Chapter 36 The best time to promote the new paper (thanks to [Northern Expedition to the Sky]
Chenliu County, Lu Yan took up his duties on the first day after returning.
Lu Yan and Guo Jia walked into the governor's mansion sleepily. As soon as they stepped through the door, they suddenly heard waves after waves.
"Welcome General Hussar!"
"Welcome General Hussar!"
"Welcome General Hussar!"
Lu Yan and Guo Jia were shocked.
Then Lu Yan waved his hands and said: "Don't be ridiculous, you know who I am, I don't care about this."
Yiji chuckled and said: "General Hussars..."
"It's better to call me Grand Administrator or Sir... The emperor has 600 guards in total, and the hussar general is just a false position."
"But the governor, General Hussar has raised your upper limit. Those of us brothers who follow you can't..." Yi Ji said and made a lifting motion with his right hand, which meant that they also had a chance.
Go up one liter.
Lu Yan thought about it. He himself didn't care about these things, but it didn't mean that the officials under his command didn't care.
For example, Yu Jin, who used to command the army under him, suddenly felt a touch of sadness in his heart after hearing that Cao Ren and others had been granted the title of official general.
"We agreed to show off together, but you abandoned me..." This is probably how I feel.
Not only were the generals who welcomed the emperor received different promotions,
After the emperor came to Xuchang, Cao Cao also arranged for Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai, Cheng Yu, Dong Zhao and others to enter the court.
Xun Yu's reputation as a talented king and assistant has spread throughout the world. Over the years, Cao Cao rose from scratch and became one of the most powerful princes. Xun Yu is definitely one of those with the most outstanding achievements.
After being arranged to enter the court, the emperor promoted Xun Yu to the position of Minister of the Han Dynasty and abided by the Shangshu Order.
Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia were promoted to military advisor at the same time. As for the others, they also received promotions and awards, so I won't go into details here.
Lu Yan said to Yi Ji and Han Hao: "You go and make a list. I will give it to Cao Gong later. It's time for the brothers to go up."
"Ah! Thank you, General Hussar!" All the officials in the meeting hall immediately raised their hands in thanks.
Lu Yan waved his hand, then walked to the main seat and sat down, looking through the papers piled up on the desk.
"Huh? The new paper has come out!" Lu Yan asked in surprise.
"Yes, not long after the governor left, the new paper was successfully produced.
It’s just that we don’t dare to make any arbitrary decisions, so we can only wait for you, the prefect, to come back and make a decision.”
Lu Yan sighed with regret and said: "Sigh... I originally wanted to promote it before the Emperor, but unfortunately it was a step too late."
After Guo Jia heard Lu Yan's sigh, he couldn't help but chuckle and said: "Chang Sheng, Your Majesty is so attracted to you, I didn't expect that you would still turn your elbows outward!"
Lu Yan glared at Guo Jia and said, "Stop talking nonsense, just say what you have to say.
Besides, my elbow is always on the people’s side, and I never miss it!”
After Guo Jia laughed, he continued: "Actually, now is a good time to promote new paper."
Lu Yan leaned forward and asked, "How do you say this?"
"If we promote the new paper before the emperor, although the lord will gain huge reputation, he will also have to face the hostility of most aristocratic families."
When Guo Jia said this, he paused, organized his words, and then continued:
"Besides population and land, the biggest advantage of aristocratic families is knowledge.
Why don't ordinary people and even those from poor families have the opportunity to learn knowledge?
The expense of books is the biggest obstacle to the spread of knowledge!”
Everyone knew these things, but Lu Yan and others did not interrupt Guo Jia and waited for him to continue.
"The emergence of new paper, bamboo paper to be precise, and the emergence of woodblock printing and movable type printing not only greatly reduced the price of books, it essentially broke the monopoly of knowledge by aristocratic families!"
Lu Yan nodded. This was actually one of the main reasons why he was eager to launch new paper.
Only when the price of books comes down, will the common people have money to buy books and study. Only when the common people can study, will the imperial examination system be meaningful.
Once all the people are educated and the imperial examination system is fully implemented, the barriers between classes can be broken down.
Although the aristocratic families still maintain an absolute advantage, at least they no longer have a monopoly.
With such a large base of people, some amazingly talented people will always emerge.
They will let aristocratic families see the power from ordinary people, and they will also let the people around them see a bright light of hope!
Only by maintaining mobility can society avoid becoming a stagnant pool of water and have enough vitality for the country to persevere.
Xi Zhicai, a genius from a poor family, has been working hard for this goal.
Seeing Lu Yan nod, Guo Jia continued: "If my lord promotes the new paper, it will inevitably touch the most fundamental interests of the aristocratic family.
Originally, the court was regarded by them as their own back garden.
However, from now on, it is very likely that poor families or ordinary people will intrude into their back garden, and even squeeze out some of the places that should belong to them. This is what they can't bear the most."
That's right, who is willing to share his cake with others? And it's also those people he has always looked down upon.
Lu Yan raised his chin slightly, signaling Guo Jia to continue speaking.
Guo Jia licked his dry lips, and then continued:
"If we rush to promote the new paper before welcoming the emperor, then while the lord will enjoy huge reputation alone, he will have to face the hostility from the entire Han Dynasty's aristocratic families.
In that case, I'm afraid no one can predict how big the risk will be..."
The worst result is that all the princes will unite to suppress them, and a group of traitors may even emerge from within... Lu Yan and Guo Jia actually know how big the risk is, but they just don't dare to say it out.
"So, we can use the emperor's name to promote new paper. Although the emperor's prestige will be improved, our risks will be reduced to a controllable level." Lu Yan summarized the meaning of Guo Jia's words and replied.
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"That's right!" Guo Jiajian frowned slightly, and gently tapped the back of his right hand with the fingers of his left hand, saying:
"Your Majesty has moved the capital to Xuchang, so from now on, the force represented by the lord is orthodox. The emperor's prestige has been improved, which generally brings us more benefits than disadvantages.
Therefore, I think that this moment is the best time to promote the new paper!"
Taking advantage of the time when the relationship between the emperor and the officials is closest to Boss Cao to promote the new paper, although it may consume some of the friendship between the emperor, ministers and officials, at least they have achieved their goal, and they do not have to face the wrath of the aristocratic family alone.
"Okay!" Lu Yan did not hesitate and immediately made up his mind and said, "Then we will go to Xuchang later to discuss specific matters with Mr. Cao and finalize this matter as soon as possible!"