Zhu Zhen looked at Hu Lai with a smile.

This old man is shameless! This kind of slurry made of mixed reeds and other forage is the key to papermaking. Let me tell you?

Even if you don’t have any sense of property rights now, this already falls into the category of “secret recipe” and is something that can be passed down from generation to generation to benefit your descendants. How can you easily show it to others?

Hu Lai also knew that he was abrupt, and was so embarrassed that his face was so hot that he was so embarrassed by Zhu Zhen's two "hehe" laughter.

However, looking at Zhu Zhen's smug look, he gritted his teeth in anger, thinking that he was just under my nose, so he didn't believe that he couldn't get this formula for slurry.

When someone figured out the key point, hehe... After thinking about it, he realized that even if he mastered the formula of this kind of slurry, he could not kick Zhu Zhen away.

Now Zhu Zhen has invested in technology and uses the only remaining sales channels in Jiangnan that Hu’s family has spread across the country.

However, Zhu Zhen has an unparalleled influence in the South. He is not the Liu family who can make Zhu Zhen have some concerns. If he dares to play a trick, he will definitely be able to become a real extinction by Zhu Zhen in minutes.

As for the secret of "bearing", you can't even think about it.

The essence of this thing lies in the excellent iron quality, and the most outstanding people in China are the production of countless military mountains that are like magical artillery.

Even if Zhu Zhen told Hu Lai about the production method of "bearing", Hu Lai would not have been able to get such excellent fine iron to make it.

Looking at the rotating gear mills in the water mill and the servants who were not touching the ground, Hu Lai couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

Zhu Zhen not only masters the brand new secret recipe for papermaking, but also has a strict system to support it, which is more than twice as powerful as the Hu family’s previous papermaking workshops?

As long as the quality of the paper produced is not too bad, it is almost destined to make a big profit in this business... The two walked out of the water mill room and walked along the flat road towards the main house of the workshop.

The breeze is blowing, the bamboo leaves are rustling, the eyes are full of verdant, and the mountains are covered with mountains.

A row of water pools were built outside the main entrance of the workshop to make paper.

At this time, many papermakers put the pounded viscous pulp into the paper tank, stirred with water, dissolved evenly, and became a thin slurry.

The papermaker put the bamboo curtain into the pulp and gently shakes it to make the pulp evenly settle, forming a layer of film, which becomes wet paper.

Then put the bamboo curtain on the paper rack board, gently lift the bamboo curtain, and the wet paper stayed on the board.

Repeat this again and again, a thick stack of paper accumulates and slowly squeezes out the moisture.

An old craftsman with white hair and beards was carrying his hands behind his back, checking the operation procedures of the papermaker one by one. If there were any mistakes, he stood beside him and explained in a gentle tone.

Papermakers who work will listen carefully. If they make the same mistake, they will correct it immediately.

Papermaking is a very skilled craft. If you can practice this craft, you will never have to worry about having enough food in your life.

The old craftsman explained in detail, very seriously, with a kind expression, and never had any arrogant attitude.

It can be seen that the papermakers also respected the old craftsman very much. When he explained, everyone gently avoided making noises and disturbed the old craftsman.

Zhu Zhen stood there quietly, stopping and listening, without any intention of stepping forward to interrupt... Hu Lai was secretly impressed.

With Zhu Zhen's status, he never seemed to have shown a superior attitude in front of others, nor did he deliberately show the obedient and hypocritical attitude of being respectful to the wise and humble.

He seems to be able to maintain a peaceful attitude towards anyone, and as long as you can show corresponding abilities, he will give corresponding respect.

This is a very strange person, and he can't even see a little bit of playboy in daily life.

But if anyone provokes him, his violent, manic and bastard will vent his temper without reservation. No matter who he is, whoever provokes him will be unlucky! The old craftsman guided the papermaker's mistakes in detail. After the papermaker fully understood, he found that Zhu Zhen was standing in front of him... The old craftsman quickly stepped forward and bowed, "When will Dongweng arrive?

Please forgive me for being rude and never saw Dongweng."

Zhu Zhen nodded with a smile: "No need to be polite.

How is it, has everything gone smoothly?"

The old craftsman no longer held politeness and said excitedly: "With Dongweng's new technology and secret recipe for papermaking, everything will go smoothly."

Not only that, because this place is the territory of Boye, all resources are allocated quickly, and the speed is more than several times faster than before in Gusu?

Ten days later, the first batch of paper will be available for sale.”

Zhu Zhen said happily: "So fast?

Can there be finished products for a certain view?

It is best to be a high-quality paper, and see how different it is from ordinary paper.”

The old craftsman nodded and said, "Of course there is, Dongweng, please come with me."

As he said that, he led Zhu Zhen and Hu Lai through the courtyard of the workshop and walked towards the main house.

Hu Lai looked around, not showing a shocked expression.

As the previous workshop of the Hu family must be, the papermaking process is too complicated now! The old craftsman is Zhu Zhen’s old man in Yingtian workshop. Later, he stayed in Gusu for a while and was obsessed with papermaking. He didn’t know who Hu Lai was. However, since Zhu Zhen could bring it, he naturally did not want to leak the secrets. He introduced: "A piece of bamboo must be cut into bamboo, cut off green, peeled, cut off materials, soaked lime water, boiled, soaked, beaten, pick up paper, and drying.

If you want to strive for excellence and improve the quality of the paper to a higher level, you even have to add dozens of processes..." Hu Lai said astonished: "So many processes?

As I think now, the workshop before my Hu family was as childish and ridiculous as a boy playing house..." The old craftsman then realized that Hu Lai was a member of the Hu family and said proudly: "If you talk about the way to investigate things in the world, there is no better way to investigate things than Dongweng in my family! The improvement of this papermaking technique, but Dongweng led us to experiment countless times before exploring it, is naturally the best papermaking technique in the world!"

Zhu Zhen blushed a little after hearing this... In fact, for every process in the papermaking process, Zhu Zhen was just directing the craftsmen next to him. The correct method was verified through hundreds of experiments, and Zhu Zhen was just opening his mouth.

However, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is Zhu Zhen’s contribution. The chemical reactions contained in it are a mystery that these craftsmen could not understand even if they smash their heads... For example, in the process of soaking lime water, the craftsmen only know that the paper made after this process is white and shiny, but they don’t know the reason.

Bamboo paper is soaked in lime water, and the bamboo and lime combine to form calcium carbonate to adhere to the bamboo fibers. After oxidation, calcium and oxygen form crystals, which will make the paper surface shine.

Therefore, even if this bamboo paper is oxidized for several years, it can still be smooth and without any trace.

When he entered the main house, the old craftsman took a piece of bamboo paper made and spread it on the table. The bamboo paper was crystal clear and thin as a cicada's wing. The patterns on the table under the paper were clearly visible. Looking closely, the surface was patellar, showing a jade-like luster.

He took another scroll of books and expanded them to show them to Zhu Zhen.

Hu Lai's eyes lit up. This quality of bamboo paper is indeed a rare fine product on the market! The old craftsman proudly said: "Someone used this type of paper to copy the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" back then.

The quality of the high-quality bamboo paper that is popular on the market is comparable to the paper we make, but the price of the high-quality bamboo paper on the market is more than hundreds of dollars per knife!”

One hundred pieces of paper cost one hundred pieces, and the price of one piece of paper is more than a few words. Although this is the best paper, it can also be seen from this that the price of paper is expensive at this time, and people can't afford it.

The price of a piece of paper is so high, so what about a book that needs to increase printing costs?

No wonder culture has become a luxury, no wonder aristocratic families have disappeared, and there are academic clans. This is simply using money to create a gap between cultural knowledge and ordinary people! Hu Lai’s eyes were burning and staring at Zhu Zhen and asked, “I wonder who the chief executive intends to hand over this kind of paper to sell it?”

This is a huge profit. If the Hu family is responsible for the sales, it will be enough to enable the Hu family to increase its status in one fell swoop while making a lot of money! High-quality paper itself represents status and grade! Moreover, once the method of making bamboo paper is improved successfully, it means that a new situation has been opened up. This is an industry with huge influence and can shake the foundation of the aristocratic family!
Chapter completed!