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This is Zhang Fang's daily life, his filial piety life, in this orderly state like water,

Qingxi gathered all the people into the Fuping Marquis Mansion register, officially become the retainers and servants, it is said that now they meet Zhang Fang, a chance to be called "the head of the family", but shouted more than two years of "son", many people can not change, often slip of the tongue. In the end, Zhang gave them the privilege and called him Gongzi, anyway, he was not interested in the title of head of the family.

The paper mill requested by Zhang Fang has been bought, which is in the northeast of Chang'an City, and the reason why this place was chosen is because the workshop in the West Market does not meet the requirements of "research and development" in terms of site.

In comparison, it may be easier to make paper than porcelain. There are already rough steps in the Western Han Dynasty papermaking, such as material selection, cooking, refining, pressing, drying and other procedures, but why can't paper?

According to Qu Liang's feedback, Zhang Fang estimated that there should be several reasons. First of all, the raw materials are not good, the paper of this era is mostly made of ramie, and the density of this plant fiber is relatively sparse. Then there is the fact that the purity of the neutralizing medium (alkaline) is insufficient. There is also a lack of manufacturing process.

Of course, Zhang Fang does not understand papermaking, and the above speculation is based on Qu Liang's investigation of the papermaking process.

In terms of raw materials, Zhang Fang believes that its practical bamboo is the best - this is also common sense, and modern people know it. However, there is very little bamboo in the Sanfu area, and the bamboo used for papermaking has to use young bamboo, which cannot be transported from the south, so there is no way, so you can only start from the grass and trees. Zhang Fang began to consider using trees and bark. After a month, Qu Liang came to report the results, and the tree treatment was very difficult, just soaking for several months, and only the bark and sawdust could be used. He used the finished product made from wood chips.

Zhang Fang tried it, but he could write, but he would faint the ink, and he had to be careful when rolling it up, and it would break or even shatter with a little force. Such a thing, of course, is not the paper that Zhang Fang thought of. It seems that the papermakers of this era were not yet able to handle the hard material of trees.

So, what other plants are large in quantity, tough, and relatively soft and easy to handle? The orange stalk seems to be okay, but due to the influence of the season, it has to be harvested in autumn, and it is forage for livestock, which restricts the cost.

Zhang Fang's eyes unconsciously fell on the kneeling reed mat, and a plant popped up in his mind—a reed.

From Sanfu to Beidi to Hexi and even Saiwai, the most common plant on both sides of the Yellow River is the endless reeds. Reeds are usually used to weave reed mats, curtains, fences, etc., but they are not used up no matter how they are used. The thick swamp of the reeds is made up of the reeds that have rotted for many years......

Sure enough, after switching to reeds, the paper performance is much better, but there is still a distance from the real paper in Zhang Fang's mind. Zhang Fang asked for continuous improvement, he is not a professional, he can provide limited improvement suggestions, he is just a manager, all he can do is to release an incentive mechanism to reward improvers.

Zhang Fang believes that ancient craftsmen did not lack wisdom, just like there were craftsmen in the Warring States Period who developed glazed pottery, what they lacked was only discovered. And in this era, the upper-class people who have the resources and the right to speak have never disdained these lowly craftsmen, so how can they find out?

Zhang Fang believes that the difficulties of papermaking will be overcome, and it is only a matter of time.

Spring goes to the summer solstice, autumn goes to winter, and the winter of the fourth year of Jianzhao is coming.

Zhang Fang's filial piety has also come to an end.

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The fifth year of Jianzhao, the first month, the beginning of the year. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the Qin system was used, with October as the beginning of the year, until the time of Emperor Wu, the correction month was the beginning of the year, and it has been used for 2,000 years since then, and will continue to be used. However, in the Han Dynasty, there was no custom of the New Year, at the beginning of the first month, in addition to the court and dignitaries would celebrate, the common people at most put three animals to worship their ancestors, and beat the tail teeth, which was far less lively than that of later generations.

In front of the mouth of the stove wall outside the grass house, the one-armed three people braved the cold wind and added firewood and grass to the stove. Although the weather is cold, the heat gushing out of the stove still makes Sancai feel hot. Sancai secretly praised in his heart while adding firewood, the head of the family is really smart, and he can come up with this method to keep warm, saying what kind of "fire pit" it is. Not to mention, since the beginning of winter, the four of them have used this thing, and they are warm day and night, which is more comfortable than the house full of charcoal.

According to the head of the family, they are now experimenting, and if the results are good, when they return to their homes in the future, they will implement this "fire pit" throughout the province. When the time comes, no matter how high or low the house is, everyone can spend the winter warmly.

Sancai thought about it, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and suddenly a voice came from behind him: "Fuping Shaohou is here?" ”

Sancai hurriedly threw the firewood and grass into the pit, closed the clay cover, and turned around, but a dozen steps away, a young man who looked like a subordinate, but was gorgeously dressed, clean and tidy, asked him.

Sancai bowed down and said: "The head of the family is behind that forest, I don't know if the noble person is visiting, please report the honorific name, and the small one will immediately report to the head of the family." ”

Because Sancai was missing an arm, he couldn't salute like ordinary people, so he could only bow instead.

The young man obviously also noticed his empty sleeve that swayed lightly in the wind, and his brows jumped involuntarily, and said, "It's a noble person here, you'd better avoid it, don't frighten the master." In this way, you go and report it quickly, and let the young marquis of Fuping welcome you...... Greet, the host of the house will be waiting here. ”

Sancai didn't take it as a pestle, but was a little surprised, this young servant was very angry, and it seemed that he had a lot of origin, so he hurriedly responded and walked quickly towards the forest.

As soon as the three people walked on the front foot, the three people arrived on the back foot.

Among the three, the last two were obviously house slaves, and the first one, only eighteen or nine years old, had a face like a crown of jade, long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and was very handsome.

After the young man asked about the situation, he said strangely: "I know behind the forest, there is a small river, quite deep, and there is nothing else, what is he doing there...... Let's go, let's see. ”

So the four of them didn't wait in front of the grass house, looked at Sancai's back, and followed.

The four of them walked into the woods full of dead leaves, and heard Sancai's high-pitched voice: "Master of the house, there is a distinguished guest visiting!" ”

called three times in a row, and only then did a voice come from below: "Okay...... Wait a minute, this ...... This comes up. ”

Along with this sound, there was a burst of splashing water. The curiosity of the four of them was aroused, and they quickened their pace, and when they walked out of the forest, they were all dumbfounded.

But in the cold wind, on the surface of the glacier, three shirtless figures were swimming wildly in the water, the crackling sound was deafening, and the water splashed several feet high, like three big fish.

Soon, a shout rang out: "Yay! I've won again! ”

Immediately, the water surface broke, and a sturdy figure propped up his hands on the river bank and jumped out of the water. In the biting cold wind, the body was steaming. Grabbed the cloth towel and wiped it and asked, "Is that nobleman......"

After a pause, he looked at the edge of the woods, threw the cloth towel, and bowed down: "Zhang Fang greets His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

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(Thanks to Feng Meng, Caizhu, Chubby, Xathena, Wu Yu, zhang7648, Wuxin Jushi, Wushui's Xiaoyu, I want to learn magic, and Zhu Han swastika smoke.) Thank you for your support! (To be continued.) )