The Li family paper mill is a big mountain that has been pressing on Wang Pu and the two cows.

During the period of Tang Wude and Zhenguan, and even in the pre-Sui period, it was already the best papermaking workshop, and it has always been the object of Wang Pu's desperate pursuit - how difficult it is to go along the way, only he knows best, and in the case that the king often pays attention to, and every time he makes new paper, he has to take a look at it in person and write it, Wang Pu is really under a lot of pressure!

So when Li Yuanjia said that sentence with a smile and told Wang Pu that they had made the top paper in Datang, the man who was still covered with a lot of dust was stunned.

Looking at his dumb appearance, Li Yuanjia also sighed in his heart, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "That's right, what you made is the best white paper in the whole Tang Dynasty!" At least in my eyes, the paper you make is no different from that of the Li Family Paper Mill, and even a little better in terms of toughness...... Wang Pu, good job! ”

“…… Thank you, King! ”

was trembling for a while after being slapped by Li Yuanjia's slaps, and suddenly came back from his ecstasy, and hurriedly bent down to salute respectfully.

My God, I was slapped on the shoulder by the king?

For even Wang Pu, who has the identities of one in the sky and one underground, Li Yuanjia's inadvertent action made his heart warm......

For the Wang Pu in front of him, Li Yuanjia likes it more and more.

At the beginning, he knew that Wang Pu refused or resisted making paper with Niu Da Niu Er. After all, a scholar, and a scholar during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, put it in the local area, it is the existence of all four miles and eight towns to look up; Even in King Xu's mansion, those little maids looked at him differently.

But Li Yuanjia gave an order, but Wang Pu had to mix with Niu Da Niu Er every day.

Those two are really rough men, in addition to burying their heads in papermaking every day, they eat, drink, and sleep, and it is indeed a bit aggrieved to let "Sven people" like Wang Pu stay with them. And look at the appearance of this guy, the fair appearance of the polite and polite back then has long been blackened by the daily sun, and the original thin arm like a hemp rod looks several times thicker......

But the hard work is full of gains.

From the nerd who couldn't even distinguish the materials used in papermaking, Wang Pu has now become a papermaking expert who can tell the origin of a blank paper with a light twist.

And more importantly for Li Yuanjia, he has thoroughly mastered the method of "technical improvement"!

How precious is this point in the eighth year of Zhenguan?

Looking at the speed of technological progress on the papermaking workshop, and then looking at the progress of the blacksmith, Li Yuanjia really has a feeling that he can't bear to witness - up to now, although the ink has been made, the performance is very dissatisfied, and the yin and yang inverted mold is also there, but it was only succeeded under the command of Sun Peng almost hand-in-hand, but the alloy that can use ink is still a mess!

To be honest, Li Yuanjia sometimes really wants to transfer Wang Pu over.

It's a pity......

"Come on, keep going!"

After taking a deep breath, Li Yuanjia suppressed the urge to transfer people and said: "At your current speed, I think that by this time next year, the white paper made should be far more than their Li family's paper mill, haha!" ”

As soon as he thought that his papermaking workshop had become the first in Datang, Li Yuanjia couldn't close his mouth happily.

It's just that after listening to his words, Wang Pu's eyes widened and he asked in disbelief: "Huh? Great, are we going to do it again? ”

The best blank paper in Datang has been created, and you want to continue?

Although he did have a sense of accomplishment after listening to the king's praise just now, Wang Pu never forgot his identity, and never thought of mixing with two rough craftsmen for the rest of his life!

"Nonsense, of course keep doing it!"

Knowing what Wang Pu was thinking, Li Yuanjia was happy in his heart, but said firmly on his face: "It's just the same as the Li family paper mill, how can you do it?" We have to do a lot better than they do! And we don't just have to make the paper better, we have to find ways to make it cheaper......"

"Better? Cheaper? ”

After the corners of his eyes twitched several times, Wang Pu was speechless.

He really couldn't understand why his own king had to make his own paper, and he had to make it so good and so cheap? He is a dignified prince of the Tang Dynasty, and there is no shortage of good paper......

"Could it be...... Because you love books? ”

Suddenly remembering Li Yuanjia's biggest hobby, Wang Pu suddenly had a look of understanding, thinking that he had roughly guessed the reason why Li Yuanjia asked them to make paper!

Of course, Li Yuanjia didn't know what Wang Pu was thinking at this moment, but patted him on the shoulder again, and suddenly smiled mysteriously: "By the way, maybe you can try to make paper from bamboo again...... There are a lot of those things in our Luzhou, right? You can give it a try, hehe. ”

"Bamboo? We've tried, and it's too sturdy. ”

Hearing this, he was stunned for a moment, and Wang Pu hurriedly explained to the king.

The raw materials for papermaking are to be crushed, and the general bark or something is good to say, soaking and steaming can make them reach the desired state, but the bamboo thing is too hard, and it takes a lot of manpower to grind it thoroughly, which is really not cost-effective.

"I know, so you can try again."

Raising his eyebrows slightly, Li Yuanjia said with a smile: "Don't take it as the main thing, just think about how to deal with them more often...... Hehe, the key is that there are a lot of these things, and if it really happens, it will be convenient! ”

Of course, Li Yuanjia knows that bamboo is difficult to handle, but who makes it cheaper?

And more importantly, it's really easy for you to use tree bark or something, but how difficult is it to collect these things? And with the increase of population expansion, the future of forests will inevitably become less and less, if you really want to make a large amount of paper, where to find raw materials? Therefore, in the later Ming and Qing dynasties, bamboo paper became more and more mainstream, and it was not without reason.

In a way, Li Yuanjia can be regarded as a rainy day.

And......

"If you can really make paper from bamboo, and find a convenient and fast way, the cost will be much lower."

After calculating an account, Li Yuanjia looked at Wang Pu's face and seemed to be quite embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, you should keep in mind this kind of thing of making paper from bamboo, just try him a few times a year, don't affect the normal papermaking...... By the way, you and Niu Da Niu Er have made a good paper comparable to the Li family's paper mill, and this king has not rewarded you well! ”

"Reward?"

After hearing these two words, Wang Pu suddenly perked up! The king has a bold temperament, and every reward is very generous, which is a well-known thing among the craftsmen of the palace.

And Li Yuanjia did not disappoint Wang Pu, and after calling Chunyan over, he waved his hand and said with a smile: "Go and tell Han Shan to reward Wang Pu with twenty times, and Niu Da and Niu Er with ten times each!" In addition, they will each double the number of months before the month......"