“What?”
Li Si was stunned.
You know, this is about selling paper!
And how much profit is there in selling paper?
This is a business that could earn at least ten million coins a year!
Moreover, this is Ying Su's only source of income for the next three years!
And now… Ying Su is entrusting this to me completely?
He… how much does he trust me!
You know, just a few days ago, I was still thinking about how to deal with Ying Su, how to show my loyalty to the First Emperor when he returns in the future!
But now… he actually…
“Your Majesty!”
Li Si's voice was choked with emotion. At that moment, he knelt down in front of Ying Su and bowed his head.
“Chancellor, there is no need for that!”
Ying Su began to help him up.
Li Si's voice trembled, he wanted to say something, but… he couldn't utter a single word!
Yes!
What could he say? What could he say?
Facing Ying Su's unconditional trust, what could he say?
Should he say some words about being a loyal servant, working tirelessly for him?
But loyalty isn't something you say!
It's something you do!
“Your Majesty, just wait and see, just wait and see!”
Li Si's heart trembled violently!
It was like an oath, a forceful declaration to Ying Su!
But at the same time, he didn't hesitate at all, and directly accepted this heavy responsibility!
Afterwards, he only took the order and left.
At the same time, he sent people to move all the paper!
Looking at Li Si's back.
Ying Su smiled.
Because, the moment Li Si walked out, Ying Su's points increased!
“Ding! SS-level God General Li Si's loyalty has increased to ninety percent. Congratulations, host, you have gained one hundred points!”
“Good!”
Ying Su laughed happily.
At this moment, he even thought about the points he would get when he acquired the Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty, as well as Fan Kuai, Lu Wan, and others.
But… is Zhang Liang that easy to find?
Ying Su frowned.
But he soon smiled.
The moment he came out of Wang Jian's mansion two days ago, he had already issued a wanted order!
“Nationwide, anyone who can capture Zhang Liang alive will be rewarded with ten thousand gold!”
This is much more generous than the First Emperor's reward of a thousand gold.
Ten thousand gold!
The purchasing power of ten thousand gold in the modern world is equivalent to one hundred million!
Spending one hundred million to issue a wanted order for someone, even looking at the entire history, no one has ever had such face!
But Ying Su believes that Zhang Liang is worth it!
The Sage of Strategy!
Just the words “Sage of Strategy” are worth spending so much money on!
He's at least someone as talented as Li Si!
Ying Su is looking forward to it!
But looking forward to it, Ying Su isn't idle at this time.
Soon after Li Si left, he started working on something else with Cai Lun!
He and Cai Lun are working together, holding a piece of wood and carving.
What are they doing?
Paper, one of the Four Great Inventions of China, has been invented. The accompanying movable type printing, of course, cannot be left behind!
Although he didn't draw Bi Sheng, but… he has Cai Lun!
He understands the theory of movable type printing, and Cai Lun is a master operator!
He is responsible for explaining the theory, and Cai Lun is responsible for practical operation.
The two of them working together, now, movable type printing has been almost researched!
Now, they are carving the templates for each character!
During this period, he not only worked with Cai Lun on movable type printing.
He also developed many good things with Cai Lun!
One of them is steel!
Steel?
Yes!
Don't think that steel was only available in the modern era!
In fact, as early as the Han Dynasty, there was already steel.
Cai Lun didn't just invent paper, he invented many, many things!
For example, the first forged steel sword in history was made by Cai Lun.
Many of the Shang Fang Swords mentioned in movies and TV shows were also made by Cai Lun.
This guy is a formidable person who is focused on practice and has a strong exploratory spirit!
Working with him, Ying Su is also researching gunpowder!
Yes, although modern alchemists have discovered gunpowder through alchemy.
But… how to say it, this kind of gunpowder is extremely unstable.
He wants to make black powder!
And with black powder and steelmaking technology, what can you do?
Heh… of course it's cannons!
You can't make the awesome cannons, but you should be able to make the smoothbore cannons, fire lances, and other things from the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties!
With this thing, the combat power of the Qin Dynasty will increase exponentially.
But the most important thing about black powder now is to find a saltpeter mine!
What?
Scrape the latrine?
How much saltpeter can you get by scraping the latrine?
That amount is enough for fireworks, but for war? Are you drunk?
And speaking of finding saltpeter mines, Ying Su has to sigh that he is short of manpower again!
He wants to draw a lottery again, but… he's a little hesitant.
It's not that he is completely unwilling, he's afraid that the person he draws will be useless now, wasting points for nothing!
Yes, he wants to find a saltpeter mine. If he draws someone like Yue Fei, what is he supposed to do?
If he wants to do inventions and creations, and it gives him Li Bai and Du Fu, what's the use?
Save it up!
Save up enough points to draw an SSS-level character!
Saitama, Zhang Juzheng, Wei Wuji, these people are definitely ready to use as soon as they are drawn!
But… the search for saltpeter mines cannot be delayed.
After much thought, he realized that he had to start with people from the current world!
Are there suitable people in the current world to find saltpeter mines?
Of course there are!
And these people are in the Xianyang Palace!
Who?
The alchemists who are treasured by the First Emperor!
The First Emperor Ying Zheng relies on them to make the elixir of immortality!
Heh heh heh…
Hou Sheng, Lu Sheng!
They should still be alive, right?
No, I remember that the history books recorded that the First Emperor burned the books before his fourth tour to the east, and these two alchemists seemed to have died around that time!
Are they dead or not?
Forget it, Ying Su doesn't remember clearly!
But, that doesn't matter, Ying Su wants them to find saltpeter mines!
Yes!
In this world, if you want to talk about who is most interested in saltpeter, it is undoubtedly these alchemists!
These people, almost rely entirely on saltpeter to make alchemy and earn money from Ying Zheng!
Similarly, they should know best where there are saltpeter mines, right?
Without thinking, he directly ordered:
“Capture all the alchemists and magicians in the Xianyang Palace for me!”
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