bestfiction Chapter 143 A New Invention in Dragon City! Papermaking!
Chapter 143 A New Invention in Dragon City! Papermaking!
Unlike the enhancement drugs used by other factions.
The enhanced medicine that Xiao Yu and Xiao Cao improved is for both internal and external use.
One dose of medicine is taken internally, and the external application involves a medicated bath.
To better enhance the drug's effects and boost overall strength...
It requires intense training to unleash your full potential!
So... for the next period of time, Chenlong began to train like crazy.
Sprint at top speed for 100 kilometers!
Like a pile driver, do a thousand push-ups.
One thousand sit-ups...
The same applies to others like Chenlong who received the enhancement drug.
Everyone was training like crazy, pushing their limits to the limit...
Meanwhile, Xiao Yu, accompanied by Chu Ling Shuang, was heading to a workshop in the inner city.
After all... the Hall of Merit is very busy right now, and Honglian and Xinglan both have to help out there.
Upon learning that the special forces were training intensely, Xiao Yu smiled with relief.
If this continues... by the time they arrive at the trade fair, the special forces team will definitely be significantly stronger and become a symbol of Dragon City!
With a group of powerful subordinates around him, he can earn energy stones faster and become stronger more quickly!
A moment later, inside the workshop, Chu Ling Shuang pointed to an elderly man with a full head of white hair and introduced him to Xiao Yu: "Lord City Lord, this Mr. Sun Yubo was once the most skilled papermaker in Divine Weapon City..."
"This old man greets Your Lordship!"
The old man, Sun Yubo, was busy with his work when he heard that Xiao Yu had arrived. He was immediately excited. "Lord City Lord, I have successfully tested the paper you requested!"
"Oh? So fast? Let me see!" Xiao Yu was delighted to hear this.
In his past life, he browsed a large number of popular videos on Bilibili every day.
I have seen the manufacturing methods of the ten greatest inventions of ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad, many times.
Two days ago, after finding mulberry trees and bamboo, Xiao Yu copied down the simplest methods for making paper from these two plants from Bilibili in his previous life and asked Honglian to find someone to test them.
The five raw materials used in ancient Chinese papermaking were: hemp, mulberry, rattan, paper mulberry, and bamboo.
Papermaking involves more than 20 processes, including material selection, cooking, papermaking, and drying.
Every step of the process is done by hand.
Xiao Yu originally thought it would take several days to produce paper.
Unexpectedly, there are hidden talents among ordinary people, and they succeeded so quickly!
"Lord City Lord, please..." The old man, Sun Yubo, immediately gestured and pointed to the spot for Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu glanced around and saw that there were still more than a dozen people in the workshop busy with their own tasks.
In the very center of the workshop were boilers boiling a milky white liquid, which was used to make a paste.
Once the pulp is boiled, it's used to make paper using fine mesh screens...
Along the walls surrounding the workshop, there are rows of three- or four-tiered wooden shelves, on which are sheets of freshly made paper being dried—the final step in the papermaking process.
"Not bad, very well done!" Xiao Yu nodded in satisfaction.
Once the process is done correctly, mass production is just a matter of time.
"It is our honor to serve the city lord!" Upon hearing Xiao Yu's praise, the old man Sun Yubo grinned, his old face beaming like a chrysanthemum.
When Chu Ling Shuang joined Long Cheng, many outstanding talents who had received the master's favor took the initiative to follow her.
And this white-haired old man named Sun Yubo was one of them.
His son was the master's bodyguard and later died a heroic death in battle. The master and his wife had always taken good care of Sun Yubo and his daughter-in-law, so when they learned that Chu Ling Shuang was leaving, Sun Yubo immediately took his daughter-in-law and left with her.
Now, life is so good in Longcheng.
He was grateful to the former young city lord Chu Ling Shuang, but even more grateful to the city lord himself.
Sun Yubo was naturally very happy to be able to help the city lord.
Moreover... after trying the papermaking method taught by the city lord, he was utterly astonished by the other party's erudition.
The old man pointed to the shelf in front of him, took down a few sheets of paper, and handed them to Xiao Yu: "Lord City Lord, mulberry leaves and bamboo are different materials, so we have made three kinds of paper. Please take a look..."
Three kinds?
Xiao Yu examined and felt everything one by one, and was immediately delighted.
There are three types of paper that Sun Yubo invented.
The first type is made from mature bamboo, which is the cheapest, but relatively rough and grayish-yellow in color...
The second type is made from tender bamboo, which costs more than twice as much and is relatively smooth and even.
The third type is made from mulberry leaves; it is white, soft, and smooth, but extremely expensive.
To produce the same size sheet of paper, the cost of the third method is more than three times higher than that of the first method!
"Lord City Lord, which type of paper would you prefer to produce?" Sun Yubo asked.
The paper mill has just opened, and papermaking is a technical skill. The people working in the mill now are all apprentices trained by Sun Yubo. They already have some papermaking experience, so they can get started right away.
However, even if other newcomers come to apply, they cannot learn the skills in a short period of time.
Therefore... paper mills are severely understaffed and can only prioritize the production of one type of paper.
"Let's start mass-produce the first type," Xiao Yu said without much hesitation. "Of course... we also need to manufacture a small quantity of the second and third types..."
He knew very well that the first method had the lowest cost because bamboo grows quickly.
However... the second and third types of paper cannot be abandoned either; they can be supplied as special items to the City Lord's Mansion.
The second type was used to issue announcements and other documents from the city lord's mansion; the third type was used as toilet paper.
"I'll prepare the materials as soon as possible," Xiao Yu said before leaving the workshop.
A moment later, he arrived at the planting area.
"Lord of the City!" Upon seeing Xiao Yu arrive, Yingzi immediately came over to greet him.
She and Xiaoyu conduct the morning and evening training sessions for the various parks every day.
However... Sakurako still prefers to stay in the planting area.
Looking at these lush green plants makes me feel good.
Growing these vegetables and plants yourself is like watching your own child grow up little by little, which is very fulfilling.
"Is it your shift today?" Xiao Yu asked with a gentle smile.
Upon learning that Sakura was Tetsuo's wife and could read, he promoted her to one of the managers of the planting area, second only to Tama in rank.
Like Chenlong and his wife, the couple had successfully risen to the middle and upper ranks of Longcheng.
"Oh, it's not my shift... Sister Xiaoyu's husband is preparing to use the enhancement drug, and she has to take care of him, so I'm covering for her," Yingzi explained with a smile.
After Xiaoyu's man obtained the Tier 5 enhancement potion, he was training like crazy to improve its effects... Meanwhile, her man Tie Nan was already Tier 5. Even if he received a Tier 5 enhancement potion, it wouldn't be of much help to him, and he couldn't break through to Tier 6.
Therefore, Iron Man gave his last dose of enhancement medicine to someone else.