Qin Dynasty: Your Majesty, I really am a time traveler.

"what?"

"How is it possible to write the contents of two bundles of bamboo slips on a single sheet?"

Seeing that no one believed him, Tang Yu immediately took a calligraphy brush and handed it to Chunyu Yue.

Chunyu Yue also wrote quickly on the paper. Not only were the colors clear and the paper dried very quickly, but more importantly, there was just too much to write on a single sheet!

The Confucian scholars stared at the thin sheet of paper, their expressions mirroring Ying Zheng's own astonishment.

"My Lordship, what is the purpose of bringing this item here?"

Seeing that everyone was asking questions, Tang Yu took out a stack of papers from his pocket and said:

"I didn't learn about this by chance; I originally intended to give it directly to His Majesty."

"It's just that Dr. Chunyu Yue's feelings were too heavy a few days ago, so I thought I should give something to my good friend first, and that's why I came to find you first."

Are you looking for us because of this piece of paper...?

Everyone's minds were stirred, and their eyes were filled with fervor as they looked at the paper.

As scholars, they understood better than anyone else just how important this piece of paper was, and how much change it could bring to them.

"Gentlemen, which is better, paper or bamboo slips? You should all know the answer, right?"

The Confucian scholars nodded hastily, all waiting for Tang Yu to continue.

“If it’s the same knowledge and content, but one is carried on bamboo slips, you’ll need to bring back a whole cartload of bamboo slips.”

"The other one uses paper, so you only need to take back the weight of a bundle of bamboo slips."

"I wonder which one you all find more convenient, and which one you would prefer to learn?"

As soon as he finished asking the question, people immediately came up to support him.

"Grand Preceptor, then it must be the second one."

"The first thing is that it is not only inconvenient to carry, but also difficult to store and transport."

They had roughly guessed Tang Yu's thoughts, and their eyes were now full of admiration as they looked at Chunyu Yue.

They discovered that Chunyu Yue was a man of great talent! A genius!

Of all the Confucian scholars, only Chunyu Yue had such a close relationship with Tang Yu, and from the very beginning, he intended to curry favor with Tang Yu.

"Yes, if this paper were used to transcribe our Confucian teachings..."

we??

The Imperial Advisor just used "us"?

The group whispered among themselves, noticing the excitement in each other's eyes.

"So at this point, students across the land would certainly be more inclined to study the Confucian knowledge that I wrote down, which is convenient and easy to use, rather than the knowledge of other schools of thought, right?"

"The Imperial Advisor is right!!"

"Yes, yes!"

The Confucian scholars exchanged glances, their faces filled with unusual excitement.

At this moment, Chunyu Yue stepped forward and asked a question.

"I wonder what the Grand Preceptor means by this? We Confucian scholars do indeed quite like this paper, but we don't know what price we will have to pay?"

"Paper isn't cheap to produce..."

Tang Yu looked serious, but when he thought about how it was all made of broken hemp rope and bamboo, he couldn't help but break down.

Before anyone could react, he quickly adjusted his expression and said:

"More importantly, everyone in the world can use paper, and no one can live without it."

"But if I were to sell this only to Confucianists, wouldn't that mean Confucianism would completely dominate all other schools of thought in this regard?"

One stone stirs up a thousand ripples!

Everyone present instantly became excited.

"If my family had this paper, who would bother to study the knowledge of the various schools of thought?"

"At that time, there will definitely be the most people studying my Confucian knowledge, and the officials selected in the future will all be Confucian scholars, wouldn't that be..."

"Shut up! The Imperial Advisor is still here!"

Hearing their words, Tang Yu gave them an expression that matched his expectations.

Chunyu Yue stepped forward, his tone fervent.

"Your Excellency is absolutely right, Grand Preceptor. I thank you for your kind words!"

"How should we cooperate on this?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Yu quickly pulled Chunyu Yue along.

"Where do you find a way to cooperate? I can provide this paper to all of us Confucian scholars for free!"

"However... I see there are quite a few Confucian scholars in the world, so besides you using them, they can also buy them from me."

"I hope you can help me promote this paper so that people all over the world know about it."

“Even if people from other families can’t buy it, there are still people who can buy paper from me.”

In the end, Tang Yu revealed a rather shrewd and money-loving expression.

Chunyu Yue and the other Confucian scholars exchanged glances and smiled at the same time.

A win-win situation! An absolute win-win situation!

They can obtain exclusive rights to use the paper for free.

Tang Yu can also get a great publicity boost.

Given the sheer number of their Confucian disciples, the whole world would probably know about the paper by the next day.

When Tang Yu left Chunyu Yue's residence, his body was already stuffed with all kinds of gold and silver jewelry.

However, judging from their pained expressions at the end, Tang Yu knew that they really couldn't raise the money.

Tang Yu didn't have anything to say about this, since he would kill them later.

He was going to lead a group to ransack the house, and maybe they could find something else.

In truth, he didn't know why he loved these things so much, since with his current status and position, he didn't need money at all.

As much of this stuff as he wanted, Zheng Ge would give him as much as he wanted; it just seems to have become a hobby.

"You lot, hurry up and spread the word about the Imperial Advisor's paper!"

"Furthermore, I want to emphasize that all Confucian books are made of paper!"

"Yes, yes, you must let everyone in the world know about this amazing thing called paper! You must let everyone know!"

The efficiency of these Confucian scholars was truly remarkable.

In less than half a day, not only the Guanzhong region, but even the entire Six Kingdoms knew that Tang Yu had taken out something called paper!

"What exactly is that paper?"

"I heard it's as thin as a cicada's wing and can even be used to write?"

"How is that possible? Only bamboo slips can be used for writing!"

"I heard that this was the paper used when the secretary was selected, so I knew about it back then."

Upon hearing these remarks, Zhang Liang smiled.

His smile widened even more when he discovered that it was Confucian scholars who were spreading the word.

"Tang Yu...you must not disappoint me."

At the same time... he also began to wonder what kind of item this was?

After all, the rumors about it were incredibly exaggerated...

He began to look forward to the secretary selection assessment the day after tomorrow.

"Your Majesty, the news about this paper has already been spread."

Meng Tian stood in front of Tang Yu and Ying Zheng.

The two exchanged a glance and smiled slightly.

"It seems that the Confucian school has a wider network of connections than we imagined."