The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 67: The Heaven-favored Prince! (Please read on)
After the people left, Zichu smiled and asked, "Zheng'er, your arrangements today are all very good, but why don't you find a few more? This is the best opportunity to win people's hearts."

Ying Zheng replied: "Father, it is better to cultivate people's hearts than to buy them. Moreover, the Dharma cannot be passed on lightly. Now is the time to buy horse bones with a huge sum of money. When these people become famous, there will be people who will come to us."

"At that time, we had the final say. For people, the harder it is to get something, the more they will cherish it."

Zichu smiled with satisfaction and said, "You are right, as long as you know it."

"In addition, I have two books on numeracy that I hope to promote in Daqin. These two books will not be sold to other countries for the time being."

Ying Zheng took out two textbooks that he had written over the past few days. One was a basic mathematics textbook, in which Arabic numerals were developed in advance. Ying Zheng now renamed it "Shu Fu". The content was about the level of the first and second grade students in later generations. The other was a method of accounting for the second round of examinations, which detailed the four-pillar accounting method and the Longmen accounting method. It also specifically emphasized the small tips for accounting, using capital letters and numerals.

Zichu took it and listened to Ying Zheng's explanation while reading it. His expression became more serious as he listened, and he became more delighted in his heart.

He praised repeatedly: "Zheng'er is really smart. He is not in a hurry to spread these good things to other countries."

Ying Zheng said: "Using the latest calculation method and the new accounting method, all the finances of the Qin Dynasty will be clearer, more secure, transparent and standardized in the future."

"In the final analysis, everything in the world is about money. Whether it is the military or the government, it is nothing more than the two words money and grain. If a country does not manage its finances well, it will inevitably become corrupt."

"The bigger the country, the more people there are, and the harder it is to manage and count. A good method can better gather strength."

“No matter how strict the law is, it is still people who enforce it. Corruption is difficult to stop. All management methods must be constantly improved to reduce the cost of governance.”

Zichu nodded repeatedly: "Okay, this is a really good thing, you are right to understand it."

Ying Zheng went on to say: "Everything depends on paper. Without paper, no matter how many ideas you have, you can't implement them."

"I have ordered the Mohists to increase their numbers and work hard to keep it secret. The output is limited for now. It will probably take another year or two before the Qin people can use it."

Zichu smiled and said, "Such a good thing, you still want to sell it so cheaply, there will definitely be people who will buy it at a low price, and then sell it at a high price, and the profit will be yours."

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "No one can eat up all the profits. Since I want to be famous, I will naturally give up the profits and not let many people make money. How can I get this fame? The more profits they take, the greater my fame will be."

Zichu praised: "Good, it is good to have this understanding. Fame comes before wealth. When doing things, you should focus on the big and let go of the small. If you want to grab both the big and the small, you will end up with nothing."

Ying Zheng continued, "I understand. I have already told Chang Lu and Qing Qin that all shops can only buy one horse per person per month. Even if they are sold out in an instant, the price cannot be changed and we will only take twice the profit."

"Use your connections. The store is only allowed to use half of the paper it receives in each batch."

"Everyone has to line up to buy. It's clearly written at the door that there will be a steady supply of paper for sale. They've also been warned that there will be people from Luowang watching them. They're not allowed to break the rules, or they'll be severely punished."

"Of course, money can make people's hearts turn, and it's inevitable to do some tricks in private. As long as it's not excessive, it's fine. After all, it's a huge profit. But it's not too much. After all, there is Mo Xia's supervision, and Mo Xia still has a bottom line."

"I can only ask the Mohists to produce more at the beginning so that they can make adequate preparations and the price won't be too exaggerated."

Zichu smiled and nodded, praising him: "Good, very thoughtful. If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it. But remember, you must be gracious and powerful. The greedy, greedy, and scoundrels who only eat and do nothing, must be severely punished, and we must not be soft-hearted."

"People all over the world come and go for profit. The pursuit of profit is inevitable. No one can do anything about it. Just know when to stop. If you are greedy, use them if they are still useful. If they are no longer useful, kill them. Those who have taken them now can always get them back even if their property is confiscated and their clans are exterminated." "Thank you for your teachings, father. I understand."

In the following period of time, except for Lu Buwei who came to teach Ying Zheng knowledge, the rest of the people were busy writing books. After leaving Ying Zheng that day, except for Lu Buwei, everyone else quickly gathered people and devoted themselves to writing, striving to do their best.

Many of the disciples didn't know why, but they were curious to see their master was so dedicated. They asked repeatedly but only got a smile and said that if they did a good job, everything would be fine.

The Mohist school also produced non-stop, and discussed with Chang Lu and Qing Qin to open several new papermaking workshops in various countries. Gongshu Jia also opened two new printing workshops. All shops and workshops were fully prepared. For this purpose, Ying Zheng asked Zichu to invest another two thousand gold.

Nearly two months later, everyone finished writing the master copy and handed it to Gongshu Chou, who immediately began to make plates and print them. At Ying Zheng's request, more preparations had to be made in advance.

The classics written by Confucianist Ran Hong are "Shangshu Annotations" and "The Analects of Confucius by Ran"

The classics written by Xiangli Sheng of Mohism are "Ten Mohist Essays" and "Mo Jing Xiangli Lun"

The classics written by Taoist Chisongzi are "Tao Te Ching" and "Zhuangzi Chisong Lun"

The classics written by Zhong Cang of the Legalists are "Zhong Cang Fa Lun" and "Shen Zi Shu Lun"

At Ying Zheng's strong request, Zhong Cang wrote more conservatively and did not write anything related to "The Book of Lord Shang".

At the same time, Ying Zheng was waiting for an opportunity, as King Qin Zhu's health was getting worse and worse.

Finally, the opportunity has arrived.

Four months later, King Zhu of Qin completed his one-year mourning period and officially succeeded to the throne as the ruler of the Qin Dynasty, known in history as King Xiaowen of Qin.

Three days later, he died.

The envoys from various vassal states who came to attend the succession ceremony encountered this incident before they left Xianyang. For a time, undercurrents surged. Zichu urgently succeeded to the throne of Qin, left envoys from various countries, and blocked the city of Xianyang.

Fortunately, King Xiaowen of Qin had been in poor health for the past six months, and many state affairs were handed over to Zichu to handle. Now Zichu has urgently succeeded to the throne without causing any trouble, and the succession is relatively smooth. He only needs to wait for the one-year mourning period to be over before he can officially succeed to the throne.

As soon as Zichu ascended the throne, he immediately appointed Queen Huayang as Queen Mother Huayang, Lady Xia as Queen Mother Xia, Zhao Ji as Queen, and Mi Yu as Lady.

Ying Zheng was the crown prince.

This is the opportunity Ying Zheng has been waiting for.

After Ying Zheng became the crown prince, he ordered Chang Lu and Qing Qin to immediately start officially selling paper and Confucian, Mohist and Taoist books throughout the country.

For a time, when the vassal states were shocked by the fact that the throne of Qin changed hands twice in one year, another equally shocking thing happened.

The new crown prince of Qin, an unknown crown prince who was no more than ten years old, was unanimously declared by the famous figures of the four major schools of Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism and Legalism in the Qin court to be the man favored by heaven and the son of destiny.

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