Datang: I am the prince of salted fish, I impeach Li Er at the beginning

Chapter 179 You Can Do It Yourself

Hearing that Li Zhi has no better way.

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "You said how about letting the gentry mine graphite? It seems to be a way to give them the power to sell pencils."

"Useless!"

Li Zhi categorically denied: "If the right to sell pencils is given to the gentry, what kind of sky-high price do you think they will sell pencils?"

Compared with brushes, pencils have too many advantages.

To make up for this loss, it is necessary to manipulate the price of pencils.

At that time, the price of a pen may be able to sell for a sky-high price of ten taels of silver, or even higher.

Don’t think it’s impossible, they can definitely do it!

How much money is lost in brushes, they will get it all back in pencils!
The gentry is even worse than capital.

They are real vampires!
This class itself is a ferocious force that absorbs the nutrients of the entire world and rises.

"This doesn't work, and that doesn't work, so what do you say?"

Li Shimin became a little impatient, and kicked the ball back again.

In this regard, Li Zhi was very speechless.

This is obviously a matter of great benefit to the court, so it is up to you to take care of it.

In the end, you are fine, you just want to get benefits, and don't want to help?

Is it a bit too much?
Li Zhi kept slandering in his heart, but on the surface it was still a normal discussion.

"Whether you can promote pencils or not depends on how determined you are!"

"If you are ready to quell the war, there is nothing to say."

"Just do it and it's over!"

The current Datang court wants technology but not technology, and needs talents but not talents.

But there is one thing that Li Shimin absolutely does not need, and that is the army!
Datang not only has the most powerful army in the world, but also has the best generals in the past few hundred years.

Whether it was Li Ji who had already gone to Goguryeo, Su Dingfang who was eating shit in Zuowei Mansion, or Pei Xingjian and Xue Rengui who didn't know where they were now, they were all first-class famous generals.

The next level of famous generals include Li Daozong, Qibi Heli and others.

Even Hou Junji, who had been dispatched to Baizhou, could become the commander of the first army.

This is an era of famous generals.

When it comes to fighting, the Li family is not afraid of anyone.

"The aristocratic family is not monolithic. The birth of the pencil will at most have an impact on the Lujiang Chen family and the He family."

"These two families are all low-ranking small families. Even if they want to cause turmoil in the world, how much can they do?"

"The big deal is to send troops to quell the chaos at that time. These are all small problems."

Li Zhi said lightly, as if the chaos would not have much impact on Datang.

Hearing that Li Shimin's temples were protruding, his blood pressure immediately went up.

"Sometimes I really don't understand you, as if leading troops to fight is just a common thing for you."

"The question is, have you ever fought a war? Do you know how serious a war is for the court?"

"Isn't it just a small problem?"

"This is not a small problem! It's not as simple as you think!"

Li Shimin said angrily.

If he didn't know that Li Zhi was born with supernatural power, he really wanted to teach this ignorant kid a lesson.

There are many generals who can go to war in Datang, including Li Shimin himself, who is also a victorious general.

But what does this have to do with Li Zhi?
Li Zhi lived in the palace since he was a child, and he didn't even touch a weapon a few times.

Fighting will kill people, and it will have a huge impact on the lives of local people.

It's okay to keep thinking about what to do in war, really.

Regarding Li Shimin's accusation, although Li Zhi wanted to refute it, he really had no position to argue with Li Shimin.

It is true that he did inherit the talents of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, but it is also true that he has not fought in battle.

Seeing that Li Shimin was very resistant to this, Li Zhi did not continue to persevere.

"Then it's okay to popularize it on a small scale. The imperial court itself can use it as a way."

"Anyway, the things have already been given to you. You can decide what to do with them yourself, so I won't get involved."

The purpose of making pencils is nothing more than preparing for the future.

As for whether it can really spread to the public, Li Zhi actually doesn't care too much.

For him, as long as the production line of pencils can be established, that's enough.

It was only because Li Shimin always wanted to go further that he accompanied him to think about the plan.

He never said that it must be spread to the common people, right?
Li Zhi laughed secretly, making fun of his cheap father for being sentimental, guessing his thoughts randomly.

If he wasn't afraid of being beaten, he would even laugh on the spot.

Hahahaha.

"The things are here for you. You can tell someone to mine the graphite mine."

"Anyway, don't hand this thing over to the gentry, the other ministers are too lazy to take care of it, and they can't do it either!"

After that, Li Zhi walked away without giving Li Shimin a chance to react.

After Li Zhi left the hall, Li Shimin suddenly realized that he seemed to be making a fuss out of a molehill.

This kid didn't intend to break the monopoly of pen and ink at all, it was just playing him.

"Damn little guy! How dare you play this hand with me, and you almost fooled me!"

After Li Shimin reacted, he couldn't help laughing and cursing, shaking his head again and again.

He took the pencil in his hand again and wrote a few words on the rice paper.

I can't help but find that writing with a pencil is much easier than using a brush, and the strokes are smoother.

After using it, Li Shimin, a calligraphy lover, couldn't help becoming addicted, and took a pencil to write the memorial.

And when he realized that he seemed to have picked up the wrong pen.

I just wanted to put down the pencil and change the brush to continue.

But unexpectedly discovered that the palm of his hand had already been stained black by the pencil and became filthy.

"This... This kid actually dug a hole, waiting for me to be fooled?"

Li Shimin cried out in astonishment, and cursed with a smile: "When you come next time, I will definitely make you look good, so that you always want to cheat, and I will beat you up sooner or later."

……

Coming out of the palace, Li Zhi felt relaxed all over his body.

The biggest problem of popularizing books has been solved.

With the existence of pencils, the carrier of knowledge is no longer a problem.

When a large number of pencils are produced, the impact on the education industry can be described as earth-shaking.

At that time, it is only a matter of time before mass production of low-level talents is desired.

Some people may ask, what is the relationship between pencils and books?
Why does Li Zhi think that pencils can change the current situation.

The reason is very simple.

In this era, the mainstream way to reproduce books is to copy by hand!
Who has the money to use block printing?

Well it doesn't exist.

If you want to acquire knowledge from books, copy them yourself!

No one is used to students in this day and age!

(End of this chapter)