Three Kingdoms: Do you want me to get out of here? Liu Bei, you wait

Chapter 178 The concept of the library, will the poor people in the world be under our control from now on?

"Whether it's true or not, you'll know after you take a look."

Su Chen was not surprised to have this reaction to Cao Cao.

Listen to his questions.

Then he started to explain in detail the uses and functions of the two objects from the beginning.

He even asked someone to get the real thing and demonstrate it in front of Cao Cao.

This is the end of the ordeal.

Cao Cao and the other man finally understood.

Looking down at the thin newspaper in front of him, his eyes were finally no longer as uneasy and confused as before.

Instead, it carries a sense of being overjoyed.

Said excitedly there.

"Great! What a great movable type printing! What a great rice paper! The military advisor is truly a learned man."

"Who says it's not true? We used seals every day before, but we never thought of movable type printing. A great talent is a great talent. His work is extraordinary."

"This is only one aspect. The most important thing should be the paper.

The cost of this Xuan paper is even several times cheaper than bamboo slips, and it is more convenient for recording and preservation. "

"Congratulations, my lord. With this thing, when books become popular, there will be talented people everywhere, right?"

Xu Chu's face was full of anticipation.

After hearing this, Cao Cao was naturally delighted.

But this time he was not as excited as Xu Chu and opened the champagne directly.

For now, I still remain calm and restrained.

“I’m afraid it’s not that simple.

By doing this, costs will definitely be reduced.

But what was reduced was only the cost of the wealthy and powerful families.

And we can see the power of this object. The noble families must be able to do it too.

By then, the distribution and production of this paper will certainly be strictly controlled. It will be difficult to break the monopoly in this way. "

After he said this, Xu Chu fell silent.

Su Chen suddenly took over the conversation, "So, this shows the importance of the library."

Cao Cao was surprised. "Library?"

Su Chen explained, "It means taking the lead in the name of the emperor or the prime minister, setting up a special library, collecting books from all over the world, and providing them to poor students at a low cost."

"Ah. This... is still possible?"

After hearing this, Cao Cao was completely stunned.

Su Chen asked back, "Why not? My Lord, haven't you heard the saying, if you can't beat them, just join them? It means the same thing."

"If you can't beat it, join..."

Cao Cao murmured.

The more I think about these words now, the more meaningful they seem.

After a moment he looked up and said excitedly.

"Okay, if you can't beat them, just join them..."

"The military advisor's words really woke me up from my dream."

"If the nobles can do this, can't we do it too?"

"We have far more resources than any aristocratic family. It doesn't make sense that in the end we are worse than the aristocratic families."

"Genius, military advisor, you really are a genius."

"I didn't expect that you have a far-sighted vision not only in military issues, but also in terms of having a bird's-eye view."

"In matters of government, there is also such foresight and knowledge."

"I'll send someone to do it right away!"

Cao Cao is gearing up.

Xu Chu was talking at the side, with little stars in his eyes, full of anticipation.

"Humph, when the library is completed, I'll see why these Yingchuan nobles are still so arrogant."

Instead, it was Su Chen who made this suggestion.

Not as optimistic as everyone thinks.

Look at these two people.

Instead, he spoke up, poured cold water on it, and warned.

"Not that fast."

“Talent cultivation is not something that can be achieved overnight. As the saying goes, it takes ten years to grow a tree, but a hundred years to cultivate a person. This is what it means.

This kind of thing requires perseverance and hard work, and it will take a long time to see results.

It may not be effective in a short period of time.

Besides, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.

I never expected to shut up the Yingchuan nobles with this."

After hearing what he said, Cao Cao and Xu Chu were naturally a little disappointed at first.

But listen to the back.

His expression inevitably became a little more weird.

He asked. "What do you mean, military advisor?"

"You don't want to say that in this situation, you still have other ways to break the deadlock, right?"

This time, besides expectation, there was also a hint of disbelief in his tone.

After all, from their perspective.

I really can’t imagine how Su Chen will respond next.

Seeing this, Su Chen remained calm and asked back.

"Of course."

"My lord, you have heard about my movements in the Eastern Wu. Don't you know the new tricks I came up with to break Zhou Yu's plan?"

"Military Advisor, are you asking, does the Qilin Newspaper Company still have newspapers?"

Cao Cao thought of something.

But after coming back to his senses, he shook his head again.

"This is indeed a good idea. However, although that thing can completely ruin the reputation of the Yingchuan nobles overnight, it is also an act of completely breaking off relations. To do this... isn't it a bit too much and inappropriate?
The key to imperial rule lies in checks and balances.

Cao Cao obviously knew this too.

That's why I look worried right now.

Because he just wanted the Yingchuan gentry to bow their heads.

Instead of completely wiping out the Yingchuan gentry.

What's more, this is something he simply cannot do.

After all, he has not really unified the world yet.

It's really urgent.

This is not a good thing for him.

Su Chen naturally understood what Cao Cao was worried about.

So seeing him like this, I just laughed and said.

"What are you thinking, my lord?"

"If you really do that, you will be inferior to others."

“It is the most stupid thing to use a media tool like newspapers, which naturally has a huge spread, to criticize just one person.”

Cao Cao asked, "What's the smart thing to do?"

"My Lord, why do you think the Xu brothers' Yuedanping was so enthusiastically followed by the nobles? Is it really because these two people have extraordinary knowledge? Their ability to read people's faces shocked the world?"

Su Chen asked.

What a smart man Cao Cao is.

After his guidance.

He suddenly realized what was going on and clapped his hands excitedly.

"I understand! Mr. Su!"

"Okay! That's a good idea!"

"Aren't the Xu brothers afraid of the Yingchuan nobles and hiding from the public, not daring to carry out this year's monthly review?"

"If that's the case, then let's stop Yuedanping completely! Let's create a Yuedanping that is truly under our complete control!"

"Let's see who can find fault with us when the time comes."

The more Cao Cao spoke, the more excited he became.

Especially when he thought about the method that Su Chen came up with this time, which completely avoided a direct confrontation with the Yingchuan nobles, he felt that this idea was simply perfect.

He was excited.

Xu Chu beside him obviously hadn't reacted to what had happened.

Seeing Cao Cao so excited, he was confused. He couldn't help but ask again.

"I understand what it is."

"My Lord, are you playing dumb with the military advisor?"

"I can't understand a word of it."

He looked puzzled.

Cao Cao also felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

If it had been just now, with a gloomy face, he would definitely not be in the mood to explain anything.

But now, after figuring it all out.

Cao Cao suddenly felt enlightened.

When he thought of the Yingchuan gentry, he no longer felt anxious.

Instead, he explained it leisurely and with a bit of pride.

“What the military advisor meant is that the reason why more and more people are following Yuedanping is because there are so many people paying attention to it.

There was even a magical effect of being a farmer in the morning and ascending to the emperor's palace in the evening.

And this kind of spreadability is exactly what newspapers have.

So we can completely replicate the success of Yuedanping using newspapers.

It’s even better than Yuedanping and has a wider dissemination effect!

By then, poor students will flock to us.”

(End of this chapter)