Chapter 50: Beauty's Promise, Tianyan Paper is Expensive

Wei Yutang left, and Luo Hongyan looked at Ye Chen with a strange expression.

"Hongyan, is there something on my face?"

Ye Chen said doubtfully.

Luo Hongyan chuckled and said: "Prime Minister Wei has always been sharp in his words. I didn't expect that I would fall into trouble with you today!"

"If you were an official, you would certainly do well. Becoming an emperor would be a bit of a humiliation!"

Ye Chen said lazily: "Hongyan, I'm not made to be an official. I'm busy with this and that every day. When I become a big official, I have to get up early every day and go to court early. It's boring."

Luo Hongyan looked at Ye Chen: "Ye Chen, it's okay if you don't like being an official, but you still have to pay close attention to your training."

"At least you have to reach the innate level, right?"

"At the innate level, your lifespan can reach up to two hundred years! Now that you only have the acquired level of cultivation, your lifespan is a little longer than that of ordinary people, and it will not exceed one hundred and twenty years!"

"I am currently at the eighth level of the God King, and my lifespan is close to seven hundred years! In my situation, I will definitely reach the level of the God King, and my lifespan will exceed seven hundred years by then. Do you understand what I mean?"

Luo Hongyan looked serious, and Ye Chen's cultivation was low, which was a serious problem.

Ye Chen looked at Luo Hongyan with a smile.

"Hongyan, do you want me to be a couple of gods and gods because of my high cultivation level?"

Luo Hongyan glanced to the side and said calmly: "When you are old and frail, I will find a few more imperial concubines, and let them take turns pushing you around the palace in a wheelchair every day."

"Am I good to you?"

Ye Chen: "..."

"Hongyan, you mean, if I were not old and frail, you would not find an imperial concubine, right?"

Luo Hongyan raised her eyebrows: "I can promise you that as long as you can reach the innate level of cultivation within five years and the star gathering level within twenty years, I don't need to find an imperial concubine!"

Aiming for the world, Luo Hongyan really has no idea about male lust.

Moreover, except for Ye Chen's cultivation, which was a little lower, she was very satisfied with the rest.

Ye Chen is good at playing piano, calligraphy, chess, knowledge, and looks!

"Hongyan, I feel offended!"

"Five years to be born, twenty years to gather stars, you look down on people!"

Ye Chen glared.

In the world of low martial arts, the innate might be very powerful, but in the Jiuxiao Continent, in the world of high martial arts, the innate is only at a very low level!

Luo Hongyan said calmly: "Some people have been in the palace for a year, but their cultivation is still the same!"

"Ye Chen, your talent in training is even lower than my talent in calligraphy!"

Ye Chen rolled his eyes.

Luo Hongyan's talent in calligraphy is really low.

As for his training, Luo Hongyan was scared to death by telling him!

"Beauty, the great roc rises with the wind in one day and soars ninety thousand miles away."

"I'll let you know how powerful I am then!"

Ye Chen glared.

Luo Hongyan chuckled: "The poem is good. I don't expect you to become a roc. If you can become a tit and fly three to five miles, I will be satisfied!"

"There will be a martial arts exam held every four years in the court next year. I will take you to see it when I arrive. I hope you will see more and be touched a little bit."

In the Tianyan Dynasty, there were scientific examinations and martial arts examinations.

It's every four years.

The scientific examination will be in the first half of next year, and the martial arts examination will be in the second half of next year, both of which are extremely important.

"Hongyan, it's still early, you should practice your calligraphy again!"

Ye Chen directly changed the topic.

Luo Hongyan's momentum suddenly waned. If only her talent in calligraphy were half as good as her talent in practice!

When she started practicing calligraphy, Luo Hongyan quickly turned into a pitiful little girl.

"Hongyan, you are just wasting paper."

"By the way, Hongyan, among the people, paper is expensive and books are expensive, so why don't you think of a way to solve it?"

Luo Hongyan said angrily: "How to solve it? Has paper always been expensive and books expensive?"

In the Tianyan Dynasty, and even in the entire Jiuxiao Continent, it was difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son.

There is a saying among the people that the poor in literature and the rich in military affairs.

It is true that martial arts training consumes a lot of money and is not something that ordinary families can afford, but the road to scientific examination is not that easy either. Paper is expensive, and printing it into a book is even more expensive. The poor cannot afford it!

Ye Chen thought thoughtfully, this world puts a lot of energy into training, the top strong men can fly into the sky and escape from the earth, and the development in other aspects is not even as good as in previous lives and ancient times!

"Hongyan, it's not like this can't be solved."

Ye Chen smiled lightly.

He knows papermaking and printing!

Some time ago, he received a B-level reward package, which included papermaking, printing, compass, and gunpowder!

"Ye Chen, do you know what you are talking about?"

Luo Hongyan looked at Ye Chen in surprise.

In the Tianyan Dynasty, family status is a serious problem. If the price of paper and books can be reduced, the children of poor families will have hope. If there are more children from poor families, the status of family members can be reduced!

"His Majesty."

At this moment, Nangong Ning hurriedly entered the Purple Dragon Palace, with a look of anxiety on her face.

Luo Hongyan frowned secretly, something big must have happened.

As her personal female officer, Nangong Ning is very capable, and ordinary things cannot move her.

“Nangong, what happened?”

Luo Hongyan asked directly.

Nangong Ning took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the Thousand Island Kingdom has announced an indefinite suspension of paper exports to our Tianyan Dynasty for some unknown reason."

"The Lin family and other paper-making families jointly announced a price increase for paper, tripling the original price!"

"There is great public dissatisfaction!"

The scientific examination will be held in the first half of next year, only half a year away!

Now is the time when paper consumption is high, and the demand for books is also high. At this time, the price of paper has tripled, and the price of books will definitely rise as well. It would be strange if there is no resentment among the people!

It is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son, and the original price of paper books is very expensive.

If the price rises three times more, how can the children from a poor family stand it?

Luo Hongyan's pretty face was full of shabbiness, something like this happened four years ago.

She had not been on the throne for too long at that time.

I had to bow to the paper-making families headed by the Lin family and lower the tax rate for them!

"Enjoying the low tax rate I gave you, you don't want to repay your kindness, but you force me again!"

Luo Hongyan gritted her teeth!

Every year during the scientific examination year, paper prices and books tend to increase, but in the past they only increased by 30 to 40% at most.

After she ascended the throne, her salary tripled from the start!

It's three times now, and after a while, it's likely to be four or five times, forcing her to lower her head and give her another favor!

Nangong Ning retreated silently. She had no idea about such a thing.

"Hongyan, who is the background of the Lin family?"

Ye Chen asked.

Four years ago, Tianyan paper was expensive, he knew this.

At its most expensive, it was six times the usual price!

There was a huge commotion among the people!

There were even demonstrations by many scholars in some places!

Luo Hongyan said solemnly: "The Tianyan Dynasty has been inherited for eighteen thousand years. Some families have existed since the founding of the country and are extremely powerful. The Lin family is one of such ancient families!"

"They often monopolize some special industries!"

"Thirty percent of the Tianyan Dynasty's paper comes from overseas, 40% comes from the Lin family, and the remaining 30% comes from the papermaking family headed by the Lin family. The imperial court has almost no influence in this regard!"

"It was the same thing four years ago. I lowered their taxes by half!"

The paper tax court's annual income is not low, so reducing the tax by half is a big concession.