Rebirth of Lu Bu, the tyrant of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 250, looking for a workshop, preparing to make paper
There is indeed a workshop not far away, which looks very old, but the scale is not small.

There are two stone lions standing at the door, the thick vermilion paint on the door has faded, and the handwriting on the door plaque has come off, so I can't tell what the name is.

Lu Bu and Dian Wei walked in together.

There was no one inside, and it looked very empty.

There is still a lot of wood piled up on the ground, and there is a smell of wood pulp solution in the air.

Dian Wei raised his voice and yelled twice, "Is there anyone, get out of here quickly."

He yelled several times in a row, but there was no response.

"Brother, I think this place has closed down a long time ago, and there is not even a ghost," Dian Wei said.

"bang"

At this time, the sound of ceramics breaking came from the inner courtyard.

Lu Bu's eyebrows moved slightly, "There are people inside."

He strode into the courtyard and galloped in.

At the entrance of the hall inside sat a middle-aged man in his late forties, and dozens of wine jars were piled up on the ground.

The middle-aged man was already drunk, leaning on the pillar and rolling forward and backward.

Dian Wei said loudly, "You bastard is deaf or dumb, why shouldn't you hear me?"

The man ignored Dian Wei, and continued to drink with a wine jar.

Dian Wei looked slightly annoyed, and was about to pounce on the man to ask him clearly, but was stopped by Lu Bu.

Lu Bu said, "Is it possible to make paper here?"

The drunk man raised his head and glanced at Lu Bu, and said in a low tone, "I don't have paper, there are still some finished products in the warehouse, fifty yuan a piece, if you want it, you can get it yourself."

Lu Bu said, "I'm not here to buy paper, I'm here to find man-made paper."

Hearing Lu Bu's words, the drunk snorted softly, showing some disdain for Lu Bu, "Young master looks gorgeously dressed and holds a famous sword. You may have some money, but the cost of making paper is extremely high. If you don't have any background influence, even if you make it It might not be possible to sell."

The man seemed drunk, but it didn't have any effect on his brain's thinking.

What he said is not unreasonable. The cost of papermaking is extremely high, which is not affordable for ordinary people.

Furthermore, there are many aristocratic families in Liaodong County, and the forces behind them are very complicated. If there is no one behind it, even if it is created, it will be swallowed up by other big families.

"I'm Lu Bu Lu Bu Feng Xian of Bing Prefecture, I don't know if this name is qualified to make paper," Lu Bu said calmly.

Lu Fengxian?
Hearing this name, the drunk man's face moved slightly, and he sat there thinking for a long time.

And then startled,
Kneeling on the ground with a "bang".

"Greetings to General Lu Bu, Li Daniu, a grassroots man, just now he couldn't see Mount Tai, and he bumped into General Lu Bu, please be punished by the general." The drunk man knelt on the ground, trembling.

It seems that the name Lu Bu can still be called well in Liaodong County.

Lu Bu walked over to help the drunk man up, and said softly, "It's okay, I think this place is quite large, why did it suddenly close down?"

Li Daniu sighed softly, "Oh, this place was originally established when General Gongsun Zan was alive.

After the death of General Gongsun Zan, there were no materials and no cash flow, so naturally it went bankrupt.”

Lu Bu continued, "I want to re-open it, and I will pay all the expenses. You just need to be responsible for the processing."

Li Daniu stood there in silence for a while, "I told the general that there is no problem with the machinery here, as long as there are people, I can make them all turn immediately."

"People's affairs are simple. You can call back the former workers and double the daily salary. After all, they are skilled and easy to operate. If it is really not possible, I can send an army to assist you."

Li Daniu shook his head, "It's a small matter. I can arrange for those workers. They are all afraid of poverty, they all want to go out to make money, and they are all afraid of being cheated."

Lu Bu said, "Then I will leave this matter to you, and you can come to me directly if you need anything."

Li Daniu lowered his head shyly and smiled, "Hehe, the most urgent thing right now is naturally the issue of money, money can make ghosts turn the mill, and money can use the mill to push ghosts.

After all, it takes money to recruit workers, clean the yard, and buy materials.”

"Okay, you can come back to the camp with me later, and I will give you [-] yuan as start-up capital," Lu Bu said.

One hundred thousand dollars!
Hearing this number, Li Daniu's eyes couldn't help but shine.

"Brother, how can this work? When the time comes, this guy will run away with the money again, what should we do?" Dian Wei said in a simple and honest tone.

Hearing this, Li Daniu was not happy, "This general looks like a tiger, why does he speak so badly, I am an honest person, how could I do such a thing."

Lu Bu said calmly, "I, Lu Bu, have always employed people without suspicion, and I trust him."

A look of joy appeared on Li Daniu's face, and he bowed and said, "Thank you, General."

Lu Bu continued, "By the way, can you show me the paper you have made now."

"Yes, general, wait a moment, I'll get it right away."

Not long after, Li Daniu had already rushed over with a stack of blank papers.

It is already paper, but the workmanship is very rough.

There are obviously many small particles on it, and it is a bit sticky to touch. Can this thing be called paper?

"Daniu, can you tell me about your papermaking process?" Lu Bu said.

Daniel hesitated for a moment, and then said, "General Qi, our papermaking technology was previously obtained by General Gongsun Zan from the Cai family. It is stipulated that it is not allowed to tell outsiders about the papermaking technology. Now that General Gongsun Zan is dead, I can naturally tell you."

"Our paper is made of hemp plants, which are mainly cut, washed, soaked in lime water, steamed, mashed, beaten, and then copied into paper, and paper can be obtained after drying.

However, every process has particular attention, without three to five years of research, it is impossible to make paper.”

Lu Bu nodded, his brain buzzing.

If you were to pay attention to the craftsmanship of gunmaking with him, he might also know that it is really difficult for him to talk about the craftsmanship of papermaking.

"That's right. This papermaking technique is very precious. Don't let it out. I'll send a group of guards to guard it tomorrow to prevent others from stealing it," Lu Bu said.

Daniel looked at Lu Bu, and then said, "I guess the general didn't understand what I just said, but I still have a detailed explanation of papermaking technology here. If the general reads this book, he must know how paper is made." made".

Then he took out a detailed explanation of the papermaking process of the cowhide cover from his chest and handed it to Lu Bu.

At first Daniel thought that Lu Bu was just talking, how could he spend [-] yuan for a paper-making workshop.

What he didn't expect was that on the same day, Lu Bu's generals sent over [-] yuan.

And there are twenty soldiers stationed, one post at ten steps, one sentry at twenty steps.

Lu Bu studied the detailed explanation of the papermaking process alone in the house.

After checking it several times in a row, Lu Bu discovered that the first few steps in the ancient papermaking method, cutting hemp, washing, soaking in liming water, steaming, smashing, and beating are actually for one purpose, pulping.

If the pulping process can be improved, a lot of manpower and material resources can be saved.

(End of this chapter)