Han Fei and Li Si were humbled one after another.
Ji Yanran said: "I heard that "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" compiled by Mr. Lu's disciples gathered by his disciples is a masterpiece on the study of state governance. Mr. Li Si comes from the prime minister's house. I wonder if he understands "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"?
Li Sidao said: "I also assisted in the compilation of "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"." He smiled sheepishly, and then said: "To say that I assisted a nobody like me is an exaggeration."
Xiang Shaolong said: "Don't be so modest. You have done a very good job for me as the left prime minister. It is much better than what I did myself."
Li Si bowed and said, "If it weren't for the support of the Left Prime Minister, Li Si wouldn't be where he is today."
Li Si was naturally very grateful to Xiang Shaolong. He was unknown in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but somehow he fell into Xiang Shaolong's eyes. Now he was able to exercise the power of left prime minister on Xiang Shaolong's behalf, and he also fell into the eyes of Lord Qin. sight.
Xiang Shaolong said: "You have a great talent, and others will discover it without me. You can't bury it forever. Your ability now has been valued by the king, and you can't always do things for me. It's only a matter of time before you become famous all over the world. thing."
Qin Qing smiled and said: "Mr. Li Si's talent was discovered by my husband, and it is also my husband's ability. If you ask me, it is my husband's ability that is greater."
Xiang Shaolong was very happy when he heard Qin Qing praise him and said: "There are Bole in the world, and then there are thousand-mile horses. Thousand-mile horses always exist, but Bole does not always exist. If you say that, then I am indeed better." Looking at him This triumphant look made everyone laugh.
Ji Yanran smiled and said: "You don't have to thank me anymore, let's listen to Mr. Li Si's introduction to "Lu's Spring and Autumn"."
Li Sidao: ""Lu Shi Chun Qiu" mainly collects the essence of predecessors and puts forward the idea of 'law of heaven and earth', which means that only by complying with the natural nature of heaven and earth can the world be governed. The so-called monarch and ministers each go their own way and do not interfere with each other. . The way to be a king is to govern the country with benevolence and virtue, constantly reflect, seek and use talents, rectify names and judge distinctions, and finally achieve the ideal of governing by doing nothing. Based on Taoist governance by doing nothing, in line with Confucian value standards, we should promote benevolent governance."
Ji Yanran said: "General Xiang must not agree with his point of view?"
Xiang Shaolong said: "Let's not talk about whether his views are right or wrong. The Qin State established its country by law and advocated martial arts. How can his theory be implemented in the Qin State?"
Han Fei said: "Human... human nature... is inherently evil, and rule by virtue... is just... an ideal."
Xiang Shaolong saw that Han Fei was stammering when he spoke so short. He really wanted to prepare pen and paper for him, thinking that it would be better for him to write a book.
Ji Yanran said: "The general has always agreed with Mr. Han and Mr. Li. It's just that those in power wield power and oppress the people. As the general said, 'the king breaks the law and the common people are equally guilty'. How can we do this?"
Xiang Shaolong said: "That is just an ideal state of restricting rights and the direction of progress. The abuse of rights is also due to the evil nature of human nature. Rights must be put into the cage of the system. Rights corrupt people. Absolute rights will only make people absolute." of corruption."
"Absolute rights will only corrupt people absolutely." This sentence describes rights so sharply that it is like a bell in the morning and a drum in the evening, which is deafening and enlightening. Everyone fell into deep thought.
Xiang Shaolong looked at it and said with a smile: "Miss Ji, please stop spreading these treacherous words for me, it will get me into trouble. Mr. Han is a real celebrity, and he has a deep understanding of the way of governing the country. I am planning to invite him." When Young Master Han enters the dynasty, he will definitely be put to good use because of his great talent, but I don’t know what Young Master Han’s intention is?”
Everyone looked at Han Fei, especially Li Si. Li Si had great ambitions but not a broad mind. He knew Han Fei's talent well and was jealous of his abilities, which led him to poison Han Fei to death in prison.
Han Fei said: "Now I am the one who is... the country... and my father... my father and my clan... are all in Xianyang... as hostages. I... better be... safe... and be... hostages... with my heart..."
Li Si breathed a sigh of relief. With Xiang Shaolong's recommendation, if Han Fei is willing to become an official, he will definitely become a successful person. I came from the same school as him and have similar ideas of governing the country. His talent is higher than mine, and I am afraid that he will have nothing to do with me in the future.
Qin Qing and Ji Yanran sympathized with Han Fei, but national events were like this. Ji Yanran herself was a survivor of the Yue Kingdom, so she felt the same way.
Xiang Shaolong said: "In this case, I won't force Mr. Han. Moreover, the officialdom is complicated, and Mr. Han may not be able to adapt to it. Then just concentrate on your studies. I have just developed a small invention called printing, which can be used with today's paper The application can copy books in large quantities, which is conducive to the dissemination of books. Master, write more articles, and I will spread your masterpieces all over the world."
Everyone was busy asking what "printing" was. Xiang Shaolong explained "block printing and movable type printing" in detail, which made Han Fei very excited. This technology can make people like Han Fei who write books and talk more famous. This is really a celebrity for the ages!
The two girls looked at Xiang Shaolong with admiration on their faces. The contribution of this technology to civilization is immeasurable.
Xiang Shaolong watched the two women show admiration for him, and finally felt that he had gained a victory in front of Han Fei.
Xiang Shaolong said: "Qing'er, if we set up a printing factory in the future, you will be responsible for the printing factory."
Qin Qing is naturally very willing. This kind of thing related to culture is extremely attractive to literati. They don't lack money, they just have a good name.
Ji Yanran asked: "I wonder if Yanran has the honor to participate in it?"
Xiang Shaolong took a look and realized that she was not planning to return to Wei State? He didn't ask anything like "when will he return to the Kingdom of Wei?" which would offend the scenery. He said, "It's an honor for me to have the help of a talented woman like Ji."
Qin Qing glanced at Ji Yanran and then at Xiang Shaolong, with an expression that was half a smile but not a smile.
Xiang Shaolong said to Han Fei and Li Si: "You two go back and sort out your masterpieces and open my printing shop. I will publish your works first. If you make money, I will give you a commission."
No one understood what he said, so how could he be involved in making money?
Xiang Shaolong explained: "My printing house needs to have works to publish. You provide the works, I sell them, and I make money. After removing the costs, I take out a part of the profits and give them to you as the author. It is also natural. .”
Xiang Shaolong's words confused everyone. These people were born into noble families and were not short of money. All they wanted to do all day long was to become famous and spread their works. It was too late for them to be grateful, so how could they ask for money?
In this era, knowledge is monopolized by nobles and aristocratic families. They have never thought of profiting from knowledge, and they look down on the behavior of businessmen like Xiang Shaolong. They ask for money to write articles. Doesn't this ruin their reputation? Not only did he not need any money, Xiang Shaolong also couldn’t sell the books and had to give them away for free.
No matter how Xiang Shaolong explained it, Han Fei and Li Si were firmly opposed to asking for money. It seems that it is impossible to expect this group of aristocratic intellectuals to develop the publishing industry. I haven't talked about copyright and intellectual property rights yet, and I won't let their heads freeze immediately if I tell them.
Seeing how deeply they despised his behavior, Xiang Shaolong also found it funny.
Xiang Shaolong also knows that there are few literate people in this era who can make money by selling their works. Who will buy them? They couldn't afford to pay the workers. Now, in the publishing industry, it was purely about losing money and making money. I was just doing it for fun, and as soon as I mentioned the money, I received a critical hit of 100,000 points.
Seeing Qin Qing and Ji Yanran looking so excited, even losing money can't stop their enthusiasm. Maybe this printing company will bankrupt themselves.
Xiang Shaolong himself is now interested in becoming a copywriter and publishing some later works. If we don't publish some popular and easy-to-sell books, and rely on these high-brow works, I'm afraid we won't be able to last long.
Qin Qing was a resolute person and immediately invested a lot of manpower and material resources in setting up a printing factory. Ji Yanran kept busy, spending money like water! Xiang Shaolong suddenly felt that he had a bad idea.
The pre-Qin Dynasty was an era of great explosion of ideas, with hundreds of schools of thought blooming and contending. There were countless splendid articles. Although there were no publishing royalties, there were also few readers, and few people bought them when printed. Should I suggest to Qin Jun that he first implement compulsory education, popularize culture, and get more customers for himself? Otherwise, the future of his printing factory will be worrying!
Xiang Shaolong can only think that the people in power in this era like to implement the policy of obscuring the people. If he proposes to popularize culture, he will be going against the nobles and aristocratic families, and he will be crushed by the times.
Xiang Shaolong felt that he was at a huge disadvantage, so he told Qin Qing not to print too many copies of each book, and also to mark "Publisher: Qin Qing" below the author on the cover.
Qinqing's eyes turned into peach blossoms when she heard that her name would be marked on the cover of every book.
Qin Qing said: "I will also print your husband's name."
Xiang Shaolong shook his head and said: "I'll forget it, I'm not a scholar, and I don't want to be known as such."
He is now in a high position and does not need this false reputation. He is not a standard intellectual, nor can he fully understand their obsession with leaving a name in history. If it wasn't for the pain of seeing the printing company losing money, he wouldn't have thought of letting Qin Qing leave his name. "
Qin Qing said: "Then also sign sister Yanran's name."
Xiang Shaolong said: "Okay."
Qin Qing said: "Sister Yanran may marry into your general's house soon."
Xiang Shaolong's face turned red and he just laughed.
Qin Qingqing glanced at him, and then went back to her publishing business.
She goes out early and comes back late now, so tired and happy that even Xiang Shaolong has no time to care about her.
Seeing her busy and happy, Xiang Shaolong could only comfort himself: "Just pay some money. It's rare that Qing'er likes this career so much."
Xiang Shaolong asked himself: "Isn't making a lot of money a successful career? How come she treats losing money as a career?"
The King of Qin also heard that Qin Qing was busy with publishing, so he summoned Xiang Shaolong and asked, "Shaolong, what's going on with the printing factory that Taifu Qin recently set up? It's Shaolong's new idea, right?"
