The news that Li Kuan successfully hatched eggs in a greenhouse caused a lot of discussion in Chang'an City.

The people who originally laughed at Li Kuan felt depressed.

"Grandpa, this Li Kuan is simply ghostly, there is his movement every three or five days, and the child feels that Chang'an City has him, and there is no way to stop it."

Every once in a while, the eldest grandson Wuji will sit with Chang Chong and chat, talk about the major events of the court, and let the eldest grandson Chong analyze and analyze; To put it bluntly, this is a method for the eldest grandson Wuji to train his descendants.

However, as soon as he sat down today, Changsun Chong began to complain.

"Chong'er, look at the problem, you have to prioritize, like Li Kuan's hatching of eggs, it will not change any pattern in the court, nor will it have a special impact on the lives of ordinary people, you don't need to care so much."

"The honeycomb coal, wool thread, glass mirror, and milk powder that began to appear some time ago in the Chu Wangfu have provided Li Kuan with a steady stream of funds, and in the long run, that Li Kuan will become more and more difficult to deal with."

Changsun Chong felt that he couldn't take his time to deal with Li Kuan, and he must get him to a place far away from Chang'an and there was no way to make achievements, so that no one would mention him all day long.

……

After nearly two months of construction and operation, the paper workshop of the Chu Wangfu was busy.

"Lord Wang, this batch of paper is white and flawless and does not absorb ink much, so you don't have to worry about the spread of ink. The most important thing is that it is no longer as inflexible as straw paper. Dai Quan didn't have much to do in the hot air balloon camp, so Li Kuan transferred him to the papermaking workshop to be responsible for the improvement of the papermaking process and printing process.

To put it bluntly, Dai Quan's current status is equivalent to that of the chief engineer of the Chu Palace.

"Yes, this paper is already ready for use."

Dai Quan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, although such a good paper was only useful in his own prince's mouth, but at least the hard work during this time was rewarded.

"Lord Wang, then I will arrange for the mass production of this kind of paper, and at the same time, let the printing workshop start printing the first volume of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

During this time, whether it is a papermaking workshop or a printing workshop, there is only input but no output; The silver was spent in a hurry, but there was no income at all.

Dai Quan also felt a lot of pressure!

The more the prince trusts himself, the more he has to take responsibility.

"Yes, but the papermaking workshop can't just produce this kind of paper, you can train a few more apprentices and set up a special laboratory to study all kinds of paper. Different occasions need different papers, such as painting and the like, there are many special requirements for paper, you can classify research and production. ”

Reducing the cost of paper, Li Kuan feels that it is now a phased work.

However, the development of papermaking technology has only just begun.

……

A new bookstore has opened in Xishi, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, this shop called Xinhua Bookstore is located opposite the Sanwei Bookstore, the largest book and paper store in Chang'an City.

"Shopkeeper Zheng, I basically inquired clearly, this Xinhua Bookstore is estimated to be the property of the Chu Wangfu, and it will officially open in three days."

Sanwei Bookstore can become the largest book and paper shop in Chang'an City, naturally it is not an ordinary small store, it has its own sources.

In fact, as the core industry of the Zheng family in Xingyang, even if Sanwei Bookstore does not rely on its own strength, it can easily hear a lot of news with the help of Zheng's protégés.

"Ah San, some time ago, there were rumors that the Chu Wangfu built a huge papermaking workshop by the Weishui River, have you inquired about the specific news of this workshop?"

Shopkeeper Zheng looked at the problem much better than Ah San, and immediately grasped the root of the problem.

He knows exactly what the situation of Datang's paper industry, printing industry and book and paper retail industry is.

If Xinhua Bookstore simply buys paper from other places to sell it in Chang'an City, Sanwei Bookstore is not afraid of them at all.

I'm afraid that every time this Chu Wangfu does things, it is always unexpected, and some earth-shaking things come out, and there are many lessons from the predecessors there, so I can't help but be careless and cautious.

"I arranged for several people to keep an eye on the paper workshop, buying a lot of wood and bamboo, but not much bark, and asking me to see that the quality of the paper made is not much better. For example, the paper produced by our Zheng family papermaking workshop is made of fine mulberry skin and broken linen, and has gone through 7749 processes. ”

Ah San had a contemptuous tone on his face, and he was not optimistic about the paper workshop in the Chu Palace.

"I heard that the workshop is also equipped with more than a dozen waterwheels to assist in mashing papermaking materials?"

Shopkeeper Zheng did not let go of his worries because of what Ah San said.

The waterwheel is a scene of Chang'an City, although the cruise ship cannot drive directly to the bottom of the waterwheel, but it is still possible to watch it from a distance; And the waterwheel is connected to a bunch of mechanisms, pushing the mallet to beat the material in the trough, which is difficult to keep secret.

"The shopkeeper does have such a thing. In my opinion, this is mainly due to the fact that the paper workshop of the Chu Wangfu cut corners and used a lot of wood and bamboo, which made it difficult to pound the materials. ”

can become the cronies of Zheng's shopkeeper, Ah San still has a few brushes, and his analysis cannot be said to be completely unreasonable.

It's just that he met Li Kuan, who came from the afterlife with the system, so there was no way......

"Hopefully like you say. In the past few days, you have to pay more attention to the situation in the Xinhua bookstore opposite, I always feel that something is going to happen. ”

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Chang'an City should have the most scholars in the Tang Dynasty, and the place with the highest concentration of scholars is Guozijian.

Xinhua Bookstore will open tomorrow.

In order to complete the system task, Li Kuan personally took action this time to help build the reputation of the bookstore and increase the sales of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

"Inu-kun, I went to visit His Royal Highness the King of Chu this morning, do you guess I succeeded?" Kujou came to Inoue Yamada in a hurry.

"Jiutiao-kun looks so happy, could it be that he saw His Royal Highness the King of Chu today?"

The Japanese people have been mixed in Chang'an City for more than a year, and they can be regarded as having seen the energy of the Chu Wangfu in Chang'an City, so every once in a while, they will be sent some gifts by Inoushang or Jiujo to meet Li Kuan, but they generally don't see it.

"That's right, not only did I see it, but His Royal Highness the King of Chu also sent me a book." Kujo said as he pulled out a book from his bosom, "Look, this is it!" ”

"Did His Royal Highness the King of Chu send you a book? Kujou-kun, your hard work pays off. Inugami happily took the book from Kujo's hand.

In the past, let alone receiving gifts, sending a bunch of things to the Chu Palace, often didn't even see the blessings.