Lu Xuan had a faint smile on his face and waved his hand: "Brother, sit down!"
Mi Zhu looked respectful and sat down honestly.
Lu Xuan called him big brother.
This is Lu Xuan's closeness and respect for him.
However, Mi Zhu has always been respectful and upright in his work. He knows his identity and does not go beyond anything. Especially his sister is Lu Xuan's concubine. With this status, Mi Zhu is even more humble in order to avoid causing trouble to Mi Huan.
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During the past few days when Mi Zhu came to Shu County, he stayed at Mi Fang's mansion. He never went out or visited anyone. He just stayed at the house and read.
Mi Zhu didn't do anything else.
Lu Xuan did not arrange any duties for him, and Mi Zhu did not have the slightest complaint in his heart.
Lu Xuan looked casual and said easily: "Eldest brother worked for me early in the morning, married Huan'er to me, and supported my war horses, so that I had the first batch of cavalry under my command. I have always remembered this.
In my heart, we are not only kings and ministers, but also a family, and there is no need to be restrained, big brother."
Mi Zhu humbly said: "Lord, this is what a humble position should do. It is her honor for my little sister to marry the lord, and it is also the glory of the Mi family. As for the war horse presented to the lord, it is the dowry of the Mi family and is nothing."
A smile also appeared on Lu Xuan's face.
Mi Zhu is very cautious in doing things.
And, very self-disciplined.
Such people are what Lu Xuan relies on and what Lu Xuan needs.
In a hugely profitable industry like papermaking, Lu Xuan needs someone who is capable and trustworthy. Such a person should preferably be a direct descendant of the family. In terms of relationship, Mi Zhu is like this. After all, Mi Zhu is Lu Xuan's brother-in-law.
Lu Xuan nodded, handed the white paper Mi Huan sent to Mi Zhu, and said directly: "This is the paper Huan'er arranged for Uncle Zuo to make. It is ready for mass production. I want to sell this kind of white paper to the world.
Go everywhere."
"Although Feixianjiu has been making money, there is a difference between Feixianjiu and blank paper."
"Feixian Liquor is expensive and consumes food, so there must be certain restrictions. Moreover, the sales people of Feixian Liquor are mainly people from powerful families, including scholars and powerful people. The white paper is different. Anyone who wants to study can buy Feixian Liquor.
can be purchased."
"Although the price is cheaper, there are countless people buying our white paper, so they will definitely make huge profits."
"It can be said that with the blank paper created by Uncle Zuo, Yangzhou has another pillar industry, which can continuously make money. This ensures that the money in my hands is enough, making the finances relatively comfortable."
"In such a hugely profitable industry, I need someone I can trust, someone who knows how to operate, and has strong abilities. I need to be capable, understand how to operate, and be the most loyal. After thinking about it, I can only ask my eldest brother to help me."
Mi Zhu was greatly moved when he heard this. In fact, he had always been a little uneasy in his heart.
He was once imprisoned by Liu Bei.
He was once used by Chen Deng to threaten Lu Xuan.
Although Chen Deng also became a lieutenant under Lu Xuan, inspecting officials and dignitaries for Lu Xuan, which was regarded as working together. However, Mi Zhu failed to do things well after all.
After listening to Lu Xuan's words, Mi Zhu would be lying if he said he wasn't moved.
Mi Zhu looked at the condition of the white paper and was surprised by the texture and quality of the paper. He was rich in experience and understood in an instant that the new paper would make a lot of money.
This is a new way to make money.
Mi Zhu stood up and said in a loud voice: "This is a humble position. I should serve my lord and live up to my lord's high expectations."
Lu Xuan waved his hand for Mi Zhu to sit down and continued: "Since the eldest brother agrees, I will set up a separate organization called Jiangnan Paper for the manufacturing and sales of new paper. The eldest brother's official position is to serve as a young eunuch and be responsible for Jiangnan Paper
Industry."
"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
Mi Zhu answered immediately.
In his heart, he was even more awe-inspiring.
The position of Shao Jian is the second-in-command of the Shaofu. The first-in-command of the Shaofu is the Shaofu Jian, one of the nine ministers of the imperial court. The Shaofu’s responsibility is to take care of the emperor’s private property for the emperor, which is a very important one.
Official positions must be held by the emperor's confidants.
Lu Xuan's arrangement for him shows his ambition and the importance he attaches to him.
Ordinary people cannot serve as Shaofu Shaojian.
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "Brother, I will leave the matter of Jiangnan Paper to you."
"I will definitely live up to my lord's high expectations."
Mi Zhu answered again.
A smile appeared on Lu Xuan's face. The reason why he asked Mi Zhu to serve as the young eunuch of the Shaofu was because Lu Xuan needed private money.
There are many things that need to be advanced in Yangzhou and Xuzhou. If everything goes to Hucao, some things will be inconvenient. Especially Hucao's money is related to the livelihood of Yangzhou and Xuzhou. They have to relieve the victims and are often at war. There are
When trying to transfer Hu Cao's account, you will encounter various problems.
Lu Xuan needs his own private account.
This is also something that emperors of all dynasties have been focusing on. Lu Xuan has money in his own bag, so things can be arranged easily.
After Lu Xuan sent Mi Zhu away, he asked someone to bring back a pile of paper, cut it according to the pattern of thread-bound books in later generations, and bound a few books. Once such thread-bound books are bound, the overall feeling will be different.
Currently, there are almost no thread-bound books on the market.
Zuo Bo's paper is very expensive, cannot be mass-produced, and is not easy to preserve. The real collection of books is bamboo slips, silk and the like. The new paper made by Zuo Bo has improved the raw materials, and the paper has a better texture and is easier to preserve.
, the price will also be cheaper.
The key is that it can be mass produced.
This is ultimately what is needed.
After all, the straw left after harvesting rice is easy to obtain, and it will not affect the planting of rice or the livelihood of the people. If you use mulberry bark, etc., the mulberry tree will die after peeling off the bark. The mulberry tree will be gone and silkworms will not be raised.
That's no good, it's unsustainable. Just like that, although the original Zuobo paper existed, it was relatively expensive and has never been sustainable. After all, the texture and toughness are not so good.
After Lu Xuan bound several thread-bound books, he looked at the bound books and thought of printing.
In fact, printing has existed for the earliest time.
Today's printing technology is very primitive, mainly based on rubbings.
During the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty, based on Cai Yong's suggestion, carved stone tablets of Confucian classics such as "The Book of Songs", "Shang Shu", "Book of Changes", "Book of Rites", "Spring and Autumn", etc. at the entrance of Taixue.
People make excerpts and rubbings so that people can learn the classics.
These are relatively ancient printing techniques.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, engraving printing appeared. In fact, it was essentially the same as a stone tablet. One was standing on the ground, and the other was made into a small mold. At the same time, the mold was carved on the wooden board backwards.
In fact, this is also the way of rubbing.
Lu Xuan was also thinking about block printing. He did not consider movable type printing because movable type printing looked good. In fact, after the invention of movable type printing, block printing was still used on a large scale.
The reason is very simple. The sub-molds for movable type printing are very demanding. The sub-molds of each movable type must be of the same height, which is difficult to achieve with the technology of this era. When you are composing type for typesetting, some movable type will be taller and some will be shorter.
It's difficult to print.
In many experiments, copper movable type printing has the best effect. Because the type mold is fired from copper as the raw material, the mold is not easy to deform and is durable.
The problem is, human nature cannot be controlled.
Copper is money, and many people will quietly take it with them.
In history, a certain emperor who was crazy about seals simply melted the more than 200,000 copper movable types forged by Kang Mazi and directly made them into copper coins. So the movable type printing looks good, but it also needs engraving printing.
Although there is a cost loss, engraving printed books is the easiest to promote and arrange.
After Lu Xuan thought about it clearly, he arranged for craftsmen to carve eleven articles from the Book of Songs "Guo Feng·Zhou Nan" according to the size of the book. Each article has a small number of words. It only takes a few days for a skilled craftsman to carve it.
Finish.
Lu Xuan planned to carve a batch of articles to see the situation.
Lu Xuan arranged the matter and stopped caring about it. He dealt with government affairs on a daily basis and time passed day by day.
In the blink of an eye, it’s November 26th.
The weather is fine and it is an auspicious day.
In the afternoon, Lu Xuan led the wedding team to the Zhen family's residence in Shu County and personally married Zhen Mi into the house. This kind of wedding was similar to that of Mi Huan, Cao Xian, and Xiao Qiao, and the specifications were all the same.
There is nothing more grand than Da Qiao's wedding.
Under the guidance of the master of ceremonies, Lu Xuan and Zhen Mi completed various etiquettes. Lu Xuan left Zhen Mi behind and went out to receive the guests. After the banquet was over, it was already late at night before Lu Xuan came to the decorated wedding room.