Chapter 163: Love in the Ancient Planes Brain Starts 23

When I encounter a problem that I can't figure out, I will ask the group of cattle and horses in the live broadcast room.

Jiang Lan: What invention is more suitable in ancient times?

[Finally it's my turn. I can't participate in the big brother's question. I am very good at this kind of question. Based on my experience of reading novels for decades, the inventions of ancient times are nothing more than: glass, cement, salt making, soap, gunpowder, ice making, and spinning machines. ]

[The above is an old bookworm at first glance, and the summary is very accurate. ]

[In addition, there are some high-yield species, such as hybrid rice and so on. ]

[The anchor has raised fish and crabs before, and it is not bad to engage in aquaculture. ]

Jiang Lan: Biological development is not considered for the time being, it is too time-consuming.

The medical level in the ancient plane was very poor, and a cold could take a person's life.

Living to the age of 50 in good health was considered a long-lived old man.

Hybrid rice, such a project, would be difficult to succeed without ready-made rice seeds.

After much thought, Jiang Lan decided to start with papermaking.

The paper of Xiguo is now worth a thousand gold.

The annual income of an ordinary family is no more than 20 taels of silver, which is 20,000 copper coins, and the lowest quality Xuan paper costs 120 copper plates per cut (100 sheets).

High-quality Xuan paper is even more in short supply, no wonder ordinary people can't afford to read.

The papermaking technology of Xiguo is very primitive, requiring manpower to crush the raw materials, and also requires sophisticated technology to pick up paper pulp.

In addition to the water pressing and drying operations, a set of processes takes about 20 days, which is really time-consuming and laborious.

Jiang Lan decided to use the interstellar chemical method to make pulp, mainly because the raw materials are easy to obtain in this plane.

Limestone is decomposed to obtain quicklime, quicklime reacts with water to obtain slaked lime, pure alkali reacts with slaked lime to obtain sodium hydroxide, and sodium hydroxide can also be obtained by electrolyzing salt solution.

The paper produced in this way has a short production cycle, high strength, and is not picky about raw materials, saving time and effort, and has a high rate of return.

Jiang Lan did what he said, and now he is a rich man, so he directly bought a large house located on the riverside on the outskirts of the city.

He recruited a group of people and soon entered production.

In order to facilitate papermaking, she also invented a simple generator.

In addition to the small human-powered generator, she also built a hydraulic generator by the water.

When the whole waterwheel is moving, it looks quite spectacular.

As a person on the Ministry of Works' personnel observation list, Jiang Lan's every move was quickly reported to the Minister of Works by someone with ulterior motives.

The Minister of Works politely bought some small things from Superman's shop. He didn't take it seriously at first, but after using it at home, he realized how good it was.

Although he was a second-rank official, his wife at home was still used to helping him wash his underwear, and her hands were always frozen red in winter.

He repeatedly advised her but she didn't listen. This time he brought back a washing machine, and he casually gave it to his wife to play with. Unexpectedly, he accidentally solved a problem that had existed for many years.

The Minister of Industry took a sip from the thermos cup with great relish. This thermos cup was of top quality, and it could provide a hot drink no matter how cold the weather was.

Oh, and there was also the multifunctional fruit basket, which was also very useful.

Upon learning that Jiang Lan was making a big move again, the curious Minister of Industry took advantage of his day off and rushed to her manor.

Jiang Lan was directing a group of people to move stones, and they grunted and put them into a container in the middle of the yard.

"What is this?"

The Minister of Industry watched them move the black stones with curiosity.

Jiang Lan turned his head and saw that it was the Minister of Industry.

It was difficult for this big man to run over from so far away.

"This is magnetite. After these stones are purified, they can be used to generate electricity."

"Electricity? But lightning on a rainy day?"

Jiang Lan was stumped by the question, and she could only explain.

"The electricity here is different from natural electricity. You can think of it as a kind of energy. It is an energy that can drive machines to operate."

The Shangshu did not say anything, but followed Jiang Lan step by step, wanting to see what she was doing.

Jiang Lan took the boss around and explained the uses of her equipment.

The boss of the Ministry of Industry, who was calm and confused at first, seemed very excited after listening to everything, and asked more questions.

Jiang Lan did not expect that after this boss went back, he brought a group of people the next day, which scared her.

"This is Madam Jiang. She invented the wooden ox and flowing horse."

The man was wearing a dark blue robe, with a piece of fine white jade tied around his waist. He was tall and straight, with steady steps.

He was also very handsome, with three-dimensional features, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, full of nobility.

Jiang Lan could guess from the attitude of the Minister of Works that this person was of extraordinary status.

The boss of the boss must be the big boss.

The big boss's attitude was quite kind, and he looked easy to approach.

"I'm sorry to bother you, young lady. I heard that you are extremely talented as a craftsman, so I followed them to join in the fun and broaden my horizons."

"Your Excellency is too polite. It's my honor."

Jiang Lan took them around as usual. This big guy was more talkative than the big boss and asked this and that from time to time.

"To make paper using the original papermaking method, bamboo needs to be soaked in water for 100 days, and other processes take at least 20 days."

"If my new process is used, the raw material is not limited to bamboo. Wood, bark, leaves, reeds, and even roadside weeds can be used to make paper, and it only takes 3 days."

"Paper made from different raw materials will have different effects. For example, some papers will be whiter, and some papers will be yellower."

After listening to this, the giant nodded repeatedly, "This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people."

Especially since it can break the wishful thinking of some families, it is really perfect.

"That's true. The cost of education among the people is too high. Children in ordinary families learn by writing on the sand. They dare not waste a piece of paper."

Jiang Lan sighed, "It would be a good deed if there were more educated and wise people in the world."

The giant praised her, "It's rare for a woman like you to have such a broad mind."

"The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of every man. Does the heart to serve the country differ between men and women?"

The giant was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's right, I'm narrow-minded. Why should talented people be bound by gender? Madam Jiang, can your paper mill accept shares from others?"

"Sir, how do you plan to invest? How much do you plan to invest?"

Jiang Lan was not afraid of the giant's identity. He was just the emperor.

It's not like she hasn't seen emperors in history books, not to mention she's also seen many big guys in other dimensions, so she's not afraid of this so-called superior.

In the end, the two bargained, and the paper mill was taken back by the country, but she was still given 15% of the shares.

"Women can also serve the country, so do you have any thoughts of entering the court as an official?"

This sentence shocked the others around.

If the location was not inappropriate, they would have wanted to kneel down and beg the emperor to take back his decision.

The Minister of Industry winked at Jiang Lan, signaling her to be more sensible and not be as willful as the big guy.

Jiang Lan pretended not to see it. She never cared about the will of others, she only followed her own thoughts.

The big guy looked at her with a smile, as if he was looking at whether she had enough courage.

"Women can serve the country, so why can't they be officials?" Jiang Lan's eyes swept across the people present firmly.

"I am just a woman, but I also have the ambition to rise high. I hope Your Majesty will help me and give me a chance to serve the country."

"Your Majesty, this is not possible..."

The Minister of Works was sweating profusely, "It's unheard of for a woman to be an official."

Emperor Xizheng did not reply, but looked in the direction of Jiang Lan and asked, "Miss Jiang, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I think these men are not as skilled as others, and they can't tolerate others. It's shameful!"

"Hahahaha." Emperor Xizheng laughed and couldn't help clapping.

"Well said! My Xi country can accommodate everything, why can't it even accommodate a little girl? I have made up my mind! Don't mention it again!"

Jiang Lan flattered him at the right time, "Your Majesty is wise and worthy of being the ruler of the world."

"I hope you will live up to my trust and drive back to the palace."

Jiang Lan bowed and replied loudly: "Farewell, Your Majesty!"