The system forced me to be emperor

The old man looked at the four of them and saw that Mu Chen and Yan Qing were not like ordinary people, so he nodded and said with a smile: "So they are capable people in the world, I'm sorry, my prince is not in the house, just wait a moment!"

The old man turned back to the palace, came back after a while, then gave the Emperor Xia a silver plug with ten taels of silver in his hand, and said: "The four of you can live in the capital and leave your names. I will report to Mr. Jia, and Mr. Jia will report to the prince." , the prince will arrange for the servants of the mansion to invite the four of you!"

"The King Xian is not in the residence?" Hai Dafu was taken aback, looking at Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia weighed the money and said with a smile: "Old man, King Xian is really not in the house? Presumably the money and what you just said are all your polite words. King Xian doesn't want to refuse visitors, but he is also afraid that the visitors will be disappointed. I specially asked you to send money and leave your name, and we will talk about whether we will meet after investigating the origin."

The old man was shocked, he didn't expect the person in front of him to guess so accurately.

Indeed, this was Xiao Rui's idea. There are many people who want to join the palace as staff and guards, so many people will come to recommend themselves. Xiao Rui doesn't want to reject them all. It's crooked melons and jujubes, so I asked the door officials to give silver.

Emperor Xia nodded, and continued: "This method can not only earn fame, but also keep people from talking about it. It's not bad. In addition, it seems that King Xian has a lot of money. Give silver?"

The old man looked at the four of them suspiciously. At this moment, Li Yuanfang and Li Kui were returning home.

"Old Zhang, what's the matter?" Li Yuanfang asked immediately when he saw the four of Emperor Xia.

The old man said: "These four people are visiting His Highness!"

Li Yuanfang looked at Emperor Xia, and his pupils shrank when he saw Mu Chen and Yan Qing. These two were about the same age as him, and their cultivation base was not weaker than his.

At the same time, Yan Qing and Mu Chen were also looking at Li Yuanfang and Li Kui.Of these two people, one was at the peak of the fifth rank, and the other was at the fifth rank. They never expected that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Xian Wang's Mansion would hide such a master.

"Four, I don't know your surnames or names, so I can tell His Highness!" Li Yuanfang knew that the four people's backgrounds were not simple, so she clasped her fists and asked.

Emperor Xia hooked his fingers, Li Yuanfang was taken aback for a moment, and then walked forward.

"You are the person Xiaoqi rescued from Yangzhou Mansion, no wonder he wants to go there in person." Emperor Xia whispered.

Li Yuanfang's eyes closed sharply, this matter was extremely hidden, only Jia Xu and Zhuge Yuanba knew about it in the entire capital, no, there was one more person!In addition, this person called His Highness "Little Seven", Li Yuanfang immediately understood who the person in front of him was!

He was so frightened that he was about to salute, but was stopped by Emperor Xia: "There is no need for etiquette, just take me into the residence."

"Yes!" Li Yuanfang personally led the way and led the four of Emperor Xia into the mansion.

At this moment in the palace, Xiao Rui was talking with Jia Xu while holding hands.

"Your Highness, I read what you wrote to Shen Wansan, and I was astonished. How did Your Highness think of it?" Jia Xu asked.

Yesterday, Xiao Rui thought about it, racked his brains, and told Shen Wansan the general principle of purifying liquor, the general principle of improved papermaking and bamboo papermaking, the general principle of movable type printing, the general principle of perfume extraction, etc. .

Xiao Rui only remembers the general principle, and thanks to the nine years of compulsory education and the knowledge he learned from reading novels, but he really doesn’t know how to do it. It’s a pity that he didn’t read the ten skills that are necessary before time travel, otherwise he would be rich and happy now famous.

But even the general principle of the description surprised Jia Xu and Shen Wansan.

Xiao Rui said with a smile: "It's a dream, it made me laugh, but those are general principles, how to experiment, what tools are needed, the specific sequence of steps, whether the experiment can be successful, depends on Shen Wansan finding someone to try again and again. .”

"Your Highness, don't worry about this. What this world lacks is the road, not the lack of hard work. As long as you can find the direction of the road, you will be able to succeed!" Jia Xu laughed.

Xiao Rui quite agrees, regardless of the advanced technology level of the later generations, the ancients' hands-on ability is unmatched by modern people. As Jia Xu said, they just don't know what to do, so they can't do it.Now I tell them what to do, even if the direction is a bit wrong and they need to experiment with detours, they can still adjust the direction and reach the end!

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "What Mr. said is very true. I also believe that as long as you keep experimenting, you will surely be able to invent a success. This is a good thing with a lot of money."

Jia Xu's tone changed, and he said solemnly: "Your Highness, it's not just a matter of profit! Just talking about papermaking and movable type printing, these two inventions alone can make the Confucianism education of Great Xia Kingdom surpass that of Great Zhao within ten years. Kingdom, within 20 years, the Great Xia Kingdom will be a true Confucianist country! Surpassing the Great Zhao Kingdom is just around the corner!"

After a pause, Jia Xu said: "It's hard to get ahead from a poor family, why? The earning is only enough to live on, so why study? Pen, ink, paper and inkstone don't need money, especially books. An engraved book is not cheap. Four books, five classics and one After all, how do poor students bear it, and the imperial examination requires good calligraphy attainments. If you don’t practice calligraphy on paper, it will not work after all. Every time the imperial examination, there will be a phenomenon that paper is more expensive than money in some places, because there are fewer papers and more people. Once books and paper become popular, poor disciples can buy books and paper. As long as they learn to practice calligraphy, they can read in the cultivated land, endorse books while carrying water, and read while grazing. Who dares to relax and slack off? Even if they fail to succeed, their sons can be cultivated from an early age, and from generation to generation, they will develop the habit of learning, and everyone in the world is a scholar!"

Jia Xu sighed deeply, and said: "Maybe after a few generations, the influence of the family will be completely reduced, and the rise of the humble family is no problem."

Xiao Rui didn't think too much about it, so he couldn't help but nod when he heard Jia Xu sigh.

"When the bamboo paper is successfully made and movable type printing is successful, and this credit is presented to His Majesty, His Majesty will definitely reward you generously!" Jia Xu laughed.

"Cut...my father is a big stingy guy, he must not be willing to reward him!" Xiao Rui couldn't help complaining.

"Say it again? Dare I say I'm a stingy man!"

Suddenly, Emperor Xia's cold voice came from behind.

Xiao Rui and Jia Xu turned their heads and went, only to see someone standing outside the door, and it was His Majesty!

The two of them chatted so forgetfully that they didn't notice anyone outside the door!

Li Yuanfang looked helpless, he wanted to remind, but was stopped by Mu Chen and Yan Qing, so he failed to report.

Xiao Rui's face was full of depression, what happened to the father?

Quickly stood up and saluted, and said: "Father, you heard it wrong! How can I say that you are stingy? The most generous person in this world is the father. Look at the big house of Erchen. It is all rewarded by the father." .”

Emperor Xia snorted, stepped into the hall and took the upper seat.

"Tell me about bamboo paper and movable type printing!" Emperor Xia did not continue to pursue Xiao Rui's responsibility. At this time, he was more concerned about these two matters. He never thought that he would catch a big fish when he came to the Xian Palace on a whim!

This bastard boy, who has such a good thing, actually hides it. Emperor Xia can completely believe that if bamboo paper and movable type printing are successful, this guy will definitely make a lot of money for himself!

How dare Xiao Rui hide it, he hurriedly introduced the principles of improved papermaking, bamboo paper, and movable type printing.

After hearing this, Emperor Xia narrowed his eyes.

Chapter 228: Do everything first

Now the popular papermaking process in mainland China is still made of bark, hemp, cloth, fishnet and other raw materials through processes such as crushing, smashing, frying, and baking. The same is true in Daxia, but the amount of paper is increasing every day. The lack of paper has caused the phenomenon that paper is more expensive than money.

In Xiao Rui’s memory, bamboo paper was successfully invented during the continuous improvement of the traditional papermaking process. Because bamboo fibers are hard, brittle, and easy to break, it is difficult to process technically and it is not easy to make paper. Fine and well-proportioned good paper is produced, and in Daxia Kingdom, bamboo is lush and plentiful, which is just suitable for bamboo paper!

In addition, movable type printing, needless to say, is a complete improvement of the disadvantages of engraving printing, starting with clay movable type, moving to wooden movable type and finally copper movable type, which greatly reduces printing costs and improves printing efficiency.

The combination of the two is simply an artifact.

Xiao Rui only remembered the general principles, so he explained the general principles to Emperor Xia.But this did not affect Emperor Xia's understanding, and after a deep understanding, Emperor Xia really realized the power of bamboo paper and movable type printing, and believed even more what Jia Xu said just now!

This is simply a cultural change in the Great Xia Kingdom!

A means to change the status quo of the Great Xia Kingdom and allow the humble family to rise!

Emperor Xia looked at Xiao Rui, and said solemnly: "I will take out 10 taels from the internal funds, and you send someone to develop bamboo paper and clay movable type printing for me at any cost, regardless of the cost. And this matter must be strictly controlled. Keep it secret, Mu Chen, send Jin Yiwei to guard the workshop, and no one is allowed to approach!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Mu Chen said.

Xiao Rui originally only wanted to make money, but he didn't expect to make it into the current state, but he naturally praised it for benefiting Daxia: "My son obeys the order, and my father is at ease. This matter concerns the country, and my son dare not slack off. But these two The matter is no different from starting from scratch, it needs to keep trying and experimenting, so I have to make it clear in advance, don't take a long time, if the father is anxious, the son will be punished by the father!"

Emperor Xia smiled and said: "I know, so I won't urge you, and I can promise you that once you make it successfully, I will authorize the chamber of commerce recommended by you to exclusively issue bamboo paper and clay movable type printing within two years."

Xiao Rui's breathing suddenly became short of breath.

Exclusive release within two years without being confiscated by the imperial court, this is very developed, and it will definitely make a lot of money!

"Father, don't worry, I will guard with a whip, and I have the confidence to complete this mission!" Xiao Rui was instantly full of fighting spirit.