Da Qin: Confucianism, Dharma and Taoism

Ying Wei was stroking these bamboo papers in his hand. He thought about it and asked:"……Have those rattan papers been made?"

The raw materials for papermaking are divided into hemp, leather, rattan, and bamboo. The quality and difficulty are almost in the same order.

But since the most advanced technology is directly available, the first two types of natural hemp and leather are simply skipped, and there is no need to go through them.

Although rattan paper has better quality than bamboo paper, its manufacturing cost is too high and is not suitable for large-scale use and can only be spread in a small area. Bamboo paper is much cheaper to manufacture and is suitable for commonly used paper.

Of course There is also rice paper, which is known as the king of paper and thousand-year-old paper. However, the manufacturing of rice paper is another set of processes, and the raw materials required are quite special. The best green sandalwood trees required for rice paper are unique to southern Anhui, that is, in Chu Within the country, unless Qin defeated Chu, those raw materials would have to be obtained through trade.

Therefore, Ying Wei could not make good rice paper for the time being.

After hearing Ying Wei's question, Li Si replied:"……Your Majesty, the rattan paper you mentioned has not been made yet."

"However, the craftsmanship of these bamboo papers has been perfected, and the workers have gained experience. It should not take long to make samples of paper made from rattan."

Ying Wei nodded with satisfaction and asked again:"……How is the caravan I asked you to form?"

Li Si reported everything in detail:"……The caravan has been organized and sent to Chu State as requested by Your Majesty to purchase green sandalwood and the sugar cane that Your Majesty requested. It has been three months now."

"However, the caravan has to go to Chu State. It is a long journey. In addition, the acquisition time will be taken into account. It may take some time for the caravan to return to Qin State."

"I have been paying attention to this matter, but don't worry."

Li Si didn't know what Ying Wei wanted those things for, but as a qualified subordinate, he would not ask about those things. He would just do things according to your Majesty's requirements. Listening to Li Si's answer,

Ying Wei felt more and more Sure enough, it's good to have a capable subordinate.

Otherwise, if he does these things personally, it's not that he can't do them, but he has to spend a lot of energy focusing on these things every day.

Saying and doing many things are completely two different things. The energy and physical energy required to put a concept into practice is completely different from just talking about it.

It is no wonder that many emperors in ancient and modern times hope to have a minister who can do things. Qianlong knew that Heshen was extremely greedy, But he still wants to reuse him because He Shen can really get things done!

This makes Ying Wei think of Brother Zheng again. Brother Zheng can be said to be a hands-on person in political affairs. The worst way to describe it is that he does not delegate power, and the best way to describe it is that he is diligent.

But No matter how you describe it, there is one thing you can't escape, that is - tired!

And Ying Wei doesn't know that Ying Zheng doesn't know martial arts at all, only some superficial moves, and he doesn't have the time to practice internal skills every day. , let alone maintaining health.

Ying Wei almost dared to conclude that with Ying Zheng's lifestyle, he would not live long in this era, and he would eventually be exhausted to death.

But he, Ying Wei, was different. He had always insisted on practicing inner strength and mental methods. , and will not work hard and consume his own energy every day, he will definitely live longer than Ying Zheng.

Political struggle is actually simple and unpretentious. If you want to win the political struggle, the easiest way is to live longer than the opponent.

As long as If you beat the enemy to death, you will be the real winner.

This was also the path that Ying Wei originally envisioned for himself, to beat Brother Zheng to death, and then take over the Qin State by himself.

At that time, Ying Wei did not expect that the Qin State would have a As long as the Qin Dynasty can last for hundreds of years like the Han Dynasty in his own hands, it will be enough.

But with the arrival of Golden Finger, Ying Wei's thoughts have also changed.

Ying Wei never thought before I have changed the world too much by myself, and it is difficult for me to do it even if I am sitting in the position of the emperor.

Just like this papermaking technology, who among the normal time travelers really understands that craft? There are too few people who understand, and other Not to mention some of the technologies.

How can one person master thousands of years of technological accumulation?

It’s different now. Ying Wei can recall every memory detail in his mind, so there is no need for technological changes. He has taken too many detours.

In addition, he vaguely feels that he can achieve immortality, so the future path he envisioned for himself before is too petty.

Ying Wei's pattern is bigger than Zheng Ge, and what Zheng Ge wants It is the inheritance of the Qin State for all eternity, and what he Ying Wei wants is the inheritance of the Chinese nation for all eternity!

The Qin State may disappear in the long river of history one day, but the Chinese nation must always stand in the forest of the world.

And the most important thing is The best thing is that he now feels that he has the ability to do it!

"I will stay with my child these days, and I will be notified after the rattan paper is made.."

Ying Wei strengthened his inner thoughts and ordered Li Si

"Here!"

Li Si responded quickly.

"Are the brushes and ink I need ready?"

Ying Wei asked again.

The four treasures of the study are a set. If one of them is studied, the others must also be studied.

Li Si said:"……It has been made and is waiting for your review."

Ying Wei nodded with satisfaction.

These are improved brushes and inks, which have better effects and are more suitable for use on paper rather than bamboo slips.

……

Ten days later, Xianyang Palace -

Ying Wei came to Xianyang Palace with the pen, ink, paper and inkstone he had made to prepare to meet Brother Zheng.

As usual, Ying Zheng was sitting on his knees in front of the desk reviewing memorials. The eunuchs and maids walked carefully and did not dare to say anything while moving the bamboo slips for him.

Ge Nie was like a gentle bodyguard, standing silently behind Ying Wei to protect him.

Looking at the mountains of bamboo slips, Ying Wei sighed in his heart: Brother Zheng, soon you won't have to look at these bamboo slips in the dark!

After having paper, with Ying Zheng's diligence, the speed of handling government affairs will inevitably be greatly improved, and it will be improved several times.

But the consequence of this may be that Ying Zheng will be even more tired.

After all, if you just read the memorial, it won't be very tiring. The most tiring thing is the thinking and reviewing after reading the memorial, which consumes the most energy.

With paper in hand, Ying Zheng will only review more memorials, which makes Ying Weidu wonder whether Brother Zheng will die of exhaustion a few years earlier than in history?

Hey, come here, give Master Ying Zheng more medicine!

When Ying Zheng, who was reviewing, saw Ying Wei arriving, he put down the bamboo slips and asked the eunuchs to move them away. He said with a smile:"……Third brother hasn't been to Xianyang Palace for a while."

"The Queen Mother has been talking about you and asked Gu to go to Chang'an to look for you. You will have to go to Ganquan Palace for a while."

Seeing that Ying Wei and his mother have such a good relationship now, Ying Zheng is also happy, because he can feel that the Queen Mother seems to really want to let him go and let him be crowned!

And this must be Ying Wei's credit, How could the Queen Mother be so happy without Ying Wei's daily company?

"My brother obeys!"

Ying Wei bowed his hand.

Accompanying Zhao Ji is actually quite tiring, but Zhao Ji is also easy to coax. As long as it makes her happy, it's easy to trick her. Ying Wei is now very familiar with it.

"The third brother has been in his own territory recently. What's the matter with coming to Xianyang Palace this time?"

Ying Zheng asked the eunuch to bring in cushions and tables, and the two brothers knelt down and talked facing each other.

Ying Wei said with a smile:"……I came here this time to tell Brother Wang two good things. Ying

Zheng said with a gentle face:"……oh? What a coincidence, Gu happened to have two good things to tell his third brother."

Ying Wei made a gesture of invitation and said:"……Then please let Brother Wang speak first."

"I heard that my third brother was blessed with a daughter ten days ago?"Ying Zheng asked.

Chang'an is located in the southern suburbs of Xianyang. With this distance, Ying Zheng probably already knew when Xiao Yan'er was born.

"Exactly, that is my eldest daughter, named Yan. My younger brother became a father for the first time, and his thoughts were complicated and happy."

Ying Wei replied with his hand in hand.

Ying Zheng also smiled and said:"｀……Just three days after the third brother got a daughter, Gu also got a daughter and named her Yinman."

Ying Wei was stunned for a moment when he heard the words. It turned out to be the famous Princess Yangzi. Unexpectedly, she was also born. The

First Emperor Ying Zheng had about thirty-three children, but the only princess whose name was known to later generations was Ying Yin. Man.

Its name is Yinman, also known as Yangzi. Yangzi should be the title.

The name Yinman sounds too feminine, so it is reasonable to give it a title of Yangzi to balance it out.

During the Han Dynasty , Princess titles are chosen from the names of counties and counties, which can also be regarded as princess fiefdoms. As for Pre-Qin, it is not that troublesome, because most princesses do not have titles.

Ying Wei thought in his mind and smiled:"……It's really fate. When they grow up, they can get close to each other as sisters."

Ying Zheng nodded with a smile, then his expression turned slightly serious and he said:"……The second thing is that the Yin and Yang family from Chu State is preparing to defect to Qin State."

Ying Wei frowned and said:"……Dedicate yourself to Qin? It seems that the Yin and Yang family is ready to bet their chips. How are they going to surrender? What are their chips? What can they bring to Qin?"

Ying Wei pointed directly to the core of the problem, which is what benefits the Yin Yang family can bring to Qin. Both

Ying Zheng and Ying Wei were very calm about having one of the hundreds of families come to seek refuge. After all, whether it is a public loser or a famous person, they have already taken refuge. The state of Qin is over.

Ying Zheng said calmly:"……The Yin and Yang family said they wanted to join the family as a family, and they had already brought (Li Hao) a large number of Yin and Yang family disciples to Xianyang."

"However, the leader is Dong Jun of the Yin Yang family, not Donghuang Taiyi, the leader of the Yin Yang family."

Ying Wei sneered:"……Donghuang Taiyi? What a big statement. Chu State attaches great importance to sacrifices and worships Donghuang Taiyi as the supreme god. Even the king of Chu and the nobles of Chu State must worship Donghuang."

"The leader of the Yin and Yang family is called Donghuang Taiyi, isn't he asking the Chu State to sacrifice him? It seems that the Yin Yang family is quite low-key in Chu State, otherwise Chu State would have sent a large army to destroy the Yin Yang family."

"I even doubted whether the Yin Yang family could no longer stay in Chu State, so they came to Qin State."

After a pause, Ying Wei said again:"……But it’s not bad, even the supreme god enshrined by Chu State has to submit to our Qin State, and the surrender of Chu State is not far away."

When Ying Zheng heard this, he put his palms in his hands and laughed, looking very happy. He liked to hear that the Chu State also surrendered to the Qin State.

After laughing enough, Ying Zheng asked again:"……Does the third brother know anything about the Yin Yang family?"

Ying Wei thought for a while and said:"……But I did understand that when I was at Xiaoshengxianzhuang, I looked through the Confucian library and had a basic idea of ​​hundreds of schools of thought."

Ying Zheng leaned forward with his upper body, as if he was listening.

Seeing this, Ying Wei understood that Ying Zheng wanted to know more about the Yin and Yang family from himself, and then decided to give the Yin and Yang family status. The Yin and Yang family came to seek refuge, and Qin Of course the country wants to take over, but whether it wants to pay attention to it depends on the capabilities of the Yin Yang family.