Starting from crossing the Fengshen

Chapter 118 Comparable to the Three Emperors
The appearance of the paper shocked Chaoge and caused countless people to grab it.

Not only Chaoge people, but also people from other vassal states rushed to buy paper and prepare to transport it back for sale.

For those who rushed to buy paper, the first thing they did was to copy the books at home onto paper. This would make it easier to save and eliminate the need to hold heavy volumes of bamboo slips every time they read.

As education monopolies, they are more aware of the value of their own book collections.

But as soon as they started copying the books, they heard Prince Qi's Mansion announcing that fifty more bookstores had been opened in the city, which sold various paper books at cheap prices.

As a result, the whole Chaoge became a sensation again.

Fifty bookstores were packed with people, and there were large queues of people queuing outside.

In a bookstore that covers an area of ​​nearly [-] square meters, various paper books are placed on the bookshelves.

One of the people was holding a book and flipping through it quickly. He kept exclaiming: "How is this done? How is this done? The handwriting is so neat, there is not a single typo, and... Moreover, these books The handwriting is exactly the same, how is this possible?"

"Oh my God, there are so many books for sale. How did King Qi do it? How many people did he use to copy the books?"

"This is absolutely impossible to copy. Fifty bookstores are selling it at the same time. Even if everyone in the city who can write is gathered together, it is impossible to copy it."

"Haven't you noticed that these books are very cheap? They only cost one tael each. If they were replaced by bamboo slips, they would cost at least 100 taels. You have to use a car to transport them when traveling!"

"Give me one of every book, man."

"King Qi is a great benevolent and virtuous person, his merits are in the present time and his benefits will be felt in the future!"

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The emergence of paper books pushed Yin Qi's reputation to a peak.

There are countless fans inside and outside the court.

And with the outflow of books, his reputation will completely spread within the Great Shang Dynasty.

Although Yin Shou was both civil and military, he could only be unknown within the Great Shang Dynasty, and was completely incomparable to Yin Qi.

The cost of paper is very low, and so are the costs of books.

However, in order to reap a wave of wealth, Yin Qi set the price of paper and books very high, and only wealthy nobles could afford them.

In fact, ordinary people are not literate at all, and they will not buy paper and books no matter how low they are.

Instead of doing this, it is better to harvest a wave first.

In this way, when he becomes the Human Emperor, he will have enough money to comprehensively promote education and simplified Chinese characters. Only then will the cost of paper and books be fully reduced, making it affordable for ordinary people.

At the same time, the books on sale now are contemporary books.

The medical books, arithmetic books and other books he copied also had to wait until he became the human queen before selling them.

In this way, you can gain a wave of prestige and consolidate your position.

Of course, other inventions such as glass, matches, cement, and the curved-wheel plow will not be promoted until he becomes the Queen of China, because for now, paper and books are enough.

After all, he is not even a prince now. Too much light is not good, so he should stop it in moderation.

.........

Prime Minister's House.

"Dad, this King Qi is really a great talent. Not only did he invent paper, but he was also able to mass-produce books. You see, the word spacing of these books is exactly the same. They were not copied by humans at all."

The speaker is a stunning girl of fifteen or sixteen years old. She is dressed in green clothes, with a tall and graceful figure, a cool temperament, like a winter plum, and her eyes are as bright as stars, full of the light of wisdom.

She is Shang Rong's youngest daughter Shang Qingjun, a famous talented woman in Chaoge City.

Shang Rong was looking through the book. He could smell the strong fragrance of ink coming from the handwriting. He nodded slowly and said, "Well, it should be made using some unique method."

Having said this, he raised his head with a puzzled look and said thoughtfully: "I found that King Qi seems to have completely changed since he was scolded by Tai Shigong in public.

He's still the same person, his personality hasn't even changed.

But they have done many unbelievable things. First, they provided work-for-disaster relief and post-disaster reconstruction, and then they used paper and books. It was completely unimaginable and unimaginable.

You have to know that as long as someone does one of these two things, it will be passed down through the ages.But he did it all.

And I also have the feeling that this isn't all he is. "

Shang Qingjun said in surprise: "Dad, this is not all about King Qi. How is this possible? Is it just like the rumors from the outside world that King Qi is a born sage, like the three emperors?"

During Fuxi's lifetime, in addition to creating Bagua, he also established human relations and marriage, taught people about fishing and hunting, and invented various musical instruments, such as pottery xun, qin and harp, etc., which enriched the spiritual life of the people.

During Shennong's lifetime, his achievements were equally extraordinary.

In addition to the well-known creation of medicine by tasting hundreds of herbs, he also made farm tools, taught people how to farm, invented various pottery, formulated calendars, etc.

The Yellow Emperor made many more inventions, covering almost all aspects of food, clothing, housing, transportation, culture and military affairs. The most well-known inventions are the compass, sericulture, clothes and crowns, the construction of palaces, etc.

It can be said that all aspects of the human race are basically determined by the Three Emperors.

For hundreds of thousands of years, there hasn't been much progress.

The emergence of paper and books is comparable to the inventions of the Three Emperors in the eyes of the people.

Shang Rong looked solemn and said quietly: "Whether he is a born sage or not, time will tell. Let's see, King Qi may bring us more surprises in the future."

A strange color flashed in Shang Qingjun's eyes, and he nodded slowly.

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Shouwang Mansion.

Fei Zhong said anxiously: "Your Highness, we can no longer let King Qi go on like this. We must fight back. Otherwise, the world may only know King Qi and not King Shou."

You Hun also nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Your Highness, King Qi is making an outside move. We cannot sit back and wait for death. Otherwise, the hearts of the people in the world will be with King Qi. Even if you win the battle for the crown prince, I am afraid..."

Although he didn't say any more, his meaning was already obvious.

Yin Shou's eyes were cold and he said calmly: "Then what can you do to make Gu and the emperor compete for the hearts of the people?"

Fei Zhong and You Hun both looked stagnant and were speechless for a long time.

Fei Zhong suddenly rolled his eyes and said gloomily: "Your Highness, since we cannot compete with His Highness King Qi for the hearts of the people, then we will ruin their reputation. We can..."

"shut up!"

Yin Shou suddenly shouted sharply, with cold eyes and said: "Brother Huang invented paper and books, which has contributed to the world and to me, the Yin Shang Dynasty. How could I do such a villainous thing! I don't want to hear such words again in the future."

Fei Zhong froze, a look of horror flashing in his eyes.

He quickly lowered his head and said, "It's Your Highness. I know my mistake."

After a long time, Yin Shou's expression calmed down, and he said in a deep voice: "Brother Huang has the advantages of brother Huang, and Gu has the advantages of Gu. We can't take advantage of others' shortcomings. As long as we win the battle for the crown prince, Gu believes that Brother Huang has the advantages of brother Huang. With his character, he will definitely assist this king wholeheartedly. Then he will be the wise king of this dynasty and his right-hand man."

Although Yin Qi's fame spread throughout the world, he still believed that he would definitely win.

He can control a mere Yin Qi.

.........

Except for Shang Rong and Yin Shou, in fact the entire Chaoge discusses Yin Qi, paper and books.

Even Emperor Yi was shocked after receiving a cart of books from Yin Qixian.

At the same time, I also learned that this kind of book was actually printed with engravings, just like stamping a jade seal on silk. This was really a genius idea.

"Why is his talent only shown now?"

Although he was happy, Emperor Yi was also puzzled.

If Yin Qi had shown these talents and achievements early on, there would not be today's crown prince fight.

　In fact, if you want to print widely circulated books, engraving is not only more convenient, but also more beautiful.

　　Only publications like newspapers and novels have advantages in movable type printing.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)