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Shen Dongsu regretted it after saying it, but she couldn't think of anything else to say, so she had to interrupt:

"If I don't trade with the prince, this bookstore will give me half of the shares. It will become bigger and stronger in the future. I will specialize in storybooks."

Ling Mo Xiao refused to let her go, and pulled the running villain back: "I am very happy, thank you madam."

Shen Dongsu smiled dryly and said: "You're welcome, you're welcome. Which prince just wants to discuss it with you."

"I feel that just publishing these enlightenment books is no different from other bookstores."

"What do you think? Ask the old Hanlin of the Hanlin Academy to annotate these enlightenment books. In this way, even if local private schools cannot find good teachers, students can study by themselves by reading the annotations."

That's right, the books these days are all in classical Chinese, with no annotations or even punctuation marks.

In the schools run by the gentry, the commentaries on the Four Books were all different in the north and south, and there were often textual wars over which one was the orthodox one.

If Ling Mo Xiao takes the lead in publishing the Four Books and Five Classics with annotations, he may be besieged by the nobles. But if you only annotate ordinary enlightenment readings, find a few old scholars to write annotations.

The nobles couldn't find any reason to besiege it. When Lingwang Bookstore became bigger and stronger and published other books, when the nobles came to besiege again, they could no longer shake the giant Buddha.

Shen Dongsu's plan is to publish enlightenment books and the Book of Songs first, and then to quickly open up the market, publish a book of stories popular with young people.

She plans to hire several writers who are good at writing storybooks. She will give them the outline and they will polish the writing. I promise to write a novel that will make young men and women crazy.

We can’t write, but we can still copy. Anyway, no one would come here to ask for copyright fees for those famous works from the previous life.

Red Mansions and the Three Kingdoms, if simplified, the Red Mansions captured young men and women, while the Three Kingdoms captured the middle-aged and elderly.

There is no literary prison now, and the emperor supports King Ling. Even if the queen finds trouble, she can't stop the public's love.

Movable type printing was so fast that these books could be sold throughout the Xia Dynasty overnight.

Shen Dongsu immediately wrote down a detailed plan, and Ling Moxiao naturally gave his full support. Go find some respected old Hanlin officials in person.

When they heard that King Ling was going to publish an enlightenment book, they were naturally very willing to make annotations.

Ling Moxiao brought several old Hanlin officials to Prince Ling's Mansion, and Shen Dongsu personally made tea, especially Kung Fu green tea.

They will also make some matcha-type pastries. Ling Moxiao likes to bake cakes, and Prince Ling’s Mansion has already installed an oven.

The soft and sweet cotton cake is served with green tea, which the old Hanlins like very much.

Jia Si joked that half of the reason why the Hanlin officials did not have to come by themselves every day was because of the princess's refreshments.

Tea has always been the favorite of the elderly. If these old Hanlins take the lead in liking tea, I believe it will soon become popular.

King Ling was courteous to the corporal, and Princess Ling was also polite and courteous, personally serving tea and making snacks.

The old Hanlin officials were full of praise for Prince Ling's Mansion, and they came just like Dian Mao every day after Prince Ling left the court.

Although a few old men are a little pedantic, they are also cute. They often argue with each other over the comment on a word, and even seek comment from Shen Dongsu.

Shen Dongsu never concealed his background and said with a smile that the simpler the annotations, the better. Ordinary children do not have so many famous teachers when they first start.

A scholar is considered a famous teacher in the town, and in many places children can open a school to accept apprentices. Therefore, the simpler and more detailed the annotations of this enlightenment book, the easier it is for children to understand.

The old Hanlin officials were thoughtful. Most of the apprentices they accepted were from among the best. They had never thought about how those children with ordinary qualifications were enlightened.

Shen Dongsu took the opportunity to bring up the issue of adding punctuation marks to enlightenment readings, and she gave several commonly used symbols.

After reading the original text in an ups and downs, the old scholars immediately understood the meaning of this symbol, and they were all full of praise.

There was even a feeling of enlightenment. In the past, they found it inconvenient to break sentences, so they would add breaks to the book themselves.

Why didn't you think that when books are printed, sentence fragments are printed directly? Just adding a few simple symbols makes it much easier to read.

Someone immediately realized that this symbol can be used in all books!

But they soon thought that if this was the case, it would be a book reform and would definitely be opposed and attacked by the nobles.

At the same time, they also understood why Lingwang Bookstore only printed enlightenment readings, and they couldn't help but feel a little sad and avoided their edge.

Even King Ling has to avoid the sharp edges of the noble clan, and even a prince is so cautious when he wants to propose a small reform, let alone this huge dynasty!

They were all a little disheartened, but at the same time they felt that there was hope. If the prince ascended the throne, the power of the noble clan would be even greater.

But what if it’s King Ling? He was used like a steel sword by the emperor and offended all the nobles. If he comes to power, he will naturally not let the noble clan grow...

The old scholars looked at each other and became more serious about annotating enlightenment books.

When the first "Thousand Character Classic" with punctuation marks and annotations was published in volume, Shen Dongsu personally gave a copy to every Hanlin scholar.

She could clearly feel the joy of these old people. They were so excited that instead of laughing, they cried with joy.

There are a few old Hanlins who really want to enlighten the people's wisdom, want more children to receive education, and want scholars to no longer only come from the gentry.

At this moment, I cried with joy.

Maybe they just added a brick and a tile to the education world, but they believe it.

With just this thousand-character text in hand, just this piece of brick, I can break the education industry that has been monopolized by the gentry for thousands of years.

At the same time, Ling Moxiao sent the book to the emperor's case.

I fell in love with this thousand-character novel that I read when I was three years old. I opened it again and read it with gusto from the first word to the last page without finishing every word.

Look at the annotations on each page, the punctuation of broken sentences, and the movable type clay that comes with the book.

The emperor was equally excited. If others did not understand the weight of this thing, the emperor did.

For thousands of years, scholars and officials have all come from noble families, because ordinary people have no way to study.

The academies belong to the gentry, and the books belong to the gentry. Emperors of all dynasties wanted to reform and introduced the imperial examination system.

Most of the places available for admission are from noble families. Even since the beginning of the Great Xia Dynasty, there has not been a single number one scholar from a poor family!

If Ling Wang Bookstore is true as Ling Wang said, with this movable type clay, it will not be a problem to print thousands of books a day.

Then ordinary people can afford to read. Maybe there will be no results in ten years, but in thirty or fifty years, the monopoly of the gentry will be broken!

The emperor stood up suddenly: "Take me to see the movable type printing technology."

When the Emperor and Prince Ling went to Prince Ling's Mansion together, the Queen naturally received the information.

She didn't care at all what Prince Ling came up with to please the emperor. She heard that recently, Hanlin officials were coming in and out of Prince Ling's mansion every day.

He probably wrote some beautiful article to flatter the emperor.

The queen drank tea calmly. She heard that it was recently popular among the ladies of Chang'an City to drink milk tea, with various flavors.

The Xiaodiao pear soup that nourishes the lungs and the rose red dates that nourish the skin were all made popular at Jiang's auction.

The queen soon fell in love with milk black tea with arrowroot balls added. These small balls boiled with brown sugar were said to be called pearls.

This kind of tea also has a good name, called pearl milk tea.

Milk tea shops are springing up in Chang'an City. There are large, high-end shops in the East District. In the North District, one person can brew ginger sugar milk tea to ward off the cold.

The queen drank her tea slowly and waited quietly for the news to break out.

Prince Ling, just stay arrogant and proud for a few more days! Soon, your good days will be over.

After receiving the news that the emperor was coming to Prince Ling's Mansion, Shen Dongsu immediately prepared to pick him up. She specifically asked several old Hanlin officials not to leave yet.

The emperor must be here for this new book. Thanks to all of you for publishing the new book, we should meet the emperor together.

Sure enough, after the emperor entered the palace, he first praised the thousand-character essay with annotations and praised the righteousness of several old Hanlin officials.

He also gave them many rewards, and even went to the Hanlin Academy to issue an edict to praise them, which was enough to give them a lot of face.

Shen Dongsu also said that when more books are published, one person will give away tens of thousands of copies, which they can send back to their hometowns.

In this way, you can make a contribution to your hometown and earn a good reputation.

In the future, every child who reads these annotated books and becomes a talented person will be their student.

The old Hanlin officials were overjoyed. This was truly a great achievement from heaven!

I never expected that I would come to Prince Ling's Mansion to annotate a thousand-character text, and it would only take ten days to achieve such a great achievement.

They all quietly told King Ling that if he wanted to annotate other books in the future, they would be willing to help.

After sending Old Hanlin away, he took the emperor to see the movable type printing press.

Shen Dongsu started the operation himself. This time he did not print a book, but asked the emperor to write a sentence on the spot.

The emperor still reported a dubious attitude. It is normal for the bookstore to publish a book from finalization to engraving to printing in three to five months at least, and a year and a half at most.

Prince Ling actually has a machine that can write and print on the spot. No one would doubt it!

Without thinking, the emperor picked up a pen and wrote down a sentence from the Analects of Confucius: "Government with virtue is like Beichen living in his place and all the stars sharing it."

Shen Dongsu took the paper and typed out the words one by one from the clay she arranged according to pinyin.

Then the emperor discovered that she didn't understand the rules for placing words. Then he asked:

"By what rules did you place these words?"

Shen Dongsu originally wanted to say Pinyin, but there is no Pinyin these days. She simply explained it by pronunciation.

The emperor and Prince Ling were carefully studying the pronunciation of what she said, and found that it was indeed the case. They felt that a new door had opened, but they had not fully mastered it yet.

Prince Ling, based on Shen Dongsu's proficiency in using punctuation marks, immediately thought that she must have the rules to control this 'pronunciation'.

It's just that she felt it was too shocking and didn't want to show off her talent, so she didn't say it clearly.

In front of the Emperor and Prince Ling, Shen Dongsu arranged the sixteen ones on the printing press. She thought about it and asked the Emperor: "Can I add punctuation marks?"

The emperor just wanted her to print it out quickly, so he nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay!"

Shen Dongsu added three punctuation points to this long sentence according to the clauses learned by later generations.

Then brush the ink, put the paper, print, wait for it to dry naturally, and peel off the paper.

Hand it to the emperor with both hands, let alone a quarter of an hour before or after, at most half a quarter of an hour.

The emperor looked at this piece of paper and felt that it weighed a thousand pounds. He said "ok" three times in a row.

Shen Dongsu solemnly asked: "What reward does Princess Ling want? Tell me!"

Shen Dongsu glanced at Prince Ling in a funny way, "You two, father and son, really want to do that!" The first reaction is to give rewards.

She thought for a moment and smiled: "Father, I am not doing this movable type printing for rewards..."

The emperor interrupted her boldly: "I know you are here to help King Ling relieve his worries. This is more than just helping King Ling relieve his worries!"

"This is a powerful tool to revitalize the world! It deserves to be rewarded! It must be rewarded!"

Shen Dongsu then said: "I don't know what reward I want for the moment. My father will give it to me for a few days, and I will wait until I have figured out what I want before I receive the reward."

The emperor laughed heartily: "When others heard about the reward, they were eager to ask for it immediately, for fear that I would forget it."

"You're welcome, and I don't know what kind of reward you want!"

While he was talking, he took off the purple jade dragon pendant from his waist and handed it to Shen Dongsu: "You can tell me after you think about it. You can play with this gadget first."

Shen Dongsu looked at Ling Moxiao, feeling like a child being given something outside and asking an adult if he could take it.

Seeing him nodding his head imperceptibly, she hurriedly took it with both hands: "Thank you, father!"

The emperor was very interested in the printing press, so Shen Dongsu taught him how to use it. He and Ling Moxiao rolled up their sleeves together.

It's like a child getting a new toy. When picking out clay, you print a line from the Book of Songs and I'll print a line from the Analects of Confucius.

The emperor even printed a memorial saying, "I am in peace." ’

They laughed out loud from time to time, and both father and son had ink on their faces.

Shen Dongsu quietly quit preparing dinner. The weather was getting colder, so the best thing to eat was of course the mutton hotpot.

The emperor has never had hot pot seriously, right? Ling Moxiao likes hot pot so much, so the emperor must also like it.

She knew that the emperor had many food taboos, so she specially asked the eunuch who was beside the Pope to prepare a table of side dishes under his watchful eye.

The bottom of the pot is boiled with mutton in red oil, and the bottom of the pot with lamb tripe and chicken in clear soup. Nobles these days don't eat pork, and she doesn't dare to feed the emperor pork belly.

The chief eunuch tested the poisons one by one, and Shen Dongsu prepared a portion of each one himself and mixed the sauce for the little eunuchs who tested the poisons.

As a result, the little eunuch's eyes lit up after eating and he couldn't stop eating. My tongue was so hot that I couldn't bear to put down the bowl.

He was sweating from the food, and under the watchful eye of the eunuch, he said excitedly: "It's so delicious! How can it be so delicious!"

The chief eunuch took one look at Princess Ling and felt extremely embarrassed. He stamped his feet and said, "Who asked you this?"

The little eunuch was excited and hurriedly apologized: "Back to father-in-law, I feel very good and have no discomfort."

Shen Dongsu smiled and smoothed things over: "The kitchen has set up a special table for the father-in-law. After the emperor has finished his meal, the father-in-law will also go and taste it."

The father-in-law smiled and said: "I have long heard that there is a new food called hot pot in Guangzhou. Chang'an City also has this way of eating, but it is not as authentic as Guangzhou's."

"I am so lucky to be able to taste Princess Ling's craftsmanship today!"

Shen Dongsu saw that the father and son were still playing in the printing room, so he had to go and invite them in person. Without dinner, it would be dark when the emperor returned to the palace.

At this time, the aroma of hot pot wafted in, and the emperor sniffed and felt hungry.

Mandarin duck pot, mutton slices, fish fillets, meatballs, tofu, vermicelli, vegetables... there are more than thirty plates in total.

Shen Dongsu personally helped to boil the vegetables, prepare sauces of various flavors, and fetched a pot of fine wine to warm up.