General Qin

"The order of the official examination room, Zhang Han, has seen the Shaofu."

Zhang Han was tall and burly, with a square face and long beard, and saluted the new Shaofu in front of him.

He sighed in his heart.

Three years ago, Zhang Han had dealt with Zhao Tuo and went to the other party's residence to bring back Qu Yuanli.

At that time, Zhao Tuo was still a boy less than 20 years old, and he already had the title of Zhong Geng, with great military exploits, and he also made a national weapon such as Quyuanli, which Zhang Han admired very much.

"Young hero!"

This is Zhang Han's evaluation of Zhao Tuo at that time.

But he didn't expect that in the past three years, the former Zhao Zhong would be promoted five ranks in a row, becoming a high-ranking eldest son, and even honoring the emperor and princess. Now he is in the position of Jiuqing and has become his immediate boss .

"Such an upgrade speed is really rare in the world. It's a pity that I, Zhang Han, didn't have the opportunity to follow the chief minister to the battlefield, otherwise the title would definitely be upgraded. Although I have become a subordinate of the chief minister, this is not a battlefield. Even if I want to If you want to make meritorious service, where should you go to find it?"

Zhang Han sighed inwardly, looked at the young man in front of him, and became more respectful.

"Examination room order, I haven't seen you for a few years, but you have a good beard."

Zhao Tuo laughed.

At this moment, he has sent the six young ministers out to work, and only he and Zhang Han are left in the house, so they look kindly, as if they are acquaintances.

"Young Mansion is too famous. Zhang Han really admires the feats made by the Young Mansion in the past few years."

Zhang Han also forced a smile on his face.

This Zhao Shaofu not only did not put on the airs of a big leader, but also praised the beard he had deliberately grown in the past few years, showing his intention of intimacy, which flattered Zhang Han.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhao Tuo stopped procrastinating and went straight to the point.

He said: "Before I presented Quyuanli to Jinshang, and I had contacts with the test engineer. I know that you have outstanding abilities. You are a capable person. Today I have something I want to make, so I will give it to the test worker. The room order is in charge, how about it?"

Seeing Zhao Tuo getting close to him, Zhang Han said that he has outstanding abilities, even though he has a calm personality, he was secretly delighted.

Now I heard Zhao Tuo said that he wanted to make something, how could he refuse and accept the order on the spot.

"Whatever the Shaofu wants to build, just ask. Zhang Han will definitely work hard to complete the task!"

Zhang Han's voice was full of confidence.

He is an order of the examination room, who specializes in craftsman's work, and he is confident that he knows most of the utensils made by craftsmen all over the world.

Even if it is something unique like Quyuanli, as long as Zhao Tuo mentions it, he can find it by following the name.

However, the next moment, Zhao Tuo was stunned by the name of the thing that came out of his mouth.

"I want to make paper."

Zhao Tuo was full of anticipation.

"Paper?"

Zhang Han looked confused and at a loss.

He racked his brains, but he never thought of what the "paper" Zhao Shaofu mentioned was?

Zhang Han asked cautiously: "Dare to ask Shaofu, what is paper?"

Zhao Tuo laughed and said: "Paper is a good thing. It is as thin as silk, cheaper than bamboo slips, and you can write on it with a pen. A thin piece of paper can write more characters than ten bamboo slips." !"

"Is there such a magical thing in the world?"

Zhang Han looked stunned, but he didn't doubt the truth of Zhao Tuo's words, the majestic young master would not come to play tricks on him.

No matter how Zhang Han imagined it, it was difficult to imagine what this "thin as silk, cheaper than bamboo slips" paper would look like.

"When I go to the palace, I often see Jinshang reviewing bamboo slips. Today I am diligent in administration, and I have to review hundreds of catties of bamboo slips a day. It must take a lot of energy to correct such a large number of bamboo slips day after day. After a long time, Imakami might hurt his body."

"So I remembered something called 'paper' that I had seen on the fragments of Gongshuzi."

"If I can make paper and write all the words on paper in the future, it will definitely be a lot easier when dealing with political affairs today." Zhao Tuo said with emotion.

"It turned out to be something recorded in Gongshuzi's fragments. No wonder the officials have never heard of it. The Shaofu is the successor of Gongshuzi. He used to make giant cannons according to the fragments. Now if he wants to make paper, there must be no problem."

Zhang Han suddenly realized and no longer doubted.

Zhao Tuo's identity as the heir of Gongshuzi has long been known to everyone, and many people secretly guess that besides Jupao and Quyuanli, he must also have mastered many Gongshuzi secret techniques.

Throwing out a magical "paper" now, although it will make people feel surprised, but after thinking about it, they will take it for granted.

People have a teacher's inheritance!

As he said that, Zhang Han sighed again: "Young Mansion always keeps the present in mind all the time, no wonder you can have the trust of the present."

Zhao Tuo smiled slightly.

Yes, he made paper for the sake of the emperor's body.

Add at most one purpose to benefit the world.

Anyway, it was definitely not because of Zhao Tuo going to the toilet.

In Zhao Tuo's heart, there are only the emperor and the world.

Seeing that Zhang Han understood at this moment, Zhao Tuo asked him to fetch pen and ink and write down the main points on bamboo slips.

Zhao Tuo actually knew only a little about papermaking.

At most, he had read some historical novels in his previous life and understood some general procedures, but the specific operation is actually not very clear.

However, it is enough to have a general direction. As one of the Nine Ministers, the Shaofu is in charge of the emperor's internal treasury and has many people under his command.

There is money and there are people.

There are a lot of resources available for Zhao Tuo to squander experiments.

He only needs to point out a direction and a general idea.

Zhang Han, an old craftsman, will lead his subordinates to do things for Zhao Tuo with all their brains.

"First get bark, hemp, rags, etc. for retting, and you can also try steaming... pound them and beat them into pulp... mix the pulp with water, scoop it out, and make it into a flake-like wet paper...and then let it dry or tumble dry."

"Because what Gongshuzi left behind is fragments, there may be some gaps in the middle, you try to make it, complete the process in the middle, and make a finished product first."

Zhao Tuo told the general process of papermaking that he knew in one breath. As for whether he was wrong, he was actually not sure.

If there is a mistake, blame those bastard authors who made up things on the Internet and misled him.

However, there should be no problem in the general direction.

The so-called true knowledge comes from practice, when Zhang Han leads the craftsmen to study it, go through the process, and get some finished products, he will naturally improve it.

After Zhang Han wrote down all the main points Zhao Tuo said, he cupped his hands and said to Zhao Tuo: "Don't worry, Shaofu, I will not disappoint Shaofu in this matter of making paper!"

Zhao Tuo nodded, and addressed him in words: "I am relieved of Shaorong's work."

"I will send someone to tell Bai Gongcheng later that the matter of selling the soldiers of the world and casting farm tools will be handed over to other people. You only need to make this paper, and it will be a great achievement if you make it out. I am happy about what I am doing, and I cannot do without your credit."

Zhang Han's face turned rosy when he heard that there was merit to be taken.

He said in a deep voice: "Thank you, Shaofu, for your consideration, Zhang Han will surely fulfill his mission!"

Seeing Zhang Han's serious face, Zhao Tuo smiled.

Once the papermaking is successful, Zhang Han will owe Zhao Tuo a big favor.

In addition, Zhang Han himself is Zhao Tuo's subordinate, so it will be easier for him to accept Zhang Han as his confidant and his real own.

Let you do things for me, but also let you be grateful to me.

This feeling is still quite cool.

Of course, it's even more cool to wait until the paper is made, which will bring huge changes to the world.

"Get out hemp paper first, and after they have some experience, they can try to make better writing paper such as bamboo paper, and change this era step by step."

Zhao Tuo's eyes were full of anticipation.

Especially thinking of the pain he experienced in Zhaodi in that autumn seven years ago, his desire for paper became stronger.

Waited for seven years!

...

Papermaking is a long-term project, and there is no rush.

Zhao Tuo selected the executor for this matter, and after the project was arranged, he left it alone for the time being, and left everything to Zhang Han to handle.

He toured around the Shaofu institution again, and after getting acquainted with his territory, he saw that it was getting late, so he prepared to go back home.

But Zhao Tuo had just returned to his mansion and got out of the car.

He also thought of what he heard at the court meeting today, that Li You will be transferred to the county captain of Shu.

"The land of Shu is remote, and we are going to fight against the Dian Kingdom in Yunnan. Brother Li may not see each other for many years. After all, he is my old leader, so I should go see him off. There is also the Tingwei Gang before. I have dealt with those doctors, I should also come to the door to thank them personally, otherwise it would be impolite."

Zhao Tuo muttered in his heart, called his cronies, and wrote a letter of greeting with his own hand, asking him to send it to Li's residence.

"Just say I'm going to visit Ting Wei and Zuo Shuzhang tomorrow!"