The Three Kingdoms: The strategist will stop, and Rome will be unified

Chapter 311 Overhaul, new rewards

No matter which one it is, if you want to do it, you must do it in one step and do your best!
For papermaking, Zhao Feng decided to use the final Dacheng technology, leather paper technology and bamboo paper technology from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Bamboo paper technology, which uses the large amount of bamboo in the south and is low in cost, and the paper is mass-produced. This kind of paper is light, cheap, and can also write. It is the best choice for mass printing.

Vellum paper is thicker, and most importantly, it looks good, and it is mostly used for writing official documents of the court.

What Zhao Feng needs most now is to manufacture a large amount of bamboo paper and then print a large number of books.

To put it bluntly, this bamboo paper means that after a large amount of bamboo is harvested, it is smashed, soaked in water, softened, then stirred with limestone, then boiled for eight days and eight nights, poured out, rinsed with water soaked in plant ash, and boiled again , and then pour it into a paper container.

The next step is called "danglian papermaking", a large frame made of thin bamboo silk is immersed in a pond to fish out the pulp.

If the water is shaken vigorously, the paper will be thick. If the water is shaken slightly, there will be less pulp in the big frame, and the paper will be thin.

This kind of paper is stacked one by one, and after nearly ten thousand sheets are stacked, the water is pressed out on the board, and then dried, and the work is done.

Zhao Feng immediately ordered people to buy a large number of bamboos in the south. Soon after, he started to make paper in the south. In order to keep it secret and not be discovered by everyone, Zhao Feng even sent people to guard it.

At the same time, he began to study printing.

For mass printing, Zhao Feng of course chose movable type printing.

The core of this technology lies in the manufacture of small letters.

The lead blocks are the most stable. After burning the paper to form a square and small block with uniform specifications, Chinese characters are engraved on the top, which is what is called Yinwen.

After all the Chinese characters are made, all the lead blocks are tapped out, as if in the frame, with ink on it, and the paper is covered and wiped, and this side is printed.

Since it is ink, the key to this printing technique actually depends on the quality of the paper.

If the paper is good and has strong ink absorption ability, it will dry quickly. After it is removed from the top, there will be no ink flow, and the writing will be clean after the book is completed.

While waiting for the paper to arrive, Zhao Feng had already created several sets of characters, and he had almost finalized every chapter in "The Analects of Confucius". He only waited for the paper to come and began to print it repeatedly.

According to Zhao Feng's estimation, thousands of sets of books can be produced in a day.The Great Wei Empire had a population of 30. One year later, more than [-] books were written. Excluding a large number of farmers, these books are almost enough!
Soon, the bamboo paper from the south arrived. Without wasting words, Zhao Feng went directly to the south to supervise the craftsmen who made bamboo paper. As expected, they produced bamboo paper with uniform thickness, clean surface, soft and elastic.

When Jushou saw this paper, his eyes were straightened!
Zhao Feng ordered people to bring all these bamboo papers over the court hall, and then moved a set of movable type printing techniques to the court hall!

"Haha! Come here, let me paint!"

A eunuch brought the ink, but Ju Shou actually did it himself, brushed the ink on the movable type plate, then carefully covered the paper, and stroked it gently with both hands, as if pressing a rare work of art, for fear of being damaged!

"Your Majesty, the ink is not transparent!" Ju Shou said in surprise.

"That's natural. If the things I have worked so hard to create are ink-permeable, then it's okay?" Zhao Feng said proudly.

All the ministers snorted for a while, thinking that something might go wrong in this matter.

But soon, Ju Shou picked up the full page and looked at the front, it was already full of handwriting!
He continued to print one by one, and soon became proficient.

After becoming proficient, Ju Shou quickly took a few breaths, and he succeeded in one shot!
The paper with handwriting was circulated by the ministers, and then there was a burst of exclamation in the court!
Obviously, all the courtiers were shocked by this fresh craftsmanship!
"Your Majesty, in the Analects of Confucius, can only the first one be printed?"

Zhao Feng laughed loudly: "Of course not! It's just because this thing is made of iron and lead, it's really clumsy, it's hard to move, and everything else is behind!"

Many ministers exclaimed again: "Wouldn't it be possible to write hundreds of books in one day?"

Ju Shou snorted: "If you are proficient, you can do more than a thousand sets a day, no problem!"

Most of the ministers facing up changed their complexions slightly!
In the past, the collection of books in their mansion was priceless treasures!

If the children in the family want to see it, they have to look through it carefully, and outsiders can't see it at all.

All families are carefully maintaining their own books, so that even if the family is in decline and there is no great Confucianism, they can still learn a lot of knowledge by studying these books.

And these are the basis for the big family to rise again after its decline!
It's like guarding a mine forever. There is no question of whether the big family can make a fortune, but when they are willing to make a fortune!
But now, the situation has changed!
How to use these books is not very clear to everyone, but what is certain is that the surge in the number of these books will surely allow countless poor people to get a lot of them!

At that time, the status of the aristocratic family will no longer exist, and the natural barrier between commoners and nobles will be easily broken!
From then on, reading is no longer something only the nobles can do, and the knowledge of the world is no longer exclusive to the nobles. As long as they are willing to learn, even ordinary people will be rich in learning.

Seeing their expressions, Zhao Feng sneered in his heart: They are all short-sighted moths who only know the interests of the family!
Only when more people get rid of ignorance can the Great Wei Empire become stronger. In today's Great Wei, with sweet potatoes, the needs of farmers are not many, and a small number of farmers can feed a large number of people!
With the increase of the scale of sweet potatoes, the price of grain will definitely drop sharply. At that time, it will not be possible to sell the grain, and the grain in every household will be moldy, and the granaries in the imperial court will be full. The common people must find another job. Grow your own wealth!

At this time, those who read a lot obviously have more room to play, so as to provide them with ideas and broaden their horizons.

No matter what time it is, it is always beneficial to read more books, maybe one day, some common people will use them!
It’s like saving money. Usually, it doesn’t seem to be very useful. There is not much money, and food and drink are almost enough, but if you don’t save money, if you get seriously ill, you will be caught blind!
Zhao Feng sneered and said, "Everyone, what do you think of my move?"

Ju Shou was the first to say loudly: "Good! Your Majesty's move will benefit the country and the people. It is a feat for the benefit of the common people. It will definitely make my Great Wei an incomparably brilliant imperial court! I admire you!"

The other ministers had no choice but to flatter against their will, but all of them were thinking about how to suppress the civilians in the future and prevent problems before they happened.

At this moment, Zhao Feng heard the prompt from the system!

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for inventing movable type printing, bamboo paper making, and successfully printing out books. The system will issue rewards:"

"Reward [-]: The luck of the Great Wei Empire has increased by [-] times!"

"Reward [-]: Under the system of three provinces and six ministries, students who take part in the scientific examination, after being selected as a scholar, a scholar, or a Jinshi, have a chance to comprehend different scribe talents!"

In an instant, Zhao Feng felt that the Luck Golden Dragon in his stomach had suddenly grown a lot bigger!

(End of this chapter)