Chapter 19: The Emperor's Weakness

Wang Anxin thought, how could Kong Xiu, such a rigid person, have such a sleek son. www.biquge.info It's just that at this time, papermaking has reached the last moment, so Wang An handed over the little fat man Kong Xun to Du Shi, and he threw himself in the workshop. Li Tong has rushed to Chang'an, responsible for the decoration of the bookstore, according to Wang An's requirements, with bricks and adobe to separate the room, Wang An told Li Tong, don't be reluctant to spend money, bamboo slips and wood are things that cause fire, it is a matter of human life, no matter how much money is spent, it is worth it, Li Tong thought so.

Located in Shangguan Back Street, this bookstore was the residence of an old official, who was bought by the Hou Wangyi of Chengdu. The reason why I bought it in Shangguan Back Street, a place where there are many officials and scholars, is because Wang An said: "These officials and scholars have a good face, but if they open in the east and west markets, they will be far away, and they will feel that they have lost their identity." What we do is an elegant business, and we have to open it in an elegant place." Li Tong came into contact with many officials and scholars, and although they did not have much money, they were willing to spend money on books.

On this day, Li Tong was inspecting various places in the bookstore, and the guys came to report that Chengdu Hou was visiting, and Li Tong hurriedly went out to greet him. Seeing Li Tong come out, Wang Yi jumped off the horse.

Li Tong bowed and saluted: "I've seen the prince." ”

Wang Yi arched his hand and said: "Uncle and grandson are not worried about here, Tuo Benhou came to take a look." ”

"Prince, please."

Wang Yi walked into the lobby with his head held high, and saw a huge screen in the lobby. Wang Yi felt strange: "The screen is placed here, how do you sell things?" ”

Li Tong stepped forward, pointed to the screen and explained: "This screen depicts the layout of the bookstore. Look, to the left, is the room where the books are stored; To the right is the room where you can read a book, and if you feel that there are many people in the room, you can also go to the courtyard to read a book. ”

Wang Yi looked at the screen: "Where do you sell pen, ink, paper, and inkstone?" ”

Li Tong pointed to the room where he was reading and said, "We have set up a counter here to sell pen, ink, paper, and inkstones. ”

"How much can you earn here?"

Li Channel: "We don't expect to make money as soon as we come, do you know how many books there are in the world?" How many people are there to read? ”

Wang Yi shook his head: "This marquis is a martial artist. ”

"Readers like to copy and write when they read books, and as long as they come to read books, they will buy our things sooner or later. Please wait and see. ”

Wang Yi walked around the bookstore and came out to Li Daodao: "What Uncle and grandson want Benhou to do, Benhou has already done." Ben Hou will send a few truckloads of books tomorrow, and Qinghe Cui's will also have a batch of books delivered, and I hope that Shopkeeper Li will be ready. ”

"Thank you, Prince."

Li Tong watched Wang Yi ride his horse and turn the corner, then turned around and walked into the bookstore.

"Where are you going?" One of the guards asked.

Wang Yi touched his beard: "Dong Xian won Ben Hou, and a horse disappeared, so Ben Hou couldn't win it back." Anyway, Ben Hou didn't hunt for a while, so he went out of the city with Ben Hou and went to Nanshan. ”

"This is the barrel car?" Emperor Liu Xin was lying on the sedan chair, looking at the slowly rotating cylinder car by the Cangchi of Weiyang Palace and asked. "Can this thing really water hundreds of acres of land a day?"

"The new no order and the Nanyang Taishou have confirmed the efficacy of this substance, so they reported it to the center. Jing Zhaoyin also installed a few by the Weishui River, and the effect was very good. The Prime Minister's Mansion therefore asked the world to promote it. The eunuch Ling Shishou stood beside him and bowed down to the emperor in reply.

The emperor lay down on the sedan chair, closed his eyes and said slowly: "The widow heard that the paper-making of the son of the Marquis of Xindu is spreading in Chang'an, but is there such a thing?" ”

"That's true, and now the store is being renovated and ready to open a bookstore."

"Bookstore?"

"According to the Shizi store, this shop not only sells pen, ink, paper and inkstone, but also provides books for the scholars to copy, if someone wants to find a book, they can also find it on their behalf."

"What a big breath." The emperor had a mocking expression on his face, "Dong Xian asked the Wang family for marriage, but is it true?" ”

"Wang Hong has refused."

"You go and remind him and let him keep his duty. Well, you pick a stable and reliable person to Dong Xian's side, help me watch him, and help him come up with ideas, and I can rest assured. The emperor patted his leg: "Shen Tuchen's medical skills are really good, and he has been promoted to the imperial doctor." ”

"The old slave has written it down", Shi Shou bowed and saluted.

"Some slaves and maids have forgotten their duty." The emperor looked very angry: "Grandmother only occasionally mentioned that she wanted me to open a branch to win over scholars, but it was spread outside, and it became that I wanted to open a branch this year. Weiyang Palace needs to be cleaned up, you can deal with this matter. ”

"No".

Shi Shou looked up and saw a eunuch leading Dong Xian over: "Your Majesty, Dong Xian, the commander of the horses, is here." ”

The emperor sat on the sedan chair and did not move, and said slowly: "Isn't the prime minister still waiting in the greenhouse hall?" State affairs are paramount. ”

Shi Shou and Dong Xian saw the emperor's sedan chair go away, the two saluted each other, Shi Shou said: "Dong Duwei, Your Majesty said that Duwei suddenly became rich, and he was terrified in his heart, and he wanted to seek stability through marriage, so he could avoid it. His Majesty is only angry with the person whom the Captain wants to marry. Shi Shou said no more. Dong Xian's face turned pale, and he hurriedly saluted: "Xian is young and ignorant, and he still hopes for his father-in-law's guidance." ”

Gonggong Shi glanced at Dong Xian meaningfully: "Your Majesty is very fond of Duwei, and everyone in the court knows it. What the Lieutenant did represented His Majesty in the eyes of the minister. The marriage between the governor and the Wang family will be considered by the minister that His Majesty wants to reconcile with the Wang family. But most of the ministers who support His Majesty now oppose the Wang family's single-handedly covering the sky and deceiving the superiors and subordinates. How do you let Your Majesty get along with these ministers? Dong Duwei, the old slave has to give you a reminder, you and I are all in the thoughts of Your Majesty. ”

Dong Xian heard this and gave another salute: "Thank you father-in-law for mentioning it, Xian must be careful in doing things." ”

"It's Your Majesty who is worried that Du Wei will go astray, so that the old slave can point out to you, which shows Your Majesty's favor for Du Wei." Shi Shou returned the salute, "Your Majesty also asked the old slave to choose a stable and reliable person to serve the captain, I wonder if the captain cares?" ”

"This is Xian's luck," Dong Xian said to Shi Gonggong: "Please go to Xian's residence, Xian has many places to ask his father-in-law for advice." ”

"It's an old slave's luck to be invited by the captain."

Shi Shou came to Dong Xian's residence in Weiyang Palace, Dong Xian took out a box of pearls and gave it to Shi Shou: "Xian served as a guard before, and was favored by His Majesty, and was promoted to the rank of Captain of the Horse. ”

Shi Shou said: "What Du Wei is worried about is that His Majesty has grace to Du Wei, but Du Wei has no merit to His Majesty, and he is worried that he will end up with Han Yan and Dong Yan." Dong Xian couldn't help nodding after hearing this, Shi Shou was just about to continue, a eunuch rushed in to report the news, His Majesty was coming here angrily, the two of them were shocked, and hurriedly asked His Majesty why he was angry, and the eunuch replied: "The Prime Minister asks Your Majesty to appoint a prince." ”