Datang: Showdown, your father and I are Li Shimin

Chapter 152 The papermaking technique is completed, and the clues are emerging ([-])
At the entrance of the entire Du Village, more than a dozen donkey carts and ox carts were slowly moving forward.

While the sun is not too high, the morning breeze is still cool.

Twenty or so militiamen stood on both sides of the convoy holding crude forged knives.

And more than a dozen villagers who were in charge of escort also brought hoes and sickles and other agricultural tools in case of emergency.

Xue Li was carrying a Mo Dao that was a little longer than himself. Cheng An still put his two swords on the carriage, and he followed the carriage.

Li Ze hangs an imperial bestowed sword inlaid with gold and silver on his waist. If he really encounters a bandit, he can use it to frighten him. Ordinary bandits seldom dare to oppose the court. After all, the emperor is so casual. So he summoned tens of thousands of regular troops to destroy the existence of the cottage anytime and anywhere. If he easily provoked the court, he would have no good fruit to eat.

Only when the court is weak, these bandits have the courage to rob the court.

The convoy drove all the way to Chang'an City in the south of Gaoling County. Li Ze recruited Gongsunyu and others, as well as Xue Li and Du Mao, and explained to them: "I will take a carriage to meet the emperor later, as I have agreed before." Every time the paper is made, it will be sent to His Majesty's cart."

"After you enter Chang'an City, go directly to Dongshi. Brother Gongsun, you go to the major bookstores in Dongshi to inquire about the prices of paper and books. Our prices must be 51 yuan lower than theirs."

"If anything happens, you can go directly to the palace to find me. After I meet with His Majesty, I will naturally go to Dongshi to find you. If I never come and the books and paper are sold out, you can go back by yourself after the matter is settled."

"Doctor Li, don't worry, this matter is on us! We will definitely handle it for Doctor Li!" Cheng An and Xue Li patted their chests confidently.

Not long after, the crowd drove to the gate of Suzaku. Li Ze handed over his sword and the letter of appointment for the magistrate of Gaoling County from Li Eryu to the gate guards for a look. The guards were very respectful when they saw Li Ze's name. Then he let the long convoy enter Chang'an City.

Half an hour later, Li Ze followed the carriage into the palace. Li Er heard the news and trotted all the way to greet him.

"Oh! Oh!" Li Er's eyes widened in shock: "Doctor Li... you really brought me a cart full of paper!"

Li Er's hands were trembling with excitement. Paper was relatively expensive in the Tang Dynasty. In particular, Li Er's writing was generally made of leather paper from Bashu. The production process was very complicated and the price was very expensive.

Even a few bolts of silk can be exchanged for a roll of Shupi paper. Li Er was very excited when he saw Li Ze slowly pulling a cart of paper for him. This undoubtedly saved Li Er a lot of money.

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

Li Er lifted the oilcloth, randomly pulled out a piece of cut square paper, stretched out his hand to caress the paper, and couldn't help clicking his tongue.

In the past, the paper made by Li Ze himself in his house was still a rough brown-yellow paper. After adding some special condiments this time, the brown-yellow color on the paper has begun to fade, although it is not as good as the white paper made by later generations. Paper, but the light yellow paper produced by these manpower is already considered the limit.

"Okay... there are few variegated colors on this paper, which is even better than that of Shu paper! I'm afraid the craftsmanship is also very complicated?"

"Dr. Li, you have made all these papers in the past few days, and you will send them to me together. After all, how much do you plan to sell for this carton of paper? I will give you the original price, and I will never owe you to Tang Dynasty like this." There are youths who can be reused!"

Li Er patted Li Ze's shoulder very affectionately, and what he said was very heroic.

"Return to Your Majesty..." Li Ze saluted Li Er with some horror: "Your Majesty, this was not made recently. I have brought more than ten carts, and the rest have been brought to Dongshi for sale by the villagers."

"This cart is dedicated to His Majesty, not for profit."

Li Er's eyes widened in shock after hearing this: "What? More than ten cars? Just a few days? This... Doctor Li, are you trying to make me happy?"

"If your majesty doesn't believe it, you can go to Gaoling County to visit when you are free. There are 20 people in Gaoling, and now it is about to enter autumn, so I called on the common people to make paper together to seek a living. "As Li Ze said, he took out a few packages from the carriage, and asked Li Er to order his servants to take the rest to unload elsewhere.

Li Er and Li Ze were almost side by side, without the slightest appearance of a monarch, they walked towards the imperial study.

"The printing has also been completed at the same time. This is a book printed by my Gaoling County. Please have a look at it, Your Majesty."

As Li Ze spoke, he took out a few bound books from his cloth bag, and placed them neatly on Li Er's imperial case.

Li Er hurriedly picked up the book, flipped through it a few times lightly, the handwriting was very clear and neat, and each word was very neat, without sloppy at all, and the words were almost exactly the same.

I flipped through the other books, and found that the handwriting was basically the same, and they were all very neat, and there was no trace of alteration.

"Okay! This is a work of heaven!" Without hesitation, Li Er placed the book evenly on the imperial case.

"Doctor Li, doctor Li, it would be great if your printing technique could be used by the whole Tang Dynasty! In this way, wouldn't all the students in the world be able to read the book?"

Li Er looked at Li Ze's cloth bag, obviously there was something in it.

"What is this?"

Li Er pointed to the cloth bag in Li Ze's hand, frowned and asked.

Li Ze immediately took out the cloth bag, and several thick books were stacked on the imperial case. This time the cloth bag was completely emptied: "This is the household registration status of 20 people in Gaoling County, and the victims' The address before the smallpox epidemic is used by the Ministry of Household Affairs for population statistics and household registration revision."

"There are two copies in total, and there is still one in Gaoling County."

Li Er twitched violently when he heard that this thick stack of books was the household registration of 20 people.

"This... the household registration of 20 people has been counted so quickly?"

"how can that be?"

Li Er looked through the stack of books one by one in disbelief, the horror in his eyes only increased.

Everyone's appearance, current address, and former address, etc., are all recorded in the register, even more carefully than the counties of other counties.

"hiss--"

Li Er flipped through them repeatedly, and finally simply flipped through these household registration books. Putting down the last one in his hand, Li Er immediately took a long breath.

The whole person froze in place like a wood carving, staring blankly at the imperial case, thoughts churning violently in his heart.

"My son...my son is truly a born king. There are no deviations in the household registration statistics of 20 people. How can this be done by a boy who is more than ten years old?"

"I'm afraid those county magistrates who are free from my salary and have been officials for decades will not be able to meet such standards?"

"Besides... I don't seem to have mentioned entering the household registration. How does he know this? Could it be that there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Du Village, and there are some strange people?"

(End of this chapter)