Chapter 13 The Birth of Paper
Chapter 13 The Birth of Paper
Xianyang City.
A dozen guards guarding the city gate were chatting and laughing.
Suddenly, they noticed something and their eyes couldn't help but look into the distance.
In the distance, hundreds of people in strange costumes were gradually approaching the outside of the city.
Seeing this scene, the dozen or so guards guarding the city gate were immediately shocked.
Seeing those people approaching, one of the guard leaders, a man with a full beard named Hu Jie, immediately stood up.
He shouted loudly, "Who are you and what are you doing in our Xianyang City?"
"Enemy spy?"
After these words were spoken, hundreds of people from outside the domain looked at each other in bewilderment. Most of them had confused looks in their eyes, not understanding what the guards were saying.
At this time, a foreign merchant who often traveled between Shentu and Middle-earth stood up and said loudly under the vigilant gaze of the guards and residents of Xianyang City,
"We are not spies from the enemy country, nor are we from Middle-earth. We are from the Outland of Sindhu."
"I came to your country to find the World Honored One, the great and supreme enlightened one, the Buddha!"
After these words were spoken, the guards and residents of Xianyang City all showed astonishment and confusion in their eyes.
Surprised discussions continued to be heard.
"These people are not from our Middle-earth? They are from the Outer Realm of Sindhu? What is that place?"
"Buddha? Buddha? What is this?"
They were full of confusion, and the guards at the city gate also took the opportunity to ask what the World Honored One and the Buddha were.
In response to their inquiry, the foreign merchant Sanjay smiled and replied, "Bhagavan, it means the most noble saint in the world and beyond."
The Qin people present suddenly understood what he was talking about.
The most honorable saint?
Are these people here to find the saint?
However, when it came their turn to introduce the meaning of Buddha, they looked confused.
"In our country, Buddha, in Sanskrit, means Bhagava, Bhagavan, and Bhagavan. It is the supreme enlightened one with supreme power..."
During this process, Sanjay also introduced several supernatural powers possessed by Buddha.
"The Buddhist scriptures say that Buddha has the ability to read other people's minds and can know what we are thinking."
"Having the ability to know past lives, one can know the past lives of oneself and all living beings and their deeds for hundreds and thousands of lifetimes, that is, one can know all things in the past and future."
"The Buddha also has divine vision, which enables him to see all objects, near and far, coarse and fine, and no object can hinder him..."
He then introduced the divine hearing, divine feet, and the power of extinction of all defilements one by one, and said that these were just some of the insignificant supernatural powers possessed by the Buddha. The Buddha's supernatural powers are immeasurable and cannot be fully introduced.
Everyone in Xianyang City present had shock in their eyes, and had their own understanding of what this man named Sanjay said.
In the outside world, is there a god called Buddha?
Hu Jie couldn't help but ask curiously, "You came to Xianyang just to look for Buddha?"
"Your Buddha is in our Xianyang?"
Every guard present, as well as every man, woman, young and old from Xianyang City, had curiosity in their eyes.
The next second, they saw Sanjay nodding and saying, "Yes, we suspect that the Buddha is in Xianyang, your Qin State. We came here just to find the Buddha!"
When these words were spoken, the guards and residents outside Xianyang city were shocked.
"Is the god called Buddha really in our Xianyang?"
"who is it?"
Who can be worthy of the title of World Honored Saint or Buddha?
There was more and more confusion and curiosity on their faces.
……at the same time.
In some shops under the jurisdiction of Lu Buwei in Xianyang City, items such as paper, books, and brushes were put on the shelves.
Xunzi, Li Si, and spies from various countries, who had been paying attention to Ying Zichu's actions, naturally noticed this incident.
Outside the shop.
Li Si smiled and said to Xunzi and others, "Teacher, let's go in and take a look."
"Let's see what good things the Qin royal family can come up with!"
Of course, he did not believe that the Qin State could invent anything good, and even suspected that it was just some ordinary stuff.
Xunzi and others nearby had similar ideas.
As soon as I walked into the store, the clerk inside asked with a smile, "Customer, what do you want?"
"We want to see the so-called paper, printing technology, and improved brushes." A student said quickly.
The clerk smiled and immediately took out a brush, a stack of snow-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 some curious people from Xianyang also gathered around, watching him curiously as he took out the things.
Soon, they saw the clerk picked up a brush, dipped it in ink, and started writing on the snow-white paper.
When the black ink stained the paper and wrote the first word, Li Si's pupils shrank.
The other students' faces also changed, even Xunzi's expression changed.
While they were stunned, the clerk took out a printed book and opened it to show them.
I saw that it was covered with densely packed large seal characters.
He smiled and explained, "This is something called a book that is printed using printing technology and paper."
Looking at the densely packed large seal characters on the books, Xunzi and the others could no longer hold back at this moment, their faces filled with shock.
"This paper, and printing technology..."
With just one glance, they realized the importance of the things in front of them.
They never imagined that the so-called paper and printing technology would be such a thing!
Xunzi picked up the book and began to read it seriously. The more he read, the more admiration appeared on his face, mixed with a bit of trance.
Numerous large seal characters are recorded in this small book...
The text that originally required a basket of bamboo slips to record was actually easily recorded in this small book!
Xunzi knew clearly what impact the emergence of paper and printing would have on Confucianism and other schools of thought.
From now on, bamboo slips will be eliminated!
The other students nearby, Li Si, and the civilians who were watching all had looks of surprise on their faces.
Li Si's face was full of disbelief.
Unbelievable!
How could the Qin State produce something like this, which seemed like a godsend?
This so-called paper and printing technology can be said to be the greatest invention he has ever seen since he was born!
He could even imagine that countless achievements and rise and fall of knowledge and civilization history in the future would all be recorded in this book!
Not only can it affect various countries now, but even future generations will be influenced by this so-called book!
It is something that will be remembered for centuries and lay the foundation for eternity!
They looked shocked and dazed.
They also thought that the Qin royal family could only make some ordinary things, or things that were not much different from water wheels.
I never thought that the Qin royal family would come up with such a thing?
(End of this chapter)