Chapter 66: Fame and Merit
The Royal Palace, the Hall of Longdeok.
Di Yi touched the slightly rough paper, his face was full of amazement, he couldn't stop nodding, he was very happy, Wen Zhong, Shang Rong, Bi Gan and other ministers who were standing on the side were also holding a similar square paper in their hands and stroking, their faces were full of smiles, like a chrysanthemum blooming.
Shen Gongbao stood silently with a smile on his face, happily looking at the exclamation that everyone couldn't hide, and he was very happy in his heart.
After a long time, I only heard Di Yi tremble slightly and said: "Dao Chang is really a god and a man, such an amazing work should be passed down for hundreds of generations!"
Wen Zhong and the others also nodded and sighed, although they had already learned from Di Yi that Shen Gongbao might make such a paper, but when it was really placed in front of their own eyes, they couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
Prior to this, in addition to bamboo slips, there was one thing that could be written, that is, silk, but the cost of silk was too expensive, and ordinary people could not use it at all.
The paper made by Shen Gongbao is different, and only ordinary wood or even grass poles in the field are used, so the source of raw materials is extremely extensive.
They all tried to write on the paper a few times, and they all felt that it was much better than writing on bamboo slips.
All the people present were brilliant people, and they could instantly imagine the great impact that paper would have when it could satisfy all the great merchants, that is, the heavy bamboo slips would be completely replaced, and the scholars would be ecstatic.
The most excited in the field is the Huang Feibao who has been stationed in the woods for several months, although he didn't know what was going on in the woods before, but now he knows it thoroughly, when he saw the paper for the first time, and knew that the woods he was stationed in was studying this masterpiece, he was very grateful to his brother, although he did not personally participate in this specific action, but to be able to protect the birth of this peerless work, it is also a great joy in life.
"Okay! The Taoist chief has really made a great contribution to the great merchants, with this paper, the affairs recorded by the local officials every year will be completely relieved, and there is no need to worry about the loss of the recorded things caused by the moths eating the bamboo slips, and the widow does not need to face a pile of twists and turns like a mountain every day, hahahaha"
Di Yi laughed heartily, since he was thoroughly treated by Shen Gongbao, he felt that his body was obviously much better, and his vitality was even more than before, and when he heard this event, he couldn't help but smile in his heart.
The rest of the ministers bowed their heads and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, this is a blessing for the great merchants!"
Di Yi nodded, and said to Shen Gongbao: "I don't know what the chief has this request, the widow will definitely meet the Taoist leader!"
Shen Gongbao made a joke and said: "Your Majesty, Poor Dao doesn't say anything, but there is something in my heart, but I haven't completely thought about it now, can I allow Poor Dao to go back and think carefully before saying my request to Your Majesty." ”
"Yes!" Di Yi immediately agreed, he knew that Shen Gongbao was a cultivator, and he didn't care about some worldly fame and fortune at all, so he was very relieved to let Shen Gongbao think it clearly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Chaoge City was a sensation, a very familiar name resounded in everyone's ears again, the Taoist chief Shen Gongbao, who entered the palace as a physician, finally stopped being silent, and made an earth-shattering event, actually invented paper, completely replacing bamboo slips and silk.
The scholars shouted wildly, and the elegance of the past was no longer there, they went to the streets, hugged each other, congratulated each other and shouted, venting their excitement, and more to express their admiration for Shen Gong Leopard, and at the same time, countless limerick poems poured into the streets, sung for the children, and there was only one person praised - Shen Gong Leopard!
Soon after the sensation of Chaoge City, with the radiation of the news, the entire Great Shang was in a sensation, and the four major princes of the Great Shang and the eight hundred small princes entered the book at the same time to congratulate Di Yi, and at the same time euphemistically asked Di Yi if he could pass on the art of paper-making to their territories.
Not all of these princes were peaceful, but as this happened, they all quieted down, and did not dare to make a mistake at this time, and Emperor Yi and the ministers punished the marginal princes who were about to move, and sought rich benefits, and then agreed to flow the paper into their territories.
These princes are also helpless, the role of paper is too great, just those literati are in love with this thing, if they are not introduced, I am afraid that their own ambitions have not yet exploded, and the literati in their own territory will take the lead in rebelling and overthrowing themselves.
Shen Gongbao didn't bother to pay attention to these political things, at this time he was lying in his mansion, opening his divine eyes, looking at his increasing merits, he almost wanted to laugh over, and the chrysanthemum-like smile on his face still hasn't disappeared, which is very obscene.
When the people of the Great Shang thanked Shen Gongbao, Shen Gongbao received great merit, and with the continuous increase of the people's will, the merit continued to increase.
However, Shen Gongbao also found that his karma had also increased, and after thinking for a while, it suddenly dawned on him that every invention that shook the past and the present would affect the interests of some people, and the biggest impact this time was none other than those businessmen who made bamboo slips, so it was natural for Shen Gongbao's karma to increase, but fortunately, these karma were much smaller than the merits.
After a few days, Shen Gongbao realized that the speed of merit increase began to slow down until it no longer increased, after all, the merit of a thing also has a fixed number, and it is impossible to increase it indefinitely.
This Shen Gongbao was humming a little song in the mansion, admiring the flowers, and eating fruits in his mouth, when suddenly a subordinate reported: "My lord, Miss Shang is here!"
"Oh, just let her in, Miss Shang doesn't have to report when she comes here in the future, just let her go!"
"Yes!" the man withdrew.
Soon, I saw a beautiful woman in a purple dress walking up, and I saw that her face was still very white without powder, and the skin on the exposed neck was as white as ice and snow.
There was a pair of big starry eyes on her pretty face, and her long eyelashes couldn't hide the joy in her eyes, so she exclaimed: "Shen Daochang, you are so at ease!"
"Hehe, Miss Shang, there is nothing to do in the poor road, of course you are comfortable, don't you do the same, run the poor road here every day!"
Shang Ziyi's face was blushing, and she glanced at Shen Gongbao shyly, and then sat down on a stool not far from Shen Gongbao, and said, "Shen Daochang is a sensation in the world now, I'm afraid that as soon as you go out, you will be sought after by countless people!"
Shen Gongbao threw a dried fruit and put it in his mouth, and muttered: "In this way, Poor Dao doesn't dare to go out!
Shang Ziyi looked at Shen Gongbao, her beautiful eyes revealed a hint of admiration, and said, "Dao Chief, you are really amazing, the little woman admires it!"
Shen Gongbao smiled and said, "Miss Shang is too famous, and the poor Dao is just a little ability!" Although he said so, but looking at his obscene smile, you can know the pride in his heart, this guy is a shameless person, and he is not ashamed of his plagiarism at all.
What this guy thinks in his heart is: "Is this a plagiarism? Now it seems that it is only the Great Shang Dynasty, and there is still a long time before the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the poor road was first 'invented', at most it can only be called 'take', not 'steal'!"
Shang Ziyi naturally didn't know that Shen Gongbao's memory was fused with the soul of later generations, so in Shang Ziyi's eyes, Shen Gongbao's face didn't matter much, this was just a pair of skins, the key was inside! From this incident, Shang Ziyi felt that Shen Gongbao was an extremely talented person.
Although Shen Gongbao looks very obscene, he still maintains the appearance of being in his twenties for many years of cultivation, and Shang Ziyi has now reached the age of being married, and it is the time of spring, and she is the kind of lady who really cares about the inside.
These days, Shang Ziyi ran to Shen Gongbao's mansion as soon as he had time, and Shen Gongbao was still very surprised at the beginning, but after seeing more, he was relieved, the only thing he wondered was what Shang Rong, the old fox, thought, did he really want to be his son-in-law?
The affection in Shang Ziyi's eyes Shen Gongbao naturally saw it in his eyes, but there were still a lot of troubles in his own affairs, but he didn't dare to provoke Shang Ziyi, and wanted to treat her as a sister, but Shang Ziyi seemed to ignore Shen Gongbao's sense of distance that could be made, and was still close to him, and after several temptations, Shen Gongbao finally gave up, understanding that Shang Ziyi's weak appearance was hiding a heart that dared to love and hate.
However, Shen Gongbao still treats Shang Ziyi as a friend, and he has not taken half a step, and there are still a lot of things that he needs to deal with, but it is not appropriate to deal with these children at this time.
(Ahem, the heroine will only choose between the two people investigated by Qingfeng, so, you know!) Today, I decided to make four changes, and I call everyone to support it, and collect recommended tickets to order!);