Lao Bi Zhai is a bookstore, the owner's surname is Gao, which is the so-called "Jinling Four Youths" Gao Lao San noble family's industry, just like Lan Kwai Fong is the store of Da Zhou Distillery, there is also a Gao family publishing house behind Lao Bi Zhai.

Two days ago, Lan Qingming mentioned the noble person, although Bai He didn't have the heart to publish it at that time, he remembered this name. Now, at the request of the public, if you really want to publish something, of course you have to find your own brother, because acquaintances are easy to do.

In view of the fact that he had not seen the third Gao Lao, before going to Lao Bizhai, Bai He first went to Lan Kwai Fong to find Lan Qingming's intermediary as an intermediary. When Lan Qingming heard him say this, he thought that he was finally going to do something, and he couldn't help but be excited, and he followed out without saying a word, and along the way, he also vented his grievances in the past few days, and mastered his chatter skills.

Bai He didn't bother to explain so much to him, anyway, this girl wouldn't believe it, so he responded without a word, farts and chatting, occasionally looking at the girl paper on the street to raise his eyes, and it was not boring on the road.

Lao Bizhai is not far away, at the end of Jinling Street.

Jinling Street runs north-south, running through the entire Jinling City, with Lin Mansion in the middle, Lan Kwai Fong next door, and Lao Bi Zhai at the north end close to the city gate. Because there is a White Deer Academy on the shore of Houhu Lake not far from the city, the location is excellent, which is quite suitable for the business of scholars.

When the three of them went to the North District, it was the most intense time in the afternoon. Walking along the avenue for a short time, I saw a huge signboard with three big characters written on the side of the road.

Bai He took a look, and his first impression was that it was old, and the old store was old. The second impression is that it is bigger, bigger than you think! And it's a lot bigger! Because the three words "Lao Bi Zhai" are too misleading, at first, he thought that Lao Bi Zhai was just a small bookstore, at best, the scale of the Xinhua Bookstore in later generations. However, when I look at it now, I am really surprised.

I saw that there was an overpass between the two shops opposite each other at the entrance of the branch road, and the signboard of Lao Bizhai was hung on this overpass, not in front of the store. At a cursory glance, these two shops alone cover an area of thousands of square meters, three floors high, like a comprehensive library, which is really inconsistent with the word "Zhai" in the name of the store.

Due to the weather, there are not many customers in the store, but it is not deserted.

A number of scholars in Confucian costumes buried their heads in front of the bookshelves and read hard, sometimes frowning, sometimes smiling, very devoted, and occasionally shaking their heads and pacing back and forth, full of the taste of the book. The scholars here have the appearance of scholars, not at all like the "well-dressed beasts" I saw by the Qinhuai River before.

In addition to the scholars, Bai He suddenly found that there were still a few people in the rivers and lakes with swords and swords, walking around the store and reading at will.

"Yo, isn't this the young master of the Lan family? Hey, Bai Gongzi is also there! What a rarity! Second master, what kind of wind is blowing you here today? ”

"I heard that your young master recently returned from a business trip, so I came here to take a look. Where's your young master? Not in the store? ”

"Back to Young Master Lan, Young Master happened to be upstairs. The two masters are not outsiders anymore, please take care of yourself, forgive the little ones who have something to do, and they can't be accompanied. ”

"Well, there you go."

In the polite voice, Lan Qingming brought Baihe into the bookstore, and immediately there was a strong smell of books, which made people's spirits lift.

I saw rows of bookshelves with all kinds of books, among which most of them were Confucian classics such as the Four Books and the Five Classics, but there were also many other books.

At a glance, Bai He saw at least medical books, Taoist scriptures, Buddhist scriptures, history, architecture, laws, etc., and the types were no less than those seen in his previous life.

And as he went up the next level, what made him pay more attention was that in the area where the people in those rivers and lakes walked, there were actually some local specialties with the characteristics of the world - martial arts cheats, as well as some weapons books, books such as the Illustrated Book of Strange Beasts.

Throughout this building, there are no less than tens of thousands of books.

In addition, those pens, ink, paper, inkstones, stickers, paintings, solitary books, authentic handwritings, imperial examination questions, musical instruments, etc., needless to say.

"Is this a bookstore or a library? Still an old pen? The name of this store is too modest! Looking at the old pen in front of him, Bai He couldn't help but secretly marvel and was deeply shocked by this rich cultural atmosphere.

Doesn't it mean that in China before the Two Song Dynasty, in order to consolidate their power, the rulers implemented a policy of ignoring the people and monopolized folk culture? However, looking at the old pen in front of him, how can he have half a "foolish" appearance?

This is the style of the most glorious dynasty in the history of China!

Although this world is different from the previous life, there are some implications in it, but even the blade of time and space is constantly cut. An old pen is just the tip of the iceberg of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so it is conceivable how prosperous the Great Zhou Dynasty is today?

"Actually, this was not the case with the old pen in the past." Infected by the surrounding atmosphere, even Lan Qingming, who had ordered the skills of chatterbox, unconsciously lowered his voice, and said as he walked: "I remember when I was a child, the old pen was only half of the scale it is now, and the books in it were far less than there are now, of which ninety percent are Confucian classics, such as those Taoist classics, Buddhist scriptures, history, architecture, laws, etc., which were all banned books at that time, not to mention martial arts cheats and strange beast illustrated books." Anyway, Lao Bai, have you seen those martial arts cheats? ”

"Hmm." Shirakawa answered.

"Speaking of which, thanks to your family. The second lady usually competes with others, and most of the cheats she won are sold in this old pen shop. In the past, no one would have dared to do that. ”

"......" Bai He smiled dumbly.

Lan Qingming smiled, and asked mysteriously: "You are not curious, but in just a few years, why has this old pen changed so much?" The words "Ask me" were written on his face.

Bai He's heart moved: "Because of the Holy Queen? ”

"Hey, Lao Bai, your brain is really smart!" Lan Qingming slapped his thigh a little disappointed, but he aroused the complaining eyes of several scholars who were fascinated by the fascination, and hurriedly confessed, and then explained in a low voice, "After the Holy Queen calmed down the domestic turmoil, she was actually already the uncrowned king of the Great Zhou, and then in the years when she fought abroad, she vigorously opened up the policy internally, encouraging the people of the Great Zhou to create many precedents that the previous dynasty did not dare to think of, such as trade routes, such as indoctrination, and so on...... After several years of development, this is what we have today. In fact, not only Lao Bizhai, it can be said that the entire Great Zhou has undergone earth-shaking changes because of the Holy Queen alone......"

"Let's go it, let's ...... it"

After listening to him say this, leaving aside some of the meaningless words, Bai He roughly understood the central meaning of his words: Before the Holy Queen, the national conditions were similar to the traditional feudal society. And after the strong rise of the Holy Queen and the establishment of the Great Zhou, Huaxia changed to a new sky.

- To put it simply: reform. It is no wonder that some of the customs that can be called taboo and even disobedient in feudal society are not uncommon in today's Great Zhou.

"The Holy Queen is wise!" Bai He sighed heartily.

Such a monarch, how can he be "wise"? Heaven does not give birth to saints, eternity is like a long night, and it is nothing more than that. And the reason why she has this courage to reform must also come from her invincible strength!