Song Jicai and the four of them received a letter from Zhao Yao at the racecourse.
They unwrap a letter from the leg of a sparrow that invites them to participate in the spring hunt.
"Boss, ask us to participate in the spring hunting."
"If the boss doesn't call us, we will still participate in the spring hunting."
"We participate in the spring hunt every year."
"Speaking of which, we went for the spring hunt last year and didn't see the boss."
Chu Huan said: "Last year, the eldest son was only five years old and was too young, so he did not participate. This year, the eldest son is six years old and can participate in the spring hunting."
Song Jicai clenched his right hand into a fist and beat the palm of his left hand. He said with a very excited expression: "Boss has superb archery skills. With him participating this year, we will definitely be able to show off our skills in the spring hunt."
Shen Sen instantly understood what Song Jicai meant, and his expression became excited.
"With the boss here, we will definitely hunt a lot of prey this year. Then we must let dad and the others see how powerful we are."
"Yes, the boss is very good at archery. With the boss here, we will definitely be able to hunt a lot of prey this year." Zhang He finally realized and said enthusiastically, "Then the dads won't laugh at us for being useless."
When Chu Huan saw Shen Sen and the others looking like "We are finally proud," he poured cold water on them unceremoniously: "Have you forgotten that the boss is hiding his strength in the palace? The boss will not show his strength in Spring Hunting. Real strength.”
After hearing what Chu Huan said, Song Jicai and the others remembered this matter. The three of them immediately had disappointed looks on their faces.
"I still want to follow the boss and have a good time in the spring hunting."
Shen Sen leaned on the table and said, "Boss, this prince is really frustrated."
Song Jicai held his face with his right hand and said, "The prince, boss, is not as cool and happy as we are."
Zhang He strongly agreed with Song Jicai's words: "It's just that he's not as happy as we are."
Shen Sen said again: "Now it seems that there is nothing good about being a prince."
Chu Huan said: "When the boss reaches adulthood, he will be crowned king. Then he can go to his fief. At that time, the boss will be more free and happy than us."
"Going to the fiefdom?" Shen Sen sat up suddenly, his eyes suddenly brightened, "Yes, when the boss becomes a queen, he can go to the fiefdom. Then he will be far away from the capital. At that time, we can go to the fiefdom with the boss. fiefdom."
Zhang He reacted very quickly this time and immediately understood what Shen Sen meant.
"We go to the fiefdom with the boss. When the sky is high and the road is far away, our father will no longer be able to control us."
Song Jicai said with a bright face: "We can do whatever we want when the time comes."
Chu Huan also said with excitement: "The boss said that when he grows up, he will travel around and eat delicious food all over the world. When the time comes, we will have a romantic and happy life with the boss."
The four of them thought about how they followed Zhao Yao around, and there was a longing smile on their faces.
Shen Sen chuckled and said, "So, being a prince still has its benefits."
"Wait a minute, the boss is only six years old this year, and it's still early for him to grow up." Zhang He suddenly lost his energy, "We still have to wait ten years."
When Shen Sen heard this, he immediately lost his energy: "Why is the boss only six years old? Why is he not sixteen years old? This way we can follow the boss to the fiefdom this year."
Chu Huan glanced sideways at Shen Sen and said, "Even if the boss comes of age this year and we want to follow him to the fiefdom, our father will not agree."
Shen Sen asked in confusion: "Why?"
"Because we are not adults."
Shen Sen's expression instantly became stiff, and he immediately leaned back on the table, pouted and said, "In dad's eyes, we are also children."
"It's still early to go to the fiefdom with the boss. Let's talk about spring hunting." Zhang He said with confidence, "I'm going to hunt a deer this year, and I want to eat roasted deer meat."
"I still want to eat bear paws, so I have to hunt a bear this year."
"Then I'm going to hunt a wolf."
"I want to hunt a tiger too."
The four of them imagined how they would show off their prowess in the spring hunting and hunt tigers, bears, wolves, etc., and then they laughed proudly together.
When I saw Chu Huan and the others who were waiting for a reply, they laughed strangely when they didn't reply. They flew to Chu Huan's head angrily and slapped Chu Huan's head vigorously.
It was Chu Huan who untied the letter from Lai Yi's lap just now.
Chu Huan hurriedly begged for mercy: "Stop nagging, I will write a reply right away."
When Laiyi heard this, he let Chu Huan go and flew aside to wait for Chu Huan's reply.
When Song Jicai and others saw this scene, they were surprised again and said: "The sparrow raised by the boss is really smart. Not only can it send messages, but it can also understand what we are saying."
Laiyi raised his little head proudly and glanced at Song Jicai and the others arrogantly.
Chu Huan wrote the reply and then tied it to Lai Yi's leg. He wanted to reach out and touch Lai Yi's little head, but Lai Yi dodged him.
The pair called out to Chu Huan, then waved their wings and flew away.
Chu Huan felt that he saw disgust in the sparrow's eyes just now.
"We are going to participate in the spring hunting tomorrow. Let's go back and prepare."
At this time, Zhao Yao was trying out the bow and arrow given to him by the fourth prince in the martial arts arena.
Wei Mian and Tong Xi stood aside and watched Zhao Yao practice archery.
Because the fourth prince had to study history in Lanyuan Pavilion and could not come to the martial arts field to watch Zhao Yao practice his new bow and arrow, he sent Wei Mian over to take a look.
Zhao Yao shot three arrows in a row, and the arrow hit the bullseye.
Seeing Zhao Yao stop, Wei Mian stepped forward and asked with concern: "Your Highness, what do you think of the bow and arrow? Does it suit your hand?"
Zhao Yao smiled and said: "The bow and arrows given by my fourth brother are really easy to use. They are much lighter than the bows and arrows I usually practice."
"My Highness specially made it according to your habits. Do you like it?"
"I like it, I like it so much." Zhao Yao said with a smile on his face, "Fourth brother is really great."
"It's great that you like it." Wei Mian said, "Your Highness is afraid that you won't like it."
"How is it possible? As long as it is given by the fourth brother, I like it." Zhao Yao said, thinking of something, he asked curiously and doubtfully, "Aren't the bows and arrows heavy? Why did the fourth brother give you a light bow and arrow?" ?”
"His Royal Highness Ten, because you are still young and have just learned archery not long ago, if you use a heavy bow for spring hunting, your arm will be strained, so my Highness specially made such a light bow for you."
"Fourth brother is really good to me." Zhao Yao picked up another arrow and aimed at the target not far ahead. "I must hunt a fox and give it to fourth brother." After saying that, he Loosen the string and cock the arrow. Then, a "dong" sound was heard, and the arrow hit the bull's-eye in preparation.
"Wei Mian, what kind of hair is on the arrow?" Zhao Yao picked up another arrow and looked carefully at the feathers on the arrow's tail.
"It's the feathers of a golden eagle," Wei Mian said. "Last year during the autumn hunting, my royal highness shot a golden eagle, so he used its feathers to make arrows."
"Oh, I remembered that my fourth brother was rewarded with a bow and arrow by his father last year because he shot the golden eagle." Last year's spring hunting, he could not participate because of his young age, but he went to visit with his mother and concubines. At that time, the fourth brother shot a golden eagle and made a splash during the spring hunting. He was praised and rewarded by his father, which made the third brother and the others very angry.
"Yes, my Highness said that the feathers of golden eagles would be very useful as arrows, so he made many arrows with the feathers of golden eagles. However, they will not be used on weekdays. My Highness plans to use them for spring hunting and autumn hunting." Wei Mian said.
"Fourth brother is really good to me. It seems that I have to give him two foxes." Zhao Yao handed the bow and arrow in his hand to Tong Xi, "Take it back and put it away."
"Yes, Your Highness."
"I'll go to Lanyuan Pavilion to find Fourth Brother."
When the fourth prince saw Zhao Yao coming to see him, he quickly asked him if the bow and arrow were suitable for his hand.
"Fourth brother, it fits so well." Zhao Yao hurriedly thanked the fourth prince, "Fourth brother, I like it very much. Thank you very much."
"As long as you like it."
"Fourth brother, you are so good to me, I have to give you two foxes."
The fourth prince joked: "I don't mind if you give me three foxes."
"Then I will try my best to shoot three foxes." Zhao Yao sat next to the fourth prince and watched the fourth prince copy historical materials.
When the Fourth Prince and others copied historical materials, they had to be very careful and focused and not make a single mistake. Once you make a mistake in writing a word, you have to start over. Not only can it not be written incorrectly, but it must also be written neatly and beautifully.
Zhao Yao watched the fourth prince copying historical materials and suddenly thought of something. When he grows up and becomes a queen, he will go to the fiefdom. When he invites Mr. Xiao to teach the children in the fiefdom to read, he will definitely need more books, and a lot of them. There were not many books in Kunde Hall, which meant that he still had to buy books to take to the fief.
Books are not cheap, and he doesn’t have that much money.
After the fourth prince copied a page, he saw Zhao Yaojin frowning and looking troubled, and asked with concern: "What's wrong?"
Zhao Yao came back to his senses, looked at the fourth prince and asked: "Fourth brother, do you find it annoying to copy books on weekdays, and is it too slow for you to copy books like this?" He just remembered something. Very important thing. In the dream, Zhao Yao read a lot of books, and their books were not hand-copied, but printed.
"Fourth brother, are all our Dazhou books copied by hand?"
"Yes, they are all copied by hand." The fourth prince replied, "It will definitely take us a long time to copy the books like this, but there is nothing we can do about it."
Something that can't be helped?
If they had the printing skills of Zhao Yao and others in the dream, they would be able to print many books. Once there are more books, they will become cheaper, so many people can afford them.
"Why do you ask this?" the fourth prince asked doubtfully.
Zhao Yao smiled slightly: "I just think you work too hard copying books every day, and you can't make any mistakes."
He added, "Isn't there a faster way?"
"No, since ancient times, books have been copied from generation to generation." The fourth prince picked up a copy of the book at hand and said to Zhao Yao, "Now that we have paper, copying books is much more convenient. People in the past had a harder time copying books on bamboo slips."
"That's right." It's more difficult to carve books on bamboo slips than to copy them on paper.
Speaking of paper, Zhao Yao thought of another thing. The paper they use now is incomparable to the paper Zhao Yao and the others used in the dream. In the dream, the paper Zhao Yao and the others used was very white, unlike the paper they use now which is very yellow. Moreover, the paper used by Zhao Yao and the others in the dream was very cheap and very easy to use. The paper they use doesn't seem to be cheap.
Seeing that Zhao Yao was thinking about something again, the fourth prince asked, "What happened?"
"Fourth brother, I feel that the paper we use now is not cheap."
"Not cheap?" the fourth prince asked in confusion, "Where do you start talking about this?"
"Fourth brother, look, if the paper we use is cheap, will the books be cheaper? Will more people be able to afford books?" Zhao Yao said, holding his face in his hands, " Nowadays, many people cannot afford to buy books because they are too expensive. The reason why books are expensive is, first, because paper is not cheap, and second, because all books are copied by others."
"You are right." The fourth prince asked, "So?"
"If paper can become cheaper, if it can be turned into a book without people copying it, will books become cheaper?"
The fourth prince was amused by Zhao Yao's words: "Tenth brother, your idea is very good, but paper will not become cheaper. Also, there will be no books if no one copies them. Therefore, what you said cannot be realized. .”
"That's not necessarily the case." Zhao Yao and the others realized it in their dream. He had to think carefully about how Zhao Yao and the others made paper cheap and printed books in the dream.
The fourth prince reached out and touched Zhao Yao's head, and said with a chuckle: "If you are fine, just read here."
"Fourth brother, what is the paper we use now made of?"
The fourth prince said without thinking: "'Made of tree bark, hemp heads, rags and old fishing nets."
"It turns out it's made from these things."
"If you are interested in papermaking, I will take you to see it when I have time in the future." The fourth prince said.
"Okay." He had to see how they made the paper now, and then find a way to make the paper that Zhao Yao and the others used in the dream.
By the way, he had to prepare the book in advance, so that when he grew up to be crowned king, he could only take the book directly to the fiefdom.
"Fourth brother, do you have a lot of books?" Zhao Yao asked again, "Fourth brother, do you have a lot of unnecessary books?"
The fourth prince felt that Zhao Yao's question was a bit strange, "I have a lot of books, but there are no books I don't need. They are all books I need."
"What I mean is that Fourth Brother, you have so many books. Do you have many duplicate books? For example, there are several copies of one book."
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"Fourth brother, can you give it to me?" From today on, he will collect books everywhere, so that when he grows up, he can collect many books. Of course, it would be best to collect books without spending any money.
"What do you want a book for?"
"Of course I'll watch it."
The fourth prince looked at Zhao Yao suspiciously: "You want to read a book?"
Suspicious by the fourth prince, Zhao Yao said with some guilt: "Fourth brother, although I don't like to go to Wende Hall to study, it doesn't mean that I don't like reading at all. I still read a lot on weekdays. You can testify.”
"Since you want to read a book, I'll give it to you." The fourth prince didn't believe that Zhao Yao would take the initiative to read a book, but since Zhao Yao wanted it, he gave it to him.
"Thank you, Fourth Brother!" He asked Fourth Brother for the book bit by bit.
There are many books in Lanyuan Pavilion, and there must be duplicate books. He has to find a way to get them.
Mr. Xiao must have a lot of books there. Ask Mr. Xiao after the spring hunting.
When the fourth prince saw Zhao Yao suddenly smiling as cunningly as a fox, he knew that he was planning something good again.
"Tenth brother, I'll give you a book. You have to read it. You can't use it to do bad things."
Zhao Yao pretended to be hurt. He looked at the fourth prince in disbelief: "Fourth brother, how could you miss me so much? How could I do bad things with books?"
"You don't have to do bad things with books." The fourth prince deliberately warned Zhao Yao, "If you let me know that you do bad things with books, I can't get around you."
Zhao Yao hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Fourth brother, I really don't do anything bad by asking you for the book, but I want to read it myself."
The fourth prince said dubiously: "That's good."
"Fourth brother, I won't disturb you anymore. I'm going back first." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, he ran away quickly.
On the way back to Kunde Hall, Tongxi saw Zhao Yao frowning and asked with concern: "Your Highness, what's wrong with you? You look worried?" He is going to go hunting in the spring tomorrow. With His Highness's temperament, , His Highness should be very happy at this time.
“I’m wondering how to make paper that’s cheaper and better to use?”
"Ah?" Tongxi was shocked by Zhao Yao's words, "Cheaper and better paper? What do you want with this, Your Highness?"
"Of course it works." He thought of Zhao Yao's world in his dream. The paper they used had bamboo in it.
Zhao Yao: I have to find a way to get more things before I go to the fiefdom, so that I don’t have to spend money to buy them when I grow up.
Start by collecting books.
Author: You are calling prostitution for free.
There are still two updates, no third update. But the total number of words in the two updates is quite a lot.
Finally, I still ask for a monthly ticket!
(End of chapter)
