"Villain and other ginseng...... See Childe, I don't know...... I don't know what the son is looking for the villain? ”

In the Taishou Mansion, facing Liu Chan, the young master of Jingzhou, more than a dozen papermaking craftsmen who looked like 'old masters' did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly bowed down to pay respects.

"Hehe, you don't have to be restrained. You are all the best at paper-making in my Jingzhou, and the kid is looking for you, naturally for this paper-making thing! ”

After waving his hand to let these papermakers get up, Liu Chan was not verbose, and directly explained the intention of looking for these people.

"Papermaking? I don't know what kind of paper Childe wants, although the villain and others ......"

Knowing that he was doing his old job, coupled with the kind attitude of Liu Chan, the 'young master', these craftsmen who were originally nervous gradually relaxed their hearts.

"Masters, you don't need to worry about making paper, you just need to follow the instructions of the son."

Without waiting for Liu Chan to speak, Zhao Yun on the side answered for him first in the surprised eyes of these craftsmen.

"Obey Childe's orders? Could it be that Gongzi can also make paper? ”

Looking at Liu Chan, who was only eight or nine years old, the papermaking craftsmen couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

There's no way, isn't it a joke to let a group of old craftsmen, who are all four or five hundred years old combined, listen to an eight or nine-year-old boy teach them to do what they are best at!

"Hehe, the kid does have a method of making paper, but he has never tried it, and he still needs the help of your masters...... Rest assured, if it is your credit, it will be the responsibility of the boy if it fails! ”

As the heir of Liu Bei, the lord of 'benevolence and righteousness', he, the young master, naturally wants to hold high the banner of benevolence and righteousness.

Therefore, even if it is just some low-status craftsmen, Liu Chan still does not forget to buy people's hearts.

As for whether it will be too hypocritical, hehe, it is called hypocrisy if you give up halfway. If you always insist on being consistent, it is true benevolence and righteousness!

……

"Childe, since Cai Hou made paper, he has always mixed it with bark rags and fishing nets, but Childe only uses this to form the bark of the tree......"

In a courtyard close to the Taishou Mansion, when they saw a large pile of tree bark carried by several servants, all the papermakers looked at Liu Chan with suspicion.

"The reason is that the boy won't explain it to you first, you just do what the boy says. Now scrape off the outer bark of these barks, leaving only the inner white bark. ”

He did not explain to these craftsmen why he chose only the single material of bark, but Liu Chan began to scrape the bark himself.

In fact, there are many materials for papermaking, including grass, trees and bamboo, and the paper made of different materials also has different characteristics.

The reason why Liu Chan chose to construct bark is very simple, in addition to the good quality of the bark paper, the most important reason is because this papermaking method is something he has witnessed with his own eyes.

What's more, this tree is widely distributed and easier to process than bamboo. Therefore, for the first batch of paper made, Liu Chan will naturally choose the most confident method.

As for bamboo and wood, after the success of this leather paper, it is not too late to try to make it in the future.

"Okay, now dry these peeled barks, bundle them up, and then soak them in water for ten days and a half months."

It didn't take long for a large pile of bark to be stripped of its outer rough bark and ordered by Liu Chan for the servants to take and soak.

Later, while soaking the bark, Liu Chan asked Zhao Yun to lead these craftsmen to participate in the purchase of the tools and facilities needed to make paper.

In fact, in terms of the general steps of papermaking, the papermaking technique improved by Cai Lun is no longer much different from that of later generations.

Therefore, it is not a matter of effort to purchase these tools and facilities. In about half a month, all the tools and facilities required for papermaking have been purchased.

"Now put all this bark in a cauldron and cook it for a day and a night, and remember to add plant ash!"

Just after the tools and facilities required for papermaking were purchased, the soaked bark was almost done, and under Liu Chan's instructions, it immediately entered the steaming process.

It's just that, unlike these craftsmen's original method of cutting up the materials and then steaming, Liu Chan did not cut the bark of these trees. What's more, in this steaming step, plant ash is added to separate the lignin from it.

"Add plant ash? Childe, in this way, won't the paper made become black? ”

When they heard that plant ash was to be added to the steaming process, these craftsmen couldn't help but be confused.

You know, the ink used for writing is black, and if you add black paper, how can you write?

By this time, these craftsmen had already known that the paper Liu Chan wanted to make was for writing, not for wrapping other things.

"Hehe, why don't you rinse it clean after cooking? Didn't you see that the boy didn't tell you to cut the bark into pieces? ”

Pointing to the bark that had been spun into the pot, Liu Chan couldn't help but smile proudly.

……

"Childe, the next step is to make paper, I don't know what the effect of this paper made of tree bark is?"

In front of the papermaking pool, several craftsmen who were stirring and beating looked at the yellow and white pulp in the pool, and at this moment they couldn't help but look forward to the effect of this paper made of skin.

After two days of rinsing, licking, crushing, and washing, the previous bark was finally turned into pulp, and it was time to make paper.

"Don't worry, there's one thing missing. Uncle Yun, please bring the things you prepared yesterday! ”

In the expectant eyes of the craftsmen, Liu Chan waved his hand, turned his head and commanded Zhao Yun, who had been staying an inch.

"Dare to ask Childe, what is this?"

Seeing that under Liu Chan's instructions, Zhao Yun added a small bucket of unknown transparent slime to the papermaking pool, and the craftsmen couldn't help but be confused.

"Okay, stir it well and you're ready to make paper!"

Ignoring the doubts of the craftsmen in the congregation, after a bucket of mucus was poured into the papermaking pool, Liu Chan let these people continue to stir, and then began to make paper.

……

"Huh? These wet papers are really as Childe said, they are not glued together! ”

After easily removing a piece of wet paper from a stack of semi-dry wet paper, several craftsmen in charge of drying the paper couldn't help but be amazed.

It turned out that after making paper, Liu Chan prevented them from drying together with the paper curtain, and instead asked them to directly superimpose the wet paper that had just been copied out, and add wooden boards and heavy stones to squeeze it into a semi-dry state, and then began the process of separating paper, stickers and drying.

"Haha, if it's going to stick together, then why bother with it?"

After smiling a little smugly, Liu Chan immediately waved his hand and let these people start the final sticker drying work.

In fact, speaking of which, Liu Chan's leather paper process, in addition to adding several rinsing processes due to the addition of plant ash during cooking, the biggest difference is the small barrel of mysterious slime added.

But because of the bucket of mucus, the copied skin paper is not only thicker and more uniform, so that the wet paper does not stick, but also can greatly improve the paper output rate and the flexibility of the paper.

"Alright, now we'll wait to see the finished product!"

Looking at the parchment paper that was pasted on the smooth stone slabs and was gradually turning from translucent to white under the sunlight, Liu Chan's heart couldn't help but be full of anticipation.