Chapter 272: We need to build a garment factory
Qin An smiled and said: "Village chief, don't be nervous. Now Xu Xing and a group of farmers have lived outside the glass house, observing cotton and other crops in the glass house day and night."
Ying Zheng felt relieved and said, "That's good, that's good."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They had all tried cotton clothes and they were really warm, so they knew the importance of cotton.
It can be said that it would be better to keep all the vegetables in the glass house unable to grow than to keep the cotton.
If you lose that bite of food, you will need something else to replace it, and you will not starve to death.
But without cotton, people will freeze to death.
Qin An said: "Actually, you don't need to worry, there is no more here, but there are many outside, and you can buy such clothes for only a few hundred yuan.
The gold the village chief gave me last time was enough to buy five thousand cotton-padded jackets. "
Ying Zheng and others smiled bitterly. If they could really buy it, why should they be so nervous?
Feng Quji asked: "Sir, does this cotton have existed in China since ancient times, or was it introduced somewhere?"
"That's a good question. This cotton is really not from China." Qin An said, "Cotton is from India. It was introduced to China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties of China.
However, not many people paid attention to it at the time. It was not until the Song Dynasty that cotton became completely popular. "
"India?" Ying Zheng asked, "Where is that?"
"To the west of China, we connect the Tibet and Xinjiang regions of China. In your words, it is the Western Region.
If I remember correctly, India during the Qin Dynasty should be called the Mauryan Dynasty. When the First Emperor unified the six kingdoms, the king of this Mauryan Kingdom was called Ashoka.
He was a man of ability who unified ancient India.
At that time, the territory of ancient India was much larger than that after the First Emperor unified the six countries.
Of course, India is now seventh in the world and we are third in the world. "Qin An said.
These are all historical knowledge and are taught in school, so Qin An remembers them clearly.
But these words shocked Ying Zheng and others. They originally thought that the world map Ying Zheng gave them was only the current world map.
They didn't expect that now, there would be such a big country next to them, a country larger than the territory of Great Qin.
This made Ying Zheng's ambition reappear.
Originally uniting the six kingdoms, conquering Baiyue in the south, and conquering the Huns in the north, Ying Zheng's passion has been extinguished, because he has accomplished feats that are unprecedented and unprecedented.
Ying Zheng already believed that there was nothing he could do except stabilize the country.
But now that he heard that there was such a country beside him, his ambition instantly swelled.
"Village Chief." Li Si was a little excited when he saw Ying Zheng, and he immediately said, "I'm afraid there is still a distance between India and China."
"The journey is long," Qin An said. "During the Tang Dynasty, there was a monk named Tang Xuanzang. He walked to India for six years, covering a total distance of 50,000 miles and passing through 110 countries.
But now, it's only a few hours away. Don't forget, the most advanced means of transportation are already in use, especially airplanes. "
"How many hours does it take to travel fifty thousand miles?" When Ying Yinman heard this, he couldn't sit still.
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "Manman, please believe me, sir, your second brother and I have both experienced the feeling of flying into the sky.
If you want to experience it, you can ask your husband to take you there. "
"You can have this." Ying Yinman said immediately.
Qin An nodded and said: "This can be arranged, but I would like it to become an industrial chain and start charging fees. Not only that, I also want to build a mountain road, shops, etc.
In fact, I want to build a bungee jumping place on the mountain, so that everyone can not only experience flying, but also experience the feeling of jumping off a cliff.
Nowadays, young people outside are particularly fond of excitement and can find themselves in a bad mood throughout the day. "
"What's it like to jump off a cliff?"
Black lines appeared on the heads of Ying Zheng and others, who dared to jump off the cliff without fear of death.
Qin An saw everyone's worries and did not explain. Instead, he planned to give everyone an explanation.
Feng Quji suddenly took a fancy to the cloth bag in Qin An's hand. It was bulging with stuff, so he asked, "Sir, what other treasures are there in your bag?"
"A change of clothes." Qin An said.
Then Qin An took out down jackets, wool sweaters and other clothes, and introduced the fabrics of the clothes one by one.
Qin Anke doesn't know much about fabrics and can't tell them apart, but one advantage of today's clothes is that they have labels with the fabrics printed on them.
Ying Zheng and others knew that there were so many fabrics in the world that could be used to make clothes, and even different fabrics could be mixed together to become brand new fabrics.
"By the way." Feng Quji remembered Qin An's instructions, "Sir, you asked me to collect a lot of duck and goose feathers, as well as wool. Is this of any use?"
"Useful, very useful." Qin An said.
Immediately afterwards, Qin An pointed to the down jacket and said: "This down jacket is as warm as a cotton jacket, and it is also lighter.
Down jackets are filled with goose and or duck feathers. I still know a thing or two about the process in between, and I will leave it to you when the time comes.
There is no way to make cotton-padded jackets this year, but some down jackets can be made. "
"Great, the villagers are blessed." Ying Zheng said.
Li Si and others knew that the villagers Ying Zheng mentioned represented the people of Great Qin.
Qin An didn't know, so he continued: "There is also wool and cashmere, which can be used to make woolen sweaters and are also very warm.
Rabbit fur and other furry animal fur are also useful. They can be used to make gloves, shawls, hats, etc., and are very comfortable to wear. "
"Okay, sir, please give us all this knowledge." Ying Zheng said.
“If I say it, I will give it to everyone, not only to everyone, but I will also set up another garment factory.
Make some modern clothes. Look at everyone, they are all wearing ancient clothes. Those who don’t know think that I have traveled through time and come to the Qin Dynasty. "Qin An said with a smile.
He does not mean that.
In order to prevent Qin An from being suspicious, Ying Zheng and others asked Qin An to set up a garment factory so that Qin An could make modern clothes.
Then everyone looked at all of Qin An's clothes, even his underwear.
This made Ying Zheng and the others very curious. It was completely different from what they were wearing. Because it was a matter of privacy and there were women in the family, everyone tacitly understood it and did not ask.
Qin An originally didn't want to take it out, but Ying Zheng insisted on seeing it, so he had to show it to everyone. Fortunately, he didn't ask, which made everyone relieved.
The lunch ended with everyone admiring Qin An’s modern clothes.
After it was over, Qin An took Ying Zheng and his group to see the hydraulic loom, then to the glass room, and finally to see the people Qin An brought.
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