This day is equivalent to determining the general direction of the Ming Dynasty in the future, and it is also the first step for the emperor to officially delegate power. Zhu Youxiao said: "Starting tomorrow, I will concentrate on scientific research, and you can just be the master of general things." ”

Fang Congzhe said: "Your Majesty, you still have to remind us from time to time, small matters can be discussed, and if the matter is a little bigger, you still need Your Majesty to nod." ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "The appointment and punishment of officials below the fourth grade are decided by the cabinet and Jiuqing. Note that it is the big and small Jiuqing, and the way to make a decision is the way of court pushing, the way of voting, one vote for one person in the big and small Jiuqing, one vote for the six Shangshu, and three votes for the cabinet ministers, according to the highest calculation. ”

"Every time the results of the processing are recorded, I will read them at any time, and I will preside over the handling of officials of the fourth grade and above. The affairs of the province are dealt with by the cabinet, but all matters related to the army must be reported to me. ”

Fang Congzhe was overjoyed in his heart, but there was a sad look on his face: "The ministers should do their best, I only hope that Your Majesty can return to the center as soon as possible, and you must not spend too much time." ”

Zhu Youxiao smiled and did not speak. He knew very well in his heart that the courtiers would like to be the shopkeeper himself, but he knew his own family affairs, and when it came to intelligence and strategy, it was far from enough compared to the courtiers. It's better to grasp the big and let go of the small, and let them manage, maybe it's much better than doing everything yourself. And you can also step up the climb of the science and technology tree, so that Daming can surpass the West in science and technology as soon as possible.

The next day, Zhu Youxiao really said that he counted, and the small court meeting did not participate, and went directly to the treasure banknote division. Inside the Treasure Banknote Division, Song Yingxing was busy with several students from the research institute, and after watching the emperor come, he was about to kneel.

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Get up, don't look like a slave." As early as in the hall of Beijing Normal University, it was said that it was enough to kneel, and what to kneel. ”

Song Yingxing stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the students and others have been familiar with the process of papermaking, and have also modified some processes. And the ink that His Majesty spoke of worked very well after being written with a quill pen. ”

Song Yingxing is a so-called generalist who is interested in everything and can know something. And what Zhu Youxiao admires most about him is that no matter what experiments he does, he always records them clearly. Every time the materials used, the outside conditions, the time, and the record are recorded on the paper at a glance who looks at it. Zhu Youxiao thinks that this is what it looks like to be a scholar. Therefore, Song Yingxing first served as the class leader in the agricultural class, and then was "assigned" by Zhu Youxiao to the Baoqian Division to make paper.

Zhu Youxiao looked at the newly made paper and asked, "Is it easy to find raw materials?" Song Yingxing replied: "Your Majesty, just use bamboo, bamboo is easy to obtain, and paper is better, others such as mulberry, hemp and straw can also be used to make paper." ”

Zhu Youxiao picked up a quill pen, dipped it in a little ink, and wrote a few words on the paper, "Learn and learn", and then looked at it carefully for a while, and found that there was no ink seeping, and nodded with satisfaction.

Song Yingxing took out a bamboo pen, and two small metal pieces were inserted under the bamboo branches. He said: "This is the fountain pen that His Majesty once said, and the students have tried it many times, and found that although it can write more words than a quill pen, the nib is too hard, and I am afraid that it is not suitable for most people to write." ”

Zhu Youxiao picked it up, and wrote a few words "happy", and said: "It is good to be hard, although the words written by this pen are not as good as the brush, but it is easy to write, and the brush and the pen can be mixed in the school in the future, and the students will use which one they like." ”

Song Yingxing pursed the corners of his mouth, Zhu Youxiao's handwriting is really too bad, and it is not half a star worse than the brush handwriting. "If it's just a requirement to be able to write, a fountain pen is indeed more convenient than a brush, and the paper requirements are not that high," he says. It's just that my Chinese characters, if they don't have beauty, then it seems that something is missing. ”

Zhu Youxiao laughed and said: "I want to promote fountain pens throughout the country in the future, of course, this can only be regarded as a dipping pen now, we have to use a tube to fill the ink, and then we don't need to carry an ink bottle, I'm afraid that we will have to wait for the rubber to be found." ”

Song Yingxing asked for a while and said, "Your Majesty, if you use sheep intestines to fill ink, can you achieve the same effect?" ”

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said: "You can try it, in my opinion, the sheep intestines should not be so elastic, but you can try it, maybe you can find a better way." ”

Song Yingxing took a small notebook and wrote it down, and then said: "Your Majesty, the students have tried to make new straw paper according to Your Majesty's instructions, please ask Your Majesty to identify it." ”

Zhu Youxiao looked at the reddish straw paper in his hand, rubbed it, and felt that the softness and hardness were suitable, and it should be good. So he asked, "Have you ever used such soft straw paper?" ”

Song Yingxing smiled shyly: "Students usually use bamboo chips. ”

Zhu Youxiao also smiled and said: "Let the treasure banknote division produce this kind of straw paper in large quantities, first supply it to the palace, and then start selling it to the outside world, I believe that this is a business that can make a lot of money." ”

Song Yingxing also smiled: "Your Majesty, if it is too expensive, the students will not be able to afford it." ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Of course, it will be sold more expensive in the early days, but at this time, only those high-ranking officials and nobles will buy it, and ordinary civilians should not buy it." When the output is high in the future, you can sell it cheaper, and you can make more profits. You don't have to worry about not being able to afford it, you have always accounted for half of the profits from the sale of straw paper by the Treasure Banknote Division, and you distribute this half of the profits yourself, and everyone will soon be a rich man. ”

Song Yingxing hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty, this is all made by students according to the method that Your Majesty said, and the profits should belong to Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Youxiao shook his head and said, "The whole world is mine, what do I want so much money for?" I just provided an idea, and you are the specific developers, and of course you should be paid for your efforts. You can also continuously improve your processes and reduce costs, so that you get more profits. ”

Song Yingxing and the others have a total of ten people, and they share half of the profits of the straw paper, and they will indeed get rich soon. Zhu Youxiao knows very well that relying on gratuitous dedication to make people do things with their hearts is purely a dream, as long as they taste the sweetness of invention and creation, with the wisdom of the Chinese, under the guidance of their own advanced consciousness, what can not be invented.

Song Yingxing also wanted to excuse himself: "Your Majesty, the gentleman is righteous, the villain is profitable, the students don't want to accept this half of the ingredients, please Your Majesty use it where it is more needed, and it is good to help the poor." ”