When they finished listening to this paragraph, they saw Shen Sanwen walking with a sad face.

Frowning and contemplative, like a general who is not discouraged after being defeated, Cui Xuan hurriedly stepped forward to comfort, "Your original intention is good, even if Your Majesty does not support it for a while, it doesn't matter, you listen to me." ”

Shen Sanwen looked at Cui Xuan in shock, "Why don't you listen to me?"

Cui Xuan nodded, "You say." ”

People who are in a bad mood should let this be done, no one must have listened to him just now, and he must have a lot of things he wants to say that he has not finished, Cui Xuan thought to himself.

Shen San's question was shocking, "Your Majesty has promised to implement the education for all policy, so that everyone in the Great Zhou can read and write." ”

Cui Xuan: "Huh? Then why are you sullen? ”

Shen Sanwen said in frustration, "Your Majesty has given me full responsibility for this matter, and has ordered all officials across the country to cooperate and assist." ”

Cui Xuan: "Then how do you cooperate?" ”

Shen San asked: "Each performs its own duties, and then cooperates when I need help, and some uses must be approved by His Majesty before implementation." ”

Cui Xuan: "."

Originally, there was no such thing in their duties, so this can be regarded as no responsibility, and all departments cooperate, that is, you still have to do things yourself to meet reasonable requirements.

It still has to be audited.

His Majesty didn't give anything, there was no one in his hand, and there was no money in his pocket, no wonder Shen Sanwen was full of sorrow.

At this time, the messenger was still waiting to continue, Shen Sanwen listened together, corrected the tone and words wrong, and reproduced his courage in the court, the princess who saw it smacked her tongue again and again, and Cui Xuan couldn't help but marvel.

In the three games, they all won the argument for him, and these scholars were convinced.

I can't find the slightest mistake.

It's a good brain.

Especially Cui Xuan, he was very emotional, why did he not show up in anger at the beginning, didn't he just think it was unfair, his unfairness was brought by the emperor.

But no one explained to him that this was obviously cheated by his uncle, Shen San asked about his feelings, and he didn't explicitly mention his sadness.

Cui Xuan also felt that the previous idea was not too simple, eating enough was just a very low-level survival requirement, and the sons of these families, whether it was famine or natural disasters, or the change of dynasty, they could have fine clothes and food. However, the cost of reading is still very high, and some of the sons and nephews of distant relatives are only the eldest sons who can study well under the condition of family support, and it is not easy for others to be literate.

It is precisely because of this that the loyalty of the head of the family who provides for them is far greater than that of others, and their life's work is to obtain the family's resources for themselves or their descendants. As a result, since the end of the Han Dynasty, five dynasties and ten kingdoms, until the Sui Dynasty and the early Tang Dynasty, the family has accumulated for thousands of years, and it has become thicker and thicker.

However, since Gaozong dealt with the Guan Longshi clan, Wu Zetian wantonly took the Han family, and such days are gone forever.

The future family is only the door to wealth, not a place of nobility admired by the world.

Cui Xuan was eager to restore the glory of the family and to make some achievements, so he struggled and hesitated in his heart for a long time.

However, today, Shen Sanwen gave an answer that he had been waiting for a long time and could not refuse.

For the officials, for the country and the people, for the people of the world, in order to do their best to learn, to create a magnificent and prosperous world, for a hundred generations. What did he learn from his books? That's not it. Cui Xuan secretly vowed that he must make some achievements in the process and leave his name in history.

Nowadays, the prosperous era is coming, literature is prosperous, and there are still many people in the world who cannot enjoy the fruits of the prosperous era and appreciate the magnificent chapters.

This education for all, he, supports to the end.

Shen San asked looking at Cui Xuan, who was deep in thought, and when he woke up, this guy, every time he thought about things, there was no one else in his eyes, what did he think of. Fortunately, his lord is a princess, and when he meets an anxious son, he will not be happy with you every minute, and he will give you small shoes to wear, believe it or not.

Cui Xuan looked at Shen San eagerly, and walked over and grabbed his sleeve.

Shen Sanwen hurriedly pulled it out, and then separated it with his hand at a certain distance, in case he awakened some strange attributes and gave birth to unprovoked admiration, "Let's have something to say, let's not use our hands and feet." ”

Cui Xuan didn't think about it and said, "If the whole people are literate and understand the etiquette and law, then it must be a prosperous world." ”

Shen San asked: "Of course I know it's a prosperous era, but didn't you say it's difficult, we are short of money, and all the income of the Ministry of Culture and Culture is not enough." ”

The income of the Ministry of Education is an astronomical amount for a family and a surname, but for the whole world, it is a drop in the bucket, and it is important to find ways to reduce the cost of education and reduce various expenses.

Cui Xuan: "We have laid out the education literacy before, and we already have some clues, first calculate the cost of each part, and then add it up, how to fill it up so that things can be done smoothly." ”

Shen San asked Zhengsedao, "Okay, then you can count the expenditure, and I will find a way to make money." ”

The princess took a sip of tea and said indifferently, "Don't be too optimistic, now these courtiers are only temporarily frightened by you, and when they understand the power, someone will come out to stop them, and they have to think of a way to deal with it." The content of the edict will not be implemented for a while and a half, and it cannot be promulgated now. ”

Shen San replied, "The family should be powerless to object, these people born in a poor family will never oppose this policy that they benefit from for the original family." ”

Cui Xuan said in a deep voice, "The family has a profound heritage that cannot be underestimated, and there will definitely be all kinds of obstacles, and in the local area, they are also more influential. As for those scholars who were born into poor families, at this time and at that time, they are already a privileged class, and naturally they hope to be a privileged class all the time, and they may not be able to support it, depending on whether morality is more important or interests are more important in their hearts. ”

Shen Sanwen frowned again, "Such a person can't afford to be a parent official, if he finds out, I will impeach them one by one." ”

Cui Xuan: "."

Others won't put opposition on their faces, so how can you impeach them?

After the preliminary discussion, they went their own way.

Song Jing found Cui Xuan, and the two of them summed it up again, this national education is done, they must be the first work, think about the prospects, and smear honey in their hearts.

Sure enough, if you learn literature well, it's better to be right with the leader, you look at Yao Chong, the champion, right? was first fooled by Liu Renliang to King Yin's side, and then he was praised by His Majesty, what a beauty, and finally he was appointed as the general to fight for the position of the prince, and he fought repeatedly, and finally lost the battle, now what? A salted fish.

And what about them, at the beginning, Her Royal Highness the princess and the concubine were discerning, and they were selected from thousands of people, and then a series of operations that people had to obey, and now they have become famous ministers, and they will rarely be admired in the future.

Fate, really.

Cui Xuan: "Ahem, cough, let's get down to business, this thing is not easy to do." There are two main aspects of this cost, one is the purchase of utensils, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and the Ministry of Culture and Culture hollowing out are difficult to meet the national consumption. There are also labor costs, the fees of masters and managers, statistics on school-age students, statistics on the academic performance of students, and subsidies for poor students.

Back then, when I was studying, the money spent by our Cui family was like running water, and a book was worth ten years for a family. ”

Song Jing: "At that time, books were not expensive, I only had a few Confucian books in my hand, and I read them repeatedly, and I could see flowers in every sentence." Now with fast movable type printing, the price of books is much lower. ”

Cui Xuan: "If you use pen and ink inkstone, you can use a pencil instead, I am not used to this thing, but it is lightweight, and if it is mass-produced, the cost can be reduced a lot." ”

Song Jing: "A good pen and a good inkstone are all precious things, but cherish the use of a lifetime, this pencil, after use, can not be used again, just one, can not write many words, is it too luxurious." ”

Cui Xuan: "As long as we can reduce the cost, it is good for everyone to be able to read and write first." It's much better than before, when everyone had to go home and practice with charcoal. ”

Song Jing: "Pencils are much easier to use than charcoal, so it is convenient for the horses to discuss and discuss, and the labor cost is less, and a town only needs dozens of people." ”

Cui Xuan: "Well, it's mainly a matter of paper. ”

This papermaking also needs to rely on bamboo forests, and the paper needed for education for all is not a star, how to solve the paper problem.

Somehow, Cui Xuan always felt that Shen Sanwen must have a way.

Because, in the past, no matter what happened, he had a way to do something unexpected.

After some deliberations, he estimated the price level in different regions and roughly calculated the cost, Cui Xuan took the results and found Shen Sanwen, who was sitting on a bench under the tree.

Shen Sanwen always felt that there was something he had overlooked, which was very important, but he couldn't remember it.

Cui Xuan roughly talked to him about the cost, and Shen Sanwen was very heartbroken, but as a rich and powerful horse master, he had to show composure. It's not much, and the cost of one year's education is about the same as the current income of the Ministry of Education.

Sad, sad!

It seems that the Ministry of Education has to expand a little bit and collect the wealth of the world.

Shen Sanwen actually wanted to ask, what does Cui Xuan think about the relationship between education and the family, after all, the family represents the old interests, and this new interest comes out, according to Marx's great principle, the old forces should fight back desperately, and then alternate between the old and the new, and finally the new interests defeat the old interests.

However, before he could ask, Cui Xuan's question was exported first.

Cui Xuan: "Now paper is a big problem, the number of paper in the country is limited, and it may not be able to meet the needs, and paper is too expensive, accounting for the majority of the cost." ”

Shen Sanwen finally remembered what the problem he ignored was, that is, the paper problem.

The expansion of the Ministry of Education requires the use of a large amount of paper, and the cost of paper must be reduced, otherwise the Ministry of Education is doomed to lose money for many books that no one cares about (Street Books) or in poor areas.

Now, education needs paper, and the Ministry of Education also needs paper, and when the time comes, paper will be in short supply every year, and prices will rise gradually.

Therefore, he also has to solve the problem of paper cost and manufacturing efficiency.

Wow, but he doesn't know how to make paper.

Shen Sanwen had to ask Cui Xuan to wait a little longer, and he would find a way.

Cui Xuan's heart was cold, this, there was no way, it was cold.

With a feeling of loss, Cui Xuan went out of the house, found Song Jing, and reported the results to him, "This papermaking is estimated to be too difficult, why are our plans and prosperity, I'm afraid there will be a long time to realize, but we can't be discouraged, the road is long, we slowly seek up and down." ”

The two brothers hugged their heads and cried, and they were sad for a while.

When they woke up from the dream, the dream was shattered, it was so hurtful, and the two of them were depressed.

Although Shen San asked no, he still had a contemporary, so he hurriedly wrote to Zhang Yang, "Brother, do you know how to make paper?" ”

Eight hundred miles of urgency, a few horses ran to death, Zhang Yang nervously opened the envelope, and saw such a nonsense.

"No, I've seen a few pictures in the book. Shame on wasting the resources of the imperial court. ”

The return was six hundred miles of urgency, and not a single horse died.

Shen San didn't hold out hope, after all, he, an all-round king with a wide range of interests and talents, wouldn't be able to, would Zhang Yang be able to.

I still have to see for myself, I can improve a little bit, improve a little bit, speed up a little efficiency, it's a huge contribution.

The main contradiction in the current society of the Great Zhou Dynasty is the contradiction between the rising demand for paper and the efficiency of paper in short supply.

Papermaking was first invented by the Eastern Han Dynasty eunuch Shang Fang Ling Cai Lun, who was in charge of the imperial palace manufacturing industry, and papermaking was originally intended to supply the needs of the imperial court.

After so many years, the Imperial Palace is still the place where the demand for paper is the greatest, except for the daily renewal of the library such as the Ministry of Education, the Imperial Palace has the most paper coming and going.

The emperor is also a veritable person who reads the most and is the busiest.

Therefore, the most advanced papermaking technology in this era lies in the Shang Fang Bureau of the Imperial Palace.

The paper of the Tang Dynasty was no longer just the pursuit of whiteness, brightness and flexibility. The people of the Shang Fang Bureau often add more miscellaneous materials to the paper making process, such as powdering and sprinkling gold. The dyeing process arose in the Tang Dynasty. At this time, the paper, except for the whiteness, was already comparable to that of later generations.

It's just flower paper, and there is no craftsmanship of the descendants.

Shen Sanwen had never seen all kinds of paper in the past, after all, the paper used for official business was still more solemn, and the paper with a specific color was more liked by his daughter's family, so he naturally had fewer opportunities to contact.

However, I heard that this colored paper is very popular with the majority of noble ladies, and as soon as the Shang Fang Bureau came out, someone immediately imitated it, and it could be bought at a good price.

The Chinese's ability to imitate and improve is always good.

However, different imitation techniques make very different kinds of paper.

Shen Sanwen felt that this paper must be able to have other uses and bring benefits, but he didn't think about how useful it was.

In the depths of the palace, in a remote place he had never set foot on, he was able to witness the entire process of making paper with his own eyes.

There was also a eunuch next to him who patiently explained to him.

Only the best paper can be made from bamboo at a certain time when it is used to make paper, and at other times, workers only complete their assigned paper-making tasks and spend their free time researching ways to improve them.

(End of chapter)