There were priorities, so Liu Sheng could only pick the important things to do first.
Paper could not only facilitate the writing of official documents, but it could also create a large amount of wealth.
This was his vassal kingdom, which was convenient for confidentiality and production, and there was no need to pay taxes to the imperial court.
Therefore, he found the best craftsman in Yunzhong County and told him his request.
He had thought that this would be a happy occasion, but the craftsmen frowned.
In the end, an older craftsman mustered up his courage and said,""Your Highness, this paper making doesn't seem to be very profitable…"
Through his intermittent explanation, Liu Sheng understood one thing.
The Han Dynasty had already invented the art of making paper.
However, the papyrus he created had such a rough surface.
Other than some commoners who occasionally bought some to wipe their asses at home, almost no one was interested in the market.
That was why these craftsmen had such expressions when they heard the Cloud King's request.
"Don't worry. This paper is different from the other papers.”
Seeing the disbelief on their faces, Liu Sheng was too lazy to explain.
As long as the thing was created, everything would be clear.
In the next two days, Liu Sheng brought a few craftsmen to work in the courtyard of the prefect's manor.
He first got people to find a few large cauldrons, then he got a large number of abandoned bamboo slips from the residence.
He poured the bamboo slips and water into the big pot and boiled it for two days.
The bamboo tubes in the cauldron had been boiled to a pulp, and the bamboo fibers were no longer tight.
Liu Sheng asked someone to find a few large wooden barrels and then poured out the bamboo tube from the cauldron.
This was because he had already instructed the craftsman to add wood ash, lime, and other materials into the cauldron when cooking.
Therefore, when these bamboo tubes were poured out, they immediately emitted an unpleasant smell.
As a result, the craftsmen had to cover their noses with cloth strips before they could pour out the smelly bamboo tubes one by one and wash them in clean water.
When the cleaning was completed, Liu Sheng ordered people to find a few large wooden barrels and pour all the bamboo tubes into them.
Then, he used a stone hammer and a metal hammer to continuously pound and smash the wooden barrel.
Until all the bamboo tubes were pounded into a dough-like paste.
A few hours passed.
At this moment, the bamboo tubes in the wooden barrels had been smashed.
It turned into a pasty object that looked like dough.
At this point, there were only two crucial steps left in the paper-making process!
That was beating and making.
Before this, the craftsmen of the Han Dynasty also knew how to make paper, but the process they knew was very simple.
It was nothing more than three processes of washing, pressing, and drying.
The papyrus produced in this way had very poor writing performance. It was even too hard to wipe one's butt!
Otherwise, the scholar-bureaucrats and literati of the Han Dynasty would not insist on using bamboo slips as the main carrier of books.
In history, it was only after the Rebellion of the Five Barbarians.
Only when the people of the Eastern Jin Dynasty traveled south did the art of making paper develop by leaps and bounds.
He had selected talents from the Bamboo Mountains in the south through continuous research and repeated verification.
On the basis of Cai Lun's paper-making technology, he invented a new process and finally created white paper with high writing performance.
Thus, paper began to completely eliminate bamboo slips.
After the Tang Dynasty, the art of making paper went one step further, and all kinds of high-quality paper appeared.
They even developed a large-scale paper-making workshop.
After Liu Sheng examined the bamboo pulp that had been pounded into pulp, he ordered,"Continue pounding the pulp!"
Then, he called the person in charge of the meals in the residence to the front and ordered in front of the craftsmen,"We'll have an extra meal tonight. We'll eat our fill with wine and meat."
The blacksmiths immediately smiled and worked even harder.
In this era, even the big landowners could not guarantee that they could eat meat every day, let alone craftsmen like them.
Therefore, in the face of Liu Sheng's material and mental rewards, these craftsmen really did their best.
"Your Highness, is there someone who defected to the army outside the city?"
Chen Shi walked in with a strange expression.
"As long as you pass the physical examination, let them report to the military camp!”
Liu Sheng didn't mind and let his subordinates make their own arrangements.
The Great Han Dynasty emphasized that soldiers could only be sent to the battlefield after more than three years of training.
Ordinary people had to serve in the military for two years in their lives, and they would gather for training every year during the slack season.
Therefore, the overall quality of the Han army far surpassed any dynasty in the future.
This was also the fundamental reason why at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the various dukes were still able to beat up foreign races.
"Your Highness, they have a lot of people, and they have their own bows and horses.”Chen Shi said with some difficulty.
"Are they riding white horses?" Liu Sheng asked.”
Calculating the time, it should be about time.
"How did Your Highness know?" Chen Shi was shocked.
"This is a heaven-sent weapon!"
Liu Sheng smiled but did not elaborate.
As a person in power, it was not a bad thing to remain mysterious.
He believed that with the power of the system, it would be able to find a suitable reason for the appearance of this cavalry.
When Liu Sheng appeared on top of the City Amongst the Clouds…
The 3,000 White Horse Righteous Servants below the city wall knelt down in unison and saluted,"
"When the White Horse Tribe heard of the Cloud King's righteous act, they were filled with admiration and came to seek refuge. Your Highness, please take them in!”
Seeing this scene, the soldiers on the city wall were all dumbfounded.
"Our king actually has such a great reputation that he can make this elite army bow down to him. Isn't this too unbelievable?”
If it wasn't for the fact that it was right in front of them, they would definitely find it hard to believe.
White Horse Tribe?
Was this something out of nothing or was there really such a tribe?
As Liu Sheng thought about it, he ordered,"Open the city."
"Your Highness, be careful!" State Minister Wei Shang reminded in a low voice.
Although these people seemed to be Han, there were many Han who had either surrendered or been captured.
It was hard to say if there was anything wrong with them.
"No worries."
Liu Sheng waved his hand and ordered.
If there was a problem with the system's reward, he might as well go home and wash up.
To hell with all the talk about ascending to the highest and conquering the world.
Wei Shang had no choice but to order his soldiers to be on guard to prevent any changes.
In fact, his worries were destined to be unnecessary.
When Liu Sheng walked to the front of the formation, the 3,000 white horse riders shouted in unison,"
"Where righteousness goes, life and death follow! The heavens can testify, and the white horse can testify!"
His voice resounded through the clouds, making everyone on the city wall feel as if they had fallen into a dream.
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