Chapter 102 Fusu successfully entered the trap
As the saying goes, every gift from fate actually comes with a hidden price.

For Ying Yuan, he is even more of an expert at settling accounts.

Are you kidding? If you want to lie down and take it easy, how can you do it without some tricks?
If you don't plan, how can you get people to charge into battle?

Look, seeing that Prince Fusu, who usually had a smiling face and looked like a gentle gentleman, couldn't suppress the smile on his face, Ying Yuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

Are you laughing?
Are you happy?
But you can’t get this happiness and exhilaration for nothing!
Thinking of this, Ying Yuan's face became serious and he waved his hand towards the bottom.

"This matter is ultimately the result of the hard work of my brother, Prince Fusu of the Great Qin, and all the disciples of the Mohist School!"

"Therefore, if there is any credit, it should be attributed to my brother and the Mo family!"

Fusu was stunned by Ying Yuan's words.

He has been working very hard recently.

After all, he had never done this kind of work before.

To put it bluntly, he used to be just a young man who watched government affairs.

At most, he just listened to how his father and court officials handled matters big and small.

At best, I can return to my bedroom and chat about my views with a bunch of Confucian doctors who are good at talking, and that's it.

This papermaking journey was the first time that he had the manpower and power to do real work.

Unlike Ying Yuan, a social animal who had tormented by all kinds of troubles in the workplace in his previous life, Fusu is experiencing the fun of a "project" for the first time!

How proud of this!
But Fusu is still Fusu after all. Even though the smile on his lips can hardly be suppressed, his instinct makes him want to be humble like a conditioned reflex.

"Uh, this matter..."

Seeing that Fusu was about to stand up, Ying Yuan would never give him a chance to refuse.

This credit must be attributed entirely to Fusu.

"Brother, don't be so modest!"

"In our Great Qin, rewards and punishments are clear. Although you are a prince of the Great Qin, since you have suffered and made contributions for the Great Qin, then this credit must be yours!"

As soon as Ying Yuan said this, Chun Yu Yue immediately stood up and echoed with pride and righteousness.

"I second your opinion. Gongzi Yuan is absolutely right!"

"The Qin Empire has always been clear about rewards and punishments. Since this treasure that will prosper the Qin Empire's culture was created with the hard work of Prince Fusu, then Prince Fusu must take the credit!"

"Otherwise, wouldn't it seem that our Great Qin doesn't know how to reward and punish?"

Listening to Chunyu Yue's words that were secretly blackmailing him morally, Ying Yuan didn't take it to heart at all.

As the old saying goes, as long as I have no morals, you can't kidnap me!
Ying Yuan's original idea was to pin all the credit on Fusu, and of course he wished that the credit would go to Fusu.

"Well, what Dr. Chunyu said is right, brother, don't be so modest!"

"How about this, I think your introduction to this paper just now was not detailed enough, why don't you explain it in more detail?"

"I see all the courtiers are quite curious!"

Fusu was first tied up by Chunyu Yue, and then interrupted by Ying Yuan, so he was really confused for a while.

And just at this moment, all the court officials finally couldn't bear it anymore.

They had long felt the charm of this paper.

It can be said that at this moment, they have a lot of questions to ask.

Now that Ying Yuan has taken the initiative to give them the chance, can they still endure it?
"Prince Fusu, can you explain why this paper is so thin?"

"That's not right. Why does this paper have a faint fragrance?"

"Prince Fusu, this thing is called paper, so what is its approximate production volume? Can it replace bamboo slips?"

"Sir, how much does this cost?"

"..."

A lot of questions came to Fusu like an overwhelming force. For a moment, Fusu was a little confused.

Not to mention in the court, even in all his years as a child, he had never been surrounded by so many people and asked such questions.

After all, Confucianism is all about etiquette!

Even if you have questions to ask each other in normal times, you should sit opposite each other and be polite.

Looking at the surging crowd, Fusu didn't know what to say for a moment.

Seeing Fusu's visibly confused look, Ying Yuan winked at Xiao He who was watching the fun from the side.

Xiao He was a very clever man.

What's more, because the mansion arranged for the three people from Pei County has not been completed yet, he has been living in Ying Yuan's mansion these days.

The more time we spend together, the more I understand Ying Yuan's plan.

Therefore, without Ying Yuan saying anything, he rushed to Fusu and stopped everyone from talking.

"Everyone, please return to your seats. With all of you rushing forward like this, Prince Fusu can't answer even if he wants to!"

Although Xiao He was a newcomer, he was still the Chief Minister of State, among the Nine Ministers.

This little bit of face is still there.

What's more, these people were too excited just now.

Now taking a closer look, oh, Prince Fusu is confused.

What the hell are you asking?

It’s better to come one by one.

After everyone returned to their seats, Xiao He turned around and looked at Fusu and spoke loudly.

"Prince Fusu, I have just heard my colleagues asking many questions."

"The rest is easy to say. After all, everyone can slowly experience the benefits of this paper in the future."

"But the only question about cost can only be answered by you, the person in charge."

"However, I still want to remind you that this matter concerns the Qin treasury and the future national policy of the Qin Dynasty. You must not do a business that will lose money!"

Hearing Xiao He's almost explicit reminder on the word "loss", Fusu suddenly woke up.

He suddenly turned his head and looked at Ying Yuan.

But he found that Ying Yuan was looking at him with a smile, and even blinked when he looked at him!
Fusu was not stupid, he understood it instantly.

This is just cheating yourself.

He did know the cost of making paper.

But precisely because he knew this, he realized that Ying Yuan definitely didn't want him to directly announce the cost.

Because the cost price is too low.

Didn't Xiao He and Xiao Fengchang's words just now clearly remind him that he was actually making money for the Qin treasury?
But... Fusu originally thought that with this paper, the culture of the Qin Dynasty would flourish further and the hundreds of schools of thought would be able to truly contend with each other.

If the price is set too high, wouldn't it hinder the circulation of paper?
Fusu's hesitation seemed a little abnormal in the eyes of the court officials.

They were quite happy just now because Xiao He asked the question that they were actually most concerned about.

Unexpectedly, Prince Fusu, who had always been "honest", actually hesitated.

Then this is interesting.

Is there something fishy going on here?
Chun Yu Yue was more anxious than others, and he shouted directly.

"Sir, please don't pay for it yourself. This is a matter of state!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers were shocked!

(End of this chapter)