Chapter 80: Papermaking Affecting the Course of World Civilization
It's already winter, and the temperature is getting colder and colder. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
But the residents of Greenwater are not as frightened as in previous years, because they have plenty of food this year!
In fact, not only that, in previous years, when winter begins, most people will have nothing to do but rely on surplus food to survive.
But even if it is winter this year, His Royal Highness the Prince still has a lot of work for them to do, so that they will not be cut off from their financial resources.
For the residents of Green Water Town, it is like being in paradise, happy and satisfied!
At this time, more than twenty days had passed since Casio had asked Azka to join the papermaking process.
In the past few days, Ole and his team have completed the construction of the mine frame as scheduled, and they have joined Sisko in the work of opening up the road, doing things such as paving and repairing the road.
Because of their natural proximity to the Earth Spirits, the work of repairing the roads was carried out much faster than that of ordinary workers.
They only need to use the Lingzi Technique, and they can make the originally uneven ground become smooth and solid in a short period of time through the surge of the Earth Lingzi.
At the same time, because Casio absorbs people from the surrounding villages and towns, the residents of Greenwater Town are significantly more than in previous years. Casio was not polite, and gathered these scattered residents and went to the mine in advance to carry out the preliminary mining work.
Casio estimates that if they wait for another month or so, and by the time Sisko completes the road, the mine will continue to transport ore out in exchange for large sums of money or resources.
The only thing that made Casio more and more vigilant during this period was that there was still no movement on Count Cavin's side.
It stands to reason that his side has already violated the interests of Count Carvin by absorbing the surrounding population, and if he gathers his own people to go to the veins, this matter must not be hidden.
Under the premise that their own interests are violated and there is a temptation of huge profits, Count Carvin and they still have not made the slightest move, which is worth puzzling.
The calmer they were, the heavier Casio's heart became, because before the storm, there was always oppressive tranquility!
Regardless of what Count Calvin is having, at least Casio's papermaking technology has finally made a breakthrough.
In the time that Azka had joined, Casio and Azka had discussed and asked Azca to use his long-standing experience to extract natural alkali water, which was used to soak the raw materials and boil it.
Thanks to the decomposition of alkaline water, the newly made paper fibers are indeed finer and tighter than at the beginning.
Not only that, but Casio also had a flash of inspiration in the final communication with Azca, allowing Azka to extract the liquid from the water and make something similar to glue, and then add it to the pulp.
With the addition of glue, the paper is no longer as easy to crush as a shortbread, and gradually has a kind of flexibility and foldability that paper should have.
Casio and they obviously found the right direction, so in the test after trial, the paper obtained was getting closer and closer to Casio's minimum expected standard.
Looking at the yellowish paper film that was gradually drying on the top of the baking oven, Casio still reached out with some excitement to remove the pale yellow paper, despite the fact that he had tried it I don't know how many times.
When the fingers touch this pale yellow paper, there is no longer the roughness that it had at the beginning, but a smooth touch of the paper used by Casio in his last life.
Gently peeling off the paper from the mold, Casio's eyes suddenly lit up, this paper is not only moderately thick, but also obviously reaches a new height in terms of toughness.
Trying to tear the paper and rubbing it, Casio's eyes shone even more, and finally he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Your Royal Highness, did you succeed?" Azka was involved in the paper-making operation, but he was unaware of Casio's specific requirements for paper.
But when he saw Casio so excited at this time, he vaguely guessed in his heart that the papermaking technique should be a successful experiment.
Casio handed the paper in his hand to Azka and said with a smile, "You watch silently." ”
Azkar took the paper, her eyes lit up, and she clearly felt the difference between this paper and the previous ones.
"Bring the pen!" Casio waved his hand, took the quill handed by the man next to him, and began to write on the pale yellow paper.
In order to accommodate the sharp tip of the quill pen, Casio deliberately thickened the thickness of the paper when fishing for the paper film.
I saw that as the words were written on this pale yellow paper, the black ink was quickly absorbed into it, but it did not overflow, showing good ink absorption and ink restraint.
"Okay!" Casio couldn't help but let out a low sigh, feeling that his efforts over the past few days had finally not been in vain.
There is no doubt that although this paper is not yet comparable to the paper of Casio's previous era in terms of color and overall performance, it has fully met Casio's minimum standards, and even surpassed.
Azka withdrew his gaze from the paper, his eyes full of surprise that could not be concealed: "Your Royal Highness, we have finally succeeded!"
"yes, apparently the final proportions were the right way to do it, so our efforts were not in vain!" Casio smiled from ear to ear, causing the townsfolk in the workshop to cheer loudly.
Casio was also immersed in joy with the townspeople, but when he saw Azka looking at him steadily, he couldn't help but wonder, "Azca, what's wrong with you?"
Azca's eyes seemed to be shining brightly, and he looked at Casio and said, "Your Royal Highness, I never thought that someone could do such a great thing. I can even foresee how the world will shake when this new and cheap paper is promoted!"
Casio was stunned by Azca's words, and couldn't help but laugh: "Azca, you have the credit for this. If there's a chance to make history, you're one of them!"
Azka shook his head, but he was not willing to accept Casio's appreciation: "Your Royal Highness, I have only done some insignificant things under your orders during this time, and the decisive factor in all these results comes from your guidance, Your Royal Highness. ”
Casio shook his head, not knowing how to answer Azca's words at this point.
Truth be told, when Casio first thought of bringing papermaking back to this world, he didn't think about the impact it would have on this world.
In his mind, he only knew that this thing could make money, and that's it!
But at this time, after Azka's reminder, he gradually realized that papermaking can be recognized by his own world as one of the four great inventions, and maybe it really has the possibility of promoting the development of civilization!
"Since one invention has already been made, why not do it in one step, and take the opportunity to make another invention at the same time?" Casio suddenly had a thought in his mind.
Then, he smiled at the corner of his mouth, and he already had a decision in his heart.