The matter of taking a stake in the leading printing workshop is naturally handed over to Uncle Ping, and Cheng Chubi believes that with Uncle Ping's ability, it will definitely be able to be done.

In this era, engraving printing uses brush ink press printing, and the speed is really not fast.

Of course, there is no need to continue to use this time-consuming and laborious method of movable type printing, and the cylinder printing method can be used.

For the specific structure, Cheng Chubi asked the housekeeper Uncle Fu to find a carpenter to make printing machinery according to his own ideas and concepts.

In addition to these, there were experiments with inks and the hiring of tinsmiths to smelt lead-tin alloys for the production of lead-type type.

Then, there were several kinds of paper in front of Cheng Chubi, one was ordinary paper, and the other was tribute paper.

There are two or three kinds of ordinary paper, and there are also two kinds of tribute paper, Cheng Chubi looked at these papers, and couldn't help but feel a little tired.

There are two kinds of tribute paper in Datang, one is yellowish in color, also known as hard yellow paper. The other kind of tribute paper came from Xuanzhou, which was already made during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

It began to be made from sandalwood bark, and then made from more than a dozen kinds of raw materials such as chinensis, mulberry, bamboo, and hemp.

Although the texture of the hard yellow paper is good, the color is very beautiful, but because it is too thick, it is not suitable for binding into a book.

It was mostly used by monks and Taoists to copy scriptures or to print engravings.

For example, "Cheng Biting Jin's Family Town House Exorcision Map" uses this kind of paper to print and post on the doors of ordinary people's houses.

But because its texture is too thick, it is not suitable for binding into books to read, and it is mostly folded, which is also the origin of the folding.

And only the tribute paper produced by Xuanzhou is tough, the texture is beautiful, white and fine, and the folding is not damaged.

It is very conducive to writing and painting, so it is the most sought after.

But these two kinds of paper, just one word, thieves are very expensive.

Cheng Chubi already knew the price of paper because of the copying of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and the important thing is that these two kinds of paper are due to their writableness.

It is very popular with readers all over the world, and it is naturally difficult to meet the needs of Cheng Chubi's large amount of fullness.

After all, hundreds of thousands of books, that is almost half a year's output of Xuanzhou tribute paper.

The amount of money needed to purchase paper alone was more than double the amount of money he had invested in the printing house.

In this way, the cost of books has indeed decreased, but not much, and what Cheng Chubi hopes is to be able to make a hit.

The kind that makes the world's poor families, the big families, and the court today be greatly surprised.

Cheng Chubi picked up those ordinary papers with a helpless face, it was really ...... In any case, the color is yellowish, and the important thing is that the paper is still fragile.

The feeling of pinching it in my hand is like an inferior homework book when I used to read, and it is easy to scratch the paper when I write.

And this kind of paper, don't say that it can be left for decades, and Cheng Chubi suspects that it can be broken after a few years.

Cheng Chubi specially took pen and ink to try on those kinds of writing paper, except for two very high-quality tribute papers.

Among those ordinary papers, there is a kind of barely eye-catching, but after the pen is put down, the ink absorption is still prone to problems, but it can barely be used.

The other three cheaper types of paper can be described as miserable.

One of them has super first-class ink absorption, writes a horizontal, and has the ability to smudge it into a large piece for you, like a caterpillar of the special mother.

Seeing Cheng Chubi put down his pen with a black line on his face, Uncle Fu, the housekeeper, touched his nose and said with some embarrassment.

"The third son, ordinary people, all purchase this kind of slightly better paper to use for transcription, and those are not good......"

"Those papers are also useless, so the people use these papers to tie paper people, or make paper money to worship their ancestors."

"After all, only dignitaries and dignitaries will sacrifice their ancestors with silk money, silk clothes, and silk shoes.

Ordinary people, naturally, can't be so extravagant, just use these inferior papers to tie or fold. ”

"Lao Yu once heard his wife say that in the Han Dynasty, there were records about making money patterns from miscellaneous paper and straw paper to worship the ancestors.

Madame is really a university scholar, and even knows such things. ”

Hearing this, I saw the awe-inspiring expression on the butler Uncle Fu's face.

Cheng Chubi suddenly realized that he couldn't imagine that the custom of throwing paper money and burning paper money could be traced back to the Han Dynasty.

"This kind of paper is the ...... made by our paper mill in Chengjiazhuang"

Uncle Fu, the housekeeper, stepped forward and pointed to one of the three types of paper that was a little embarrassed.

"It is the ...... that is sold to ordinary people who make paper money and paper."

"Our Cheng family also has a paper mill, which is a good thing." Cheng Chubi couldn't help but be happy, no matter what the quality was, it was good or not.

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After rushing forward and holding an egg banquet, this is the second time that Cheng Chubi has come to this Chengjiazhuang after crossing.

They are all the family members, guards, and family members of the soldiers of the Cheng Mansion, and the fields and properties in this vicinity also belong to the Cheng family.

The paper mill here is not big, but there is one, it is located on the riverside next to Chengjiazhuang.

At this moment, there was a foul smell there, and Cheng Chubi frowned and continued to walk.

As for Chengxin and Zhang Jin, these two are still conscientiously performing medical dissection in the house and conducting intensive training in various surgeries.

"Xiao You has seen the third son, I have seen the rich uncle, why did you two come here, the smell here is too strong, if the son needs anything, just tell him, there is no need to go in."

"It's okay, I'm here to see how our Chengjia Paper Mill makes paper."

Cheng Chubi smiled at Cheng Hu, the workshop manager who rushed to the outside of the workshop to greet him.

Cheng Hu nodded and led the way inward, while explaining.

"That's okay, please also invite the third prince and the rich uncle to come with the villain, our Cheng family's paper mill was built thanks to the blessing of the lady."

"Madame originally wanted our Cheng family to be able to make tribute paper like Xuanzhou, but it's a pity that ...... We are the ones who can't ...... the truth."

Cheng Chubi nodded, it is worthy of being a mother who is bookish enough to suffocate the rough old men, and all aspects revolve around the literary industry.

Thinking of the hard work and conscientiousness of his mother, the heavy sense of responsibility suddenly made Cheng Chubi, the cultural leader of the old Cheng family, sink the burden on his shoulders.

While Cheng Chubi watched, Cheng Hu introduced the production process of the old Cheng family by his side, first chopping and washing the raw materials and a large amount of grass.

After that, it is soaked in plant ash water and then steamed, then pounded, then pulped, paper-making, and then dried and uncovered.

The raw materials used by Lao Cheng's family are actually straws from various grains such as wheat and millet, which are very rough in terms of production work, plus the reason for the raw materials.

The texture of the paper that led to the Cheng family was really inferior, and it was heartbreaking......

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