It was already the beginning of March, Liu Hao was sitting on a recliner basking in the sun in the yard, and Ling'er was obediently beating his legs on the side.

"Young master, why hasn't the old fairy come recently?"

"He went to experiment with the effect of burning knives to treat external injuries, and it is estimated that he will leave Luoyang for a while."

"Okay, the slave family was going to ask for a talisman for a few sisters."

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The two of them were chatting with each other, and Liu San ran in with a burden: "Young master, great joy!" The bookstore has finally mastered the art of printing, and I think it will be ready for mass production in the future! ”

Liu Hao stood up from the recliner as soon as he heard the "whew", and the movable type printing technique was actually successful? Unexpectedly, the skills of those old printers were really good, Liu Hao only mentioned a few words at the time, but he didn't expect it to succeed so quickly. However, Liu Hao's paper mill that has put a lot of effort into it has never moved, and the lime mill that Liu San made in the previous paragraph burned several times and never found a way to burn lime.

It is really intentional to plant flowers and flowers, and unintentionally plant willows and willows.

Liu Hao casually took out a printed copy of the Analects, the size of the words in it was just right, and the font was also very clear. That's great!

"Liu San, where did you buy the paper used in the bookstore? Isn't it said that there is a limit to how much paper you can buy? Thinking of the restrictions on buying paper, Liu Hao was very angry, if he couldn't make paper himself, even if he mastered the printing technology, it would be in vain.

"The last time I went to buy paper, I happened to meet Mr. Wang Weide, and he came forward to buy a lot more, and it is because of this that the bookstore was able to successfully experiment. The paper made in the paper mill is not always very white, but it can be used as if it were a book. ”

Liu Hao laughed: Damn! Doesn't this mean that Lao Tzu has another way to make money? Hey!

The next day, Liu Hao got up early in the morning, got into the carriage and rushed out of the city. Yesterday's new book made him feel a little less concerned about the group of workers who were working behind closed doors. I also have to go to the paper mill and lime kiln, and I have to do it anyway.

When they arrived at the city gate, Cen Shen and Du Fu were about to walk out of the city, Liu Hao said hello to the two of them, but they didn't expect the two of them to climb into the carriage very unceremoniously. When I asked, I learned that these two future great poets thought that the weather was much warmer now, and they wanted to go outside the city to have an affair.

The obscene expressions of the two calmed Liu Hao's reverence for historical celebrities a lot. Especially Cen Shen, the little Zhengtai, the hair has not grown yet, and he is clamoring to find a beautiful woman to have a night of joy, just that small body, when he encounters a sangled woman, he has to toss him into dried meat.

As soon as the two shameless poets heard that Liu Hao was going to check on their workshop, they didn't get out of the car when they got to the suburbs, so they had to follow to take a look. Liu Hao had no choice but to take them with him.

Outside the city, Zhuangzi is more than ten miles away from the city gate, and the carriage is staggering forward, and from time to time I see a graceful woman standing on the side of the road, looking at the young talents passing by with bright eyes. In Liu Hao's view, the encounter outside the Tang City is also a beautiful scenery, and the degree of openness is no less than that of later generations.

The group first went to the bookstore, the tall courtyard wall is intimidating, a few people dressed as Taoist priests at the door are holding swords like door gods, their majestic appearance and the high wall courtyard together, it looks nondescript. The two great poets looked at Liu Hao with admiration: "Brother Zhicai's actions are really unexpected, and he dares to use outsiders as guards, I'm afraid that the royal courtyard is not so majestic." ”

"Liu San, what's going on?" Now Liu Hao is also black-eyed, what the hell is going on?

Liu San sat on the wheel, turned around and replied: "Young master, I went to Laojun Temple the day before yesterday, and I didn't expect that the master there was the apprentice grandson of the old immortal, and he was also the nephew of Gongzi, when he heard that Gongzi had several properties that needed to be kept secret, he selected a few masters among his disciples to come over to help, and also helped us train a group of guards, and there were also three or four people in the paper mill and lime kiln. ”

Du Fu was confused when he heard it: "Zhicai, this matter ・・・・・・"

"Oh, my uncle came to see me a few days ago, and he stayed with me for two days for fear that I would cause trouble. By the way, my uncle, you may have heard of his name, Uncle Shi is known as Ziyang Zhenren, and he has a very good temperament・・・・・・"

"Purple ・・・・・・ Purple Yang Immortal?" The two of them were so shocked that they could stuff an egg in their mouths.

After a while, Du Fu said: "I didn't expect that the legendary Ziyang Immortal Elder really existed in the world, and he was still the uncle of Brother Zhicai." Ha ha! The Shi family seems to be unlucky, yesterday I heard that the Shi family has frequently invited his maternal uncle who is the Luoyang Commander recently, and I think I want to do something to Brother Zhicai. Yesterday, I told Mr. Weide overnight, and Mr. Weide said that even if he lost his official body, he would protect his Zhicai brother, but now it seems that Mr. Weide is worried about the sky. ”

"Brother Zimei is loving, he will be rewarded in the future!" Liu Hao arched his hand at him, the carriage had arrived in front of the door, after a few people jumped out of the carriage, Liu San ran to the door and muttered a few words to the Taoist priests, and then several Taoist priests hurriedly walked in front of Liu Hao, shook it to the end, and said in unison: "Meet Uncle Shizu!" ”

These people are almost all over thirty years old, and it is natural for them to call Liu Hao, a young man, uncle and ancestor, which makes Liu Hao feel extremely funny, but Du Fu and Cen Shen next to him look like they should be, ancient people attached importance to etiquette, and it is really not comparable to later generations.

Liu Hao replied with a salute, and exchanged a few words with them very weakly, Lao Tzu has never read any Taoist scriptures in his two lives, if these Taoist disciples really want to discuss with Liu Hao, I am afraid that he will not be able to cry. Fortunately, after a few polite words, a few people left one behind, and the rest went to train the guards in the courtyard.

As soon as the two poets entered, they were stunned by the bookstore, especially after seeing a copy of the Analects printed by a few masters, and they were even more speechless.

Liu Hao also saw movable type printing for the first time, a few workers quickly typesetting, inking, laying paper, and then taking a square wooden board and pushing it, and the two-page book was completed.

In less than a quarter of an hour, a complete copy of the Analects appeared in Liu Hao's hands.

Liu Hao secretly rejoiced, although it could not be compared with the printing houses of later generations, but in Datang, this is already very remarkable. And this is still the experimental stage, and when the assembly line operation is carried out in the future, the speed should be faster. Hey! Fast means more money.

"Zhi・・・・・・ Zhicai, I really can't understand you more and more, this thing can be called an artifact for the students of Guangzhou University and for the Tang Dynasty!" Du Fu was so excited that he was about to cry.

Cen Shen was also full of excitement, this little Zhengtai didn't shout to meet the beautiful woman at this time, pulled Liu Hao's clothes and said: "Brother Hao, there are many books in the younger brother's house, among which there are many family heirlooms, and I will send them to Brother Hao'er's house when I go back later, and ask Brother Hao to print them together, although the younger brother is stubborn, but he can contribute to the students of Guangzhou, and my father will strongly approve of it." ”

"There is also a certain family, although a certain family is not a big family, there is still a collection of books, and when I go back, I will definitely send it to Zhicai's Mansion as soon as possible, and the collection of books from Mr. De and Brother Qingchen will also be brought with me." Du Fu listened to Xiao Zhengtai's words and hurriedly promised.

"The two of you are not in a hurry, this matter still needs to be kept secret, this thing needs to be improved, and the paper is limited, and now is not the time for large-scale printing. When my paper mill starts to produce paper, we will benefit the majority of poor students together. ”

Liu Hao hurriedly persuaded the two of them, the current books are monopolized by the big families, and he doesn't have the strength to fight against them now, thinking about Tang Taizong, such a powerful character finally couldn't clean up those behemoths, and he couldn't let go until he died, Liu Hao was really full of fighting against them.

Taking advantage of the two birdmen's happy visit to the bookstore, Liu Hao specially condolences to a group of craftsmen who are satisfied with their food and clothing, and ordered Liu San on the side to treat these people well and eat meat every day.

A group of craftsmen have seen this situation, and immediately wept bitterly and said that they would make persistent efforts to repay Liu Hao's kindness.

After the inspection, Liu Hao took a few people to the paper mill.

After arriving at the paper mill, the pulp pools emitted a foul smell, and Du Fu and Cen Shen were originally interested in making paper, but now they dragged the carriage and stopped going inside.

Liu Hao went in and walked around, but he couldn't stand the pungent smell, but the reason why the paper was brittle was to find a way to improve.

"This thing can't be dried in the sun, it needs to be dried in the shade, and the other is that the pulp pool should be filled with more water, and the straw and other substances can be fully dissolved in water before making paper. Build another dwelling in the distance, and you will not keep it all day long. Liu Hao covered his nose and said to the person in charge here, what is the name of this person Liu Hao didn't remember it for a while, but Liu San can arrange for him to be in charge here, and there is no need to doubt the loyalty of this person, besides, there are a few Taoist priests and a group of guards guarding now, and there is no problem in terms of security.

The lime kiln is a bit far from here, built on the side of the mountain in a place where there is water. A few people made do with the snacks placed with the carriage in the carriage, which was considered to have settled lunch.

"Young master, this kiln is built exactly according to the method that Gongzi said, and even the steps have not changed at all, how to do it is not the white color you said? I just came out of a kiln yesterday, and the situation is still like that. In front of the lime kiln, the director here said to Liu Hao with a depressed face, for fear that Liu Hao would be angry with him because of this.

In fact, don't look at Liu Hao's pretended to patrol around, he has never done lime, but he just knows the principle of lime generation. Now Liu Hao can't say that he is ugly, so he can't say that this is what he thinks.

As the principal came to the kiln, several people came to the place where the limestone was placed, where in addition to the unburned stones, what was left was gray-black powder, which was not at all the stone-like quicklime that Liu Hao had seen in his hometown in his previous life.

Liu Hao sighed, fuck, is it a problem with Lao Tzu's character? Why is it as easy as chopping melons and vegetables to make lime after people cross, and some even make cement, why does Lao Tzu carry it like this?

Hey? Cement? Liu Hao looked at the powder inside, I'll wipe it! It can't be such a coincidence, right?