Reborn as the crippled king's favorite

"If the method she mentioned is feasible, it will greatly reduce the cost of papermaking. With the addition of letterpress printing, books will be available to tens of thousands of households in the future, and ordinary households will be able to afford them."

After listening to Lou Zixi's words, Shopkeeper Chai said solemnly.

The difficulty of reading for ordinary people has always been a problem in the Queen's mind. In order to enable the common people to read and write, the Queen has invested all the money she earned in recent years into schools in various places.

Shopkeeper Chai and the others have also been thinking of ways to save costs, because every money saved can help more people.

Many people may laugh when I say this kind of charity, thinking it is a useless effort. Now many nobles secretly ridicule, saying that even if a mud-legged person recognizes a few words, he is still a mud-legged person and will never be able to change his class.

This idea is deep-rooted, but I believe that with the unremitting efforts of the Emperor and the Queen, one day ordinary people will be able to transcend social classes.

So when he heard that papermaking could be improved, Shopkeeper Chai was both excited and relieved.

Although Wang Yingluo is not a good person, she does have a lot of useful things in her mind.

These good things, if used properly, will benefit the country and the people!

No wonder even His Majesty has to "endure the humiliation and bear the burden", and the Empress has to continue to pretend to be ill.

For the sake of the country and the people, what if I have to aggrieve myself a little?

"I will arrange for people to make the paper, and you can go about your business with peace of mind. When there are technical difficulties, you will have to sell your appearance."

Shopkeeper Chai joked.

Lou Zixi shook his head speechlessly, but what Shopkeeper Chai said was not wrong. He was indeed betraying his appearance. Even if he couldn't smile at the woman, he would pretend to smile and look at her seriously.

He said: "Don't underestimate that woman. His Majesty said that she has the ability to change other people's memories. Since she wants to pretend, she has to pretend with all her heart. She has a strong vanity. All you need to do is to truly appreciate her, that's enough. The rest... On the contrary, it’s superfluous.”

"Don't worry, it's a very important matter. Even for the sake of our queen, I will work hard. In front of other subordinates, I will perform to the end."

Lou Zixi nodded, it was okay to be cautious.

Wang Yingluo may use her abilities on other people, but she will not attack them easily, because once she takes action, there is a high possibility that her secret will be revealed.

But of course it’s better to be careful. Careful sailing will last forever.

Shopkeeper Chai continued to be busy again. He had a large number of people, and the emperor sent many capable people. It didn't take long before he actually made bamboo paper.

As soon as the bamboo paper was produced, Lou Zixi rushed over.

"Brother, quickly bring me the bamboo paper and show it to me!"

He called out to Shopkeeper Chai.

Unexpectedly, when I looked up, I saw His Majesty and the Queen!

He was stunned for a moment, then quickly knelt down.

Before he could make a sound, Jun Yuyan called him up.

"I brought the queen out of the palace incognito. It is not appropriate to make it public. No one here knows that we are here except Shopkeeper Chai and you."

Murong Jiu also smiled and waved to him: "Zixi, come and take a look. This bamboo paper is indeed good. It is delicate and flexible, dry and clean. The cost is nearly 60% less than traditional papermaking. The most important thing is that bamboo grows quickly. , compared to bark, the raw material of bamboo will be more convenient and faster. "

As soon as Lou Zixi took the bamboo paper into his hands, he felt the difference from traditional paper.

In fact, nobles also had expensive rice paper. It was not only expensive, but also complicated in craftsmanship, so it was rare. After he became a new noble in the court, people would naturally give him heavy gifts.

Before today, he thought it was expensive, but after seeing bamboo paper today, he suddenly felt that compared with the expensive rice paper, the bamboo paper in his hand was not only as good as the expensive rice paper, but even better in terms of toughness.

Compared with expensive rice paper that costs one or two gold and one tael of paper, bamboo paper is low-cost and easy to promote. When compared, the advantages are countless.

"Okay, great. In the past, the handwriting on the books we borrowed was almost illegible. After all, the paper quality was poor, and it was easy to smudge and get damp. Even if it was kept for only a few months, let alone a few years, the handwriting would still be bad. A lot."

And on the bamboo paper in his hand, he could recognize that it was His Majesty's handwriting. The handwriting was clear and powerful, yet impermeable, with a smooth surface and excellent ink receptivity.

Jun Yuyan said: "In the past, rice flour paste was added to make paper thicker. Now, plant mucilage is added to make the paper pulp more uniform. With the addition of lime water soaking, the paper becomes smoother and more pliable and suitable for storage. It is indeed good."

Murong Jiu sighed: "I think it took countless craftsmen's experiments to achieve the final result, but we skipped this step and got the result directly."

Several people laughed.

Although I don’t know what the future will look like, and I will be panicked at first because of Wang Yingluo’s strange existence, in any case, everything at the moment is beneficial to the country and the people, so why bother about the future?

No matter how many years in the future Wang Yingluo comes from, or whether someone similar will appear in the future, as long as the danger is completely eliminated, there is no need to panic.

Having a sense of crisis is not a bad thing.

"Lou Aiqing, it's up to you whether you can continue to get more inspiration from Wang Yingluo."

Jun Yuyan said to Lou Zixi.

Lou Zixi: "...Yes."

In the past few days, he has been "asking" Wang Yingluo various questions.

He said: "Miss Wang is not omniscient and omnipotent, and she can't explain why she doesn't understand things. However, she is indeed knowledgeable and involves many things. She is not a master, but she can also be inspired."

Murong Jiu said: "This is a gratifying thing. I believe that in her time, there were many knowledgeable people like her."

Everyone affirmed Wang Yingluo's ability and knew very well that Wang Yingluo was not the inventor. She just lived in a good era and had an excellent mind and could remember a lot of knowledge.

"By the way, Zixi, does Awan know about it? Could it be..."

Murong Jiu was a little worried that Lou Zixi and Sikong Wan would have conflicts because of Wang Yingluo. Wang Yingluo was not a peaceful person. Whatever she did every day, Jun Yuyan's secret guards quietly reported it to her and Jun Yuyan. The two of them naturally knew Wang Yingluo's intention to take down Lou Zixi.

Women like Wang Yingluo who both want and want are not common these days. She seems to want to be a heartthrob and have countless men surrounding her.

Not only Lou Zixi, but also Su Kai, whom Wang Yingluo valued very much.

"Don't worry, Madam, I have the same heart as Awan, and she won't do anything bad."

"I'm not afraid of her doing bad things, I'm just afraid that she will misunderstand something and be sad."

Lou Zixi shook his head and said that such a thing would not happen.

Murong Jiu felt relieved now.

"Your Majesty, empress, Wang Yingluo is here!"

Shopkeeper Chai went out for a while, then came in immediately and said.

Jun Yuyan pulled Murong Jiu towards the inner room:

"Let's get out of the way and let her in."