Zhao Yuan is a man of action, and he starts to do things when he thinks about them, and he not only has in mind the process and formula of making paper and ink by ancient methods, but also some modern and advanced methods.

What is lacking now is that some of the raw materials obtained by the chemical industry, Zhao Yuan can only start a small batch experiment in the current situation, the first ink to make tobacco, the first paper to make pulp, this tobacco and pulp, there are too many exquisite, related to the quality of the ink and paper made.

To do things, the first step is to find people to do things, Zhao Yuan carefully thought about the current situation, to make ink and paper technology, and began to think about where to find someone to help start work.

"Let's find someone from Xiao Zhaozhuang to help, and call my eldest brother too." Zhao Yuan decided.

With the development of his own business, whether it is a few workshops or a large amount of newly reclaimed wasteland, Xiaozhaozhuang, as his hometown, is not the most beneficial, and the manpower needed to make ink and paper this time is mainly from Xiaozhaozhuang.

"It's so decided, put the ink-making workshop in Xiaozhaozhuang." Zhao Yuan, who seemed a little chattering, after a few days of busy work, combined with the current actual situation, perfected the whole set of ink-making technology.

"Uncle, can we also make ink like this? In the future, we can use the ink we make ourselves, and we don't have to buy it anymore, I remember that the ink block is so expensive. The little girl who was playing around Meng Ying in the yard saw Zhao Yuan come out and asked expectantly.

The little girl's value of a thing is completely determined by her "private money", as long as the price of a thing exceeds half of the money in her beloved bag, she will feel very expensive, this is the last time she went to Danling County to leave an impression on her.

However, the ink used by Zhao Yuan's family is much more expensive than the ink blocks sold in the Four Treasures Store of the Scholar that I saw when the little girl went to the county seat last time, and most of them are high-end Tang ink purchased by Wan Yunjun, but Zhao Yuan's family has never bought it.

"Of course, but it will take a lot of time to use our own ink, and maybe the ink we make will be better and more fragrant." Zhao Yuan looked up at the trees in the yard that had begun to sprout, rubbed the little girl's head and said.

"Spring is coming!"

In the past month of reclamation activities, Zhao Yuan's land has been completely leveled and completed, and the first land has already been planted, and slowly sprouts have begun to emerge, and the topics caused by this large-scale reclamation have been brewing in the entire Danling territory, especially in this green and yellow time, so that Zhao Yuan's reputation has reached a peak.

Especially at the moment when they got the salary, the people of Danling were even more grateful to Zhao Yuan, the work was not very tiring, but the salary was a lot, and before the summer grain came down, the family basically didn't have to go hungry.

At the end of spring ploughing and spring planting, Zhao Yuan's ink workshop and paper workshop were officially launched, and a group of craftsmen who followed Zhao Yuan to develop cement production equipment in Baishishan Cement Workshop in Laozhutian Village received a notice and came to the cement workshop conference hall in front of Baishi Mountain early, waiting for Zhao Yuan's arrival.

In the past year, because of Zhao Yuan's attention and inspiration, these skilled craftsmen have slowly changed their thinking, and they have become more and more receptive to Zhao Yuan's "wonderful ideas", and various new inventions and creations have come into being.

Iron ore, originally intended to provide sintered cement, has now developed into a small smelting workshop, and some high-strength steels, intentionally or unintentionally "inspired", have been produced, further improving the mechanization level of cement workshops, coal and iron ore mining.

"Owner, is there a big job again?" Liu He, who has been promoted to the "chief engineer" of the cement workshop, asked excitedly.

The hydraulic forging hammer of the cement workshop was completed under the leadership of Liu He, although it was still very rough, but it also solved the problem of crushing and grinding the ore of the cement workshop, greatly improved the efficiency of the cement workshop, and saved a lot of manpower and animal power.

"Lao Liu, don't rob me this time, otherwise the first level four will be your turn." Yang Nian said eagerly.

Compared with other "craftsmen" in this era, the status of Zhao Yuan's craftsmen has been greatly improved, and the spiritual outlook of these craftsmen is completely different from that of other craftsmen outside, and they are also much more confident.

"It's not up to me to have the final say, it's completely determined by my craftsmanship, I'm good at my craft, and the owner is not the one who let me be in charge." Liu He said proudly.

Liu He's words also aroused the dissatisfaction of the other five third-level masters, and everyone crusaded one after another.

Zhao Yuan was also very relieved to see this warm atmosphere.

In this era, the status of craftsmen is generally not high, although the status of craftsmen is a little higher than that of merchants, but no merchants have money, so the waist of craftsmen is not hard, and life is very difficult.

But here in Zhao Yuan, it is a paradise for craftsmen, especially craftsmen with exquisite craftsmanship, who are basically respected by everyone in the cement workshop, including Zhao Yuan.

"Now the cement workshop and the steel workshop are almost on the right track, and the next work is basically handed over to the apprentices of the masters, and I am ready to open three new workshops, namely the ink workshop, the paper workshop and the printing workshop." Zhao Yuan suppressed the enthusiastic voice in the conference hall and announced.

"Three workshops, great, I've been feeling so idle lately." The third-level carpenter master walked a year and clapped his hands happily.

"Lao Bu, what are you excited about, do you know how to build a paper workshop, an ink workshop, and a printing workshop?" Yang Nian asked with a smile.

"Would you? Isn't there a proprietor? ”

"So this job doesn't have to be left to you!"

"You!"

As soon as Zhao Yuan announced, the craftsmen of the cement workshop had a heated discussion, the new workshop means new opportunities, originally everyone was the same third-level master, but after Liu He was promoted to the fourth level, the situation was different, and the new workshop meant new opportunities.

"These three new workshops, a lot of new equipment needs to be built by you, this is the drawings I drew and the specific requirements, you can take a look." Zhao Yuan saw that everyone was very positive, so he took out the results of this period of work and sent them to everyone.

Smoke collection cups for collecting cigarettes, hydraulic stirrers for stirring ink, hydraulic hammers for shaping ink blocks, grinding refiners for raw materials for papermaking, large paper dryers......

There are hundreds of large and small things designed by Zhao Yuan, and the processes involved are much more complex than the ink-making and paper-making processes of this era.

After assigning the task, Zhao Yuan mentioned a few words to the craftsmen who accepted the task, and by the way, he looked at the situation of the cement workshop and found that everyone was full of confidence in the future.

The food crisis at the end of the year has always been a dark cloud on the heads of everyone in the cement workshop, but Zhao Yuan's large-scale wilderness opening campaign in Danling has made this dark cloud dissipate, and everyone is full of enthusiasm.

With the implementation of the welfare system, the first month's wages of the new year have already been paid to every household, and even the bandits, who were captives, had a good winter.