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Chapter 198 Huma Difficulty Xiayang Pass

Walking on the north wall of Xiayang Pass, Lin Yifan looked at the steep peaks, deep ravines and winding roads in front of him, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I am sitting on this pass in Hengshan, so I can avoid the worry of the Golden Werewolf going south."

"What your lord said is that Xiayang Pass has been basically completed now. The pass wall is no more than a hundred meters long, and the height is six meters. Stretching across this rugged and precipitous place, it is as difficult as climbing the sky for the Golden Werewolf to go south." Qin Yuanhao looked at this place. Zuo Xiongguan, his heart is full of pride, this pass city was built by him from scratch, and he is full of affection for it.

"There are now [-] soldiers stationed at Xiayang Pass. If the Golden Werewolves go south, how many enemy troops can you resist?" Lin Yifan asked.

"My lord, although we only have 1 people, it is convenient for us to take advantage of the location and people. If the Golden Werewolf wants to conquer this pass, it is impossible to conquer it without 10 people. What's more, Xiayang City is less than a hundred miles away. , There will be soldiers and horses to support it day and night. Even if the Golden Werewolves attack the whole country, I, Hengshan, can sleep in peace." Qin Yuanhao said confidently.

"Oh, Xiayangguan city defense is so strong?" Lin Yifan looked at him in surprise, "Qin Xiaowei, as the saying goes, the country is not at the risk of mountains and rivers, a battle not only depends on whether the city wall is strong, but also depends on whether the food, grass and military equipment are good or not. Sufficient, whether the training of the soldiers is hard, and whether the morale of the army is high. Does Captain Qin think so?"

"My lord said every word and every word." Qin Yuanhao still said confidently, "However, my Xiayang Pass is not only relying on the thickness of the pass wall and high ground, but also the [-] well-trained tigers and wolves in the pass. Grain and armaments. Thanks to the strategizing of the princes of the county government and the foresight of Captain Luo, there are enough food and grass for [-] soldiers in the pass for a month, as well as weapons and equipment twice the number of garrisons, which are all kinds of defense. Equipment is also provided here as much as possible. Today's Xiayang Pass can be said to be a war fortress. If the golden werewolves dare to come, the general will have the confidence to let them shed their last drop of blood here."

"Okay!" Lin Yifan finally showed a smile on his face, "With you, Qin Yuanhao, here, Hu Ma will never be able to reach Xiayang Mountain. Our Hengshan foundation and the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people depend on you."

"The final general will swear to defend Xiayang Pass to the death, and never let the Golden Werewolf set foot on Hengshan Mountain." Qin Yuanhao said solemnly.

"Brother Qin's talent, I know it." Lin Yifan walked to a wall, propped himself up and looked at the scenery outside the pass, and said to Qin Yuanhao, "As I said before, in the future we will make a northern expedition to wipe out Golden Werewolf. Your talents are not limited to defending the city, and you will be indispensable in attacking the city and plundering land in the future. I hope that you, Brother Qin, will be well prepared, and in the near future, you will make great achievements and become famous."

Qin Yuanhao was overjoyed when he heard the words. Originally, he had been staying here all the time, and he was worried in his heart, fearing that he would be marginalized by Hengshan and become an unknown guard of the city.As a man who is less than 30 years old and full of pride in his heart, why doesn't he want to lead the crowd in this world, gallop freely, and become a generation of famous generals.Now after hearing Lin Yifan's promise, I was very excited, looked at him gratefully, immediately knelt down on the ground, and thanked him endlessly, "The general thank you for your fulfillment, and I swear to serve you to death."

"Brother Qin, please get up quickly. I, Hengshan, are fortunate to have you as a general. We should also thank you." Lin Yifan quickly helped him up, and said happily, "I hope we can work together to protect Hengshan and create great achievements together. .”

The two inspected the wall again, Lin Yifan greeted the soldiers on duty for a while, and then slowly left, taking advantage of the afterglow of the setting sun, to rush back to Xiayang City.

It was already evening when we returned to Xiayang City, Lin Yifan didn't care about resting, and immediately sent someone to notify Han Santie, and then took them to the workshop area to inspect the paper mill.

After a while, Han Santie hurried over, looked at Lin Yifan who was checking the paper, rubbed his hands together, and said with a silly smile, "Sir, do you think there is anything that needs to be improved on this paper?"

Lin Yifan looked at the paper in his hand, but in his mind he was recalling some of the paper-making process.He didn't know much about papermaking, and felt a little impressed, but couldn't express it, so he raised his head and asked the master of the papermaking workshop beside him about the papermaking process.

After hearing this, Lin Yifan's originally frowning brows finally eased, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Well, I finally understand something."

Then he turned his head to look at Han Santie, and said, "Han Gongcao, the raw materials used in our paper mill must be changed, and some tougher woods, such as bamboo, are used for papermaking. , can enhance the flexibility of the paper, unlike the current paper, which will rot when it is stained with water. Also, didn’t we discover a lime mine, which can be used to bleach the paper and make the paper It has become pure and flawless, and will not be as yellow as it is now. Han Gongcao, do you remember?"

"Yes, my lord, remember, but we are located in the north, so there is no bamboo to harvest?" Han Santie looked at him with a worried face, and said helplessly.

"Stupid, there is no bamboo, we can use other wood instead." Lin Yifan scolded with a smile, "The trees on Xiayang Mountain are so towering, are you afraid that we can't find a substitute?"

"Your Excellency is right, this subordinate is too stupid." Han Santie laughed at himself.

After talking about the papermaking process, everyone went to the printing workshop.As soon as I entered, I smelled a strong smell of ink, which made me cough a few times.Everyone put on masks and began to inspect the workshop.At this time, the workers were working overtime to print books. In Hengshan today, the academy is constantly expanding, and the literacy is constantly expanding. There is an urgent need for a large number of books to supply the students. Therefore, the printing workshop and paper workshop are very busy every day. Unbelievable.

When everyone came to the engraving room, they saw countless flat and smooth wooden boards piled up, dozens of engravers were concentrating on chiseling characters, and they didn't notice everyone's arrival.

Lin Yifan carefully looked at the plates carved by everyone, and saw the scarred palms of the engravers, he couldn't help frowning.So the owner of the printing factory was recruited, pointing to the printed plates that have been carved, and asked: "How long does it take to complete a printed plate?"

"Returning to my lord, one person is responsible for a printing plate. If it is a thousand characters, it will take about three days to complete."

"It's too slow. The books that have been handed down in the world are as vast as the sea, often tens of thousands, 10,000+ words. If you want to popularize books, don't you have to wait until the year of the monkey?" Lin Yifan shook his head, "Don't you think about improving the carvings? Can the technology increase the engraving speed?"

"This?" The owner of the workshop spread his hands helplessly when he heard the words, and said, "My lord, it's not that my subordinates are not dedicated, but this skill has been passed down for thousands of years, and it is already very mature. The subordinates really don't know where to start. improve?"

"Hey, haven't you ever thought that engraving words one by one like a seal, and then combining and arranging them into chapters and sentences can replace woodblock printing?" Lin Yifan sighed, never imagined that the world has not reached the level of movable type printing. I only know the general method because of the technical level of the technique. If I want to really popularize movable type printing, I still need time to accumulate experience. The popularization of this newspaper will be delayed for a while. "In this way, these individual characters can be used repeatedly many times, which not only saves costs but also increases the printing speed. Think about it, is this the truth?"

At this time, the owner of the workshop was already trembling with excitement. As a person who has been dealing with printing all his life, he immediately understood the significance of this change, "My lord is really a genius, and he was able to come up with this method. The subordinates have been working together for the rest of their lives. I’m dealing with printing, but I haven’t even thought about this method. I’m ashamed. If what your lord just said works, then our printing technology and speed will be greatly improved, and we can complete the tasks assigned by the county government ahead of schedule. gone."

"Oh, sometimes, it's not complicated to break through a technical difficulty. The difficulty lies in how to pierce the layer of paper. You need to organize people to study it. Although movable type printing seems simple, in fact There are still many problems that need to be solved, you can try as you go, don't be afraid of failure, the most important thing is to sum up experience, eliminate failed methods, and you will be able to make it in the end." Lin Yifan nodded in satisfaction , encouraged.

"I would like to follow the instruction of the adults, and my subordinates must make movable type printing as soon as possible, so that all the students in Hengshan can write a book in their hands, and prosper our Hengshan literature." The master nodded excitedly.

After instructing the techniques of the two major workshops, Lin Yifan left with peace of mind.In the next few days, everything in Hengshan was developing smoothly.At this moment, an urgent message came from Xiayang Pass.

(End of this chapter)