The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

Autumn is the rice harvest season in the north, and there is no better time than this time to observe the grain situation and harvest conditions.

During this month, Xia Anran prepared several bamboo slips in each county, but finally found that the capacity of one bamboo slip was too low, and some counties had more complex situations, and basically wrote two or three volumes.For this reason, he had to ask someone to send a new bamboo slip.

The new citizens of the Zhongshan Kingdom in these fourteen counties can see a young man squatting in the field or walking slowly on the street in a carriage during busy farming seasons, often with two middle-aged men behind him Record on the bamboo scroll.

The little boy was wearing ordinary clothes, walking around on the ridge of the field to study the roots of the rice, or counting how many grains there are in one rice. Did not stop.

Since the peace time has lasted for 50 years, wasteland has been reclaimed on a large scale, and the two emperors, Wen and Jing, have reduced taxes one after another, making the agriculture of the Han Dynasty much more advanced than that of previous dynasties.

Moreover, Zhongshan State has an advantage that other regions do not have, that is, Zhongshan State has an iron mine, and it is an iron mine with a very good output.

Now that Yantian is privately owned, the income from this iron mine is about to account for [-]% of the pocket money that Emperor Jing sent to his youngest son.

As a native of Zhongshan, the people of Zhongshan can naturally buy iron farm tools at a relatively acceptable price, which greatly improves production efficiency. ——This is what they think, this kind of efficiency improvement is simply eye-catching to the little king.

Although the people are generally skeptical and worried about the newly-appointed ruler of Zhongshan, the nearly 50-year peace period and the nearly 30-year development period of the Han Dynasty made these people not really care too much from the bottom of their hearts. panic state of mind.

The legal system in the Han Dynasty was extremely strict, but it was much faster than that in the Qin Dynasty, and Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing lightened the punishment several times. Under such a general environment, the people of the Han Dynasty welcomed the rule of the Liu family to a certain extent.

The young Han Empire is going uphill. For the people, life is getting better every day, and tax cuts and punishments every three days can't be more gratifying.In particular, there will still be survivors of the Qin Dynasty in the village, and the mention of the "tyranny" of the Qin Dynasty makes people cherish the present.

Of course, these books are limited to cities with ordinary prefectures and counties.

Considering that the vassal king can raise taxes privately, after being divided into the fiefdom of Zhongshan King, the hearts of everyone in Zhongshan Kingdom are still very heavy.

Of course, there are also advantages. There have been a lot fewer hooligans recently.

After the new reshuffle of the forces in the county seat, these ruffians who were originally dependent on their relatives or through their connections have become quieter. Knowing that the new lord is on a parade, they naturally tightened their tails.

Therefore, Xia Anran wandered around for more than half a month, so far he has not been able to achieve the achievement of killing chickens for monkeys to see, but he is not discouraged at all, because if there is no accident, what he wants to kill is not one or two chickens, but a colorful giant. Tiger.

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The capital of Zhongshan Kingdom is Lunu, which is Ding County, Baoding City in later generations.

Because there was no lord-level residence before, the urban design and houses here have not been repaired, the place where Xia Anran lives can only barely be regarded as a place to stay, and it does not conform to the regulations of the vassal king.

As for how to build the Zhongshan Royal Palace, it is natural to wait for the owner to arrive here before discussing it.

The palace must be repaired for sure.

According to the rules of etiquette, no matter whether he exceeds the rules or fails to reach the rules, he is considered out of order.

But how to repair it depends on his personal preference.

Xia Anran's choice is to put aside the matter of building the palace for now.Now he has more important things to do. ?

Make paper first.

He thought of this when he got off the carriage and watched the attendants shuttle back and forth with the bamboo slips in their hands.

Farmers have few resources, so they are unwilling to waste any product. The rice stalks after the autumn harvest are used to the limit. The new rice stalks are dried to replace the old stalks on the roof, or they are used to light fires and crushed for feeding. There are livestock.

But a strange thing happened this year. The palace issued an order to buy the straw that had been replaced on their roof. The price was not bad, so everyone was willing to exchange it.

When talking about this little vassal behind his back, he also had a lot of speculations. The most important thing was - why does this vassal want these rotten rice stalks?

Papermaking of course!

Xia Anran happily stood by the side of the pot, a large iron pot was stacked with layers of rolled rice stalks, which were being sterilized by steam to soften them.

The paper made from fresh rice stalks tends to turn yellow, but the lignin contained in the old rice stalks on the roof of the residents will slowly decompose and be taken away by the rain after being exposed to the sun for a long time. The stalks are much lighter in color than fresh rice stalks.

Of course, fresh ones can be used directly, but Xia Anran wants to achieve the goal of striking a blow, so naturally the whiter the better, and the fibers of these straws that have been used for a long time are softened, which is more convenient for the subsequent pounding process.

This is also considered to reduce costs.

Although it seems to be very good, in fact, this batch of straws wasted the strength of the boss in the previous selection process.

The straw covering the roof will inevitably become moldy and be contaminated with the feces of small animals. Since the total amount of straw collected from all over the country is quite large, Xia Anran thought that instead of trying to deal with these things, it would be better to throw them away, so she went to Choose carefully.

The sifted straws were not idle, they were piled aside, wrapped with dead leaves, kitchen waste, etc., then capped with mud, and lit a small fire to simmer slowly.

It is the great method of burning fire dung.

When the open fire is dimmed, these "garbage" that has been sterilized and accelerated to rot will become products that can be returned to the fields.

Xia Anran didn't explain to them why they handled it like this, and it wasn't necessary.He is the oldest here and the little prince from Chang'an, even though he was puzzled in every possible way, no one raised any doubts.

The only three people who could interfere with him would not raise their opinions on this insignificant move of the little prince.

The steamed and dried straw is pounded into flakes by wooden sticks, and then piles of paper are cut into strips and stirred back and forth in the water to make the fibers finer. However, this kind of pulp is only a semi-finished product. If you can It is also necessary to mix some objects that can increase the viscosity in the water.

This would allow the pulp fibers to stay in the water without sinking quickly, but this thing doesn't have it now.

Xia Anran smacked her lips, watching the craftsmen groping to copy out the first piece of wet paper, and then pasting it on the prepared iron plate to be baked and heated.

The pine needle brush is lightly passed over the paper to ensure that the paper can be completely overlapped with the iron plate. All these are the operation skills mentioned by Zhongshan Wang before, but only by doing it can we know how difficult it is.

The first paper is neither a success nor a failure.

The success is because it has become "paper", and the failure is because the fibers are uneven, the direction of the brush marks is wrong, and it is a bit burnt after drying. In short, if it is placed in the future, it will definitely not appear in the shop. Defective products.

But overall, a very successful paper for writing on.

After King Zhongshan wrote the first character on the paper, the paper book with clear ink stains immediately spread among the craftsmen.

The craftsmen were quite curious and pleasantly circulated. Among these people, not many people have seen "paper", and even none of them can touch it. Nowadays, the paper made of silk fabrics is still only a plaything among nobles. , has never been popular among the people.

These men knew very well what material was used for this thing called "paper" by King Zhongshan. They were silent—shocked that grass can also be made into paper, and they didn't pay any attention to Xia Anran who was at the side for a moment. ?

The young King of Zhongshan waved his hand, indicating that the foreman should not worry about him. He quietly withdrew, and ordered good wine and food to be prepared to reward the artisans who were rushing to work.

Not to mention other things, just say that this weaving bamboo mat is enough to toss people, the thickness is uniform, and it depends on the craftsmen to polish each one.

The good wine, good food and bounty immediately inspired the creativity of the craftsmen. From the next day, batches of rice stalk paper were sent out in this craftsman's house built with simple bricks and tiles.

The advantage of the studio's self-production and self-marketing is that the re-pulped pulp that is not of acceptable quality is returned to the furnace for remanufacturing, and each one on Xia Anran's table can be called a work of art.

Xia Anran moved his mouth, he didn't have the nerve to say that he was actually not that demanding, so the first drawing of the kang was drawn on these papers.

After putting down the pen, Xia Anran found that for some reason, when drawing the blueprint of Tukang, she drew it with a gesture that could be said to be familiar, and drew it with just a few strokes.

For such an unusual situation, Xia Anran, who felt that he should only have theoretical knowledge, would not pretend to be sentimental and think that it was his extraordinary talent.

There is only one explanation for this kind of purely natural, wonderful feeling that comes from deep memory and habit, and that is that he has done these things before.

...What did I do in the previous few worlds?

Xia Anran tapped the system and got a string of ellipsis.

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To make a kang, you must first start with burning bricks.

After this investigation, Xia Anran found that because of the long history of rice planting in Zhongshan, the soil here has been transformed into paddy soil, which is very viscous. Although it is not high-quality soil, it is used to burn bricks. Not too bad.

Naturally, Zhongshan Kingdom also has its own brick kiln, which is small in scale but well-equipped with facilities. After he continued his request, the people below hesitated for a moment and offered a higher price, which Xia Anran agreed to without hesitation.

The instruction he gave this person was to burn the bricks with fierce fire. Since the fire was going to be fierce, it would consume a lot of firewood. The quotation for the brick house was within his expectation.

It will take some time to customize the bricks. Taking advantage of the gap, Xia Anran returned to the mansion where he stayed temporarily, combined with the local county annals, and first wrote a small composition.

Just write on paper.

In the end, he sealed it in a bamboo tube and handed it to the postman, ordering him to go west and deliver it to his father. The soldier looked at the bamboo tube that was handed over and remained motionless, but his heart was very entangled.

——This is the first time I saw a feudal prince holding a letter in a bamboo tube.

The young soldier suddenly felt that he was too ignorant.

After sending off the post, Xia Anran began to write the three-year development plan of Zhongshan Kingdom.

It was worth it for him to spend this month, because the civil service system of the big man is a remote appointment system, which means that the officials here are actually from other places, and the adjutants can be served by locals, but in terms of familiarity with the local area, it is still a It depends on local old farmers and street vendors.

During this month, Xia Anran got a lot of information that surprised him, the first thing that bears the brunt is geothermal resources.

That's right, a hot soup was found in the south of Zhongshan country.

The author has something to say:

Xia Miao (peasant): I was in the past few worlds!What on earth have you done! ! !Why I naturally know how to do this! ! !

Red Mansion Meow: ... I didn't do anything, I just poured out a few sauces, made a triad, a wheelbarrow, etc... and then I died.

Meow of the Three Kingdoms: ... I didn't do anything, I just built a ground digging machine, improved the smelting technology, wrote a story book, taught a few children, and then my relationship died.

Northern Song Meow: ... I didn't do anything!Just figured out a hydraulic press, then figured out a liquid steelmaking furnace, brass coins, became a popular novelist, ah, by the way, I also figured out the embossed banknote anti-theft method and plate armor, and then... I just Kill other countries~

By the way, the memories of kang and papermaking in your mind are from Three Kingdoms. After all, are you in the same age?

Western Han Meow:? ? ? ?What do you want me to do after you finish all this?

Meow in the Red Chamber: The author told you to fall in love.

Meow of the Three Kingdoms: Fall in love!

Northern Song Meow: Love.

Xihan Meow: ... What is love?Too much trouble, I don't want it!

Forget it, I still focus on the construction of agricultural hybrid farming system to build a well-off city in the Western Han Dynasty.

The author said that when spring comes, it is time to write farming articles!

Qin Chaomiao: Xihan meow, take it easy, what do you want me to do when you're done?

Author: =w=

In order to prevent readers who have not read the previous Red Mansion, Three Kingdoms, and Northern Song Dynasty from being confused, let me explain that this article has a previous volume.

Because the Qin and Han volumes will still use some of the techniques written earlier, some chapters will be skipped.

At the same time, although Xia Miao has no memory about Gong, nor the memory of those worlds, (because the world of Qin and Han is a special love task), but the skills he has learned will not be forgotten.

The general concept is similar to: you can solve linear equations in two variables, but you don't think about which school and which teacher taught me, but use it naturally.

So don't be confused: how does this protagonist know so much?I'm afraid it's not the Goldfinger that is too big!

In fact, it is now the product of his experiments and studies in the previous volume.

This is why the author arranged several high-tech eras.