The reason why Hu Hai wanted to go to the place where he dyed cloth first was naturally to make paper.

Papermaking is one of the four great inventions of ancient China and an outstanding invention in the history of human civilization......

In later generations, it is generally believed that Cai Lun invented papermaking in the first year of Yuanxing in the Eastern Han Dynasty (105), in fact, archaeology found that Daqin already had hemp fiber paper at this time, but the cost was high and not popular, Cai Lun just invented a simpler and cheaper papermaking method.

The papermaking method used by Cai Lun is very clearly recorded in the history of later generations, and this Hu Hai still vaguely remembers a little bit.

The cloth making and dyeing workshop is about 100 steps into Shangfang.

Ying Yi took the eight guards and more than 20 forbidden soldiers to enter the stone building before Hu Hai. Hu Hai didn't refuse, he didn't want to capsize in the gutter, who knows if there are people in this Shangfang who want their own lives, the dead in this era are extremely crazy.

After a while, he came out and bowed to Hu Hai and said, "Your Majesty, you can go in." ”

Hu Hai nodded, and walked into the stone workshop where the cloth was dyed.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

As soon as Hu Hai stepped into the door, he heard the voices of the craftsmen in the room shouting in unison.

"Let's all be flat, I'm just here to see. You don't have to worry about me. ”

Looking at the ragged craftsmen who put down their hands and bowed to the ground, Hu Hai frowned and said. These people have silently paid countless blood and sweat for Daqin to unify the world, but now it seems that they are all yellow-skinned and unkempt.

When most of the world was still surrounded by barbarism and ignorance, the people of Great Qin, with their unique way of thinking and wisdom, created the most powerful weapons manufacturing industry of this era, supporting the rise of a huge empire.

Now that the situation of these heroes of the Great Qin Empire is so miserable, how can they not make Hu Hai frown?

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hundreds of craftsmen on the ground got up one after another, and spread out under the leadership of the petty officials. But when it comes to busyness, with His Majesty the Emperor here, how dare he make too much noise and movement?

They were all cautious, for fear that the noise would be too loud and disturb His Majesty the Emperor. It's not so much busy, it's better to be acting in a silent and clumsy pantomime.

This situation was already expected when he decided to come to Shangfang. At any given time, the words and deeds of those in power affect too many people.

Hu Hai strode over to the pulp-dyed pool and asked, "Can this pool make a fire and boil water?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, you can't!" An old man who had spoken earlier said.

"Well, that's it. First of all, you will send someone to prepare dozens of small mats made of bamboo, that is, bamboo mats with big holes in the middle, but they can't be soft or hard.

Then I went to cut some tattered clothes, broken fishing nets, and so on and piled them up next to the pool, and scraped some fresh bark and straws. Bring me another big ding. Okay, that's all for now, and you can go. You're all ready to tell me. ”

These are the raw materials for papermaking that Hu Hai can remember, and he doesn't know whether it will work out or not.

"Whoa!"

Although Hu Hai's order was very inexplicable, the officials of Shangfang still hurriedly responded, and then went to prepare what Hu Hai wanted.

"Take me to the place where the iron is made and founded. Long Hong, you stay here. Everything I need is ready, so I'll tell you right away. After Hu Hai finished speaking, he turned around and left.

Zhang Han and the others hurriedly followed. What Hu Hai asked for just now, naturally someone recorded it and prepared it. This is the emperor's prerogative, and there are naturally countless people who will run for you at the same time.

Under the leadership of the old man who spoke before, Hu Hai and the others walked for nearly a cup of tea before it arrived.

Far away, Hu Hai saw that not far ahead, the sky was full of red light, smoke, and a huge sound that seemed to be knocked on a tattered leather drum mixed with chaotic slogans and shouts kept coming.

As soon as he turned a small corner, Hu Hai felt a wave of heat hit.

What appeared in front of him was a scene that Hu Hai couldn't have imagined.

In a huge field, as far as the eye can see, dense stoves made of unknown materials are constantly spitting out splashes of iron flowers, and the fire in the hearth is blazing red;

Next to the stove was a huge blower cowhide loaf standing high, a bamboo pipe with the thickness of Chengren's thighs stretched out into the furnace chamber nearly three zhang high, four shirtless strong men pressed down the large board on the cowhide hoist, and a strong wind blew into the furnace;

As the strong wind poured in, the fire in the furnace was raging, and the ore in the furnace melted one after another, and the iron splashes were extraordinarily gorgeous.

Next to each furnace there is a special ditch, which descends from the top of the hearth, with an oblique inclination, all the way to an unusually tall bluestone building not far from it;

The melted red molten iron or copper juice flows down the meridian-like ditches to the tall building.

Is this the smelting ground of Daqin?

Countless sweaty, muscular and bulging strong men shouted the sound of trumpets that Hu Hai couldn't understand at all, some kept sending ore into the furnace, some cooperated to push the huge blast cowhide sac, and some used molds to cast things in the splashing iron flowers......

**The sweat flowing on the body of the strong man on the upper body, the swelling muscles, the angular green tendons like branches, the bronzed skin, the high-pitched and simple trumpet, the splashing iron flowers, and the red hearth...... Everything is full of beauty of power.

Hu Hai looked blankly with his mouth slightly open, full of shock, and he suddenly realized that he from the later generations couldn't think of any words to describe the scene in front of him at this moment.

The diligence and wisdom of the Chinese nation are vividly reflected here!

The craftsmen here are far from the gate of Shangfang, and it is clear that the news of the arrival of His Majesty the Second Emperor has not reached here at this moment.

Hu Hai's group of people stood around the corner, and it was easy to attract the attention of the outermost strong craftsmen who were busy, and they began to whisper and point at Hu Hai and the others.

Zhang Han and the others behind Hu Hai couldn't see Hu Hai's sluggish expression, these strong men who were facing Hu Hai could see it clearly, and there were two sneers from time to time in the whispering, obviously laughing at Hu Hai's stupid appearance.

Hu Hai didn't move, and Zhang Han and the others who followed behind Hu Hai obviously didn't dare to urge.

"Wait for these stupid donkeys, why don't you hurry up and chew your tongue? Be careful, Grandpa Mo will unscrew off your heads to make urinals. Come and sing with grandpa, and work hard to eat meat and drink! ”

A rough and heroic voice suddenly sounded, and the frightened strong men who deserted hurriedly shrank their heads and shut up. But when he heard the last words of this voice, he immediately laughed out loud one by one.

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