Chapter 13 The birth of paper
Xianyang City.
A dozen guards guarding the city gate were chatting and laughing.
Suddenly, they noticed something and couldn't help but look into the distance.
In the distance, hundreds of people in strange clothes were gradually approaching the outside of the city.
Seeing this scene, the dozen guards guarding the city gate were immediately shocked.
Seeing those people approaching, one of the guard leaders with beards named Hu Jie stood up immediately.
He shouted loudly, "Who are you, and what are you doing in our Xianyang City?"
"Enemy spies?"
After that, hundreds of people from outside the country came. Most of them looked at each other with blank expressions, unable to understand what the guards were saying.
At this time, a foreign businessman who often travels between Shendu and China stood up. Under the vigilant eyes of the guards and residents of Xianyang City, he said loudly,
"We are not an enemy country. Spies are not from the Middle Kingdom, we are from the outside world. A poisonous person."
"I came to your country to find the World Honored One, the great and supreme enlightened one, the Buddha!"
After that, whether it is a famous guard or Xianyang The residents of the city all had shock and confusion in their eyes.
Astonished discussions continued.
"These people are not from the middle of the earth? Are they from the outside world? Where is that place?"
"World Honored One? Buddha? What is this?"
They are filled with confusion. , the guard at the city gate also asked the question about the World Honored One and the Buddha.
Opposite to their inquiry, the foreign businessman Sanjay replied with a smile, "World Honored One means the most noble saint living or born."
The people of Qin State present suddenly looked at him. With a look of color, I understood what he was talking about.
The most noble saint?
Are these people coming to see the saint?
But when it was their turn to introduce the meaning of the Buddha, they were at a loss.
“The Buddha is with us. In Sanskrit, it means Bhagavan, Bhagavan, and Bhagavan. He is the supreme enlightened being with supreme power...”
During this process, Sanjay also introduced several magical powers possessed by Buddha.
"Buddhist scriptures say that the Buddha has other minds and can know what is in our hearts."
"With the power of destiny, he can know the destiny of himself and all sentient beings and what he has done in hundreds of thousands of lives, that is, he can know everything in the past Things in the future.”
“The Buddha also has clairvoyance and can see. No matter how far or near, thick or thin, any object can be an obstacle..."
Then he introduced the Heavenly Ears, the Divine Foot, the Outflow, etc. one by one, and said that these are just the Buddha's possessions. One of the insignificant magical powers of Buddha, the magical powers of Buddha are immeasurable and cannot be introduced exhaustively.
Everyone present in Xianyang City had shock in their eyes, and they had their own understanding of what this man named Sanjay said.
In the outer realm, is there a god named Buddha?
Hu Jie couldn't help but asked curiously, "You came to Xianyang just to find the Buddha?"
"Your Buddha is in our Xianyang?"
One of the guards present , a man, woman, and child named Xianyang City had curiosity in their eyes.
The next second, they saw Sanjay nodding and said, "Yes, we suspect that the Buddha is in Xianyang, your Qin country. We come here just to find the Buddha!"
After saying this, the guards and residents outside Xianyang City were shocked.
“The god named Buddha is really in our Xianyang?”
“Who is it?”
Who can be worthy of the title of World Honored Saint and Buddha?
The doubts and curiosity on their faces grew more and more.
……at the same time.
In some shops under the jurisdiction of Lu Buwei in Xianyang City, paper, books, writing brushes and other items were put on the shelves.
Xunzi, Li Si, and spies from various countries, who had been paying attention to Ying Zichu's movements, naturally noticed this.
Outside the shop.
Li Si smiled and said to Xunzi and others, "Teacher, let's go in and have a look."
"Let's see what good things the Qin royal family can come up with!"
Of course, he I don't believe that Qin can invent anything good, and I even suspect that it is just some ordinary gadgets.
Xunzi and others next to him also had similar ideas.
As soon as I walked into the shop, the clerk inside smiled and asked, "Guests, what do you want?"
"We want to take a look at the so-called paper, printing technology, and improved writing brushes." A student said quickly.
With a smile on his face, the clerk immediately took out a writing brush, a stack of white paper, and a book printed using printing technology from the cabinet behind him.
When he took out these things, not only Li Si and others were in the shop, but also some good people from Xianyang gathered around, watching him curiously as he took out the things.
Soon, they saw that the clerk picked up a brush, put ink on it, and started writing on the snow-white paper.
When the dark ink stained the paper and the first word was written, Li Si's pupils shrank.
The expressions of other students also changed, even Xunzi changed his color.
While they were stunned, the clerk took out the printed book and opened it for them to look at.
I saw that it was covered with dense seal characters.
He explained with a smile, "This is something called a book that is printed using printing technology and paper."
Looking at the densely packed seal characters on the books, Xunzi felt at this moment The others couldn't bear it anymore, their faces were full of shock.
"This paper, and printing..."
Just by taking a glance, they realized the importance of these things in front of them.
They never thought that the so-called paper and printing technology turned out to be such things!
Xunzi picked up the book and looked at it with great seriousness. The more he looked at it, the more admiration appeared on his face, mixed with some trance.
Many large seal characters are recorded in this small book...
The words that originally required baskets of bamboo slips to record were actually easily recorded in this small book!
Xunzi knew what impact the emergence of paper and printing would have on Confucianism and other schools of thought.
From now on, all bamboo slips will be eliminated!
The other students next to him, Li Si, and the civilians who were watching also had surprised looks on their faces.
Li Si looked in disbelief.
Unbelievable!
How could the Qin State come up with something like this, which seemed like a gift from heaven?
The so-called paper and printing technology can be called the greatest invention he has ever seen since his birth!
He can even imagine that in the future, countless knowledge, achievements and declines in civilization and history will all be recorded in this book!
Not only can it affect various countries now, but even future generations will be affected by this so-called book!
It can be said to be a thing that will last forever and lay the foundation for eternity!
They looked shocked and dazed.
They thought that the Qin royal family could only produce some ordinary things, or things similar to waterwheels and other objects.
I never expected that the Qin royal family would come up with such a thing?
(End of this chapter)