The first bright golden light rose in the sky, dispelling the severe cold of the night, and the whole Jingyuan was like a dynamic painting, from east to west, inch by inch, every minute bright.

The best time, the most beautiful painting,

In Qiantang!

Zuo Yan stood outside the door and asked the autumn equinox in a low voice, "Is Lang Jun awake?" ”

"I just woke up, and I haven't gotten up yet!"

"Then I'll wait a little longer......"

"Wind Tiger, come in!"

Xu You's voice came from inside, the autumn equinox stuck out his tongue, smiled playfully, and turned sideways, asking Zuo Yan to go first. Zuo Yan smiled kindly at her and went into the outside room to wait. After a while, Xu You lifted the curtain and walked out of the bedroom, his hair casually draped behind his shoulders, stretched his waist lazily, and said with a smile: "How many people are left?" ”

"Twenty-three!"

"Oh, only seven? It's good, much better than I expected! ”

"However, the rest of these people are not physically strong, and they have been frozen for five ...... in one night."

The cold air is in the bones, the most ruthless, and those who have not passed the water and fire barrier, even if they know some martial arts, it is actually difficult to resist. Xu You said with concern: "How about it, it's not in the way, right?" ”

"Don't get in the way, wait for the autumn equinox to go to the kitchen to boil some ginger soup, let them drink it, just sweat!"

"It's best to find a doctor to open a cold formula, since you are willing to stay, you will be our Jingyuan people in the future, and you must try to avoid non-combat attrition."

Zuo Yan looked confused, and Xu You explained: "Each trilogy is a huge wealth, and they died on the battlefield as they deserved. However, if you die in the exercise, it is a non-combat attrition, and you have to try to avoid it. ”

"No!"

Xu You did not participate in the next matter, and handed it over to He Wei and Zuo Yan to handle. The two of them worked together, first talking about the bones, then looking at the rigidity and softness, looking at their colors and their hearts, and screened out eight people in two days. The cultivation of these eight people is not the best in the trilogy, but they are loyal, simple-minded, willing to obey orders, loyal to their duties, and have a good reputation in the trilogy, so they are used to protect the daily safety of Jingyuan. The other fifteen people followed Xu You to the paper mill in the suburbs, where they were about to start the first great change in their lives!

The scene in the paper mill is very different from the last time I visited, not only the seventeen houses on both sides have been renovated, but the surrounding fence has also been built, and more than ten acres of land along the north and south of the stream have been enclosed.

The door plaque that was originally hung in the paper mill was also taken off and changed to the word "Sprinkle Gold Fang". The world regards gold as precious, and sprinkling gold is naturally the best quality of paper. Although Sibaofang was bought by Xu You and temporarily closed down, Yan Shujian seemed to have rejuvenated the momentum of doing business when he was young, and devoted all his energy to the transformation of the paper mill, which achieved remarkable results in just over a month. It's just that he can't recruit a skilled old papermaker, and for this matter, Yan Shujian's hair is about to turn white.

"The local papermakers in Qiantang did not dare to accept our offer, and even the neighboring counties of Xiling and Lou County also got the news, and no one dared to risk coming even if they were paid three times. I went to Zhuji, Wucheng, Haiyan and other places to ask for people, but I didn't expect to still run empty. Not only that, not to mention the papermaker, even the apprentices who have laid down the hands can't be invited, and almost all the teenagers in the surrounding villages have been persecuted by the rangers, and there is a word that they are not allowed to work here...... Hey, it's all affected by me, Tang Zhiyi is making it clear that he doesn't want us to be better......"

Xu You was puzzled and said: "Tang Zhiyi is just the master of a county in Qiantang, at best, he leads a group of rangers to make a fortune in this county, and it is impossible for him to encompass five counties and cross two counties. In the final analysis, it's because of Liu Yan...... It's just that Liu Yan is a businessman, how can he have such a wide range of contacts, or...... The so-called businessman is just a cover-up ......"

In other words, Liu Yan's identity is suspicious, and Xu You's eyes are clear and thoughtful. Yan Shujian didn't hear his murmur clearly, and said, "What did Qilang say?" ”

"Nothing! It doesn't matter if you can't find a skilled papermaker, Fang Kang can top ten people with one person, and as for the apprentice, I'll figure it out. In addition, the improved papermaking technology does not require too complicated craftsmanship, as long as the hands and feet are sharp, you can find someone to teach you for two days. ”

"Improvements?"

Uncle Yan's mouth opened wide in shock!

The development of papermaking was actually extremely slow, since the Eastern Han Dynasty Cai Lun invented the use of tree skin, hemp head, cloth and fish nets and other papermaking, this technology has been strong for hundreds of years, until the Six Dynasties period has further development. Xu You asked Yan Shujian before, the paper industry of Chu State has only improved a little on the basis of Caihou paper, such as mulberry paper, rattan paper, etc., which has promoted the circulation of economy and culture, but the papermaker is no different from the Han and Wei dynasties, with a fixed size and a fixed template, and the efficiency is extremely low.

The reason why Fang Kang was persuaded by Xu You to go out of the mountain was that he was attracted by all kinds of novel tricks and tricks in his mouth, but Yan Shujian heard him mention improving papermaking for the first time, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Xu You smiled: "It's not as exaggerated as you think, for example, after Cai Hou paper, there is Zuo Bo paper, just improve a little skill, and there is no difference in the big aspects...... By the way, what about the old ginger? ”

"In the workshop, he can't be idle, and he has made more than 100 pieces of new paper this month."

"Let's go, let's see!"

Fang Kang was burying his head in the light, not noticing Xu You and them coming in. There are wooden boards, lining paper, calenders, corner knives and other utensils on the desktop, the paper that is to be calendered is spread on the wooden board, and the corner knife gently scrapes off the fine particles and debris on the paper surface to make it smooth and smooth, and a layer of lining paper is laid on it, and then the stone is used from right to left, from bottom to top, gently crushed. Each time, you can move an inch to the left, keep the force even, not light or heavy, so that the light marks are perfectly connected. At each stage, stop and check, and if there is a place between light and dark, it must be re-scaled until there is no flaw visible to the naked eye.

"This is the calender?"

Xu You stood behind Fang Kang for a long time, waiting for him to grind twice in a row and ask when he was about to call it a day. Fang Kang was startled, turned around and saw Xu You, hurriedly knelt down, and said, "Lang Jun!" ”

"Hurry up!"

Xu You said softly: "Seeing that you are concentrating, you don't dare to disturb." He picked up the stone and started it a little heavy, but he could feel a trace of moisturizing energy, and he should have been held in his hand all year round: "Is this the kind of stone that calenders the new paper?" ”

A calamite is an oval, ingot-shaped, or curved stone, the size of a palm, which is easy to grasp. Fang Kang replied: "Lang Jun is right, this is a blue stone, the stone is hard, the texture is simple, and it is very easy to use for calendering. ”

"Bi You? What a name! ”

Fang Kang was a little embarrassed, and said: "How can I take such a name, it was all obtained by the old shopkeeper!" ”

Yan Shujian next to him explained: "The mountain behind the workshop is called Xiaoqu Mountain, and there is a clear spring flowing down from the mountain stream, which flows east around the paper mill and flows into the Qiantang River. The water of this spring is clear and tranquil, so it is called Biyu Spring. Lao Jiang's stone is a treasure that he found after thousands of selections in the deep pool at the foot of the mountain, so it is called Biyoushi. ”

"It turned out to be a stone with a history, and it was really extraordinary." Xu You quipped and said, "Is there any particular attention to the selection of calenders?" ”

"Not really!" Fang Kang said: "The stone can't be too round, just smooth around." It's just that the blue stone has been sinking in the spring for a long time, and it seems to have spirituality, and it is used to calender light, and the paper is tighter and more eye-catching. ”

"Mountains and rocks all have spirits, Lao Jiang said this, the technology is in the way!"

Xu You praised twice, and his fingers gently stroked the polished Yuhe paper, which was firm, clean, and soft, better than the Zuo Bo paper seen in Sibaofang, no wonder Yan Shujian strongly recommended it.

"Good paper! It's a pity that it was buried by the Yanxi vine! ”

Fang Kang's old face glowed, by the He paper is the greatest achievement of his life, Xu You's appreciation, more than anything makes him happy, said: "In the end, because it is too slow to build, the black rattan skin is tougher than the wisteria skin, due to the addition of secret paper medicine, it takes more than ten days to soak in the pond, and it takes more than ten days to cook, and it takes more than half of the time to pound, and it takes half the time to make a piece of black mountain rattan paper than the Yanxi rattan paper......"

Time means cost, cost increase directly affects the selling price and market share, although Fang Kang does not know the economic relationship between each other, but also instinctively aware that without solving the production capacity, it is difficult to confront Yanxi paper.

"So, improve papermaking!"

The topic came back again, and seeing that Yan Shujian and Fang Kang were impatient, Xu You sold a pass and said, "Don't be in a hurry, come, I'll introduce you to a few people!" ”

Cang was waiting in the courtyard with fifteen subordinates, and they didn't move without Xu You's order. Last night's wind and frost were biting, which was a test to remove the turnip and preserve the essence, and it was also the first lesson of this group of people under Xu You's command: order and prohibit!

Of course, not everyone is willing, but they have nowhere to go, and they know that Xu You, the new master, is not easy to fool, and he has a herd mentality, so he doesn't want to be treated as a leader for the time being.

"Shopkeeper Yan, this is Cang, and he will be responsible for the safety of the paper mill in the future." Xu You pointed to the sky and said, "If I am not here, the shopkeeper can consult him if he has something, and his decision is my decision!" ”

Yan Shujian immediately understood that this person was very important in Xu You's heart, he was a scholar, but he had also been in business for many years, and he had to be kind to the first thing to be sent, so he stepped forward, gave a salute, and said with a smile: "Contemptible Yan Shujian, the big shopkeeper of the Golden Fang, please ask Cang Langjun for more advice in the future!" ”

Regardless of the north and the south, the soldiers are all lowly servants, and the old revolution when scolding refers to the veterans, and they are all included in the scolding vocabulary, so you can imagine how low the status is.

Cang is regarded by Xu You as his heart in public, Rao is his slave for many years, his heart is like ashes, this will also be difficult to help but surge thoughts, hugging his fists and saying: "Don't dare, in the future, you should obey the orders of the big shopkeeper!" ”

After two acquaintances, Xu You pointed to Fang Kang and said to Cangzhi: "This is Fang Kang, the master of the gold workshop, you can rest for one night, and follow him to learn papermaking tomorrow." Remember, you should pay tribute to the teacher" He made a temporary intention and gave Fang Kang the title of a master craftsman, and if he wants to make the gold workshop bigger in the future and win the hearts of the craftsmen, he must set up a reasonable promotion path for them. That is to say, the positions are divided into high and low, and the levels are ordered, so as to mobilize the enthusiasm and subjective initiative of the people below.

"Huh?"

There was no sound in the sky, but no one in the song behind him let out an exclamation. Turning from a trilogy to a papermaker, Xu You expected that they would not be so honest, with his hands behind his back, he paced two steps forward, and said with a slight smile: "Whoever has an opinion, come out and speak!" ”