Chapter 090: Great Qin Strategic Layout (3)
Three days later,
Once again, there were only Ying Zichu, Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei in the palace.
"King, Prince, this is the latest type of paper researched. I have named it the best Hotan, the best Lantian, the middle Jingbai, and the lowest straw paper."
Looking at the four completely different papers in front of Lu Buwei, even Ying Zheng was slightly shocked.
This world is still a little different from the world you imagined. In just three days, Lu Buwei actually developed raw Xuan, mature Xuan, and half-cooked Xuan paper.
There was even an extra straw paper.
Looking at the paper in front of me from white and smooth to rough and yellow, it was like the strict hierarchy of today.
After looking at it, Ying Zichu said in a deep voice: "What do you think in Lu Xiang? You can just say it."
"King, the best Hotan: clean and clean, and full of fire, can even reflect human figures, and have strong ink absorption. I plan to supply the royal families of various countries."
"The best Lantian: the paper is slightly yellowed, has no finish, and is not strong or weak ink absorbent. I plan to be exclusively used by the great nobles of various countries."
"Mid-grade Jingbai: the paper is yellowed and has weak ink absorption. I plan to be exclusively used by the small nobles of various countries."
"The lower grade straw paper is yellow and very rough, easy to break, and has weak ink absorption. I plan to be exclusively used for the princes and princes of various countries and are sold publicly."
Lu Buwei expressed his thoughts and whispered: "Today, except for the nobles of the Great Qin Dynasty, all other countries are powerful."
"The best products will be sold with the royal family, the best products, the middle products will be sold with the nobles, the lower products will be sold with the current princes and princes, and will be sold publicly. In this way, the grade of paper will become the identity symbol of other vassal states."
"The best-selling royal family is the only one. Those great nobles will definitely not be willing to do so, because they believe that status is higher than anything else and will inevitably have disputes with the royal family, and the royal family will choose not to compromise, so there will be a gap between the royal family and the noble family."
"The lower-quality products are sold, the princes and princes of the dynasty and the public sale. The nobles are naturally disdainful, but there are always those princes who do not have noble status in every vassal state."
"In this way, princes and princes with outstanding abilities and no identities in various countries will be dissatisfied with the nobles, and the royal family will naturally win over these people."
"The reason why other vassal states are difficult to deal with is that the interests of the royal family and the nobles are inseparable, but once there is a crack between them, they will have the opportunity to provoke internal struggles."
"I have also decided to ban the sale of the aristocratic families, high-quality and medium-quality ones. If the aristocratic families can be brought in, it will be a three-way battle."
Speaking of this,
Lu Buwei put his left hand on his right hand, bowed and said, "At that time, the great wish of the king to unify the nine states will be just around the corner."
"Lu Xiang is worthy of being the king's right-hand man."
Ying Zichu seemed to see the domestic fight and said with a smile: "The most urgent task now is to vigorously produce paper. As soon as the opportunity comes, Lu Xiang will act according to the plan."
Ying Zheng, who was standing by, also instantly understood the interests.
This is an era of strict hierarchy and identity supreme.
The popular royal family and aristocratic ranks have been passed down from the Zhou Dynasty, so people are accustomed to it.
The emergence of paper is to challenge this rule, after all, no one wants to be the last.
Moreover, those families with long-standing heritage think they are superior to the royal family, so how could they be willing to use the lowest-class straw paper?
Unless they don’t use it, as long as one aristocratic family takes action and takes away the best paper from the royal family, other aristocratic families will definitely not stand idly by.
Originally just a paper of goods, Lu Buwei completed the symbol of his identity and the root of domestic chaos.
This Lu Buwei's method is indeed terrifying!
Thinking of this,
Ying Zheng smiled and added: "But paper making is not a difficult task. Keeping confidential must not be neglected."
"Crown Prince Zheng is relieved. I separate the steps of paper making. Everyone will not meet each step. Moreover, I have asked for an order to be guarded by the Duwei Army, and no one is allowed to enter and exit at will."
After Lu Buwei finished speaking, he was silent for a moment and said: "The one that needs to be guarded the most now is the Mohist school. The Mohist school is famous for its mechanisms, and there is no shortage of first-class sorcerers. If they..."
After hearing this, Ying Zichu said domineeringly: "You don't have to worry about the Mo family. I will warn them that at least within three years, the Mo family will not dare to reach out."
"Since that's the case, I'll feel relieved."
"Lu Xiang, do you think about how to price paper?"
"By the king, one tael of silver is the best, five hundred coins for the top quality, two hundred coins for the middle quality, and ten coins for the lower quality. As for the profits, it depends on the quantity required by each country."
The paper specifications set by Lu Buwei are about 15 meters long and 1 meter wide. They can cut them according to their needs after buying them.
"If the king has no other requests, I will go back and deploy first."
"It is really a blessing for me to get help from Lu Xiang."
"The king is praised, I will take my leave first."
After Lu Buwei left, Ying Zichu looked at Ying Zheng and said, "Zheng'er, you should not stay in Zhangtai Palace in the near future. Go back to the mansion to practice hard and strive to get into the third-rate as soon as possible."
"Father, sons obey the order."
Although I don’t know why Ying Zichu suddenly changed his mind, Ying Zheng still followed the other party’s orders.
But he did not rush back to the house, but went to Lingyan Pavilion.
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Lingyan Pavilion,
"Jingyang Jun, I won this time. Today's lunch is going to bother Jingyang Jun to do it yourself."
Before he arrived at the backyard, Ying Zheng heard Wei Ran’s bold laughter.
"Mr. Rang, I was going to win, but your smile scared me away, so you lost this time."
When Ying Fu's slightly rogue voice sounded, Wei Ran's laughter came to an abrupt end.
When Ying Zheng arrived at the backyard, he saw two powerful people sitting on both sides of the pavilion, staring at each other angrily.
If this scene is spread, their position in the hearts of everyone will completely collapse.
"The two are so happy."
After Ying Zheng said that, he signaled and walked towards the pavilion. Ji Kong and Zhao Lu stood next to the gate of the backyard and did not follow.
When Ying Fu saw him coming, he said with a smile: "Oh? Should I call you Gongzi Zheng or Prince Zheng now?"
"I never care about the title, Jingyang Jun is casual."
Ying Zheng came to Wei Ran, took the fish in his hand, and threw it into the artificial lake, while Wei Ran did not look angry at all.
Seeing that there were obviously fewer fish, Ying Zheng said lightly: "Do you two, are the fish from Chu, or are the fish from Qin, delicious?"
Wei Ran swung the fishing rod in his hand and said calmly: "Whether I and the Lord Jingyang eat the Chu fish or the Qin fish, it depends on the feeling of the prince's attitude."
But Ying Fu pursed his lips and looked at Ying Zheng meaningfully and said, "Although the fish are fish from Chu, they always lack the unique taste of Chu."
After hearing this, Wei Ran's pupils shrank slightly, and the fishing lines hanging on the lake swung, causing ripples.
Chapter completed!