In the end, the papermaking workshop recruited more than fifty people in total, which was considered the first step for their just-started 'small workshop'.
Jiang Zhiyue has also lived in this Guhuai Village for a few months, so the person she picked naturally has no big problems with her character.
It is impossible to build such a large workshop without disturbing other people.
Those who had mastered the papermaking technology did not take Jiang Zhiyue's workshop seriously at all.
After all, they feel that the method of making paper is in their hands, and others cannot easily come up with it even if they try hard.
The papermaking process in ancient times was very complicated. Even though the methods Jiang Zhiyue wrote had been improved a lot, it still took more than three months to make the first batch of paper.
"I'll count to three, let's work together!"
Zhang and Sun stood aside and said to the workers.
Jiang Zhiyue stood in an open space out of the way and was also witnessing this scene.
"Three, two, one, up!"
There were several workers standing around a large square wooden trough. After shouting, they worked together to lift up the wooden frame that had been filled with mesh in the wooden trough.
In addition to Zhang, Sun and the workers who were lifting the wooden frame, there were other workers standing around who had no work on their hands. Seeing their success, everyone cheered.
“It’s done!!!”
There was a lively atmosphere in the papermaking workshop, and everyone hurriedly dried the paper they had just taken out on the shelves that had been prepared.
Everyone looked at Jiang Zhiyue with a smile and said happily: "Little boss, what do you think of this?" Without his reminder, Jiang Zhiyue had already walked to the drying area to take a look.
She is very satisfied with the results these days.
When she was happy, the workers in the papermaking workshop were also happy.
Why?
Because Jiang Zhiyue will give them bonuses when she is happy!
Sure enough, Jiang Zhiyue waved her hand and said, "Well done, everyone will receive an extra 100 cents this month."
The villagers working in the workshop were all smiling and saying thank you to their little boss.
The paper taken out of the pulp water needs to be dried for several days. During these days, a lot of new paper is taken out continuously and continues to be dried.
Jiang Zhiyue was still not satisfied. She had not forgotten her original intention of building the paper workshop.
To create toilet paper that can be used every day!
However, due to the immature technology of this era, it is not easy to produce toilet paper for future generations.
After the papermaking workshop started, Jiang Zhiyue asked people from the General Mansion to help search for several craftsmen who had research on this and sent them to Guhuai Village.
Jiang Zhiyue gave them some pointers based on what she remembered, and also took out a few sections of toilet paper from later generations for them to look at.
It's just that more than three months have passed, and no specific clues have been found.
The products produced after several trials were so rough and inferior that they could not even be molded.
Jiang Zhiyue simply bought another piece of land near the papermaking workshop and built several houses for them to study on their own.
And a few days later, all the papers that were dried were successfully dried.
Workers in the workshop cut large sheets of paper and stack them together.
Jiang Zhiyue compared the rice paper she bought from the bookstore in the town. The quality was almost the same, but their cost was lower. If they were sold in the bookstore, they would definitely sell better than rice paper of the same quality.
Jiang Zhiyue also discussed with brothers Liang Wuxia and Liang Wuji that Bie Lai Bookstore and a small bookstore under the name of General Mansion would be the only merchants selling the paper they made.
The bookstore in the General's Mansion was Zhou Wei's dowry, but the business was not very good, so it was never run.
As for why Jiang Zhiyue chose Bielai Bookshop, it was naturally because she knew that the owner behind this bookshop was Ouyang Ming.
Of course, if you have money, you have to make it with your family.
Yes, Jiang Zhiyue has classified Ouyang Ming into the ranks of her own family. For nearly four months, Ouyang Ming has been making constant moves.
He had already subdued many trustworthy and effective subordinates according to the memory in his dream, and quickly gathered a group of nearly a thousand subordinates.
Those people were hidden deep in the mountains behind Guhuai Village by Ouyang Ming.
It takes a lot of money to support so many people, so Ouyang Ming is very short of money.
No matter how busy he is, he will come to Jiang's house every once in a while and stay for two days before leaving.
This day was a day off for school in the town. In the evening, Jiang Yuchao and a few boys came back, looking a little heavy.
Looking at the few people who looked a little uncomfortable, Mrs. Jiang asked, "What's wrong with them? They all look sad."
Jiang Yuchao answered: "When I came back from town today, I saw a notice that the government was looking for someone again."
Old Mrs. Jiang said nonchalantly: "Just look for someone. This famine has just passed, so it's normal to look for relatives and friends."
Jiang Yuchao shook his head and said: "The notice posted is another notice for Prince Xun'an."
"That has nothing to do with us.
Mrs. Jiang's words stopped abruptly. Isn't this Crown Prince An Xiao Ming?!!!
After such a long time, they knew why Ouyang Ming was unwilling to return to the capital with the officials who were looking for him, and they also knew that his family members were all under house arrest in the capital.
Ouyang Ming is so busy every day now, and the Jiang family automatically figured out that he had to find a way to save his family.
Then if he is brought back, he will also be put under house arrest.
The Jiang family all regarded Ouyang Ming as family, and naturally they did not want to see such a result happen.
Mr. Jiang suddenly asked: "Don't everyone outside think that Xiao Ming is dead? Why did they find someone again?"
Jiang Yuchao also had no way to answer this question.
Sanlang frowned and asked worriedly: "Brother Ming also promised me to work with him when I pass the examination as a scholar. So if he is caught and taken to the capital, will I not be able to follow him?"
Ouyang Ming said that he would take Sanlang with him to train him when he was admitted to the scholar examination. He said this a few days ago.
Sanlang couldn't continue studying, so he thought it would be good to work with Ouyang Ming like Li Wen and Li Da. He had seen the skills of the two of them, and they were also very good.
So Sanlang asked Ouyang Ming if he could follow him.
Ouyang Ming did not dare to agree. If Sanlang became an illiterate because of his agreement, Jiang Zhiyue didn't know how to annoy him.
So Ouyang Ming said that only after he passed the examination as a scholar could he be qualified to follow him.
Recently, Saburo has been studying very hard, just to get the recommendation from the master of the school before the college examination begins, so as to have a chance to take the examination.
How could he have imagined that such an accident could happen.
Jiang Zhiyue didn't know about this, because Ouyang Ming hadn't been to Guhuai Village for a long time recently, and he didn't let Li Da or Li Wen give her any news.
When everyone was silent, there was a knock on the Jiang family's door.
Jiang Zhiyue seemed to feel something, and quickly stood up and opened the door.
