19 Episode 19: Paper

"Hey, is this a horse?"

"Oh, first time?"

"Yeah.

Ron touched the horse, touching it.

The horse is eating grass with a face that he does not care.

"Oh, brother.

"What?"

"Who is that woman?"

Rosward pointed and pointed to a woman brushing a cow.

"Oh, she's a rear. She's a slave. I got it."

Horses are precious.

Cows and horses are labor-intensive, but horses are faster.

Horses are better at traveling with luggage.

However, horses need some skill to handle.

Unfortunately, Soyong's parents' family has never owned a horse. This guy was in trouble.

When he told Ains that, he said:

"Then I'll give you a slave to look after. Instead, get along."

That is.

Thus, I took over a female slave named Leah.

Choosing a woman would mean that you could use it for something like that ...

I don't really like wearing an umbrella and being forced to do that.

"She seems to be an equestrian nation far east from here. For the time being, I can talk because I have" language blessing "but she can't speak the language around here. Please! "

"Hey, hey ..."

Rosward looks at the shimmer and the rear. The rear takes care of the cow everywhere in the wind.

Is this always in estrus?

Both Ron and So-yeon are flirting these days.

Recently, 14-year-olds have become adults.

No, I know I should be happy.

"Mr. Almus! I finished the wild boar!"

A loud voice came into my ear.

If you look at the voice, you will see a large man carrying a boar on his shoulder.

Grams.

My back is over me and my shoulders are wide. There is no vestige of the time I was wandering.

Who are you? Condition.

Well, bows use a lot of strength.

"Hey! My spell was useful. Isn't it terrible, hey? I'm the strongest, right?"

A small woman next to Gram stretches her poor chest.

She is Lulu. A 12-year-old girl with good magic.

Cursing and forming barriers are the best in the village.

Recently, I've often been with Gram.

"Hey Almus. When will the slaves purchased from King Rossais come?"

"One month later."

"Do you flirt with sex slaves?"

"Yeah! It's different. I only ask a man."

Spend money on such wasted things, stupid.

"Yes, that's safe."

Tetra hugged me.

......

If you show such an open favor, you will not be troubled.

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"So what do you make this time?"

"Let's make paper"

paper.

It is one of China's four major inventions.

It is an information medium used in modern times.

There is no paper in this area.

They use woodcuts, parchment and papyrus.

There are two types of paper: Japanese paper and Western paper.

This is a difference in raw materials, Japanese paper uses wood bark, Western paper uses the contents of wood.

The fibers in the wood are strong and require special chemicals to dissolve, so this time I'll make Japanese paper.

Various complicated processes are required to make full-fledged, beautiful paper, but primitive paper can be easily made.

Cai-Lin cooked hemp rags, nets and bark to loosen the fibers and make paper.

Unfortunately, there is no hemp, but there are a lot of bark.

"Why do you make such a thing? I don't need it separately."

"Well, for us."

In the first place, it is unnecessary in the area where there are few people who can write.

Isn't it good with a wooden script? It turns out that.

But the Christians must be different.

If you have that good technology, you need paper.

Because paper is light, it is also advantageous for trade.

And there is a large amount of bark on the raw material bark.

Many trees have been cut down to make firewood, the fuel for making charcoal and sueki.

Just use that bark.

"Now, what to do first ... should we just remove the black part of the bark?

First, put the bark in the water.

I've never made paper, so I'm half guessed.

Of course, I've seen a little bit on TV, so I think I can make something.

"So I dipped in the water all day. What should I do?"

"Peel off the black part. Maybe."

Take the dirty parts together. Only the white part remains.

"next?"

"I'll boil this ... but I should have boiled it in alkali."

All you have to do is think of the alkali as water containing ash. It's lye.

It is easily dissolved because it is weakly alkaline.

"I think it's good to boil this ..."

Look at the bark of a tree being boiled in earthenware.

Don't feel like something is missing.

"Hey, are the fibers in the tree broken apart?"

"Oh, that's right."

"Then, why don't you hit or shred it?"

Yeah, that's it.

Indeed tetra.

"Take it out once and crush it with a mortar."

Remove the boiled bark and crush it with a mortar. Then put it in the pottery again, boil it for a while and remove it again and crush it.

Repeat this process many times.

"Okay, it's melting"

The bark is no longer intact.

It's muddy.

"The rest is just making this."

Put a wooden board inside and carefully polish.

I have to make sure the thickness is even ...

Quite difficult.

"I just need to dry it."

Place a wooden board in a sunny place. All you have to do is rely on the sun.

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"Light and durable. This is amazing."

Ron says the paper is petapeta.

"It seems to be easy to write because it's white.

Rosward said, carefully peeling off the paper.

"Do you sell this?"

"Oh, I guess it can be sold at a reasonable price."

To be honest, I can't say that people who know modern paper can do it well.

Even though it's white, it's much better than the one used here.

"By the way, was it necessary? I think honey was enough."

"Well, I live a normal life, but I don't know what will happen. Pests have wiped out wheat. I can't rely on griffons anymore. I need a way to secure food in case of emergency."

At worst, buying cereals from the Christians will endure hunger.

The more industries, the better.

"Um ... Isn't it possible to add a beautiful color to this paper? I think it will add more value."

"Is it a fan material?"

"It's good! By the way, can't you use it for that?"

"Light and portable!"

Soyeon, Tetra and Lulu start to get excited.

"Hey, can't this be more durable? The colors can be dirty."

"What is it used for?"

"Hey, how about a box? A wooden box is heavy.

"But there's a problem with strength."

Ron and Gram begin to discuss.

These guys have become softer recently. Good trend.

"Ah!!!"

A scream was raised. It's a voice you can't hear.

Well, this is ...

"Rear! Are you okay?"

Rosward rushes to the screaming slave girl.

You're running too early.

I also turn to the rear.

The rear has tears.

There's a goat beside the rear, munching on something.

"Brother! What is Peria saying?"

"... the goat ate the paper."

"I'm sorry."

Leah bows down and apologizes to me.

"Don't worry, it's a goat."

I laugh and return. I don't know how to treat slaves.

Well, the kids don't seem to know.

Should I be in contact with me normally? Bothersome.

Is paper okay anyway?

At the zoo or something like that, you will get hungry.

Don't die. Because it is an important asset.