Fang Jun looked at him and smiled, showing his white teeth: "Haha..."
Just kidding, this slurry made from a mixture of reeds and other grasses is the key to papermaking. Let me tell you? Even if you don’t have any awareness of property rights now, this is already a “secret recipe” and can be passed down to your family forever.
How could the things belonging to the descendants of Ze be easily shown to others?
Lu Xiaoyu also knew that he was being rude, and was so embarrassed by Fang Jun's two "haha" smiles that his face heated up. But looking at Fang Jun's proud look, he gritted his teeth angrily, thinking that it was just under my nose, so he didn't believe it.
I can't figure out the formula of this slurry. When someone figures out the key point, hum...
After thinking about it, I realized that even if I mastered the formula of this syrup, I couldn't kick Fang Jun away.
Now Fang Jun can be regarded as a shareholder with technology, taking advantage of the Lu family's remaining sales outlets all over the south of the Yangtze River. But Fang Jun has unparalleled influence in Wu County, Jiangdong, and he is not the Xiao family, so Fang Jun can have some scruples. If he dares to play
The trick of "going up to the house and taking out the ladder" is guaranteed to be slapped in the face by Fang Jun in a matter of minutes...
As for the secret of the "bearing", don't even think about it.
The essence of this thing lies in the excellent quality of the iron, and the leaders of iron-making in the Tang Dynasty are none other than the Changsun family of traditional iron-making and the rising star Fang family. Even if Fang Jun told Lu Xiaoyu how to make the "bearing", Lu Xiaoyu would not
It is possible to obtain such fine iron to make it.
Looking at the endlessly rotating gears and stone mills in the Shuidi room, as well as the servants and handymen who came and went without touching the ground, Lu Xiaoyu couldn't help but be filled with emotion. Fang Jun not only mastered a brand-new secret recipe for papermaking, but also had a strict system to
The support is more than twice as strong as the Lu family’s previous papermaking workshop?
As long as the quality of the paper produced is not too bad, this business is almost destined to make a lot of money...
The two of them walked out of Shuidi House and walked along the flat road to the main building of the workshop.
The breeze blows, the bamboo leaves rustle, the eyes are full of green, and the mountains are full of mountains.
A pool of water was built outside the main entrance of the workshop for papermaking. At this time, many papermakers were putting the pounded viscous pulp into the paper trough, adding water and stirring to dissolve evenly and become a thin slurry. The papermakers put the bamboo curtains
Put in the paper pulp and shake it gently to make the paper pulp evenly settle and form a film, which becomes wet paper. Then put the bamboo curtain on the paper shelf board, gently lift the bamboo screen, and the wet paper will remain on the board.
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Repeat this again and again, accumulating a thick stack of paper, and slowly squeeze out the water.
An old craftsman with white hair and beard is holding his hands behind his back, checking the operating procedures of the papermakers one by one. If there are any mistakes, he will stand next to him and explain them in detail in a gentle tone. The papermakers working on the side will also listen carefully. If he is
I have made the same mistake and will correct it immediately.
Papermaking is a highly skilled craft. If you can master this craft, you will have enough to eat throughout your life.
The old craftsman explained in detail and seriously, with a kind expression and no hint of arrogance. It can be seen that the papermakers also respected the old craftsman very much. When he explained, everyone was very gentle.
Avoid making noise and disturbing the old craftsmen.
Fang Jun stood there quietly, listening, with no intention of interrupting...
Lu Xiaoyu was secretly impressed.
Despite Fang Jun's status, he never seemed to show a superior attitude in front of others, nor did he deliberately show off the hypocrisy and hypocrisy of a polite corporal. He seemed to be able to maintain a peaceful attitude towards everyone, as long as you could
If you show corresponding abilities, he will give you corresponding respect.
This is a very peculiar person. In daily life, there is no trace of dandyism at all. But if anyone provokes him, his violent, manic, and aggressive temperament will be unleashed without reservation.
No matter who he is, whoever he offends will be in trouble!
The old craftsman gave detailed instructions to the papermaker on his mistakes. After the papermaker fully understood, he discovered that Fang Jun was standing in front of him...
The old craftsman hurried forward and saluted: "Erlang, when did you arrive? Please forgive me for being rude, I have never seen Erlang."
Fang Jun nodded with a smile: "No need to be polite. How is it? Did everything go well?"
The old craftsman stopped being formal and said with excitement: "With Erlang's mechanical skills and the secret recipe for papermaking, everything will go smoothly. Not only that, because the raw materials are easy to obtain here, it saves time and effort in transportation, and the speed is much faster than in Guanzhong.
Double? Ten days later, the first batch of paper will be available for sale."
Fang Jun said with joy: "So fast? Is there any finished product that I can use for you? It's best to use high-quality paper. Let's see how different it is from ordinary paper."
The old craftsman nodded and said: "Of course there is. Erlang, please come with me."
With that said, he led Fang Jun and Lu Xiaoyu through the courtyard of the workshop and towards the main house.
Lu Xiaoyu looked around with no expression of shock.
Just like their previous workshop, the current papermaking process must be too complicated!
The old craftsman was from the Fang family. He was directly transferred here by Fang Jun from the papermaking workshop in Lishan. He didn't know who Lu Xiaoyu was, but since Fang Jun could bring him here, he naturally didn't worry about leaking the secret, so he introduced: "One
Moso bamboo needs to go through more than a dozen processes such as chopping, breaking green, peeling, cutting, soaking in lime water, boiling, soaking, beating, removing paper, and drying before it can be turned into paper. If you want to keep improving, you can make paper
The quality has been improved to a higher level, and even dozens of additional processes have to be added..."
Lu Xiaoyu exclaimed: "So many processes? Compared to now, my Lu family's previous workshop was as childish and ridiculous as a kid playing house..."
Only then did the old craftsman know that Lu Xiaoyu was from the Lu family, and said proudly: "When it comes to the way of studying things in the world, there is no one better than Erlang of our family! This improvement in papermaking was only figured out after Erlang led us to test it countless times.
Experience is naturally the best papermaking technique in the world!"
Fang Jun blushed a little after hearing this...
In fact, for every step in the papermaking process, Fang Jun was just directing the craftsmen from the side. Fang Jun only opened his mouth to find out the correct method through thousands of experiments.
But it is not an exaggeration to say that it is Fang Jun’s contribution. The chemical reaction contained in this is a mystery that these craftsmen cannot understand even if they break their heads...
For example, in the process of soaking in lime water, craftsmen only know that after this process, the paper produced will be shiny and white, but they do not know the reason.
Bamboo paper is soaked in lime water, and the bamboo and lime combine to form calcium carbonate that adheres to the bamboo fiber. After oxidation, the calcium and oxygen form crystals, which will make the paper surface shiny. Therefore, even if this bamboo paper has been oxidized for several years
, it can still be unbroken by friction and pleated without marks.
Entering the main room, the old craftsman took a piece of bamboo paper and spread it on the table. The bamboo paper was crystal clear and as thin as a cicada's wing. The texture of the table top under the paper was clearly discernible. If you look closely, it looked like there was patina on the surface, which looked like jade.
of luster.
He took another scroll, unfolded it, and showed it to Fang Jun.
Lu Xiaoyu's eyes lit up. Bamboo paper of this quality is indeed a rare product on the market!
The old craftsman said proudly: "Back then, someone copied the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" and used this kind of paper. The high-quality bamboo paper now popular on the market is of the same quality as the paper we make, but those on the market
The price of top-grade bamboo paper is more than a thousand dollars per dollar!"
For a hundred sheets, a piece of paper costs more than ten cents. Although this is the best paper, it can also be seen that the paper is expensive at this time and ordinary people cannot afford it. The price of a piece of paper
The price is so high, so what about a book that still needs to increase printing costs?
No wonder culture has become a luxury product, monopolized by aristocratic families. This is simply using money to create a gap between cultural knowledge and ordinary people!
Lu Xiaoyu's eyes were burning as he stared at Fang Jun and asked, "I wonder who the general manager plans to entrust the sales of this paper to?" This is a huge profit. If the Lu family is responsible for the sales, it will be enough for the Lu family to earn a lot of money.
While making money, you can improve your status in one fell swoop!
Top-grade paper itself represents status and grade!
Moreover, once the method of making bamboo paper is successfully improved, it means that a new situation will be opened up. This is an industry with huge influence, enough to shake the foundation of the family!