After listening to the report from the person below, Cheng Qiao looked at the three types of paper in his hand with a smile and gently rubbed it with his fingers.
The raw materials used in these three types of paper are all different. The first type is hemp paper. The raw materials of hemp paper include ramie, hemp, flax, etc., collectively referred to as hemp paper.
Hemp paper was used for writing and printing books. Historically, it began in the Western Han Dynasty, flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, declined in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and disappeared in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The surface of hemp paper is matte, has many fiber bundles, is easy to apply ink, has strong paper toughness, and is anti-aging. Also strong.
There are many types of hemp paper, such as jute paper, white hemp paper, Tibetan scripture paper, and hard yellow paper. The hemp paper in Cheng Qiao's hands is jute paper, which can repel insects. It is a little rough, but it is excellent for taking care of little butts. of.
Fortunately, Cheng Qiao was born in the royal family of King Qin, and he could use expensive white paper and silk to serve his little butt. Ordinary people were not so happy, and little butt would inevitably suffer.
The second type is leather paper, whose raw materials are mainly mulberry bark, mulberry bark, green sandalwood bark, etc. from deciduous trees.
Historically, leather paper began in the Eastern Han Dynasty and gradually replaced linen paper as the first paper. It was mainly produced in Zhejiang, AH, Hebei and other places, with many varieties.
For example, white cotton paper, yellow cotton paper, straw paper, wool paper, civilized paper, and rib paper are generally called tissue paper or rice paper if the paper is finer and well-made, while those with slightly thicker paper and more fiber bundles are called Parchment paper.
The vellum paper in Cheng Qiao's hand is tissue paper. Even if paper becomes popular in the future, this kind of paper will still be expensive and cannot be used by those who are not wealthy.
The third type is bamboo paper. Historically, bamboo paper began in the Song Dynasty. Moso bamboo, bitter bamboo, light bamboo, hemp bamboo, and bamboo from the south are its main raw materials.
Bamboo paper has low cost and has replaced leather paper in the first place as soon as it appeared. Bamboo paper is moderately thin and comes in two colors: yellow and white, mostly light yellow.
Bamboo paper includes rough paper, linen paper, Maotai paper, Taishi paper, Wannianhong, pink paper, machine-made glossy paper, Lianshi paper, etc.
The bamboo paper in Cheng Qiao's hand is Lian Shi paper, which is a kind of fine bamboo paper made of young bamboo, also known as bamboo material Lian Si paper.
There are three major categories of paper: hemp paper, vellum paper, domestic paper, and bamboo paper. The cost is the lowest and the materials are extremely convenient to obtain. Bamboo paper will inevitably become the main paper circulating in the world, with vellum paper and hemp paper as supplements.
"Watch and enjoy."
"Let's go and have a look at Zhuangzi."
Cheng Qiao put away the three kinds of paper in his hand, and after saying that, he stood up and walked out resolutely.
When Xiu Niang saw this, she ordered people to reward her and at the same time ordered people to prepare the horses.
Xiu Niang can become Cheng Qiao's personal maid. The chief female officer must not only rely on her beauty and figure. Understanding Cheng Qiao is the most important reason. Others may have ordered the carriage to be prepared.
How can Cheng Qiao be in the mood to drive a slow carriage at this time...
After riding a fast horse to Zhuangzi, Cheng Qiao immediately went to the papermaking workshop to check.
This kind of thing must be seen with one's own eyes. If large-scale mass production cannot be achieved, then it will be of little use like the precious white paper before and will just be circulated among the upper class elites.
After some inspections and inquiries, Cheng Qiao was convinced that all three types of paper could be mass-produced as long as the raw materials were sufficient. Then he was completely relieved and immediately sent people to reward papermaking-related craftsmen and printing-related craftsmen.
Although movable type printing and printing-related craftsmen have only scratched the surface and have not yet thoroughly studied it, woodblock printing has been studied.
When paper became popular in Qin and became famous all over the world, it was almost possible to study it.
When both printing technologies were developed, Cheng Qiao was planning to involve people from the Mohists and Gongshujia to see if automatic printing could not be achieved using mechanical techniques...
The craftsmen didn't know that starting from today, their lives would gradually reach the peak. When the Qin State unified the world, all of them would become officials and be granted titles, and the best among them would even be granted the title of Marquis.
Today's era is the worst of times, and it is also the best of times.
The worst is because we live in troubled times, and the best is because there are no so-called kinky skills, and there is no inferiority in everything. There is only a culture of high education, and various professions have considerable vitality.
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After rewarding the craftsmen, Cheng Qiao ordered to strengthen the protection of Zhuangzi before leaving. Half of the killers in the net were mobilized and surrounded the entire Zhuangzi, prohibiting anyone from entering or exiting.
After leaving Zhuangzi, Cheng Qiao rushed back to Yong Temple without stopping, went straight to Ying Zichu, and asked Ying Zichu to invite Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei.
Although Ying Zichu was a little strange, but because of his understanding of his son, he did not hesitate to ask the chamberlain to summon him. Within a quarter of an hour, Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei arrived one after another.
"It was so mysterious that everyone except Lu Fang got out."
After Ying Zichu heard what his son said in his ear, he looked at Cheng Qiao funny, but he still followed his words.
After everyone else had gone out, Cheng Qiao took out three kinds of nine pieces of paper and distributed them to Ying Zichu, Ying Zheng, and Lu Buwei.
The reason why Lu Buwei is invited is because Lu Buwei is the Right Prime Minister of the Qin State and Marquis Wenxin. In terms of power, it can be said that one person is less than ten thousand people. He holds great power and many things require his cooperation.
You can't hide it, so instead of causing trouble, it's better to confess it frankly.
It is impossible to hide the new papermaking and printing technologies from the people of the world forever, but it is still necessary to hide them for a while. When Qin is fully prepared, it will surely take the lead and harvest the world!
Paper, huge profits!
Ying Zichu, Ying Zheng, Lu Buwei took the paper in his hand and looked at it carefully, his face gradually became serious...
The three of them must have seen paper. Because they have seen paper, they understand better. Every piece of paper in front of them is different from what they have used before. Each has its own characteristics. As soon as they get started, they know that the raw materials are mostly different.
While the three of them were looking at it, Cheng Qiao began to explain the origin of these papers from the beginning. When they heard the raw materials and costs of the three types of paper, the three of them showed shock at the same time, and then they were overjoyed.
"Okay, okay, good job!"
"Cheng'er, you have made great contributions to Qin." Ying Zichu said with a smile on his face, overjoyed.
"Your Majesty, this is not just a matter for the Qin State, but a matter for the people of the world. Just because of this matter, the Second Young Master will be remembered throughout the ages!"
Lu Buwei also had a smile on his face, holding his breath with one hand and stroking the paper in his hand with the other.
He also plans to compile a book when he has time in the future. With these papers, it is much more convenient than bamboo slips and easier to circulate through the ages.
From this perspective, Lu Buwei owed him a favor.
"My father and Lu Xiangguo were ridiculous. I just provided a venue and talked about some random ideas. The real meritorious people are those hard-working craftsmen."
Cheng Qiao is half humble and half serious.
In fact, the person who implements it is more important, and the one who comes up with the idea is even more important. Without a clear range of raw materials, even if those craftsmen can research it, they don't know how much time it will take.
"They all have merit, and they all have merit. Father will reward them generously."
"Zheng'er, what do you think about this matter?"
Ying Zheng, who was fifteen years old at the time, was much taller and his temperament became calmer. He spoke his thoughts without hesitation.
"The merit of my little brother lies in the country, the merit is in the present, the merit is in the world, and the merit is in the future."
This opening statement made Ying Zichu, Lu Buwei, and Cheng Qiao all nod secretly, insightful.
"First, the cumbersome and cumbersome bamboo slips can be gradually replaced with paper, which greatly improves the efficiency of the court and promotes the smooth communication of government orders."
"Second, with paper and printing technology, all kinds of knowledge can be spread to more people, not just a small group of people."
"The more people who receive education, the more talents the country will have, which is of profound significance to the strength and prosperity of our Qin State."
"Third, the combination of paper and printing is a great weapon against Fuzibaijia."
"Especially Confucianism. Confucianism has always looked down on our Qin State. With these two sharp weapons, I don't believe that Confucianism can be stable!"
"The above three points are just my humble opinions."
As expected of Ying Zheng, although the significance of papermaking and printing is more than that, Ying Zheng's ideas are also very different.
In today's world, the knowledge is quite astonishing. You can tell by looking at the looks of Ying Zichu and Lu Buwei. Both of them were very satisfied with Ying Zheng's answer.
"I have been engaged in the art of commodity farming before, let me add one thing."
"Although the price of paper will definitely fall sharply in the future, when it will fall is entirely up to us. This is an excellent thing to harvest the wealth of the six countries, and we must seize it!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Qiao glanced at Lu Buwei and thought that he was worthy of being a famous business master in future generations.
Ying Zichu nodded to Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei in agreement, and then the four began to discuss the solution. Each of the four expressed their own opinions and learned from each other's strengths.
Although the discussion only focused on the general direction and did not involve subtle issues, it still covered a wide range of aspects.
The four of them discussed it from the afternoon until midnight, and they talked while eating dinner.
The operation began that night, and everything in the village was moved away, including the craftsmen's families.
The location of the new papermaking and printing shop has been selected. Not only is it heavily guarded, but the confidentiality level is also the highest. Except for a few people, even the most important officials of the imperial court have no right to enter.
In the next few days, the Qin State's entire process around papermaking and printing, with the close cooperation of Ying Zichu and Lu Buwei, unfolded silently and in an orderly manner...
Very few people noticed the anomaly, and those who did noticed the anomaly were unable to find out the inside story due to strict confidentiality measures.
For example, when it comes to large-scale mobilization of bamboo, Lu Buwei's reasons for using it are reasonable and not obtrusive. The same goes for other raw materials, and there are other reasonable reasons for mobilizing people.
Unless you can pinch and count, you can never count it as related to papermaking.
The state of Qin was secretly bustling with excitement, and the territory of Baiyue was also bustling. However, this bustling was only for the Chu-Korean coalition, and it was hell on earth for the people of Baiyue.
On the seventh day after papermaking and printing were invented, the Chu-Korean allied forces captured the capital of the Baiyue Kingdom.
The Baiyue royal family was basically slaughtered, and the only survivor was Tianze, who was secretly arrested by Ji Wuye, Bai Yifei and others.
On the day the city was broken, the capital of the Baiyue Kingdom fell into hell on earth. The coalition forces of the two countries burned, killed, and looted. Countless people of the Baiyue Kingdom were humiliated and died...
That night, the grand celebration banquet started early, with people reveling on one side and weeping on the other, and the sun also arrived at this time.
This chapter has been completed!