Lu Ban entered the palace gate, saw the head of Yingzheng, and said respectfully: "Minister Lu Ban, see the king, the king has been ten thousand years." ”

Ying Zheng saw the box that Lu Ban handed to Zhao Gao, and he understood Lu Ban's intention, his face was full of joy, and he said politely: "Duke Lu is polite, seeing Duke Lu showing joy on his face, it is impossible that the matter has been done." ”

Lu Ban saluted Shang Ying on the side, and then replied: "My king Gao sees that it is indeed the workshop in the east of the city that has created something that my king has been worried about for a long time. ”

Sure enough, just as Ying Zheng thought, he couldn't sit still anymore, and commanded Zhao Gao: "Submit it." ”

"No", Zhao Gao said.

Shang Ying, who was sitting on the side, was full of doubts, not knowing what dumb riddles Lu Ban and Ying Zheng were playing, and his eyes were firmly fixed on the box in Zhao Hao's hand.

Zhao Gao sent the box to Ying Zheng and carefully placed it on the table stacked with bamboo slips, Zheng He, who was next to Ying Zheng, opened it, Ying Zheng saw the snow-white white paper in the box, the smile on his little face was even more satisfied, and said to Lu Ban, who was kneeling opposite Shang Ying: "Okay, with this thing, Lone's plan can be put on the agenda." The Ministry of Industry made great contributions this time, and Lu Gong went down to record the meritorious people, reported them to Lone, and Lone was rewarded. As for Lu Gong, he will reward 300 silk and 50,000 yuan. ”

Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Lu Ban was overjoyed, since he Lu Ban served as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, he has been conscientious and conscientious, and he did not dare to slack off in the slightest. It is not only to live up to Yingzheng's hopes, but also to prove his ability to Luban and be qualified to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. Now that he has been recognized by Yingzheng, how can he be unhappy, and replied with a smile: "This is a matter within the minister's share, how dare the minister be rewarded." ”

"Lone once said that merit must be rewarded, is it Lu Shangshu who wants to make Lone a man who breaks his word. Ying Zheng's face pulled and said pretending to be unhappy.

Lu Ban hurriedly got up and said, "The minister doesn't dare, thank the king for his favor." ”

Ying Zheng looked at a white-haired and white-bearded Shang Ying opposite Lu Ban and always looked at the box in front of him intentionally or unintentionally, and the Shang Ying who was extremely serious and high in his eyes also had such a side, Ying Zheng motioned to Zheng He. Zheng He picked up the box on the desk and sent it to Shang Ying. Shang Ying was not in a hurry to see what was in the box, but got up to tidy up his clothes and bowed to Yingzheng, and then looked at the things in the box.

Shang Ying saw that there was a white thing in the box, and his face was full of puzzlement, and he didn't understand why Ying Zheng and Lu Ban valued it so much.

Ying Zheng saw Shang Ying's inquiring gaze and said with a smile: "Shang Jun might as well take it out and watch it carefully." ”

Shang Ying cautiously put his hand into the box, and the touch from it was not as smooth as it seemed, but light but not slippery, light as a feather. Shang Ying touched the paper for the first time, but he didn't dare to squeeze it hard, and he didn't know where to start for a while.

Lu Ban next to him came over and said to Shang Ying, "Shoufu, please take a look." After speaking, he took out one from the box and displayed it in various folds in front of Shang Ying, and Shang Ying was amazed. "What does this thing do?" ”。

Ying Zheng recalled Zheng He, took out a piece of it and spread it on the desk, held a brush, and went down with one stroke, vigorous and powerful, through the back of the paper, the pen walked the dragon and snake, and the iron painted eagle hook. A big 'paper' word, appearing on it, its shape is vigorous and tactful, its color, and the layers are clear. When Shang Ying and a few people saw it, they couldn't help but secretly praise the 'good word' in their hearts.

"'Paper', this thing is called paper, the words written on this paper are really different from the carved and written on the bamboo slips, even the words written on the silk and parchment rolls are not as clear as this thing. Shang Ying said.

Ying Zheng said: "That's right, this thing is called paper, Shang Jun, Lu Gong, please take a look." ”

After speaking, Ying Zhengyou held a brush and wrote on a new piece of paper, this time he wrote relatively small words, about 30 words written in a vertical row, this paper can write 20 vertical rows, one side can write 600 words, a piece of paper can write 1,200 words. A roll of bamboo slips has a maximum of 3,000 words, and the words recorded on two sheets of paper are about the same as those of a roll of bamboo slips.

Ying Zheng's intentions Shang Ying and Lu Banyou couldn't see it, Shang Ying said: "If you can use paper instead of bamboo slips, it will be a good thing for my Qin State, and the law will be revised in the future, and the heralds don't need to carry a large number of bamboo slips to the counties." ”

"The usefulness of paper is more than that, Shang Jun will know it in the future. After speaking, he said to Lu Ban: "The manufacturing of paper cannot be left behind, let the manufacturing department run the papermaking process as soon as possible, don't be afraid of more, lonely is too little." ”

Lu Ban bowed down and said, "No, the minister will let Gong Yilong personally take charge of this matter." ”

"Well, this matter will be handed over to your Ministry of Industry, and there is one more thing, papermaking technology can not be leaked out, in the future, the papermaking workshop, out of your Ministry of Industry Shangshu and the public dragon in charge of this matter, outsiders will not be allowed to enter without Lone's order, and those who do not listen to the three warnings will be killed." Craftsmen go home, visit relatives and other things to arrange confidential work. Ying Zheng commanded.

"No, the minister commanded. Lu Bandao.

Seeing Lu Ban leaving, Shang Ying calmed down his mood, took out a scroll of music from his body, and said to Ying Zheng: "Qi my king, this volume of music is submitted to the cabinet by Fan Li, the head of the household department, in his own name, please take a look at it." ”

Zheng He took the concert back and presented it to Ying Zheng, who was also curious about what Li Si, a historical celebrity, wrote in the performance. took the bamboo slip and slowly opened it on the desk, only to see the first vertical row of three big characters 'merit system', Yingzheng was a little surprised, and continued to look down: the villain Li Si, who has been in Qin for more than a month, has heard the people talk about the monarch and employing people many times. Li Si had the courage to write this merit system and present it to the monarch. This merit system, Si, inspired by the 20-level military merit title system of Shang Shoufu, when the monarch ascended the throne, he once said that Qin not only military merits can be crowned marquis, but also political achievements can also be crowned marquis.

Si, the merit system is the evaluation of political achievements, Si will be divided into 100 meritorious contributions, 100 meritorious contributions are equal to a small meritorious service, ten small meritorious work for a medium merit, ten medium merit for a great merit. Qin State implements the nine-grade eighteen-grade system, if you are promoted from the ninth grade to the positive nine-pin, Si assumes that ten small merits are required, and the promotion of the ninth grade from the eighth grade requires five medium merits, and so on...... , the implementation of this system, Si dare to say: Qin State's incumbents will be extraordinary, and mediocre talents will not be able to gain a foothold at all..................

After watching the play, Ying Zheng took a breath, Li Si really deserves to be a celebrity in history, it is really extraordinary.

I don't know when the bamboo slip was picked up by Ying Zheng, put down his hand and played, Ying Zheng asked Shang Ying: "What does Shang Jun think of Li Si's merit system?"

Shang Ying also exclaimed: "Li Si is a talented person, and the minister dares to say that if this person grows up, it will be extraordinary." As for his merit system, if it is used well, it will definitely lay the foundation for my Qin State for thousands of years. ”

"Eternal Foundation", Zheng He's eyes tightened next to Ying Zheng, he didn't expect Shang Ying to have such a high evaluation of the merit system.

In Ying Zheng's view, eternal life may not be possible, but it is really difficult to say for a thousand years. Of course, this is only the theoretical estimate of Yingzheng, and it is not so simple to implement the merit system, and it is not impossible for a bad Qin State to collapse in an instant.

If the Qin State implements the merit system, it will inevitably involve the interests of many people. However, with Shang Ying's 20-level military merit system in front, the resistance between the DPRK and China is much smaller.

The real difficulty in the implementation of the merit system in the Qin State is not the interference of various forces, but how to ensure the evaluation criteria of one hundred accumulated merits to great merits. The accuracy of the assessment, the true and false character, these are the most important. If the evaluation system is unfair, or if something goes wrong, how to convince others.

In the end, it is "fairness", as long as there is no problem with the fairness system of the merit system, it is really possible for the Qin State to become a thousand-year-old dynasty.

As for eternity, Yingzheng never thought that there would be a total existence of dynasties and capitals in the world, and they would be united for a long time, and they would be divided for a long time. This is the general trend, how many times can manpower change?

"This is put aside for the time being, now that Sima is wrong to go to Xirong, there can be no more problems in the DPRK and China, everything is based on war. If we can take the Xirong grassland this time, our Qin State will have its own pasture, and the problem of war horses will no longer be a problem. Ying Zheng thought for a while.

"The cabinet must be responsible for the coordination of all aspects, and this expedition to the west must not be lost. ”

"No, the ministers and others will fully cooperate with the Western Expeditionary Army. Shang Ying bowed.

"The country has laws, and the family has its own rules. As for the song, you will be punished for three months. Ying Zheng continued.

"Minister, accept the guilt, admit the punishment. Shang Ying got up and came to the center and knelt down in the tunnel.

Ying Zheng came down from the top and helped Shang Ying to say: "The heart of Shang Jun, heaven and earth can be learned, the sun and the moon can shine, and the loneliness is unknown." ”

Shang Ying burst into tears and said: "It's the old minister who is too worried, my king is nine years old, not only far-sighted, but also in the midst of strategizing, but also humble and open. ”

"God bless the Qin Kingdom, God bless my Qin Kingdom!"

Looking at the back of the rickety leaving, Ying Zheng's eyes were also a little wet, he had paid too much, too much for the Qin State.

However, in the real history, what is obtained is the fate of the five horses divided into corpses, and the reformers often benefit from the king, while the reformers themselves defy the law.

Time also, life also.

Three days later!

In a forest hundreds of miles away from the east city of Yongcheng, a man in black sat in the snow, with his back against a tree, unconscious. And there were traces of blood next to the footprints he walked on.

"Whoosh" "Whoosh"

In this forest, seven figures flashed continuously, and in just a few breaths, with the man in black as the center, six of the seven figures in all directions stood in one direction. Another person fell next to the man in black.

The man in black didn't know whether he felt the approach of danger or sensed the appearance of a strong man, and woke up from his coma.

It was difficult to open a gap, and I could only vaguely see a man with red hair and an evil face.

The man in black raised his right hand with all his might, and made the loudest voice he could: "Help me." ”

This voice was inaudible, and it would never be heard by an ordinary person from such a distance, but the red-haired man heard it.

said with a smile on his face: "I didn't expect that the dignified generation of sword heroes would end up like this. ”

"Since you are not dead, it is God who wants you to enter my net. ”

After finishing speaking, he instructed the old man among the six: "Cut off the water, take him, and we will go back to Xianyang." ”

"Yes, Chief. The old man who had cut off the water came and took out something to feed the unconscious man before putting it on his back.

The other five people also gathered around Zhao Gao, and turned their souls to speak: "Leader, I haven't seen you make a move for two months, why is your skill so strong, and now the six of us are probably not even able to defeat the leader." ”

"Is it strong? In front of him, I can't even stop him from an easy blow, and one move to kill me is enough. Zhao Gao looked in the direction of Xianyang City and said expressionlessly.

"What? You can't stop a single move, who else in the world has this ability, is it one of them?" said the well-informed Shusui.

The rest of the people also looked at Zhao Gao in surprise, they all thought that although they and the others were not standing at the top, they were also people under the peak. Now that the six of them can't beat the person together, they can't even take a blow from others, so wouldn't they be even more unbearable.

"That person, even if he is half of my master, is also the person I must defeat. His criss-crossing Guiguzi is even more mysterious. Zhao Gao said.

"...... this?" The Six Sword Slaves were really shocked, the person who was more mysterious than the head of the Guigu Sect, what a powerful existence it was.

Xiao Wei asked with a fighting intent: "Could it be that the leader of the family is the strongest person in the palace." ”

"The strongest person in the palace is someone who no one can imagine!".

"Let's go, Luo Wang finally found him, but he can't let him die. ”

A group of eight people disappeared into the woods, and even the endless bloodstains were cleaned up at some point.