Chapter 26 Planting the Seeds
"Father, please go take a lunch break. I will take care of Mr. Nian Duan's affairs."
"Then I'll leave it to you."
Cheng Qiao helped Ying Zichu up and walked him into the inner hall before coming out. The best white paper and pens, inks, paper and inkstones were already prepared. This made Cheng Qiao look at Che Fuling with admiration. A person in this position As expected, they were all bright-sighted people, and they made arrangements without waiting for his instructions.
"Please, Mr. Nianduan."
Nian Duan was not polite, he knelt down at the table, picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and started writing prescriptions and detailed treatment plans.
Watching the graceful and quiet Qin characters emerging from Nianduan's pen, Cheng Qiao felt a little emotional. He was indeed a high-level talent. If he remembered correctly, Nianduan should be considered a Chu native, but he could write Qin characters fluently. If nothing else, the other Six Kingdoms scripts will too.
With this hand, even if Nianduan does not have medical skills, he can live a good life without worrying about food and clothing. Ordinary people can do the same with this hand.
Although the world technology tree in the Mingyue of the Qin Dynasty is a bit skewed, the literacy rate is the same as the historical world, which is ridiculously low. People who can read and write have more or less origins. The lowest level Qian Shou cannot read a single big character.
Wanting to change the order of the death of Emperor Qin II, Cheng Qiao believes that food and education are absolutely the foundation. The foundation is the foundation. The foundation is undoubtedly the top priority. Otherwise, no matter how majestic and gorgeous the high-rise buildings are, they will be like a tree without roots. It cannot withstand strong winds and heavy rains.
It is simply unrealistic to universalize education. There are many restrictive factors, among which the constraints of writing tools are a very important factor. Bamboo slips are not even a bit inferior to paper.
If papermaking can be improved, white paper can be brought down from the price of luxury goods, and woodblock printing and movable type printing can be developed, the speed of information circulation will increase dramatically, and the number of educated people will also increase dramatically. .
If the Qin State can capture most of the newly added intellectuals, and then recruit, beat, and destroy some of the old intellectuals, it will play an immeasurable role in stabilizing its foundation!
What does the illiterate Qian Shou know? Why not let the cultural people of the Six Nations fool you...
After unifying the world, in addition to ensuring the support of ordinary people, they also have to compete with the anti-Qin forces for the right to speak in public opinion. As long as the vast majority of the people are not deceived, the anti-Qin forces will not be able to create any big waves, and at most they will cause some ripples. That’s all.
Since he saw Nian Duan's writing today and had an association with it, Cheng Qiao immediately started to do it. Although he didn't know much about papermaking and printing, in the first life, he learned some basic knowledge through various channels, especially time travel and rebirth novels. I still know things.
"Master Lu."
"Oh, Your Majesty, how can a slave be called a master in front of you? Please don't hurt your slave."
"Master Lu has followed my father since he became the crown prince. He has always been loyal and handled things properly. He has watched me grow up since I was a child. He is equivalent to half of our family. I don't want to be a heretic."
"You can just call me Young Master in private. Is it okay if I call Master Lu Uncle Lu?"
Che Fu Ling Lu Fang's face was wrinkled and folded, and he smiled like a flower, but he said: "That won't work, that won't work, it's too arrogant."
"They say it's in private, so Uncle Lu, don't refuse."
Cheng Qiao had a straight face and pretended to be unhappy.
Hearing this, Lu Fang could only accept it, but he was thinking in his heart that although the second young master usually had a good relationship with him, he was not so close to him. What on earth was he planning? He had to be careful and never get caught. Taken into the ditch.
"Uncle Lu, don't think too much. I don't have any ill intentions. In addition to expressing my gratitude for Uncle Lu's contribution and hard work over the years, I just want Uncle Lu to give me a little help."
The real drama is coming, the real drama is coming.
Lu Fang became more vigilant, but with a smile on his face he said: "Young master, if you have something to do, just do as you ask. As long as I can do it, I will never refuse!"
Lu Fang doesn't dare to touch his face when his master wants to have a relationship with you. If you really treat him like an uncle, that's a recipe for death!
"It's not a big deal. I just want Uncle Lu to come forward and help me get some skilled craftsmen from the Shaofu. There should be some of various types, and papermakers are especially indispensable."
Lu Fang secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. It was indeed a small matter. He was startled and thought it was some big deal, so he agreed immediately.
In fact, Cheng Qiao can handle this matter himself. If he sends a note to the Shaofu, the Shaofu order will not give him face. After all, the Shaofu is a functional agency that manages the private property and daily affairs of the royal family.
It's just that if he personally writes the note, the noise will be bigger, but if Lu Fang comes forward, the noise will be very small and will not attract attention, because in addition to his position as Che Fu Ling, Lu Fang also has a part-time job in the Shaofu and is the second in command of the Shaofu. , it’s just that he usually serves the king and doesn’t interfere much.
Although Shaofu Ling is one of the Nine Qings, this trivial matter is definitely not going to set a trap for Lu Fang, who is the second-in-command of the Shaofu, Che Fu Ling, and a famous person, and he will not even bother to ask about it.
After getting help, Cheng Qiao refused to admit his mistake without lifting his pants, and continued chatting cordially with Lu Fang until Nianduan finished writing and handed over a stack of paper.
"Uncle Lu, please accept it. You are an old man and you must know what to do."
"Don't worry, sir, not a single word will be leaked. The slaves will personally monitor the process of selecting medicine, decoction, etc."
Cheng Qiao nodded with satisfaction, turned back to look at Nianduan and asked, "Sir, how about moving to the palace?"
"No, I can't get used to living in the palace, so I'll live outside the palace. The distance is not far anyway, and I can enter the palace in time."
Nianduan refused without even thinking. Are you kidding? If she lives in the palace, won't she be locked in Xianyang for the rest of her life?
She can't escape with her ability, but she has friends. Sooner or later, the Six-Fingered Black Man will find out that he is missing. With the energy of the Mo family, sooner or later, he will be able to find out that she came to Qin. With the help of the Six-Fingered Black Man, she will be able to escape. Able to escape from Qin.
Living in the palace, even the six-fingered black man cannot sneak into this heavily guarded place. Even if he can sneak in, he would not dare to sneak in, otherwise he will cause great trouble to the Mo family.
It is impossible to live in a palace, even in this life!
The imperial palace in Qin is not as strict as that in South Korea. Once you get in, don’t even think about getting out!
"Then as you said, I will accompany you out of the palace."
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After Cheng Qiao sent Nian Duan back, he began to look for a place to place the craftsmen. He found that except for the mansion given by Lu Buwei, he had no other properties outside the palace so far, so he went to the Queen Mother Xia to ask for a village. Without further ado, a large village was designated.
The resettlement place was prepared, and the affairs of the craftsmen in Lufang were settled. Cheng Qiao went to Zhuangzi in person to meet with the craftsmen, and told them everything he knew about papermaking and printing, and then gave him generous gifts. The rewards include recommending their children to serve as minor officials in the government.
The generous rewards and bright future made the craftsmen burst out with great passion, and they devoted themselves enthusiastically to the study of papermaking and printing. Ling Lingqi was willing to work overtime with anyone who stopped them!
Cheng Qiao also mobilized a team of elite snare killers to guard Zhuangzi and conduct surveillance. When results are obtained, troops will be deployed to blockade Zhuangzi and its surroundings. Before the time comes, the contents inside must not be leaked.
After that, Cheng Qiao had no involvement and was only responsible for giving money and materials. Let professional people do the professional things.
Cheng Qiao is not short of money, although it is not as good as the wealthy businessmen, but the prince's regular money, which can be used as the Chang'an emperor's salary, taxes, and the gifts that the elders are happy to celebrate during the holidays, can be enough for a family of five to spend ten lifetimes!
It is only a matter of time before the results are produced. Although papermaking and printing have technical content, they are not very high. Sooner or later, craftsmen will be able to figure it out. In the future, combined with the black technology of mechanism technology, they may be able to achieve automatic printing...
Those mechanical beasts can burrow into the ground, fly in the sky, or dive, and some of them are very intelligent!
Chapter completed!