Da Qin: From a disciple of Fusu to a generation of imperial masters

Chapter 53: Paper appears, Fusu is extremely excited! Lin Xuan’s plan!

Fusu watched Lin Xuan tell everything he knew about the businessman's background.

Lin Xuan's lips slightly raised when he heard Fusu's words. He found out why the ministers of Da Qin had many gold, silver and jewelry in their homes.

Not only did the squires give these ministers gold, silver and jewelry, but the merchants who sold the bamboo slips also had relationships with the ministers of the DPRK and China.

In this way, these ministers naturally have a lot of gold, silver and jewelry.

"The price of bamboo slips is very expensive, and these merchants who sell bamboo slips make a lot of money."

"Do you really have the heart to watch these unscrupulous businessmen collude with the incompetent ministers in the court to earn such a high amount of money?"

Lin Xuan looked slightly serious and looked at Fusu to express his thoughts.

Fusu also looked a little ugly when he heard Lin Xuan's words. He was also dissatisfied with these merchants selling bamboo slips.

In his opinion, the price of bamboo slips was too high, and many scholars could not afford them.

"What the teacher said is what the students think, and the students are also dissatisfied with these merchants who sell high-priced bamboo slips."

"But the student is just one person, and there is no way to reduce the price of bamboo slips."

Fusu said, with a hint of helplessness on his face.

Lin Xuan's lips slightly raised when he heard Fusu's words. Fusu was also dissatisfied with these unscrupulous businessmen, which echoed Lin Xuan's heart.

"Young master, there is no need to be angry. If there is a way for those scholars to read and write, I would like to help you."

"What do you think, Master?"

Lin Xuan looked at Fusu with a mysterious smile on his face.

Fusu's eyes lit up when he heard Lin Xuan's words, and soon his eyes darkened:

"What the teacher doesn't know is that the bamboo slip business has been monopolized by these businessmen."

"The students also thought of many ways, but in the end they were unsuccessful."

After Fusu finished speaking, there was a look of frustration on his face.

"hehe!"

"If I can make something cheaper and easier to use than those merchants."

"Students no longer have to buy expensive bamboo slips, and it can also reduce the pressure on these scholars."

"Master, please look!"

Lin Xuan said, taking out the paper the system had just given him from his sleeve and placing it in front of Fusu.

Fusu looked at the white brocade-like object in front of him and was stunned for a moment.

After a while, he came to his senses and picked up the object the teacher placed in front of him and looked at it carefully.

"Teacher, are you saying that with this thing, there will be no need for those scholars to buy bamboo slips?"

Fusu looked at the white thing in his hand with a trace of doubt on his face.

This thing in my hand is really too light and very thin.

The weight of a bamboo slip is enough to offset many of the objects in his hand.

This was the first time Fusu saw this thing, and he had a trace of doubt in his heart.

"Master, please bring me some pen and ink. I'll demonstrate it and you'll understand."

"promise!"

Fusu stood up and hurried back to his study, and quickly came to the garden with the pen and ink he often used.

"teacher!"

Fusu put the pen and ink in front of Lin Xuan and stared at Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan took the brush, dipped it in ink, and started writing on the paper.

Fusu looked at the teacher writing words one by one on the white thing, and instantly became stunned.

It took a while for Fusu to react. Looking at the teacher's handwriting on the white thing, Fusu had a look of shock on his face.

"Old teacher!"

"This thing is so amazing, you can actually write on it!"

Fusu picked up the white thing and looked at the teacher's handwriting on it. It was clearer than the writing on the bamboo slips.

What's more important is that the handwriting on a bamboo slip only used half of the space on the white thing in his hand.

The handwriting written in the remaining space is enough to write another bamboo slip. In other words, the handwriting written on the white thing in his hand is enough to fill two bamboo slips.

Lin Xuan looked at Fusu, who couldn't put it down, and said with a smile on his face:

"I call this thing paper, and the writing is on it."

"Not only is the writing clearer than the writing on the bamboo slips, but it can also write more."

"What's more important is that it is more convenient to carry. This piece of paper is much lighter than a bamboo slip."

The smile on Fusu's face became even stronger when he heard Lin Xuan's words. He had seen everything the teacher just said with his own eyes.

Exactly as the teacher said, Fusu folded the paper in his hand several times and put it into his sleeve, which was very convenient.

It used to be very inconvenient to walk with a bamboo tube, but now I can fold this piece of paper and put it in my sleeve and walk without any problems.

"The student now understands what the teacher just said, as long as this piece of paper appears in Daqin."

"Those bamboo slips cannot be compared with paper. Those scholars will definitely buy paper instead of bamboo slips."

Fusu looked at his teacher Lin Xuan with admiration on his face.

He knew that the teacher was very powerful, but he didn't expect that the teacher could come up with such good things.

After a while, Fusu regained his composure, looked at Lin Xuandao:
"The paper the teacher took out is very good. The bamboo slips cannot be compared with this paper."

"I wonder what raw materials are needed to make this paper? Is it expensive?"

Fusu looked at Lin Xuan and expressed his worries.

Fusu knew very well how important the piece of paper in his hand was, and he felt that it would definitely not be cheap to make.

Fusu felt a little uneasy. If the cost of materials was too high, the selling price would also become higher.

Even if those scholars wanted to buy paper, they were unable to do so because of lack of financial resources.

Lin Xuan's lips slightly raised when he heard Fusu's words. He knew that Fusu would ask about the price of the raw materials needed to make paper!

"The paper you are holding in your hand requires materials that can be found everywhere in Great Qin."

"Barks, hemp heads, rags, and old fishing nets can be used to make the paper in the hands of the master."

"Master, are you still worried that the raw materials needed to make paper are expensive?"

After Lin Xuan finished speaking, he looked at Fusu with a smile on his face.

"Pfft!"

Fusu couldn't sit still after hearing Lin Xuan's words. He sat on the ground and stared at Lin Xuan dumbfounded.

"Teacher, are you telling the truth? Are these the only raw materials needed to make paper?"

After a while, Fusu reacted, with a look of excitement on his face and grabbing Lin Xuan's shoulders with a tremor in his voice.

Fusu knew very well that bark, hemp heads, rags, and old fishing nets could be found everywhere in Da Qin.

These things are very cheap and plentiful.

If only these raw materials were needed to make paper, the production price would be very cheap.

"If you don't believe me, you will know if what I am saying is true when the paper is made."

Lin Xuan looked at Fusu who looked excited and said with a faint smile.

He knew that Fusu would be very excited if he took out the paper and told the price of paper production.

After all, in this era when bamboo slips are commonly used and brocade cloth is rarely used, the emergence of paper is so important.

Fusu sat down to regain his composure, but there was still a smile on his face.

He knew very well that the teacher would not lie to him.

Thinking of this, Fusu was excited again. The raw materials for making paper are so cheap.

The use of paper is incomparable to bamboo slips, which is so important to the scholars of Da Qin.

"Paper is made cheaply, which not only makes it affordable for readers, but also breaks the monopoly of businessmen."

"This is a good thing!"

Fusu said with excitement on his face. If the paper is cheap to make and sell, it will be cheaper.

In this way, scholars will no longer buy expensive bamboo slips, but choose cheap and easy-to-use paper.

"Master, don't be too happy too early. Selling paper is not that simple."

(End of this chapter)