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Chapter 173: Paper Mill

Jia Rong carefully registered Hu Wei's name on the roster, and wrote "papermaking" on the back. Finally, after asking about Hu Wei's address, Jia Rong started to ask the next question.

There are very few aristocratic families in Jincheng County, and there are relatively few talents. Even those who apply for the job are generally recognized as wise men. Some of them have only heard others talk about books a few times and have become scholars in the eyes of the people. This shows that knowledge

How low is its popularity?

The only papermaking technician currently recruited is Hu Wei, and he can only be consulted about opening a papermaking factory. In terms of papermaking, Jia Rong knows nothing about other things except for some more advanced principles.

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Hu Wei knew everything and talked about everything. He even told Jia Rong some of his experience in papermaking over the years. In the end, Hu Wei said that papermaking required an order from the Han Emperor, and Jia Rong didn't take it to heart.

, just leave these matters to Su Shuang to take care of. I heard that the relationship between Su Shuang and Han Emperor has been going well recently, and Su Shuang represents himself.

Cai Lun invented papermaking, which greatly facilitated the learning of people in the Han Dynasty. However, books were still a problem. The main reason was that the books in the Han Dynasty were all transcribed word by word, which was extremely troublesome. Besides, it was impossible for those aristocratic families to copy the hard work.

The books he painstakingly wrote spread out, which is why Guan Yu got a copy of Chunqiu and regarded it as a treasure.

In the Han Dynasty, the status of intellectuals was very high, and some prefects and county magistrates treated local celebrities with respect.

There are many kinds of paper in the Han Dynasty. For example, paper made from fishing net cloth is net paper, and paper made from rags is cloth paper. There are many types, but the paper made by these methods is all yellowed, but the paper made from Donglai

Uncle Zuo created fine and white paper, which became a legend for a while. No matter how good these man-made papers are, they are definitely not as good as those made with advanced methods. Whether it is the quality of the paper or the color of the paper, paper making did not come until the Song Dynasty.

Even in its heyday, the paper produced was so delicate and smooth that you couldn't put it down.

The paper mill was built according to the specifications of the Han Dynasty. Hu Wei personally directed the construction of the paper mill. The construction of the paper mill naturally required the help of craftsmen. Jia Rong's salary was higher than before, thirty yuan per day, and the soap earned

Having money will naturally benefit the people. When people have money, they will consume. This will form a good cycle, and people can live a good life. Many of the things in the paper mill are not available in Jincheng, so they need to go to Neijun.

The purchase was easily completed with the support of Xianlian Pavilion.

The craftsmen who built houses in Jincheng County have become the most popular people. This was not reflected in the construction of houses for ordinary residents before, but the construction of craftsmen's workshops and paper mills gave these craftsmen a privilege that ordinary people were extremely jealous of.

wages, many people have learned construction techniques. Building a house is said to be a technical job, but in fact it is very simple. The houses in Jincheng are not from Luoyang, they are all extremely simple one-story houses, and the highest ones are only three stories.

Restaurants, in this way, the construction technology has been greatly simplified.

Hu Wei is getting old, and his eyesight and mental ability are somewhat unable to keep up. However, under a letter from Hu Wei, six disciples who had studied papermaking with Hu Wei came to Jincheng. For these real technicians, Jia Rong was very grateful.

Pay attention. In the past, their monthly wages at Dahan's paper mill were just one pound. When they came to Jia Rong, they were directly paid three dollars a month, and each person was assigned a house. Hu Wei's salary was directly paid ten dollars.

, if this news spreads, I am afraid it will shock the ordinary people and trigger a craze among the people to learn papermaking.

With substantial rewards, these young people have reached a higher limit in their work, and they all expressed that they will do their best.

Jia Rong didn't want to let them enjoy it so much. He asked them to train a new batch of apprentices after the paper mill was built. Just like a craftsman's workshop, technology cannot be kept secret, and good things must be discussed together.

Hu Wei readily accepted this. When he gets older, he doesn’t want to take away this skill. Hu Wei also learned the technical work of papermaking after many years of suffering. He understands that an ordinary person wants to learn real skills.

How difficult the technology was, which also made Hu Wei relax his mind and hand over the papermaking technology to the people. If it had been someone else, it was not certain whether Hu Wei would come. The main reason was Jia Rong's actions in Jincheng County.

This old man saw hope, he could feel Jia Rong's heart...

The affairs of the paper mill were completely left to Hu Wei and a few others. After it was completed, he would find an appropriate opportunity to teach them the technology of making good paper, thereby reducing costs and making better paper.

The land reclamation order was issued to the fourteen counties ruled by Jia Rong, triggering a wave of land reclamation fever. Especially the people from Beidi County were more enthusiastic. There was no land for them in Jincheng County. Jia Rong ordered the largest land reclamation.

They are the ones who profit.

The enthusiasm of the Qiang tribe is not inferior to anyone else. It is their first year to live in the territory of the Han people. They have nothing except the house that Jia Rong helped build. They understand the Han people's way of life to some extent and understand the importance of land to the people. They open up wasteland.

After the order was issued, Jia Rong sent Li Wenhou to assist the Qiang tribe in clearing up wasteland.

Jincheng County is a relatively large county in comparison, but after counting the population of all 14 counties, it was found that there are only more than 100,000 people. This also includes 10,000 ordinary people and Qiang people from Beidi County.

The tribes migrated here. For such a large county with such a sparse population, there is still a lot of land per capita. However, Jincheng County has always been barren and barren, and the quality of the land is not very good. It is impossible to survive by relying on the people to grow crops.

Naturally, the troops were used as coolies for this land reclamation. However, after hearing that the land reclamation was underway, the soldiers did not complain a word. The Qiang soldiers, in particular, were very high-spirited and enthusiastic about land reclamation.

Jia Rong pointed to a large field in the distance and asked, "Whose field is this?"

A commoner came up and said softly: "That's from Yu's family in the city."

Jia Rong nodded, pointed to another field and continued to ask: "Where's the one over there?"

"Sir, all the fields around here are the Yu family's fields."

Jia Rong hissed, the Yu family is just a local tycoon in Jincheng County, but they own so much fertile land. There are three major tycoons and two aristocratic families in Jincheng County. These are just the most powerful families, and there are many small tycoons.

Compared with other counties, the situation is still very good, but a small local tycoon owns so much land, which has to be thought-provoking, especially the Han family among the local tycoons in Jincheng County and the Han family and Han Sui

They are inextricably linked and cannot be ignored.

"Go back and ask Mr. Zhang to check how much land each wealthy family in Jincheng County has and compile their detailed statistics." Jia Rong said to a lone wolf soldier beside him.

Lone Wolf clasped his fists in agreement and quickly left here.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians worked together, and after one month, more than 150,000 acres of fertile farmland were opened, and all of these fields belonged to the prefecture.

The counties that have opened up the most wasteland are the counties and cities. The people's army is much larger than that in other counties. They have opened up more than 50,000 acres of fertile land. The other counties combined have opened up more than 80,000 acres. The Qiang tribe has opened up nearly 30,000 acres.

In terms of farmland, if each person can be allocated more than one acre of land, such results will be very good.

b plowing can be put into use; each of the original people in Jincheng County was allocated one acre of land, so that there were more than 10,000 acres of land left. Everyone was happy with this result, except for the local tyrants and aristocratic families in the city.

The land of the Qiang tribe was left to them to handle.

The wealthy family has been very honest recently, probably because they have heard about some of Jia Rong's methods, but Jia Rong doesn't want to let them go like this. According to Zhang Li's statistics, the Yu family alone has ten thousand acres of fertile land, and this is just on the surface.

Yes, these rich families own nearly 40,000 acres of fertile land in total. Fertile fields are not equal to fields. They are fields with better terrain and higher yields. Generally, one acre of fertile fields can produce one-half more grain than ordinary fields.

For example, if an ordinary field yields two shi of grain per mu, then a fertile field will yield three shi.

The paper mill has been built and is recruiting some workers. Today's paper mills are not as particular as those of later generations. There is no such thing as pollution. The main reason is that no one realizes the word environment. After Su Shuang's experience in

After Luoyang's efforts, the Han Emperor also agreed to the Jincheng County Paper Mill, but he had to pay a certain amount of money every year.

The monthly salary of each worker is five hundred yuan. Five hundred yuan is enough for an ordinary family to live frugally for a month. As soon as the recruitment order was issued, the door of the paper mill was crowded with people. Jia Rong ordered the selection of

Most of them are workers aged fifteen or sixteen. There is no labor law in this era, otherwise Jia Rong will have a new crime. The main reason for choosing such people is that young people learn quickly. Jia Rong does not want to have just a few workers in the paper factory.

There are technicians, and hiring them with high salaries is naturally to let more and more people learn the technology of papermaking.

Just like the blacksmith workshops are now absorbing some young people, the technology of blacksmithing needs constant innovation and creation. Just the old style will not achieve good blacksmithing results, because these old blacksmiths already have their own fixed model of blacksmithing, while the newcomers

The difference is that with the original foundation, there will be more novel ideas.

These workers will sign a contract when they enter the paper mill and craftsman's workshop. The papermaking and craftsman's workshop will increase the money depending on the quality of their work, but their wages will never be reduced. They have to work in the paper mill and craftsman's workshop for twenty years.

In the year, all actions must be subject to the command of the Prefectural Government, otherwise they will be sanctioned by the Prefectural Government.

Friends who like this book remember to collect it. Duanya is very grateful. Thank you to the brothers and sisters who have always supported the Iron Cavalry. Without you, there would be no Iron Cavalry today!


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