Guo Peng was not surprised to see Guo Jin's surprised look.

It's really strange that he is not surprised.

Because of such a thread-bound book, Guo Peng has never seen it several times, and has never taken it to Yecheng. He has always kept it here and kept it confidential.

Over the years, for these books and these secret workshops, Guo Peng has invested a lot of money through the channels of Linziying to create a complete set of production lines and train many skilled workers.

With these technical workers, it will be very easy to expand production in the future.

"This is all for your father, and it will be left for you to continue to use. This is the winning treasure to protect my Guo Wei's country."

Guo Peng's mouth curled slightly and said, "The number of migrant workers here has exceeded 20,000. They are strictly guarded by the secret army under his father's command. All migrant workers live here with their families, and they are allowed to enter and leave, so they live here.

The inlet and exit of materials need to be controlled by Linziying. In the mountains, the roads are changing and supervision are heavy, and anyone can be isolated from contact at any time. Except for being a father, no one in Yecheng knew that all the money expenditure was taken through the secret channel of Linziying, but the Wei government."

Guo Peng patted Guo Jin on the shoulder: "You know Linzi Camp, too, but Linzi Camp is not just for inquiries about intelligence and information for your father. Linzi Camp is an unexpectedly perfect institution. In the future, for your father, you will slowly know how big Linzi Camp is."

After saying that, Guo Peng took Guo Jin to continue walking forward.

Along the way, Guo Peng let Guo Jin see how the workers used copper molds to create qualified and available lead movable types, arranged these lead movable types neatly, brushed them with fresh ink, and printed out words full of paper.

"This is lead, a kind of mine. Emperor Qin Shi and Emperor Wu used it to refine immortal pills, thinking about immortality, but this thing looks bright and tastes poisonous. If you don't have any trouble, you will die even if you don't have any illness. That being said, lead is a good player for movable type."

Guo Peng pointed to the lead used to make movable type.

Guo Jin nodded in surprise.

"This is ink, which is different from the ink we usually use to write. It contains sesame oil. It is a crop brought back by Zhang Qian from the Western Regions more than a hundred years ago. It was widely planted by his father and specially managed. The ink made with the oil it squeezes has good viscosity and can be used for printing, which is convenient and fast."

Guo Peng pointed to the ink used for printing again.

Guo Jin nodded in even more amazement.

Then there are the arrangement stations and suture stations for thread-bound books.

"Father, are these workers women?"

"Yes, women, women are careful. Teach them to know some words and special symbols, and then they can complete such a job well. Such a job does not require much effort. As long as they are careful, women can do it.

Moreover, hiring women requires less wages and food than men who do physical work can save costs and make full use of manpower. Women are also human beings. If women can contribute, it is a good thing. In the future, it will be promoted to the whole country and give orphans who have no support in the world to make a living."

Guo Peng smiled and continued to walk with Guo Jin.

After leaving the printing workshop, he came to the paper workshop. Guo Jin saw a huge number of shirtless men sweating profusely, as well as a larger number of bamboos and a digging pool.

"Father, isn't paper made of fishing nets or something? Can bamboo make paper?"

Guo Jin was very surprised.

"Well, not only bamboo, but also green vines can make paper. The raw materials used by Cai Lun's papermaking are not easy to make, and it doesn't matter if the quantity is small. If the quantity is large, it will be difficult. Moreover, the paper produced in that way is of poor quality and high cost, which is simply not worth writing, and is not as good as bamboo slips.

But it is different to use bamboo. Bamboo grows fast and produces extremely large. It can be said that it is inexhaustible. In this way, the cost is extremely low. Cai Lun's papermaking technique can make dozens of bamboo paper for his father, and it is very convenient to write."

Guo Peng picked up a piece of paper and asked Guo Jin to write on the paper. Guo Jin wrote a few words, which made him even more surprised.

In order to keep it strictly confidential, Guo Peng didn't even let his family know about the existence of bamboo paper. What the people around him knew were the five young followers who first accompanied Guo Peng, five people of gold, wood, water, fire and earth.

Now, except for Huo Mu, the other three have transformed into commanders, the rest of the three have been placed here by Guo Peng, secretly managing the papermaking workshop and printing workshop for Guo Peng.

"Father, all these are prepared by my father?"

"Of course, A Jin, don't underestimate these things. Just these two things, it is very necessary to maintain our country's foothold, and it can even be said to be the key."

Guo Peng took Guo Jin's hand and took him outside the workshop. He sat down in a small pavilion, and asked his personal soldiers to open the cordon from afar. Here, there was a deep conversation between father and son.

"You must have a lot of doubts. I don't know why I spent so much effort and effort on my father to build such a factory."

"Yes, my son hasn't figured out why his father did this. Why is it so large? I'll ask my father to answer the questions."

Guo Jin asked Guo Peng for advice.

Guo Peng nodded.

"It is not easy to explain this question, because it is not easy to understand, but if you really want to put it bluntly, that's it."

Guo Peng slowly spoke: "A Jin, before talking about this, there is a question to understand. Ask you, father. In your opinion, why can officials today be officials? Explain it to be a father."

Guo Jin frowned.

"Of course, after mastering knowledge through reading and literacy, he became a reserve official through the path of filial piety and integrity, and then was selected by the emperor or appointed by the official in the founding government. Since then, he has entered the official career, mainly because he has been appreciated by the senior officials, or has a great reputation, so that the emperor can send people to requisition as an official."

"No, think about it again, don't think from the perspective of a scholar, but from the standpoint of the emperor, why can scholars become officials?"

Guo Peng shook his head repeatedly.

Guo Jin frowned even deeper, and he thought with his lips for a while, and suddenly his brows stretched out.

"It is because they are scholars and people, they can read and read, so they can be officials, and only they can be officials."

“This is also a manifestation.”

Guo Peng smiled, but did not continue to make things difficult for Guo Jin, and said, "Put it apart and go deep into it. A Jin, you will find that the reason for this problem is because of their bloodline inheritance."???

Guo Jin's expression suddenly became very surprised.

"Blood inheritance?"

"Yes, they can be officials because of their bloodlines. They came from a family that could be officials. Because of their bloodlines and status, they could read and read. The two have been integrated. Because of their bloodlines and status, some people have created momentum for them to be filial and honest, and they can be recruited because of their bloodlines and status."

Guo Peng took a deep breath and said, "Since the Han Dynasty respected Confucianism and the prevailing system, the general trend of Confucian gentry has become a common cause, with monopoly of knowledge and family traditions. They use blood and in-laws as a link between each other, recognize blood, status, no people, and talent.

The reason why they were able to become officials before Emperor Wu could be appreciated by the emperor because they could only become officials by the emperor's appointment. However, today, they have long become because their father or grandfather became officials and their sons became officials. The official position has long been no longer a selection of talents, but a hereditary bloodline.”

Guo Peng paused, pointed at himself and Guo Jin.
Chapter completed!