Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 169 Give Them A Big Surprise
Chapter 229 Give Them A Big Surprise
Only then did Gao Shilian understand that Li Shimin compiled "Clan Chronicles" not for the purpose of "publishing correct surnames", but to take the opportunity to show the majesty of the royal family.

After figuring this out, Gao Shilian immediately called Wei Ting, the official censor, Cen Wenwen, the minister of Zhongshu, and Linghu Defen, the servant of the Ministry of Rites. The four stayed up all night and decided to revise the "Clan History".

After several days of hard work, the revised version of "Clan Records" was once again in the hands of Li Shimin.

This time, the royal family of the Li family ranked first, while relatives such as the Changsun family ranked second. At the same time, there were emerging dignitaries such as the Cheng family and the Yuchi family tied for second.

Like those big families, such as five surnames and seven Wangs, they all rank in the third class and belong to the bottom.

Li Shimin is comfortable, so he looks comfortable. As the saying goes, those who are close to me are brothers, and those who are not close to me are enemies.

Only those who follow you can achieve good results.

But the aristocratic family is not happy, this person sits at home, and the pot comes from the sky.

They didn't do anything, and in the end they became the lowest nobles in a daze, ranking behind those nouveau riche, which is too deceiving.

So they decided not to play with Li Shimin anymore.

The aristocratic family made all the scholars who hang out with him not allowed to work for Li Shimin, so that no one could use him, and wanted to use pressure to force Li Shimin to bow his head.

As a result, this actually fulfilled Li Shimin's wishes. During that period of time, he opened up a wide range of subjects to recruit scholars, allowing poor scholars from all over the world to "jump into the dragon's gate" through the imperial examinations and hit them.

This made the aristocratic family very anxious, and they didn't care about angering Li Shimin, so they quickly began to install their own people in the court, so as to fight for the right to speak.

However, the plan was not very good. The aristocratic families in the court have been cleaned several times, and they no longer have the prestige of the early days of the founding of the country.

Ministers such as Changsun Wuji, Gao Shilian, Fang Xuanling, etc., all do not belong to aristocratic families, so that it can ensure that the court's right to speak is firmly in the hands of Li Shimin.

But in the local area, the aristocratic family still has a lot of influence.

Before Li Chengqian came to Qianzhou, the government affairs of Qianzhou were controlled by Xie and Zhang.

But these two families can't be called aristocratic families at all, they are at most aristocratic families.

A real aristocratic family can definitely influence the politics and economy of a place.

Li Chengqian was very lucky. Except for the two powerful families in Qianzhou, there was no aristocratic family who extended his hand here.

However, in places like Yizhou and Guangzhou, there are shadows of aristocratic families.

It is clear that since he has nothing to do with the aristocratic family, Li Chengqian has no intention of going against them.

Dealing with Li Tai and the others would be enough of a headache, but if they were to face off against the aristocratic family, it would be a lot of trouble in the future.

But now, aristocratic families are suddenly driving up prices, many people are struggling to survive, and they can't even afford to eat.

Forget about it. After all, these big families are selfish guys. In order to keep their family alive, they will do anything.

At that time, if the people really make trouble, the court will certainly not sit idly by.

But never expected that the fire would reach Qianzhou.

This time I was really shot while lying down. Qianzhou currently has academies and medical schools, which need a lot of books.

As a result, the aristocratic family suddenly raised the price of paper. Isn't this plucking hair on Li Chengqian's head?
Originally, Li Chengqian thought that he would turn a blind eye to what the aristocratic family did, and let them play around on their own.

But now that they have harmed their own interests, they must never be forgiven!
Qianzhou was devoted to Li Chengqian, and it was also his base camp.

Whoever dares to touch Qianzhou will be killed!

If you dare to take his life, you are the enemy, and you will never die.

Li Chengqian closed his eyes slightly, his face was gloomy, and he began to think about how to deal with it.

Zhuge Liang did the same, gently flapping the feather fan in his hand.

"By the way, why doesn't Qianzhou open a paper mill?" Li Chengqian said with a chuckle.

Zhuge Liang frowned and said: "The paper mill is too cumbersome, and we don't have the technology, so we can only go to other places to learn or hire people. It will be difficult to get on the right track for a while!"

The corner of Li Chengqian's mouth turned up, "This king knows what to do, so he opened a paper mill, and it's a new technology we still use!"

"New technology?"

Zhuge Liang's eyes widened, "Your Highness, could it be that you know how to make paper?"

At present, Datang's papermaking technology is slightly improved on the papermaking technology invented by Cai Lun, and the process is very cumbersome.

Because papermaking does not make money, and even makes ends meet, businessmen are too lazy to do this business, so those large paper mills are almost all run by aristocratic families.

There are no rich families in Qianzhou, and businessmen don't want to open paper mills, which is why education in Qianzhou is so backward.

Although Li Chengqian has been developing education since then, due to time constraints, he ignored the paper mill.

The paper for printing books is purchased from Xiangzhou, Ezhou and other places.

Unexpectedly, the problem of the book was solved, and the problem of paper appeared again.

This is forcing Li Chengqian to climb the technology tree.

With a slight movement in his heart, Li Chengqian took out a large stack of paper from his sleeve robe and handed it to Zhuge Liang, "This is the technology of papermaking. Compared with the papermaking technology of Tang Dynasty, its cost is lower and the process is simpler. Let us Make the paper first and then sell it to other states and counties.”

Li Chengqian has been signing papermaking for a while, but it has too little effect, so he has been useless and left it in the warehouse to eat ashes.

As a result, people are not as good as heaven. What Li Chengqian didn't expect was that the aristocratic family suddenly raised the price of paper ten times.

Isn't that business opportunity coming?
The papermaking technique that Li Chengqian signed is bamboo paper.

Bamboo paper, as the name suggests, is paper made from bamboo.

Bamboo grows fast, has a short cutting period and high output, and it is easy to transport, and it is easier to process bamboo pulp and paper.

The cost of making paper from bamboo is almost half that of ordinary paper.

Once bamboo paper comes out, it is believed that countless businessmen will join the paper industry.

Because cost reduction means higher profit...

Zhuge Liang pondered and said: "Your Highness, the profit margin of this paper is too thin, so it might not be worthwhile to sell it elsewhere?"

"Do you know what small profits but high turnover mean?" Li Chengqian said with a smile: "The aristocratic family raised the price of paper by ten times, then we will sell it at five times the price, and our cost is lower. You can still make money by suppressing aristocratic families, killing two birds with one stone!"

Most of the paper mills in the world are in the hands of aristocratic families, and they mainly use the profits from selling books to maintain the expenses of the paper mills.

If you can't sell books now, you can only make money from paper.

Otherwise, the paper mill will go bankrupt, and they will have to bear a lot of losses.

But if Li Chengqian's bamboo paper comes out and sells it cheaper than the paper from aristocratic families, then who will buy their paper?
Even if there was a price war, Li Chengqian didn't panic at all, unless they gave it away for free, Li Chengqian would not lose.

After thinking for a while, Zhuge Liang figured out the problem, and said with a smile, "Your Highness, I know what to do."

"Okay, let's do it first, and finish the papermaking technique as soon as possible. This king will give these aristocratic families a big surprise!"

(End of this chapter)