After reading the finished product, Huang Yuan took Xiao Zhengtai around the paper mill.

The prison will be full of craftsmen, and the tools used to make paper will be made quickly, so the paper will be developed in such a short time!

"Has the cost of paper ever been calculated?"

Xiao Zhengtai asked with an old-fashioned look.

"Back to the little boy, I have calculated, now is the research period, each piece of paper is about one and a half pennies, and after mass production, each piece of paper is less than one penny!"

Huang Yuan said excitedly.

The paper was light and white, and he never dreamed that it was made of straw, let alone that the cost was so low!

As soon as their paper is on the market, it will definitely set off a storm in Xianyang City and replace bamboo slips in a short period of time!

"Well, it's even lower than I expected!" Xiao Zhengtai nodded.

"What? Less than a penny ......? ”

Wang Li looked at Huang Yuan in shock, and stretched out a finger, "I can't hear it wrong, right?" Just a blank sheet of paper costs only a penny? ”

"That's right, papermaking was invented by Xiao Gongzi, the cost is low, and the people will be able to read and write in the future!"

Up to now, Huang Yuan admires Xiao Zhengtai from the bottom of his heart.

Blank paper is obviously better than bamboo, and it can be priced for hundreds of texts, but the little boy is priced at two texts, just so that ordinary people can read!

This is something that ordinary people can't do!

Now that these are troubled times, who doesn't want to make a little more money? Only the little boy, everything is in the interests of the people!

He also proposed to the emperor to promote the status and salary of their craftsmen, and now the whole prison is full of energy, and they are all grateful to the little son!

"How much paper does a paper mill expect to produce in a day?"

"Back to the little boy, when the raw materials are sufficient, it is divided into two shifts, black and white, and it is estimated that 20,000 sheets a day is no problem!"

After listening to Huang Yuan's answer, Xiao Zhengtai began to think about it in his heart, and finally shook his head.

"No, we still have to increase production, once the paper is available, there will definitely be people vying to buy it, plus the palace and the ministers, this amount is far from enough!"

"There are still some manpower that can be transferred to the prison, but in this way, the progress of the construction of Afang Palace will slow down, I am afraid that Your Majesty will blame!"

Huang Yuan was slightly embarrassed.

"You don't have to worry about the progress of Afang Palace, I have already discussed with Your Majesty, even if it is suspended, it doesn't matter!"

"What? Downtime doesn't matter? ”

Huang Yuan seemed to have heard something unbelievable, and his eyes almost didn't fly out.

Ah Fang Palace!

A new palace built by His Majesty!

It doesn't matter if the shutdown works?

"That's right, Afang Palace is redundant, you can go and work for two days if you have enough manpower, and you don't have to pay attention to it if there is no one, but I will transfer a batch of skilled craftsmen to purify coarse salt, and there is also an arsenal...... I'm afraid it's a bit manpower! ”

It doesn't matter if the coarse salt is purified, there is no technical content, a group of soldiers are sent to the salt mines in each battalion, and two craftsmen are placed in each salt mine to guide, and then they are transferred back after the soldiers master the essentials, and let the soldiers operate by themselves, anyway, there is no need to keep it secret.

The salt of Daqin is in the hands of the imperial court, and no one in ordinary businessmen dares to fight this idea, unless it is a long life!

But the arsenal can't do it, it must be done by a reliable person in person, once the formula is leaked, it is not a good thing for Daqin!

His system is not a supermarket, you can buy whatever you want, and when the time comes, you can buy thermal weapons to suppress it.

His system big brother depends on the mood, if you are in a good mood, you will be useful, and if you are in a bad mood, you will be given a piece of Xiang!

"Arsenal?"

Huang Yuan was stunned.

Haven't heard of such a place before?

Still need a craftsman?

"That's right, the emperor of the pill in the palace has given it to me, and now it has been renamed the arsenal, and what I want to study in the future will be even more beneficial to the country and the people, and you will have to go into battle in person when the time comes!"

After this period of contact, Xiao Zhengtai found that Huang Yuan was reliable.

Meticulous in his work, and full of enthusiasm for scientific research, he needs such a person the most!

"But by the orders of the little boy!"

Huang Yuan clasped his hands into fists and gave a salute.

It is his blessing to be able to work for the little boy!

"Later, you will take the big guy to receive the reward money, let everyone work hard, and the paper mill will be profitable in the future, and the salary will be doubled!"

"Thank you, little boy!"

Huang Yuan thanked everyone for it, and then happily told the craftsmen the news.

Out of the workshop, Xiao Zhengtai explained two sentences to Yu Wenxuan, and asked him to write a recruitment notice and post it at the door.

The batch recruited before is obviously not enough, so I can only recruit again!

Then he found Fan Xu, who was directing the chief worker to carry firewood and grass, handed him a drawing, and said: "Go find thirty sheepskins and send them to Yu Ji, and let him sew them according to the shape on the drawing!" ”

"What's the use of Childe asking for sheepskins?"

Fan Hao scratched his head innocently, very puzzled.

If it is easy to understand that you want sheep, but you want sheepskin? I really don't understand!

"Naturally, I have a wonderful use, let you do it!"

Xiao Zhengtai is a kick in his ass.

Of course, he didn't make any effort at all, otherwise he would have to break a few bones under his feet!

"Hehe, okay, okay, don't worry, little boy, I'll go right away!"

Fan Hao rubbed his ass and ran out the door.

……

After the affairs of the paper mill were arranged, Xiao Zhengtai returned to the palace with a stack of paper that had just been made by the paper mill and went to find Yingzheng.

"Father, father, ......!"

rushed to the dormitory without waiting for the report, and happened to meet Yingzheng holding chopsticks to feed Lian'er venison.

"Oops! I didn't see anything! ”

Xiao Zhengtai hurriedly blocked a stack of white paper in front of him.

Who would have thought that the usually decisive and cold-blooded First Emperor could have such a tender side?

And let him run into it!

Ying Zheng didn't expect someone to break in, so he was stunned, and the chopsticks that were holding the vegetables were also in the air, and they couldn't put it, and they didn't feed it!

"Little boy, you can't enter ......!"

Then, Jing Fu ran in panting, and when he saw Ying Zheng's hand hanging in the air, he quickly lowered his head and pretended not to see anything, "Your Majesty forgives me, the little boy ran too fast, and the slave couldn't stop it at all!" ”

He was the emperor's personal eunuch, and as long as he was in the way of the dormitory, no one dared to enter.

Only the little boy is a special case, he has already said that His Majesty is eating, but people don't listen at all, and sneak in with a sound, and when he reacts, he only sees a small back, and it's too late to chase after him!

"Ahem...... Alright, step aside! ”

Ying Zheng coughed lightly twice to hide his embarrassment, and then waved the chopsticks hanging in the air and let Jingfu leave.

"You kid can't keep some rules, the Guanghua Palace has been repaired, and you have moved over, don't keep running to me if it's okay!"

What happened just now, Ying Zheng's embarrassed old face turned red, but he couldn't bear to be punished, so he reprimanded twice.

"Brother Zheng, Fei Yu is still young, and he is not very familiar with the rules in the palace, so let's teach it slowly!"

Lian'er was nothing, stood up and walked slowly to Xiao Zhengtai's side, and carried him to the dining table.