After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

The fourth brother had a smile on his face and secretly glanced at his eldest brother who was holding a pen and writing on paper with a frown.

so good!

The current eldest princess is both strange and familiar.

She believed from the bottom of her heart that this gentle and kind princess, who always had new ideas, was either possessed by a demon or a bodhisattva who had come down to earth to save people from suffering.

Qin Yaoguang didn't notice the fourth child's thoughts. She looked at the paper she had drawn with a grid and said, "There's also paper for writing. Let's call it Leyang paper as well."

In this way, with a complete set of paper and pens, students all over the world will have an additional cheap tool for studying.

The biggest difficulty in promoting literacy is that books are too precious and the four treasures of the study are too expensive.

She provided cheap and easy-to-use paper and pens, so there was no need for ink sticks and inkstones, and she would not have to compete with the wealthy.

A learned scholar will not lack these four treasures of the study.

That night, Qin Yaoguang took a nice bath, enjoying Guyu's massage in the warm fragrance of the room, feeling so comfortable that she almost flew up.

Happiness is indeed a comparative degree. Compared with the terrifying night in the inn last night, the princess's mansion is simply a paradise.

Qin Yaoguang buried her face in the silk quilt that was scented with cold fragrance and lay on the high bed with soft pillows. Just as she was about to fall asleep, she suddenly remembered the strange man who broke into the inn room last night.

Who is he?

Not for robbery.

Not for rape.

Could it be that he just wanted to see her?

What else could she see?

That person's voice was quite nice, she thought about it in a daze and fell asleep.

The next day was a gloomy autumn day.

Qin Yaoguang took three boxes of "Leyang Pens" and went to the palace.

As usual, she went straight to Xining Palace.

She really didn't want to deal with the emperor and the empress.

"This old servant greets the eldest princess." Nanny Zhou, who was standing beside the Empress Dowager, smiled and greeted her. She looked at the brocade box that she was holding and asked, "The eldest princess looks really good today. What good thing did you get that you specially brought to the Empress Dowager?"

Nanny Zhou has been serving the Empress Dowager since she was still a girl, and decades have passed until now.

All these children in the palace grew up under her care.

Especially Qin Yaoguang.

Qin Yaoguang was the first legitimate daughter born to the Empress Dowager and had enjoyed supreme glory since birth.

On the day of her full moon, good news came from the South: the soldiers under the command of the late emperor won a great victory and successfully recovered the South, which had been a separatist country for nearly a hundred years.

When the news came, all the ministers rushed to tell each other and celebrated, and she was regarded as an auspicious sign.

Therefore, she was named "Yaoguang" by the late emperor himself, which has the same name as the first star of the Big Dipper - "Pojun".

The eldest princess Qin Yaoguang was truly the apple of the emperor and empress's eye.

If it weren't for Yan Changqing, she wouldn't have become the vicious woman that everyone hated.

Nanny Zhou looked at her with love in her eyes.

Qin Yaoguang placed the brocade box in front of the Empress Dowager, and with a smile took out three graphite pen boxes and matching Leyang paper.

"What is this?" The Queen Mother didn't understand.

"Look, mother," Qin Yaoguang demonstrated to her how to use the paper and pen, "Isn't this very convenient? You don't have to grind the paper to write. If you suddenly think of a recipe, you can just write it down so you don't have to worry about forgetting it."

The Empress Dowager was extremely bored in the deep palace, and would often mix some ointments and perfumes by herself, adding various spices, flowers, etc. according to her own preferences.

Qin Yaoguang knew her habits and also knew that she often acted on impulse.

Sometimes, I am quite satisfied with the perfume I made, but I forget the original proportions and can no longer reproduce the original taste, which is quite regrettable.

"really?"

After she said this, the Queen Mother, who was about to say something, showed an interested look on her face.

"Mother, what do you want to say?" Qin Yaoguang asked.

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "You are asking questions. I was thinking that some people might not like the fact that you don't even need to grind ink anymore."

The scholar-official class has always been somewhat aloof. The four treasures of the study are held to such a high status not only because of their practicality, but also because of such lofty ideals as "studying to govern the country, managing the family, cultivating oneself, and pacifying the world."

The Queen Mother's political acumen is far superior to Qin Yaoguang's.

What she was worried about was that such paper and pen would offend the scholars.

Qin Yaoguang paused.

She had never imagined that there would be such negative impact.

The Queen Mother asked again, "How much is your set of paper and pen worth?"

She was well-informed, and although she could not identify the graphite, she knew that the pen holder was made of ordinary red cedar wood, and very little material was used. As for the writing paper, she could tell at a glance that it was the cheapest rough-edged bamboo paper with grid lines on it to assist writing.

Qin Yaoguang had not carefully calculated how much a set of paper and pen was worth, so he could only answer, "Not expensive."

The Queen Mother took the pen from her hand and looked at it carefully. She sighed and said, "It's a good thing. It's hard for my son to make it. I'm afraid it will be..."

Sometimes, good things may not be accepted by others.

This reminded Qin Yaoguang of when modern online shopping first emerged, it was not favored by operators of physical stores and people generally did not dare to trust it.

but……

Qin Yaoguang smiled and said, "Mother, I think this convenient and cheap thing will help more people get a pen and learn to write."

She pointed at the two characters "Le Yang" written in seal script on the pen and said, "Look, I've even given it a name, Le Yang Pen. If there's anything, just let them come to me."

"I am the eldest princess, so I am not afraid of any criticism."

Qin Yaoguang wanted to use Leyang's pen to get close to the Qingliu, but if the Qingliu in the court valued their reputation as scholars more, then she would give up this idea directly.

Which is more important?

Of course, it is more important to lower the enlightenment threshold for students all over the world.

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she looked Qin Yaoguang up and down and nodded repeatedly.

"it is good!"

The Queen Mother said: "Since my son has such an idea, I must lend you a helping hand."

How could she not know what Qin Yaoguang could figure out?

The Grand Tutor controlled the government, the aristocratic families became academic cliques, the channels for speech were blocked, it was difficult for students to become officials, and it was also difficult for the court to employ people.

If more people can read and write, there will be more talents available from top to bottom.

In time, it will surely not be as difficult as it is now.

The Queen Mother's heart was ablaze with pride. She held Qin Yaoguang's hand and asked, "How many sets of Leyang pens do you have left?"

"I have asked the craftsmen to make a hundred sets first. I estimate that it will be completed in ten days or so." Qin Yaoguang said.

Liu Ming was already an experienced hand and could do it very quickly.

The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "You don't need a whole set. Just pick two or three of the ones that can be written most clearly."

Qin Yaoguang was stunned, but she had misunderstood and was not as clear-sighted as the Empress Dowager.

Think about this pencil. In modern times, the most commonly used ones are only two or three hardnesses. She can keep the set as a gift, but if it is just for promotion, three types are enough.

"Well, what does Mother want to do with it?" she asked.