The grass ash in a few water tanks has been soaked, except for some reed residues that are not completely burned on the surface of the water, the water quality looks slightly grayish-white, and there is a thick layer of gray-brown grass and wood ash mud at the bottom of the tank.

It didn't take long for a few villagers who went to the river to clean the wool also came back with the cleaned wool, Chen Xu took a general look, and asked people to pour a few baskets of wool into the jar filled with boiling grass and wood ash water just now, and let people use wooden sticks to press the wool into the water and stir it constantly, and soon, a strong smell of sheep smell spread in the yard of the paper mill, and the smoker wanted to vomit, and there were also strands of foam in the water tank, Chen Xu also asked the helper to scoop it out with a wooden scoop and pour it out.

"Continue boiling the water, and after boiling, soak the rest of the wool in ......"

After Chen Xu gave a few commands, he pinched his nose and hid far away, while Yu Wuya had already run outside the yard to eat soybeans.

These wools are not bred and crossed sheep, but ordinary primitive fine wool sheep, although the wool is still soft enough, but the taste is too big, if you want to open a wool workshop in the town, it is estimated that the entire Qinghe Town is smelly.

So Chen Xu decided that the next time he had the opportunity, he would find Zhao Qing to cooperate in the development of wool and build the wool processing plant elsewhere, so that the beautiful Qinghe Town could not be in trouble.

Several villagers worked in the yard for more than an hour, and finally carefully washed more than ten baskets of wool with boiling grass and wood ash water next to each other three times, Chen Xu went in to check it, and found that it was indeed very clean, so he arranged for someone to go to the craftsman to carry over a few beds of bamboo curtains, and set up a simple shelf with bamboo poles and stones, and then spread out the bamboo curtains, and spread the cleaned wool to dry on the bamboo curtains.

Looking at the still a few tanks of steaming grass and wood ash water, Chen Xu thought for a while, and instructed a few helpers to cut some bamboo, split it into more than a foot long and throw it into it to soak, and instructed them to come and see it every ten days and half a month, and if it was dry, add grass and wood ash water to soak.

Although a few villagers don't know what the little Lidian is doing with bamboo, they all agree to come down, and now as long as Chen Xu says to work, no matter what he does, someone will respond enthusiastically, and he has a sense of honor, because he is not small in his heart and will make an amazing object, and when the time comes, as a participant and maker, he will also be honored and become the envy of others.

"Engong, why are you soaking these bamboos?" As Chen Xu's personal bodyguard, Yu Wuya has a good study habit of asking questions if he doesn't understand.

"Papermaking!" Chen Xu said lightly.

"What? Can such hard bamboo make paper? Yu Wuya was amazed.

"Of course, in fact, a lot of wood can also be used, whether it is bamboo or wood, and the paper made is much better than hemp pulp paper?"

"That'...... Isn't the papermaking technique that Meng Yun got useless? Eun Gong is really cunning...... Well, savvy. Yu Wuya instantly expressed serious appreciation for Chen Xu's plan to exchange an outdated papermaking technique for 500,000 yuan.

Chen Xu shook his head: "I can't say that, although hemp pulp paper is not good, but it is simple to manufacture, the cost is very low, suitable for a wide range of promotion, whether rich or poor, once Meng Yun produces hemp pulp paper, it will inevitably make a profit that cannot be calculated, even if I use bamboo and wood to make better paper, but because of the high cost and difficulty in production, the price must be very high, and it will not have much impact on ordinary hemp pulp paper, at most it can be used by princes and wealthy families!" ”

"I see!" Yu Wuya nodded, his emotions were no longer excited at the beginning.

"Hehe, in fact, this is what I hope, as the saying goes, things are scarce and expensive, things are less and the quality is good, the price is high, in fact, it is easier to make money, a pound of flour made of steamed bread can be sold for twenty yuan, but two catties of coarse wheat can only be sold for three dollars, this is the difference, and hemp pulp paper needs to be promoted throughout the country, which is more conducive to the development of Daqin, and it is not enough to rely on me, you need powerful and capable people to promote, and Meng Yun is a good choice, since he hit my muzzle...... Well, in hand, this opportunity cannot be wasted! ”

"What do you mean by Engong that you deliberately gave him paper-making skills?" Yu Wuya was stunned.

"It's not deliberate, it's just a coincidence, originally I was going to let the water family run the papermaking technique for the water girl next year, but I told the water girl last time, she is now not sure that the water family can fully listen to her arrangement, if you can't control it, it's better to stay in your hands first, and she also said that the water family has always been involved with the descendants of the former Korean kings and grandsons, once this matter is exposed, I may also be involved, plus the tea thing, too many entanglements will be very troublesome, so I have not spread the papermaking technology, But this time Meng Yun came to rob it, and it happened that Wang Qian's guards were also in Qinghe Town, I deliberately let them know about this matter, after they returned to Xianyang, they would naturally tell Wang Qian, and Wang Jian must tell the emperor, so it is impossible for the Meng family to monopolize this paper-making technique, and the 500,000 money, they are unlikely not to give it to me, after all, the IOU is in my hands, and that Meng Yi is the imperial doctor, as a high and powerful secretary, once this matter is exposed, it is estimated that he will be dismissed, which he can't afford, not to mention that I gave him three years, It's enough for him to make up this money, so that I also have a buffer time to study the new paper, and then I can continue to make money, and even as long as the cooperation is good, it is not impossible for me to share the new papermaking technology with him, Shangqing's identity is enough to make the entire Daqin look sideways, even Li Si has to be cautious, not to mention, it is useless for him to just get papermaking, he also needs ink suitable for paper writing, and the ink technique is still in my hands, last time I showed Wang Jian the printing technique, he will definitely find the secret, However, ordinary ink is not resistant to storage, I have developed an easy-to-carry ink block, and with the ink block also needs an inkstone, this ink, paper and inkstone four kinds of together to write well, the structure of the pen is simple and has long been popularized, but ink and inkstone is the real money-making thing, therefore, this Meng Yun just did a wrong thing at the right time, let me rely on him. ”

"Eun Gong, you are so despicable!" Yu Wuya finally understood all the arrangements of Chen Xu that day at this time, no wonder he arranged to perform the plot of killing Ma Teng after he went back on the way, it turned out that everything was thoughtful to involve the Meng family, even if Meng Yun didn't want papermaking Chen Xusai to stuff him.

"This is not despicable, but a strategy, Taiyi Immortal Venerable gave me three volumes of heavenly books, those are the art of strengthening the country and enriching the people, although the law of Daqin is harsh and the servitude is heavy, but after all, the people of Taiping in the world no longer have to worry about the suffering of war, as long as they work hard, they can live well, for the livelihood of the people of the world, in order for tens of millions of people to be able to eat and no longer starve, Quyuan plow, threshing machine, horizontal rake, cocoon car and kang These things I can hand over to Wang Jian and Jiangbei Pavilion without taking a penny, but papermaking, wine-making method, blank drawing machine these are not the same, Ordinary people can't directly benefit too much from it, so someone needs to pay a certain price to get it, and I can have enough money to study more things, if you didn't sell that batch of tea at the beginning, Qinghe Town can be said to be poor and white without any changes, no money, what can I use to expand the town's workshops, buy grapes and paper-making materials, build primary schools and health centers, and build farm tools for free distribution? All of this, there must be enough money to support, I need money, the people need money, the poor need money, you have never understood why I want to make so much money, why do I like money so much, today I can tell you, my goal is to make Daqin stronger, so that the war is not burning on this land, so that the people of the world are rich and healthy, and let China be ......glorious for all generations."

Chen Xu said in the end, there was a momentum completely different from usual, Yu Wuya's face was sluggish, and he said after a long time: "Engong's ambition, I'm afraid that no one in the world can match it, Wuyan is ashamed, I always thought that Engong just likes money, I didn't expect Engong to have such a strange ambition, but unfortunately, Shizun said that Daqin will inevitably fall, I am afraid that Engong's efforts and hard work will be in vain!" ”

"It's still too early to say this, Brother Wuyan, if one day Daqin will fall, I want to work hard to save him, will you help me!" Chen Xu turned his head to look at Yu Wuya and asked.

"Yes, no matter what Engong does in the future, Wuya will fully support, Shizun once said: Keeping one's life together, hiding in the heart, let our brothers and sisters always guard themselves, not to be contaminated by foreign objects and lose their nature, Wuya has not understood this sentence, today listening to Engong's words, only to suddenly understand."

"Enlightenment what?" Chen Xu asked curiously.

"Nature, Engong works tirelessly to seek peace and tranquility in Daqin, and the people are rich, not to get power and money, this is the goal pursued by Engong, and it is also your nature, you have been working hard, and although Wuya cultivates, he has almost forgotten the goal of self-pursuit, every day seems to be at ease, but he has always had the heart of fighting and hating, muddy and goalless, I don't know the true self, I don't know the nature, no wonder the master wants to drive me down the mountain, it's Wuya is really stupid!" Yu Wuya looked up at the sky, looking extremely lonely.

"Hehe, it's okay to die at night! It's good to understand some things, once you have an epiphany, you should be happy when you know it, why be so decadent! Chen Xu patted Yu Wuya's shoulder.

"What Engong said is that it is okay to die at the end of the day, but Wuya still doesn't want to die, and wants to see Engong build the ironclad ship that sails on the sea, the skyscraper that towers into the clouds, the iron-winged bird that flies thousands of miles that day, and the mobile phone that can talk to each other thousands of miles away!"

This time it was Chen Xu's turn to look at the sky and be lonely

These things are said to be estimated that I will not be able to get them out in my lifetime, engines, high-strength alloys, wireless telephones, those are the most sophisticated technology, Daqin, now I can't eat enough, the most infuriating thing is that I don't let people go out casually, and after a long time of silence, Chen Xu asked: "Do you really believe that I can make those unbelievable things?" ”

"Believe!" Yu Wuya nodded solemnly.

"Why?"

"Because the food cooked by Eun Gong is delicious! It's okay to think about it. ”

Chen Xu: ......

What kind of divine logic is this.

Chen Xu was speechless for a moment, deeply feeling that it is easy to go crazy with this kind of brain cancer foodie, how infectious and tense what he said just now, I didn't expect the painting style to change in an instant, and I can't go on anymore.

There was a little cold, and Chen Xu didn't know how to answer.

Yu Wuya didn't seem to know what he thought of in an instant, silently stopped talking, and took out two fried soybeans from his pocket and threw them into his mouth.

If Great Qin really collapsed, China, which now has more than 20 million people, has suddenly dropped to only about 10 million after the Chu-Han War, and the magnificent Chu-Han War, which was talked about by later generations, the Chinese descendants killed each other and took the lives of more than 10 million people.

And this time is more than ten years later, Chen Xu needs to rely on his ability to renew Daqin's life as much as possible, so that he can hold on.

But in such a fucked era, a person's power is indeed too small, so small that it is easy to be gently crushed to death.

I don't know if there is any point in doing all this desperately.

Or do you want to find another way out for yourself in advance, so as not to hang yourself alone on the crooked neck tree of Qin Shi Huang?

As a person who is familiar with the trajectory of historical development, but does not rebel after crossing, will he not be able to stand it all the time if he does this, and then release a thunder to chop himself to death?

Although the autumn was crisp and sunny, Chen Xu's heart suddenly felt a little cold, looked up at the sky, and then couldn't help but shiver.