Du He, Changle, and Wu Meiniang are not easy people, since Peng Yiliang has invented a new papermaking method and a new process, it has been completed, and it is only a matter of time before the remaining small problems in color are solved.

As long as this last problem is solved, it is not difficult to imagine how this cheap and practical paper will be popular in Datang and the world.

Wu Meiniang said: "Do you know what the problem is? Her eyes sparkled with excitement, and there seemed to be a coin in her eyes.

Du He glanced at her and secretly laughed, a generation of empresses now seems to have become a fan of money, and all her IQ is used on how to make money.

Peng Yiliang shook his head, "I have used various methods, but I still don't know why!" ”

He slapped the pillar of the room in frustration, and suddenly there was a few clicks, and the pillar fell down obliquely, and others also fell into the room due to the unstable center of gravity.

Pang Yiliang has excellent papermaking skills, but he does not have any house-building skills. This humble workshop has neither a base nor a reasonable plan, and even the iron nails are some old ones, and there is no safety at all.

Under the wind and sun, supporting the moon is already the limit, and now let Peng Yiliang shoot this time, and the pillars of the house stand up.

The walls rumbled, the roof collapsed, and then half of the wall fell.

With a "click", another roof beam fell straight down, coincidentally, and smashed it towards Peng Yiliang.

Changle and Wu Meiniang let out a burst of exclamations at the same time.

The roof beam fell extremely fast, Peng Yiliang fell to the ground and had no way to dodge, and when he was in fear, he shouted loudly, the silver light flashed, and the roof beam was broken into two sections. But Du He arrived in time and saved his life by cutting off the roof beam with the dragon sword in his hand.

"Hurry back!" Duhora pulled up Peng Yiliang and dragged him out of the danger zone, and the moment they exited, the house collapsed, bringing up a cloud of dust.

Peng Yiliang was shocked, sitting on the ground and staring blankly at the collapsed house.

Changle and Wu Meiniang's faces were as earth-colored, and they involuntarily stepped forward and exclaimed, "Are you okay!" ”

As soon as the two said this, they glanced at each other.

There was a hint of vigilance in Changle's eyes, but Wu Meiniang was a little unnatural.

Du He glanced left and right and said with a smile: "It's okay!" It didn't hurt at all...... How are you? He patted Peng Yiliang on the shoulder, and the latter sentence was asked of him.

Peng Yiliang hurriedly got up: "It's okay, thank you for saving your life again." ”

Du He was shocked and asked, "You live in this house?" ”

Peng Yiliang nodded awkwardly: "In order to achieve their wishes, the grass people even sold their houses and bought paper-making tools. and all night in this house. ”

After getting this answer, Du He vaguely understood why Peng Yiliang was unknown in history, maybe this daring guy was crushed to death in history because of poor construction skills.

"Forget it, it also saves us the effort to dismantle." Du He didn't want to continue to dwell on this issue, so he got down to business and said: "Peng Yiliang, it's a pity that your skills are wasted like this. Why don't I support your workshop, support your deputy, support you with all expenses, and help you improve your research? ”

Peng Yiliang was startled, and his face was suspicious: "There is such a good thing?" ”

Du He was stunned and said with a smile: "It seems that you yourself don't realize what considerable wealth you have behind you." Of course, my support for you is not unconditional. I want you to keep the secret of papermaking. Never pass it on to others. ”

Before Peng Yiliang could speak, Wu Meiniang said faintly: "Brother Luo, you robbed Meiniang of the first!" The interests behind this paper are much higher than those of tea and restaurants, but she knows that Du He is not interested in the property, but has another purpose. She didn't ask this to argue with Du He, but she was a little curious and wanted to know what he meant.

Du He also remembered that it was Wu Meiniang who came first, and was slightly stunned and said: "Meiniang, you can let go of this matter!" The business of this paper is too big and too wide, you can't touch it, and you can't touch it...... What's more, in my opinion, paper, a precious thing, should not be used for profit, but should be used for the public and the world! I don't know if you have ever wondered why there are many scholars in the world and few poor families? Why is it that there are millions of people in my Tang Dynasty, but the people who can read and read are far inferior to the children of the family? ”

The question of the two made all three people on the field fall into deep thought.

Changle and Wu Meiniang's eyes lit up, and they said in unison: "Is it because of paper?" ”

Peng Yiliang was a little stunned and didn't figure it out.

"Not bad!" Du He's expression was serious, and he gave a positive answer: "It's because of paper, because paper is too expensive, people can't even afford or are reluctant to buy the cheapest bamboo paper, let alone hard yellow paper, rice paper and other high-quality paper." ”

"A book, tens of thousands of words, nearly 100 pages! Including the cost of printing, the cost of binding, how can ordinary people afford to buy it, they can't even afford to buy books, just ask how they can read thousands of volumes, how can they have rich knowledge. But as long as Peng Yiliang's paper research is successful, the situation will be very different. The cheap structure, the amazing production speed, and the ability to greatly reduce the market price of paper will definitely meet the needs of the market and meet the needs of poor scholars. In this way, more people can be literate and hyphenated, and improve the personal cultivation of my Tang people. It is a peerless initiative to disseminate culture and science and promote the civilization of our dynasty. If this is the case, it will not take ten years, and I believe that in my Datang, no matter whether rich or poor, everyone can have paper to write, and everyone can read with books in hand. This kind of technology, instead of letting people seek personal gain, it is better to dedicate it to Datang, so that Datang can use this technology to benefit all the people in the world! ”

It is by no means an exaggeration that the advent of paper is one of the greatest inventions that has moved the course of the world. Historically, Cai Lun of the Han Dynasty became one of the "100 people who influenced the course of human history" and "one of the best inventors in human history" because of his improvement in papermaking.

If Peng Yiliang's technology is invented, his achievements will definitely not be less than Cai Lun.

Hearing Du He say this, Changle exclaimed: "If this is the case, this is a feat that is meritorious for thousands of years and beneficial for all generations!" A pair of beautiful eyes looked at Du He obsessively, with all kinds of tenderness in his eyes, and felt that he could marry Du He, a great hero who could serve the country and the people wholeheartedly, and it was the blessing that he had cultivated for thousands of years.

Wu Meiniang was also moved when she heard it, she sighed in her heart, looked at him deeply, sighed secretly, glanced at Changle enviously, and stopped talking.

"General Du, don't say anything, I, Peng Yiliang, thought that I was a cheap life, and life and death were insignificant. But now I know that my technology can also do great things, benefit the country and the people, and contribute my own strength to Datang...... General, from now on, I will follow you. Peng Yiliang's expression was excited, and he was also shocked by the blueprint of the future that Du He said, and his words were categorical, under the sun, with the pull of the cheek muscles, his beard and hair jumped suddenly.

Du He was overjoyed, he was in a good mood, and without further ado, he gave him two taels of silver cakes, asked him to freshen up and change his clothes, and then went to Cai Guogong's mansion to find him.

Peng Yiliang looked at the silver cake in his hand and asked, "Childe, aren't you afraid that I will run away with the money?" ”

Du He said cautiously: "Two taels of silver cakes, buy a trust, I think...... Worth. ”

Peng Yiliang was moved and said: "Peng Yiliang will never live up to the trust of his son, I will go and prepare everything." He strode far away.

"Alas!" Wu Meiniang looked depressed, sighed and said: "After ten days of busy work, she has become a member of the Cao family!" ”

Du He was puzzled at first, but then after thinking about it, he also understood, the Cao family, isn't it Cao Ying and Cao Pi? No matter how good they are and how hard they work, in the end, they are not making wedding dresses for the Sima family?

Du He made her a little embarrassed to say, and said, "Well, that's it, just because I owe you a personal favor." Whatever is in the future, as long as it is within my ability and does not violate morality, I will obey it. ”

The clouds on Wu Meiniang's face dissipated, revealing a sweet smile, how she didn't know that Du He didn't owe her anything at all, just because he was a step behind and took the lead with his ability. By saying this, he clearly regarded himself as a friend, and did not bother with these small details.

Wu Meiniang accepted it when she saw it, and immediately said goodbye and left.

"Husband, who is this beautiful girl?" Changle walked over affectionately, leaned against him, and seemed to feel threatened, this was the first time she took the initiative!

"A friend!" Du He smiled mysteriously and replied to this.

"Friends?" Changle's tone was also full of questions, including strange emotions, of course.

"Let's go back!" Seeing that it was not early, Du He thought about Peng Yiliang and did not answer Changle's question, but just hung up a bright smile.

"Husband, you haven't told me who that girl was just now?" Along the way, Changle kept pestering Du He and asking this question, but Du He was fighting her every sentence.

Things did not go as smoothly as imagined, in the Tang Dynasty, it was a face-saving thing for a big family to have a papermaking workshop, and the Du family naturally had one. Peng Yiliang's new papermaking method stunned and amazed all the craftsmen in the workshop.

However, the last hurdle is always difficult to cross, no matter what method Peng Yiliang uses, he has never been able to improve the color of the paper, and the paper made is either black or yellow, or it is white, and it is impossible to achieve unity at all.

After a month, Peng Yiliang discussed with all the craftsmen again and again, and Du He also joined in. He was not proficient in papermaking, but he vaguely remembered some materials and schemes, and although his tips often benefited Pang Yiliang and a group of craftsmen, the problem was never solved.

The other craftsmen gave up, but Peng Yiliang was alone and forgot to sleep and eat.

Looking at him who worked so hard, Du He said to him: "As long as my Du family does not collapse, I will also help you succeed in your research by investing in a mountain of gold and silver." ”

When Peng Yiliang heard this, he was even more grateful, and said that he would do his best to make the paper achieve the desired effect.

(To be continued)