King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 74 Money is not a problem

Here, Igor meets paper siblings... well, whatever It's not good to give people nicknames, to be precise, Neil and Nina siblings from Rosby.

That's right, they don't have surnames, just "Neal from Rosby, Nina siblings", Tyrion told Igor that most people in Westeros don't have surnames, usually son of xx, daughter of xx or where they come from xxx to introduce oneself. Even if civilians give oneself a surname, it is generally useless and invalid. Only people like Igor who have an "identity" will be recognized for giving oneself a surname - no one else will talk about it, at least those who bought the Night's Watch bond will remember it And recognize Igor's last name.

The big brother of the two siblings looks ordinary, but he is about the same height and body shape as Igor. Obviously, the family conditions are not hungry since childhood; and the younger sister Nina, just a look at each other caused Igor. attention - not because of how beautiful, but because of her eyes.

Maiden's eyes, Divine Crystal, are clear and clear, as transparent as a spring water. There are also smart rays of light flickering in the hope. Igor suddenly realizes where he has seen these eyes, thinks about it, and quickly Understand where this familiarity comes from - it is educated and has seen a certain world and thus is free from ignorance, and has not been oppressed by life to extinguish all dreams, but also has curiosity and a desire to find out about the world, and is full of hope for the future eyes!
Before the time-travel, people around us all had such rays of light in their eyes, but after the time-travel, this kind of eyes has become extremely rare. Only in the eyes of nobles can they find traces. In stark contrast is the hard to describe numbness and sluggishness in the eyes of most people - if you have seen the photos of Qing Dynasty civilians taken by Western powers before and after the Opium War, you know how it feels. This is the look when a person's whole mind and body is devoted to surviving and feeding oneself, without any hope for the future.

Some people can tell whether the other party is a noble or a commoner at a glance, it is precisely because of this kind of eyes, or temperament!

This kind of temperament appears in a commoner of this world, which is really strange. For a moment, Igor thought that Nina in front of him was also a transmigrator - after finally looking away, Night's Watch was surprised by her youth again: petite body, fair and tender skin, and a little baby fat on her face. A girl who is at worst a few years older than Arya!

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"Sir?" Maiden's crisp and soft voice recalled Igor from his absence, "The first batch of samples you asked for has already been made, at Tyrion At the request of the adults, we will only use the primordial method for the time being, without any changes, we will wait for your observation and guidance."

He nodded and wanted to tell the other person that oneself is not an adult as usual, but after thinking about it, There's no need: "Well, lead the way."

Big brother Neil seemed to be bad at words, so Nina took the entire group to start a tour of the workshop, explaining each process clearly and fluently as they walked. The tools, equipment and processing methods used... After a circle, they came to the final product.

The little girl who was still calm just now twitched and murmured introduced: "This is the paper made, we are trying to make it thinner and stronger."

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This is the original plant fiber paper? Igor looked at the stack of undulating surfaces on the table, and the thickness was not uniform. He was speechless. If no one told him, he might think it was some kind of ingredient such as tofu skin.
Igor Roll up one with your fingers and observe carefully.

The color is yellow and dark, and it can only be like this without the bleaching process; the hand feels hard, like a napkin that has been wet and then dried; the surface is quite rough, at first glance, it looks like the outer skin of Shandong pancakes , grabbed it with the hand and pulled it gently... "ka-cha" sounded crisply, the paper was torn.

Tyrion is really not kidding, this paper is of poor quality even for wiping your butt.

Nina's face turned red with a swipe. Rao was quick-witted and articulate, and suddenly speechless, she could only stare at Igor with nervous eyes, for fear of what Tyrion said in the mouth of the "behind-the-scenes boss". "anger.

Of course Igor wasn't angry. He just wanted to see the first samples, and it would be a ghost to see the perfect industrial creation of modern paper. This thing doesn't work yet, but it's really "paper", and that's enough.

"This can't be done..."

Igor muttered. Just now, under the guidance of Maiden, he found the project inspector who went to inspect the project on behalf of the client before crossing. Feel. Since the "leader" came to inspect, he would naturally give some instructions when he was done. Although he didn't know anything about papermaking, he still wanted to help.

If you don't know what to do, you can't point at random, just pick a cliché that is sure to be correct. As long as the direction is right, the front-line technicians will definitely make progress by repeating the test.

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"First of all, the thickness is not uniform. This must be a problem with the last two steps. The steps of soaking, boiling, and mashing the raw materials must be thorough. Improve equipment, or use animal power, don't worry about cost first, money is not a problem." He started, and his thoughts quickly became smooth. Although I haven’t touched it before, the basic knowledge and abilities needed to solve problems are common to all worlds: “In addition, go to a craftsman and make some mats with a smoother and more delicate surface for scouring, and spread the mashed raw materials in water. After it is uniform, use a sieve to sift out the thick debris inside, and then use a sieve to fish it out quickly, don't rub it."

"Hmmmm." Nina stared at Igor with twinkling eyes, repeatedly. Nominate.

"As for the color, there are two ways to improve it. One is to use chemicals to decolorize and bleach the raw materials; or to add dyes in the last step to force whitening. Which one you choose is up to you. , money is not a problem. It must not be as white as snow, but at least the color should be uniform and thin enough to form a sharp contrast with the words." Igor continued: "The surface is too rough and uneven... There is no easy solution for this moment, first Find someone to polish it in the drying step, pay attention to use something smoother, don't grind it thin or fray it... After half-drying, press it with something. How many people are there in your family? Try not to hire outsiders for the time being. Come to me or Lord Tyrion, again, money is not a problem."

This boss looks so powerful! Nina thought to herself, nodded again and again. And the gesture of pointing out the country and saying "money is not a problem" is also really domineering!

The little girl who came to join in the fun didn't have so many concerns, Arya hehe said with a smile: "You know a lot, master."

"Don't interrupt." Igor rubbed Rubbing the head of the little disc, after thinking for a while, there is one more thing to say: "The above are all minor problems, but the lack of strong paper is a fatal flaw. There is no good way to see if you can use other raw materials. It really doesn't work... ...well, by the way, add paste or other glue in the last step and see if it can be better, money is not a problem, we will make the available paper first and then consider the cost reduction."

"Add paste?" Nina blinked and realized: "Yeah, why didn't I expect!"

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No one spoke for a few seconds, There was silence in the workshop for a while before Tyrion asked in a low voice, "No?"

"No." Igor was addicted to leadership and was indulging in pleasure.

"Remember?" dwarfs nodded, this time asking Neil and Nina siblings.

"Remember, remember!"

"Very good, you also heard the boss say that money is not a problem." Imp said solemnly: "Do it well, it can be used. The reward is inevitable.”

“Well, I almost forgot.” Igor remembered, “When the available paper starts mass production, one-tenth of the paper mill’s profit , to your siblings."

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(end of this chapter)