Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 71 Shuofang New Paper
After finishing the matter of the Wang family, Feng Daiwen breathed a sigh of relief. The biggest difference in Shuofang is the population. After thousands of years of reclamation, the Guanzhong Plain has become a little overwhelmed. The population in Guanzhong has migrated out, which can better stabilize the border and leave more space for Guanzhong. Even if the population increases in the future, there will be enough Leave room for them.

"It's done, Weiguo is done, look,,,," Ma Zhou shouted excitedly and ran in with a box in his arms.

"Why is King Bin so excited?" Feng Daiwen looked at Ma Zhoudan:
"Haha, haha ​​Weiguo, look," Ma Zhou opened the box in his hand and took out a stack of white paper,
"This, this is really done," Feng Daiwen said in disbelief when he took the white paper handed by Ma Zhou: the paper was the size of an A4 paper, white and flawless, slightly thicker, and softer than the high-grade rice paper used today a little,
"Yes, it was made after many experiments by the master craftsman brought by Chang'an, and there will be no shortage of paper in the future. It is really a blessing for poor families in the world," Ma Zhou sighed with reddish eyes:

Ma Zhou was born in a poor family, so he naturally knows the difficulty of reading and writing for the children of the poor family. The children of the poor family usually learn and practice on the sand. Even if they want to copy a book, they can’t afford paper, because rice paper is not affordable for ordinary people. It is usually written on the bamboo slips,

"Have you tried it? How is the writing? How is the cost?" Feng Daiwen is also very happy. After all, this papermaking workshop is just a small workshop in Shuofang that used to be acquired. In the past, it could only produce Caihou paper, which is usually used by the people for wrapping things. To make paper money and burn it to ancestors, paste windows, etc., Feng Daiwen asked Li Shimin for two master craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, opened it and told them how to make it, added alkali for bleaching, and added some hemp with reed stalks outside Shuofang. , waste silk, etc. After all, later generations know that papermaking only needs to use high-fiber plants. As for how to do it, I really don’t know, but alkali is used for bleaching, and decontamination is the best.
"I tried it, and it's pretty good. It's slightly worse than rice paper. It's smooth, easy to write on, absorbs ink very well, and won't be soaked like Caihou paper. The key is that it's cheap," Ma Zhou calmed down and introduced:

"Okay, I must give you a big reward, tell them to try more and experiment with other materials, keep records, try to use cheap formulas, don't be afraid of waste, it's best to keep improving, Chen Xu, materials, etc. How many have been produced now? Already?" Feng Daiwen happily said to Ma Zhou:

"This is the first batch. The previous ones have been remade. There are 5 copies," Ma Zhou said with a smile:
"Haha, very good, wait a little longer and we will send them back to Chang'an to scare them," Feng Daiwen joked:
"The mutual market will open in a few days, but the current people coming from the grasslands are all small tribes, so it won't affect it." Ma Zhou smiled and asked Feng Daiwen worriedly.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry too much. This was caused by our cleaning up the Shuofang Grassland some time ago. It doesn't matter if there are no large tribes. After all, many of them are still on the sidelines," Feng Daiwen said:
"It's good that you know what's in your mind. Today I came to tell you that the market has been built. A total of 20 large warehouses have been built, 100 shops have been built, and more than 30 shops have been rented out. The people from the grasslands all come with cattle. Sheep, arrange to be stationed outside the city," Ma Zhou thoughtfully:

"Let's go take a look," Feng Daiwen said happily:

"Weiguo, look, the market is a bit big according to your requirements. I'm afraid it's not very suitable to build the Wengcheng in the future." Ma Zhoudao: I saw that the market is a big rectangle, the length is about the same as the city wall, and it extends more than 200 meters. There are 10 large warehouses on the back of the street. The street is very wide, at least [-] meters long, and a brick and stone isolation belt is built in the middle according to Feng Daiwen's intention. Although the green trees are not big, it is not difficult to see that the scenery will be beautiful in the future.
"Very good, by the way, how is the construction of Binwang Academy?" Feng Daiwen looked at it with satisfaction and asked Ma Zhoudao:

"We have 4 captives and 1 workers, so the construction is very fast, but the brick-fired side is a little bit worse, and the academy will take a while," Ma Zhou said:

"Then divide the manpower, get those who don't use bricks first, and build more kilns if there are not enough bricks," Feng Daiwen said:
"It has been separated. The captured Turkic people are mainly building roads. The college does not trust those Turkic people to do it. It only arranges a few people to do heavy work, but it is still not enough to have 50 brick kilns burning. Look over there," Ma Zhou said with a wry smile, and then pointed to the smoky distance:

"Then we have no choice but to take our time. After all, the time we have been here is too short, the population of Shuofang is too small, and there are not many people in many villages. Ask Xu Jingzong to organize and re-plan and build the villages together. Yes, the individual ones gather together to facilitate farming, arrange captives to help build houses, and repair a little more. It is estimated that many people who have migrated will arrive after the opening of the exchange market. We cannot let them come and have no place to live. We will arrange some of them. People are building a new city outside the south gate, Shuofang is too small to expand, we want to build Shuofang into a big commercial city. The roads can be repaired slowly." Feng Daiwen and Ma Zhou chatted as they walked.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements later, you see how the new city is built," Ma Zhou thoughtfully:

"The city must be tidy, the roads must be wide, and the water supply and sewage must be good. All of them are built with bricks and stones. They are all built into shops in the front and houses in the back. The houses behind the street are built into courtyards. On the other side of the river, build a row of gardens with courtyards on the riverside. Small building, let’s level up the local planning first, and I’ll ask the sage to arrange some master craftsmen to design it,” Feng Daiwen rubbed his forehead and said:

"Well, that's good, I'll arrange to do what I can first," Ma Zhou thought:

"In this way, King Robin, you have to work hard. It is really difficult at the beginning. After a while, we will have money, and the food can be done freely," Feng Daiwen said with a headache:

"It's okay, it will be easy when the people in Chang'an see the benefits here." Ma Zhou smiled and said:

"Yeah, I hope that the people from the Wang family will move here soon. Many plans are still too late to implement," Feng Daiwen said with a relaxed smile, letting go of his troubles:

"General, the governor invites you to go to the captain's mansion," a personal guard came to report.

"Do you know what it is?" Feng Daiwen asked:

"It seems that a few grassland tribes have come, and the other subordinates don't know about it," the guard replied:

"Oh, it's just in time, King Bin, come with me to have a look," Feng Daiwen suddenly smiled happily:
(End of this chapter)