Aristocratic Knowledge Monopoly
Steam looms burned coal, so they still needed manpower.
It couldn't be compared to high-tech automatic looms, but its production efficiency was hundreds of times higher than manual work.
It was enough for Great Qin to use.
The efficiency was simply too high, and Great Qin did not have many things to weave.
"Very good, very good. Then I'll leave it to Imperial Preceptor.”Ying Zheng revealed a faint smile, and the haze in his heart was dispelled.
After so many days, something good finally happened.
It was the right decision to come to the state preceptor.
As usual, Han Cheng produced the blueprint for the construction of the steam loom and handed it to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng then handed it over to Meng Yi, freeing his hands.
Then, the three of them left the workshop on foot.
This way, they could see the people's livelihood along the way.
This was also one of the pleasures of Ying Zheng's secret visit.
In the bustling city.
The three of them moved through the crowd and were not very eye-catching.
"State Preceptor, you've changed too much recently. If I didn't know that you've regained your youth, I wouldn't have dared to acknowledge you face to face.”
Ying Zheng looked at Han Cheng with envy in his heart.
Han City had indeed changed a lot.
Not only was he younger, but his height had also grown. He was completely different from before.
In other words, she used to be an old woman, but now she was like a good woman.
"When I have a breakthrough in this Dao, I will teach the method to Your Majesty. Your Majesty will also be able to regain his vitality and maintain his youth forever.”
"Just like the rumors say, it's not impossible for His Majesty to be immortal and rule Great Qin forever.”
As the rate of activation of his Void Engine increased, the Void God's power was also increasing.
It would not be long before he could create super genes and return Ying Zheng to his youth.
Hearing this, Ying Zheng's face revealed a yearning look.
However, after a while, Ying Zheng thought of those troublesome things and sighed faintly." You can live forever, but you may not be able to rule the Great Qin forever. It's not that easy to be the emperor. I'm a little envious of the state preceptor.”
When Han Cheng heard this, he was a little surprised.
If he couldn't rule Great Qin forever, why would he suddenly say such a thing? Was someone rebelling?
It seemed that there was still quite a long time before the first anti-Qin spear, the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, was launched.
Moreover, he was gradually changing Great Qin, so there shouldn't be a similar uprising.
Han Cheng was too lazy to calculate and asked directly,
"Did Your Majesty encounter some trouble?”
Ying Zheng didn't try to hide it at all. He looked deeply at Han Cheng and nodded silently.
Meng Yi, who was following behind the two of them, had a slightly solemn expression.
Meng Yi also knew about those matters, but he was a general, so he couldn't help much in this aspect…
"Your Majesty, you can tell me. I might be able to solve it.”Han Cheng added.
Ying Zheng fell silent. After the three of them walked for a while, he finally opened his mouth and said,"
"Now that the six states are unified, the Confucian scholars are unwilling to become officials. This was the case for the Hundred Schools of Philosophy, and it was even more so for the Prominent Families. Imperial Preceptor, you should know that not only are they unwilling to enter the official ranks, they are also spreading rumors everywhere, accusing me of tyranny! Enumerate my tyranny and evil deeds! This is really…"
As he spoke, several veins popped out on Ying Zheng's temples. He stopped talking and tried to control his emotions.
Fortunately, the three of them had already reached a remote area.
There were not many people on the road, and no one noticed Ying Zheng's anger.
Are the philosophers unwilling to be officials?
It turned out that he was having a headache because of this.
Han Cheng understood. He thought for a moment and asked,
"Then what does Your Majesty plan to do? Kill these disrespectful people?"
Ying Zheng smiled coldly." Kill him? He still needed to rely on them to govern the world, so how could he kill them? Moreover, killing them would be immoral and lose the hearts of the people. It would not help. It will do no good to Great Qin."
It was true that the emperor was the supreme ruler of a country.
However, if he wanted to truly govern the world, he still had to rely on these people. It would not work to rely on the imperial family alone.
Even though Ying Zheng had absolute power, he was clear about this.
Han Cheng was very satisfied with this answer.
It was right not to kill him. Killing him would only intensify the conflict.
Burying time bombs that would explode at a certain time in the future would do no good at all.
If he wanted to solve this problem, he couldn't rely on force.
He had to solve the problem at its root so that he could settle it once and for all.
"Your Majesty, do you know why the Hundred Schools of Thought and the Confucian scholars in the world dare to be so unscrupulous?”
Ying Zheng thought for a moment, but did not express his opinion. Instead, he asked,""State Preceptor, what do you mean?"
Han Cheng continued,"
"The reason why they are so unscrupulous is because they know that they have the knowledge and inheritance. No matter how much His Majesty hates them, he will still use them. They did not dare to move recklessly.
The way to break out of this situation was to break their monopoly on inheritance and knowledge. Support the poor families and let the world be filled with scholars for the use of the imperial court.”
There are hundreds of schools of thought, Confucian scholars are famous in the county.
Although he did not have industrial capital, he had knowledge capital. There was no hereditary title, but hereditary books.
In the current era, books were more precious than gold.
If you have books, you will have knowledge, and you will be able to enter the court as an official.
Therefore, although there was no hereditary title, it was no different from hereditary privileges.
With such capital in their hands, they were against Ying Zheng, against the system of prefectures and counties, against 'tyranny'. Ying Zheng could do nothing but endure.
Ying Zheng was touched by Han Cheng's words, but he did not agree with him completely."
"State Preceptor, I have thought about what you said before. However, it was too difficult to spread knowledge. It was almost impossible to achieve. If a Humble Class could afford to pay the price of learning knowledge, it would not be a Humble Class anymore.”
In the Qin Dynasty, books were written on bamboo and silk.
A piece of bamboo slip had at most ten to twenty words.
One could imagine how much effort it would take to copy a book.
Silk was an expensive material. How could a Humble Class afford it?
Moreover, to study, one had to look for famous teachers everywhere.
Traveling, food, and accommodation cost money.
Humble families not only had to pay such a fee, but they also had to pay various taxes. They had to respond to the call of the imperial government to be a guard and guard the frontier fortress.
Just as Ying Zheng had said, it was too difficult to spread knowledge. It was too difficult to study in a poor family.
"This problem is easy to solve."
"Have you heard of paper, Your Majesty?" Han Cheng asked with a smile.”
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