RNP Chapter 162 Paper is now in the world and wants to be reopened 【Jixia Academy】
Chapter 162 Paper is now in the world and wants to be reopened 【Jixia Academy】
Chapter 162 Paper is now in the world and wants to be reopened 【Jixia Academy】
"Chen Mojun, see Your Majesty."
In a side hall of Mo Mansion, Mo Jun hurried over, bowed and saluted Ying Zheng in front of him.
Ying Zheng, who was sipping tea in the side hall, saw Mo Jun coming, and immediately stretched out his hand and said: "Mr. Shengping, you don't need to be polite. This time I am traveling in a low-clothes. When I am away from home, Mr. Shengping can call me "Mr. Zhao"." .”
"Yes!"
Mr. Mo agreed.
After finishing speaking, he looked at Gai Nie and Zhao Gao who were at the side, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Gai, Zhao's servant, you two are polite."
"I (slave) have seen Mr. Shengping."
Gai Nie and Zhao Gao saluted Mo Jun at the same time.
After seeing each other.
Only then did Yingzheng continue with a smile: "Mr. Shengping really gave me a big surprise this time!"
Mo Jun was slightly puzzled: "What is Mr. Zhao referring to?"
"Although I have heard that Hanzhong County is thriving under the rule of Lord Shengping before. But it was not until I saw it with my own eyes this time that I realized that Lord Shengping's talent is still far beyond my expectations!"
Ying Zheng then sighed: "I really didn't expect that a group of merchants in the district could play such an amazing role in the hands of Lord Shengping. If one day, all the common people in our Daqin can live the lives of the people in Hanzhong today, then Even if I die, I will have no regrets."
Mo Jun cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zhao, don't worry, there will be such a day."
Ying Zheng laughed loudly and said, "Hahaha...then I will borrow Mr. Shengping's auspicious words."
After laughing.
Ying Zheng restrained his expression slightly, and said again: "Mr. Sheng Ping thinks, if the current law in Hanzhong County is extended to the whole country, can it have the same effect?"
Mo Jun was silent for a while, then shook his head and said: "It's difficult. Merchants are like a group of fierce horses that can never be tamed. If you want to drive them, you can only use the reins and whips."
"But now there are a lot of strong horses in Qin State, but there are very few strong reins and whips."
"Hanzhong is a small area, so I can 'enclose the land to raise horses'. But if it is promoted rashly across the country, then this group of strong horses will easily run loose."
"If you want to drive the development of Qin State with merchants, you can only do it slowly."
After hearing this, Ying Zheng couldn't help but sighed.
The expression looked a bit regretful, but also a bit unwilling.
In fact, he didn't understand what Mo Jun said. If it weren't for this, Ying Zheng would not have paid more than 20 business taxes per month in Hanzhong County before, and still firmly rejected the idea of 'reusing merchants'.
But after coming to Hanzhong this time, Ying Zheng's belief could not help but be shaken.
no way.
In fact, after the commercial market was opened up in Hanzhong, the development speed was too fast.
Yingzheng had passed by Hanzhong several times before, and when he passed by Hanzhong, the first feeling that Hanzhong gave Yingzheng was 'poverty'.
In Hanzhong at that time, looking around, it was not easy to even find a few families who could eat enough.
However, it has only been one year since Mr. Mo came to Hanzhong, and the changes in the whole Hanzhong can't be overstated even if it is described by the words 'shattering and earth-shaking'.
So even though he knew the result, Ying Zheng couldn't help asking this question with a glimmer of hope.
But after getting Mo Jun's answer, Ying Zheng completely gave up.
in history.
It remains to be discussed whether Yingzheng was fainted or not when he was old.
But there is no doubt that Ying Zheng when he was young is definitely not compatible with the word "faint".
"It seems that the future of Qin State still has a long way to go!"
Ying Zheng sighed.
But just after Yingzheng finished speaking, Mo Jun suddenly changed the subject and said: "But... Although the current state of Qin cannot pass through the road of merchants, it is on another road. , and perhaps there will be new developments.”
"Oh? What way?"
Ying Zheng's eyes lit up, and he looked at Mo Jundao.
Mo Jun did not respond immediately, but slightly raised his head to look at Gai Nie and Zhao Gao behind Ying Zheng.
Or.
He mainly looked at Zhao Gao.
See here.
Ying Zheng also understood immediately, and ordered: "Mr. Zhao, you should step down first! I want to have a private talk with Mr. Shengping."
"Yes!"
Zhao Gao's eyes flickered for a moment, then he responded respectfully and left the room with his head bowed.
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After Zhao Gao left, Mo Jun reached out and took out a book from his pocket, and handed it to Ying Zheng.
"What is this?"
Ying Zheng took it with some curiosity, and found that it was a material he had never seen before.
It is very light in the hand, it looks like pieces of white cloth are stitched together, but it feels harder and more resilient than white cloth.
And when he opened the book and saw the neatly written characters written on it, Ying Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and then his pupils shrank instantly.
"Mo Qing, could this be..."
"Your Majesty, just try it and you'll know."
Before Ying Zheng could finish speaking, Mo Jun had already handed over a brush in advance.
Ying Zheng's breath was slightly stagnant, then he took the brush, turned the book to the back few blank pages, carefully dipped a little ink on it, and wrote the word 'Win' on it.
When seeing the word "Ying" clearly appearing on the book, not only Ying Zheng, but also Gai Nie's eyes changed slightly.
"This is "blank paper", and it is a new creation of the minister recently."
Seeing that Ying Zheng's face flushed red with excitement, and his expression was about to stop breathing, Mo Jun also gave an explanation in due course.
"Mo Qing, what is the cost of this item? What is the output?"
Ying Zheng firmly pressed the book on the table with one hand. Although his tone was as calm as possible, anyone could see that he was forcibly suppressing his excitement at the moment.
Facing Ying Zheng's question, Mo Jun said calmly: "Although high-quality paper is not easy to make, compared with bamboo slips and animal skin scrolls, the cost can be at least a hundred times cheaper, and the output can also be increased by a hundred times."
wow~
next second.
Seeing Ying Zheng standing up suddenly, his eyes were extremely excited.
"Okay, okay... Mo Qing is really a heavenly man. He can even create such a "sacred object of literature and Taoism". , to gather the grand occasion of Qin State."
What does Qin need the most?
food?
money?
Um!That's right!
These things are indeed lacking in Qin.
But that was all in the past.
For the current state of Qin, one of the most lacking things is...
literati.
For hundreds of years, the Qin State has never lacked generals.
Because the former Qin State was located in a barren land, in that harsh living environment, only those with strong military force could survive, and literati had no soil for development at all.
Therefore, in the first few hundred years of the Qin State, the number of civil servants in the country was very scarce.
Until recent years, with the gradual prosperity of the Qin State, there were literati from other countries who were willing to serve, but even so, it could not change the fact that these literati were still from other countries.
And why are there so few literati in Qin?
To know.
The environment of Qin State was poor in the past, but now with the development of Mr. Mo over the years, the current living environment of Qin State can be regarded as one of the best among the Seven Kingdoms.
But even so, it is still difficult to increase the number of literati in Qin.
One is because of the monopoly of knowledge. In the current era, most of the knowledge is controlled by the aristocrats and cannot be circulated in the hands of ordinary people.
The second is because the dissemination of knowledge is indeed very difficult.
The simplest example.
The carriers currently used to record text are mainly 'bamboo slips' and 'animal skins'.
And those two things alone are expensive.
Like bamboo slips.
A good roll of bamboo slips needs to go through several steps such as finishing, air-drying, weaving, etc. before it can be produced.
If it is sold, just a roll of blank bamboo slips will cost more than a dozen dollars.
And animal skin scrolls are more expensive than bamboo slips.
If the text is recorded, the price will be several times to more than ten times on this basis.
Such a price is simply unaffordable for ordinary people.
And if you really want to learn knowledge through bamboo slips, one or two scrolls of bamboo slips are not enough, because even if a roll of bamboo slips is full, it can record at most a hundred or so characters.
A complete set of learning often requires more than a dozen volumes of bamboo slips to start.
Not only that.
The weight of the bamboo slips is also a big problem.
There is a saying in the ancients that "learning is rich and five carts", five carts seem to have a lot of books, but if they are all loaded with bamboo slips, in fact, there is not much knowledge recorded at all.
Therefore, the combination of these reasons has led to the fact that in this era, it is simply unrealistic to spread culture and knowledge on a large scale.
And if they can't even do the most basic communication, it is naturally impossible to cultivate many literati.
But now, with the invention of 'paper', all communication problems can be easily solved.
Although it is the first time to see 'blank paper'.
But Ying Zheng and Gai Nie have already seen the benefits of this new type of writing carrier.
Light, convenient, cheap, clear...
Such a god.
It is not an exaggeration for Yingzheng to call it a "sacred object of literature and Taoism" before.
Ying Zheng caressed the book in his hand fondly. He really didn't expect that when he came to Hanzhong County this time, he had nothing to do and came out for a tour.
But in the end, one surprise after another was harvested here.
Especially this 'blank paper'.
Yingzheng can even predict that once the effect of this kind of paper is publicized in the future, the literati, strangers, and schools of thought in the world will be moved by the news.
When all the people gather in Qin State, even if Ying Zheng can only subdue a small part of them, it will be enough to make Qin State's national power instantly stronger.
As a king, Yingzheng had countless plans in his mind the first time he realized the use of the 'blank paper'.
But finally.
Ying Zheng still looked at Mo Jun and asked, "What is Mo Qing's plan for creating such a god?"
Mo Jun cupped his hands and replied: "I do have a rough idea."
Ying Zheng asked in surprise, "What do you think?"
Mo Jun said slowly: "I want to reopen Jixia Academy."
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(End of this chapter)