Speaking slowly, he asked.
“Without this heart, then what are you kneeling for?”
“Your Majesty, old slave I…”
When Zhao Gao wanted to say something, Qin Shi Huang raised his hand and stopped his words.
Looking in the direction where Zhao Lang had left, he said that
“You guys say, how much of what Long’s said is true?”
“Huh?”
Zhao Gao froze straight away.
Li Si, on the other hand, was quick to react and
“Your Majesty suspects that this gentleman is lying?”
Qin Shi Huang did not nod his head, nor did he shake it.
“Could it be the handiwork of the remaining members of the Six Kingdoms?”
Li Si spoke through clenched teeth.
When Zhao Gao heard this, he glanced at Li Si, this was to bring this young man to his death!
The heart of the Legalist is ruthless.
At this time, Qin Shi Huang faintly replied back that
“No need to guess wildly, Long’er is my bloodline.”
Only then did the murderous intent in Li Si’s eyes close up and he said that
“What Gongzi Lang said is too bizarre for me to discern.”
Qin Shi Huang was suddenly silent; if even Li Si, one of his courtiers, could not make a judgement on this matter, the others were even less able to do so.
“Your Majesty, what should we do now?”
At this point Zhao Gao asked in a low voice.
Qin Shi Huang’s gaze flickered for a moment, and he said indifferently that
“I actually want to see if Lang’er can succeed in his rebellion.”
“This matter, it is settled.”
Hearing these words, both Li Si and Zhao Gao were directly confused.
The emperor was actually going to support his own son’s rebellion?
Such a thing was simply unheard of.
But when Emperor Qin Shi Huang had already made his decision, no one could change it.
Just then, the door to the room was opened and Zhao Lang came in with a bench and said that
“Father, I’ve had the hu stool made, take a look.”
“The thing was made in a hurry, so it’s not very nice.”
“This stool, though, will be a good solution to the problem of numb legs from kneeling and sitting.”
“Please sit down, two uncles.”
Li Si and Zhao Gao looked curiously at the four wooden sticks, plus a board made of wood, the so-called Hu stool.
After sitting down, Zhao Gao’s eyes lit up slightly and he said that
“You really don’t have to worry about your legs going numb when you sit on this stool.”
Qin Shi Huang took one look at it and didn’t care, instead he said to Zhao Lang that
“Long’er, just leave these things to the craftsmen, you should not bother much.”
“Come, I have some more things to ask you.”
Zhao Lang didn’t mind, the status of artisans and technology could not be changed overnight.
“Father, you speak.”
Qin Shi Huang said to the
“You just talked about the harm of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, if one day we succeed in our rebellion, what are you going to do about it?”
Hearing this question, Li Si, who was on the side, was moved to look at Zhao Lang.
One must know that although Qin had destroyed the Six Kingdoms, it had left behind many nobles from the Six Kingdoms, whose hearts were attached to their homeland and had secretly caused trouble for the Great Qin.
However, these people could not really be killed in one go, for a number of reasons.
One of the simplest is that if these people are killed, who will govern the region?
So, even Qin Shi Huang did not have a very good solution.
Zhao Lang knew that this was a test for himself.
After a slight contemplation, he said that
“It is actually not difficult to remove the influence of the old nobles of the six countries.”
Hearing these words, Qin Shi Huang’s heart shook.
The reason why the remaining members of the Six Kingdoms were so difficult to deal with was the influence they had managed to build up over generations.
This was also the reason why the Great Qin had to impose strict laws.
Otherwise, the decrees of the Great Qin could not be implemented at all.
But now that the Great Qin had unified China for so many years, it was too early to say that the influence of the Six Kingdoms had become clear.
Qin Shi Huang steadied his mind and asked.
“Long’er, tell us in detail.”
Zhao Lang revealed a smile and said that
“It’s very simple, promote education in a big way, let more ordinary people receive education, and then we will just choose the best and replace the old nobles of the six countries.”
“Compared to the vast number of people, the nobles of the Six Kingdoms are but a drop in the ocean.”
In fact, Zhao Lang had a better path in mind, but that was too far ahead of his time.
It could not be implemented in this era.
Hearing this answer, a hint of disappointment appeared on Qin Shi Huang’s face.
He had thought that Zhao Lang had some good solution, but he did not expect that it would still be the old method of replacing the old with the new.
At the side, Li Si also shook his head secretly. In fact, this was the method that the Great Qin was using now.
But the drawbacks of this method were obvious.
“Although this method is practical, it takes too long and is too costly.”
Qin Shi Huang said, somewhat despondently.
“Lang’er, you have been clothed and fed since you were a child, but do you know how much a meal for the people costs. ”
“And how much does a scroll of bamboo cost?”
Zhao Lang nodded back.
“Father, of course I know that replacing the old with the new can only be done with time, but I have something that can solve the problem of bamboo slips perfectly.”
Qin Shi Huang smiled a little at this time, he actually didn’t hold much hope in his heart anymore, the
“Is it to replace it with cloth and silk?”
Apart from bamboo slips, the Chinese had long had a way of writing on cloth.
But it was the same old problem, too costly.
Zhao Long, however, shook his head at this time, counted the time secretly and muttered that
“It’s been a morning, the first batch of paper should be out by now.”
So speaking to Qin Shi Huang, he said.
“Father, two uncles, you come with me.”
And when he had said this, he went towards the door.
The three Qin Shi Huang looked at each other, then followed.
Several people soon arrived at the kitchen.
Inside the kitchen, a few craftsmen were boiling paper pulp according to what Zhao Lang had said.
“Family head, what brings you here, my lord?”
When Uncle Fu, who was in the kitchen, saw a few people, he directly froze.
Qin Shi Huang had left only yesterday, so how come he was here again today?
You know, normally he would only come once every few months.
“Nothing, Uncle fo*k, we came over to take a look.”
Zhao Lang said to
“Uncle Fu, is there any paper made out now?”
Hearing the question, Uncle Fu hesitated for a moment and said that
“According to your son’s method, a few sheets of paper have been practiced and are now being dried, only…”
Uncle Fu seemed unsure of what to say, and took the few people directly behind the kitchen.
There were several wooden boards laid out here, which were covered with palm-sized, irregular yellowish stuff.
Zhao Lang’s eyes lit up when he saw the familiar stuff.
Straight away he went up to pick one up.
It was thick, rough to the touch, and yellow in colour; there were no conditions for bleaching after all.
It’s like, the product of several sheets of paper, wet and crushed, then re-dried.
But this is indeed paper!
As soon as the craftsman is skilled in the process and has all the tools, it’s no problem at all to make the original paper!
Zhao Lang said with excitement.
“Father, this is the thing I used to replace the bamboo slips, paper!”
Qin Shi Huang looked at Zhao Lang’s hand, the crumpled piece, and didn’t even know what to say.
Zhao Lang was prepared for this and took out a pen, dipped it in some water, and then wrote the character ‘一’ on the paper.
Soon, a cross appeared on the pale yellow paper.
Seeing this scene, Qin Shi Huang, who was a scholar, looked slightly moved.
When Zhao Lang wrote down another cross, Qin Shi Huang’s eyes snapped open!
Zhao Lang wrote down a third horizontal, and Qin Shi Huang said, with a few trembles
“How much does this item cost?”
Zhao Lang showed a smile, pointed to the surrounding bark, bamboo, etc., and said that
“Just use these.”
When.
A clang.
Qin Shi Huang sat down on the ground.
