During the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Emperor period, after the improvement of Cai Lun, a set of more stereotyped papermaking processes was formed, which can be roughly summarized into the following steps: the first is the collection and processing of raw materials, that is, the plant raw materials are collected according to the needs (such as some plant raw materials need skin, while some need stalks), and the collected raw materials are processed to a certain extent, such as chopping, drying, etc.; The second is the separation of fibers, that is, the method of soaking or cooking (with the cooperation of alkaline substances, such as lime, plant ash, etc.) to make the plant fiber raw materials and disperse them into fibrous shapes, and the third is grinding (pulping), which is to further disperse them into fibers by mortar pounding, and make the fibers produce a certain amount of filament, and become usable pulp; The fourth is papermaking, that is, the pulp is mixed with water to make it a suspension of a certain concentration, and then the pulp is scooped with a papermaker (bamboo curtain, etc.), so that the pulp is evenly interwoven into a thin sheet of wet paper on the papermaker; The fifth is pressing, which is to stack the copied wet paper panels together, and use the method of load-bearing pressing to remove the moisture in the wet paper panels. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The sixth is drying, that is, the wet paper is dried or dried, and the paper is removed to become paper

After the Eastern Han Dynasty, although the process has been continuously improved and matured, these steps have basically not changed, even in modern times, in wet papermaking production, its production process is still not fundamentally different from the ancient Chinese papermaking method. The fiber of bamboo is hard, brittle and easy to break, and the technical treatment is more difficult, and the success of making paper with bamboo shows that the ancient Chinese papermaking technology has reached a considerable degree of maturity. Take the bamboo paper manufacturing method recorded in the volume of the ancient book "Tiangong Kaiwu" as an example as an introduction. In ancient times, the steps of making paper from bamboo were as follows:

1. Chop bamboo and drift pond: chop bamboo and tender bamboo, put it in the pond, cut and soak for more than 100 days, and use natural microorganisms to decompose and wash off the green skin of bamboo.

2. Boil the fire: Put the bamboo obtained above into the 'wandering' bucket and steam it with lime for eight days and eight nights.

3. Mortar: Take out the bamboo treated above, put it into the stone mortar, and knock it with a stone mill until the bamboo is broken, which is similar to the mud surface.

4. Swing the material into the curtain: pour the broken bamboo into the sink, and use the bamboo curtain to swing the material in the water, the bamboo becomes a thin layer attached to the bamboo curtain, and the rest of the water flows down the groove from the four sides of the bamboo curtain.

5. Cover the curtain and press the paper: Then the curtain is repeated to make the wet paper fall on the board, that is, a piece of paper. In this way, the process of sprinkling and covering the curtain is repeated, so that thousands of sheets of wet paper are stacked one by one, and then a wooden board is added to squeeze out most of the water.

6. Burn-through drying: Raise the wet paper one by one and dry it. The equipment for baking paper is to build an alley with adobe bricks, a fire is lit in the alley, and after the temperature of the adobe bricks rises, the wet paper is pasted and dried one by one. After drying, it is lifted to form paper.

Although the papermaking technique and bamboo paper learned by Zuo Xiaoyou are roughly the same, there are still differences in the details, and the steps are subdivided into 11 steps, which are as follows:

1. Picking: In July and August every year, peel off the bark of the main trunk or branch of the tree with a knife, and then remove the green surface layer of the skin.

2. Drying material: Hang the bark of the peeled tree inside and outside the yard, expose it to the sun, and store it for later use after drying.

3. Soaking: Put the sun-dried bark in the ditch stream and soak it in clear spring water, or put it in a basin and soak it in cool water until the bark is completely soft.

4. Mixing ash: first use a sieve to sieve the ashes to remove the charcoal and other sundries, and then put the soaked soft skin in it, so that the ash is evenly attached to the skin (the quality of the ash is related to the firewood burned, the better the texture of the firewood, the stronger the alkalinity of the ash), so that the skin is fully alkalized (the alkalinity of the ash is also related to the quality of the paper, the stronger the alkalinity, the whiter the paper).

5. Steaming: Put the ash skin in a pot that has been filled with water, cover with a burlap, and steam over medium heat. The cooking time is generally about 10 hours. The cooking time is related to the alkalinity of the ash, which is short if it is strong and long if it is weak. It doesn't matter how long it takes, as long as the skin is cooked thoroughly.

6. Washing: After the skin is boiled thoroughly, pick the boiled skin into the stream, let the water wash away the fire ash attached to the skin, and at the same time wash it by hand, and clean up some impurities and hard objects until there are no impurities.

7. Pounding: Put the cleaned skin on the stone pier and beat it repeatedly with a wooden hammer until the fibers of the skin can naturally disperse in the water.

8. Pouring paper: first fill the paper bed with seven full of water, and then put the paper mold into the water in the paper bed and fix it with stones, and then sprinkle the appropriate amount of pulp (more paper thickness, less paper thinness, must be moderate) in the paper mold, first stir it with both hands, and then beat it with an even rod, after the pulp has settled on the white gauze, then remove the stones, slowly tilt the erection of the paper mold, and let the water drain before lifting it to the sun.

9. Drying paper: Lift the poured paper together with the paper mold to the sun for exposure. Be sure to pay attention to the weather changes when drying, and never let the rain damage the paper.

10. Calendering: When the paper is dry, use a porcelain bowl with smooth and complete edges to gently polish the back of the paper mold to make the paper attached to the white gauze side smoother and more colorful.

11. Unwrapping paper: After the paper is dried, first tear a corner by hand, and then gently remove the whole piece of paper with a very smooth unwrapping wooden knife, so that the steps of papermaking are all completed.

But now that the season is over, Zuo Xiaoyou can only postpone the time of papermaking to next year. Now Zuo Xiaoyou is very short of manpower, of course, Wu Shi and Zhao Wang can mobilize manpower for him, but Zuo Xiaoyou can't trust them, if they really send people to him, there must be a large number of 'spies' mixed in, some things Zuo Xiaoyou doesn't want others to know, the best way is to cultivate it yourself. It's too late to find adults now, so I can only buy some boys and girls, and let Xiang Shaolong train these little guys in the way of the army.

Xiang Shaolong has been in the Duke's Mansion for a long time, and gradually became a little bored, this day Zuo Xiaoyou went outside to buy back two hundred boys and girls, and entrusted him to train these little guys in the way of the army, all kinds of skills are secondary, and you must be loyal.

Xiang Shaolong knew Zuo Xiaoyou's ambitions, and he was really boring, so he took over the job, and gave these little guys an ideological and political lesson every day, so that they could be loyal to themselves and Zuo Xiaoyou. In addition, Xiang Shaolong also passed on some skills and techniques in the army to them, and later taught them different skills according to the differences of each child. Most of the boys learn 'hard currency' such as swordsmanship, reconnaissance, and wilderness survival skills, while most of the girls learn more espionage methods, basically knowing a little bit of everything, but only one or two are proficient.

Some are good at arithmetic, some are good at music, and some are good at charming. These girls will grow up sooner or later, and Xiang Shaolong asked Su Nu to help teach these girls the art of charming, so that he could help Zuo Xiaoyou get information in some festivals in the future. It's not that Xiang Shaolong is ruthless, it's really that there are many boys and girls in this era, and the status of women is equal to the goods, although Xiang Shaolong hopes that these girls can have a good future when they grow up, but apart from him and Zuo Xiaoyou, few men will really cherish the women around them, rather than this, it is better to let these girls learn how to seduce and please men as soon as possible, maybe they can rely on 'good life' and worry free in the future.

In the first year of coming to the world of Xun Qinji, Zuo Xiaoyou chose to hibernate, and in order to train these children, Zuo Xiaoyou postponed the plan to let Xiang Shaolong enter the army, but his relationship with Lian Po, who returned from the battlefield, was quite friendly, because Zuo Xiaoyou planted grain that increased the yield per mu dozens of times, although this year is a little late, and it cannot be promoted nationwide, but because of the relationship between greenhouses, so this year can raise seedlings first, with enough seedlings, next year can be planted in large quantities across the country, and as long as there is enough food, Zhao had more military rations than the other six countries.

With enough military rations, Zhao was not afraid of a protracted war. The war is about logistics, and with food, Zhao Guo will consume the opponent to death even if it is consumed, which makes Lian Po, who is proficient in the art of war, excited, so after returning to Handan from the front line, Lian Po just handed over the tiger talisman, so he went to Zuo Xiaoyou's house to visit, and thus became friends with Zuo Xiaoyou.

Of course, Xiang Shaolong was also favored by Lian Po at a glance, but Zuo Xiaoyou said that it was winter this year, and it was nothing to do when he entered the army, so when the spring flowers bloomed next year, he handed Xiang Shaolong over to Lian Po and let Lian Po take him to the battlefield to make meritorious contributions.

Lian Po promised to teach Xiang Shaolong well and strive to train him as his successor.

After sending Lian Po away, Xiang Shaolong looked bitter: "Big brother, I don't want to join the army!" Is it okay for me to be an instructor for my children at home? ”

"What do you say?" Left and right glanced at him.

"I think it's more important to teach these kids." Xiang Shaolong said seriously.

"Huh." Zuo Xiaoyou smiled and said, "Second brother, if I really want to usurp the throne in the future, how can I do it without your support in the army!" Do you want to see your big brother die? ”

Xiang Shaolong slumped: "I'll go, can't I go!" ”

"This is my good second brother." Zuo Xiaoyou laughed and said, "Don't be depressed, there are a bunch of maids at home, pick a few of your favorites!" ”

Xiang Shaolong shook his head: "Forget it, the color is a bone scraper, it is enough to have Shu'er and Su Nu, no matter how much I can't deal with." ”

"What if their aunt comes?" Zuo Xiaoyou smiled.

Xiang Shaolong rolled his eyes: "Nourish vitality." ”

Zuo Xiaoyou chuckled lightly and said, "Second brother, I'll tell you something serious." Do you know how to make guns? ”

"Make a gun?" Xiang Shaolong said: "Big brother, it's not easy to make a gun, now there is no lathe, and the accuracy is difficult to control." If you find those skilled blacksmiths, you may be able to build it, but the size is not necessarily right, and the accuracy is not enough, but it will explode, and when the time comes, you will not collapse the enemy, but your own hand, then the gain will outweigh the loss. ”

"Alas!" Zuo Xiaoyou said helplessly: "It seems that we can only develop industry and commerce first." ”

"It has to be developed." Xiang Shaolong said: "If you want to get rich, build roads first." But it takes money to build roads, and you need money for everything. Big brother, do you know how to make glasses or something? ”

Zuo Xiaoyou thought thoughtfully: "It seems that I have seen the method of making glass before." ”

"Then make some of it." Xiang Shaolong said with a smile: "A glass ball that is worthless, but now it is a priceless treasure, make some cups, bottles and cans and sell them to other six countries, and make money to pave the way in Zhao State, do big business, gather the wealth of the world and then do our own thing." At that time, if we can unite with other princes and nobles to do business, it will not be difficult to push King Zhao off the throne. Sima Yan can use the Jin Dynasty to Wei, and you can also do it, big brother. ”

Zuo Xiaoyou looked at him: "Yes, I have grown." ”

"Every day when I'm idle, I think about it." Xiang Shaolong smiled and said, "Big brother, do you really want to replace Qin Shi Huang?" ”

"I have this idea." Zuo Xiaoyou said: "If you don't demolish the Great Wall, you are not a hero, I will not allow the backbone of the land of China to be a wall to defend against foreign enemies, I want to be an emperor who invades like fire!" ”

Zuo Xiaoyou said very lightly and lightly, but Xiang Shaolong took a deep breath and raised his hand as if he heard thunder: "In this case, I can only do my best to be your auxiliary general." ”

Zuo Xiaoright raised his hand and slapped it heavily with Xiang Shaolong's hand.

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Before you know it, three years have passed. In the first three years of coming to the world of Xunqin, Zuo Xiaoyou chose to hibernate, in addition to promoting various high-yield crops to the entire territory of Zhao Kingdom, he also made a variety of glassware, as well as a dressing mirror that can take a picture of people, in addition to very comfortable tables, chairs and furniture, and a fire kang that made a winter artifact.

In addition, Zuo Xiaoyou has trained a group of field doctors, so that they can master some battlefield first aid methods, and can try their best to avoid the mortality of soldiers after being injured. And Xiang Shaolong joined the army, because of his courage in battle, and has strategic thinking and tactical awareness beyond the times, which made Lian Po and the major generals in the army very appreciative, and he was promoted seven or eight times in three years, and now he has become the top five generals in Zhao Guojun, and is known as Lian Po's successor.

With the assistance of Yuanzong and the Mojia Guild, Zuo Xiaoyou perfected papermaking and produced a variety of paper that could be written.

With the advent of paper and the spread of "The Hundred Schools of Thought and the Way of Governing the World" compiled by Zuo Xiaoyou himself, Zuo Xiaoyou's book was enshrined as a god, attracting talents from all over the world to gather in Zhao and come on pilgrimage. Among them, there is Ji Yanran, who thinks about it day and night, and even widow Qing, and Feng Fei, one of the three famous concubines.

Ji Yanran and Widow Qing were both attracted by Zuo Xiaoyou's talent, and couldn't help but run over to Zuo Xiaoyou for advice, while Feng Fei wanted to use the name of Zuo Xiaoyou, a saint, to perform songs and dances to promote his name.

But since these three women met Zuo Xiaoyou, they were attracted by Zuo Xiaoyou's talent and martial arts, and they didn't come out after falling in, and in less than three months, they were captured by Zuo Xiaoyou and became Zuo Xiaoyou's wife and concubine.

The top three beauties in the world were all put into the room, and for a while, the men in the world beat their chests and screamed. But there are also conceited, talented and beautiful women who are ready to move, and want to recommend themselves to the pillow, but it is a pity that Zuo Xiaoyou feels that the women around him are enough, and no matter how much she can't take care of, she will not be able to take care of other women, so that other women will become Mrs. Zuo, and women all over the world will complain again and again. (To be continued.) )