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Printing is divided into two aspects, one is printing technology, and the other is raw material-paper.
The paper used by the Kang Dynasty today is naturally not as good as the copy paper of later generations. They mainly use hemp paper and leather paper together. Both are types of paper that have become perfect after hundreds of years of invention and improvement.
From the perspective of the ancients, whiteness, fineness, softness, uniformity, and bright color these advantages are completely sufficient.
In Liu Mingqi¡¯s view, if there was no particularly good technology and before the popularization of fountain pens, there would be nothing wrong with using current paper to print books.
Because even great figures such as Wang Shusheng and Song Huizong in previous lives used these papers to write and draw, so why can¡¯t they still be printed?
But, this does not mean that Liu Mingqi has no ideas.
His thoughts were not related to printing, but related to other places.
By the way, the paper used in the toilet now is still far inferior to that of later generations.
That kind of hemp paper is too rough and not comfortable to wipe at all. Wouldn¡¯t it be very sad if I wait until I am in my thirties or forties and hemorrhoids develop and I use this kind of paper again?
As a Ph.D. in physics and chemistry, it¡¯s time to bring real toilet paper to the people of the Kang Dynasty!
For my father, my mother, and my unborn children, I have no shirk from this responsibility!
Scientists all have the quirk of divergent thinking.
But it¡¯s not shameful.
Many great inventions are by-products of original experiments.
For example, the gospel of the biggest man in human history - Viagra, wasn't it just that when he was developing a drug to treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, he suddenly discovered that this drug would cause all the blood to rush to another key part, and then he created it. Of?
That guy made billions in just twenty years with this invention alone! And it¡¯s US dollars! !
Therefore, it is completely reasonable for Liu Mingqi to think of inventing toilet paper from printing "Butterfly Lovers".
Don¡¯t underestimate the toilet paper industry. It requires basic mechanics, physics and heat, mechanics, chemistry, etc. Anyone who can completely build this structure must be in a mature industrial society.
Liu Mingqi cannot invent the entire modern toilet paper industry. He can only rely on his own knowledge to create a simplified version.
¡°Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t be able to make a wood chipper in the first place.
He can¡¯t make a hot press roller machine either.
Fortunately, these can all be replaced by clumsy methods.
Liu Mingqi then took Dazhu and Chi San to Xiaoge Village outside the city.
Not far from the official road, a strong smell of pig odor hit us.
Riding his horse to the entrance of the village, Liu Mingqi still saw a group of little kids running around, the fields gnawed bare by locusts, and the piglets walking lazily on the hill next to the village.
Seeing them, Liu Mingqi had a look of love on his face.
Good little pig, take advantage of this time to eat well and grow well.
In three or four months, you will become all kinds of delicacies in my bowl.
Chi San felt frightened when he saw Liu Mingqi like this, "Your Majesty, you don't really want to eat pork, do you?"
"You don't understand." The young man withdrew his gaze, "Pork is a delicacy in the world. From now on, you will beg me every day to let me eat it for you."
"hehe!"
Chi San thought to himself, even if I starve to death, there is no way I can eat such smelly meat.
While the three people riding on the tall horses were talking, an old man and a half old man ran over happily.
"Your Highness! Your Highness, the young prince! Are you here?"
Muramasa Zhao Youjin smiled so much that he showed his big yellow teeth.
"I'm here to see you, and take a look at my pigs." Liu Mingqi said with a smile.
"We have fed these piglets very energetically!" Zhao Youjin pointed to the hill opposite, "They have been taking care of them all day long, and even stayed in front of the pig pen at night. Look! These piglets How strong is it?"
Zhao Youjin is not stupid. What Liu Mingqi said should be listened to in reverse.
The young man nodded.
He also saw it just now. Under the sunshine, these piglets are indeed more energetic than ordinary piglets, and their meat is much longer.
I have to say that the people in Xiaoge Village take good care of me.
&The purpose is to raise pigs and then sell oil and meat to make money. It's a pity that during this period, lean meat has increased back to 20 cents per pound. We didn't catch up with the good times! "
Most villages immediately chose to kill pigs and sell the pork, for fear of wasting food and causing others to be unable to afford pigs in the future. If not for many people's panic hoarding of grain during that period, the price of pork would have plummeted. Ichiban.
The price of lean meat now remains at 20 cents per catty. In fact, most of the reasons are thanks to those who slaughtered the pigs early. Otherwise, when the quantity increases, it will have to drop a bit.
The young man laughed again when he heard this.
This is the benefit of a commodity society with a diversified economy. It allows farmers to have a variety of choices. Even if food is no longer available, they can still raise pigs to make up for the losses.
If you just rely on the sky to make ends meet, even if the Kang Dynasty is very prosperous, it will not be able to withstand disasters again and again.
After a pause, Zhao Youjin also asked, "Your Highness, I heard that there will be a huge harvest in Jiangnan this year. By October, a large amount of cheap bran will be shipped from Jiangnan. Is it true?"
"Um!"
Liu Mingqi answered clearly, "The price is less than one-third of that of grain, and there are a lot of them."
The prime minister and the six ministers are not fools either.
Seeing the huge role played by bran in disaster relief, they are thinking about the follow-up disaster relief work this year. If they need to use grain, they will also use bran porridge with a ratio of three to one.
"It's a pity that Emperor Jinghe firmly opposed doing it in the Gyeonggi area, so they had to find other ways.
The first way was to use bran porridge as a disaster relief method in Shandong. Emperor Jinghe agreed, because millions of people in Shandong were also affected by the disaster. If all food was used, Shandong would also suffer.
The second method is even better.
It¡¯s amazing to say.
This year, there were floods and locust plagues along the Yellow River, but Jiangnan had a huge harvest. The amount of grain stored in the warehouse exceeded 30 million dan, which was much higher than expected.
The princes of the imperial court discussed whether they could exchange part of the grain for bran and transport it to various places to sell it cheaply to the people who were short of food.
"After all, it is impossible for the imperial court to support 20 to 30 million people a year. No one can do it.
But if we sell bran at a cheap price to the people so that they can at least feed themselves, there is no other way.
Emperor Jinghe still disagreed at first, but he couldn't bear the pressure. In the end, he had to discuss a compromise with the princes of the court.
Liu Renhuai used 10 million shi of last year's grain in Jiangnan in exchange for 50 million shi of bran - Jiangnan is a wealthy place after all, and bran is less valuable than other places. Coupled with Liu Renhuai's powerful methods, he almost lost his fortune. In exchange for it, I got twice as much as the Imperial Capital and other places.
Then the imperial court was responsible for transporting the bran to Shandong, the alluvial plains, the Gyeonggi area, the two lakes areas and other places.
In any place, the imperial court only sold grain for thirteen cents per liter, which was much cheaper than the current price of almost forty cents per liter. It was also much cheaper than the previous price of grain.
?????????? In fact, by selling it at this price, the court still lost money overall.
Although the purchase price of a liter of bran in Jiangnan is only about two cents, what about the transportation costs of thousands of miles along the way?
What are the costs of boatman, loading and unloading, and transportation to various disaster areas?
This is a huge number, even if it is divided equally among each liter of bran, it still seems scary.
Originally, the princes in the imperial court thought about whether they could increase the amount to fourteen cents per liter, which would result in a much smaller loss, but Emperor Jinghe refused without even thinking about it.
"Originally, in times of disaster, the court should provide more disaster relief. Now that we have no food for disaster relief, can't bran and bran be provided at a cheaper price? If you are like this, how should the people of the world treat me? What if I go under the Nine Springs? In the face of our ancestors, are you saying that I am so incompetent that I can't even provide bran to the suffering people at a cheaper price?"
During the discussion, the emperor rarely got angry before setting the price.
If it is an ordinary year, many people will not eat bran, because the taste is too unpleasant, it is not as good as wild vegetable porridge.
But there are no wild vegetables in winter, how do you eat them?
So we don¡¯t have to worry about bran being unpalatable, as long as we have something to eat. Food costs thirteen cents per liter. Where can I buy it now?
If you have money, of course you can avoid eating bran and buy grains.
In this way, everyone is happy.
This news has now spread to every corner of the disaster area, which has stabilized people's hearts.
Even Xiaoge Village, which is not very short of food, has heard that it is so cheap to prepare. Each family can buy a stone of bran and take it home and cook it into bran porridge, which can basically live for a month or two. .
Hearing Liu Mingqi¡¯s affirmative answer, Zhao Youjin¡¯s face showed joy.
"The common people are not afraid of suffering, but they are afraid that they will not even suffer."
What happened to bran?
Bran can also save lives!
Not to mention it is so cheap. Grain costs 40 cents per liter, but bran only costs 13 cents per liter!
The emperor and the court are really life-saving bodhisattvas!
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I have been writing all night and all morning, and I can¡¯t even keep my eyelids open. I¡¯ll go and take a nap first, and then I¡¯ll write again~~
There will be an update in the evening~~Breaking news! Don't be afraid! !
Please beg to subscribe! Please make your first order! Asking for a monthly ticket! ! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)The villagers in Xiaoge Village have also heard that preparations are really so cheap. Each family can buy a stone of bran and take it home and cook it into bran porridge, which can basically last a month or two.
Hearing Liu Mingqi¡¯s affirmative answer, Zhao Youjin¡¯s face showed joy.
"The common people are not afraid of suffering, but they are afraid that they will not even suffer."
What happened to bran?
Bran can also save lives!
Not to mention it is so cheap. Grain costs 40 cents per liter, but bran only costs 13 cents per liter!
The emperor and the court are really life-saving bodhisattvas!
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I have been writing all night and all morning, and I can¡¯t even keep my eyelids open. I¡¯ll go and take a nap first, and then I¡¯ll write again~~
There will be an update in the evening~~Breaking news! Don't be afraid! !
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