Chapter 333: Papermaking

"Thirty thousand? Are you really from the Prime Minister's Mansion? ”

Facing Li Si's servant, Wang Xiao directly ridiculed him, "The dignified prime minister buys things, and he is only willing to pay such a small amount of money." Are you humiliating your prime minister? ”

"Bold, dare to slander the prime minister." The servant angrily slapped the case, wanting to intimidate Wang Xiao and them.

It's just that Wang Xiao is not frightened, and this aura is not worth mentioning in front of him.

Wang Xiao looked at him for a long time, "Do you know what kind of punishment extortion is in the Great Qin Law?" If I publicize the matter, the prime minister will naturally be fine. But you servant who has ruined the reputation of the prime minister, how many days do you think you can live? ”

The servant of the Prime Minister's Mansion looked nervous.

Of course, it was no problem to deal with a small wine shop, but when the matter spread, it was a big blow to Li Si's reputation.

You must know that even if you are the prime minister, Li Si has enemies in the court.

If someone catches the handle and attacks Xu, then Li Si may be fine, but he, the servant who messed up things, is definitely worse than death.

Wang Xiao smiled and picked up the pottery bowl: "Recently, there are many nobles who want to buy my family's winemaking skills, and the prices are very high. I'm going to get everyone together and bid, and I'll sell to whoever has the highest price when the time comes. ”

Gao Yao on the side scratched his hair suspiciously, and thought to himself, "When did someone come to buy winemaking?" ”

The servant was even more nervous.

Before he came over, he patted Li Yougongzi's chest and promised that he would definitely be able to win this liquor technique.

If he can't get his hands on it and someone else gets it, then he won't be able to go back.

"And how much do you want?" The servant was in a hurry, so he could only retreat.

"Thirty gold." Wang Xiao raised three fingers: "And I can continue to sell in my shop." ”

The gold of the Qin period refers to gold, not copper of red gold and silver of platinum. A pound of ten thousand dollars, that is to say, a full three hundred thousand dollars.

300,000 yuan, even in Xianyang City, is a huge amount of money. A stone of corn is only a few dozen dollars.

"Don't think I'm asking for a high price. I went out at this price, and some nobles wanted to buy it. I am willing to sell it to you, it is for the sake of the prestige of the Prime Minister's Mansion. ”

Seeing that the servant wanted to be anxious, Wang Xiao waved his hand directly, "The dignified Prime Minister's Mansion, is it not possible to take care of the small amount of money of thirty gold?" ”

"You have to think clearly. After the negotiation is completed, you will be rewarded for your meritorious service. It won't be long before you'll earn it back. If not, I'll sell it to someone else. Although you can't bear the revenge of the Prime Minister's Mansion, you and your family will be unlucky. ”

Wang Xiao said very reasonably.

Although Li Si really wants to retaliate, then Wang Xiao will definitely deal with his whole family first before leaving. But for this servant in charge of foreign affairs, he was faced with the choice of promising meritorious service and rejecting bad luck.

Thirty gold is indeed a lot for ordinary people, but for Li Si, who is the prime minister, it is not enough to worry about.

"Anyway, it's not you who pay for it, you hesitate." Wang Xiao said bewildermently, "When you repay the account, you said, we will offer thirty-five gold." ”

The servant, who had been hesitant before, suddenly lit up when he heard this.

"Good."

You see, sometimes it's as simple as fixing things. Wang Xiao has experienced this kind of thing a lot in various worlds, and he has long used it very skillfully.

The asking price was thirty-five gold, and the actual price was thirty gold.

The tools for distilling the liquor, as well as the craftsmen, were all packed and taken away by the people in the Li Si Mansion.

"Thirty gold, all the preliminary investment in papermaking is here."

Wang Xiao is very satisfied with this, and the expenses of the paper workshop are all there, and there is even a surplus.

In the following days, Wang Xiao took Lu Su to the paper workshop to supervise production during the day. In the evening, I will go to Afang Palace every three or five days.

When Yu Ji is on duty at night, he flirts with it, and then goes to the Jinkui Stone Room to read all kinds of books.

He has an amazing memory, and he can write it down when he goes back after reading. I am always amazed by these writings that embody the essence of the thoughts of our ancestors.

Of course, every time I leave, I will engrave on the palace walls everywhere, 'Lu Xiaobu is here to visit.' Lu Xiaobu is here again. "That's right, it's still me Lu Xiaobu." And so on.

Wang Xiao's trumpet can be regarded as having resounded throughout the Great Qin Dynasty.

From Prime Minister Li Siwu to Wang Jian and down to the small officials who knew the name of Lu Xiaobu in Qingcheng Mountain. Fastest update mobile terminal:

Of course, everyone reprimanded him, saying that he had caught this person and how to do something.

But in private, everyone regards him as a peerless hero. After all, being able to come and go freely in the heavily guarded Afang Palace is simply incredibly strong.

There are even those with great ambitions who secretly want to find Wang Xiao's whereabouts, and want to use his terrifyingly powerful strength to do great things.

The defensive power of the ancestral dragon's side has been increased to the extreme.

But even so, Wang Xiao still left him two maps carved from wooden boards as gifts.

On the last globe, it mainly described the territory of Great Qin. The outside world is only sloppy and shaped.

One of these two planks is from the grassland, and the distribution of the Donghu, Yueshi and even Xiongnu tribes is marked in detail.

As for the other piece, it describes the Western Regions.

The topography of the Western Regions, as well as the location of various countries, large and small.

In Wang Xiao's opinion, Zulong, a land-expanding madman, will inevitably be very interested in these places.

Facts also prove that Wang Xiao's inference is not wrong.

In the past few days, there has been a marked increase in the number of chariots and horses sent from various arsenals and warehouses in Xianyang to the north. On the Qin Straight Road leading to the north, there are frames running in the direction of the Great Wall.

Under Wang Xiao's full supervision and technical support, the first batch of paper that can be used for writing was finally produced in the papermaking workshop outside the city.

There have been several batches of paper before, but they are not suitable for writing, and they are all taken away by Wang Xiao for use when going to the toilet.

Since being tortured in the world of Xiaoao Jianghu, Wang Xiao has to give priority to solving this big problem wherever he goes.

In this mythical world, even when Peixian was the poorest, he would take money from Liu Bang's brothers to buy cloth and silk to solve the problem of personal hygiene.

He had been using cloth before, and he forced the sisters of the Lu family to use it as well.

For this reason, he was not less defeated by Lu Pheasant, and he didn't know how to run a family.

As for Gao Yao, Wang Xiao will not care about him.

After the paper that could be written came out, Wang Xiao took up the pen and wrote a book of Xunzi 'Persuasion'.

Then he took this gift to the Prime Minister's Mansion and gave it to Prime Minister Li Si.

As for why he used Xunzi's book as a gift, it was because Li Si was a student of Xunzi.

Xunzi has many students, the most famous are Han Feizi, a representative figure of Legalism, Zhang Cang, the prime minister of Liu Bang, and Li Si, the famous prime minister of Great Qin.

It would be a generous gift to use his teacher's writings as a gift.

"It's really a seven-rank official in front of the prime minister." It took a full three gold to buy the door to report to the inside, and Wang Xiao also wanted to laugh at it.

Great Qin, which is known for its strict laws, has gradually shown signs of collapse. This was when the ancestral dragon was still alive. It can be seen how chaotic the time of Qin II was in history.

Money can make grinding ghosts, and Wang Xiao's three golds have played a role. Lees agreed to meet him, an unknown man.

It is impossible for Wang Xiao to directly put the paper on Zu Long's desk, which is tantamount to clearly telling Zu Long that he is that Lu Xiaobu.

As a merchant at this time, he wanted to offer treasures, but he didn't have a chance to see Zu Long's face at all.

Moreover, Wang Xiao has no plans to become a leader in this world. He got these things out, in addition to exchanging gold for the necessities of life, mainly to provide some help to Zu Long, so that he could go further and faster.

As for why he chose Li Si, it was because among the military nobles of Daqin, Li Si was more particular and more concerned about face. It's the kind of person you can talk to, and it's heavy enough.

And other military nobles, the biggest possibility is to see the blank paper and understand its huge economic value. Immediately, his eyes would glow with golden light, thinking about killing Wang Xiao, and then swallowing it himself.

"I heard that you have a treasure to offer to me." Li Si, who was sitting behind the desk, looked at Wang Xiao in front of him, "What kind of treasure is it?" ”

"Prime Minister, please take a look." Wang Xiao took out the 'persuasion' written on white paper and handed it to the servant on the side, "This thing is called paper." You can write, you can draw. ”

Li Si, who was still in a high-minded posture before, saw the persuasion in his hand, and his hands trembled.

As a pragmatist, even his fellow disciple Han Feizi can kill Li Si. Of course, it can't be because you are excited to see the teacher's masterpiece.

The reason why he was so excited was because he saw an opportunity to go down in history.

The handwriting on the paper is clear and beautiful, and more than 100 words can be written on one piece of paper. It is also very light and thin, compared to the heavy bamboo slips that can't write many words, it is completely a heaven and an underground.

The appearance of this thing called paper means that there will be a qualitative leap in the preservation and dissemination of the knowledge of the sages.

And if this matter is done in his hands, then his name will definitely go down in history, and he will become a protector of civilization admired by everyone in the cultural circle.

"What is the value of this thing? What is the yield? ”

Li Si, who originally had a majestic face, let Wang Xiao sit down with a pleasant face. Immediately began to ask the questions that were of most concern.

"In terms of price, it is at least equivalent to the same weight of gold. In terms of production, the technology is still being improved, and if we expand the scale of production, we will definitely increase production significantly. ”

"Good, good." Li Si was very happy, and felt that Wang Xiao in front of him was pleasing to the eye, "You are very happy to present this treasure." Tell me what kind of reward you want. ”

If you want to gain a prominent status by making advanced technology or something, then you should wash and sleep.

Because the core of this era is the military merit knighthood system, under this system, the only hard indicator for wanting to ascend to the throne is military merit.

With military merits, there is everything in the house, the ticket, the sister, the land, the title. Without military merit, it is nothing.

Like Wang Xiao, he is at most an excellent craftsman. And the status of craftsmen in Daqin is higher than that of merchants.

Wang Xiao didn't plan to become a member of Daqin, even if he wanted to become a leader, he had to rely on military merits and go to the battlefield to cut off his head, rather than relying on winemaking and papermaking.

So his request was simple.

One is money, and the other is identity.

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