The next day, Du Shaoqing, led by the eunuch Lao Gao, met the papermaking workshop given by Li Er. It was a papermaking workshop run by the imperial court. The people of the Tang Dynasty generally could not afford rice paper. This papermaking workshop used mulberry bark. The paper made was thin and soft, with strong pulling force, and the thorns were broken like cotton wool, so it was also called cotton paper.

The materials for the entire Tang Dynasty papermaking can be said to be varied, and basically they use Cai Lun’s improved papermaking technology. Mullet bark is mostly used in the north, straw is mostly used in the south, and vine paper made of vine bark by people, and paper made of fishing nets and rags is collectively called hemp paper, etc.

However, if you really use it for writing, only rice paper can be used, and the others are all suitable for daily use.

"Mr. Du, I'll leave this workshop to you. If you still lack anything, please ask the prince. The old slave will go and supervise it immediately." The eunuch Lao Gao said.

Du Shaoqing asked with a smile: "From now on this workshop, are these people mine?"

"Uh... Your Majesty's original words, all the people or things belong to the prince-consort." Old Gao was stunned for a moment, almost laughing, thinking that this prince-consort is not like a greedy person.

"Can I send a team of guards to me? After all, the matter of papermaking still needs to be kept confidential for the time being. If it is learned by criminals, it will be troublesome." Du Shaoqing suggested.

Lao Gao was puzzled, "Mr. Prince Concubine, there are many people in the world who know the papermaking technology. If others learn it, it should be a good thing. It can greatly increase the output of paper. Do you need to keep it confidential?"

Du Shaoqing quickly shook his head, "That's not what he said. What if it were a spy from another country? After learning our abilities, they would educate their own people well. Will the country be used to attack our Tang Dynasty when it is strong? So it's better to be cautious."

Well! This is right. Lao Gao was instantly serious and said with a serious look on his face: "Don't worry, my son-in-law, I will arrange for defense now. When you go back, I will tell Your Majesty."

Then Du Shaoqing found the old manager of the workshop and asked them to clear the materials of the original workshop and replace the papermaking materials with newly cut bamboo. When the old manager heard this, he actually made paper with bamboo and shook his head, indicating that someone had used this method, but the bamboo was tough and soaked for a long time without damaging its toughness, so it was not allowed.

Du Shaoqing smiled faintly, it was because you had soaked for too short, so that bamboo paper can be soaked for at least a hundred days.

The old manager was skeptical, but he still did things as he said. Then Du Shaoqing went back. Papermaking is not a day, just wait.

When he returned home, Xiao Xuanxuan was playing with someone in the yard of the Earl's Mansion. When Du Shaoqing saw it, why was he here?

This person is also an acquaintance. The fourth prince Li Tai, the found king of Wei, the brother of Princess Changle, and the fourth uncle of Xiao Xuanxuan, is a fat man under the age of twenty.

But at this time, he was tortured by his niece. Li Tai came to find Du Shaoqing, but he was not there, so Xiao Xuanxuan was pestered by her fourth uncle and played with her. She was still catching a cat and a mouse. What about the cat is a ready-made big cat, and what about the mouse?

Li Tai was stupid, why was it me? Look at my uncle, I am fat and like a mouse? Is there any mouse that is so fat?

Xiao Xuanxuan smiled, reached out and raised her hand over her head, rubbed her feet and rubbed her round belly with her feet. She explained seriously that her fourth uncle is too fat, and her father said it was not good for her health. She should run and lose weight. This is for your own good.

Run? Lose weight? You can kill me. Li Tai was reluctant. He was a fat man, and he was breathless when he walked. He even wanted to sit in a soft sedan chair at the distance from the toilet. How could he have the intention to play games with you?

But now he is in the Du family, and there are almost no servants. Li Lizhi is in charge of the pharmacy and many affairs, and the family is just a child. Xiao Xuanxuan thinks that his fourth uncle is deliberately lazy and has a bad attitude towards losing weight, so she stands at the door and smiles slightly at Li Tai.

Then he shouted to the big cat: "Little Meow, chase him!"

He pointed at Li Tai, and the little Miaomiao, who had just had a full meal, was very strong and whistled at Li Tai.

His guards were panicked, but how could they stop a tiger? Li Tai was suddenly knocked to the ground by Xiao Miaomiao and held it down. It was really a magnified cat caught a mouse. Xiao Xuanxuan jumped up with joy.

Li Tai was in tears. What kind of niece is this? Is there anyone who bullied his uncle like this?

"I won't play anymore. You let it get me up. Can I go home?" Li Tai shouted to Xiao Xuanxuan.

Xiao Xuanxuan stood beside her hands behind her back and shook her head seriously, "No, I have to be serious about losing weight. You should agree to run away, otherwise I want Xiao Meow Meow to sleep with you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the tiger lay down and pressed against Li Tai, almost pressing out Li Tai's breakfast. Li Tai, who was full of pain, got angry and shouted to the guard: "Go and call my sister Changle, keep in mind this child, how can you play like this?"

Xiao Xuanxuan simply sat on the ground aside, clapped her little hands and said, "Go, go, my mother went to Changle House in the south of the city today, and it will take noon to go back and forth."

It was over, Li Tai gave up. Looking at the child, he felt that he had a bad year today and shouldn't go out. After a breath, he gave in and said, "How about Xiao Xuanxuan, let's discuss with you?"

"No discussion, Sister Xiaowu has taught her. Some people say that the discussion must be thinking about lying to the child." The little girl twisted her head and didn't even look at it.

"I promised to play this game for the fourth uncle, but I am so fat and can't run fast. Your tiger runs too fast and you catch up with me in an instant. It's not fun. How about you be a cat chasing me?" Li Tai said.

The little girl stood up with a smile, and said in agreement with a long voice: "Oh...so, okay, little meow, let's get up, let's play games with my fourth uncle to lose weight."

After a stick of incense, Li Tai cried. Didn’t he agree that you would come and chase me? Why? Why are you riding a tiger? Isn’t this a tiger chasing me? Isn’t he learning how to cheat with me at a young age?

By the time Du Shaoqing came back from pushing the door, Li Tai had already taken off his robe in the yard, just a pair of close-fitting single clothes and trousers, and was still running non-stop, soaked all over, sweating all over. The tiger behind him was carrying Xiao Xuanxuan leisurely pretending to chase someone.

Du Shaoqing was stunned. What was the trouble?

When Li Tai saw Du Shaoqing coming back, he was so happy that he almost cried. He threw himself into the latter's arms and said angrily: "Brother-in-law, you are back. If you don't come back, I'm afraid I'll explain here today. Your baby girl is too difficult to coax."

Xiao Xuanxuan then turned over and got off the tiger's back, squinted her eyes as if she was seeking credit, "Dad, you see, I'm helping my fourth uncle lose weight. Isn't it very useful?

By the way, my fourth uncle, I will find my big scale now and ask my dad to hang you on the scale to see how much it has been reduced?"
Chapter completed!