"Liu Gongzi, the slave family has retired, are you really not available tonight?"

At the end of the poetry meeting, Du Sanniang stood in front of Liu Yuan and said with a resentful face.

With his own appearance, I don't know how many young masters and literati high-rollers cried and begged to be their guests, and they all took the initiative to invite, but he refused.

This is a big blow to Du Sanniang, who has always been very confident in her appearance.

"This, it's a little inconvenient tonight, next time, next time." Liu Yuan wiped his sweat and said a little embarrassed.

If she is still developing, if it weren't for the fact that there is still a little lady waiting at home, Liu Yuan really wants to take her in at night, but no, the little lady is still waiting for herself at home, she originally wanted to come, but Liu Yuan is afraid that there will be many wild flowers and butterflies, so it is easy to say that he will not let her come.

Men, many things can be generous, but women can't be generous, not only can't be generous, but also stingy.

Forget it, let's be kind, all the prestige is enough, this public "goddess" should be put first, don't cut off all everyone's thoughts.

"Oh~~" Du Sanniang responded, and then said quietly: "Sanniang's door is open for the son at any time." Du Sanniang saluted Liu Yuanyingying, took the maid who helped her hold the guzheng get off the boat, and retreated.

And the talented man who was watching from the sidelines, his saliva was dripping, and he couldn't wait to be the one who was invited.

When he heard that Du Sanniang took the initiative to invite Liu Yuan, Qin Lang was the most nervous, for fear that Liu Yuan would "eat" his goddess tonight, and secretly regretted that he didn't get Liu Yuan drunk because of what he didn't do, and he was relieved when he heard Liu Yuan's refusal.

After Sanniang left, those talents also said goodbye one by one, for them, tonight is still very enjoyable, the middle link of the two "gods" did not participate, everyone got the opportunity to show up, and listened to so many famous sentences, and personally witnessed the defeat of the talented man of Yangzhou against the head of the northern scholars, the very famous Xu Hongji, let him jump into the lake and swim ashore, this is simply the best talk when bragging.

It's worth it.

There are more than 100 talents on the ship, but there are three small boats to pick up, Liu Yuan is not in a hurry, the old housekeeper told Liu Yuan, after the poetry will disperse, don't leave first, Mr. Su still has something to say to himself.

However, Mr. Su was not free, he was discussing something with Cui Tingshi and Zhao Sima, and sometimes they quarreled quietly, Liu Yuan listened carefully for a while, as if he was discussing which poem was on the list and which poem was ranked in what position.

Every year, there will be a large number of excellent works, and after the poetry meeting is over, these excellent poems will be promoted, so that those children and scholars will have more models for reference and learning, which is also a very important thing, but what Liu Yuan heard is that they only choose only 12 out of hundreds of poems, and then publicize them all over Yangzhou.

In addition to a few poems with transcendent strength, there are still several positions of controversy.

"A few seniors, why don't you print these poems into a book, so that there are more poems collected, and it can be more convenient to promote." Liu Yuan couldn't help but suggest.

Cui Tingshi and Mr. Su glanced at each other, shook their heads and said, "What you said, we also know the way, but now Huang Yangmu is difficult to find, and the salary of carved plates is also very expensive, so it is still difficult, and it can only be publicized in the way of a list." ”

Engraving?

Liu Yuan then remembered that although printing had a prototype in the pre-Qin Dynasty, rubbing and stamping were the simplest printing, and they really made great progress, which was in the Song Dynasty, after a person named Bi Sheng invented movable type printing, printing flourished, and in the Tang Dynasty, it was still printed with carved plates.

Find those hard wood, mostly yellow wood, ask the technician to carve it into a carved board, because it is not commonly used, the cost is also high, but it is mostly used to print some Buddhist scriptures, propaganda leaflets and the like, and it is still very little for the printing of poetry collections, so that many books are copied and copied manually, but this method is costly, time-consuming, and error-free, and it is very unscientific.

"My lord" Liu Yuan said cautiously: "If there is a way to greatly reduce the cost of printing, and print some important books and sell them to those scholars in need, will the government support it?" ”

"Oh" Cui Tingshi looked at Liu Yuan with bright eyes, and said firmly: "Absolutely support, this is a great merit for my Datang, no matter who can contribute in this state, I will reward it for merit, in addition, I will also give a recital to the emperor, so that the emperor will also give a heavy reward to outstanding craftsmen." ”

On the contrary, the status of that craftsman is also higher than that of a merchant.

After Cui Tingshi finished speaking, he turned his head to Liu Yuan and said, "What, Xiaoyuan, are you interested in this?" ”

"It's a bit of an idea, but it's going to take some effort." Liu Yuan did not hide his thoughts.

A brand new market is a huge treasury, and whoever can occupy that market first can be the first to reach into the treasury and plunder the wealth as he pleases.

"I think this matter is feasible, this is a good thing for my Datang to do something that is beneficial to the future, it is better than being a businessman." Cui Tingshi nodded.

Liu Yuan smiled bitterly and didn't speak.

In the old days, merchants were considered to be social parasites who did not produce and lived by speculation, and were despised by everyone, and in terms of social status, the monarch was the highest, then the royal family, ministers, officials, soldiers, peasants, craftsmen, and the last was the turn of the merchants, which is fully reflected in the words of Choi Tingshi.

A diligent craftsman is also better than a speculative businessman.

"Any craftsman and businessman are all ninth-rate, reading poetry and books, knowing etiquette and righteousness, and making a splash in the imperial examination, this is the right way." Mr. Su shook his head, and said to Liu Yuan: "Liu Yuan, I think you are a good seedling, with your talent, it is really a waste to be a businessman, you must have a good character, I will open a convenient door for you, you come to the state to learn to be my disciple, with your talent, you must have a lot to do." ”

Sure enough, it was ~~~

Liu Yuan guessed Mr. Su's intentions early on, obviously because he was happy to see the talent, and he wanted to receive himself under his door.

If someone else hears that Mr. Su, the most learned and respected Mr. Su in the state school, accepts him as a disciple, he must feel that his ancestral tomb is smoking, and without saying a word, he will definitely kneel down immediately, "Peng Pengpeng" will first come to three rings, the kind that does not count, and then call the teacher a few times obediently.

Mr. Su is not only knowledgeable, rich in learning, and most importantly, he has been full of peach and plum all over the world in his life, among his students, there are more than ten officials above the sixth grade, what a big network this is, worship him as a teacher, and immediately get in touch with those people, which is very helpful to his career.

"This, Mr. Xie Lu, Mr. Xie Su's wrong love, is very important, let me think about it." Liu Yuan replied respectfully.

In fact, Liu Yuan thought about it early in the morning, he came here, and made up his mind to enjoy life, not to mention that he has no foundation in ancient literature, none of the four books and five classics are proficient, and the "killing of the Quartet" at the poetry meeting is just the light of the predecessors, and the plagiarism without ears is just a stealing without ears.

There is no foundation in ancient texts, this is one of them, Liu Yuan also knows that the officialdom is not so easy to mix, although now the country is peaceful and the people are rich, but Liu Yuan knows that there is a Turkic unsettled, Tubo is ready to move, there are several princes fighting for the throne openly, I don't know how many political storms have been blown, with their own city, it is estimated that they have been sold and helped others count their lives.

It's better to be a contented and happy monopoly.

"Okay, if you think of it, you can go to the state school to find me, hehe~~" Mr. Su also knew that this was a big deal, after all, this was a choice of different professions, and now Liu Yuan's golden and jade family was booming, and he suddenly asked him to abandon business and become a scholar, and he really needs to think about it.

"I don't know what else Mr. Su has to order?" Liu Yuan asked respectfully.

"It's night, it's almost curfew after a while, let's go back, but remember, learning must not be wasted."

Liu Yuan hurriedly thanked Mr. Su for his teachings, politely refused Cui Tingshi's good intention to arrange someone to escort him home, and said goodbye to several seniors present, and then he and Qin Lang got on the boat back to the shore together.