No matter how reluctant Chen Lin and Han Shan were, Li Yuanjia, as the king of Yu, and at the same time the assassin of Luzhou, made a decision that they could not change at all.

So Li Yuanjia gave an order, and everyone could only get busy.

Chen Lin was the most relaxed, because he was responsible for organizing two hundred people to work, and these people were all counted in the forced labor in Luzhou that year. Fortunately, in these years, the law of the Tang Dynasty stipulated that everyone must serve every year, and it was Li Yuanjia who had to be employed, so after Chen Beijia gave an order, someone naturally helped him arrange everything.

Not to mention 200 people, even 1,000 people, no one dares to say no.

The person with the most headache must be Han Shan, because when he got a piece of paper from Li Yuanjia's hand, which listed the list of stone, green bricks and other materials needed at the end of this year, his face suddenly became extremely ugly - these things alone add up to more than a thousand yuan. And in addition, they had to pay the Chen family for the iron materials, and they had to prepare hundreds of stones of grain and hundreds of dolphins......

God!

God knows what the king thinks, it's just to let those mud-legged people build a sewer, it's not enough to feed them with food, they also need to eat meat?!

If you kill one head in two days, everyone will have two taels of meat on their heads!

If he knew what Han Shan was thinking at this time, Li Yuanjia would definitely be crying and laughing, and at the same time, he would have to ...... this year's dolphin Ahem, that is, the pork whined.

Nothing else, just too skinny!

And not only is it thin, but at the same time, pork also has a taste that is very difficult for Li Yuanjia to accept. He knows that this is because there is no castration for pig raisers - don't look at the ancestors who invented castration very early, but in the Tang Dynasty, it was still very early to popularize, because castration is also a technical job, and ordinary people can't do it.

No, it should be said that very few people can do it!

And like carpenters and blacksmiths, don't look at the low status, but craftsmanship is the foundation of their lives! Therefore, from ancient times to the present, the practice of passing on men but not women in China, and passing on inside but not outside, will continue to be passed on. So if you really want to popularize castration, I'm afraid you have to rely on the king of the Tang Dynasty......

But even if he knew, Li Yuanjia didn't do it for the time being.

There is no way, there is no such "talent" in the palace, and the best candidate is actually himself. However, Li Yuanjia is a dignified prince of the Tang Dynasty, and it is already the limit for people to build a sewer system, if you go to study the castration of livestock or something...... Even if you dictate it yourself and let others do experiments, it is estimated that someone will really kneel in front of you to "give a dead admonition".

So this kind of thing is still patient and wait, how can you wait until Li Yuanjia is officially an adult, that is, when he is twenty years old.

At that time, he was truly independent.

Now......

"Write books honestly, study letterpress printing honestly, and improve papermaking!"

Looking at Wang Pu in front of him, Li Yuanjia was secretly stunned.

Seeing Li Yuanjia sitting on the chair in a quiet daze, it seemed that he had forgotten what he was doing for a while, Wang Pu was instinctively a little anxious.

Over there in the paper workshop, there is still a mess of things!

But of course Wang Pu didn't dare to say it so directly, since the king had been sitting there and not talking, he could only stand there honestly, waiting for Li Yuanjia to speak.

I don't know how long it took, Wang Pu suddenly heard the king's voice: "Wang Pu, how are things going in the paper workshop recently?" ”

"King, it's business as usual!"

With a sudden boost in spirit, Wang Pu hurriedly replied respectfully.

"Well, do you need to be there all the time?"

"It stands to reason that it doesn't work, it's just ......"

After a little hesitation, Wang Pu smiled bitterly: "It's just that Niu Da Niu Er and the two of them are rough and illiterate by nature, so sometimes someone needs to remind them to follow the pre-formulated method." So some days, I'm afraid that I am really indispensable in the paper workshop. ”

Speaking of these, Wang Pu was actually helpless.

Although he was rewarded by the king a few days ago, after taking the dozens of dollars home, his wife at home was very happy, and made the top white paper in Datang, which also gave Wang Pu an unprecedented sense of satisfaction. But content is satisfied, and if possible, he still wants to leave the paper workshop as much as possible and return to the king's side.

It's a pity that the two guys are really like two cows!

Illiteracy is a hard injury, but two people usually don't have the heart to learn; And the temperament is too stupid, the work that is repeated every day is just that, once it comes to some delicate work, either three or four, someone must be reminded all the time, if Wang Pu is away for a few days......

Just when Wang Pu was secretly complaining in his heart, he suddenly heard the king say: "Wang Pu, how about you take a few apprentices?" ”

"Apprentice? The king means ......"

After listening to the king's words, Wang Pu was stunned!

"Hehe, that's literal!"

After thinking about it for a while, Li Yuanjia smiled and said, "I have a few little guys here, the kind that has just been studying for two years. Although I don't know the scriptures, I have learned two or three thousand words, and I have learned the simplest addition, subtraction, multiplication and division......"

Wang Pu had also learned the most basic four operations, so he understood it as soon as he heard it, but he still couldn't understand what the king meant by letting him take two apprentices!

Learn to make paper? Or reading?

When he said this, Li Yuanjia paused for a moment, and then continued: "In two months, I will give you a few people, and you will take them to work in the paper workshop for half a year." ”

"Follow me in the paper workshop...... Dry half a year? ”

After hearing the king's words, Wang Pu's eyes widened instantly!

This......

What does that mean?

Does it mean that the king is not satisfied with my work...... No, absolutely not!

As soon as he thought of this, Wang Pu immediately shook his head slightly, and vetoed the idea himself. After all, he had just been rewarded by the king a few days ago, and he had given such a big reward, so it was definitely not because of this.

So......

"Goo-dong!"

Suddenly, he swallowed his saliva, and Wang Pu thought of a possibility - could it be that he wanted me to do something else, so he would let people learn from me for a while? In this way, someone will be able to replace my work in the future, and it will not affect the improvement of papermaking...... Yes, it must be so, otherwise why let people who are literate and can do math come?

In this moment's effort, Wang Pu's mind has turned several thoughts.

It's just that Li Yuanjia didn't know about his thoughts, so he just continued: "Yes, I'll do it with you for half a year!" I don't care how you teach them, but after half a year, you have to teach them what you are doing now......"