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The yellow mud water-sweet sugar method is definitely a must-have skill for time travelers. As long as you travel through time is not the mid-Ming Dynasty, as long as it is the early Ming Dynasty, or the previous dynasty, then the yellow mud water-sweet sugar method can bring you the first pot of gold, and this pot of gold will be huge.

When Zhu Lang first thought about it, he did not think of the method of pouring sugar in yellow mud. Zhu Lang thought of papermaking

Unfortunately, the papermaking industry of the Ming Dynasty was already very mature at this time. The papermaking craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty mainly used green bamboo as raw materials to form the whole process of soaking... hammer washing... steaming twice... pounding... bleaching... papermaking.

The papers produced are dazzling, including exquisite and ultra-thin rice paper, various colors of paper, hard jam paper and military "paper-armored paper". Especially for the large paper above 12 feet, for contemporary Europe, it is simply a dream.

Some people may say that if papermaking is not good, shouldn’t you use movable type printing?

Anything else is OK, but this movable type printing technique is a bit too wasteful. In fact, movable type printing technique is a common inventor of the Northern Song Dynasty. Bi Sheng summarized the rich practical experience of woodblock printing in the past dynasties. After repeated experiments, movable type was made in the Qingli period of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty, and typesetting printing was implemented, completing a major revolution in the history of printing.

However, after the invention of the Northern Song Dynasty, it was not popular. Why...? Because there are disadvantages of movable type printing, you can open the history to see. After the emergence of movable type printing in the Song Dynasty, wood movable type appeared in the early Yuan Dynasty, copper movable type appeared in the Ming Dynasty. However, movable type printing did not become mainstream in the Qing Dynasty and before, and the society was still dominated by woodblock printing.

The main problem of mud movable type is that it is easy to break and damage, the texture of wood movable type is uneven, and it is easy to be uneven after contacting water. Metal movable type is a problem with the adhesion of water-based ink on copper movable type.

To solve these problems, we must wait for technology to improve. After humans produce lead, lead movable type is an important means to popularize movable type printing technology.

In historical novels, if the Tang Dynasty invented the plot of movable type printing, unless the system comes with lead, otherwise, mud movable type, wood movable type, copper movable type... are not very useful, so it is better to use woodblock printing honestly, which saves more money and is better.

Just as Zhu Lang was thinking about what to use to make the first pot of gold, Zhu Lang thought of a historical novel that everyone had read, hehe...it was "The Little Pavilion".

Who says reading novels is a waste of time? Zhu Lang is using it now. The method of pouring sugar in yellow mud is simple and convenient, and can make a lot of money. It is a must-have for time travelers.

Hehe... With a smile, Zhu Lang tightened Xiao Xueer in his arms, and then fell asleep deeply. Later, Zhu Lang had to wait for Xia Wu to come back after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and then report the sugar market in Yingtian City, and then start making sugar.

Zhu Lang would not sell sugar on the tutu, which is too eye-catching. If someone knows it, he will definitely rob it. So Zhu Lang will go to Yingtian to sell it, so he can hide his identity and secretly observe Yingtian's business. You must know that there is a legendary business person in Yingtian City who has not been exiled, but this guy is too soon.

When Zhu Lang was a child, he heard about this person. It would be a happy thing to see him before exile.

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On the morning of the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, Zhao Ling was waiting on the street on Yingtian on horseback. After a while, another rider came. This man, like Zhao Ling, was Deng Yu's adopted son.

This general in the Ming Dynasty liked to take adopted sons. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, he had incompetent rule and social turmoil. All kinds of heroes emerged and formed rebel troops in many places across the country.

Although the places where the rebels are located may be different, these rebel generals have a different habit, that is, they like to adopt adopted sons. Among them, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was also in love with adopting adopted sons when the revolution was in progress.

The adopted son he adopted was less than a dozen people, and the more familiar ones were Mu Ying, Ping'an, Zhu Wengang, Xu Sima, Zhentong, Vajra Nu, etc.

After all, "black brothers and father-son soldiers to fight" was a patriarchal society in ancient times, and the intimacy between people was maintained by blood relatives or in-laws. On the cruel battlefield, this relationship was more important, and my son was most at ease.

However, a person's fertility is limited, and even if he takes a wide range of wives and concubines, he cannot have too many sons. Moreover, in the social turmoil, it is still unknown whether he can raise an adult even if he gives birth to a son.

Like Zhu Yuanzhang now, it is no longer possible to have given birth to several sons.

Moreover, these sons are either too young or may be a playboy and cannot bear the responsibility of being a great man.

What's more, in war years, death and injury are common, and going to the battlefield is equivalent to risking life. Therefore, as a father, he naturally can't bear to see his son charging into battle and in danger. Therefore, it is perfect to find an adopted son to work hard for him.

Of course, there are some considerations when accepting adopted sons. It is best to accept orphans who have lost their relatives and survived. These orphans can be said to have grown up in a very harsh environment and have a strong survivability.

Such a person can become a general who takes on important responsibilities after careful and patient training.

Because they both died since childhood and wandered around alone. In order to have food to save their lives, they were bullied and wandering, so such people will be more kind to those who have been kind to them.

In addition, once such a person is adopted by a leader and recognized as his adopted son, he will basically be loyal to him. Therefore, later generations gave an evaluation of the behavior of many leaders of the late Yuan Dynasty who accepted adopted sons, "that they think they are reserves of generals or military supervisors, they all value their loyalty."

However, it is not a good thing to accept too many adopted sons. Zhu Yuanzhang is a person who believes in suspicion. If you accept too many adopted sons, you will naturally doubt you, so sometimes you should be more at ease.

Of course, it is only in the early Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty was still fighting, so Zhu Yuanzhang turned a blind eye to the adoptive son, and he also needed his generals to work hard for him.

But you have to know how to advance and retreat. Deng Yu actually knows how to advance and retreat very well. Deng Yu no longer accepts adopted sons, and Zhao Ling and other adopted sons were still accepted by him before.

When Zhao Ling saw the visitor, he smiled, then rode on the horse and bowed: "Brother...you are finally here, I thought I could not wait for you..."

The person who came was named Deng Shou... He was Deng Yu's first adopted son, and he was also given the surname Deng, so he was the eldest brother of all adopted sons.

"Some things have been delayed... By the way, you are leaving Beijing soon, where are you going this time?" Deng Shou looked at Zhao Ling and asked.

"Go to Suzhou to investigate some things. As for what, it is inconvenient to say. You will leave in the afternoon, so go with you in the morning to wish your wife a New Year..."

"Okay...you're pretty deliberate. The lady is also depressed these days. Go and pay a New Year's greetings to your wife and talk more about Dangtu. Try to do a better job of Dangtu, so that the lady will be more happy."

Deng Shou’s advice made Zhao Ling nod repeatedly; “Don’t worry, brother, I understand!”
Chapter completed!