In the Imperial College, there were as many as 400000 printed books in paper, which soon spread out. In Luoyang City, there was an instant uproar.

All over the city, in teahouses and restaurants, in the streets, everyone was talking about it.

"It's said that the paper used in those books is soft and bright. It's a wonderful treasure."

"No, my cousin's second uncle worked as a chore in the Imperial College. He had the honor to see the Dean Lu Gong reading in a pavilion outside the library. Tut Tut, that book, that paper It's worth tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of dollars. "

"For the sake of the Imperial Academy, your majesty is really open-minded. The big families I work in often hear them complain about the light, virtuous and slow men of the imperial court. If I hear them say so in the future, I will smash their dog's head with a hoe for weeding. "

"Your Majesty is not only kind to the common people, but also open-minded, encourages trade, treats craftsmen and merchants equally, and gives everyone a chance to study. It's really the God who came down to the earth and protected by the Great Han ancestors."

"It's really smoke from our ancestors' graves to be born under such a Ming emperor. How about my dog who knows how to play with mud all day long? Can he have a chance to read and read? Hey, yesterday, he took a few crooked words and said it was the name of our family of four. He also said that the teacher taught him to learn loyalty and filial piety first and be good to parents at home. Hey That scene... "

"Ha ha, Lao Zhang, why are you crying?"

"What's crying? I am I'm blinded by sand. "

"But don't tell me, my boy is 11 years old. He doesn't know the third word except his own name. He can recite a large part of the Three Character Classic after entering school only a few days ago. Even the teachers praised him for his intelligence and said that he would make great achievements in the future. I don't know if I can be a county magistrate in the future, but my old cow family has a glorious family. Just think about it and cheer up. "

"Ha ha ha, you're a worthless breed. Do you want to be a county magistrate? I can count on my boy to learn from the military academy and become a general in the future. "

"I'm different from you. At the beginning, my mother and mother were in trouble. Thanks to the help of doctor Hua Tuo and the safety of mother and son, I want my children to learn medicine well. In the future, if we can have a miracle doctor to cure the disease and save people, and support the family, we can also comfort our ancestors."

"Yes, you will. Your majesty attaches great importance to the study of the common people. With such great efforts as we have never seen before, we will not let the children of our family study hard and serve the imperial court. Are they still human beings?"

"It's a pity that the two children in my family are not competitive. This time, one of the over age children failed to pass the exam, and the other one even more. He was scared to have diarrhea and missed the examination. Hey, his mother, I'm really pissed off."

"Ha ha ha You two children have the same virtue as you... "

What is different from the people's praise is that most of the house owners and ministers in the mansion of the great families show their bitter faces.

Many ministers gathered again at Wang Yun's house.

"Wang situ, the tens of thousands of scholars who had gathered in Luoyang to fight against the Imperial College, have now either entered the Imperial College or are trying to find a way to get into the Imperial College. Many of my family's nephews and nephews, in order to let me go to Duke Lu for love, almost broke the threshold of my house."

"Yes, I didn't expect that your Majesty would have many paper books, but there was no news before."

"At least 70% of the heart of a great man will be taken away by the court. We are afraid that we will not be able to compete with the court."

"You have to make up your mind. Otherwise, after three or five years, we will have no place to live in."

Listening to their chatter, Wang Yun was also a little impatient.

"I'm tired of it."

The crowd was silenced by his roar.

Wang Yun sighed heavily. The people saw that he had not spoken, but they did not dare to disturb him.

I don't know how long before he opened his mouth and said, "it seems that your majesty has long been on guard against us."

When he said this, several of the ministers understood immediately.

"Yes, even Huang Fuhan's younger generation could have known about the paper printed books. Would Lu Zhi, Huang Fusong and Cui lie not know? But we only kept it from us. It's really interesting. "

"Situ means Is your majesty no longer trusting me Some of the ministers looked frightened.

Wang Yun looked at these people with some disdain: "what are you afraid of? Even if your majesty is suspicious of me for a moment, what? Fame, status, and power all depend on one's own struggle. "

The ministers nodded in succession, but then someone asked, "but now your majesty has won the hearts of the people. Even in our family, there are many children and doormen. They praise your majesty and the Imperial Academy day and night and are full of yearning, not to mention the people outside?"

"Yes, in today's court, your majesty holds all the power in his own hand, and at the same time relies on Xunzi, Qian Li and others to manage state affairs. In all the important towns in the States and counties, your Majesty's trusted ones are the local governors. What else should we fight with your majesty?"Wang Yun stroked his beard, looked into the distance with his eyes, and said slowly, "this paper book is a good thing. If it can be controlled by us... "

The ministers' eyes brightened: "yes, that many scholars changed their attitude overnight and became respected and close to the imperial court just for the sake of the paper books. As long as we have the books in our hands, we can naturally regain the hearts of scholars. "

However, as everyone knows, it is easier said than done.

A minister said: "this paper is a rare rarity in the world, but your majesty can make such a large quantity of paper. Besides, it also has the skill of printing, which is very exquisite. Both of them can be regarded as the skills of strengthening the country. How can your majesty easily entrust it to others?"

Wang Yun said with a smile: "you also know that these techniques are extremely exquisite. If you want to produce more than 400000 books, the cost is huge, so I don't need to talk about it. Your Majesty's whole army is engaged in military training, recruiting new soldiers, and has allocated a large sum of money to build the city defense pass. The Treasury is already empty. "

"This time, in order to reopen the Imperial College, this large building complex alone cost the imperial court nearly one billion yuan, more than a million stones and grains, and printed many books. Your majesty is afraid that she will completely empty the inner house of the empress. After that, Liangzhou, Yuzhou and Youzhou all need to use troops. It is said that Tongjian will build three more dams this year. How can the imperial court maintain it? "

When the ministers heard this, they immediately came up to them and said, "did situ mean to buy this book printing technique with money and grain when your Majesty's purse is in short supply?"

Wang Yun laughed, and then shook his head: "if you can get the printing technology, or even the exclusive right to paper and print, it is naturally the best. But who is the son of heaven today? I don't think he will. As long as we can buy a lot of paper from your majesty, even books that have already been printed, we can not only win over the hearts of scholars again, but also make a lot of money by taking advantage of this opportunity. Isn't it better to have the best of both worlds? "

"But with such treasures in hand, will your majesty open a bookshop to sell them? After all, your majesty is the biggest boss behind the scenes

A minister's question led everyone to ponder.

Wang Yun was calm and said, "absolutely not. This paper book, of course, is extremely popular, but if you want to sell hundreds of millions of dollars, or even billions of dollars, you have to do it in a few months. I've heard that for more than a year, not only the imperial court has been preparing troops, but also Liu Yan in Yizhou, Cao Cao in Yuzhou, and Gaogouli in Liaodong. I'm afraid there will be a war in the near future. The court is about to spend money. Your majesty has no choice. "

As soon as the voice fell, he and many ministers looked at each other, and then showed a knowing smile.

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