Chapter 7 Dad, you won't have illegitimate children outside, will you?
"Dad, are you okay?"
Zhao Lang quickly stepped forward and helped Qin Shihuang up.
"Your Majesty...Brother Zhao!"
Li Si and Zhao Gao also quickly gathered around, but they didn't even react just now!
"I'm fine, my feet are just a little numb."
Qin Shihuang stood up and said.
Zhao Lang knew why, and he also knew that papermaking would have an impact. After all, China's four great inventions were not his fault.
Of course, he will not dismantle his cheap father at this time.
"Lang'er, can this paper be improved?"
Qin Shi Huang directly picked up a piece of crumpled paper from the side and kept stroking it.
But worthy of being the First Emperor, he quickly suppressed his excitement and began to consider practicality.
Zhao Lang nodded naturally and said,
"Of course, with the right place and more hands, this paper can become as smooth as silk."
"There is no problem in using it to make books."
"Okay, okay!"
Qin Shihuang directly touched his palm and applauded.
As an emperor, he knows the use of this paper very well. It can be said to be an important weapon of the country!
Just think about it, the text recorded on a bamboo slip weighing several kilograms can be recorded on a piece of light paper.
Several carts of bamboo slips turned into book paper, which may only contain dozens of pages!
"With this paper! I'm big..."
Qin Shihuang stopped speaking dangerously, almost spilling the beans.
Zhao Lang asked curiously,
"Dad, what did you say?"
"I mean, with this piece of paper, our great cause will definitely succeed."
Qin Shi Huang concealed,
"When the time comes, as you said, I will be the emperor and you will be the prince!"
When Zhao Gao and Li Si heard this, they both looked at each other in shock.
There is no crown prince in Da Qin yet. Is your Majesty implying something by saying this?
Zhao Lang curled his lips and said,
"Dad, you only have one son for me. Who else will give it to me if the prince doesn't give it to me?"
Suddenly, Zhao Lang's expression changed slightly and asked,
"Dad, you won't have an illegitimate child outside the home, right?"
Zhao Lang put himself in his shoes and thought about it, what if he had a son with dementia and his wife was gone.
If you have money, it's hard not to take a concubine or something.
Zhao Gao and Li Si's expressions suddenly became strange.
"Cough cough cough!"
Qin Shihuang coughed suddenly and said with a red face,
"What the hell! Don't talk nonsense. Are you and I like that?"
"Okay, give me the method of making this paper, and I'll find the manpower and the place."
Zhao Lang nodded and returned,
"No problem, Dad, I will give you this method later, but you have to remember to keep it secret now."
"This is all our capital."
Qin Shihuang nodded heavily and said,
"I know that this piece of paper must be our secret. No matter when, I will never leak it."
Zhao Lang shook his head at this time and said,
"Dad, it's too small, it's too small."
"Now we are going to use this paper to increase income and accumulate capital, but of course we have to keep it secret."
"But if we really want to achieve great success, these technologies should be made public!"
"Only when every household can use it, will we be successful."
Qin Shihuang quickly understood what Zhao Lang meant. If every household could afford it, then knowledge and education would be accessible to every household!
“Everyone can become a scholar?!”
Qin Shihuang was shocked by what Zhao Lang said.
But he quickly shook his head,
"I'm just greedy. Even if paper becomes popular very quickly, copying books is not an easy task."
Nowadays, Da Qin's letter slips are all carved one by one by specialized craftsmen.
Ordinary craftsmen are unable to do it.
So the spread of books is very slow.
With paper, the speed of copying will definitely increase greatly.
"Copy books?"
Zhao Lang quickly thought of something.
Typography!
Although the system does not give rewards, he knows the basic principle!
Anyway, I have to leave the papermaking technology to my father, and this printing technology is just right for him.
"Dad, actually I have a way to make books quickly."
Qin Shihuang was stunned and said,
"Quick manufacturing book?"
Books were extremely valuable items in the Qin Dynasty.
It can be regarded as a family heirloom.
Even ordinary nobles do not have many books at home.
And now, Zhao Lang actually said that books can be produced quickly.
Zhao Lang showed a smile and said,
"Dad, do you have a seal on your body?"
Qin Shihuang was stunned for a moment, as if he could not imagine that this seal had anything to do with the rapid creation of books.
After groping around on his body, he took out a seal and said,
"This is the seal I used when I was young, look at it."
Zhao Lang took it and saw that it was a small jade seal with the word "policy" written in large seal script engraved on it.
Of course, Zhao Lang didn't know him.
Taking the seal, Zhao Lang breathed a sigh of relief on it.
Then press it on the back of your hand.
The words on the seal appear on the back of the hand.
"Dad, look."
Zhao Lang stretched out his hand in front of Qin Shihuang.
Qin Shihuang stared at Zhao Lang's hand for a long time, and then said,
"Well, Dad knows. You have suffered a lot these years and your hands have become thinner. I will ask someone to send you 10,000 taels of gold tomorrow!"
Zhao Lang was stunned for a moment,
"No, Dad, I want you to read the words."
Qin Shihuang said doubtfully,
"I saw the words, is there anything wrong?"
Zhao Lang printed another word on the back of his hand.
Qin Shihuang still looked puzzled.
Zhao Gao behind him also looked confused.
But Li Si's eyes lit up slightly.
Zhao Lang printed a word again. At this time, several words were connected in a row, and then said,
"That's what it is."
Seeing this scene, Li Si was shocked.
He took out one of his seals directly from his body and stamped it on a piece of paper, one after another.
Looking at the shapeless words on the paper, Li Si shouted,
"I understand! I understand!"
Qin Shihuang was extremely surprised when he saw Li Si's crazy look.
You know, as the prime minister, Li Si is a representative figure of Legalism today.
Rational and almost cold-blooded.
But Langer used a small seal to make it look like this.
Qin Shihuang asked in a deep voice,
"Brother Li! What do you understand!"
Li Si finally came to his senses at this time. He looked at Qin Shihuang and said excitedly,
"Your Majesty...Brother Zhao! The great cause of eternity is right in front of you, right in front of you!"
Looking at Li Si's look, Zhao Lang knew that he really understood.
Don't blame the other party for being excited.
Two of the four great inventions were thrown away today, and anyone who changed them would be crazy.
Zhao Lang returned the seal to Qin Shihuang and said,
"Dad, just carve all the words into seals and then combine them as you like. You can publish any book you want."
Qin Shihuang also understood at this time.
He looked at the seal in his hand and was speechless for a moment.
After a long time, Qin Shihuang asked with a hint of coldness in his voice,
Chapter completed!