Daqin Engineering Corps

Chapter 171

If it was someone else, they might not take this paper seriously.

But who is this Yingzheng? He knew that this matter was no small matter when he thought about it that night.

If it was written on bamboo slips before, it is very inconvenient to make and transport, and if there is more content, only the children of the nobles can do it.

For example, "On Agriculture", if Xu Yingji hadn't had the financial resources, how would he have the energy to compile and distribute it to all parts of the Central Plains for several months.

And an organization of this size is easily regulated by those in power.

Needless to say, the reason is that "Lunnong" is only a few thousand words, and it takes dozens of people to compile it for several months for publicity. At any time during this period, Yingzheng only needs to send someone to inquire about it.

However, it will be different if it is promoted with paper.

If it is as cheap as Ying Zheng thought, it will soon spread among the people.

Then copying by hand can not only reduce the scale but also speed up the speed of the series...

Unlike making bamboo slips, it needs to be cut and split, and then cut into small pieces of similar size, length and width before being written, and tied together with hemp rope after writing.

All the steps can be omitted for paper, it only needs to be spread on the desk...

Moreover, the paper is much more convenient to carry than the bamboo slips, and it is extremely difficult to find them when they are folded and stuffed anywhere.

If it is written on this paper, it is nothing more than skills, orders, etc., but what if it is a conspiracy to rebel?

It's fine if one or two conspire to rebel, but what if the whole world conspires in this way?

Zhao, South Korea, Wei, and even the rebels inside Qin...

Thinking of Ying Zheng felt like sitting on pins and needles, so that night he called Zhao Gao and went straight to Daliang with his personal guards.

I have to say that Ying Zheng has a strong persecution paranoia.

But this doesn't seem to be surprising, if anyone had a childhood like him and was assassinated several times later, I'm afraid that he would always worry about being killed by others like him.

This afternoon, Shen Bing was watching the sailor maneuvering the boat.

As I said before, the subjects of the navy army are much simpler than those of the cavalry army, especially the wheeled warships do not need to paddle but only need to step on the wheels.

If there is any difficulty, it is the pedaling speed and the mastery of the helmsman's direction.

But these are not difficult. It is almost enough to find various formations in the river along with the flags.

At this moment, I saw a convoy rushing into the navy camp.

Shen Bing recognized that it was the horse merchant's convoy, and he couldn't help but let out a "huh", how did this guy find it here?Are you here to sell horses?

If you didn't come earlier, the navy has enough horses at this time.

Sure enough, as Shen Bing expected, he saw the servant lift the curtain, and Ma Shang got out of the car.

As soon as Ma Shang saw Shen Bing, he put on a smile and cupped his hands:

"Officer, I haven't seen you for a few days, but I'm already a captain of the Navy!"

"congratulations."

Shen Bing waved his hands and sighed:

"Zanyou don't want to make fun of me."

"I'll serve Daqin since I've dedicated myself to death."

"Whether it's a captain or an operator, what's the difference?"

Ying Zheng couldn't help saying hello to himself:

It's a good sentence, "Dedicate yourself to death and then die", it is worthy of being the lucky general of my Daqin.

How could Ying Zheng think that most of the humble polite words of modern people are said in this way, but Shen Bing is just a little exaggerated.

When Ying Zheng was distracted, Shen Bing asked:

"Why did the hairpin come here?"

Ying Zheng said "Oh" and replied:

"I'm waiting for a business negotiation, and I heard that the captain made something called paper that can be written on."

"I wonder if this is true?"

Shen Bing only said that it was the cloud that spread the word.

But it's not necessarily true, maybe it was spread by those artists.

It will be a matter of time before this spreads out. After all, paper is used to pay wages, so there is no need to keep it secret.

Shen Bing said "Hi", and replied with a look of unbearable look:

"It's embarrassing to say the least."

Shen Bing raised his head towards the training navy, and continued:

"I'm not so easy to be a captain."

"These three thousand soldiers are about to go into battle to kill the enemy, but they don't have a set of armor."

"In desperation, I had to make my own armor."

"I made my own armor and I was short of money, so I had to make some paper to pay off my debts!"

Ying Zheng was stunned when he heard this.

Although he probably knew Shen Bing's movements, he didn't know these details.

Now that I hear it, it turns out that Shen Bing's papermaking is still driven by funds?

Ying Zheng couldn't help but cast a glance at Zhao Gao beside him.

Zhao Gao hurriedly bowed and replied:

"I am a great Qin Lilu, and only the second-level noble can be equipped with armor."

"The water army was built by soldiers sent down by the State of Wei. They are all without nobles, so..."

Ying Zheng said "Oh".

Shen Bing tapped Zhao Gao a few times:

"That's it!"

"But I don't know Taishan with my eyes, and a servant next to Zanyou knows the laws of Daqin like the palm of his hand."

"I admire you!"

Zhao Gao Shi Ran bowed down as a thank you.

How did Shen Bing know that this Zhao Gao is not only familiar with the law, he is Yingzheng's queen legal expert who knows the law by heart.

Ying Zheng smiled and replied:

"How can we merchants not be familiar with the law?"

"Otherwise, if I accidentally break the law and be held accountable, my years of hard work will be in vain!"

Shen Bing secretly thought that this statement was justified, just like he is breaking the law at every turn now.

Then Ying Zheng brought the topic back.

"Captain, I wonder if I can ask for a few pieces of paper?"

Without even thinking about it, Shen Bing asked Ren to get some papers and hand them to Ying Zheng.

Then he said apologetically:

"Since Zan Niao is familiar with the laws of Qin, you should know that we are not allowed to engage in business as soldiers."

"So it's okay for me to give you some paper."

"If you want me to do business with paper, I absolutely can't."

Ying Zheng secretly praised:

It's rare for Shen Bing to be so respectful and law-abiding, even if he has a priceless treasure in his hand, he insists on not going into business.

How could Ying Zheng know that Shen Bing had already set his goal on power.

After thinking about it, Ying Zheng asked again:

"In this way, the captain's method of making this paper is naturally not told to others?"

Shen Bing laughed:

"Zanyou looks like I'm such a stupid person?"

"If I tell others how to make it, what will I have to pay for my wages in the future?"

Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly:

"So good, so good!"

Shen Bing then said:

"If Zan Niao wants the method... please forgive Shen Bing for not being able to tell."

Ying Zheng jumped up in anger, and said to himself, this guy is so brave, how dare you not give me what the widow wants?

The murderous look in his eyes flashed and he was about to amplify his move, but Shen Bing didn't want to but went on to say:

"The hairpin doesn't know something. Although this thing is inconspicuous, it involves a lot."

"If you ask anyone in the world who can obtain this method, then he is the current king."

"Shen Bing will hand it over to the king himself in the future, how dare he make his own claim at this time?"

"I still hope that the hairpin will forgive me!"

This said that Ying Zheng's anger disappeared in an instant, not only completely disappeared, but also comfortable...

Chapter 172 God's Will

What Shen Bing said was serious. He didn't dare to monopolize papermaking.

Paper may be a convenience for the people, but it is a propaganda and educational tool for the rulers.

In other words, whoever masters the papermaking method masters the ability of large-scale propaganda.

If you don't know how to make paper, you can only toss slowly with bamboo slips, and by the time you toss it out, leaflets with black and white letters on the other side will already be flying all over the sky.

This is the commanding height of public opinion and the right to speak in an era without radio and television.

As the saying goes, "every man is innocent but he is guilty".

Shen Bing is not guilty of inventing paper, nor is he guilty of paying off debts with paper, and even doing business is not a big crime.

But if you want to monopolize papermaking... wouldn't you just want to compete with Ying Zheng?

This is so boring!

Therefore, papermaking skills cannot be passed on properly.

However, as the saying goes, "there is no impenetrable wall in the world", as long as papermaking technology comes out and the production method is not complicated, it will not take long for it to spread to the people.

Shen Bing doesn't care who spread it out and how it spread it out, as long as it's not Shen Bing.

Ying Zheng pretended not to understand, and while looking at the paper in his hand, he let out a disdainful "huh":

"Is this thing so important? Does the captain need to be so cautious?"

"I don't believe it..."

Shen Bing raised his head towards the navy who was training, and replied:

"Why don't you believe it?"

"It's like the wheeled warship in front of you. If you want to use bamboo slips to record its manufacturing method and send it to various places, how long will it take to complete?"

"How about using paper instead?

"Another example is the method of increasing food production, the production and improvement of military weapons, and even the issuance of orders..."