Father-in-law, Your Taste Is Really Bad!（）
The art of making paper appeared at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. However, before the Eastern Han Dynasty, some working people discovered that after old fishing nets or bamboo were boiled, wood pulp would float up. If they were filtered and dried, they could get hard blocks. However, they did not call this thing paper until Cai Lun appeared, which improved the technology and named it paper for the first time.
From the perspective of later generations, the earliest written records were Song Yingxing's " Heavenly Works of Creation " of the Ming Dynasty. It was divided into six steps: cutting bamboo and floating it in the pond, boiling it, pounding the mortar, pouring the material into the curtain, covering the curtain and pressing the paper, and finally drying it.
In short, the bamboo was extracted and turned into wood pulp. Then, the wood was scooped up with a sieve and dried to become paper.
It was unbelievable. They couldn't even remember the basic steps, so Fang Tianfeng played the video for them to watch and record.
Wait, video?
Sorry, we were all cheating.
Fang Tianfeng's phone had a video of a thousand-year-old paper-making video that he had downloaded from Bilibili.
The video introduced the ancient paper-making technique that had been passed down for thousands of years, from the beginning of cutting bamboo to the most popular through drying. In the end, it revealed beautiful white paper that had been bleached and unbleached light yellow paper.
"This, this is really amazing! It could benefit all the scholars in the world!”After seeing the video and the paper, Master Lu immediately understood the magical use of the paper. As a scholar, he knew that the appearance of this piece of paper would set off a wave of surprises.
"Zhi 'er, do you think it's feasible?"
However, Fang Tianfeng directly skipped over Master Lu. He did not care about this spineless father-in-law. Instead, he looked at Lu Zhi, who had become excited after watching the video.
"Definitely! It was definitely feasible! If the method was correct, it would definitely work!”Lu Zhi immediately hugged Fang Tianfeng, causing Fang Tianfeng to feel his body go limp. Her face was as bright as the moon." Husband, we're going to be rich!”
It didn't require a lot of craftsmanship, just a lot of time and manpower.
Soaking and boiling the bamboo would take more than 24 hours, and the process would require people to constantly smash the cooked bamboo into pulp. However, in ancient times, the most worthless thing was manpower, and the raw materials were abundant, so... it was completely possible!
It was just that because it could be completed so easily, it would also give rise to worry!
The art of making paper had been around for a long time, but no one had made it into a business, nor had they studied, recorded, passed down, or spread it, so it had been stagnant.
And the biggest reason for this was that there was no profit!
But how important was paper? From writing paper, to wrapping snack buns, and then to wiping buttocks, he needed everything!
For example, using a stone or a wooden stick, or directly washing it with water…She really had to let him off!
However, it was precisely because of its wide range of uses that if an industrial chain really appeared, it would definitely bring competition and even black hands. Therefore, they had to be prepared early.
"Zhi 'er, what do you think we should do?"
"What should I do? How are we going to develop?" Lu Zhi blinked." Are you testing me?”
"You can say that." Fang Tianfeng nodded.
Lu Zhi walked around the hall." If it were me, I would mass produce this thing called paper and set a price. I would definitely sell it at a high price.”
"And then?" However, Fang Tianfeng did not nod or shake his head.
Such an attitude made Lu Zhi a little nervous." Then, sell this thing in different levels. Those of average quality can be used to write and replace bamboo slips. If it's softer, it can be used for other purposes.”
"Preposterous!" However, Duke Lu could not sit still anymore." This kind of good thing is naturally used to pass down the poems and books of our ancestors. Zhi 'er, your vision is really too short-sighted!”
He panted heavily.
What did he mean by only writing with average quality? It should be the best quality.
Short sighted?
No, this was called foresight.
Lu Gong's idea was very simple. He was very knowledgeable. This was a description of reading a lot of books, but it was also because the books were all bamboo slips. How many bamboo slips were there in a roll? How many words could he write? However, if it was written on paper, it would be different. A piece of paper would be a roll of bamboo slips, which could save a lot of money and be passed down wantonly.
It was just that Fang Tianfeng was a practical person. Why not enjoy what he should enjoy? Was he going to become a great person for the sake of the millions of people in the world?
Sorry, Fang Tianfeng never had such thoughts. What he needed now was money, and also…to let Lu Zhi have something to do and not become Empress Lu.
Besides, are you a f * cking retard, Master Lu? Do you know what stupid thing you are doing?
Do you know how difficult it is to replace bamboo slips with paper? What kind of obstacles would they encounter? How many people's interests would be affected?
Reading was the right of the aristocrats, and officials were elected. So if more people could read books, wouldn't it affect the interests of these people?
If a person wanted to fight against a class, even if his starting point was good, not everyone would appreciate it. Not to mention that he did not have the ability to fight against a class.
Lord Lu was really too naive!
" Zhi 'er, you have the same idea as me. Paper has different uses and is then sold in different ways. However, paper cannot absolutely replace bamboo slips. It is not allowed to touch the expediency that only aristocrats can read.”
"But you can treat paper as a high-end and expensive product. Pheasant, how much do you think a piece of paper costs?”
"Servants can be made by family members, and there are people who specialize in cutting bamboo at the city gate. It costs about 3 coins, and once it's done, it can be made into hundreds of thousands of pieces of paper. In other words…"
In other words, the actual cost of producing paper…was actually not worth a single cent.
"Then the price is 10 yuan per card! A roll of blank bamboo slips is about 1-2 yuan, but our paper is priced at 10 yuan. This way, it will only be circulated among the upper class.”
"Husband, are you saying…you don't want to attract trouble?”Lu Zhi was very smart and immediately understood Fang Tian Feng's meaning.
Then, she turned to look at her father." Father, what husband means is that Father doesn't have an official position, and the future business of making paper can affect millions of people. As the saying goes, people are light and small. If we really let paper replace bamboo slips, we will offend many scholars. For example, the county magistrate, the local gentry, etc. Because of the appearance of paper, everyone could read. Then who would be able to become an official?”
"This…Eh!" After his daughter's explanation, Lu Gong was stuck. He spun around on the spot a few times." That's true, that's true.”
He was already a little old, but it did not mean that he had become rigid. Otherwise, he would not have sold his daughter to Fang Tianfeng when he was robbed in the bamboo forest, nor would he have wavered about marrying his daughter to his friend's son after meeting his powerful friend.
"If that's the case, then it will really attract disaster.”
In this era, not everyone who studied was a fool, so Duke Lu also understood that he had taken it for granted just now.
Moreover, Lu Gong's awareness was not that high. He did not think that everyone could study because of the circulation of paper. Instead, he thought that this was a great contribution and would benefit the world. However, this world did not consider the poor people. It only considered that scholars like him did not have to carry a pile of bamboo slips every time they studied.
"Then let's do it. Arrange for people now, but keep it absolutely confidential!”
Fang Tianfeng concluded when he saw that they had become more tactful.
However, in his heart, the art of making paper was just a way to cheat the county magistrate and make his life a little more convenient.
Magistrate, please come quickly!
I'll let you know what great joy and great sorrow are now!
[Next chapter: Liu Bang and Ten Thousand Money!]
[PS: Add another chapter when the flowers reach 500.]
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