Straight man of steel

Chapter 230 Start of Papermaking
The doubts in his heart were solved, and Zhang Yuan no longer worried so much.

Before, I was just not sure which force the people under surveillance belonged to, but now that I have the answer, I feel confident.

As a result, Zhang Yuan put back the smile on his face, sat back directly on his recliner, and said slowly.

"Sir, you can go back to work.

I do have new ideas, but haven't implemented them yet.

If there is a finished product, it probably won't arouse Junhou's concern, this thing is just a gadget. "

Ji Fu had a suspicious expression on his face, and he barely had the words "I will believe you" written on his face.

"Is what you said true? Could it be another new weapon, or something that can be used for farming?"

Just now when Zhang Yuan said it would be a finished product and also a gadget, Ji Fucai subconsciously thought that it would be a utensil in the end, but in fact it was still a technique.

Zhang Yuan made paper in the future, and he was not afraid of being stolen by others at all, as long as the technique was in his own hands, it was enough.

"No, sir, don't worry, please go back.

The Zhang Mansion does not have any guest rooms for you to live in, and it is getting late, so you should go back to Chang'an earlier. "

After Zhang Yuan finished speaking, he stopped looking at Ji Fu, and Xiong Da Xiong Er who was standing outside the door also came in handy at this moment.

The two of them stared at Jifu with their hands clasped in their waists, as if they were going to carry Jifu out if he didn't leave now.

Since Liu Che ascended the throne and Tian Fu gained power, Ji Fu has never suffered from such anger.

But seeing Xiong Daxiong Er grinning ferociously, and looking at Zhang Yuan sitting on the recliner with his eyes slightly closed and smiling, Ji Fu secretly weighed in his heart and affirmed that the hero would not suffer the immediate loss.

"What I know and feel today, I will definitely report it to you in full when I go back."

After saying that, Jifu turned and left.

Zhang Yuan didn't open his eyes until this time and looked at Ji Fu's leaving back and showed a bright smile.

Regarding papermaking, Zhang Yuan had already figured out how to deal with it yesterday.

Given his current stature, if a large batch of paper comes out, this technique will definitely not be able to be preserved.

Liu Che would not easily end up arguing with his ministers for these things. He knew that no matter how far the people below promoted papermaking, the fame and money he earned would eventually become his. Liu Che could also be said to be truly loyal to the big man. Benefit.

But the other marquis who are rooted in the entire territory of the Han Dynasty, those ministers above the court who are gentle on the surface but show their teeth and claws in their hearts, they will not be polite to Zhang Yuan.

When Zhang Yuan cuts off contact with Tian Fu, they will know that this little young man has no background behind him, and that his only brother is just a Marquis of Guannei, who is not yet in the eyes of these people.

After confirming this point, these nobles will all rush towards Zhang Yuan, plundering papermaking technology and various benefits.

Will Liu Che stop it then?
Zhang Yuan doesn't think so. If these nobles can fight to the death for papermaking, Liu Che is optimistic.

The internal friction between the big Han nobles is a great thing for the country and the ruler, of course, as long as the foundation of the country is not shaken, it will be fine.

So Zhang Yuan planned to find another backer. This backer must be able to compete with Tian Fu, and even gain the upper hand.

There are currently no more than five people on the list for Zhang Yuan to choose from, but there is one who is the most suitable.

Wei Qing's future wife is now the eldest princess of the Han Dynasty, Pingyang.

"Old Zhao, ask Zong Xing to go to Chang'an and find the imperial servant Wei Qing, and ask him to come to Zhang Mansion as soon as possible."

Lao Zhao nodded and immediately went down to ask Zong Xing.

Why Zhang Yuan didn't go to Chang'an by himself actually had another purpose.

Right now the focus of the entire Chang'an is on Wei Qing alone, Wei Qing can bring those people's eyes to Zhang's mansion when he comes to Zhang's mansion.

When working with Princess Pingyang in the future, everyone will remember who made the match. Although there are some suspicions of using Wei Qing, Zhang Yuan feels that Wei Qing should not mind doing so.

Yesterday Zhang Yuan had already sent people from the mansion to go to Lantian Mountain to chop the newly grown tender bamboos.

A lot of young moso bamboo had accumulated in the open space in the northwest corner of Zhang's residence. Zhang Yuan had people cut it into two-meter-long bamboo tubes and tie them up.

All day today, the tenants in the family peeled off the green skin of the bamboo tube on the open space, leaving only the white bamboo tube.

Ji Fuli didn't pay attention when he came, or he didn't care at all where the other people in the Zhang family had gone.

Peeling the green skin will not cause too much noise, and Ji Fu who only stays in the living room also eliminates the possibility of seeing and hearing some clues.

Not long after Lao Zhao left, Zhang Yuan got up and ran to the open space behind.

"Patriarch, the skins of these moso bamboos have been peeled off, what do you think we will do next?"

When Erdan saw Zhang Yuan coming, he quickly stepped forward and asked.

Zhang Yuan saw that the situation at the scene was not bad, so he gave orders.

"I moved some large stone piers back from the back mountain and smashed all the white bamboo tubes with the green skin peeled off.

If the bamboo joints cannot be broken, smash them with a hammer, tie up the rotten bamboo strips, and open a clear water pond for soaking. "

Erdan nodded, turned around and started yelling.

"Fugui, bring some people to dig a pond out, and I'll take people to move the stone pier."

Fugui laughed and shouted.

"Okay."

Everyone scattered and went to work in full swing.

The people in ancient times were good, they needed few things, and they were willing to give everything for you as long as you gave them a little.

What Zhang Yuan gave them was only some trivial property and rights, and he was able to make so many people follow Zhang Yuan wholeheartedly.

If you drive everyone away at this time, no one will be willing to leave in the end.

Because after leaving Zhang Mansion, they will return to an environment full of exploitation. They may not even be able to eat by then.

Time passed by little by little, and the people who Erdan took away have moved all the stone piers back, while Fugui is still leading people to build the pond.

It is easy to build a pond, but it is a little more troublesome to clean a pond.

A lot of pebbles have to be laid under the pond to prevent the mud from muddying the color of the pond.

As for whether the clear water will seep in, Zhang Yuan doesn't care at all, he has already introduced a stream into Zhang's mansion, so he is afraid of some water seeping in.

When it was getting dark, Fugui's pond was repaired, and Erdan led the people to tie up the broken bamboo strips into bundles.

"Master, can you just put it directly into the pond?"

Erdan was worried and ran over to ask Zhang Yuan. When Zhang Yuan nodded, he ordered everyone to place the tied bamboo strips in the clear water pond.

(End of this chapter)