Great Qin Shi Empress

== toilet paper ==

Lin Qian looked at the white paper on the table with a blank look in his eyes.

[Is the quality of the paper produced at the beginning so good?The disciples of the Mo family are too powerful, right?However, this kind of paper can really reduce the cost of reading? ! 】

Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, he was just happy that the white paper was made, and he hadn't asked about the cost yet.

He reached out to pick up the white paper: "Is this quality of white paper expensive?"

Lin Qian is not sure: "I have the impression that it is very expensive, but I am not sure if the Mohist Juzi used some special method to reduce the cost, or he found a paper-making method that is completely different from what I know, so the low cost is too low. Can make such a good paper."

Although paper has been widely popularized in later generations, and most of the time it costs less than a few dollars for a thick stack, the real top-quality paper, such as rice paper, water pattern paper, white deer paper, etc. Even in the modern age when assembly line production is almost fully used in papermaking due to the production process, it still has an extremely high price.

Although Lin Qian's life was unsatisfactory in her previous life, she did come into contact with many good things because of family reasons.

Handmade rice paper is also one of them.

Even if you haven't touched it or written on it, you can tell from the clean surface of the white paper that the quality of this paper is definitely not bad.

She hesitated for a moment: "Can I touch it with my hands?"

Ying Zheng was also curious about the quality of this paper, so he directly pushed it to Lin Qian.

Lin Qian touched it with his hands, picked it up and shook it, and then opened his mouth in astonishment.

[I used to think that the rice paper "light as a cicada's wing, white as snow, trembling like fine silk without sound" would be improved after many years of development. Like an egg membrane, hard and clean as jade, thin and smooth, "Chengxin paper" has been compared with paper. 】

Ying Zheng looked at Lin Qian: "Clarity paper?"

Lin Qian sorted out his thoughts and explained: "Since paper has been widely used, scholars can no longer do without the four treasures of the study, brush, ink, paper and inkstone. There have also appeared many types of paper with excellent quality, among which rice paper is the most popular among scholars. Welcome. Chengxin paper is the best quality paper among Xuan papers. It was once used as a tribute for the imperial court, and was once called "the king of paper". Unfortunately, the method of making paper was lost, and few of them have been handed down to the world. "

In this way, Lin Qian also confirmed that this kind of paper would definitely not be the first paper successfully produced by the Mohist Juzi.

The quality is really great!

She looked at Ying Zheng, smiled and said, "I'm afraid the Mohist Juzi had already found out how to make paper, but he didn't tell you because he was dissatisfied with the quality."

Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, feeling that Lin Qian's tone of voice was not quite right.

Looking up, she found that a square frame appeared above her head again——

The trumpet Lin Qian inside was pointing at the sad-faced trumpet Ying Zheng next to him, covering his mouth and laughing, smiling, lying on the ground and rolling.

Ying Zheng: "..."

Didn't expect Lin Qian to hold a grudge? !

but……

Not really, really not.

Ying Zheng was a little amused: The Mohist giant was willing to report this matter only after he had produced excellent quality paper. He only felt happy, so how could he have a bad mood because of it?

But seeing Lin Qian's overjoyed expression, a smile flashed in his eyes, but he didn't say much.

It doesn't hurt to keep her happy for a while.

Seeing that Ying Zheng didn't respond, Lin Qian felt bored instead, and the little man above his head quickly disappeared.

She thought for a while and said: "The quality of this kind of paper is so good, it should cost a lot of money. If you want to use it to print books or write for scholars on a daily basis, I'm afraid it won't work. You should look at other papers made by the Mohists. Paper."

Ying Zheng touched the paper and agreed with Lin Qian: "Tomorrow, you will have someone go to Zhi Su Nei Shi to ask for leave... No, it's not necessary."

Lin Qian looked at Ying Zheng suspiciously.

He smiled: "The giant of the Mo family has made a recording tool that is far superior to bamboo slips and wooden slips. Although this has nothing to do with people's livelihood, it has something to do with Qin's talent cultivation. You should call all the Chinese and military ministers here. Let's discuss it together."

If there is cheap paper, among other things, at least books will no longer be as rare as they are today.

Qin has no shortage of books now——

After copying so many nobles' homes, the collection of books accumulated by their ancestors for many years is now all in Xianyang Palace.

……

The next day when he went to court, all the civil and military ministers who were still in Xianyang were called to the conference hall, and none of them was left behind.

Everyone was a little confused.

Then Li Xin couldn't sit still, and as soon as he entered the meeting hall, he pulled Meng Tian to inquire: "But His Majesty has finally decided to attack Chu State? I heard that the internal chaos in Chu State seems to be coming to an end, if we don't take the last chance to attack, I’m afraid it will take more effort in the future.”

Meng Tian shook his head: "It should have nothing to do with Chu."

Li Xin let out an "ah" with a rather disappointed expression on his face.

【Didn't you pass such a good opportunity?Chu State is now at the end of its strength, even if it is defeated, it will not take much force and time!well……】

Ying Zheng turned his head, and his eyes fell directly on Li Xin.

Li Xin was taken aback, and couldn't help shrinking: "???"

【Why does Your Majesty suddenly look at me? 】

Ying Zheng: "..."

I really don’t know if I don’t listen to the heartbeat. After listening to the heartbeat, I found that almost all the ministers of Qin State are stupid.

At this time, even Wang Wan, who was the busiest recently, walked in.

After a group of people greeted Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng said: "The main reason why I called you to the meeting hall today is because the Mohist giant recently made a kind of tablet that is more convenient and easy to use than bamboo slips and wooden slips, and is more suitable for recording text patterns." tools, paper."

After speaking, he looked at Juzi Mojia who was sitting next to him.

Different from the gentle scholar in Lin Qian's imagination, the Mohist giant who stood up was a big man with a thick back, a loud voice, and a quite generous smile.

He stood up cheerfully, then swiped, and pulled out a large stack of papers in various shades of color ranging from dark brown to pure white.Roughly speaking, there are hundreds of them.

Lin Qian couldn't help but widen her eyes.

Ying Zheng was also a little surprised. After Lin Qian reminded him last night, he was already mentally prepared that the Mo family would produce a lot of paper today, but even so, he never thought that the Mo family would come up with so much paper. Paper in various colors.

Juzi of the Mo family seemed embarrassed: "These are actually relatively good parts, and there are some frizzy, messy and shapeless ones, so I didn't take them out. There are still a lot of papers that I don't know where. Wrong, the paper made is soft and absorbs ink very well. If you dip a brush with ink and write on it, it will instantly smudge into a ball of ink that cannot be seen clearly. It is not usable at all. I didn’t bring it this time. come over."

"Here's the rest."

Lin Qian didn't realize it at first, but when Mo Jiajuzi started to take out all the papers and started introducing them one by one, it was as if she had suddenly opened up the two veins of Ren and Du, and realized what he said just now. "What is the paper.

[Toilet paper!Did the giant of the Mo family even make toilet paper? ! 】

Ying Zheng was listening carefully to the introduction of Juzi of the Mo family, when he suddenly heard this sentence from his heart, he subconsciously looked at Lin Qian.

Lin Qian couldn't hide her excitement, but she looked at Ying Zheng: "..."

This, although she doesn't think there is anything wrong with it, does it seem weird to discuss the role of toilet paper with a man?

Her eyes flickered, and she quietly looked away.

==·Printing·==

Ying Zheng was a little puzzled, but he wanted to ask Lin Qian later, so he turned his head and continued to listen to the introduction of Mo Jiajuzi.

Juzi of the Mo family is taking out a piece of yellow-brown paper and introducing: "The raw material of this kind of paper is some hay with strong toughness. It doesn’t look clear enough on the top, it’s a bit eye-catching, and the edges of the written words also have some smudges.”

"This kind of white paper is made of carefully selected bamboo...it is very suitable for writing and painting, but because the raw materials are rare, and it takes two months to produce a batch of white paper, the cost is relatively high..."

"The quality of this light yellow paper is not much different from the previous one, the cost is lower, and the time to produce the finished product is not too long, but the color is also a big problem..."

……

Juzi of the Mo family explained the raw materials, production time and writing effect of all the papers, and then took out a piece of white paper that was exactly the same as the one that Ying Zheng showed Lin Qian last night: "This paper is made by me after a long time. After years of research, the quality of all the paper produced is the best, and the writing and painting effects are also the best. Except for the high cost, I can't find any shortcomings."

Everyone's eyes were instantly attracted by the white paper in the hands of Juzi of the Mo family.

Military generals such as Meng Tian Li Xin and other civil and military masters are fine, but Wang Wan Li Si, a civil servant who has been dealing with bamboo slips and wooden tablets all year round, immediately becomes short of breath, and the whole person feels like the cushion under the buttocks has been pricked, moving left and right If it wasn't for Ying Zheng still sitting on it, this group of people might have rushed to the Mohist Juzi long ago.

The giant Mohist was stared at so eagerly, but he didn't show any timidity. Instead, he looked at Lin Qian with a smile: "Speaking of which, although we Mohist disciples researched these papers together, the initial idea of ​​making paper is not the same as that of Lin Qian." The basic steps were provided by Gu Fenghou, and we are very grateful to Gu Fenghou for making such easy-to-use paper."

Thinking that scholars would think of the Mohists whenever they used these papers in the future, the Mohist giant couldn't help but stand up and give Lin Qian a deep bow.

Lin Qian was startled, and quickly got up to return the gift: "I also know the raw materials of paper, and all the subsequent steps were experimented by Juzi and the Mohists, and have nothing to do with me. Even the raw materials, I also learned from other people that paper can be made available today, thanks to the great contribution of the Mohists."

The two flattered each other before returning to their respective positions.

The others were startled by what Mohist Juzi said, and they all turned to look at Lin Qian, their faces full of astonishment and surprise——

Didn't expect that the paper was actually Gu Fenghou's point?Originally, I thought that Marquis Gu Feng was valued by His Majesty only because he was lucky enough to get some unique plants. Now it seems that Marquis Gu Feng should also have a lot of things in his stomach, and he is not an empty stomach.

Lin Qian felt a little embarrassed when everyone looked at her like this.

But fortunately, she held on.

But she didn't know that all her emotions were exposed in Ying Zheng's eyes——

Ying Zheng looked at Lin Qian who was sullen and expressionless, and then looked at Lin Qian, who was blinking on the top of her head and had a cute face, but two red clouds flew up on her cheeks. It seemed that she was very embarrassed. Lin Qian couldn't help but arouse mouth.

He coughed on the two of them and drew everyone's attention: "I listen to Juzi, the cost of these papers is also quite different due to the difference in raw materials and production time? If you want to let more people read and write?" , What paper is cheaper to copy books on? Which paper is more suitable for practicing pen writing?"

Juzi of the Mo family was stunned for a moment, and took out some paper with a yellowish color, and the quality of the paper did not seem particularly good: "If you want more people to afford books, they can also have the opportunity to read and write. This kind of paper is cheap. The paper should be more suitable? Moreover, the color of this paper itself is not particularly dark, and the text recorded on it will not feel unclear."

Ying Zheng nodded and asked him to bring the paper to him.

Li Si and Wang Wan looked at each other, but they were worried.

Wang Wan took the initiative to speak: "Your Majesty, it's not that I'm pouring cold water on you, but that the number of people in Qin who can read and write is not very large. Even if the price of paper is not expensive, if you want to copy the amount that everyone can afford, I'm afraid it will be too late." ..."

Ying Zheng nodded and turned to look at Lin Qian.

Lin Qian was stunned, and it took him a while to realize what he meant.

The trumpet Lin Qian's head was full of question marks: [No, did you mention printing in front of you? 】

But now is not the time to pursue this issue. She swallowed her saliva when she saw the eager gazes of other ministers looking at her, and said seriously: "In fact, if Qin needs a lot of books, I do have a matching book in my hand." Technology."

Wang Wan, Li Si and the others' eyes lit up instantly, and the Mo family's giant wished he could jump in front of Lin Qian.

Lin Qian was a little frightened, and said after a long sigh of relief: "This technology is called printing. Printing is divided into woodblock printing and movable type printing. Write and carve the content of the article on a wooden board, and then print ink and stickers on it, as long as the technology is good enough, you can get countless exactly the same content.”

As she spoke, she glanced at Ying Zheng, and then took out a small piece of wood the size of a palm from her side: "I wonder if your majesty can ask someone to fetch some ink?"

It was also the first time Ying Zheng heard about printing, and he was quite curious about it, so he naturally nodded in response.

Soon, the waiter fetched some ground ink.

Lin Qian took out a handkerchief, dipped it in ink and smeared it on the wood chip with a few words engraved on it, and then asked Mo Jiajuzi for a piece of paper that was not of good quality, and then covered it.

After a while, Lin Qian uncovered the paper, and there were six big characters "Daqin Guozuo Mianchang" on it.

Although the characters were crooked and not very good-looking, the principle of engraving and printing mentioned by Lin Qian has been clearly seen by everyone present, including the illiterate waiter next to him.

Ying Zheng ordered someone to fetch the wood chip for inspection, and said after a while, "It looks like a seal."

The seal is the seal of the Warring States Period.

Lin Qian nodded: "The principle is actually the same."

Others subconsciously picked up the seal they carried with them, thinking that the seal could be stamped thousands of times when there was enough ink pad, they became more aware of the power of engraving and printing, and their emotions were instantly aroused .

Ying Zheng suppressed his excitement: "Then what about movable type printing?"

Lin Qian explained: "Although engraving printing is simple and practical, because the error tolerance rate of the engraving template is too low - just like the piece of wood I engraved, with only six characters, I was wrong because of stroke mistakes, uneven force and other accidents. And nearly ten wood chips of equal size and size were discarded, and one of them, I even accidentally cut off the last stroke when writing the last word of engraving, so I had to discard it.”

"So the cost of woodblock printing is relatively high. Generally, the more books and articles you print, the lower the cost after amortizing. Copying books is cost-effective.”

This is also the key to the fact that woodblock printing has become popular in Ming and Qing Dynasties, but there are still many scholars who can make a living by copying books.

She smiled and said, "Movable type printing is more suitable at this time."

"The basic principle of so-called movable type printing is not much different from engraving printing. It's just that movable type printing does not engrave many characters on a whole piece of wood and then reuse it as a template, but uses clay, ceramics, metal and other materials. Carve individual characters for later use. When necessary, directly find out the required characters from a whole set of characters and arrange them in a container, then add an adhesive that melts when heated and solidifies when cooled, and then prints the book. "

"The cost of movable type printing is not high, even if the printing quantity is small, there is no cost problem."

"But the raw materials for making movable type, the raw materials for adhesives, and how to find and combine all the characters more quickly..." Lin Qian looked at Mo Jiajuzi shyly, "I don't know too much, I'm afraid I can only Troubled Juzi to help out with the experiment."

The Mohist Juzi was only happy: "Don't worry Gu Fenghou, I will definitely bring the Mohist disciples to study movable type printing as soon as possible."

Others looked at Lin Qian with a little bit more approval——

If it was said that in the past, Lin Qian could not be viewed objectively because of her status as the concubine and the woman's gender, but now everyone present, even Wei Liao, who was most resistant to Lin Qian's entry into the court, has already taken the initiative to go to Ying because of her fearlessness of difficulties. Chuanjun's approach to cotton, and now paper and printing, completely changed her opinion.

Finally, they truly regarded Lin Qian as an "official" who was just like them, not an appendage of Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng didn't care about the changes in the ministers' thinking. He repeatedly recalled the advantages and disadvantages of the two printing methods in his mind. , there seems to be a special shortage of books in Qin State, and all the current books are printed with engraving..."

He paused, and couldn't help but think of the history books of Han Zhaoyan and the Three Kingdoms.

Yingzheng has been thinking about how to conquer other countries since he succeeded to the throne. After annexing South Korea and realizing that other countries cannot be an obstacle to Qin's unification, he can't help thinking about how to govern the country in the future whenever he is free.

Among them, burning or sealing up the history books of the six countries is an extremely important link.

He subconsciously wanted to exclude the history books of the Three Kingdoms from the plan.

But I didn't want Lin Qian to suddenly come to the spirit: "Are all the books? Can the history books of Han Zhaoyan and the Three Kingdoms be printed?"

Ying Zheng turned his head, seeing Lin Qian's expression of anticipation similar to that of his trumpet Lin Qian, he was speechless for a while.

He frowned, and was a little unhappy with his reaction, so he suppressed the strangeness forcibly: "No, the history books of Han Zhaoyan and the Three Kingdoms are kept in Xianyang Palace, and they are not allowed to be printed, sold, borrowed, or circulated..."

While talking, Ying Zheng's voice stopped suddenly.

Looking back, Lin Qian, the trumpet above Lin Qian's head, was a little drooping, as if she was particularly disapproving of her decision.

Ying Zheng frowned instantly, feeling suddenly upset.

He didn't know for a while whether he was upset because Lin Qian didn't agree with his actions, or because of Lin Qian's reaction, but anyway...

Not too happy.

==·Textbook·==

Yingzheng's mood changed, and all the ministers in the hall were affected.

The atmosphere, which was originally quite warm, fell into a stagnation in an instant.

Fortunately, Yingzheng's ability to control emotions is first-class, and he quickly suppressed some inexplicable emotions that he had just had just now, and turned to look at Wang Wan, Li Si and others: "Not only the history books of Han Zhaoyan and the Three Kingdoms, but also the other three kingdoms in the future, from the hands of the royal family and nobles. The seized history books will also be sent to Xianyang Palace as soon as possible, and no one else should be allowed to see them."

Lee received well.

As a confidant of Yingzheng, he has discussed similar topics with Yingzheng before. If others are not allowed to see the history books of the Six Kingdoms, their historical inheritance will be cut off, and the method of tracing the origin of the Six Kingdoms will be eliminated. Li Si even agrees more than Yingzheng. .

Wang Wan did have some objections—

He had no idea about Yingzheng's requirement of "no printing, selling, or dissemination", but he was somewhat concerned about the requirement of "no lending".As a literati, Wang Wan is very curious about the history books of various countries, especially the history books preserved by the royal families of various countries, and has long wanted to have a look.

But Ying Zheng's attitude was firm, Wang Wan hesitated and did not speak.

Lin Qian quickly adjusted his mood.

Her thinking was actually similar to Wang Wan's: she knew it was necessary for Ying Zheng to do so, but she still wanted to read the history books recorded by the Six Kingdoms for many years out of curiosity.

Lin Qian's love for history can be seen from her familiarity with the history of the Qin Dynasty.

But after all, the history of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods is not much left for later generations, and many historians can only wait for archaeological excavations if they want to study it. As a patient, she has no way of understanding it.

Now that she has the opportunity, of course she wants to see it.

But since Ying Zheng has already said so, Lin Qian can only temporarily give up this idea——

At least the books are still there, so you may not be unable to see them if you have the opportunity in the future.

but……

【Sure enough, it's a pity. I've always wanted to see these lost histories. 】

Ying Zheng paused: Lost?

……

Regarding the printing and promotion of books, Ying Zheng directly handed them over to Wang Wan and Li Si.

The size, typesetting, and content of the printed books all need to be sorted out by the two of them with their own followers and staff. After they are sorted out, they will be handed over to the craftsmen raised in the government offices to help carve the templates.

Even if the history books of Han, Zhaoyan and the Three Kingdoms were removed in advance, the number of remaining books is quite astonishing. Wang Wan and Li Si are probably busy during this time.

But the two of them didn't find it hard, on the contrary they were very happy.

……

That night, Ying Zheng called Lin Qian to the main hall.

When Lin Qian entered the main hall, she still hadn't realized it: "Your Majesty, why did you call me here today?"

[Should I say everything I know? 】

Ying Zheng has a good memory, so he decided to ask step by step: "When the Mohist Juzi mentioned that he made a kind of soft paper, you seemed very excited, and you also mentioned toilet paper?"

Lin Qian paused for a moment, and immediately turned red when she realized it.

[Help, why do you care about this thing? 】

Ying Zheng looked at Lin Qian's blushing face, and curled his lips together: "If you don't explain the situation clearly, given the current situation in Qin, that kind of paper that cannot be written on will not be produced again...

Lin Qian's eyes widened instantly: "Why?"

Ying Zheng looked at her as a matter of course: "Why spend manpower and material resources to produce useless things?"

Lin Qian: "..."

Come on, for your own health!

She opened her mouth and decided to tell Ying Zheng the function of toilet paper: "Although this soft and absorbent paper towel cannot be used for writing or painting, it is not without other functions. You can wipe it with a paper towel, for example, if something is dirty, you can also use it to wipe it off, such as..."

"Of course, its biggest role is..."

Speaking of this, Lin Qian suddenly shut up, and her face was even more red like a cloud of fire.

Lin Qian, the trumpet above her head, was smoking all over her body, covering her eyes with her two small fleshy hands, screaming silently at Ying Zheng, the trumpet.

Ying Zheng: "???"

He was just a little curious at first, but now seeing Lin Qian's reaction, his curiosity exploded in an instant.

Lin Qian met Shang Yingzheng's eyes, and immediately took a deep breath: "Your Majesty, you... I... this... I don't feel comfortable talking to you."

[Discussing the use of toilet paper with a man, or Qin Shihuang?Help, this feels really weird! 】

Ying Zheng keenly grasped what Lin Qian was particularly concerned about——

Because of my identity and gender?

Regardless of identity, gender...

Is the use of toilet paper so private that it is not easy to resort to it?

He was thinking about forgetting it, when Lin Qian lowered his head and spoke in a voice like a mosquito: "One of the functions of toilet paper is to wipe it after going to the toilet..."

Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, and became embarrassed after realizing it.

Such as...toilet?

……

The two sat opposite each other for a long time, and it took a while to calm down.

Ying Zheng resolutely changed the subject: "Why were you so disappointed when you heard today that the widow did not want to print the history books of Han, Zhao, Yan and the Three Kingdoms?"

Lin Qian was stunned for a moment, then looked up blankly: "I'm not disappointed because you don't want to print Han Zhaoyan's history books?"

[No, did you misunderstand? 】

Lin Qian quickly explained: "I'm really disappointed after you said what you did with the history books of Han, Zhaoyan and the Three Kingdoms, but it's not because you don't want to print and sell the history books."

"I've guessed you'd do it, because that's what you've done."

[I don't think it's unexpected at all, why should I be disappointed? 】

Ying Zheng looked at her: "Then why are you disappointed?"

Lin Qian glanced at him, and then at him again: "Because, you also said that you can't borrow books?"

Ying Zheng was stunned.

Seeing that he was not angry, Lin Qian felt a lot more relaxed: "The specific history of the six countries was basically lost later on. Historians can only find some famous anecdotes from various classics if they want to study, and they may not be accurate. .”

After thinking for a while, she gave an example, "It seems that there is a thing about you recorded in the Warring States Policy, and I don't think it is worth believing. It says that you like Lord Anling's land and want to pay five hundred You asked the envoy if you have ever seen the emperor angry, and he asked you if you have ever seen a man angry, and then he drew his sword at you, scaring you. I gave up my original plan."

——This story is the source of the famous "When the emperor is angry, he lays down millions of corpses and bleeds for thousands of miles".

The strange thing about this story is that the envoy brought a weapon when he met Ying Zheng——

According to the law of Qin, ministers of civil and military affairs are not allowed to carry weapons when they go to court or meet the king of Qin.

What's even more strange is that, as a king with good martial arts skills, Ying Zheng didn't respond when the opponent drew his sword, as if he didn't wear a weapon at all.

Ying Zheng met a messenger who was wearing a weapon without wearing a weapon?

And the place where they met seemed to be the same as the two of them. After Ying Zheng's life was threatened, no one stepped forward to escort him?

Lin Qian glanced at Ying Zheng, it didn't seem like something he would do.

Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows: "Scared me so much that I gave up my original plan?"

Lin Qian shrank back: "I didn't say it, it was a story recorded by others. When later generations wrote history books, they seemed to think that this story was not reliable, so they deleted your conversation and only said that you are Lord Anling gave up the piece of land he originally wanted because he kept his morality."

The story after the deletion is indeed like that, but because the original story is not credible, the credibility of the adaptation...

Anyway, Lin Qian felt suspicious.

Ying Zheng frowned after hearing this.

Lin Qian glanced at Yingzheng, and said tentatively: "Actually, you are doing this to let the people of other countries forget the Six Kingdoms and recognize the identity of the Qin people, right? I don't know how to do it, but I can use other people's practices Tell you, do you refer to reference?"

Ying Zheng looked at Lin Qian with sharp eyes: "Say!"

Lin Qian sat up straight in an instant: "The kings in the feudal era did a better job of unifying their thinking. It was an emperor called Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. A large number of Confucian scholars serve as officials, driven by interests, people in the world naturally choose to study Confucian classics and agree with Confucianism."

"Just as people later imitated and learned your system of governing the country, later emperors also imitated the practice of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in terms of ideological governance, using Confucianism as a weapon to rule the people of the world."

"But in modern times, because of the emergence of schools, there is another more convenient, faster and more effective way—"

"That is, control the content of the teaching materials."

Ying Zheng looked at Lin Qian: "What are teaching materials?"

Lin Qian was stunned for a moment, and explained: "Textbooks are books that students use to read, read, and learn knowledge. The content of the books is not complete and coherent, but some useful articles or article fragments, celebrity stories, etc. are selectively extracted. , a book assembled and compiled.”

Lin Qian didn't even need to explain in depth, a "choice" was enough for Ying Zheng to understand what effect this kind of textbook could achieve if he used it well.

Lin Qian didn't know how many means of controlling people's hearts Yingzheng had associated with the word "selective", and was still trying to explain it: "Because of the explosion of knowledge brought about by the two industrial revolutions, almost every student You have to study in school for at least 13 years before you can enter the society, and most of the school textbooks are compiled by the government, so once the government does something about the textbooks, it is easy to brainwash the generation who grew up with those textbooks..."

Ying Zheng lowered his eyelids and fell into deep thought.

==·Political struggle·==

After a long time, Ying Zheng finally raised his head: "The two methods you mentioned are very useful. In the future..."

He frowned, hiding his thoughts.

Ying Zheng curled his lips into a chuckle, "Tell me, what reward do you want?"

And rewards? !

Lin Qian immediately stood up: "It's nothing, just... can you let me read the history books of Han Zhaoyan and the Three Kingdoms? It would be even better if there are Zhou Dynasty or even before. I'm really curious."

Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Okay, my widow will send you the history books of Han Zhaoyan and the Three Kingdoms."

Lin Qian instantly became happy.

Yingzheng was infected by it, and his mood couldn't help being much happier.

But on the subject of textbooks...

Let's talk about it after Li Si and Wang Wan sort out the books and print them out. No matter what they do now, it's too hasty.

And when Lin Qian was obsessed with the history books of Han Zhaoyan and the Three Kingdoms, Qin State was planning to launch another attack on Chu State.

When the court came to court this day, Ying Zheng directly asked the ministers of the court: "I want to send troops to attack Chu State. I wonder if any of you generals are willing to go? If you go, how much force can you use to take Chu State?"

All the ministers in the court looked at Wang Jian instantly.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Wang Jian's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but reflect on whether his performance in winning Zhao and Yan successively in the past two years was too eye-catching.

He frowned slightly, lowered his eyelids and did not answer.

Li Xin was not as calm as Wang Jian, and he couldn't wait to answer: "Your Majesty, I can take Chu with 20 people!"

Wang Jian frowned, and subconsciously glanced at Li Xin.

Li Xin noticed Wang Jian's gaze, and immediately raised a silly smile at General Wang Jian, whom he respected very much.

Wang Jian's eyes twitched and he looked away.

[Didn't this kid look smart in the past?He was fierce and ferocious when he fought, and he could be called brave and resourceful, so why did he look like a fool now?Even though the civil strife in Chu State has not yet ended, the emaciated camels are bigger than horses, and the country is not like Yan State, which has no outstanding generals, nor is it like Zhao State, where the monarchs and ministers are at odds. You can make small moves. You bring 40 Thousands of troops may still be able to take Chu, 20?Brat wants to fart! 】

Ying Zheng was about to be happy when he heard that 20 troops could take Chu, but he didn't want Wang Jian to suddenly pour cold water on him.

The joy that rose in his heart dissipated a lot.

After a pause, Ying Zheng asked directly by name: "General Wang Jian, if I send you to attack Chu, how many troops will it take?"

Wang Jian hesitated for a moment, then estimated Qin's current military reserve, gritted his teeth, and directly said an astronomical figure: "Returning to your majesty, if you send humble ministers to lead troops to attack Chu, you must have 80 troops to take it! "

【WTF?Isn't it 60 troops? ! ! ! 】

Lin Qian, who was kneeling in the corner, was recalling the details of the battle when he heard a sensational "80 troops" and almost lost his mind in shock.

[A good 60 troops, how did it suddenly become 80?Could it be that I remembered wrongly? 】

Ying Zheng couldn't help looking at Lin Qian.

After getting along with each other for the past few years, he knew Lin Qian very well, not to mention seventy-eight percent.Ying Zheng knew very well that either Lin Qian had no interest in fighting, or the previous few battles were too smooth, and there were not many details recorded in the history books, so even if war was mentioned in the past few years, her heartbeat did not respond.

The reaction now can only prove one thing——

This war is definitely not going to be smooth sailing!

Thinking about it this way, Yingzheng's lingering complacency couldn't help but dissipate, and he became cautious: "What do you love, dear ministers?"

He intended to ask Wei Liao and the others, but he didn't expect that Lord Changping, who had been acting like an invisible person for the past two years, would be the first to stand up: "I think that although the civil strife has just happened in Chu State, there are already conflicts in Chu's internal affairs. Therefore, a mere 20 troops may not be able to take Chu."

As soon as Mr. Changping opened his mouth, Wei Liao and the others immediately thought: "It's broken!"

Such a scene has not happened before.

Back then, after years of painstaking development, the Qin State had already accumulated considerable strength, so it planned to continue the last wish of several generations of Qin Kings and go east to annex other countries.

At that time, the ministers of the DPRK and China had a dispute over which of the three kingdoms of Han, Wei and Zhao should be the first to attack.

For example, Yao Jia, Li Si and others naturally aimed at South Korea, the weakest of the three countries, without hesitation, thinking that they should win the real power first.