The main purpose of paper is to make written records.

Before the advent of paper, bamboo slips were mainly used.

The biggest reason why this thing can be popularized is that it is cheap.

However, the shortcomings are also obvious, that is, it is too heavy and occupies too much space, and there is not much content recorded.

Silk silk is naturally also a good carrier of words, but like parchment, it cannot be popularized because of the cost, and can only be used for important purposes, such as holy decrees or something.

The biggest advantage of paper is that it is inexpensive, and it can be popularized on a large scale, even in an era of low productivity.

Culturally, this is the existence of the poached egg.

After arranging the problems of agriculture and industry first, Li Yunze began to move towards the cultural aspect.

The raw material of ancient papermaking was mainly bamboo.

In this era when the precipitation line is moving north and the temperature is rising, Dahan is not short of bamboo.

In the scheduled paper mill, Li Yunze first arranged for people to dig a number of large pools and soak the bamboo, especially the tender bamboo.

It usually needs to be soaked for more than three months, after which the raw materials are removed and the lime powder is heated and decomposed.

The next step is to crush the raw materials, which can be made into powder with a stone mortar, or directly by grinding, and the result is the same, and the raw materials are like clay.

This is followed by filtration, in which a bamboo curtain is placed in the sink and a thin layer of raw material is attached to it.

When these thin layers fall, it is the original shape of the paper.

The last step is to press out the water, add a sandwich to dry, and after dehydration, remove the sandwich from the sandwich to the authentic white paper.

This is one of the most mature production processes of papermaking in ancient times.

It is naturally incomparable with the large-scale industrial production of the modern world, and in terms of the level of productivity at this time, it is absolutely explosive.

When the white paper was really made on a large scale, the entire city of Lunu was a sensation.

In order to open up his popularity in a short period of time, Li Yunze arranged for Zhao Yan and other palace scribes to copy Shang Junshu and Han Feizi overnight.

The reason why the Legalist was chosen was not because the Legalist was gradually overturning Huang Lao's technique, but because Li Yunze himself believed in this.

Although the scribes were tired of copying overnight, they were greatly inspired by the new blank paper, which they thought was incalculable for cultural promotion.

However, among them, those who governed Confucianism and Huang Lao both had a slight criticism of Li Yunze's choice of Legalist works.

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a hundred schools of thought contended, and various ideas really flourished under the bloom.

Even after experiencing the devastation of the war at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the hundred schools of thought still survived tenaciously.

It's just that everyone's situation is different.

At this time, the mainstream of the Han Dynasty was the art of Huang Lao, and the so-called Huang Lao's art refers to the thoughts of the Yellow Emperor and Lao Tzu, which can be regarded as Taoism.

Its main advocate of rule by inaction, that is, less management and less interference.

In the case of the withering of all industries in the early Han Dynasty, Huang Lao's technique and the people recuperate are indeed beneficial.

It's just that as the strength of the Han continues to increase, Huang Lao's technique began to fail to keep up with the trend.

At this time, it was the Legalists who were soaring, and they were the main force of the court.

As for Confucianism, which later dominated the world, it was because he offended the son of heaven of the Liu family, and it was difficult to even enter the court.

However, the advantage of Confucianism is very obvious, because they respect the 'teaching without class.' ’

To put it simply, as long as you want to learn, then I will teach you.

This is very different from the other families who are carefully looking for heirs to cultivate, resulting in the lack of prosperity of the family.

Among the scholars in the world, Confucianism estimates that it can occupy more than sixty percent.

This is the basis for being able to overthrow the hundred schools of thought and respect Confucianism in the future.

More than half of the cultured people in the world are Confucians, and who can they respect if they don't respect him.

These blank sheets of paper full of articles were pasted on both sides of the city gate overnight, and they were dazzling to look at.

After daybreak, the caravans entering and leaving the city found something so conspicuous that when they looked closer, they could see the white paper covered with handwriting.

Businessmen are probably the most sensitive to technological innovation in this era.

The smart ones immediately sensed the business opportunity and eagerly asked what it was.

After learning from the guard sergeant that this was a blank paper made by the king, he immediately rushed to the palace.

They are not waving money and shouting 'heavy money for buying~~~'

They came to ask first how much the item was worth, and second, how much it was produced.

No matter how good the white paper is, can it be better than the silk silk?

They will only buy if the production is large enough and the price is reasonable enough.

In film and television dramas, the kind of people who traveled over and invented something, immediately bought something with a lot of money, can only be said to look down on businessmen.

Li Yunze arranged for Zhao Yan to come forward to deal with it.

First, I took everyone to the warehouse and looked at the mountains of white paper, indicating that there was no need to worry about the output at all.

Of course, don't even think about the production process or anything.

However, in terms of price, he didn't mention it at all, but said that he could give a part of it to everyone for free, so that they could take it everywhere, especially to Chang'an City, to test the market reaction.

After getting the detailed market demand and consumption capacity of various places, you can come back to discuss cooperation with Dawang.

Simply selling, that is, looking down on the traverser too much.

As a traverser, of course, you have to use other people's caravans and other people's business networks to make money and do things for yourself.

There are many caravans one after another, according to their respective strengths to receive a different number of blank papers, those who run Chang'an City can receive more, and then sell along the way to test the market.

As for Li Yunze himself, he is busy with spring ploughing.

In the land of Hebei in the early Han Dynasty, it could be achieved to the extent of two crops a year.

The so-called double cropping a year or three crops a year does not mean that a single crop can be planted and harvested two or three times a year.

Rather, it means planting two or even three crops in succession on a piece of land.

It's not that corn can be planted twice a year and harvested twice, but the growth cycle is there.

In Zhongshan country, the main crop is still corn, and after harvesting, it is usually soybeans, soybeans, or hemp.

Last year, Li Yunze planted alfalfa grass in the sealed fields of the palace, and the harvest was already completed, and it was time to plant the staple food.

In the days of spring ploughing, he personally went to the field and led the farmers to plough the land.

The peasants watched in amazement, watching the king who rolled up his trouser legs, wielding the iron hoe in his hand into a tornado, like a humanoid bull king, easily turning over a large piece of land in a very short time.

The onlookers were dumbfounded.

Even the most courageous in the cattle pen, the bull king, who can give seven or eight cows hundreds of millions of fortunes in a day, is not so fierce.

Touching the sweat on his forehead, Li Yunze, who was holding an iron hoe with both hands, beckoned everyone, "Don't be stupid, work faster." ”

After nearly a year of domestication, a large number of large animals in the ranch prison have been domesticated enough to be cultivated.

It's just that compared to the total number of fields in Zhongshan Kingdom, it is still too small, so the main force is still manpower.

If an ox is paired with an iron plough, it is usually enough to turn over the ground.

But relying solely on manpower, you basically need to go through it twice.

Spring ploughing is not just about turning over the fields, but also leaning over to pick up the stones in the field and throw them away, gathering ravines, eradicating weeds, carefully planting seeds, and being busy with water conservancy and irrigation, etc.

Among them, ploughing and water conservancy are the most energy-consuming.

Under normal circumstances, a Ding Zhuang can serve 30 acres of land, and a family of several people will go up together, and it will be 100 acres of land to death.

And that's not even the kind of intensive farming.

In the spring ploughing of Zhongshan Country this time, those iron farming tools built by Li Yunze played a huge role.

The method of taking things first and then paying has allowed many people, especially those in remote areas, to use iron farming tools in advance, and the efficiency of spring plowing has been greatly improved.

Li Yunze used the high-quality grain brought by the modern world in the palace's fields, and when the autumn harvest came, it would be shown to the people of Zhongshan in the most intuitive way.

Li Yunze, who had cultivated more than ten acres in one day, went to the river to clean up before dark, turned over and prepared to return to the city.

On the way, I met Zhao Yan, who came to report on the work, and after listening to the matter of the blank paper, he directly skimmed the topic: "There are many kinds of mushrooms in the winter before the middle school in the country, buy as many as possible, and use alfalfa grass to feed livestock." ”

Under the supervision of Li Yunze, Zhao Yan, who had obviously made progress, mentally calculated and reported: "King, last year, the country harvested six or seven buckets of acres in the country, and there were many plantings in various parts of the country, and Si Nong estimated that there may be as many as seven or eight hundred thousand Hu in the country." Although this item is not expensive, it can be used in too many quantities

Insufficient degree? ”

"Money is not the problem, the problem is that this king has money." Li Yunze waved his hand magnificently, "There are a lot of miscellaneous silks in the palace treasury, and they are all used to buy soybeans." ”

"One more thing."

Li Yunze's words have not yet been finished: "Spring plowing is busy, and the construction of water conservancy must also speed up the progress, and the agricultural time must not be delayed." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yan said suspiciously, "King, there is no shortage of water in Lunu." ”

There is indeed no shortage of water in Lunu, and the Hutuo River and its many tributaries flow through the territory.

In Zhao Yan's view, most of the king's fields are in Lunu County, and they are basically good paddy fields on the shore, and there is not so much demand for water conservancy.

Li Yunze's eyes were full of pity when he looked at him, "Zhao Qing, you are the king's regular servant, not the Lunu County Commander." ”

"This king has a water conservancy plan here, and the detailed process steps have been formulated, you just do it."

Zhao Yan, who said the wrong thing again, trembled in his heart and hurriedly responded.

The caravans with a large number of blank papers set off to all parts of the Han Dynasty, especially in Guanzhong and Chang'an.

After all, the core of this era is in Guanzhong in Chang'an City.

Literati from all over the country want to get ahead, and they all have to go to Chang'an City to do long drifting and wait for opportunities, they are the most potential consumer groups of white paper.

As the place with the lowest illiteracy rate, when the white paper appeared, the entire Chang'an City was a sensation.

This new text carrier was highly sought after because it was light and beautiful, and at the same time could record more words.

In particular, the caravan also brought a few copies of the Book of Shang Jun and Han Feizi, which were even more sought after by the Legalists in Chang'an City.

In order to compete for books, they competed for bids, and even attracted Chang'an paper to be expensive.

Liu Qi, who is the Son of Heaven, naturally learned about this.

In the Qingliang Palace, he held a book of Shangjun written on white paper in his hand.

"Zhang Qing."

Liu Qi shook the page in his hand: "I heard that this thing was made by Huang Zisheng?" ”

"Back to the Son of Heaven."

Zhang Ou first saluted, and then said, "The minister asked several caravans that came to Chang'an City to sell paper, and they all said that they were all obtained in Zhongshan Kingdom. ”

Liu Qi, who narrowed his eyes, fell into deep thought, and after a while, he asked again in detail, "Last time, you asked you to inquire about Li Guang's affairs, but did you have a deal?" ”

"Back to the Son of Heaven."

Zhang Ou's expression looked embarrassed, "The minister successively sent three groups of men to Shangjun, questioned the captured Xiongnu tribes, inquired about the caravans that had traveled with him, and even went to the original battlefield to inspect on the spot."

Liu Qi snorted, "How?" ”

Zhang Ou, who looked hesitant, finally gritted his teeth and said, "The minister thinks that what Li Junshou said is probably the truth." ”

The Qingliang Hall fell into silence, and Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, did not speak for a long time.

I don't know how long it took for Liu Qi's voice to sound faintly.

"Zhang Qing."

"The minister is here."

"If you go to Zhongshan Kingdom in person, you will go in the name of winning the queen for the prince. Go and take a look for my good life, and look carefully. ”

Zhang Ou, whose body couldn't help but tremble, saluted heavily.

"喏~~~"

(End of chapter)