While most people were still in disbelief over the magical properties of the paper, some quick-witted practitioners had already taken out their pens and started writing on the paper.
The result shocked them!
It was indeed as the First Emperor had said. It was a hundred times more useful than bamboo slips and silk!
"This thing is really a divine item!
It was much more useful than bamboo slips and silk. If the cost was much lower than silk and bamboo slips, it would be a blessing for all the officials in the world!”
Li Si, the famous calligrapher of Great Qin, looked at the line of small seal characters he had written on the paper, and his eyes lit up.
Through his personal writing practice, he found that the paper was indeed as the First Emperor had said. It was light and easy to write on. Not only did it not scatter the ink, but the ink also dried very quickly!
This scene caused many officials around to nod. Their eyes lit up as they looked at the paper, as if they had seen a precious treasure!
After all, it was really hard for officials to write official documents on bamboo slips.
A roll of bamboo slips could easily weigh a few pounds. Just holding it for a long time would make it feel extremely heavy, not to mention that sometimes one had to raise one hand to write.
This was especially true for historians. Unlike ordinary officials who could write official documents on bamboo slips on the table, they had to accompany the king and record what they saw and heard at all times.
Most of the time, he held the bamboo slips with one hand and wrote while standing with the other.
If he was careless and wrote the wrong words on the bamboo slip, it would be even more troublesome. He would have to use a knife to cut off the wrong words on the bamboo slip layer by layer and then write them again.
For these officials, if they could use this paper to write in the future, it would undoubtedly be much easier!
Even the scholars like Chunyu Yue and Zhou Qingchen were surprised.
The self-proclaimed Confucian scholars had actually been suffering from the burden of bamboo slips for a long time. Every time they went out or studied, they had to carry a few baskets of bamboo slips or pull a few carts of bamboo slips across mountains and rivers. Although it looked flashy, it was actually quite a waste of manpower and material resources.
If their family's books could be copied onto these papers, then one page could contain the contents of a bamboo scroll. Wouldn't it be much more convenient?
"Such a piece of paper can really be called a divine item!”
"I don't know who made this paper. This is the achievement of Sage Cangjie!”
"The First Emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty has the virtue of martial arts and unified the world.
Now that a divine item like paper had appeared, it could be said to be auspicious!”
Some of the quick-witted ministers even started singing praises on the spot.
Although they didn't know the origin of this piece of paper, since it was given to the ministers by the First Emperor, it must have something to do with the First Emperor.
Therefore, it was right to sing praises with all their might!
Listening to the praises of his subjects below, a meaningful smile appeared on the corners of the First Emperor's lips.
He wasn't blinded by these praises. Instead, he felt that these people had set the atmosphere in place. It was time to announce the matter of winning the battle and becoming a marquis!
"Hahaha, the ministers are right!
The person who invented this paper had the same achievements as Sage Cangjie!
Such a great talent should be rewarded!
Men, announce the victory of the chief of the Xianyang Pavilion who invented paper!”
When the First Emperor said this, all the ministers were stunned!
From the meaning of the emperor's words, this paper had nothing to do with the emperor, but was invented by a small pavilion chief?
"Xianyang Pavilion Master won the battle? Who was this? Why had he never heard of him before?”
"A mere pavilion chief can't even be considered an official. I think he's just a nameless person!”
"Otherwise, I've heard of this Ying Zhan. Although he's a ten-mile pavilion chief, he's upright and doesn't fear the powerful.
He abided by the Qin law and did not give face to anyone!
Last time, when Lord Zhou's caravan passed by Xianyang Pavilion, he refused to pay taxes because Lord Zhou was an official of the court. He was hung up by the pavilion chief of Xianyang Pavilion for three days!
Lord Zhou personally went to ask for him, but the pavilion chief didn't give him face.
In the end, he had to pay taxes and a fine before he took her away!”
"There's actually such a thing?
From the looks of it, this little pavilion chief was not simple. He must have some backing. Looking at his surname, could he be the son of a noble from some imperial clan?”
"Hmph, regardless of whether he's a member of the Imperial Clan or not, just based on his integrity and abiding by the Qin laws, he's already good!
All the officials of Great Qin should be like this!"
As the name of Xianyang Pavilion Chief Ying Zhan was announced, all sorts of discussions broke out in Xianyang Palace.
Some of the self-proclaimed noble ministers thought that the small pavilion chief was lowly and nameless.
There were officials who had been offended by Law Enforcement Yingzhan and were talking bad about them.
There were also some upright old Qin ministers who praised him after hearing about his victory.
On the Emperor's Throne behind the curtain, the First Emperor saw everyone's reaction. He narrowed his eyes and had a plan in mind!
Those who slandered Ying Zhan and treated his eldest son unkindly, the First Emperor remembered them all!
After this, he would let the Network and the Shadow Secret Guards investigate one by one!
This wasn't because the First Emperor was protective of his children and didn't distinguish right from wrong.
It was because the First Emperor knew how to win a battle and wouldn't shoot blindly!
All the officials who had a grudge with Ying Zhan must have violated the Qin law in private. They were arrogant and despotic, greedy and selfish!
If these people were to be dealt with one by one, it would not be unjust!
Of course, the First Emperor was indeed protective of his children.
Anyone who dares to slander my son must die!
"Xianyang Tingzhang has won the battle. Greetings, Your Majesty!”
At this moment, Ying Zhan had already arrived at the Xianyang Palace Hall.
He had a jade-like face, was eight feet tall, and had a dignified appearance that made people's eyes light up!
Although he was just a pavilion leader, he was neither servile nor overbearing when he first came to Xianyang Hall to meet the First Emperor.
Facing the gazes of all the officials in the court, he looked straight ahead, calm and steady.
Early this morning, he received a summons to come to Xianyang Palace and wait for the First Emperor to reward him.
Ying Zhan knew that Wang Ben was the one who had presented the paper to the First Emperor to ask for his help.
Therefore, Yingzhan had come here with anticipation. He wanted to see what kind of person the emperor who unified the six countries and established the first unified empire was.
However, after entering Xianyang Palace, Yingzhan discovered that there was indeed a figure sitting at the highest position. However, his face was hidden by the gauze curtain.
This made Yingzhan feel a little disappointed and strange.
After all, he had never heard of the First Emperor being in charge of politics behind the curtain.
On the Emperor's Throne, the First Emperor looked at Yingzhan's calm and composed demeanor on his first visit to the palace. He couldn't help but feel gratified.
As expected of my son, even in the position of Tingzhang, he still has such a calm bearing and the demeanor of looking down on the officials!
Like a tiger roaring in the valley, the aura of a king in his bones could not be concealed!
The First Emperor once again resisted the urge to acknowledge him. He looked at Meng Yi and coughed lightly.
Meng Yi immediately understood. He held an imperial edict written on paper and silk and said,"The First Emperor issued an edict saying: Xianyang Tingchang won the battle and is a good son of the imperial clan. He is law-abiding and virtuous.
At the age of twenty, he created paper and renewed the world's atmosphere. This is not inferior to the achievements of saints!
It could be said to be the work of governing the country!
He was specially granted the title of Marquis of Xianyang Pavilion and the title of Marquis of Xianyang.”
As Meng Yi finished reading the edict, the Xianyang Palace Hall instantly boiled over…
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