Yipin Tang

Chapter 148 Li Erzhi's Heart
"Business of printed books?" Li Er asked curiously, "What's so good about this business that it makes you have such a big opinion on the aristocratic family."

Wang Xiang was depressed for a while, as if you had no problem with the family...

"Isn't the fact that the family is powerful because most of the officials in the court come from the family?"

Li Er didn't know why he looked at Wang Xiang: "So what?"

Wang Xiang patiently explained: "Why does Your Majesty use the children of the aristocratic family as officials? Isn't it because they have knowledge? The aristocratic family has knowledge, but it is difficult for ordinary people to have access to it. Your Majesty will naturally rely on the children of the aristocratic family if he wants to govern the country, so This has led to the growing power of the aristocratic family, if the people of the world can gain access to knowledge and wisdom, then His Majesty will be able to better select talents and appoint talents, and naturally there will be no need to be subject to these aristocratic families."

Li Er felt that there was some truth to it. He was also very jealous that most of the officials in the court were descendants of aristocratic families, so after he became the throne, he kept recruiting talents and hoped that talented people could be selected from the common people to serve as officials in the court. Unfortunately, he did not easy.

"Ordinary people don't even know how to study books and learn how to become the virtuous person that His Majesty wants, so I plan to do business in printing books."

"Although the aristocratic family has mastered the knowledge, they did not prohibit the common people from buying books. Both "The Analects" and "Jingyi" are sold in bookstores in Chang'an. Although the price is not cheap, it is not impossible for ordinary people to afford it. Besides, The sale of printed books is not easy either."

In the past, "The Analects of Confucius" and "Jingyi" could not be bought, because before the engraving and printing technology appeared, books were copied, and it was not easy for the common people to read books, and the perfect engraving and printing technology could not be bought. It has only been a few years since it appeared, and it is considered pretty good to have printed "Analects of Confucius" and "Classics of Classics" on the market.

Wang Xiang said urgently: "The Analects of Confucius and the Classics are not enough, how can they be compared with the children of the aristocratic family, the children of the aristocratic family can read more articles and experiences of the sages and great Confucians, ordinary people do not have such opportunities. "

Li Er frowned and said: "If you talk about this, the aristocratic family has been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years. Naturally, there are many articles and books accumulated by the sages and Confucians, even in the palace. There are many such books, but these are mostly hand-copied copies. Naturally difficult to access."

"I just want to print these orphan copies!"

Li Er looked at Wang Xiang's excited expression and shook his head: "You have never done business in printing books. It takes a long time to print an article, not to mention that there are so many articles and classics. Even if it is really printed, it will be difficult to print. But the price is high, and people still can’t afford it.”

"Printing is not easy because engraving is time-consuming. If the work of engraving can be avoided, wouldn't printing be much easier?"

"How to print without engraving?" Li Er shook his head amusedly. In his opinion, Wang Xiang was just impulsive. The engraving and printing appeared not long ago, so it is understandable for Wang Xiang not to understand.

"What if I have a way?"

"Oh?" Li Er immediately put away his smiling face when he heard that, Wang Xiang didn't seem to be talking nonsense.

If there is such a way, then this is a good opportunity to weaken the aristocratic family. There are so many people in the world, and they all have the opportunity to study. Then the literati who can govern the country will no longer be rare, and the influence of the aristocratic family in the court will be greatly increased weakened.It's just that the aristocratic family will definitely hate the person who proposed this method, no wonder this kid took the initiative to enter the palace to talk to me about business.

Wang Xiang was terrified by Li Er's attention, and said embarrassingly, "If I have a way to solve the problem of engraving, Your Majesty thinks this business can be done?"

Li Er squinted his eyes and smiled: "If that's the case, I will naturally protect you. You can do this business!"

Wang Xiang quickly shook his head and said: "No, no, what I mean is that this transaction is His Majesty's business or the court's business, and has nothing to do with me."

At this time Wang Xiang is not stupid, the power of the aristocratic family is even afraid of Li Er, how can the guard protect him?Don't look at his righteous words, it's fine to come up with ideas, but it's fine to take risks, Li Er is naturally strong and strong, so he can bear it.

Of course he couldn't hide his thoughts from Li Er, Li Er pondered for a moment and said, "Let's talk about how you can solve the engraving problem first."

Wang Xiang talked about the idea of ​​movable type printing, and with Li Er's intelligence, he immediately understood the beauty of it, and couldn't help but praise: "It's a good movable type printing, and you can be the world's leader just by this movable type printing." Thanks to readers."

Wang Xiang blushed: "This method is not what I thought of."

Li Er said with a half-smile, "Is that what you saw in that dream again?"

"Your Majesty, let's talk about the sale of printed books."

A flash of light flashed in Li Er's eyes, and he said with a smile: "This is easy to handle. The Empress has a bookstore in Chang'an. With your movable type printing technique, you only need to ask the craftsman to carve a single-character template to start printing."

"The empress has a bookstore in Chang'an City, why doesn't this minister know about it?"

Seeing that Li Er's complexion was unkind, Wang Xiang knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and said with a dry smile, "I'm just curious that the Empress will open a bookstore. I wonder which bookstore it is?"

Li Er snorted and said, "There are still many things you don't know. The Empress wrote [-] volumes of "Women's Rules", and she is regarded as a model for women all over the world. Therefore, Linglong Bookstore was set up in Chang'an so that all women in the Tang Dynasty can learn "Women's Rules" Women's Rules."

Linglong Bookstore, that is the largest bookstore in Chang'an City, most of the rich and powerful women come in and out of it, it turns out that the bookstore is run by the queen, no wonder...

Wang Xiang knew in his heart that there were also several copies of "Women's Rules" in the mansion. Wu Shun bought them from Linglong Bookstore. Thinking that it was written by Empress Changsun, it seems that Linglong Bookstore is specially set up for "Nvrui", and it really is the treatment that only empresses have.

"It turns out that "Women's Rules" was written by the empress, and my respect for the empress is like a torrential river..."

Li Er interrupted impatiently: "Okay, okay, I don't know where you learned the flattery, it sounds fake, if the queen listens to it, she will definitely reprimand you."

"Hey, my words come from the bottom of my heart."

Li Er cast a contemptuous glance at Wang Xiang and said, "The Queen is not feeling well, so it is inconvenient to ask about the bookstore. The manager of Linglong Bookstore is Xinyi, the servant girl next to the Queen. You can go to her to discuss the printing of books. It's not too early. If you have nothing else to do, go out of the palace."

Seeing Li Er chasing people away, Wang Xiang said anxiously: "Your Majesty..."

Li Er frowned: "What else?"

"This, this... How much is the business minister of printed books?"

This is the point!

"Didn't you say that this is my business or the court's business?"

"Forehead……"

Seeing Wang Xiang's deflated appearance, Li Er felt happy, and laughed and scolded: "If you don't change your money-greedy temperament, it will be difficult for you to use it in the future, um... just count as Liuli's business."

[-]%!Wang Xiang was overjoyed, he thought he could only get [-]% of the income, it seems that this move can weaken the influence of the aristocratic family, which won Li Er's heart.

"If you have nothing to do, get out of the palace."

"Your Majesty, let's go now, without hindering His Majesty's work..."

(End of this chapter)