In a blink of an eye, Tang Erhu brought over several kinds of paper he had made.

When placed on the table, the difference can be seen by the naked eye alone.

There are yellowish brown, light yellow, moon white, and white...

Liu Mingqi picked up the pen and wrote a word on each piece of paper.

The difference came out all of a sudden.

Some papers absorb ink very quickly and disperse ink quickly, which is obviously not suitable for writing.

On the other hand, paper that doesn't absorb ink at all has also appeared.

Some papers also have darker colors after writing characters, but this kind of paper is very thick, and it is also a bit cumbersome for writing.

Seeing that Liu Mingqi's experiment seemed to be ineffective, Tang Erhu scratched his head and said, "Your Highness, I don't feel very satisfied with these kinds of papers. I'm afraid I will disappoint you."

The boy laughed, "What's there to be disappointment? How can inventions succeed in one go? Some people have done it thousands of times but failed. This time you make the best printing paper, which is already a great achievement."

After a pause, he said to Chi San: "San'er, Tang Erhu has made contributions. He will reward 1,000 taels of silver this month. The whole mansion will report to praise it!"

"yes."

Chi San nodded, turned to Tang Erhu, whose eyes were wide open in surprise, and said, "Erhu, you are so awesome! Now Uncle Tang and Aunt Tang are also proud!"

He can get 1,000 taels of silver a month. Now Prince Yu’s mansion is at the level of a small supervisor. He is the supervisor of the paper workshop and only 1,000 taels of silver a month.

Because Tang Erhu was young, he came here to do odd jobs, so he got the lowest 200 taels of silver a month.

It is definitely better than an ordinary royal palace, but who would think it’s too much money?

In the Dakang Dynasty, whether you can make money is definitely a hard indicator for evaluating a person.

However, the surprise is not just that.

Liu Mingqi said again: "Give Tang Erhu a few people, and the monthly R&D funds are not limited, so that he can make more papers that can be used."

"yes."

Chi San replied again, feeling a little envious.

The Erhu obviously has to take off.

The key is that he is only thirteen years old, and he will continue to develop like this, what's wrong?

There must be one of hiss in the position of the head of the mansion.

The boy then reminded: "Well, be honest and obedient, tell them that they should not underestimate Erhu just because he is young, otherwise they will go back to the house to do chores and not come to the workshop again."

"I understand." Chi San's solemn head.

Tang Erhu, who was standing beside him, was directly blinded by the successive good news, and didn't know what he should do.

It was Chi San who pushed him, and then he woke up and bowed: "Thank you, your highness for your kindness. I will work hard and contribute more strength to our Prince Yu's Mansion, so that Prince Yu's Mansion will get better and better!"

"good!"

Liu Mingqi said with satisfaction, "Work seriously, the more you achieve, the more you get, and be more glorious and become one of the best people in Prince Yu's Mansion!"

It was good in this ancient times. The slaves in these royal palaces were on the same mind as their masters, and they had never thought about rebelling against the masters or directly cheating them.

With the imperial system and the rules of Confucianism and Legalism, almost no one dares to do so. Even if it is a slave to the country landlord's family, there are very few incidents that harm the master.

The prince's mansion is good, they are good, and this has long been engraved into the hearts of all the servants.

"The paper used to write and draw now has many shortcomings. You can make me a piece of paper." Liu Mingqi said: "This kind of paper should be easier to absorb ink, the texture should be soft and tough, the color of the paper should be smooth, and the most important thing is to be neither ed nor rotten. The ink rhyme is ever-changing. You can do it according to this requirement!"

"yes."

Tang Erhu agreed, but asked: "Your Highness, if this is the case, I will apply to go to the mountains around our capital, find more bark, wood, and other materials, and see how to mix and make it."

"Of course." Liu Mingqi recalled the future craftsmanship and raw materials and added: "The materials should not be limited to the original things. I think things like rice stalks and straws can also be added to try it."

"Oh, I'll try it!" Tang Erhu became interested and nodded repeatedly.

At the age of thirteen, after he came to the workshop, he looked at the various products in the workshop and admired geniuses like Liu Mingqi.

When his idol speaks like this, he will naturally think carefully without doubting it first.

The boy would not tell Tang Erhu that if this kind of paper was invented, he would be written into the history of the "paper industry" just like himself.

Even Tang Erhu's bigger size will be even higher.

Because Liu Mingqi asked him to make this kind of paper

There was a very resounding name in later generations

Rice paper

This paper that almost represents the peak of ancient Chinese calligraphy and painting, and the treasure that is still the most important calligraphy and painting paper in modern times has become a symbol of culture.

It has many advantages compared to the previous hemp paper, velvet paper, breasted paper, and brocade paper.

The only disadvantage is that it cannot be used as small seal characters to write, or to print books.

Because rice paper has too strong ink absorption and dispersing ability, it is suitable for use as a painting, rather than neat writing.

As long as rice paper is made, it is conceivable how big a wave will be set off in the calligraphy and painting world.

Not only will the Prince Yu Mansion make a fortune, but it will also be passed down by many times.

Such a good thing, Liu Mingqi was originally planning to try it slowly after she was free in the future.

Now that Tang Erhu can devote himself wholeheartedly, he will not be jealous of the virtuous.

As a modern person, of course, I understand what "human power is exhausted" means, and a person cannot do everything.

To be an excellent CEO of Prince Yu’s Mansion, Liu Mingqi must learn to make the best use of the people in order to make the family business bigger and bigger.

Of course, the origin of rice paper is in Xuancheng, which is similar to Moutai in Maotai, and porcelain in Jingdezhen. It has a specific geographical location to make this kind of paper.

Liu Mingqi doesn’t have to make rice paper from another era. This is too complicated and too troublesome, and it is not suitable for the current environment.

But he was also full of confidence. Maybe Tang Erhu would surprise himself!

...

The workshop in Prince Yu’s Mansion is now expanding.

I used to buy 100 acres of land and demolish dozens or hundreds of families. Now I have successively demolished more than 30, expanding the area to about 150 acres.

no way.

The sugar workshop that is about to start construction has been marked with a large area. Considering the future development of new industries and the continuous expansion of scale, it is best to buy more land to store it.

Everyone is willing to sell the house to Prince Yu’s Mansion. The price is high and they can keep them away from the Embroidered Uniform Guards. This is a great thing to be sought after.

After coming out of the workshop, Liu Mingqi could see the factory building busy working not far away.

As the workshop of Prince Yu's Mansion grows bigger and bigger, the food, drinking, defecation and urination of such a hundred people here is also a considerable income.

So, many business vendors also set up stalls at the entrance of the workshop.

At first they were still frightened, fearing that the embroidered guards who were not famous would come to drive them away, but when the embroidered guards were patrolling, they just glanced at them and turned around and left.

Over time, there are twenty or thirty vendors who often come here to do business, and they usually sell food and drink, or some rouge and water powder used by women.

The work in the workshop is very hard, but it makes a lot of money. Usually before they return to Prince Yu's mansion, when they board the carriage at the door, they will buy things and go home for their families, which can be regarded as enjoying the joy of spending money.

Seeing a group of guards coming out surrounded by Liu Mingqi, the vendors who had just met him smiled.

They don’t expect Liu Mingqi to come and buy things, as long as Liu Mingqi can acquiesce them to sell things here.

Otherwise, if Liu Mingqi ordered the people in the mansion not to buy goods from vendors, wouldn’t they want to cry without tears?

Just as he was about to get on his horse, a shout suddenly sounded not far away.

"Ming Qi! Ming Qi!"

The boy turned around and saw a group of young men and women coming over. The miserable green boy in the lead was his acquaintance Wang Zhiru.

Wang Zhiru is Liu Mingjing's loyal friend. His father is Wang Feiteng, the Minister of Revenue who is in charge of money and grain. He is also a famous playboy in this capital.

When he arrived, Wang Zhiru smiled and grabbed Liu Mingqi and shouted to the girls behind him: "Come on! I have caught you, the culprit who has made you cry these days, come and settle the score with him!"

Liu Mingqi was still here for no reason, but the girls over there became angry.

But it was not for Liu Mingqi.

"Let go of the prince!"

"Wang Laoer, how can you, a rough man, behave badly to Prince Yu?"

"Uncle Wang, you are too savage! Don't hurt our Highness!"

They all cursed with their hips, which made Wang Zhiru laugh and cry, so he quickly let go of the boy.

Liu Mingqi understood a little at this time. Judging from their age, they should be the young ladies who are waiting to be named after their names.

The one who can make them cry together is naturally not themselves, but the story book of Liang Zhu.

The lethality of "Liang Zhu" to women is at the level of a nuclear bomb.

Whether it is a young and beautiful girl, a married wife, or a woman with children in pairs, her longing for love has not changed even in ancient times.
To be continued...