Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 457 The Secret of Paper Art
"Don't worry, Grandmaster. I know how to be good at it, so I will definitely keep it secret, and others will tell you repeatedly!" Li Li was shocked. He originally wanted to remind Chen Zhi that the method of making paper is also passed down, and it is often passed down after several years. Only through the perfection of generations can it become popular in the world, and simple imitation has no effect.

But when I heard Chen Zhi's words, I thought of his identity, and there was no doubt that he was there. I knew that the new master probably had some secret recipe, and he was responsible for this part.

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. He quickly expressed his attitude, raised his hands, and swore to God.

The entire Li family lives on the land of the Chen family in Xiapi. Whether they are farming or working in workshops, they are actually working hard for the Chen family. Not to mention that the whole family, old, weak, young and disabled, are all in Xiapi. There is no way to escape. He did not dare to reveal secrets, whether public or private.

What's more, in today's era, people still pay great attention to promises. If you promise, you will try your best to complete it. Otherwise, your reputation will be ruined, and it will be difficult to achieve -

Not only celebrities need fame, but common people also need fame.

Otherwise, Li Li's Fifth Uncle wouldn't have kept the secret even after he left the south.

However, everything has exceptions, and there are many possibilities that can make people's promises come true. Li Li also knows this truth, and he understands very well that Chen Zhi now vaguely regards himself as the leader of the workshop. This is both trust and opportunity. It is also a responsibility. Once there is a leak, you will bear the brunt.

So after he swore to God, he suggested: "Prefect, you can actually teach it in sequence, and follow the rules one by one, so as to ensure the secret and prevent the secret recipe from being leaked." Then he explained it carefully and explained what he meant. Got a thorough understanding.

It turns out that there is nothing complicated. The craftsmen are separated. Several people are responsible for one step of papermaking. Each of them only knows a few things but does not know the whole picture. Then they work in sequence. When one person finishes, let him leave, and the other person comes up to continue. , making it difficult for them to understand each other, and naturally unable to know the entire papermaking process, which is an alternative method of confidentiality.

After all, the first four people Chen Zhi hired were just to understand the papermaking process of this era, and then compare it with what he had in mind. When the actual work started, other craftsmen would also be called in.

Craftsmen are different from ordinary civilians. Although there are differences in industries, those who can master craftsmanship are more desirable in terms of attitude, ability to accept, and even execution ability.

But when there are too many people, it is easy to get mixed up, so when Chen Zhi heard Li Li's words, he knew that his method was similar to an assembly line, but it was different. Efficiency, while increasing the error rate at the cost, is not worthwhile.

"This method is similar to an assembly line, but the original intention is different, and it is not division of labor and cooperation, but not informing each other. However, Li Li reminded me that this issue of confidentiality must indeed be put on the agenda. After all, there are many things in the future. They are all beyond the limitations of the times. Considering that a stirrup was revealed in the previous life, which gave Nomads such a huge advantage, at least in this life, some complicated technical details should not be revealed before gaining an absolute advantage."

As for those that are easy to imitate and can be seen through at a glance, there is no need to keep them secret, because craftsmen are tight-lipped and cannot stop others' ingenuity.

"The current papermaking technology is okay. It is just the next generation of technology and more in-depth methods. It will be gradually introduced in the future. However, several projects planned in the future will require complex processes, mature craftsmanship, and People from the Mohist family are involved. Once more Mohists are recruited in the future, their internal organization will be a hidden danger. This confidentiality measure must be different from the general form. The safest method is undoubtedly the lottery box."

If he wanted to keep it a secret, Chen Zhi naturally had his own methods, but with the lottery tube and the copper plate, he could get twice the result with half the effort and be safer. Of course, it was his first choice. There was no need to sacrifice the near and the far.

"The fourth grid will be full soon. Just in time for these craftsmen to become familiar with the process, the servants from Pengcheng will also arrive. The two Mohists from the Mohist family have almost rested, and they are all rushing together. It is just in time to use Get on."

With this in mind, he then speeded up the arrangements in these rooms and made simple modifications to them, connecting the yards of the surrounding rooms to make the space wider.

Later, he transferred the elite servants he had personally trained to guard outside the hospital.

And these actions have all fallen into the eyes of interested people.

Chen Zhi's movements are now the most concerned matter of the Daijun family. They are uneasy because of the calculations of the frontier soldier Wang Quan a few days ago. They don't know how Chen Zhi will deal with this matter, so they are paying attention to his every move. , analysis tendency.

But the results obtained confused several people.

"Prefect Chen has spent the past two days in the newly-organized workshop in the north of the city, except for official duties in the palace."

The Zheng family is considered the most caring family. They report Chen Zhi's activities to their family almost seven or eight times a day. Zheng Lin, who is best at management, organizes it himself and then sends it to Zheng Taigong and others for review.

It's just that for two days in a row, Chen Zhi's movements are very confusing.Zheng Lin frowned, looking at the information reported in his hand, and combined it with the analysis of the craftsmen at home, and wrote down his own opinion. Then he got up and left the room, went straight to where Zheng Taigong was, and submitted it.

"You said that judging from the items transported in the past few days, Chen Zhi is probably arranging papermaking? What does he do papermaking for?" After reading Zheng Lin's analysis, Zheng Taigong also frowned, "He is arranging papermaking. What are you doing? Do you want me to raise money?"

In Xinhan, there are actually many government-subsidized industries, which are used to prepare money and food for local governments. Some of them also have the effect of stabilizing prices. However, they are often misappropriated by aristocratic families soon after they are established. This is equivalent to the government providing money and effort to provide income to aristocratic families. Welfare.

"This is not funded by the government," Zheng Lin shook his head and added: "Although there is no direct evidence, judging from the current situation, these workshops should have been established by Chen Zhi himself. There are some signs. , it is the workshop that is now being reorganized and renovated, and the title deed was purchased directly by Chen Zhi."

"He came all the way to Dai County and actually paid for a workshop?" Zheng Taigong frowned more and more. "He bought land outside the city and is building a manor. This is normal. How can it be wrong? Officials do not buy land, but it is strange to buy a workshop. After all, the county governor is a wandering official. If he buys land, he can place people there and dispose of it easily in the future. If he keeps the land when he leaves, he will still have income and can use it for work. The workshop is different. If you are not a local aristocratic family, what is the use of buying a workshop? This industry is no better than land. If you don’t take it away, it will be a burden if you keep it. "

People in this world value land as much. Even if they are officials in a different place, they will often buy some land and place some manpower.

There were some rules in the previous dynasty to prevent officials from buying land and to avoid getting involved with local interests. But as time went by, there were ways to avoid these, such as being affiliated under the name of aristocratic families, or asking other people in the family to buy it, or even directly affiliated with it. The names of his servants and servants can be described as diverse and strange.

In the end, the court realized that since it was difficult to eradicate it and forced those wandering officials to hide the land in various ways, it would be better to abolish this rule and let them buy it, but it must be registered normally. In this way, part of the land rent would be paid. It must be turned over, otherwise, according to the original trend, nothing will be obtained.

But such a decision itself is the result of the joint influence of the family and the bureaucratic group. In the end, it naturally increased the speed of land mergers. However, driven by interests, it is also an irreversible general trend.

Chen Zhi was in such an environment and acted expediently. Without accumulating enough strength, he would not be able to change the trend.

After listening to Taigong Zheng's words, Zheng Lin nodded and said, "Prefect Chen's move is worth pondering. It should be considered carefully, but the purpose of making paper is still unknown."

"Chen Zhi has some ideas. After he arrived, he first inspected Wubao and then asked the craftsmen. Now he is building his own workshop. He has a big plan. Even if we can't understand it, we have to write it down and hand it over to him. General's Mansion, let the people over there worry about it."

Zheng Lin hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement.

At the same time, other companies were also analyzing similar things. They also didn't understand Chen Zhi's movements, but they all chose to wait and see.

After all the turmoil, Chen Zhi's papermaking workshop was finally put into operation, and then he personally taught the papermaking process to this group of craftsmen.

What Chen Zhi wants to make is not mulberry paper, but leather paper. To make this kind of paper, there is a complete set of processes. He made it by combining the results from the sticks and the experience of later generations.

Starting from the selection and felling of trees, through peeling off the bark, retting and degumming, peeling off the green bark, washing, slurrying, cooking, rinsing, removing residue, chopping, etc., until the final packaging, it is divided into eighteen pieces. Each step is a bit more sophisticated than today's mainstream papermaking methods. The combination of all links can naturally produce paper that is far ahead of this era.

Under the influence of Chen Zhi's explanations and the tea of ​​persuading students to learn, even ordinary craftsmen can quickly master the key points of the steps. In the past year, Chen Zhi has rarely had the opportunity to use the tea of ​​persuading students to learn. On the one hand, he was in Luoyang Status no longer needs external things to show off for himself and make others respect him. Another aspect is that he is accumulating for future plans.

Quanxue tea is undoubtedly the most ideal as an aid in imparting technology, and it is for this reason that it has such a name.

After Chen Zhi finished explaining, many of the craftsmen looked shocked, and their looks towards Chen Zhi changed from pure fear to awe.

Among these craftsmen, only four of them have actually been exposed to papermaking, but they also know that real papermaking is definitely not as detailed and perfect as Chen Zhi said.

And after the awe, comes excitement.

Because they have mastered a new craft!
(End of this chapter)