"The second brother withdrew 50 million money from me, and this army is too expensive, how can I get it if it goes on like this." The daughter-in-law held her stomach and complained to Zhao Xing.

"20,000 troops, starting from scratch, not to mention all kinds of equipment, is just a daily meal and drink, which is indeed maddening. And today, the second brother Zhao Hao withdrew the money paid to the Zhao family for the saber and stirrups. Tomorrow, the time for the delivery of Qi's saddle and Fei's bow and crossbow has also arrived.

Then there are the customized gong and drum tents, etc., money, some flowers. "People who have just become pregnant will have an inexplicable temper, which should be understood.

Zhao Xing immediately walked out, and said as he walked: "The second brother's army is our family's future trading capital, and war is the most profitable, and once I and my good Anda are equipped, we will jointly send troops, and at the same time expand the territory for the country, it will also bring 10 times the profit to our family, so don't be anxious now." ”

"I'm not reluctant, no matter how close I am to others, I can't be close to our second brother, but this money is too much to spend, hey, what are you going to do, I haven't finished talking yet."

Zhao Xing quickened his pace: "I'll go to the toilet, I'll be complimentary." ”

"As soon as I say something, you run to the latrine, what do you mean?" Then Yingying cried and complained: "I am a girl's family, and I was deceived by you, a disciple, to come to this unfamiliar place, and there is no one to talk to me, I feel bitter in my heart——"

Zhao Xing's footsteps were faster, and he explained while walking: "I'm out of courtesy, I'm in pain, and I don't want to go." ”

Zhao Xing is telling the truth, going to a thatched house in this era is definitely not a pleasant thing, but it is really a crime. And what made Zhao Xing feel the most painful was that the last process of going to the toilet, the bamboo piece, really made him miserable.

"Tomorrow, no, right now, I'm going to invent toilet paper and end my pain."

There is such a saying in the world, which is very true, in this world, there is no hatred for no reason, and there is no love for no reason. Extending this sentence, it can be said that there are no inventions in this world for no reason.

Later, when Zhao Xing became the most admired master, philosopher, thinker, reformer, military strategist, and great inventor in the world, someone asked about the motive for this papermaking invention.

At that time, Zhao Xing said in pain: "The bamboo slips of that year were too bulky, and it was precisely because of this huge shortcoming that the most detailed and clear record of a thing was restricted, so I had such an idea in order to promote the progress of cultural knowledge of all mankind." "How tall and admirable?

In fact, things are not like that at all, the bamboo slips are bulky or not bulky, anyway, Zhao Xing is already high, and he doesn't have to move it himself, and as for whether the recorded history is detailed and understood, it is up to archaeologists and historians to burn their brains.

The real reason is that Zhao Xing needs a soft piece of toilet paper to make going to the toilet a pleasure.

In fact, the invention of paper is not difficult at all, and there is nothing new. Reading the Library

Since ancient times, the Chinese have known how to raise silkworms and reel silk. During the Qin and Han dynasties, the handicraft industry of making silk cotton from secondary cocoons was very popular. This method of processing the cocoon is called the bleaching method, and the basic points of the operation include repeated beating to mash the silkworm clothes. This technology was later developed into pulping in papermaking. In addition, in ancient China, lime water or grass and wood gray water were commonly used to degum silk and linen, and this technology also inspired the degumming of plant fibers in papermaking. Paper was developed with the help of these technologies. As for the inventor, of course, it is a great working people, this sentence is equal to the truth that is not said, Cai Lun is just systematizing papermaking.

The raw materials for papermaking are everywhere, and wherever there are rivers and ponds, there are reeds. Zhao Xing ordered people to soak the bundles of reeds and beat them repeatedly, stain them with degummed plant ash, and then put the semi-finished products into the mill to grind, and then put the grinding pulp into a large trough to rinse, and then just like everyone watched on TV, two people took a gauze sieve, shook it back and forth in this slurry water a few times, and put it to dry in the sun.

When the first piece of paper slowly shed its moisture on the gauze and showed it in front of Zhao Xing, Zhao Xing excitedly tore off a large piece and rushed into the toilet at a sprint speed. He was comfortable at the time, and he snorted.

If so much effort is taken to make paper, just for the sake of going to the toilet, it is of course a waste of one of the greatest inventions of mankind.

So, the next day, when Zhao Xing held a meeting, he had a knife of snow-white rice paper under his armpit.

Why is the unit of measurement of paper with a knife? In fact, the reason is very simple, that is, the paper that comes out of the sun is very large, the size of a quilt, and they need to be cut into small sheets with a knife, and the thickness that can be cut with a knife becomes the unit of measurement of the paper.

walked in front of Xu Jie, who was in charge of recording, pulled the large pile of bamboo slips in front of him that needed to be carried by two people to the side, and then proudly slapped the knife paper under his armpit in front of him: "From now on, you are liberated, from now on, you will use this thing to record any problem." ”

Xu Jie looked at the thing in front of him inexplicably, then raised his head and asked, "What is this?" ”

Zhao Xing proudly announced to the group of officials and scholars who gathered around: "This is what I invented to replace the cumbersome bamboo slips in order to promote the cultural progress of all mankind. ”

Everyone was even more inexplicable, Xu Jie carefully groped and asked puzzledly: "Why is it called this name?" ”

As soon as this sentence came out, Zhao Xing rolled his eyes at that time: "Why is it called this name?" Because I do. Then he didn't want to dwell on this kind of detail, so he said directly to Xu Jie: "Hurry up and pick up the written test and give it a try." ”

Xu Jie lifted the brush, carefully wrote a line of words on it, then picked it up, and looked left and right excitedly: "It's too convenient, it's too lightweight, it's too exciting, and having such a thing come out will make cultural promotion more convenient." Sir, Master, with this one thing alone, you can be called a saint, and you can live forever. ”

Zhao Xing unceremoniously accepted such praise. "From now on, I can disclose any technology, but the manufacture of this paper, I will keep it secret for a hundred years. This will be my family, the biggest cornucopia. From now on, Zhao Xingxuan paper will be sold all over the world. The paper books of Zhaoxing Bookstore will be sold at the lowest price to every student who is eager to learn, and from then on, reading is no longer a costly thing, and all those who are willing to read can afford to read. Zhao Xing issued his grand wish.

"Sage, Sage Zhao—" All the students danced wildly.

As a result, in the near future, when the saint in their mouth made this outrageously expensive paper and book that was cheap and sold outrageously, and liberated the papermaking technology 100 years later, people expressed full contempt for the character of this saint - a stumbling block to human civilization, a liar.