Xu Qilin has been decorating a dead dog at home for two days. Although he has not recovered yet, he still has to go to work.

Moreover, Ma Zhou and Ma Da Secret also sent good news. After the time comes, he went to Qianqiu Palace and his Majesty met.

Xu Qilin was very happy and thought that if the matter was done and the hilly land behind the village could be obtained, he could roll up his sleeves and do it.

But after get off work, the palace servant was led to Qianqiu Palace. After listening to His Majesty Li Er's simple story, Xu Qilin immediately felt that his whole body was in a bad state.

If you say that Ma Dami is quite good at doing things, but this is a bit out of the way, it is not Xu Qilin's original intention.

Sitting on the stool, Xu Qilin looked at His Majesty Li Er who was handling the memorial from time to time, and quickly thought about the constitution that His Majesty Li Er had just proposed.

Obviously, this charter is more mixed with Ma Dami's opinions.

In the final analysis, it means one thing: improving papermaking and printing books is a good thing, so that more poor students can study and learn from books will benefit you for generations, so don’t think about making money.

You are noble and great. You must demonstrate the merits of education, but it is very personal. That is why you are not short of money!

Xu Qilin complained very much, and another person came to Qian Daoer to block it. But if you don’t agree, what will happen in the future? I have been asking His Majesty Li Er and asking for the Secret of Ma for too long. I must not offend him to death.

Therefore, not only can't refuse, but you have to raise your hands to agree, make an ecstatic look, support and warmly support.

He was in a bad mood and his body was still sore. Xu Qilin couldn't help but grin and frowned and sad, but was just seen by His Majesty Li Er looking up.

"Qi Lin, where are you not useful?"

Xu Qilin hurriedly stood up and bowed, "I have been practicing hard recently, and my muscles are a little sore. Please forgive me for my crime of losing my etiquette."

His Majesty Li Er snorted and said, "How are you thinking about making paper and printing books?"

Xu Qilin immediately replied generously: "Your Majesty is wise, this is to demonstrate your majesty's achievements in education, improve the cultural knowledge level of our people in the Tang Dynasty, and promote our pioneering efforts in the prosperous era of culture and education in the Tang Dynasty... I am willing to offer the craftsmanship, and the Ministry of Works will send someone to study and experiment."

"It's not only the craft you have figured out, but you need more guidance and supervision." His Majesty Li Er said: "It's better to make it as soon as possible and print books as soon as possible."

As he said that, he handed a piece of paper to the eunuch and handed it to Xu Qilin, "If the paper produced is qualified, you must print these books as soon as possible. You can make paper and carve the plates at the same time, without delaying it."

Xu Qilin took it and looked carefully, and couldn't help but roll his eyes secretly.

In addition to the five classics of "The Book of Songs", "Shangshu", "Book of Rites", "Book of Changes", "Spring and Autumn", there are Taoist classics such as "Laozi", "Zhuangzi", "Liezi", and "Wenzi". However, the first one is "Clan Chronicle", and the second one is Empress Wende's last work "Ni Ze".

I'm going, and I'm going to do it like this? How do you arrange your wife's books here? It's obvious that it's fake for public welfare.

In fact, His Majesty Li Er had long been thinking about printing "The Little Rules". However, the good paper is expensive and the quantity is small, and the woodblock printing has only been invented for a while, so he is still doubtful.

In the early Tang Dynasty, although there were many types of paper, most of them were of poor quality and very few could be used for woodblock printing.

The best writing paper is Chengdu hemp paper, especially Yizhou hemp paper, which is also a special tribute paper for the court in the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, the imperial court's edicts, memorials and other documents were made of white hemp paper; when comforting the army, they were made of jute paper. The "Six Dictations of the Tang Dynasty" records that the Jixian Academy of the Central Library had more than 12,000 volumes of ancient and modern books, all of which were written on Yizhou hemp paper.

After the invention of woodblock printing, the high-quality hemp paper was more widely used in the printing of books. Coupled with the personal needs of literati and poets, the price of hemp paper in Chengdu remained high, but the supply was still in short supply.

Therefore, after hearing what Ma Dami said, His Majesty Li Er put his ideas on the paper that Xu Qilin wanted to improve.

If it can be done, then everything will be fine; if it doesn't work, His Majesty Li Er will print the book with hemp paper, and at most he will be whispered by Mr. Wei and others for a while.

After reading the book, Xu Qilin felt that he had been so arrogant about Ma Zhou that His Majesty Li Er had such high expectations. It is necessary to get a vaccination first to avoid His Majesty Li Er being dissatisfied in the future.

"Your Majesty, the reason why the paper made by Wei is low is that it can be widely selected in raw materials, such as straw, wheat grass, reeds, bamboo, wood, etc.," Xu Qilin said: "That is true. The paper made may not be very large, but its quality..."

In the relatively simple conditions of ancient times, the size of paper often depends on the length of fibers of the raw materials; the quality of paper is also closely related to the choice of materials, rather than the advantages and disadvantages of the process.

Xu Qilin's papermaking technology is mainly to change quicklime to hot alkali to improve the pulp yield; add glue when preparing pulp and bleach with sulfur.

According to Xu Qilin's estimate, the paper made in this way is relatively cheap and should be able to be printed and published.

But in terms of quality, Xu Qilin is probably not as good as hemp paper, and the printed books will turn yellow for a long time.

Moreover, Xu Qilin did not plan to print scroll-like books, but whirlwind books from later generations. This is undoubtedly an innovation, and the requirements for paper size will not be too high.

After Xu Qilin explained to His Majesty Li Er, he then added: "I think that books are consumables. In addition to being collected for a long time, it is enough for common use to be kept for more than ten years..."

Based on the thinking of later generations, Xu Qilin believed that commonly used books do not require too high quality and storage years. Just like textbooks, they are not printed every year and published every year, so the quality is much better than now.

His Majesty Li Er frowned slightly. This idea was a bit different from what he thought, but it was not unreasonable.

After pondering for a while, His Majesty Li Er said, "Let's make new paper first. Didn't you say that if you choose the material carefully and the cost is high, you can still make good paper! It's reasonable to classify books from the purpose and choose paper of different quality."

After pausing, His Majesty Li Er asked again: "As for the whirlwind book you mentioned, let's take a picture of the book to show me."

Xu Qilin quickly agreed and said, "Then I will bring the book tomorrow. I think it is very convenient to read it."

His Majesty Li Er nodded and encouraged him: "If it can be achieved by making paper and printing books, it will be a great achievement. Qianniu's power in front of him may be removed."

"I thank your Majesty for your grace."

I understand, I just don’t let me make money, but I’m going to promote me. Okay, changing my gloves to a pocket, I’ll have a smaller loss, which is also a comfort!

His Majesty Li Er said with a smile: "Ma Sheren is very concerned about you, and you have promised to send him a couplet, right?"
Chapter completed!