Taking a piece of paper and swinging it in the air a few times, Li Yuanjia carefully felt the sound and feel of the paper. Then he was quite surprised to find that what he made this time was really good!
It's a little hard, that is, it's still a little brittle, but the smoothness of the paper has been greatly improved.
What surprised Li Yuanjia even more was that the letter paper Niu Daniu Er and the others made this time was quite white, much whiter than any time before, and even surpassed the fine tribute papers given to him by Li Shimin recently.
Except that the ink smears a little after writing on it, which is a bit worse than other people's white paper, it can almost be called top quality!
"Not bad!"
After using two pieces of paper, Li Yuanjia became even more happy. He nodded and sighed: "Wang Pu, it seems that your hard work has not been in vain for more than half a year. It is much better than the previous batches of paper!"
Li Yuanjia expressed that he was very satisfied with their results.
After hearing his full compliments, Wang Pu quickly lowered his head and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty! But we can make such great progress only because of the tips given by Your Majesty. If not, I'm afraid Niu Da and the others would still be here today.
Use your own old method..."
In front of Li Yuanjia, Wang Pu didn't dare to take credit, at least he didn't dare to take too much credit.
Moreover, it seems that Wang Pu and Er Niu are doing the papermaking, but there is a lot of help from the family. In fact, the so-called "papermaking technology research and development team" in Li Yuanjia's heart is far more than Wang Pu and Niu Daniu Er.
For example, during the busiest times this spring and summer, during important stages such as collecting materials, rinsing, and boiling materials, the housekeeper Han Shan even assigned more than forty strong men to Wang Pu to help!
And in addition to the large number of people, Li Yuanjia's suggestions are also an important reason for success.
You must know that although he did not personally participate in papermaking, Li Yuanjia used "some records in books" as an excuse to remind Wang Pu many times that he could try methods such as soaking in quicklime, boiling and rinsing multiple times, and also reminded him to use some plant extracts.
liquid to make additives, etc.
Otherwise, you want to make the paper look like this in one year?
Give me a break!
Others don't know, but after getting along with each other for a year, Wang Pu is very clear about the virtues of those two rough guys Niu Daniu Er. When talking about papermaking, he always muttered, "My master said, it must be like this."
!", "No, no, we didn't do it this way before", or "Why do we have to rinse it a few more times? We just did it once before" and the like, your brain is as stupid as two big pieces of wood!
In order to complete what Li Yuanjia told him, Wang Pu had to use his name many times to scare those two stubborn men...
It turns out that these opinions are really useful!
Because of Li Yuanjia's identity, even if they disapproved of it, Niu Da and the others had to follow it. After strictly implementing Li Yuanjia's recording requirements, Wang Pu was surprised to find that after using quicklime and multiple boiling and rinsing methods,
, the paper made seems to be getting thinner and whiter; and with the addition of the juice of those plants, some batches of white paper have no change, but some batches of white paper have become tougher, and the ink
The performance on it is also much better!
This phenomenon immediately aroused Wang Pu's great interest!
This time, we were able to create a good paper beyond the scope of Niu Daniu Er's ability because Wang Pu took the initiative to design a detailed process. There were a total of six sets of plans for the arrangement and combination of each stage, which took nearly four months.
After that, this batch of paper was made.
Out of six plans, it only succeeded once!
But it was such a success that Wang Pu quickly found the possible reason through his detailed records. In the next wave of attempts, Wang Pu decided to let Niu Danniu Er and others verify his ideas, and passed multiple channels
Change the combination of processes to find better methods...
"So, is this the result that the king said at the beginning?"
After thinking of this, Wang Pu couldn't help but exclaimed in his heart.
When he was originally sent to improve papermaking with Niu Danniuer, Li Yuanjia once meaningfully told Wang Pu that even though he was just a bystander at first, all he did was record everything the two rough guys did every day. But if
If Wang Pu works hard, the final result will be that he becomes the controller of the entire papermaking process, and Niu Daniu Er's final destination can only be Wang Pu's assistant...
Or to put it more bluntly, it is the fate of being ordered by Wang Pu!
Now, Wang Pu finally understands the meaning of this sentence, and he is really interested in papermaking... no, it should be said that he is interested in the so-called "research" mentioned by the king. This whole process is really interesting...
Looking at Wang Pu, whose face was very humble, but whose eyes were filled with excitement and pride, Li Yuanjia smiled slightly, feeling quite pleased and feeling full of accomplishment.
This Wang Pu is the first "scientific research leader" that Li Yuanjia has worked so hard to train!
Li Yunjia, who usually stays close to home, did not just give them some useful advice. You must know that the frequency of summoning Wang Pu before was much higher than now, and he had to check it in detail every time.
Wang Pu's "test records", and pointed out the errors and omissions, and at the same time guided the other party, allowing Wang Pu to find the design himself, improve the papermaking process, and find ways to improve it!
Otherwise, Li Yuanjia would not chat with this guy for at least an hour at a time.
You must know that Li Yuanjia spent half an hour just to let Wang Pu understand how important it is that each papermaking process must be different from the last time! And let Wang Pu understand how to carry out each process on his own.
Adjustments or innovations will lead to changes in the final results. Li Yuanjia waited for four months until Wang Pu saw with his own eyes the results of several experiments he designed himself!
Only God knows how difficult it was for a Tang Dynasty person to understand these simple truths!
It was this subtle influence that made Wang Pu gradually realize his own importance and slowly master the most basic "scientific research methods." For example, it took more than half a year for Wang Pu to learn to coordinate and arrange multiple projects.
The method of the papermaking process allowed Niu Da and Niu Er to use six combinations to trial production at the same time; for another example, just last month, Wang Pu finally noticed from the thick records which steps may affect the color of the paper, and which steps
Will the paper be too brittle or too soft? What other steps can be done to make the texture of the paper more delicate and the water permeability more suitable for writing requirements...
What Li Yuanjia regarded as extremely crude was the most cutting-edge idea in this era.
That's why Li Yuanjia was so happy after seeing the paper made in his nineteenth attempt. Even though the sample was still far behind the products of Lijia Paper Factory, and even worse than their high-quality products, Li Yuanjia believed
, as long as Wang Pu "enlightens" and has his own continuous financial and human support, it will only be a matter of time before he can create paper that can meet his basic requirements...