The rebirth of the son-in-law

When Song Zhi wrote that letter to Chu He, he never thought that it would cause Chu He to panic.After she finished telling the secret in her heart, she still felt relieved, so she met Chu He honestly.She doesn't worry about whether she can go back, anyway, just let it go, if you can go back, then take Chu He back with you, if you can't go back, then don't go back, stay here with Chu He and be an ancient person.

Everything is going in a good direction.Under the vigorous promotion of Changsha Wang and the Shen family, the printing technique produced by Tiangongfang soon blossomed everywhere, and dozens of bookstores appeared in the whole Changsha country.The printed books are also divided into several types, some are serious and academic, such as the Four Books and Five Classics, and there are also recreational and strange essays such as "Shan Hai Jing" and "Huai Nan Zi". Wang suggested publishing pictures, comic strips, curio images, etc.

In the first few days, every book released by the bookstore was sold out.Originally, the "Historical Records", also known as "Taishi Gongshu", was published first. Later, the bookstores in Xiangcheng were full, and there were huge crowds of people and seas of people. The Tiangongfang and Tianwufang reprinted hundreds of copies overnight, but it was still not enough. The Shen family's private workshop also printed hundreds of copies, but it was still not enough, so they put up a notice that every county in Changsha had opened bookstores, and they could be purchased in different places, which was enough to stop the situation where one book had to break the head .

Later, the books gradually became more and more abundant. Except for some books that could not be read by the common people, all the books in Changsha King's Zangshu Pavilion were proposed by Song Zhi to be published.This exhausted Shi Yushi. They were in charge of the books, so they could only work overtime to thoroughly check which ones could be released and which ones were definitely not to be released.

At the same time, the tables, chairs and benches that Song Zhi "made" were also made by Tiangong Workshop. Song Zhi got the exquisite set right away, and the king of Changsha also wanted a set, which was not as exquisite as Song Zhi's.In addition, the queen mother also got a set. Although the princess was imprisoned, she did not fall behind.These were the first batch of tables and chairs. Chu Lang tried it out himself, imitating Song Zhi to sit upright on the grand teacher's chair, and it really felt a bit majestic.He was amazed at Song Zhi's whimsical ideas, and he also praised the comfortable chair.

"Don't worry, this chair is for ordinary people to sit on. A prince like you should naturally be more luxurious, and the carving patterns are different from others, so as to highlight your identity." Song Zhi rubbed his chin and rolled his eyes. Turn, hehe said with a smile.

Chu Lang rubbed the armrest of the seat, and seeing her like this, he couldn't help but said, "You want to take money from me again?"

"What?" Song Zhi was taken aback.

Chu Lang patted the armrest, raised his eyebrows and said, "Last time you came up with a printing technique, you asked for 20 yuan from me, and you said it was a meritorious service for your advice. You gave me the idea to open a bookstore to sell books, and you even priced them in different grades." , Another 31 yuan was taken from me. Let me publish pictures to attract illiterate people, and another [-] yuan was asked. You took [-] yuan from me just by talking about it."

Song Zhi blushed and felt embarrassed.But she still defended herself strongly: "Don't tell me, you can earn 6000 million yuan just by this printing technique. You can earn another 2000 million yuan by selling books, and you can earn at least 20 yuan by publishing pictures. How much do I want?" What's more, you don't just make money from this business once, you earn all the money from the scholars in Changsha, and then push it to the surrounding states and counties, wouldn't the money from all the scholars in the world go into your pocket?" She pinched her hands and said "If you want to say what money is best earned, nothing is better than the money of scholars. Pens, inks, papers and inkstones are not counted. Just talking about the cost of this book, if you buy four books by yourself, how many people in Changsha have hope to become famous? The whole world has How many scholars? I can calculate this account clearly. Moreover, in this way, scholars all over the world will remember your kindness, Your Majesty, and maybe a hundred years later, someone will list you as the Ji Sheng after Confucius and Mencius!"

Chu Lang laughed and said: "Okay, Yasheng Jisheng, I have become a merchant with the smell of copper now, and I will be moved if I don't get poked and insulted and insulted sages."

"What's wrong with the businessman?" Song Zhi wanted to talk about this a long time ago, and she said seriously, "If there is no businessman, where will your food and clothing come from? How do you circulate money among the common people? Your basic necessities are not something you were born to enjoy Yes. If there were no merchants in the world, who would you turn to if you wanted to eat rice? Peasants? But a farmer is enough for self-sufficiency. If you take away his rations, he will starve to death. Once he starves to death, you will have no food. Similarly, if there are no people who grow mulberry and raise silkworms for your clothes, how can you wear such gorgeous clothes?"

"You look down on merchants, but you want merchants to distribute food, clothing, housing and transportation for you. They travel around in wind and rain, just to transport goods from south to north, and from east to west. I really look down on merchants. If you have the ability, don't breathe with the merchants. , you let all the businessmen in the world go to farm, become officials, and study, just imagine, how embarrassing it will be then?"

After hearing this, Chu Lang's expression became more and more serious. Seeing Song Zhi's smooth talk, he put away his smile, thought about it seriously, and nodded, "That's the truth. It's just that businessmen value profits, so it's shameless for a gentleman."

Song Zhi couldn't laugh or cry and said: "I ask you, why are farmers worthy of respect? Isn't it because they are diligent and down-to-earth to grow rice and vegetables for the people of the world? So you princes, kings and even the imperial court will advocate emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business..."

"It's not all the truth." Chu Lang explained, "Agriculture is the foundation of the country. If everyone stops farming, there will be no tax revenue, and the country will naturally collapse."

Song Zhi waited patiently for him to finish, then shook his head and said, "Don't be so extreme, it's not to tell you not to farm, and I didn't say that farmers are not important, what I mean is that if only farmers are not enough, only businessmen Absolutely not. Although businessmen don’t need to farm like farmers, they travel from south to north, and they also exchange goods from morning to night. As for money, they deserve it. Heaven’s rewards are justified. Take the king as an example, the king’s hard work I worked so hard to make printing, so that the people of Changsha, and even the people of the world, have books to read. Isn’t this a great merit? So in order to encourage people all over the world to work hard to invent and create, the king benefited from the printing technology and made a lot of money every day. This is all as it should be.”

"Isn't there a story of 'Zigong redeeming people'? Confucius reprimanded Zigong for not accepting state compensation, which cut off other people's idea of ​​saving people. If you ask businessmen not to pursue profits, no one in the world is willing to work hard." What about paying? Besides, there are good and bad farmers, tax evaders abound, and there are not a few who commit crimes. Merchants value profits, but there are also those who value love and loyalty. The king is said to be the "carpenter king". As humble as a businessman, how can the king think that a businessman is low?"

Chu Lang was deeply moved, and sighed authentically: "There is no one in the civil and military affairs of the whole dynasty who is as knowledgeable as you. Ah Zhi, you are smart and have strong opinions, and your ideas are also different. I am so lucky to be your friend. You are just a businessman. Being with a craftsman is not the right way after all, although I understand what you mean, but the world doesn't understand."

Song Zhi smiled and said: "Your Majesty praises it. However, I have a way to make your Majesty change this atmosphere. The reason why Qin was able to sweep the six countries is because he reuses craftsmen. Qin's weapons are all standard, and the differences between each one are also different. It’s just a tiny bit, so they can quickly produce a large number of accurate crossbow chariots, which can be replaced at any time. This is the benefit of craftsmen. And the king is also talented in industry, and he can do everything. You have a good minister in governing the country, my lord. Anbang has strong generals, but its prosperity can be started by you. You have also seen that although the Shen family is a businessman, although he cannot govern the country and the world, he is very important in people's livelihood."

"What way?" Chu Lang looked at her with great interest and listened intently.

"It's very simple. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are like the four wheels of a horse, driving side by side and steady."

"Four wheels?" Chu Lang's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something.

Only then did Song Zhi recall that the carriages in ancient China had two wheels, and there was no such thing as four wheels.Unintentionally, she diverted another direction for Chu Lang.

"Let's not talk about the wheel. Let's say that scholars, farmers, commerce and industry are parallel, regardless of the importance. This can increase the enthusiasm of the workshop and promote business prosperity. You have to rely on the field to collect taxes every time, but the problem is that the field is like that. If there is no right time and place, and your tax revenue is poor, what are you fighting for?"

Chu Lang suddenly realized, and then fell into deep thought again.Today Song Zhi opened up a new situation for him. He also deeply understands the world's contempt for craftsmen. Combining his own ideas and reality, Chu Lang thinks this strategy can be used.However, it will definitely not be effective while he is alive. The concept of the world is deeply ingrained. Without the trade-offs of several generations, it is still difficult to improve the status of craftsmen and businessmen.

Let's not mention this in advance.Simply saying that Song Zhi instilled some ideas of later generations into King Changsha, in fact, he had a little thoughtfulness.Although she has not experienced much suffering in people's livelihood, she has seen many people being bullied because of their unequal status.She brought some private goods with her. I don't know if King Changsha found out.It is a good thing to open up the wisdom of the people, but it is not conducive to the rule. Once the enslaved people have their own ideas, they will continue to resist. She put the scholars, farmers, industry and commerce in parallel, which is to improve the status of the people. In this way, the country is strong and the people's life will not be changed. It's too hard to get through.If she hadn't been afraid of going too far, she might have talked to King Changsha about governing the country according to law.

Under the order of the King of Changsha, the official workshops in Changsha formed an assembly line, which greatly improved efficiency.Then Song Zhi proposed that the king of Changsha should run the paper, that is, the newspaper, to control the tongues of public opinion, and then open several pages separately, talking about some state decrees, discussing classics, serializing pictures, publishing national policy discussions, and discussing about history. .Of course, sensitive topics must not be involved, and they are all about deeds that lead people forward.

Song Zhi "made waves" in the Changsha Kingdom, brainwashing the Changsha King every day, but she didn't know that her unintentional actions led history astray, changed the original truth, and caused differences in the records of the Chen Dynasty in later generations.