"Ruiqing, did you come up with all this alone?" Emperor Li Zhi's tone was flat, and he couldn't even see the joy and anger on his face.

Of course, this is what I came up with, but I summed up the historical experience of the Tang and Song dynasties and came to a rich conclusion. Who has the far-sightedness of mine to see thousands of years from now?

"Your Majesty, this is indeed what your subordinates think. Engraving printing is the fulcrum of the Shi clan. Through engraving and printing books, the price of books will be reduced, so that it will no longer be exclusive to the scholars, so that countless children of the Shu clan can also read and read! ”

A set of 100 books, through engraving printing, can reduce the book to 20 times, 5 ah, if you can do it, it is indeed extraordinary. Although a set of five classics and twenty runs, worth dozens of acres of land, four or five cows, and the family property of ordinary people is not so much, but for those small and medium-sized landlords, they are still able to afford it.

However, Li Zhi still has some doubts, such a ruthless plan was really thought up by Li Xiao alone, does it have nothing to do with the eldest grandson Wuji, Chu Suiliang and other elders? He listened to the report of the Baiqi Division, the eldest grandson Wuji has a very close relationship with Li Xiao recently, and the eldest grandson even spent a high price in exchange for hundreds of acres of land in Lanxi, built a Zhuangzi, and recently came to Li Xiaozhuang every day as a guest.

"Isn't it what the Taishi think?"

Li Xiao smiled in his heart, how could the eldest grandson Wuji put forward such a point of view, did he think of such an excellent idea so far?

Besides, the eldest grandson Wuji is a relative of the emperor and a veteran of the empire, and he is a proper new family of the Tang Dynasty.

What is Li Xiao's ultimate purpose, is to promote the imperial examination system, and the imperial examination system is the opposite of the scholar clan.

The eldest grandson Wuji such a family, through the door shade system, children and grandchildren can easily enter the official office, if the imperial examination is prosperous, then the imperial examination as the standard for admitting scholars as officials, the door shade system will definitely be gradually abolished, just like the Song Dynasty, although the door shade can still enter the office, but the children of the shadow can be few, and through the door shade into the official can be an official, but can only do some officials with no future, the imperial examination will be the right way.

An old fox like the eldest grandson, what is their goal, it is the Guanlong standard system, and it is to maintain the transcendent status of the Guanlong nobles for a long time.

The only thing Li Xiao can identify with the eldest grandson is that he is more interested in the combat effectiveness of Guan Long's children, and he feels that if a military academy is established in Chang'an, or in the soldiers of the Southern Yafu and the Praetorian Guard in the North of Chang'an, it is important to maintain a large number of non-commissioned officers.

Chang'an's standing non-commissioned officer team, plus compulsory soldiers from all over the world, so the cost of raising troops in Datang is low, and it can always maintain combat effectiveness, and it can pull out a team at any time, and it can win the battle if it is pulled out.

"Imperial Examination ·······" Li Zhi shook his head, the imperial examination is not easy to move.

In fact, the imperial examination system first started in the Sui Dynasty, and it has gone through nearly a hundred years now, but until now, the selection of people in the imperial examination system is still just a chicken rib. Didn't the emperors of all dynasties see the problem?

No, it's just that the imperial examination system really offends too many interest groups. Even if the emperor wanted to implement it, it would be difficult.

Not only the aristocratic officials in power opposed it, but even those of the old scholars opposed the imperial examination system.

No one wants to see that one day, those lowly mud-legged people will be able to pass the imperial examination, ascend to heaven in one day, and the carp will jump over the dragon gate, sit on an equal footing with them, and even ride on their heads.

Scholars are scholars, farmers are farmers, even if the old scholars are weakened, they are not willing to abandon this bottom line. It's enough for a bunch of upstarts to ride on their heads, how can they let those mud legs climb on their heads again.

"Let's talk about engraving and printing books first." Li Zhi didn't dare to talk about the reform of the imperial examination system, which was something more fearful than the patriarchal faction such as Changsun Wuji.

Pull a hair and move the whole body, dare not touch lightly.

"A set of nine classics costs twenty times." Li Xiao felt that a big deal had come to the door, and said with a smile. Twenty runs, in fact, there is still room for it, even if one set earns consistently, 10,000 sets is 10,000 runs. This kind of trade is definitely worth earning.

In order to keep his printing skills, Li Xiao dared to even fight five surnames and seven families.

In these years, people are dying for money, birds are dying for food, and whoever dares to touch my cheese will be killed.

Li Zhi just smiled.

"Your Majesty, twenty is not high."

"I know, didn't you say that the price of paper is high now, what do you think, I will give you a paper-making workshop and give you an ink-making workshop, how about it?" Li Zhi laughed like a chicken thief, and Li Xiao always felt that his smile seemed to be a bit similar to that of the eldest grandson Wuji.

Good end, give me a paper mill and an ink mill?

Is there such a good thing in the world?

"Your Majesty, there are no paper-making craftsmen and no ink-making craftsmen, and there is no paper-making and ink-making technology, Your Majesty gave me two workshops, and it is useless for me to hold them."

Li Zhi hehe, "Since I gave you a workshop, I naturally gave you all the craftsmen in that workshop, and even this technology was also given to you." ”

Li Xiao suddenly understood, the emperor had a very big plan, and he took out so many things, obviously, it was for his own printing technique.

He pretended to be embarrassed, "Your Majesty, this printing technique is a secret that has not been passed on." ”

"I will give you another house in Chang'an!" Li Zhi put away his smile.

"Your Majesty, the minister already has a house in Chang'an, just in Shengyefang, although it's not big, but it's good, I don't want to change it."

"And give you money?"

Li Xiaoxin said, although you are the emperor, you are not very rich. Besides, money is not really worth much.

"You say, what would you want." Li Zhi rarely behaved very generously.

"If Your Majesty really wants to give it, then your Majesty will ask Your Majesty to give your ministers some fields and slaves in Baekje." Li Xiao didn't have a lion's mouth, in fact, he transferred the printing technology to the emperor, Li Xiao didn't have anything to be unhappy about, first, the emperor really wanted it, and there was no way not to give it, and second, the printing technology was indeed a big killer, and the scholars would definitely not give up easily.

If it is left in his hands, it will be a disaster, Li Xiao is not confident that he can block the attacks of the Shi clan in turn, it is better to lead the trouble, as long as this printing technology can be sold at a good price, in fact, it is not a loss.

Besides, if the technology is given to the emperor, it can still be used by himself. And with the big meat shield of the emperor in front, he can also make a little fortune with peace of mind in the back.

It's better to ask for money and a house than to ask for land and people, but the price of land and people in the Central Plains is high, so it is better to be ruthless and ask for Baekje's fields and slaves, where the land is now extremely cheap, after all, it is a war zone, and Baekje has not yet been defeated, not to mention that there is a Goguryeo, and it is even more in the east of the sea.

However, investment, the higher the risk, the higher the return, now the average person is reluctant to touch the things over there, and only those nobles and high-ranking officials who have a lot of money and have no place to put it, have a better understanding of the situation and are willing to gamble, anyway, even if it is folded, it is nothing.

Li Zhi thought for a moment, "I remember that Xue Rengui presented a good news that there are many islands off the coast south of Wuzhen Prefecture, how about I give you one of them, Tushan Island?" ”

Tushan Island, this Li Xiao has an impression.

He had planned to buy land in Baekje, but he had studied the map of the Samhan Peninsula, and the map was still seen by Cheng Yanjin, which was quite detailed.

This Tushan Island, formerly known as Injin Island in Baekje, belongs to Mujinju and is smaller than Tamna Island, almost one-fifth the size of the delay. The island is mountainous, but it is about the size of Lanxi Township.

Even if it is relatively barren now, there is little land to be cultivated, and it is an island, but Li Xiao feels that it is still quite valuable, if it is said that a printing technique is exchanged for an island as big as Lanxi Township, it is definitely cost-effective.

What's more, the emperor is willing to set up two workshops and a group of craftsmen.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

Li Zhi smiled, and Li Xiao also smiled brightly.

Both the monarchs and ministers felt that they had picked up a big bargain, and Li Zhi felt that a desert island had changed the magical printing technique, which was definitely worth it. And Li Xiao felt that a block printing technique that was difficult for him to enjoy alone could be exchanged for a private island of three or four hundred square kilometers, plus two workshops, which was very cost-effective.

"The minister will transfer the engraving printing to His Majesty tomorrow."

Li Zhi also smiled, "I'll have someone give you those two workshops and that Tushan Island tomorrow." ”

Li Zhi thought about it and felt that it was still a bit too much to take advantage of Li Xiao, after all, the two workshops were exchanged for Li Xiao's printing technology, which was too cheap for the courtiers, and as for that island, he didn't take it seriously at all, just as an addition to Li Xiao.

"I am going to set up a new printing bureau in addition to the Second Bureau of Writings and National History of the Secretary Province, and I will appoint you as a young eunuch in charge of the printing bureau, how about it?"

Li Xiao's mind was spinning rapidly.

The secretary province, which is also one of the central provinces of the imperial court, but compared with the three provinces under the Shangshu sect, the three provinces of the secretary province, the palace province, and the inner service province are regarded as internal court institutions and have no important powers.

The secretary of the ministry is in charge of the affairs of scripture books, and is under the command of the Writings Bureau, the National History Bureau, and the Si Tiantai. The palace province and the inner service province are in charge of the transmission of the emperor's edicts and the delivery of food, clothing, and living for the inner court.

The secretary and senior officials are called supervisors, and the young eunuchs are the deputy second, although the ministry is not heavy, but the grade is not low, the secretary and supervisor are from the third rank, and the secretary and young eunuch are from the fourth rank.

The emperor is giving Li Xiao a promotion, and he thinks that the two workshops are a bit too much to change the precious printing technology of the people, and the promotion is considered to make up for it, anyway, the secretary and the young eunuch are also high-level, and there is no real power, and there will be no opposition from the courtiers.

Li Xiao smiled, there is no reason to object. He turned out to be a corn supervisor, although he was also called a prisoner, but there was a huge difference between that prison and this prison, one was from the sixth grade, and this young eunuch was from the fourth grade.

Besides, although the secretary and the young eunuch said that no matter what important things were, they were of a higher grade and had the opportunity to serve the emperor, which was actually a right.

Just like the secretaries of the great officials in later generations, aren't they all called the second chief?

"Thank you."

From then on, Li Xiao was Secretary Li.