General Qin

Work!

Why do you think about work all day long!

Zhao Tuo was left speechless by Emperor Shi Huang's words.

I have worked so hard to make paper for you, just to lighten your burden, so that you don't have to work as hard as before, but you are planning to increase the amount for yourself.

You are the emperor!

The palaces of the Six Kingdoms are gorgeous and spectacular, and there are so many beauties in the palace, why don't you enjoy it?

After giving birth to Hu Hai, there are no more babies, can't I have a few more?

The beautiful woman guards the palace empty, and the king writes hard.

How can I bear this.

Zhao Tuo complained in his heart, but he could only say weakly: "Although the paper is good, your majesty still has to put the body first."

"I know."

The First Emperor responded casually.

Hearing that disapproving tone, Zhao Tuo knew that what he said was in vain.

If it is placed at other times, the emperor's government affairs are not much.

But now it is the initial decision of the world, and a thousand wastes are waiting for prosperity.

Qin State annexed all the land of Shandong, expanded its area several times at once, and increased a large number of counties and counties. In addition, Qin State successively carried out many large projects, and the affairs were complicated, one after another. The government affairs that the first emperor had to deal with every day also increased rapidly, and a lot of things needed to be reviewed by him every day.

"However, this piece of paper full of words can be worth two or three catties of bamboo slips. Even if he increases his workload, his work efficiency will definitely improve a lot. The speed of reading a piece of paper is comparable to reading two or three catties of bamboo slips. The bamboo slips are coming soon."

"In this way, his daily working hours will be reduced."

Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo became happy again.

In history, Qin Shihuang died before he was fifty years old. Later generations often speculate that the reason for his early death is that besides eating the elixir offered by alchemists, it may also be due to intemperate work and overwork, which caused him to die when he was on tour. disease.

Now that Zhao Tuo makes paper, it should be of some use.

At this time, the first emperor was happy to see him.

Zhao Gao also praised: "This light and convenient paper, which is cheaper than bamboo slips, if it can be mass-produced and distributed to counties and counties in various places, it will definitely greatly increase the efficiency of government officials at all levels in our Qin State."

"And use this newly made paper to replace the bulky bamboo slips in the past. One cart of paper can be worth dozens of carts of bamboo slips. Not only is it convenient to transport, but it is also very beneficial for the government to store."

Zhao Gao pointed out the function of this paper from an administrative point of view.

Emperor Shi Huang nodded.

He reached out and picked up a piece of paper again, feeling the lightness in his hand, and the satisfaction in his eyes was even greater.

Yes, the appearance of paper not only lightened the burden on the emperor, but also spread it throughout the country, greatly increasing the administrative efficiency of officials at all levels.

This is a weapon of the country.

And according to Zhao Tuo's subsequent explanation, this new thing called paper is made of materials such as hemp and cloth, and is not a valuable item.

In addition, Zhao Tuo also said that paper can be made from bark, wood, bamboo, and even grass that can be seen everywhere. Shaofu is also exploring and manufacturing other types of paper.

Materials can be found everywhere, and mass production can reduce costs. Its cost is far cheaper than bamboo slips, and it has the characteristics of lightness.

Although the first emperor saw paper as a new thing for the first time, he had already made a decision in his heart to popularize paper in Qin.

He looked at Zhao Tuo in front of him, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he was, and the little resentment he had had because of the shattering of the golden man dream before also disappeared.

Zhao Tuo is very good, every thing he makes is so useful.

Especially thinking of Zhao Tuo's caring words when he presented the paper just now, Emperor Shi Huang felt warm in his heart.

Whether it is true or not, he can still see it.

Zhao Tuo made paper for the sake of my body.

"The paper made by Qing is very good, I am very happy."

The First Emperor smiled and nodded at Zhao Tuo to show his affirmation and satisfaction.

"His Majesty is happy, it is my honor."

Zhao Tuo hurriedly bowed his head to respond.

At the same time, there was a flash of light in his eyes, and he was ready to strike while the iron was hot, and he would bring up a major event related to his papermaking, which could further highlight the role of paper.

Zhao Tuo cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "I report to Your Majesty, after making paper, I came up with an idea. Cooperating with this newly made paper will be of great benefit to the state affairs. I should advise Your Majesty."

"tell me the story."

When the first emperor heard the phrase "it is of great benefit to the affairs of the country", he immediately sat upright, wanting to hear the details.

Zhao Gao, who was next to him, also looked at Zhao Tuo curiously, wanting to hear his brother's other suggestions.

Zhao Tuo quickly sorted out his thoughts in his mind, and said loudly: "When I heard that King Xuan of Zhou ordered Taishi to write fifteen chapters of "Dazhuan", it is a common language in the world, and it is used in Jin, Lu, Chu, Qi, Wu and other countries. Wen. Therefore, all the countries in the world are divided into four seas, and they can also communicate with each other by letter."

"However, since Zong Zhou was in trouble, King Ping moved to the east. The princes have made great efforts to govern, and they are not unified by the king. Those who hate rituals and music harm themselves, but all go to their classics. As for the division into seven kingdoms, the fields are different, and the roads are different. Laws and laws are different, clothing and hats are different, speech is different, and writing is different."

"Now His Majesty Lai is powerful and unifies the territory of the world. The one-mu system, one car track, and one Qin law are convenient for the world. However, there are still different voices and different characters in all parts of the world. Words are hard to change, and it is difficult for ministers to say more. But the characters are different. , but it has caused great damage to our Qin country!"

All kinds of weird characters appeared in Zhao Tuo's mind, and he said sadly: "From what I saw in the battle of the world, there are seven ways to write the word 'horse' in the Seven Kingdoms!"

"Especially the Chu people's bird and insect seal script. Those characters look like birds and insects. I feel dazzled just by looking at them. I don't know what they are writing. It is extremely difficult to learn."

"The characters in different places are different. Such a situation not only makes it impossible for the officials sent by the Qin State to various places to quickly grasp the local situation, they cannot understand the local people's documents and classics, and are easily deceived by the local people."

"Furthermore, the decrees issued by Xianyang to various places are incomprehensible to the officials selected locally and the head of Guizhou because of the irregular characters. In this way, there may be some Qin officials who have not been dispatched to use this matter to privately change the decree in order to seek case of self-interest."

...

Zhao Tuo talked about the disadvantages of a lot of characters in one breath.

At the last moment, Tu Qiong saw him and revealed his real purpose.

"Your Majesty, please use the same characters in the books, and use Qin characters as the yardstick for the world, so that all the thirty-six counties in the four seas and nine states use Qin characters. order, so that the world will be unified!"

The book is the same as the text.

The First Emperor's face moved slightly.

The characters of the seven countries are different, and the differences are very large, so he knows it very well.

When the six countries were not destroyed before, he corresponded with the monarchs of the six countries, and he couldn't understand what the monarchs of the six countries wrote in the letter. He also needs a special translator to translate it into Qin State seal script before he can understand it, which is indeed very inconvenient.

This is a very uncomfortable thing for a king who is committed to controlling the world.

At that time, Qin Wangzheng said a word.

"In this world, there are nineteen ways to write a character, and they don't know each other. It's extremely inconvenient. After the widow destroys the six kingdoms, all those miscellaneous characters will be abolished, and only one kind will remain. Wouldn't it be fun?"

Today, the territory of the world is unified.

The track, mu system, laws, and even currency will all be unified.

This text should indeed be unified.

Even though Zhao Tuo didn't bring it up this time, Emperor Shihuang was going to start this matter after finishing all the matters in front of him.

Now that Zhao Tuo had spoken out this idea in advance, Emperor Shi Huang was surprised, but also quite happy.

He thought that Li Si Neng would be the first to understand what he meant, and put forward suggestions for the book and the text.

Unexpectedly, it was Zhao Tuo who said it first.

This son really deserves to be his confidant.

Thinking of this, Shi Huang looked at the stack of thin hemp papers in front of the case again.

"The book is the same as the text, with this newly made paper..."

Zhao Tuo not only put forward suggestions, but also created a new carrier of the book and the text.

Thoughtful to think of.

At the same time, Zhao Gao was also surprised, feeling that his brother really had great insight, and the suggestions he made were all related to important national affairs.

Based on Zhao Gao's understanding of the first emperor, Zhao Tuo's proposal hit the other party's heart, and the emperor must be very happy.

"I also want to learn from him and put forward some suggestions that are beneficial to the country. Maybe the emperor will reuse him, and maybe I will become a minister in the future."

Zhao Gao secretly made up his mind.

Seeing that the first emperor was seriously considering his proposal, Zhao Tuo felt that there must be no problem with this matter.

Because in history, Qin Shihuang originally had the idea of ​​writing in the same language, and issued an edict to unify the writing in the world this year.

The cars are on the same track, the books are on the same text, and the weights and measures are unified.

This is already one of Qin Shihuang's achievements recognized by later generations.

What Zhao Tuo did was to advance this matter a little bit.

The paper he invented will play a huge role in the process of Qin Guoshu's writing.

This is also the reason why Zhao Tuo immediately chose to let Zhang Han make paper after he took office as Shaofu.

He makes paper, not really for going to the toilet.

He is for the emperor, and the world!

"However, in history, it seems that Li Si proposed the same language. It has been seven months since the unification of the world, and I am about to start unifying the currency. Why hasn't he mentioned this yet?"

"Could it be because of me that this event was changed?"

"Li Gong, it seems that I still have to do it for me."

Zhao Tuo sighed, feeling that he was really worried about the great affairs of the country.

"Shuowen Jiezi·Preface": and 15 chapters in seal script written by Xuan Wang Taishizhen...The speech is different, and the characters are different. When the first emperor of Qin took over the world at the beginning, Li Si Nai, the prime minister, agreed with him, and those who did not cooperate with Qin Wen were ignored.

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