The daily life of the villain and the protagonist [Quick Transmigration]

Su Yi has been very busy recently.

Since he gave the six bamboo slips, he was invited by the ministers of each ministry in turn to discuss political affairs every day. He was so busy that he didn't even touch the ground, and he didn't even have time to drink tea.

In recent days, his focus has been on the Ministry of Industry.

Ninety percent of the world's scholars are from aristocratic families. The fundamental reason is that reading is very expensive, and those who come from poor families cannot read it, nor can they afford it.

The writing media used by Daliang are bamboo slips and wooden slips, but there are very few characters that can be engraved on bamboo and wooden slips, so that people try to simplify the content as much as possible when recording.But this exacerbates the difficulty of reading, because there is no one to teach, it is difficult to master this simplified classical Chinese.

Another medium that can be written is the silk script, which is made by writing characters on white silk, but the price is very expensive. An ordinary piece of silk can even cover the annual expenditure of ordinary people.No one can afford it except for noble families.

There are few things in bamboo and wood slips, it takes time and effort to make, the slips are bulky and difficult to transport, the silk books are expensive, and ordinary people cannot afford them. Various reasons make the cost of reading extremely high.

In Daliang, writing is a very precious thing, and most common people can hardly even see a few words in their lifetime.

If Su Yi wanted to make the poor family the middle power of the court, the first thing he had to do was to break this knowledge monopoly.

So, he set his sights on papermaking.

Su Yi had investigated in advance that there was already paper in this era, but it was not strong enough, it was very easy to break, and the surface was rough and prone to water seepage, making it impossible to write at all.

What he has to do is to improve the formula on this basis.

In Su Yi's letter to the Ministry of Industry, it is written about the basic process of papermaking and some usable materials that he speculates. The specific improvement still needs to be tested by the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry.He also specially instructed that the whole process of the experiment should be kept secret.

Every day, Su Yi would go to the secret workshop to check the progress.

Those old craftsmen were rich in experience and could often draw inferences from one instance, and with Su Yi's intentional or unintentional "tips" from time to time, they produced a good finished product in less than half a month.

In the imperial study room, Emperor Liang was writing on the laid paper with a brush.

The pen is like a dragon and a snake, and a few large characters will appear on the paper in a short while.

The merit is in the future.

The four characters are written with strong brushstrokes, flamboyant and phoenix dancing.

Beside the desk, you can see that a lot of written paper has been piled up.

Emperor Liang laughed and put down the brush, and handed the paper to Su Yi.

"Yi Zhi, I will give you this picture."

Judging from the smile on Emperor Liang's face, he was extremely satisfied with this painting.

Su Yi took it with both hands and saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhao Situ who was at the side leaned over and stroked the waste paper on the case, fondling it, "May your Majesty give the old minister a piece of paper?"

When Emperor Liang was in a good mood, he waved his big hand and said with a smile: "Master Situ, please go ahead."

Zhao Situ started, and all the old ministers beside him who had been coveting for a long time also asked Emperor Liang for money, and Emperor Liang agreed one by one.

Taifu Xie caressed the clean paper and sighed: "The appearance of this paper is indeed a great achievement for thousands of years, and it is the great fortune of scholars in the world."

Emperor Liang was even more happy in his heart. He looked at Su Yi, who was flattered and humiliated, and said, "Yi Zhi, what do you want me to reward you for?"

Su Yi shook his head, "The creation of this paper is not due to the credit of one person, but the efforts of all the adults in the Ministry of Industry. I dare not take credit for it."

The elders on the side heard this, and they admired Su Yi even more in their hearts. They all thought that although Su Yi was young, he was neither arrogant nor rash, benevolent and not greedy, and had a very good character.

Emperor Liang was startled, and then said: "Okay, then I will reward everyone in the Ministry of Industry with ten taels of gold and ten bolts of cloth."

Su Yi bowed and said, "I would like to thank Your Majesty on behalf of all the adults in the Ministry of Industry."

After sending off the elders, Su Yi stayed in the imperial study room with an important report.

Without outsiders, Emperor Liang gave Su Yi a seat, and at Su Yi's hint, he asked the attendants to step down.

"Your Majesty, I have one more important matter to report."

"Oh?" Emperor Liang was a little curious, "What's the matter?"

"About the profitability of paper." Su Yi said seriously.

"Profit?" Emperor Liang didn't understand for a while.

Su Yi explained: "Once paper is popularized, it will definitely replace bamboo slips and silk scripts, which is a huge amount of money.

The minister's suggestion is to keep the formula of papermaking a secret, and His Majesty will set up a special workshop, and legislate that only specific workshops can produce paper.

In this way, His Majesty can have an extra income every year. "

In fact, it is a monopoly. Like the salt of the past dynasties, it can only be sold by the government.

Emperor Liang hesitated and said: "This seems to be competing with the people for profit, not very good."

"Your Majesty," Su Yi sighed, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty wants to reform and support poor families, and all of these require money."

"Only with enough money can His Majesty do what he wants without any worries."

Seeing that Emperor Liang's expression was a little shaken, Su Yi said again: "Besides, even if His Majesty doesn't intervene, this money will eventually fall into the hands of the aristocratic family.

Rather than being in the hands of the aristocratic family and letting the aristocratic family control it, it is better to hold it in the hands of His Majesty, which is more convenient to adjust the price. "

"Adjust the price?" It was the first time Emperor Liang heard such a statement.

Su Yidao: "The purpose of improving papermaking is to make it easier for people in the world to read. If everyone in the world can read, can the aristocratic family be superior?

But if the papermaking technology falls into the hands of the aristocratic family, the price of paper will inevitably be high, which is contrary to the original intention of the minister.

It's better to let His Majesty control the price of paper to a price that allows ordinary people to read books. "

Emperor Liang was suddenly overwhelmed by Su Yi's desire to "let the world read".

The aristocrats of the aristocratic family master knowledge, master wealth, and are naturally noble. This is almost a concept rooted in the hearts of everyone in Daliang.

In the eyes of the aristocrats, commoners are not worthy of mastering knowledge.

Even Emperor Liang himself thought so.

He didn't expect that such a great wish was hidden in Su Yi's heart.

Everyone is equal and everyone has the opportunity to read and write.

Emperor Liang was shocked, and he felt that his thoughts seemed to have reached a new height.

Is the family born noble?Didn't the aristocratic family also develop from common people, and no one is born nobler than the other.

Every citizen of Daliang should enjoy the same rights.

He looked at Su Yi in a daze, with both emotion and shame in his eyes, as if he suddenly realized something, "Yi Zhi, I am not as good as you. I have already understood. Don't worry, I will work hard to realize our common ideal!"

Su Yi:? ? ?

Your Majesty, what do you understand?

How do I not know what our common ideal is?

Feeling Emperor Liang's sudden agitation, he was stunned.

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After passing the technical inspection of papermaking, within a few days, Emperor Liang proposed to set up a special workshop in the court, and only official workshops could produce paper.

Not surprisingly, it was opposed by most courtiers.

Some objected on the grounds that the royal monopoly had never existed and that there was no harmony in etiquette, and some objected on the grounds that they should not compete with the people for profit.

But Emperor Liang knew that these people were only focusing on the huge interests in paper making, and they didn't want to let the royal family benefit alone.

In desperation, Emperor Liang had to compromise in the end, and distributed the places to set up workshops to four or four families, but he insisted that the Su family should occupy one-third.

The other aristocratic families knew that Su Yi belonged to Emperor Liang, and if the Su family took it, it was equivalent to Emperor Liang taking it. This was already Emperor Liang's bottom line, so they all fell silent.

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Royal study.

"There's no reason for this, there's no reason for this!"

Emperor Liang flicked the teacup on the desk to the ground angrily. Thinking of the aggressive appearance of the ministers in the court just now, he still felt aggrieved, "Look at their faces in the court! They don't care about the emperor at all. inside!"

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became.

It has always been like this, even if the courtiers from aristocratic families bowed their heads respectfully to him, Emperor Liang could feel their arrogance.

This kind of arrogance reminded him over and over again that he was just a puppet supported by all the aristocratic families!

Someday, someday...

Su Yi silently waited for Emperor Liang to lose his temper, then slowly poured a cup of tea, handed it to Emperor Liang, and comforted him: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Paper making is not feasible, minister, there are other ways to obtain money. "

Emperor Liang took the tea, drank it all in one gulp, and vented for a long time, he was indeed a little thirsty.

After drinking the tea, Emperor Liang looked better, and he shook his head and said, "I really believe in your ability. However, the papermaking has been divided by the aristocratic family. I'm afraid they will drive up the price of paper and sell it at a high price, disrupting our plan. "

Su Yi smiled faintly, "Your Majesty, don't worry about this. As long as I set the price of paper low and the quality is comparable to them, the aristocratic family will not be able to cause any disturbance in the price of paper."

Emperor Liang thought about it, and immediately understood the pros and cons, and he was relieved.

I couldn't help but feel a little lucky, fortunately, I followed Su Yi's suggestion and made a plan before, so that this matter could be resolved smoothly in the court.

Thinking about it, he paid more attention to Su Yi in his heart.

【you do this delibrately. 】

The voice of the Heavenly Demon suddenly resounded in the sea of ​​consciousness.

【You have long expected that the aristocratic family will not pass this decree. The plan you gave Emperor Liang just in case is what you really want to propose. 】

Su Yi's eyes were dark and he did not respond.

【Going around in such a big circle, what you're after isn't the benefit of the paper workshop. What do you really want? 】

Su Yi glanced at Emperor Liang, felt the gratitude in Emperor Liang's heart, and said slowly in his heart: Of course it is to let His Majesty know that only I, Su Yi, can really help him in this world.

No matter what he wants to do in the future, the first thing he will think of is me.

He will slowly get used to the feeling that only I can help him.

Su Yi looked at Emperor Liang who was still young, and tilted his head, a warm smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, not only that...

The old devil was silent for a while, and then said quietly:

[You did a good job, I am looking forward to your future performance more and more, Su Yi. 】

This was the first time the old devil called Su Yi's name.

Su Yi raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, what is this, are you finally looking at me squarely?

The conversation in the Sea of ​​Consciousness was only for a moment, and Emperor Liang didn't notice Su Yi's strangeness. He was more concerned about the other ways to make money that Su Yi mentioned just now.

Su Yi took a piece of paper and drew a square thing, a strange object with a long handle, and a circle.

He pointed to the boxy thing and said: "I read a recipe from an ancient book in the early years, mixing animal fat, plant ash and spices in a certain proportion can make a thing called soap. It can easily wash off the unclean things on the body and clothes."

Su Yi briefly explained the purpose of the soap, then pointed to the strange long-handled object on the paper, and said, "This object is called a toothbrush, and it can be used to clean teeth."

At present, most people use willow branches to brush their teeth, or directly dip their fingers in mouthwash, which is very inconvenient.

Since Su Yi came to this world, he used animal bones and hard animal hair to make a simple toothbrush and simple soap.

Making these things was originally just for my own convenience, because it was really inconvenient in ancient times!

There is no toothbrush for brushing teeth, no soap for bathing, and no toilet paper so we can only scrape with bamboo blades...

Even aristocrats don't have a better life experience, so Su Yi got some simple necessities for life as soon as he came.

But now that he wanted to make money, Su Yi simply promoted these things to benefit the public.

After hearing the effects of the first two things, Emperor Liang looked forward to the third thing even more, pointing and asking: "What is this thing?"

Su Yi asked back: "Has Your Majesty ever seen his face from the water? Is it much clearer than the bronze mirror?"

Emperor Liang nodded. He looked at the circle on the paper, thought for a while, and said in surprise: "So the last one is a bronze mirror that can reflect the face as clearly as it is in water?"

"Your Majesty is wise." Su Yi flattered him lightly. "I call it the silver mirror."

A mirror made of mercury should of course be called a silver mirror.

After listening to Su Yi's introduction, although Emperor Liang felt that these three things were very novel, he still felt that they were just strange tricks, and he doubted whether they could really make money.

Su Yi saw his doubts and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, with these things, I will definitely be able to bring you ten thousand taels of gold within a year."

"Golden ten thousand taels?" Emperor Liang's eyes widened, he almost thought he heard it wrong.

You know, Daliang's treasury only puts in 10 taels of gold every year.

But seeing Su Yi's swearing look, he was a little shaken in his heart.

Su Yi is not a person who speaks freely...

In the end, Emperor Liang resisted the doubts in his heart, chose to trust Su Yi, and asked, "What do you need me to write about?"

Su Yi said with a mysterious smile: "Your Majesty doesn't need to do anything, you just need to reward all the ladies and old ministers in the harem with the things I dedicated to Your Majesty in a few days."

He has a plan in mind.

What else is better than the emperor personally advertising, and the promotion effect is better?