Yo? Is this vomiting blood? Li Ke was a little surprised. This endurance is too bad. Why haven't I started scolding yet? To be honest, Li Ke scolded too much, and there were not many opportunities to point at these people and scold them.
Li Ke underestimated the importance of reputation in this era or in ancient times. This is especially true for these old literati. At this age, they have nothing else to ask for, they just ask for a name, and the result...
You must know that in later generations, Fang Xiaoru dared to let Zhu Di kill his ten clans for the sake of reputation. Although this was a rumor, Zhu Di did not kill his ten clans, but a total of 874 lives, including Fang Xiaoru's, just for reputation, you can imagine this thing How important it is to these men of letters.
If this is the real ten clans, it will start at least four digits.
"Come here, call the imperial doctor!" Li Shimin had just come to his senses and said loudly.
The main thing was that no one expected that Li Ke would come up and spray him all the time. The main point is that the spray made others speechless. This is not the same as His Highness the King of Shu in the past!
Several eunuchs quickly rushed to the censor and carried him out.
"Hey, Old Cheng, what did His Majesty the King of Shu mean just now? Isn't it good to only do the seven things of "filial piety, loyalty, trust, etiquette, justice and integrity"? How can anyone be perfect?" Yuchi Dasha next to him was asking Cheng in a low voice. Yao Jin, the problem is that his voice... is said to be low, but most people can hear it.
"You are so stupid. Think about it, you have done seven things, nothing?" Cheng Yaojin also whispered.
"Shameless...ah oh...I understand, I understand. When did His Highness the King of Shu become like them? It's not pleasant at all to just curse people." Yuchi Dasha didn't know if he was really stupid, he had a look on his face. Suddenly I realized that the voice was not quiet.
Ministers: "..." If you don't fucking speak, no one will treat you as a mute!
Can a direct scolding be shameless and a shameless scolding like this be the same amount of harm? This thing has been BUFFed! Although Li Shimin was enlightened and did not exclusively worship Confucianism, in fact, most scholars of this era also studied Confucianism.
The status of Confucius is very high in the minds of scholars, otherwise Li Shimin would not have named Confucius the "First Sage" in the second year of Zhenguan.
Using the words of the scholars' ancestors to scold them is not only a shameless question, it also has another meaning, forgetting the ancestors by counting the classics! This is the greatest insult to scholars!
There was silence in the court for a while.
"My lord, I have something to report!" After a moment of silence, Changsun Wuji stood up directly.
"Speak." Li Shimin didn't stop him, you just said it anyway.
"His Royal Highness the King of Shu is right, but things must be prioritized. The Tang Dynasty Weekly is a powerful tool for national propaganda. If used improperly, it can easily cause huge damage. The situation in front of the Suzaku Gate yesterday morning is the biggest proof. Therefore, for the sake of the country, for the sake of the court, For the sake of His Majesty, if you propose to take back Datang Weekly to be exclusively owned by the imperial court, you would be a shameless person, and I am willing to be such a shameless person."
"I sincerely request your Majesty to take the Tang Dynasty Weekly under the exclusive control of the imperial court." Changsun Wuji bowed and saluted Li Shimin.
"I sincerely request your Majesty to bring the Tang Dynasty Weekly under the exclusive control of the imperial court." Immediately, several ministers followed Changsun Wuji and stood up, and people kept standing up after him. Many of these people usually did not deal with Changsun Wuji, and many times We even have different political opinions, but at this moment we are standing together.
Including Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng stood up.
To be honest, Li Ke suddenly felt his father's helplessness and pressure at this moment.
"Does Li Ke have anything to say?" Li Shimin asked.
"Yes!" Li Ke said calmly, "Qi Guogong said, for the sake of the court, why not send someone from the Hongwen Hall to supervise the content of the Datang Weekly, and the Datang Weekly is still under my management . I am not afraid to tell you that thanks to the efforts of the craftsmen, my papermaking technology has indeed improved. The cost of making each newspaper is about 2 cents, which is the selling price of my shop. I did not charge a penny of profit. "
"The Datang Weekly costs 5 cents per copy, but the total cost of ink, printing, labor, and transportation costs exceeds 10 cents. In other words, every time a Datang Weekly is published, it will lose 7 cents. Wenqian! 5 Wen a piece is what I calculated carefully. It is a price that almost the richer people in the Tang Dynasty can afford, so that it can be popularized to the greatest extent!"
"Chang'an City issued a total of 50,000 copies the day before yesterday, which means that the loss the day before yesterday was about 350! This number is not large, but in order to maintain the effect of the Datang Weekly, once a week, that is, every seven days is the minimum limit. There are approximately 52 weeks in a year, and the total loss is 18,200!”
"More than eighteen thousand guan may not seem like much to the imperial court, but it is equivalent to 151,000 dan of brown rice, which is a month's ration for nearly 50,000 people! And the number of people who starved to death in the Tang Dynasty last year due to disasters There are only more than 17,000 people! This is the result of timely disaster relief, so the loss of 18,200 yuan this year! Does it mean that if there is a disaster this year, 50,000 more people will die?!"
"For the sake of the Tang Dynasty, I can subsidize this money, but if I take back the imperial court, who will pay for it?!"
Li Ke's series of numbers made everyone a little stunned. At this time, everyone was not used to throwing everything out directly, but when Li Ke said this, everyone had an intuitive concept.
No one doubts Li Ke's claim that a newspaper costs 12 cents, because in their opinion, 12 cents is too cheap and cannot be cheaper.
"Then if His Highness the King of Shu is still willing to contribute to the Tang Dynasty, after the Datang Weekly is returned to the imperial court, His Highness the King of Shu can still contribute the money." Changsun Wuji said in a calm tone.
This is a bit shameless, but to these ministers, it is nothing.
"Could it be said that the Tang Dynasty Weekly is in the hands of His Highness the King of Shu just for the sake of the Tang Dynasty and taking back the imperial court? Doesn't His Highness the King of Shu not want to do it for the Tang Dynasty?" Changsun Wuji asked again.
"What? Next, do you still want to say, I, Li Ke, want to rebel?" Li Ke asked calmly. He was not afraid of this kind of topic at all. Others did not dare to say the word rebellion, but Li Ke , it’s drizzling.
"That's not true. After all, His Highness the King of Shu is used to being alone, and he has no intention of doing so." Changsun Wuji said calmly.
The meaning of these words is nothing more than to ridicule Li Ke. It’s not that I look down on you, but you? If you want to rebel, you need someone to do it! Do you have the talent? ! No!
"So, Qi Guogong just wants the Tang Dynasty Weekly to be taken back by the imperial court, and then I, Li Ke, will still be responsible for spending the money?" Li Ke said with a sneer.
"If His Royal Highness, King of Shu, can sympathize with His Majesty and is willing to contribute this money, it will naturally be a righteous act for the country and the people. I admire him, and I think that His Highness, King of Shu, will leave his name in history." Changsun Wuji raised his hand to Li Ke.
"Speaking of leaving a name in history, where is the historian?" Li Ke raised his head and asked.
"I'm here." In the far corner, Chu Suiliang stood up. Oh, he is a famous person. I didn’t expect that the current historian is Chu Suiliang. Historians are also divided into different historians. For example, Chu Suiliang was promoted by Li Shimin in the fifteenth year of Zhenguan. He was responsible for recording Li Shimin’s daily life notes. He was also a kind of historian. .
"Will what I said today be recorded?" Li Ke asked.
"Yes!" Chu Suiliang only replied with one word. They did not participate in government affairs and were only responsible for recording.
