Datang: I am the prince of salted fish, I impeach Li Er at the beginning

Chapter 147 Is the Shaping Machine Ready?test go!
However, when it comes to timing.

In fact, the timing is not good now.

For one thing, the literacy rate of the people is frighteningly low.

Even if the cost of paper is reduced and the newspaper office can be opened, the news cannot be spread.

But there is a way to save the country in a roundabout way.

For example, assign tasks to students and ask them to take turns going to the downtown streets to explain the contents of newspapers.

But the problem is that the number of people the academy can recruit is still unknown, and it is not known how many people can be recruited in the end.

In addition, the radiation range of doing so is also very small.

Chang'an 108 Square alone may not be able to radiate in place, let alone other places.

The basic construction is still too poor, and the growth soil of the newspaper office is still not good.

Even if it doesn't involve commercial attributes, it won't work if you lose money to do this business.

"Tsk, sure enough."

"It's not that easy to change the world."

"It's better to run the academy first and teach some students. Then we'll talk about it."

"When the literacy rate goes up a bit, and the coverage of the college is large enough, we will talk about whether to open a newspaper."

"It's too early to think about it now."

"take it easy."

Every small step forward in society is a quantitative change formed by many accumulations.

Datang's current accumulation is still too little.

Just relying on the paper machine, a trainee who is about to open, can't solve many problems.

Still have to make changes step by step down-to-earth.

Simply speaking, his current status is quite advantageous.

The first identity of the prince ensures that he will not encounter obstacles from the external environment when he creates a new thing.

The second status of censor Zhongcheng means that he has the basis for changing the "Zhenguan Law" and has certain authoritative attributes in interpreting the laws.

And the third identity, that is, the dean of an academy, allows him to do things that are difficult to do in an official capacity.

Similar to limiting the learning content of the academy, setting standards for this brand new industry, and so on.

The advantages are vast, but there are also practical problems.

What he needs now is time, just like the potatoes he planted, waiting for the seeds he planted in this world to slowly sprout and grow.

This process may take several years, even ten years.

It's a long process, but it's a process that has to wait.

Popularizing the literacy rate of the public is far from being as simple as imagined.

"Then... just wait. The road has to be walked step by step. Life is still very long. Take it step by step."

Li Zhi looked at the rows of plans on the table, breathed a sigh of relief, and had a calm smile on his face.

A blink of an eye.

Three days have passed.

Li Zhiben planned to spend the day leisurely.

But the news from the general supervisor made him rush in the imperial city non-stop.

"Didn't you say it would take five days? How could it be done so quickly?"

On the way to the general prison, Li Zhi asked the craftsman who came to inform the news.

Hearing this, the craftsman said with a complex expression: "The one who promised to make it within five days is the Zuo Shuling, and the one who made the thing is the Shi Shuling. The two Shulings are not the same person."

Hearing what he said, Li Zhi remembered.

That's right, only Zuo Wenhao made a promise at the beginning, but Shi Lei didn't say anything.

As a result, the swearing Zuo Wenhao hadn't made anything yet, but Shi Lei took the lead?

Is this the honest man?

Don't talk about it, but rely on actions to speak?

Yes, he is a ruthless person.

Without further ado, Li Zhi hurried over to the general prison.

Under the guidance of the craftsmen, he soon appeared in front of the freshly baked paper machine.

Seeing that complicated wooden machine, Li Zhiguang fell in love with it immediately.

Touching the edge of the machine that had been polished, Li Zhi tried all the functions, and found that they were almost the same as he expected, so he couldn't help but highly appreciate it.

"Yes, Master Shi. This craftsmanship and speed really shocked me."

The papermaking process can be roughly divided into four steps. The first is to soak and cook the fresh bamboo. The second is to mash the soaked bamboo. The third step is to use the bamboo curtain to shape the bamboo pulp into a usable paper shape. Finally, The paper is then dried and cut.

The paper machine, like traditional machinery, is not used to improve the process, but to save manpower and increase efficiency.

Although the first and last steps can also be replaced by machinery, they are of little significance.

Therefore, the paper machine technology obtained by Li Zhi focused on the second and third steps.

What Shi Lei is responsible for manufacturing is the machine used to shape paper pulp.

Li Zhi called it: shaping machine.

The structure of the machine is very complex, and its function is also divided into several parts.

For such a complicated machine, Li Zhi was already prepared to wait ten days and a half.

But unexpectedly, Shi Lei made it so quickly.

And judging from the simplest test, Li Zhi found no obvious problems.

Specifically, it depends on the actual usage.

Only through actual testing can we know whether this thing works or not.

Hearing Li Zhi's praise, Shi Lei scratched the back of his head embarrassingly.

"At first I didn't expect things to go so smoothly, but after having experience in making blowers, I found that making this thing is not too difficult, it's just that the precision requirements are a little higher. Xiaguan has been a carpenter for so many years, and he still has some skills. Yes, and with the help of my colleagues, I fulfilled my mission and made the thing.”

This was said very modestly, and when talking about the credit, I did not forget to mention the craftsmen who participated in the production.

The craftsmen around the machine couldn't help but look at him gratefully when Shi Lei mentioned them.

Li Zhi saw all this.

Xindao: This person is not completely ignorant of the world, he still has a certain management ability.

It's true to say that if you really don't understand administration, you won't be able to execute the orders of the Zuo Campus Office, right?
I still judge people by their cover, and underestimate him too much.

But these are details, don't worry about it.

Li Zhi raised his head and said to Shi Lei: "The specific rewards will not come from the court in a few days. Today, you take someone to accompany the king to the paper factory. Let's test the machine." performance."

Shi Lei did not understand the technical terms Li Zhi said, but this did not prevent him from understanding the meaning of this sentence.

He hurriedly arranged for someone to find the tools to move the machine, while Li Zhi took advantage of this time to ask a craftsman to lead the way to see the progress on the other side.

When he came to the place, Li Zhi found that Zuo Wenhao's machine was almost done.

However, he seemed to have encountered some problem. At this moment, he was standing beside the machine with a frown, looking at the empty pendulum, seemingly lost in thought.

Seeing this, Li Zhi walked over and asked, "What? What problem did you encounter?"

(End of this chapter)