Ouyang Ling joined the Zhao army three years ago, Li Zuoche recognized his ability, and previously won him a fair opportunity to reward him for meritorious deeds in front of Chen Yu, and was promoted to the capital step by step with his military merits, and was recently promoted to lieutenant.

Hearing Li Zuoche say this, Ouyang Ling was immediately overjoyed, he was not afraid of how difficult the task was, and he was most afraid that there would be no chance of meritorious service.

He replied: "General, there is no task I dare not take!" ”

Li Zuodao: "I want you to take 2,000 cavalry, put on rain gear, take advantage of the rainy day to cross the river from the southwest, and choose the opportunity to surprise the Chu army from behind......"

He explained in detail the essentials of the operation, this operation, Xu Zhong needed to send troops to attack from the front as a cooperation, and what Li Zuoche had to do was to strike at the Chu army directly opposite the Great Wall.

After accepting the task, Ouyang Ling did not frown, but looked excited.

After Li Zuoche finished speaking, Ouyang Ling replied: "General, as long as the heavens are beautiful, the last general will definitely hit the Chu army hard." ”

After the explanation, he received a letter report sent by Xu Chong, explaining the location of the main force of the Chu army.

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Xiangguo, the royal palace.

After Li Zuoche led the army to set off, Zhao Xie continued to be busy in all aspects.

The original Gongzhi Mansion was re-hung with a plaque, engraved with the three big characters of "Paper Mill".

On the periphery of the paper mill, in addition to the gate guarded by heavy soldiers, there are soldiers wearing robes and straw hats standing guard all around.

In the paper workshop, different tools and materials are prepared in each room according to different papermaking processes.

All the manpower needed to make paper has been put in place.

In the morning, Zhao Xie and Zhao Qian came here together and gathered the papermaking workers, a total of 100 people.

These people were originally soldiers of the Zhao Army, and Zhao Xie recruited paper-making workers in the army, and gave them double the amount of money based on the principle of voluntary registration. However, there are clear conditions, you must stay in the paper workshop for a long time, you must not go out, you must not leak your technology, and you can let your family visit once a month.

Because the treatment was good enough, and papermaking was not as life-threatening as in the war, the soldiers enthusiastically signed up, and finally selected these 100 people.

A hundred people gathered in the hall, all of whom already knew what paper was, and had come here to make paper.

"You used to be a soldier, and from now on, you are a paper worker. Thanks to the favor of God Haotian, he instructed the widow to make paper. Paper, it will soon be made from your hands......"

Zhao Xie delivered a speech, and the hundred people were all excited and curious. It was a good and honorable errand for them to work for the king, without fear of their lives.

Zhao Qian was also excited, how the paper was made, she was curious about it for several days, and today it can finally be revealed.

After speaking, the first thing to do is to go to the material warehouse, which is full of hemp plants that have been prepared in advance.

Zhao Xie first asked people to cut the raw materials, then wash them, and then soak them in lime water.

This link is to play some decolorization role in the raw materials, decompose some unnecessary components, and lay a good foundation for further processing of raw materials.

The soaking process takes a certain amount of time, everyone is waiting, and without the guidance of King Zhao, no one will know what to do next.

Zhao Qian asked curiously, "King, how long do you have to soak it?" ”

There are many types of materials available for papermaking, and the time required for soaking varies depending on the raw material.

For how to make paper, Zhao Xie is only in modern times, from the Internet to see the process of papermaking, and then according to the theory of guidance, the whole process of papermaking takes a certain amount of time, the wisdom of the ancients will not be worse than modern people, as long as you understand the relevant principles and processes, the ability to guide may not be worse than Zhao Xie, if there is a trustworthy person to handle, he does not have to stay here at all times.

As the king of a country, Zhao Xie has a lot of things to do, and the specific things that can be handed over to the courtiers can be done, and he tries not to do it himself.

Faced with his wife's question, Zhao Xie did not answer directly, called her to a room, took out a piece of cloth, and handed it to Zhao Qian.

Zhao Qian took it and opened it to take a look, only to see the specific paper-making method written in the cloth, and suddenly smiled.

This was written by Zhao Xie last night, and in the future, in terms of papermaking, he will hand it over to his wife to deal with, so that he can take time out to deal with other things.

Zhao Xie said: "Qian'er, I am busy with government affairs, and I will work for you here." This is what Haotian God gave me in a dream, and I believe you can do it! ”

Zhao Qianyan smiled, her cheeks showed charming dimples, and said, "King, the ministers can share your worries, and the concubines can do the same." ”

Zhao Xie looked at the beauty in front of her, she was very beautiful in appearance, but she was not just a vase with no appearance, she had the dignified and virtuous lady of a woman, and she could also help in some things, such a good wife was difficult to find with a lantern.

In the paper mill, there are houses for each process of papermaking, accommodation areas, and dining rooms for eating.

In addition to the paper workers, there are also people who are in charge of sanitation and cooking, and these people are also forbidden to go out, and the materials they usually need are delivered to the door and then moved in by the soldiers. If there is garbage, sundries, etc., to be sent, the soldiers will also carry it out, and then others will carry it away.

The soldiers were divided into two groups, and there were thirty people in the paper mill, who were responsible for Zhao Qian's safety inside and also for moving the things inside.

The soldiers outside the paper mill are responsible for both garrisoning and supervising the internal personnel, and all the things that are moved out must be carefully checked to ensure that the people inside cannot write down the technical information and pass it on.

At noon, Zhao Xie returned to the palace after eating here.

The self-recommendation letters of the officials of the three counties under the jurisdiction of Zhao Guo have been placed in the study, and he has to read them himself, hoping to find talents from them.

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The next morning, on the land of Zhao Kingdom, the light rain still continued to fall.

At the south gate of Handan City, two thousand cavalry assembled, each wearing rain gear and carrying dry rations, was about to set off to cross the river from the southwest and cooperate with the frontal troops to attack the enemy.

Among the two thousand people, five generals were in the forefront, in the middle was Ouyang Ling, the captain of the shooting sound, and the remaining four were all commanders, one of whom was Qian Fan, who had just been promoted.

Li Zuoche said to the five people: "Everyone, I hope that the next time we meet, we will meet by the Zhangshui River." ”

Ouyang Ling said: "Please rest assured, as long as you can successfully cross the river, you will be guaranteed to complete the task." ”

After saying goodbye, Ouyang Ling marched to the southwest with two thousand cavalry, and soon disappeared from sight.

Subsequently, Li Zuoche also put on rain gear, took a small number of cavalry, set off to the south of the Great Wall, and arrived at Xu Chong's military camp after half a day.

Xu Zhong first reported on the recent situation, including the defense of the Great Wall, and the movement of the Chu army since the appearance of the Chu army at noon yesterday.

At noon yesterday, the large force of the Chu army moved westward, and is now camped about forty miles to the west.

Since it started to rain last night, until now, no scouts of the Chu army have been found on the other side.

Li Zuoche held an umbrella and climbed the Great Wall.

As far as the eye can see, in front of you, you can vaguely see the Chu army camp on the other side of the river.

As long as the plan is successful, this Chu army will be annihilated.