Sitting at the desk in the study, Wang Ke looked at the white paper spread out on the table, but the pen in his hand couldn't write a word.

Wang Ke has been doing nothing recently, so he has been thinking about it and what he has been tinkering with. Last night, Wang Ke wanted to go to the toilet, and when he went to get paper, he found that there was not much paper, so he had a flash of inspiration, and remembered that Comrade Li Er had also promised himself that as long as he made paper, he would pay for it. In the morning, Wang Ke came to the study and sat down, but seeing that it was almost noon, he didn't write anything, and Wang Ke was very annoyed.

Wang Ke really doesn't know, how should he write this thing to Comrade Li Er, if Comrade Li Er has forgotten about this, wouldn't he be looking for a scolding when he writes it?

When Wang Ke was having a headache, Nanping walked in. Nanping originally came to ask Wang Ke to eat, but when he saw Wang Ke's appearance, he forgot the purpose of his visit, but asked with concern: "General, what is so troublesome, can you talk to the concubine?" ”

Wang Ke also wanted to find someone to talk about it, but after thinking about it, Wang Si went to the court and couldn't come back until late, and the people at home didn't know who to talk to. Now that Nanping asked, Wang Ke thought about it, and only Nanping could talk about this matter, and other people really couldn't say it, so he said everything he thought, and after speaking, he asked Nanping's opinion and asked Nanping to say what to do.

Nanping thought for a while before saying: "General, the concubine thinks that she should still go and tell her father about this matter, if this thing can be done, it will also do a great thing for the world's scholars." The concubine thought that her father would not disagree. ”

Wang Ke relieved his heart and said happily: "Okay, I'll start writing now, and I'll 'hand' it over to the emperor when I'm done." ”

Nanping said with a smile: "The general is not in a hurry at this time, it is better to go and eat the meal first and then write, it is not too late." ”

Wang Ke looked at his watch and said embarrassedly: "It's really time, it's time to eat." Okay, listen to you, eat first, and then write after eating. The two laughed and walked out of the study and went downstairs to eat.

Wang Ke wrote the note in the afternoon and handed it over. Unexpectedly, after Comrade Li Er read it on the spot, he gave him a royal approval of 50,000 yuan for Wang Ke to bring back, and asked Wang Ke to hurry up and do this well.

Wang Ke is really going to let go of his hands and feet now, he listed the processes required for papermaking one by one, and the only thing that made Wang Ke a little difficult was what raw materials were used for papermaking.

Wang Ke knows that in general, the pulp used in papermaking is made of trees and bamboo.

The paper made from tree pulp is much better than the paper made from bamboo pulp, but it is also much more damaging to trees, after all, it takes much longer for trees to mature than bamboo.

Wang Ke thought about it for a long time, but decided to use both raw materials, mainly bamboo raw materials, and appropriately make some tree pulp paper.

After all, in this era, there are not as many people as in later generations, and the occupation rate of land is not so high, and now some trees are used to make paper, and there will be no large amount of land 'naked' and 'exposed'.

Wang Ke wrote everything that should be written, came to the village in a hurry, and began to arrange various matters. The house Wang Ke is not in a hurry, anyway, his own Zhuangzi is big, and before he crossed over, in addition to farming, there are so many empty vacant lands in this Zhuangzi, and now it is not difficult to draw out a piece casually.

The housekeeper on the village saw that the young master came to 'get' new things again, and he was also Zhang Luo after running before and after, while he was busy, he also preached everywhere, and the young master began to make new things again, which provoked the people in the village to come and ask if they wanted to find someone to do things. They all know now, doing things for the young master is better than working in the fields for a year, earning more, and they were afraid of any accidents before, but now they see that everyone who follows the young master is better than themselves, and this heart and eyes are beginning to live.

Wang Ke listened to the housekeeper come back and talk to himself, he didn't care at first, only said that he would definitely recruit people to do things, but then he looked back and found that something was wrong, this person came to do things here, and no one planted the land in the village. Wang Ke secretly decided that he had to discuss it with his father Wang Si when he went back, after all, he still had to grow grain now, and he couldn't go to the end, so it would be bad to 'get the cart before the horse'.

Wang Ke was busy in the village for a day, and finally set up the workshop, and the workers were settled, waiting for them to be trained the next day, and then they could start work.

Early the next morning, Wang Ke came to the village, Nanping and a group of people also wanted to see the excitement, and they all shouted to come together, Wang Ke thought that he would not be able to produce paper today, so that they would come in a few days, but it didn't work for a long time, so he had to bring them all over.

When he came to the workshop, Wang Ke saw that the workers had come early, so the preparations had been made, and when he came, he would explain to them how to do it, and then he could start.

Wang Ke originally wanted to 'spend' two days to train them first, but now seeing that everyone's interest is very high, and he also has a large group of people coming together, he dispelled this idea and decided to let the workers familiarize themselves with the process while doing it.

Wang Ke taught the workers how to do it item by item, starting from making pulp, and patiently taught step by step, Nanping and Lanling, plus Dongyue, couldn't help but follow what Wang Ke taught, and followed the workers to do it there. The workers didn't know that these people were just curious, they wanted to do and play, and when they saw the young ladies and princesses, they also did it with them, and they all learned more and more attentively, so that Wang Ke could teach him and feel a lot easier.

For a few days in a row, all the preliminary matters have been completed, this day, Wang Ke got up early in the morning, and it happened that Wang Si was also resting at home, Wang Ke told everyone that the paper was going to be released today, and the people in the family were pleasantly surprised, and they asked to go together, all wanting to see how the paper was made.

The purpose of Wang Ke telling them was to let them go to see it together, and now everyone is saying this, just to save Wang Ke from saying it, Wang Ke of course is full of promises, and after breakfast, a large group of people came straight to the village.

The workers were also very excited today, and after seeing Wang Ke go, they all consciously stood at their posts, and Wang Ke didn't say much, so that the workers began to work according to the process they had told them countless times on weekdays.

As soon as Wang Ke spoke, the workers began to move in an orderly manner, and at this time, Wang Ke's heart was a little unstable. Wang Ke knows how to make paper, but now there is no machinery and equipment like in later generations, and Wang Ke is really unstable.

Wang Ke watched the workers separate the pieces of paper that were still dripping with water and took them outside the house to dry, wanting to 'touch' and 'touch', but he didn't dare, he was afraid that the paper that was still so wet that it fell into the water would be lost because he touched it.

Wang Ke struggled through the drying time of the paper, and watched the workers bring it to him, white and shiny paper, Wang Ke's hands trembled.

Nanping leaned towards Wang Ke empathetically and said softly, "General, you succeeded. ”

Wang Ke muttered, "Yes, I succeeded." ”

Wang Si looked at the snow-white paper, and couldn't help but have a sour nose, for many years, everything had to be written in white silk, if the dry and wet of the ink was not well mastered, the things written could not be seen clearly at all. The usual paper is good for writing, but because the paper is too brittle, it can't be preserved at all. Now it's okay, my son, who has been missing for ten years, has learned all the skills, and it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

Wang Ke woke up from a huge sense of achievement, although the paper was made, but there is another very important thing that has not been done, that is, he has to make a relatively soft paper for use in the toilet, which is also the most basic reason why he wants to make paper.

Wang Ke told his thoughts to the workers, and after a while of thinking, several masters told Wang Ke that it could be done with the current method, and Wang Ke breathed a long sigh of relief.

Nanping walked up to Wang Ke lightly and asked in a low voice, "General, is there any use in making that softer paper?" ”

Wang Ke put his head to Nanping's ear and whispered the reason, Nanping's face immediately turned red, and Wang Ke laughed when he saw Wang Ke standing there.

The people on the side didn't know what they said, which caused Wang Ke to laugh so happily.