Daqin: More sons and more blessings, building a long-lived family

The servant was dumbfounded.

After a long time, the servant said awkwardly: "Master, but the one from the prime minister's residence has gone in person."

The court officials widened their eyes.

"Why didn't you say such important news earlier!"

"He has already gone, so I won't lose face if I go, prepare the car! Prepare the car quickly!"

Carriages carrying important court officials swarmed in the direction of Ye Ji Shu Si, and the wide road became congested because of the appearance of these carriages.

The common people on the road retreated to both sides of the road, watching the battle curiously, talking a lot.

"So many noble people travel, what happened?"

.....

Restaurant on the second floor.

Meng Tian heard the noise below suddenly became noisy, he turned his head to look down, and saw carriages passing by.

These carriages looked very familiar.

"Isn't this the carriage of Wei Liao's family? The carriage of Wang Ben's family is also there. It is the carriage of Feng Jie, the imperial historian."

"Where are they going with all this fanfare?"

Meng Tian looked at the direction in which their carriage was leaving, and four words came to mind.

Yeji Bookstore.

Intuition told him that they were going there.

Meng Tian patted his buttocks and stood up, "Come on, let's go and have a look."

Walking out of the restaurant, the dazzling sunlight rushed down, Meng Tian raised his hand to block the sunlight, and squinted his eyes.

"Yeji Shusi, I want to see what the newly-appointed Minister Chang has made."

.....

The gate of Yeji Bookstore was full of carriages.

A group of court officials stood at the door and stared wide-eyed.

"Are you here too?"

"Aren't you too?"

Li Si looked around, with a calm expression on his face, and out of the corner of his eye, he met Meng Tian and the others, and they looked at each other and smiled.

It seems that they all want to join in the fun and see what the bookstore looks like.

"Prime Minister, please."

Meng Tian made a gesture of invitation.

Li Si walked in, followed by others.

The clerk was terrified.

The scholars in the store did not expect so many court officials to patronize this small bookstore.

Li Si looked around the bookstore.

Rows of neat and orderly bookshelves are lined up inside the book shop. The bookshelves are full of books on the so-called paper composite side. These books are not big and don't look heavy.

On the outside of the bookstore are rows of long tables and chairs for readers to sit and read books.

"The arrangement is novel and appropriate."

Li Si thought to himself.

It was also the first time for Meng Tian and others to see such a novel layout and neat bookstore, and their eyes lit up.

They went to the counter to pay the fee, entered the bookshop, and walked towards the bookshelf.

Li Si picked up one of the books.

very light.

very light.

It weighs less than one-tenth of the wooden slip.

Chapter 9 Paper shocked Qin Shihuang, and books popularized Daqin?

Yeji Bookstore.

Rows of books were neatly arranged on the bookshelves, and Li Si weighed the books in his hand.

His eyes are very complicated.

I didn't expect there to be such a thin record of writing in the world.

"It's really light."

Meng Tian, ​​who was standing beside Li Si, weighed the book in his hand.

Hearing Meng Tian's exclamation, Li Si also agreed in his heart.

He turned the pages of the book, and there were densely packed words inside.

He picked up one of the pages with two fingers and stroked it.

very thin.

It is dozens of times thinner than bamboo slips.

Li Si's eyes became serious, he flipped through the article, and then calculated how many stones it would take to record this article on bamboo slips.

He came up with a very scary answer.

If you want to record this article gradually, I am afraid that it will take about a stone of bamboo slips to fully record this article.

One stone is equivalent to 120 catties.

However, now a book made of paper can easily hold this article, and the weight of this book is probably only about a catty!

"The prime minister also thinks this thing is magical, right?"

There was a voice from the other side.

Li Si turned his head and saw that it was Wei Liao.

Wei Liao was flipping through a book in his hand, with a smile on his face, "A 'book' can hold the content of articles recorded on bamboo slips weighing about one stone. 'Paper' is really an amazing thing."

Li Si fell silent.

He originally thought that Ye Xuan was just a small figure in the officialdom offering treasures, so don't take it to heart, who would have thought that Ye Xuan would actually make "paper" and "book shop".

Ye Xuan easily wins over scholars in Xianyang. If books are opened all over Daqin, Ye Xuan may be able to win over all scholars in Daqin!

How terrifying is this?

Even the young master Fusu, who is loved by scholars, doesn't have such ability.

The exclamation of other important officials of the court came from my ears.

Li Si's heart sank.

I am afraid that "paper" and "book shop" will be heard by the first emperor.

...

The next day.

above the hall.

Qin Shihuang wore a twelve-pronged crown on his head and a black crown, and looked down with his head on his hands.

"If you have something to play, you will retreat."

"The minister has something to tell His Majesty!"

"The minister also has something to announce!"

The courtiers below spoke one after another.

Qin Shihuang was stunned.

I have never seen them so enthusiastic before.

Why is it different today.

Qin Shihuang nodded to one of the important court officials and said, "Please tell me, Ai Qing."

"Your Majesty, Ye Changshilang made 'paper', 'paper' is as thin as silk, and its function is similar to bamboo slips and wooden slips, it can record text, but its weight is only one-tenth of bamboo slips and wooden slips, no, it is [-]% One! Often dozens of pages of 'paper' can record the words recorded on bamboo slips weighing about one stone."

"Oh? Is it really as miraculous as Aiqing said?"

Qin Shihuang came out of curiosity.

"Your Majesty, we saw it with our own eyes yesterday, and we dare not hide it from Your Majesty."

Another important minister went on to say: "Ye Chang Shilang also opened a bookstore in the downtown area, called 'Yeji Bookstore', which is full of books made of 'paper'. Students and ordinary people in Xianyang only need a few books. You can read it with money.”

Li Si listened to them scrambling to tell Shihuang to invite him.

I said in my heart, as expected.

He knew things would get to this point.

So he took a step forward and played:

"Your Majesty, the popularization of paper and books will definitely bring development to our Daqin, benefit all the students of Daqin, and bring them convenience, so that they no longer have to carry heavy bamboo and wooden slips."

"I hope that His Majesty can popularize paper and books for all the students of Daqin."

Li Si bowed deeply to Qin Shihuang.

All the courtiers in the hall also bowed to Qin Shihuang at this time, and said in unison:

"I hope that His Majesty can popularize paper and books for all the students of Daqin."