Chapter 36 Plans to make writing paper
The three queens were obviously shocked by their words, or they couldn't wait to experience it at the moment, after all, everyone had a strong curiosity about new things, because until Liu Rong took off his clothes and jumped into the basin, the three of them didn't come in to serve.
But it doesn't matter, Liu Rong is not a hypocritical person, he took a bath alone for more than 20 years in his previous life, and he can still wash without anyone to serve him!
Lying in the barrel, he was a little speechless and fiddled with the rose petals in the water, a few days ago, this idea was suggested to the queen, I didn't think that they not only resolutely implemented their own advice, but also implemented this suggestion on their own body, and they had the fragrance of roses every day, if there were flowers with the smell of cologne in the previous life, it would be suitable for men.
Thinking about it, the queen came in, she cleaned her hands in the basin next to the wooden barrel, and then walked behind Liu Rong, and silently began to knead Liu Rong's shoulders.
"Tested?" Liu Rong still closed his eyes and asked.
The queen said "um"!
"Does it work? Is there a puncture? ”
Before the queen could speak, she heard Wang's happy voice, and before the person arrived, the voice had already come, "Your Majesty, this paper, this paper is really easy to use, very easy to use!" ”
After he entered the house, he said again, "Your Majesty, the concubine is thinking if she can make more of this kind of paper!" ”
Liu Rong patted his forehead and said helplessly, "What I want is paper that can be written, this toilet paper, is it dispensable?" ”
At this time, the Li family also came, and after listening to Wang's words, his eyes also showed a look of hope.
"Your Majesty, do you think we can sell this paper? Think about it, how much silk can this thing save for the rich? Its raw material is wood, the cost can be described as very low, even if it is an ordinary person, it can be used, it is better than wood and stone, I don't know how many times, if in the future, everyone in our Shu land has used our paper, then ......" said Wang Shi licked his thick lips and said, "How much can this be sold for?" ”
Liu Rong's eyes lit up, and he said that he had the idea, and asked at the moment, "Concubine Ai, I said a few days ago that I wanted to cooperate with your father, isn't that what I said?" ”
Wang was pleasantly surprised, "Your Majesty, are you saying that you want to cooperate with the concubine's father?" ”
Liu Rong nodded and said, "That's right, I have technology, your father has money and a way, I cooperate with your father, not only to earn the money of our Shudi, but also to earn the money of Cao Wei and Sun Wu." ”
"That's great, the concubine will inform my father, I think my father will be very happy!" The Wang family began to dance at the moment, you must know that the status of merchants in this era is very low, but if you can cooperate with the emperor to do business, it will be a great improvement for your own status.
"This matter is not in a hurry, I still have a few tests to do, after success, it is not too late to discuss with your father, now I will give you a task, in the future, if I take you to do the test, you must record all the steps, details, if it is really going to be large-scale production in the future, our test is the most primitive data, can guide the production!" Liu Rong is colorful.
Wang nodded, but said again, "Your Majesty, can you let Sister Li help the concubine, although the concubine knows so many words, it is usually enough, but if you really want to remember for Your Majesty, the concubine feels a little difficult!" ”
In this era, although it has not yet reached the time when the woman is not talented, but the status of women is still low, reading and practicing martial arts for women in this era, when some are not doing their jobs, embroidery and farming is the way of women.
Therefore, Liu Rong also understood very well, so he agreed, but he raised his head and said again, "The three of you must learn from each other more in the future, learn from each other's strengths, and gain a long-term foothold in the palace." Thinking about the Empress Dowager of Qin Guoxuan in ancient times, and the Empress Dowager Dou of the Han Dynasty, all of them were women but with great talents, as my concubine, I must keep pace with me, I now almost have no soldiers and generals, and there is no staff to minister, I can rely on the current people, and you are the intimate people around you! ”
When the three queens heard this, they glanced at each other, and they all understood the meaning of the emperor's words.
Since the emperor recovered from his injuries and woke up, basically the eunuchs and palace maids around him are not used much, and they are not confused, that is because the emperor is not at ease with these people!
In the world of Shu Han, it seems to be calm, but in fact, the dark tide is surging! The root of everything is that the lord is weak and the minister is strong.
The soak was almost over, Liu Rong stood up from the barrel, the three of them had long been used to it, and it was very natural to wipe the body of the emperor and put on clothes and brocade robes.
The queen said, "Two sisters, do you feel that Your Majesty has lost a lot of weight compared to before!" ”
The Li family and the Wang family looked at each other, and soon nodded yes, and the Li family said, "It's thin, but how can the concubine feel that His Majesty is stronger than before?" ”
Liu Rong rolled his eyes and said, "You should be four hours a day, no, two hours are practiced in vain?" The fat is gone, it's all muscles, and of course it's strong! ”
At breakfast, Wang asked, "Your Majesty, what are we going to do today?" ”
Liu Rong said, "Tell people to cut bamboo, make all preparations, and when your father has made the tools, we will start making paper that can be written!" ”
The three of them nodded in response.
Wang said, "But, Your Majesty, can't we make some more toilet paper?" ”
Liu Rong patted his head again and said, "What's the hurry, I've been here for so many years, I can't bear it anymore, I can't make something out, what can I do to talk to your father about cooperation, what can I do to talk to the prime minister about the establishment of the East Factory?" Red mouth and white teeth, can your father believe me? Can the prime minister agree and support me? Also, you have to leave me seven or eight pieces of toilet paper, I'll be useful! ”
As soon as the emperor asked, it obviously frightened the Wang family, and the Wang family hurriedly lowered his head and said hurriedly, "The concubine is wrong, Your Majesty is not to blame!" ”
Yes, the emperor has not been angry for almost half a month, and this time his tone was a little harsh, which made people feel uncomfortable and panicked.
The queen looked left and right and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the difference between writing paper and toilet paper?" ”
"Toilet paper is required to be soft, and its raw materials must also be soft, and the wood pulp used must be fine, and it cannot be overly dense when molding." The writing paper must be harder, its water absorption should be relatively small, and its color should be brighter. Bamboo is blue in color, which can be used as a raw material for writing paper. ”
The three of them nodded one after another, and the originally tense atmosphere suddenly eased.
After the meal, the three queens went out of the hall one after another, and instructions were issued from them, either to cut bamboo, or to carry firewood, or to go out of the palace to urge their father to hurry up the preparation of tools.
Seeing bundles of green bamboo, bundles of firewood, etc. neatly placed in the courtyard, although the three of them were exposed to the sun and sweated, they felt extremely fulfilled in their hearts, and compared with the previous boudoir life, it was indeed a lot more fulfilling.
Liu Rong, who was sitting in the hall, was not idle, he was thinking about how to improve the method of weapon forging, and when he was in the court, he would be awarded the barracks together.