Qin Shi Huang walked out of the main hall and returned to the palace, and a waiting palace man hurriedly stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, the general has been waiting in the garden for a long time!" ”

Qin Shi Huang was slightly stunned and nodded, and then he didn't go back to the harem, and quickly went to the garden.

"Old minister, see Your Majesty!" When Wang Jian saw Qin Shi Huang, he hurriedly bowed and saluted from afar.

"The old general doesn't need to be polite, I haven't been summoned today, why do you have to make a trip?" Qin Shi Huang hurriedly helped Wang Jian up.

"Last time, Lao Chen said that two of his subordinates were seriously injured by the tigers, and they have been staying in Qinghe Town to recuperate, and both of them have returned yesterday and brought back a novel object, Lao Chen feels that although His Majesty is strong and does not need this thing, he can also arrange to build one for the inner palace princess and the princes and princesses, and wait for the cold winter to be able to warm and sleep, which is really a good thing!"

As soon as Wang Jian said, Qin Shi Huang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, "What is used for heating in winter, is it a stove?" ”

"No, it's a kind of warm bed, although it is somewhat similar to a stove, but the structure is more exquisite!" When Wang Jian spoke, he opened a few pieces of hemp pulp paper in his hand and handed them to Qin Shi Huang, "Your Majesty, please see, this is the production drawings of the warm couch, the old minister has already brought it, Your Majesty will know it at a glance!" ”

Qin Shi Huang took the drawings, then sat down on the wooden chair in the pavilion and looked through them carefully.

This wooden chair is a high-legged wooden chair, similar to the chair of later generations, in fact, it is also built according to the style after Wang Jian came back from Qinghe Town last time, and his legs and feet are numb after kneeling for a long time on weekdays, although he is not used to sitting on a high chair, but it is much more comfortable, so Qin Shi Huang also let Shaofu arrange craftsmen to build a lot in the palace after seeing it, and now the palace is everywhere, it is particularly convenient to sit up, and it is very troublesome to kneel on the ground for too long to get up, and often feel dizzy, since sitting on this chair, there is no longer that feeling, Therefore, this kind of chair has now been spread, the entire Xianyang princes and princes have been in their homes, and even many woodworking workshops have begun to make and sell in large quantities, sitting on high chairs has recently become a fashion in Xianyang, if you can still get a bottle of Qinghe wine, it is simply an absolute celebrity in the circle, everyone has to come to please.

Although it is a simple clay kang, Chen Xu wrote in great detail, and the materials used in the structure are also written very clearly, the rich and the rich use stone slabs to cover the flue, the poor and the poor use the method said by the carpenter, with bamboo to make bones, the outside is covered with thick yellow mud, and then into the fire to burn through, as for the production of the flue, you can use stone bricks, adobe bricks and even rammed earth, and the size of the kang is divided into several kinds, one is the simplest warm couch, there is only one kang, and the other is the kang, which connects the kang of several bedrooms together, There is also a kind of floor heating, that is, the whole room is a super kang, of course, this kind of floor heating to be built, it is estimated that only the rich family and the prince can bear it, the stone slab alone will make the small rich house bankrupt, and finally it is special to note that the chimney must be far away from the grass and trees, not too close to the thatched roof, and the top of the chimney is best covered with terracotta, which is not only to cover the rain, but also to prevent the flames and dust from flying too far to cause fire.

There are only a few drawings, and Qin Shi Huang is not a craftsman, so he doesn't know if he understands it, but after reading it, he said with a slightly strange face: "This thing is still made by Chen Xu?" ”

"Exactly!" Wang Jian also sat on the high chair on the side and nodded, "Your Majesty forgives me, the old minister is old, and his legs and feet are cold in autumn and winter, and he can't wait to build it in the mansion today!" ”

"The old general is too fast, and the cost of making this kind of warm kang will be settled by the Inner History Mansion when the time comes, why be so anxious!" Qin Shi Huang said with a smile.

"How dare you let Your Majesty pay for it, now every year Your Majesty rewards the old ministers will not be able to spend, not to mention a few warm kangs, once this thing is made, you can sleep peacefully in the cold winter, now it is late autumn, the cold winter is coming, Your Majesty can also arrange craftsmen to design and build Shaofu as soon as possible, the drawings are simple and clear, and the craftsman will know at a glance!"

"The old general is still careful, and I will send the drawings to Shaofu later, arrange someone to design and measure, and it will be completed in ten days! And this Chen Xu wrote about the manufacture of the warm couch in such detail, I am afraid that it is not just sent to the old general to keep warm in the winter! Qin Shi Huang looked at the drawings again thoughtfully.

"I think he intends to borrow my hand and spread it to the world through His Majesty's mouth!" Wang Jian nodded, his face becoming a little serious.

"It's really a strange person, from the old general last time he brought back the drawings of the Quyuan plough and the rake, to now the two servants have brought back the drawings of the warm kang, this time is just over a month, how did he think of these strange things, or who taught him, these things have no roots, and they can't be imagined out of thin air, but it's a pity that he has never been willing to reveal the art of making a book of paper, otherwise, it will be a great benefit of the country! This warm kang, after the afternoon on the court, I will hand over to the craftsman Shaofu, be sure to pass on the Central Plains and the northern counties within half a month, so that the people of the world can know about this thing, and those who have the ability to build themselves, in order to survive this year's winter, a few days ago I listened to the Taishi Sonata, this year's winter may be unusually cold, Prime Minister Feng Cheng also suggested that the counties of the north should be prepared for the cold in advance, and the Taifu Mansion is also stepping up the preparation of the warm clothes of the generals of the north Tunbian, and now with this warm bed, I am afraid that this cold winter will be much better! Such a kind act, although I do not hesitate to reward, I am afraid that he does not like gold and jade jewelry......" Qin Shi Huang sighed.

Don't like gold and jade jewelry?

Wang Qian's face couldn't help but twitch a few times.

Chen Xu is indeed extremely intelligent, but it is too much to say that he is kind-hearted, as for not liking gold and jade jewelry, it is even more nonsense, if it is not for his identity to be guessed by him, it is estimated that some of the money he brought will be squeezed clean before leaving, that Qinghe wine is actually sold for two hundred yuan a catty, only to know afterwards that the cost of that pound of wine is only two dollars, as for the rest, the passing business travel can not eat and drink without money, although they are all delicious, but he is a guy who regards money as his life, It is too different from what His Majesty the Emperor imagined in his mind.

But Wang Jian would not say this kind of thing.

After all, after staying in Qinghe Town for seven or eight days, Chen Xu's every move, word and deed made him inexplicably shocked, especially the upper, middle and lower three strategies about the conquest of Lingnan, as well as the song of loyalty to the country, which made him feel that Chen Xu was an extremely contradictory complex, and he couldn't see through or see clearly, and he couldn't guess what kind of person Chen Xu was, and in the end, he could only attribute Chen Xu's performance to the difference between the disciples of the immortal family and the secular mortals, everything can only prove that Chen Xu is indeed not a mortal person, Otherwise, these things invented and produced cannot be explained, and the behavior and performance cannot be explained.

"Your Majesty, in fact, that paper may appear in large quantities in Xianyang City in the near future!" Wang Jian said after thinking about it for a long time.

"This is true, could it be that Chen Xu brought back the old general's servants with the paper-making technique!" Qin Shi Huang was overjoyed.

"Definitely!" Wang Jian shook his head, stroked Bai Huahua's beard with his hand and said: "Your Majesty, this news was indeed brought back by Wang Wu and Wang Qi, and the old minister can't judge the authenticity, but a few days ago, there was a homicide in Qinghe Town......

"What?" Qin Shi Huang was furious, and Huo Ran stood up, "Could it be that the remnants of the Six Kingdoms want to kill Chen Xu?" It was my negligence, last time I arranged for Zhao Qing to go to Qinghe Town, and after he came back, he reported to me that there were remnants of the Six Kingdoms who went to Qinghe Town to visit Chen Xu, but I didn't expect them to dare to do it, I will never allow this kind of thing to happen, who dare, I will destroy his three clans, I must first line up some warriors to protect Chen Xu......"

"Your Majesty, Chen Xu is guarded by Liezi's disciples, and his safety is safe for the time being, not to mention that it is not someone who wants to kill Chen Xu, but the son of the emperor who intends to snatch the paper-making technique, and mistakenly killed the craftsmen of the paper workshop in Qinghe Town!" Wang Jian hurriedly explained.

"Hmph, who is it? I didn't even rob it, who would dare to rob it? The art of papermaking is a national weapon, some people intend to rebel, that Chen Xu's whimsical ideas are endless, I don't want to interrupt his life for my own selfish interests, I only waited patiently for more than a month, and then successively got Quyuan plow, rake and warm kang, this pile is all for the benefit of the country and the people, are Chen Xu's gift and me regardless of return, I can do things that make the immortal family spurn, as long as I am the emperor of Great Qin one day, no one can touch him, General Wang, this matter is for confidentiality, not to mention that you are familiar with Chen Xu, protect his safety, I'm still going to ask you to do it! After Qin Shi Huang finished speaking, he looked at Wang Jian with a majestic face.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the old minister will make proper arrangements, and he will send his servants back to Qinghe Town tomorrow!" Wang Jian hurriedly agreed.

"This matter must be extremely cautious and vigilant, what the old general just said is which son of Shangqing intended to snatch the art of papermaking and killed the craftsmen of the paper mill?"

"According to the report of the servants, it was Meng Yun, the son of the imperial historian Meng Yi, who took the servants to Qinghe Town to play and then broke into the papermaking workshop to ask about the method of papermaking, and then when the town's travelers tried to rescue, they were killed by Meng Yun's servants." Wang Jian finished speaking.

"Meng Yi?!" Qin Shi Huang was really stunned this time, and after being stunned for a long time, his face slowly turned blue.

"Your Majesty, don't be angry, the old minister thinks that Dr. Meng Yi may not know about this matter!"

"Why? Could it be that Mengyun was instructed by someone? Qin Shi Huang came back to his senses, and then slowly sat down and his face slowly returned to calm, "The old general told me in detail what he knew!" ”

"The old minister doesn't dare, this matter is so ......"

After Wang Jian explained, Qin Shi Huang did not express any opinion after listening, and sat quietly for a while before waving his hand and saying: "Old general, please keep what you said today confidential, don't spread it!" ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the old minister is not a talkative person!" Wang Jian nodded.

"Well, and the matter of Zhao Zhe last time, I have heard that he was injured when he killed the mountain bandits** and can no longer do men's things, so the marriage is stopped, tomorrow I will arrange for Zongzheng Mansion to go to Zhao Gao's Mansion to dissolve the marriage contract, just let Sanniang be wronged, he will find another opportunity to compensate Tongwu Hou, so that he will not have a problem with me in his heart!"

"Your Majesty is serious!" Wang Jian knelt directly on the ground and prostrate on the ground, "Your Majesty is very generous to my Wang family's father and son, Sanniang's own life is not good, and I can't complain about Your Majesty, since the marriage has been dissolved, Sanniang is still innocent, and he is looking for a husband for her, how can she be wronged?" ”

"That's so, but after all, I said it, and at this time it was already known to the world, I thought about it for a long time yesterday, and decided to accept Sanniang as a righteous daughter, give the surname Zhao, and seal Princess Qingning, and treat all princes and princesses equally!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! The old minister is grateful! Wang Jian bowed to the ground, and there was a choked sound in his mouth.

"The old general, please, after I go back, tell Sanniang in detail, let him not have any resentment against me, he will find a good match for him to marry in the future, and he will not break his word!"

"Your Majesty is so enlonged royal family, old minister...... The old minister can only repay His Majesty! When Wang Jian stood up, tears overflowed in a pair of old eyes, and it could be seen that he was genuinely grateful.