Chapter 42: Chamber Confrontation, Only for Lin Cang
The fifth prince, Nangong Jingrong, clapped his hands and applauded, "Good! The British public said well, Great Xia has such a fierce general, why should the Great Northern Wilderness be afraid? ”
Although he didn't believe that the British Duke could defeat the Great Northern Wilderness Iron Cavalry, he wanted to save Lin Cang wholeheartedly.
All the words that are unfavorable to Lin Cang, he supports them!
Not only him, but everyone present did not believe the words of the British duke.
It's not that the British are incompetent, or that the Mu family army is not strong.
But the comprehensive strength of the Great Northern Wilderness is too strong, and it is outrageously strong.
If nothing else, if the two countries go to war, it will definitely not be resolved in a year and a half.
Their economy in Daxia is not good, and agriculture is not good, so they can't resist it for long.
No matter how brave the Mu family army is, how long can it resist without food and grass and military salaries?
But when the British duke talked about this, they didn't dare to slap the British duke's face.
After the inspector made Gu Qingfeng weigh the pros and cons, he bowed to the British duke, "Daxia can have a grandfather, that is the blessing of Daxia." ”
He sighed, and suddenly changed his words, "It's just that even if you are not afraid of the iron cavalry of the Great Northern Wilderness, the rice paper in Dongping is also sold in Great Xia because of Lin Yushi." ”
Lin Cang was just a little eunuch.
He Gu Qingfeng couldn't understand why so many big people were willing to protect Lin Cang.
It doesn't matter if Lin Cang defeated Dayue, or if Lin Cang took back Chaozhou, isn't this what a courtier should do?
Now the country is in a dilemma because of Lin Cang, and Lin Cang, as a loyal minister, should repay the country with death!
What?
Ask him if Gu Qingfeng is willing to repay the country with death?
Lao Tie is stupid when he Gu Qingfeng!
Serving the country with death is something that others should do, what does it have to do with him Gu Qingfeng?
The group of civil officials who were greedy for life and afraid of death immediately catered to them.
"Paper involves the fundamentals of the country, without these, how can we exchange letters in Daxia? How to cultivate the pillars of the country? ”
"If it is really banned, I am afraid that the national strength of Great Xia will be set back by twenty years."
"There's no way, for the sake of the country's great cause, I can only sacrifice Lin Yushi."
is the so-called drama and doing a full set, this group of civil officials talked and cried.
Their tears are comparable to crocodile tears.
The fifth prince, Nangong Jingrong, was almost angry to death, if it weren't for Lin Cang, he would have died in Dayue a long time ago.
If there was no Lin Cang, Da Yue would definitely take him as a hostage and threaten Great Xia, then he would have become a sinner for the ages of Great Xia.
His face sank, and he said with reason: "It's just papermaking, and when there was no rice paper before, didn't you live the same way?" ”
"Great Xia is a big country, even if there is no rice paper in Dongping, the country can still prosper."
As soon as he finished saying this.
The expressionless British Duke had a rare smile on his face.
But the smile was fleeting.
He walked behind the Fifth Princes again with a blank face, and stood there with a tall posture.
Then, countless military generals led by the British Duke stood behind the British Duke one after another.
The Wenchen on the other side was not to be outdone, and they gathered together in a race against time.
The situation in the court changed in an instant.
On the left is the opposition led by the Five Princes and the British Duke.
On the right is the support faction led by the inspector Gu Qingfeng.
and the neutral Wang Zhenhai, Gu Rufeng, and Nangong Jingheng.
"Aiqing, what are you doing?"
Nangong Tian looked at the ministers of the court and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Originally, because Murong Ruoqi had become in a good mood, she instantly fell to the bottom.
Just when the scene is deadlocked.
The eunuch's sharp voice sounded, "Lin Yushi asks to see!" ”
Nangong Tian waved his hand, looking forward to how Lin Cang would save his life, "Xuan! ”
With that sharp voice, "Xuanlin Yushi is here." ”
Lin Cang was dressed in the official uniform of the three-grade imperial historian and slowly walked towards the main hall.
He already has his own nobility, and now that he wears this official uniform, he has a kind of majesty that is enough to make people fearful.
Walking to the center of the main hall, Lin Cang knelt on the ground, "Minister Lin Cang, see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”
"Let's get flat!"
Gu Qingfeng, the supervising imperial history, had a flat face, and Lin Cang had already become a dead man in his eyes.
He didn't want to waste a minute or a second on Lin Cang at all.
The fifth prince, Nangong Jingrong, was quite calm, and the British Duke Mu Yun laughed for two seconds.
Nangong Tian sat up straight, very majestic, and said directly: "Aiqing, why do you go to court!" ”
After speaking, he stared at Lin Cang, looking forward to Lin Cang's answer.
Lin Cang bowed again, "The minister has solved the papermaking problem. ”
As soon as these words came out, there was a commotion in the DPRK and China.
"How is it possible, how can a centuries-old problem be solved?"
"Solved? You said it lightly, we Manchu civil officials can't do anything, but you say that it can be solved if it is solved? ”
Regarding Lin Cang's words, the officials of the Manchu Dynasty obviously didn't believe it.
Inspector Gu Qingfeng sneered: "Lin Yushi, you have only been in the court for a few days, this papermaking technique is unfathomable, and it is impossible to solve it easily." ”
Lin Cang saw the ridicule in his eyes, but he didn't bother to waste his words with him, and continued directly to Nangong Tian: "Your Majesty, this matter can't be faked. ”
"Find a craftsman to operate according to my method on the spot, and within an hour, the truth will be revealed."
Nangong Tian immediately nodded in agreement.
After the craftsmen came to the main hall, Lin Cang handed over all the papermaking skills he had learned from the system to the craftsmen.
After listening to him, the craftsman looked at Lin Cang with a suspicious gaze, "Are you sure this can work?" ”
"My lord, I have never heard of these methods as you mentioned. And this paper, I haven't even heard of it. ”
Lin Cang nodded without thinking, and said softly with a smile: "You don't have to worry about anything else, just do what I said." ”
"Yes, sir."
Seeing that his attitude was so resolute, the craftsman had no choice but to do so.
The system gives him the best papermaking technology to operate, and he doesn't have to worry about anything going wrong.
Hearing the conversation between the two, the ministers of the DPRK and China criticized and ridiculed each other.
"You see that the experienced craftsman doesn't believe him, which means that his method is not reliable."
"I think he wants to delay time, the later the time, the more angry Dayue becomes, I'm really afraid that Dayue will take advantage of this effort to sue the Great Northern Wilderness."
"What time did you waste with him, and I threw it directly to Dayue."
The criticism of these ministers of the DPRK and China is nothing more than wanting to calm the anger of Dayue as soon as possible and put them in a safe place as soon as possible.
How could Nangong Tian not understand their careful thinking, "I can't wait for an hour, don't wear the official uniform on my body, go back to farming, farming is the safest." ”
Hearing this, the group of Wenchen suddenly quieted down, so nervous that they didn't even dare to breathe.
Minutes and seconds passed.
The crowd watched as the craftsmen boiled the pulp to flatten it, and then took the finished paper outside the hall to dry.
Gradually, they all became impatient.
Nangong Tian, who was originally interested, also urged: "Lin Aiqing, how long is it left?" ”
The expression on Lin Cang's face became more and more excited, "Soon, it's going to be good right away." ”
But three seconds.
Lin Cang spoke again, "It's already good, Your Majesty can announce the arrival of the craftsman." ”
Nangong Tian didn't say much.
According to Lin Cang's meaning, the craftsman was announced.
The craftsman took the box and walked slowly towards the main hall.
All eyes are on the craftsman's box.
Under the attention of everyone, the craftsman walked to Nangong Tian's side, opened the box, and put the white paper inside in front of the table.
Seeing this, Nangong Tian's eyes suddenly lit up.
Pick up the paper and draw it in mid-air.
"It's more delicate than top-quality rice paper, and the color is more transparent."
Then, Nangong Tian spread the paper on the table, dipped the pen in ink, and waved it on the paper in a dashing manner.
Soon, a few large characters appeared on the paper.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Nangong Tian's expression changed greatly.
The reason why there is a shortage of literary talents in Daxia is because of the high cost of paper.
Dongqi was already not on good terms with Great Xia, and he kept selling paper to Great Xia at a higher price.
This undoubtedly increased the cost of reading for the literati of Great Xia.
Techniques like calligraphy and danqing themselves require a lot of practice.
The cost of Daxia was so high that ordinary people did not dare to contact literature at all.
It is also because of this that the literary atmosphere of the entire Great Xia is far inferior to that of other countries.
Nangong Tian took a deep breath, his voice trembling with excitement, "How much does this thing cost?" ”
Lin Cang showed a meaningful smile, "It only takes Dongping's Yicheng." ”
Syllable!
A loud bang was heard.
Nangong Tian fell off the dragon chair excitedly.
"Your Majesty!"
Everyone in the court looked at Nangong Tian nervously, for fear that the Son of Heaven would be lost a little.
Nangong Tian raised his head and laughed regardless of his image, "God bless me Daxia!" ”
He waved his hand to the craftsman just now, and passed the paper to the minister of the court.
Next.
The officials of the court were shocked by the paper made by Lin Cang.
Is this really freshly made paper?
It only took an hour to get this done?
The ministers could not even think about their eyes.
Inspector Gu Qingfeng asked incredulously, "How did you do it?" ”
Lin Cang waved his hand, "This is my Great Xia secret, except for His Majesty today, I, Lin Cang, will definitely not tell others." ”
Nangong Tian was in a good mood when he said this, and he completely forgot about the Great Northern Wilderness's support for Dayue.
Looking at Lin Cang with more and more satisfaction, "Aiqing, it is really my lucky star, with Aiqing here, my Great Xia will definitely dominate Kyushu." ”
With papermaking, they were able to snatch the paper market that originally belonged to Dongping.
You must know that Dongping relied on this papermaking technique to become the richest country in Kyushu.
Great Xia is full of talents, and its military ability is not inferior to the Great Northern Wilderness, and the only drawback is that it has no money.
If there is really a war with the Great Northern Wilderness, the economic conditions of Great Xia will not be able to support it at all.
But now it's different, they're about to become the richest country.
Gu Qingfeng said disappointedly: "Your Majesty, even if Lin Cang can make paper, this is all a later story. ”
"If the Great Northern Wilderness attacks Great Xia now, we won't be able to resist it at all, Your Majesty."
He spoke hoarsely and fell directly to his knees.
The civil servants followed suit.
"Your Majesty, now is the moment when the country is in danger, and we must not be impulsive and greatly damage the vitality of our country."
"Sacrificing Lin Yushi alone to protect my Great Xia for all generations, he also died a well-deserved death, Your Majesty."
"I hope Your Majesty thinks twice!"