At this moment, discussions about the contents of the newspaper were rampant throughout Xianyang.
There were also discussions.
“It’s unbelievable that the King of Han is so shameless, no wonder Han is so weak!”
“Isn’t Yan’s Chun Jun the same, fat, greedy, lustful, he even snatched his nephew’s wife, so shameless.”
“Do you think there really is a sow that submitted a letter in Chu? Have you ever seen one?”
“I can’t believe the farming tools we use now were designed by the Seventh Prince, no wonder he is called a sage descended to earth, this alone is enough to call him a modern-day Lu Ban!”
“That’s not all, this white paper was also invented by the prince, and the Great Qin dictionary, it was inspired by the prince that Master Gui Guzi wrote it.”
“Do you remember Pinyin? It was also invented by the prince.
Just this alone, the prince can be called the number one teacher in the world, now we can use Pinyin and learn to read by ourselves with the dictionary.”
“Isn’t that right? My child doesn’t have a teacher, after buying him a dictionary, he can learn to read on his own, and now he already knows a few hundred characters.”
“Who doesn’t? My daughter not only knows how to recognize them, but she can write them too?”
“Thank you Seventh Prince, thank you for letting our family have a scholar, thank you Seventh Prince!”
“Thank you Seventh Prince!”
Many commoners learned from the newspaper that these were all created by Zhao Chen and spontaneously knelt down towards the direction of Xianyang Palace.
They all thanked Zhao Chen for giving their children the opportunity to learn to read.
Actually, this is understandable.
Not to mention in the Qin, in almost the entire feudal society, reading was a privilege.
As the saying goes, "All other pursuits are inferior, only reading is noble."
In ancient times, farmers could not afford to support a scholar.
After all, the cost of apprenticeship + books + ink, brushes, paper, and inkstone + traveling and socializing + candles at night + travel expenses for examinations…
These costs combined were not something a farmer’s family could afford.
The worst part is that it meant the family lost a male adult laborer.
This was something that ordinary farming families could not afford.
However, once you become a scholar, have knowledge and fame, everything is different.
The government will take better care of you, and you might even be exempt from a certain amount of taxes and a few corvées.
This is the so-called “Books contain golden houses, books contain beautiful wives.”
Even if you are a prodigy, you can go around freeloading without being disliked, people will be happy to have you around.
Because of this, Zhao Chen’s papermaking, the Great Qin dictionary, Pinyin, etc., reduced the difficulty of reading for ordinary people in the Qin. Now, as long as they have a dictionary, learn Pinyin, they can learn to read by themselves.
How much cost does this save?
How could they not thank Zhao Chen?
It’s not just the commoners, even those scholars are immensely grateful to Zhao Chen.
Because they saw the opportunity to learn more knowledge.
Knowing all of this at that moment, the people of the Qin had begun to view Zhao Chen as a sage.
The previous rumors had long been forgotten.
The Confucian residence.
“It’s unbelievable that those things that changed the Qin were all invented by the Seventh Prince.”
“But why did the Seventh Prince make Master Xun Zi leave? Why? If not, then we Confucianists should have compiled the dictionary.”
“That’s right, how could it be the turn of the Strategists.”
“The Seventh Prince is definitely doing this on purpose, he’s afraid we Confucianists will take the credit!”
“Damn it!!”
“No, I’m going to send a letter to Master Xun Zi to come to Xianyang to see the Seventh Prince! Just in time, we can print our Confucian doctrines widely.”
“Good, Master Xun Zi is, after all, the Seventh Prince’s teacher, he wouldn’t dare refuse.”
“Good idea, let’s go now!”
Elsewhere, in Yan Dan’s place of confinement.
Bang!!
The sound of a teacup being thrown on the ground.
“Damn it! Damn it! Ying Zheng, Zhao Chen! You are all going to die!”
Looking at the contents of the newspaper, Yan Dan was furious.
Not to mention the article that slandered him and his uncle.
Just the fact that the things that changed the Qin were all invented by Zhao Chen, Yan Dan didn’t believe it.
He was only three years old!
What was he doing when he was three? Peeing and playing with mud!
This is why Yan Dan was so angry.
“Dan, calm down!”
“Master, how can I calm down, the Qin is getting stronger and stronger, not to mention, which of those inventions doesn’t have the power to change the situation of the Seven Kingdoms, and that white paper also cost the nobles of the other six kingdoms countless fortunes.
How hateful!”
“It’s unavoidable, who would have thought that this paper as thin as silk would be so cheap? You can only say that the Qin people are too cunning.”
“What you need to do now is to find a chance to return to Yan, only then will you have the chance to fight against the Qin.”
“This disciple understands!”
“That’s good!”
The spies from the other six countries also sent back the news to their kingdoms, with a copy of the Great Qin newspaper attached.
It’s clear they take this very seriously.
Not to mention the other Hundred Schools.
When they learned that the white paper, the Great Qin dictionary, and Pinyin were all created by the legendary Seventh Prince Zhao Chen, the Sage descended from heaven, they were shocked, but also began to doubt whether the Seventh Prince was actually a Sage descended from heaven, not a fabrication by the Qin to win over the Hundred Schools.
Then, combined with what the King of Qin said earlier, that as long as the Hundred Schools are willing to submit, they can have their doctrines printed and compiled into books like the Great Qin dictionary.
To be honest, they were very tempted.
But they were also hesitant.
They were still observing.
Now that the Great Qin newspaper has appeared, they are once again tempted.
Because they found that almost all the characters are exactly the same, as if they were printed using some kind of technique.
They are all guessing that the Qin might have mastered a technology that allows them to write quickly.
So, it’s not time to observe anymore, they must make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise, if they are disliked by the Qin, their doctrines might really fall behind.
Among the Hundred Schools, the Novelists were the most anxious.
Looking at the Great Qin newspaper, they saw an opportunity for the Novelists to flourish.
If they could serialize their novels in the newspaper, then the whole Qin would be able to see them.
Then the whole Qin would know about the Novelists.
Thinking this, the Novelists’ leader immediately went to the Qin embassy to deliver a calling card, hoping to have an audience with the King of Qin.
Unfortunately, it seemed they were a step too late.
At this moment, the Qin embassy was filled with members of the Hundred Schools.
Many of them were familiar faces, at this moment, the Novelists’ leader was dumbfounded.
Too late?
It seems the Novelists don’t have a chance!
The Novelists, with their rich imagination and storytelling skills, incorporated folk tales and rumors into their works, reflecting the people’s lives, customs, beliefs, and values.
Their novels played a positive role in understanding the people’s customs and traditions at the time.
However, because the Novelists pursued trivial and hearsay content, their works were often not valued by scholars and officials, and were even considered vulgar.
So, they probably wouldn’t get the attention of the Qin either!
If I had known, I would have submitted to the Qin in the first place. I regret it! I regret it!!
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