In the yard.

The campfire danced in the wind, occasionally exploding with sparks and crackling.

Fang Xuanling's face was bitter when he heard Qin Huaidao's request, the reward was nothing more than the title, official position, land, silver, beauties, etc., the title and official position were already very high, and they could not be given again, they were all given to the two princesses, and the beauties could not be given again, as for the land, it was best to control it in the hands of the imperial court, and silver was the best choice for the imperial court.

But thinking of the emptiness of the treasury, Fang Xuanling stubbornly said: "I'm afraid not, the floods in the south of the Yangtze River are serious, and the Turks in the west are eyeing each other, intending to go east, and many places are waiting for silver, and the treasury can't take out much." ”

Qin Huaidao was stunned, thought for a while, and said, "Isn't the imperial court going to take the imperial examination?" All the books and materials involved in the imperial examination are printed and sold by me, and I guarantee that the price is 10% lower than the current price, how about it? ”

Textbooks, auxiliary books are monopolies, casual engagement is blood gain, not to mention the Zhenguan period of the imperial examination has Xiucai, Ming Jing, Junshi, Jinshi, Ming Law, Ming characters, Ming arithmetic and other more than 50 subjects, the textbook is scared to death, the content of the examination is sometimes policy, the scriptures, essays, etc., also need a large number of teaching materials, such as the past examination papers, the answers of the previous Jinshi and so on.

The school is divided into official schools, state schools, and county schools, distributed all over Datang, and the number of students is huge, all of which are rigid needs, and the exams have to be tested from the solution of the test, the autumn school, and the spring school layer by layer.

Fang Xuanling knows some of the doorways in this, in the past, they were controlled by the family and subsidized by the imperial court, but Qin Huaidao is willing to be one percent lower than the current price, only the students of the world will benefit, and the imperial court can also save a lot of silver, both parties are satisfied, why not? Immediately said: "This is no problem, the post stations distributed in various parts of the imperial court can also help you consign, this is also a common practice." ”

There are thousands of post stations, distributed in the official roads of Datang, students study tours, visit friends, etc. all take the official roads, live in the post stations, and buy books by the way, which is simply the best sales outlet, and suddenly the eyes lit up.

The matter was finalized like this, Fang Xuanling also breathed a sigh of relief, he could finally give Li Er an explanation, and the imperial court did not have to worry about other hidden dangers caused by the failure to be knighted, and it could save a fortune, killing two birds with one stone.

As the head of the civil officials, Fang Xuanling was also heartbroken.

After chatting about some details, the three of them left together and went back to their rooms to rest.

Qin Huaidao didn't move, threw a few dry firewood to the bonfire, and while thinking about what happened just now, these three people were obviously entrusted by Li Er to find out the bottom, but the textbook is not bad.

"Young master, are you alright?" Xue Rengui came over suddenly, his words full of concern.

"Brother Xue, how many people are in charge of printing in the Industrial City now?"

"More than 2,000 people, usually stared at by Zhao Wenwen, is there a problem?" Xue Rengui asked rhetorically.

"Expand the recruitment to 5,000, increase the production of white paper, in addition, prepare at least 1,000 sets of movable type printing, and prepare to undertake the printing of scientific research textbooks and auxiliary books of the imperial court, this amount is too large, and there are few people."

"Have you printed the scientific research textbooks and tutorial books?" Xue Rengui was taken aback, and immediately rejoiced, there are thousands of students in the Tang Dynasty, and there are a lot of books needed for the scientific examination, this is to be sent, and five thousand people may not be able to stop it, reminded: "Young master, at present, more than two thousand people are in charge of papermaking are a little difficult, if the printing of scientific research books, the increase of three thousand people may not be enough, at least four thousand people must be added." ”

Qin Huaidao waved his hand and said: "No, it can't be too much, it takes more time, the population of Chang'an is more than 200,000, increasing to 5,000, plus transportation, coal mines, cement, etc., there are nearly 10,000 people who follow us to beg for a living, that is, nearly 10,000 families, each family is counted as four, that is, more than 40,000 people, accounting for one-fifth of the total population of Chang'an, and the imperial court will not agree to more." ”

Xue Rengui really hadn't thought about this question, who wants a large population to be controlled by a large number of people? Isn't this yet another gate valve? A little bit of penetration, nodding silently.

A refreshing breeze blows, refreshing people's hearts.

The bonfire dances like a fairy.

Qin Huaidao looked at the bonfire in a good mood, the deadlock and confrontation with Li Er was broken, revenge, a lot of benefits, temporary safety, of course, the precautions that should be done can not be less, look at the surroundings of no one, and whispered: "You take the time to go to the tea mountain, personally tell Luo Ying to find a hidden place in the mountain, turn around and drop a group of trustworthy people from Qinjiazhuang to build weapons, and I will teach the specific refining method to relevant people in the next two days." ”

"Understood." Xue Rengui promised that after getting along for so long, Xue Rengui was not worried that Qin Huaidao would rebel and affect himself in the future, and everything he did was just to protect himself.

If he really wanted to rebel, Xue Rengui also let go.

Death for a confidant!

……

The next morning, Qin Huaidao asked Huang Lao carefully, selected twenty trustworthy people to come out, and secretly taught to make weapons, this time Qin Huaidao wanted to make special alloys, instead of simple steel, the alloy is tougher, sharper, and more durable.

The basis of all weapons is material.

As for weapons, Qin Huaidao built three kinds, one was a foot crossbow, which required someone to sit down and use his feet to open the crossbow with both hands, and the other person to help

On the crossbow arrow, single shot, but the range is terrifying, similar to the Qin crossbow, the other is a repeater, the existing repeater range is not as good as the bow and arrow, it is a hard injury, the newly created repeater material is improved, it can be on par with the bow and arrow, and the last one is the Mo knife, improve the strength of close combat.

These three are all controlled weapons, which must not be exposed, and must be trusted by people.

Qin Huaidao divided the twenty people into two halves, half was in charge of the crossbow and the other half was in charge of the Mo knife, and it was strictly forbidden to teach them privately.

Three days later, Qin Huaidao finished teaching the alloy refining process and weapon building skills, and the twenty people quietly left, went to Chashan, and announced to the outside world that they would go to Yangxian to help with cement refining, Yangxian was too far away, and the news was not easy to convey, and no one doubted it for two or three months.

In the past three days, Qin Huaidao was tired enough, he went back to the room and fell asleep, Mi Mihu felt that someone was calling, and when he opened his eyes, he was a little curious, usually He'er would never disturb his rest, and couldn't help asking: "He'er, what's wrong?" ”

"The Ministry of Rites has come, saying that they are here to determine the wedding process and related matters."

"Who, let him go to the guest room and wait for a while, I'm squinting for a while, I'm too sleepy." Qin Huaidao got up a little angry and didn't want to deal with it.

He'er is a caring person, nothing is as important as his own young master's business, he didn't say anything, turned around and left, and led the person to the reception room, considering that he was half a hostess, out of etiquette, he made tea with a big belly himself, while explaining: "This adult, the young master has been busy with business these days, and he hasn't closed his eyes for three days. ”

"It's okay, you're He'er, right?" The visitor asked with a smile.

He'er looked at the other party in some surprise, looking at the forty-year-old, dressed in luxury, wearing a purple official uniform, gold and jade belt, at least three grades or more, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "Back to the adult, the people's daughter is exact." ”

According to the etiquette system, since she got rid of her slavery and became Qin Huaidao's concubine, He'er can call herself a people's girl, and she no longer needs to call herself a slave or maid.

The other party nodded and asked no more.

The scene was suddenly a little embarrassing, but He'er grew up in a high-door mansion and was well-informed, so she quickly adjusted her mood, skillfully made tea, made an invitation, and then smiled: "Your Excellency, please sit down for a while, the folk girl still has some things to deal with, take the first step, the adult has something to call, there are people waiting outside." ”

"Go get busy." The other party smiled suddenly, keeping his distance, but not alienated.

This attitude was a bit strange, and He'er secretly took note of it and left slowly.

Half an hour or so.

Qin Huaidao hurriedly came over, his face was haggard, his eyes were bloodshot, he had been fighting for three days and three nights, no one could stand it, and it was also thanks to Qin Huaidao's good physical fitness, he didn't fall, he recognized the identity of the person at a glance, he was startled, and saluted: "I didn't expect Lord Li to come, it's rude." ”

The person who came was Li Daozong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the biological father of Princess Wencheng, the future father-in-law, this ceremony was lost, Qin Huaidao was a little embarrassed, and sat down to drink tea and wake up.

Li Daozong saw that Qin Huaidao was really haggard, and he didn't want to be fake, so he deliberately gave himself a horse, and the unhappiness in his heart dissipated, and bluntly explained his intentions: "Lord Qin doesn't need to be polite, and I blame the official for not greeting him in advance before he came, and he didn't show his identity when he arrived. ”

After speaking, Li Daozong's face was a little more unhappy, who would marry his daughter, but the man didn't prepare anything, and he wouldn't be happy in his heart.

Qin Huaidao smiled, refilled the tea for Li Daozong, and made an invitation ceremony.

Li Daozong asked with a cold face, "Lord Qin is not going to explain one or two?" Still not ready to get married? ”