Chapter 41

Ying Zheng spoke, his eyes shining with light!

Zhao Gao knelt and bowed: "Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is brilliant!"

He shouted; after listening to Ying Zheng's analysis, even his own heart had to admit this was a good idea.

Was it only him?

Even Ying Zheng's heart was praising it!

But... his lips curled into a sneer: "A mere trick, nothing more!"

Having finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Gao again: "What about the general amnesty? The matter of a general amnesty must be giving him a headache!"

"Although less than a month has passed, the money and grain stored in the national treasury, after covering disaster relief and various daily expenses, currently suffice for only one distribution along the Great Wall, yet there are three distributions left this year. He must be having a headache now!"

"Besides that, there are the officials' salaries; many are double! He wouldn't be unable to pay the salaries of officials across the imperial court, would he!"

Ying Zheng smiled.

And when speaking of this matter, Zhao Gao could not help but begin to tremble and shiver!

"What are you afraid of!"

Ying Zheng became displeased and glared at Zhao Gao!

Zhao Gao pondered for a long time, then still brought out an object!

"This... what is this object?"

Ying Zheng looked at the slightly yellowed linen paper before him, his face full of confusion.

But after opening it and taking a look, he was instantly shocked!

On this... there are actually characters?

"This object is named paper; it is sold by Li Si, at fifteen coins per sheet!"

"Fifteen coins per sheet?"

"Paper?"

Ying Zheng was stunned; he flipped the paper over and over, examining it.

The more he looked, the more amazed he became; the more he looked, the more shocked he was!

Mainly... this object was too thin, and also too convenient.

Moreover, the quantity of characters it could record far exceeded that of bamboo slips!

This... this was not merely comparable to bamboo slips, but could completely replace bamboo slips!

"This... this..."

Ying Zheng was stunned and numb; his face was full of shock and disbelief.

He could not help but ask Zhao Gao where Li Si had obtained this object.

Zhao Gao knelt on the ground, trembling violently, saying nothing!

Ying Zheng seemed to realize something and glared fiercely at Zhao Gao: "Speak!"

Zhao Gao said: "Li Si claims publicly that it is a gift from an immortal!"

"But according to the investigation by the Luo Wang, this object came from Cai Lun, newly appointed by Ying Su to the Kaogong Office!"

"And Li Si is responsible for selling it; one sheet of paper, fifteen coins!"

"What?"

"Li Si? Selling paper?"

"Helping that rebellious son Ying Su sell paper?"

The moment these words left his mouth, Ying Zheng was stunned!

But in an instant, fury surged like a tidal wave!

"Li Si... how... how dare he!"

Ying Zheng was furious to the extreme!

Yes!

One must remember, this is Li Si!

He is his most trusted minister!

Others defecting to Ying Su might be understandable, but Li Si?

He was promoted during the period when I was still contending with Lu Buwei!

After Lu Buwei fell, I even appointed him as Left Chancellor!

Although in rank he was not as high as Feng Quji, the Right Chancellor.

But... in actual power, he far exceeded Feng Quji!

He... he actually defected to Ying Su?

"He... what does he intend to do!"

"In his eyes, is there still any place for me, the Sovereign?"

"Everyone in the world can see that Ying Su is rebelling, is committing treason!"

"Only he cannot see it?"

Ying Zheng was enraged!

Enraged beyond control!

His entire body was trembling violently!

Zhao Gao was terrified; he quickly stood up and began to soothe Ying Zheng's chest, trying to calm his anger!

Ying Zheng slapped his hand away: "Tell me, how is the paper selling?"

"I do not believe that with such a worthless piece of paper, he can sustain the entire operation of the Daqinchaotang!"

"I simply do not believe that everyone in this world is a fool!"

"It's just a piece of worthless paper; its selling price is nearly catching up to silk and hemp. How could so many people possibly buy such trash?"

Ying Zheng, furious, tore the linen paper in his hand into shreds!

Zhao Gao swallowed hard, trembling violently, and dared not utter a single word for a long time!

Ying Zheng, enraged, kicked Zhao Gao: "Speak! I want you to speak!"

Zhao Gao hesitated for a long time before finally opening his mouth:

"According to reports from the Heaven's Net spies, ever since Chancellor Li Si began selling paper, the people going to the Chancellor's residence have been endless!"

"In the end, the Chancellor had no choice but to open a shop specifically to sell paper!"

"However, in just two days, the shop could not handle the sales due to the sheer number of customers and had to open another!"

"Now, there are more than six paper-selling shops in Xianyang City, and every single one is packed with crowds day after day!"

Zhao Gao delivered his report!

The moment these words left his lips, Ying Zheng suddenly felt the world spin around him.

The next second, darkness swarmed before his eyes!

With a boom, he actually collapsed to the ground!

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"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

At that moment, Zhao Gao was terrified out of his wits and shouted immediately!

Fortunately, Ying Zheng was not seriously hurt and merely regained consciousness after a brief moment.

At this time, he looked slightly weak, his chest heaving constantly as he clearly panted heavily.

After a short while, he recovered and sighed toward Zhao Gao: "This rebellious son has truly grown into a force to be reckoned with!"

"Now, through selling paper, he must already have over a million coins in hand, right?"

Ying Zheng's gaze turned cold and harsh, but Zhao Gao said nothing.

He feared angering Ying Zheng and did not dare to tell him that, according to the intelligence currently controlled by Heaven's Net, in just these few short days, the paper sold conservatively estimated at over two hundred thousand sheets!

And calculating at a price of fifteen coins per sheet, that is at least over three million coins!

And this... was only over a few short days!

At this moment, even Zhao Gao felt his scalp go numb!

And Ying Zheng continued to ask: