“Wait a minute.”
“Father, what else is there?”
“Are you just leaving?”
“What else could I do? What business do I have here? You've all seen the paper and the printing method, the craftsmen understand the production process, there's nothing left for your son to do, right?”
“Since you created this paper and printing method, you must have some ideas about how it will affect the Six Kingdoms, right? Tell me everything.”
“I don't have any ideas, Father, you can decide whatever you want. I'm just a child!”
Everyone: ……………………
Did you suddenly remember he’s a child?
Look at the things you've done, which one is something a child can do? Even a sage can’t do things like this!
“Stop being cheeky, now you say you're a child? The tables, chairs, and lounge chairs you made before were all the rage in Xianyang, even the princes and nobles of the Six Kingdoms liked them, you made a lot of money from them, right?
I remember you were only two years old then!
You're not like a child when it comes to making money, now you've come up with white paper, printing, and this brush, I don't believe you don't have any ulterior motives.”
“Ahem, actually, I really did plan to make a little profit, hehe!”
“Tell me, what's your plan?”
“Hey, Dad, how does this paper compare to bamboo slips?”
“It’s naturally excellent!”
“That’s it then, I'm going to have people take paper to the other six kingdoms and let those princes and nobles see the benefits of paper, will they buy it then?”
“Of course! But how are you going to set the price?”
“Ten gold.”
“Not too expensive!” Ying Zheng nodded.
“Father, you must have misunderstood, I meant ten gold per sheet.”
Everyone: ？？？？
Young Master, are you joking?
Everyone looked at Zhao Chen with a look of disbelief.
“Chen’er, this…”
“What's the problem, Father? You have to know that bamboo slip production itself is very expensive, which means most people can't afford them. Although the cost of paper is very cheap, that's just something we know, others don't know the cost of white paper, we can completely promote the difficulty of making paper, naturally, the price will be very expensive.
Besides, one sheet of paper can hold as much writing as three rolls of bamboo slips! So, ten gold is already very cheap.
Not only that, we need to make paper into something that only nobles can use, that way, they'll be willing to pay.
It’s all about people's desire to compare themselves, if others are using white paper, I'm using bamboo slips, isn't that a bit embarrassing?
I'm planning to make the nobles of the Six Kingdoms bleed!
“Really? Since you have a plan, I won't ask. However, how long will it take? I want to promote white paper as soon as possible, so that more people in Qin can read and attract more talents from the Six Kingdoms to join Qin.”
“Don't worry, Father, at most three months, three months later, we can promote white paper, and by then, I believe those arrogant nobles of the Six Kingdoms will be so angry they'll spit blood, hahaha, it's funny just thinking about it.”
Zhao Chen burst into laughter.
Hehe! Yan Fei and Yue Shen couldn't help but smile at Zhao Chen.
“You! Alright, I’ll give you three months, there will be no news of white paper leaked out in these three months, you can do whatever you want!”
Ying Zheng smiled helplessly.
“Thank you, Father, I’ll be on my way, if Father has any other questions, you can ask Ton Weak, he's been overseeing things for the past few days, he knows everything!”
“Hmm, go ahead, I’ll go to your mother’s place tonight.”
“Your son takes his leave!”
Yan Fei naturally picked up Zhao Chen and left.
“Ton Weak, reward all the craftsmen with one hundred gold each, then seal up everything here, anyone who dares to leak secrets will be killed without mercy!”
“Yes!”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
Then Ying Zheng also left, but he took those white papers and brushes with him when he left.
He returned to Zhangtai Palace.
“Master, how do you think I should use this white paper and printing method?”
“Your Majesty, as the young master said, use the printing method to print books and then start promoting them in Qin, also let the Hundred Schools see the convenience of white paper and books, then your Majesty will issue an order, as long as they join Qin, you will print their theories, I doubt any school would be able to resist such temptation.
By then, Qin will completely subdue the Hundred Schools, in this way, Qin's strength will be enhanced, and the strength of the Six Kingdoms will naturally be weakened.”
“Good, that’s what I’m thinking too. So, we still have three months, I will ask you to compile the dictionary, I was worried about promotion before, but that little rascal solved it in three days, hahaha, I’m sure that in less than five years, the number of scholars in Qin will increase several times or even ten times, then there will be countless talented people in Qin.”
“This minister accepts the order.”
“Hmm, why aren’t you leaving yet, Master?”
Ying Zheng asked, noticing that Gui Guzi's eyes kept looking at the white paper on the table.
“That, ahem, Your Majesty, may I have some white paper?” Gui Guzi said somewhat embarrassedly.
“Hehe, Master, feel free to take as much as you like!”
“Thank you, Your Majesty!”
Gui Guzi took a thick stack of white paper and left, satisfied.
“Hehe!”
Ying Zheng smiled helplessly.
He picked up the brush and began to write on the white paper, it was smooth, flowing, and comfortable.
Looking at the words Ying Zheng wrote, they were the four lines of poetry that Zhao Chen had written earlier.
“You little rascal, now I believe that you are a sage sent down from heaven, as Gui Guzi and the others said, the Mandate of Heaven belongs to Qin.
Let this father see how strong you can make Qin, but before that, this father will unify the Six Kingdoms first.”
Ying Zheng's eyes were filled with ambition.
He wasn't the Ying Zheng who pursued immortality after unifying the Six Kingdoms.
It’s understandable, after all, Ying Zheng unified the Six Kingdoms, established the Qin Empire, unified the currency and weights and measures, unified the written language, built the Great Wall, the Imperial Road, and the Straight Road.
All these things were accomplished within his limited lifespan.
The reason why Ying Zheng pursued the elixir of life was actually because his son was incompetent and unworthy of the throne.
He didn't want the great Qin Empire he had built with so much effort to fall apart.
But now it’s different, Zhao Chen’s appearance has shown him the future, a future where the Qin Empire is even stronger.
Naturally, he’s not as eager to pursue immortality anymore.
Now all he has to do is conquer as much territory as possible for Zhao Chen, perhaps it’s what every father does, trying to leave more wealth for his son, right?
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