I have to say that although the leaders of the Mo family have some special attachments to the "Ming" ghosts, they are generally reliable.

For example, Zhang Ji provided the Mo family's papermaking process, and these guys made many improved means just after getting started, such as papermaking materials.

Originally, Zhang Ji used tree bark, broken fishing nets, and inferior silk that could not be used to make clothing, all of which were extremely cheap and unwanted, but one Mo leader thought of reeds and bamboo.

After all, the bark is obtained from the tree, and although the bark can be cut by many carpenters at a very low price through the channels of the Mo family, the amount is limited after all. If you still want to get bark, you need to get it from the tree. However, most trees do not live long after losing varying amounts of bark, which means that getting bark directly from a living tree can cost as much as buying a live tree.

At this time, Qin Zhao, the commander of the Qin State of the Mo family, who happened to return to the Mojia General Court to report on his work, proposed that reeds and bamboo could be used instead of bark.

Qin Zhao was about the same background as Han Shen, and he was also a distant branch of the Qin royal family, so that his surname was changed to Qin.

In history, many descendants of the Qin State changed their surnames to other surnames, such as Yingji's fiefdom Yuli, and the descendants of Yinghua changed their surnames to Hua...... There are countless examples of this.

In addition to being the commander of the Qin State of the Mo family, Qin Zhao is also a high-level Qin Mo, so he naturally does not mind bringing more benefits to Qin Mo and the Qin State where Qin Mo works without affecting the implementation of papermaking and printing.

But Zhang Ji felt that this matter was not very realistic, because whether it was reeds or bamboo forests, the main distribution location was the south, and even in the Bashu, Jingchu and Wuyue regions, today's south does not have a developed economy and convenient transportation like later generations.

Today's southern part of the country is generally sparsely populated, transportation is very inconvenient, and many areas are still uninhabited mountainous areas, although the cost of reeds and bamboo is low, but the transportation cost is too high, it is better to use tree bark.

It's just that Zhang Ji thought about one thing wrong.

In the past few years, he mainly traveled in the land of the Three Jin Dynasty, and he had the impression that because the water system in the north was not as dense as in the south, the number of bamboo forests and reeds was not much, and he subconsciously brought in the impression of the geography of the north and the south in later generations, so there was a wrong judgment.

During this period, the north, especially the native area of the old Qin where the Qin State was located, was not the arid area of the later generations, and the temperature was relatively higher than that of the later generations, and there was no large-scale man-made destruction, otherwise the Guanzhong area, which had not yet built the Zhengguo Canal, would not have become the first place in history to be called the "Land of Abundance".

It is not difficult to find reeds near dense water systems, and bamboo forests are even more abundant.

The Jing River, Wei River and Luo River basins in Guanzhong, especially the "Judu Bamboo Forest" on the south bank of the Wei River, are the most dense bamboo forest areas in the north. In addition to the Guanzhong area, there are also a large number of bamboo forests at the southern foot of Taihang Mountain, and the bamboo forests in the "Qi Ao" place of the Qishui Basin mentioned in the Book of Poetry are also famous all over the world.

The change of paper raw materials and the reduction of costs were only the beginning, and then the leaders of the Mo family proposed methods to increase the production speed of paper, such as Xu Fuzi, who was a swordsmith, proposed a means of improving the heating method to increase the temperature of the flame and thus shorten the cooking time.

It originally took half a month to produce a batch of paper, and under the joint research of this group of Mo family leaders, one morning was shortened to seven days.

The cost of paper sold to the common people has been reduced by 40%, the production capacity of the paper sold to the hundreds of families has been increased by 50%, and the paper sold to the nobles has been improved by bleaching methods.

And this is only an improvement in the technology of papermaking, and the guarantee and promotion ability of Mohist craftsmanship has greatly improved the convenience of paper promotion.

No one in the world will doubt the craftsmanship of the Mohists, a group of extremely stubborn and intolerant people in industry, their participation in papermaking is the guarantee of the practicality of paper, and many people will choose to use paper just for the reputation of the Mohists.

Secondly, the six-fingered black man used his connections and identity as a giant to connect with the two factions of Confucius and Meng, and then personally sat in Suzaku to visit Xunzi in the small sage village in the land of Qilu.

The implementation of paper must be inseparable from Confucianism, which is known as the two major scholars in the world along with Mohist, and one of Confucianism's ideas is "education".

But to pull Confucianism onto this chariot that promotes papermaking and printing is not as simple as Zhang Ji originally thought.

Confucianism may seem huge, but it is as divided as Mohist.

Confucius established Confucianism, with ten philosophies and seventy-two sages of Confucius, and also produced seventy-two "anti-thieves".

There are far more schools of thought within Confucianism than the original seventy-two, and each school of thought has a certain deviation from the "orthodox" Confucianism represented by Confucius, and often attacks each other, accusing other Confucian schools of thought, so they are nicknamed the Confucian 72 Ways of Anti-Thief.

However, although Confucianism was divided, the best among them were still the descendants of Confucius, who was revered as a Confucian saint, the descendants of Mencius, who was revered as a sub-sage, and Xunzi, who had the greatest influence in Confucianism at that time.

Especially the latter.

Although Xunzi was defeated in the reign of Xingben, Xunzi's status and influence were still the most Confucian and no one dared to underestimate this person who was most qualified to be called a great Confucian after Confucius and Mencius.

With Kong, Meng, and Xunzi, the great Confucians of the time, as the leaders, they were able to link Confucianism, the "seventy-two anti-thieves", to jointly promote papermaking and printing, and to promote education.

Then, under the auspices of the six-fingered black man and Xunzi, papermaking and printing technology were supported and promoted by the two major scholars in the world.

Of course, this support provided by the two great scholars of the time was not without cost.

The Mohists and Confucianism reached an agreement with Zhang Ji for the exchange of interests, Zhang Ji provided papermaking and printing, the Mohists convened excellent craftsmen for Zhang Ji to make paper and print, and the materials and manpower were all undertaken by the Mohists, and the Confucians promoted and promoted, and the caravans under the command of the Jade Tiger recommended by Zhang Ji were responsible for selling paper and books, and Luo Wang was responsible for protecting the caravans and shops selling paper and books under the name of the Jade Tiger.

Jade Tiger sales of paper, books, three percent to the Mo family, two percent to Zhang Ji, two percent to the net, one and a half into the Jade Tiger, the last half to Confucianism.

Of course, the appearance fee of Confucianism is definitely more than half of the profit, but there is also a premise for them to be willing to give up so much profit.

The premise of Confucianism as long as it is half a profit is that the Mohists must provide Confucianism with a certain amount of free paper every year, including various types of paper, and print Confucian classics for Confucianism at cost price.

This exchange of interests can be described as a joy for the guests and hosts, and the Mo family and Luo Wang temporarily put aside the long-term struggle; Confucianism and Mohism no longer attack each other; And the relationship between Luo Wang and Confucianism also moved towards peace, Confucianism no longer denounced Luo Wang's brutality, and Luo Wang no longer inhibited the development of Confucianism in Qin.

A few days after the tripartite agreement was reached, the world realized in horror that the Mohists, Confucianism and Luo Wang had united!

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PS: Well, sure enough, I can't help it, I'm going to be ready to continue astringency!