Speaking of movable type printing, Li Yi thought of the person who provided the character base.
"How is Zhong Shaojing, Minister Zhong?" Li Yi shook his head and continued eating.
At this time, Zhong Shaojing, who Li Yi suddenly thought of, was writing in the Hongwen Library with an empty stomach.
Li Yi said that he would put Zhong Shaojing in the Chongwen Library. Li Longji thought that the Hongwen Library sounded better.
Zhong Shaojing had already written two thousand commonly used characters according to the 《Yu Piao》 and was continuing to write.
"I also need large, small, medium, and cannot exceed the grid. His Majesty will probably remove me from the Minister of Revenue soon."
Zhong Shaojing's heart was like a mirror. After the New Year, the Minister of Revenue would be gone.
Now he could not care about the Minister of Revenue's affairs and let the assistant minister handle it.
The root of the problem was that Yao Chong wanted to demote him, and he reached out to the Chang 'an.
Damn Pei Yaoqing, why did he have to be on the Ten Thousand People List? How shameless.
"What should I do? Will I be chased out of the capital? "
Zhong Shaojing, who was writing, suddenly felt confused. He sighed and rolled up the paper he had just written and threw it into the wastebasket. He took a deep breath and continued to write.
"Your Majesty." "Your Majesty."
Zhong Shaojing was writing when a voice came from outside.
He quickly stopped writing, stood up and rubbed his wrist as he slowly walked to the door.
When the door opened, he was startled. When he saw the person in front of him, he quickly greeted, "Your Majesty actually came in person, I …"
"You haven't eaten yet, right? Coincidentally, I haven't eaten either, so I brought some food. Why don't we find a place to eat? "
Li Longji said to Zhong Shaojing in a gentle voice.
After he finished speaking, he turned and went to the room next door, where there was nothing else.
Zhong Shaojing did not understand the situation and followed behind in fear.
A eunuch pulled out a chair for Li Longji, and Li Longji sat down first.
Zhong Shaojing sat halfway and looked up at Li Longji. He wanted to ask something but did not know where to start.
Another eunuch brought up two mats. On top of the mats were alcohol stoves. Each person had a small stove. Once the fire was lit, the already hot stove inside slowly began to gurgle.
"It's big. I deliberately went to ask for some chili sauce. It's most delicious when dipped in it." Li Longji introduced the chili sauce. Li Yi did not give him much.
Someone else brought bowls and bundles of warm wine.
Li Longji continued, "It's 60% white wine with ginseng, wolfberry, and a few other herbs. It's good for your health in winter."
As he spoke, he waved his hand and everyone left, leaving only two people behind.
"It's big, let's drink first." Li Longji personally poured wine into their cups.
Zhong Shaojing hurriedly held the wine cup with both hands. When he finished pouring, his hands were trembling.
"That's great. After the new year, the Ministry of Revenue will be working too hard. You should … change to something more leisurely." Li Longji raised his wine cup and took a sip.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are you going to drive me out of Chang 'an?" Zhong Shaojing was afraid. When an emperor treated you like this, it meant that something was wrong.
He also took a sip. "Cough, cough, cough. Hiss ~ ~"
The wine was too strong, and it had been scalding. After taking a sip, he felt as if there was a lump of cotton stuck in his throat.
"If you don't leave Chang 'an and I don't see you for many days, I'll miss you. I have an important matter that I want you to handle. "Li Longji waved his hand and changed the way he addressed Zhong Shaojing.
"What kind of task?" Zhong Shaojing was slightly relieved when he heard that he would not be driven out. Then, he asked what he wanted him to do.
"The vice president of the Tang dynasty's Calligraphy Publicity and Research Cooperative Association." Li Longji said a very long name.
Zhong Shaojing tried hard to think, but in the end, he did not remember that there was such an official position in the Tang dynasty.
"Eat." Li Longji said and picked up some food from the casserole.
Zhong Shaojing took a bite and found that it tasted good, especially when dipped in chili sauce.
He took a small sip of wine and felt comfortable.
"Your Majesty, what's the rank of the vice president of the association?" Zhong Shaojing asked the key question.
"Secondary second rank." Li Longji gave the answer.
Zhong Shaojing was stunned. Higher than his Minister of Revenue? The Minister of Revenue was Primary third rank, and Crown Prince Zhan Shi's Primary third rank was still there.
This meant that he was receiving two salaries. But … what was the association for?
Before he could continue asking, Li Longji began to introduce, "The Calligraphy Association does not have a president for the time being. It's in charge of the Tang dynasty's writing methods, recording the styles of the Tang dynasty's calligraphy, and showing the beauty of our Chinese characters."
Li Longji mentioned the Tang dynasty, which made Zhong Shaojing excited. What a good position. I'm not in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, but there are still many things I can manage.
"What about the details?" Zhong Shaojing asked again. He did not know how to manage.
"I have a booklet here. Minister Zhong, read it after you eat. There are many things to do, and you have a high position with heavy responsibilities. Minister Zhong, you can't be too busy."
Li Longji took out a booklet from his sleeve. Inside were the things that Li Yi had written for the Calligraphy Association.
It was indeed very busy, but it was far from the Ministry of Revenue's real power.
Moreover, as the vice president, Zhong Shaojing could only get a little benefit from it.
The only benefit he could enjoy was his reputation. At the same time, he could bring people to study calligraphy all day. It was quite an interesting job.
Zhong Shaojing carefully took it and put it aside. When he drank and ate, his whole spirit changed.
Li Longji was also happy. He did not have to deal with this person who had helped him fight, and he found a suitable job.
He had an explanation to Yao Chong, and it would disappoint the people who had helped him.
The two of them only drank a bunch of wine. Zhong Shaojing, who had never drunk wine with such a high alcohol content, was slightly embarrassed, but Li Longji was used to it.
After Li Longji left and the things were taken away, Zhong Shaojing sat in the room and opened the booklet to read it.
"Holding a calligraphy competition of various years? Giving out prizes? The imperial court will give out five hundred taels a year? How is this enough? How many people in the Tang dynasty will use five hundred thousand taels? The Calligraphy Association will only get five hundred thousand taels a year?
Oh, it is written below. You can find other people to donate. People who like calligraphy can hold calligraphy parties for people who need it. The other party will be the sponsor.
If someone asks for calligraphy, they can write good calligraphy. Good, you can sell your calligraphy to make money. I am the vice president, and my calligraphy is worth a lot. "
Zhong Shaojing was relieved when he saw how to make money.
He decided to do this. However, he could not sell too much. It would not be worth much if he sold too much.
Li Longji, who had left, wanted to laugh. He had guessed that Zhong Shaojing would prepare to sell his calligraphy. However, it did not matter. Zhong Shaojing had sold a lot on a daily basis.
As long as he did not embezzle the money of the people, it was fine. As for other people who wanted to curry favor with Zhong Shaojing and donate to the Calligraphy Association, it was easy to handle.
"There is also the Literature Association, Painting Association, Craftsmen Association, and so on. Any officials who are disobedient and cannot be dealt with directly will be put in the association as the vice president."
Li Longji muttered to himself. He had found a good way. However, if he put them in the association, they could still stretch their hands too far. He could not be blamed for being ruthless.
Not long after, Yao Chong knew that Her Majesty had gone to have a meal with Zhong Shaojing. He also knew about the Calligraphy Association.
Zhong Shaojing wanted to change places and be promoted from Grade Three to Secondary Grade Two.
"Li Yi …" Yao Chong said these two words and shook his head. "Good, what a good strategy to appease people. To appease Her Majesty, to follow my heart, to dispel Zhong Shaojing's resentment, and to exchange for the stability of the Ministry of Revenue."
"Perhaps Her Majesty thought of it," Zhang Shuo said.
Yao Chong looked at him and nodded. "Yes, Her Majesty thought of it."
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