When people were in Qin Dynasty, they changed the world by swiping entries

Chapter 147 The advent of paper, the center of changes in the times
"This is the paper that Junior Brother Bai Yuan mentioned? It's really different. It's as soft as cloth and as white as snow. It's amazing!"

The elders of Tianzong stroked the extremely exquisite paper in their hands, as if they were looking at some treasure.

Chisongzi also nodded.

One leaf can be turned into about ten to thirty sheets of paper of different thicknesses, each of which is one square meter in size.

It didn't look like much, but when they looked up at the leaves above their heads, how many leaves could a giant tree with a height of [-] meters have?
Anyway, they are countless.

At this moment, they all felt as if they had been hit by a treasure house.

"Qingxuzi, you stay here first, let's go and see if the paper is good or not."

Wei Wei was agitated for a while, but Chisongzi quickly calmed down.

Although Bai Yuan described this paper as being far more convenient and easier to use than bamboo slips, cloth, etc., they had never used it. No matter how much Bai Yuan described it, it would not be as good as them using it once.

Chisongzi and others each took a piece of paper and left in a hurry.

Qing Xuzi sighed, and then turned his eyes to the paper tree. He found that many leaves were crumbling, and he did not dare to look away for a moment.

On the other side, Chisongzi and others went back and got a pen to test how useful the white paper was.

When they started writing, they felt like they were writing on cloth, but it was a little different.

The ink leaves an incredibly smooth trail on the paper.

Chisongzi wrote Zhuangzi's "Xiaoyaoyou" again. The more he wrote, the more excited he became.

"Good thing! It really is a good thing!"

Looking at the white paper already filled with words, Chi Songzi sighed several times.

Compared with bamboo slips, this thing is much lighter, and in terms of cost, it is far inferior to cloth.

After all, this thing is like a pie falling from the sky to Taoism, it costs almost zero, and the quantity is guaranteed.

Thinking of this, Chi Songzi immediately took this blank paper to look for Bai Yuan.

And Bai Yuan, who was telling a story to Jimo Huaxue, couldn't help being a little puzzled when he heard Chisongzi coming.

But when he saw Chisongzi, he immediately understood why he came.

"Brother, it seems that you have already seen what paper is."

"That's right, this thing is really easy to use. Such a thin piece of white paper can write so many words. This is a priceless treasure!"

Chisongzi specially showed Bai Yuan the "Xiaoyaoyou" he wrote.

Bai Yuan nodded slightly.

He was mainly concerned about the quality of the paper.

Looking at the texture, it is better than the machine-made white paper he used in later generations.

If someone figured out the papermaking technique, it would be impossible to make such exquisite paper without hundreds of thousands of years.

In a sense, they have formed a monopoly on paper.

Then Bai Yuan began to ask how many pieces of paper there were.

Chi Songzi told what he saw.

If you want to use one word to describe it, it is enough!
"Senior brother, since there are so many pieces of white paper, I think we can have all the disciples replace the bamboo slips and just use white paper from now on."

Bai Yuan immediately suggested.

He knew very well that this white paper was different from other jade leaves on the paper-making tree. It would grow many white leaves every month, which meant that they had a continuous supply of paper to use.

With enough quantity, they don't need to check and search at all, and maybe they have to worry about whether too much accumulation will clog up the Taoist warehouse.

Chi Songzi smiled and stroked his beard after hearing this.

"I have exactly the same intention. Since you, Junior Brother, also think so, then I can rest assured."

After all, this tree belongs to Bai Yuan, so if Chisongzi wants to do something with these white papers, she must at least let Bai Yuan know.

Bai Yuan didn't care about it.

Compared with these insignificant things, he is more concerned about whether the paper-making tree can only produce this kind of white paper for writing.

So he talked to Ningyan and the two, and then followed Chisongzi to the place where the papermaking tree was.

At this time, the elders of Tianzong were all discussing the blank paper here.

Around them, piles of white paper piled up into mountains, and from time to time, a few white leaves would fall down and turn into white paper.

Bai Yuan immediately noticed that these blank papers were not all of the same type.

There are also some thinner and extremely soft papers that are not suitable for writing, but are suitable for doing other things.

Like wiping your mouth.

Obviously, this paper-making tree not only has the ability to make paper, but the paper it produces actually covers every aspect of life.

However, Chisongzi and others did not think about this, and considered all paper as a tool for writing.

Bai Yuan saw Elder Jingxuzi holding a piece of paper that he had torn, feeling a little annoyed.

So Bai Yuan hurriedly explained to them that not all the paper was used for writing.

Hearing his explanation, the expressions on the faces of Chisongzi and others were a little strange. Isn't it a waste of natural resources to use such a good thing to wipe your mouth?
However, when they discovered that this kind of paper was not very easy to use for writing, they accepted the status quo.

The next day, Tianzong, under the leadership of Chi Songzi, began to replace the bamboo slips with white paper.

Those Tianzong disciples were confused when they got the white paper, but soon they fell in love with this light and easy-to-use writing tool.

What are bamboo slips?They are unfamiliar.

The work of replacing the bamboo slips with paper went very smoothly. In just a few days, no one in Tianzong used the heavy bamboo slips anymore.

However, there are still a large number of bamboo slips stored in Xinzhai. Those bamboo slips record Taoist secrets and some classics left by sages. Since these things contain special artistic conception, even if they are recorded on bamboo slips, they must keep them well. .

In addition to these things, they had people make new copies of some other ordinary classics on white paper, bind them with thin threads, and put them in their hearts.

Since this paper was obtained, the living standards of Tianzong disciples have risen to a higher level and become more refined.

Naturally, this change cannot escape the eyes of Renzong's disciples.

Such a huge change was quickly spread, which aroused speculation from various forces.

Among the various news, many forces learned about the blank paper.

But like Chisongzi and others before them, they were all puzzled. If something like paper could be used to write, wouldn't it be a big joke in the world?
Therefore, many forces expressed doubts about the authenticity of this news.

Some forces with a longer reach got the sample of the paper mentioned in the intelligence, and they were immediately shocked by it.

Some smart people have keenly realized that this thing is likely to directly change this era.

And Taoism, who has mastered paper, may become the center of this transformation!
So all the major forces that confirmed the authenticity of the news wanted to get involved. This thing must not be exclusive to Taoists!

For a while, Taoism was pushed to the forefront.

Chisongzi had already anticipated this situation, so she made arrangements early and found a strong partner.

(End of this chapter)