General Qin

Improve the efficiency of transcribing laws and government orders by more than ten times!

When Zhao Tuo said these words, even the first emperor, who had always believed in him, could not help but twitch his eyelids.

The other ministers and ministers were even more dumbfounded.

Efficiency increased by more than ten times?

Zhao Shaofu, is this too exaggerated?

The ministers were skeptical, but after what happened just now, no one would be so stupid as to object on the spot, but just silently stared at the complacent young man in the palace.

After Shi Huang's brief doubts, his eyes were full of anticipation.

He believed in Zhao Tuo.

This son-in-law has brought him too many incredible things.

He nodded and said: "Since the Shaofu said that there is such a good thing, you can take it and show it to you."

After a while, the attendants brought the objects Zhao Tuo mentioned from the palace gate, which were a wooden board engraved with characters and specially prepared ink.

"Your Majesty, please take a look, this is something that can improve the efficiency of copying."

Zhao Tuo's face was indifferent, and after asking the emperor for instructions, he ordered someone to bring the table and put it in the middle, and put the wooden board, ink and supporting tools on it for everyone to watch the process.

"Isn't this just a wooden board for engraving? You don't even have a pen, how do you copy it?"

Among the generals, Qiang Yan looked puzzled.

He wasn't aiming at Zhao Tuo, but he was confused. With Qiang's wisdom and attainments in writing, it was difficult to connect the things in front of him with improving the administrative efficiency of transcription.

While fixing the engraving, Zhao Tuo replied: "Qiang You need not worry, there is no need to write about this matter."

"No need for a pen? Can this improve the efficiency of copying?"

Qiang Lu's eyes widened, a little in disbelief.

Apart from him, Li Si, Wang Wan, Kai Zhuang and other ministers were thoughtful.

Even the first emperor on the emperor's couch raised his brows lightly, as if he had guessed a thing or two.

With the appearance of this lettering board, coupled with the matching ink and paper, the idea has come out.

"General Qiang can see it."

Zhao Tuo raised his head and smiled at Qiang Li.

General Qiang was pure in heart, and he was a wonderful person to cheer on. Without him, the atmosphere would have been much duller.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhao Tuo first fixed the engraving block, and then brushed water on the engraving block twice. After the engraving block was soaked in water, he took a special round brush and dipped it in ink, and evenly painted it on the plate.

Because Zhao Tuo had done experiments before, he was quite familiar with it. The amount of ink he applied on the engraving was moderate, and there were no accidents such as accumulation of ink.

Zhao Tuo raised his head and spoke loudly to the first emperor and the ministers.

"Please look, Your Majesty, the next step is to witness the usefulness of this thing!"

All the ministers and generals in the palace stared with bated breath. Even though many quick-minded people had vaguely guessed the usefulness of this thing, they still stretched their necks, wanting to see that miraculous scene.

Even the usually calm Emperor Shi Huang couldn't help but stood up, his dragon eyes fixed on the ink-soaked engraving in the palace and the paper in Zhao Tuo's hand.

Zhao Tuo spread the paper on the engraving block, then took a brush and lightly brushed the back of the paper.

As the brush in his hand moved, formed characters appeared one by one on the yellowed paper.

But in just a few seconds, the entire paper is already full of words.

Zhao Tuo took off the paper, held it up and showed it to the first emperor and the ministers.

"Your Majesty, there are more than 50 characters of laws and decrees engraved on this wooden board. You only need to use paper and ink to operate on it, but it can be printed on paper in an instant without any typos or corruptions. Isn't this method Is it faster than having someone copy it with a pen?"

"This is what I want to dedicate to Your Majesty and Daqin. This object is called engraving, and this technique is called printing. Using printing technology with paper is enough to make every government order of Your Majesty spread throughout the world without changing a word! "

In Zhao Tuo's clear voice.

All the ministers in the palace were already in a state of shock.

They saw that neat words were printed on the piece of paper in Zhao Shaofu's hand, and the content on it was exactly one of the laws of Qin.

"It really has words."

Qiang Lu's mouth was wide open, enough to stuff an egg into it.

Wang Wan stared fixedly at the paper full of words in Zhao Tuo's hand.

Li Si kept swallowing his saliva. He already spoke highly of Zhao Tuo's papermaking skills, but he never expected that he could make something even more astonishing.

Typography!

This is something that has never appeared in this world, and it is a technology that people who have used bamboo slips for nearly a thousand years can hardly imagine.

"What an engraving, what a printing, I am very happy with the printing technique presented by Zhao Shaofu."

The First Emperor was very happy. With his knowledge, he could naturally see what kind of effect the woodblock printing technique would have when combined with cheaper bark paper.

After being happy, Emperor Shi Huang's eyes fell on Wang Wan, and he spoke a little coldly.

"Prime Minister Zuo, how do you feel about the paper and printing techniques made by Zhao Shaofu?"

Sensing the indifference in the emperor's words and the mocking gazes of the officials in the palace, Wang Wan's scalp was already numb.

He lowered his head and said: "Young Master Zhao has already created a method to deal with the shortcomings of paper that I thought before. This paper and the convenience of printing are enough to replace bamboo slips. Bark paper and printing are really the art of strengthening the country." carry on."

As she said that, Wang Wan slightly cupped her hands in Zhao Tuo's direction, expressing her attitude.

Zhao Tuo bowed back, Wang Wan is not a particularly pedantic person, and now he knows how to show his favor.

It's just a pity it's too late.

With the emergence of bark paper and woodblock printing, coupled with the magical effect of orpiment, what Wang Wan said before has all become a joke, and coupled with Zhao Tuo's previous hints, the first emperor must have had a thorn in his heart.

The future of Prime Minister Zuo is probably gloomy.

The court meeting came to an end.

Emperor Shi Huang began the final summary.

"I want to unify the writing of the world. Papermaking and printing are both beneficial things, so I can use them just right."

"I ordered Tingwei, Taishiling, and CRRC Fuling to follow the example of Zong Zhou's "Historical Pian", sort out more than 3,000 characters in Qin Zhuan, delete the complex and simplify it, and use it as a model for Qin characters."

"Now that there are paper and printing techniques donated by the Shaofu, after the model essays written by the Sanqing are completed, they will be used as engravings, printed on paper, and distributed to the thirty-six counties, so that officials and school children in all counties and counties can practice it. !"

Listening to the order given by the first emperor, Zhao Tuo felt satisfied for a while.

Woodblock printing was born nearly a thousand years earlier, coupled with bark papermaking technology that was three hundred years earlier, these two things will definitely play an important role in the process of writing the same characters in the Qin State, and will also greatly improve the entire bureaucratic administrative system of the Qin State s efficiency.

On the other hand, after the popularization of paper, it will also be conducive to the dissemination of classics and literature, and it will certainly have a great effect on the promotion of cultural education.

"The group of Confucian scholars turned out to be conservatives who oppose new things. I wonder how they will react after they know the function of the combination of woodblock printing and paper?"

Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo showed a playful smile on his face.

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Doctorate Palace.

When what happened in the court was reported here, the entire Doctor Academy was in an uproar.

"Typos can be corrected with orpiment smear, this is no longer a problem!"

"Bark paper, compared with hemp paper, has lowered the price of paper, and now it is far lower than bamboo slips!"

"The combination of woodblock printing and paper is far better than manual copying. If it is used in classics..."

The eyes of many doctors were red, especially the Zhuzi doctors who had a good impression of paper before. Some even raised their arms and shouted: "We should go to visit Zhao Shaofu."

"Go together, go together!"

Among the voices, many Confucian scholars and doctors also joined in.

In the corner of the academy, Chun Yuyue and Qi Diaobi had ugly faces.

Chunyu Yue whispered: "I didn't expect that Zhao Tuo could solve the defect of the paper, but I underestimated him. Prime Minister Zuo now refuses our visit, and Zhao Tuo has prepared things in advance before the court meeting. A traitor!"

Qi Diaobi gave a wry smile, looking at the group of doctors who were going out, especially the doctor standing at the front.

He shook his head and said: "After this incident, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to stay in this doctoral palace any longer, so it's better to resign as a doctor and go back."

"Go home?"

Chunyu Yue's face turned livid.

At the same time, in the corner of the academy, a young man wearing a Confucian crown was watching them coldly.