Chen Shangshu got up and took a step, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, how can there be barren land in the field you have given?" The lord of Lin County not only used the jue field for grazing, but also used it to repair orchards, mulberry gardens, and also used it to build workshops, doesn't this mean that the jue fields given by His Majesty are all barren land? ”

Chen Shangshu was righteous and awe-inspiring, "Does the county lord of Mo Feilin have an opinion on the land given by the emperor?" ”

The emperor couldn't help but smile, coughed lightly and looked at Gonggong Liu, "This time, in addition to arguing, Lord Lin also attached a letter, saying that she had imagined the question that the Zhongqing family would ask, and her answer was attached to it, and the question asked by the Chen Qing family happened to be there. ”

Gonggong Liu immediately took out a letter from his arms, coughed lightly and said: "Lord Lin said that if someone asks whether the fields given by His Majesty are all good land, and whether she is dissatisfied with Your Majesty by using Jue Tian for other purposes, she will answer,"

Gonggong Liu raised his head and glanced at Chen Shangshu sympathetically, and said: "I ask Your Majesty to take out the land of the same area as his family to replace the land owned by his family, if Your Majesty is busy, the county lord is willing to choose the land on his behalf, anyway, His Majesty's fields are all good land, and his family's fields are still rich and poor, but Your Majesty's is not." ”

Everyone couldn't help but chuckle when they heard this, and the Ministry of Industry Shangshu even laughed and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks this method is very good, Chen Shangshu is probably overjoyed in his heart." ”

The ministers laughed.

"Okay," the emperor raised his hand and suppressed a laugh, "Lord Qingwan is young, so he speaks childishly, are you also children?" ”

Lin Qingwan can say such nonsense, can the ministers say it?

What has become of the court?

Although it is a bit of a scoundrel, it is strange and effective, everyone understands what Lin Qingwan means, if you insist that the fields given by the emperor are all good fields, and falsely accuse her of good fields for other uses, then she will replace all the land in your house with the fields given by the emperor.

Aren't the fields in His Majesty's hands deserted except for the Huangzhuang and those cultivated by people?

The world is not the king's land, as long as there is no owner, the emperor can give it to people, if Lin Qingwan chooses all the sand and gravel land or mountain land, you will have no place to cry.

Of course, they all knew that the emperor would not mess around with Lin Qingwan, but they still couldn't help but be blocked in their hearts, and the people on the side of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Officials were even more eyeing each other, and they had the intention of exchanging land for their family.

An official shouted unconvinced: "Lord Lin is still competing with the people for profit, such a large number of paper sales and price reduction, I don't know how many craftsmen are unemployed, and the money has been gathered in her hands, Your Majesty, for the people of the world, you can't ignore it." ”

Gonggong Liu flipped through the paper in his hand, coughed lightly, and said softly: "This lord, the county lord Lin also listed this question, and the county lord replied that the imperial court only stipulates that officials are not allowed to engage in business, but it has never stipulated that princesses and county lords cannot engage in business. If you are an official in the court, and let your wife and her family slaves run the shop and property, and she is a widow with a niece, and most of the family property is donated by her brother, are she not allowed to stand on her own feet and earn some foundation for yourself and her niece? ”

The officials were silent, and then remembered that Lin Jiang had donated all the Lin family's property.

With tears in his eyes, Ren Shangshu knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Lin just doesn't want to sell profiteeringly, and he has no intention of competing with the people for profit. The Lin family has been loyal to martyrs for generations, and they can't be cold. ”

"Your Majesty, meritorious heroes should naturally be rewarded, but mistakes should also be punished, the Lin family has already been rewarded for meritorious service, you can't just reward and not punish, Lord Lin deliberately lowered the price of paper, causing chaos in the paper industry, which is also the truth."

"Okay, now you are finally willing to tell the truth, what good land he uses is all excuses, in the end, you are still the formula in the hands of the red-eyed."

"Ren Shangshu said cautiously, I wait for the paperroom bookstore at home, what are you doing with her formula?"

Ma Shangshu was no longer silent, and said coldly: "Then I have to ask your good teacher." ”

The other party's face suddenly turned red, and he was so angry that he was about to roll up his sleeves and quarrel, the emperor was afraid that they would stage a group fight in front of him again, so he couldn't help but pat the table and said: "Okay, you have been arguing for almost two months on a trivial matter and there is no result, do you really want me to announce the Lord of Lin County to Beijing?" ”

The emperor said angrily: "Lord Lin told me about the cost of straw paper, including the cost of sales, a knife is only five wen, and the price is more than twenty wen, isn't that a black-hearted business?" ”

The emperor stared at them with heavy eyes and asked, "It's not certain whether the price of paper on the market is reasonable, why is it determined that the Lord of Lin County deliberately lowered the price of paper?" ”

There are a few ministers below who have bitter mouths, they have a paper mill at home, and as soon as Lin Qingwan's straw paper came out, they also suspected that it was the subordinates or craftsmen who were fooled, and they were greedy for ink money in private, and deliberately inflated the price of paper.

But when I really went to the paper mill, after seeing their papermaking process, I realized that the cost was not much different from what they reported, and the cost of their knife was equivalent to the price of Lin Qingwan's knife.

Of course, it is a bit dark for them to sell things for more than 20 wen, but the purchase price they give to the bookstores is only 12 wen, and the paper price on the market has been agreed upon for many years.

Paper is not food, there is no need to fluctuate, since the ancestors did not change the price, then why did they change it?

Anyway, people who read books have to buy paper, no matter how expensive or cheap, if you want to write and read, you have to buy it, and it is not food, it is also related to life.

The emperor didn't know what they were thinking, otherwise he would definitely kill them with a jade seal, because the price of paper was high, the books were also high, and the cost of reading was higher, so few talented people he could use.

This time, the two sides still did not fight for victory, but the focus has changed from Lin Qingwan's good land to whether she competes with the people for profit and undermines market stability.

It's a pity that everyone didn't quarrel for long, because they were busy, and the time for the Ming Jing exam came, although most of the talents were selected to enter the official school to study or to become officials, but it was also a major event for the country.

So everyone is very concerned.

Moreover, the lord of Ruying finally defeated the imperial city of the Southern Han Dynasty, and the good news went all the way to Beijing, Su Zhang also captured Lu Jing alive, and he will send troops to escort the prisoners of war back to Beijing in the near future.

So even if the Lin family has already sold the straw paper to the capital and sold it under their noses, making them hate it so much that the roots of their teeth itch, it is not easy to move at this time, let alone have time to move.

All departments are busy.

Lin Qingwan laughed happily three times when she learned the good news, and sighed: "The Southern Expeditionary Army is my lucky army." ”

If it weren't for the Southern Expeditionary Army, she would definitely not have been able to deal with it so easily.

Lin Qingwan smiled and said to Lin You: "Tomorrow the Ming Economic Department will be completed, and the day after tomorrow, you will have a literary meeting in Wenyuan and announce the recipe of the straw paper." ”

"Do you want to be informed by the children of the clan?"

"I've already told them, they know what they know, it's up to them to decide." Lin Qingwan just told them about her decision, so that they would not underestimate the market due to the lag in news, and it was up to them what to do.

But those who have the courage to borrow money from her and go out on a rampage shouldn't be too stupid, and it's okay to be stupid.

"Is my aunt going to go herself?"

Lin Qingwan smiled and shook her head, "I won't go, you are all students, it is better to talk to each other." ”

She clicked on the papyrus on the table and said meaningfully, "The recipe for this papyrus can't just be shown to those who can read. ”

The Lin family's courtyard deliberately cleaned up a vacant lot, set up more than a dozen large vats, and sent people to publicize it inside and outside the city, "Aunt and grandmother of the Lin family asked craftsmen to teach paper-making methods in the western suburbs, and those who are interested in learning art should hurry up to learn it." ”

Everyone was shocked and grabbed the person who shouted, "What you said is true, don't fool us, right?" ”

"What's wrong with you, I don't believe you went to the western suburbs to see, and even the cylinder was lifted out."

"The papyrus of the Lin Family Bookstore is so profitable, why does Aunt Lin teach us that the apprentice is not going to starve the master to death?"

"You don't know yet, some people are jealous that Aunt Lin earns a lot, and she takes eye medicine in front of the emperor's old man, saying that Aunt and Grandma maliciously lower the paper price and compete with the people for profit, anyway, she is forcing Aunt Lin to raise the paper price.

But Aunt Lin and Grandma Lin pity that it is not easy for poor students to study, and they don't raise the price when they die, no, someone impeached the county lord, saying that she used good land or something, and she might raid the house if she made a big fuss, so she simply announced the formula. ”

"But we ordinary people are illiterate, this kind of good thing can't just be taken up by literate people, the Lin family is famous for its kindness, this time they deliberately drew out a few craftsmen to teach art in the western suburbs, who wants to learn, just go there and line up."

The Lin family has spread the word that they have lived in Suzhou for generations and rely on the help of their parents and fellow villagers, so this teaching is free of charge. ”

Everyone was skeptical, and the man who beat the gong and drum stomped his feet and said: "Oh, the western suburbs are not far from here, if you are afraid that I will be blinded, don't you just take a look for yourself?" ”

At that moment, he quietly left and ran towards the western suburbs.

But most people only think that the other person is telling a joke and do not move.

How important is a craft? They have to send their children to learn arts, not only have to pay money, but also have to give the children to people for several years, if they meet a good master, they may be able to learn the craft when they are old.

When I met a bad one, I learned some fur after being beaten and scolded for a few years.

The last time Aunt Lin didn't pinch the recipe of tofu, it was already very surprising, how could she learn to make paper for nothing this time?

And when learning to make tofu, everything that was learned in the past was compensated for by the Lin family's work, this paper is much more expensive than tofu, how can it be free?

So most of them didn't move, they just gathered together and said, "Someone really sued Aunt Lin?" ”

"It should be true, I have seen several times that people from the post station went to the Lin family's courtyard, and it is estimated that they are the ones who deliver the papers."

"Hey, who is so ruthless, it's not easy for two aunts and nephews to make a living, this is not a way to live."

"It's not those powerful corrupt officials, didn't you listen to what the little brother just said, why was Aunt Lin sued, it's not because the paper she sells is too cheap, it's to force her to raise the price of paper."

Some people also said secretly: "Big brother, let's go to the western suburbs to have a look, even if it's not, it's nothing, if it's ......"

If so, it would be pie in the sky.

As soon as these words came out, many people were moved and went to the western suburbs together.