Purely in terms of resourcefulness and talent, Bai Chen might not be as good as the ancient sages.
However, his foresight and knowledge after the information explosion were enough to surpass them by a hundred times.
At the same time, Bai Chen was also glad that he was not wearing it.
Otherwise, the virus he carried would be enough to destroy the Great Qin Empire.
……
Bai Chen had used a tiger to describe the fishing wheel, which made Ying Zheng and Li Si, who had not been able to deeply understand the horror of the fishing wheel, feel a chill down their spines.
In the future, there would be four famous novels in China. One of them was Water Margins, in which a couple was cursed and ridiculed for thousands of years.
Because the couple had offended a local ruffian, the eight-foot-tall husband's family was described as short and green-haired turtles. The female family was described as a slut who stole people.
The words of the local ruffian were learned by the scholar and written into a book. From then on, the husband and wife could not turn over a new leaf.
"The fishing wheel is so terrifying, how can we defend against it?”
After hearing Bai Chen's inner thoughts, Ying Zheng's brows furrowed even more.
No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't think of a way to stop the descendants of the Six Nations from controlling the fishing vessels.
"Why don't we enact a new law to prohibit the people from talking about the country?”
Li Si never left the law.
"Defending the mouth of the people is better than defending the river.”
"The descendants of the six dynasties will not abide by your laws. Instead, they will reject those who truly want to contribute to the country.”
Bai Chen shook his head in denial.
"Brother Chen, I believe you already have a good plan in your heart. Please enlighten me.”
With a faint smile, Ying Zheng poured a cup of tea for Bai Chen.
This attitude shocked Li Si.
Only Han Fei had received such treatment.
And that was before Ying Zheng became an emperor.
"It's actually very simple; we just need Great Qin's officials to control the fishing vessels.”
Bai Chen said as he stood up and walked out of the door.
Not long after, Bai Chen walked back with a stack of yellow paper.
"Not only should the newspapers not prohibit the people from discussing the national policies, but they should also write down the reasons for the release of each national policy and the benefits of it, making it public.”
"Other than that, the daily government affairs and major events in various places can be published in the newspapers.”
After putting down the yellow paper, Bai Chen continued to explain.
"This is?"
Li Si and Ying Zheng looked at the items on the table.
"Paper, a cheap and practical writing medium. This is an unimproved version that I use when I go to the toilet.”
Bai Chen smiled slightly.
Li Si, who was holding a piece of paper and sniffing it, immediately threw the yellow paper away.
"Don't worry, I haven't used it."
Bai Chen picked up the yellow paper on the ground and placed it on the table.
"With this, we can distribute newspapers on a large scale. Even if the local people are temporarily illiterate, we can let the officials read them at a fixed time every day.”
It was human nature to join in the fun and be curious.
As long as he chose the right time, he was not afraid that no one would come.
"Good! The newspaper was indeed beneficial, so why not let Fu Su take charge of it and let him understand Great Qin's national policies and what he had seen in various places!”
Ying Zheng clapped his hands on the table and cheered.
Bai Chen shook his head when he saw the situation.
It could be said that his royal brother had been worried to death for the sake of Fu Su, the successor.
He wanted the contents of the newspaper to influence Fu Su and free him from the shackles of Confucianism.
However, Ying Zheng had forgotten that not only did the newspaper not affect Fu Su, but it was also Fu Su who controlled the newspaper, so the content of the newspaper would inevitably change.
"No."
Bai Chen spoke out to deny it.
"Why?"
His suggestion was rejected, but Ying Zheng was not angry at all. Instead, he was a little curious.
"Let's put it this way. If one day, in a fit of rage, Imperial Brother kills three hundred Confucian scholars, burns Confucian classics, and Fu Su takes control of the newspapers, how will it be reported?”
Bai Chen naturally knew that the one who burned the books and buried the Confucians was the alchemist. The one who burned the ancient sages 'books and massacred them was also Xiang Yu.
However, it was just a hypothesis, so it naturally didn't matter.
"Why did I kill the Confucian scholar?"
Ying Zheng was a little depressed.
Why would he kill a Confucian scholar?
These people were indeed a little annoying, but the scholar's rebellion had failed after three years.
No matter how troublesome the scholarly disciples were, they weren't as troublesome as the Six Nations 'rebellion.
"That's not the main point."
Bai Chen held his forehead and said helplessly.
Ying Zheng thought for a moment and said,"Perhaps Fusu will call it tyranny."”
Not to mention Confucianism, even Ying Zheng himself felt that it sounded a little cruel.
However, he was still a little depressed.
He didn't even kill the descendants of the six dynasties who wanted to restore their country, so why would he kill these scholars?
"Alright then, Fu Su will control the newspaper. The headline of that day will be 'The Qin Emperor's Tyranny: The Darkest Day in the History of Huaxia.”
Bai Chen looked at Li Si.
"If Li Xiangguo were to control the newspaper, how would he describe it?”
Li Si pondered for a moment and said,""The Confucian scholar has violated the dignity of the First Emperor. His crime is unforgivable and will be punished according to the law.”
"Not bad."
Ying Zheng nodded. Li Si's statement was much better than the one about " the darkest day in history ".
Li Si looked pleased.
However…
But Bai Chen shook his head." Li Xiangguo's answer is not even comparable to Fu Su's kind and pedantic words.”
"Why?"
Li Si's expression froze as he asked in confusion.
"In the Qin laws, which law states that books can be burned and scholars buried? Li Xiangguo's reply seemed to be protecting his Imperial Brother, but he was actually breaking Great Qin's laws.”
Bai Chen glanced at Ying Zheng indifferently and continued,
"Moreover, I didn't mention the reason why Imperial Brother executed three hundred Confucian scholars.”
"The reason?"
Ying Zheng and Li Si finally reacted.
That seemed to be the case.
Bai Chen did not mention the reason at all.
What if these Confucians had done something that angered the heavens?
"Looks like you understand."
Bai Chen nodded slightly and continued,""If it's just an intentional killing caused by one's own selfish desires, from the royal brother to the ordinary officials, the person in charge of the newspaper must have a righteous heart and not have the slightest fear.”
Ying Zheng nodded in agreement.
Although Bai Chen was using him as an example, Ying Zheng knew very well that he would not do so.
The ones who could really abuse their power for personal gain would only be the people below.
"Similarly, if those three hundred Confucians are indeed unforgivable, but can't speak bluntly, you have to be flexible and use another way of saying it.”
"Li Xiangguo's compromise is the most useless.”
Bai Chen shook his head and said.
"Wait a minute!"
Li Si shouted for them to stop.
It was not because he did not admit that he could not do it.
Instead…
"Lord An Le, can you give me an example? If those three hundred scholars deserved it, how should we deal with them?”
Although Li Si knew that he was no longer fated to be a newspaper, Bai Chen's example contained the skills of being an official, which made Li Si gain something.
Ying Zheng also looked at Bai Chen expectantly.
He wanted to see whether his brother's idea of controlling the fishing wheel was just empty talk or if he could really create a " tiger " out of thin air.
"It's very simple."
Bai Chen shrugged slightly.
"The Confucian scholars were chatting at night by candlelight. They accidentally ran into the water and the fire raged. Three hundred Confucian scholars were killed and a large number of ancient books were burned.”
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