younger generation learn from the Li family in Longxi?" From now on, even if these people become great scholars and become new prominent families, will they have to remember this feeling of teaching and solving doubts?
Now, since we can't control Wenhua, let's spread the branches and let all the scholars in the world come from the high gate of our scholar family!
Even if we lose our authority in the court then, we will still be one of the most noble noble families in the world. What should we have to fear then? "

After hearing what he said, everyone fell silent, and everyone looked happy.

Is there anything wrong with this?

No, there's nothing wrong with it at all!

Even Cui Mingan feels that this makes sense now!
The trend is irreversible, so just go with it!

Sometimes, you have to admit that these guys, the gentry, really have something.

Don’t underestimate the wisdom of the ancients.

Their vision may be a little narrower, but their brains may not be comparable to those of future generations.

They are well-read in poetry and books, and they dare not say how much they have learned about governing the country from the great works of the sages.

But I’m afraid I’ll have to hold back my bad feelings...

"I also think this method is very good!" Cui Minqian no longer objected and said immediately, "Indeed, under the general trend, since you can't resist, then you can enjoy the convenience brought by this general trend."

After he finished speaking, no one objected.

Soon, everyone began to discuss specific plans.

With determination, the efficiency of the nobles is still very high.

The next day, the gentry opened their schools, and news of teachings and solving doubts began to spread.

However, this is just the beginning.

You know, the biggest thing about these noble clans is their branches covering half of the Tang Dynasty!

And this time, these branches played a big role in the opening of schools.

Since we want to spread the word to the world, of course the wider the channels, the better!
And these branches have become their natural channels.

For a moment, all directions were shaken, and it was earth-shattering!

……

This day, Gaozhou.

Fang Xuanling finished presiding over the imperial examination in Gaozhou and was about to visit the library in Gaozhou.

As the former prime minister, he was still willing to move around the market more.

Whether it's to understand the public sentiment or something else, in short, he is happy.

At this moment, he happened to sneak into a grain store, grabbed a handful of grain with his hand and asked: "Shopkeeper, what is the price of this grain now?"

"The guest officer has new grain from the year before, eight cents." When the shopkeeper saw the business, he immediately joined in.

Fang Xuanling frowned slightly when he heard this and said, "The grain in Chang'an City is only six cents. It is also the new grain from a year ago. Why does Gaozhou need eight cents?"

Although two cents is not much more expensive, many ordinary people's backs are crushed by these two cents.

"The guest officer must also know that now that your Majesty is here and using troops again, the food supply has naturally increased a bit.

Of course, if the guest feels it is expensive, the shop still has the food from the previous year, which costs seven cents.

Now that the new year has just begun, the food from the previous year is not considered old food.

Of course, there are cheaper ones. The food the year before last year was only five and a half cents. Although the quality was a bit poor, it was no problem to satisfy the hunger.

Rough people like the little old man also eat this kind of food at home. "

Fang Xuanling nodded when he heard this. He was worried that the imperial court's use of troops would affect the people's livelihood.

"Give me that old grain to pack..."

"Shopkeeper, what a happy event!" Before Fang Xuanling could finish his words, a clerk hurriedly ran in and said, "Changming Trading Company is selling books, three cents a book! No matter it's All books are only in Sanwen!
Isn't your young master about to learn a lesson? Hurry up and buy some books! "

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately shouted: "Yes, yes, I'll go right now, and you can watch the shop first."

After saying that, the shopkeeper threw down the waiter and ran out the door. When he ran to the door, he may have thought of something, then he stopped and said to Fang Xuanling: "Sir, I'm sorry, just tell me what you want." My buddy said it was."

"That's all, let's talk about it later. I've never seen this three-cent book before, so I'll go take a look with the shopkeeper." Fang Xuanling was actually shocked.

Three pennies?
When did books become this cheap?
Changming company name?

He immediately thought of something.

"Forget it, let's go together!" The shopkeeper didn't show any pretense.

Soon, the two of them went straight to Changming Trading Company.

At this moment, countless people went straight to Changming Store. By the time Fang Xuanling and others arrived, a long queue had already formed at the door of Changming Store.

Regardless of whether there is a scholar in the family or not, for three pennies a book, you still have to buy a few books even if you are frugal.

It doesn’t mean that it will be used one day. The point is, who doesn’t want their children to be successful in the future?
Fang Xuanling and the others were considered early, they came as soon as they received the news, and even then, they had to wait in line for nearly half an hour.

Fang Xuanling has always been a very disciplined person. Although he knew that as long as he revealed his identity, he would not have to queue, but he did not do so.

When he was waiting in line, Fang Xuanling asked: "Can I see what books are there first?"

When the waiter heard this, he also smiled and said: "We have all the books in our store. If our distinguished guests have any requirements, you can ask me."

"Are there any enlightening books?" someone next to me asked.

"When it comes to enlightenment, the Three Character Classic is the most suitable one." After that, the waiter picked out a few books from the counter and said, "These books are all very suitable for enlightenment."

"Have you finished reading these books?" the man asked again.

He wanted to get everything ready while it was cheap now.

Who knows if there will be such cheap books in the future.

"Guest sir, don't worry, the books of my Chang Ming Company are all priced at this price.

My Highness has said that this is a policy to benefit the people and the price will never increase, so there is no need to worry now.

The most important thing is that our Chang Ming Company prints no less than a million copies of these books every year.

In the future, your noble son will definitely not miss reading. "

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked.

Printing a million copies a year?

"It's all three cents?" someone asked in disbelief.

"That's natural. His Highness also said that knowledge is the ladder of human progress and should not be a tool for profit!
Only if everyone in this world understands and understands reason, will this world be peaceful for a long time. "

"Knowledge is the ladder of human progress?" Fang Xuanling murmured softly, and then said after a while: "Bring me a copy of each kind of book."

"If you have the same book, that's quite a lot." Upon hearing this, the waiter immediately took out a booklet and a charcoal pen from the side, "In this way, the distinguished guest will fill in the address, and then the store will send someone to deliver it to the guest's home. Then we’ll settle the bill together.”

Fang Xuanling nodded. He knew that this was a major event that would benefit the country, and he was anxious to report back to Li Er.

(End of this chapter)