The appearance of papermaking also woke up Zijue, who was sleeping in the cave space, and after learning that papermaking was invented, Zijue also attached great importance to it. This is an important treasure that can promote the development of civilization.

The advent of paper has given writing a better carrier, made the dissemination of knowledge more convenient, and at the same time gave wings to the development of civilization.

[The invention of papermaking is successful! Your family played an important role in this, and the advent of paper made it easier to spread knowledge, and civilization flourished as a result, and the fruits of wisdom were sprinkled all over the earth. The advent of papermaking has promoted the development of human civilization, and even thousands of years later, this great achievement is still remembered. You have gained 5,000 points of luck, and you have obtained a Ground Rank item, the Eye of Spring. 】

[Eye of Spring Water: Ground level props, this is the essence of a spring condensed, after use, you can create a spring on the earth, the spring will gush out sweet spring water, long-term drinking of light and healthy, can make the land fertile, the spring water will not dry up, the amount of water gushing out of the spring every day is 5000 to 30000 cubic meters, note that the eye of spring water will not be retractable once used, not movable. 】

The Eye of Spring Water, this treasure can be said to be completely prepared for the Western Regions, and it can just be used to open up the Western Regions.

Even a minimum of 5,000 cubic meters of spring water per day is enough to form a medium-sized lake or a river.

You can even create an oasis in the desert.

After Wang Ke left, Wang Qu, who was in charge of the royal caravan, asked Cai Yun, "How much does this paper cost?" Can the quality of the paper be improved? ”

Cai Yun immediately said: "It should be possible, the production process is not perfect now, there is still room for improvement, and the raw materials needed to make paper are not expensive, mostly wood, bark and the like." I have some other ideas. ”

"Then do it, remember to keep improving the technology and make the paper better!"

"I will report to Your Majesty and allocate a large piece of land outside Luoyang City to build a paper workshop, and when suitable paper is made, I will suggest to Your Majesty that it be promoted, and then the caravan will sell these papers to the world, and Your Majesty will reward you again!"

"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Cai Yun said respectfully.

As for the future and commercial value of paper, Wang Ke knows very well that the most important role of paper is to record words. The production of bamboo slips is very cumbersome, and in order to have enough bamboo slips to use, large bamboo forests are planted in all parts of the world.

Then wait until the bamboo is almost grown, then cut and cut, dry, finish, and finally after trimming and polishing, the bamboo slips are strung together with hemp rope, so that a roll of bamboo slips that can be used for writing is completed.

In this way, a roll of bamboo slips can be written only a few hundred words, and many times, a roll of classics requires a dozen or more bamboo slips. Just like Daqian now, a large number of bamboo slips are used every day, and these bamboo slips add up to a bamboo forest is not enough.

And compared with paper, bamboo slips are not at the same level at all. Because the school palace can transcribe books, it is just the right time to use this time to promote the paper. As long as paper is used, bamboo slips are basically no longer used.

The royal family has always scoffed at the idea of being ashamed of talking about profits, and since the time of Zijue, they have attached great importance to business development and understood the importance of profits. They know very well that agriculture is the foundation, and business is the nourishment of the tree, without which the tree will never grow.

With the support of Wang Ke, Cai Yun continued to improve the papermaking process, reduce the production cost of paper, and improve the quality of paper.

At the same time, Wang Zhe also ordered Cai Yun to make only a batch of high-quality paper at the expense of the work, and presented it to the Son of Heaven at the court meeting a month later.

Cai Yun was overjoyed and immediately said that he would do his best.

A month passed quickly, and after a month, Cai Yun spared no expense in making a batch of fine paper. These papers can be said to be completely different from the previous yellow, uneven surface.

Soon the court meeting began, Cai Yun came out of the ranks, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty God blesses the great cadres, in order to show the prosperity of the world, and the ministers have the help of heaven, create divine objects, and dedicate them to the emperor." ”

The ministers in the main hall looked at Cai Yun one after another, although there are not many things to offer Xiangrui, but there have been a few times, and now this person is so boastful, they want to see what he can give.

"Accurate!"

Cai Yun immediately asked someone to send a box up, and then opened the box, and a piece of paper as white as jade appeared in front of everyone, this paper was white and flawless, and even reflected light slightly. The surrounding ministers also talked about this thing a lot, and no one knew it.

"Your Majesty, this thing is called paper, it is for writing, and one piece of paper can write hundreds of words, which is extremely light." The ministers above the hall were all smart people, and when they heard this, they immediately reacted, and their eyes burned at the paper in front of them.

As long as the cost of paper is not too expensive and the output can keep up, as long as this thin piece of paper can record the text of a roll of bamboo slips, which is too important for them.

Then, after a brief demonstration, everyone became excited, and praised the emperor Shengming, and the heavens sent down treasures to prosper the great work.

After the next dynasty, the ministers of the court asked Cai Yun one after another to buy paper. Paper will be one of the royal sources of revenue for a long time.

Wang Ke needs to spend a lot of money to divide the feudal clan, and the land and grain can be funded by the Taifu, but the farm tools, cattle and sheep and everything need to be provided by the royal family.

These clans were the basic plate of the royal family, and once the royal family was recruited, they would be conscripted into the army with weapons and armor. That's not a small amount of money. Wang Ke almost emptied the family of the royal family.

Fortunately, now with papermaking, it is possible to quickly harvest a sum of money from the hands of those noble and wealthy families, local tycoons, and officials, otherwise it will take a long time for the royal family to recover its financial strength.

As long as the 100,000 households succeed in gaining a foothold, the Daqian royal family can recruit an army of 100,000 at any time, of course, the strength of this army is not as good as that of Yu Linwei, but it is also elite.

Historically, from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the government military system was very similar to the current Daqian clan. There is constant production to have perseverance, this is a truth that has been verified in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

In the feudal dynasty, the most effective army was this kind of army composed of small landlords, free people, etc. These people are also the most pioneering. In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the government military system collapsed, and the Tang Dynasty iron cavalry that swept the world also disappeared.

Wang Ke's reform of the Gong clan, as long as it succeeds, will enable the military strength of the great cadres to be rapidly improved.

(End of chapter)