I was a gentleman in ancient times

Wei Su wanted to make paper, which he came up with after thinking for a long time.

First, when he was traveling, he had seen local papermaking workshops make paper using ancient methods, and he himself participated in it himself, so he was sure of success.Secondly, he believes that the advent of paper will definitely cause a sensation. Compared with bamboo slips, paper is easier to write and spread, and it is presumably sought after by many scholars.

"...When I get the things out, you use your identity as a prince to come forward, and then organize people to set up a workshop or something to be in charge of production. As for sales, you can let the Tao family come forward. With this three-pronged approach, making money every day is no longer a problem." Dream." Wei Su talked about his plan.

As for the Tao family, he owes him a great favor, and he is not an ungrateful person.Therefore, he will not abandon them no matter what.

It's just that Wei Su couldn't just hand over this matter to the Tao family like tea, because the interests of the paper will be very important in the future, and it is impossible for the Tao family alone to monopolize it. After all, the other three families are still eyeing it.Wei Su has already made up his mind that he can share his share with Yingyang Academy.At that time, there will be Yingyang Academy, Prince Qin and the Tao family. At least so far, it can be regarded as a strong alliance, and only then can they stand firm in Yingyang City.

As for the future, the situation is changing at any time, so just adapt to the situation when the time comes.

Qin Zhan seemed to understand, and just nodded in agreement. He didn't understand what Wei Su said was called 'paper'.Since it is light and can be used to write with a brush, it is also similar to cloth and silk, right?But Wei Su said that this thing is cheap to make, which means it is better than cloth.Who wouldn't love something like this?

And the most important point is to make money every day!This just happened to be able to solve his current predicament, and he couldn't miss this opportunity no matter what.

"Okay, Zhan will do as the master tells you." Qin Zhan said firmly.

Of course, this is not something that can be accomplished overnight, but this plan is there, as long as you make sufficient preparations, it will be a matter of course in the future.

After getting the order, Qin Zhan went down to start preparations.

Wei Su rubbed his chin, making money and teaching and educating people is the same, and he doesn't have to worry about it himself, why not do it?

The fact that Wen Liang accepted Sister Wei Su as his adoptive daughter caused quite a stir in the academy.Almost all the gentlemen in the academy came, and they liked Sister Wei Su very much because she was smart, witty and clever.

It has to be said that Wei Su taught Wei Zhen very well, and Wei Zhen learned a lot from her brother, and now she is no longer as timid and timid as she was in Yunshui Village.She has a cute appearance and a sweet mouth. Grandpa and uncle are so happy to shout, which makes all the gentlemen like it very much.

Everyone envied Wen Liang, what kind of shit luck did they have to accept such a cute kid.For a while, Wei Zhen almost became the favorite of the group in the academy, and received countless precious gifts.But the little money fan Wei Zhen is so happy that she can't see her teeth, well, these things have to be put away and kept well.

As soon as the fun was over, Wei Su's second class was scheduled.

This time was not like the first time, when the students saw the announcement, they rushed to tell each other.

"What? Mr. Wei is giving lectures again?"

"Then what are you waiting for, you must go this time!"

"Exactly, if I don't see Mr. Wei refer to water as ice, I won't believe those rumors!"

"I didn't believe it at first, but that day I saw with my own eyes that Wang Ziji made a bucket of ice. Wang Ziji went to listen to Mr. Wei's lecture that day, and he learned how to make ice in just a short time, isn't it? What is it really?"

"Ah, I saw that day too. It's scorching summer, where can I find ice? It must be Wang Ziji who has learned Mr. Wei's fairy skills! I don't care whether you go or not. This time Mr. Wei is giving lectures, I will definitely Going to see it."

There was a lot of discussion in the palace about Wei Su's lecture again, and many people were already eager to try it out, wanting to listen to Wei Su's lecture in person.Missed the first time, this second time must not be missed again.

The situation of the student has been reported to Huangfu Yong by the servant.Huangfu Yong was stunned for a while when he received the news, he didn't expect the reaction from the students in the academy to be so great.He wasn't prepared at all, and if he didn't have a way to deal with it, he might be in a mess.

Huangfu Yong was a little worried. He hadn't expected this kind of situation. After thinking about it, he ordered: "Go, find Mr. Wei." To untie the bell, one needs to tie the bell. This kind of lecture mode was proposed by Wei Su. Since it is about Wei Su, it can only be resolved by him.

The servant went down, and after waiting for a long time, Wei Su finally arrived, saluted, sat down, and then asked: "Master Jijiu asked me to come, but what's the matter?"

He was sorting out the materials needed for papermaking in his study, and made a list and handed it to Qin Zhan, who asked him to send his servants to arrange the purchase.Hearing that Master Jijiu was in a hurry to see him, he quickly dropped what he was doing and came over.

"Don't you know about such a big thing?" Huangfu Yong asked anxiously.

Wei Su was stunned, "What happened? Is there something going on in the academy that I don't know about?"

Huangfu Yong was angry and funny, he actually looked innocent about what this kid did.In desperation, he told all the things reported by the servant.

Wei Su heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and laughed nonchalantly, "I don't know what's the matter, so it's just such a small matter?"

How can this be considered a trivial matter?How many students are there in the academy?Hundreds of people, right?Most of them have decided to listen to Wei Su's lecture in the near future. With so many people, how to arrange it?Even the largest Fengming Hall can't accommodate so many people in the lecture place, right?When the time comes, who should stay and who should go and how will it be decided?What if the decision is made wrong and the students are dissatisfied and disputed?

Seeing Huangfu Yong glaring at him with dissatisfaction, Wei Su said with a sneer: "Don't worry, there will be no problem, at worst, just change the lecture location?"

In Wei Su's opinion, this is really not a big deal. When he lectures in later generations, what are hundreds of people?He has seen bigger battles.

"How to change this? Fengming Hall is already the largest, where else can we find a bigger place to give lectures?"

In fact, Mr. Xue Gong seldom uses Fengming Hall for his lectures.After all, in the past, students would be selected by their husbands to be classified as students when they entered school. After allocating them in this way, a gentleman would only give lectures to a dozen or dozens of students.

But when Wei Su came, he didn't choose the student, but let the student choose him.As a result, there are many uncertainties, just like today.Huangfu Yong felt a little regretful, he knew that he should not have agreed to Wei Su to do this today.

"There are too many people, so let's just go outside and give lectures in the background. Hahaha!" Wei Su couldn't help laughing at the end. It's not bad to think about it this way.

Wei Su's indifferent appearance made Huangfu Yong speechless, he simply waved his hand, smashed the jar, and said angrily: "Forget it, you can arrange it yourself, I don't care about it."

"No problem, I'll make another announcement at that time, just change the location." After finishing speaking, he felt a little strange again, "It's weird, there were only a few people in the last class. Why did it become such a sensation this time? Are you here? They all came to listen to my lectures, would the masters of their own theories be willing?"

Huangfu Yong said unhappily: "It's not something you did. If you didn't make that water turn into ice, who would be interested in listening to your lecture?"

Seeing that Huangfu Yong was so angry with him, Wei Su didn't dare to add to the anger, and comforted him again and again: "Yes, it's my fault, can't I be wrong?" Typical of admitting mistakes and not correcting them.

Huangfu calmed down a little, and Wei Su smiled, "Actually, my knowledge is not nonsense, it is a new knowledge that can benefit the public in the future. Master Jijiu, the ice made by my method is still Is it useful?"

He pointed his mouth at the basin of ice in the corner, this is ice made by Huangfu Yong with Wei Su's method.Put it in the corner, and when the wind blows, there will be a little bit of coolness, which makes people feel refreshed in this summer.

He had specifically explained before that ice with saltpetre in it is not edible.Therefore, many people make ice and put it aside, and it is cooler to stay by themselves.There are also those who turn their minds quickly, put the boiled summer drink on it, and it won't take long for a bowl of delicious cold drink.After eating it, it is cool and refreshing, and it can cool your heart all at once.

It seems that Jijiu-sama is quite up-to-date, the ice-making method has only been out for a long time, and he is now using it.It seems that Mr. Wen's saltpeter is selling well these days.

Huangfu Yong glared at him, "Hmph! That's the only benefit." If he didn't know the principle of Weisu's ice making, and it's very practical, why would he argue with him here, let alone worry about his next lecture? situation.

Wei Su chuckled, and then said with concern: "However, I still want to say one more thing here. Although it is hot today, please don't be greedy for the cold, or you will hurt yourself."

Wen Liang also said this to him, and Wei Su specifically said that he really cared about him, and he waved his hand, "I know, I know, it's useless to talk more."

"Okay, okay, I won't talk about it." Wei Su smiled, turned his head and said: "Wei Su has one more thing that is beneficial to the academy, and I hope Master Jijiu will approve it."

Huangfu Yong immediately became vigilant, last time Wei Su was like this, so he was walked in unsuspectingly, and was led away by the nose unknowingly.This time he was determined not to be fooled.

He said cautiously: "What's the matter? The old man reminds you first, any thing that goes out of line and violates the rules of the school, the old man will never agree!"

"No, no!" Wei Su promised again and again, almost swearing to the sky. "Master Jijiu, please listen to me first, and you can make up your mind after I finish speaking, right?"

Huangfu Yong thought for a while, and finally nodded, agreeing with Wei Su's words.

Wei Su rubbed his hands, and explained clearly what he wanted to make paper.

"Papermaking?" Huangfu Yong stroked his beard, and heard something that he had never heard of before. "You said that this thing called paper can replace bamboo slips for writing? It is lighter and cheaper than cloth?" He thought about it, but he couldn't imagine it. what kind of thing.

Wei Su beamed with joy, "That's right, why are the books now regarded as treasures and only controlled by a few people? It's because the bamboo slips are too bulky to carry and copy."

Huangfu Yong nodded thoughtfully, what Wei Su said was indeed true.

"As far as I know, the books in the Yingyang Academy are the most complete in the world, and how many people can enter the Academy? For the rest of the big families, except for the children of the direct line, the rest of the library is not allowed to enter. Wei Su was able to read and write because he was lucky enough to meet the fourth master of the Tao family, he allowed Wei Su, a commoner, to go to private school, and even brought Wei Su to Yingyang City, so that Wei Su had more opportunities."

"However, how many people are like the fourth master of the Tao family in the world? There are very few people who are as lucky as Wei Su. Why is this? It is because knowledge is in the hands of a few people."

"If Wei Su makes this paper, copying books is simple and fast, and it will be spread more widely. Let more people like Wei Su in the world be able to read books, so as to change their backgrounds and create more talents. What does Master Jijiu think? ?”

Wei Su said a lot in one breath, just wanting everyone in the world to have books to read.From the present point of view, this is difficult and unbelievable, but shouldn't this be done step by step?He can do what he can to advance a little progress and change a little thing, just like the butterfly effect, and one day it will produce unexpected results.

Huangfu Yong was silent for a while, and finally said in a hoarse voice: "What you said is true?"