Chapter 31: Newsprint
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Li Shimin explained what Changsu Wuji did, and what Changsun Wuji told Changsun Ning to do, Li Su couldn't get it, and his attention now returned to the paper mill.
Today's slaves have learned the basic methods of making paper, and making newsprint has become Li's next goal.
During the Tang Dynasty, the raw materials of paper were mainly hemp, rattan, rags, bark, etc., and the main raw materials for making zuò newsprint were wood pulp, which is also the reason why Li Su specially purchased wood grinding machines.
After explaining to these slaves the raw materials and basic methods of making newsprint zuò, Li asked the paper mill to try to produce the first newsprint.
"Your Highness, this is Zhao Erniu!"
On this day, as soon as Li Su arrived at the paper mill, Su Moer brought a young man around the age of twenty-four to Li Su.
Li looked at Su Mo'er puzzled, not understanding what she meant by bringing this person.
Su Mo'er continued: "Please also ask Your Highness for forgiveness, when learning papermaking, Zhao Erniu was very diligent, and the paper he made was also the best, so the slave had the courage to promote him to the foreman of the paper mill." ”
"Really?" Li Su looked at Zhao Erniu, his body was quite strong, and he was honest, and his eyes looked at Li Su with some fear at this time, "Are you sure that you can make newsprint?" ”
Zhao Erniu respectfully said: "Tell Your Highness, the little one has already made the first one, but I don't know if it's right or not, so I will tell Steward Su!" ”
"Really?" Li was overjoyed, "Take me to see it!" ”
Following Zhao Erniu, Li Su went to the place where the paper was dried, and Zhao Erniu uncovered a piece of yellowed paper and handed it to Li Su.
The newsprint paper is soft, has good elasticity, absorbs water and ink, picks up the paper, Li Su first tried the feel, there are already seven points of newspaper softness, he shook it vigorously, and the elasticity is also good.
Nodding with satisfaction, Li Yu took a little water and poured it on the paper, which was quickly absorbed, and various tests proved that it was a qualified newsprint.
"Zhao Erniu, you are the hero of the paper mill!" Li Su happily patted Zhao Erniu on the shoulder, which startled Zhao Erniu, a prince has such an intimate behavior towards a slave, and it is no longer possible to use the word flattered to describe Zhao Erniu's mood.
Putting down the newsprint, Li Su faced the five hundred slaves and said: "To make newsprint, Zhao Erniu has made great contributions, and from today on, cancel Zhao Erniu's slavery!" ”
"What!"
"How is that possible!"
“……”
As soon as Li Su's words fell, the slaves immediately exploded, and looked at Li Su incredulously, wondering if they had heard it wrong, since they became slaves, they have lost their yearning for a better life, and they live a numb life day by day, like walking corpses.
Li Su's words hit Zhao Erniu's heart like a thunderbolt, before he sold himself into slavery, he was an honest farmer, Zhenguan two years of locust plague made him lose his land and crops, a family of ten people since then cut off food, four young sisters, three young brothers are hungry and cry all night, he as the eldest brother listened to his heart like a knife, in order not to let his younger brothers and sisters starve to death, he hid from his family and sold himself to a passing Hu merchant at the price of ten buckets of rice, and then he was resold several times, and finally came here.
"Your Highness, is this true?" Zhao Erniu said in a trembling voice.
Li Su didn't speak, at this time, Su Mo'er handed over a slave certificate to Zhao Erniu, sometimes language is pale, only action has power.
"Now you can tear it!" Li Su looked at Zhao Erniu with a smile.
After taking the certificate, Zhao Erniu's hand holding the certificate trembled, and at that time he pressed the deed of sale printed by his finger, how could he forget jì, how could he forget jì!
"Zla!" As if he had exhausted all his strength, Zhao Erniu tore the voucher to shreds, and his bean-sized eyes kept flowing, "Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness!" Zhao Erniu kowtowed on the ground like crazy, he had fantasized about this day countless times, but the facts ruined his illusion again and again, and today, after he lost hope, this luxury suddenly came.
Li Su hurriedly helped him up, so that he could harm himself and hang up, and he would lose a lot.
"You have all seen it, there is still hope in life, as long as you are willing to work hard and contribute to the workshop like Zhao Erniu, you all have the hope of getting out of slavery, not only that, but you can also marry a wife and have children here, look at the strong man opposite you, and then look at the woman opposite you, don't you have any thoughts in your heart at night?"
Li Su was so straightforward, so that the slaves were a little embarrassed, people have seven emotions and six desires, and now these male slaves don't want to hold a wife, and the female slave doesn't want to find a man.
"Your Highness!" Su Mo'er also blushed and reminded Li Su.
Li was stunned for a moment, and realized that this was not the 21st century, and he was too unreserved.
Coughing a few times in embarrassment, Li Su said: "I have said everything that should be said, whether to continue to live numbly, or to fight for tomorrow, you can do it yourself!" ”
Silence, after Li Su finished speaking, the slaves were silent, but from their eyes lit up one by one, Li Su understood that his words had a role.
Let these slaves go back to work, Li Su left Zhao Erniu alone, "Now although you are out of slave status, you are still a person without household registration, continue to work hard, five years later, I will hand over a Chang'an household registration to you, and from today onwards, you can receive a monthly salary of 200 Wen per month, you can take a day off every six days, and you can go to a place outside the workshop, it's just that you won't blame me for not applying for your household registration now!" ”
"His Royal Highness is as kind to the slave as a mountain, the slave does not dare to ask too much, the identity of the second cow in the past is the same as that of a beast, and today he has really become a person, in the future, whatever His Highness says is what it is, even if he gives up his life for His Highness, I Zhao Erniu will not frown!" Zhao Erniu said categorically.
"Your life is still left to yourself, the next thing is the mass production of newsprint, the output can't keep up, see how I clean you up!" As he spoke, Li Su's expression changed, and he whispered to Zhao Erniu: "Is there a girl you like, this king will be a matchmaker for you!" ”
"Hehe......" Zhao Erniu immediately smirked.
After the brainwashing, Li Su and Su Moer discussed a set of reward and punishment regulations for the workshop, and established a point system under Li Su's construction, such as heavy contributions, model workers can increase points every month, and when the points reach the standard, they can cancel their slavery status, and become hired workers in the workshop like Zhao Erniu, on the contrary, those who are passive and sabotage, the workshop will sell them again.
"Your Highness's novel idea makes Mo'er really sigh to herself!" After the discussion, Su Mo'er sighed, "And His Highness's kindness, Mo'er admires it even more!" ”
"That's it! You girl, you have actually learned to pat on the back! Li Su had the heart to tease her, "If you really admire me, it's better to kiss it!" Li Su pointed to his face.
Su Mo'er said in shame: "Your Highness is so bad! ”
"Hehe...... " Li Mo is a good character, not as bold and enthusiastic as Yun'er, thinking of Yun'er, Li Su suddenly hasn't seen her for five or six days, and can't help asking: "By the way, why haven't you seen Yun'er recently?" ”
Su Mo'er said with a dark expression: "Sister Yun'er originally came to the palace on behalf of her sick cousin, but a few days ago, Mo'er's cousin came to the palace and replaced Mo'er again. ”
"Oh!" Li Su was suddenly a little disappointed, "This girl left and didn't say hello to me!" ”
Su Mo'er and Yun'er have a very good relationship, she explained: "Originally, Yun'er wanted to say goodbye to His Highness, but His Highness was busy practicing equestrianism in those days, and Yun'er's cousin came suddenly that day, so I didn't see you!" ”
"I ignored it!" , Speaking of which, Li Su still likes Yun'er's character quite a lot, unlike other maids who see Li Su and mice meet cats Yes, they can't talk a word, except for serving tea and pouring water, they just stand like a wooden man.
returned to the palace, and the maid who came to serve Li Su was really a different person, and her face was somewhat similar to Yun'er, probably her cousin.
"Yun'er is your cousin?" Li Su asked.
This girl is about sixteen or seventeen years old, she has served Li Su before, and her impression of Li Su is still in the past, seeing Li Su's unhappy face, she knelt down in fright and said: "Your Highness forgives the sin, the slave maid is sick, so I let my cousin replace the slave maid for a while!" ”
"Where is Yun'er now?" Li Su wasn't targeting her, but there was one less close person around him, and he was just a little uncomfortable.
"Your Royal Highness, Yun'er is not from Chang'an, she just came to my house to borrow for a while, a few days ago, my aunt was going to go back, and my illness was cured, so I changed her back, where Yun'er did not serve well, His Royal Highness blamed the slave maid!"
"No, she served well!" Li Su sighed.
On the official road from Chang'an to Gyeongju, a young girl and a middle-aged woman walked side by side, and the messengers often passed by on horses, constantly raising bursts of dust, making the old and young cover their noses from time to time.
The girl was fourteen or fifteen years old, dressed in sackcloth and had patches on her arms and knees, but even such clothes were cleanly washed.
"The food in the palace is to raise people, our family Yun'er has only been a few months, and now it is not only white, but also beautiful, no wonder the girls in Chang'an rushed to those noble masters!" After walking for a while, the woman found a place to sit down and rest on the side of the road, looked at her daughter's outstanding appearance, and said, "Just based on the appearance of our daughter, it is not a sure thing to find a big family to be a concubine." After saying this, the woman laughed happily, in her opinion, it would be a blessing to be a concubine of a rich family, and to eat and drink without worry.
The corners of the girl's mouth lifted a wry smile, she didn't answer her mother's words, she just looked in the direction of Chang'an, and she was stupid for a while!
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