Lu Xuan returned to Shu County and after handling daily government affairs, he began to arrange awards and pensions for the soldiers.
This is the top priority right now.
It took Lu Xuan two full days to arrange everything for the soldiers' pensions and awards. In addition, all the surrendered generals such as Gao Shun, Guan Yu, and Zhang Liao were settled in Shu County.
At the same time, Xu You sent the proposed wedding date.
On November 26, Lu Xuan married Zhen Mi.
Zhen Mi is a daughter of the Zhen family, but she also has another identity, she is Yuan Shao's adopted daughter. Therefore, even though Lu Xuan was taking a concubine, the marriage should not be too shabby. It's only November 18th, and there are still eight days left before the planned wedding date.
Lu Xuan actually didn't care much.
A few more days wouldn’t hurt.
While Lu Xuan was handling government affairs, there was a sound of footsteps. Lu Meng entered the room and reported: "My lord, Mrs. Mi wants to see you."
"please!"
Lu Xuan ordered.
He was a little surprised. During the time he returned to Shu County, he saw Mi Huan every day.
Why did Mi Huan come to see him alone?
Lu Meng went to inform him. After a while, Mi Huan came. The dress she wore was dignified and elegant. She entered the study and took off the cloak she was wearing. Shi Shiran walked to Lu Xuan and sat down.
There was a faint smile on her charming face, but she didn't speak.
"What's wrong?"
Lu Xuan asked with a smile.
Mi Huan's eyes widened and she smiled charmingly at Lu Xuan, but she hesitated to speak.
Lu Xuan couldn't figure it out and asked: "You came to me, could it be because of Mi Zhu and Mi Fang's affairs? Mi Fang is working in Hu Cao and is doing well now. The only person who has no arrangements at the moment is Mi Zhu."
"Don't worry, Mi Zhu is capable, I can't not use it. It's just for the time being, and we need to think again about what kind of position to arrange for him. Otherwise, it will be perfunctory to arrange it casually."
Mi Huan smiled sweetly and replied: "Husband, I am not here because of the eldest brother and second brother's business."
Lu Xuan said in surprise: "What is that?"
Mi Huan said: "When the eldest brother and second brother work under my husband's command, how they are arranged and what officials are assigned are all decided by my husband. I don't care if I don't understand. After all, I am just a woman and will not participate in these things."
"The reason why I came to see my husband is to tell him that I want to start a real business outside, and I have already gone to recruit people under my husband's name."
At this point, she lowered her head.
In fact, the restrictions on women in the late Han Dynasty were not very strong, unlike the strict etiquette and laws in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Even so, Lu Xuan's status is different. Lu Xuan is the lord of a state and has a great reputation. With such status, Lu Xuan's woman must be the husband and child.
Just like that, Mi Huan was very worried.
Lu Xuan was very good to her.
After Mi Huan arrived in Shu County, he gradually got to know many powerful ladies and learned about the situation outside.
After many people from powerful families took wives and concubines, they just stayed at home and focused on hanging out outside. Among powerful families, there are too many women who are widowed. Moreover, a woman's status in the family is very low and she has no status in front of her husband.
Lu Xuan is different.
Lu Xuan also had several women, but Lu Xuan tried his best to keep a bowl of water on the same level. He would not look up to anyone or belittle anyone. He would treat them all the same. The relationship between the sisters in the family was also harmonious.
Mi Huan is quite satisfied with this kind of life.
However, when she was in the Mi family, she was used to doing things and doing business. So when she arrived in Shu County, she used her own money to do things, and since she was Lu Xuan's woman, things went smoothly.
Lu Xuan looked at Mi Huan who was worried, smiled softly, and said: "I said before that I don't object to you doing things. Doing something is a good thing. Being able to do something is because you have the ability. If you want to do business, I won't If you object, as long as you follow the right path and abide by the law, just go ahead and do it.”
Mi Huan's heart was filled with excitement after hearing this. His eyes were blinking, his watery eyes were captivating, and his charm was revealed, which made people unable to control themselves.
Lu Xuan's cheeks twitched.
He thought about the situation of returning home these days and being an old scalper every day. He calmly touched the position of his waist, his eyes recovered, and he said: "What is the specific matter? Tell me directly?"
Mi Huan leaned in front of Lu Xuan and said: "Husband, I want to do a big business. This time, I want a lot of land and the support of the government. It is difficult to arrange my concubine, so I ask my husband for help."
Lu Xuan asked curiously: "What big business do you want to do?"
Mi Huan said: "Sell paper."
Lu Xuan frowned slightly and asked, "Is selling paper a big business?"
"Of course."
Mi Huan came out of Lu Xuan's arms with bright eyebrows and said, "Husband, I have someone make new paper. I guarantee you will make a lot of money."
Lu Xuan sat up straight and looked at Mi Huan in surprise.
He didn't mention anything about papermaking.
It stands to reason that there will be no new paper or better paper in this era. Why does Mihuan have new paper?
Lu Xuan was also very curious and asked: "Where did you get the new paper? Do you have a sample?"
"Of course there is."
Mi Huan ordered: "Bring it in."
The door was pushed open, and a maid entered the room holding a stack of papers, placed the stack of papers on Lu Xuan's desk, and then left.
Lu Xuan was even more shocked when he saw the paper on the table.
This paper is pure white and flawless.
Lu Xuan stretched out his hand and touched it. The texture of the paper was white and soft, delicate and tough to the touch, and extremely smooth, far superior to today's paper. Zuobo paper, the most expensive paper on the market now, is better than Cai Lun paper, but Zuobo paper is not easy to produce on a large scale.
Zuobo paper was the highest quality paper in the late Han Dynasty. When the great scholar Cai Yong wrote, he liked to use Zuobo paper. Generally, he would rather not write on Zuobo paper.
Mi Huan's new paper was of great help to Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan felt happy in his heart.
If paper can be produced on a large scale, it means that the cost of cultivating scholars will be reduced. It's just that Lu Xuan was more curious. In this era, it was necessary to further improve the papermaking method. Without him taking the lead in breaking through the raw materials, it would actually be difficult to improve.
How did this come about?
Lu Xuan asked urgently: "Huan'er, how did you make new paper? Can new paper be mass-produced?"
Mi Huan asked, "Does your husband agree?"
Lu Xuan said: "Of course I agree, I fully support it. The importance of this new paper to me in Yangzhou is self-evident. You girl, you have made a great contribution to me this time."
Mi Huan was even more happy after hearing this. She didn't expect that her unintentional act would actually help her husband.
Inside, I am also happy.
Mi Huan twisted her body, came close to Lu Xuan again, leaned into Lu Xuan's arms, and said softly: "Husband, this is also a coincidence. I know Zuo Bozhi, but I don't know how to make paper at all. A black eye."
"But when I am pregnant with my child and have nothing to do, I like to wander around Shu County. One day this year, I was wandering around Shuxiangzhai, a paper seller in Shu County, and met a middle-aged man who was nearly forty years old."
"He scolded other people's paper for being poor and said he could make paper."
"At that time, this man was drunk and had a conflict with the paper seller. He was beaten by the store as a troublemaker."
"I didn't pay attention to him at first, after all, there were so many drunkards like this. However, I heard that he could make paper, and the paper making was very good, so I took some thought. Later, I found him and asked him Next, he called himself Uncle Zuo, and he was able to make paper, so he was the one who made Zuo Bo's paper."
Mi Huan's watery eyes were bright.
With a look of joy on her face, she said slowly: "I recruited him in the name of my husband, gave him money, and settled him down. Uncle Zuo fled from Qingzhou. He can make paper and his calligraphy is also good. , but he didn’t know how to make a living, and he encountered bandits on the way to escape, so his family’s wealth was gone, and the little money he had left was gone soon after arriving in Shu County.”
"If I keep him, I will let him make paper."
"When he first started making paper, he mainly used raw materials such as mulberry bark. Although we also have mulberry trees here, there are not many mulberry trees. I thought it would be difficult for Zuo Bo to make paper, so I asked him to use other materials to make paper. And I said After the autumn harvest, there will be a lot of rice straw, let him try it."
"Although it was difficult and not smooth at the beginning, either the paper was not white enough, or it was not tough enough to absorb ink, etc. But after a few months of hard work, I finally finished it after I gave birth to a child. "
"There is this pure white paper."
Mi Huan said: "Husband, this is probably the case. So what I am thinking is that since Uncle Zuo has made better paper, and after improvements, it should be able to be manufactured in large quantities, I plan to expand production. Specialize in this business.”
After Lu Xuan heard this, he looked at Mi Huan.
His eyes were extremely hot.
Being stared at by Lu Xuan, Mi Huan felt a little uncomfortable for a moment and asked, "What do you think, husband?"
Lu Xuan hugged Mi Huan and kissed her directly. The two of them struggled for a while, and after a while, Lu Xuan let go of Mi Huan and said happily: "Huan'er, you are really my lucky star. Where is Uncle Zuo? Take me to meet him?"
Mi Huan flipped up her disheveled hair, glanced at Lu Xuan angrily, and felt a deep sense of satisfaction in her heart.
Seeing Lu Xuan's condition, she was also happy.
She smiled slightly and said: "Husband, I have placed Uncle Zuo outside the West City. It is near the water source and the place is relatively flat and wide."
Lu Xuan stood up and said, "Let's go see Uncle Zuo."
Mi Huan asked, "Are you going now?"
"Of course we go now."
Lu Xuan's eyes were excited and he said: "I have such a great sage under my command, how could I miss it? This time, thanks to my Huan'er, I discovered a great talent. With the paper made by Zuo Boxin, many things can be done It’s easy to handle.”
Mi Huan straightened her clothes, then took a carriage with Lu Xuan and walked towards the outside of the west city.
