Volume 4 The Rising Star of the Imperial Capital 43 Paper 02
Xu Zheng has already made up his mind to contact more students in the pharmaceutical department to see if we can find a way to solve this problem together. If it can't be solved, it is better to put papermaking aside, because with the experience of his previous life, Xu Zheng knows that environmental pollution is too terrible, one is not good, and if it is destroyed, it is a whole civilization. In the era when a large number of paper was used before the development of technology and the widespread use of personal multimedia information systems, the pollution caused by papermaking was devastating.
It was impossible to cut the reeds now, so Xu Zheng honestly used the grass and trees around Zion City as raw materials to experiment with his first batch of paper. Since there are no modern tools, Xu Zheng started with the ancient, but already mature ancient method of making paper, and tried to make it while improving it. After collecting the raw materials, in order to save costs, I went to Lucina to collect the broken scraps, and then cut them after soaking, chopping, washing, cooking, rinsing, pounding, adding water to make a suspended slurry, fishing for the pulp, and drying a series of improved ancient papermaking processes, and then cutting, and successfully made the first batch of paper.
The first batch of finished products, due to lack of experience, the first experimental trial and other reasons, Xu Zheng checked the final finished product, and found that its paper belly appeared loose and not tight enough, the paper surface was rough and not delicate enough, the difference in thickness was relatively large, and there were a lot of shortcomings. The writing test with ink found that the writing feel was poor, the resistance was high, and the ink penetrated into the back of the paper was obvious. The whole first batch of paper, in addition to the obvious advantages of low cost and light and thin, the writing effect is not as good as that of parchment rolls.
Of course, as a cultural carrier, this trial is quite a failure, but it does not mean that it is a waste product. Xu Zheng noticed that this batch of paper was due to the process. It is quite light and soft, although it is not suitable for writing and drawing. But it seems to be quite easy to wipe your butt. I tried it, and I felt quite comfortable...... The first batch of toilet paper in the other world was successfully born...... Embarrassment!
Extremely extravagantly, he took a large fourth-order light system magic crystal and grinded it into a magnifying glass, and observed it against the paper, and found that most of the fibers and fiber bundles were long, indicating that it had a poor degree of cutting. The basic operation process of papermaking such as shearing and pulping is insufficient, and this batch of paper technology is well understood and mature, and can only be regarded as defective products. Belch...... Except for toilet paper use, it is not considered.
Why don't you cut some points and give them to Old Rex. Damn! Samuel Royal wipes his ass with silk, which is really extravagant, wasteful, and unforgivable! Saving starts from these aspects, such as. Newly baked 'toilet paper'.
His mind returned to papermaking, and as soon as his mind moved, he went to Mr. Forrester to see if the experienced old alchemist had any experience to borrow.
Let Xu Zheng create something new. It was angry talk, first, I wanted to punish him, and second, I wanted to pass it like this. Let Xu Zheng further comprehend the alchemy technique. Unexpectedly, in half a day, Xu Zheng was really making something new, and Forrest immediately rushed over with great interest, and even ignored the summons of Samuel Royal.
Looking at the pile of new 'toilet paper', Xu Zheng only briefly explained the use of the paper, and Forrester tentatively tested the quality and smelled the smell. After a few more strokes with the pen, I immediately realized the significance of this thing.
Sweating ...... It's really a new thing of great significance. How does this young man have a long brain? He can think of such a thing! Staring at Xu Zheng with a stammering mouth, Forrester was really speechless, and handed him a task to try to do it for him, but he really got it for you. This apprentice is really a bit of a bull, and after giving him the right to let go and make it freely, the two things he made in a row are earth-shattering products.
As a knowledge-based teacher, Forrester understands that since language has evolved into words and graphics, it needs good carriers. Sheepskin is difficult to manufacture, time-consuming and labor-intensive, expensive raw materials, and difficult to preserve. Belch...... From a personal point of view, the smell of fishy* is even more terrible, and it always makes people think that it is writing on the corpses of dead animals, which is really unappetizing. The reason why the library is rarely visited, and is jokingly called a slaughterhouse or cemetery for those who don't like to read, has something to do with this terrible smell.
If paper really has the benefits that Xu Zheng said, it is convenient and lightweight, easy to write and paint, and the cost is low, and it can be produced on a large scale, then it will be the best civilization carrying tool, which can greatly promote the spread and development of civilization. This thing is much more important and meaningful than the water tower.
Therefore, Forrester not only actively participated in it immediately, but also used the power of his mentor to mobilize the entire Ogma students to fully support the papermaking experiment.
As a result, with the Alchemy Department as the leader and the Pharmaceutical Department as the supplement, the trial work began to be carried out in an all-round way. In the end, even the Swordsman Department and the Knight Department were involved, and these two powerful students undertook almost all the hard work, including the collection of raw materials, chopping, washing, rinsing, pounding and other processing steps, all of which were done by them. The strength of unity throughout Ogma Academy is evident, and many students are struggling to create something new.
With more people involved, the process of making paper has become very fast. The students and instructors of the Pharmaceutical Department specialize in the handling of drugs and materials, and it is no exaggeration to say that this skill is close to the realm of florology. Under the leadership of the teachers of the pharmacy department, the teachers and students worked together to make color and dye agents, laying the foundation for the emergence of white paper and various colored papers. What's even more powerful is that they only tried to achieve the effect they wanted to achieve based on Xu Zheng's verbal description, and put it into the raw materials to remove impurities such as lignin, pectin, pigment, and oil, which greatly improved the quality.
As for the related tools used in papermaking, this part requires modern technology and casting technology, and the teachers and students of Ogma Academy can't help, so Xu Zheng has to ask for two more dwarves. Together, the trio created a porous flat screen with long and round nets as papermakers. Then for the future large-scale production, a movable curtain bed paper mold was designed for backup.
The papermaking initiative of the other world is actively being carried out with the participation of the whole school of Ogma Academy. When Principal Audrey learned the news, she hurried over with her skirt and wondered what had alarmed so many students and teachers. After looking at it, Principal Audrey's footsteps never left the alchemy department.
In fact, in addition to playing a leading role in the alchemy department, most of the logistics work has also been done, such as using the environmental conditions required for alchemy to start a business and make paper. After a while. The level of each alchemy student in drawing magic arrays has improved a lot.
Of the entire Ogma Academy, the most pitiful is the Ministry of Magic. They can barely help. This thing-making thing is not the strong point of chanting and magic-wielding people. Moreover, most of the students in the Ministry of Magic are weak and weak, and they can't even help with their strength. Almin's sister Alcy was quite unconvinced, and brought a group of classmates to watch for a long time, and found that it really couldn't help much. I went stupidly. The morale of the Ministry of Magic took a small hit. Arming raised his eyebrows from this, and said straight that he had finally defeated this demon sister once, and from then on, he chased Xu Zheng every day and shouted: "I have changed my ideals." I don't want to be a beast tamer, I aspire to be an alchemist!
This man's ideal is to be diligent......
With the efforts of many teachers and students of Ogma, and with the help of Xu Zheng, a person who should not have appeared, the long history of the development of papermaking in ancient China in Xu Zheng's previous life was condensed from a thousand years of history into one day. It only takes a while. Thanks to the efforts of Ogmar's teachers and students, he was able to create paper that could be used for writing and painting.
Now, what is in front of Xu Zheng and Forrester is the finished product of the seventh test.
Still took out the extravagant magnifying glass, Xu Zheng carefully checked the quality of the paper. Judging by the details. The shortcomings of the first trial production have been well improved, and under the magnifying glass, the paper fibers are evenly intertwined. The cut is even, and the fibers and fiber bundles are handled quite well. The students of the Warrior Department, the Swordsman Department, and the Knight Department are very good and powerful! On the surface, they are already very bright and clean, and you have to use the eyes of picking bones in eggs to feel a layer of yellow. At first glance, the appearance is white. The surface is smooth, and it has a bit of a beautiful glow.
Feel it with your hands, and the flexibility is very good. The whole look looks very light and thin, and it should be fragile and fragile in my imagination, but the actual result is surprisingly strong, and it is already so thin, and you still have to tear it by hand to tear it. Try again, rub vigorously with your hands and then unfold, basically flat as before, and the recovery is not bad.
Finally, the most important thing to try, Forrester took the pen and carefully stroked up.
Xu Zheng couldn't help but say: "Teacher, the quality feels pretty good, don't be so careful." ”
Forrester couldn't help laughing, he was indeed a little cautious about this new thing, and he lost his normal heart. At the moment, I write with the usual strength, I only feel that the tip of the pen is smooth, the feel is smooth, the handwriting or the lines drawn are clear and distinct, and under the white color, it is beautiful and generous, and there is no infiltration at all. You must know that no matter how well the sheepskin is handled, due to structural reasons, the situation of infiltration cannot be avoided.
This paper, made according to Xu Zheng's alchemy creativity, was judged by Forrester to greatly surpass the original sheepskin as a medium for writing and painting, both in terms of appearance, convenience, lightness, and writing feel. Forrester was also involved in the whole production process, and deeply understood its low price and the feasibility of making it by a large number of people. He can be sure without hesitation that the day when paper appears will be the day when expensive sheepskins will be completely replaced, and through this thing, education can be rapidly popularized and popularized! The emergence of this thing is of great significance for generations!
All the students who participated watched with bated breath as Forrester moved. Seeing that he first wrote a few alchemy recipes, then took a sheet and drew a few lines, and even with a childlike heart, he also drew a villain on it. Then, Forrester stopped writing, took a deep breath, and couldn't control the excitement in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Success!"
Xu Zheng's heart jumped, and the paper finally appeared in the other world with his own hand.
For a while, I couldn't stop feeling a burst of excitement in my heart, and the joy of success came to my heart. Looking out through the arms of the many students waving wildly, looking at the first batch of papers, the excitement and pride are truly indescribable. This time, it can be regarded as a real great thing for the people of the other world!
The joy was real and great. For the emergence of paper, Forrester values it as a carrier of civilization and promotes the development of civilization. In Xu Zheng's eyes, it is just a gift, a gift to everyone in the world of Aris Continent, if it can make more people happy, then Xu Zheng will be even happier, this is the original intention of everyone who gives: through material, express mood, give happiness, and share happiness.
Xu Zheng felt joy and happiness, not someone else's, but really from himself, a very real feeling.
Seeing the joy of Ogma's teachers and students, Xu Zheng almost immediately determined what he wanted to do—use all his talents to make others happier, and also make himself happier, and live a happy and fulfilling life.
If you are not happy now, you can create with your true feelings and hands, and create a happy life with your own hands.
This process of building a happy and happy life of rebirth never ends after it begins!
ps:
Papermaking is a rotten subject, and it seems that this book will be written about through rebirth. Then the protagonist uses this skill to shine in the other world.
Originally, I wanted to avoid vulgarity, but the bad thing is to find out that it is inevitable. And for me personally, I am annoyed by the fact that I can't help but type the three words that I can't type when I mention writing...... When I got out of the paper, there was a little bit of selfishness in it, in order to save it for typing the keyboard. Wowhaha!
In the setting of the otherworldly time and space, the paper can't always appear in the air. In the era of magic and the sword, civilization and history were passed down through parchment scrolls and oral chanting and bards. So, in the end, I didn't avoid being vulgar and wrote this rotten plot plot.
So, I can only try to write as well as I can...... However, the strength is limited, and it is not easy to do. Depressed......
In addition, there is a small selfishness, Cheng'an is not a strong country, through this, let Cheng'an slowly become rich and strong, the era of parchment rolls, paper is a rare thing, and trade with other countries is profitable. That's Xiao Zhengzi's maiden home. Quack (to be continued, if you want to know what happened next, please log in, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)