Ying Zheng said excitedly, then drove to Fusu Mansion.
Li Si, Wang Jian, Meng Tian, and the other officials all came to Fu Su's residence to see the first batch of paper Fu Su had created for Great Qin!
Because the Paper Making Technique recorded the specific method of making paper, Fu Su studied it overnight and experimented with the specific method taught on it.
Although his technique was rusty, he still managed to create paper in the end!
It just looked a little rough.
Looking at Ying Zheng's slightly puzzled expression, Fu Su said,
"Father! The first batch of paper I made wasn't as exquisite as the paper used to record paper making and the 'Scientific Pig Raising Technique'…"
Upon hearing Fu Su's words, Wang Jian, who was reading a piece of paper carefully, said,
"Young Master Fusu, you don't have to blame yourself! The paper you made is already very good! Moreover, this is the first batch of paper that Great Qin has created from scratch. As long as he followed the method taught in the [Paper Making Art] in the future, he would definitely be able to create paper that was even more exquisite than this!”
Ying Zheng nodded upon hearing that, and said in agreement,
"Grand Preceptor is right! My son, you don't have to blame yourself! I believe that you can make it better and better!"
Fu Su nodded happily in his heart and said,
"Your son will not disappoint Imperial Father!"
At this moment, the other ministers picked up a piece of paper and stroked it. They all said in surprise,
"Tsk tsk! Was this the paper made from the Paper Making Technique from the Immortal Realm? How dare you be so frivolous, Your Majesty! Grand Preceptor, can this paper really be used to write?”
Ying Zheng chuckled and looked at Wang Jian. Wang Jian raised his head proudly and said,
"Of course! With this paper, Great Qin will be able to eliminate the cumbersome wooden and bamboo slips in the future!”
Li Si nodded.
"This paper is light, convenient, and cheap to make. A piece of paper can write dozens of words. It's really a very practical tool for carrying words!”
The other ministers agreed.
"Yes, yes! This lowly official would never dream of such a good thing!”
Ying Zheng looked at the officials and ministers with a smile on their faces, and said,
"My dear ministers, let me ask you something. What changes do you think this piece of paper will bring to Great Qin?”
The officials looked at each other and pondered for a moment. Someone immediately stood up and said,
"Your Majesty! With this piece of paper, officials could use it to write memorials in the future! In this way, His Majesty would not have to read hundreds of catties of bamboo slips every day like before!”
Ying Zheng nodded, and another official said,
"Your Majesty, this humble subject believes that with this piece of paper, it will be much easier and faster to send messages between the various counties of Great Qin…"
Ying Zheng nodded again, recalling that when Wang Ben raided Zhao Gao's mansion, Zhao Gao's mansion was filled with several carts of account books made of bamboo slips!
However, if the content recorded on it were to be recorded in books like Paper Making Technique and Scientific Pig Raising Technique, it would probably not take more than two books to completely record it!
At this moment, Meng Yi stood up and said,
"Your Majesty, now that Great Qin has paper, all sorts of historical records will be written on paper. In the past, a classic might have used tens or hundreds of kilograms of bamboo slips, but with paper, it will be completely different!”
Ying Zheng looked at Meng Yi approvingly, then nodded and said,
"My dear ministers are right! However, this was only what the paper meant to Great Qin on the surface! I also thought of a deeper meaning!”
All the officials looked at Ying Zheng in confusion, and then looked at each other in confusion. Obviously, they did not know what the deeper meaning of Ying Zheng's words was!
Seeing this, Ying Zheng laughed and said,
"Dear ministers, this piece of paper not only provides convenience for the preservation of knowledge and information, but also greatly facilitate the transmission of knowledge! In the past, and even now, because of the inconvenience in the spread of knowledge, just a classic would require tens of thousands of kilograms of bamboo slips, so books were all in the hands of aristocratic families! Knowledge was incredibly valuable to Great Qin's commoners!”
Ying Zheng said passionately, causing all the officials and ministers to widen their eyes in shock!
Obviously, everyone had already guessed something…
"Your Majesty…is this an intellectual anti-monopoly?”
A shocking thought appeared in the minds of all the officials!
Because all along, knowledge had been monopolized by the aristocratic families!
The commoners had no books to read, nor could they afford them!
Therefore, fighting in the army and killing enemies was the only chance for the commoners to enter the upper class!
Because of this, Great Qin gave birth to the system of military merits and nobility!
However, the military merit system was very useful at the beginning. It greatly increased the enthusiasm of the people to serve the country. Later on, the drawbacks of the military merit system slowly appeared!
For example, in order to gain merit, some soldiers would even use the heads of Great Qin's residents to pass off as enemy heads in exchange for a title!
As more and more soldiers made contributions, Great Qin was filled with people with Noble titles!
And this title could be passed down from generation to generation!
That was why the nobles of Great Qin were now so powerful that they couldn't be eliminated, which gave Ying Zheng a headache!
Ying Zheng had long wanted to abandon the system of military merits, but he could not do so, so he could only think of another way to reform it!
Now that he had created the paper, the idea of reform suddenly sprouted in Ying Zheng's heart again!
Noticing the surprised expressions of all the officials, Ying Zheng's eyes flashed with a bright light, and he said with a smile,
"Now that we have paper, I want to spread knowledge to the entire world! He wanted all of Great Qin's people to have books to read! I want to create more talents! It would allow the commoners of the world to rely on reading to seek a way to rise!”
As soon as Ying Zheng finished his sentence, all the officials standing there were shocked!
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