Late at night, Liang Xiao sat in his room, studying the latest official list given to him by Zhuge Cheng.
One name caught his attention.
Tuoba Jun!
Zhuge Hui personally added his evaluation of this person to the list.
"The eagle looks down upon the wolf, and has a strategic plan in mind, harboring evil intentions, and has to be on guard against it."
As the eldest son of Tuoba Lie, the Minister of Household Affairs, this man was once the most talented person in the capital. However, he was not as arrogant and ambitious as Duanmu Yuncheng. He also declined the promotion to a fifth-rank official and concentrated on becoming a seventh-rank official, winning many awards. He has a good reputation in official circles and is also quite famous in the capital.
It’s easy to dodge an open gun but hard to defend against a hidden arrow!
This is probably the most dangerous opponent and must be eradicated as soon as possible.
But Tuoba Jun's behavior is impeccable, how should he deal with it?
In addition, Zhuge Hui gave corresponding comments to several other officials from aristocratic families, which aggravated Liang Xiao's sense of crisis.
If an aristocratic family can become an aristocratic family, they naturally have their own merits.
In addition to the Tuoba family, there are also the Gongyang family and the Dugu family, all of whom are not good people.
In comparison, the Duanmu family and Zhenyuan Houfu, who were in direct conflict with him, seemed much easier to deal with.
Suddenly, Liang Xiao saw the list of other officials of the Tuoba clan in the roster, an idea flashed and he smiled coldly.
A poisonous plot was born in his heart.
In the dead of night, Tuoba Lie and his eldest son Tuoba Jun were also discussing the matter secretly.
"Dad, Liang Xiao can make a tough guy like Lei Hong willingly come under his command. This shows that he has hidden secrets. We must make plans in advance. Idiots like Duanmu Yuncheng and Duanmu Yunqing will only add to the chaos, so why not write a letter Inform Dugu Chen and Gong Yangjing to come to the capital and plan together!"
Tuoba Lie stroked his beard and nodded slightly: "As a father, I also have a vague feeling that this son is indeed extraordinary and must be eradicated as soon as possible."
Early the next morning, Liang Xiao's bookshop quietly started the first round of printing.
A total of twenty literate workers walked to the table with respect and picked the "movable type" on the table.
The printing of the first newspaper begins.
The person who provided the material was not only Liang Xiao, but also Lin Duan, the chief ceremonial supervisor assigned by Duan Yunyi to accept Liang Xiao's application.
"Your Majesty, this movable type printing is simply ingenious. Mr. Liang is really a man of God! I have never thought that using only clay, firewood, iron plates, copper plates, inks and other cheap things, as well as dozens of literate workers, you can print It can quickly print out pages filled with text..."
Lin Duan, who was in the audience, vividly recounted what he had seen and heard, spitting stars and flying in all directions.
The two sisters and Zhuge Hui sitting aside looked at each other in disbelief.
There is no doubt that Lin Duan is loyal to the royal family, otherwise Duan Yunyi would not send him to assist Liang Xiao to prevent leaks.
After going to the bookstore, Lin Duan took the initiative to avoid suspicion and did not understand the process and only watched the printing.
Even if they were only scratching the surface and did not understand the full scope of movable type printing and engraving printing, they could still hear it.
The costs of these two types of printing are incredibly low!
You must know that all the books that can be circulated in Dazhou are copied by special people.
It costs several hundred words to hire someone to copy a book. Selling a book for at least one tael of silver is no problem!
According to Lin Duan, just by arranging the layout, you can print a page full of thousands of words in a few breaths!
Zhuge Hui, who had always hoped that Dazhou could promote education, could no longer suppress his curiosity and asked urgently: "Eunuch Lin, can you estimate the cost of printing a book like this?"
Lin Duan smiled and said: "Prime Minister, our estimate is that it should be dozens of yuan. Anyway, it can't be more than one hundred and fifty yuan!"
There was silence in the Imperial Study Room, and even the Xuan Guards had a rare look of horror on their faces.
The cost of a book is less than 150 yuan? ?
"But the point is not just the books, but also the newspaper! Your Majesty, please take a look!"
Lin Duan said, taking out the first newspaper from his sleeve and presenting it to Duan Yunyi.
The two sisters sat together, flipping through the newspapers on the table, their mouths slightly open, their eyes full of amazement.
Zhuge Hui and Lin Duan waited silently for two quarters of an hour.
It wasn't until the sisters finished reading the newspaper that Duan Yunxiu sighed: "It's really interesting. It's divided into various columns, especially the curiosity section!"
Zhuge Hui took the newspaper from Xuan Wei, glanced at it hurriedly, nodded his head, and praised it.
"It is no exaggeration to say that it is astonishing! Compared with the miscellaneous books in the market, the content of this book is shorter and more concise, and it is more interesting. As long as the old, weak, women and children can read, they can read it! Liang Xiao is right, even if it is just a book A newspaper can be used as a literacy reading material, and it’s worth every penny!”
Zhuge Hui's evaluation made the two sisters overjoyed and their eyes sparkled.
"I still underestimated his talent..." Duan Yunyi murmured to himself.
At this moment, the monarchs and ministers in the royal study were full of expectations.
They seemed to understand why Liang Xiao was not moved by the rumors in the market!
Liang Xiao fulfilled his promise and provided Yanyun's eighteen riders with good wine and meat.
But these people changed from their usual depression and no longer drank to drown their sorrows. Instead, they ate a lot of meat.
Gu Pingxiu and Xuanwei, who usually ate with Yanyun's Eighteen Cavaliers, couldn't help but secretly marvel.
Lei Hong and others can eat several kilograms of meat and a bowl of rice in one meal. Most people can't afford it. No wonder they don't want Liang Xiao's wages.
However, Liang Xiao did not agree and still decided to pay the wages.
Pork on the market costs more than ten cents per catty, and ordinary people are reluctant to buy it only during holidays.
Gu Pingxiu estimated that Liang Xiaoguang spent a lot of money on these people every month, starting from one hundred and fifty taels!
This does not include the cost of maintaining horses and weapons.
However, with such warriors by their side, ordinary assassins and scoundrels would not dare to take their chances.
Before Lei Hong and others train every day, they will go to Liang Xiao's workshop and stall to see if anyone is looking for trouble.
Those scoundrels who usually jumped up and down didn't dare to show their heads when they saw this group of eight-and-a-half-foot-tall tough guys.
Lei Hong, in particular, stood there like an iron tower, making all young people tremble with fear.
Xuanwei all knew very well that whether Liang Xiao's next newspaper could be successfully promoted without being harassed could not do without the support of this group of fierce men.
Even so, Liang Xiao still sighed: "What a waste of talent."
But these eighteen people worked hard, treated Liang Xiao respectfully, and behaved well to the workers, which shocked the Muping family.
"My Majesty has skills..." Mu Ping praised.
Mu Qinxue was beaming with joy.
Without her father's obstruction, she racked her brains every day: How to find an excuse to visit Liang Xiao, or let him come to Dingguohou Mansion?
This is a difficult question.
A young girl's heart is full of love, and she can't help but want to see more of her sweetheart.
At this moment, a servant outside reported.
"The Prime Minister's granddaughter, Miss Zhuge Yun is here to visit!"
Sleepiness meets pillow?
Mu Qinxue was so happy that she almost flew up and looked at Mu Ping pitifully: "Dad, Xiaoyun wants to take the child to visit Mr. Liang..."
Mu Ping frowned, waved his hand, and left without saying a word.
Zhuge Yun brought a newspaper.
