"I have met the young master, Zhang Han, from the official examination office." Zhang Han, tall and burly, with a square face and long beard, saluted to the new young master in front of him.
He sighed in his heart. Three years ago, Zhang Han had dealt with Zhao Tuo and went to the other party's house to bring back Qu Yuanli.
At that time, Zhao Tuo was still a young man who was less than twenty years old. He already had the title of Zhonggeng and had great military exploits. He also made a national weapon such as Quyuanli, which made Zhang Han admire him very much.
"Young hero!" This was Zhang Han's evaluation of Zhao Tuo at that time. But he didn't expect that only three years had passed, the former Zhao Zhonggen had been promoted to five levels in a row, becoming a high-ranking concubine, even an emperor and princess, and now he was in the position of Jiuqing, becoming his immediate boss .
"Such an upgrade speed is really rare in the world. It's a pity that I, Zhang Han, didn't have the opportunity to follow the chief concubine to the battlefield, otherwise I would have been able to upgrade my title. Although I have become a subordinate of the chief concubine now, this is not a battlefield. Even if I want to If you want to make meritorious deeds, where should you go?" Zhang Han sighed quietly in his heart, and looked at the young man in front of him with even more respect.
"Examination Office Order, I haven't seen you for a few years, but you have a nice beard." Zhao Tuo laughed.
At this moment, he had sent the six young ministers out to work. He and Zhang Han were the only two people left in the room, so they looked kind and familiar.
"Young Master is overly praised. Zhang Han is truly impressed by the achievements made by Young Master in the past few years." Zhang Han also squeezed out a smile on his face.
Not only did Shaofu Zhao not act like a leader, but he also praised the beard he had grown specially in recent years, showing his closeness, which flattered Zhang Han.
After some pleasantries, Zhao Tuo stopped delaying and went straight to the topic. He said: "I presented the Qu Yuan plow to you before, and I have interacted with the imperial examination engineer. I know that you have outstanding abilities and are a capable person. Today I have something I want to make, so I give it to the examination engineer. How about the imperial eunuch taking charge?" When Zhang Han saw that Zhao Tuo was close to him and said that he had outstanding abilities, even though he had a calm personality, he was secretly happy.
Now I heard that Zhao Tuo asked him to build something, but he refused and accepted the order on the spot.
"Whatever the young master wants to build, just give him orders. Zhang Han will work hard to complete the task!" Zhang Han's voice was full of confidence.
He is the chief of the examination room and specializes in craftsmanship. He is confident that he knows most of the utensils made by craftsmen in the world.
Even if it was something unique like Qu Yuuli, as long as Zhao Tuo named it, he could find it out by following the name.
However, the next moment, the name of the thing that came out of Zhao Tuo's mouth made him stunned.
"I want to make paper." Zhao Tuo looked forward to it.
"Paper?" Zhang Han looked confused and at a loss. He racked his brains, but he didn't expect what Shaofu Zhao said.
What is "paper"? Zhang Han asked cautiously: "May I ask the master, what is paper?" Zhao Tuo smiled and said: "Paper is a good thing. It is as thin as silk, cheaper than slips, and you can write on it with a pen. The number of words written on a thin piece of paper is greater than ten bamboo slips!"
"Is there such a magical thing in the world?" Zhang Han looked shocked. He did not doubt the authenticity of Zhao Tuo's words. The dignified young man would not come to play tricks on him.
No matter how much Zhang Han imagined, it was difficult to come up with such a
What does the paper that is "as thin as silk and cheaper than slips" look like?
"When I go to the palace, I often see Jin Shang correcting slips. I am diligent in my work and have to review hundreds of kilograms of slips a day. Correcting that kind of amount of slips day after day must be very taxing on the body. Over time, it may hurt Jinshang’s body.”
"So I remembered something called 'paper' that I had seen on the fragment of Gongshuzi."
"If I can make paper, and all words will be written on paper in the future, it will definitely be a lot easier when dealing with political affairs today." Zhao Tuo said with emotion on his face.
"It turned out to be something recorded in the fragments of Gongshuzi. No wonder the officials have never heard of it. The Shaofu is the descendant of Gongshuzi and once made a giant cannon based on the fragments. Now if he wants to make paper, there must be no problem." Zhang Han suddenly realized, no. Doubt again.
It has been known to everyone that Zhao Tuo is the successor of Gongshuzi for a long time. Many people secretly guessed that in addition to the giant cannon and Quyuanli, he must also have mastered many secret skills of Gongshuzi.
Now throw out another magical one
Although it may be surprising when you come to "paper", after thinking about it, you will feel it is natural. They have teachers to follow!
After saying that, Zhang Han sighed again: "The young master always keeps Jin Shang in his heart. No wonder he has the trust of Jin Shang." Zhao Tuo smiled slightly.
Yes, he made paper for the sake of the emperor's body. At most, there is a purpose of benefiting people all over the world.
Anyway, it was definitely not because of him, Zhao Tuo, going to the toilet. In Zhao Tuo's heart, there was only the emperor and the world.
Seeing that Zhang Han understood now, Zhao Tuo asked him to get pen and ink and write down the key points on the slips. Zhao Tuo actually knew little about papermaking.
At most, he had read a little bit about some history in his previous life and understood some general processes, but he was not really clear about the specific operations.
But it's enough to have a general direction. As one of the Nine Qings, the Shaofu is in charge of the emperor's inner treasury and has many people under his command.
There is money and there are people. There are a lot of resources for Zhao Tuo to squander and experiment. He only needs to point out a direction and general idea.
Zhang Han, an old craftsman, would naturally lead his men to do their best for Zhao Tuo.
"First get bark, hemp heads, rags and other materials for soaking, you can also try steaming...Pound them and beat them into pulp...Mix the pulp and water, scoop it up and make it into thin sheets of wet Paper...then just hang it or dry it."
"Because what Gongshuzi left behind is a fragment of the paper, there may be some gaps in the middle. You try to do it, fill in the middle process, and make a finished product first." Zhao Tuo said in one breath what he knew about papermaking. The process was explained once, but he wasn't really sure whether he was wrong or not.
If there are errors, blame those asshole authors who made them up online and misled him. But there should be no problem in the general direction.
As the saying goes, true knowledge comes from practice. After Zhang Han leads the craftsmen to study it, go through the process and produce some finished products, improvements will naturally be made.
After Zhang Han wrote down all the key points that Zhao Tuo said, he cupped his hands and said to Zhao Tuo: "Don't worry, Young Master, I won't let you down with this papermaking business!" Zhao Tuo nodded and called him by name: "Shaorong is doing something , I feel relieved."
"Later, I will send someone to tell Bai Gongcheng that the matter of selling the soldiers of the world and casting farm tools will be left to others. All you need to do is make this paper. Once you make it, it will be a great achievement. If you use paper in the future, I am happy because of your contribution." Zhang Han's face suddenly turned rosy when he heard that he could take credit.
He said solemnly: "Thank you, Young Master, for your consideration. Zhang Hand will definitely fulfill his mission!" Looking at Zhang Han's serious look, Zhao Tuo smiled.
Once papermaking is successful, Zhang Han will owe Zhao Tuo a big favor. In addition, Zhang Han himself is Zhao Tuo's subordinate. When the time comes, it will be easy for him to take Zhang Han as a close confidant and become a true one of his own.
I want you to do things for me, and I want you to be grateful to me. This feeling is quite refreshing. Of course, what will be even more exciting is that when paper is created, it will bring huge changes to the world.
"Get the hemp paper out first, and after they have some experience, they can try to make better writing papers such as bamboo paper, and change this era step by step." Zhao Tuo's eyes were full of expectations.
Especially when he thought about the pain he experienced in Zhao Di that autumn seven years ago, his desire for paper became even stronger.
Been waiting for seven years! ...Papermaking is a long-term project, and I can’t rush it for a while.
Zhao Tuo selected the executor of this matter and after arranging the project, he ignored it for the time being and left everything to Zhang Han.
He patrolled around the Shaofu Institution again, and after getting familiar with his territory, he saw that it was getting late, so he was ready to go back home.
But Zhao Tuo had just returned to his residence and got out of the car. He also thought about what he heard at the court meeting today about General Li You being transferred to the rank of captain of the Shu region.
"The land of Shu is remote, and we have to go to fight against the Dian Kingdom in Yunnan. I'm afraid I won't see Brother Li for many years after he leaves. After all, he is my old leader. I should go and see him off. There is also the Tingwei Gang before. I have dealt with those doctors, so I should come to thank them in person, otherwise it would be disrespectful." Zhao Tuo grumbled in his heart, called his cronies, wrote a greeting note in person, and asked him to send it to the Li Mansion.
"Just say that I will go visit Tingwei and Zuo Shuchang tomorrow!"
