Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, glanced at the ministers under the throne one by one, and said: "This is the Zhongnan Mountain, where Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, invented movable type printing. This movable type printing technology will make the books of the saints no longer monopolize the major wealthy families of our Tang Dynasty, and enable everyone who is interested in learning to be able to read the words of the saints and learn the way of the saints. This will have a major and far-reaching plan for the current political pattern of our Datang. Today, I convened a great court meeting to discuss whether this movable type printing technique should be popularized, and whether the knowledge of the saints should be popularized. ”

As soon as the Tang Emperor Li Shimin's voice fell, Cui Gan, the head of the Shandong Hao clan, and Lu Chengqing, the secretary of the Ministry of War, objected in unison: "The ministers oppose it." Confucius Chongli believes that 'if you don't learn etiquette, you can't stand'. Etiquette means that no matter whether there is a difference between relatives and relatives, the old and the young, the old and the young, the upper and lower are respectful and inferior, and the status is high and low, they must abide by the etiquette that they should abide by, so as to conform to their identity and status in the society. Now, although my Datang has just experienced a catastrophe, everyone in my Datang abides by the inheritance of rites handed down from ancient times, and the emperor rules the world and is in charge of the Quartet; The courtiers assisted the emperor and were loyal to the country; The soldiers are loyal to the Son of Heaven and serve the field; The people worked hard and lived and worked in peace and contentment. With such an orderly scene, my Datang already has the foundation of a prosperous era. Why does Your Majesty need to use the technique of clever greeting - movable type printing, which saves a moment's effort, and destroys the social order that has just been stable and orderly, messes up the hard-working and enterprising spirit of the people of the Tang Dynasty, and destroys the foundation of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. The minister thought that movable type printing was the source of the trouble, and the moth that hollowed out the foundation of my Tang Dynasty, and the minister thought that it must be strictly prohibited. ”

Later, Sun Wuji, the chief of the Guanlong aristocracy and the eldest son of the Ministry of Officials, and the head of the Southern Scholar Clan, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, also echoed the text: "The minister opposes, movable type printing is indeed to save manpower and is conducive to the popularization of the way of the sage, but it will do a hundred harms to my Tang Dynasty society and my Tang people, and it will only lead to social chaos." The collapse of the liturgy. The ministers asked His Majesty to prohibit the spread of movable type printing. ”

"Your Majesty is requested to prohibit the spread of movable type printing." Officials from the three wealthy families also echoed in unison.

Tang Emperor Li Shimin looked at the eldest grandson Wuji and Cen Wenwen, and then looked at Cui Gan and Lu Chengqing. For their thoughts, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin knew everything clearly, on the surface he was loyal and patriotic, but in fact, he was thinking about the interests of his own family, and tried to maintain knowledge all the time. The monopoly position of public opinion maintains its own existing interests, and the most involved interests are the Shandong wealthy family. Seventy percent of the officials in the world come from them, what do they rely on? It relies on the monopoly of knowledge and books. They have the most complete lineage and the most authoritative interpretation of the way of the saints. Therefore, the most vocal opposition is the Shandong Hao.

Li Shimin looked at Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, who had invented movable type printing, closed his eyes and recuperated from the beginning of the Great Dynasty Meeting, and was silent. He opened his mouth and asked: "King Yong'an, movable type printing was invented by you, do you think movable type printing is worth promoting and spreading?" ”

Li Xuan slowly opened his eyes and looked at the Tang Dynasty Hall, where almost all the officials asked for a ban on the spread and promotion of movable type printing, so he said: "If all the ministers feel that movable type printing cannot be promoted, the ministers also agree not to promote and spread movable type printing. ”

The Tang Emperor Li Shimin looked disappointed, and other Tang officials who had asked for a ban on the spread of movable type printing were surprised. They wondered why Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, would agree to ban the promotion and dissemination of movable type printing. Since he didn't want movable type printing to be popularized and disseminated, he invented it. What for? Isn't that self-inflicted?

And Li Xuan knew in his heart: as long as movable type printing is invented, the major wealthy forces of the Tang Dynasty will definitely boycott together and prohibit the promotion and dissemination of movable type printing. However, Li Xuan knew that even if everyone in the court resisted the spread of movable type printing, movable type printing would definitely spread rapidly. People are lazy and want to break the monopoly. The best way to do this is to invent a technology or object that saves time and effort. For example, movable type printing seems to be a complex technique, but anyone can do it as long as they understand the key to it. Don't look at the Tang Dynasty now, the ministers are full of righteous indignation. Impassioned opposition to movable type printing, but when they returned, would they still adopt the sage learning that used to be copied entirely by brush, word by word? Absolutely not. Movable type printing, so time-saving and labor-saving, can print thousands of copies in a day, I am afraid that only a fool will go to the trouble to copy it as before. And those wealthy families and officials who own books will definitely use movable type printing to print books of saints to ensure that all the children in the family can have one in their hands, and by printing the extra books, they will recruit talents who are not from wealthy families and expand the strength of the family. And those who get books are not the children of wealthy families, but they will inevitably print books of saints through movable type printing to their own children, nephews and relatives, so as to expand the strength of their own families. As a result, the books of the saints will inevitably be promoted and disseminated, and in just a few years, everyone in the whole world will be able to learn the books of the saints and listen to the ways of the saints. And this is Li Xuan's plan. Advanced technology and objects are irresistible temptations for all. It's like a car in later generations, if a person has to walk four or five hours to work every day, but one day, he has a car and it only takes 20 minutes to drive there every day. Do you think he would ditch his car and walk four or five hours a day to work? That's absolutely impossible. Advanced technology and objects are like a flowing river, those who go with it prosper, and those who go against it die, and this is the case with movable type printing at this time. Anyone will use the promoted one because it is convenient, saves time and effort. Even if the entire Tang Dynasty was all against it, it would be to no avail, and there was no way for anyone to resist the simplicity and practicality of movable type printing.

Even Li Xuan, who invented movable type printing, chose to prohibit the promotion and dissemination of movable type printing. All the officials agreed that this was the end of the Great Chamber, and that the outcome of the Great Diet had already appeared, that is, the ban on the spread of movable type printing. Cui Gan and Lu Chengqing, the heads of the wealthy clans in Shandong, Sun Wuji, the chief of the Guanlong aristocracy, and Cen Wenwen, the chief of the southern scholars, all smiled, as if the victory was decided, and no one could destroy their monopoly on knowledge and books. (To be continued......)

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