My harem can't be this messy

Chapter 555 Gate Valve
"Your Majesty, the stores opened by Yinzhuang in various places are still mainly concentrated in Suzhou and Hangzhou, the Grand Canal, and then spread along the main line from Luoyang to Chang'an to Dunhuang. Your Majesty, do you want to expand more stores to the north and south now? "

"It should be expanded, at least every state and every road in Datang must have it."

"Yian'er will talk to Mr. Tang about this matter."

"By the way, Sister Cui, Mrs. Zheng came to Chang'an today."

"Oh, for the matter of the printing press?"

"It seems that Zheng's family books are really selling well. I want to open more printing workshops and print more books. The books on the market are always sold out."

"Your Majesty, shouldn't the price of that book be lowered appropriately, so that people who are interested in fame and fame in the world can at least take this path. The current book, ordinary people dare not think about it!"

Li Zhi's hand stopped at this moment, and lightly patted Cui Yan's thigh.

"This matter still needs to be done slowly. Also, let the price of books be lowered. This matter cannot be said from me. Let them bring it up by themselves."

"By the way, Sister Cui, let's do one more business."

"Your Majesty, are you making paper?"

Li Zhi looked at Cui Yan, and Cui Yan turned his head to look at Li Zhi at the same time.

At this moment, Li Zhi couldn't help wrapping his hands around the waist of the beautiful woman sitting on his lap, and his chin rested on Cui Yan's perfect jade shoulder.

"Sister Cui and I really have a good understanding. Today, Mrs. Zheng came to me not only for the book printing, but also for the fact that the Lu family also wants to get a share of the book printing. I have already agreed to this matter."

"What Your Majesty means is that we make paper, reduce the cost of the biggest raw material for printing books, and let the Zheng family and the Lu family gradually reduce the price of books in the competition."

"This matter can only be done slowly, and these aristocratic families have to do it themselves. It's good that you push the waves a little bit later."

"The imperial examinations are actually aimed at suppressing these great families. If there are more scholars, fewer people will be able to participate in political affairs through mastering knowledge. The influence of the great families will gradually decrease. Your Majesty, you still want these great families to give themselves Be a gravedigger."

"Gravediggers are not the case, but the power of the powerful aristocrats is too great. If you don't suppress them, trouble will happen sooner or later. I didn't intend to crush them to death, but just released some of the things they held in their hands."

"Sister Cui, you are from the Cui family in Qinghe. You should know more or less that the nobles and the nobles are not in the same heart. If nothing else, at least half of my Tang Dynasty is in the hands of the nobles. Even, I don't know at all. They are still citizens of Tang Dynasty."

Cui Yan naturally knew what His Majesty was talking about. The powerful and nobles reported the number of people under their rule in a panic, and erased the people who should have reported it. This directly caused the population of Datang to be reduced by more than half.

Cui Yan, who was born in the Cui family, was well aware of these things, and also understood that through these, the powerful and nobles could obtain great benefits from them, and correspondingly, the taxes of the Tang Dynasty were greatly affected.

That person actually exists, but is not registered, has no household registration, and collects taxes from there.

This is just one of the dangers of the powerful and nobles to the Tang Dynasty. In fact, His Majesty is worried about other things. Suppressing the powerful and powerful forces is indeed a matter of imminent imminence.

Naturally, Cui Yan didn't talk to Li Zhi about this matter. Everyone knew that, in fact, the royal family of the Tang Dynasty was originally from a powerful family. In the Sui Dynasty, the nobles at this time thought and did what they had already done. , also done earlier.

As for the nobles, perhaps the Li family of Longxi knew best.

Naturally, there is no need to talk to His Majesty about this matter.

"Your Majesty, I will let people do the paper-making. Wherever the book printing workshops of the Zheng family and the Lu family are opened, the paper-making workshops will open there. However, the price of paper does not mean that the price of paper will be suppressed. Your Majesty, Raw materials for papermaking, labor, and workshops also need to be invested.”

"Don't worry, I won't trade at a loss, you just let go and do it first."

Cui Yan nodded, she listened to His Majesty, she would arrange whatever His Majesty ordered.

"Well, there is one more thing. Jiangnan Xiao's family plans to set up a branch in Chang'an to make silk materials for us. When the time comes, you can see if there is anything that needs help and help them."

"This Yan'er knows."

"Sister Cui, it's great to have you. As long as you're here, I can save a lot of energy."

Li Zhi leaned against Cui Yan's shoulder, maybe after saying this, his emotions moved a little, raised his head, turned Cui Yan's cheek, and kissed that cheek lightly.

"Your Majesty has saved so much energy, where is it?"

Li Zhi laughed, hugged the waist of the jade man, and stood up.

"I'll let Sister Cui see where the saved energy is being spent."

At Ganye Temple, it was already afternoon, and the nuns here had just had their fast meal, and each returned to their own residences. Huijing took Wu Meiniang, and they sat cross-legged facing each other. Huijing explained some Buddhist scriptures to her.

Although it was His Majesty's intention to let Wu Meiniang follow him, Huijing still liked her very much after this apprentice took care of her for a while.

Not to mention anything else, Wu Meiniang is really quick to learn something, it can be said that she has a unique root of wisdom, if some things are not specially arranged by His Majesty, Huijing thinks that Wu Meiniang can be the next one after staying in Ganye Temple for a few years. The abbot of Ganye Temple cultivated it.

In fact, not only Huijing was amazed at her learning speed, but also the senior sister was amazed several times.

It's just that Wu Meiniang just came to Ganye Temple not long ago, which really made her stay in Ganye Temple for a few years, and she really didn't dare to think about her Buddhist attainments.

At this time, after some things were finished, Huijing began to sit cross-legged and recite scriptures to cultivate herself.

Wu Meiniang put away the things there, walked out of the meditation room, but stood there quietly, looking at a figure in front of her, her expression changed several times.

"Your Majesty, why are you here?"

"What's the matter, don't you welcome me?"

"No, it's Mei Niang who really didn't think about it. And there is no movement in the temple."

"Looking at my attire, you should have guessed that I didn't come to Ganye Temple with much fanfare this time."

"Your Majesty didn't come out of the palace, did he come out secretly?"

"What nonsense, I want to leave the palace, do I need to sneak out?"

Wu Meiniang just smiled. In the meditation room, Hui Jing was originally chanting scriptures and Buddha, concentrating on practicing, but the words of the two people outside came in faintly, and someone's heart could not calm down at all.

Hui Jing opened her eyes, and sighed helplessly. After meeting His Majesty, her practice in these years was completely ruined.

Once the heart of dust is aroused again, it is indeed difficult to calm down.

Every time His Majesty comes here, it actually makes the path of self-cultivation even more difficult.

Huijing sighed, let go of the rosary she was twisting in her hand, and walked out of the house.

"Your Majesty, Huijing is being polite."

(End of this chapter)