After Lin Xuan left the palace, he stood at the palace gate for a long time and smiled.
Whose life doesn't have some arrogant people?
As an emperor, what Li Shimin did was not wrong. Why did he think so much?
…
A few days ago, when I checked in at the beginning of April, I was rewarded with tomato seeds.
Because I was busy with the opening of Mo Xuan Zhai at that time, I didn’t have time to plant the seeds.
What Lin Xuan wants more is actually corn and sweet potato seeds.
Some common vegetables in later generations were actually already available in the Tang Dynasty. The presence or absence of tomatoes had no impact.
Lin Xuan now has a very dull view of signing in. He believes that there will always be opportunities later.
Since he was given tomato seeds, he had to plant them anyway. When Lin Xuan got up the next day, he got busy.
Tomato planting is not difficult. Before planting, the tomato seeds need to be soaked and germinated. After they germinate, they are sown into nutritious soil to raise seedlings. Then, after the growth is stable, the tomato seedlings are planted into the soil at a certain distance between plants and watered at regular intervals.
If the roots are watered, the tomatoes will soon be alive and growing.
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Kong Yingda was walking on the road to the Imperial College with a smile on her face.
After so long, the dictionary is finally compiled.
He has already sent the compiled dictionary to the book-making company, and he just needs to wait for the engraving to be made before it can be published.
"Look, this is the paper sold by Moxuanzhai. It's not any worse than the ones sold in other study halls for a few cents each. It's a pity that one person can only buy twenty pieces."
"This paper is really good. It costs ten sheets for one penny. How many do you want to buy? Twenty sheets will be enough for you to use for a while. What else are you dissatisfied with?"
"You are right, but although Mo Xuanzhai can only buy twenty tickets per person, there is no limit on the number of times. I plan to buy some more after school is over."
"Really? I'll join you later."
Kong Yingda was attracted by the conversation between the two, walked up and asked, "Can you show me the paper you are holding?"
"I've seen Dr. Kong!" The two scholars saw that the person asking the question was Kong Yingda, and they hurriedly greeted him.
"Dr. Kong, please look at this!" The scholar holding the paper quickly handed it over.
Kong Yingda took the paper and checked it carefully. It felt similar to what he usually used.
"Is this piece of paper really worth ten pieces?" Kong Yingda asked.
The dictionary not only contains all the characters of the Tang Dynasty, but also includes the meanings and pinyin of the characters.
He had always been worried that there were too many words in the dictionary and printing it would require a lot of paper.
As a result, the cost of making a dictionary is very high, and many readers cannot afford it.
Now he heard that there were ten pieces of paper with a penny, how could he not be delighted?
"Dr. Hui Kong, it is indeed ten pieces of paper for one penny." said the scholar.
"Then where is the Mo Xuanzhai you just mentioned?" Kong Yingda asked.
"Mo Xuan Zhai is in the East Market. There are many people queuing at the door, so it's easy to find." The scholar said.
Kong Yingda said: "Thank you very much. I'm sorry to bother you."
He couldn't wait now and wanted to send someone to find out, and then ask the book-making company to buy this paper to print the dictionary.
"Dr. Kong, there is a rule in Moxuanzhai that one person can only buy twenty sheets. If Dr. Kong wants to buy paper, he'd better find more servants to queue up." The scholar reminded.
Kong Yingda was stunned and asked: "What do you mean, one person can only buy twenty tickets?"
He hadn't listened carefully to what they were saying just now, so he didn't know about it yet.
Printing a dictionary requires a lot of paper, and twenty pages are not even enough to print the bibliography at the front.
"Are there no exceptions?" Kong Yingda asked.
The scholar said: "Students heard that the owner behind Mo Xuan Zhai has a great background. So far, there has been no exception."
Kong Yingda nodded and said, "I understand, thank you very much."
…
"Sir, I asked, and this is Moxuanzhai. There are too many people outside, and the carriage can't get in," the coachman said.
Kong Yingda opened the curtains and looked outside, and saw many people dressed like scholars surrounding the entrance of Moxuanzhai.
"Just stop here. You can guard the carriage here and I can go there by myself." Kong Yingda said.
"Master, how can this be done? There are so many people, what if the makeup is too much on the master?" the coachman said worriedly.
With the help of the driver, Kong Yingda got off the carriage and said, "I'm not here to buy paper, so what are you afraid of?"
Kong Yingda left the driver behind and walked towards Moxuanzhai.
The scholars who were waiting in line showed gloating expressions when they saw that Kong Yingda was not waiting in line.
This is not the first person to skip the queue.
However, Mo Xuanzhai's attitude is very tough. Those who don't line up will not be sold. If they cause trouble, they will be kicked away directly and will never be welcomed.
Kong Yingda spent a lot of energy and finally arrived at the door of Moxuanzhai. Just when he wanted to go in, he was stopped by a waiter.
"This old gentleman, we won't be able to sell paper without queuing up," the waiter said.
Kong Yingda said: "I'm not here to buy paper. I have something to do and want to see your shopkeeper."
"I'm sorry, old gentleman, my shopkeeper is very busy and doesn't have time to see you," the waiter said.
The waiter didn't lie, He Xinmin was indeed very busy.
In addition, there have been too many people coming to him to discuss cooperation in the past two days. He has already told the waiter that anyone who comes to him will turn away.
"I, Kong Yingda, could you please report this to me," Kong Yingda said with a smile.
The waiter said in disbelief: "Are you Mr. Kong Yingda Kong?"
As a descendant of Confucius, Kong Yingda has a very good reputation among the people.
The waiter was transferred from Huangzhuang. Although he had only farmed before, his knowledge was better than that of ordinary people. He had heard of Kong Yingda's name.
Kong Yingda nodded and said: "I am exactly that."
The waiter said quickly: "Mr. Kong, wait a moment, I will go and report it right now."
Not long after, He Xinmin came out in person and welcomed Kong Yingda in.
On the second floor of Moxuanzhai, there are some common books.
Because the paper sales were so popular that it was too busy, the second floor was temporarily closed.
He Xinmin took Kong Yingda directly to the second floor.
"I wonder if Mr. Kong is here?" He Xinmin asked.
Kong Yingda said: "I came here this time because I want to know who the owner of Mo Xuanzhai is?"
He Xinmin said with some embarrassment: "Mr. Kong, my boss has told me not to tell others, so don't embarrass me. If something happens to me, sir, just tell me directly. I will do whatever I can do."
Kong Yingda heard He Xinmin's attitude and did not embarrass him. He said, "I want to buy paper. There is a lot of paper. I wonder if the shopkeeper can make the decision?"
He Xinmin smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, if there is a small amount, the small ones can still make the decision, but if there are a large number of small ones, there is really nothing they can do."
"Since Mu can't be the master, we need to find someone who can be the master. I told him." Kong Yingda said, "I won't leave."
He Xinmin was in trouble. He couldn't let Kong Yingda be kicked out.
"I won't embarrass you. Just go and tell your boss that Kong Yingda wants to see you. If he doesn't see you, I will leave immediately." Kong Yingda said.
He believed that with his reputation, the person behind him, no matter who he was, would always give him face and meet him.
He Xinmin said: "Okay, please wait a moment, Mr. Kong, I will go right away."
He had no choice now but to do as Kong Yingda said.
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Lin Xuan soaked the tomato seeds, returned to the study and began to revise "Journey to the West".
"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has been finished for several days, and Zhao Min came to urge him several times.
Lin Xuan originally wanted to give him "The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", the section before the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
But he was worried that there might be any taboos in it, so he finally gave up.
But "Journey to the West" doesn't have so many worries. It just needs to change the background of the story.
However, Tang Seng was called Tang Seng because of the Tang Dynasty. After his own modification, he definitely can no longer be called Tang Seng.
In a sense, I have changed history.
Lin Xuan had been slowly revising it before, and there wasn't much left.
It didn't take long for the modification to be completed.
Lin Xuan checked it and found that there was no problem, so he asked his servant to send "Journey to the West" to Zhao Min.