10,000 yuan in exchange for engraving printing, Cui Zhiyi estimated that there would not be much hesitation, as long as Li Xiao sincerely wanted to change, he was willing. After all, he knew the power of printing in his heart.

But if Li Xiao insists on the Cui family to catch Erniang again, Cui Zhiyi can't help but hesitate.

Erniang is his daughter-in-law, she looks good when she is young, and now she is very beautiful, although she doesn't dare to say that she is alluring to the country and the city, but it is also the beauty of the closed moon and the shy flowers. In particular, he is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, can sing and dance, and can also write poetry, and even proficient in arithmetic, and knows how to check accounts.

Such a daughter, Cui Zhiyi has always been a treasure, and she is going to marry an heir of the five surnames and seven families in the future, and she will be the wife of the head of the family in the future.

"Then Li Xiao must be playing us." Cui Zhiyi said hatefully.

Wang felt that this matter was not so simple, "Maybe Li Xiao is afraid of our Cui family's name, or maybe he also knows that he can't keep the printing technique, so he wants to sell it for a high price." 10,000 yuan is not a decimal number, and it is even more important for the Li family. And if you can marry our second mother again, then you will be able to attach our Cui family in the future. ”

But Li Xiao has already married a wife, is still pregnant, and is about to give birth. How could my Cui Zhiyi's concubine be a concubine for Li Xiao? ”

If it is said that he proposed to give his maidservant daughter to Li Xiao as a concubine, Li Xiao is willing to say that it is not bad, even if he adds 18,000 yuan in compensation, he is willing to agree to Li Xiao in exchange for printing.

But it is impossible to ask the concubine to be a concubine for Li Xiao.

Wang also sighed again and again.

Engraving printing is so powerful, if the Cui family gets it, with the ability of the Cui family, they will be able to keep the printing technology alive, and then 10,000 yuan will be able to earn it back soon. The most important thing is not money, but it is an extremely important thing for all scholars in the world.

Thinking that all the books in the world would come from Cui's from now on, Wang's face couldn't help but turn red with excitement.

"Husband, this engraving printing technique must be obtained, and it must be fast, if it is too late, I am afraid that it will be attacked by others." Wang gritted his teeth and said.

"But this Li Xiao is a delusional person!" Cui Zhiyi doesn't know how powerful, but people like Li Xiao are too good at dealing with each other, and they always don't follow the routine.

"It's better to agree to Li Xiao's request first, let's find a way to get the printing technology in hand first." Wang's Road.

pretend to agree first, then get the printing technology in hand, and then give the maid to Li Xiao as a concubine.

"Let the husband think about it."

Cui Zhiyi stroked his beard and said with some hesitation.

Shengye Fang, Li Mansion.

Li Xiao was drinking tea leisurely, the bait had been dropped, and he was waiting for the Cui family to take the bait.

If Cui Zhiyi is greedy enough, then he will be fooled, if he is not greedy, it doesn't matter, just be happy.

"Ah Lang, Zhao Langjun is back." Old money retribution.

As soon as he heard that Zhao Zhiman was back, Li Xiao couldn't help but lift his spirits.

"Hurry up and invite the second brother in."

Some time ago, Li Xiao asked Zhao Zhiman to recruit a group of idlers and villains in Chang'an, preparing to form a slave hunting team to go to Baekje to do a big job, and it went well. Zhao Zhiman has a very high prestige among the group of people in Chang'an, and Li Xiao's conditions are very attractive, and he is recruited not only with a high basic salary, but also with a very high performance bonus, and the more slaves he catches in Baekje, the more commission bonuses he gets.

In addition, Li Xiao even promised to give each of them an insurance, and there would be a high compensation in case of an accident.

In this regard, Li Xiao is still very willing to spend money, after all, he has to let others work hard, and besides, this money is not spent in vain.

There is nothing more profitable in this world than robbery, and the slave catchers are actually colonial mercenaries. Which of those colonizers in history lost money?

Zhao Zhiman's spirit is good, and he has finally had something to do during this time, so that he can forget about his current situation for a while.

"San Lang, the shipyard has been found, and according to your orders, we ordered three Mulan boats. It was built exactly as you commanded, the watertight cabin was added, and the craftsman tried to make the sail you said, and the craftsman saw your drawings and admired the five-body throw, saying that he never thought that the sail could do this. The wind from all eight directions, except for the head wind, the other seven wind directions can be used, regardless of the wind and the wind, you can sail, as long as there is wind, which is quite remarkable. ”

Li Xiao pulled Zhao Zhiman to sit down.

"Second brother has worked hard, and I will also tell you good news, Your Majesty has given me a new island. Located on the southwest coast of Baekje, between Tamna Island and Mujinju, this island is quite large, enough to be the size of our Lanxi Township, although the island has many mountains, but it is just the base camp of our slave hunting team. ”

Zhao Zhiman was also in high spirits when he heard it.

"This island is called Tushan Island, there is Wuzhenju in the front, there is Tamna Island in the back, there is the protection of the imperial court to the eastward expeditionary sailors, it is extremely safe, and it is close to the southwest coast of Baekje, it can be attacked and defended, and it can advance and retreat." With this island, it must have been extremely helpful to his slave hunting business.

"When will the ship be built?" Li Xiao asked.

There are many shipyards in Datang, and the shipbuilding technology is relatively advanced. During the Sui Dynasty, several expeditions to Goguryeo, each time a huge number of sailors crossed the sea to the east, relying on this very advanced shipbuilding technology.

"It's coming." Zhao Zhiman said as he took out a model ship.

Li Xiao stared at the boat carefully, this was the Mulan boat that Zhao Zhiman had ordered for him, this was a boat made of magnolia trees.

Liang Renfang of the Southern Dynasty wrote the volume of "Narrative of Differences": "Mulan Island is in the Xunyang River, and there are many magnolia trees. In the past, the king of Wu planted Mulan here, and used to build a palace. In the seven-mile continent, there is Lu Pan carved magnolia as a boat, and the boat is still in the continent. The poet Yun Mulan Zhou, out of this. “

By this time, the Mulan Boat was no longer just a ship made of Mulan trees, and many Tang boats were named after the Mulan Boat to refer to those advanced ships.

Li Xiao asked Zhao to hold the customized Mulan boat, which is a giant ocean-going vessel, according to Zhao Zhiman's introduction, the sail is like a cloud in the sky, the rudder is several zhang long, and a boat can carry hundreds of people.

Don't worry about the waves, but about the shallow water.

is the so-called person who speaks of a big boat, Mo Ruo Mulan boat.

This type of boat has a strong structure and is resistant to wind and waves. As early as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there were already Mulan boats sailing in the Pacific Ocean and India, and even maritime merchants sailed straight to the Persian Gulf.

Because of the sturdiness and safety of the Mulan boat, it is very famous among maritime merchants, and many big food merchants who come to the Tang Dynasty would rather stock up on goods and wait for the arrival of the Mulan boat. When they returned to Dashi from the Central Plains, they also took a Mulan boat to South India, even to the Persian Gulf, and then changed to a small boat at the estuary port on the coast

Li Xiao carefully inspected the boat model, this is no longer a traditional Mulan boat, but a Mulan boat that has been transformed by the drawings provided by Li Xiao.