I am Wu Dalang, starting with Pan Jinlian

When they arrived at Liu's mansion, Liu Mei, who got the news, came out to welcome her.

The two walked into the living room of the Liu Mansion one by one.

Without being polite, Wu Fei directly asked about the papermaking situation in Kaifeng.

After hearing Wu Fei's question, Liu Mei burst out laughing.

Wu Fei was very puzzled: "Brother Liu, what's going on, tell me what you know quickly, what's so funny about it?"

So, Liu Mei straightened her expression and began to tell Wu Fei.

Most of the paper-making workshops in Kaifeng Mansion are also controlled by the court officials and families, as well as some big businessmen.

And under the name of the princess, there is a big papermaking workshop!

That's why Liu Mei laughed.

Only then did Wu Fei suddenly realize that he was riding a horse looking for a horse!

Although the princess's dowry belongs to the princess according to the custom of the Song Dynasty, but as a consort, it is very easy to go inside and have a look.

Now that he knew it was under the name of the princess, Wu Fei asked another question, that is, how are the books of Song Dynasty made?

Liu Mei lowered her head, thought for a while, and then said: "Most of the books of Song Dynasty are copied word by word by scholars!"

"Is there no other way?" Wu Fei asked.

Liu Mei shook her head, indicating that she had never heard of other methods.

Wu Fei was overjoyed, it seems that printing has a lot to do!

But before the typography is done, it is definitely not enough to make a lot of publicity, which seems a little too superficial.

So, Wu Fei asked Liu Mei to pay attention to this matter in the market, and then left.

He was going to the princess mansion, and asked the princess to send someone to take him to the paper-making workshop.

The princess was very happy to see that Wu Fei came to the princess mansion. He knew that Wu Fei had a heart knot and didn't want to come here.

Wu Fei didn't bother, he directly expressed his thoughts and wanted to visit the paper-making workshop.

The princess froze for a moment, looking a little disappointed.

Fortunately, no matter how stupid Wu Fei was, he knew that he should comfort him at this time.

"I'll take a look and come back to accompany you!" Wu Fei said.

"Then we have agreed, we must come!"

Wu Fei nodded, and the princess called a steward Lin from the mansion, and asked him to take Wu Fei to the paper-making workshop.

Steward Lin agreed, and took Wu Fei out of the princess mansion, heading for the paper-making workshop.

The papermaking workshop is not far from the Princess Mansion. It was originally owned by the royal family, but it was owned by the princess in name only.

Under the leadership of Manager Lin, Wu Fei came to the papermaking workshop smoothly.

Steward Lin found the person in charge of the papermaking workshop, a man surnamed Guan.

"Master Guan, this is Concubine Wu, take him to the workshop and I'll go back first!"

After finishing speaking, Steward Lin apologized and left.

Hearing that it was the son-in-law arriving, Master Guan took it very seriously, and he brought Wu Fei to a man of about 50 years old.

"Consort Wu, this is Master Zhuang of the workshop, if you have any questions, you can ask him."

"Master Zhuang, I'm sorry!" Wu Fei cupped his hands.

Master Zhuang raised his eyes to look at Wu Fei, and hummed through his nose.

Wu Fei was a little upset. Could there be something wrong with this person?
Guan Fangzhu saw that something was wrong, so he hurried up to smooth things over.

"Don't blame Prince Wu, Master Zhuang is really not very good at socializing!"

After finishing speaking, Master Guan glared at Master Zhuang, desperately giving him hints.

Master Zhuang reluctantly cupped his hands.

Although Wu Fei felt uncomfortable, he felt that as a person of status, there was no need to get angry with a craftsman.

"Master Zhuang, I wonder what the workshop uses to make paper?"

Hearing Wu Fei asked about the technical situation of the workshop, Master Zhuang, who wanted to keep it secret, had no choice but to give Wu Fei an introduction.

This papermaking workshop uses bamboo and trees to make paper, and only produces two to three thousand paper pieces a year.

After listening to Wu Fei, he secretly calculated that a square of one foot is about 33 centimeters long and 33 centimeters wide.

But isn't this output a bit too little?

Wu Fei was puzzled, so he couldn't help asking: "That's all?"

"Zhuzi, you seem to understand it very well. Do you know how complicated the making of paper weapons is?"

"Soak, soak in plant ash water, cook, beat into pulp, and then put it in clean water and use a square bamboo sieve to fish out the pulp in the water!"

Seeing Master Zhuang becoming more and more excited as he spoke, Wu Fei couldn't help interrupting his words.

"Then let me ask you, what did you use to beat it into pulp?"

"Of course it was beaten!" Master Zhuang looked at Wu Fei, as if looking at a fool.

"Have you ever thought that you can beat it with water power?" Wu Fei asked.

"Never!"

"Don't you know that water wheels and water mills have already appeared in Kaifeng Prefecture? If water power is used, this workshop will not only produce such a small amount of paper weapons!"

Master Zhuang was speechless.

Wu Fei continued: "Since you know that bamboo and trees are used to make paper, don't you know that old cloth heads and waste pants can also be used?"

"These raw materials can be received anywhere in Kaifeng Mansion!"

Master Zhuang lowered his head in shame.

"The main reason is that Song's son-in-law has always been incompetent. I thought Wu's son-in-law was the same. Please don't blame me, son-in-law!"

Hearing Master Zhuang say this, Wu Fei sighed.

"Others are others, I am me, and I will rectify the name of the son-in-law in the future!"

After finishing speaking, Wu Fei walked out of the papermaking workshop without looking back, and walked towards the princess mansion.

After seeing the princess, Wu Fei mentioned the idea of ​​improving the process of the papermaking workshop and replacing manpower with water power.

In addition, it is to collect old cloth ends and use them to make paper.

This made the princess very happy, for her son-in-law was really astonishing, so versatile.

It was night, Wu Fei didn't go back to the Wu Mansion, but stayed in the Princess Mansion.

The next day, Wu Fei bid farewell to the princess as soon as he got up, and went back to his own place, because he was worried about printing out as soon as possible.

When Yang Yanzhao came to Wufu, he saw Wu Fei on the concrete road of Wufu, kneading the mud with both hands, having a great time playing.

The butler, Wu Fu, kept passing some tools by the side.

This scene made Yang Yanzhao dumbfounded, who would have thought that a son-in-law who kept bringing out all kinds of novelty goods would actually be playing!mud!bar!

"Brother Wu, what are you doing?"

"Didn't you see? I'm rubbing mud!" Wu Fei replied without raising his head.

"Well, Brother Wu, can you wash your hands, I'll talk to you about something!" Yang Yanzhao said.

Wu Fei drove away the servants who were watching the excitement, and then raised his head to look at Yang Yanzhao.

"Just say it here!"

"Ah! Here!" Yang Yanzhao looked around, except for Wu Fu who stayed where he was, everyone else left.