The great clans often communicated with each other. During this period of time, Li Shimin had suppressed Buddhism and destroyed a few temples. The great clans felt a chill in their hearts when they saw this!
The Buddhist Sect had spent a lot of money to auction off the Glazed Buddha Statue, completely exposing their wealth. Naturally, it attracted the attention of the great clans!
Li Shi Min's attack had caused the great clans to gasp in amazement, and they were even more vigilant!
The Buddhists were arrogant, but the great clans knew that they were even more arrogant, at least in Li Shiming's eyes!
All the emperors had wanted to weaken the power of the great clans. Now that Li Shiming had made a move against Buddhism, it was their turn!
The great clans had no choice but to be on guard!
And today, what happened in the court made the great clans feel like they were going to cook their lackeys!
Morning court.
It was as usual, but one person was no longer silent. This person was Zhangsun Wuji!
As Li Shiming's brother-in-law, Zhangsun Wuji would usually stand silently at the side to avoid attracting attention!
And today, Zhangsun Wuji stood up at the start of the court session!
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
"Oh?" Li Shi Min's eyes flashed with surprise, and so did the ministers!
"Your Majesty, this old minister discovered a type of paper in Taiyuan. This type of paper is extremely white, not much different from Xuan paper, but the cost is extremely low. You only need one coin to buy a stack of paper!”
Zhangsun Wuji said respectfully to Li Shiming.
"What?!" Li Shiming was shocked. He stood up and walked down to Zhangsun Wuji. He asked excitedly,"Ancestors, don't lie to me! Is there really such a piece of paper?"
The other ministers in the court were all shocked and looked at Zhangsun Wuji in disbelief. Everyone knew that the cost of making Xuan paper was extremely expensive. Ordinary people would write on the ground when practicing calligraphy!
Now, there was actually a stack of paper that could be bought with a single coin! Moreover, it was similar to Xuan paper. How could this not be shocking and suspicious!
On the other hand, Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling lowered their heads silently. The f * cking Emperor and Lord Zhangsun's acting skills were terrible. It was too embarrassing and exaggerated!
If it wasn't for the Second Prince's letter asking Li Shiming to curry favor with Zhangsun Wuji, giving Zhangsun Wuji the skill of making paper, and giving Zhangsun Wuji some benefits to remonstrate with Li Shiming in the imperial court! Otherwise, they wouldn't have acted like this!
"Really? I've already sent people to investigate! The cost was real! Indeed!" Zhangsun Wuji said loudly.
This voice was deafening to the ears of the officials! There was actually such a cheap piece of paper. The world was about to change!
"Hahahaha! This was truly a blessing for the Great Tang! Great Tang's blessing! Hahahaha!"
Li Shi Min opened his arms and laughed wildly, looking extremely happy!
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
All the ministers congratulated him, which made Li Shiming even happier.
"Your Majesty! I still have something to report!"
Who would have thought that Zhangsun Wuji would still say this with a serious expression?
"Hmm? Is there anything else?" Li Shiming looked at Zhangsun Wuji with a puzzled expression, and so did all the ministers!
"Your Majesty, the person who invented paper also invented printing! This kind of printing technique could also make the price of printing countless times lower!”
Zhangsun Wuji said respectfully.
"Hahaha! Delighted, overjoyed! With this paper making and printing technique! Wouldn't all the scholars in the world be able to afford to study? He could afford to buy books! Great Tang's blessing!"
Li Shi Min laughed again.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
The ministers congratulated him again!
Zhangsun Wuji said with a serious expression,"Your Majesty, this old minister still has something to report!”
All the ministers looked at Zhangsun Wuji in shock. He had already taken out such awesome paper and printing techniques. What else did this old fox have to take out?
"What's the matter? Tell me quickly!" Li Shi Min said with anticipation.
"Your Majesty, the person who invented this paper making technique and printing technique is willing to use half of the money they earn to build a library!”
Zhangsun Wuji said respectfully.
"This, this, may I ask what Lord Zhangsun means by a library?”
A minister was puzzled and asked.
"The Library of Heaven's Path is a collection of books from all over the world! Using printing and paper-making techniques to make a large number of copies! Then, it would be placed in the library for the commoners to read and learn!”Zhangsun Wuji explained and bowed respectfully to Li Shiming."Your Majesty, the library is a good thing for the people! If every city in the world had a library, there would be no need to worry about lack of talents!”
"Hahaha! You really brought me good news today! This library was good! The person who invented the art of making paper was good! I am very satisfied! He did not need to pay for the construction of the library! I'm out! I want to build a library in the country! He only needed to print a large number of books!”
Li Shi Min laughed.
"Hiss!" When the ministers heard this, they all sucked in a breath of cold air. Some people seemed to see the arrival of a golden age, while others seemed to see the arrival of the end of the world!
Creating a library was originally very difficult, but with cheap paper and printing, building a library was effortless!
Once the Library of Heaven's Path was popularized, countless Humble Class students would appear in a few years, and the Great Tang would become even more powerful!
"Ancestors, I'll leave this matter to you. Send someone to help produce paper and print books! I want to see this cheap paper spread all over the world as soon as possible! Minister Du, announce the matter of the library to the world and let everyone know! I'll be able to study soon!"
Li Shi Min returned to his throne and ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Everyone bowed respectfully to Li Shiming.
Li Shi Min's expression changed as he looked at the officials below him and said loudly.
"Beloved ministers, the Great Tang is now strong and powerful. It has been more than ten years since the founding of the country, and the library has just been established! I'm preparing to reopen the imperial examinations! What do you think?"
"Hiss!" Hearing Li Shiming's words, all the ministers gasped. They didn't know what to say, and only one sentence kept flashing in their minds!
His Majesty was actually going to reopen the imperial examinations!
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