The process of waiting is torturous, and of course, this does not include Tinch, just for the people around you.

Dingqi is here to make paper, they all know, but they don't understand what the principle of doing this is, why it is done. I could only watch Ding Qi copy back and forth in the water just now, and only copied a layer of pale yellow things, which Ding Qi put on a wooden board.

Then, and then there was no more, just crouched there and watched Ding Qi walk between the two planks, with relish. But this group of them is boring, they don't understand anything, they can only watch dryly, uncomfortable!

Fortunately, the waiting time was not long, and under the dual action of the wind and sunlight by the lake, the wet paper was quickly deprived of excess water and became dry. Ding Qi stood in front of a wooden board, uncovered the upper right corner of the paper in front of him, and then gently peeled it down to the left.

With a stab, the paper was taken off by Ding Qi.

Ding Qi scrutinized the paper and looked into the sunlight. He found that the first sheet of paper was thick in some places and thin in other places, which can be seen from the light transmission of the paper. And this paper looks more wrinkled, and there are some long fibers on it that can be seen with the naked eye, and even torn in some places. Smell the smell above, the lime smell is still very strong, and the color does not have much effect. The first papermaking failed.

looked at another piece of paper, which had also been torn off by Ding Qi and held in his hand at this time. The thickness of the second sheet is more uniform than that of the first sheet, but there are still long fibers on it, but the thickness of the paper is thinner than that of the first sheet, and there are more places where it is torn.

Or a failure!

Although he failed, Ding Qi did not have a trace of frustration in his heart, but had some small luck. Why? Because he knows that everything is difficult at the beginning, especially when he tries to make paper for the first time with no practical experience in papermaking, what a great thing it is! It's exciting to think about!

He understood that the above defects were caused by the insufficient amount of lime used, the cellulose in the plants and trees was not completely decomposed, the lime was not thoroughly cleaned, his own skills were not skilled, and the tools used were not enough to pass on the karma. There are many reasons, but they can only be solved slowly, and they cannot be rushed, and when the time comes, it will backfire.

The paper was torn apart, and that was because Ding Qi accidentally tore open the paper when he was about to put wet paper on the board. The reason is that the paper curtain is not smooth enough, causing the wet paper to stick to it. This problem has to be solved, and now that the tung oil has been squeezed out, you can try how the tung oil works.

The uneven thickness of the paper is not good for Ding Qi's paper-making technique, and he can't rush it if he practices more. The learning art is not proficient, and the papermaking is uneven, which is about Ding Qi's situation.

The undulating and wrinkled paper is because there is no lint under the paper curtain, which causes the paper curtain to be uneven enough, resulting in problems in the final paper.

The lime smell of paper is heavy, and the next step is to clean and clean the pulp more. As for the case that there is more raw material in the pulp, it is necessary to increase the proportion of lime, increase the cooking time on the basis of six hours, and carefully remove impurities and raw meal during cleaning.

None of these problems are a problem and can be solved one by one. The important thing is that Ding Qi has taken the first step in papermaking, and will usher in a bright future for the paper industry and a better life for himself in the future. At least, the two pieces of paper in front of me can be used when I go to the toilet tomorrow morning, so I look forward to this beautiful and evil feeling! Powerful!

Ding Qi didn't know much about the paper industry, and these processes were all groped out by the fusion of his memories and the knowledge he later learned. But in fact, papermaking is a very complex and tedious process that requires a lot of tools. Among them, the paper-making curtain plays a very important role in it, and it can only be said that the five paper-making curtains in Ding Qi's hands can only be a semi-finished product, which is far from the finished product.

The papermaking curtain is a tool for scooping paper, and the papermaking curtain is generally composed of a curtain, a curtain bed, a curtain ruler and other parts. The curtain bed is a support for bearing the curtain, also known as the curtain frame. Curtains and curtain beds can be assembled or disassembled at any time. The purpose of the curtain ruler is to tighten the curtain so that it remains straight.

If there was such a combination of paper curtains, Ding Qi would have been able to copy out a relatively good piece of paper just now. It's just that Ding Qi didn't know that there were so many tools, and what he saw before was also plausible, just relying on his imagination to quickly make a piece of paper so that he could see the results, but how could he think of it or fail? It can only be said that details determine success or failure, and it is necessary to be fully prepared to achieve the goal of success.

As the old saying goes, failure is the mother of success, and how can you know the sweetness of success without failure? Besides, if you fail, you give yourself the opportunity to explore!

The others couldn't see any expressions such as joy, anger, sorrow and joy on Ding Qi's face, and they didn't know whether Ding Qi was successful or not.

The drowsiness came, and someone sent a pillow! No, the raccoon dog in charge of oil extraction came over and said happily to Ding Qi:

"Chief, now more and more oil is being squeezed out, and it is all filling a clay pot."

The raccoon dog has been staying here in Ningcheng since he came over from Tongcun. Under the advice of the fox, he frantically absorbed Chinese characters, mathematics and other knowledge, and was a rare male student in the tribe with a high academic performance.

Therefore, the tribe also arranged some less important things for him to do, such as this oil extraction. For a new thing, there must be a person who is intelligent and understanding to preside over it, and then he will tell it to others or lead them to do it.

After explaining the principle and process of oil extraction to the raccoon, he quickly understood the principle and began to prepare the manpower he needed to work in the artisan area. This time, he was able to produce oil so quickly, thanks to his strong ability to digest new knowledge.

After encouraging the other party, Ding Qi arranged for the people around him to continue to burn the reeds and weeds, and the amount of lime was increased by a part, so that they could keep making pulp. As soon as the tools keep up, the workload of the group below will immediately increase. Straw paper is made first, hemp paper is made, and when the technical level is improved, paper is made from wood such as pine and tree.

There are quite a few trees that have been found, and they are also valuable trees all over the body.

With the raccoon dog with them, the two returned to the oil mill in the city to check the progress of oil extraction. Underneath the barrel, a wisp of golden liquid flowed from the bottom of the barrel into the clay pot next to it, occasionally making one or two liquid collision sounds, like gurgling water.

"This is tung oil! Raccoon, after this bucket of tung seeds is squeezed out, mix the slag inside, and then continue to squeeze, you can't squeeze out much oil at a time, you can squeeze it many times, and there will always be more. Now there are few tung seeds, and when the autumn comes, let the people of the horse hunting tribe pick up some more, which is nothing more than give them more pottery or bronze. ”

The raccoon didn't say a word, remembering what Ding Qi had told him. If you give the raccoon a pen and a notebook at this time, I wonder if he will be like those officials in front of Sanfat, and record the knowledge or arrangements he hears in a serious way?

"When this jar of tung oil is full, send it to Captain Jing, he needs this tung oil now, when the time comes, I will teach you both how to boil cooked tung oil." Tung oil can only exert its maximum effect after boiling. ”

Tanuki nodded his head to show that he understood, and then crouched down on the edge of the barrel and began to think. As for whether he is thinking about how to improve the oil yield or improving the oil extraction technology, it is not Ding Qike's opinion. Ding Qi had already come to Jing's carpenter's yard at this time and discussed with Jing how to make the curtain bed and curtain ruler for paper curtains.

In the carpenter's yard, more than a dozen carpenters were making the cattle sets arranged for them by Jing, which was also arranged by Ding Qi for Jing. Tomorrow the domesticated cattle will begin to plough the land on new plots, and these rope nooses will play the most crucial role.

Jing himself squatted in front of the small boat, looking at the boat in a daze.

"What are you looking at? My wife? Are you still wondering how to keep the boat from leaking? ”

Jing was a little dazed, but when he saw that it was Ding Qi, he quickly stood up, a little embarrassed, but then asked happily:

"Alas! Chief, when did you come here, I was thinking about it, you came, is there already a solution, is there? ”

"Haha! Look, if you're happy, it's probably no problem. I will teach you how to boil cooked tung oil, and cooked tung oil can solve these problems. ”

Ding Qi patted Jing on the shoulder, which was kind of good news for him. Since the boat was built, he has not rested well for two months, and he has been thinking about how to solve the problem of waterproofing and leaking the boat all day. Now that Ding Qi has solved this problem, he must be able to get a good night's sleep!

"Don't worry, I'm here to make something for you, like this......"

Ding Qi took out the paper curtain and told Jing his thoughts, including how to use it, what needs to be added, etc., and told the other party in detail. Jing himself listened attentively to Ding Qi's speech, and while listening, he took a wooden stick and drew on the sand table next to him, and preliminarily drew the appearance of the curtain bed and curtain ruler.

Since there was no paper, when Jing was making something, he would draw it on the sand table that Ding Qi recommended to him, and then make it.

Ding Qi saw that he was still working so hard to paint on the sand table, so he immediately took out the straw paper from the animal skin bag beside him and gave it to Jing.

"Come, look at this, this is the paper I told you. This time it's cheaper for you, making you the first person to use paper in all of them. ”

Jing looked at Ding Qi with some shock, wondering why he had such good luck to use the tribe's first piece of paper, what a great honor it must be!

Holding these two pieces of paper in his hands, Jing's hands trembled, and he was about to fall to his knees, when he was suddenly grabbed by Ding Qi.

"Hurry up, or I'll regret it!"

In fact, what Ding Qi was thinking about was that the papyrus that he had drawn could still be used tomorrow morning. That's why I urged Jing to hurry up and draw sketches on the paper, so as not to delay his own use, although the time is still early, there are still more than ten hours until tomorrow morning!

Jing was not verbose, quickly picked up a pen sharpened from wood charcoal, and began to sketch on the thin paper. The charcoal pen lightly swiped across the paper, making a rustling sound, and a clear black line took shape on the paper. This epoch-making stroke made Jing's heart pound, and Ding Qi's heart was dripping blood.

That's the paper I'm going to use! It's mine!

Jing stabilized his mind, and soon drew the curtain bed or curtain frame in his imagination, and the two discussed for a while, and soon designed the curtain bed. Then he discussed the function and style of the curtain ruler for a while, and Jing drew it in two clicks, which was faster than Ding Qi, a modern person.

Ding Qi could only sigh in his heart, this is talent!

How do you know that Jing is also sighing at this time, sighing that Ding Qi is really a god, and he can invent this kind of thing called paper, and it is so comfortable to paint. I had to build a better curtain bed and ruler to live up to the boss's expectations.

took out a large wooden triangular ruler, Jing began to measure the size, and made this curtain bed, it was really said to do it, without dragging mud and water, doer!

This triangular ruler is a carpenter's tool that Ding Qi instructed Jing to make, and now every carpenter will have two triangular rulers of length and short to carry with him, so that he can use this tool at any time. Measure the size, it has to be!

By the time the raccoon dog brought over the clay pot of tung oil, the curtain bed was almost finished. In the final closing stage, Ding Qi arranged for the raccoon dog to go and get a small clay pot to come over and prepare to boil tung oil.