Ever since Bai Yifei came to Baiyue F4 and sent a wave of community coldness, Baiyue F4 has been silent for a while.
Of course, it’s not okay if they don’t want to be silent.
After all, they were beaten by Bai Yifei so much that they had to lie in bed for ten days and a half.
During these more than half a month, there were always people busy and others leisurely.
For example, Han Fei, as a Sikou, did not listen to Zhang Ji's suggestion and give up the investigation. Instead, he contacted Tang Qi, the leader of Qijue Hall, through Wei Zhuang.
The current Qijuetang is no longer the gang that was blocked by the Poisonous Scorpion Clan outside a bridge. Instead, after completely digesting the Poisonous Scorpion Clan’s territory, it annexed the Qingzhu Gang, the Sancun Clan, and the The power of these three large gangs in Guanshan Pass.
Nowadays, Qijuetang's apparent territory has expanded to the entire East City and West City of Xinzheng. The entire half of the city has to pay taxes to the government and protection fees to them, and this half of Xinzheng City is also dotted with their Eyeliner.
If he didn't dare to completely anger Ji Wuye, with the current power of Qi Juetang, he would even have the power to reach out to Nancheng, where the dignitaries live, and North City, where the royal family's children and top dignitaries live.
It was also because of the great improvement in Qi Jue Tang's strength that Qi Jue Tang also recruited many martial artists, many of whom were good at lurking at night. They followed Tang Qi's orders to lurk near Zhang Ji's mansion, and happened to see Zhang Ji that night. The battle with the people of Baiyue.
Of course, they couldn't see Yan Lingji's scene.
However, they could clearly see the figures and strengths of the Wushuang Ghost, the Exorcist, the Hundred Poison King and Tian Ze.
Han Fei, who had almost no clues at first, was very distressed, but now that he has gotten a lot of clues, he feels even more distressed.
The identities of the Wushuang Ghost, the Hundred Poison King and the Exorcist Demon are still uncertain, but too many people know Tianze's identity.
As a veteran who participated in the Baiyue counter-insurgency battle, Tang Qi realized the moment he heard the report from his subordinates that it was the deposed prince of Baiyue, Red-browed Dragon Lord Tianze.
What's more, Han Fei is now accompanied by Li Kai, the former commander of the left army during the Baiyue counter-insurgency war.
After reading through Korean files and historical records, he also realized why Zhang Ji asked him not to interfere in this matter.
Before the Tang Dynasty, most history books were compiled by private individuals, and the royal families of various countries would also compile history books themselves. However, no matter what kind of history books they were, they would always contain some personal opinions and be mixed with some political factors. Therefore, these history books did not record the history. Certain inaccuracies.
When Han Fei found nothing in the files and historical records kept by the Korean royal family, he knew that this matter was not simple.
In addition to the historical books compiled by the Korean royal family, Han Fei, as a disciple of Xunzi, visited several scribes who were interested in compiling history, and found that the historical books they recorded were the same as those preserved by the Korean royal family. There was a gap in the period before he ascended the throne.
Although he has never studied history, he still understands some things.
It is taboo for the venerable, taboo for the relatives, and taboo for the wise.
In name, it is to hide the names of respected, relatives, and virtuous people, but in fact it is to conceal their evil deeds and failures.
And weren't the blank spaces in the historical records in front of him used to cover up the unbearable truths?
While Han Fei was worried about Tianze's affairs, Zhang Ji was smiling.
Because, the first batch of paper was successfully produced!
After Zhang Ji heard the report from a craftsman, he immediately came to the courtyard assigned to the craftsmen. The craftsmen inside gathered around and pointed at the paper in front of them. Seeing Zhang Ji's arrival, they all saluted and opened the door, allowing Zhang Ji to see the first batch of papers in the world.
The color of these papers is relatively white. Although it is not as good as the paper of later generations, this color is quite rare, and the thickness of the paper is relatively uniform and strong.
The first batch of paper was able to achieve such results not only because of the exquisite craftsmanship of the craftsmen, but also because of the papermaking method provided to them by Zhang Ji.
The original papermaking method in China was the paper pouring method, in which paper pulp was poured onto each curtain, and only one piece of paper could be removed from each curtain.
Since the pulp is poured onto the curtain from top to bottom, the paper produced by the paper pouring method is generally thicker, but the thickness will be uneven at various locations on the paper. And because there is too much moisture in the paper, the paper structure will be loose.
The papermaking rules are different. You only need to use a curtain as a mold, immerse it in the pulp pool, slowly "copy" the pulp in the pool, and spread the pulp into a thin layer on the curtain. Next, spread the paper pulp on the curtain. Put the wet pulp bamboo curtain aside to dry for a while, filter the water, and then use the same bamboo curtain to "copy" the second piece of paper. When the paper on the curtain has accumulated to a certain thickness, use a pressing tool to squeeze out the water in the paper, and peel off the paper one by one to dry it.
The paper produced by the papermaking method will not have uneven thickness, and due to the squeezing of water, the flexibility and strength of the paper are better. The most important thing is that the papermaking method is relatively cheaper.
Zhang Ji looked at the stack of papers, carefully stretched out his hand, and landed on a piece of paper made of paper mulberry.
The surface of paper mulberry paper is relatively smooth after all, and the texture is soft, although it is a bit thick, and the structure is still a little loose, but it will never be as fragile as those papers in the early Western Han Dynasty. If it is just used for ordinary writing, it is definitely enough.
Then, Zhang Ji's eyes fell on the mulberry paper again.
The color of mulberry paper is not as white as paper mulberry paper, and looks relatively yellow. Moreover, the paper is full of traces of interlaced fibers, but these traces are relatively uniform and not messy.
However, mulberry paper also has its own advantages. The fibers of mulberry trees are tough and long. This feature makes mulberry paper extremely flexible, and even a thin layer is very strong.
In Zhang Ji's impression, mulberry paper also has many characteristics, such as colorfastness, strong water absorption, and colorfastness. Such characteristics are very suitable for calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting.
The last stack is green sandalwood paper made from green sandalwood bark.
Green sandalwood is the raw material of rice paper. Although these craftsmen do not have the exquisite craftsmanship to make rice paper, with the same material, the green sandalwood paper made from green sandalwood bark is more exquisite than the first two kinds of paper. All the advantages of paper mulberry paper and mulberry paper, but even better.
In addition to being relatively more expensive than the first two, green sandalwood paper is white in color, extremely tough, strong, uniform in texture, highly absorbent, and does not fade. It can be said to be a combination of enhanced paper mulberry paper and mulberry paper. .
Use the cheapest mulberry paper to open the market for ordinary people, use the most practical mulberry paper to open the market for scholars and scholars, and use the most exquisite green sandalwood paper to open the market for the nobles. This is Zhang Ji The reason why these three types of wood are collected separately as raw materials.
Yes, Zhang Ji wants to make money from paper.
Not to mention that Zhang Ji is not yet noble enough to use his own money to sell at a loss. Secondly, the promotion of paper and papermaking also requires a lot of financial support.
Moreover, selling at a loss was not conducive to the spread of papermaking.
Even if Zhang Ji had all his and Jade Tiger's wealth, he would not be able to spread paper and papermaking technology throughout the seven countries and completely replace bamboo slips and silk. The resistance and required funds are beyond their ability. Bearable.
At this time, you need the help of other merchants.
But the nature of merchants is to pursue profits, and merchants will not participate in unprofitable things.
Therefore, it is necessary for merchants to see sufficient profits before they can work hard to manufacture and sell paper and promote papermaking technology for Zhangji.
Just like the truth contained in the story of Zigong redeeming a man and Zilu receiving an ox.
Things that are profitable are the easiest to promote.
In addition, the emergence of paper was bound to be suppressed by merchants and nobles whose main business was the manufacture and sale of bamboo slips and silk.
If you want to defeat these merchants and nobles and let paper survive these suppressions, you need a lot of financial support.
Therefore, paper must be profitable at all levels.
Of course, the treatment enjoyed by different classes is naturally different.
With the advantages of first hand and technical advantages, Zhang Ji can easily control the price of paper. At a price that is infinitely close to the cost price, he sells the paper mulberry paper sold to poor people at a small profit but quick turnover, and then sells it at a price that is approximately equal to half a bamboo slip He sold the mulberry paper that could record the same amount of text at a high price, earning a little money from the scholars and scholars, and finally killed the arty nobles who liked exquisite things at a high price.
The summary is that the poor will only take a penny of their money, but the rich will not keep a penny of their money!
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