After rebirth I became the tyrant's little white lotus

Movable type printing naturally caused a surge in Dayin again, just like the papermaking technology was just launched back then, but this time it was no longer publicized by government officials, but instead recorded in "Dayin In Ten Daily, let more people know in the process of reading.

Previously, the publication of "Dayin Ten Daily" was done by the National Teacher's Office, but after the invention of movable type printing, Bai Miao had a new idea.He wants to promote movable type printing, just like the previous paper mills. The government and private merchants cooperate to divide the investment and income into [-] or [-]. Naturally, the royal family occupies the majority, while the small income It is owned by merchants.

The reason why Bai Miao thought of this at the very beginning was that he didn't want to keep the matter of "Dayin Ten Daily" in the National Teacher's Mansion. In the first few days before the publication, all the people in the National Teacher's Mansion were basically busy with the same thing - copying newspapers.Fortunately, movable type printing is now available, and tools are directly used instead of manual copying. Although people are still required to operate, it has greatly saved energy and time.

It was because of this consideration that after discussing with Emperor Wu, Bai Miao, with the help of his left and right ministers, contacted privately with famous merchants, mainly for the technical support of movable type printing for the royal family. Side is to provide human and material support.After some negotiations, three printing factories bearing the name of the royal family will soon open in the imperial city under the operation of three large merchants, and the main job of their factories is to print "Dayin Ten Daily". In addition, other books can also be added to the ranks of printing. Since then, this technology has been used instead of hand-written translations, which has many conveniences.

In addition, movable type printing also brought an unexpected effect—the promotion of books.At the beginning, because many books were handwritten by the author, the price of Dayin's books was not low, and only wealthy families could afford the hobby of reading books. After the publication of "Dayin Ten Daily", many Driven by newspapers, the common people gradually began to read and write.But when they had a desire for words, they found out that their families could not afford books, so they could only let go of this desire, or borrow the newspaper once every ten days for comfort.

However, after the advent of movable type printing, especially when several printing factories were established, the original high price of Dayin’s booklets almost dropped vertically, and the original price that would cost an ordinary family almost half a year’s living expenses became within the range they could afford. Under such circumstances, more and more people are willing to take the initiative to buy and read books.

Such a change was unexpected by Bai Miao, but it was also what he hoped to see.Education is the foundation of a country and the foundation of a strong country. Bai Miao believed in this point from his previous life. After all, he actually saw the changes in Huaguo in the history books in his previous life. The root cause is the need to vigorously develop education, so The same is true for Dayin now.When a country's education develops, more talented people can be cultivated, and only when human resources are abundant can it lead the development of the times.

Bai Miao thinks so deeply, so promoting education in Dayin has always been a goal he firmly believes in. As early as two years ago, he had such an idea, but at that time he also clearly understood that the time was not ripe.Dayin two years ago can only be said to be in a relatively peaceful period. Although there was no war, the lives of the people are not so good and comfortable. Only after the lives of the people are better, can education develop accordingly .

So during those two years, Bai Miao kept his thoughts dormant in his heart, and even in order to achieve his ultimate goal, Bai Miao and Rong Su worked hard step by step, changing the people of Dayin through many small inventions and creations. Although her life is not easy, but today, two years later, Bai Miao knows that all her efforts are worthwhile.

"Cheers to us!" Rong Su raised his teacup to Bai Miao with a smile.Originally, she wanted to have a good drink with her senior, but given her ten guts, Rong Su didn't dare to pour Bai Miao under the eyes of Emperor Wu, so she could only retreat and replace wine with tea.

"cheers."

It was already night at this time, Bai Miao and Rong Su were sitting in the gazebo of the National Teacher's Mansion, today Bai Miao specially told Emperor Wu that he would go back later.

"It's been two years!" Rong Su said with emotion, "Time flies so fast."

After a pause, she suddenly laughed, "Two years ago we were worried about how to develop education in Dayin, but now we can't stop laughing because the common people took the initiative to buy books."

"Yes, too much has changed in the past two years." Bai Miao also smiled, even now looking back on the past few years, he sometimes feels like he is dreaming - he actually managed to develop with an era , he witnessed the appearance of Dayin going to prosperity.

"Unbelievable." Rong Su gulped down a cup of herbal tea, "I had nothing in my previous life, but I have everything in this life."

During these years in Dayin, Rong Su had friends, a lover, and a career. In this strange world, she felt that she belonged to her family.

"What you said is like an old man looking back on his life." Bai Miao was happy.

"Almost, if I add my age in the previous life, I'm at the level of a aunt now." Rong Su looked at Bai Miao, "You're still talking about me, you're considered an uncle hahaha..."

The night was slightly cool, and in the end the two drank tea until their bladders exploded before going home.

Sometimes people are really strange. When life is not good, they think about trying to climb up, but when they really stand at a height where they can look down on others, they gradually develop bad habits that they don't like. , and repeat.

In the past few years, Dayin has developed rapidly, and the people and courts are thriving. However, under this harmonious surface, many high-ranking officials have begun to move around.It's not that they have any bad intentions, it can only be said that they are fascinated by the monstrous power and wealth, so that the officials become bigger and bigger, and their lives become more and more extravagant.

Generally speaking, an official with a fifth grade or above has a family of about 30 people. Parents, siblings, and their respective children... more than [-] people are more than enough to live in a big house. The example also needs to provide for the daily expenses of the family members.And not only the men had to communicate in the previous court, but also the regular wives they married had to conduct "wife diplomacy" with the women next to them.

As for the "wife diplomacy", it is nothing more than poetry gatherings, flower viewing banquets, listening to plays, drinking tea, etc., or a few officials and wives sitting together and comparing their own jewelry... These things inevitably cost money, and a No matter how many official orders there are, in such a daily life, the money is not enough, but which man is willing to say that he does not have enough money in front of his wife and children?

So they can only find ways to make money.

But how to make money?

Under Emperor Wu's strict investigation, no one dared to think about corruption, so more officials paid attention to the Ministry of Households-they could borrow money from the state!Although it is an IOU, the current national fortune is prosperous, Haiyan and Heqing, and there is no shortage of money in the treasury. If this is the case, His Majesty will not be in a hurry to collect the debt. When will you wait if you don't borrow it now?

There are more than one or two officials who have such thoughts. Maybe they are in a wait-and-see state at first, but if there is the first person to eat crabs, then is there a second one?Inevitably, during this period of time, there was a trend of officials borrowing money from the Ministry of Households in the Dayin court. After the initial nervousness, everyone gradually got used to this behavior and regarded it as a well-known but well-known fact. unspoken things.

For a while, when officials borrowed money, their families didn't know that the money was hard to come by. This vicious circle led to the prevalence of extravagance.

So when Emperor Wu received the news from Yan Longwei, he couldn't help being furious—in just half a month, only [-]% of the money in the treasury was borrowed by that group of officials, and it also led to this period of time. Great extravagance.

How could Emperor Wu not be angry about such a thing?Originally, the palace was the most extravagant place, but because of Bai Miao's existence, Emperor Wu also gradually changed some unnecessary waste. What's more, all the servants in his palace know what extravagance and waste are, but what about his courtiers?However, he indulged a group of family members to cultivate this extravagant atmosphere, which is simply ridiculous!Unfit to be an official!

Although Dayin is developing very well at present, it can't stand the comparison and waste of everyone, and Emperor Wu deeply knows that Bai Miao's hard work has contributed to the achievements of these years, and half of the wealth in the treasury is also due to Bai Miao, so He would never tolerate such a thing from officials.

So on the second day after knowing this, Emperor Wu was furious in the court, just to force the courtiers to put themselves in their positions and take the initiative to make up for the money on the IOU.

It is only natural to pay back debts, but most of the courtiers who have borrowed money at this moment can't afford the money. After all, they borrow money to fill their families, and basically spend all they borrow to maintain a rich life. How many.However, Emperor Wu did not really want the officials to pay off the debts immediately. What he needs most now is to let everyone know a limit-I can give you rights, wealth, but you must first recognize clearly that your first priority is Dayin's official!It's time to focus on the big picture!

Under the wrath of Emperor Wu, most people still repented. After all, when they entered the court as officials, they swore to follow His Majesty. How could their firm thoughts be corroded by two years of good life? ?

Although I want to understand it, this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run.

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