Chapter 29
Chapter 29
Mr. Li asked someone to tell Xiangye that he lived in Zhuangzi for more than half a month as soon as he lived.
During this period, iron and wood machinery was made for making paper, rulers were drawn for making machinery, and "hard ink pens" were made for drawing. Originally, Zhong Daxian said it was called "pencil" when he passed on the prescription, but There is no lead in this pen, and it is far from lead powder, so Mr. Li called it a "hard ink pen".
Good Zhuangzi, now there is no trace of elegance and wildness left, and there are various shade and rain sheds in the east and west.
Six huge wooden cones as high as one person, with discus inlaid on the top, and "lever" brackets supported below, are lined up along the small river. At the bottom are six large stone mortars, in which the raw materials that have been processed are piled up.Add water and materials to mix the raw materials, grind them with this "pulp machine", make pulp, put it into a large pool filled with cold spring water, and use a bamboo grid with a silk cloth as the bottom to pick it up manually. Dry it in the sun, lift it and press it, and you can get a new white paper.
Mr. Li named it "Xuelang Paper", which means its color is like snow and its cotton is like waves.
Uncle Zheng visited Zhuangzi several times and was more surprised each time. When the "Xuelang Paper" was born, not only the paper craftsmen in Zhuangzi were too excited, but even Zheng Zhu was so excited. It is rare for a well-informed person to be surprised.
Zhong Er silently brought a new piece of snow-white paper, and skillfully peeled it off one by one, and asked Uncle Zheng to test the ink. The ink remained on the paper without being puckery or faint, and the color of the ink became even darker.What is especially rare is that it is moderately thick, but the opening is very large, more than half the opening width of ordinary paper. It is perfect for large-scale landscape paintings.
"Okay, okay! Ah Xian, I never imagined that you could make this paper. Uncle is really impressed." Zheng Zhu was so happy that his beard was upturned, he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, and he threw money for his nephew to play with. Made such fine paper.
Not only paper, but also "hard ink pens", rulers, pulping machines... which one is not shining with gold, and the future of money is gratifying? !
Li Xian also grinned to the base of his ears, with his nostrils upturned and humbly: "What is this worth? Uncle, this paper is good, and what is even better is something that was made by accident during the previous trial production... ..."
With a wink, he thoughtfully held up a stack of yellow pine, crumpled paper with straw fibers exposed.
Zheng Zhu raised his eyebrows, and took out a sheet. As soon as it was stained with ink, the paper was smudged, and the ink became a mess.
Zheng Zhu was a little puzzled, and asked, "Is this paper better?"
"Hahaha! Yes! This paper is not for you to write on." Li Xian smiled wryly, his peach eyes forming two bends, he smiled and made a gesture to cover his nose, "Uncle, this Although paper can’t be used for drawing or painting, it has other uses, it’s far better than raising old toilet paper, Uncle might as well give it a try.”
When Mr. Li changed his clothes, he didn't need to use some dirty things like toilet rods and straw ropes to wipe it like a servant. He always had a stuffy nose, and several maids cleaned it up for him, so he didn't get any dirt on himself.However, the brocade silk cloth wipes the buttocks and cools it, and it is too cheap to wipe clean. It has been severely trained several times to not allow it to be used; although the old tissue paper is better, it absorbs water and is fragile. Be applicable.
However, this time the newly made yellow straw paper is soft and absorbent, and it is rare that it is not easy to break. It is almost [-] or [-] times better than the previous papers.Li Xian could see the heavy responsibility of this thing at a glance, after a try, it was like a treasure!
Hey hey hey!Xuelang paper can’t be sold at a low price, so as not to embarrass the family’s attention. This yellow straw paper is easy to make and cheap, but if there is no "failed version" bleach made by him, and such useful special effects can’t be produced, it’s really a home travel. Regardless of high or low, it is a wonderful product that must be used by everyone!
Zheng Zhu couldn't laugh or cry when he heard his unreasonable reasoning, but it still sounded reasonable, it really didn't make sense.
After laughing for a long time, Uncle Zheng asked someone to bring dozens of knives of "Xuelang paper" and even a cart of yellow straw paper before he left. It's for my own use.
[Ah Xian, I feel that you were born at the wrong time. If you were born in our place, you would be a man of engineering! ] Zhong Ke also sighed, it’s just a piece of paper, this guy can actually fiddle with a bunch of things, it has to be said that this is also a wonderful obsessive-compulsive disorder ability.
"Craftsman is such a lowly worker, am I the one who did it?" Li Xian was very disdainful. Although these otherworldly prescriptions of the masters are very interesting, he himself is also a practical person, and the strange knowledge used by the world economy is indeed very useful. , There is also a lot of money, but if you let him study this way and delve into craftsmanship, then thank you for not being sensitive, Mr. Li can't afford to lose that face.
The female family members of the Zhong family have recuperated for these days, and the old and the young have all recovered. Although they are forced to be slaves at this time, the rules of the high family are engraved in their bones. There is a distinction between high and low, men and women. The huge disparity made these women's family members very uncomfortable and at a loss as to what to do.
Fortunately, although Mrs. Wen is very strict with rules, she also knows how to adapt. When people are under the eaves, they bow their heads when they bow their heads. What's more, the master's family has the grace of saving the son and protecting a family of women. The deep kindness is like the sea, which should be remembered In the heart, we should do our best to repay each other.
The master's family didn't give orders, and Old Zheng couldn't arrange these women well, so he asked him to clean the small courtyard allocated to them, but Wen's family didn't want to be supported like this. Since he was already a servant, he did the work of a servant and relied on his hands to support him. It's not something you can't see yourself.
Old Zhengtou asked his son for instructions, and arranged for the women in this room to pick up raw materials, remove paper and sort paper, which not only took care of their powerless situation, but also allowed these women to show their meticulousness and ingenuity. Advantages of the hand.
There is a difference between men and women, although Zhong Er is the "first favorite" of Young Master Li, it is not good to always go in and out of the maid's residence, take care of her for a few days, and stop coming to the backyard frequently after her mother and sister recover from illness.When arranging the work, Zhong Er also came quietly, and saw that the mother and the others looked peaceful, no longer the misery and panic of the day of copying the inspection, the work was gradually mastered, and gradually integrated into the ordinary life of servants, although heartbroken, But also comforted.
It is better than anything else to live peacefully and plainly.
Zhuangshang made paper and pens with great enthusiasm, but the days were as dull as water. Xuelang paper was made by the increasingly skilled craftsmen and servants. Even the yellow straw paper and hard ink pens became Zheng's new A property of great prestige. "Xuelang Paper" Zheng Zhu cared about the aristocratic family, but he didn't dare to sell it. The output on Zhuangzi was just expensive and refined. He earned fame and money flowed in.
Yellow straw paper and hard ink pens don’t need to be taken into account. Uncle Zheng took the prescription and a large barrel of medicinal powder made by Linquan, and opened two papermaking workshops in northern Shaanxi and southern Shaanxi to make yellow straw paper. .
This ingenious yellow papyrus paper is sold very cheaply. Not only rich families rush to buy it, but even middle-level shops in the market love to buy this cheap and high-quality "good paper".The common people even used their brains to develop various functions of yellow straw paper. In addition to the basic use of changing clothes and going to the toilet, even small shops like to use a pack of yellow straw paper, tie a thin rope, and clip a piece of yellow straw paper on it. The small square red paper, practical and cheap, became the standard for selling scattered and bulk goods for a while.
Hearing this, Li Xian felt his stomach churning, one piece of paper is multi-purpose, this, this is too useful!
On the first settlement of the next month, the yellow straw paper actually brought him a profit of nearly 200 gold, which is really scary!You should know that the Xuelang paper, which costs one tael and one knife, is only sold in one shop in Beijing due to limited production, and there is still a net profit of [-] taels a month; Although my uncle allocated more than half of the net profit, this income is too exaggerated, it is really a small profit but a high profit.
Not to mention how Uncle Zheng carried the prestige of straw paper to enter the Jiangnan paper market. Mr. Li was only happy for a moment when he got this windfall. He was never short of money in his life. But feel, oh!My son, I can also earn money by myself, and there is nothing more.
It was those machines, formulas, and weird experimental reactions that made Mr. Li want to stop, as if a new world was slowly opening up in front of him.But all the experimental prescriptions, as well as the second uncle's health prescription, require a lot of points, how to accumulate points?At present, that naturally has to fall on the lame Anu.
Since then, Anu has lived a blissful life of pain and happiness, healing injuries and fattening, worrying about being stared at every day and not being able to practice hard, how can this fat disappear?He could only helplessly bow down to the young master's soup, and only hoped for a speedy recovery.
Young Master Li is busy researching and developing on Zhuangzi, raising tigers and collecting points, but the situation in the capital is becoming more and more uneven.
At the beginning of November, Yu Shi Wang Jihui wrote to the emperor, angrily scolding the king of Hejian for being greedy for the prosperity of Kyoto, unwilling to share the country's worries, fearing that the border counties are like tigers, and refusing to join the vassal.
When the emperor stayed in the middle school, Wang Jihui knocked on the hall at the great court meeting and wrote a letter again, and took the axe of His Royal Highness's guard and killed himself, admonishing him with blood.The emperor was angry, and his family was searched thoroughly.
The king of Hejian defended himself in fear, and wrote a letter asking himself to become a vassal.
A few days later, the fifth prince, King Chenliu, entered Tingwei Prison privately, and verbally insulted Wang Jihui's young daughter, so that the 16-year-old young woman committed suicide in the prison, causing an uproar.
The emperor decreed that King Chenliu would leave Beijing within one month and take up the feudal domain, and bestowed a wedding on King Hejian, and he would become the feudal domain after a year.
Li Xian heard the wave after wave of news on Zhuangzi, and was silent for a long time, wondering whether he should return to the capital and get involved in the treacherous waves.
At this time, Li An came to the village, and brought a message from Prime Minister Li: stay in the village and don't make trouble. After Beijing and China are stable, I will return to Beijing to send my sister to marry and return home for the New Year.
Young Master Li laughed at himself, haha!
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