Li Shimin's words made Du He stunned for a while, and he didn't quite understand what Li Shimin meant, or he didn't dare to believe his ears. Li Shimin's first meaning he understood, this point is indeed because he has the idea of future generations. It is believed that the new papermaking technology will benefit the Chinese people for thousands of generations, and this invention will only become a prop for others to make money in private hands, and giving it to the country is the solution.

But ignoring the ancient style of doing things, as Li Shimin said, if he personally used papermaking to make paper and sell it, it was equivalent to another way of collecting money, and he would definitely give people a handle. At the same time, although Datang does not have the idea of light business, the idea of light business is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If Li Shimin starts selling paper as a businessman, this is certainly a move that will benefit the future, but it is inevitable that there will be some inappropriateness.

However, Li Shimin has already received his mind, it doesn't matter whether it is appropriate or not, what matters is his last sentence, "You can just watch and do it, I can't ask!" This had to make Du He pay attention to it, because Li Shimin's words faintly revealed that he should deal with this matter.

The laws of the Tang Dynasty clearly stipulated: "I or my relatives who have made great contributions to business shall not hold official positions." It is an offence for an incumbent official to concurrently engage in business in his jurisdiction. The purchase and sale of goods, even if the transaction is fair, is still fifty lashes, which is obviously unfair, and the crime is judged in vain by comparison with the law. Officials who do business for the government or who lose money and owe debts shall be punished according to the second-degree penalty of sitting on stolen goods. If an official sends a subordinate or market manager to do business, if he or she makes a profit, the official does not know about it, and he is not guilty; Know, compare with the official's family doing business in the jurisdiction, the official's knowledge of the crime is punished. Depending on the severity of the offense, subordinates or market managers should also be punished with 40 to 80 canes. If an official's family makes money by doing business in the jurisdiction, the crime of doing business is reduced by two degrees compared to the crime of the official himself. Officials know about it and punish them with their families; I don't know, but the sins of the family are reduced by five degrees. Officials in custody are punished more severely than non-officials and their families in business.

Severe and reasonable punishments were given in the laws of the Tang Dynasty for officials or their families to engage in business, which effectively protected and promoted the political stability and economic prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, it was difficult to strictly enforce any law in feudal society, and it was not uncommon for nobles and bureaucrats in the Tang Dynasty to secretly take bribes and engage in business, but this kind of thing could not be put on the table.

Li Shimin, as the emperor, actually let him engage in business, which is really a bit ridiculous in the world, so that Du He can't believe his ears.

Li Shimin meant exactly that, in fact, he also knew that it was a little inappropriate to do this, but there was no way to do it. There are five reasons for this:

First, as the emperor, he must not do this.

Second, as Du He said, this papermaking technique is a modern and beneficial initiative, and it cannot be left undone!

Thirdly, the interests of papermaking are too great, he has never dealt with a businessman, and he does not know which businessman can bear this heavy responsibility fairly, and he does not feel at ease to hand over this burden to a person he does not know.

Fourth, he has complete trust in Duhe, who is the young generation he admires the most and has always regarded him as a confidant. The gold incident that happened because of the remnants of the former prince, all the performances of Du He, made him have a deeper understanding of Du He's personality, and knew that it was impossible to fill his own pockets with his personality. What's more, all these technologies are originally his things, and since he is willing to give them, he naturally won't look at the wealth behind this paper. There is no one better suited for this task than Duho.

Fifth, there are some selfishness, he has always had some debts to Du He, Du He has made achievements for more than a year, far better than his identity, only because of his young age, plus some achievements can not be said to be rewarded, so he has always been a loyal general. Although he also knew that Du He didn't care about the money, he gave it away.

Therefore, after thinking about it, he only felt that Du He was the only candidate.

Become a big thing, no matter how small!

Li Shimin was originally a king who acted resolutely, and with this in mind, he had already made up his mind, hinting to Du He and letting him handle this matter by himself.

Du He's stunned expression made him feel amused, and said, "Don't doubt your ears, and don't pretend to be confused, I am what you think." This matter is related to the eternal life of my Datang, and I don't feel at ease if I hand it over to others, so it's better for you to deal with it. ”

"But...... My Datang Law? Du He looked at His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty who instigated him to break the law, his face was a little speechless, how do you think that Li Shimin's smiling face is somewhat similar to the big bad wolf who instigated the little rabbit to open the door.

Li Shimin rolled his eyes and said, "I really haven't seen it, when did you become so pedantic?" This law, sometimes it needs to be flexible, try to do it cleanly. If something goes wrong, I'm going to carry it, what are you afraid of, just this little rat gall? He pursed his lips as he spoke, a little disdainful.

Rat gall?

Du He was a little angry, even if he was an agitated general, there was no need to hurt people so much, right? Immediately said fiercely: "Joke, I, Du He, have grown so big, and I have never been afraid." Father-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter for you, son-in-law. ”

Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction and said, "This is my son-in-law, and he is the Du family Erlang that I admire, and he is responsible and lives up to my expectations." ”

Du He muttered disdainfully in his heart: "If you don't like it, it's a rat gall, and if you don't like it, you have a responsibility, this ancient, a good king has a two-skinned face, and he doesn't deceive me." "As for who said it, it was naturally said by the talented Du He.

Right here, "Daddy, Daddy!" There was a call from outside the hall, and a little baby who was as pink as a porcelain doll walked in, and the person who came was the future princess of Jinyang.

A hint of doting flashed on Li Shimin's face, but remembering that Du He was still there, he couldn't help but put on a king's face and said: "Little son, my father is discussing state affairs with your brother-in-law, and I will play with you later!" ”

"Liar!" The little son strained his face and reprimanded mercilessly: "Daddy is a liar, a big liar!" The voice was soft and sweet, but it contained this great anger.

Li Shimin saw that the little son was really angry, and he couldn't pretend anymore, so he hurriedly ran down from the upper seat: "My baby girl, why did my father become a big liar?" ”

The little son's eyes widened angrily, and he said, "Daddy is really a big liar, bad thing." Yesterday, I said that I wanted to play with the little son and ride the horse for the little son, but the little son waited for you for a night but didn't come. ”

"Hmph......" Du He heard this, he almost couldn't breathe, he choked on his saliva, wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare to laugh, the muscles on his face trembled violently, but the scene of Li Shimin crawling on the ground to ride a horse for the little son appeared in his mind.

Li Shimin's face was a little red, his eyes were like knives, and he glared at Du He viciously, the meaning of warning was self-evident, and at the same time, he also gave the intention of letting him withdraw with his eyes.

Du He understood, made a slight gesture, and retreated lightly outside the hall.

Li Shimin smiled with a smile on his face, which was the same expression as Han Jian, who flattered the devil in the movie: "Little son, daddy will play with you." As he spoke, he stepped forward to hug him.

The little son ran away from the side of his body, and snorted: "Daddy is a big liar, so the little son won't play with you!" ”

Li Shimin shouted: "Good son, don't make trouble, isn't Daddy here to accompany you, Daddy is wrong, it's all wrong, Daddy is here to compensate you, you want Daddy to give you a horse to ride, Daddy to give you a horse to ride!" ”

When Li Shimin said this, Du He had already withdrawn from the main hall, so he didn't see our great emperor of the ages, lying on the ground as a horse, at that time, Li Shimin was more like an old father who loved his own baby!

Secretly glanced back, but saw Li Shimin standing and letting the little son ride on his shoulder, walking in the main hall, and suddenly realized that this horse was not the other horse, it was standing, not lying on its stomach.

Duhe did not return to Dufu, but returned to the paper-making workshop. He didn't open it directly. Because he knows that once this paper is on the market, it will immediately crush the bamboo paper and hard yellow paper, and then the buyers will flock to it like a tide, in order to meet the market demand, it is necessary to have enough paper, enough inventory, and enough psychological preparation to face turbulence.

As the behind-the-scenes figure, Du He asked Peng Yiliang to run all the sugar workshops in Chang'an to collect bagasse. Bagasse is useless waste in their hands, and now some people use money to collect it, and naturally no one refuses, but is hospitable.

As for the horse lotus grass everywhere, it is easy to pick. Only bamboo is more troublesome, but in ancient times, the land was vast and sparsely populated, and bamboo grew quickly, so it can still be prepared for felling and acquisition.

The small workshop of the Du family can no longer accommodate large-scale production, so in Exian County, west of Chang'an, the people of Niushou Mountain built a workshop that can accommodate 300 people, hired skilled hands, and made a contract to prepare for the opening.

It took them a whole month to prepare, and they made 30,000 sheets of paper.

In mid-July, the paper shop is opening. As Du He expected, as soon as this paper was listed, it immediately caused a sensation in Chang'an, two dollars a piece, extremely cheap, but only slightly inferior to the paper of rice paper, and such things immediately spread throughout Chang'an, causing a sensation throughout Chang'an.

In order to prevent large-scale purchases by large households, Duhe specially stipulates that only ten surnames can be bought at a time, and no one is an exception, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Even with such restrictions, the inventory of 30,000 sheets was still sold out in three days, which shows what a buying frenzy this brand new paper has triggered in Chang'an.

In the face of this mysterious paper, Du He did not hide behind the scenes, but stood up and directly said that this new type of paper was invented by him and Peng Yiliang, and there was nothing to hide.

Rather than letting people find out that he secretly contacted Peng Yiliang, and then caught the handle, it is better to tell the world clearly. He has a close relationship with Peng Yiliang and is a friend. It's a friendship of friends to get together, but it's Peng Yiliang who opens the store, not him Duhe, so it's not a crime, and there are no ulterior secrets between them.

People are like this, the more you seem to be secretive, the more people care, and if you make it clear directly, no one cares.

(To be continued)