Chapter Seventy-One: The Magical Green Paper

Pan Xiaogu didn't expect that it had only been ten days since the establishment of the Danqi Pavilion that an achievement was born, although this achievement was neither an elixir nor a spiritual artifact.

"That's what you're talking about?" Pan Xiaogu gently shook the light green paper in his hand and made a rattling sound.

"Is there anything special about this green paper?"

Pan Xiaogu looked at the people who sent the green paper, one of them was the official in charge of the Danqi Pavilion, and the other two were also the inventors of this green paper.

"My lord, this green paper is very light and tough, you can't tear it open, the blisters don't rot, and it's not easy to light." One of the inventors came forward and said that this man was a man in his thirties, and he was a brother to another inventor, and he was an older brother.

"Oh?" Hearing this, Pan Xiaogu tried to tear it with his hand

"It really can't be torn." After several attempts, but without success, Pan Xiaogu felt that this paper was tougher than the kraft paper of later generations, but it was not as thick as the kraft paper.

"Pan Hu, you can give it a try." Those who cultivate battle qi have greater strength than ordinary people... And then the eggs.

"Master, you can't tear it apart."

"Hehe, bring a basin of water." Pan Xiaogu was interested, and asked someone to bring a basin of water and throw the paper into the water.

Pan Xiaogu originally thought that the inventor was referring to waterproofing, but as soon as the green paper was thrown into the water, it immediately absorbed the water and sank to the bottom of the basin, and the color became darker.

The three people who donated the paper did not react to this, and Pan Xiaogu curiously scooped up the soaked green paper from the basin, which surprised him again.

Generally, as long as the paper is not treated with water, it will become soft and fragile after being blistered, but after the green paper is soaked in water, it has not changed much, and it is still as tough as ever, just like cloth.

Pan Xiaogu took another piece of dry green paper and stretched it out to the flame of the oil lamp, this time the green paper was ignited, but the burning speed was extremely slow.

"What is this paper made of? Why is it so amazing? Pan Xiaogu looked at the inventor of the green paper

The two brothers glanced at each other, and then the elder brother came forward to answer for Pan Xiaogu.

The two brothers' surname is Zhang, they were originally paper-making craftsmen, and they happened to be randomly inherited by the Taoist government, the elder brother is a refiner, and the younger brother is an alchemist.

Pan Xiaogu asked the people of the Danqi Pavilion to boldly develop formulas and not care about material consumption, but a few people really dared not to care, so everyone was very cautious in their experiments.

The brother surnamed Zhang used to make paper, or the daily thatching paper, and the raw materials used were some scraps such as straw.

There are also straws after Linggu is laid, these straws are not as yellow as ordinary crop straws, the color is verdant, and it is very tough, because of the characteristics of toughness, so the livestock are unwilling to eat, even if it is chopped and fed to the livestock to eat, it is not easy to digest, but it causes the livestock to have diarrhea, so the villagers used to treat these straws, either as firewood to burn, or throw aside, no one cared.

The Zhang brothers felt that this kind of straw was suitable for papermaking, so they made a series of attempts, but unfortunately it was difficult for these straws to be soaked in water and vomited into pulp, and their attempts ended in failure.

After the brothers surnamed Zhang entered the Danqi Pavilion, they also tried to make pills and spiritual weapons at first, but there was no result.

Alchemist's younger brother came home one day and saw the Linggu straw soaked in water at home, and had a whim to use the method of alchemy to deal with these straws, but he didn't expect that these straws actually showed signs of softening.

The younger brother hurriedly found the elder brother, and the two used many methods of refining medicine and refining tools, and finally found a way to transform the Linggu straw into emerald green pulp.

The next thing is the old business of the two, and the two of them later spent a few days making these special green papers in front of Pan Xiaogu's eyes.

"In other words, except for the step of making pulp, everything else is an ordinary process?"

"Yes, sir." The two brothers replied in unison

Pan Xiaogu rummaged through the stack of green paper in front of him, and there were traces of cutting on the edges of the paper.

"Can you cut this paper with scissors?" Pan Xiaogu asked again

"You can roll it with a rolling knife, but it takes a bit more effort than usual." The elder brother stepped forward and replied.

Pan Xiaogu looked at the green paper and fell into deep thought.

After hearing the tenacity of green paper for the first time, the first thing that flashed in Pan Xiaogu's mind was paper armor.

This kind of armor unique to ancient China is not only light in weight, but also good in defense, and he originally wanted to use green paper to produce paper armor to arm his troops.

But he thought about it and gave up this idea, paper armor compared to other armor, the biggest advantage is the low cost, not its performance, the Song Dynasty, which was popular in paper armor, was to meet the needs of millions of troops across the country, so it chose this kind of armor with reasonable performance as the standard armor of soldiers.

Pan Xiaogu does not have many troops in his hands, and he still has tens of thousands of pairs of second-hand armor sent by the Tang Army and armor captured from the Turks.

And this paper is green, it's good to make armor, if it is made into a helmet...

"It's a big deal, if you don't make a helmet!" Pan Xiaogu finally decided to make a few sets of green paper armor to try the effect.

What else can these green papers be used for besides making paper nails?

It can be used to print books, and the green color can protect eyesight, so it is just right to print books.

It can also be used for sale, because history has changed, and now papermaking technology should not have spread to the Arab world, and this paper is very special, and it should be sold well in the Central Plains...

Pan Xiaogu suddenly thought of many ways to apply green paper.

However, when it comes to green paper, Pan Xiaogu's first thought is the financial bone scraper of the beautiful demon in later generations, the US dollar.

The world hegemony of US imperialism is built on the green scraps of paper printed by these big bankers.

Maybe you can issue banknotes with these green papers?

Folding money!

Pan Xiaogu was taken aback by his own idea, now there is no ordinary metal currency in the territory, and the barter method is still used, is it feasible to issue paper money directly?

Pan Xiaogu thought about it again and realized that it was really feasible.

Who said that currency issuance must follow the course of currency development in the previous life, as long as the rhythm is controlled, the banknotes do not depreciate, and at the same time do a good job of anti-counterfeiting, it seems that there is nothing wrong with issuing banknotes directly.

It just so happens that the territory is still blank in the monetary field, and there is no pressure on the exchange of old currencies, and there is almost no resistance to the issuance of banknotes.

Can the people accept it? Pan Xiaogu remembered that the earliest paper money Jiaozi in his previous life seemed to have appeared in this period, but the dynasty in his previous life was called the Northern Song Dynasty. Since the people of the Northern Song Dynasty can accept it, there is no reason why his people can't accept it, as long as he doesn't issue paper money indiscriminately like the Northern Song Dynasty and create hyperinflation.

As for anti-counterfeiting, don't worry, these magical green papers in front of you are the best anti-counterfeiting means!