People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 129 Incentives

When he woke up the next day, Li Yao felt comfortable all over his body. In the barracks and on the battlefield, his spirit was always tense. How can there be such a leisurely life.

Jiang Yun'er in his arms had already left, Li Yao had no choice but to stretch, then got up, dressed and washed.

After cleaning myself up, I went to meet my parents first, had breakfast, and came back again.

At this time, Jiang Yun'er also sent the paper she made to Li Yao.

Li Yao held it in his hand, looked at its color, touched its texture with his hands, and finally felt a little discouraged.

From Li Yao's point of view, this kind of paper still has a lot of room for improvement. In fact, there was paper in the Han Dynasty, yellow paper appeared in the Western Han Dynasty, and it was improved in the Eastern Han Dynasty, using bark, hemp, rags, and fishing nets as raw materials.

Although the production cost is greatly reduced, this kind of paper is still rough and yellowed, and can be used for ordinary writing, but it is not an ideal material.

According to the method taught by Li Yao, the pounding process and steaming process were added to make the fibers more refined, and then the paper was made, dried, and peeled off. This kind of paper is indeed better, but there is still a lot of room for improvement.

You can start from raw materials and processes...

Li Yao had an idea in his mind.

However, the paper in his hand was still whiter, finer and stronger than other papers of the same period.

Just expand production and bind it into a book!
The content that can be contained in a book directly exceeds dozens of bamboo slips, and there is absolutely no worry that no one is willing to pay for it.

Then Li Yao spread the paper on the table, wanted to draw with a brush, but was worried that it would not be easy to change, so he looked at Jiang Yun'er:

"Yun'er, go to the back kitchen now and get me some pieces of charcoal."

Jiang Yun'er was very surprised, but without asking too much, she turned and left, and came back soon.

Putting a small bag of charcoal in front of Li Yao, she asked in confusion:
"Young Master, what is the use of charcoal?"

Li Yao smiled mysteriously when he heard the words, took out one of the charcoals from the bag, and didn't dislike the fact that his palms were stained black, he opened his mouth to explain:
"I want to draw a picture with it!"

Then he got busy on his own, using charcoal as a brush, and within a few strokes, he outlined an object.

Jiang Yun'er looked left and right, and finally blurted out:

"Zhiyuanli!"

Hearing this, Li Yao smiled and nodded, then looked down at the object:

"It's Zhiyuanli!"

After speaking, he continued to paint, and after a moment of contemplation, he sketched another object under the straight shaft plow.

This object is very similar to a straight shaft plow, but there are differences between them, mainly two differences:

One is that this object is smaller and easier to operate;
The second is this object. Its shaft has changed from straight to curved, because the lower center of gravity will save effort.

Whether it is for the people or for the livestock, this object can help them dig the soil and save effort.

Especially for many common people, because they lack livestock, they all treat humans as livestock and really work hard to farm the land.

This object is called Quyuanli!
This is what Li Yao found out from his memory. It is very practical for the current situation, but it still exists in the paper. Whether it can be made or not still needs to be found by a carpenter.

Then Li Yao put away the paper and the charcoal, and said to Jiang Yun'er:
"I have a big business, I need to go out now, you don't have to follow me, just do whatever you want!"

Then Li Yao walked out in big strides, not only out of his own gate, but also out of the Wubao gate, and went straight to the slave camp.

This camp is quite simple, and there are no ditches to reject horses, only a large tent stands upright.

The people in this camp are not soldiers, they are just peasants and servants, lying in their respective tents at this moment, looking weak and listless.

Li Yao found a few carpenters and blacksmiths, and they also looked like this. Li Yao was a little confused about this, and asked directly without beating around the bush:

"Why is it like this? Someone bullied you, and there is still no food!"

Several carpenters and blacksmiths, they looked left and right, all hesitating to speak, and finally one person lowered his head and gritted his teeth:

"Xiao Langjun, there are some rumors in the camp that other people have been resettled, but we have not been disbanded. Is it possible that we will all become slaves, so everyone is very desperate."

Li Yao immediately understood when he heard the words, so he said to these people:
"This is my negligence. Now you gather everyone, and I will tell them personally that I will never let them become slaves!"

Hearing Li Yao's words, several carpenters and blacksmiths were both happy and excited, then turned and left to gather everyone.

Soon thousands of slaves were gathered, and they surrounded Li Yao, both puzzled and looking forward to it. As for Li Yao, he waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then he said:

"Everyone, you all have a skill in your hands. I brought you all back, not to make you slaves, but to reuse you..."

"It's just that things need to be done one by one. Today I will pick a capable person from among you, give him food for ten and a half months, and give him a few local herdsmen..."

"Then you search everywhere, which soil is suitable for burning bricks and making tiles, as long as you find it, I will give him twenty sheep as a reward..."

"Where there are iron mines and copper mines under the mountains, as long as I find them, I will give him fifty sheep as a reward..."

"My father is the prefect of Jincheng. I believe you all know that in the end I will let the government pay for the establishment of official kilns, official factories, brick kilns, tile kilns, copper smelting factories, and iron smelting factories..."

"As the first batch of craftsmen, as long as someone can do it well, you can become stewards, responsible for management and teaching new craftsmen, and you will be paid by the government. You can be regarded as an official!"

Li Yao is trying to make a big cake, but everything he said can be fulfilled, as long as he can do it well, he can become a manager.

If conditions permit, Li Yao actually wants to start various businesses immediately, but he has no money or food, so what can he do!

This is all about comprehensive strength, whether the common people can live in brick and tile houses, and whether the soldiers can use iron armor and iron soldiers.

Relying on robbing cannot solve all problems, and we still need to be strong ourselves, such as the manufacturing system.

Facing the excited but still unbelievable civilian husband and servant, Li Yao also continued to say loudly:

"You are wondering why you have not been resettled. It is for this reason that you have to deal with things one by one. If you still feel uneasy, I will resettle you now..."

"All the land here belongs to my family. If I can rent it out to you for farming, the harvest will be divided into [-]-[-]%. You pay [-]% of the rent, and the remaining [-]% is your own..."

"One to two years at the most, I will open official kilns and official factories, and then I will reuse you, and now I can farm for a living. What do you think?"

After a moment of silence, the people present shouted from left to right:

"I believe in Mr. Xiao Lang!"

"Thank you, Mr. Xiaolang, for your kindness!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)