After a few days of forgetting to sleep and eat the experiment, the results were unexpectedly good, the real high-grade bamboo paper pieces are uniform, the color is white, and the color is as smooth as jade, just like the twenty-eight beauties do not have the slightest thread, and they can not find a little flaw on their bodies, which is full of supreme temptation of vision and perception.

Xu You closed his eyes, his fingers gently touched the paper, and after a long time, he suddenly opened his eyes, high-fived and praised: "It's done!" ”

Fang Kang, who had been staring at Xu You's expression, finally breathed a sigh of relief, he adjusted the ratio of child urine and bamboo pulp day and night, and the whole room had a faint fishy smell, but more or less was not good, like a headless fly crashing on the wall, but he could never find a way out. It wasn't until the day before yesterday that he made a mistake and kicked the remaining half of the bucket into the pulp pool, and reluctantly made paper to dry in the spirit of not wasting resources.

"Please give Lang Jun a name!"

Every new paper has to be given a loud and pleasant name, Xu You thought about it and said, "It's called ...... Meta white paper! ”

"Okay, Yuanbai, Yuanbai paper." Fang Kang was emotional, and his body trembled slightly when he spoke. Compared with the improvement made by He Paper on the basis of Yanxi paper, Yuanbai paper is completely a new paper product, which has never been seen before. Although he doesn't read, he also clearly understands that the word Fang Kang will definitely leave a faint but not dissipated mark on the history books.

This is an opportunity that many scholars ask for but can't get, but let him meet a lowly papermaker, this is all thanks to Xu You, Fang Kang knelt down, his forehead touched the ground, banged, and said: "Thank you Langjun, thank you Langjun!" ”

Xu You helped him up with a smile and said, "I should thank you, without you, there would be no Yuan Bai paper." In the future, all those who can't read books or buy paper should thank you for all your efforts today, which is a good deed with immeasurable merit. ”

Fang Kangle couldn't close his mouth, He Wei heard the meaning of Xu You's words, and said: "Qilang, the bamboo used in this yuan white paper has to be transported from Fuchun County, and after such a complicated process, the price is too low to ......."

He was worried that the selling price was lower than the cost, and he made a business that could not make money, Xu You smiled: "Although I don't want to be a profiteer, but I don't want to be a saint, the current price of Yuanbai paper can't be lower than that of Youhe big paper, first from the door lord clan and rich businessmen to make enough money, and then it is possible to rely on large-scale production to reduce the cost of a single sheet of paper, and when that time comes, it is time for small profits and quick turnover, and it is time to fight a price war!" ”

"Price war?"

"Yes, in order for paper products to become affordable for the general public, all the paper mills that make paper must be pulled down and either lowered or kicked out. It is conceivable how much resistance and slander we will be subjected to, and even pressure from all sides of the government and the opposition, which is no less than a war! ”

Xu You said indifferently and said: "However, the paper mill has made enough money over the years, and it's time for them to give back to the people!" ”

The success of the research and development of Yuanbai paper is still top secret in Jingyuan, except for a few people, no one knows that Xu You does not plan to open Yuanbai paper in Sajinfang, and wait for the completion of the new paper mill at the foot of Mingyu Mountain, there is enough space and skilled workers, and then negotiate with the Zhu family of Fuchun to buy bamboo, everything is ready, and then you can ride the wind to shake 90,000 miles, and promote the paper revolution in the entire Jiangdong and even the north.

It's a great idea, but it's also a huge mission, and it may take three to five years to finally realize it, and there may be unexpected circumstances that will take a long time, but as long as you start doing it, there will always be a day when you succeed.

Xu You doesn't have to be the ribbon-cutting person after the building is completed, he just needs to dig up a shovel of soil and become the founder of the construction.

Time flies by, sprinkled gold shop is still making gold every day, although because Liu Yan intervened sideways, there is less support from many sites and some large paper mills in Yangzhou, but there is a huge business network in Luo Baiheng and his hands, this period of time has been sold by He paper to Jiangzhou, Guangzhou, Ningzhou and Yuezhou and other remote points are also actively expanding the market, the demand is huge, not Yangzhou can be compared, so the daily sales do not fall but increase, a day 50,000 pieces of paper often have not been dried to be pre-robbed.

On the other hand, because Xu You gave the advanced technology of Sajinfang to Luo Baiheng and others for free, the output of the entire Yangzhou paper industry also rose at a staggering rate. The increase in total production did not reduce the price of paper products, which was expected by Xu You, mainly because of the lack of production capacity and market development. Now the production capacity has gone up, these people do not buy much each time, but they can't stand the huge number, the speed of paper consumption is greater than the current production capacity, and the relationship between supply and demand has not changed fundamentally, so the price of paper cannot be reduced for a while.

This is a good phenomenon, the sales volume of the paper mill is large, the unit price is not reduced, and the profit is astronomical, which can promote them to continue to expand the paper mill frantically, and further improve the production capacity, until the supply exceeds demand, the average price of paper products will slowly decrease, which is also part of Xu You's plan, only by him, it is too difficult to change the entire industry, so selfless dedication on the surface, teaching Luo Baiheng their papermaking process, the purpose is to make the businessman nature of chasing profits, To follow the laws of the economy and jointly contribute to Xu You's ideal building.

With money, and it is a huge wealth that makes people's hearts beat faster, Xu You did not build a large number of civil engineering, no brocade clothes and jade food, and no extravagance to squander and spend, he always thought about the true intention of Liu Yan to hoard rice grain, and finally decided to follow up, and also secretly let Lushuang and Winter Solstice buy a large amount of rice grain from the surrounding counties and other counties, some of which were stored in Jingyuan, and some of which were stored in the new paper mill in Mingyushan, for which a granary was specially built. Another part, and the largest part, was transported to a secret place in Mingyu Mountain for storage, where the Guo family used to hide calligraphy and paintings, and jewelry, which was moisture-proof and moisture-proof, and was used to store grain.

Xu You faintly noticed something, but it was too ethereal and unreal, just like financial speculation in later generations, sometimes I didn't understand the intentions of the big dealer, but I could follow the big dealer to build a rat warehouse and steal it. Take 10,000 steps back, just in case, it's not a bad thing to stock up on some food, and if it really rains heavily, you won't lose too much money.

As the saying goes, money can make ghosts grind, but in the face of the ghost weather that does not rain in March, Xu You, who counted the money and counted the cramps in his hands, was also helpless, relying on the sky to eat, only God appreciates the food and eats, once the drought and flood become a disaster, it is immediately a tragedy of starvation for thousands of miles. In the blink of an eye, at the end of March, there is still not a drop of rain down, the weather is warmer, everything is rejuvenated, the dryness of early spring is full of earthy smell that makes people panic, the most important thing is that the national water conservancy project in this era is very backward, although there is a lot of water in Qiantang, but it is mainly concentrated in a few large rivers, there are not enough canals, weirs, ponds, water gates and other facilities, orange trees, wheels, overturns and other tools are difficult to get water, and they do not play a big role in irrigating farmland in a large area. There was a little panic in the market, starting with the landless tenants and displaced people, then the freedmen who had land but lacked agricultural tools, and then the small landlords who could only live on land rent, which spread very slowly, but at least it had begun to affect the social stability of Qiantang. There are many elders who ask to see Lu Hui, reflecting the panic of the common people, Lu Hui is greedy for money, but he is not a fool, he does not dare to slack off on such a big thing, and hurriedly report to the county government, Gu Yun is in a hurry at this time, he is not facing the drought in Qiantang County, but the entire Wu County.

Wu County, as the seat of county and state governance, and the basic water conservancy facilities ranked first in Yangzhou, the drought at this time could be copeed, but other counties, like Qiantang, were unable to deal with such a situation alone. In the final analysis, it is necessary for the government to make unified arrangements, and if the drought breaks out, how to help the victims and how to comfort the local government will become the first priority at the moment.

However, limited by the geographical environment of Yangzhou, there are very few such disasters, lack of experience from top to bottom, most of the officials are lazy and lazy, still have a fluke mentality, looking forward to the rain the next day, ignoring the decree arranged by the county guard, or dealing with things hastily, especially for the people's emotional channeling is not in place, as time goes by, more and more uneasiness accumulates and swells, becoming an invisible * barrel, I don't know when, a little spark can be blown up.

"Xiaolang, there are two villages outside the city because of the fight for water, at least two people died, dozens of people were injured, Lu Hui personally took the guards to arrest, almost stirred up civil unrest, if it weren't for the fact that Du San Province was old and thoughtful, known as prestige, and suppressed the villagers in time, I am afraid that there will be a big mess!"

Entering April, there is already a summer heat wave, God still has no signs of rain, many shallow river springs have dried up, that is, the Biyou River next to the sprinkle gold workshop has also changed from a rushing to a trickle, Xu You ordered to suspend the operation of the paper mill, when the draft of people and animals is a problem, and then start papermaking is undoubtedly a matter of anger and resentment. He would rather not make this money than have a bad conscience.

On the eighth day of the fourth month, the birthday of the Buddha Shakyamuni, which is also known as the Buddha Bathing Festival. As the biggest festival of the year in Buddhism, Dade Temple, which has not moved for a long time, has made great efforts to open the mountain gate, spread Buddhism, collect believers, and compete with the Heavenly Master. Therefore, at the end of March, all the renovation projects of Dade Temple were completed, and from the inside to the outside, there was no trace of its predecessor - Tianshi Dao Yuanyang Jinglu.

The whole project cost a lot, according to rumors from the outside world, there are 50 million dollars, and the palaces and pavilions are all extremely ingenious. As far as the main hall is concerned, it is 13 rooms wide, with two rows of columns, 55 feet of beams, all wooden structures, making full use of the column net and the architectural skills such as rolling and killing, and rising, so as to achieve a high degree of unity of strength and beauty. Opposite the main hall, it is also the center of Dade Temple, there is a five-storey high tower, it is square in plane, there is the wooden brake pillar that runs through up and down, the pillar periphery is multi-layer wooden tower body, the top of the column adds gold and copper treasure bottle and several layers of dew plate to form the tower stop. The column column of the eaves column of each layer of the tower body adds the forehead, and the paving layer composed of the bucket arch and the beam is on it, and supports the eaves of the tower. On the tower eaves rafters, a horizontal horizontal beam is placed, and an upper eaves column is erected on the beam. And so on and so forth, to the top of the tower.

The wood used is the best cedar, willow, nan, camphor and other trees in various places, and the craftsmen selected also gather the famous masters of Jinling and Yangzhou, as large as the mountain gate, as small as the window lintel, can be comparable to the palace, go inside, only feel * solemn, dare not look directly.

Xu You followed the crowded crowd, looking around at the scenery of Dade Temple, which was very different from the gloomy and terrifying when Xi Yuanda was killed that day, and suddenly heard He Wei sneering beside him: "Labor manpower to build civil engineering, take advantage of people and take pearl and jade ornaments, ghosts and demons, bad laws and harm people!" ”