No one can disturb my retirement life in the Red Mansion

Zhang Zhao was a civil servant, and was promoted by Madam Wu. She also told Sun Quan that if he had any questions about internal affairs, he could ask Zhang Zhao. The old man was a bit weak, but he was still capable. He took the letter and read it over and over again. Then he looked at Sun Quan.

"My lord, this is..." Zhang Zhao was a little excited holding the letter paper. He was an knowledgeable person and of course he knew that this was paper. The problem was that he had never seen such good paper.

"This is the letter paper that the Queen Mother asked the Fifth Master to make. It is said that Marquis Cai did not invent paper for nothing, it must be of some use. She made Marquis Wu paper based on Marquis Cai paper." Sun Quan was very proud.

"Is this paper?" Zhou Yu was also stunned for a moment, took it in his hand, and looked at it again and again.

"So you specially marked a grid for writing letters?" Zhang Zhao came back to his senses. Letter paper! Only then did he understand that this paper was used for writing letters. So it was used for writing letters? However, he was happy again. That's right, if it's not used for writing letters, what else can it be used for? Such good paper, with good calligraphy, is the pinnacle of literature!

"When Queen Mother said she wanted to make paper before, I thought she was childish. Now I feel really ashamed. I never thought she could do such a great job." Sun Quan shook his head with emotion.

The old lady said she wanted to make paper, of course, she added the word "stubborn" at that time. Sun Quan and the old lady were of similar temperament at that time, so he would not stop her. He also thought that it was better for the old lady to play this than to interfere in the court like his biological mother. Now it seems that he still underestimated the old lady. She really made a big splash when she didn't make a sound.

"How could the Queen Mother think of making letter paper?" Zhou Yu always thought that with the Queen Mother's personality, how could she only make letter paper? This is not the Queen Mother's personality at all. It must be said that Zhou Yu understands Ou Mengmeng better than Sun Quan. Smart people actually have resonance.

"At first, the old lady felt sorry for the orphans, so they learned to read and practiced with sand tables every day. She wanted to purchase a batch of Caihou paper, but it was quite expensive and she thought it would be better to use bamboo green boards, which could be reused. But she still felt that a good memory was not as good as a bad pen. Every day, the teacher worked hard to teach, and students with poorer qualifications would certainly not be able to keep up. If they couldn't take notes, it would be a waste of money to run a school. That's when she came up with the idea of ​​making her own paper, and she used the dowry she had saved for the princess. She asked the princess to join her, saying that giving her the workshop as a dowry in the future would be better than a dowry of gold and silver." Sun Quan thought about how the old lady had fooled her sister and laughed out loud.

Zhang Zhao was stunned and looked at the letter. "Is this the princess's dowry?"

If it was the princess's dowry, then it couldn't be called Princess's Notes when it was passed around, right? His attention was focused on the paper, and he didn't hear what Sun Quan had just said about calling it "Wu Hou Notes."

"It's okay, it's okay, the Queen Mother said it's called Wu Hou Jian!" Sun Quan wanted to roll his eyes at Zhang Zhao, but emphasized it. It didn't matter if it was from his sister's dowry, the key point was the name. This letter paper was called Wu Hou Jian. Everyone in the world knew that it was produced by the Wu Hou family.

"So, this is just a bonus, and Queen Mother actually has other papers?" Zhou Yu nodded. He didn't care what it was called. Of course, paper that could be used as letterheads was good. Seeing the printed pattern border, he knew that it was going to be sold. So the paper used for the students in the academy must not be so good.

"Well, she has been researching new paper these days. She thinks this letter paper is too brittle. It's fine as long as it doesn't soak through the ink when writing letters. But good paper that can last for a thousand years is too bad." Sun Quan was falsely modest, but really pleased with himself. "The old lady researched it herself? Isn't that too hard? Her health..." Zhang Zhao was shocked. He had always thought that the Queen Mother was critically ill. Later, he summoned famous doctors from all over the world and had them examined by the Queen Mother. He vaguely knew that the death of the alchemist was related to the Queen Mother's illness, but the Sun family kept silent. He was promoted by Madam Wu first, so he would think a lot.

The wife said that the Queen Mother was even more indifferent than before, apparently because she was in poor health and didn't want to bother with anyone. It turned out that the Queen Mother was just making paper for fun and didn't want to bother with these people who were looking for trouble.

"The Queen Mother was just bored during her illness, so she looked for something to do and something to live for. She is still researching new paper in her courtyard. Whenever I went to see her, she was thinking about how to make good paper. I just wanted to make the old lady happy and let her play. Now I think she is in much better spirits." Sun Quan shook his head and looked at the letter. "She made it for the children in the school. Now that it's done, she hurriedly gave it to me and asked us to go and make some money. She said that only with money can we get things done."

Sun Quan thought about how the old lady told him the good news like a child, and felt a little sad. She was always thinking about how to help him. She would think about herself first when there was something good. She said sincerely that he was the head of the Sun family, and their head. Only when he was good, the Sun family would be good. Sun Quan was moved when he thought about it now. She was really a mother!
"Queen, this is great. We have established a national medical clinic, and now we have created Wu Hou's paper. This is a great thing to win back the hearts of scholars all over the world!" Zhang Zhao didn't care whether they were mother and son. He was a master of internal affairs. This was a great opportunity to make his presence felt in the hearts of scholars! Only Wu Hou cared about the world, not just fighting and killing.

"How much can you make from this paper? If you can print words on it, it will be really valuable. That will win the hearts of scholars all over the world." Zhou Yu stared at the letter paper. The old lady originally wanted to make notebooks for the students. If she could make letter paper, she could also make notebooks. The old lady was still researching, which showed that she had a bigger plan. Or, it could be said that her original intention was that big plan, and papermaking was just a by-product.

"If the old lady can ask Fifth Master to print grids, she can also print words." Zhang Zhao waved his hand, looking disapproving.

"Really not. The old lady is still improving the paper, saying that it is just for printing words. The paper for printing grids and the paper for printing words are not the same. The old lady showed me several kinds of paper, some for drawing, some for writing, and some for printing letterheads. From now on, all the good paper in the world will come from Dongwu." Sun Quan was quite ambitious.

Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao raised their heads at the same time. So, this is what the old lady wanted. The best paper in the world comes from Dongwu. After Caihou Paper, the old lady wanted Dongwu to be the first regime to promote paper among scholars. This is really an achievement that Cao Cao and Liu Bei, even if they have millions of soldiers, can never match Dongwu. Even if Dongwu is gone, Wuhou Paper will last forever, just like Caihou Paper.

Sun Quan was so proud, and he also understood this, but he couldn't say it openly. Of course, he didn't care about money. He didn't think this paper could bring them much money. The main thing was money. For those who were grabbing land, they were the same as bandits. They really didn't think about making money. They just relied on robbing.

What Sun Quan and his people care about is the social effect! It is a powerful tool to change people's hearts.

So, they wrote letters to everyone in the court on their Wuhou paper. (End of this chapter)