It’s too early in the afternoon. Although it’s getting closer to noon, it’s still not lunch time.

During the Han Dynasty, people had two meals a day, at "eating time" and "afternoon time". The corresponding times of these two hours are 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 15 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the 24-hour system of later generations.

Seven o'clock.

This was the approximate time frame for people to eat during the Han Dynasty. As for the lifestyle of three meals a day plus midnight snacks like that of later generations, it was not popular in the Han Dynasty.

The reason why this is so is actually related to social productivity.

Agriculture in ancient times was actually not very developed. Without the powerful support of later generations of fertilizers, pesticides and other technologies, the ancients would have considered high-yielding land if they could harvest a hundred pounds of crops from one acre of land.

Although, during the thousands of years of exploration and progress, the ancients improved their farming skills and began more detailed and intensive farming, the highest yield was only 300 kilograms per mu, and this 300 kilograms per mu was still not enough.

It is only available in specific areas and under specific weather conditions.

Otherwise, stories of reduced production and no harvests would still be commonplace.

Therefore, in the face of such low productivity, although the ancients have been working diligently at dawn and resting at sunset, maintaining such high-consuming physical labor every day, they can still only maintain two meals a day in terms of daily diet.
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After Liu Ao stayed in the hot spring vegetable field in a good mood for a while, he followed Wang Mang back to the papermaking workshop.

At this moment, the paper membrane he had pressed with wood boards and stones was almost dehydrated, and it was time to enter the next process.

Liu Ao returned to the workshop and felt extremely comfortable looking at the paper film he had made and pressed by himself. While looking at his paper film, he asked: "Mengde, what should we do next?"
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After Wang Mang heard Liu Ao's question, he said: "The last step is to bake it through the fire. Press the semi-dry paper film and stick it on the side of the fire, and wait until the paper film is completely dry."<

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Liu Ao nodded seriously, and then moved away the stones himself, preparing to take out the pressed paper films.

When Wang Mang and others saw Liu Ao's confident actions, they immediately lost their composure and rushed over to help.

I'm afraid that if Liu Ao gets too confident and really thinks that he is so powerful that he can easily lift rocks and make a mistake, it's not a joke.

Therefore, in the end, with the full support of Wang Mang and others, Liu Ao once again showed off his extraordinary experience of lifting things with ease.

After Liu Ao moved the stone away, he felt extremely proud. He felt more and more like he was the son of destiny with divine help. Otherwise, how could he easily lift the huge stone and see the auspiciousness?

"Brother, it's time for stickers."

Just when Liu Ao was immersed in the fact that he was the right one, Wang Mang reminded Liu Ao from the side and told him not to continue to be pretentious.

Liu Ao was brought back to reality by Wang Mang's voice, and then continued to smile and feel happy, and began to clumsily stick his paper film on the flat plate next to the fire under the demonstration and guidance of the craftsmen on the side.<

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Although he was a little unfamiliar at first, after applying three or four pieces of paper film, Liu Ao became more proficient, like a skilled paper craftsman.

However, this is just an illusion. After all, his hand speed is very slow, and he also does this kind of work with a hedonistic and novel experience mentality. He only needs to feel the simple happiness involved.
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This kind of behavior is equivalent to the way that later emperors performed the ritual of farming under the watchful eyes of officials to express their importance to agriculture. They only had to make a show of holding the plow and walk three steps to complete the ceremony.

Of course, what Liu Ao does now is still different from the farming etiquette practiced by later emperors.

Those emperors were forced to plow the land. After going through all the complicated etiquette, they finally touched the plow. They had no experience of happiness at all.

But Liu Ao was different. When Liu Ao came to Wang Mang's manor, he was not bound by any etiquette. He did it entirely out of curiosity and enjoyment. Therefore, there is still a difference between the two.

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The paper film dries very quickly, almost as fast as a cup of tea, and the paper film attached to the side of the fire was dried.

At Wang Mang's reminder, Liu Ao was extremely happy and peeled off the paper films he had made one by one.

At this moment, these paper films are considered paper in the true sense.

Liu Ao looked at this thick pile of paper and felt extremely comfortable. This was the most fulfilling thing for him in recent years.

These papers are all made by his own hands. The feeling and experience are completely a kind of supreme spiritual joy! It is a joy that is difficult to share with others in words.

At this time, Wang Mang also appropriately moved a paper-cutting tool with a guillotine over, "Brother, these papers have been completed and can be cut into shapes for use."

Liu Ao looked at this paper-cutting tool in surprise again, and he took the initiative to cut the new pile of paper into small piles and small piles.

Finally, these papers were cut into a shape about the size of an A4 paper in later generations, and neatly stacked aside. Liu Ao felt even better looking at these papers!

Liu Ao said proudly: "Nai Gong is also an expert in papermaking!"

Wang Mang immediately echoed: "My brother's talent is unparalleled in the world. When I saw the paper made by my brother, I was so moved that I boldly asked my brother to spare no ink and name the paper!"

When Liu Ao heard that there was such a good thing, he immediately agreed: "This is a very good idea."

Wang Mang immediately ordered someone to take out the pen and ink, and set aside a long table for Liu Ao to express freely.

Liu Ao walked to the long table, placed the paper he made on the long table, pressed it with a paperweight, and then held a brush in his hand and put the tip of the pen into the inkstone on the side to absorb the ink.

After the brush finished absorbing ink, Liu Ao stopped and thought for a moment, and then confidently wrote two Chinese characters under the paper - God's gift!

After seeing the word "Godsend", Wang Mang was stunned for a moment. What kind of ghost name is this?

However, when he came back to his senses and saw the confident smile on Liu Ao's face, Wang Mang understood.

Liu Ao was the emperor of the Han Dynasty, that is, the emperor. These papers were made by his own hands, so they were naturally nobler than ordinary paper. Therefore, the name "God-given" is also in line with his status.

So, Wang Mang worshiped: "Brother Shengming! This paper was made by my brother, and the order is 'God-given', which is appropriate!"

Liu Ao also said happily: "Nai Gong thought so too."

At this time, Wang Mang became bold again, and Wang Mang said again: "Brother, Cao Cao has one more unkind request. Brother's god-given paper is unparalleled in the world, and there are only a few of them. Cao wants to ask brother to give this paper to Cao.

Brother Wanwan hopes everything will come true!"

When Liu Ao heard this, he felt extremely comfortable. His happiness had not stopped today, so Liu Ao didn't think much and directly agreed to Wang Mang's request.

"In this case, this paper was given to Mengde. However, the recycled paper can no longer be called a gift from heaven."

Liu Ao was quite copyright-aware, so he gave the paper to Wang Mang without forgetting to attach a condition.

Wang Mang had no objection to this. After all, the quality of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty was there. If Liu Ao really took advantage of the name of the new paper, Wang Mang himself would feel like he was at a loss.

Therefore, it’s okay not to use it!

Maybe in the future this paper can also be called "Wang Mang Paper" or "Prince Paper" by the world.

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