The six involve all aspects of the Tang Dynasty, and they are very complicated with various archival materials, and they cannot be discarded casually.

So over time, a large number of archives have been piled up here in Shangshu Province.

And these things, although they are not recorded with bamboo slips like the ancient pre-Qin, but the silk cloth used is very varied.

After Qin Tian saw this, he frowned slightly.

In ancient times, it was normal to write words on silk cloth, but now there is paper, and it has appeared for hundreds of years, although paper is more expensive, but the court should still be able to afford this price, right?

"Lord Tang, why are these archives of Shangshu Province recorded on silk cloth?"

Tang Sanshui saw that Qin Tian was curious, so he smiled and said: "Lord Qin, you don't know, the paper on the market today is not in good condition, and it is too rough, and most importantly, it is not conducive to preservation, these archives and materials, because there are too many contents involved, let alone preserved for more than ten years, twenty years, or even forever, the paper on the market cannot achieve the role of long-term preservation, so we still have to use silk cloth to store important archives." ”

The archives are different from those vernacular on the market, these archives may need to be taken out and looked at after ten or twenty years, especially some imperial historians, who have to come to check from time to time, if they cannot be stored for a long time, then they will never be available.

After Qin Tian heard Tang Sanshui's words, he understood a little.

"The price of silk cloth is not cheap, so many silk cloth, the cost is not low, and it is not convenient to consult."

The silk cloth is all rolled up, if you don't open it, you may not know what is recorded immediately, Tang Sanshui said: "Hou Ye said well, these things, every year for the imperial court, is a big expense, Lord Tang of the household department, every year for these headaches to death, but this thing is our Tang Dynasty's wealth, and we can't help but record it, so even if there is a shortage of money, the household department has to take this out." ”

Tang Sanshui said, the corners of Qin Tian's mouth twitched slightly, he could basically think of Tang Jian's expression when he was urged to ask for money, maybe it was painful, maybe it would be a scoundrel.

People who don't have money are always prone to do some rogue acts.

Thinking like this, Qin Tian showed a chuckle, and then walked out.

"Lord Tang, these silk cloths will not be used again in the future, Benhou will improve the papermaking technique, and you can let the people from the Ministry of Industry make it according to what I say."

Back at the office, Qin Tian wrote out the process of his improved papermaking technique, and then handed it to Tang Sanshui, but Tang Sanshui looked at Qin Tian with a confused expression.

"Master Hou, you're not joking, are you?"

In the eyes of Tang Sanshui, Qin Tian is like a madman, and a ridiculous madman, papermaking has indeed been improving, from the beginning of boiling with tattered silkworm cocoons, to the later use of bark, rags, etc. to boil pulp, these are all progress.

But this kind of progress has spanned hundreds of years, or even thousands of years, before it was finally completed, what is Qin Tian?

After a glance, I felt that silk cloth was too expensive, and then I had to improve my papermaking skills?

No matter how you hear it, it feels too awkward to be believed.

"Master Hou, this is a serious place, don't make trouble."

Tang Sanshui felt that Qin Tian was still too young, the young man didn't even know who he was, and he couldn't find the north a little.

But Qin Tian pouted: "Who made trouble for you, here is the ratio of raw materials, there are production steps, let the craftsman do it according to what is written above, this is the improvement method of several kinds of paper, get these papers out for me." ”

Tang Sanshui saw that Qin Tian didn't seem to be joking, so he became cautious, picked up those things and took a look, and found that there were indeed several paper manufacturing methods and processes.

There are those that are made of bamboo, and there are also those made of mulberry bark, and some are made of wheat straw.

After seeing it like this, Tang Sanshui frowned slightly and said, "Master Hou, can these things really work?" ”

"Of course it works, the fiber of bamboo is very hard, and the paper made of boiling can be stored for a long time, and the paper made of bark and mulberry skin will be relatively smooth and delicate, and it is also very white, and it is used to make some books, fold or something, there is no problem, as for this wheat straw, the paper made will be relatively soft, and I am afraid that it can't be written, but it can be used to wipe the buttocks."

When he heard the words wipe his butt, Tang Sanshui was suddenly a little dumbfounded, and then shouted: "This ass is really expensive." ”

Paper is very expensive, very rare, ordinary people can't afford to buy it, let alone use it to wipe their buttocks, under normal circumstances, many people wipe their buttocks with a wooden stick, just a lump, a little money, a little powerful, may use a cloth to wipe, but even if you use a cloth, it is also used to wash it again, and it has been used for a long time before you are willing to throw it.

That's it, not many people can afford to wipe their butts with paper, so when they heard Qin Tian wipe their butts with paper, he felt that this butt was really expensive.

This sounded a little unpleasant, and Qin Tian immediately rolled his eyes: "Lord Tang......"

Tang Sanshui pursed his lips: "The lower official will retire, and this will be done according to what the Hou Ye said." ”

Tang Sanshui hurriedly retreated, still having doubts about Qin Tian's papermaking techniques, he didn't think that Qin Tian's methods could really make good paper.

However, Qin Tian arranged that he could only find craftsmen and start researching and producing.

Tang Sanshui left, the entire Shangshu Province became quieter and quieter, the rain outside was still falling, and a gust of wind blew, making the house suddenly a lot cooler.

Qin Tian felt a little bored, thinking that those Shangshu lords were not coming, he was going to visit in person, although he knew that these few people were having a temper, but Shangshu Province wanted to operate normally, how could they do it if they didn't come?

Whatever he did, he felt he had to get them to work quickly.

After getting up and picking up his oil-paper umbrella, Qin Tian was about to go out, but as soon as he went out, a palace man ran to him, and the palace man was anxious, and said, "Master Hou, the Holy Lord announced that you have entered the palace." ”

Hearing this, Qin Tian was very strange, at this time, what did Li Shimin ask him to do in the palace?

However, seeing the anxious appearance of the palace people, he didn't dare to hesitate, and said, "Go!" ”

The two braved the rain to rush to the palace, and soon arrived at the palace.

The palace looks a little mottled, it has not been repaired for a long time, when Qin Tian came to the imperial study, Li Shimin was there, and in addition to Li Shimin, there was also the eldest grandson Wuji of the Zhongshu Ling, and the door ordered Fang Xuanling.

They are all the prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty today, models and leaders among the civil ministers, after Qin Tian came in, he didn't open his mouth, and suddenly felt that something was dripping on his face.

(End of chapter)