Facing Han Du's complaints, Lao Zhu just looked at him lightly and asked Han Du to shut his mouth.
Lao Zhu also opened his eyes today. He has only seen generals who despised the fact that their officers were not big enough and they did not have enough soldiers. It was the first time for Lao Zhu to bluntly say that he was an incompetent general like Han Du.
See.
However, Lao Zhu has a stubborn spirit. The more you want to be an official, the more he will not let you become an official. The more you want to give up the job like Han Du, the more Lao Zhu will give Han Du the shackles.
Put it around your neck.
"You still have to take charge of Shanzi Camp, otherwise what should I do if something goes wrong in guarding the treasure banknotes?" Lao Zhu pretended to comfort Han Du with nice words, but when he saw that Han Du still wanted to
He retorted and said directly: "And you can't leave Shanzi Camp alone in the future like you did before. We won't pursue the past matters. From now on, you must take charge of Shanzi Camp, and you must
Take care of it. Otherwise, I'll question you."
I!
Han Du looked at Lao Zhu unconvinced, could this still be reasonable? Why should I have to work so hard to do so many things by myself? Could it be that you, Lao Zhu, gave me more salary?
Or do I owe you something?
Seeing that Han Du wanted to say something else, Lao Zhu gave him a cold look.
Han Du lowered his head wisely and led Lao Zhu in. He was kicked in the head by a donkey today, so he thought of reasoning with Lao Zhu. Is Lao Zhu a person who can reason? If the emperor can be reasonable, then
He is no longer the emperor.
Han Du and others had not gone far after entering the door when they were greeted by Mr. Huang who came after receiving the news.
Mr. Huang had seen Lao Zhu before, so he was shocked when he saw him, and he knelt down immediately. Fortunately, Han Du caught him quickly and explained: "The emperor is paying a private visit incognito today, so don't make any announcement.
"
At this time, Lao Zhu also waved his hand at the right time and said, "No need to be polite, just forgive me."
After hearing this, Mr. Huang relaxed his nervous look and stood up, "Caomin, thank you, Your Majesty."
Lao Zhu raised his eyes and took a few glances. He saw that people in the banknote bureau were coming and going in a hurry, so he smiled and said: "It seems that everyone is very busy, not bad."
Even when a few craftsmen walked past Han Du and others, they just nodded to Han Du and left in a hurry. Apparently, they didn't even have time to say a few nonsense.
As for why these craftsmen did not know the emperor like Huang Lao. That is because, although Lao Zhu came to the Banknote Bureau several times, he always came with a guard of honor. When Lao Zhu came here,
All the craftsmen have long been asked to lower their heads and not look around. Therefore, these craftsmen have never seen Lao Zhu at all, so naturally they don't recognize him.
I thought Lao Zhu was the person brought by Mr. Han, so naturally he wouldn't pay attention.
After listening to Lao Zhu's words, Han Du motioned to Lao Huang to reply, but when he saw Lao Huang lowering his head and nervously saying nothing, he knew that he could not be counted on. He quickly showed a doggy smile and explained to Lao Zhu: "Your Majesty
Mingjian. In order to prepare for emergencies, I asked them to print as many treasure banknotes as possible these days, so they are very busy every day. I also ask the emperor to forgive their rudeness."
Lao Zhu was very satisfied with the busy work of the craftsmen. Like an old farmer, how could he not be happy when he saw the thriving banker? After all, every time these craftsmen were busy, they were adding to the dynasty of his family, Lao Zhu.
As for being a little rude, what does it matter?
"He who doesn't know is not guilty," Lao Zhu waved his hand to absolve the craftsman of his guilt, and said with a smile: "Originally, we came out incognito today. If we continue to blame, wouldn't we be punished without teaching? Come on, take us to see
See how cotton is made into banknote paper."
Han Du was devastated and quickly took Lao Zhu to see the making of banknote paper.
The first thing we came to was the cotton fermentation tank. When we arrived here, the cotton in the fermentation tank had been fermented into cotton pulp. The craftsmen were concentrating on salvaging the cotton pulp and preparing to send it to make banknotes.
Han Du pointed to the fermentation tank and explained to Lao Zhu: "This is where the cotton pulp is made. Put the cotton here and pour in various ingredients. After a period of time, it will become the cotton pulp it is now."
Lao Zhu listened carefully and nodded in agreement while listening to Han Du's introduction. Looking at the pool of cotton pulp as white as snow, Lao Zhu was delighted to see it.
After Lao Zhu looked around and saw that the time was almost up, Han Du led Lao Zhu to continue to see the next step of making banknotes.
"In fact, the most important thing in making banknote paper is cotton pulp. The production method is not much different from making ordinary paper." Han Du explained.
Lao Zhu suddenly asked: "That means that as long as cotton pulp can be made, others can also make banknote paper, right?"
Han Du naturally knew that the 'others' in Lao Zhu's mouth were referring to those people, but this was the fact, and Han Du had no way to refute it. He could only smile and said tactfully: "It is indeed the case, so I tried my best to
The method prohibits the leakage of the method of making cotton pulp."
Lao Zhu nodded and said nothing more. He followed Han Du and looked at the production of banknote paper. Sure enough, it was no different from ordinary paper. Seeing the only difference, Lao Zhu raised his hand and asked: "Then
What are you doing?"
Han Du saw Lao Zhu pointing at a large iron bucket that was constantly pressing on the paper pulp, smiled, and explained: "That is making watermarks. The watermarks in the treasure banknotes are made using this while the paper pulp has not yet solidified.
It was pressed out of an iron barrel."
As if he couldn't believe that such a magical watermark was pressed out of this ordinary iron bucket, Lao Zhu asked Han Du in surprise: "Is this really true?"
Han Du nodded with a smile on his face.
Lao Zhu suddenly smiled, shook his head and said: "I didn't expect such a magical watermark to be made like this. It's really unexpected."
Lao Zhu looked at a whole large piece of paper, and the watermark was pressed out. Before it solidified, he fished another side of the cotton pulp into the cotton pulp. Then he continued to press it with an iron bucket, but this time the iron bucket was different from the one before.
This time the outside of the iron barrel was smooth, without any lines.
After that, the paper was placed in a larger iron tube and dried carefully.
When the craftsman takes it out, peels it off, and spreads it on a long table, a complete piece of banknote paper is ready.
Han Du waved his hand and asked the craftsmen around him to retreat, leaving only a few Han Du on the spot.
Lao Zhu stepped forward and looked at the snow-white banknotes on the long table without any variegated colors. He was very satisfied.