Daqin: I was overheard by Zulong

Chapter 137

Cheqi General's Mansion, in Zhang Cang's courtyard, is holding a grand banquet to welcome Wang Chi who just came back from Guanzhong.

Wang Chi had just returned from a new salt mine discovered in Guanzhong. On the way, he helped Zhang Cang's family bring some things to Zhang Cang. Zhang Cang thanked Wang Chi and set up a banquet for him.

While they were eating here, someone heard from outside the Leng Buding Courtyard that an imperial edict had arrived. Zhang Cang and Wang Chi felt strange and came out to receive the edict together.

But the servant who issued the decree smiled and said to the two of them: "You two noblemen, this imperial decree is not for you two!"

Um?Zhang Cang and Wang Chi were a little confused. It was not awarded to them, so how could it belong to whom?
If the crown prince wants to receive the order, it will naturally be in the crown prince's mansion. Apart from the two of them, I really can't think of anyone else who can deserve the order from His Majesty the emperor himself.

"Wang Wanting accepts the order!" Upon seeing this, the servant who delivered the order smiled playfully and shouted in a long voice, which stunned Wang Chi.

"This, this can't be a mistake, sir, my daughter is only ten years old, what kind of imperial edict does she receive?"

But at this moment, Wang Wanting came forward slowly, and Yingying prostrated herself on the ground, "Father, the imperial decree is indeed for my daughter!"

"What?" This time, not only Wang Chi was stunned, but Zhang Cang who was beside him was also stunned.

The father-in-law of the decree liked to see this effect, cleared his throat, and immediately began to issue the decree, "By God, the emperor said, I think Wang Wanting is smart, hardworking and studious, and I am amnesty to make her the official of the papermaking mansion." , Printing House, Fuzheng, hereby!"

After the imperial decree was read, Wang Wanting knelt down and received the imperial decree respectfully. After Wang Wanting finished receiving the imperial decree, neither Wang Chi nor Zhang Cang reacted.

Wang Chi was really confused, he didn't have an official position yet, and his daughter was already a third-rank official, and she was also the official of the two prefectures, the gap is too big.

Zhang Cang was also surprised, and then looked at Wang Chi and Wang Wanting's father and daughter, his eyes full of envy.

Wang Chi is now a celebrity in front of the prince, and Wang Wanting is even more powerful, directly in charge of the two mansions. This level of strength is beyond the reach of Zhang Cang himself.

"Father, I've become the administrator of the government, and it's still the administrator of the two governments!" Wang Wanting took the imperial decree, and came to her father excitedly, waving the imperial decree in Wang Chi's hand like offering a treasure.

Wang Chi was then brought back to reality. Looking at the imperial edict in his daughter's hand, his whole body felt bad.

My precious daughter is actually a third-grade official. Is this true?Should I be happy or unhappy?
Seeing that Wang Chi was silent, Zhang Cang quickly stepped forward and asked, "My good niece, tell me uncle, what is going on?"

Later, Wang Wanting told Wang Chi and Zhang Cang what happened to her at the Prince's Mansion and her encounter with Ying Zheng. However, Wang Chi was completely confused after hearing this.

After hearing this, Zhang Cang shook his head and said in admiration: "Brother Wang, your daughter is really amazing. You will have to support your brothers more in the future!"

Hearing Zhang Cang's words, Wang Chi felt mixed emotions in his heart, and he didn't know whether he should be happy or not.

The fact that Wang Wanting took office as the official of the Papermaking Mansion and the Printing Mansion quickly spread throughout Xianyang City, attracting malicious speculation and unprovoked attacks from all sides. Wang Wanting chose to ignore all of this.

With the crown prince as the backer, Wang Wanting has mastered the basics of papermaking and printing. With the existing conditions of Daqin, she first started to build a new papermaking workshop and printing workshop in Huangzhuang, Xianyang City.

Although it can't be compared with the paper mill and printing factory in Cheqi General's Mansion, it is definitely more than a hundred times better than the current Daqin printing process.

Especially the papermaking technology. Through Wang Wanting's improved papermaking workshop, the white paper produced has begun to circulate in Xianyang City, and the price is [-]% cheaper than Zhao Yi's printing paper.

Therefore, scholars in Xianyang City and even the Guanzhong area could afford paper for writing.

At the same time, there are more and more books on the market related to classics and various categories. Compared with traditional books on bamboo slips, the price is not only a little bit lower.

Such changes soon triggered changes in the entire Great Qin Shilin circle, and then gradually spread to the entire Great Qin.

What Wang Wanting did naturally touched the nerves of some people, so in the court, countless courtiers used various means to criticize Wang Wanting almost every day, but they were all suppressed by Ying Zheng.

However, Wang Wanting knew that His Majesty's suppression would always have an end, so after receiving Zhao Yi's approval, Wang Wanting finally launched a counterattack in the early morning of the morning.

In the early court of this day, the censor and the ministers who had colluded with each other long ago criticized Wang Wanting verbally and in writing.

Even though it was just a ten-year-old girl, none of these ministers was merciful.

"Your Majesty, I believe that Wang Wanting is too young and is not suitable to be the head of the two houses, so she should be dismissed and replaced."

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, there has never been a ten-year-old third-rank official who is still a woman. This trend must not be encouraged!"

"It's a big joke for a woman to go to the court to be an official. Is there no one in my Great Qin? Your Majesty, I'm admonishing you to die. Please take back your order and abolish Wang Wanting's official title."

Yingzheng started to feel headache again. During the recent morning court, these clichés were repeated every day, and his ears were already ringing, but at this moment, a long-lost voice suddenly appeared in his mind.

[Yo yo yo, one or two can't wait to jump out, are you doing this as early as now? 】

【Sigh, it's embarrassing for the children of these aristocratic families. In order to defeat a little girl, I really took great pains! 】

[That girl Wanting is also strong enough to endure these days, even more so than me. After all, I cultivated her! 】

[But there will be a good show soon, Wanting will need to use some strength to swell their faces, looking forward to it...]

Hearing Zhao Yi's voice, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up, and then he looked down at where the prince was. Sure enough, he saw Zhao Yi's figure, and then looked at the ministers who were presenting.

Unsurprisingly, the few ministers who played were not only the censors, but most of them came from well-known families in the Great Qin Dynasty, and the main ones were a few bamboo slip manufacturing families and the so-called scholarly families.

The minds of these ministers can be figured out with a casual guess, isn't it because the expansion of the papermaking and printing houses has already infringed on the interests of their aristocratic families?

That's why they were so eager to arrange spokespersons in the court to completely eradicate Wang Wanting.

After all, the Papermaking Office and the Printing Office cannot be abolished. That is where the prince and himself are staring, so these guys who bully the weak and fear the strong are staring at Wang Wanting and ruthlessly attacking them.

(End of this chapter)