A card game?

Until Fang Fengzhu left the study and went to tell Yu Niang about today's dinner, Li Yuanjia was still immersed in his memory, thinking seriously about his princess's suggestion.

There are many mathematical games in the future.

For example, a small game that most people who know how to use computers will know more than a thousand years later, the legendary game Minesweeper, which cannot carry four Titans, is a very classic mathematics game.

Of course, it would be difficult to move computer games over, and Li Yuanjia didn’t have the time to think about it.

So at this moment, he is seriously considering one thing, that is, whether the "King of Han" brand playing cards, which are shipped in batches every few days in Xinhua Bookstore and will be sold out as quickly as possible, should be sold to workshops outside the city.

Increase production speed, produce more, and significantly reduce prices?

In Chang'an City today, cards are one of the most popular games!

It has to be said that games such as pot throwing and flower fighting, which were originally very popular among the nobles, are simply weak compared with cards. Especially in order to make his wife happy, Li Yuanjia upgraded and upgraded the game of Landlord one after another.

After using bamboo poles, drawing old turtles and other games, these fifty-four playing cards spread in Chang'an City at an astonishing speed.

Ordinary people are just that. They have to get up early every morning and work hard to make a living. Even if they have some free time, it is in the evening. For them, lighting candles for playing cards is simply a joke. Not to mention

It is said that playing cards are made of paper. How can ordinary people afford to play them?

The ministers in the court had little time. After all, they had to prepare for court every morning before dawn. After attending court, they had to go to work in the imperial city. They didn't have the energy to play games when they got off work.

The only people who really have time to spend playing cards are the women in the mansions and compounds.

Therefore, the playing cards from Xinhua Bookstore soon became one of the most sought-after commodities in Chang'an City, just like white paper. After having used or even seen the playing cards produced by the Han Dynasty, who among those ladies would be willing to use others?

Those rough stuff made at home?

Do other people's playing cards feel so hard and smooth? Are the patterns printed on them so exquisite?

How can it be?!

So even though Xinhua Bookstore's playing cards are extremely expensive, every time they are put into stock, they will be sold out on the same day.

There are so many rich and powerful people in Chang'an, and there is no shortage of money to buy playing cards.

In fact, every time the finished playing cards have not been sent to the store, they have basically been booked, and at most there are only a few left to send over for show.

However, Li Yuanjia has always deliberately controlled the production of playing cards.

He doesn't care about the money he makes from playing cards, but he cares more about the white paper that can be used to write and draw, so he has never allowed them to expand production, but now that he thinks about it...

"Oh, I have a headache!"

After thinking for a while, Li Yuanjia called Han Lucheng over and asked, "If the papermaking workshop needs manpower, how many more people can we spare from our house? Do we have twenty?"

"this……"

After hearing what he said, Han Lucheng couldn't help but be stunned.

Seeing his hesitant look, Li Yuanjia frowned and said in a deep voice, "What? You seem to be in a difficult situation. Are there not enough manpower?"

"Yes, my lord!"

Gritting his teeth secretly, Han Lucheng could only tell the truth: "Your Majesty, we already have more than 140 manpower in several workshops outside the city. If we transfer more manpower, the mansion will be short of people!

"

When he said these words, Han Lucheng was also helpless.

According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, in fact, every prince is a "state", with a large number of officials and guards under his command. But those people are essentially from the imperial court, and Li Yuanjia does not want to have too much to do with them, especially after returning to

After Chang'an, these people almost disappeared from his sight.

In addition to those people, there are also some "own people" of Li Yuanjia!

These people include the true confidants, as well as the servants and maids belonging to the palace, and of course, the farmers who cultivate the land under the name of the Han Palace, who are actually Li Yuanjia's people.

Taken together, these people are more than a brother-in-law.

Therefore, there is no shortage of manpower in the palace. On weekdays, there are hundreds of people responsible for serving Li Yuanjia. After all, those who were rewarded by the palace earlier include the Crown Princess, Yu Wenshi and Li Yuanjia.

The total number of preparations is really not a small number!

However, as several workshops outside the city were built and gradually got on track, more and more people were sent outside the city.

There are at least forty or fifty people working in the papermaking workshop now. When preparing papermaking materials every year, the palace will send more than a hundred people to help; as for other workshops, such as glass, movable type, printing, etc., they need

The manpower is also increasing year by year. Whenever they train a skilled worker, the palace will send another young man to continue learning, ensuring a continuous supply of reserve talents...

However, as a result, the manpower in the palace continued to decrease.

So when Han Lucheng heard that the king said that he would transfer twenty more people and send them outside the city, he was naturally embarrassed. It was not that he responded to Li Yuanjia, but for a while, Han Lucheng couldn't think of where he could transfer twenty people.

Come out alone!

After thinking for a moment, Li Yuanjia understood what Han Lucheng meant.

Although there are really many people in the palace, most of them are like carrots and holes. It is really unrealistic to ask Han Lucheng to create twenty people for himself out of thin air.

So after pondering for a moment, Li Yuanjia simply said: "Let's do this, you transfer twenty people from the mansion to the outside of the city! Send ten to Wang Pu and ten to Li Zhong... Well,

Choose someone who is smarter or more handy."

"But Your Majesty, if you send twenty people over, the shortage of people in the mansion will be a bit serious!"

"It doesn't matter, just go buy it!"

Li Yuanjia suddenly remembered something, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Isn't there a store in Chang'an City that specializes in selling untouchables? Go to them to buy... By the way, this time you choose carefully for me, buy twelve

Between the ages of 15 and 15, those who can read and write...regardless of gender!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Seeing Li Yuanjia's serious expression, Han Lucheng nodded immediately without any thought of questioning. One of the most important reasons why he was able to replace his father Han Shan and become the person next to Li Yuanjia was that he hardly questioned the king's decision.

, will only be resolutely implemented!

So after bowing to express his understanding, Han Lucheng asked again: "Your Majesty, how much do you want to buy this time?"

After thinking for a while, Li Yuanjia said with a smile: "At least twenty. If there are more people who can read and write, don't be stingy and buy more..."

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