At the beginning of the lunar month, the cold wind is biting.

There is a folk proverb, called 'Laqi Laba, freeze to death jackdaw', even jackdaws can freeze to death, which shows how cold the temperature should be in this season. Fortunately, there was no rain and no snow, which did not prevent the princes from fighting.

In the early morning, the mild sunlight shone on Lu Bu's face through the gap in the window, causing Lu Bu to wake up suddenly.

He got out of the quilt and covered the quilt for Diao Chan.

"Someone, change clothes."

Hearing the shouting, several maids ran in quickly and dressed Lu Bu.

"Why is the husband so anxious?" Diao Chan also woke up.

Lu Budao: "I just remembered that I had promised Liu Bei that once he asked for help, he would send 50,000 troops to help, but now he has only sent 20,000. If Liu Bei said that I broke the contract and united with Cao Cao, then Zhang Liao's situation would be dangerous. ”

Hearing that it was a political matter, Diao Chan was not interested, and lay down to sleep again.

Lu Bu kissed her on the forehead and left the backyard with a smile.

In the lobby of the Thorn History Mansion, Xiao He sat on the ground, enjoying a refreshing and delicious morning tea. Next to her, a woman in her early twenties, covered her face with white silk, sat on her knees, playing melodious music.

When Lu Bu arrived at the lobby, he was very puzzled: "Does my father-in-law have nothing to do?" How can it be so idle? ”

"My lord." Xiao He stood up and saluted.

Lu Bu waved his hand, came to the top position, and waited for Xiao He to reply.

Xiao He said: "Back to the lord, the current Xuzhou is different from the past. There is no clan trouble, no intricate relationships. The county magistrates and county orders were all carefully selected by me before they were sent to take office. They are all diligent and dedicated to their work. With them, I, the master of Xuzhou, can finally breathe a sigh of relief. In your spare time, it's also good to listen to music and drink tea. ”

"Hehe... Not bad indeed. Lu Bu said with a smile: "My father-in-law is worthy of being a good ruler of the country, and in just two months, he has governed the counties of Xuzhou in an orderly manner. ”

Xiao He said: "Thanks to the lord, I can ruthlessly exterminate those families, otherwise, even if I rack my brains and break my legs, I can't figure out those intricate relationships." Not to mention the family of checks and balances. ”

Hearing Xiao He's words, Lu Bu felt very relieved.

He felt more and more that his policy of exterminating the family and benefiting the people was very correct. Only in this way can we rule the local area thoroughly and establish supreme authority.

"I'm here, in fact, I want to ask, how is the war on the front?" Xiao He asked.

"Front-line warfare? It's really worrying... ”

"Could it be that Cao Yuan is powerful, and it is difficult for the generals to win?"

"Cao Yuan is powerful, I expected it as early as possible, but Liu Bei's mind is difficult to figure out, I am worried that he will be treacherous and fight back, if that is the case, then the matter will be a little troublesome."

Xiao He rarely asked about the affairs of the army, but when he heard Lu Bu say this, he also became worried.

Lu Bu thought for a while and said, "Father-in-law, I bother you to write a letter to General Zhang Liao for me, telling him that if Liu Bei has different intentions, he should not stay in the county for a long time, and should quickly retreat to Pengcheng and wait for help." I will immediately order Lu Li, the lieutenant of Pengcheng County, to strengthen the city defenses. ”

"No."

Xiao He repaired a book on the spot, handed it to the soldiers outside the door, and sent it out.

"Lord, I have one more thing."

"What?"

Xiao He asked: "I heard that a very expensive wine has recently appeared on the street, called fairy wine, which has attracted a lot of people. As for the streets, all the breweries are occupied by the lord's personal guards, and no one is allowed to approach. Could it be this wine... Was it brewed by the Master Tolerance Man? ”

"I really can't hide anything from my father-in-law." Lu Bu smiled and admitted directly. Anyway, after a long time, Xiao He will know.

"Lord, can you let me sell fairy wine?" Xiao He's eyes were rolling around, and he looked at Lu Bu very expectantly.

Lu Bu scolded in his heart: ", you miser, you think beautifully, I finally found a way to make money, and you want to intervene again." If I give you the fairy wine to sell, I will be brain-dead. ”

"Father-in-law, you are busy with government affairs, how can you have time to sell alcohol. I've already entrusted it to Yingchun Pavilion, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

"Yingchun Pavilion? Is that the woman named Pan Jinlian, the newly opened brothel? ”

"yes, don't you think it's better to sell alcohol in a brothel?"

The corners of Xiao He's mouth twitched, and he was speechless.

"Okay, I still have something to do, let's go first, you can continue to listen to the music." Lu Bu was afraid that Xiao He would say more, so he hurriedly left the Assassin's Mansion.

When I got to the street, I met a pro-soldier.

"The lord of the city, the paper mill in the south of the city, has made new white paper."

"Oh? Take me there! ”

Lu Bu was excited, he only gave a simple order about papermaking, and he was not even sure about himself, he didn't expect that the people in the paper mill would be able to make white paper, which was really unexpected.

When he arrived at the paper mill, Lu Bu picked up the new white paper, looked at it, smelled it and smelled it, and then he was very disappointed: "This is the new white paper?" It's so brittle, it's not as good as silk, and the life span is up to five years. ”

White paper dao is indeed white paper, but compared with modern times, there is a big gap, white is still mixed with yellow, and the surface of the paper is still a little rough, just like fire paper.

What's more, this white paper is so hard that it feels like ash and glue.

"My lord, we did what you wanted." The manager of the paper mill was very aggrieved.

Lu Bu said: "From now on, you have to continue to experiment, after filtering and refining the pulp paste, gradually reduce the amount of white wax added, and record the amount of white paper every time you reduce it, until you test the best white paper." ”

"Yes."

In the blink of an eye, another two days passed.

When Lu Bu visited this paper mill again, he finally saw the ideal blank paper.

The white paper produced this time is not only as white as jade, with high flexibility, but also with a faint fragrance of plants and trees, which is basically no different from modern white paper.

"Good! Hahaha... Finally see the real blank paper. ”

Lu Bu laughed loudly and said to the workers in the paper mill: "General Ben is happy today, you all have a day off and go back to see your relatives." After you have seen your loved ones, come back and continue your work. ”

"General Xie." Everyone looked happy.

Since working in the paper mill, although they have eaten well, dressed well, and paid a high salary, they have lost their freedom, which makes them very distressed. Now Lu Bu is finally willing to let them go back. Although there is only one day of vacation, it is very rare to be followed by Lu Bu's personal soldiers.

Lu Bu picked up a stack of white papers and hurried back to the Assassin's Mansion.

Put the white paper in front of Xiao He, and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, look at what this is?" ”

"Paper? White? ”

Xiao He took a look, put down the brush in his hand, picked up a blank piece of paper in shock, and kept flipping through it.

This was the first time he had seen such white paper, without even a trace of impurities, like clouds in the sky. He strained the paper and tugged at it slightly, and it made a thud that was unscathed.