This new papermaking technology is made of bamboo, lotus grass, and bagasse, these three things, in addition to some troubles in bamboo, lotus grass and bagasse can be seen everywhere, and there is no money at all, making hundreds of pieces of paper, the cost is just the manual cost of the craftsman, and there is no cheaper papermaking method than this.

And the newly made paper has almost all the characteristics of rice paper, tough and moist, light but not slippery, white and dense, pure texture, non-destructive rubbing, strong ink surname, although everything is a little worse than rice paper, but the cost is hundreds of times lower than rice paper.

In addition, rice paper has to go through countless complicated processes and take a year to make, and as long as this paper has materials, it can be made in just one day, and the two sides do not have comparable surnames at all.

If this kind of paper is sold on the market, it will be popular throughout Datang, and it can replace hard yellow paper in a short period of time, so as to make a lot of money.

"Yiliang, thank you! The listing of this kind of paper will definitely make my Datang more brilliant, and I believe that your name will inevitably be like Cai Lun, and it will be famous all over the world. Du He looked at the paper in his hand and remembered that because of himself, everyone in the Tang Dynasty could read and write, and his heart was full of pride.

Peng Yiliang was stunned, and hurriedly said: "Childe's words can kill me, although this improved papermaking technology is my start, the process of papermaking and the most critical and important step is created by Childe himself, not to mention that without the unreserved support of Childe, Peng Yiliang is alone, and he will definitely not succeed, and he will not dare to live alone." He said with a serious and cautious face, not that he did not know the impact of this new and improved papermaking technology on the Tang Dynasty in later generations. It's just that he is a real person, and everything he says is what he thinks in his heart.

Du He smiled approvingly: "It's rare that you can withstand the temptation, I have long said that such technology should be for the benefit of the country, you wait for my good news!" He put a stack of papers in his horse bag, rode his horse and whipped his horse, and hurried to the palace.

Entering the palace, Li Shimin was playing with his little pocket in the Lizheng Palace, and when he learned that Du He asked to see him, he met him directly in the hall of the Lizheng Palace.

"Hey, hey!" Li Shimin saw Du He with a three-point smile on his face, since Du He had lost his soul, Du He came to him in person, almost every time he would have an unexpected surprise. Over time, as long as he heard Du He ask to see, his mood would be happy for no reason, and he guessed what good things were happening in his mind.

"I've seen Uncle Lee!" Du He greeted him as usual.

The smile on Li Shimin's face suddenly stiffened, his eyes were a little fierce, and the corners of his mouth twitched, as if there were signs of anger.

"Uh......" Du He was a little confused by the monks, I don't know what Li Shimin smoked, this face is said to change, it is strange.

"The mother-in-law is called by the queen, but my father-in-law is not called?" Li Shimin's eyes were sharp, but there was a faint smile.

Du He was a little dizzy, and slandered in his stomach: "Isn't it just a title, it's really a big fuss!" Thinking so, he also bowed down again and shouted, "Father-in-law! ”

Li Shimin had an expression that had been waiting for this cry for a long time, and let out a burst of earth-shattering laughter: "Virtuous son-in-law, is there a happy event for me to come to me today?" ”

Du He said solemnly: "It's not just a happy event, it's a great happy event about my Tang Dynasty for thousands of generations!" ”

A sentence of "thousands of generations" made Li Shimin's eyes straighten, Du He has always known that he is a person, and knows that he is a little free and uninhibited, but he will never exaggerate in official affairs, he said that the great joy of thousands of generations must be a matter related to the Tang Dynasty for thousands of generations, and there will be no falsehood.

"Come on!" Li Shimin was a little impatient, even if he found the gold and silver at the beginning, Du He was not so cautious.

Seeing that there were no eunuchs to serve nearby, Du He could only take a few steps forward, put the paper in front of Li Shimin's table, and said with a smile: "Uncle Li, let's see if these papers are making up their minds!" ”

"Rice paper?" Li Shimin saw it at a glance and only felt that he was the king of paper, but when he held it in his hand, he immediately felt something abnormal, and immediately said "No", frowning slightly. He loves calligraphy and painting, and is very familiar with paper, whether it is the yellow and white linen paper of Yizhou, the bamboo paper of Shaozhou, the slippery thin paper of Linchuan, the large mold paper of Junzhou, the thin white paper of Puzhou and so on. He tried them one by one as Emperor Yanjing, among which Xuanzhou's rice paper was the best. The paper Du He gave him, unseen, it seems to be rice paper, but it is inferior to Xuanzhou, there seems to be nothing worth caring about, I can't help but glance at Du He, seeing that he is confident in his chest, he can't help but scold: "Stinky boy, what are you selling, come on!" ”

Seeing that Li Shimin was a little impatient, Du He smiled: "This paper is a new type of paper created by Chang'an papermaker Peng Yiliang, and his son-in-law and his joint research and creation, the cost of a piece is only a Tongbao, as long as the materials are sufficient, the manpower is sufficient, it is not difficult to produce thousands of pieces!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin was immediately moved, stood up excitedly, the movement was too big, and he directly bumped into the desk in front of him, overturned the desk, and the things on the desk crackled and fell to the ground.

The guards outside the house thought something terrible had happened and rushed in.

Li Shimin waved his hand to let the guards retreat, and if he hadn't heard of the wolf's name in a place, he asked: "Virtuous son-in-law, this is true!" He didn't know that Du He couldn't lie to him, but he couldn't help but ask more questions in his heart.

"The son-in-law can vouch for his surname!" Du He answered Li Shimin's words categorically, and then told Li Shimin about what he met with Peng Yiliang and the process of papermaking.

Li Shimin looked blankly at the paper in his hand, which was almost comparable to rice paper, and read in disbelief: "Ma Lian grass, bagasse!" He repeated it several times, and was surprised: "Can such a good paper be made from these ordinary things?" He couldn't believe it.

Du He smiled bitterly: "Father-in-law, what do you say you want your son-in-law to make you believe?" ”

Li Shimin's face also felt a little red, knowing that in the face of this kind of happy event that is related to thousands of generations, he is indeed a little out of shape, coughed dryly, and made a serious appearance: "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that this matter is indeed related to the eternal life of my Tang Dynasty, and I am a little overjoyed." You are right, if this paper is published, all the people in my Datang can have paper available, and all kinds of books and knowledge can be transmitted to all the people's homes through this paper, so that the poor scholars can get the opportunity to turn over. ”

When Li Shimin said this, his eyes flashed with a strange light.

Du He was secretly happy in his heart, Li Shimin's mind had already thought of a piece with him, this ancient Ming Jun had seen the danger of the existence of the scholars, but almost all the civil and military forces in the Manchu Dynasty were born in the scholars, and Li Shimin was not easy to move, but now the appearance of this paper is like a sharp blade without any light, a sharp blade that can stab the heart of the scholars.

The reason why the scholars are strong is inseparable from their knowledge and Li Shimin's appointment.

To take the most basic example, the most powerful of the Shi clan is the Cui Lu Li Zheng Wang five surname family, these five surname families have a long history, ranked first Qinghe Cui clan, even now still disdain to marry the Li royal family, which shows how rampant they are.

But it is not without reason that they are so rampant, the children of the Cui family, even if they are ordinary people, they all have thousands of books handed down by their families for them to read, and they can study without worrying about food and clothing, and increase their talents with the knowledge in the books, while the children of the poor family can neither afford books nor paper, and at the same time have to run for life, even if they are geniuses in ten thousand, how can their knowledge compare with the scholars?

Faced with this situation, how can Li Shimin choose? Although he wanted to promote the children of the Han family, he could only choose the children of the scholar clan with higher talents.

Of course, some people say that reading books may not be able to become talents, this is not without examples, but they have not even read a few volumes, and they don't know a hundred words, what are the chances of becoming a talent? Unless it is that kind of demon-level genius, this kind of person can do things that others can't do, and achieve great things through the ages, but how many people are there in the world who are such demon-level geniuses?

The key to constructing a dynasty is not whether there are demon-level talents in the dynasty, but a group of second-rate talents with solid foundations. These second-rate talents are the foundation of a country.

And the major scholars, like schools, are the production bases for second-rate talents. In the face of these talents, Li Shimin does not want to use them, although at least four or five out of ten of these people from the big families can become practical officials, but their loyalty to the Tang Dynasty is far lower than their loyalty to their own family. This is unacceptable to Li Shimin, but he can't do without it for the sake of Datang.

But as long as everyone from the poor family can learn and have the same learning conditions as the big man of the family, with the tens of millions of poor children of the Tang Dynasty, can't he fight the big man of the family?

As long as Datang gets rid of its dependence on the big lords of the family, with Li Shimin's means, don't these big lords of the family still let them be round and flat?

Li Shimin thought of this, no wonder he was so excited.

Du He pretended not to know, and sometimes he was too clear in front of the emperor, but there would be no good things.

Li Shimin's eyes looked at Du He hotly, and asked, "What are you going to do with this invention?" ”

Du He said with a smile: "Since the son-in-law is here, he naturally dedicates this invention to his father-in-law." I persuaded Peng Yiliang. We all believe that this kind of technology, which is beneficial to the Tang Dynasty for thousands of generations, should be used to benefit the world, rather than a tool for personal profit. ”

Li Shimin glanced at Du He deeply, sighed, and said, "The virtuous son-in-law treats me like this, how to treat me in the Tang Dynasty, I really don't know what to say." However, you have appreciated your intentions, but have you ever heard of the emperor in business? Once this paper is listed, I'm afraid it will cause a sensation! Cheap and affordable things, beat hard yellow paper, bamboo paper in an instant, and let them close their doors. If I did, wouldn't I want them to curse to death? So, you can just watch and do it, I can't ask! He said with a smile narrowed in his eyes.

(To be continued)