Chapter 53: Bringing the Four Great Inventions to the World
When Li Ling learned of the Bai family's current predicament, he began to think about how to make the Bai family get rich quickly.
He has many treasures on him that day from the spiritual realm that made the fortune of the dead, and if they are sold, they can make the Bai family worry about food and clothing for decades.
But it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, and we have to think of a way to make the Bai family develop for a long time.
"If you go on like this, you have to be a nanny, not only to take care of the Bai family, but also to take care of their family's food, drink, and Lazar. ”
"Old man, I have done my duty to you. ”
How can the Bai family get out of the current predicament?
"As a traverser, if you can't come up with a few ideas and plagiarize a few inventions to create a little money, then it's really better to buy a piece of tofu and crash to death. ”
Thinking of the bamboo slips passed the night before, Li Ling had an idea.
"It's better to bring one of the four major inventions of papermaking to this world, which will not only make the Bai family make a fortune quickly, but also benefit the country and the people, which is definitely of epoch-making significance. ”
Now the world has not yet invented paper, writing, recording things are still the simplest bamboo slips.
Only some noble families, or the inner courtyard of the palace, would extravagantly write in silk.
On the second day, Li Ling sorted out some broken wood chips, hay and other items that he had cleaned, and operated them in turn according to the steps of the paper in his memory.
In the meantime, he called Jiang Feng to ask him to help.
Jiang Feng is righteous enough, he has not taken the credit of obtaining the cold yin fruit alone, he is absolutely passable in character, and he is loyal to the Bai family, and he is a person who can be trusted.
I remember that I learned in chemistry that papermaking is roughly divided into several steps, first pulping, chopping trees and hay, and steaming them in a large pot.
Then after a series of grinding, screening, bleaching, washing, slag removal, drying and other processes, it can be made into engraving.
The whole process can be said to be not difficult and technically difficult, and it will not take long to succeed if you take your time with memory.
Jiang Feng didn't know what Li Ling was going to do, and when he asked what he was doing, Li Ling didn't hide it, saying that he was going to make paper.
"Paper, what's it?"
Jiang Feng looked confused.
"It's something that you can write on. Li Ling explained.
Jiang Feng was even more puzzled, "We all write on bamboo slips." ”
Li Ling didn't want to explain more, so he asked Jiang Feng to follow, and he would naturally know when he was done.
He was going to let Jiang Feng participate in the whole process, he wanted to cultivate, and he didn't have extra energy to do these jobs in the future, so let Jiang Feng be the technical director.
According to Li Ling's instructions, Jiang Feng put the dried trees and hay and other items he got in the cauldron and steamed them, and after a step-by-step operation, more than a dozen pieces of paper more than one meter long and two meters wide were formed.
"Is this all that broken wood, hay?"
Looking at the smooth paper in his hand, Jiang Feng was a little incredulous.
Li Ling explained with a smile: "Isn't it more convenient to write on this than on bamboo slips?"
Jiang Feng nodded again and again.
"Have you memorized all the steps of making paper in the past few days?" Li Ling put away his smile and explained: "You must not tell outsiders about these steps, and don't tell other servants either." ”
Facing Jiang Feng's puzzled gaze, Li Ling explained, "This will be the technology that will allow the Bai family to get out of the predicament and make a lot of money. ”
Papermaking is not a highly technical job, and it will definitely be learned in the future, but it is more than enough to make a good profit and survive temporary difficulties.
He still has a lot of ideas in his head, so let's take out the simplest one first and try it out.
Mu Ne was like Jiang Feng, and he also understood what Li Ling meant, nodded wildly, and repeatedly promised that he would not tell this technique.
"Alright. Li Ling patted the other party's shoulder, "You take these papers to see Steward Zhang and Bai Sanye, just say that you invented this paper, see if you can produce it in large quantities, and then sell it, if nothing else, in the next few months, or even a few years, the Bai family will do this business." ”
"You invented it, why don't you mention your name?" Jiang Feng wondered.
"So many whys, don't say it if you don't say it. "Li Ling pushed the director... A handful of Jiang Feng, "Go ahead, you will be the technical director in the future." ”
The next thing is that Li Ling is ready to be the shopkeeper, and I believe that with Bai Ting's shrewdness, he will handle everything well.
He also has to seize the time to cultivate and improve his strength as soon as possible, so he has the leisure to take care of this.
He is only responsible for showing the way to the Bai family, as for how to go, it depends on them.
To be able to do this can be regarded as a dedication to Bai Jiaren.
Jiang Feng took those rolls of paper and went to the inner courtyard, and was when he encountered Bai Feng pushing Bai Pavilion to spread around the courtyard.
"Third master. Jiang Feng hurriedly saluted.
Bai Ting asked him what was the matter, and Jiang Feng hurriedly handed over the paper in his hand to explain his intentions.
"Is this called paper?" Bai Ting and Bai Feng looked at the paper in their hands, amazed.
"Is this really made of broken wood and hay?"
Bai Feng's reaction was the same as Jiang Feng's reaction before, and he was also a little incredulous.
Bai Ting's knowledge was much higher than Bai Feng's, and he sighed: "The appearance of this paper has a huge impact on the entire continent, without further ado, Bai Feng, you go and inform Steward Zhang to concentrate manpower, and we will produce this paper in large quantities." ”
"Don't dare to trouble Miss Feng, I'll inform Uncle Zhang, and at the same time ask the big guy to prepare all the things they need. ”
Jiang Feng said and turned around to leave.
Bai Ting: "Jiang Feng, wait, let me ask you something, you have to recruit from the truth, is this paper really invented by you?"
Jiang Feng was a little embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, and still said: "Back to the third master, in fact, this papermaking technique was taught to me by someone else, but that person didn't let me say it." ”
Bai Feng was a little angry, "Jiang Feng, don't you even believe us?"
"No, in fact, this papermaking technique was taught to me by Li Ling, what else do you want me to be the technical director..."
Jiang Feng immediately sold Li Ling.
Bai Ting and Bai Feng glanced at each other, and Bai Ting waved his hand to let Jiang Feng go down and get ready.
Bai Feng said convincingly: "Third brother, I believe your speculation now, this Li Ling is definitely not simple. ”
"Maybe he is the person sent by God to help our Bai family. ”
......
The entire Bai family put all their manpower and material resources into papermaking.
After a few days of hard work, the first batch of paper came out, and Bai Ting asked several waves of servants to carry samples and sell them in major towns within a radius of several hundred miles.
As soon as the paper was put on the market, it set off a sensation, and compared with bamboo slips, the advantages of paper are too obvious.
The first batch of paper was sold out quickly, and the orders flew like snowflakes, and the Bai family did not have enough manpower, so they had to expand the scale, so they recruited people to help in the Bai family market.
It's the middle of winter, you don't have to do farm work, in this era, everyone is not rich, of course they are willing to work to supplement the family, anyway, they are idle at home.
Everyone worked day and night, and soon produced more paper.
A cart of paper went out, and what was exchanged for white flowers and silver came back.
Through practice, Jiang Feng's technology has also become more solid.
Although others are wooden, they are not stupid, and many processes have been improved on the original manufacturing steps, so that the speed and quality of papermaking have been improved a lot.
The Bai family was beaming with joy, and there was no longer the gloomy appearance of a few days ago.