After the sacrificial ceremony came to an end, the construction of the city wall also entered the stage of collecting nets, and the planting task of the Ministry of Agriculture was gradually on track. Without Chao Chen's special attention, the task could be completed very well.
It just so happened that a certain system leader was able to free up his hands to do another thing, that is—papermaking.
In addition, Chen Chao also planned to give a new task to the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Construction, and the various ministers of animal husbandry.
That is, all walks of life, standardized settings, in order to better help newcomers quickly enter a working state, there can also be a special standard to determine the extent to which each thing should be achieved.
After all, let’s take farming as an example: how to dig the land for wasteland, how to get it after digging, what kind of land is needed for wheat, what kind of paddy field is needed for rice, how deep should seeds be buried, and how to transplant rice seedlings. Specific methods, usual maintenance and so on.
Word of mouth is not impossible. Now that there are few people, word of mouth can indeed be passed on.
But what about after that, after doing it many times
Will there be a problem of slack, or a mistake in a certain word of mouth
It is not impossible to rely on feelings, but everyone's feelings are different. Before the results come out, it is difficult to define who is right and who is wrong
In general, Chen Chao still prefers to publish several agricultural pamphlets, animal husbandry pamphlets, and construction pamphlets.
There is a standard in this way, that is, after you have done it, you know how to do it well, and then everyone will always follow this standard.
Chen Chao didn't ask for someone to do it because of someone, and he discovered something that could double the harvest through a random operation.
Even if it is discovered, the harvest will be at least a few months away, and it is difficult to trace the source.
He only asks that the status quo can be maintained and that production will not be reduced due to certain personal reasons.
After that, a dedicated research team will discover better possibilities little by little.
Of course, he is also very supportive of personal research, but not now.
Chen Chao now only has one small request, that is to maintain the output first, so that everyone can have a full meal.
The booklets of the three major industries are written, on the one hand, to set standards, and on the other hand, to prepare for the development of adult technology classes.
And it's time to launch two Chinese and mathematics textbooks for 'Tianyuan Primary School'. Otherwise, it would be a class with sand every day. If it weren't for the small demand now, the problem would not be serious.
Otherwise, after 'Tianyuan Primary School' and 'Tianyuan Evening School' are on the right track, teaching texts only by sand will be too restrictive, and they will not be able to expand if they want to.
As for other subjects, it can be a little later for the time being.
After the textbooks are launched, the literacy rate of the entire tribe will also increase rapidly.
Because Chen Chao understands that if he wants to quickly enter the industrial society from the agricultural society, it is not enough to rely on himself or bring a few people to develop machines.
After these machines come out, there must be someone who can operate them, someone who can find ways to upgrade them, and even many people who can work together to develop new machines.
And these, without exception, all need to be learned? A large (just....sensitive word) amount of knowledge.
But these are all things for later. Before learning knowledge, you must first be able to read.
Now the literacy rate of the Tianyuan Tribe is terribly low, except for the dozen or so little kids and the management of various departments who know a little more.
The people below, Chen Chao dare not say 100%, at least 80%, even the newly built cafeteria posted what to eat today, and what to eat today, they don't quite understand.
In addition to textbooks, Chen Chao also found that there are many aspects in the tribe that need to use paper, such as the current 'Tianyuan Monthly Report'.
The previous "Tianyuan Monthly Newsletter" was mainly issued monthly, and occasionally when there was an emergency or major event, it would be issued separately.
Of course, the distribution of monthly reports has a lot to do with the way they are produced.
At present, charcoal is mainly used to write on wooden boards. Although it can also be written, but limited by the material, it is difficult to write very small and thin with charcoal.
If the writing is too small, it will basically be blurred into one piece, so not only have to write larger characters, but also have to work hard to write smaller ones.
Otherwise, the issuance of a "block" monthly report will not remember many things at all.
But there is no other way if we don't get the monthly report. If we don't get it, a large part of the tribe will not know the sources and channels of accurate news.
After all, this kind of 'official' news is more convincing than the gossip that is passed on by word of mouth.
Moreover, Chen Chao also intends to train the people of the Tianyuan tribe to become familiar with this method of obtaining information as soon as possible, in order to prepare for the sudden increase in the tribe's population in the future.
The Tianyuan tribe is basically changing with each passing day. Chen Chao has already planned to upgrade the 'Tianyuan Monthly' to the 'Tianyuan Weekly', from posting a bulletin board at the beginning of each month to posting it once a week.
Now that technical brochures and textbooks are going online, it's time to start messing around with paper.
After all, after the paper has been processed, writing on paper is much more comfortable and convenient than writing with charcoal on a wooden board, which takes a lot of effort every time.
In addition to books and propaganda, the paper produced can also be used to paste windows.
It’s okay in summer now, it has nothing to do with opening a window and sleeping with a door.
But in winter, the trouble is big. But in winter, the whole house is dark. During the day, when the doors and windows are closed, there is no light at all. If it is not closed, the cold wind will be poured in.
So it’s okay not to think about it. When I think about it, I feel that paper is used almost everywhere in life.
After deciding to tinker with paper, Chen Chao began to study how to make paper. There are now stretches of ramie fields in the tribe, and basically only the outermost skin is used to make linen clothes.
The raw materials are very sufficient, so now that the paper is online, everything is ready and I only owe Dongfeng~~
Ramie paper has three major characteristics, namely thinness, toughness, and durability. Its effect is miraculous, and it is a traditional economical and practical folk paper.
Over the long years, it has contributed a lot to people's production and life.
For example, it can be used to paste windows, which not only protects against wind and cold, but also is very transparent, not easy to rot in the rain, and not easy to break in the wind.
If this kind of hemp paper is used as a ceiling, the muscles and bones are also tough and can be pulled continuously, and it contains water and absorbs powder, so it is clean and flat.
For account books and writing, ink does not leak, it is resistant to rubbing, it is easy to store, and it is not moth-eaten, and it can be stored for a long time.
Query (strike out) After knowing the benefits of ramie paper, a certain system boss is so satisfied that he couldn't be more satisfied~~
After determining the direction, Chen Chao began to inquire (cross out) and think about the methods and technologies of papermaking.
He didn't inquire (cross out) how to make ramie paper, but he found the process of making paper from bamboo, and planned to use this method to experiment, while modifying some more suitable processes in a targeted manner.
The first step is to chop the bamboo and float the pond: chop the tender bamboo, put it in the pond, soak it for more than 100 days, and use natural microorganisms to decompose and wash off the green skin of the bamboo.
The second step is to cook on the fire: Put the bamboo obtained above into the "Wang" bucket and cook it with lime for eight days and eight nights.
The third step, Mortar: Take out the above-mentioned treated bamboo, put it into a stone mortar, and beat it with a stone pestle until the bamboo is smashed and looks like a mud surface.
The fourth step is to pour the material into the curtain: Pour the battered bamboo material into the water tank, and use the bamboo curtain to stir the material in the water. The bamboo material becomes a thin layer and attaches to the bamboo curtain, and the remaining water flows from the four sides of the bamboo curtain flow down the tank
The fifth step is to cover the curtain and press the paper: then the curtain is passed over and over again, so that the wet paper falls on the board, and it becomes a sheet of paper. In this way, repeat the steps of slopping the material and covering the curtain, so that a sheet of wet paper is piled up to thousands of sheets, and then add a wooden board on top to squeeze out most of the water.
The sixth step is to dry through fire: raise the wet paper one by one and dry it. The equipment for baking paper is to build a narrow alley with earth bricks, and a fire is lit in the alley. After the temperature of the earth bricks rises, wet paper is pasted one by one to dry. After drying, uncover it to get paper.
After sorting out his thoughts, he went to the weaving department to find a batch of ramie waste, and planned to soak them first, and then look at the specific situation later.
As for the lime, we can take it easy, and then let Qu and Li Nong lead the Ministry of Commerce to do business while looking for limestone.
However, limestone should be launched as soon as possible. After all, it is the main raw material for burning paper lime and cement. If the Ministry of Construction wants to move forward like flying, cement is indispensable~
Even if you want to smelt iron in the future, this thing is indispensable.
While Chen Chao was thinking about how to make paper, the hunting team led by the leader Yuan was chased and intercepted by a team of nearly 200 people.
Xian Lai looked at the golden ax in the leader Xian's hand, and tried to squeeze out a smile and asked, "Boss, why don't you go save Brother Xianyu and the others?"
The leader Xian glanced at Xianlai, and said lightly, "Hey, why are you in a hurry, wait for me to try it first, it's a weapon made by this tribe."
After speaking, it was appropriate for the people around him to move aside. He held the handle of the ax with both hands, raised it high, and slashed at a piece of wood as thick as an arm in front of him.
"Kacha", the wood snapped.