Datang: Let you supervise the country and become an emperor through the ages

Chapter 95
"What the prince said is very true. How many scholars from various schools in Chang'an City, especially those from poor families, don't talk about reading, even writing on weekdays."

Grandson Pingting's eyes brightened, "If we can print the Four Books and Five Classics, which are necessary for scientific research, it will definitely sell better than "Dream of Red Mansions"!"

"Then if the surplus printing paper and custom-made rice paper for writing can be brought into the market at a very low price, it will definitely attract the favor of students!"

"At that time, you can even ask His Majesty. For example, the paper used in the Chongwen Museum or the government-run schools of the Tang Dynasty should be provided by the Prince's Mansion. Then I'm afraid I can earn more!"

Although Li Mingda is not smart, but after listening to Changsun Pingting, he can understand that if he is so brave, he must earn more money than now. When she thought of this, she became even more excited.

Li Fu couldn't help but sighed again and again, "Pingting, your idea is really good, Shen Wansan, Miss Changsun, remember what you said, this is the idea of ​​turning stone into gold, and you will have to pay for it when the time comes!"

Shen Wansan nodded again and again, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the servants will remember that from today on, the servants will re-arrange the plans for the paper workshop and printing workshop, and will definitely not disappoint the prince and all the nobles!"

At this moment, in Zheng Guogong Wei Zheng's mansion, the imperial censor, several first-class maidservants are gathered together, arguing with each other.

"You're right. This is a fairy tale. Look at what's written at the beginning. It's clearly a fairy tale!"

"No, it's obviously talking about some official affairs, the previous ones are just foreshadowing!"

"No way, who is the protagonist here? Why doesn't it look the same as in the playbook?"

Wei Zheng heard that it was interesting, so he walked forward curiously, but unexpectedly discovered that the servant girl in the mansion was actually talking about a book.

The maids in the mansion actually know how to read?Wei Zheng didn't expect that all the servants in his house could understand books, so Lao Huai couldn't help but stepped forward to ask, "What are you reading?"

Seeing that it was Wei Zheng coming, the maids hurriedly saluted, "I have seen the master." Then they chattered.

"Master, this is the most popular book sold in Chang'an City recently, it's called "A Dream of Red Mansions"!"

"My lord, this book is very interesting. It's a fairy tale."

"No, sir, she didn't understand what was written in the book. It's not a myth at all!"

Wei Zheng took the book from the maid, glanced at the cover, his eyes lit up, and then turned the pages.

"Dream of Red Mansions? This book is not bad. The paper and printing are excellent. Did the young master buy it, or did you chip in to buy it yourself? It looks good, so please read it carefully!"

Wei Zheng didn't read the content carefully, but simply glanced at the surface of the book, and felt that the person who printed the book put a lot of thought into it.

After all, how could it be possible for the Duke of the dynasty to read the books read by the maids? If they were to be chopped off together, wouldn't it be an insult to the gentleman!

But when Wei Zheng was about to return the book to the maid, he accidentally saw the signature in the center of the book cover.

"Huh? Li Fu? Why is this name so familiar? Li Mingda, eldest grandson Pingting? Could this be..."

The maidservants are a little confused, they can read the characters in the book pretty well, but they don't know the names of the prince and princess at all. Hearing Wei Zheng muttering to himself, they can only look at each other in blank dismay. .

"I'm afraid I'm overthinking it!" Wei Zheng shook his head slightly, thinking in his heart, how could the dignified prince and princess compile something that ordinary people would only see, he must be thinking too much.

After Wei Zheng returned the book to the servant girl, he walked towards the backyard of his home, and unexpectedly found that in his inner room, Mrs. Wei was holding "A Dream of Red Mansions" and was fascinated by it.

"Ma'am is reading this too?" Wei Zheng said in surprise, interrupting Mrs. Wei's train of thought, and the pages of the book were messed up. Seeing this, Mrs. Wei suddenly became angry.

"Why did the master come in and there was no movement at all? Look at you, you interrupted me, and I couldn't even find where I was looking!"

Wei Zheng was surprised for a while, "Madam, you don't like reading the most on weekdays, so why did you change your temper today?"

"Master, can those books be compared with this book?" Mrs. Wei said convincingly: "Master, you still don't know, this book is the book that everyone in Chang'an City has been discussing recently!"

"Don't bother me, let me finish this book as soon as possible, and I will invite some wives to talk about it tomorrow!"

Wei Zheng was surprised for a while, his wife and other wives are storytelling together?Those maids were also discussing this book just now, so doesn't that mean that all the dignitaries and traffickers in Chang'an City are reading this and discussing this "Dream of Red Mansions" recently?
Wei Zheng frowned slightly, and asked casually, "Does Madam know who is the author of this book?"

"Master, don't you know?" Mrs. Wei didn't even raise her head, "That shouldn't be the case. Aren't the books already signed? Wasn't it compiled by His Royal Highness, Princess Jinyang and some eldest lady from the eldest grandson family?"

"Madam, are you sure it's the prince?" Wei Zheng frowned even deeper, "It's just a signature, it can't be the same person!"

Mrs. Wei raised her head and gave her master a white look, "Master, do you think there are other children in this world named Li Fu and Li Mingda at the same time, and the eldest grandson Pingting, who would have the same name as her?"

Really the prince?Wei Zheng's eyes suddenly turned cold, "The majestic prince of a country doesn't participate in court meetings every day, but goes to study these unofficial histories in private, and dares to publish a book, it is shameless!"

"Come here, prepare the car, I'm going to enter the palace now, take a good look at the crown prince's book!" Wei Zheng immediately changed into his court uniform, and rushed outside.

Mrs. Wei was stunned for a while, what happened to her master, why did she suddenly look like a fried chicken, who provoked him?

Suddenly, Mrs. Wei came to her senses and hurried up to stop her, "Master, don't be fooled, this book was not written by His Highness the Crown Prince alone. Look at the signature, Princess Jinyang is the first one, maybe the Crown Prince is just I helped Princess Jinyang a little."

"Besides, this book is now in Chang'an City. Every family has one or two copies. Why do you insist on going to trouble the prince because of such a trivial matter?"

It’s good that Mrs. Wei didn’t say this, but when she said this, Wei Zheng exploded in an instant, “The majestic prince of the Tang Dynasty, the future emperor, actually edited books that only women like this class of boudoirs read together with women. If this is spread, wouldn’t it be Let everyone laugh at me, Datang!"

"Today's book, master, I have decided, otherwise, in the future, the prince will lose all the face of the Tang Dynasty, so what face do I have to be an official in the court?"

(End of this chapter)