Before Huang Rui's toilet paper satisfied Mo Ziyuan, Chen Lianghe took Chen Zijian to Lanwan Village.
Chen Lianghe's sudden visit surprised Han Shuxian, "Chen Guogong, Mr. Fang!"
On the third day after the banquet, the Fang family sent people to divide the paper sent by Han Shuxian into several pieces and sent them to various families attending the banquet. Chen Lianghe was the first to come to Fang Jing to ask about the paper.
When Chen Lianghe was waiting to ask him where the paper came from when he was at court one day, Fang Jing asked knowingly: "Do you think the paper is useful, too?"
Chen Lianghe saw that he knew it and asked, "Why should I wait here to ask you if it's not useful?"
Fang Jing still looked respectful, "I thought it was useful, so I gave some to the Duke. If the Duke thinks it is useful, I will send someone to give some to the Duke."
Chen Lianghedao waved his hand and said, "You'd better tell me where I can buy it. If my house is short of paper, I can go buy it."
Fang Jing said with some embarrassment: "I'm afraid it will be a little troublesome for the Duke to buy it. This paper was made by the Han family and the Mo family in Lanwan Village outside Beijing. They have not opened a workshop in Beijing. If the Duke wants it, he can only send it." People went to Lanwan Village to buy it.”
Unexpectedly, this paper has something to do with the Mo family. "They are really capable and can make such good paper."
"Their paper is not a secret. I heard that in order to allow the villagers in Lanwan Village to earn more money and live a better life, the Han family and the Mo family got the method of making paper, so they openly made paper in the village, allowing everyone in the village to participate. Go to papermaking, and everyone in the village will have a share of the money you earn." Fang Jing added in passing.
"It's rare to find such a selfless person." After Chen Lianghe finished speaking, he asked, "Then you must have visited this paper mill?"
"I would like to go out for a walk, but I'm just too busy with clutter to find time to go." Fang Jing replied after Chen Lianghe asked.
"This kind of work for the people is worthy of imitation by parents and officials like us. If Mr. Fang has nothing else to do during this break, why don't we go to Lanwan Village for a walk together."
"But it depends on the arrangements of the Duke."
Fang Jing took a rest on this day, half a month had passed since the banquet.
Fang Jing did not send anyone to notify the Fang family and the Mo family in advance. He thought he came here just to check whether the paper mill in Lanwan Village was as Han Shuxian said. But when he saw Han Shuxian's surprised look, Fang Jing still felt a little rude. He said, "I came in such a hurry this time that I didn't send anyone to inform me in advance. The main reason is that Chen Guogong wanted to come and see your paper mill. Is it convenient if you don't have paper?"
Han Shuxian was surprised and said: "Convenient, convenient." After answering, he added: "Shall the Duke and Mr. Fang follow me into the house to rest for a while before going to the paper mill, or should they go now?"
"Go now!" Chen Lianghe said.
"I was sitting in the carriage on the way here. It's a good time to walk around and stretch out my body." Fang Jing added.
"Wait a minute, you two!" After Han Shuxian finished speaking, he waved to Changhu and said, "Go to the school and talk to Mr. Murong and let him read and study by himself. I will make up for today's lessons for him in the evening."
Changhu walked to the school after receiving the order.
Han Shuxian was about to give lessons to Murong Qingyuan who was in the school, but unexpectedly received a report from Chang Hu, saying that Mr. Fang from Jingli was here. After the two of them arrived, they could only let Murong Qingyuan read the book by himself first. After giving instructions, Fang Jing and Chen Lianghe stretched out their hands and made a request, "Master Fang, please come this way!" After saying that, they walked to one side and prepared to lead the way to the paper mill.
The papermaking mill is built by the river at the end of the village. Everyone is busy at the moment. The papermaking mill is different from the luncheon meat workshop. The luncheon meat workshop does not do the same thing but they are all separate. However, the papermaking mill is very open and bright, although it also has a large building. There are rows of houses, but the doors are wide open. You can see who is doing what at a glance. Those with doors are all open, and some without doors. The stone mortar for pounding wood is placed directly in a pavilion. It is clearly still there. It was a very cold day, but the people who stepped on the stone platform and followed the stone platform up and down were so hot that they rolled up their sleeves and their faces were flushed.
As the three of them approached, all the villagers passing by greeted Han Shuxian, "Mr. Han!"
Han Shuxian also responded one by one. Wherever he walked, Han Shuxian explained everything one by one. Finally, he stopped in front of the paper he was drying and said, "This is what we made."
In addition to the paper that has been made now, we are still thinking of ways to make different kinds of paper. "
Later, he added: "For example, when using paper towels to replace handkerchiefs, we want the paper to be both absorbent and soft and flexible."
"There is also paper specially used for printing books. Ordinary writing paper is too soft and will easily get damp and damaged after being stored for a long time. The paper used for printing books is thicker and finer, so it is less susceptible to moisture. The paper is also stronger and less susceptible to moisture.”
Chen Lianghe did not expect that this trip would be so fruitful. After listening to Han Shuxian's introduction, he immediately asked: "Can I take a look at the two kinds of paper you mentioned?"
"Master Fang, please come here." Then Han Shuxian took the two of them to a room at the end of the paper mill.
"I see the doors are open in other places, why is this room closed?" Chen Lianghe asked after looking at the closed door in front of him.
"Our papermaking workshop is not without its secrets. For example, the new paper we make is a secret." Then Han Shuxian stood outside the door and shouted: "Brother Huang, I'm in."
Then someone in the room responded: "Right away."
Fang Jing said at this time: "Let's not go in!"
Han Shuxian said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if you two go in and take a look!" After saying that, the people inside the house immediately opened the door from the inside. Huang Rui looked at the people outside the house and shouted: "Mr. Han!"
After Huang Rui opened the door, Han Shuxian introduced: "This is Mr. Chen and Mr. Fang. I will take them to have a look."
Huang Rui then stepped aside and said, "Two adults, please!"
After entering the house, the various facilities and equipment inside were actually similar to those outside. At least in the eyes of Chen Lianghe and Fang Jing, there was no difference. This was why Han Shuxian felt relieved to bring them in.
After entering the house, Han Shuxian did not continue the introduction. He led the two of them to the place where the paper was dried, picked up two pieces of paper, handed them to Chen Liang and Hao Fang Jing, and said, "This is what we are thinking of making to replace handkerchiefs." handkerchief paper, but the softness and toughness of this paper have not yet met our requirements.”
Chen Lianghe and Fang Jing took the paper handed over by Han Shuxian and carefully felt the paper in their hands. The paper was obviously very soft. "If it were softer, wouldn't it be easier to rot?" Fang Jing raised his question.
"This is what we are trying to improve now. Since it is to replace handkerchiefs, the softness of the paper needs to be improved. We have also thought about making the paper thinner and thicker. It is indeed easier to rot and cannot be used at all. And How can I replace the handkerchief?"
The two people came here casually to take a look, but the result surprised them. In their opinion, if the paper used to write on was good, they would be willing to exchange it for a better one. No, the current one is working fine.
We have seen the paper used to print books, and it is indeed of better quality than previous books. The paper is whiter, thicker, and not easy to break.
There is, and they are not looking forward to it, but the paper to replace the handkerchief is not yet available, and what he said is so good, if the paper to replace the handkerchief comes out, there will be no need to bother using handkerchiefs in the future.
"This paper is here to replace the handkerchief. You have to remember us." Fang Jing said after coming out of the papermaking workshop.
"Don't worry, Mr. Fang. Once it's finished, I will definitely send some to you and the Duke of Guo. You will also give it a reference when the time comes."
After coming out of the workshop, Han Shuxian took them to the school. "Now all the children of the right age in the village are studying in the school. We do not expect all of them to succeed in the future. We only hope that everyone will gain knowledge and be sensible after studying."
"If I hadn't come here for this trip, I wouldn't have known that we in Dafeng Dynasty still had such a village. If every village and every town was like this, would we still have Hechou in Dafeng Dynasty?" Chen Lianghe sighed. .
"The emperor loves the people, and there are good officials like the Duke and Lord Fang who serve the people. Our Dafeng Dynasty will definitely become stronger day by day." Han Shuxian said half as a compliment and half as the truth.
"I think this Lanwan Village Road can become a model for villages in our Dafeng Dynasty. If every village in Dafeng Dynasty can be like this Lanwan Village, wouldn't our Dafeng Dynasty soon be able to make the people rich and the country strong?" Chen Lianghe wants to let others The village also followed the example of Lanwan Village.
"It would be fine if there was a suitable profession.
Take a try. " Han Shuxian said. But what he didn’t say is that the reason why the things made in our workshop sell so well is because they were all made in unique portions at the beginning. Luncheon meat, roast duck, roast rabbit, jelly, and vermicelli were all made in unique portions. Everything is different from other products, so it attracts many people to buy it. If you can buy something on the street, unless the new one can attract people, you may not be able to make money.
"Isn't this workshop of yours suitable? Our Dafeng Dynasty is not just a village like Lanwan Village. If you open more to other places, won't you be able to let the people of several more villages live a better life? And you You can make money yourself, why not?"
It’s no wonder that Chen Lianghe thought this way, but he rushed to buy the paper, which shows that the paper must be good. For such a good thing, we only have one workshop in Dafeng Dynasty, and the paper produced will definitely not be enough. If you open more workshops, you can help more villages. This is killing multiple birds with one stone.
Han Shuxian had thought about opening workshops all over the country before, but he was really too busy to do it. Now after hearing Chen Lianghe's words, he had a new idea.
Whether it is to open workshops across the country or expand existing workshops, if there is someone in the government, no matter what, your business can go further.
Han Shuxian said: "What the Duke said is that I will think about it carefully. If we can open a few more workshops, it will be a good thing for me and the villagers."
