The next day, Du Shaoqing saw Li Er's papermaking workshop under the leadership of the servant Lao Gao, which was a papermaking workshop run by the imperial court, and the people of the Tang Dynasty generally could not afford to use rice paper, this papermaking workshop used mulberry bark, and the paper made was light and soft, with strong tensile force, and the stubble was torn off like cotton wool, so it was also called cotton paper.The materials of the whole Datang papermaking can be said to be varied, basically all of them are made of Cai Lun's improved papermaking technology, mulberry bark is mostly used in the north, straw is mostly used in the south of the Yangtze River, and rattan paper made of rattan bark is used by people, and the paper made of fishing nets and rags is collectively referred to as hemp paper and so on.But there are so many types, and only rice paper can be used for writing, and the others are all for daily use."
Du Horse, this workshop will be handed over to you, if there is still something missing, please give the horse a famous word, and the old slave will supervise it immediately."
The chamberlain Lao Gao said.Du Shaoqing asked with a smile: "From now on, these people are all mine?"
”"Your Majesty's original words, if you should have a person or a thing, all of them belong to the horse."
Lao Gao was stunned for a moment, and almost laughed, saying in his heart that this horse master is not like a greedy person."
Can you send me a team of guards?
After all, the papermaking matter needs to be kept secret for the time being, and if it is learned by criminals, it will be troublesome. ”Du Shaoqing suggested.Lao Gao was puzzled, "Horse, there are a lot of people in the world of papermaking, if others learn it, it should be a good thing, it can greatly increase the output of paper, do you need to keep it secret?"
”Du Shaoqing hurriedly shook his head, "That's not what you said, what if it's a spy from another country?"
After learning our skills, go back to educate your own people, will the country be used to attack our Datang when the country is strong?
So it's better to be cautious. ”Well!
That's right, Lao Gao instantly straightened up, and said with a serious face: "Don't worry, don't worry, the old slave will arrange the defense, and I will tell Your Majesty when you go back." ”Then Du Shaoqing found the old steward of the workshop and instructed them to empty the materials of the original workshop and replace the papermaking materials with newly cut bamboo.Du Shaoqing smiled lightly, that is, your soaking time is too short, and bamboo and paper should be soaked for at least 100 days.The old steward was skeptical, but he still did things according to his words, and then Du Shaoqing went back, papermaking is not a day, just wait.Back at home, in the courtyard of the Earl's Palace, Xiao Xuanxuan was playing with someone, Du Shaoqing took a look, why did he come?
This person is also an acquaintance, the fourth prince Li Tai, the king of Fengwei, the brother of Princess Changle, and the fourth uncle of Xiao Xuanxuan, is a little fat man who is not yet twenty years old.But at this time, he was tossed enough by his niece, Li Tai came to find Du Shaoqing, but when the person was not there, he was pestered by Xiao Xuanxuan to play with his fourth uncle, playing cat and mouse, what about cats and mice, cats are ready-made big cats, what about mice?
Li Tai is stupid, why me?
Do you see my uncle and I are fat, like a mouse?
Have you eaten such fat mice?
Xiao Xuanxuan smiled, stretched out her hand above her head, rubbed her feet and rubbed Li Tai's round belly, and explained in a serious manner that the fourth uncle was too fat, and his father said that it was not good for health, and he should run to lose weight, which is for your good.Run?
Weight loss?
You kill me, Li Tai is a hundred unwilling in his heart, he is a fat man, he is panting when he walks, and he even wants to sit in a soft sedan car at the distance of the toilet, how can he have the heart to play games with you?
But now in the Du family, there are almost no servants, Li Lizhi is in charge of the pharmacy and many affairs, and the family is a child, Xiao Xuanxuan thinks that the fourth uncle is deliberately lazy and has a bad attitude towards weight loss, so he stood at the door and smiled at Li Tai.Then he shouted at the big cat: "Little meow, chase him!"
”Pointing at Li Tai, the little meow meow who had just eaten a full meal was very strong, and pounced towards Li Tai with a roar.Several of his guards panicked, but where could they stop a tiger?
All of a sudden, Li Tai was pushed to the ground by Xiao Meow, it was really a cat and mouse with a magnified number, and Xiao Xuanxuan jumped up happily on the side.Li Tai wants to cry without tears, what kind of niece is this?
Is there such a bully for your uncle?"
I won't play anymore, you let it let me go, can I go home?"
Li Tai shouted at Xiao Xuanxuan.Xiao Xuanxuan stood beside her with her hands behind her back and shook her head seriously, "No, fourth uncle, we have to be serious about losing weight, you still agree to get up and run away, otherwise I will sleep on you." ”As soon as the words fell, the tiger pounced and lay down and pressed on Li Tai, almost pressing Li Tai's breakfast out, Li Tai, who was full of pain, got angry and shouted to the guards: "Go and call my sister Changle, take care of this child, how can you play like this?"
”Xiao Xuanxuan simply sat on the ground on the side, clapped her little hands and said, "Go, go, my mother went to Changle House in the south of the city today, and it will be noon when I go back and forth." ”It's over, Li Tai gave up, looking at this child, he felt that he was not in a good year today, and he shouldn't go out, and after taking a breath, he relented and said, "Xiao Xuanxuan, how about we discuss?"
”"Don't discuss, Sister Xiaowu has taught me, some people say that they must be thinking about deceiving the child when they discuss."
The little girl's head twisted and she didn't even look at it."
Fourth uncle, I promised to play this game, but I'm so fat that I can't run fast, your tiger runs too fast, and you catch up at once, it's not fun, why don't you chase my cat?"
Li Tai said.The little girl stood up with a smile and said in agreement: "Oh so, okay, okay, little meow, let's play games with the fourth uncle to lose weight." ”After a stick of incense, Li Tai cried, didn't he say okay, you come to run and chase me?
Why?
Why are you riding a tiger?
Isn't this still a tiger chasing me?
If you don't learn well at a young age, who will you learn to cheat with?
By the time Du Shaoqing pushed the door and came back, Li Tai had already taken off his full robe in the yard, just a close-fitting single coat and trousers, and he was still running, soaking wet, all sweaty, and the tiger behind him was carrying Xiao Xuanxuan leisurely pretending to chase people.Du Shaoqing was stunned, what kind of trouble is this?
When Li Tai saw that Du Shaoqing was back, he was about to cry with joy, and threw himself directly into the latter's arms, and said breathlessly: "Brother-in-law, you can be regarded as coming back, if you don't come back, I'm afraid I will have to confess here today, your precious daughter, it's too difficult to coax." ”Xiao Xuanxuan then turned over and got off the tiger's back, squinting her eyes like an invitation: "Daddy, you see I'm helping the fourth uncle lose weight, isn't it very useful?"
By the way, fourth uncle, I'll go find my family's big scale, and ask my father to weigh you and see how much you have subtracted?
”Li Tai didn't finish listening, and fainted directly.