Luo Yong learned about this method of making papyrus from a newspaper, which was among his second-hand books.
The title was The Production and Rise and Fall of Native Paper.
When Luo Yong was young, there was another thing that impressed him deeply, besides stinky soap, that was straw paper.
That kind of paper was yellow and rough, felt hard and thick, and could be bought for a dime. , the kind of paper Luo Yong used at home when he was a child, until later softer and whiter machine-made paper came out, and it quickly occupied the market.
Luo Yong was tinkering with papermaking this time, and what he really wanted to do was originally this kind of papyrus.
The reason why he said that before was just to show off his stupidity.
Papermaking involves a lot, and it would be great if everyone in those families could treat this papyrus as a joke.
If they can't treat this matter as a joke, there is nothing they can do.
The manufacturing method of this papyrus has now been spread.
I believe that it will not be long before, driven by the wisdom of the masses, the technology will continue to improve, and various higher-quality papers will also be produced. will be created one after another by ordinary people.
The general trend is that this matter can no longer be stopped by just the few noble clans.
For the current plan, apart from erasing the coffin board to vent their anger, there is nothing else they can do.
But if you really want to move that coffin board, you have to consider his current influence.
If he attacks Luo Yong at this time, not to mention that the Lishi people cannot agree, I am afraid that in the entire Central Plains region, there will be people who will stand up and speak for him.
When it comes to speaking out for justice, people at this time are really not guilty at all.
What Luo has done over the years has won him the love of many people.
First, there was his method of burning dung on fire that made all farmers remember him, and then there was the method of making soap that brought a new atmosphere to the grassland people.
Although he was jokingly called a coffin board, there is no doubt that the people loved him.
In addition, the attitude of the person above is also somewhat unpredictable.
In this era, the power between the royal power and the family is originally in a state of delicate balance.
Even if Li Shimin didn't like the coffin board, it wouldn't affect him from using it as an excuse to deal with the nobles after Luo Yong's accident.
When the time comes, he has a reputation as a teacher and has the support of the people, and those nobles may not be able to support him.
Live, not to mention that these gentry groups were not particularly united in the first place, and there were still various interests, love, and hatred entangled within them.
It was precisely because of such an environment that Luo Yong dared to make paper openly this time and poached the corners of the noble clans.
"Selling straw paper, straw paper!"
In Lishi County in mid-July, you can often see some villagers selling straw paper on the streets.
The summer harvest has just been completed in June, and the crops that should be planted in the second half of the year have been planted now.
It is the slack time for farming.
In early July, Luo Sanlang of Xipo Village failed to make paper and instead produced toilet paper.
One thing, I heard that toilet paper is not difficult to make, the materials are just straw and lime.
Some people with quick minds went to Xipo Village to learn how to make paper from Luo Sanlang.
After learning the craft, they went home to make paper and brought it to the city to sell.
So soon, many people in Lishi County said goodbye.
Toilet chips, toilet paper was used.
"How do you sell this toilet paper?"
asked a family standing within the courtyard wall in the alley.
The courtyard wall of his house is short, less than half a person's height, so communication is not hindered by a wall.
"One penny and two pounds." said the man carrying the burden.
"It's a lot," said the man in the courtyard, walked a few more steps towards the courtyard wall, and casually placed the broom in his hand beside the wall.
"Don't worry, sir.
My toilet paper is made very thin and fine.
Each pile weighs more than a pound.
If you don't believe me, just weigh it."
The man carrying the burden also put down his burden at this time.
There is a basket at both ends, and inside the basket, there are layers of straw paper piled high.
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The farmer selling straw paper took out a few pieces of straw paper from the gap in the basket and handed it to the other person.
The man in the yard took it, looked at it, and asked: "Can you harvest corn?"
"Then you have to let me see what your corn is like first.
If it's good, I'll exchange one liter of corn for one pound."
The toilet paper seller was obviously not willing to harvest corn.
The summer harvest had just ended, and there were a lot of new crops at home.
As for grain, the corn at the moment is all from last year.
If some families don’t preserve it well, they might be infested with insects.
"Okay, give me two kilograms."
The man in the wall said, and he put the pieces of straw paper in his hand into his clothes, and then took out a penny and put it on the wall.
"Okay."
The man selling straw paper agreed.
He happily took two piles of straw paper tied with wheat straw and handed them to the other party.
He then put away the penny and picked up the burden to continue selling along the alley. .
"Selling straw paper, straw paper."
"Hey, the toilet paper seller is over here."
"Okay."
"How do you sell your toilet paper?"
"Two piles for a penny."
"I want ten cents, how much can you give me?"
"My family has twelve piles of papyrus for five cents, and twenty-five piles for ten cents."
"Show me what your papyrus looks like."
"OK." "" "" About an hour later, the farmer sold all the straw paper in his load.
With a small bag of candy and more than 20 copper coins in his arms, he happily carried his load out of the city under the bright sun.
His village is not far from Shixian County.
After leaving the city gate and walking along the county road, you can get home in about an hour and a half.
If you go back now, you can soak the food in the vat before dark.
If nothing unexpected happens, there will be straw paper to sell again in two or three days.
They had the straw for making straw paper at home.
They harvested a lot of it during the summer harvest and piled it outside their yard.
They originally used it either to make fires or to feed livestock in the winter.
Unexpectedly, it would earn him a lot of money now.
After three or four days of busy work, the family could make a batch of papyrus, pick it out and sell it, and get more than 20 coins.
In the past, he would not even dare to think about such a good thing.
The sun was scorching above his head, but he didn't feel hot at all.
His rough feet wearing worn-out straw sandals walked quickly on the yellow mud road, taking each step steadily and quickly.
His eldest daughter married in the same village, and he just gave birth to a nephew last year.
The boy also looks like a tiger, but he is very greedy.
When he sees other people's babies eating sweets, he can't stop laughing.
This time, this bag of candy I don't know how happy I will be when I take it back.
At this moment, in Xipo Village.
Luo Sanlang is teaching people how to make papyrus.
As for the teaching location, it is naturally the Luo family courtyard, and all the materials are kindly provided by Luo Sanlang.
Luo Sanlang is responsible for teaching these people how to make toilet paper, and these people are responsible for helping him make toilet paper.
It is true that he does not charge tuition fees, but at least he has to earn some labor for himself, otherwise he will lose money no matter what.
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Ah, teaching people skills also takes a lot of time.
In fact, there is nothing particularly difficult about this method of making papyrus.
Some people who are handy can figure it out by tinkering at home after hearing someone explain the specific steps.
However, the vast majority of people are still not that smart after all.
They lack confidence in themselves, so they come to learn from Luo Yong anyway.
Luo Yong didn't pick anyone this time.
Regardless of whether they were men, women, old or young, tall, short, fat or thin, as long as they came over, he would teach them the same.
However, he would only accept a maximum of five people each time.
If there were more people, they would line up later.
That night, after dinner, the brothers and sisters organized the toilet paper they made that day into piles and put them on the shelves nearby.
"Brother, what's the use of making so much straw paper at home but to sell it?"
Siniang neatly tied up a pile of straw paper and asked.
"We don't sell our straw paper."
Luo Yong answered while rubbing the straw in his hands until it was soft: "These papers will be kept in the store for wrapping things in the future."
"Bagging things" Wulang was puzzled: "What are you doing wrapping things for?"
"Just wrap things up first, and then sell them."
Luo Yong scratched his chin, thinking that he couldn't explain it with just one mouth, so he simply took out a piece of straw paper and took a few pieces of smelly soap from the shelf.
He came down and wrapped the pieces of soap with straw paper, and then took a piece of colored hemp rope and tied it up.
It seemed that something was missing, so he said to Siniang: "You can help me carve the north and south tomorrow."
Grocery stamps.”
"I'll carve it right away."
Siniang has been practicing carving a lot recently, and she is familiar with the words "North and South Groceries."
If she doesn't care about quality, she can carve it out in a few strokes.
With a seal, it is natural to have ink pad.
There is no cinnabar in his shop, but there is some dye left over from the last time he bought it to make soap.
Luo Yong chose from several colors, and finally chose cyan, which was relatively cheap and the color was pretty good-looking.
He took out some and mixed it with water, then found a discarded wool felt cushion and cut it with scissors.
Take a small piece and place it in the pottery bowl filled with dye, and let it absorb enough of the mixed dye, so that it can be used as an ink pad.
Unfortunately, a square green seal was printed on the outer packaging of the soaps that had just been packaged: "North and South Groceries".
The texture of this earthy-yellow straw paper is quite stiff, which is quite suitable for packaging.
It is tied with a colored linen thread on the outside, and finally a cyan stamp is stamped on it.
It doesn't look ugly at all, and has a somewhat primitive charm.
And it doesn’t require spending a lot of money.
Let’s not talk about the papyrus.
Even if the Luo family doesn’t make it themselves and spends money to buy it, one penny can buy two catties.
This price is within Luo Yong’s acceptable range, and if he buys more at one time, the price can still be higher.
All offers.
The cyan dye used for sealing is also not expensive.
As for those colored linen threads, they were second-rate threads that the king had taken back.
This kind of thread could not be spun due to uneven thickness or other reasons, so the price was relatively low.
As for dyeing, I also used the vat bottom material from Xue Ji Cloth Factory.
The dye color is not that good.
In addition, there is only a little bit left at the bottom of the vat, and the dye is relatively small.
If it is used to dye cloth, the color will be difficult.
They were dyed evenly and used to dye these twine threads for Luo Yong, but the two ends were suitable.
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Luo Yong could benefit from it, and Xue Weng and the others could also make some money back.
Luo Yong puts these things in the grocery store, and not all products have to be forcibly packaged.
It mainly depends on the wishes of the customers.
After all, recently, jokes about his failure to make toilet paper have also been widely circulated.
According to rumors, some people may be prejudiced against papyrus.
The next day, two more batches of soap came out of the Luo family yard.
After Luo Yong and the two merchants who came to pick up the soap counted the goods and coins in person, he asked them: "Do you want packaging?"
"There is actually packaging," the other party said curiously.
"It's just a simple packaging to protect it from dust."
Luo Yong said, taking down a piece of soap from the shelf that Si Niang Wu Lang and the others were playing with last night and showed it to them.
"If you want it, please wrap these soaps for us."
The packaging looks good.
Although it is not luxurious, it still has a certain appearance.
The main thing is that it is stamped with the stamp of North and South groceries.
You know, The soap produced here in Luo Sanlang sells much better than elsewhere.
"Okay."
Luo Yong agreed readily, reached out and took down a few piles of papyrus from the shelf.
Siniang reached out and took the piles of straw paper.
Instead of wrapping them directly, she first folded the papers in half, and then cut them with a knife, so that one piece of straw paper became two.
"Such a small piece of paper can wrap up a piece of soap."
One of the merchants felt a little funny when he saw that this little girl of about ten years old knew how to plan carefully.
Siniang wanted to ask him if he knew that a pound of straw paper was now the same price as a pound of corn.
Before the words came to her lips, she blinked twice, and after she said them, she said: "If the paper is too big, wrap it up."
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