The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 134 The ministers were shocked, and Weining was granted the title of Marquis!
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was shocked, mixed with embarrassment.

At first, Wei Ning thought that using hemp paper to go to the toilet was a complete waste of resources, but when he saw the bamboo paper, he realized that the hemp paper really had serious disadvantages.

Even so, hemp paper has been enough to change the cultural pattern of the Han Dynasty, not to mention the emergence of bamboo paper.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt a little guilty. It turned out that this boy had never resented me.

Even though I am so impulsive, he is not as knowledgeable as me, and is still making paper seriously, which shows his broad mind.

I'm ashamed.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pondered for a moment and then said: "I apologize to you."

Weining: "?"

"What did His Majesty say?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "Before, I relied too much on the alchemists, which almost led to a big mistake. It was you who awakened me, but I almost killed you. It was my fault."

Admit it when you are wrong. For the emperor, his words and deeds are never wrong.

It is even less possible for him to admit his mistakes to his ministers.

So Wei Ning was also shocked. He really didn't expect that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had such a big pattern.

Of course he didn't know that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was talking to his family behind closed doors. Why did he want him to go outside and admit his mistakes to other ministers?
Do you think Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty will admit his mistake first or the other party will die first?

Wei Ning waved his hand magnanimously and said, "Your Majesty, please don't do this. I am just being impulsive. What I said is indeed a bit harsh."

Before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could speak, Wei Ning said again: "But if I don't say harsh words to persuade you, Your Majesty won't listen to it, right?"

What I said before seems to be the same thing, but don’t talk about the latter.

But no matter what, the estrangement between father and son has been resolved.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty rubbed his hands excitedly and said: "The secret recipe for making bamboo paper..."

Wei Ning said: "Wait a moment."

He has written down all the processes, steps, and raw materials recorded in his previous experiments.

Not long after, Wei Ning took the cloth with the writing process to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and said: "Your Majesty, the manufacturing process is all on this."

"it is good!"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty nodded heavily, took a deep look, and said with dissatisfaction and admiration in his eyes, "Your meritorious service will benefit all generations."

"This is your responsibility and obligation to this society."

Wei Ning thought to himself that you praise me too much. Besides, what do you mean this is what I should do?
"Anyway, I have high expectations for you, not just these amazing skills."

Weining: "?"

He felt a little unhappy. How could this be called a miraculous skill?
"If Your Majesty doesn't like it, just give it back to me."

Wei Ning stretched out his hand.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty chuckled and said, "You brat, I'm not happy even after just two words from you."

My expectations for you are not just to invent these things, but to say the least, the significance of this paper to the big man is indeed very important.

But in the heart of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it was far less important than Weining's growth.

"I'll come back tomorrow."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said something hastily and couldn't wait to leave Weining's mansion.

After returning to Weiyang Palace, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty immediately summoned several senior officials.

Dongfang Shuo, Dong Zhongshu, Shi Qing, Sang Hongyang, Wei Qing and others all entered the Qilin Hall to pay homage to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not exchange polite greetings and said straight to the point: "Take a look at this thing."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty handed the bamboo paper on the case to the eunuch next to him.

The eunuch took off the paper and distributed it to the officials.

All the officials looked at the white paper in their hands with suspicious expressions, not understanding its use for a moment.

"What if I write with it?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty suddenly spoke.

As soon as these words came out, Dong Zhongshu reacted first. He was stunned for a moment, his face suddenly became strange, and then he hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty! Who made this thing?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "Don't ask who made it first. Tell me, how about using it for writing?" "Give Dong Zhongshu pen, ink, paper and inkstone."

The eunuch hurriedly gave Dong Zhongshu pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Dong Zhongshu immediately began to write Chinese official characters.

His calligraphy is very beautiful. After the dragons and phoenixes dance, black characters gradually appear on the white paper.

The font is quite regular, every stroke is correct.

Before the advent of paper, there was actually no calligraphy in Chinese society.

The characters on the bamboo slips were all carved with seals. With the development of society and economy, people gradually moved from seal cutting to writing on bamboo slips. However, the bamboo slips were so big that they would not be given the opportunity to use their calligraphy handwriting.

After paper came out, calligraphy came into being. Paper was undoubtedly the greatest invention for literati and officials.

But now Dong Zhongshu can't think so long-term, he can only look at the present.

After he finished writing the words on the paper, Dong Zhongshu gasped and his face turned red with excitement.

"nice one!"

The expressions of Sang Hongyang and Dongfang Shuo were exactly the same as Dong Zhongshu's, but Shi Qing was thoughtful.

He said to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: "Your Majesty, what is the manufacturing cost of this thing?"

If the manufacturing cost is high, it still doesn't have much effect.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had already asked about the manufacturing cost when chatting with Weining. He said: "It's cheap, extremely cheap. The only raw material is ordinary bamboo."

hiss!
At this moment, even Shi Qing couldn't help but began to gasp frequently.

If the manufacturing cost is low, it can be promoted nationwide.

Previously, such as The Analects of Confucius, Han Feizi, Cangjie Pian, Lu Shi Chun Qiu, etc., were all stored on bamboo slips, and the convenience and replicability were too low.

But it’s different now!

They can easily understand the great significance of this object in the process of cultural transmission.

"good!"

"Great!"

"Colorful! Colorful! Colorful!"

"Very good!"

Everyone gave it a very high evaluation, and then Dong Zhongshu asked: "Your Majesty, what is this thing?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "Han paper."

Anyway, it’s not Qin paper. At first, Wei Ning just told it to be called paper, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had a trick and added a Chinese character on the paper to make it Han paper.

If someone mentions it in later generations, they have to mention Han paper, the Han Dynasty!
This invisibly also promoted his Han Empire.

Dongfang Shuo asked hurriedly: "Your Majesty, who made this? He should be promoted to a noble rank!"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty nodded: "What you said is true. If the concubine is granted a title again, what should he be granted?"

Dongfang Shuo blurted out, "I am a Marquis...well."

He was stunned.

What does it mean to be a concubine and then to be sealed to the top?Made by Weining?

Dongfang Shuo people are almost stupid, why is it him again?Why is it still him?What kind of monster is this?
It’s okay to defy the heavens in terms of martial arts achievements, but now...

Dongfang Shuo no longer knew how to describe Weining's wisdom.

This is different from the invention of horseshoes. Anyone with a discerning eye can understand how much change paper will bring to the socio-economic culture of the entire country.

It is no exaggeration to say that it appears across the ages.

Cai Lun in later generations was awarded the title of Marquis based on this paper. The reason is the same now. In any case, it can be shown that the emergence of paper has brought great promotion to the development of Chinese society.

Wei Qing didn't speak from beginning to end. It wasn't until he heard Wei Ning that his expression changed a little. He secretly clenched his fists and shouted in his heart: OK!

"Your Majesty, I believe that the great concubine of Wei is worthy enough to be granted the title of marquis."

Wei Qing clasped his fists and stepped out of the queue to tell Wei Ning, fearing that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would change the subject.

As Wei Qing spoke, everyone also clasped their fists and said, "I pray that Wei Dashu will be granted the title of Marquis!"

(End of this chapter)