The emperor said it so resolutely, He Shen knew that he had no choice.

Either pack up and go home, or take over the task assigned by the dark man of the belly.

Even the Buqi who was recommended by himself was mixed into a county, if he returned to his hometown in disgrace, he didn't need to be pointed at by others, and he would be killed directly by buying a piece of tofu!

"When the country is in trouble, the husband is responsible! Shen was exhausted and blunt, and desperately built this temple and two pavilions for His Majesty! He Shen gritted his teeth and agreed. Isn't it just a difference of three million dollars, and a living person can still be suffocated to death by urine?

Liu Wei nodded in approval, secretly proud in his heart, although the goal was achieved, he still had to put a tight spell on He Shen, and he couldn't let him do whatever he wanted, and motioned to Zheng He to hand over the Han code that he had just prepared to He Shen: "He Aiqing, this is the code of the Han Dynasty, you take it back and read it thoroughly, and sleep under the pillow every day." Don't violate any of the rules when doing things, otherwise the law of the country is ruthless! ”

Zheng He held it in front of He Shen: "Lord He, please take it!" ”

"Uh...... Thank you! ”

He Shen saw sweat on his forehead, raised his sleeve and wiped the soybean-like beads of sweat, "This weather is really hot!" Shen must keep His Majesty's instructions in mind! "There is no turning back from the bow, so let's die!

Liu Wei had a smile on his face: "Of course, I will give you a longer construction period, extending it to a year and a half." ”

"Thank you!" He Shen hurriedly thanked him, and the extra half a year was crucial.

Liu Wei said again: "I will immediately repair the book to the treasury, allocate five million copper coins to you, and ask Lu Kang to arrange the yamen and manpower for you." The construction period starts today and ends in a year and a half. If you can complete the task satisfactorily. I will reward you heavily, if the deadline is delayed. I will also cure you! ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will definitely live up to his mission!" He Shen gritted his teeth and agreed.

"Okay, you guys are busy, I still have to deal with government affairs!"

Liu Wei ordered Zheng He to draft an edict according to what he had just said, in addition to handing over the task of building one ancestral hall and two pavilions to He Shen, he also had to give Di Renjie another edict, transfer him to Jinling, and Wang Lang and Bu Qi would take over.

He Shen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister still has something to do!" Buzi Mountain has a family of sisters. The name is called a trainer, and the national color of the birth is fragrant, known as the first beauty in Huainan. Therefore, the minister plans to be a matchmaker to introduce the foot trainer into the palace to serve His Majesty, I don't know what the saint wants? ”

"Trainer?"

Some people may not be familiar with this name, but Liu Wei, who was a game programmer in his previous life, is excepted. This is an indispensable female character in many Three Kingdoms games, Sun Quan's favorite wife. I didn't expect that I took away Sun Da's beloved concubine, and now I want to take Sun Er's woman, it seems that the enmity between me and the Sun family in this life is destined to be unresolved!

"Okay, it's rare for He Aiqing and Buzishan to think about me. And I like JAC women a lot! After the funeral of Lu 'Wenzhong' is over, I will send someone to the Bu family to give a dowry of six books, and choose the auspicious day of the zodiac to marry the Bu family into the palace! ”

Since the foot trainer was sent to the door by He Shen, Liu Wei was disrespectful. I had to laugh at it. Especially the name of the foot trainer has always made Liu Wei feel very martial arts, but he didn't expect that now he is going to become a stunner in his bed, this creation is really funny!

There are still seven or eight days left before Lu Zhi's funeral. Because of Liu Wei's edict, the various corps under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Han Dynasty temporarily died down. The military offensive was stopped, and after Lu Zhi was buried, they each chose a military action according to the form.

A temporary military still. The number of pieces introduced into Jinling has been reduced by three-quarters, and Liu Wei can rarely relax his body and mind, and at the same time cultivate his self-cultivation, he is thinking more about how to improve his national strength?

"Recruit Jiangnan Tuntian to make Xu Guangqi come to see me!" When he calmed down, Liu Wei first thought of Xu Guangqi.

Under the governance of this all-round scientific and technological talent, in just over a year, Jiangnan's agriculture has developed substantially. In the past year, Xu Guangqi and his entourage have not stopped being busy from Poyang to Huiji to Jianye.

Under his guidance, the people of all counties in Jiangdong adapted measures to local conditions and made the greatest possible use of the land. Sow rice where rice should be planted, sow millet where millet should be planted, cotton or wheat where rice cannot be planted, and vegetables if it can't, and no piece of land will be left unused anyway.

Over the course of this year, Xu Guangqi has almost traveled to more than 100 county towns under the jurisdiction of the six counties in the south of the Yangtze River, making the land of the south of the Yangtze River fertile for thousands of miles, and the mountains and fields are full of green crops. While making full use of the old cultivated land, the newly cultivated land is also rejuvenated under the sun, and the entire land south of the Yangtze River has become vibrant and thriving.

Standing on the newly built Jinling city wall, you can look into the distance, and the beautiful rivers and mountains are picturesque.

Liu Wei couldn't help but admire: "With Xu Guangqi's deposit, this year, at least 300,000 to 500,000 stone can increase the grain output of the entire Jiangnan region, right?" Although civil officials have not been on the battlefield, their merits are equally indelible! ”

When Liu Wei returned to Qianyang Palace, Xu Guangqi was already waiting in Hanyuan Palace.

First the courtiers gave a salute, and then the emperor praised him, these are all indispensable etiquette. After this was done, Liu Wei went straight to the point: "Was the letterpress technology that I commissioned you to study last year successful?" ”

Xu Guangqi bowed down and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the letterpress printing created by you has been made in May this year, and the craftsmen under the minister have already carved ten sets of letterpress molds. Because His Majesty went on an expedition to Qingzhou, and the minister was busy with farming, he sealed it up and did not dare to act without permission. ”

"Huh...... It should be said that it was made by Xu Qing, you are humble! Liu Wei was very satisfied with Xu Guangqi's pride in his achievements, and smiled kindly.

Xu Guangqi bowed and said: "The minister is just talking about things, and the entire design idea was conceived by His Majesty and told the minister." The minister is just doing it on his behalf, and the person who really invented the creation of zào is Your Majesty, how dare you take credit for it! ”

Since Xu Guangqi said so, Liu Wei no longer shirked politeness. It would be great if Liu Bian's name appeared in history textbooks two thousand years later, and an inventor would be added to the political scholar, military strategist, writer, and poet.

"I plan to set up a printing office to print books and sell them to the common people, so as to improve the strained finances of the imperial court, and secondly, to promote knowledge and increase productivity." Liu Wei's eyes were like water, and he slowly said his ideas to Xu Guangqi.

Since Cai Lun invented papermaking 80 years ago, the papermaking technology has been very mature now. The reason why it has not been popularized on a large scale is only because the powerful people who have mastered technology are hoarding and trying to make huge profits, and another reason is also related to the war. In fact, this kind of paper made from bark, hemp, old fishing nets and other raw materials is not an unattainable luxury.

In addition to the reluctance of the powerful to promote "Caihou paper" on a large scale, another reason for the scarcity of books is the low printing technology. The books of this period are completely copied by hand, and the efficiency of the brush seal and the official book is even lower, and the hand-copied system of a book of about 100,000 words requires a bookmaker to be busy for about half a month, and its high cost can be imagined.

The emergence of letterpress printing will make the promotion of books develop by leaps and bounds, which is also the reason why Xu Guangqi, a scientific and technological wizard, has thrown himself into the ground for the five bodies that the Son of Heaven admires. After the letterpress mold was manufactured, Xu Guangqi ordered the craftsmen to print a book of 100,000 words, and a worker could print a book in half a day, which increased the efficiency of book making by 30 times, which can be called a revolutionary technology.

How high were the prices of books from this period? Even Liu Wei, who is the Son of Heaven, feels that he can't bear it.

Ordinary history books, Confucianism, and poetry books are sold for hundreds of dollars, what kind of concept is this? The price of an ordinary horse is only 2,000 yuan, and a few books can be exchanged for a horse. At this time, the annual income of an ordinary person is only about 1,000 yuan, and taking half a year's savings to buy a book is definitely a luxury for a fake!

It is almost impossible for ordinary people to want to read books, and ordinary people are illiterate, even if they put books in front of you, they are blinded, they know you and you don't know it. This is also the most important reason for cultural backwardness and ignorance of the common people. In a village of three or five hundred people, it is very good to find three or two people who can read and write. A lot of people don't even know their own names, which is the main theme of this era!

As for novels or something, I'm sorry, no one wrote or spread them at all. Liu Wei calculated that a certain Internet masterpiece before the crossing was as high as 10 million words, and according to the speed of a bookmaker copying 100,000 words a month, it would take at least ten years to write such a book, who would be brain-dead to do such a thing?

As for books such as military books and strategies, they are even more priceless, in addition to circulating among powerful families, it is more difficult for ordinary people to read them for a few days than it is for Liu Wei to sleep on the stars in the world before he crossed!

The advent of letterpress printing will undoubtedly give wings to the promotion of knowledge. If nothing else, the remuneration of craftsmen alone has shrunk by at least thirty times at once. According to the previous price of a book for five hundred yuan, then now you can buy it for twenty or thirty dollars, which is enough for those students to make them ecstatic about poetry and books!

Liu Wei continued to tell his ideas: "I plan to print the following kinds of books, one is to popularize the most basic knowledge of Chinese characters, the second is to promote basic arithmetic, the third is to promote the method of increasing grain production, and the fourth is to popularize the knowledge of disease prevention. ”

Xu Guangqi couldn't help but burst into tears when he heard this, and bowed his head: "Thousands of people in the world are grateful for the kindness of Your Majesty, with a benevolent and righteous monarch like Your Majesty, why don't you worry about the prosperous world?" Why worry about the people having no clothes? Why worry about not having enough to eat? All the people are very fortunate, and the world is very fortunate! (To be continued......)