With such great progress in papermaking technology, Zhao Jun felt it was time to make it public.
The next day after she discussed it with Ying Zheng, she brought the paper to the court to make the announcement.
As expected, she attracted a lot of attention when she arrived at Qilin Palace.
Everyone knows that Lord Zhao was kidnapped in the palace a few days ago, and it was the Queen Mother who kidnapped him.
However, the king had already ordered that the matter should not be discussed anymore, so everyone could only watch her and talk about it silently in her heart.
Li Si was a little surprised.
According to his thinking, Lord Zhao should not attend court in the next few days.
Now that she is here, something must be happening again.
After all, he had already figured out Zhao Jun's character of not coming to the temple unless there was something important.
Zhao Jun was in a very excited mood and didn't care about the looks people gave her.
I just silently complain in my heart.
Humph, these guys are all younger brothers today!
I'll open your eyes later, hahaha!
Thinking of this, Zhao Jun tried hard to hold back his smug smile, insisting on being humble.
"The King has arrived—"
"Ahem, I pay my respects to the king."
Zhao Jun restrained his expression and followed suit in saluting.
As soon as Ying Zheng came in, he saw King Zhao standing behind him.
The smile on her face was really too obvious.
When the King of Zhao doesn't smile, he gives people a cold and unapproachable feeling, which Ying Zheng had observed a long time ago.
But today she was practically baring her teeth and shouting everywhere, and I was in a super good mood!
Ying Zheng glared at her implicitly, telling her not to get too carried away.
Zhao Jun received it, but pretended not to see it.
After a while, the matters that needed to be reported were finished, and the court became quiet. If there was nothing else to report, they would prepare to adjourn the court.
Li Siming glanced at Zhao Jun without any hesitation.
Zhao Jun saw that the time was almost up, so he patted his green official robe and walked forward.
"I have something to report."
"allow."
Everyone around was watching intently, wondering what tricks she was going to play this time.
"Bamboo slips have been used as the main writing tool since the Xia and Shang dynasties. However, bamboo slips are expensive, difficult to write on, and inconvenient to carry and store. Therefore, only one or two out of ten people can actually read on bamboo slips." Zhao Jun paused for a moment and continued.
"Now all the vassal states laugh at our Qin, saying we are culturally backward. Today, I bring you something that can change the way we write, allowing everyone to read. It's something invented and developed by the Mohists—paper!"
She said loudly and took out the two kinds of paper in her hand.
“Can everyone read?”
At this point, even Li Si couldn't help but ask a question. Looking at what she had in her hand, could this make everyone read?
"Yes."
The King of Zhao presented the things to Ying Zheng.
Although Ying Zheng had seen the first edition of the paper before, he also knew that Zhao Jun would bring the latest edition today.
But he pretended to be mysterious and didn't even look at the new paper again.
Looking at the paper again now, it is indeed snow-white and translucent.
Zhao Jun's words caused an uproar in the court.
Paper? Let everyone read?
The ministers below couldn't help whispering.
"Your Majesty, this is paper. You can write on it by just dipping a brush in ink."
Sun Cheng had already prepared everything when he arrived on stage.
At this time, the pen and ink have been placed on the table.
Ying Zheng took the snow-white paper and looked at it carefully.
After hearing what Zhao Jun said, he solemnly picked up the pen beside him and wrote the word "Qin".
The paper was very thin, but it was resilient and was not torn by Ying Zheng's writing.
The ink spreads without seeping through.
The black words on the white paper and Ying Zheng's sharp handwriting look indescribably beautiful.
The ministers below all looked up, wanting to see this magical paper.
Li Si couldn't help but look up and spoke first.
"Your Majesty, can you please let me take a look at this magical paper?"
Ying Zheng was immersed in joy. After listening to it, he looked up and saw that everyone below was looking at him with their heads stretched out like swallows.
"Ahem, pass it on to the people below for review."
He asked Sun Cheng to take the one he had just written to the person below. Anyway, Zhao Jun brought more than one today, so he had some more here.
Soon the piece of paper with the words written on it was passed down, and Li Si stared at it for a long time after receiving it.
My fingers gently stroke the white paper, and I can even smell the scent of ink.
He examined it carefully for a moment and then passed it on. Soon, all the civil and military officials in the court had seen the paper.
"Master Zhao, I just took a closer look. This kind of paper is indeed convenient for writing, and the handwriting is very beautiful, but I'm afraid it's not cheap."
As a scholar, Li Si's love for paper is beyond words, but it is still too exaggerated to allow everyone to read.
"Your Excellency, you are right. The white paper you just saw costs one gold."
Zhao Jun deliberately set the price very high.
"Only one gold is needed!"
Many civil officials around were surprised. If it only cost one gold, everyone could afford it if they saved up some money.
This is worth buying and collecting!
So someone asked.
"Master Zhao, where can we buy this paper? Let's get together and buy a few sheets."
"Yes, yes, we want to buy it too."
The person next to him was interrupted by Li Si after just a few words.
"This amount of gold is not particularly expensive for people like us, but it is really a sky-high price for ordinary people."
Li Si was still more concerned about the issue of studying that she mentioned.
"Don't worry, Prime Minister. The one gold you just mentioned is the price of white paper. I also have a kind of paper that is not as white and of lower quality."
Zhao Jun took out a few dark yellow papers and paused for a moment before speaking.
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