Surprise at three quarters

"You seem right to say that." Gillian smiled and shook her head, "It's just that the so-called freedom doesn't mean much to me now."

The anxiety of being imprisoned comes from endless despair, not knowing how long this day will last.But she is different, she knows that as long as she wants to leave, she can leave at any time.That being the case, the so-called "restraint" does not actually exist.

Her body can be imprisoned here, but her spirit is free.

Moreover, Gillian has her own plan, and it may not be a bad thing to continue being locked up here, so she has no plans to leave for the time being.

Yuan Xiao took a closer look at her face and saw that there was no haze of the past on her face at all, and it seemed that she really didn't care about this state, so she was relieved, nodded and said, "Okay, what do you say? Do it, we'll do it."

"If you can trust me, follow the original plan." Gillian said.

Yuan Xiao frowned slightly, "But you also know that this era is like this, we have no power, and it is not so easy to keep what we have in our hands."

"It's okay, if someone wants to take it, just let him take it." Gillian looked at Yuan Xiao, "I just want to wrong you temporarily."

"I don't care." Yuan Xiao shook his head, "It is said that it is my credit, but in fact I am only standing on the shoulders of the predecessors. These honors do not belong to me. If everyone thinks that this is my credit, I will I feel sorry for it instead.”

If it wasn't because this was an inevitable step, Yuan Xiao would not be willing to bear such a name.

The matter was settled like this, and after leaving here, Yuan Xiao asked Zhuo Wenjun, "Tell me, what is Gillian's plan?"

"Why didn't you ask her just now?" Zhuo Wenjun laughed.

Yuan Xiao thought for a while and said, "I always feel that what she wants to do may be different from what we think, so she doesn't mean to let us know for the time being. If I ask, won't it be embarrassing for her? "

"Since that's the case, then don't ask, just do what she says." Zhuo Wenjun said, "When the time comes, I will naturally know."

That's what I said, but as a mortal, I can't help but have some curiosity in my heart!Yuan Xiao thought so, then looked at Zhuo Wenjun again, "Aren't you curious?"

"Of course I'm curious, but I won't ask too many questions," Zhuo Wenjun said.

Gillian seems free and easy, but Zhuo Wenjun feels that she is not as open-minded as everyone thinks, but just confuses everyone with this appearance.

Such people are always more persistent than ordinary people.What she wants to do must be done, and other people's persuasion cannot be reversed.That being the case, there is no difference between knowing and not knowing.

At least Chen Ajiao is still rational, and it doesn't look like she will put all her eggs in one basket and burn everything, that's enough.

Afterwards, according to the plan, Yuan Xiao printed many more books, and then opened a bookstore in Chang'an City.

This thing, in this era, is still a very new thing.Because the writing materials are precious, knowledge is still a very valuable thing in this era, and only those families with inheritance can possess it.

The royal family's collection of books is undoubtedly the largest, which is one of the reasons why so many people of insight can be attracted to serve the court.In addition, there are aristocratic families, and they have raised a large number of followers to do things for themselves.

As for ordinary people, they may not have the opportunity to read and write throughout their lives.

Therefore, this unique shop quickly attracted the people of Chang'an, and then became popular overnight as expected.

The main reason is that the books sold here are too cheap. They are obviously extremely exquisite, but the price is only similar to other daily necessities, which is the level that ordinary people can afford even if they bite their teeth.

Although most people have been illiterate for three generations, it is useless to buy this book back, but this kind of thing is like a discount in a supermarket. As long as the price is exciting, even if you know that buying it back will only be put on the shelf, you still can’t help but dig it out. money.

Let's take advantage of the advantages first. As for whether it is useful, that is later.

something to consider.

Driven by such a mentality, Yuan Xiao's business is quite good.And even if some people don't buy books, they will go to the store to watch the excitement. ——These people were ordinary people, and they didn't even dare to step into the store at first, and then Yuan Xiao repeatedly emphasized, "It doesn't matter if you buy or not, just come in and have a look, and then they walked in very restrained.

With such a good publicity effect, there is no doubt that the reputation of this store will soon spread throughout Chang'an, and reach the ears of those dignitaries.

In fact, at the beginning, Yuan Xiao planned to deliver goods to their door to build a brand.

But later, after being reminded by Zhuo Wenjun, she realized that if she sent the book to her door, she would actually have the intention of seeking asylum, which would be detrimental to the follow-up plan.So it's better to go the lower route and wait for the nobles to discover this treasure by themselves.

Half a month after the store opened, people began to come to buy books in horse-drawn carriages one after another.

However, Yuan Xiao's expectation that "some nobleman took a fancy to this property and forcibly occupied it" did not appear for a long time, which made her very puzzled, "We put such a large piece of unowned fat here, why no one came eat?"

"Probably because the fat appeared so strangely, it looks like some kind of trap." Zhuo Wenjun said, "This is Chang'an after all, no one can cover the sky with one hand, of course we should be more cautious."

To be able to print and sell books, first of all, there must be so many original books, and second, there must be strong financial and powerful support to research such results.

Although the fat seems to have no owner, most people believe that there should be a hidden person behind them.

In addition, they are also waiting for the attitude of the palace.After all, both papermaking and book printing are inventions that can have a profound impact on the entire Han Dynasty. As long as the court is not short-sighted, it will know its importance, and nationalization is the best way to deal with it.

This is not the era of explosive news in the later generations. What happened today can be immediately searched on Weibo, and even passers-by who have nothing to do with it will hear about it within two or three days.At this time, whether it is news transmission or people's response, it is all with a lag.

It is entirely possible for such a big event to be delayed for a year and a half.

And the first person who came to contact them about this matter, somewhat beyond Yuan Xiao's expectations, was Dongfang Shuo.

He turned around in the hall, the expression on his face was quite serious all the time.After reading it, he turned his head to look at Yuan Xiao who was standing aside, and said worriedly, "Miss Yuan, I know you have an extraordinary background, but I'm afraid it's inappropriate to act rashly and interfere with history."

Yuan Xiao didn't think about this at first, but he was slightly taken aback when he heard his words, and then said, "I've considered this issue too, so I didn't come up with anything too shocking, I just want to make some changes step by step, it should be fine, right? ?”

If you just want to have fun, get out the black powder and directly blow up the Weiyang Palace, Gillian should be almost out of anger.

But doing so will bring about very serious consequences, and it will even affect tens of thousands of people in the world, causing them to lose their stable lives, so I can only think about it, and the choices I make in the end are very conservative.

Dongfang Shuo couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth when he heard this, and said helplessly, "Forget it, I'm just reminding you casually, as long as you know what's in your mind."

Then he left casually.

Yuan Xiao watched his back go away, then looked back at the store, and asked inexplicably, "Why is he here?"

But no matter what, the only person who may know their origin and purpose chose to watch, and Yuan Xiao felt a lot more relaxed. At least he didn't have to worry about Liu Che suddenly discovering clues and exposing their old background.

After that, it was stable for a long time, and just when Yuan Xiao felt that life might be going on in such a dull way, the surprise she had been waiting for finally came.

It was Tian who made the move.

To say that in Emperor Wu's reign, the most prominent relatives were the emperor's mother clan Tian and wife clan Wei clan.

But now, Wei Qing has just risen, and the Wei family has been keeping a low profile.On the contrary, the Tian family, with the support of the Queen Mother, has

No one in Chang'an City would dare to provoke him.

The Tian family wanted to occupy Yuan Xiao's property, so they didn't even send someone who could make the decision over to discuss it. Instead, they directly asked the servants to come over and inform, and they still used a gesture of charity, as if the property could be favored by the Tian family. Still their glory.It can be seen that it is arrogant and domineering.

According to what had been discussed with Gillian in advance, Yuan Xiao backed down quite readily without any hesitation.

Since things like seizing people's property have been done, it must be done.If you hold it and don't give it, no one knows what the other party can do.Anyway, it was planned to be taken over by others. For the sake of Yuan Xiao's safety, there was no need to resist.

After handing over the property, they received Tian's compensation.

One hundred gold.

"Do we look so poor? A hundred gold can be spent?" Yuan Xiao stared at the money bag in front of him, and couldn't help but torture his soul.

Zhuo Wenjun laughed and said, "It's not bad that they are still willing to pay."

This is probably because their shop is well-known in Chang'an City, and many wealthy families know about it, so they dare not do too much.Otherwise, maybe they will not only have no money to take, but they themselves will be turned into Tian's domestic slaves, tools to make money.

After retiring, Yuan Xiao began to study the second technology.

Smelting iron.

In the era of cold weapons, the height of this technology determines the combat power of a country.

In the Han Dynasty, the use of iron was quite extensive. Not only iron weapons, but also many daily necessities were also made of iron.But there is no doubt that there is still a lot of room for improvement in the quality of ironware of this period.And this is Yuan Xiao's homework.

Of course, this is different from papermaking, and it is impossible for Yuan Xiao to accomplish this by himself.

Because in this era, salt and iron are all run by the government, or run by nobles wearing official clothes.All iron mines are under the supervision of the government, and it is impossible to smelt iron privately.

However, during this period of time, Gillian also did a lot of homework, successfully obtained a small iron mine through the hands of Princess Guantao, and handed it over to Yuan Xiao.

So Yuan Xiao quickly took refuge as an excuse, left Chang'an with a lot of money, and went to strike iron.

The key to metal smelting technology is to increase the temperature and remove impurities.Yuan Xiao had done enough homework before he came, and now he just needs to implement the content on paper.There are also various craftsmen who are responsible for the specific work, and she only needs to make overall arrangements.

If it weren't for the serious environmental pollution caused by the iron smelting industry, and the dusty days every day, Yuan Xiao felt that this kind of life is actually not bad.

Everything is going well here, and on the other hand, Gillian's plan is also progressing steadily.

For such a long time in the past, all the show girls who have been selected have entered the palace.Some of them were given to the vassal princes of various places, while the other part remained in the palace.With the intervention of Princess Guantao, the Queen Mother left several beauties for Liu Che.

For an emperor who has been on the throne for more than ten years, it is normal to add people to the harem.

And Liu Che, who has worked hard for many years, has finally completely controlled the court in his own hands, and is no longer constrained everywhere.Waking up to take over the power of the world, he naturally began to think about lying drunk on the lap of a beauty, so he did not refuse this arrangement.

And because one of the Wang beauties fit his aesthetics very well, Liu Che unconsciously loved him a little more.

Now, it is no longer the time when she has just ascended the throne, and even the other women in Linxing have to worry about A-Jiao's death and life. The current queen is Liu Che's very satisfied Wei Zifu. She is gentle and obedient, and will not be disobedient in such matters. he.

But is that really the case?

In the past two years, Wei Zifu has had a faint feeling of fading and falling in love.She knew very well that Liu Che's change was unstoppable, and with the Queen Mother under her control, she would naturally not express any objection.

But what you think in your heart is another matter.

In particular, this beauty Wang is really very lucky, she was conceived shortly after she entered the palace and became a pet.

Emperor Wu had always been a bit difficult in terms of heirs. After Wei Zifu entered the palace, he was very favored.

For many years, it was not until two years ago that Liu Shi, the eldest son of Emperor Wu, was born.For this child, Liu Che naturally liked it very much.But Liu Che has gradually lost interest in his mother.

And Mrs. Wang is young and beautiful, and so easy to conceive. Liu Che's joy is incomparable. Every day, rewards are sent to Wang Meiren's Palace like water, and she is very honored.

Even if it's not for himself, Wei Zifu has to think about his children.

Her son was still young, if the emperor had a more beloved son at this time, he would definitely become a threat to Liu Shi.When Emperor Jing abolished the crown prince Liu Rong and established Liu Che, it was just around the corner, so how could Wei Zifu not be worried?