"That was before," Mrs. Yao Er said. "He was just an ordinary businessman before. Now he has transformed into the legendary Prince Chong, a popular figure before the emperor. I don't know how many people rushed up to hug his lap.
...And you, as long as you call him uncle, you can hug him into your lap. This is a good opportunity that many people can't pick up. Do you think you should pick it up?"
"Well... wouldn't it be a bit silly of me to say no?"
Mrs. Yao Er nodded.
Second Master Yao couldn't control himself and felt a little awkward in his heart.
Why does such a thing happen?
It was obviously his brother, why did he become...an elder?
Could it be that when he saw Prince Chong in the future, he really wanted to call him "uncle"?
"Don't you often write to Prince Chong? If you really can't figure it out, just write to him and ask him. Anyway, that's the way it is with him." Mrs. Yao Er encouraged.
Before Prince Chong's identity was revealed, Mr. Yao wrote letters to Prince Chong from time to time. Now that Prince Chong's identity was revealed, Mrs. Yao naturally wished that her father could have a closer relationship with him.
With such a thick leg, her parents' life in the frontier will be easier.
"good."
…
Mr. Yao actually wrote this matter in a letter and asked Li Wenchong for his opinion.
According to Mr. Yao's opinion, it is best for everyone to discuss things separately, otherwise he would be too embarrassed to "shout" when he saw Li Wenchong.
But what he didn't expect was that when Li Wenchong saw his letter, he immediately became happy and wrote "There is a difference between superiority and inferiority".
Qingzhu saw his master's happy look and said, "Master, why are you laughing? It's not a letter from the old lady."
"The second master asked me if he should call me uncle when he sees me in the future." Li Wenchong said with a smile.
"Really? If he really shouted, wouldn't he be one step closer to the master's goal?" Qingzhu heard this and felt happy for Li Wenchong.
Ever since his master knew about Gu Qingling's existence, he had been struggling for several years, but he still hadn't gotten her back.
Sometimes, Qingzhu regretted it. If he had known that the old lady was so difficult to deal with, he should have been more discerning and picked a young girl who was easier to deal with.
well……
He was afraid that the young girl would die on the carriage and frighten his master.
Fortunately, Li Wenchong didn't know what was going on in Qingzhu's mind, otherwise he would have hit him on the head with a book.
After replying to the letter, together with the reply to Gu Qingling, he was sent to Jinling.
"Isn't Uncle Yao here yet?"
Just as Qingzhu was about to speak, a servant came in and said that Uncle Yao had arrived.
"Well, invite him in."
This is not the first time that Uncle Yao has come to Li Wenchong. Since the relationship between the two families was made public, Li Wenchong would invite him to visit his house from time to time.
With the promotion of movable type printing, the Yao family improved more and more cheap paper, and more and more people in Beijing were eyeing the Yao family.
Gu Qingling and the others were far away in Jinling, so they didn't feel much. But Uncle Yao was staying at the Hanlin Academy. Not only did more people visit his department for free, but more people also met him on the road.
Among them were many women who sold themselves to bury their fathers and fell in front of Uncle Yao's carriage.
Uncle Yao, who had little experience, almost got entangled with these women, but in the end it was Li Wenchong who came forward to help solve the problem.
Uncle Yao was very grateful for this.
After saluting, Li Wenchong asked him to get up.
After asking about Uncle Yao's current situation, he mentioned that Mrs. Yao had obtained pencils and notebooks in Jinling, and handed the letter to Uncle Yao so that he could be mentally prepared.
Uncle Yao was dumbfounded. He, the Yao family, knew about this matter. Why did Prince Chong know about it before he did?!
When he saw that the letter was written by the old lady, Uncle Yao was convinced.
What's going on with his mother?
Instead of telling yourself such an important matter in a letter, you actually wrote to Prince Chong?!
In his mother's mind, is his biological son not as reliable as Prince Chong?
"Really? Isn't this thing so magical? You can write without ink?!"
Not only Gu Qingling's handwritten letter, but also newspapers from Jinling clearly showed how much of a stir the appearance of pencils and notebooks caused in Jinling.
The sky is high and the emperor is far away. The capital side has not received the news yet, but over in Jinling, adults and children have already used pencils.
Especially the people at the bottom like pencils very much. They think this thing is much easier to use than the writing brush. It is not only easy to carry and write, but also very cheap. It is simply a "sharp tool".
"It is indeed a sharp tool. The appearance of this thing will make reading easier." Li Wenchong stared at Uncle Yao's eyes and said, "You should know what your mother is doing. From the movable type printing technology
From paper to the emergence of pencils and notebooks... A large number of books, cheap paper and pens have made it easier and easier for people to read. I believe that in the near future, not only will there be many literate people in Jinling, but also in the Ming Dynasty
will appear in various places... By then, scholars will surely rebound."
There is no reaction now, it's just that they didn't react.
One is that Jinling was originally located in the south of the Yangtze River, which is known as the rich area. There were many wealthy businessmen there, and any family with good conditions would find ways to let their children study. Therefore, there were many scholars in the south of the Yangtze River.
One is "dark under the lamp".
Originally, there were many scholars in Jiangnan, but because of Gu Qingling's economic development, Jinling attracted businessmen from all over the world, and many scholars came here to live or study temporarily.
Everyone is there, and every time they walk they meet scholars, and everyone is used to it.
One is that Gu Qingling has never used the banner of "opening up people's wisdom". She just does business, sells newspapers and books, and makes the business prosperous. When the locals saw it, in addition to businessmen coming to them, there were also traveling scholars.
When I go to them, in order to strike up a conversation with the scholar, I will unconsciously learn a few words so that I can strike up a conversation with the scholar.
Coupled with the various prize-giving activities that Gu Qingling took for "promotion", the people who went for the prizes were particularly enthusiastic, including old men and old ladies.
For an egg or a coupon, they will force their grandson to recite a poem today and a poem tomorrow, just to win the "prize."
To lure people with "profit" is an obvious commercial method.
Everyone only sees that the Yao family's business is booming and prosperous, but few people think about the meaning behind this.
Another thing is that these things only happened in Jinling. Li Wenchong consciously blocked some news and did not alarm anyone outside Jinling. In addition, Emperor Mingguang got some benefits from Gu Qingling, and he also consciously concealed it.
movement, so...
The noble officials in the capital had no idea that in just a few years, Jinling had changed into something else.
But no matter how hard you hide it, you can't hide it from everyone.
There is no airtight wall in the world. Li Wenchong knew that as Gu Qingling took more and more actions, the incident in Jinling would come out sooner or later.
The backlash caused by that time will definitely be huge.
He consulted with Uncle Yao. In addition to making Uncle Yao mentally prepared, he also wanted to discuss with Uncle Yao what should be done next.
Uncle Yao was a little confused: What should we do next?
