When Ji Yan returned from his cousin's house, he saw Shi Jin leading a dozen young historians to wait in his bedroom.
Ji Yan thought to himself,'It's really hard to come up with money in this Great Circulation. Even the grand historian has to starve. Look at these young people who came here early to wait for a full meal.'
Ji Yan greeted the Grand Historians and instructed the servants to prepare lunch.
The historian Shi Jin had informed them in advance that it was enough to feed these young officers. The food should not be too good to avoid some criticism.
The dishes were simple and meat and vegetables were matched. These young imperial historians did not care about the etiquette of the Great Zhou and did not care about their faces as they directly wolfed down the food. It couldn't be helped. The royal court was usually financially tight, and these Grand Scribes also suffered. They were all people who cared about their reputation. They could not put down their arrogance and could only starve and suffer.
The dozen or so young men swept up the crowd. If Ji Yan wasn't by their side, these Grand Historians would have tried to snatch them away.
After the meal, good wine was served. After the meal, Ji Yan let these historians rest for a while. While these grand historians were resting, Ji Yan distributed the prepared papers to them. When the Grand Historian received the paper, he was stunned for a moment before gasping in surprise. They had never thought that there was such a way to record information in the world, which was lighter and cleaner than bamboo slips.
Ji Yan cupped his hands and said,"I have nothing to do. I want to write a few words to pass the time. It depends on whether the historians are willing."
Shi Jin and these historians had already greeted each other. After hearing this, the historians nodded in agreement.
Luo Yi was also lacking in entertainment activities. He wanted to produce a few novels to cultivate the sentiments of the people of Luo Yi.
Ji Yan cupped his hands and said,"I'll read it and everyone will write it, how about it?"
A young historian laughed. Young Master, just tell us and we will follow.
It is said that the situation of the world is that if it is divided for a long time, it will be united, and if it is united for a long time, it will be divided.
On one hand, Ji Yan was writing novels to kill time. On the other hand, he used this excuse to get to know these historians. After all, these imperial historians were the backbone of the literary class during the Great Zhou Dynasty. It was necessary to deliberately rope them in. 0
Today, the opening chapter was about the Four Great Classics…the Three Kingdoms. Of course, the historical background of the novel had been changed. In his previous life, Ji Yan was a fan of novels, so he wasn't worried about writing good content.
Ji Yan was worried that these historians wouldn't be able to keep up with him, so he paused to see if the historians could keep up. These historians wrote very quickly. Even after Ji Jiyan finished speaking, the historians had already written.
Moreover, the handwriting was very neat, comparable to the printing style of the later generations.
Ji Yan lamented that these historians 'writing skills were as sharp as knives, and their writing skills had reached perfection.
On the other side, Ji Yan's Young Master Chef, Zhao Da, and a few tycoons from Luo Yi were having a meal and chatting. At this moment. The servant of Young Master's Little Chef took the bill of the few corporations for this month and gently handed it to Zhao Da. He said,
Official Zhao, this is the list of your bills for this month.
Zhao Da shook his head and said,"I won't look."
After Zhao Da finished speaking, he pushed the bill in front of the other rich people and said,
You guys can take a look if you want to, but I'm not going to.
The other corporations also said to the attendants,
We came here for the sake of dignity. I can also enjoy the delicacies of the palace. There's no need to look at Zhang Dan.
The attendant was about to put away the bill. Just as he took the bill and the account book, Zhao Da stopped Stone and took the account book into his hand to read it seriously.
Zhao Da was a little surprised to see that this account book was not the usual bamboo slips, but a stack of thin sheets.
What material was this? Why haven't I seen it before?
The attendant explained,
This was a piece of paper used by the imperial court, specially used to record written information.
Ji Yan took it and touched it, then looked at it under the sunlight. He saw that the paper was very thick and yellowish. The words written on it were clear and neat. It was more fluent than the previous bamboo slips.
Zhao Da was smart. After all, he was a businessman. Zhao Da rolled his eyes and whispered to the servant,
How many more of these papers were there?
When the servant arrived, the young master had instructed him to tell him the truth if he asked. There were 100 of these papers in a volume.
They were all stored in the storeroom next to Young Master's Kitchen.
He looked for Zhao Da and whispered,"
Give me 500 of the 1000 copies of paper. After that, I'll settle the bill with Young Master. The remaining 500 copies will be given to them to see if they want them.
After Zhao Dagang finished speaking, the other corporations also reacted and quickly echoed,
Yes! We'll take them all. In the future, we'll take as many pieces of paper as we have.
These corporations were keenly aware that this paper would be a huge business opportunity. Any businessman would use this kind of recording material. This kind of material recorded more information than bamboo slips.
In the palace of the Great Zhou royal family, the emperor held a few pieces of paper and looked at the contents. The contents were written by Ji Yan to his grandfather. Tian Zi's meaning was to build a water city on both sides of the Luo River. Could he recruit some soldiers to help?
Tian Zi took the A4 sized piece of paper and looked at it over and over again. He felt that he had never seen Tian Zi before. He was puzzled. What is this? The emperor's attendant smiled and reported to the emperor. This was designed by your eldest grandson. It was called paper and was specially prepared to record all kinds of written information. The advantage was that it recorded more content than bamboo slips, and the advantage was that it was clean and tidy.
Tian Zi smiled. Good, my good grandson. In the future, all kinds of documents and materials of the Great Zhou could be recorded with these.
In the princess consort's bedroom, the princess consort was holding a piece of paper. On it was Ji Yan's greetings to the princess consort. His tone was smooth.
Wang Fei turned to the maid and said,
This child was really clever and could make anything. Look, just this and this, he was so outstanding in all aspects.
The King of Qin's palace.
Qin Wang looked at these papers that he had never seen before. He saw a thick stack of papers that he had never seen before placed in front of Qin Wang. Qin Wang picked them up and looked at them. He asked in puzzlement,
What kind of object was this?
At this moment, the officer on duty replied,
Monarch. This is a material called paper that was transported from the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is used to record information. The advantage is that it records a lot of information and is clean and tidy. Look, this kind of paper is much better than bamboo slips. It is convenient to store.
The king of Qin said,"
Could Great Qin create such a material?
The minister beside him replied,
"Your Majesty, Great Qin is unable to create such a new material, so we can only send people to Great Zhou to buy it.
The King of Qin pondered for a moment and said to the officer on duty,
Arrange for caravans to go to various places to do business. As long as the caravans pass through the Great Zhou's Luo Yi, buy more of this paper for me to use on a large scale.
For a time, Luoyi paper was expensive.
A few days later, in a special hall in Great Qin, the King of Qin and his children stood in front of their ancestors 'tablets.
The old King of Qin had his sons bow three times to the memorial tablet.
The old King of Qin stepped forward. There was a brocade box in front of the first memorial tablet. He took out a bamboo tube from the brocade box. There was a silk book inside the bamboo tube. The King of Qin handed it to his sons and asked them to take it out and take a look.
The eldest son took it out and looked at it. After reading it, he frowned and handed it to his second brother. After the second brother read it, he handed it to the third brother. After the third brother read it, he handed it to the fourth brother. The king of Qin said to his sons,
What do you think after reading this silk book? Tell me everything!
Qin Wang sighed,
"I'm already old and there are some things I need to tell you. Tell me about this idea."
The eldest son bowed and said,
This silk scroll was left behind by King You to our ancestors. It meant that if the great sects did not fall, we, the youngest sect, would have to serve the king, carry out the king's affairs, and take over the sacrifices of the ancestral temple.
The great sect has a way, support it! The great sects have declined, and our small sects have inherited the throne.
The second son added,
"Father, according to the current situation, our spies have reported that because of that ballad, all the dukes have stopped attacking each other and are watching."
San Er stepped forward and bowed,"
Father, the priests of the kingdom have already set off on their way to Luoyi. It would be better to decide when they return.
If that rumor is true, if the legendary son of a great sect really appears, our Yao Sect will support him. If he's also a good-for-nothing, we'll help the great sect unify the world.
Continue the Great Zhou Sacrificial Inheritance."
The youngest son said,
"Father, if we unify the world and the son of a great sect appears, what should we do?" Isn't this making clothes for others?"
The old King of Qin said," According to the clan system, if that person from the Great Sect is a man of Dao, then we will marry your sister to him. At least the child he gives birth to has half of our bloodline. It won't be a waste of our Qin country's efforts. If he is just a joke, we can completely replace the Great Sect in carrying out the clan system."
A hint of craftiness flashed through Qin Wang's eyes.
The eldest son patted his head and echoed,
"Everything depends on strength. Is that what you mean?“
" The old King of Qin smiled. This eldest son was still smart. That was what he meant. Everything depended on strength.
his youngest son said. His pitiful younger sister could only marry for Great Qin.
The old King of Qin glared at him and said,"
Our Ying family's women are doing this for Great Qin, for the country, and for Great Qin to unify the world.
The youngest son said,
I want to know what father doesn't know. As far as I know, sister seems to have someone in her heart.
His younger sister had once said that she would only marry for love, and nothing else, unless she died.”
The Great Qin King frowned and said,
How could a daughter of the Great Qin Empire be so inconsiderate of the country?
Think about the love I had with your mother; it was to strengthen Great Qin's strength.
When they heard that there was gossip, they immediately revealed an expression of curiosity.
When the King of Qin saw this, he quickly changed the topic. To his eldest son, how was Great Qin's harvest this year?
At this time, the third brother brought up the matter and said to the king of Qin,"
Father, according to the clan system, there are big sects and small sects.
What was the difference between these three? Father, please tell the children.
When Qin Wang heard this, he thought to himself, This stupid child asks everything. It's not good for me to reject him. He told the child that according to the rules of the clan, the child of the empress was the eldest son and would inherit the family's sacrifice in the future. Most of the land and assets.
The child born by the princess consort would be a small Zong, a concubine's child, and would inherit a portion of the royal family's land and property.
The youngest son followed,"What about the Yaozong Sect?"
The old king of Qin revealed an awkward expression and paused for a long time. Yao Zong was the illegitimate son.
However, they would also be recognized by the royal family. They would receive property but not land.”
Third Brother bowed to his father again and said,
" If that's the case, then the major sect is in Luoyi, the minor sect is in Qin, and where is the minor sect? I've never heard my father mention it.“”
The King of Qin looked to the south and casually said that the small sect was in the Chu Country in the south.
The second son didn't know what was going on at this time. He said to his father,
If father has an illegitimate child, let our sons know. We can also take care of him.“”
The King of Qin…
The eldest son…
The third son…
The youngest son…
The other sons were stunned. What was going on?
At this moment, the old king of Qin stepped forward and kicked the second brother. He scolded," When you're out of the hall, go and lift the cauldron. Boss, supervise it."
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