"Your Majesty, please forgive me. You guys really didn't remember the process. We will definitely not talk nonsense after we go out!"
The leading man immediately kowtowed, and Liu Deng finally understood. It seemed that these guys were thinking too much. Did they think they were going to kill people and silence them?
"Then why do you guys think so much? From now on, you will work hard for me in this courtyard. Your family is small, and I will send it to you in a while!"
Liu Deng touched his nose and said.
After being reminded like this, Liu Deng finally understood that if he wanted to make a fortune from this, this technology and truth could not be spread out.
However, the paper in front of me is too rough. Moreover, the color of this thing is yellowish and looks very low-end. Compared with the white paper of later generations, this thing is really far behind!
However, he only knew that bleached wood pulp was added to the paper pulp in later generations, but he had no idea how this wood pulp was made.
However, even so, this stuff is much more delicate than the papyrus produced in Wu State. Liu Deng even brought a few pieces with him, planning to go back to give Zhang Tu a try in the evening.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The carpenters finally regained their composure. It turned out that the king had no intention of killing them. Even so, they were all broken into cold sweats. This was like walking away from the gate of hell!
"Okay, let's do this for now. Arrange for them to stay. From today on, the other courtyard will be closed. No one is allowed in or out without my consent!"
Liu Deng gave a hasty order, then took the roll of paper and returned to the palace happily.
"Reporting to your Majesty, the Tutor has been waiting in the study for a long time. You see..."
As soon as he entered the door, a young eunuch said awkwardly.
"This old guy has a pretty good nose. He came right away as soon as I came up with something good. Anyway, go and get me some good food to go with the wine. I want to have a good drink today, so I'll give it to you." Come to the study!"
Liu Deng was in a good mood. Now that the old guy is here, he must have started to make salt. Moreover, he finally made paper using his own method today. Although this thing seems to be just a prototype now, Liu Deng Deng believes that after the debugging of the things over at Hewan is completed, the output and quality should be able to increase.
That old guy, King Wu Liu Bi, since he wants to play, he might as well play bigger!
Otherwise, this old guy really thought he was afraid of them!
"Your Majesty, I have received bad news. I'm afraid we have to speed up our actions. The Huns are about to invade!"
As soon as Liu Deng entered the door, Zhang Tu immediately closed the door and lowered his voice.
"What did you say? The Huns invaded?"
Liu Deng was stunned for a moment. What the hell is his fate?
After finally getting along with a prince, forget about being poor and owed a lot of debt, but here you have a neighbor who comes to rob you from time to time.
Can you still live a good life like this?
"Is this news reliable?"
Liu Deng took a deep breath and calmed down quickly. If this is really the case, then he really has to solve it quickly. If it drags on, the panic and the invasion of the Huns will make the country unable to deal with it. It's really going to cause a big mess!
Besides, if Liu Xian's gang of bastards gets desperate and colludes with the Huns, his life will be really difficult.
"This news is absolutely reliable. It was spread by some secret traders through secret channels!"
Zhang Tu said confidently.
"Secret Trader?"
Liu Deng, on the other hand, was surprised that he had never heard of it before. What is this term?
"These people are all spies sent out by our country, specializing in trading with the Huns, but they only have small fights every time, and they only carry things like iron pots, salt, tea, etc. The exchange for horses, cattle and sheep from the Huns was called a secret trader because it could not be made public!"
Zhang Tu explained in a low voice.
"Then when will they arrive?"
Liu Deng hesitated for a moment, and then asked.
"According to the Huns' custom, it will probably be the end of next month!"
"At the end of next month? If you think about it, we still have a month to prepare!"
Liu Dengduan hesitated. The excitement brought about by the success of papermaking was completely gone.
"But your Majesty, don't worry too much. The Huns' invasion is nothing new. As long as we defend step by step, we will only lose some property, but there won't be any big loss of population!"
Seeing Liu Deng's worried look, Zhang Tu quickly explained.
"This guy is really a coward. Can we just wait and watch as they come to rob us year after year?"
Liu Deng punched the table hard, and with just these words, Zhang Tu's originally cloudy eyes suddenly became extremely clear, and then darkened.
"Your Majesty has the ambition to deal with all directions. This is the blessing of our veteran ministers and the blessings of our subjects. However, we must not be anxious about this matter. The Huns have invaded for more than a day or two. Their cavalry is far superior to ours. Now I have hundreds of thousands of soldiers on behalf of our country." It’s useless to be reborn, so please, Your Majesty, put the overall situation first!”
Zhang Tu took a deep breath and then said.
"I understand, does Master Taifu have anything else to say?"
Of course Liu Deng also understood that if he wanted to completely solve the problem of the Xiongnu, this was done by the emperor of the ages. Without the support of the central court, it would be too difficult to just rely on the power of the country. !
Not to mention anything else, he couldn't bear the loss of personnel alone, but it didn't mean that he couldn't do anything. At the very least, with the money, he could train his troops and horses and rectify their weapons. The only way to completely defeat the Huns was If they feel pain from being beaten and are afraid of being beaten, they will not dare to harass them easily!
The habits of those nomadic peoples have always been the same throughout the ages. For them, the law of the jungle is the law they follow. If you are more ferocious than them, more ruthless than them, and more powerful than them, they will surrender to you!
However, if you want to rely on so-called benevolence, righteousness and morality to influence them, then you should just go to bed...
He is not the kind of idiot who just eats minced meat. It seems that if he, the acting king, wants to be free and at ease, he really has to work hard.
"Old minister, I have nothing else to say. In fact, I don't know how the king is going to act. It would be better for me to cooperate with the king..."
Zhang Tu looked at Liu Deng's face and saw that his expression finally returned to normal before continuing.
