Chapter 3033 Together
Zhou Man took it in, so he took the time to ask Ke Ke, "How is paper made? What kind of books do I need to buy?"
Koko: "...No need to go through so much trouble. The encyclopedia has an entry for it, and the host can search it directly. Of course, if you want to know more about the development process of paper and more specific manufacturing methods, you can also buy a book."
It found two books for Zhou Man, neither of which looked very thick. It said, "Paper isn't expensive. Even though most books are electronic now, and people are used to reading electronic books, they still like to collect a lot of paper books."
Therefore, the manufacturing of paper has never regressed. Some people even pursue retro and restore the old paper according to ancient methods.
Analyzing Koko's data, it is difficult to understand this kind of human behavior, because the writing quality of those papers does not seem to be as good as the current manufacturing technology.
And it costs a lot.
But as long as humans like it.
Just search for the term and you will find the specific production method. There are many types of paper. Enter the name. The production process of each type is slightly different, but the general steps are the same.
Zhou Man didn't expect it to be so simple. Isn't this thing only available in bookstores and aristocratic families?
She was stunned, then sighed again, "It's great that all the technology is shared."
Koko was now a bit smarter. After analyzing his host's words, he said, "The encyclopedia does have a lot of technology, covering all aspects of society. Basically, all the basics and slightly advanced things can be learned in the encyclopedia, but more confidential things are not available."
Without the main system watching, it spoke more and gave an example, "Take Mr. Mo's recovery potion. Although he listed it as teaching material during your instruction, no one else in the entire encyclopedia can learn this knowledge except you."
Even if she learned it, it would be useless because she didn't have the tools to make it.
"This is a type of highly classified knowledge, usually taught privately in real life. You can only find the paper written by Teacher Mo on potion making in the encyclopedia, but if you want to know more, at least the encyclopedia doesn't have it openly."
Zhou Man pondered, "The manufacture of paper is now a highly classified secret, but in your world it's like pickles today. Not every household can make it, but at least if you ask anyone who knows how to make it, they'll all tell you."
Koko responded, that's the truth.
Although he could directly search for the manufacturing method, Zhou Man still spent points to buy these two books.
The book was not very expensive. After she bought it, she paid some points to print it out. After getting it in her hands, she excitedly went to find Bai Shan.
At night, the two of them squeezed into bed and read books about papermaking technology.
Bai Shan sighed as he flipped through the pages, "I've only seen sporadic records in some books before, saying that books can be made from bamboo, fishing nets, and wood chips, but I didn't know that even straw can be made into paper."
Zhou Man said: "From the description, it seems that the quality is not very good, and it has a great impact on the water quality."
Bai Shan: "So the place where paper is made must be carefully chosen."
Zhou Man asked him, "Shall we build it ourselves?"
Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "Call Bai Er and Yin Huo."
But so many papermaking recipes...
Bai Shan became thoughtful and said, "Let's make some money first, and then select a few good recipes to give to His Majesty and the Crown Prince."
"What kind of prescription is good?" There are so many prescriptions here.
"For Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, a recipe with low cost and few steps is a good recipe."
These recipes also have one thing in common, which is that their quality is very average.
But this kind of paper is suitable for promotion. The emperor and the prince are facing people all over the world. Unlike them, they can choose beautiful paper recipes.
But right now it’s really about cheapness.
Bai Shan picked and chose, and finally picked out two recipes, "Let's try these two first."
So the next day, Bai Shan and Zhou Man went to Yin Huo's house to have a meal, and also invited Bai Erlang and Mingda from the house next door.
Yin Huo was writing something under the window, and when he saw them, he stopped and said, "There are no wild vegetables today."
Zhou Man said: "It's okay, just eat something casually."
Yin Huo placed the pen on the pen mountain and said, "It's strange that you two married couples always come to my house to eat for free."
"Aren't you worried that you'd be lonely?" Bai Shan said, "It'll be more fun if we all eat together."
Yin Huo had no choice but to hand him what he had just written. "What you want is the daily food consumption estimate for the conscripts, as well as the silver and money estimate."
Bai Shan took it, glanced at it, and put it aside. "We'll talk about this tomorrow. Let's talk about paper today."
Bai Erlang: "Is paper expensive in Xingyang?"
"Huh," This surprised Bai Shan. He turned to look at Bai Erlang, "You know about Zheng Fei."
Bai Erlang looked at Mingda and said, "Well, this matter has spread quite widely."
Mingda said, "Xingyang is not far from Lu, and Zheng Erlang is very famous in this area."
The capital city also has many talented people. The most famous ones before were Yang Heshu, Tang He and others, and later on were Bai Shan and others. Now the young men from the Wang family and the Lu family are famous in the capital city. In comparison, Zheng Erlang is not so famous in the capital city.
But he is very famous in this area.
Yin Huo looked at them and brought the topic back to the topic, "What's wrong with the paper?"
"Oh, I'm planning to build a papermaking workshop. Do you want to join me?"
Yin Huo: "...Do you make paper because it's expensive?"
Bai Shan sighed and said, "Of course not. Prices fluctuate all the time. I can't do anything about every slight fluctuation, right? Ultimately, it's all because of paper."
He said, "The documents for the government office and the population records of each village and hamlet all require paper. Especially when verifying the population, a lot of paper is consumed."
"If there's not enough paper, many things can't be done. I'm in charge of Beihai County this year, and I've never let my subordinates down on paper, so it's not noticeable. But yesterday, I looked through the previous expenses, and the government didn't record many things in order to save paper," Bai Shan said. "If Beihai County didn't have the salt fields, I probably wouldn't be so generous as to say I'd buy a hundred dollars' worth of paper. So, for the sake of the country, paper prices must be reduced. Otherwise, if things continue like this, government work will be neglected, people will go unreported, and many government orders will have difficulty reaching the countryside."
Yin Huo said, "The imperial court's bookstore has the method of making paper, but as far as I know, the cost is not low. Apart from that, only some aristocratic families can make paper."
He paused and said, "I also have a bookstore at home, but I can only carve and print books. The paper is all purchased from outside."
Bai Shan said, "I have a recipe."
Yin or raised eyebrows.
"And the cost is very low. Of course, there are higher costs, but I'm not planning on making better paper yet. Beihai County now has a salt field, so we shouldn't be too ostentatious."
So you knew it?
Yin Huo pondered for a moment, "So, are you going to put the paper mill in Beihai County? Or somewhere else?"
"It's in Beihai County," Bai Shan said. "Although it's not a good place to be seen, Beihai County is at least a place I can control."
Thinking that I have to go to the hospital tomorrow, I stayed up late to write it. This time, it’s really good night.
(End of this chapter)
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