Chapter 101: The drought is more charming than fire, and bamboo paper is gratifying (I)

It's June and it's getting hot. In fact, the heat in the palace is still not very high. The wooden buildings are very tall, and at least the palaces where Li Zhi works and rests are very tall. They have a good thermal insulation effect.

But the heat wave still rushed in from the door, neither standing nor sitting. Even if I didn’t exercise, I felt a lot of sweat on my body, sticky, hot and uncomfortable.

Two little palace maids were carrying large banana fan made of bamboo slices and fanning Li Zhi.

Gradually, Li Zhiji huddled in the bed and fell asleep.

He was not in good health at first, and the years of disasters made him exhausted, and he lost a lot of weight in his life. He looked like a very large rickets shrimp.

Wu Zetian looked at Li Zhi with pity. Her husband is a good husband and a good emperor, but God seemed to have no eyes and whispered to the eunuch: "Let Your Majesty have a good rest. No matter what happens, you must not disturb Your Majesty."

"Here."

Wu Zetian took Li Shoucheng out.

Li Zhi was in a bad mood, and she felt even worse. In fact, it was strange to say that since she followed her husband's Fengshan that year, her beauty began to become bad. There were disasters almost every year. This made her feel very upset. Whether it was beyond the system or not, she had indeed done a lot of things for the Tang Dynasty over the years. Even if Empress Changsun, whom she admired, might not have done much for herself.

The drought was not relieved, and finally a few ministers couldn't help it. Hao Chujun and others wrote letters many times to hold the Dayun Festival. In a very obscure word, such a disaster year is rare in history, and there was no time to pray, but now the court is planning to hold the Dayun Festival, why should we stop? Can God not get angry?

The big and the sacrificial ceremony is small, and this is a force to force the palace. Once the rain cannot be asked for it, all the conflicts will be released, and then they will definitely make a fuss about themselves. Their hearts are punished, but these people are so clever that they can't help but say it.

"Where is the prince now?" Wu Zetian turned his head and asked Li Shoucheng.

The more severe the drought, the more busy Wu Zetian was. Every day, the urgent memorials from various places flew to Luoyang like snowflakes, asking for food and supplies. Li Zhi was not in good health, so most of the memorials were reviewed by Wu Zetian. Even his son's situation was forgot to ask for questions.

The most trouble is not only this, but the court is working hard like this, but a group of ministers are always thinking about her.

"Report to the Empress, the Prince left Shaolin Temple and went to Guangchengze."

"The prince has been fasting in Shaolin Temple for a long time, and a group of guards have suffered a lot, but it is not easy to open the guards in Shaolin Temple. Going to Guangchengze is a good place. Alas, he is just a soft master, likes some little compassion and mercy, and even the guards have to think about their mood."

"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince is very kind." Li Shoucheng replied carefully. In fact, in his heart, he slandered in his heart, and the emperor, his family, became increasingly unable to understand. The prince was extremely disrespectful to his mother, but suddenly a major change occurred. So the queen was angry first, and then his attitude changed again. The emperor first liked his son very much, but now he was a little unhappy. It turns out that this changed face faster than the sky in June.

But Wu Zetian didn't say why the prince ran from Shaolin Temple to Guangchengze, and Li Shoucheng wouldn't ask ignorantly.

Wu Zetian said again: "That bamboo paper is about to come?"

"Yes, but the queen is worried. I have ordered the craftsmen to send a large number of craftsmen to assist. In fact, it is reported that bamboo paper will be very cheap, and officials in Xijing are also very concerned."

"Do you think the prince's bamboo paper will succeed?"

"I don't know." In fact, I was also worried for the prince. In fact, after the assassination in Zhongnan Mountain, all the officials in Chang'an thoughts were the same. The prince was gentle and not many people had offended him. Almost no one was disgusted with him, so he suddenly decided that it was the assassin that it must be Helan Minzhi's actions. Even Wu Zetian was no exception. No evidence was needed, but you ordered it.

But this personality is not good. Di Renjie also vaguely said this when he was talking to Li Wei. If he was weak, it means he could not help him. If he couldn't help him, how could he help you? Therefore, the original prince wrote a letter to the two princesses, coupled with his magnificent poems, and his understanding of the soldiers made Liu Rengui feel good. If it were less, Liu Rengui would not throw his eyes straight away.

Although Li Shoucheng, as Wu Zetian's confidant, he couldn't hate the prince.

Wu Zetian muttered in his heart when he asked this.

He understood the queen's mood. The situation was difficult. In fact, she really did a lot of things for the court and was not very bad to the people. But after doing it, the emperor was a little worried. The ministers opposed it, but the people were slandering it. She was in a very bad mood.

That's it. The drought forced the queen to be unable to protect her status. So she became seriously ill and went to the doctor randomly. She wanted to use bamboo paper to make a great contribution.

It’s so righteous!

Not only is bamboo really made of paper, but it is also really cheap, so cheap that most people in the world can afford it. Not only that, the quality can be a little inferior, and it does not require comparison with Yizhou marijuana, but at least it must be able to write. Only by adding up these few lines can you earn great power.

But since the advent of paper, what kind of paper can do? How many talented people are still so expensive when improving paper.

However, as soon as the queen proclaimed it, this matter was almost spread throughout the world. If it was not successful, what should the prince do?

This is even lower than the success rate of betting on the big jackpot.

But he didn't dare to say it. He bent down and replied, "But I have already ordered someone. Once the bamboo paper comes out, report to Dongdu immediately at the fastest speed."

"Well, come with me and bring incense sticks."

"Here!"

When he arrived at the bedroom, there were statues of various Bodhisattvas in the middle. Under the statues were exquisite copper incense burners. Li Shoucheng asked the palace maids to bring incense and burn incense burners in each incense burner. Wu Zetian also held three incense sticks in his hand and worshiped and prayed in front of each Bodhisattva.

With the sunshine outside, Li Shoucheng could see Wu Zetian's eyes with tears in his eyes.

The queen gives people a strong feeling. She does so many things every day and serves His Majesty, just like an iron man who will never fall. But a few people can understand the soreness and grievances in her, and Li Shoucheng's eyes are also sour.

"Miss Liu, did you open the steamer today?" Early in the morning, without even asking about government affairs, Dou Zhide came to the East Palace to ask Liu Qun. There were many ministers behind him, Zhang Wenguan, Xiao Dezhao, Jiang Ke, and almost all the big bosses came here.

Li Wei didn't look at it, and he would be very moved when he saw it. If he attached so much importance to craftsmen and with the wisdom of the Chinese, he might have entered the four modernizations in advance in the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, there are many reasons why it is not taken so seriously.

First, the identity of the prince, just like the carpenter emperor of Ming Dynasty, Emperor Xizong of Ming Dynasty, could sell tens of thousands of yuan for a chair. It was so expensive, after all, he was the emperor. Second, bamboo paper is as good as the rumor, and it really benefited the world. As Wu Zetian wished, the righteousness was fought for. Third, a small piece of bamboo paper, I don’t know how to do it, all of which are related to the direction of the state’s political situation.

So Dou Zhide even forgot that he was a prime minister, and the other party was just a palace maid, and he actually used the title of a little lady.

Liu Qun was also uneasy. It was just a piece of paper. No matter how good it was, it was still paper. But now the formation was too big. The guards guarded those pools day and night, and there were many tourists, and almost thousands of people ran to wherever they were running every day. But none of them could get close to them.

It’s not without benefits. I originally wanted to ask some familiar craftsmen to help, but now I don’t need to invite them. There are as many craftsmen as I want. There are as many craftsmen as I want. There are as many craftsmen as I want.

I'm really worried, what if bamboo paper can't be made?

In fact, she has the same idea as Li Xian, so she should not be so good. As long as she can make paper, she can get rid of it.

After calculating the time, I had already steamed the bamboo and lime in a steamer for eight days and eight nights. However, it was not the same steamer, but more than twenty steamers. Li Wei was not sure about the heat and ratio of lime. This also requires experiments to get the results.

But Dai Zhide and others were very worried.

It turned out that I was not very concerned about papermaking technology, but in the past few days, almost all ministers have asked about papermaking related technology. Not only papermaking, but most of the ministers now know that some high-end calligraphy and painting paper made of vines and mulberry skin also have to be made into paint for luster, painted, and then waxing. Finally, they are rubbed with coarse cloth or stones and polished thickly. In order to avoid worms, some scripture papers are specially dyed yellow with barberry.

After knowing, I realized why paper is so expensive, and the cost of materials and labor is indeed very high.

But I have never heard of steaming with lime.

Liu Qun was not very confident and said stutteringly: "You can open the steamer today."

"Go to go."

Liu Qun was specially asked to get on the carriage and drove to Xiuzhengfang. He saw many people watching from a distance. He saw a large row of carriages coming and said, "Here, come."

Today, when the steamer is opened, many people know about it, so more people come to watch it than before. There are students, ordinary people, merchants, some paper-making workshop owners who come to hear the news, and even many ladies, which are more lively than the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival.

The crowd dodged a lane, and the convoy drove in. Liu Qun looked at the steamer and said, "Open."

When I opened the steamer, the bamboo was still bamboo. In fact, it was just a soaking process, and it could not really make the bamboo rot into a ball of mud. If it wanted it to rot, it was the next process, pounding the mortar. Put the bamboo in a stone mortar, pound it with a stone mortar, and then beat it into mud.

After the mortar is finished, pour the rotten material into the sink and use a bamboo curtain to continuously wipe the material. The bamboo material becomes a thin layer and attaches it to the bamboo curtain. This thin layer is taken.

These processes are very fast.

The craftsmen who were craftsmen mashed the bamboo and began to pour it into the sink. Everyone raised their hearts. As long as this thin layer was formed, it means that the paper would come out. As for the quality of the paper, it was another matter. If it could not be formed, then this sensational bamboo papermaking would become a huge joke.

The craftsmen began to put the bamboo curtains into the sink, and the bamboo curtains swayed in the water, making a crisp sound. There are also some special things to sway the material. Use even force so that the thin layer of the wave will be even, otherwise even if the paper comes out, the thickness will vary. But this doesn't matter now, the main thing is to make the paper come out, it's best to be very thin.
Chapter completed!