Daqin: Qin Shihuang can hear my heart

Chapter 46
"What's the use of this thing?" Gao Qiu was so angry that he didn't know what the paper was for.

"Slave heard that it is used for writing."

Hearing this, Gao Qiu almost fainted again.For writing?What can be written with such a breakable thing!It is like a bamboo roll, solid and durable.

This prodigal son, how did his brain grow so that he could be deceived?
Gao Qiu's anger had nowhere to vent, so he locked Gao Fugui in confinement and was not allowed to leave the room for half a month, but seeing the papers in the room, he was really worried.

"Steward, take this thing to the fire."

Gao Qiu endured the pain in his heart and told him that the five yi golds could only be reduced to a burning object. Thinking about it made his heart ache, but he had no choice but to look at this thing all day long, which made his heart ache even more.

The next day, Gao Qiu woke up early due to lack of sleep, and saw his servants rushing to the kitchen with several bundles of paper, his heart ached again, so he closed his eyes and grabbed the next bundle.

You can't write, so you can always use it as a cushion!But when he thought of the five yi gold to sit on, his heart ached again.

It will be worth it soon.

The Shaofu is in charge of the taxation of mountains, rivers, lakes and seas and manufacturing. These days, the people in the Shaofu Department are crazy busy. All kinds of taxes have to be counted, the manufacturing industry has to be registered, and rolls of bamboo scrolls are consumed as drafts.

The recorded bamboo scrolls are piled up like a mountain, and now the transportation work has become a problem. This is not the biggest problem. The biggest problem is that the accounting needs to be checked from time to time. This is a pain for the co-workers. Being disassembled and rolled up again, this kind of work is repeated, which is terribly cumbersome and the work efficiency is lower.

That's why Gao Lian couldn't go home for a few days.

Recently, the higher-ups have been investigating closely, and those who slack off will be severely punished, so they have to be serious. However, the word serious is easy to write, but it is useless in operation.

What they are facing is all about data, and all kinds of data must be matched. How to check the densely packed bamboo rolls!

Even if it can be checked, a large amount of bamboo rolls are wasted. Right now, the higher authorities are also strictly investigating various taxes, and the price of bamboo rolls is not low. If this continues to be consumed, it will definitely bring huge expenses to the Ministry of Shaofu.

"Associate Gao, what is that bundle you brought?"

Since the last taxation incident went wrong, Shaofu Han has been more proactive, doing everything himself, and paying more attention to every coordinator.

He had seen the bundle of gray and yellow things brought by Gao Lian early on.

Gao Qiu quickly replied: "My lord, this is an unbearable thing. I hoarded a lot of it, and my subordinates saw that it was useless, so they took a bundle to sit on."

"What is this thing? How unbearable? What's the use?" Seeing the freshness, Han Shaofu asked casually.

"It's paper, a fragile thing, it seems to be able to write." Gao Qiu said uncertainly.

"Oh! Paper? Writing?" Han Shaofu became interested. He also knows the situation of the Shaofu Department recently. This thing can be written, so it can be used for it?

It can't be used as a collection, it can always be used as a draft!

"How to use?"

"Just write it down." The butler told Gao Qiu.

"Very good, since it is useless, you can contribute it as a draft!"

After Han Shaofu finished speaking, he pulled the bundle of papers by himself, removed the straps, and took out one of them.He looked at it carefully and felt that it was very strange, but since Gao Lian said it was useless, he didn't take it seriously.

A piece of paper, grinding, picking up the pen, and writing, Han Shaofu did it himself, doing the work done by the assistants.

what!
The moment he wrote the pen, Han Shaofu was startled. This thing can really write, the ink penetrates but does not expand, and the handwriting is correct and not crooked.

He exerted a little force, and let the brush stroke freely, but did not break the soft thing. He narrowed the scope of writing, and he was able to write a lot of characters in a small area.

It seems that this is incomparable to bamboo rolls and has more advantages than cloth.

Han Shaofu seemed to have discovered a new continent, his eyes brightened, and he kept staring at the yellowed paper.

He continued to open another sheet, and began to write again. This time he was very careful, and the handwriting was round and round, and the effect was almost as good as that written by the bamboo scroll.

Han Shaofu's expression seemed to bloom, he stared at Gao Qiu and asked, "What is the price of this paper?"

Gao Qiu didn't know why Han Shaofu asked such a question, and said truthfully: "This is for children. I heard that you can buy two for one Qin and a half tael. If you buy in large quantities, you can buy three for one Qin and a half tael."

what?
Hearing this price, Han Shaofu was startled, and the brush in his hand couldn't help but fell off, asking for certainty:
"One Qin and a half, two or three cards, is that really the case? Is that the case?"

"This thing is wonderful! Wonderful!"

Han Shaofu was very excited, his eyeballs seemed to be beating.

Yes, he was very excited, not blindly excited, but excited to discover something extraordinary.

This must be a good thing. You must know that the price of bamboo scrolls on the market is less than ten and a half pieces, and this thing is three pieces for one piece. , the same number of both can write the same amount of words, what is this concept?You don't even have to think about it.

This is definitely a good thing, a good thing that can completely replace paper and cloth.

Gao Qiu stared at the written words and looked again and again, and after a while, he also showed joy.

The writing is crisp, without hindrance, the handwriting is clear without penetration, and there are many characters on one sheet. It seems that even the bamboo scroll can't compare with it. This is not the point.

He hastily stacked the two pieces of paper he had written on, and folded them again, until they became as big as two thumbnails.

However, the content written on a piece of paper is comparable to that written on a bamboo scroll.

What does this mean? It means that a piece of paper can replace a heavy bamboo roll, and a piece of paper can be folded and placed casually without taking up space, while bamboo rolls require a lot of space for storage.

It seems that in any comparison, paper has an advantage, or a big advantage.

However, this thing is fragile and difficult to preserve, so he said: "It's wonderful, but it's not easy to preserve."

Han Shaofu waved his hand and said disapprovingly, "No." He spread out the two pieces of paper and put them on top of each other, then went to other places to find two wooden boards, put the papers in the wooden boards, and put them together again.

"Isn't this going to be saved?"

Gao Qiu opened his eyes and said happily, "My lord is really very wise. In this way, it can be preserved, and the place can be saved. It's wonderful."

Han Shaofu smiled, and the next moment, he became serious, with eagerness in his expression, "Where is this item sold? Tell me quickly."

Gao Qiu knew what Han Shaofu was thinking, and blurted out: "Dongjiao Paper Store."

"Dongjiao, okay, okay! Come on, get your car ready, I want to buy a lot of this."

Han Shaofu left, looking so impatient, as if he was afraid that he would not be able to buy it if he was too late.

"Large purchases?" Gao Qi was belatedly aware, suddenly, his whole body became excited, and his hands and feet were trembling.

"Yes! This thing can completely replace bamboo scrolls and the like. During the imperial examination, it can not only become an urgently needed item in the court, but also a common item for scholars. That is to say, this thing will definitely rise."

"Things of great prosperity must be valuable." He thought of the key point.

"Should I also buy some, eh! Fortunately, fortunately, my son has already bought it, and it's still a lot."

"Wait." Gao Qiu suddenly remembered something, his face changed in shock, and he shouted in his heart, "No, don't burn it, don't burn it! I'm an ancestor."

(End of this chapter)