Datang: Wrong start into the bridal chamber, the bride is Jinyang

Chapter 235 To make money

The Tang Times caused a great disturbance in the Tai Chi Palace.

Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others discussed the specific function of this thing?

Fang Jun said that it can benefit the public. There are many plates in it. I am afraid that it will have a lot of functions, and it may also cause waste. After all, building this thing requires a large number of workers.

However, Fang Jun has an obvious purpose in doing this, which is to let people in the world have books to read.

In other words, open up the wisdom of the people.

Regarding this point, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and the others were somewhat cautious. After all, the impact on Datang should be considered, but the benefits of this thing obviously outweighed the disadvantages. As long as you master it well, you can completely control Datang.

So after discussing for a while, naturally he didn't stop Li Zhi from doing this.

"Need to see first now!"

"Fang Yiai's strategy is really excellent! If it is done well, then it will get twice the result with half the effort!"

"This kid has always had a lot of scheming, and he has always been worried about the peace of the world!"

When Li Zhi heard what Li Shimin said, he was overjoyed and said: "Yes! But Zhinu still has one thing to report to the emperor! That is, a few days ago, Zhinu once went to the son-in-law's mansion, and Fang Changshi even told Zhinu Slave talked about something else!"

"Oh? What else is there?" Li Shimin was surprised.

Li Zhi saw Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others looking over, so he said excitedly: "Exactly! That's the teapot! Fang Changshi even told the young slave about the teapot! He said it was very ingenious, Let Zhinu ask someone to make a mechanism and use it on the carriage! Zhinu thinks that this idea is really unique! Father, Fang Changshi sometimes speaks, somewhat similar to the words of a saint!"

Li Shimin was confused when he heard it, and said in surprise: "The teapot? Use it on a carriage? How to use it?"

Fang Xuanling also frowned and said, "His Royal Highness, please clarify!"

Li Zhi smiled and said: "It's the teapot that keeps moving! That day when the young slave went to the son-in-law's mansion, Fang Changshi specially told the young slave! He said that when the manpower is limited, the horsepower is also limited. And the teapot, As long as it boils, it will keep moving. He told Zhinu, if you can ask some craftsmen to set up a larger teapot, put it on a carriage, and then add charcoal fire and boiling water, so that the teapot will keep moving forever! Does that mean? Can it be endless?"

"Now the child is already seeking proof of this!"

"Wow!"

Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others were stunned, and turned their heads to look at the teapot next to them.

"A boiled teapot?" Xiao Yu also exclaimed.

Li Zhi nodded: "That's right! It's a boiling teapot! He said that if this thing can be made, there will be no need for horses or cows to pull carts in the future! I thought at the time that Fang Changshi's idea was really wrong It's whimsical, but if you think about it seriously, maybe there is a lot to do! Therefore, the childish slave agreed!"

After speaking, he looked up at his father and said, "Father, Fang Changshi is really lazy. He doesn't want to do many things! For example, he said the Kongming lantern, but he just doesn't want to do it! However, the same is true for the teapot! I just think Fang Changshi is extremely interesting!"

Li Shimin thought for a while, and was immediately happy: "Haha, what's so interesting about him? He's just lazy! He just wants romance!"

Li Zhi smiled and said: "That's right! That's it! Fang Changshi's sincere affection for the imperial sister is absolutely extraordinary! But father, the teapot matter is really interesting, and I feel that there is a lot to do!"

Li Shimin immediately glanced at Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others, and asked with a smile: "Fang Aiqing, auxiliary machine, what do you think?"

Changsun Wuji thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "He is indeed a genius! This is a fantastic idea. If it can be realized, I am afraid that the success will last for a while, and the benefits will last forever!"

Xiao Yu also laughed and said: "This teapot...is really a wonder! Now I want to see how the brain of the regular attendant is made up? Why are there so many wonderful ideas! "

"It would be extremely difficult to make this teapot!" Fang Xuanling said with a frown.

Li Zhi laughed hurriedly: "It's not difficult, it's not difficult! You only need to make a few mechanisms! Now I'm looking for a craftsman to see if I can do it? If I can do it, that's really great! In the future, I don't need horses ! You don’t need horses to deliver food!”

Speaking of this, Li Shimin was excited.

"Then what are you waiting for? Give it a try... That Fang Yiai is a genius!"

……

I don't know how everyone discussed in Tai Chi Palace.Fang Jun is completely busy here.

After finishing the clay type, several children in the private school were called over by Fang Jun and gathered in the son-in-law's mansion to work.

There are many children, apart from the few who were arranged to help in Mingda Hall, there are still eight idlers, among them Chiji and Qingdai are the oldest boys and girls, both of whom are eight or nine years old.

Can help with some work.

The main thing is to train them, besides them, there are also some craftsmen.

This time, it was Shen Yunzhu and Nie Linger who brought them here.

Speaking of Shen Yunzhu, she was still a little embarrassed when she came over, she turned to Fang Jun and apologized a few words.

Seeing this, Fang Jun waved his hands and said, "It's all right! It's good that you recover!"

I didn't care about her, and arranged for a few children to help print newspapers.

After seeing Fang Jun leaving, Shen Yunzhu and Nie Ling'er looked at each other, and the latter's eyes were narrowed, and he immediately laughed.

Shen Yunzhu blushed instantly.

They didn't say anything in the follow-up, but when Jin Yang and Xiao He came over, they took a special look at them.

The little girl was also not good at blaming others, so she asked Xiao Zi to go to the kitchen to get some snacks for them to eat.

"Husband... to make a Times! Well! It's called the Datang Times!"

"It is said that there are a lot of things to be done! There will be many boards, sometimes political news, there are lace news, and some poetry articles!"

"My husband's news... means fresh rumors, fresh knowledge! In short, it must be timely, truthful, and beneficial to the country and the people!"

"And my husband decided to write the newspaper in spoken language at this time, so that everyone can read it! My husband said that everyone can read it!"

Shen Yunzhu and Nie Linger couldn't help being surprised when they heard this.

They didn't know what to do when they came here, but Fang Jun asked them to order someone to bring a few children here for strength.

He didn't expect Fang Jun to do such a thing.

Why would he do this?

Nie Linger stared at Jinyang.

Jin Yang winked and smiled playfully: "To make money! That's what my husband said! Ha, of course, Jin Yang thinks it must be more than just making money! In fact, a long time ago, my husband decided to do some big things, that is to open up people's wisdom! Shengmin Liming! This is probably what my husband will do!"

"In fact, my husband has tried it before, such as talking about Kongming lanterns and printing, but it is not enough! Now my husband is going to make it bigger! Of course, it may be that the father came to talk to my husband that day, so my husband I'm not going to stay idle forever!"

When Shen Yunzhu heard this, he was only shocked.

After thinking about it, he hurried over to pick up a printed newspaper and glanced at it.

I saw that there are indeed many plates set up inside.

The most important thing now is naturally Wei Zheng's death and His Majesty's decision to set up Lingyan Pavilion.

At this time, although many people in Datang already knew about it, the common people in the lower class didn't know much about it, and now it's all written on paper.

There are also some newly released poems, some portraits, and even some love affairs of the Huakui in Wanhualou... It's too surprising.

Chapter 236 This is, the chain is intertwined

The most peculiar thing is that this Datang Times is written in spoken language!

Yes!

Spoken language!

That is to say, vernacular Chinese, which can be understood at a glance, without thinking at all.

There are no such written records in the Tang Dynasty. Although there is a limit of mixed texts, there are very few of them. Most of the works are classical Chinese.

In the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, there were very few literate people, it is said that less than 5.00%, and classical Chinese was controlled by scholars, which belonged to the upper class, so scholars were extremely valuable.

However, Fang Jun's writing of the Times in this way is extraordinary.

What Jin Yang is talking about is to open up the wisdom of the people... It is indeed to open up the wisdom of the people. There are some storytellers in it who are telling stories, and they probably want everyone to read it.

"How much is this piece of paper?" Shen Yunzhu asked, his arms trembling slightly.

A little excited, I feel that I am participating in something amazing.

Jin Yang said: "My husband said that the price is not expensive, you can buy one for ten yuan! He also said that if you wait for a while, the price can continue to be lowered to five cents a piece. As long as it can reach five cents One, then you can benefit the people of the world!"

boom!

Shen Yunzhu was shocked.

I just feel that the son-in-law's ambition is too big. How did he do it?

These paper... The quality looks very poor, at least much, much worse than ordinary books. It is probably a one-time product, and it will be thrown away after use.

These papers are not for people to collect. It seems that the son-in-law specially used these extremely poor papers to lower the price so that everyone in the world can buy them.

In this way, everyone can read and write, everyone can see what's inside, and even everyone can discuss it.

The poems and paintings written by some scholars can also be widely circulated, and everyone will know it...it would be too scary.

Although he had long heard that Fang Yiai was talented and famous, but also heard that this person was very lazy, Shen Yunzhu did not expect that this person's ambition was so great.

"Set up your mind for the heaven and earth, set up your destiny for the life and the people, follow the sages of the past, and create peace for the world!"

It is said that this sentence is still standing at the gate of the Imperial College.

I used to think that this person should not do this, or that he should not be able to do it, but at this time, this person seems to be really doing practical things.

It is for the people of the world.

Shen Yunzhu suddenly felt that he couldn't understand this person a little bit. When he thought about how he was by the Weishui River a few days ago...

Her heart beat faster.

Such a person... unexpectedly... kissed himself!

……

The Times is actually a bit difficult to make, after all, it needs typesetting, different inks, and different clay type.

There are headlines and small headlines, and some carpenters and engravers are needed to carve some pictures and print them, so that the whole newspaper will look much better.

Fortunately, the current labor cost is not expensive. A craftsman costs a few tens of pennies a day. Even if you hire a hundred craftsmen, it doesn't cost much.

Expensive, namely paper and ink.

This kind of Times is ten cents a piece. If you want to make a profit, you can probably sell one or two hundred copies a day, and if you can sell thousands of copies... then you can make a lot of money.

"We can test the waters first! If it's okay to test the waters! Then we can set up a news bureau and send people to collect materials for newspapers!"

Fang Jun said to Li Zhi: "The Information Bureau can employ some talents, as long as they can write articles! As long as the articles pass the review, they can be published in newspapers! Also, what is written must be colloquial, and it must be Everyone understands it. You don’t have to use your brains to learn it. That way you’ll sell more!"

Hearing what he said, Li Zhi laughed immediately, and said, "How much is Fang Changshi going to sell?"

Fang Jun said with a smile: "Sell as much as you can! If Chang'an can't sell it, we can go to Luoyang, Chengdu or Yangzhou to buy it! In the future, we can also set up a special news bureau in Luoyang, Yangzhou and Chengdu to log in Report some news and current events over there! I guess it will sell a lot better!"

Li Zhi was a little excited, and said with a smile: "Does Fang Changshi consider the consequences if this thing is sold?"

"This one……"

Seeing that he didn't continue, Li Zhi smiled and said, "Father also asked. Father thinks that this thing must have a huge impact! If it is really done, it will definitely benefit all people! In the future, if people in this world Everyone can read and write, so I'm afraid everyone has to thank Fang Changshi!"

Fang Jun shook his head and smiled, "How can it be so easy for everyone in the world to be literate? Even though the price of Analects has dropped, nine out of ten people in the world are still illiterate. This is not a problem that the Times can solve!"

"Oh? Then how should we solve it?" Li Zhi asked curiously.

Jin Yang, Shen Yunzhu, Nie Ling'er and others also hurriedly took a look.

It seems that he also wants to know how Fang Jun will answer this question.

Fang Jun glanced at him, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "This question is difficult to answer, but it is not difficult to answer! First, let everyone in the world have food to eat, and only after they have food to eat will they consider other issues Second, if they have food to eat, they have to think about having clothes to wear, and if they have clothes to wear, they will think about having a house to live in. After they have a house to live in, they will naturally think about reading and literacy!"

"Clothing, food, housing, travel! That's all! People have different needs, and only when one of them is solved, can the next one come to mind! The biggest problem in Datang today is that it is not possible for everyone to have clothes to wear. Everyone has food to eat. So naturally, it is impossible for everyone to have books to read!"

"The Tang Times, at best, is for some scholars to talk about after dinner! It may have some impact on the people of the Tang Dynasty. But it is estimated that the impact will not be that great!"

Seeing his answer like this, Li Zhi and Shen Yunzhu couldn't help but find it interesting.

Indeed, there are still very few literate people in the Tang Dynasty today, only about 5.00%. With such a literacy rate, it is almost said that most people are illiterate.

Even though Fang Jun wrote the Times in vernacular, which lowered the threshold for admission, illiterate people are still illiterate, and there will not be much change at all.

The usefulness of this thing is that it can encourage people all over the world to be as literate as possible, and it can also spread the national policy of the Tang Dynasty to the north and south of the river, so that some poems and articles are known to everyone.

In the future, there will be more and more people who write poems, understand strategies, and know how the Tang Dynasty is like, and there will be more and more talented people with insights.

This is what Li Shimin often said, to include all the talents in the world.

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Several people discussed together, and then typeset, trying to make the first page of the newspaper as perfect as possible.

Seeing the newspapers being printed one after another, Shen Yunzhu, Nie Linger, Li Zhi and others were all moved.