Li Shi Min had been waiting for the good news. He had finally created a piece of white paper.
Therefore, Li Shimin had them start printing all kinds of books. Three of them were called "Three Character Classic","Disciples Rules", and "Hundred Family Surnames". Isn't Li Shimin shameless?
Li Shi Min didn't care about that. As long as there was a chance to show off, he wouldn't let it go.
Besides, Li Shimin definitely followed the original version of the "Hundred Family Names", but the Cui, Zheng, Wang, and Lu families didn't know about it. These people would definitely be in a mess when they saw it. He didn't even put Li as the first surname. That's great. These people would definitely not know what to say when the time came.
One morning in Chang 'an, many children suddenly carried a linen bag with the words " Tang Daily " embroidered on it.
Yes, that's right, newspapers. On the same day, the Royal Bank of Tang was established.
Li Shimin had found some children from poor families to sell newspapers to supplement their family expenses. A quarter of the income from selling newspapers would go to them.
"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers. The newspapers only cost two coins, and a book at Xinhua Bookstore only costs 25 coins.”
"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, newspapers only cost two coins. Divine Doctor Sun Simiao suggested a late marriage and late childbirth.”
"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers. The newspapers only cost two coins, but the monks are not free.”
"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers. The newspapers only cost two coins. The current affairs of the court, the story of a chicken in the court.”
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Following the paperboy's peddling, the pedestrians stopped in their tracks. They felt that it was very novel. After a while, everyone reacted and rushed forward to buy it. Because the content on it always had something that they were interested in, and it was not expensive. It only cost two coins.
Especially when the scholar heard that a book only cost 25 coins, he immediately rushed forward.
Because ancient books were very expensive, there were people who specialized in copying books for a living. A book could be sold for two to three hundred coins. Now that they heard that it was only 25 coins, they had to hurry.
The newspapers in the paperboy's bag were quickly sold out, and everyone rushed back to the newspaper office excitedly to get the newspapers.
They had finally earned money and could supplement their family expenses. This was what they thought in their hearts.
The contents of the newspaper were:
Li Shimin's signed article," On the importance of taxation to the country.”The article pointed out that tax evasion was an act that seriously damaged the stability of the country. Paying taxes was the obligation of every citizen of the Tang Empire, including the royal family. The country would deal with those who evaded taxes severely according to the law.
The article also severely criticized the Buddhist temples for accepting incense money from believers, but not helping believers in the year of disaster. Instead, they took the opportunity to annex land and release money.
Sun Simiao's signed article introduced medical knowledge, pointed out the serious harm of early marriage and early childbirth, and proposed the family planning slogan of late childbirth and happy family.
Du Ruhui, the Minister of War and an important official of the court, wrote an article stating that registering for household registration was the current policy of the country. After obtaining household registration, the rights that individuals should obtain would be protected by the country. He also pointed out the terrible harm that not having a household registration could do to an individual.
He severely criticized some people for concealing their household registration, emphasizing that many people used concealed servants to carry out rebellion at the end of the Han Dynasty. He questioned whether those who concealed their household registration wanted to rebel. As the Minister of War, he was seriously concerned about this matter.
Minister of Works Duan Lun signed an article introducing planting and breeding. Scientific planting and breeding would greatly increase the income of the common people. He also pointed out that the Tang Emperor had already conducted experiments in the Imperial Manor to prevent the common people from suffering losses. If it was successful, it would be promoted throughout the Tang Empire and strive to solve the basic food and clothing problems of the common people within three years. He put forward the slogan of building roads before getting rich.
The article signed by the Minister of Revenue, Tang Jian, introduced the basic business of the Royal Bank of Tang. It mainly provided loans to the people of Tang who had household registration in Tang. The annual interest was only one cent. Moreover, they would accept the deposits of the citizens of the Great Tang to ensure the safety of their funds.
The Great Tang Royal Bank would issue gold coins and silver coins, and in the next six months, it would issue paper notes. Paper notes could be exchanged for coins of the same face value or gold and silver of the same value at the Great Tang Royal Bank.
It explained the importance of the establishment of the Royal Bank of Tang and the issuing of currency to the stability of the finance and active economy of Tang. It also emphasized that the country had already issued the Bank Law. No individual or unit was allowed to coin coins or set up a bank privately. The establishment of a bank must be approved by the Ministry of Revenue and the Royal Bank of Tang.
The article signed by Minister Li Jing of the Ministry of Justice was about the importance of social security. He introduced the fruitful results of recent efforts to strictly control social security. The next step was to severely crack down on drunk driving. As the enforcement agency of the country's laws, the Ministry of Justice would continue to work hard to maintain social security. It would act according to the law and be investigated for violating the law. It warned not to instruct servants to commit crimes and use servants as scapegoats to escape punishment. In such situations, they would strictly enforce the law.
Minister of Rites Doulu Kuan's signature article was about the importance of paper to cultural inheritance. Due to the high price of paper, it was difficult for scholars to read books, and it was even more difficult to read good books.
Under the relentless efforts of the royal family led by the Tang Emperor, they finally improved the paper making process. Cheap paper and cheap books would have a positive effect on the promotion of culture. The publication of the Three Character Classic and the Disciple Rules would have a great effect on enlightenment education, which would be another monument in the history of culture.
Finally, the article pointed out that the country had passed the Press and Pub Law and established the Press and Pub Department under the Ministry of Rites. No unit or person was allowed to privately run a newspaper office to publish newspapers. They had to pass the review and approval of the Press and Pub Department before they could be published.
Minister of Official Personnel Affairs Zhangsun Wuji's signed article was: Officials should work hard and do things for the people. Instead of doing things for the people, they should go home and take care of their children.
At the end of the year, the Ministry of Personnel would conduct an assessment of all levels of civil servants in the capital. Those who were lazy would be resolutely dismissed.
On the first day of the release of the Tang Daily, six big shots of the court published an article, which caused a huge sensation in Chang 'an. It was no less than throwing a bomb at Chang' an. Many people were charred on the outside and tender inside.
For the people of Chang 'an, they were not surprised by this. Recently, new things had appeared in Chang' an City, and there were more opportunities for employment. Their lives were much better than before, so the mentality of the people was extremely stable.
However, it was different for those aristocratic families. It was as if they had been struck by lightning. The people from the aristocratic families were not stupid. As soon as the new books and newspapers came out, they realized that something was wrong.
This was a very serious matter for them. In the past, it was difficult for ordinary people to study, and there were even fewer people who could afford to study. Moreover, they had a large number of books, resulting in a large number of their people in the court. From there, he could control the government in some aspects.
Hence, they gathered together to discuss. However, no matter how much they discussed, they could not come to a conclusion.
Because you can't say that producing new paper and cheap books is wrong. Do you still want to stay in Shilin?
In the end, these few families pushed the head of the Taiyuan Wang family into the palace to meet the Retired Emperor and probe for information.
Why the Wang Clan? Because Li Yuan's first army was in Shanxi, he had also obtained a certain amount of support from the Wang family.
In the past, Li Yuan might have tried to make things difficult for Li Shiming, but things were different now.
Li Yuan was neither blind nor stupid. He had seen everything that had happened in the palace recently. He also knew the changes in Chang 'an. He knew that with Li Shimin as the emperor, Li Tang would be more glorious. The new paper, cheap books, and two children's enlightenment books would bring great prestige to the royal family of Tang.
Therefore, when he received the head of the Wang family, he did not let a single drop of water escape.
Books and newspapers were Li Shiming's secret weapons. Books were the roots of those people, and newspapers were the rope tied around their necks.
Ever since the establishment of Li Tang, the Tang royal family had been fighting with the aristocratic families for dominance.
In history, there were people who would rather marry their daughters to a seventh-grade county magistrate than marry their daughters to the crown prince. It could be seen how powerful those aristocratic families were at that time. Forced.
The books and newspapers had given the Li family of the Li Tang royal family an absolute strategic advantage in the battle for dominance.
The newspaper that was published this time also started the suppression of Buddhism and brought Buddhist temples under the management of the state. It also foreshadowed Xuan Zang's early journey to the West.
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