Chapter 714
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"Nonsense!"
"Is this something that you can create even if you want to?"
"This technique of papermaking is either in the hands of the Ministry of Works or in the hands of those papermaking masters. Do you think anyone can make papermaking?"
"If that's the case, it can't be as simple as the sentence in your poem just now."
"Paper is expensive in Chang 'an. A word is passed down. Thousands of gold pieces fight for it. You're laughing at yourself. How is that honest?"
"You know the meaning of it yourself. If it can be made, the phenomenon of paper being expensive in Chang 'an would not happen!"
Yu Shinan felt that Zhang Feng was boasting.
Although Zhang Feng's business skills had already shocked the world with his construction skills, papermaking wasn't something that could be mastered so easily.
Zhang Feng did not object.
He knew how shocking it would be if he were to say it out loud.
When Yu Shinan stopped, Zhang Feng said seriously, "Mr. Bo Shi, I wasn't boasting just now. The phrase 'paper is expensive' will soon become a thing of the past!"
"I know that you still think that I'm talking big and don't know the immensity of heaven and earth. However, I know my own weight. Although Xuan paper is good, it also has a drawback. That is, a layer of wax is smeared on the paper. Although it's still okay, it's not easy for ink to penetrate. The penetration power is not good. A book that has been placed for three to five years has to be copied again. How much money is that?"
"But my paper is different."
"Paper is less than half the thickness of Xuan paper. It's soft and very white, just like snow. The most important thing is the price. I've calculated. Based on the material of 300 catties of paper, 300 catties of paper, including the wages of the workers and the price of the raw materials, is less than 100 copper coins!"
"What?"
"This … How is this possible!"
Yu Shinan finally could not maintain his elegant posture.
Why was paper so expensive?
It was because it was troublesome to make. Even the biggest papermaking workshop in Chang 'an, Pure Heart Workshop, could only produce about 100 catties of Xuan paper in a month with 300 workers working day and night!
It was not that the merchants did it on purpose. This workshop belonged to the Ministry of Works. It was too troublesome to refine the materials and boil the pulp.
Yu Shinan had once gone to the Ministry of Works and personally stayed at Pure Heart Workshop for a month. Calculating the cost of the workers' wages, the cost of the raw materials, and so on, almost half of the one hundred catties of rice paper was the capital!
But even so, the paper produced could not be used. There was a layer of fluff on the paper and it had to be doused with wax to smooth the paper.
But what did Zhang Feng say?
300 catties of paper, paper that was better than Xuan paper, only 100 copper coins?
How was this possible?
At this moment, Sun Simister Sun.
"Feng Zi, you said that your paper is thinner than Xuan paper?"
As he spoke, Sun Simiao took out a book from the sachet on his belt. He picked up a piece of paper and asked, "Look, this is Xuan paper. Are you sure it's thinner than Xuan paper?"
"It's thinner than Xuan paper!"
As Zhang Feng spoke, he looked around and picked up a leaf from the jujube tree. "Take a look at this leaf. Is it thinner than Xuan paper?"
The two of them only glanced at it and nodded.
"Then, if this kid were to say that my paper would be as thick as the leaves of this jujube tree, would you believe me?"
"No!"
"Impossible!"
The two of them said in unison.
"This Old Man has lived for 70 years and I have never heard of such a miraculous technique!"
"Just because you don't know about it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist! For example, the wine that you drank just now. Before you drank it, would you have thought that such a good wine existed in this world? "
"…"
"This …"
The two of them were stunned.
It was true.
Before they met Zhang Feng, or heard about Zhang Feng's so-called white wine, how could they believe that there was a wine as clear as water? And such a strong wine?
But now?
Wasn't Zhang Feng the one who had displayed all of these in the past?
The two of them looked at each other in horror. They both thought of something that they didn't even dare to think about. Combined with all the things that Zhang Feng had done, could this lad really make such a paper?
However, they couldn't figure it out.
They really couldn't figure it out. After all, the two of them had lived for most of their lives. Although they weren't very knowledgeable, at least they could find ancient books, rare books, and rumors among the people. They had seen more than Zhang Feng. But at this time, after they racked their brains for a long time, they really couldn't find any record of this kind of paper.
Involuntarily, the two of them were shocked.
"Lad, can you really make such a paper?"
"Yes!"
Zhang Feng answered with certainty.
"And soon, in less than half a month, this lad will give each of you fifty pounds of paper that is better than Xuan paper. How about it?"
"…"
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