"They are all masters. I didn't expect to obey my command. I really feel like YY. Maybe this is the feeling of a kind general that Emperor Gaozu of Han thought of joy. It's really good." Zhou Chong looked at the two masters and disciples who were busy at his command and thought in a slight way.

Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, caught Han Xin and asked Han Xin how many soldiers he could bring while talking and laughing. Han Xin replied that he had 100,000. Emperor Gaozu of Han asked Han Xin how many soldiers he could bring. Han Xin praised himself as the more he had better (note: Han Xin led the more soldiers - the more he would be better, the origin of the idiom). Emperor Gaozu of Han asked Han Xin again, why did you catch me if you could bring so many soldiers? Han Xin lamented that Emperor Gaozu of Han was not good at leading troops, but was good at leading generals. This was a special skill granted by God and could not be saved by manpower. Liu Bang laughed.

It’s not that Zhou Chong was self-righteous and self-comfortable. If someone else was in his position, he would have the same YY feeling as he had. Wei Liao was a famous military strategist in Chinese history and a strange man of his generation. Unexpectedly, in order to get paper, he actually obeyed Zhou Chong’s assignment. Anyone who experienced this strange experience would be happy.

"Mr. Zhou, why do you need to use bark, not bamboo or hemp?" Wei Liao asked Zhou Chong while slashing the bark.

Zhou Chong replied with a smile: "The bark is more than bamboo hemp, and the raw materials are much richer, so you can make more paper."

Wei Liao agreed with this and said, "If the bark can make paper, then the paper will definitely be very popular in the world. Mr. Zhou's skill must be a shocking skill and will change an era. From then on, scholars will not be affected by the clumsy book in the past. It is a great event that opens up the land and has immeasurable merits!"

Zhou Chong made paper just to give Wei Liao a good writing tool, and did not think about Zhou Jixi's scholars. After he said this, he thought a little dizzy: "If I were to promote paper in the world at this time and let everyone write on paper, would I be a famous craftsman in Chinese history? In modern terms, I would be a famous scientist, even surpassing those of Cai Lun and Zuo Bo. If this is true, wouldn't I become famous overnight? I will be famous all of a sudden?"

Chinese civilization has a long history, but I personally think there are three main milestones in its development: First, the invention and improvement of words. Not to mention the importance of words, friends also understand. Second, the invention and use of paper make writing more convenient and cultural exchanges. Third, the invention of printing technology makes cultural exchanges more convenient.

If paper was really invented in the Qin Dynasty, it would inevitably promote the world at a very fast speed and replace the bulky script. Zhou Chong's actions became a milestone in the history of Chinese civilization, and made indelible and huge contributions to the development of Chinese civilization. No matter how much praise it is, it is not an exaggeration.

Zhou Chong never thought that such a great historical achievement would not be dizzy?

Zhou Chong, who was dizzy, woke up from his doubts to Wang Ao, and he heard him say, "We have used bamboo and hemp to make paper. The paper made is very rough and broken when touched. I haven't tried it with tree bark. Can it work?"

Later generations thought that Cai Lun invented the art of creation, but in fact, Cai Lun only made some improvements based on his predecessors, which changed the previous paper with low yield and rough texture, and greatly improved the output, making the quality a leap forward for easy application. During the Warring States Period, papermaking already existed, but the word rough paper at that time was not enough to describe its low quality and was basically useless. There were also papers that could be used, but too few were too few.

Wei Liao's view was different from that of Wang Ao. He was very confident in Zhou Chong and said, "Wang Ao, don't talk nonsense. Mr. Zhou's magical skills must be extraordinary. Just wait and see."

"Mr. Liaozi has been too rewarded." Zhou Chong said modestly: "As far as Zhou Chong knows, paper made of tree bark is much better than that made of bamboo hemp and is suitable for writing."

The bark contains much higher lignin, pectin and protein than bamboo and hemp, so the paper made is naturally much better. Of course, there are also difficulties, that is, degumming and pulping are much more difficult.

"I wonder if you want to burn lime and marinate the slurry next?" Although Wang Ao did not have Wei Liaozi's persistence, he became more active.

Zhou Chong was really surprised after hearing his words, and exclaimed in his heart: "The wisdom of the ancients is really unspeakable, very high! If I hadn't had the civilization that had been two thousand years more, it would have been a big witch compared to them, and it was not worth mentioning. Using lime pulping was a popular method in the Han Dynasty. They had tested it now, which was really rare." He said, "The method of Zhou Chong's pulping was different from that of Mr. Zhuang. It was not using lime, but burning plants and taking the ashes."

The master and apprentice never thought about this, nor had they tried it. They were very curious. Even a steadfast person like Wei Liao was also surprised and asked: "Can plants and trees get ash, can they make paper?"

"It's still necessary to ask. This is not what happened in the future." Zhou Chong laughed at them in his heart and asked a question they shouldn't ask, "That's natural."

Facts have proved that wood ash is more alkaline than lime and is more suitable for degumming and pulping, and the quality of the paper is much higher. Cai Lun uses wood ash instead of lime for papermaking.

The master and apprentice's interest increased greatly and they said in unison: "Go away, burn the grass and trees." He held the axe and pointed it at the trees and swung his arms.

If it were others, they would definitely think that the master and apprentice were anxious. Zhou Chong savored the unique and valuable qualities of the master and apprentice: the scientific spirit of seeking truth from facts!

The reason why the master and apprentice performed this way is not because they were anxious and wanted to see what they wanted to see, but because they wanted to find out the truth and find out the truth. This is the scientific spirit we are now advocating. This spirit is called the "field spirit" in a famous institution in China, which means to experience it yourself, not hearsay or conjecture out of thin air. How precious!

The reason why Chinese civilization is able to be prosperous and brilliant is that our ancestors have such valuable qualities? The scientific phenomena in "Mozi" were personally tested by Mozi, but there are many phenomena that he cannot explain due to the times.

Those modern people who are using the scholar's brand and cheat everywhere, and so-called "scholars" who are determined to make money can ask themselves!

Zhou Chong was also moved. He walked to another tree with an axe, swung his arms, and cut off the tree body. For a moment, the sound of thumping woodcutting continued to sound.

Wei Liao and his disciples sang loudly, "The tiny trees are cut, and the birds are singing, and they come from the valley and move to the trees. They are singing, and they are asking for the sound of their friends. They are still asking for the sound of their friends. They are so angry that they do not seek friendship. The gods listen to them and finally they are peaceful and peaceful. They are willing to cut wood, and there are greed wines. Since there are greed wines, they can speed up their fathers. They would rather not come, and they should not take care of me. They should sweep them in the can and give them eight guises. Since there are stewed peonies, they should try to avoid coming, and they should not come, and they should not be blamed. When they cut wood in Ban, greed wines are produced, and beans are practiced, and brothers are far away. The people's morals are broken, and there are wines that can cure me, but there is no wine to drink me. Kankan drums me, squat and dance me, and I am free, and I drink this."

This is "The Book of Songs: Cutting Wood", the master and apprentice sang very beautifully, with melodious songs floating in the mountains, with a unique charm of labor.
Chapter completed!