"Not bad!"
Ying Zheng looked at the words that he had written down, which were clearly visible on the back of the paper, and a look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes!
Although the newly created paper was far from comparable to the Xuan paper described in the book, it was enough to surprise people!
"Pass down my order. All the craftsmen in the paper workshop will be rewarded with 1,000 yuan each!”
Ying Zheng put away his brush and immediately gave the order.
When Liu Bowen heard this, he immediately cupped his hands.”
"Although the new paper is not bad, it is still far from the Xuan paper recorded in the Heavenly Craftsmanship Creation. Pass down my order to have them improve the paper-making technology and make it perfect!”
"Yes!"
Liu Bowen cupped his hands again.
After that, Liu Bowen continued.
"Your Majesty, there's one more thing. The Heavenly Craftsmen Institute has finished making the mold for the horseshoe and saddle. These two items can be mass-produced!”
Hearing this, Ying Zheng immediately continued.
"Mass production immediately, give priority to the Golden Fire Cavalry!”
"Tell Meng Tian to forge the Golden Fire Cavalry into the sharpest sword in my hands. Don't disappoint me!”
Ying Zheng ordered immediately.
"Also, order the Heavenly Craftsmen Department to speed up and make all the items described in the Heavenly Craftsmen Creation as soon as possible!”
"Yes!"
Ying Zheng gave out orders one after another, and Liu Bowen responded loudly, then left.
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Under the control of Ying Zheng, the state machine of Qin State started to operate at full capacity.
Soon, carriages of horseshoes and saddles were transported to the camp of the Golden Fire Cavalry. After receiving Ying Zheng's order, Meng Tian drew her sword and swore on the spot that she would bring out a truly invincible force for Great Qin!
After that, Meng Tian rushed into the military camp and trained the army day and night!
In the Heavenly Craftsmen Department, countless craftsmen worked hard day and night to research the new paper. The quality of the new paper became better and better, and the color went from yellow to pure white. Finally, half a month later, the finished Xuan paper was produced!
Other than that, there were many new things in the Heavenly Craftsmen Department!
From candles to bronze mirrors, even sugar, wine, and all kinds of food, they were quickly popularized among the people after they were developed!
There was a salt mine ten miles away from Xianyang City!
This salt mine was located on the bank of Weishui River. Due to the low efficiency of well salt mining and the poor quality of the extracted salt, this salt mine was in a semi-abandoned stage. The annual output of salt could only supply a few small villages!
Because the salt production rate was extremely low, even the government did not pay much attention to this salt mine. They only set up a pavilion chief to supervise it!
However, after the establishment of the Heavenly Craftsmen Institute, this place was taken over by the Imperial Army of Xianyang City and a salt workshop was established!
Soon after, craftsmen from the Heavenly Craftsmen Department moved in!
Dozens of craftsmen were busy day and night. They had been working without sleep or rest for several months, experimenting with the method of refining new salt.
On this day, the salt workshop was as quiet as ever. Other than the hundred Imperial Army guards, the rest were busy craftsmen.
In the salt workshop, hundreds of wooden squares were placed on the open river bank.
Each of these squares represented a different experiment for refining salt!
Even though there was the method of making salt described in Heavenly Craftsmanship, the craftsmen of the State of Qin were still unable to grasp the exact level of heat. They could only experiment again and again!
"001, there are too many impurities!"
"No. 002, the purification is not enough, and there is too much water!”
"003…"
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Several craftsmen lifted the white cloth covering the wooden squares and recorded them one by one!
The more he recorded, the uglier his expression became. This was because the well salt extracted from all the squares could not meet the standards described in Heavenly Crafts!
Just like that, the Qin craftsmen continued to record down dozens of squares.
"087, the composition is not…Eh!”
"No! Success! Success! We became…"
The leading craftsman lifted the white cloth and was about to record it when his expression suddenly changed. Then, a wild joy surged into his heart, and he was so excited that he almost jumped up on the spot!
"We finally made the standard well salt! This salt mine was enough to supply the entire Xianyang City!”
"We succeeded! Ancestor, bless us, we finally succeeded…"
"Hurry up! Hurry up and report to the king! The well salt has been successfully produced!"
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The craftsmen of the salt workshop asked excitedly.
As commoners at the bottom, these craftsmen knew better what the new salt-making method bestowed by Heavenly Craftsmanship meant!
Salt was more expensive than gold. This was not just a saying. The State of Qin had a population of nearly eight million, but the annual production of salt was so low that it could barely supply five million. Most of the commoners could not even taste a mouthful of salt for a few months!
And if one did not consume salt for a long time, it would cause one to be weak and sickly, and even die!
The new salt production method increased the salt production by a hundred times!
The salt mine on the bank of Weishui River could barely meet the demand of thousands of people. However, due to the birth of the new salt-making method, this small salt mine alone was enough to supply the entire Xianyang City!
From now on, the era of salt being more expensive than gold would never return!
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