For Jiangdong, Guan Yu doesn't mean to underestimate it now.

And since the first battle of Jingnan, Guan Yu could not have any luck mentality, he knew very well that Sun Quan was insatiable for Jingzhou, and he also understood that the so-called alliance was just an expedient measure under Cao Cao's too strong power.

Therefore, in fact, Guan Yu at this time did not need Zhang Xi's advice to remind him, and he had never relaxed his vigilance against Jiangdong.

As soon as Zhang Xi saw Guan Yu's attitude, he knew that he didn't need to say more, and after drinking New Year's wine with the second master, he went home to accompany his wife.

In the winter, unless necessary, officials and nobles are reluctant to go out in this year.

But sometimes, this "necessity" will always come to the door.

Before the New Year, someone from Zhang Xi's house came to visit.

The person who came was Sima Hui's scholar, and the purpose of the visit was to invite Zhang Xi to Sima Hui's house, and Sima Hui said that he wanted to discuss the issue of knowledge with Zhang Xi.

Zhang Xi wondered, he was a person from a poor family, and he hadn't read the family biography "Book of Rites" thoroughly, what kind of knowledge would Sima Hui, a famous scholar and Confucian, discuss with him? !

?! I'm good at this.

But when people come to invite you, you can't help but save face.

And it is also beneficial to go, if this matter is spread out, when the great Confucians in the world discuss knowledge with Zhang Xi, then Zhang Xi's reputation can rise by at least five percentage points.

So, Zhang Xi took Xiao Qibao and carried a large bag of gifts, and went to visit.

When he arrived at Sima Hui's mansion, Zhang Xi not only met Sima Hui alone, but also the representatives of the Pang, Huang, Liao, and Li Si Nanjun families.

And they are all the heads of the family who are here in person, and they are all stomping and shaking on the ground in Jingzhou, Zhang Xi does not dare to slack off, and salutes one by one.

Then, Sima Hui sat on the main seat and really began to discuss the issue of learning.

The quotation of scriptures made Zhang Xi listen to it in a fog, and he didn't understand what these people were talking about at all.

But it's amazing, in the past, the family would show some disdainful expressions, after all, as far as Zhang Xi's "unlearned and unskilled" appearance is concerned, it is normal to be ridiculed on the spot, and expressing disdain can be regarded as self-cultivation.

But this time, the head of the four great families and Sima Hui were smiling from beginning to end, and they didn't mean to despise Zhang Xi at all.

Zhang Xi was sitting and listening to the lecture, and when he heard that his legs were almost numb, Sima Hui smiled and said, "Recently, I have occasionally obtained some works of Xichuan Confucianism, and Hui has also benefited a lot from studying them day and night. Now all the princes are here, and Hui also has the heart to ask for advice, please read the masterpiece of Xichuan Confucianism, I don't know if it is possible? ! ”

The heads of the four major families also echoed and said yes, and Zhang Xi was stunned when he heard it.

The writings of the people over there in Yizhou, aren't they the boxes of books I sent some time ago?!

Suddenly, Zhang Xi's spirit was shocked, thinking that Sima Hui was going to advertise and fire the first cannon for the signboard of Yuelu Academy.

But then, Zhang Xi realized that something was wrong.

Sima Hui ordered people to put out the boxes where the books were placed, revealing the paper books, and the people of the four great families were all "amazed".

I admire this book made of paper, which is easy to carry and neatly printed, which is really a rare boutique.

Well, theoretically, this reaction is not wrong, but the acting skills of these people are too fake, and they say "strange, wonderful", but in fact, no one has this kind of emotion in their eyes.

Zhang Xi reasoned a little, and he knew - these people must have seen these paper books in advance, and they have already passed "amazing, wonderful".

In fact, Zhang Xi was right, these people had indeed read these books.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Sima Hui organized a party, firstly, to maintain relations with the families in Jingzhou, and on the other hand, to get a new book to show off.

In the end, Sima Hui is just a celebrity, not the head of a big force, and the issues he considers are not so far-reaching.

But when these invited families saw Sima Hui's whole box of papers and books, the scene was so quiet that it scared people to death.

Sima Hui knew that making books on paper would have a greater impact on the family, but he didn't expect that it would be so big.

After asking Sima Hui's permission, the families flipped through these books, and the first thing they noticed was not the content of the books, but the beautifully typeset and neat fonts on the books. This is an even more remarkable thing.

No matter how high a person's calligraphy skills are, it is impossible to copy a book with a consistent font, and the characters in these books are stiff, full of ingenuity, and soulless, so it is obviously impossible to write by hand.

Through this book, the families thought of too many things, and they didn't have the heart to discuss the issue of knowledge with Sima Hui.

After figuring out that the source of these books was Yizhou Chengdu, a group of families were all silent, and the literary meeting naturally broke up.

After the families figured out the source of the book and realized that this was Liu Bei's intentional action, they knew that they had no way to prevent this from happening.

After returning home, all the Nanjun families who were able to send their servants to Yizhou to find out the truth of the paper, and asked the servants to find out the situation as soon as possible at all costs.

This time and again, I don't know how many horses were killed, but in less than a month, everything was figured out.

Of course, there are people who have the ability to run dead horses and travel back and forth from Yizhou to Jingzhou in a month, that is, the four major families mentioned above, after all, some of these people are rich, and they also have enough connections in Yizhou, and their official positions are not low, so they can get a lot of insider information.

Generally, even if the family sends someone to Yizhou, not to mention how to wander on the road, even when they arrive in Chengdu, they have to inquire for some time to grasp the basic information.

The heads of the four great families almost made a similar judgment as soon as they received the return.

Since the paper thing is being promoted by Liu Bei with all his might, it is impossible to implement it in Yizhou all the time, and sooner or later it will be promoted to Jingzhou.

Since this thing is unavoidable, what the family has to consider now is what can be best for their family.

The old and conservative families often don't have a big future, don't look at the family usually pay attention to ancient etiquette, but if you really want to say that the two ends of the first rat, act when the opportunity arises, or these families are the best at it.

Moreover, the families all have similar ideas - paper, but if there is a slightest possibility, it must also be in their own hands, and they must not easily go to the people, let alone make their family classics easy to read even the children of the poor.

So, the four great families had a meeting, exchanged information with each other, restored the whole thing, and understood one thing - all this is the conspiracy of that Zhang Yuanchang.

Now let's go back and see that the Yuelu Academy built by Zhang Yuanchang was waiting for us here, right?!

is not stupid, Zhang Xi's mind is actually not difficult to guess, Zhang Xi just relied on the inconvenience of communication in these years, and he just had an information gap.

When everyone has equal information, what kind of tricks do you really want to play, can Zhang Xi fool them?!

So, the four great families met with each other, figured out the actual situation now, weighed the pros and cons, and made a similar decision almost at the same time - since the matter is irreparable, then think about how to use this thing to benefit themselves.

First of all, it is necessary to control the distribution right of paper, as well as the printing power of this engraving printing technology, in their own hands.

It's not that these families don't want to master all the manufacturing skills, it's because they can't do it. According to the information provided by Zhuge Liang, the son-in-law of the Huang family, whoever wants to worry about this, Liu Bei will really turn his face.

Since the technology cannot be completely controlled in hand, it is at least necessary to control the popular channels of this technology first, so as to ensure the dominant position of the families, and on the other hand, it can also expand the influence of their own families in Jingzhou before other families.

Therefore, the four great families found Sima Hui together, let Sima Hui save such a literary meeting, and invited Zhang Xi here.

I inquired clearly, Zhang Xi is the bastard who dedicated papermaking and engraving printing, and this bastard has a very high status in front of Liu Bei, and he is the founder of the technique.

As for the other families, what do we have to do with us?!

The Huang family said that my family is very influential in Wuling County, and the paper distribution in Wuling County will be handed over to our Huang family.

The Liao family said that we are in-laws with the Pan family, and we can cooperate with the Pan family to act as an agent for the paper distribution rights of Lingling County.

The Pang family said that we have covered it here in Nanjun, which of you has an opinion?!

There is only one Li family left, the Li family is depressed, the four major families are the least powerful, and the good places can't compete with these big families, thinking about it, I can only say, if it really doesn't work, let's go to Yidu County to be close to Meng Datao? !

In this way, in front of Zhang Xi, the four great families divided up the agency rights of the four counties in Jingzhou. Zhang Xi said, I haven't said anything yet?!

What do you say?!

The four great families in turn asked Zhang Xi, both under the rule of Uncle Liu Huang, how could he Yizhou family act as an agent for this paper, but my Jingzhou family cannot?!

What can Zhang Xi answer?!

I can't answer anything.

Say no?!

That's a lack of heart, just promote paper and pry the family's classic interpretation rights.

Say okay?!

Liu Bei didn't say okay, why did you say okay?!

So this matter, Zhang Xi said that he wants to play the lord and ask the lord to decide.

The four great families breathed a sigh of relief and nodded yes one after another - this is what these people actually want.

At this time, Zhang Xi realized that he seemed to have fallen into a pit.

These families, if they go to Liu Bei to talk about this by themselves, maybe Liu Bei will have to consider whether doing so will expand the influence of the four major families and lead to instability in Jingzhou.

But if Zhang Xi took the initiative to play to Liu Bei, saying that there are four families in Jingzhou and want to act as an agent for the distribution rights of Jingzhou's paper and printing, then Liu Bei will probably not refuse for Zhang Xi's sake.

This is simply to let Zhang Xi use his reputation on Liu Bei's side to endorse the four major families.

What the hell are these old foxes. No, Zhang Xi has to think of a way, at least to get some benefits back.

Then Zhang Xi mentioned the difficulty in the construction of Yuelu Academy, the lack of craftsmen and manpower, and the four great families said, can this be called a problem? !

Repair, repair immediately, repair at the beginning of spring.

Zhang Xi can leave this matter alone, hand it over to the four great families, and promise to repair the library pavilion and the pavilion courtyard for you, and strive to complete it by the end of this year.

Zhang Xi immediately understood that he was sloppy and the conditions were lower.

(End of chapter)