Cui Hao's expression changed and he said: "No, this is impossible!"
If it is true as Cui Yuxiu guessed, it will be a big trouble for the Cui family.
The reason why aristocratic families are called aristocratic families is because they control a large amount of resources.
The basis for controlling these resources is the official position occupied directly or indirectly by aristocratic families.
Everyone knows that the imperial examination is used to break the monopoly of official positions by aristocratic families.
But before, the aristocratic family didn't care about the imperial examination at all. Even if Li Shimin stipulated that all future officials must pass the imperial examination, they didn't care.
The prerequisite for participating in the imperial examination is that you must be literate, and most of the literate people are children of aristocratic families.
In recent years, how many children from poor families have been promoted by Li Shimin?
As for the reform of the imperial examination, they have not worried at all whether it will allow many people to let their children study.
If nothing else, books are a solid barrier. People simply cannot afford them.
If you want to pass the imperial examination, you still need a lot of books, not to mention a lot of learning.
But if Lin Xuan really develops faster and cheaper printing technology, he will be in big trouble.
Cui Hao didn't believe it at all, or didn't want to believe it.
"Is it possible? Just ask around. Since they have found this newspaper, they probably have no intention of hiding it. It's not difficult to find out." Cui Yuxiu said calmly.
"Yes, yes, I'll go check it out right now." Cui Hao didn't dare to delay, and after finishing speaking, he hurriedly went to investigate.
Although everything is speculation, Cui Yuxiu feels that her guess should be correct, otherwise many things will not be explained clearly.
"You plotted against me again." Cui Yuxiu's eyes were very complicated at this moment.
…
"Sir, all the newspapers have been sold out," Shi Youan said.
"So fast?" Xu Jingzong asked in surprise.
Although the newspaper was not expensive, it was a new gadget after all. I didn’t expect it to be sold out after only two hours.
Shi Youan nodded and said: "There are some that I haven't bought yet, and they are all asking when they can buy them."
He really couldn't figure out what to be happy about.
One thousand copies is nothing more than five guan of money.
Even if 10,000 copies are sold, what will happen if 100,000 copies are sold?
If you remove the cost, you will still lose money if you fail to do so.
Is this the promising future Xu Jingzong told him?
Shi Youan was a bit self-deprecating. He shouldn't have been trusted. Although he was an old man in Prince Qin's palace, he was only in the seventh rank now.
Xu Jingzong didn't notice Shi Youan's behavior and said, "Tell people to continue printing."
"Sir, how many copies are printed this time?" Shi Youan asked.
"Print another four thousand copies." Xu Jingzong said decisively.
"Do you want to consider it? After we print it, many people will already know the contents of the newspaper. I'm afraid not many people are willing to buy it," Shi Youan said.
He no longer entertains the idea of promotion as he did when he was first transferred, but at least he cannot be demoted.
Xu Jingzong waved his hand and said: "Do as I say. After these four thousand copies are printed, you need to continue printing and sell them to other state capitals."
At this moment, Xu Jingzong was already looking towards the whole country.
He believed that when he sold newspapers throughout the Tang Dynasty, it would be the time when he would be promoted to a higher position.
"This..." Seeing Xu Jingzong's firm eyes, Shi Youan had no choice but to nod his head and said, "Yes!"
There is no way, the official level is overwhelming. If he has a relevant background, he can refute Xu Jingzong.
But he obviously doesn't. He only became an eighth-rank official in his forties, so what kind of background does he have?
…
Fang Xuanling put down the newspaper and closed her eyes to let her sore eyes rest.
After reading the newspaper, Fang Xuanling already had a general understanding of the benefits of newspapers.
Newspapers have the function of reflecting and guiding public opinion.
As long as the newspaper can be sold nationwide and the credibility of the newspaper is improved, it will be difficult for the people to be easily incited in the future.
People in ancient times were very closed to information from the outside world. They were easily instigated when encountering natural or man-made disasters, which caused a headache for the court.
Newspapers can not only publicize the policies of the imperial court, but also allow the people to understand the policies of the imperial court and prevent officials from being ignorant.
You can also preach the law and make people respect the law.
Some people think newspapers are good, while others think newspapers are bad.
For those officials from aristocratic families and those who form cliques, newspapers mean an extra layer of shackles on their heads.
…
Cui Hao returned home with a gloomy face and sent someone to invite Cui Yuxiu and Cui Zhifeng over.
Cui Yuxiu and Cui Zhifeng entered the study, and when they saw Cui Hao's face, they knew that what they were worried about had really happened.
"Uncle Clan, why did you call us here?" Cui Zhifeng didn't pay attention to Cui Hao's face and said with a yawn.
"Zhi Feng, there is something important that requires you to return to the family." Cui Hao said.
Cui Zhifeng was stunned for a moment, and the sleepiness on his face disappeared, and he said, "If you have anything to do, just write a letter and send someone to send it back."
When he came to Chang'an, he realized how hard his life in the family had been.
I was not allowed to do this or that, and I was forced to study every day.
How could it be better than Chang'an, where no one cared about him at all.
Cui Yuxiu asked: "Uncle Clan, please tell us the results of the investigation first."
Cui Zhifeng also noticed something was wrong and said nothing.
Cui Hao said solemnly: "Lin Xuan invented a new printing technique, which is called movable type printing. It means that each character is carved separately like a seal. When it needs to be printed, it is combined according to the content.
It can be printed directly.”
Cui Yuxiu's expression changed drastically. Of course she knew what this meant.
The price of books remains high because the cost of engraving and printing is too high.
Each set of engraving plates can only print one kind of book, and of course it is impossible to prepare only one set of engraving plates for each type of book.
A few engravings of a book can fill a whole room, while many may not even fit in a room.
When you want to print a kind of book, it takes a lot of time just to sort out the engraving.
And once a certain piece of engraving is slightly damaged, the entire engraving needs to be remade.
Movable type printing can solve these problems.
Cui Zhifeng also realized the seriousness of the problem from their words.
"That guy Lin Xuan dares to plot against us, I'm going to kill him!" Cui Zhifeng said angrily.
"Shut up!" Cui Yuxiu scolded.
She suddenly thought that Lin Xuan's previous paper making was to prepare for movable type printing.
The combination of cheap paper and movable type printing makes the price of books incredibly low.
The more Cui Yuxiu thought about it, the more she felt that Lin Xuan had a deep mind. When she heard Cui Zhifeng say such stupid words again, she became angrier.
When Cui Zhifeng saw Cui Yuxiu getting angry, he shrank his neck and did not dare to speak.
"Yuxiu, what do you think we should do now?" Cui Hao asked.
Cui Yuxiu said: "Now we can be sure that we have been plotted by Lin Xuan and Li Shimin. If we go back on our words and don't help him sell books, Li Shimin will definitely not give up. Now there are only two results, either help him sell books as agreed, or compensate him
Five million strings."
"This is impossible!" Cui Hao and Cui Zhifeng said at the same time.
Regardless of the impact of selling books on the Cui family, even other aristocratic families would not be able to agree.
This is to disturb the roots of the family. Once the Cui family dares to sell, other aristocratic families will definitely unite to boycott the Cui family.
Although the Cui family is the best family in the world, it is impossible to offend all the families.
As for giving Lin Xuan five million yuan, that is impossible.
The Cui family has accumulated a lot of wealth after so many years of inheritance, but giving out five million yuan in vain would be very painful.