Daxuan books, whether official or private, have relatively strict regulations on content, such as prohibiting the engraving and sale of confidential documents such as border texts, criminal laws, imperial texts, etc.; prohibiting the engraving and sale of religious heresies, etc.

Books; it is prohibited to print or sell books that violate Confucian classics.

There is even a kind of ban called "party ban", which means that during factional struggles in the court, it is forbidden to engrave or circulate opposition books.

Not only that, including the memorials of the imperial ministers, the remonstrances of Taiwan, the internal and external seals, the documents of the scholars, and the secret plans, all must not be leaked.

What's more, without strict examination by the Imperial College, "Cheng Wen short dials" and the like cannot be engraved and sold to prevent "plagiarism in the literary field" by late entrants.

In other words, ordinary people would not be able to get Xiaobao's "past examination questions" before the exam, unless the emperor provided a way.

In Chu Qing's opinion, these regulations were partly to prevent spies and partly to prevent party strife, but a large part of them were also to prevent the people from "wrecking destruction of current affairs".

But no matter what, this is Daxuan’s “political demand”.

In other words, you can talk about the recent rise in food prices like the people in Kyoto, but you can't talk about the court's inability to control food prices.

If a certain publication dares to publish this kind of content, it will "wreak havoc on current affairs, shake public sentiment, and confuse the world." It must "strengthen and seize the root cause," be strict and strict, dig deep and wide, and strive to eliminate all evil.

However, Xiaobao's book does not cover the prohibited scope of Daxuan. The words "bianji" that can be related to it are also within the territory of Voss. For example, there are illustrations showing Yujing Mountain, Baishan Mountain, and Yujing River.

location and direction.

The emperor and Hu Hengqiu did not find any forbidden content, but they still had a lot to read - they wrote a little less, and more content could be written about certain areas, such as the lives of the people in Vos, the division of labor, especially the education there.

What kind of wait.

But look at the notes on the last page of the book, it says: The seventh year of Qingde.

At that time, Chu Dong must have been a six or seven-year-old child!

Looking through the books in the past two or three years, there are some collections of poems and some miscellaneous notes, including anecdotes, scenery records, daily trivial matters, and some are reflections after reading certain articles.

It can be said that this is an insightful and funny child with many fantastic ideas.

"You said, this book was collected from two mansions?" the emperor asked.

Hu Hengqiu said: "Yes, as soon as these books were shipped to Changguang Prefecture and Jiaxing Prefecture, the governing offices of the two places reported them; and the sales were very fast. The bookstores were sold out almost as soon as they arrived."

The emperor asked: "Is it so easy to sell?"

Hu Hengqiu: "The main reason is that there are so few. The printed books are sent to many state capitals. I heard this is called a 'test sale'."

Emperor: "That is to say, these books have been censored by those state governments?"

Hu Hengqiu: "It should...right."

According to regulations, Chuqing's bookstores need to obtain permission from local officials and pay taxes in accordance with official regulations before they can sell books in those places.

However, with official permission, this "flexibility" is very large. For example, out of fear of Yong'an Public Security Bureau, they may not carefully review the contents of the book, or Yong'an Public Security Bureau may not review it even if they pay enough taxes.

But what the emperor and Hu Hengqiu didn't know was that there were Chu family bookstores all over the country, and they were all shops owned by the boys of the Chu family who were scattered all over the country over the years.

Therefore, Chu Qing’s sales of this batch of books can be said to be self-produced and self-sold.

The paper used by the Chu family has always been self-produced. The reason was that Chu Qing wanted to make paper suitable for writing with hard pens. Over time, since he had a paper mill to make paper and the cost was low, why not sell it?

Therefore, when the boy from the Chu family purchased the store, the purchase of the bookshop changed from an unconscious act at first to a deliberate act later.

Bookshops are places where books are printed and sold. With their own paper mills supplying paper and the strong logistics support of the Chu family, bookshops in various places are operating well.

Now that there are books written by Xiaobao, can your own bookstore still work hard?

Those who can afford the book are naturally those whose families have plenty of money. When they see a book with color pictures and text for the first time, they naturally fall in love with it. Even if it is expensive, they have to buy it and collect it.

"So these days, these books should be available in many places, right?" The emperor felt that he had said nonsense.

Hu Hengqiu's reaction was: "Your Majesty, do you want to stop it?"

No prohibition was violated, and there was no reason to stop it, so the emperor shook the book and said, "Let her go. These things are well written and printed."

Turning back to the court meeting the next day, the emperor agreed to the Ministry of Industry's request to go to Yong'an Mansion to "inspect" papermaking and color printing technology.

The court meeting that the Minister of Industry attended in person seemed to have only begun to talk. He didn't even have time to explain the reasons he had prepared, such as "if there are ready-made techniques, we should directly learn from them and avoid detours." The emperor agreed and secretly

I felt happy for a while.

He was afraid that the emperor would ask: "Have you found any tricks?"

Regarding printing multiple colors on the same piece of paper, the Ministry of Industry and Engineering studied non-stop for several days, but it could not reach the level of Chu Qing's printing.

Either the pattern is ghosted, or the color is uneven in thickness, or even mushy.

"If we have the time, it would be better to just hand-paint each piece one by one!" This is the consistent conclusion of the craftsmen.

When the Minister of the Ministry of Industry returned home, he asked Zuo Shilang: "Huang Shilang, you are going on a long mission to Yong'an Mansion to visit Duke Yong'an. At the same time, you can visit their paper mill and book shop and learn their craftsmanship."

Wen Bingquan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, focused all his attention on Huang Zhaoxian, the left minister, which made Li Jin, the right minister, sweat on his forehead - it was his idea to go to Yong'an Mansion!

Leaders don’t ask who’s idea you are. Leaders only value the results. Wen Bingquan said: “Li Shilang’s proposal is very good, and the emperor has agreed to it today;

Mr. Huang, this matter is entrusted to you. It is a heavy responsibility. I hope you can complete the task successfully;

In addition, you can spend some money, spend more, and see what kind of earthly rituals you need to bring to Lord Yong'an, and prepare them yourself."

Huang Zhaoxian left without hesitation. He felt that he was trying to catch a duck. He had never seen Mr. Yong'an at all!

Li Jin was extremely anxious. Huang Zhaoxian went out and said to Wen Shangshu: "Master Wen, Zuo Shilang is busy with official duties and has to take time to inspect various departments every day. Xiaguan's place is already on track, so he can take over for Zuo Shilang.

Take this trip."

Wen Bingquan admired Li Jin's professionalism and enterprising spirit, because compared to the two ministers, the right minister was indeed more proficient in business, so he said: "Servant Li is determined to make progress and has a good sense of responsibility;

In this way, since you have free time, you can take on the task of improving gunpowder, okay? That’s it, work hard, I’ll take good care of you!”
Chapter completed!