Yang Tao finally calmed down Hu Yun with great effort, and then told him this special news. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoActually, if Yang Tao had said this directly at the beginning, Hu Yun might not have been as excited as he had just been.

"The emperor didn't give Xu Xianchun any official status, nor did he let him atone for his sins and reinstate the official in the future?" Hu Yun was surprised and a little surprised at the same time, and asked with such a very complicated feeling.

"The emperor really doesn't have any chance to let Xu Xianchun get ahead here." Yang Tao groaned and said, "This is actually normal, the eunuch party was originally terminated because of the emperor's fame, how could the emperor reuse a eunuch lackey like Xu Xianchun?" ”

"In this case, how can Xu Xianchun act honestly?" Hu Yun asked a very "stupid" question again.

"How dare he?!" Yang Tao replied domineeringly, "The thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, even if he Xu Xianchun still has the slightest shame and loyalty to the king, he should receive the order and thank him in a proper manner, besides, if he really made a contribution in the case of interrogating Du Lao Liu, presumably the emperor will also forgive him, at least there is still hope to save his dog's life, how can he not do his best?" ”

"That's right! I'm really worried, does he Xu Xianchun still dare to resist the will? Hu Yun also opened his mouth, clapped his hands and said, "It's just that if he really gets lucky, won't the emperor really exempt him from the death penalty?" ”

"So, this depends on our brothers, if we can help Lord Luo, and we can do the errand beautifully without Xu Xianchun's interference, then Xu Xianchun, a thief, can go to see Hades with peace of mind."

"Brother Yang is right!" Hu Yun finally figured out where the joint of the matter was, "I'll go to see Lord Luo early tomorrow morning, even if I kowtow to his old man ten times, and ask him to take me to Daxing together, I don't believe that our brothers will go into battle together, and I can't help that Du Lao Liu!" ”

"Yes, brother, I think so too!" Yang Tao patted Hu Yun on the shoulder, and his words fully expressed the meaning of "like-minded".

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At this time, Xiao Mu certainly didn't know that Luo Yangxing's request and his decision had been spread to everyone in Jinyiwei, and if he really knew, he didn't know if he would feel sad about Daming's intelligence leakage or be happy for Jinyiwei's intelligence ability.

Seeing that Lin Ye finished taking the medicine, Xiao Mu left Lin Liango's dormitory with peace of mind, although he was thinking about Du Lao Liu's affairs and was very curious about the characters behind him, but he also knew that this matter was in a hurry, after all, even Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, had no way to take this Du Lao Liu, and now it seemed that he could only hope that Xu Xianchun was really a peerless blade that could pierce Du Lao Liu's tough armor.

Of course, he couldn't think of Du Laoliu's mastermind behind the scenes just by thinking about it, so Xiao Mu didn't spend too much brain cells on this matter, in fact, he was now in a daze with a pair of cards that had just been printed under Wang Chengen's orders:

"Solitaire is definitely a good thing, but if it is only in the harem, acting as a plaything for the concubines and ladies, it must be overkill, and it is good to think of a way to make this solitaire really spread."

But what should I do? Xiao Mu didn't have any good ideas. Although he majored in economics in later life, Xiao Mu also knew in his heart that he had no talent for doing business at all, in fact, strictly speaking, there was no inevitable relationship between economics and business, just like those computer students who may not be able to repair computers.

In fact, Xiao Mu's experience in later generations can also confirm this: most of those brilliant and successful entrepreneurs are not from economic majors, but they also do business well, and then most of these entrepreneurs send their children to study economics and management in famous schools, but these second-generation figures are often not able to take over the burden passed down from their parents.

Xiao Mu thought about it for a while, and he couldn't think of any way, so he chatted with Wang Chengen without a word, "Big companion, how much does such a card cost?" ”

Of course, Wang Chengen didn't know Xiao Mu's thoughts, and when he heard the emperor ask such a question, the first thing that came to mind was that the emperor suspected that he had done those things that were corrupt and intercepted in the process of card printing, and filled his pockets, so he immediately knelt on the ground and said sincerely: "The slave and maid have a sincere heart for the emperor, but Zhao Sun and the moon, the slave and the maid dare to swear to the sky, and the master confessed to the matter of printing cards, the slave and the maid have been doing their best to ensure that the cost is within one or two silver, and all costs are registered in the register, and there is no false report." ”

Wang Chengen's excited actions stunned Xiao Mu, but fortunately, Xiao Mu immediately understood what Wang Chengen was thinking, so he smiled and convinced him, and said comfortingly: "Where did you think of it, how could I doubt my companion in this kind of thing." To tell you the truth, I want to fully promote this card in Daming, but I'm afraid the cost is too high, and ordinary people can't afford to buy it......"

It turned out that the emperor did not doubt himself, Wang Chengen finally put his heart in his stomach, and then began to calculate the cost of printing cards in his heart - in fact, although Wang Chengen did not get any oil and water from this, but there is absolutely no intention to save money, after all, the budget of a pair of cards and one or two silvers is enough, and the things printed by the emperor and the palace maidens can't be too bad, if he really takes a bargain out, it is estimated that the emperor will not be happy.

After thinking about it in his heart for a while, Wang Chengen replied: "Back to the emperor, the slave and maid have roughly calculated, and the cost of such a deck of cards is about three dollars of silver. ”

"Three coins, silver?" Xiao Mu's mind began to calculate rapidly, converting the relationship between the two and Qian before, "Hmm... One tael should be another ten dollars, that deck of cards will cost one-third of two taels of silver, a few days ago Wang Chengen told me that ordinary dealers only have five or six taels of food and clothing a year, and the three coins of silver are probably enough for a month of food and clothing expenses of ordinary dealers. ”

The more Xiao Mu thought about it, the more frustrated he became, the cost of cards now is equivalent to the total cost of a family for a month, so it seems that it is not easy to promote, even in Xiao Mu's later life, it takes a whole month's salary to buy things, and they definitely belong to the ranks of luxury, and normal people have to think about it for a long time before they can make such a brave decision.

"Is there anything I can do to reduce some of the costs?" Xiao Mu asked.

This question is also stumped by Wang Chengen, after all, he is not really involved in the printing work of the craftsman, at best is just a microphone to upload and distribute, to say how to reduce costs, Wang Chengen himself of course can not say a reason, "Back to the emperor, forgive the slave and maid for being stupid, the slave and maid do not understand the way of printing, so they dare not say anything." ”

"Hmm... It doesn't matter, Han Changli said, 'There is a precedence in hearing the Tao, and there is a specialization in the art industry', don't say that it is you, even Lian I myself, I don't know anything about the way of printing. Xiao Mu listened to Wang Chengen's words, and knew that what he said was true, and there was nothing to hide, so he opened his mouth and comforted him, in fact, what Xiao Mu said was also true, he really didn't know much about printing, ancient and modern ones are like this, although Xiao Mu knew in his heart that the cost of printing playing cards in later generations must have been very low, but now after all, it is the Ming Dynasty, and the cost of paper and printing is definitely not the same as that of later generations.

"Slave and maid ashamed......" After listening to Xiao Mu's comfort, Wang Chengen's mood did not relax too much, after all, he failed to answer the emperor's question and failed to share the worries of the master, which was already a great fault, so Wang Chengen's heart was still very nervous and self-blamed.

"You don't need to blame yourself too much." Xiao Mu also saw Wang Chengen's mental activities, so he continued to comfort, "I have given you a task, you must do it well." ”

"Please show the emperor, the slave and maid will do their best." Wang Chengen replied.

"Well, very well, I order you to seriously study the art of papermaking and printing, and study with the craftsmen how to effectively reduce the cost of solitaire and at the same time be able to print in large quantities." Xiao Mu gave Wang Chengen a "task", in order to make Wang Chengen pay attention to this matter (in fact, Wang Chengen already attached great importance to it), Xiao Mu deliberately gave a historical example, "You must know that the art of papermaking was originally improved by the eunuch Cai Lun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, so the great companion must not be presumptuous, if you concentrate on research, you will be able to find a good way." ”

The values of later generations are very different from those of ancient times, just like this papermaking technique, although it is very important, but in the eyes of the Ming people, it is certainly not as important as the emperor's affairs, and it is not as important as those who take the top prize and enter the cabinet as an elder. But Xiao Mu, who came from later generations, knew very clearly that there were not thousands of emperors in ancient times, but there were hundreds, and those champions and prime ministers didn't know how many, but who could say the names of a few champions? Even Xiao Mu himself, before he traveled to the Ming Dynasty and heard the name of Zhou Yanru of "Lianzhong Liangyuan", he didn't seem to remember the name of the champion, but Cai Lun, who improved papermaking, although he was a eunuch despised by the ancient bureaucrats, still left his name in history, and his historical achievements in later generations far exceeded the vast majority of champions, even emperors.

"The slave obeys." Although Wang Chengen can't understand why the emperor suddenly became interested in the trivial "cheap industry" of papermaking and printing, but since the emperor has explained it, it is a holy decree, since our family must be loyal to the master, long live the master, then we must not let the emperor down, how can we study this card thoroughly!