Fighting with fire shadow

"Your Majesty, since King Shang's reform, the appointment of officials and titles in the Qin Dynasty have been based on the law and rewards based on merit. This is the foundation of the Qin State, and we must not make exceptions just because I am subordinate."

Halfway through Ximen Cheng's words, he raised the wooden box in his hand and said, "This time I entered Qin, I specially prepared a few gifts. These gifts are exactly what the Qin State lacks, and they are enough to make up for the position of national master. "

Ying Zheng instantly understood what Ximen Cheng meant, looked interested, and asked cooperatively: "Oh? I wonder what kind of gift sir has prepared? I would like to broaden my horizons."

"I put a total of three gifts in this wooden box, and the first gift is the formula for refining colored glaze."

Ximen Cheng opened the wooden box in his hand, took out a stack of formulas recorded on white paper, and said to the civil and military officials: "More than half a month ago, I held a glass auction in Xinzheng City, South Korea. By auctioning the Liuli sales agency rights of the Six Kingdoms, we earned property worth 1000 million taels of gold, but compared to the profits from selling Liuli, these can only be regarded as small sums."

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When everyone heard Ximen Cheng's words, the corners of their mouths twitched. Perhaps he was the only one who dared to say that 1000 million taels of gold was just a small amount of money!

"When I was building a glaze factory in South Korea, in order to prevent the leakage of the formula for refining glaze, I only taught the formula for refining cyan glaze to the craftsmen who refine the glaze."

Without waiting for others to ask questions, Ximen Cheng took the initiative to explain: "The formula I am holding in my hand contains more than a dozen methods for refining colored glaze. The glaze produced by the newly built glaze factory can be completely crushed. Press the glass produced by the Korean Glass Factory.

I decided to give these formulas for refining colored glaze to the king. The profits earned by the glaze factory from selling the colored glaze will be directly deposited into the national treasury, which can add at least millions of taels of gold, or even tens of millions of taels of gold, to the national treasury every year. .

As long as the money in the national treasury becomes abundant, whether it is used to develop people's livelihood or expand the army, the national power of Qin can be greatly increased. "

"Hahaha, sir, you are indeed the pillar of Great Qin!"

Although Ying Zheng had known for a long time that Ximen Cheng would present the glazed formula today, he was still excited when he heard what Ximen Cheng said. He turned to the chamberlain on the side and said, "Go and present the glazed formula to me."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The chamberlain hurriedly walked down the steps, respectfully took the glass formula from Ximen Cheng's hand, and walked quickly to Ying Zheng's side.

"Huh? Sir, what is this thing you use to write the formula? It looks a bit like silk cloth, but it feels a little rough."

After Ying Zheng took the formula from the chamberlain, his attention was instantly attracted by the white paper in his hand, and he asked curiously.

good!This is a qualified admirer, Xiao Zhengzi, I am optimistic about you~

"Replying to the king, this thing is called paper. It is made of tree bark, hemp heads, fishing nets and other things. The cost of each piece of paper will not exceed one penny. It is also the second one I have prepared for the king. Gift."

Ximen Cheng first explained it to Ying Zheng, and then took out a piece of white paper with the poem "Journey into the Wine" printed on it from the wooden box, and handed it to Lu Buwei and Meng Ao: "Please also ask the Prime Minister and the General, please These blank sheets of paper are passed on one after another.”

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After Lu Buwei took the white paper handed over by Ximen Cheng, he subconsciously opened it a few times, and a surprised expression soon appeared on his face.

Because Lu Buwei discovered that the contents on these white papers were exactly the same. Not only were the contents of the poems exactly the same, but even the size and imprints of the handwriting were exactly the same. It was obvious that they were not copied by hand.

After each of the civil and military officials present received a piece of white paper, Ximen Cheng then said: "I think you should have discovered that the poems on these white papers are exactly the same.

That's right!These poems were not copied by hand, but printed using the same template.

It only takes a craftsman less than an hour to print a hundred copies of this poem.

With the invention of papermaking and movable type printing, as long as the king sets up a palace to recruit talents, hundreds of scholars will take the initiative to come to Daqin to write books and biographies in order to promote their doctrines. At that time, all the great talents in the world will enter Daqin In the bag. "

"This this……"

When Lu Buwei heard Ximen Cheng's words, the hand holding the paper couldn't help but tremble with excitement.

Compared with Meng Ao and his generals, the civil servants headed by Lu Buwei were better able to understand how attractive these white papers and printing technology were to scholars.

If it weren't for being in the court, Lu Buwei would have wanted Ximen Cheng to help him print a set of "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals".

For Lu Buwei, if his "Lü Shi Chun Qiu" can be passed down to future generations, such an honor will be even more satisfying than being an emperor.

"Caicaicai..."

Ying Zheng naturally understood the value of white paper and printing. He applauded for a while, and then couldn't help but ask: "I wonder what the third gift sir has prepared?"

It has to be said that Ximen Cheng brought so many surprises to Ying Zheng that he was even curious about what kind of treasures there were in Ximen Cheng's wooden box.

Under the equally curious eyes of the civil and military officials, Ximen Cheng slowly opened the wooden box and took out an earth-yellow object the size of a fist. This was a potato that he specially bought from the system store.

"This thing is called potato. It is a kind of food that I found from overseas. It is also the third gift I prepared for the king."

"food?"

When Lu Buwei and the others heard this, they couldn't help but frown. Compared with the two gifts Ximen Cheng had prepared previously, this third gift was too inconspicuous.

Ying Zheng believed that Ximen Cheng would not prepare such an ordinary gift, so he asked cooperatively: "Sir, is there anything special about this potato?"

"Your Majesty is wise! Potatoes can not only be eaten as a staple food, but the yield per mu can reach about 2000 to 3000 kilograms, and the soil requirements are not that high."

"what?!"

Ying Zheng's pupils shrank suddenly, and he couldn't help but confirm again: "Sir, did you hear correctly just now? You said that the yield of potatoes can reach more than 2000 kilograms per mu?"

It’s no wonder that Ying Zhenghui was so arrogant, because the Qin State was mostly dry land, and the Zhengguo Canal had not yet been completed. Therefore, Qin’s crops were mainly millet and wheat, and the yield of crops per mu was only about 100 to 300 kilograms.

Ximen Cheng said with a serious face: "Your Majesty heard it right. The yield of potatoes per mu can indeed reach more than 2000 kilograms, and this is because the land in Qin State is mostly dry land. If cultivated in some fertile land, the yield of potatoes will increase." The yield per mu can even reach more than 5000 kilograms."