Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Although the knowledge of the ancients was limited due to their age, this did not affect their thinking, especially in terms of theory and philosophy. The gap between the ancients and the moderns was actually not that great, and in some respects the ancients were even better.

And the many Zhao Guo scholars and people who were listening on the sidelines also held their breaths, applauding loudly every time they heard the witty words, and the applause was very loud.

Finally, after a long debate, a Legalist scholar stood out and won the championship of this debate!As soon as this result came out, the Legalists naturally shouted loudly and everyone cheered, while the scholars and bigwigs on the Confucian side all looked gloomy.

Although the most famous enemy of Confucianism has always been Mohism, Mohism has long since declined.

Qin, Zhao, South Korea, and Wei, these four countries are out-and-out supporters of Legalism, and even Qi, the headquarters of Confucianism, has mixed a lot of Legalism in governing state affairs Thought.

Regardless of the fact that Confucianism has the largest number of scholars, in fact it is Legalism that can really influence the monarchs of various countries.

Xun Kuang also had a look of helplessness, but he was a grand sacrificial wine after all, so he came up to the stage with a smile on his face, and rewarded the legalist scholar as the champion.

According to the previously announced schedule, in fact, the entire grand ceremony ended here.

After all, this is not a later life, and there is still a song and dance performance, sports meeting, etc. The entire ceremony is relatively short.

But at this moment, Han Xuwei coughed and suddenly spoke with a smile.

"Mr. Wu Xin, I heard that you had an agreement with a certain Confucian scholar a while ago, saying that you would give that Confucian scholar a very amazing gift. I wonder if this gift is ready now?"

Little Zhao Wang, who seemed a little drowsy because of the debate competition, suddenly regained his energy and said, "What kind of gift?"

As soon as the most distinguished monarchs and ministers spoke, they naturally attracted everyone's attention.

What Han Xu wanted was exactly this effect, and he immediately smiled and said, "My lord may not know something. When Wu Xinjun met with some students some time ago, he vowed to create a kind of writing that can write hundreds of words. So that future students don’t need to carry heavy bamboo slips when they travel.”

King Zhao was taken aback when he heard this, and then said in a puzzled way, "Can't silk paper do this?"

King Zhao's words fell, and the audience fell silent.

At this moment, even Zhao Kuo was a little dumbfounded, thinking of the story of "why not eat minced meat".

Han Xuwei also couldn't laugh or cry, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty doesn't know, although silk paper is indeed good, but it is too expensive, and ordinary students can't afford it at all."

What a joke, let alone ordinary students, even a national teacher like Han Xuwei only uses bamboo slips on weekdays, and only uses silk paper when important things need to be carried secretly, okay?

Little King Zhao gave a half-comprehension sound, and then looked at Zhao Kuo expectantly: "Wu Xinjun, what exactly are you talking about?

Take it out quickly, the widow is also a little curious. "

Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "I am following orders."

After saying this, Zhao Kuo did not forget to glance at Han Xuwei.

Han Xuwei was also taken aback when he heard the words, and thought to himself, could Zhao Kuo really have a way?

But immediately, Han Xuwei immediately denied this possibility.

Bamboo slips are heavy, difficult to write, and difficult to preserve. These shortcomings have long been known to the world.

But what about knowing these shortcomings?

I don’t know how many hundred years have passed since the bamboo slips were born, and I don’t know how many people have tried to improve them, but all of them have ended in failure.

Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo is indeed good at political struggle, and he is invincible in war, but it is impossible to even invent, right?

It is impossible for the whole world to solve a problem that cannot be solved for hundreds of years. He said it will be solved, right?

Zhao Kuo is not a fairy!Thinking about it, Han Xuwei's confidence gradually changed, and the sneer on his face became more and more obvious.

This time, the old man wants to see what else you can come up with to hit the old man in the face!

Chapter 342 Cai Lun Paper for Five Dollars (for Subscription)

Han Xuwei's expression was so obvious, it was naturally recognized by many other people present.

"Look, the Grand Master seems to be mocking Lord Wu Xin."

"No way, why does the Grand Master mock Wu Xinjun?"

"He may think that Wu Xinjun can't produce what he claims."

"Uh, actually, I also think Wu Xinjun can't show it, but I still support Wu Xinjun."

"Why" "Without Mr. Wu Xin, there would be no current academy. As students of the academy, if you ignore the contribution Wu Xinjun made to the academy, it would be ungrateful! Also, the gift that Wu Xinjun gave us Did you forget those four sentences?

Deafening, famous words through the ages. "

"That's right, I really hope that Wu Xinjun can slap the Grand Master in the face!"

Most of the people in the academy overwhelmingly hope that Zhao Kuo can win.

However, the vast majority of them felt very unanimously that Zhao Kuo might not be able to win this time.

In this highly anticipated atmosphere, Zhao Kuo stood up and snapped his fingers.

"Xu Li's housekeeper, pull the things up for the Marquis!"

Since it's a formal occasion, of course you can't call Uncle Xu.

Xu Li immediately took the order, turned around and left.

This behavior immediately made Han Xuwei a little suspicious, but soon the grand master became calm again, and looked at Zhao Kuo with a sneer.

Just bluffing!A moment later, a carriage slowly drove up to Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo smiled slightly, walked to the front of the carriage, looked around everyone, and nodded to the little King Zhao: "Look, my lord, this is the Cai Lun paper I brought to the students!"

As Zhao Kuo's voice fell, he opened the door of the carriage.

Suddenly, a cart full of papers appeared in front of everyone.

Zhao Kuo randomly pulled out a dozen sheets of paper from the carriage, and placed them in front of Zhao Wang, Han Xuwei, Xun Kuang and other school palaces offering wine, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Grand Master, and everyone offering wine , please take a good look at it, is this Cai Lun paper of Benhou, as promised by Benhou, can not only write hundreds of thousands of characters, but also be very convenient and easy to carry?"

Han Xuwei looked at the piece of paper in front of him, and his face changed completely.

Little Zhao Wang looked at the paper on the table with some curiosity, and said in amazement: "Wu Xinjun, your paper is not bad, I really haven't seen it before."

Xun Kuang and other academy sacrificers couldn't wait any longer, and asked someone to bring a brush and start writing.

"You can write without leaking ink!"

You must know that paper has a very important feature, that is, it cannot leak ink, otherwise what is written will not be literate, but a ball of ink.

If no ink leaks, it proves that this is a qualified paper and can be used for writing.

Zhao Kuo looked at Han Xuwei with a smile on his face: "Teacher, are you satisfied with this answer from the Marquis?"

Han Xuwei's face was pale.

The grand master of Zhao Guo never imagined that Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo was not only powerful in political struggle, but also invincible in commanding operations, and even his ability to create inventions far exceeded Han Xuwei's expectations.

Zhao Kuo created a substitute for the bamboo slips problem that no one could solve for hundreds of years, an answer that can truly satisfy everyone!Suddenly, Han Xuwei seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and screamed fiercely.

"Wu Xinjun, don't think that this old man doesn't know your methods! The cost of your so-called Cai Lun paper must be extremely expensive, and it is impossible for ordinary students to afford it!"

Han Xuwei also had an idea in desperation, since Zhao Kuo really made this kind of thing that meets the requirements, let's start with the price!Tissue paper can also be used, but it is so expensive that most people cannot afford it.

The paper made by Zhao Kuo must be expensive and expensive!However, the next moment, Zhao Kuo's words completely shattered Han Xuwei's last hope.

"Grand master, grand master, so you have this ability?"

The undisguised contempt on Zhao Kuo's face hurt Han Xuwei deeply, and Han Xuwei was furious: "Wu Xinjun, if you have something to say, please speak well, if you don't speak, please shut up!"

Zhao Kuo shook his head, ignored Han Xuwei, turned around to face all the students in the academy, and spoke loudly.

"Students, starting tomorrow, four shops selling Cai Lun paper will be open to everyone in Handan Market.

The price of paper is five yuan a piece! "

"Five coins a piece?"

When Zhao Kuo finished speaking, everyone was in an uproar.

Not because it is too expensive, but because it is too cheap!One thing that must be pointed out is that bamboo slips also cost money.

Bamboo slips are composed of strips of wood or bamboo, usually cut into strips of bamboo or wood, and polished on the writing side; the bamboo should be dried on the fire, this process is called history or It is called killing, and the purpose is to make it easy to ink and prevent moths.

Then, they have to be threaded with rope again to form bamboo slips.

Bamboo chips cost money, wood chips cost money, processes such as history and completion also cost money, and the labor for threading the rope also costs money.

Therefore, a bamboo slip composed of 24 pieces, which is equivalent to a "one-page" bamboo slip in later generations, is now sold for ten yuan in Zhao State.

A page of bamboo slips can only write one or two hundred characters at most.

One page, as long as the writing is smaller, [-] characters are absolutely no problem.

And the money for one page of bamboo slips can even buy two pages of Cai Lun paper!A spike, an absolute spike.

There is no suspense, a complete instant kill.

Han Xuwei couldn't hold on anymore, and his whole body began to be a little shaky.

When such words as four shops and five coins were said, Han Xuwei knew that he had lost again this time, and the defeat was extremely complete!However, Zhao Kuo's words did not end there.

Zhao Kuo continued to speak loudly: "If you think Cai Lun paper is too expensive, then there is no need to rush to buy it for a while.

Ben Hou is here today to assure everyone that within five years, the price of Cai Lun paper will definitely drop to one yuan per piece of paper, or even lower! "

A brief silence.

Afterwards, the students in the academy couldn't hold back their emotions any longer, and burst into earth-shattering cheers.

"Long live!"

"Long live Wu Xinjun!"

"Long live Cai Lunzhi!"

The eyes of these students looking at Zhao Kuo are full of admiration.

This is the man, he said he could solve the bamboo slips problem, and then he really solved it!To be able to travel across the world and keep your word like Wu Xinjun is the real life worth living.

Zhao Kuo laughed loudly, and turned to look at Han Xuwei.

"Teacher, do you have anything else to say?"

Chapter 343 The Embarrassed Han Xuwei

Following Zhao Kuo's words, everyone's eyes fell on Han Xuwei.

Han Xuwei really had nothing to say.

What Han Xuwei wants to do most now is to leave this damn place.

Han Xuwei wanted to leave directly like the last time he was slapped in the face by Zhao Kuo here.

However, Han Xuwei couldn't.

Because Han Xuwei came with Xiao Zhao Wang, he couldn't leave until Xiao Zhao Wang left.

Han Xuwei looked at Little Zhao Wang for help, but at this moment, Little Zhao Wang didn't know whether it was intentional or not, he was writing with a brush on the piece of Cai Lun paper presented to Zhao Kuo with great interest, and his mouth was still Tsk tsk: "The texture of this paper is really unique. Although it is not as good as silk paper, it is quite smooth to write on."

Han Xuwei looked away from King Zhao speechlessly, and then heaved a long sigh: "Mr. Wu Xin, this time the old man is indeed wrong."

Han Xuwei chose to admit his mistake, and he had to admit it.

After all, King Zhao is still here, and Han Xuwei cannot leave a bad impression on King Zhao.

Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing at Han Xuwei's extremely distressed expression.

"Grand master, grand master, I hope you can learn a lesson from this, and stop questioning and questioning me all day long. You can't succeed, understand?"

This is a naked slap in the face in public.

Han Xuwei was so angry that Zhao Kuo said this that he almost fainted, and the corners of his mouth kept trembling.

However, Han Xuwei had nothing to do.

Who made Zhao Kuo win?

Many of the school students present even started booing.

"Wu Xinjun is right!"

"Teacher, please don't continue to overestimate yourself in the future!"

"The grand master can't do it, Wu Xinjun is the strongest!"

Hearing these words, Han Xuwei was about to burst into anger. The anger in his heart was like a volcano about to erupt, and it was about to erupt.

However, the last bit of reason in his heart stopped Han Xuwei from doing this.