Chapter 146 Getting a Great Deal (Updated 2)

The next morning, Lu Zexian presented pencils, and the whole court was shocked.

Pencils are cheap, easy to carry, and good for writing. Such cheap pens greatly reduce the cost of students' studies, allowing some ordinary people to grit their teeth and send their children to school.

Who can guarantee that there won't be a top scholar among these ordinary students?

It is said that the aristocratic families are permanent, but the emperors are transient.

Lu Chengtian has been in power for many years, and he has always wanted to weaken the status of the aristocratic families in the court. He has been training and employing students from poor families, hoping to concentrate the imperial power in the hands of the emperor.

However, when it comes to imperial examinations, how can the poor compare to the children of the aristocratic families who have been trained with great expense since childhood?

Therefore, over the years, although he did not want to reuse the children of aristocratic families, when there was no one available in the court, even if Lu Chengtian did not want to, he could only accept it.

Now with the pencil, it is possible for Lu Chengtian to realize the scene he longed for.

This is simply a great thing that benefits students all over the world.

Lu Chengtian looked at his son who was obsessed with craftsmanship. Who would have thought that he could do such a big thing without making a sound!

Since he likes to be a craftsman, then be a craftsman. Maybe he can come up with something good!

Lu Chengtian was very happy and immediately named Lu Zexian the King of Xian.

It can be said that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were all confused when they heard the title of king.

Even Lu Zexian himself was confused.

He likes to think about all kinds of things, and is usually unwilling to talk. From the outside, he is dull and unpleasant.

Even his father and mother think he is a plaything with no ambition.

Even when he left the palace to set up a government office and attended court, his father just threw him to the Ministry of Works and ignored him.

He knew very well that his father had never had any hope for him.

Lu Zexian thought he would be a prince for his whole life, and he never thought that he would be crowned a king one day!

"Fourth brother, you are very good, very good. In the future, you will be in the Ministry of Works, just let go and do what you want." Lu Chengtian smiled.

"Your son obeys your order."

Lu Zexian had a calm face, which showed that he was neither humble nor arrogant, and was not surprised by humiliation.

Everyone doesn't know that Lu Zexian simply no longer cares about his father's attitude and opinion of him. It's great to be crowned as a king, but he doesn't care if he can't be crowned.

It's because of this that he can deal with it so calmly.

Little do people know that it's precisely because of his attitude that some court officials praised him again and again.

As a result, the second prince and the third prince, who haven't been crowned as kings yet, can only clench their fists tightly to prevent themselves from showing dissatisfaction.

Logically speaking, the eldest prince should be crowned as a king first, followed by the second prince, the third prince, and then the fourth prince. This is the reason why there is order of seniority.

But now, the fourth prince suddenly popped up and was crowned a king directly, bypassing them. How can the two of them accept this?

The fourth prince is usually silent and doesn't like to talk. He either writes or draws, or holds a piece of wood, doing this or that. He doesn't look like a prince at all.

I really didn't expect that this person would suddenly appear like this. It's true that if he doesn't speak, it's fine. But when he speaks, it's amazing.

He was directly crowned a king for a pencil.

The second and third princes were jealous and their eyes turned red.

"Pencils must be produced in large quantities immediately, fourth prince, and a workshop must be built."

Lu Chengtian couldn't help but let everyone use such cheap pencils.

At this time, the fifth prince stood up, "Your Majesty, I think that the fourth brother can come up with a prescription to build a workshop for the pencils, and the Ministry of Revenue will sell them uniformly. The profits will be shared by the fourth brother and the Ministry of Revenue, and the treasury will be filled with them."

Lu Chengtian frowned and looked at his two sons.

To be honest, the national treasury is empty now. He wants to do something but has no money. If the income from the pencil can really be returned to the national treasury, it can indeed solve some problems.

"Fourth brother, what do you think?"

Lu Zexian didn't even think about it and directly bowed, "Fifth brother's method is very good."

Lu Chengtian was even happier. He praised both sons and decided to leave this matter to them.

In an early morning court, Daliang had a new prince. The fifth prince changed his job. He didn't have to look at the account book all day and could open a shop!

It can be said that because of the pencil incident, the two of them were in the limelight for a while.

Now no one talks about the fact that the prince beat the seventh prince in the street and was beaten by the emperor. It's all because the fourth prince was crowned king, the pencil was born, and the fifth prince was good at business.

Both of them acted quickly. Lu Zexian was in the Ministry of Industry, so he had no shortage of craftsmen.

It took less than half a month to buy raw materials, open a workshop, recruit workers, divide the work and cooperate, produce and sell. Pencils have become the most popular writing tools in Beijing.

Although each pencil only costs five cents, which is much cheaper than a brush that costs five or six hundred cents, the demand is high, and with small profits and quick turnover, the profits are considerable.

Lu Zexian gave all the eight percent of the profit to the young prince. In his opinion, he had already taken a big advantage by being crowned king because of the pencil incident. He couldn't ask for this real profit anymore.

Would Lu Zexu agree to this?

Of course not!

The fourth brother was the most suitable candidate for reviewing memorials, so he had to cling to his thigh. How could he let him share all the benefits with himself?

Lu Zexu refused immediately.

However, Lu Zexian insisted very much, and he even went to the Royal Manor for this matter.

This was the situation at that time.

Lu Zexian advised: "Eighty percent of the profit will be a huge fortune! These originally belonged to you."

Lu Zexu said: "Father told you, then it is yours, golden words, you can't disobey." Lu Zexian

frowned: "No merit, no reward, the pencil was originally proposed by you, it was mainly due to you, these benefits are only yours!"

Lu Zexu: "You take it, fourth brother will do various experiments in the future, there are many places where you need money, these silver in your hands, can play a greater role."

Lu Zexian: "I have money."

Lu Zexu: "I have money too."

Lu Zehua: "I don't have money, you don't want it, give it to me."

The little prince and the fourth prince looked at each other and said in unison, "What a foolish dream!"

In the end, the little prince made the decision, 80% of the profit, half for each of them.

Lu Zexian still felt that he had taken too much, "In fact, there is really no need to give me so much."

Seeing that he was about to continue this topic, Lu Zexu quickly changed the topic, "You don't think I came to the manor to have fun, do you?"

"During this period, I have gained a lot."

"When I go back, I will open a new shop. If I don't empty my father's private treasury and the pockets of the courtiers, my name will be written backwards."

Lu Zexu was full of confidence.

Lu Zexian's eyes lit up, "What good things have you developed?"