The two of them suddenly looked frightened and looked at Li Xuan blankly.
"We really don't know what your Majesty means!"
"I don't know?"
Li Xuan sneered, "In the case of the Japanese Hozen in Wannian County, the two heads of the family agreed to help me find the mastermind behind it. How much time has passed between the two of you?"
Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde: "..."
My heart trembled, and I still couldn't believe it.
So much time has passed, and the king still remembers it!
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Since no clues were found at that time, it can be seen how cautious the mastermind behind the scenes was. Therefore, only after a long time, and after his inner vigilance relaxes, can the truth be revealed!"
Cui Hongmo said quickly.
"So, do you two have news?"
Li Xuan couldn't help but chuckle.
"Hey, your Majesty..."
The two of them were smiling.
"If you have nothing to do, don't bother me in front of this king!"
Li Xuan snorted coldly.
"Resign, villain!"
After hearing this, the two people quickly left.
As for Li Xuan, he was already lying on the sofa, closing his eyes and resting.
After coming out of the gate of the other courtyard, the two of them relaxed slightly and let out a long sigh of relief.
"It seems that those families have really offended His Majesty and the King this time!"
"However, your Majesty's memory is really long-lasting. You must not do it in the future..."
The two of them were talking in low voices, without stopping, and hurriedly returned to the Jin Tea Shop in Chang'an City.
The shop was already filled with stewards from aristocratic families.
"Two wise brothers, do you have any news about my little brother's entrustment?"
When he saw the two of them, he hurriedly greeted them.
The two of them shook their heads with heavy expressions, and then sighed.
"But what's wrong?"
All the stewards of the aristocratic families couldn't help but look anxious and asked quickly.
"Please tell me what you have to say. You are really worried to death if you look like this!"
"Exactly, these two wise brothers followed His Highness the King of Jin and made a lot of money, but I have been waiting for these few days, but I am so anxious that I can't eat or sleep well!"
"well!"
Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde sighed heavily again and bowed their hands apologetically to the stewards of the aristocratic families.
“Everyone, it’s not that we can’t help, it’s that we are helpless!”
"Exactly, as soon as we opened our mouths today, His Highness Prince Jin became furious!"
"Prince Jin is furious?"
Suddenly, the expressions of all the aristocratic family stewards changed slightly.
"Exactly!"
Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde quietly glanced at the stewards of the aristocratic families and said, "This matter is His Majesty's punishment for you for doing little things behind your back. Fortunately, His Highness King Jin made some suggestions, so we and I finally understood.
Dear brothers, because of this matter, we almost made His Highness the King of Jin angry. From now on, we will never dare to agree to such a thing again, so I ask for your understanding."
All the stewards of the aristocratic families couldn't help laughing and said repeatedly.
"This matter has really troubled the two wise brothers. Today, I am hosting a banquet for the two wise brothers as an apology!"
"Exactly, this matter was due to our negligence, which caused the two virtuous brothers to suffer. We must make a good apology!"
Hearing this, Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He hurriedly faced all the stewards of the aristocratic families and accused him again and again.
"Dear brothers, we still have a lot of things to do, and we really can't go out. Please forgive me, forgive me!"
"Another day, the two of us will host a banquet in person to invite you to apologize!"
"Um?"
All the stewards of the aristocratic families were full of curiosity.
"I am a member of an aristocratic family, so why are these two wise brothers so busy?"
"Exactly, the autumn harvest won't begin until more than half a month later. What other things do the two wise brothers need to be busy with these days?"
"Excuse me dear brothers, I am waiting to plant the Baidianzi this year and have already started picking it!"
Cui Hongmo cupped his hands and said.
"Baidiezi?"
All the stewards of the aristocratic families could not help but be surprised.
"Exactly, a full twenty acres. His Royal Highness the King of Jin attaches great importance to this. We cannot afford any negligence!"
Cui Hongmo nodded quickly and said again: "Besides, Aye at home has brought his little sister and others to Chang'an soon. I have to prepare for this!"
"Master Cui? Princess Jin?"
Now, after being surprised, the stewards of these aristocratic families couldn't help but look envious.
"In this way, we will no longer disturb these two wise brothers!"
"We will send you off to all of you worthy brothers!..."
After walking out of the Jin Tea Shop, the smiles on the faces of the stewards from aristocratic families suddenly fell silent.
Especially when they thought of Cui Hongmo's words, everyone couldn't help but sigh together, and then they all went back to their homes.
If it doesn't work on King Jin's side, then they will have to face His Majesty Li Er alone.
well!
…
Three days later.
Inside the Lijiazhuang Forge.
Li Xuan, Cheng Chusi and others stood on one side, quietly watching Li Dashi and Mo Laosi. One of them stood at one end of the water tank, holding a giant curtain, swinging in the water tank full of yellow silk.
Swing away.
After repeating it many times, the giant curtain was covered with a thin layer of paper.
Then, after it dries a little, peel off a thin piece of decorative paper with your hands.
Li Xuan, Cheng Chusi and others did not wait long. Under the sun, the huge piece of paper was completely dried and formed.
"Master, it's really a piece of paper!"
"I didn't expect that making paper would be so tedious!"
Seeing this, Cheng Chusi, Li Baoding and others were all excited.
Although they are the eldest sons of the Duke and Prince of Guo, this is their first time to watch the papermaking process.
"Um?"
However, Li Xuan found something wrong.
"Why is this piece of paper slightly rough compared to the paper used by this king?"
"Your Majesty, forgive me. In order to show you the papermaking process as quickly as possible this time, I have simplified the process of boiling the skin of yellow tillers a lot. As a result, the resulting paper is a bit rougher than normal paper!"
Li Dashi said quickly.
"I see!"
Li Xuan did not blame him for this.
Originally, he asked these two people to make embellishment paper just to watch some of the papermaking process.
"Letai, have you figured out a way to improve papermaking?"
Thinking about it, Li Xuan looked at the band stage aside.
"Your Majesty, forgive me!"
Le Tai immediately felt ashamed.
Seeing this, Li Xuan chuckled lightly and didn't take it seriously.
Looking at Li Dashi and Mo Laosi who were busy making paper with giant curtains again, they said thoughtfully: "The color of the paper made from the bark of yellow tillers is yellow. If it is made from bamboo, how can it be done?"
Not white?"
"bamboo?"
Hearing this, Bandai's expression changed.
"exactly!"
Li Xuan thought for a while and said: "Pull out the white bamboo fiber inside the bamboo, boil it into mince, then use good lime to turn it into mortar, apply it on the bamboo material, put it in a barrel and cook it, and cook it into a slurry lake.
Then rinse it clean and make it like paper, I wonder if that’s possible?”
"The king is so wise!"
Le Tai's eyes lit up and he said quickly: "I think this method is feasible, but this is Guan Nei and there are not many bamboos!"
"There seem to be several long bamboo forests on Zhongnan Mountain. We can send people to search for them tomorrow!" Li Xuan said.
"Yes, I will go look for it tomorrow!"
Le Tai said quickly.
"Um!"
Li Xuan nodded and said again: "So, can the rice stalks in the fields also be used to make paper?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. After the autumn harvest, I will collect some rice stalks for testing!"
At this moment, Bandai was full of motivation.
"Um!"
Li Xuan nodded lightly.
Then, after looking at it for a while again, he walked out.
In this weather, the inside of the forge was like a big steamer. After just a while, he was already soaked to the skin!