If it were someone else, they might not take this piece of paper seriously.
But who was Ying Zheng? As soon as he thought about it that night, he knew that this matter was not trivial.
If bamboo slips were used to write in the past, it would be very inconvenient to make and transport them, and only the nobles could do it if there were too many contents.
For example, "On Agriculture", if Xu Ying and the farmers had not had the financial resources themselves, how could they have spent several months compiling and distributing it to all parts of the Central Plains.
And an organization of this size is easy for those in power to supervise.
Needless to say the reason is that "On Agriculture" only has a few thousand words, and it took dozens of people several months to compile it for publicity. During this period, Ying Zheng only had to send someone to inquire about it at any time, and he would know everything.
However, it is different if paper is used for publicity.
If it is as low-cost as Ying Zheng thinks, it will soon spread among the people.
Then hand copying can not only reduce the scale but also speed up the process...
It is not like making bamboo slips, which generally requires cutting bamboo. It needs to be split and then cut into small pieces of about the same size, length and width before writing can be written. After writing, the pieces must be tied together with hemp rope.
All steps can be omitted for paper, it only needs to be spread on the desk...
Moreover, paper is much more convenient to carry than bamboo slips. If you fold it and stuff it wherever you want, it will be extremely difficult to find.
If what's written on this paper is skills, orders, etc., that's fine, but what if it's a conspiracy to rebel?
If one or two people conspire to rebel, what if the whole world conspires in this way?
Zhao State, South Korea, Wei State, and even those rebels within Qin State...
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng was on pins and needles, so that night he called Zhao Gao and went straight to Daliang with his bodyguards.
It must be said that Ying Zheng has a strong persecution delusion.
But this doesn't seem strange. If anyone had the same childhood as him and was assassinated several times later, he would probably be like him and worry about being harmed all the time.
This afternoon Shen Bing was watching the navy maneuvering the boats.
As mentioned before, naval subjects are much simpler than cavalry, especially wheeled warships that do not require rowing and only need to pedal the wheels.
What is difficult is the pedaling speed and the control of the helmsman's direction.
But these are not difficult tasks. Just follow the flags and form various formations in the river to find the feeling.
At this moment, a convoy was seen driving into the navy camp.
Shen Bing recognized that it was the horse dealer's convoy and couldn't help but said "Hey", how did this guy find it here? Could it be that he was here to sell horses?
If he hadn't come earlier, the navy would already have enough horses at this time.
As expected, as Shen Bing expected, the servant opened the curtain and the horse dealer got out of the car.
As soon as Ma Shang saw Shen Bing, he smiled and said:
"Official officer, I haven't seen you for a few days, but I think you are already a navy captain!"
"congratulations."
Shen Bing waved his hands and sighed:
"Don't make fun of me, Hairpin Niao."
"We shall serve the Qin Dynasty till our death."
"Whether it's a captain or a sergeant, what's the difference?"
Ying Zheng couldn't help but secretly shouted: "Hello"
He has such a good saying, "I will devote myself to death and die". He is worthy of being a blessed general of our Great Qin Dynasty.
How could Ying Zheng have imagined that most modern people would use humble polite words like this, but Shen Bing was exaggerating a bit.
When Ying Zheng was distracted, Shen Bing asked:
"Why did Hairpin come here?"
Ying Zheng said "Oh" and replied:
"We were having business discussions and heard that the captain made something called paper that can be used to write on."
"I wonder if this is serious?"
Shen Bing only said that it was Yun Tian who spread the news.
But that’s not necessarily true, maybe it was spread by those artists.
It was only a matter of time before word got out. After all, you had to use paper to pay wages. How could you keep it secret? Of course, there was no need to keep it secret.
Shen Bing said "Hi" and replied with a look of shame:
"It's embarrassing to say the least."
Shen Bing raised his head towards the navy troops who were training, and then said:
"I'm not that easy to be a captain."
"These three thousand soldiers are about to go into battle to kill the enemy, but they don't even have a set of armor."
"I had no choice but to make my own armor."
"I made my own armor and was short of money, so I had to make some paper to pay off the debt and meet my urgent needs!"
Ying Zheng couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.
Although he roughly knew Shen Bing's movements, he didn't know the details.
Now when I hear it, it turns out that Shen Bing’s papermaking is still forced by funds?
Ying Zheng couldn't help but glance at Zhao Gao beside him.
Zhao Gao hurriedly bowed and answered:
"In Da Qin Lilu, only those who are born in the second rank can be equipped with armor."
"The navy army was built by soldiers from Wei State, and they were all without titles, so..."
Ying Zheng said "Oh".
Shen Bing tapped Zhao Gao several times:
"That's it!"
"But I have blind eyes and cannot see Mount Tai. There is a servant next to Hairpin who knows the laws of Daqin very well."
"I admire you!"
Zhao Gao Shi Ran bowed as a gesture of thanks.
How did Shen Bing know that Zhao Gao was not only familiar with the law, he also knew the law by heart and was Ying Zheng's imperial legal expert.
Ying Zheng smiled and replied:
"How can we, businessmen, not be familiar with the law?"
"Otherwise, if I accidentally break the law and be held accountable, all my years of hard work will be wasted!"
Shen Bing secretly thought that this statement was reasonable, just like he was breaking the law at every turn now.
Then Ying Zheng brought the topic back again.
"Captain, I wonder if I can get some pieces of paper?"
Without thinking, Shen Bing asked Ren to get some paper and give it to Ying Zheng.
Then he said apologetically:
"Since Hao Niao is familiar with the laws of Qin, you should know that we are not allowed to engage in business as soldiers."
"So it might be a good idea to let me give you some paper."
"If I were asked to do business with paper, I would never do it."
Ying Zheng secretly likes:
It's rare for Shen Bing to be so loyal and law-abiding. Even though he has a priceless treasure in his hand, he still refuses to engage in business.
How could Ying Zheng know that Shen Bing had already set his sights on power?
After thinking for a while, Ying Zheng asked again:
"So, naturally the method of making the paper, Xiaowei, has not been told to others?"
Shen Bing laughed:
"Do you think I'm such a stupid person?"
"If I tell others how to make it, what else will I get to pay for it in the future?"
Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly:
"So good, so good!"
Then Shen Bing said:
"If Hao Niao wants that method... please forgive Shen Bing for not being able to tell me."
Ying Zheng's heart suddenly surged with anger, and he secretly thought to himself, "This guy is so brave. How dare you not give me what I want?"
His eyes were filled with murderous intent and he was about to use his attack, but Shen Bing didn't want to but continued:
"What I don't know about Hairpin Niao is that although this thing is inconspicuous, it has far-reaching implications."
"If anyone in the world can master this method, it would be the current king."
"Shen Bing will hand it over to the king himself one day, how can he dare to make his own decisions at this time?"
"I hope Hao Niao will forgive me!"
As soon as this was said, Ying Zheng's anger was completely gone. Not only was it completely gone, but he also felt comfortable...