Now that he had determined that papermaking was completely feasible, Tang En immediately took Elijah back.
"Fiona!"
Fiona looked up and suddenly raised her eyebrows, "My Lord? … You're sticking to Elijah again. Don't you feel ashamed for such a big person sticking to a child all day long? "
"It's obviously Elijah … Forget it, it's not important!"
Tang En smiled and put the freshly made paper in front of Fiona, "Look at what this is."
"This is … paper?"
"Yes, it's freshly made."
"Freshly made?"
Fiona looked at Tang En suspiciously, "My Lord, are you sick?"
Tang En was speechless, "It's just a description! It's freshly made! "
"Freshly made!?"
Fiona was stunned for a moment, then she was shocked, "You know how to make paper!?"
"Of course, it's very simple, and the cost is low."
Tang En said with a smile, "I've thought about the process, and it's not difficult at all. We can start this immediately."
"But I was just about to arrange the blast furnace …"
"Let's talk about that later."
Tang En waved his hand, "Let's settle the paper mill first. By the way, the paper mill must be built next to the Emerald River, together with the logging field, and at the same time, keep a certain distance from the charcoal factory."
"Now that you mention it, there aren't many places to choose from. That area is not that big to begin with."
"Isn't that just right? I listed the things that need to be built for the paper mill. In fact, there's no need for a factory.
Just a big enough shed is enough to start production. I'll get a set of relevant equipment later. You can ask someone to contact the idle people in Ellington and inform them of new job opportunities. "
Fiona was speechless, "My Lord, in fact, there are almost no unemployed people in Ellington now. Even the old people who are idle at home are now working under your leadership to help plant mint grass."
"Ah?"
Tang En was stunned for a moment. He knew that Ellington had always been understaffed, but he did not expect that human resources would be so scarce.
"However …"
Fiona pinched the space between her eyebrows. "Papermaking is very necessary. If it's as you said, and the cost of paper is low enough, then this will be a huge market."
"Fiona, you still underestimated the importance of paper."
Tang En's face was very serious, and Fiona could not help but become serious as well.
"Whether it's the carrier of culture or the daily records, they can't do without paper. With paper, the children of Ellington can easily obtain the opportunity to learn how to write. When they grow up, they will become the main force of the construction of Ellington! The most important thing is … "
Fiona did not think as deeply as Tang En, but after hearing Tang En's words, she also felt that paper was very important, and her expression became more serious. "The most important thing is …?"
Tang En said excitedly, "The most important thing is, with paper, we finally don't have to endure the torture of going to the toilet!"
Fiona was instantly petrified. "Go, go to the toilet!?"
"Yes!"
Tang En said happily, "Think about it. It's obviously very delicate skin, so why torture it with those hard and rough hemp leaves and fur? And it's very wasteful to use cloth — "
Tang En, who was excited, did not notice that Fiona's face was getting redder and redder, and she was faintly showing signs of anger.
Tang En picked up a few pieces of paper and stacked them together, feeling the softness, and his face was intoxicated. "There is no doubt that cheap and soft paper will be the best substitute. It will replace hemp leaves, wood, and fur, and become the best partner to protect the skin of our buttocks!"
Fiona took a deep breath and accumulated her anger.
As a powerful magician, as well as the Lord of Ellington, and an important person who was relied on by so many people …
He, in front of a virtuous lady, actually discussed such an embarrassing topic like going to the toilet!
Did the Lord do it on purpose? He must be trying to embarrass her on purpose, right?!
Although I already knew that he was a bad guy, I didn't expect him to like pranks so much!
"My Lord …"
"Hmm?"
Fiona shouted with a red face, "You are a complete pervert!!!"
After shouting, Fiona ran away, not giving Tang En a chance to speak.
Tang En was at a loss. "Elijah, what did I do wrong?"
"Nothing, big brother is the best!"
"Sure enough, it's still Lo … Hmm, Elijah is the best … Once women grow up, they become so inexplicable … Elijah must not be like them when she grows up."
"Hmm! Big brother, don't worry! Elijah will be good! "
"Eh? Tina? "
When Tang En suddenly saw Tina, he was very happy and wanted to share this important invention with her. In the end, when Tina saw him, her eyes turned red, as if she saw the souls of those clothes crying to her. She immediately ran away while crying and wailing.
"Tsk, none of them know the importance of toilet paper, it's like playing the lute to a cow!"
Tang En was full of complaints. It was obviously such a great invention, but it was treated so coldly in Prandal. If Cai Lun knew about it, he would definitely cry!
It was not certain whether Cai Lun would cry or not, but if he knew that the most important meaning of his world-changing invention was to wipe Tang En's ass, he would probably cry out of anger …
"That's strange, why can't anyone accept such a good thing?"
Tang En was unusually distressed. He just wanted to share the good thing with them, but why were their reactions so strange? What was there to be embarrassed about? It was obviously a very blissful thing, wasn't it?
It was precisely because he was so used to it on Earth that he still hadn't realized how embarrassing it was to talk about private matters like going to the toilet in front of a girl in a conservative society where the level of civilization was still stuck in the semi-slave and semi-feudal period.
But even so, the paper factory project was taken over by Fiona after she sent the caravan away.
Because there was no need for too complicated buildings, the paper factory was completed in just a few days.
The whole paper factory was like a huge factory building. It was cool and ventilated inside, and there were shelves built according to Tang En's requirements everywhere.
In the papermaking workshop, it was a real assembly line, from the raw materials entering the factory, to the pulp mixing, to the boiling and precipitation, and then to the filtration and extraction, to the discharge of waste water … It was completely restored according to the impression in Tang En's mind. Although it was still different from the real paper factory on Earth, there were no problems in running it.
Because the number of workers trained by Tang En was not many at the beginning, he did not design a second production line. With the help of various magical equipment made by Tang En, the daily production capacity of the five workers on this production line was already very terrifying. It could produce nearly a ton of finished paper!
To be honest, this could even be compared to some small papermaking workshops on Earth, and there was zero pollution …
These were yellow papers that had not been bleached and purified, but because Tang En had used all kinds of magic to perfect the process, the quality of the paper produced was very good. It was soft, strong, and durable. Whether it was used for writing or for wiping one's butt, it was very good. It was far better than the expensive paper sold on the market. [e1]
However, Tang En was still not satisfied. If he could find some natural gels, coupled with bleaching, the quality of the paper could be improved by another level, and it would be more suitable to be used to make books and spread culture.
Unfortunately, natural gels could not be found. Tang En had no idea what industrial gels were and how they were made, so he could only make do with them now.
"You must pay attention. Don't let anyone around the waste pond. Once it is full, just press this switch. Don't do anything else. If the waste pond is not full, don't touch it. "
Tang En used magic to dig out a huge waste pond next to the paper factory, and then placed a Auguin tablet at the bottom of the waste pond. On the Auguin tablet, he engraved a simplified version of the portal, and on the other side was the fire elemental realm. The switch that controlled the portal's magic array was connected to an external switch by him using the principle of magic resonance. There was a built-in magic crystal inside, and even ordinary people could open the portal.
In order to prevent the workers from forgetting to close the portal and causing the elemental creatures of the fire elemental realm to pass through the portal, Tang En improved the magic array. The miniature portal would only be open for a minute and then automatically close. This time was enough for the sewage to be emptied.
Tang En and Fiona stood next to the production line and watched the first batch of pulp being flattened and hung up to dry before leaving the paper factory with satisfaction.
"I didn't expect papermaking to be so simple …"
Fiona sighed with emotion. "When our paper appears in the market, those merchants who used to sell paper will probably hate us to death."
"This is the pace of the times. If you can't keep up with the development, you will be eliminated."
Tang En shrugged, "By the way, how is the progress of recruiting people to work in the steel mill?"
Fiona smiled bitterly, "I have sent people to contact people everywhere, but the problem is that there is a shortage of people. The efficiency is a bit slow. Even if I wait for them to see the notice board, they don't know when they will go to see it."
"I see …"
Tang En pondered for a moment, clapped his hands and said, "Leave this matter to me. It just so happens that the paper factory is in place, so that thing can also be in place."
"Then I'll rely on you."
"Don't worry … By the way, how do you feel after using the toilet paper?"
"It's very comfortable — —" The voice stopped abruptly. Fiona stared at Tang En with shame and anger, "You, you, you — — stinky rogue!"
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