Looking at them breathing heavily and their faces and expressions changing constantly, Lu Liuliang was not surprised either.
He said quietly, "As you can see, this is an extremely simple and convenient printing technique that only requires one person to operate."
"If this printing technique spreads, what kind of huge changes will it cause in the whole world..."
"All the family heads are smart people, I'm sure you will not fail to think of this."
"Are you sure you can afford the consequences?"
Can you afford it?
Who can afford it?
This is really going to dig up the foundation of their family's inheritance that has been passed down for thousands of years!
A moment ago, they were in complete disbelief and had scoffed at it.
But at this moment, they had already firmly believed in Zuo Xiang's words.
After an unknown amount of time, the Lu family's patriarch, who had been avoiding suspicion, finally spoke.
The head of the Lu family looked at Lu Liuliang with a heavy expression.
"Erlang, just tell me what your Majesty means."
All the family heads looked at Lu Liuliang, waiting for his answer.
Lu Liuliang sighed and said, "Your Majesty summoned us this evening and showed us the movable type printing technique."
"It didn't make its meaning clear, but it's actually very simple. If the heads of the families could do their best to provide relief to the victims and help the court overcome the difficulties, His Majesty would not promote this printing technique."
"If not, His Majesty will probably implement it immediately!"
"Since the heads of the families do not want to work together with the court, then your majesty will no longer have any scruples."
"As for what the various families do, that is up to the various family heads themselves!"
Hearing him say this, the faces of all the family heads turned gloomy again.
The head of the Lu family said: "Erlang, this thing is like a sword hanging over the heads of all our families. It may fall at any time, killing our family and severing our family's bloodline!"
"It's not that we can't help the court now, but once the court resolves this crisis, if we promote this technique again..."
"So what should we do?"
The head of the Lu family looked at the people present, and all the family heads nodded in agreement again.
These words really touched their hearts.
What they worry about.
That's exactly the reason.
Because now the initiative is no longer on their side.
No matter when in the future, as long as His Majesty is unhappy and wants to target the aristocratic families, he can use this as a threat.
This is something they cannot accept in any way.
The head of the Lu family continued, "Unless, Your Majesty promises to completely destroy this thing and never promote it from now on, let alone use it to threaten us."
"In this case, all of us here can help the court overcome this difficulty."
The head of the Wu family nodded quickly and said, "Brother Lu is absolutely right. If His Majesty does not agree to this request, then we will never compromise."
"This thing is indeed powerful. We admit that it is a huge blow to our family."
"But even if it is implemented, the results will not be immediate!"
"It will take at least five to eight years, or even ten to twenty years. During this period, we still have to rely on our family."
"If Your Majesty does not agree to our request, then let Your Majesty find a way to deal with this period when there are no children from noble families serving as officials."
Once these words were spoken, they once again aroused the support of a group of family heads.
Under normal circumstances, their family as a whole is not a monolithic entity.
Even between each other, there is friction.
But now, at the critical moment of life and death, they are completely united.
Lu Liuliang nodded and said, "In that case, the heads of the families will stay here for a while. I will go to the palace to ask for your approval immediately."
After saying this, he stood up and left, going straight into the palace.
Looking at his disappearing back, the family heads immediately stood up and walked to the table in the middle of the living room and began to study it carefully.
The head of the Wu family said with a gloomy face: "Who invented this movable type printing technique? How come we have never heard of it?"
Everyone turned to look at the head of the Lu family.
The head of the Lu family smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Erlang was not lying. He did not know about this item before. He only saw it from His Majesty after he entered the palace in the afternoon!"
"It is said that it was invented by the director of the General Works, Dong Jianzheng!"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but snort coldly.
The head of the Wu family said, "This old man, Dong Jianzheng, actually invented something that would dig up the foundation of my family. What does he want to do?"
The head of the Cui family also said angrily: "This old man, from today on, our family will never let him have an easy life!"
The head of the Han family said: "Everyone, let's mobilize all the family members in the court to teach this old guy a severe lesson!"
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All the family heads were filled with righteous indignation and wanted to eat Dong Jianzheng alive.
The movable type printing technology was a huge blow to the aristocratic family.
How could they not hate!
At this moment, Zhao Sheng, the head of the Zhao family, came over and picked up a piece of paper on the table, but frowned when he saw it.
After watching for a while, he couldn't help but interrupt everyone.
"My friends, take a look at this paper."
When everyone heard this, they noticed that the paper on the table was completely different from the bamboo paper they were familiar with.
I didn't even notice it before.
The head of the Wu family said, "This paper is of good quality. It should be a new paper, right?"
The head of the Han family also said: "I have never seen it before!"
Zhao Sheng nodded and said, "Look, guys, have you forgotten what Zhao Hao has been doing recently?"
Hearing this, everyone's eyes widened.
The head of the Wu family immediately said, "Brother Zhao, do you mean that this paper was made by that kid Zhao Hao?"
Without waiting for Zhao Sheng to answer, he nodded on his own.
"Yes, it must be that boy. He has been setting up a papermaking workshop in the imperial manor for quite some time."
"This should be the new paper made in his workshop!"
His eyelids twitched suddenly.
"So, this paper, including this printing technique, was created by that little bastard Zhao Hao!"
"Everyone, think about it. When did that guy start to build the workshop?"
"That's after the dry wine share was changed!"
"It's because our family is forcing us, so they hold a grudge against us, so they want to build a papermaking workshop and come up with this printing technique!"
After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what was going on and slapped their thighs.
The head of the Han family said: "It works, it all works, this thing was not invented by any supervisor."
"It must be Zhao Hao!"
The head of the Wu family laughed angrily and looked at Zhao Sheng.
"Brother Zhao, Brother Zhao, your Zhao family is really talented. Zhao Hao invented this thing and cut off the roots of the family."
"Could it be possible that your Zhao family can be spared?"
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