The First Family of Tang Dynasty

The matter of taking a stake and leading the printing press is naturally left to Uncle Ping, and Cheng Chubi believes that with Uncle Ping’s ability, it will definitely be done.

In this era, the engraving technique uses ink-press printing, and the speed is really not fast.

Of course, movable type printing does not need to continue to use this time-consuming and laborious method. Roller printing can be used.

For the specific structure, Cheng Chubi asked Fu Shu, the housekeeper, to find a carpenter to make printing machinery based on his own ideas and ideas.

In addition to these, there were also ink experiments, and a tinsmith was hired to smelt pewter alloys to make lead type.

Then, several kinds of paper were placed in front of Cheng Chubi, one was ordinary paper and the other was tribute paper.

There are two or three kinds of ordinary paper, and there are also two kinds of tribute paper. Cheng Chubi can't help but feel a little tired when he looks at the paper.

There are two types of tribute paper from Datang, one of which is yellowish in color, also known as hard yellow paper. The other kind of tribute paper comes from Xuanzhou and has already been produced during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

It was made with sandalwood bark as raw material, and then it was made with more than ten kinds of raw materials such as mulberry, mulberry, bamboo, and hemp.

Although hard yellow paper has a good texture and a very beautiful yellow color, it is too thick and not suitable for binding into a book.

Most of them are used by monks and Taoists to copy scriptures or for engraving printing.

For example, the "Cheng Yaojin Family's Town House Exorcising Evil Picture" is printed on this kind of paper and posted on the doors of ordinary people's homes.

But because its texture is too thick, it is not suitable for binding into a booklet for flipping, and it is mostly folded. This is also the origin of the memorial.

Only the tribute paper from Xuanzhou has a soft texture, beautiful texture, whiteness and fineness, and is not damaged by rubbing.

It is very conducive to writing and painting, so it is the most sought after.

But these two types of paper are just one word, so expensive.

In the past, Cheng Chubi knew the price of paper because of the copying of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The important thing is that these two types of paper can be written.

Being extremely popular among scholars in the world, it is naturally difficult for Cheng Chubi to meet Cheng Chubi's needs for large-volume control.

After all, hundreds of thousands of books are almost half a year’s output of Xuanzhou tribute paper.

The amount of money consumed by the purchase of paper alone is even more than double the amount of money he invested in this printing shop.

In this way, the cost of books has indeed fallen, but not much. What Cheng Chubi hopes is that it will be an instant success.

The kind that made the world's poorest families, the aristocratic families, and the court will be greatly surprised today.

Cheng Chubi reluctantly picked up the ordinary paper, which is really... how to put it, the color is yellow, the important thing is that the paper is fragile.

The feeling of pinching it in my hand is like a poor-quality workbook I used to read when I was reading, writing easily scratches the surface of the paper.

And this kind of paper, let alone put it on for several decades, Cheng Chubi suspects that it will break after a few years.

Cheng Chubi specially took pen and ink on those kinds of calligraphy papers, except for two kinds of tribute papers of very good quality.

Among those ordinary papers, there is one that can barely be seen, but after the pen is placed, the ink absorption is still prone to problems, but it can barely be used anyway.

The other three cheaper papers can be described as terrible.

One of them is super ink-absorbing, and it has the ability to smudge you into a large area, just like a caterpillar of Te Niang.

Seeing Cheng Chubi put down the pen with a black line on his face, Uncle Fu touched his nose, a little embarrassed.

"San Gongzi, ordinary people, all buy this kind of slightly better paper before they can be used for copying. Those are not good..."

"Those papers are not very useful, so the people use them to tie paper people, or make paper money, to sacrifice to ancestors."

"After all, only high-ranking officials will use silk money, silk clothes and silk shoes to sacrifice to ancestors.

Ordinary people, naturally, can't be so extravagant, just use these inferior paper to tie or fold. "

"The old man once heard from his wife that in the Han Dynasty, there was a record of making money from miscellaneous paper and straw paper to sacrifice to the ancestors.

Madam is really someone who asks the university, and even knows these things. "

Hearing this, I saw the look of awe on the face of Uncle Fu, the housekeeper.

Cheng Chubi suddenly realized that the custom of throwing paper money and burning paper money could be traced back to the Han Dynasty.

"This kind of paper is made by our Chengjiazhuang Paper Workshop..."

Uncle Fu, the housekeeper, took a step forward, and pointed to one of the three roughest papers, which was a little uncomfortable and authentic.

"It is sold to ordinary people who make paper money and paper people..."

"We also have a paper mill in Cheng's family, which is a good thing." Cheng Chubi couldn't help but rejoice. No matter what the quality is, there is no matter what.

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After coming forward to hold an egg banquet, this is the second time that Cheng Chubi has come to Chengjiazhuang after crossing.

They are all family members of Cheng's family, guards, family generals and soldiers, and all the nearby fields belong to the Cheng family.

The paper workshop here is not big, but there are some, it's on the riverside next to Chengjiazhuang.

At this moment, there was an unpleasant smell, and Cheng Chubi frowned and moved on.

As for Cheng Xin and Zhang Jin, these two are still conscientiously performing medical anatomy and intensive training in various operations.

"Xiaoyou has seen the third son and the rich uncle. Why did you two come here? The smell here is too strong. If the son has any needs, just order it. There is no need to go in."

"It's okay, I'm here just to see how our Chengjia Paper Workshop makes paper."

Cheng Chubi smiled at the workshop manager Cheng Hu who had rushed to the outside to meet him.

Cheng Hu nodded and led the way inward first, explaining.

"That line~www.wuxiaspot.com~ also invite the third son and the rich uncle to come with the villain. The paper workshop of our Cheng family was built thanks to the blessing of the wife."

"Madam originally wanted our Cheng family to be able to produce tribute papers like Xuanzhou's, but unfortunately...the truth of these people is not going to happen..."

Cheng Chubi nodded a bit. It is indeed a mother who is strong enough to suffocate the rough masters, and all aspects are revolving around the literary industry.

Thinking of her mother's hard work and conscientious work, the heavy sense of responsibility suddenly weighed on Cheng Chubi, the cultural responsibility of the old Cheng family.

As Cheng Chubi watched, Cheng Hu introduced the old Cheng's craftsmanship by his side. First, he chopped and washed the raw materials and large amounts of grass.

After that, it is soaked in plant ash water and then steamed, then pounded, and then pulped, paper is made, and then the paper is sun-dried and peeled off.

However, the raw materials used by the old Cheng family are actually straws of various grains such as wheat and millet. The production work itself is very rough, plus the reasons for the raw materials.

The paper texture of Cheng's family is really inferior and heartbreaking...