After getting the formula that Shan Rou had hidden, Ying Zheng compared it carefully, then handed the formula of gunpowder to the general supervisor, and solemnly stated that it was the most important secret.
Because he was reminded of something as important as the gunpowder formula, Ying Zheng was very happy, so he kept Shanrou.
As Ying Zheng slowly took control of the Qin Empire, his relationship with Shanrou no longer hid it from others, and gradually began to be made public.
Because Shanrou usually dressed in men's clothing, maybe even Lu Buwei didn't know that Shanrou was a woman, so there were often rumors circulating in Xianyang City that King Qin Yingzheng was a womanizer.
Seeing that the Meng brothers had begun to take control of the army, and Wang Jian had become a famous general of the Qin Dynasty, many people speculated that King Qin Yingzheng was a womanizer.
Some weirdos even put forward a slogan to invade Wei and occupy Daliang, capture Wei's Lord Longyang alive, and dedicate it to the great King of Qin Yingzheng.
Of course, Ying Zheng also heard such rumors and slogans, and laughed them off without taking them to heart.
Shanrou made great achievements today, Ying Zheng was very happy, and then he fell in love with her to his heart's content. When the love reached its peak, Ying Zheng suddenly suggested, "Shanrou, give me a son!"
"King! I..."
"From now on, when there is no one around, continue to call me husband! This is your exclusive title!"
"Husband! I don't want to have a child yet! Because even if the child is born, he will still be a bastard, and his status will be very embarrassing!"
"Hey! You have a point! Although we in Great Qin don't pay much attention to the so-called distinction between concubines and concubines, your status is indeed quite embarrassing!"
"Actually, this is good! I am much better than those princesses now, after all, I can see you every day!"
...
Because of Lao Ai's incident, Ying Zheng found that the relationship between Zhao Ji and himself had become very bad, and Ying Zheng had no intention of easing the relationship.
Because although Zhao Ji is from a humble background, she has a strong personality. No matter what Ying Zheng does, it will be meaningless.
Ever since he took in three concubines at once, Ying Zheng's reputation suddenly changed from being a lecherous man to being a promiscuous man and woman.
Many people who want to impress people go to great lengths to find beautiful women and handsome men, hoping to get the favor of King Qin Yingzheng by virtue of their beauty.
He did not pay attention to the outside world's speculation about his private ethics, because Ying Zheng knew that the more he prevented them from discussing, the more evil they would spread. Until he could control public opinion, Ying Zheng was prepared to wait and see how it would change.
Ying Zheng, who came from a later generation, certainly knew the importance of public opinion. In fact, arranging Li Si to compile mythological history was also a type of public opinion.
Ying Zheng also asked the generals composed of Qin Mo to start trying to make paper. When the paper is made, they can truly control public opinion.
Although Ying Zheng is not familiar with making paper, he knows a rough idea, which is to use wood blocks, then cook them to make pulp, and finally filter out impurities and dry them into paper.
In fact, Ying Zheng knew that there was a kind of bleach missing, and the color of the paper produced by the supervisor was really terrible. Although Ying Zheng looked down upon it, the ink artist who made the supervisor was like a treasure.
Especially seeing the writing on the paper with a brush made them shout excitedly. Seeing the useless look of these old haters, Ying Zheng shook his head helplessly.
"Real paper should be white and clean. You still need to continue researching!"
"Yes! Your Majesty! I think it's very good now! We should increase mass production as soon as possible and popularize this kind of paper as soon as possible!"
"Well! Love makes sense! Just do what you want!" Ying Zheng looked at the leader Qin Mo who was in charge of the general's supervision of the Qin Dynasty in front of him, and suddenly thought of the great elder Yuan Zong.
If the great elder Yuan Zong had not been killed, it would be quite appropriate to place him in the position of prisoner. When thinking of Yuan Zong, I have to mention Zhang Liang.
When he was brought to Xianyang by the Qin army, because Zhang Ping was in poor health, he arranged for Zhang Ping to stay in a hotel with better conditions.
But Zhang Liang was forced into prison. Ying Zheng did not sentence Zhang Liang, but just ordered his subordinates to imprison Zhang Liang.
Ying Zheng really cherished Zhang Liang's talent. He was also the number one warrior against Qin. If he could conquer Zhang Liang, Ying Zheng would definitely be very happy.
However, things went against his wishes. Zhang Liang used conspiracy and tricks to kill the great elder Yuan Zong, which made Ying Zheng a little confused.
...
Zhang Liang has been imprisoned in Xianyang Prison for a long time without any news from the outside world. This makes Zhang Liang, who always prides himself on knowing the world, very uncomfortable.
After a period of adaptation, Zhang Liang no longer had the initial cynicism and began to look at the abnormalities around the prison.
The reason why it was abnormal was that he found that all the prisoners in the prison were reading hard, so Zhang Liang asked about it out of curiosity.
"Brother, how did I find that you were all reading the bamboo slips? Can you all understand it?"
"Hey, it turns out you don't know anything! King Qin issued an order to popularize official script throughout the country!"
"And we prisoners are required to learn official script. Here are the Analects of Confucius and hundreds of surnames written in official script."
"If anyone can learn these two books, he will be pardoned by the King of Qin!"
"Ah? Official script? Hundreds of surnames? What are these?" Zhang Liang looked like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world, showing a puzzled expression.
The prisoner didn't pay attention to Zhang Liang's doubts, and handed the bamboo slip in his hand to the confused Zhang Liang, "Here! These are the surnames of hundreds of families!"
Although it was the first time he saw official script, Zhang Liang was still able to identify the bamboo slips in his hand. When he saw the words on it, "Ying Qian Sun Li Zhou Wu Zheng Wang..."
Zhang Liang's eyes widened more and more, and the shock in his heart was completely revealed on his face. He swallowed unconsciously, but looked at the prisoner beside him.
"Brother, can you understand these?"
"Hey, even if you just guess, you can understand almost everything!" The prisoner's face turned red.
Of course Zhang Liang could understand what the prisoner said, but he couldn't understand it himself, and then he smiled silently, "Brother, if you don't mind, let me teach you!"
"Ah? You...you can understand!"
"Haha, of course! Although I am Korean and have never seen your official script, I can still understand it!"
"Ah? Great! Now someone finally teaches me! There are often literate guards who come to teach us, but there are too many people and too little food to share!"
"Sir, are you really literate? Can you teach us how to read?" Other prisoners on the side heard the conversation between Zhang Liang and others, and looked at Zhang Liang with the same surprise.
Zhang Liang has never seen such eyes that are eager to learn. Although they all want to be pardoned, it is still shocking.
"Of course! As long as you are willing to learn, I will teach you!"
"As long as you are willing to learn, one of you can be pardoned and released from prison in one year at most!"