Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Guanshi Jin lived in the palace for two days and then left. He has no fixed residence in Minzhou City, and his home is still on the shelter island.

There are gold mines on the sheltered island, and there are tens of thousands of islanders. There are boats going back and forth twice a month to transport supplies and return the remaining agricultural products on the island.

The islanders can also harvest a lot of money by planting, and then use the money to buy daily necessities shipped from South Vietnam. The price is even lower than the market price. In the past, when the owner of Wudao Island was there, the high-level executives had inexhaustible luxuries , but ordinary islanders can only get food and clothing, and don't even think about the rest.

Guanshi Jin has not been back for a long time, and he can feel the changes here when he disembarks from the ship and lands at the pier. Shipment is all done by labor.

Jin Guanshi stood aside and watched for a long time, and found that the expressions on people's faces were no longer numb and sad, but a little joyful, and even a few hard workers would talk and laugh while walking, and the surrounding stewards would not care.

"After this year is finished, I will be able to save enough money to live in South Vietnam. I grew up on a sheltered island, and I have never seen the outside world." A young man walked past Guanshi Jin, and he stopped. Stepping down, he tilted his head and looked at Steward Jin, probably seeing that his temperament and clothes were not like ordinary stewards, he saluted slightly, and walked forward with the goods on his back.

His companion said enviously: "If you are alone, you will be able to feed the whole family without worrying about it. You will definitely be able to save money. I also have an old mother, wife and children. I'm afraid it will be impossible in this life, but it's pretty good now. Shelter Island is so big, we used to only be able to walk around a small area, but now the whole island is free to move about except for the mine, and I can take my family around on rest days, and I feel very comfortable.”

"Don't tell me, there is a lake not far from the center of the island, surrounded by bushes. When the moon comes out, the lake will glow with light. It's so beautiful. Have you visited it?"

"You mean Biyue Lake, right? I've heard of it but haven't been there yet. I'll go next time, but I've been afraid of the water since I was a child. I don't think it will be beautiful."

"You'll have to see it to know."

The two gradually drifted away, and Jin Guanshi could no longer hear their conversation, but he was very relieved. The prince did not treat the residents of the island as criminals, but let them live like ordinary people. This is the greatest gift to them .

Guanshi Jin’s residence on the island is very luxurious. After all, he is one of the big stewards. The resources on the island are given priority to their use. If he doesn’t go out, he can live luxuriously and comfortably on the island, but this kind of comfort lacks the freedom. And anticipation, not so appealing.

On the way back, Guanshi Jin met some acquaintances intermittently. They would stop and salute when they saw him, but they didn't say hello. That's right. In fact, his relationship with the people on the island was very weak, and he didn't have close acquaintances.

After walking for a while, he stopped and turned around and shouted, "What have you been following me for?"

The guards drew their swords to face each other, trying to pull out the stalker who was hiding behind the big tree by the side of the road. The man was startled, and before the guards approached, he walked out first, standing far away from him, trembling He asked calmly: "I'm sorry, butler, I... the villain just wanted to ask, have you met Jiang Lin and Wu Cang outside the island?"

"Who are you among them?"

"No one... just my childhood playmates. I heard that they are not dead, but now they live in South Vietnam. I don't know if it's true or not." The man has a wicked face, looks timid, and is not very old. Jin Guanshi frowned Question: "If you have something to ask them, you can write a letter and ask the ship at the dock to take it out for you. As long as you hand it over to the post, someone will deliver the letter for you."

"Thank you, my lord..." After hearing this, the man had a smile on his face, kowtowed, turned and ran away.

Guan Jin didn't take things seriously. He had heard about Jiang Lin and Wu Cang. It was said that he joined the Kou family army and was now a veteran of the navy. Wu Cang was smart and good at making friends. Jiang Lin could read and write.

But these have little to do with Guanshi Jin. He doesn't care what happens to the people on this island after they go out. Most of the time, Guanshi Jin is still very Buddhist.

He went back to rest for one night, and went straight to the mine the next day. This is the place where he has worked for more than ten years. In the past, people were not allowed to approach in the surrounding area for the sake of keeping secrets. The scene was a bit unexpected.

There is no scene of mining in full swing here. I asked the current manager and found out that the mine is only open for [-] days a month. The miners can rest for two days every five days. The night shift has also stopped, because the prince asked someone to investigate Looking at the stock, it is speculated that the mining life of this mine is not long. Anyway, there is no place to spend money urgently for the time being, so Li Xu is not in a hurry to empty out the gold mine.

Moreover, the gold mines excavated here need to be smelted, purified, and then made into jewelry. These all need a relatively long cycle. If there are too many mines dug out, they need to find a place to store them. It is better to put them in the mountains for safety.

Moreover, miners are a very dangerous and tiring job. Except for the sinners who serve hard labor, the treatment of ordinary miners is still very good.

It took a whole month for Li Xu to sort out the donated books, the transcriptions that should be transcribed, and the storage that should be stored. One month later, the bookshelves of the library began to be loaded one after another, and they were divided into different areas according to different subjects, so that people who came in could find them. Book.

On a sunny day in March, four lion dance teams set off from the four city gates, east, west, north, south, to the location of the library at the same time, beating gongs and drums along the street, attracting the people of the whole city.

"I heard that the Nanyue Library is open to welcome visitors, shall we go and have a look?"

"I heard you right, you don't know a single word, what are you doing in the library? That's where scholars and officials go."

"Fart, I've heard that there will be scholars over there to pick up some reading jobs, that is, what kind of books you want to read, but you can't read, you can ask them to read for you for a couple of pennies, and if you meet good ones, you may I will explain the book to you, and if you are willing to spend a little more money, they will copy a copy for you and bring it out for you, as long as it is a book you copied by yourself, you can bring it out for free."

"I don't believe it. How can there be such a thing? Besides, what's the use of books like us untouchables? I can't understand it even after hearing it. What are you wasting this money for?"

"Whether he understands or not, don't you think it is a very honorable thing to be able to get literati to read to us? Think about it, they are usually high above us, and they don't even look at us, but now two pennies can make them read. Bow your head, how nice it is."

The man laughed out loud just thinking about it, no matter whether his companion liked it or not, he dragged him and ran away with the lion dance team.

This position of reading and copying books was set up by Li Xu for poor students. As long as he is willing to save face, it is not a problem to receive dozens of customers a day, which is much more profitable than copying books in a bookstore.

Moreover, Li Xu has always felt that the literati of this era are aloof and divorced from reality. In order to confess a scholar, many ordinary people eat bran and swallow vegetables, shrink their clothing and diet, and the scholar does not have to do anything to be superior. The whole family, where does the sense of superiority come from?

At this time, the sun has just risen, and the spring sun is not scorching hot, but can dispel the cold and moisture, which is very comfortable. Li Xu is standing in the library at this time, looking up at the two-meter-high bookshelf. After the last check, the Zhong family donated the most books, so Li Xu gave their family management rights for one year, yes, only one year, Li Xu is not a generous person.

However, he made a rule that the management rights can be rotated. After a few years, the Zhong family will still have their turn, if they don't offend King Shun at that time.

Mrs. Zhong was wearing an official uniform and stood at the gate with the support of his two sons. He looked at the library with tears in his eyes. Compared with the library of the Zhong family, this library was obviously more magnificent and majestic. The stone lions at the door are more majestic, and this place will belong to the Zhong family in the next year.

Today is the day for the unveiling. Li Xu doesn't like to show off, so he entrusted this task to Mr. Zhong. Therefore, this Mr. Zhong, who is said to have been lying in bed for a long time, can't lie down today. Even the white beard on the chin has been combed one by one, and there is no trace of sickness in the whole body.

Kou Xiao followed Li Xu, sighed and said: "It's cheap for him, it's a plaque written by himself, how much I want to use your hands to uncover that layer of red cloth."

Seeing his face fluttering, Li Xu didn't know where he was thinking, coughed dryly, and reminded him: "Don't talk nonsense, let this trivial matter go out, so let me go out, didn't you pick out the words in your inscription? What does it matter if you don't reveal the plaque?"

Kou Xiao leaned into his ear and whispered, "It's like taking off the hijab. Will we take off the hijab when we get married? If I marry you, I won't wear a wedding dress, let alone cover my head."

Li Xu laughed when he heard the words, and while the people around were not paying attention, he secretly twisted his waist, "Let's discuss this kind of thing slowly in the future, the king is looking forward to your wedding dress."

Just thinking about Kou Xiao's burly figure wearing a women's wedding gown, wearing a wedding crown, and covering his head, if the picture can be taken as a photo or video, he will definitely laugh for a lifetime.

The lion dance team had already brought a stream of people, and the sound of firecrackers sounded outside. It was almost like a wedding ceremony, and he could hear the cheers of the people inside.

The Zhong family was also bleeding heavily today. They carried two baskets of copper coins and placed them at the door. As long as they came to congratulate, each person would grab a few.

When the auspicious time came, Mr. Zhong was helped to stand on the high platform, and he said a long series of opening remarks in a hoarse voice. The crowd was so noisy that he couldn't hear his voice at all, but this did not hinder the old man's desire to speak , Li Xu thought to himself: If it weren't for this old man and his poor health, he should be the leader of the study tour. Compared with Lei Ming, Zhong Boss is the leading figure in the South Vietnamese literary circle.

In front of the gate of the library is an arc-shaped open space for people to park horses. Now it is full of people. Outside the gate is an iron gate. The iron gate is only closed when it is locked at night. Behind the iron gate is a glass The door, the fully transparent glass door is pushed open on both sides, and there is a five-meter-long passage. The library's management system is posted on the walls on both sides, including how to borrow books, how to care for books, and compensation for damage.

Liu Shu wrote the rules in detail. He said that this library was originally the property of the palace, and tens of thousands of books will be stored here in the future. This is more valuable than any property in the palace, so he does not allow anyone to destroy it. The first draft The system is extremely strict, such as ten shovels for those who deface books, three years for those who steal books, and so on, which made Li Xu think that what the other party stole was not books, but gold.

At the end of the aisle, the left side is the entrance, register the borrowed books, and then the administrator will find out the books for him. Turn sideways into the reading room, return the book to the management desk after finishing reading, and leave only when the returned book matches the borrowed book.

This is different from Li Xu's original idea, but Liu Shu reminded him that ordinary people would spend a lot of time looking for books and not being familiar with the location. , messed up the bookshelf.

But in this way, the flow of people cannot be too large. After thinking about it, Li Xu also felt that he had misunderstood. There are definitely not too many people who can borrow books these days. People who can't read are starting to experience it. It's fun, how can I spend money every day to invite people to study?

So he agreed to this management model, and it will be changed when the traffic of people increases in the future.

With the sound of gongs and drums, Mrs. Zhong finished reading the opening speech, and invited Li Xu to show his face. Then he was helped to the gate, and with a light pull, he lifted the red cloth on the plaque, revealing Kou The majestic and majestic words in Xiao's hand.

Someone recognized Kou Xiao's handwriting, and word of mouth made Kou Xiao popular. After all, many people thought he was an old man who could not read big characters. How could he know that General Kou is an all-rounder with both civil and military skills? .

The first group to be admitted must be the long-awaited students. They have helped the library a lot since the start of construction until now, so Li Xu surpassed those civil officials and listed them as the first batch of visitors.

After the library was built, they hadn’t been inside yet, but now they saw that the spacious library was full of bookshelves, some of which were still empty, some of which were not full of books, and some of them were full of books. jealous.

"It would be great if these were all my books!"

"Then you should be diligent and copy all the books. Isn't it yours? I have thought about it. You can copy about three books a day. More than 3000 copies will take more than three years, not a long time. worth!"

"You have a good idea. I've heard that Mr. Lei will collect new books wherever he goes. In the future, there will only be more and more books in this library. I'm afraid you won't be able to copy them all in this lifetime."

"Haha, wouldn't that be better? In the past, we couldn't find any books we wanted to read. Now that there is such a treasure trove, we don't have to worry about books in this life. How much money can this save?"

"My lord is righteous, if I can make contributions to my lord in this life, repay a little kindness, and die well."

After the scholars finished feeling, they went to the side to read the book list, and then found the book they wanted to report to the administrator. After waiting for a while, they got the book, and couldn't wait to sit and read it in the reading room.

The reading room is huge and spacious, with thousands of seats by visual inspection. There are tables and chairs inside, mirrors on the window sills, and sunlight streaming in. People don't want to leave when they come.

If you want to copy books, you only need to ask the administrator for pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and you can use them for a small amount of money. At first, Li Xu wanted to provide them for free, but considering the cost, he still charged a little money. There are two kinds of preferential prices per year, ten cash a month, and only one tael of silver a year. You can copy as many books as you want.

It’s okay if you don’t have any money. If you volunteer in the library, you can use it for free if you spare a few days a month to help.

Later, many ordinary people came in. Some of them could read a few words, and some could not read a single word. When they walked in, they were very restrained. After all, their identities were different. Sitting with these scholars, they felt extremely awkward and inferior. .

Many people turned around and ran away without stepping in, which was embarrassing.

There were also bold ones who asked if they could find someone to read to them, and they got an affirmative answer. Someone actually read to them, although they didn't understand at all.

Later, some people gradually discovered that there were some agricultural books and arithmetic books, which were all practical books. When they heard about it, they would have the cheek to hire someone to copy a copy back. After all, it can be used as a family heirloom.