Cheng Xiaoxiao took out the memorial General Wang Jian had asked her to bring back from her space and handed it to the First Emperor, "This is the memorial General Wang Jian asked me to bring to you."
The First Emperor took it and looked at it carefully. The more he looked, the happier his expression became.
"Okay." The First Emperor shouted and placed the memorial on the table. He said to Cheng Xiaoxiao, "Girl, I think it is a very correct decision to confer you the title of Princess Xingguo."
"That's right." Cheng Xiaoxiao puffed out her chest, "But I can do better. Father, I still have some things to take care of, so I'll withdraw first."
"You, you..." The First Emperor laughed, "Go! You must be tired after the journey back."
"Okay, I'm leaving." Cheng Xiaoxiao bowed and took her leave.
Meng Tian looked at Cheng Xiaoxiao's back, then turned to the First Emperor and said, "We were able to win this battle without sacrificing a single soldier. All the credit goes to Princess Xingguo and the people she brought with her."
The First Emperor nodded slightly and turned to ask Meng Tian, "General Meng Tian, what reward do you think I should give that girl this time?"
The First Emperor frowned and thought, "I don't know what this girl likes?"
Reward?
The scene of Cheng Xiaoxiao robbing the Hun soldiers suddenly appeared in Meng Tian's mind. It was like an epiphany, and he felt that he might know what Cheng Xiaoxiao liked.
Meng Tian said to the First Emperor, "Your Majesty, I think you should reward the princess with some money. Her Highness will probably like it."
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After leaving the main hall, Cheng Xiaoxiao went all the way to the palace where Zhou Tinghai and his team were working.
The maid guarding the palace gate came forward as soon as she saw Cheng Xiaoxiao, "Your servants Yingchun and Yingxia come to see Princess Xingguo."
"No need to be polite." Cheng Xiaoxiao asked, "Are the people I brought inside?"
"Princess, I'm here." Yingchun answered respectfully.
Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded to the two of them and stepped into the palace.
When she came in, Zhou Tinghai was working diligently with the people assigned by the First Emperor.
Cheng Xiaoxiao looked up and saw that the place was divided into several areas.
Papermaking area, engraving area, printing area...
She walked to Zhou Tinghai and greeted him, "Mr. Zhou, I'm back."
Hearing her voice, Zhou Tinghai turned around and looked at her in surprise, "Girl, when did you come back?"
Cheng Xiaoxiao replied with a smile, "I just came back. I missed you, so after seeing the old ancestor, I immediately came to see you!"
Zhou Tinghai smiled and said, "How many candies did you eat today? Your mouth is so sweet."
As he spoke, he pulled Cheng Xiaoxiao towards the printing area.
Cheng Xiaoxiao met an unexpected person here.
"Fusu? Why are you here?" Cheng Xiaoxiao asked in surprise.
Fusu raised his head and saw that it was Cheng Xiaoxiao. He immediately put down his work and stood up. "Xiaoxiao, you are finally back. If you don't come back, I will never see you again."
Cheng Xiaoxiao was puzzled. "Brother, what are you talking about?"
Her words made Fusu slightly stunned.
Brother? Turns out she's younger than me!
Fusu looked at Cheng Xiaoxiao and asked, "Are you younger than me?"
Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded, "Yes! I'm 24 years old."
Fusu heard it.
Okay! It is indeed smaller than me.
"You don't know." Fusu complained to Cheng Xiaoxiao, "Ever since you went to the border camp to deliver military supplies, my father has been using me like two people. Every day, I'm either reviewing memorials or doing hard labor here."
He looked at Cheng Xiaoxiao with genuine emotion and said, "Sister, why don't you talk to father and ask him to let you rest for a few days?"
Cheng Xiaoxiao smiled at him and said meaningfully, "Brother, please forgive me for being unable to help you. Father is training you!"
Fusu was so sad that he could not even cry.
Of course he knew that it was his father who was nurturing him, but this love was a little too heavy.
Zhou Tinghai picked up a freshly printed copy of the Spring and Autumn Annals and walked over to Cheng Xiaoxiao. "Girl, this is a book printed using our movable type printing technology. Take a look at how it turns out."
He seemed to be asking Cheng Xiaoxiao, but his tone was full of pride and pride.
Cheng Xiaoxiao took it and opened the first page. Fusu also leaned over curiously.
She saw the brand new, snow-white paper, printed with small seal characters that exuded the fragrance of ink. She gently stroked the paper with her fingers, feeling the sensation between her fingertips, and couldn't help but praise, "Mr. Zhou, your paper is made very well, and the printing of this book is also very good. You must have put a lot of effort into it. You really worked hard."
Zhou Tinghai's face was full of smiles. He waved his hands and said, "It's not hard, it's not hard. You are still as sweet as ever."
Cheng Xiaoxiao smiled, "Thank you for the compliment."
As she spoke, she handed the "Spring and Autumn Annals" in her hand to Fusu.
Fusu took it and began to read it carefully page by page. This was the first book they printed using movable type printing, and he had never seen it before!
The more Fusu read, the more surprised he looked at his face. He personally participated in every process of this book, from papermaking to engraving to printing.
He remembered that Zhou Tinghai had asked him to write the words upside down, which almost exhausted him to death. But now, looking at the successfully printed books, Fusu suddenly felt that he was not tired at all.
When he thought of the cost of the book, his breathing became rapid. He understood what a blessing movable type printing was for readers all over the world.
With this thing, the scholars of the Qin Dynasty will no longer worry about the lack of books.
Fusu bowed to Cheng Xiaoxiao and Zhou Tinghai and said, "My sister, Mr. Zhou, I thank you on behalf of all the scholars in Daqin."
Cheng Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "You're welcome, brother."
Zhou Tinghai also spoke seriously, "This movable type printing was invented by a man named Bi Sheng. I am just a porter. If you want to thank someone, please thank him!"
Fusu nodded solemnly and replied, "He should thank you, and you, Mr. Zhou, should thank him too."
He asked Zhou Tinghai, "Where is that man named 'Bi Sheng' now? If you can find him, Fusu will reward you handsomely."
Zhou Tinghai and Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at each other and smiled, "Master Fusu, don't even think about it. That person hasn't been born yet!"
Fusu: "..." Okay! Just pretend I didn't say anything.
Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at Zhou Tinghai and asked, "Mr. Zhou, how is the production of gunpowder and compass going over there, Mr. Qian?"
"With the information you provided, they made the production go extra smoothly."
"That's good. You go ahead and do your work. I'll go see Mr. Li and the others."
"Okay, go ahead!"
Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded, turned and left.
Upon seeing this, Fusu quickly put down his books and followed him out.
"Imperial sister, wait for me." He shouted at Cheng Xiaoxiao's back.
Cheng Xiaoxiao stopped and turned to look at Fusu, "Brother, is there anything else?"
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