No. 446: [The First Business of the Paper Mill]

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"You smell it uncomfortable, but the papermakers have to make paper for reading in such an environment day after day, and every piece of paper is hard-won, so we cherish the paper!" Li Chengqian pressed his hands behind his back and walked in front of them, while educating.

Qinghe covered his nose and said sullenly: "Well, I listen to my eldest brother, and I won't use paper to fold frogs anymore!" ”

Zhengtai said: "Then big brother, can you give me the origami in your room, and I won't fold it if you give it!" ”

Li Chengqian glanced at him: "It seems that Zhengtai's education is not enough, come in with me." Let's visit further! ”

Kong Yingda was behind Li Chengqian, looking at him with a smile, this Li Chengqian has the potential to be a "good teacher", if it weren't for Li Chengqian being the prince, Kong Yingda would have brought him into the profession of a teacher!

The two papermakers were already standing in the pulp trough waiting for Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian said to them: "Okay, let's start now!" ”

When they answered, they took a bamboo curtain and scooped up the pulp from the pool, put it on a wooden plank, and pressed it with a large stone.

Li Chengqian and the others watched from the side, the stone was pressed for a while, the stone opened, and the pieces of paper were put on the shelf of the stove and began to bake.

Li Chengqian took a piece of semi-dry paper, soft and white, and the feeling in his hand was very delicate, not much like the high-end paper of the Tang Dynasty, but the cost was extremely low!

Kong Yingda also walked over and picked it up and looked at it, this is an old man who has been writing words for more than 60 years, and he knows whether it is good or bad when he looks at the paper!

"Good. Good, good! Kong Yingda was so excited that she couldn't speak. A good word is repeated three times!

The little tiger also came to pick it up and take a look, but they didn't have the concept of being beautiful and cheap as Li Chengqian thought in their hearts. I don't have Kong Yingda's experience, so that's what happened.

The paper over there was almost dried, and soon five or six stacks of paper were made, and Li Chengqian and the others looked at the finished paper again, and they were soon satisfied with the new papermaking process.

"With such good quality and cheap paper to print dictionaries, our dictionaries can print more, thousands of copies, tens of thousands of copies!" Kong Yingda said excitedly!

Yu Zhining also thought about the number of dictionaries printed. And he thought of many more, such as being able to print more books, and publishing his own books!

"In the future, everyone in the world will be able to read books!" The two masters have reached a unity in their thoughts, and tears are full of tears!

Li Chengqian couldn't stand the Taishan of these two educational circles, coughed, and said to the little tigers: "You follow the two masters to make paper, and I have something to communicate with the two masters!" ”

Although the pulp is particularly smelly, it has been pulled here by Li Chengqian. No matter what, you will suffer from this stench. And the child has a special talent for hands-on, and as soon as he heard that Li Chengqian asked them to follow the papermaking, he immediately surrounded him excitedly. Some of them fished out the pulp from the trough, and some moved stones to press the pulp. Some of them took the pressed paper and put it on the shelf by the stove, and the more they got it, the more excited they became.

On the other side, Li Chengqian dragged the two confused masters to another operation room. He laughed at them both.

"Your Highness, what are you ......," Yu Zhining asked puzzled.

Li Chengqian asked, "What does the master think of my paper?" Good no good? ”

Kong Yingda nodded: "Good, good quality." The cost is cheap and quite good. It couldn't be better for printing dictionaries! ”

"Well, then the order for the paper of our dictionary will be placed in the Xiamaling Paper Workshop!" Li Chengqian said.

"Of course...... Uh......" Kong Yingda habitually responded, only to find the fault in Li Chengqian's words, and couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, how can there be an order here?" ”

Li Chengqian said as a matter of course: "Yes, papermaking costs money, how can you take it for nothing!" ”

Kong Yingda's mind couldn't understand Li Chengqian's financial concept, he twisted his eyebrows and thought about it, but he still couldn't figure it out, and said: "Your Highness, this papermaking workshop is yours, and this dictionary is also yours, why do you need money?" ”

Li Chengqian explained: "This is a different organization, so the finances are also independent. These two are mine, I want to give you money to print a dictionary, I want to give the workshop money to make paper, you give the money to the workshop, and I will take back the capital. It's a process of money flowing back where it is. Otherwise, it's a mess. ”

The more Kong Yingda thought about it, the more wrong it became, and said, "But His Highness's money was taken from His Majesty?" ”

"yes, that's it." Li Chengqian said.

Yu Zhining saw Li Chengqian's intentions, and also understood that Li Chengqian wanted to invent paper and ran to the papermaking workshop in Xiamaling, which was much simpler than the workshop in the Ministry of Industry. Li Chengqian just wants to do this paper business and make money with paper. The first is to make your own money. This money was approved from the court, so it was also the money of the state.

"Since it's His Highness's workshop, it's also convenient to use!" Yu Zhining smiled hehehe.

Kong Yingda was stunned, and quickly understood what Li Chengqian wanted to express, and stretched out his hand to point at Li Chengqian, and said: "This good thing of the Sven people, why did it become a copper smell here to His Royal Highness, you ......"

Li Chengqian smiled.

Kong Yingda remembered that although Li Chengqian had a small flaw, he was able to invent a dictionary and invent paper, which was a very big contribution, so he thought about it for a while and felt that he couldn't ruin Li Chengqian's talent for invention for a little flaw, so he had to hold back his stubbornness!

Having said that, Kong Yingda is a stubborn person, he has always adhered to his principles before, and now that he has met a student like Li Chengqian, it really makes him want to cry and laugh, change his principles, and tolerate him everywhere.

This change, maybe after Li Chengqian's illness, Kong Yingda saw his bad behavior, and it was attributed to the sequelae of illness, so he tolerated it, and then he thought of Li Chengqian's talent, so he tolerated it again, so he slowly got used to it, and now Li Chengqian behaved so badly in front of him, he was stunned to find that such a thing that he couldn't do easily before, and now he can turn a blind eye to it!

The old man has fallen!

Kong Yingda sighed!

Kong Yingda felt that he could no longer degenerate, and said to Li Chengqian: "This ...... Ahem, Your Highness, this dictionary is yours, you can just do it! ”

"Hehe, okay, after I calculate the price of the paper, I'll make a note, and then let people go to you to pay the money!" Li Chengqian said.

After the matter here was discussed, Li Chengqian walked back to the operation room with the two old men, and saw Zhu Jie being with the little tiger and them making paper, beckoned to him, and then said: "In the future, let the masters produce paper according to this new method." There are workshops that can expand him. ”

…… (To be continued.) )