King Qin dragged his exhausted body and fell into a deep sleep after scrawling his funeral details.
He would never wake up again.
When he entered his long sleep, he felt very at ease. He was not worried about the future of Qin at all, nor whether future generations would stop worshiping him, because he believed that he had done enough things in his life.
He also believed that his descendants would live up to his expectations. When he was dying, he kept calling "Uncle Fan" in a low voice. The warriors on the left and right said: This is Yinghou personally driving to welcome the king to leave.
During this period, An Guojun was always by King Qin's side. He cried hoarsely and kept calling for his father. He watched helplessly as his father was not breathing, but was unable to do anything. The moment King Qin left, An Guojun also collapsed.
After landing, the ministers were in chaos. Yiren took his father back to the mansion. An Guojun was lying on the bed, motionless. This frightened Yiren. Fortunately, An Guojun still opened his eyes.
The old man just cried helplessly and said nothing.
It is not a good thing for such strong emotional fluctuations to appear in an old man. Yiren can only stay with him all day long, looking down at him. Mrs. Huayang is also crying, holding An Guojun's hand and persuading him.
After eating some food, An Guojun just cried and said: I have become an orphan.
The death of King Qin was a heavy blow to the entire Qin State. The entire Qin State mourned their king. When King Qin was seriously ill, he once told Lu Buwei that after his death, the people of Qin did not have to mourn.
It took too long, so as not to affect the domestic farming and mulberry production. However, his funeral was carried out by Zongzheng Zhao Xilai. Zhao Kuo also came to bid farewell to the king.
Zhao Kuo respected this elder very much. He may not be considered a good person, but he made contributions to this land. Because of his governance, Bashu and Guanzhong areas have become the richest areas in China.
With his efforts, Qin officially separated from the six countries and laid the foundation for future unification. The people of Qin cried very sadly. The death of Bai Qi and Fan Ju did not make the people of Qin so sad.
This is the charm of a wise king. He can make people remember him and mourn him. But if he is a faint king, even if he compares himself to the sun, the people will gnash their teeth and say: Sun, when will you perish? I am willing.
I will perish with you! Judging from the reaction of the people, this must be a wise king. The royal funeral of Qin State is not complicated, nor is it too grand. The royal family's descendants and ministers will bid farewell to the king's body.
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Just take the body to the mausoleum built in advance and bury it.
However, the king's son must observe filial piety for the king. Today's Anguo King Zhao Zhu needs to observe filial piety for his father for one year and then succeed to the throne... Qin's filial piety is different from that of later ones. There is no need to move to the side of the mausoleum to observe filial piety.
You can stay at home, but you can't drink alcohol, have fun, or engage in any entertainment activities, including sleeping with your wife...otherwise it will be considered unfilial.
Later, this kind of filial piety ceremony became more and more complicated. Oh, I can't say that, because in other countries, the ceremony is still very complicated. For example, in the Sanjin area, people are required to observe filial piety for the king, and the mourning period starts from one year.
By three years, the people will be in mourning for three years, and the successor may have to be in mourning for two or three years. If there are frequent changes in kings, it will be very painful for these people, including the successor.
While the Qin State took various measures, it also innovated the cumbersome funeral rituals.
After Zhao Kuo sent away the body of King Qin, he also took Zhao Zheng to see Lord An Guo several times. Lord An Guo looked haggard and not very good. When he saw Zhao Zheng, he always burst into tears. Zhao Zheng
His face shape, eyebrows and eyes were exactly the same as those of the late King of Qin... When An Guojun saw him, he would always think of his father. Zhao Kuo did not dare to take Zhao Zheng to see him anymore, but An Guojun would still send someone.
Ask: When will Zheng come to visit me?
Zhao Kuo's youngest son, Kang, also gradually grew up. Unfortunately, he was not as smart as his elder brother. His elder brother began to run away at his age, while he needed support to barely move forward. As for talking,
He could only speak some incoherent words. He was the first to call "mother", which made Zhao Kuo very angry. Why did his two sons always call him "mother"?
Gradually, he was able to say "Father". Occasionally when he saw Zhao Zheng, he became very happy. He grabbed Zhao Zheng's face with both hands and rubbed it so hard that Zhao Zheng couldn't help but cry out in pain, and then he made a babyish sound.
Called "brother", Zhao Zheng sometimes dotes on this younger brother. He always likes to grab Kang from under his armpit and let him walk slowly. He will occasionally pick Kang up on his back and take him with him.
When playing, no matter Zhao Kang rubbed his face or pulled his hair, he didn't get angry.
But sometimes, he really "beats" this younger brother to death.
Zhao Zheng liked to build a city in the courtyard, using mud and branches to make the city, and laying down stones to serve as his soldiers. But since Zhao Kang learned to walk, he staggered to his brother's house like a penguin.
Next to him, he trampled the city he had finally built to pieces. After trampling on him, he ran away. He ran so fast that Zhao Zheng chased him with a wooden stick. At this time, Zhao Kang had already rushed into the building.
In his mother's arms, she grinned at him.
Zhao Zheng had long passed the age of crying. He just jumped and roared angrily, and finally continued to build his city helplessly.
Zhao Kang didn't like his brother going to study with Xunzi very much. Whenever Zhao Zheng took a bamboo slip to become a monk, he would grab Zhao Zheng's sleeves and not let him go, and would cry loudly to coax him.
After a long time, Zhao Zhengze took the opportunity to get rid of his shackles and secretly left here. Zhao's mother just quietly watched her noisy grandchildren, always sitting happily in the courtyard and knitting clothes for them.
Mother Zhao likes to make exactly the same clothes for her two grandsons, one big and one small. They look really good when they wear them.
But Zhao Kuo is very busy and is often away from the mansion. He has become a qualified...farmer. With the help of the farmer's exhibition, Zhao Kuo has carried out various breeding work. He has been in the cultivated fields for a long time.
Although he was covered in mud, the people around him respected him even more because of this. Zhao Kuo was very serious about his work and had many ideas. He could always be seen concentrating on breeding in the experimental field.
As for the matter of Nongsang, time is really important. Only after experiencing a harvest, Zhao Kuo can continue to experiment. There is no need to rush this matter. In his free time, he will tell it to his disciples in the school room.
Zhao Kuo has always been thinking about combining his own knowledge. The system he proposed is too cumbersome and it is too complicated to form a reasonable system.
Therefore, Zhao Kuo chose to formulate his own theory through historical trends. He adopted a way of imagining the future. For example, why is the military merit system implemented today? Because the military merit system is very suitable for today's wars, and the purpose of war is to achieve a goal.
The king of the world must use moderate measures against the occupied areas. What kind of policies should be implemented after the king of the world is realized in the future?
It is necessary to give light corvees and small taxes, give the people a chance to rest, and spend a period of cultivation, then they can organize the people to cultivate land. Why is this? Because after the peace of the world, the number of household registrations continues to increase, and the original land is not enough to be distributed.
For everyone... Zhao Kuo "calculated" the future history step by step in this way, and paired it with the system and solutions that are most suitable for this period.
In this way, the messy systems he brought from later generations can form a logical chain.
The knowledge of other theories has become the existence of auxiliary theories, such as using genetics to explain breeding, using geographical knowledge to clarify the direction of future reclamation, and using the crude physics theories that Zhao Kuo knew to deduce.
The development of equipment in the future...such as using water to replace manpower, using water steam to replace hydraulic power, etc., everyone except Zhao Kuo was confused, but Zhao Kuo understood that future generations would definitely benefit from this.
Maybe someone will keep trying what they have recorded in the book and finally gain something.
Just when Zhao Kuo was busy completing his academic ideas, Mohist suddenly sent someone to tell him that the paper-making experiment had achieved a major breakthrough. Zhao Kuo almost ran to the Mohist's residence.
Because he was in the experimental field when he heard the news, when he arrived, he was covered in mud and looked like an old farmer. Even the Mohist could hardly recognize him.
Zhao Kuo walked into the courtyard and saw Chui holding something that looked like a piece of paper and was preparing to write something on it. Zhao Kuo was very excited and walked to Chui without even bowing to him.
I lowered my head and looked at the paper. This paper was not the kind of paper that would be seen in future generations. There were many network marks on the paper, very conspicuous marks. The paper showed a light yellow color, not pure white.
Chui's hand holding the pen was trembling, and everyone gathered around him, looking at the novel paper on the case. Chui trembled and wrote on the paper, "The King's fifty-sixth year." The handwriting took shape and the paper merged.
There was no crack, the handwriting was clear, and there was no blur. Everyone cheered loudly. At that moment, all Zhao Kuo heard was laughter, and the Mohists hugged each other excitedly.
Chui also smiled stupidly and kept groping for the paper in front of him.
Zhao Kuo was probably the most excited, because he knew how much the things that had just been born in this world would play in the future. This was the basis of human civilization. Zhao Kuo was trembling all over and couldn't help shouting.
Then, hugging the ink artists around them, everyone fell into a carnival. They witnessed history and the birth of paper. This was a miracle.
Zhao Kuo didn't know when paper was actually born. However, paper was already relatively common in the Han Dynasty. Cai Lun even improved paper. From this point of view, paper was probably born in this world.
Within a hundred years, Zhao Kuo only shortened this time, but even so, Zhao Kuo was still very happy. The birth of paper had extraordinary significance for China's fame, and even for mankind's fame.
Because paper represents the culture recorded on it, it is a kind of cultural promotion.
Zhui's face turned red, he looked at the paper in his hand excitedly, and then looked at Zhao Kuo aside. He said seriously: "Wu Chengjun, we tried many times and failed countless times. Finally, we used bamboo. By softening the bamboo
, to form slurry, and then make this paper through superposition and water removal operations... However, the cost of paper is too high. Although it is light, it is easily damaged, and ordinary people cannot afford it..."
"I think paper can still be improved. Now that I know how to make it, I can improve it according to the principles..." Chui said with a smile, and Zhao Kuo couldn't help but take the paper and gently
As he stroked it, he suddenly felt a little regretful. Unfortunately, King Qin did not live to see this thing. Just when everyone was talking enthusiastically about the next improvement plan, Lu Buwei hurried in.
"Has it been made?" Lu Buwei asked in surprise.
Zhao Kuo smiled and handed the paper in his hand to Lu Buwei.
Lu Buwei took the paper, looked at it carefully, and then asked: "How much does the paper cost? How long can it be kept?" Chui looked at him, and the excitement on his face dissipated a little, and he replied: "The cost...
"It's about six hundred dollars... I don't know how long it can be stored... We still need to continue to do it..." Lu Buwei nodded, looked at Zhao Kuo again, and said: "This thing is quite light. If it can be lowered...
With lower cost and increased quality, it can replace bamboo slips."
"Please rest assured that since paper has been successfully made, the paper will become lighter and stronger. It will replace bamboo slips and play a greater role." Zhao Kuo was full of confidence.
Said happily.
Zhao Kuo originally thought that the appearance of paper would definitely shock everyone, but things were not as Zhao Kuo thought. Except for Zhao Kuo and these ink writers who worked hard to make paper, the rest of the people did not think highly of paper, mainly because of the
Because of its high cost and its unreliable quality, it was not taken seriously, and it is now worse than a bamboo slip. People also raised objections to the state's spending money to provide ink practitioners for experiments.
Because in their view, this is a completely unwarranted waste of the country's financial resources, but does not bring any benefits.
Zhao Kuo was a little surprised, but then he also figured out that anything in this world, when it was created, was not as good as the thing he was about to replace, such as the firearms of the future.
In time, it was not as good as the crossbow, like the car, and the horse-drawn carriage was not as popular when it first appeared. However, Zhao Kuo still believed that these Mohists would definitely make these people realize their ignorance!
However, in the following days, there were more and more voices opposing the state's funding to support the school's research.
Probably because of the death of King Qin, those who had been suppressed for a long time finally had a chance to speak.
Zhao Kuo returned home angrily and wrote a letter to An Guojun.
"I heard: There are three elements of productivity, workers, labor tools and labor objects. When advanced technology is mastered by workers, it becomes the productivity of labor. When science and technology are materialized into labor tools and labor objects, it becomes material productivity.
Management is also productivity. Advanced technology provides new theories, methods, and means for production management, so that all factors of productivity can form a whole and play their greatest role."
"Productivity is equal to the sum of technology multiplied by labor force, labor tools, labor objects, and production management... Please take Qin State as an example. The food that Qin State can produce in a year is equal to the amount of food that Qin State's people can produce through advanced farming technology.
, the fine crops cultivated through the cultivation of arable land irrigated by technology, and the grain obtained by the officials managing them with advanced management systems..."
"If the people do not have farming technology, if there is no irrigation technology, if there is no advanced management concept...Qin's grain production will be affected...The emergence of advanced technology is the most beneficial thing for the country, whether it is advanced
The law is a carrier like paper..."
When this letter was delivered to An Guojun, An Guojun read it for three days.
He immediately ordered: Increase support for various schools of thought, and anyone who proposes to abolish this policy will be executed.
