Datang: Showdown, your father and I are Li Shimin

Chapter 122 Meeting His Majesty
"What Doctor Li said is true?" Li Er looked at Li Ze in disbelief, as if he couldn't believe Li Ze's words at all.

But Li Ze bowed to Li Er confidently and said, "How dare I deceive Your Majesty?"

"However, right now, we need a lot of manpower, otherwise, even if there is a way, it will be difficult to mass-produce."

"However, due to the smallpox disaster in Du Village, the entire village's industries have basically been put on hold, and we must rely on the imperial court to distribute food relief. If the 20 victims in Du Village can make a living by making paper and printing books, it will only take half a month. In a short time, Du Village will have the ability to survive independently, and there is no need for the imperial court to allocate food."

Li Er suddenly stood up in shock, and circled around Li Ze, looking up and down at the same time.

"Li Ze, Li Ze, how did your brain grow? Smallpox first, then potatoes and corn, gunpowder, and now you have invented new papermaking and printing techniques..."

"But... I'm a little curious. How powerful is the new papermaking technology you mentioned? Can you be sure about printing books?"

Li Er stroked his beard, looked at Li Ze raised his eyebrows slightly, and was somewhat suspicious.

Immediately after, Li Ze took out two or three pieces of paper from his sleeve and put them on Li Eryu's case: "This is the paper that I used for myself in the past, and it was made according to my own formula. Please have a look at it, Your Majesty." .”

Li Er was a little surprised when he saw three sheets of paper that were almost the same color as ordinary hemp paper on the table.

Then he stretched out his hand to grab the paper from the imperial case, and the moment his fingers touched it, Li Er realized that the paper was much more delicate than hemp paper.

Immediately, he picked up the paper and carefully examined it inch by inch by the candlelight.

"That's right, there are no lines on the paper at all, and there is no broken linen on the paper. Compared with the linen paper, it is indeed much smoother."

While admiring Li Er, he picked up a pen and wrote a few words on the paper casually.

Seeing Li Er studying paper, Li Ze continued: "Nowadays, in the Tang Dynasty, there is no other way except hemp paper and bark paper, and these two manufacturing techniques are almost eliminated by the land of Bashu and the people who have a lot of resources to print books. It’s controlled by the five surnamed families.”

"Today, Wei Chen heard that the price of books is as high as a thousand words per volume. For the scholars of the Tang Dynasty, it is simply a sky-high price! Therefore, Wei Chen made up his mind to print books and reduce the price of books to the level that every common person can afford. Affordable.”

Li Er put away the paper, stroked his beard and said, "It's easy to make paper, but it's hard to copy books. If you hire scholars to copy, it's not a small expense."

At this time, Li Ze suddenly saw the seal on Li Eryu's case, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, why do you need to copy, if you engrave the characters separately and print them with ink, countless books can be printed in large quantities in just a few days. "

As he spoke, Li Ze pointed to the jade seal on Li Er's table and said: "Use wood or clay to burn paper into squares. The front side is engraved with reverse writing, and the back side is engraved with straight writing for easy selection. Otherwise, only one literate person is required to type. , a literate person can check it, and a literate person can proofread it!"

Li Er closed his eyes and thought about it for a while, then opened his eyes suddenly, and slammed a fist with one hand on the other palm, showing a very happy expression.

"Oh! Oh! Doctor Li, Doctor Li, you are simply an auspicious person sent from heaven, a god who specially created the prosperous Tang Dynasty!"

"If you want me to say, you are even better than Mr. Jiang, Guan Yue, and Wolong!"

Li Er laughed excitedly, and immediately stepped forward to pat Li Ze on the shoulder and said, "I'm a little curious about your papermaking skills, why don't you open my eyes?"

Li Ze nodded immediately.

From my first smallpox to the gunpowder later, didn't you, Li Er, have to see what happened like a curious baby that time?
Since Li Er wants to hand over the management of Du Village to Li Ze, he naturally needs to be clear about what he does. As the king of a country, and he also has the special skill of making gunpowder in his hands, Li Er can rest assured It's strange to do it alone!

And it's still near the imperial city. In any dynasty, it doesn't matter if there is an emperor who allows him to escape from control.

Half an hour later, Li Ze brought Li Er and Fang Xuanling to his residence.

Seeing Li Er's attire, several servants in Li Ze's mansion trembled with fright.

Generally, low-ranking ministers are not qualified to see His Majesty, but these servants of Li Ze's mansion are lucky enough to see the current emperor himself today, which is simply a blessing in life.

"Xiao Nu has met His Majesty and Dr. Li."

Several people saluted Li Ersan and the others.

Li Er waved his hand towards everyone, then looked at Li Ze and said, "They are responsible for making paper for you?"

Li Ze waved his hand towards the crowd to make them retreat temporarily, and then pointed to the big buckets and cauldrons and said, "Return to Your Majesty, I didn't often stay in the mansion a few days ago, so I had to ask my servants to make paper for me I use it."

"Your Majesty, please take a look." Li Er said while pointing to the various huge wooden barrels on the ground and the cauldron where raw materials such as straw, bamboo velvet and so on were being cooked.

Immediately, he led Li Er to the backyard. The netting, drying and other processes were all placed outdoors. Under the sunlight, it lasts longer than Tang hemp paper! The white bamboo paper is exposed to the sun. A very dazzling light is reflected below.

Li Er squinted slightly to look at the outdoor floor tiles and the paper on the fishing net, and couldn't help feeling a little moved.

"Tsk tsk tsk... This paper is indeed much better than the one I used..." Li Er stepped forward, touched the paper on the floor tiles, and then saw a large stack of paper stacked in the corner , and asked:
"Doctor Li, how much can you make in a day in your house?"

Li Ze couldn't help but be a little confused. The paper made in his house was only made by his servants when he had nothing to do, and was not specifically used for this purpose.

In ordinary time, the main thing is to hoard some rare medicinal materials for yourself in case of emergency.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this...Wei Chen didn't set the daily demand for the servants. It was just that they made paper for Wei Chen in their spare time. However, if the scale of Du Village is 20 people, when the plan goes well, one Thousands of volumes can be made every day." Li Ze stroked his chin slightly, and for a while didn't know why Li Er asked about the production volume.

Li Er stood beside the neatly stacked papers on the ground, while Fang Xuanling stood silently behind Li Er, looking at the cut square papers placed in the room, and was suddenly a little surprised.

"Okay! If that's the case, Fang Fushe, after you return to the palace, you will draw up an order that Du Village will be a county since its enclosure, and everything will be under the jurisdiction of Dr. Li, and the tax will be exempted for three years!"

"The humble minister leads the decree!" Fang Xuanling was so startled that he leaned over to salute, and Li Ze also looked at Li Er in horror.

Why did you agree so readily?No other requirements?

Isn't Li Er afraid that I will enclose the land as a county and use gunpowder to make some cannons to blow him down from the throne?
(End of this chapter)