Job! How do you think about work all day long! Zhao Tuo was speechless by the words of the First Emperor.

I worked hard to make paper for you to use, just to reduce the burden on you, so that you don't have to work as hard as before, who knows that you are still ready to increase the amount of yourself.

You're the Emperor! The palace of the Six Kingdoms is gorgeous and magnificent, and there are too many beauties in the palace to count, so why don't you enjoy it?

After giving birth to Hu Hai, there are no more babies, can't you give birth to a few more? The beautiful woman guards the palace empty, and the king writes hard.

How can this be endured. Zhao Tuo complained in his heart, but he could only say weakly: "Although the paper is good, Your Majesty still has to focus on your body." ”

"I see." The First Emperor replied casually. Hearing that disapproving tone, Zhao Tuo knew that his words were in vain.

If it was placed at other times, the emperor's government affairs were not much. But now it is the first decision in the world, and everything is waiting to be rebuilt.

The Qin State annexed all the land of Shandong, the area expanded several times at once, a large number of counties increased, and the Qin State carried out many large projects in a row, and the affairs were complicated, and things were one after another.

The number of government affairs that the First Emperor had to deal with on a daily basis also increased rapidly, and a large number of things needed to be reviewed by him every day.

However, this piece of paper full of words can be worth two or three catties of bamboo slips, even if he increases his workload, but the work efficiency will definitely improve a lot. The speed of looking at a piece of paper is much faster than looking at two or three catties of bamboo slips. ”

"As a result, he will work fewer hours a day." Zhao Tuo thought of this and became happy again.

Historically, Qin Shi Huang died before he was fifty years old, and later generations often speculate that the reason for his early death was not only to eat the elixir offered by the monks, but also because of uncontrolled work and overwork, which induced illness when he went out on patrol.

Now Zhao Tuo makes paper, which should be of some use. At this time, the first emperor was happy. Zhao Gao also praised: "This kind of lightweight and convenient, cheaper than bamboo paper, if it can be produced in large quantities and distributed to counties and counties, it will definitely greatly increase the efficiency of officials at all levels of my Qin State in handling government affairs." ”

"And with this newly made paper instead of the previous bulky bamboo slips, a car of paper, can be worth dozens of cars of slips, not only convenient transportation, but also when the government inventory is placed, it is also very beneficial." Zhao Gao pointed out the role of this paper from an administrative point of view.

The First Emperor nodded in response. He reached out and picked up a piece of paper again, feeling the lightness in his hand, and his eyes were even more satisfied.

Yes, the appearance of paper not only reduced the burden on his emperor, but also popularized the whole country and greatly increased the administrative efficiency of officials at all levels.

This is a weapon of the nation. And according to Zhao Tuo's subsequent explanation, this new thing called paper is made of materials such as hemp and cloth, and it is not a valuable item.

In addition, Zhao Tuo also said that paper can be made from bark, wood, bamboo, and even grass that can be found everywhere, and Shaofu is also exploring the manufacture of other varieties of paper.

Materials are available everywhere, and mass production can reduce costs, which are far cheaper than bamboo slips, and have the characteristics of lightweight.

Although the first emperor saw the new thing of paper, he had already made a decision in his heart to popularize paper in the Qin country.

He looked at Zhao Tuo in front of him, and the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became, and the slight resentment that arose before due to the shattering of Jinren's dream also disappeared.

Zhao Tuo is very good, every thing he gets out is so useful. Especially thinking of the words of concern that Zhao Tuo said when he presented the paper just now, the heart of the First Emperor felt warm.

Whether it's true or not, he can still tell. Zhao Tuo made paper for the sake of my body.

"The paper made by Qing is very good, and I am very happy." The First Emperor smiled at Zhao Tuo to show affirmation and satisfaction.

"Your Majesty is happy, it is the honor of the minister." Zhao Tuo hurriedly bowed his head in response. At the same time, his eyes flashed, ready to strike while the iron was hot, and put forward a major event with his paper-making match, which could further highlight the role of paper.

Zhao Tuo arched his hand and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, after the paper-making, the minister came up with an idea, with this newly made paper, it will be of great benefit to the state, and the minister should make suggestions to Your Majesty." ”

"Tell me about it." The First Emperor heard

The sentence "It is very good for national affairs" immediately sat down and wanted to hear about it. Zhao Gao, who was next to him, also looked at Zhao Tuo curiously, wanting to hear what other suggestions his brother had.

Zhao Tuo quickly sorted out his thoughts in his heart, and said loudly: "When the minister heard about King Xuan of Zhou, he ordered Taishi to write fifteen articles of "Great Seal", which is the common language of the world, and Jin, Lu, Chu, Qi, Wu and other countries all use the script. It is because all the nations of the world are divided into four seas, and they can communicate with each other by letter. ”

"However, since the chaos of Zong Zhou, King Ping moved east. The princes are powerful, not unified by the king, and evil rituals and pleasures harm themselves, and they all go to their classics. As for the division into seven countries, it is even more different fields, different tracks, different laws, different clothes, different voices, and different characters. ”

"Now relying on Your Majesty's divine martial arts, he dominates the territory of the world, one acre system, one track, and one Qin law, which is convenient for the world. However, all over the world, there are still different voices and different words. Words are hard to change, and it's hard for ministers to say more. But the difference in words has done a lot of damage to my Qin country! Zhao Tuo thought of all kinds of strange text shapes, and said bitterly: "As seen by the ministers who fought the world, just one 'horse' word, there are seven ways to write in the Seven Kingdoms!" ”

"Especially the Chu people's bird and insect seal script, those fonts are like birds and insects, just by looking at it, I feel dazzled, I don't know what is written, I want to learn, it is extremely difficult."

"The characters in various places are different, and this situation not only makes the officials sent by the Qin State to the princes unable to quickly grasp the local situation, but also cannot understand the local documents and classics, and are easy to be deceived by the locals."

"Moreover, the decrees issued by Xianyang to various places, because of the alien text, the local officials and Guizhou leaders could not understand it, so I am afraid that there will be a situation where the Qin officials sent to take advantage of this matter and privately change the edict for personal gain." …… Zhao Tuo said a lot of disadvantages of text aliens in one breath.

At the last moment, Tu Qian Dagger saw and said his true purpose.

"Please Your Majesty, when the book is the same as the text, with the Qin character as the criterion of the world, so that within the 36 counties of the four seas and Kyushu, all the Qin characters are used, and the people of the world, even if they do not need to be translated and explained by the officials, they can understand His Majesty's orders, so that the world is unified!" The book is the same as the text.

The First Emperor's face moved slightly. The seven languages are different and very different, and he knows it very well. When the Six Kingdoms had not been destroyed before, he corresponded with the monarchs of the Six Kingdoms, and he could not understand what the monarchs of the Six Kingdoms wrote on the letter.

It also needs a special translator to translate it into the seal script of the Qin State before he can understand it, which is indeed very inconvenient.

This is a very unpleasant thing for a king who is committed to controlling the world. At that time, Qin Wangzheng said a word.

"In this world, there are nineteen ways to write a word, and they don't know each other, which is extremely inconvenient, and after the widow destroys the six countries, he will abolish all those miscellaneous words, leaving only one, isn't it happy" Now, the territory of the world is unified.

Rails, acres, laws, and even currency will all be unified. This text should indeed be unified.

Even if Zhao Tuo didn't bring it up this time, the First Emperor was ready to start this matter after he was busy with the various matters in front of him.

Now Zhao Tuo said this idea in advance, which surprised the First Emperor and made him quite happy.

He also thought that Li Si could be the first to understand what he meant, and put forward the suggestion of the book and the text. Unexpectedly, it was Zhao Tuo who said it first.

This son really deserves to be his confidant. Thinking of this, the First Emperor's gaze looked at the thin stack of hemp paper in front of the eucalyptus.

"Books are the same as words, with this newly made paper ......" Zhao Tuo not only put forward suggestions, but also made a new carrier of books and words.

It's really thoughtful to think about. At the same time, Zhao Gao was also full of surprise, feeling that his brother was really far-sighted, and the suggestions he put forward were all related to national affairs.

With his Zhao Gao's understanding of the First Emperor, Zhao Tuo's proposal is poking at the other party's heart, and the emperor must be very happy.

"I also want to learn like him, and put forward some suggestions that are beneficial to the country, maybe I can be reused by the emperor, and maybe I will be the secretary in the future." Zhao Gao secretly made up his mind in his heart.

Seeing that the First Emperor seriously considered his proposal, Zhao Tuo felt that there must be no problem in this matter. Because in history, Qin Shi Huang had the idea of writing the same script, and issued an edict to unify the writing of the world in this year.

The car is on the same track, the book is on the same text, and the weights and measures are unified. This is already one of the merits of Qin Shi Huang recognized by later generations.

What Zhao Tuo did was just to advance this matter a little bit earlier. The paper he invented would play a huge role in the process of the Qin Guoshu and the same script.

This is also the reason why Zhao Tuo immediately chose to let Zhang Han make paper after taking office as Shaofu. He makes paper, really not to go to the toilet.

He is for the emperor, and for the world!

"But the book and text in history seem to have been proposed by Li Si, it's been seven months since the unification of the world, and I'm about to start unifying the currency, why hasn't he mentioned it yet?"

"Is it because of me that this event has changed?"

"Gong Li, it seems that I still have to do this for me." Zhao Tuo sighed, feeling that he was really heartbroken for the sake of national affairs.