"Mr. Hou of County, the sample has been fired."
Outside the resting place, Zhao Chen had not yet rested for a long time when he heard someone shouting to him.
Zhao Chen stood up and walked outside. He saw the craftsman in his hand holding a small white square with a thumb size in his hand.
"Mr. County Hou, do you think this is the case?" The leader's craftsman looked a little nervous.
This thing not only affects their reputation, but also the ten-point money each person has.
Before they started making this thing, dozens of them also studied it specifically.
Then I carefully started to cook a sample.
The others also looked at Zhao Chen with a nervous look on their faces, waiting for Zhao Chen's answer.
Zhao Chen took the small square characters handed over by the craftsman.
It is quite light in your hand, and it is probably not more than two kilograms if you put together a page of hundreds of words.
Obviously they fired it with lighter soil.
"Please help me get a piece of paper and a piece of ink." Zhao Chen said to the craftsman next to me.
The craftsman nodded and quickly brought paper and ink.
Under the gaze of everyone, Zhao Chen dipped ink and gently printed it on rice paper.
When I picked it up, I saw a very clear word "Zhao" appeared on the rice paper.
"Yes, you guys have very good skills."
"I'll cook it like this, thank you for your hard work!" Zhao Chen showed a satisfied smile on his face and said to the craftsman in front of him.
Zhao Chen was worried at first that the burned words would not be able to see clearly.
But now I see that I am not worried about it.
The craftsmen did a good job, and Zhao Chen had already begun to look forward to the emergence of movable type printing.
"Don't worry, Lord Hou of the County, we will definitely fulfill our mission." The leader of the craftsman said, showing excitement.
Zhao Chen looked at them, and each of them paid ten cents.
If they don't do their best, they won't be thinking about raising their heads in the future.
"Mr. County Hou, we'll go and do our business first!" The craftsmen bowed to Zhao Chen one after another.
Zhao Chen nodded and turned to look at Duan Lun.
"Shangshu Duan, thank you for your work today. If you need Zhao Chen's help in the future, please ask Mr. Duan to speak as long as you want." Zhao Chen and Duan Lun said with a smile.
"Haha, that's the one who's not sure."
"Let's go, I'll send you two away." Duan Lun laughed and said to Zhao Chen.
As soon as Zhao Chen and the others left, Duan Lun did not return to the Ministry of Works, but went to the Ministry of Works workshop, and then turned to the palace.
He dared not hide this from the emperor today.
...
In Ganquan Hall, Li Shimin returned to the palace and arrived here, preparing to review today's memorials.
In the corner of the table in front of him, there was a follow-up of the basic stone book he stole from Zhao Chen today.
Li Shimin lifted the pen and a hint of pride flashed across his face.
I thought to myself that Zhao Chen was unwilling to give him a message yesterday, but he got it today?
But this kind of complacent mood was only a moment, and Li Shimin frowned.
He was wondering whether the crisis that Wangyou Bookstore is facing at this moment, and the method Zhao Chen said would work.
"What's new in the Chang'an car?" Li Shimin put down his wolf hair and asked the eunuch who was serving.
"Report to Your Majesty, there is nothing new, but this morning, news came that something seemed to have happened to the Wangyou Bookstore of Wannian County Hou."
"The papermaking workshop suddenly did not provide paper, and the printing workshop did not accept the printing tasks of Wangyou Bookstore."
"Oh, by the way, today the Secretariat sent many memorials on requesting the ban on Wangyou Bookstore. They said that the Stone Record was suspected of implicitly mocking me in the Tang Dynasty, and should be banned and those behind the bookstore were strictly operated."
The eunuch and Li Shimin whispered.
"Oh? You found these me with you." Li Shimin said expressionlessly.
But he was slightly annoyed in his heart. The five surnames and seven hopes were quite fast in dealing with Zhao Chen.
Early this morning, the news had already reached the palace, and it seemed that it was quite popular.
Li Shimin couldn't help but worry about Zhao Chen. After all, he didn't know whether Zhao Chen's method could work.
"Your Majesty, the memorials are all here." The eunuch sorted out the memorials for Li Shimin to take down Zhao Chen.
Li Shimin picked up the top memorial and opened it. He showed a strange smile on his face: "It's right, it's a disaster to the country and the people, and it's a secret mockery of the court. It's very good, and it's so far-sighted."
The eunuch's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't guess what the emperor's mind was like for a moment.
"Well, this is OK. Check the Wangyou Bookstore and list the Stone Record as a banned book and no one can circulate it." Li Shimin nodded again.
After reading dozens of memorials in a row, Li Shimin rubbed his eyes and asked the eunuch next to him: "There are memorials of the Boling Cui family, the Qinghe Cui family, the Fanyang Lu family, the Taiyuan Wang family, and the Wei Wang family, why don't you see the prince's memorials?
?”
"Your Majesty, you have not seen the memorial of His Highness the Crown Prince." The eunuch shook his head.
"Oh? The prince has changed his temperament?" Li Shimin smiled unanimously and waved to the eunuch: "It's all burned."
The eunuch was stunned, but he didn't dare to speak. He immediately carried these memorials that had been picked and came to the brazier placed in front.
Throw the pieces into the fire.
Looking at the note that exploded in the fire, a trace of fierceness flashed in Li Shimin's eyes.
"Your Majesty, the Minister of Works is asking for a visit." A voice came from outside the hall.
"Come in!" Li Shimin said.
...
Duan Lun came to the palace to ask for the emperor.
He held a small ink that had just been burned.
With the emperor's permission, he trotted into Ganquan Hall.
Duan Lun believed that the thing in his hand would definitely be an amazing small object.
Maybe it will be a masterpiece.
He wants to report this to the emperor quickly!
"My memory of Duan Lun has seen Your Majesty." Duan Lun stood below and bowed to Li Shimin and shouted.
The eunuch was burning the memorial, and a pungent smell made Duan Lun frown.
"Your Majesty is this..." Duan Lun pointed to the burning memorial and said curiously.
"It's all the memorials that requested me to resign the Wannian County Marquis and investigate and punish the Wangyou Bookstore." Li Shimin said casually.
Let’s talk about Zhao Chen’s memorial!
Duan Lun was shocked.
What shocked him was that someone handed over a memorandum to Zhao Chen.
The better you are, the more jealous you will be.
This is normal.
What really shocked Duan Lun was that the emperor actually burned all these comments about Zhao Chen.
In contact with the emperor that even the golden dragon and pearls and jade were given to Zhao Chen, Duan Lun could even imagine Zhao Chen's position in the emperor's heart.
Although I can't figure it out, it's obvious that these are no longer important.
"Duan Qing, do you think I shouldn't do this?" Li Shimin's sudden question shocked Duan Lun.
He looked up at the emperor sitting on the dragon couch, and saw that the emperor was looking at him expressionlessly, Duan Lun quickly retracted his gaze.
"Report to Your Majesty, what Your Majesty says is a saint's judgment, everything you do is a saint's judgment, what Your Majesty does is for my country of Tang." Duan Lun quickly bowed and shouted.
He didn't know what the emperor meant.
But this doesn't matter anymore.
It was obvious that the emperor favored Zhao Chen.
Although I am the Minister of the Shang Dynasty, I just need to manage my own acre of three parts of the land, and the rest have nothing to do with him.
Chapter completed!