Chang'an.

Imperial study room.

Li Shimin passed the decree and Xu Xu was soon taken to Chang'an.

At this time, Li Shimin met Xu Xu in the imperial study.

"Bang!"

The two Analects were directly thrown by Li Shimin on the chopping board in front of him, pointing to the Analects, and then saying to Xu Xu: "What does this mean? What do you want to explain the two exactly the same Analects?"

Xu Xu looked at these two Analects of Confucius, then looked at Li Shimin.

It seems that he is overestimating.

I didn't understand what I mean!

Failed!

Xu Xu picked up two Analects of Confucius and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, even if it is the same person, he will be in the same state when writing the same word. Why are these two books exactly the same? There is only one possibility that the copying is not the person."

"Not a human?"

Li Shimin was confused and had no idea what Xu Xu was talking about, but he seemed to suddenly think of something and said, "You mean, this book is like printing Buddhist scriptures in a temple. First carve the template with wood, and then print it out? No, I have read such Buddhist scriptures. They are not as good as yours, and they are very rough, and the handwriting is not as clear as this one."

"Your Majesty, how can wood compare to copper..."

Before Xu Xu could finish his words, he was interrupted by Li Shimin.

"Copper? You mean carving the Analects of Confucius on the copper plate and then printing it? Is this a waste? And where did you get so much copper?"

"Your Majesty, the copper plate is so big, and the engraving is not easy to engrave. If you make a mistake, will the entire copper plate be ruined? These are copper blocks, each copper block is engraved with a character, and then arranged..."

When Xu Xu said this, Li Shimin immediately understood: "What you mean is that these bronze characters can be used repeatedly, and they can be arranged as they want to take them. After printing the Analects of Confucius today, they can be removed and re-arranged tomorrow and printed with the Spring and Autumn Period?"

"That's right!"

Xu Xu nodded.

Li Shimin said: "Originally, the price of an Analects is about two or three guan, and the price of copying is always guan, and the others are related to paper. Now nearly half of the value is cut off at once."

Xu Xu smiled, and then said to Li Shimin: "Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

"Where does the joy come from?"

Li Shimin was confused, what are you congratulating about?

"After the price of books is reduced, poor students can learn knowledge. Your Majesty will have more choices in the future. Isn't this a joy for Your Majesty?"

Xu Xu said to Li Shimin with a smile on his face.

When Li Shimin heard this, he was stunned and laughed: "Hahaha, it makes sense!"

"By the way, I asked you to help the fourth brother rebuild Jingyang, but what are the fourth brother doing now?"

Li Shimin suddenly changed his mind and stopped talking about movable type printing.

"Your Majesty, don't worry about this. Your Highness the King of Wei is going to give you a surprise."

"surprise?"

Li Shimin glared at him and had no idea what to say.

"Don't worry, your Majesty, nothing will happen to Jingyang."

Xu Xu said to Li Shimin very calmly.

After hearing Xu Xu's promise, Li Shimin pondered for a while, and then said to Xu Xu: "Forget it, you can go back to Jingyang first."

"I'm going to leave!"

Xu Xu left directly.

After Xu Xu left, Li Shimin coughed and the three of them walked out from behind the screen.

"What do you think about this?"

Li Shimin pointed to the two Analects of Confucius on the chopping board.

"Xu Xu is right, I'm so happy, Your Majesty!"

Fang Xuanling said to Li Shimin with a smile.

"Xuanling, don't laugh anymore. You can't see such a simple thing?"

Li Shimin glared at Fang Xuanling.

"Your Majesty, there are some things you don't need to be timid. If you should take action, you should take action!"

Du Ruhui also echoed, "The aristocratic families were already seriously damaged by their vitality at the end of the Sui Dynasty. After the Turkic journey south, they were even more riddled with holes."

"A lean camel is bigger than a horse? Fang Xiang and Du Xiang, two of you are cautious. Although the aristocratic families were seriously injured, the Tang Dynasty had just completed unification and was invaded by the Turks a few months ago. At this time, the Tang Dynasty was more fragile than the aristocratic families!"

Changsun Wuji said: "Although the imperial examination has been opened, most poor families are dependent on aristocratic families, and 90% of the officials in the world are in the hands of aristocratic families! If there is another change, the world will be disrupted! We will also be in different places!"

"The words of the auxiliary machine are reasonable, and I am very worried. Once this method is released, the aristocratic families will inevitably be in an uproar! We will also be the first to be affected. Even if they dare not do it openly, how should they deal with it secretly? If aristocratic families are angry, it is not something that the people can bear. If they are bewitched by the aristocratic families, we will become the culprit!"

Li Shimin sighed and continued, "Now, it's raining, and rumors are already circulating in the world, saying that God punishes me! If the people had not experienced wars and cherished the hard-won peace, someone would have begun to rebel."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, this thing only cuts the price of books by half, and most of the people who copy books are poor families. Why do the aristocratic families turn against each other because of this?"

Fang Xuanling said silently, and then said to Li Shimin: "Although books seem to have been reduced in price, for poor families, the harm is more harmful than good. How can aristocratic families not see it? If they want to resist, unless the paper is worthless."

"Fang Xiang's words make sense, so we cannot publish this method. If it is announced, it will be a big blow to poor families. However, we can print more books and lower the market price so that poor families can rise and aristocratic families suffer a secret loss."

Du Ruhui also echoed, and then the two looked at Li Shimin at the same time.

After all, it was Li Shimin who made the decision on this matter. If Li Shimin nodded, it means that he wanted to get a squad with the aristocratic family.

Don’t Li Shimin want to?

Li Shimin really wants it!

If a family is not removed for a day, it is like a thorn in the throat!

Yang Er’s past lessons are right in front of him. How could he not know the disadvantages of the aristocratic family?

This group of people who only have families but no country can do so. How great a threat is to the Tang Dynasty?

A thousand-year-old family, a hundred-year-old dynasty!

Aristocratic families and dynasties will never coexist peacefully.

There is only the involvement of interests between the two, and the short-term peace ends when the world is in chaos.

Li Shimin dreamed that he would destroy the aristocratic family, but it was too difficult. How could he solve the aristocratic family that had been maintained for thousands of years?

The decision at this time was a difficult problem for him.

"Let me think about this matter!"

Li Shimin was silent. This matter was a bit difficult, and it was difficult for him to make up his mind: "You guys retreat first!"

"I'm going to leave!"

Changsun Wuji and the other two left the imperial study room at the same time.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui left the palace together, but Changsun Wuji headed towards the East Palace.

At this time, Li Yuan had not given up Tai Chi Palace to Li Er, and Li Er had been living in the East Palace. At this time, he went to the East Palace to obviously look for Empress Changsun.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at each other, then shook their heads and said nothing.

The Changsun family is a noble family in Guanlong and aristocratic families. Although they are not five surnames and seven hopes, when facing the five surnames and seven hopes, what Changsun Wuji said may be more useful than Li Shimin.

Li Shimin can hold this position firmly, and Changsun Wuji's support can be said to have played a key role.
Chapter completed!