area51novel Chapter 231
Chapter 231
"Better printing?" Li Shimin's eyes were burning, "How is it better than woodblock printing?"
"The time cost and labor cost are both low, and it can be reused." Xiao Ran didn't say the details, but he didn't forget to pick up food for the little princess while talking.
"This is interesting!" Li Shimin knew that what Xiao Ran said should be true, and there was no point in lying to himself.
If papermaking and printing are different, then reducing the cost of books can indeed allow more people to read.
It's just that Li Shimin is not sure to what extent the cost can be reduced.
Li Shimin was looking forward to it, and he liked Xiao Ran a lot more.
"Don't just focus on feeding Sizi, you eat too!" Li Shimin felt that Xiao Ran didn't eat much, and kept picking up food for the little princess.
The little princess didn't stop much.
Li Shimin took the initiative to pick up a piece of meat for Xiao Ran.
"Uncle, how much are you going to pay for my technology?"
Xiao Ran suddenly said.
The meat on the edge of Xiao Ran's bowl was stunned for a moment, and Li Shimin took it away and ate it directly.
Li Shimin withdrew a piece of meat!
"How much?"
"With your relationship with... you and Sizi, it's vulgar to talk about money, isn't it?"
Li Shimin also had the nerve to bargain, because these technologies were priceless.
Li Shimin wanted it very much, but didn't want to pay.
He just wanted to get something for nothing, and he wanted to get it for free.
Getting something for free is human nature!
Li Shimin, the Khan of Heaven, is no exception!
"No, no, no, this is the business of the Tang Dynasty, what does it have to do with Mingda? She's still a child!"
"Little Nangjun~what's wrong~" The little princess heard Xiao Ran calling her.
"It's okay, Mingda, just eat your own food."
"Mingda is Mingda, uncle, don't make random connections. My relationship with Mingda has nothing to do with yours."
Li Shimin was not happy, "What do you mean by random connections? Sizi is my daughter, you can't deny it, right?"
"To put it in a bigger way, Sizi is a princess of the Tang Dynasty. Papermaking and printing are related to the development of the Tang Dynasty. How can they not be related?"
"The development of the Tang Dynasty is your business, and it is the concern of the civil and military officials. What does it have to do with Mingda? I don't admit it!" Xiao Ran did not give in.
Li Lizhi and Princess Yuzhang were stunned.
I didn't expect that Xiao Ran and Li Shimin would get along like this.
Empress Changsun was also quite helpless. It was hard to say anything, so she could only watch.
"You are making a specious argument. Sizi is my daughter, a princess of the Tang Dynasty. This is an objective and indisputable fact. You don't admit it? Why don't you admit it?"
"I just don't admit it. It has nothing to do with Mingda."
"Well, it has nothing to do with me." The little princess didn't know what Xiao Ran and Li Shimin said, and she stood on Xiao Ran's side unconditionally.
"Look, the parties have spoken, so don't be stubborn, uncle." Xiao Ran hugged the little princess, a little proud.
Li Shimin was so angry that he laughed.
"You name a price!" Li Shimin also saw that Xiao Ran was determined to cheat him.
Xiao Ran really wanted to cheat Li Shimin, and this opportunity could not be missed.
Xiao Ran knew that Li Shimin would not let go of this opportunity.
Xiao Ran could wait, but Li Shimin definitely didn't want to wait for a moment.
Li Shimin knew better than Xiao Ran what the improvement of papermaking and the new printing technology meant to the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin compromised, and it was the little princess's position that made Li Shimin compromise!
"I have said before that the Tang Dynasty is not rich now, so don't ask for too much. I want it, but I can't pay for it."
"Okay, okay, for Mingda's sake, I won't make things difficult for my uncle."
Li Shimin was delighted, "You want to give it to me for free?"
"You wish!" Xiao Ran continued, "I don't want money, I want something else."
It's mainly the money from doing business, which is enough, Xiao Ran doesn't want money.
"Promotion? How about this?" Li Shimin wanted to get something for nothing.
Just give Xiao Ran a useless title.
"Uncle, you don't have any sincerity at all. I'm not in the Tang Dynasty. What do I want an official position and title for?"
Xiao Ran was almost fooled!
"Okay, okay, you say it, you say it!" Li Shimin tried to fool Xiao Ran but failed.
"Give me a dragon robe!"
Li Shimin glared, "Are you crazy?"
"Give me a dragon robe, do you want me to give you the throne?"
"Do you know what a dragon robe means?"
Li Lizhi and Princess Yuzhang were also shocked.
I really didn't expect Xiao Ran to ask for this.
"You have a rebellious heart, you want to rebel, you are guilty of a capital crime, unforgivable..."
"Stop, stop, stop, uncle!" Xiao Ran stopped Li Shimin, "First of all! I'm not crazy, I'm very free, and secondly, I don't want the throne, I'm not that kind of person.""Finally, I want to say that I am not a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, so I don't have any rebellious thoughts."
"I know what the dragon robe means. It is exclusive to the emperor."
"Humph!" Li Shimin was so angry, "I know you still want it?"
"I am not from the Tang Dynasty. There is no emperor here. The dragon robe does not represent supreme power. I can't influence anything with the dragon robe. I just want to collect the dragon robe. There is no other meaning." Xiao Ran smiled.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Li Shimin's mind can't accept it.
All under heaven is the king's land, and all the people are the king's subjects.
This is the idea of emperors of all dynasties. The world belongs to the emperor.
The dragon robe is exclusive to the emperor, and Li Shimin thinks it is inappropriate.
Even if Xiao Ran is not from the Tang Dynasty, Xiao Ran will not wear it in the Tang Dynasty.
"The dragon robe is not okay, but other things are okay." Xiao Ran smiled.
"That's more like it. Go ahead! As long as you don't go too far, I can agree to it. I'm not an unreasonable person." Li Shimin took a sip of wine.
"Can I ask for the imperial seal?"
"Puff!!!"
Li Shimin spit out a mouthful of wine.
"Are you really crazy?" Li Shimin widened his eyes.
Most people know what the imperial seal means.
The status is more special than the dragon robe.
"Dragon robe, imperial seal or two, choose one!" Xiao Ran designed a trap, so that Li Shimin would choose between the dragon robe, imperial seal or two.
Xiao Ran was not asking for things randomly.
According to the house demolition effect mentioned by Mr. Lu Xun, most people always like to reconcile and compromise. For example, if you say that the house is too dark and you want to open a skylight here, everyone will definitely not allow it.
But if you advocate demolishing the roof, they will come to reconcile and be willing to open the skylight.
When making requests to the other party, you can first make a larger and more difficult request, and then make a smaller and easier request to him, so that the other party will agree to your second request because of the guilt caused by rejecting the first request.
Compared with the imperial seal, Li Shimin felt that the dragon robe seemed to be acceptable.