Chapter 59: Flickering
Li Tai nodded: "That's right, this piece of paper is the longest-consuming one. A lot of bamboo is added to the raw material, so it is more tough. However, bamboo is not easy to steam, cook and soak, and it takes too long and has a relatively large degree of roughness, so other materials are being studied."
Xuan Shijing put down the paper, thought for a while, and said, "Have you used white ash when soaking?"
Li Tai shook his head: "That's not there, Shijing, what do you mean is to add white ash to it?"
"Yes, there is no big problem with using bamboo as the main raw material. Improve the process and it's almost done. Add white ash to the pool, you can try it." Xuan Shijing said.
Several craftsmen here looked at each other and nodded, thinking that Xuan Shijing's suggestion could be tried. Li Tai nodded when he saw the craftsmen and thought he could also try it.
"Uncle Zhong, please continue to buy some white ash and come back. Don't buy too much at once. This thing is not properly preserved and will easily accumulate." Xuan Shijing looked at Zhong Zishuo.
Zhong Zishuo nodded and agreed.
Li Chongyi finally understood what Xuan Shijing was going to do in building a paper factory. He turned out to be improving paper. He didn't think that hard yellow paper was difficult to use before, but when he saw the newly improved semi-finished products Li Tai took out, he realized that hard yellow paper was so unbearable.
"Xiao Jing, how about I send a batch to my brother when this paper is made?" Li Chongyi asked.
After hearing what Li Chongyi said, Qin Ying, Chai Lingwu and Cheng Huailiang all spoke one after another.
"No problem, please do it!" Xuan Shijing responded boldly.
The paper improvement issue was temporarily finalized. Xuan Shijing suggested that Li Tai and everyone go to the farm to relax and have some breathing. Li Tai thought about it and could temporarily put the papermaking matters in a while, so he agreed.
Walking on the grass near the village, blowing the wind, looking at the farmers busy in the fields, the wheat in the fields seemed a little wilted at this time after the severe cold of winter, but as long as the spring begins, the green patches will return to people's sight.
"Your Highness King Wei, as a prince, why do you think of coming to Xiaojing's village and mingling with a group of craftsmen?" As everyone walked, Cheng Huailiang finally couldn't help but ask.
Li Tai smiled and said, "Don't underestimate these craftsmen. After getting along these days, I found that some places I am not as good as them. Master said, "If three people walk, there must be my teacher. If it weren't for these craftsmen, how could there be the snow-white paper we see today."
"But you are worthy of yours..." Cheng Huailiang was interrupted by Li Tai before he finished speaking.
"It has nothing to do with identity. I just enjoy the process of the birth of a new thing with my participation." Li Tai said: "There will be a big project in this farm in two days. I wonder if you are interested."
When Xuan Shijing heard Li Tai's words, his eyes lit up instantly. Li Tai was going to pull these young men into the water.
As Xuan Shijing thought, Li Tai felt in his heart that if he was busy with this and that person in this farm alone, he would be too lonely, and it would be better to fool these people.
When Chai Lingwu heard this, if he could come to the village to follow His Highness the King of Wei, there would be a reason not to stay in the palace in the afternoon.
While the few were still hesitating, Li Tai said again: "Look, why did I leave this palace to have a good life, but I have to help him with work in Shijing Zhuangzi? As the saying goes, reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. You guys who will do great things in the future, so it is better to take advantage of this opportunity to accumulate more experience now."
Xuan Shijing silently praised Li Tai in his heart. He is worthy of being a cultural person. He is so righteous when he fools people, he understands the righteousness and uses reason to move him with emotion. Xuan Shijing completely forgot that he fooled Li Tai at the time.
Chai Lingwu, who was already a little moved, became even more confident after hearing Li Tai's words and immediately agreed to Li Tai.
Qin Ying was helpless. He had been with Xuan Shijing the longest time. What Li Tai said just now seemed to be the smell of Xuan Shijing's words. He thought about it all over and over again. His Highness, the King of Wei, might have been moved by Xuan Shijing like this, so he came to the village to help him make paper and do something else. If it were another family, Qin Ying would not pay attention to it. But this was Xuan Shijing's fiefdom after all, and Xuan Shijing and he were brothers. Therefore, even though Li Tai was fooling, he agreed. After all, no matter how much he said, he was also the King of Wei, and it would be a good deal to have a good relationship with him.
Seeing that Chai Lingwu and Qin Ying had responded, Cheng Huailiang turned to look at Li Chongyi and thought about it again. He was not the eldest son of the family. Although the Cheng family had a great career and had a good relationship with his elder brother, he always had to have some connections and experience. King Wei gathered many children from aristocratic families around him, and now he was helping in Xuan Shijing's village. Now Chai Lingwu and Qin Ying also responded to the village. Why didn't he follow Feng, so he agreed.
When Li Tai saw the three of them responded, he was secretly happy and turned to look at Li Chongyi.
"Cousin, you see that all your three brothers have agreed, so you can come here too." Li Tai said to Li Chongyi.
Li Chongyi spread his hands, shrugged his shoulders and said, "This is the only way. If I don't come, who will bring Xiao Jing from the palace in the future?"
Chai Lingwu put his hand on Li Chongyi's shoulder and smiled, "Ha, what you said, even if you don't come, I can ride a horse with Xiaojing."
Li Chongyi slapped Chai Lingwu's hand off his shoulder with one hand: "You are just? I'm so irritable, who would be relieved to let Xiaojing take you?"
Three black threads on Xuan Shijing's forehead immediately slid down. The two of them became entangled in raising children and really regarded themselves as children.
How could the few people know that Xuan Shijing's combined age in his two lives can be their uncle.
"Xiaojing, look, my brothers have all gone to your farm to help you, whether you care about the food or not." Cheng Huailiang quipped.
"Of course, I will be in charge of the meal. In the future, all my house will be out." Xuan Shijing patted his chest and promised: "Bao Jun is satisfied."
One first month, the food on Xuan Shijing's mansion was already well-known in the circle of nobles. It was all the credits of the generals who gathered in the Qin Mansion of Duke Yi on the third day of the first lunar month. As the news spread, it spread. If the nobles had not thought that Xuan Shijing was still young, they would have to take some face and had already made some excuses to have a feast for their good fortune. So when the few people heard that they would be able to eat the food from the Xuan Wei Marquis Mansion every noon in the future, they were also a little happy. Isn't it just coming to the village to help? It's not a big deal, it's a profit.
But before these four people asked Li Tai what was going on, Li Tai was happy. If these four people knew that it was a job like digging a river, would it be a big deal to agree to it so happily? So Li Tai was also worried.
Chapter completed!