Chapter 801 Bamboo Sea [Ten thousand words for monthly votes]
When the boat is on the stream, in the forest, wherever the majestic wind rises, the fragrance of bamboo comes to the nostrils, and it seems that there is an indescribable fragrance of nobility and purity.
In his previous life, Fang Jun also visited the Great Bamboo Sea in Anji. Even though the bamboo sea in front of him had been cut down for thousands of years, in the era where Fang Jun lived, it was still vast and prosperous, and it was still one of the broadest bamboo seas in the south of the Yangtze River.
Moreover, Jiangnan has not yet been fully developed. The sparse population has led to insufficient cultivation of mountains, rivers and swamps. Everything has maintained a thriving natural ecology, making the bamboo sea even more vast and magnificent. The giant bamboos are towering and lush. Walking among them is truly world-class.
The feeling of being outside.
Lu Xiaoyu watched Fang Jun enjoying the beautiful scenery leisurely and contentedly, and wondered: "It was unknown before. It turns out that the chief manager is also an elegant scholar who listens to the wind and admires the moon, with noble aspirations. I am disrespectful and disrespectful."
Fang Jun stood on the bow of the boat and laughed: "Why, is this a mockery of me?"
He didn't care much when he saw Lu Xiao smiled foolishly and didn't answer. He was not a distinguished person above all. The magnificent scenery in the eyes of others, but in his eyes at this moment, they were all golden coins...
Fang Jun waved his hand, as if he wanted to encompass the boundless bamboo forest in front of him, and said boldly: "It's not that I look down on you, the Lu family, for guarding such a large sea of bamboo, you are reduced to poverty. Really."
It's extremely stupid to hang on to a tree in the cold winter! This is all money!"
Lu Xiaoyu had a sullen expression on his face and was extremely unhappy. Even if Fang Jun, as the general manager, despised and insulted the Lu family, Lu Xiaoyu would not allow it.
He said angrily: "Why are you so stupid? Could it be that just your little paper-making secret recipe can bring the Lu family back to life? My Lu family also has a paper-making workshop, and I don't know how much money it can sell for it!"
It’s not surprising that Lu Xiaoyu was angry.
Bamboo is widely used nowadays. It can be used as edible bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots, medicinal bamboo fruits, and bamboo juice. It can also be used to make paper, houses, boats, bridges and vehicles. It is not only related to people's livelihood, but also an extremely important military material. It can also be used to build simple docks and trestles.
, bamboo is an excellent material.
Compared with wood, bamboo is lighter, easier to process and use, resistant to water erosion and insect infestation, and matures faster. Although it is far inferior to wood in terms of sturdiness, it has so many advantages that it can be used as a substitute for wood in many aspects.
However, even so, it cannot change the fact that bamboo is everywhere, and it is really worthless...
Such a large area of bamboo sea can be taken as desired without restraint. The natural growth of the bamboo sea alone can completely replenish this consumption. Moreover, such a huge bamboo sea cannot be occupied by one household. Everyone must guard this bamboo.
The sea and the sea all want to beg for food from it and compete with each other. Naturally, bamboo is worthless.
Moreover, the bamboos grow profusely and grow very fast. Instead of benefiting from this, the villagers around the bamboo sea often suffer from it. Before the spring breeze melts away the remaining cold of winter, new bamboo shoots quietly sprout on the ground.
After a spring rain, bamboo shoots burst out of the ground and point straight to the sky. The so-called "one foot of Qingming Festival and one foot of Grain Rain" is a portrayal of her youthful vitality and vitality...
Not only do you need to cut down bamboo, you also need to dig out its roots to prevent the bamboo forest from spreading and encroaching on the few cultivated fields. As for the cut bamboo, except for a small amount used to make various utensils, most of it is used as firewood.
Burn.
In this situation, do you want to sell for money?
hehe……
What's more, the Lu family also has a papermaking workshop, and the bamboo paper produced not only has a small output, but also has extremely poor quality and is not valuable. Therefore, the reason why Lu Xiaoyu cooperated with Fang Jun in the first place was not so much because he liked Fang Jun's "Dianshi".
It is better to say that the Lu family wants to embrace Fang Jun, hoping that Fang Jun's rise will bring benefits to the Lu family.
Anyway, the current situation of the Lu family is like this, no matter how bad it is, how much worse can it get?
When Fang Jun saw that Lu Xiaoyu was not convinced, he didn't say much. He smiled and continued to enjoy the beautiful scenery, thinking about how to turn this precious wealth given by nature into real copper coins...
The boat leisurely sailed down the water, turned a few bends, and a wide bay suddenly appeared in front of it.
Lu Xiaoyu held the bamboo pole and pushed the black-topped canoe to the shore. A servant had already run out from a row of houses at the foot of the mountain on the shore and tied the cable of the bow to the wooden pile on the shore.
Fang Jun jumped off the bow first, and the servant bent down to salute and said respectfully: "I have met Erlang."
According to this title, he is a servant of the Fang family.
Fang Jun said "hmm" and asked: "How is the situation? Is it going well?"
The servant smiled and said: "Don't worry, Erlang. Although bamboo was not used in our original formula, the principle is the same. After several corrections and adjustments, the paper produced is no worse than when we were in Guanzhong. I just want to
To keep improving, it still takes time to slowly understand and experiment.”
When Fang Jun agreed to cooperate with the Lu family, he transferred some of the craftsmen from the Lishan Farm Papermaking Workshop here to develop new bamboo paper.
Guanzhong Shaozhu, the original formula cannot be applied indiscriminately, and must be developed separately on the basis. However, the papermaking formulas that Fang Jun knows are all based on the precipitation of plant fibers to make paper. It doesn't matter what raw materials are used, as long as the details are adjusted.
Just match.
Bamboo fiber is tough, and bamboo paper has been produced since the Jin Dynasty.
This kind of paper made of tender bamboo was once the favorite paper of Wang Xizhi and his son. Most of the original works were written on this bamboo paper. "If the two kings have authentic works, they are mostly Kuaiji vertical pattern bamboo paper, dating from the Eastern Jin Dynasty."
After the southern crossing, it was difficult to find northern paper, and most of the fathers and sons of the Right Army were in Kuaiji. The paper is only about a foot high and half a foot long. It is mostly used by the Jin people."
From the Jin Dynasty to the present, it has been quite popular, but the craftsmanship is complicated and the output is very small. It is almost a symbol of the status of literati.
There are very rich bamboo forest resources here. The bamboo fiber is thick, flexible and smooth. There are abundant mountain spring water sources. The clear and clean mountain spring is the ideal water for paper making. The quality of the paper produced is absolutely the same.
Lu Xiaoyu walked over from behind and was surprised when he heard the servant's words: "Is it really made? How is the quality?"
It should be noted that although the art of papermaking was improved by Cai Lun during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the craftsmanship was not widely disseminated. In particular, the production process of bamboo paper was regarded as "top secret" and could not be leaked except for the core craftsmen of each family workshop.
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As soon as these craftsmen sent by Fang Jun arrived here, they occupied the papermaking workshop and drove away all the craftsmen of the Lu family, just like "occupying the magpie's nest." The Lu family was dissatisfied with this before, and even
Some people think that Fang Jun wants to occupy the Lu family’s papermaking workshop...
But he didn't expect that he had only been here a few days and that he would develop the method of making paper by himself after driving away all the Lu family craftsmen.
But if it was just like that, Lu Xiaoyu would naturally be dissatisfied. If he couldn't improve on quality, why would the Lu family cooperate with Fang Jun? It's not like he couldn't make...
The servant smiled and said respectfully: "Returning to Lu Langjun, our Fang's Paper Factory has never been known for its quality. Our goal is to 'make paper available to everyone in the world'."
His tone was respectful, but his expression was arrogant.
How dare a little servant speak so shamelessly in front of me?
Lu Xiaoyu laughed angrily, pointed at the servant and said, "What a joke! You are a servant in a workshop, you are not even a craftsman, yet you dare to talk so brazenly about 'making paper available to everyone in the world'? Do you know every cut?"
How much does it cost to make paper? How much does it cost to transport it to other places? What is the annual income of people all over the world? A knife of paper can be worth the annual income of a small family. If you buy paper, he will stop eating?"
The servant looked at Fang Jun and saw the master walking toward the workshop with a smile on his face. He did not stop himself from being rude. He knew what he was doing and followed Fang Jun. He said to Lu Xiaoyu: "That's why we use
Sacrifice the quality of paper to increase paper production and thereby reduce the cost of paper."
Lu Xiaoyu was extremely dissatisfied with this servant. He snorted and said disdainfully: "You are really a servant of the prime minister's family. You are not afraid of showing off your words! Even if it is the worst paper, the cost is not something that ordinary farmers can afford. Otherwise, why would it have happened throughout the ages?
Only a very small number of people in the world can afford to buy or read books?"
This time, there was no need for the servant to speak. Fang Jun already walked and said slowly: "So, making paper affordable for people all over the world is only the initial result. My ambition is to make books affordable for people all over the world!"
Lu Xiaoyu was speechless...
How arrogant and arrogant does this person have to be to be able to say such bold and heroic words that are almost like babble in a dream?
Books are a luxury item that cannot be afforded by those with limited assets. Therefore, knowledge can only be in the hands of a few people, thus forming a family clan. If everyone in the world can afford to read books, then poor families will definitely rise. Where can there be more