Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

The other doctors were also in an uproar. No one could think of Fan Zheng who had come up with such an evil recipe and asked people all over the world to use paper to defecate. If this matter spread, it would definitely cause an uproar.

Because the invention of paper represents the inheritance of culture, it is known as an artifact of enlightenment. In the Song Dynasty, when the literary style was at its peak, if it was spread that doctors wanted to use paper for toileting, it would definitely arouse a group of literati and officials throughout the dynasty to become excited.

"Hahaha, what Fan wants is for those old masters to be dissatisfied. He likes to see them displeased with Fan and unable to do anything about him." Fan Zheng said without concealment.

All the imperial doctors couldn't help but smile bitterly. They didn't know the conflict between Fan Zheng and the stubborn scholar-bureaucrats in the court. This time, the excessive killing of Fan Zheng by the government and the opposition was closely related to those old masters.

But now Fan Zheng is not showing any weakness either, and is planning to use paper, a sacred object in the hearts of corrupt scholars, to go to the toilet, completely disgusting them, in retaliation for their moral kidnapping of Fan Zheng.

All the doctors couldn't help but sigh. As doctors, they naturally had no special feelings for paper. Instead, they praised Fan Zheng's evil prescription.

Just as Cai Lun invented paper, which perfectly solved the problem of the inconvenience of bamboo slips and the expense of silk and fur, using paper for toileting also perfectly solved the problem of the hardness of toilet chips and the expense of silk.

Hearing this, Yang Jie smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Fan, think twice. The ancients have never thought of using paper to go to the toilet. The "Teaching New Bhikkhus to Practice Protective Rituals" written by the eminent monk Daoxuan of the Tang Dynasty has records of this in the toilet method, requiring monks to Always have a toilet bag and don't miss it', and it is clearly stipulated: 'No written paper is allowed to be used'."

What is written paper? It is paper that has been used for writing. Even this kind of paper is not allowed to be used in the toilet, which shows that there is zero tolerance for using paper to go to the toilet.

Fan Zheng sneered and said: "You are not allowed to use old writings. Since Buddhism explicitly prohibits it, it means that there must actually be monks doing this. Otherwise, why would there be a prohibition?"

Yang Jie was speechless and could only smile bitterly: "Not to mention that the price of paper is not low, most people can't even use paper to write, so how can they use it to wipe their butts? Besides, paper is too hard. It’s not comfortable to use as a toilet either.”

When Yang Jie said this, his face turned red and he lowered his head.

As Fan Zheng said, if Yang Jie had never used paper to go to the toilet, how could he know that using paper to go to the toilet was uncomfortable.

After Yang Jie finished speaking, other imperial doctors also remained silent. Apparently they had the same experience. They even knew that using used old paper to go to the toilet would make the ink deteriorate and make it even more inconvenient.

Fan Zheng naturally knew the trick. After all, there were some things that could be done in private but not in public.

Fan Zheng looked around and said: "So the doctors are planning to create a new kind of paper that is cheap, low-cost, simple to make, and extremely soft. It cannot be used for writing at all. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"

"Cheap, soft, can't write on."

A group of imperial doctors looked at Fan Zheng. Although Fan Zheng's move was a bit unreasonable, it did have three points of truth. It could not only perfectly solve the problem of expensive paper and make it affordable for the common people, but also reduce the criticism of the scholar-officials.

"And this kind of paper is called toilet paper. Fan decided to sell it in pharmacies as a good medicine to prevent hemorrhoids. This time, Fan wants to see what the moralists say." Fan Zheng sneered.

Yes, what Fan Zheng wanted to create was the most commonly used toilet paper in later generations.

“Sell paper as medicine!”

All the imperial doctors looked at each other. Although they had all kinds of strange Chinese medicines, this was probably the first time they used paper as medicine. However, they could not refute it. After all, if the paper that Fan Zheng said could really be made, it would indeed be helpful in preventing hemorrhoids. , more convenient for the world.

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"What, my husband wants to use the paper used by everyone in the world to go to the toilet?"

When she learned about Fan Zheng's plan, Li Qingzhao suddenly felt bad. Now she finally understood what Fan Zheng said about breaking the jar.

Who doesn’t know that paper is the spiritual sustenance of scholar-bureaucrats, and it also represents civilization. It is simply unacceptable for the people of the Song Dynasty to use paper that represents culture to go to the toilet.

And Li Qingzhao was the most talented woman in the Song Dynasty. Naturally, she had special feelings for paper. Even though she was mentally prepared, it was still difficult to accept it.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "That's not paper, that's medicine! Medicine used to prevent hemorrhoids!"

At the moment, Fan Zheng reiterated the theory he used to convince all the imperial doctors.

Li Qingzhao couldn't help rolling his eyes. Fan Zheng's words might only be able to convince the doctors who admired him the most. If word spread, it would definitely cause a group of scholar-bureaucrats to attack him.

Li Qingzhao knew that he could not persuade her husband, so he could only make insinuating remarks: "My husband's idea is indeed a good one, but paper is expensive. Where can I find cheap paper?"

Li Qingzhao is a talented woman who naturally knows the price of paper. An ordinary family can't even afford the paper they use to go to school. How can they use paper to go to the toilet?

"The best raw material for papermaking in the world is wood. Its transportation is inconvenient and the process is complicated. Only in this way can we make good paper. The second is bamboo. It is cheap and grows very fast. It is an excellent material for making toilet paper. Unfortunately, The most suitable place for bamboo to grow is the south, and there are a lot of bamboos near Kaifeng, so it is impossible to produce toilet paper on a large scale." Li Qingzhao analyzed it one by one, hoping to make her husband give up this idea, so as not to be caught by the scholar-bureaucrats and fall into passivity again.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "Wood and bamboo are indeed not suitable for toilet paper, and the cost cannot be reduced at all."

Li Qingzhao suddenly felt happy and advised: "My husband, don't worry, you will find suitable raw materials one day."

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "One day, in the Song Dynasty, there was a kind of paper-making raw material that was high-quality and cheap, and it was everywhere, and that was reed!"

"Reed?" Li Qingzhao couldn't help but was stunned. He didn't expect that Fan Zheng was going to use reeds to make toilet paper.

Fan Zheng said excitedly: "Yes, it's reed! As long as there are ponds, there are reeds. Kaifeng is adjacent to the Yellow River, and there are reeds everywhere on both sides of the Yellow River. Not to mention that Yunzhou not far away has eight hundred miles of Liangshan water waves. There are even more reeds everywhere, and further south, Yunmengze is also rich in reeds, not to mention Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake..."

Fan Zheng visited the places rich in reeds one by one, and Li Qingzhao discovered that reeds were indeed as Fan Zheng said. They were cheap and available everywhere, and the output in the north and south of the Song Dynasty was extremely huge.

Once reeds are used to make paper, the raw materials are sufficient and cheap, and there is no need for a lot of freight. The cost of toilet paper will be greatly reduced and the needs of the people of the Song Dynasty will be met.

"This might work!"

This time, even Li Qingzhao was excited. Reeds were everywhere, and using reeds to make paper was no secret. However, reeds were too soft and of inferior quality, so the mainstream papermaking raw materials were wood and bamboo.

As for toilet paper, it needs to be soft, so reed paper is the best raw material.

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Chui Gong Hall!

Zhao Xu and the officials were handling government affairs. Nowadays, the national power of the Song Dynasty was booming and the world was at peace. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were quite proud of themselves.

Of course, there are also discordant voices. For example, a group of stubborn scholar-officials still insist on the fact that Fan Zheng killed too much and accuse Fan Zheng from the moral high ground.