In fact, cotton has existed since ancient times, but it is not in the Central Plains, but in the countries in the Western Regions.
The wild cotton does not produce much cotton wool, but because of its special shape and the fact that it comes from afar as tribute from the Western Regions, many people regard cotton as an ornamental plant, otherwise the name cotton would not exist.
When Zhao Feng sent those caravans to the Western Regions for trade, those caravans brought a lot of seeds to Zhao Feng, including these cotton seeds.
This time, Zhao Feng carried out cultivation in Zhou Tong's fiefdom, and has successfully cultivated cotton wadding. Cotton with a relatively large yield only needs to be promoted and planted to grow cotton.
"In fact, this cotton can not only be used for ornamental purposes, but can also be used for weaving. The cotton cloth produced is not only warmer and more breathable, but also very convenient to dye."
Hearing this, Shen Chuchu picked up the cotton and looked at it in surprise. Then she tried to pull off the cotton wadding on the cotton and pinched it with her hands. She found that the cotton wadding was indeed very fluffy.
"From what you said, husband, it seems to be the same."
Zhao Feng nodded. If cotton cloth could be produced, it would be able to bring some changes to the people of this era. You must know that in the winter, the dignitaries used fur and the like to keep their homes warm. In the homes of the poor, quilts are made of linen with catkins inside.
Because of this, many people will freeze to death. In fact, those with quilts are already doing well, and those without quilts can only be covered with a layer of linen!
“So this time I’m going to make these cottons into cotton cloth and completely subvert the fabric industry!”
Shen Chuchu took a deep breath and looked at Zhao Feng in shock.
Zhao Feng smiled slightly and said to Shen Chuchu very confidently.
"Now I am the only one in the world who can grow cotton here. I only need to open a spinning mill and a weaving factory here, and then cooperate with your dyeing workshop to produce very high-quality cotton cloth."
Shen Chuchu touched her chin and thought for a moment, then nodded and said.
"If that's the case, that would be great. If that's the case, then I'll organize the dyeing workshop here."
Zhao Feng nodded vigorously, then turned to look at Zhou Tong.
Zhou Tong saw that Zhao Feng and Shen Chuchu were chatting happily, so he didn't interrupt. At this time, he saw that the two of them had finalized the business, and then he laughed.
"Okay, now that you've finished talking about business matters, would Sister Chu Chu want to visit my manor?"
"I've asked my servants to prepare meals, and they're here to help you clean up the dust!"
Hearing Zhou Tong's words, Shen Chuchu suddenly felt a little flattered.
"Your Highness, I didn't expect you to be so kind to me, so thank you so much, Your Highness!"
Zhou Tong waved his hands on the surface, but felt a little shy in his heart, thinking that if he married Zhao Feng in the future, he would really have to call Shen Chuchu his sister. The reason for establishing a good relationship now is for future considerations!
This time Zhao Feng asked Shen Chuchu to come here to study how to make cotton into cloth.
Zhao Feng knew that cotton could be made into cloth, but cotton fibers were different from linen fibers after all, so he had to study it with Shen Chuchu.
So in the next few days, Zhao Feng and Shen Chuchu took the workers to study Zhao Feng carefully. Although he had read some documents in his previous life, he was not a god after all, so it was impossible for him to write down all those things clearly.
So Zhao Feng only knew roughly that he needed to spin the cotton into cotton thread first and then weave it.
However, the fibers of these cotton batts are relatively short. If you want to ensure that the cotton thread does not break, you need to make a special cotton spinning machine.
Zhao Feng only knew the rough prototype of the cotton spinning machine in his memory. Fortunately, after studying it with Shen Chuchu and the workers for several days, he finally successfully copied it.
Zhao Feng was responsible for the mechanical structure of the cotton spinning machine, while Shen Chuchu and the workers were studying how to turn cotton into cotton thread.
With the mutual cooperation between the two parties, a cotton spinning machine was quickly produced, and they tried it using the grown cotton and found that the effect was pretty good.
"I didn't expect that this cotton thread could be spun so thin. The finer the thread, the softer and more comfortable the fabric will be."
Shen Chuchu looked at the cotton thread and gave it a high evaluation from his professional perspective.
Zhao Feng nodded with a smile and continued.
"And this cotton thread is also very tough, haven't you noticed? Cotton thread of the same thickness is stronger than hemp thread!"
Shen Chuchu pulled it and found that the cotton thread was indeed very strong. It hurt her hands before she finally pulled it away.
"Sure enough, with such strong threads, the clothes made in the future will not be easy to break!"
"Husband, you really found a good thing this time. How did you know that this cotton can be used to spin thread?"
Zhao Feng couldn't help but opened his mouth. Could he say that the clothes he wore in his previous life were all made of pure cotton?
However, Zhao Feng said at this time.
"I saw that the cotton batting was fibrous, so I thought it might be used to weave cloth."
"I asked you to come over and try it this time, and it turned out to be successful. Let's quickly weave it into fabric and try the dyeing effect!"
Shen Chuchu also became excited, nodded vigorously, and led the workers to make a loom. Shen Chuchu had been very familiar with weaving and dyeing since she was a child, and was also very familiar with the structure of the loom.
The loom they are using now was improved by Zhao Feng who helped them when he was in the Shen family. It can be driven by a waterwheel or windmill, which can save manpower to a great extent.
After the loom was built, they couldn't wait to use those threads to weave cloth. After trying it, they found that the cotton cloth weaved was indeed softer and more comfortable.
And because the color of cotton is pure white, they do not need to perform the decolorization step when dyeing the cloth, they only need to remove the starch.
The dyed fabric not only has a very bright color, but also has a better effect.
“Oh my gosh, I didn’t expect this cotton to be so useful!”
"Sir, if we sell these fabrics, we will definitely make a lot of money!"
Hearing Shen Chuchu's words, Zhao Feng smiled and nodded.
"You are right, and from now on, our fabrics will have a new variety."
"Now the Shen family's fabrics are the best in the entire Zhou Dynasty. This time we will definitely be able to take care of the rest of the market."
Shen Chuchu also nodded happily.
