"Spinning machine?"
"Why did the spindle become upright?"
Zhou Chen, Ruan An, and Qiu Guangde stepped forward and carefully observed this new gadget.
From their perspective, it was not difficult to see that the thing brought by the prince was actually a spinning machine.
But compared with the current spinning machines, this new thing is very different.
Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty’s spinning machines all have horizontal spindles, and there is only one spindle.
But the new guy in front of me has vertical spindles, and there are ten vertical spindles!
Almost subconsciously, Zhou Chen sentenced the spinning machine to death in his heart.
If you put ten spindles vertically, can the spinning machine still rotate?
Zhu Gaoxu saw everyone's confusion and immediately said with a smile.
"Let's go and try it in the workshop."
Everyone nodded after hearing this and immediately moved to the textile workshop of the Weaving Bureau.
Ruan An was also thoughtful and found the most experienced female worker in the workshop to let her operate this new guy.
The female worker followed the steps and started spinning, but then everyone's eyes suddenly widened!
Not only can this new guy spin, but it's extremely efficient!
Ten spindles can rotate at the same time!
In less than a moment, yarns were spun!
"This this……"
Zhou Chen's eyes widened and he looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief.
Then he was shaking with excitement and his face turned red!
Isn't this a technical difficulty?
The prince actually solved it directly!
Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "This thing is not only highly efficient, but the quality of the yarn spun is also better. It is also suitable for all textile industries such as cotton, wool, and linen."
In fact, this is the "Spinning Jenny", which can spin many cotton threads at one time, greatly improving productivity.
After solving the difficulty of going from silk to thread, the remaining process from thread to cloth is much simpler.
"Ruan An, ask someone to prepare a few slender, smooth wooden sticks."
"I will teach you the simplest and most practical method of weaving."
"Well, let all the female workers come over, and I also have to keep a close watch on my beloved concubine."
Everyone: "???"
Damn it?
What does it mean?
Is the prince still a female celebrity?
No, no, no, you really know everything?
Concubine Wei and Concubine Guo were stunned and looked straight at Zhu Gaoxu.
After hearing this, Zhou Chen and Qiu Guangde's expressions suddenly became strange.
But they have not forgotten that Zhu Gaoxu, who was still the prince of Han Dynasty, showed them a trick, which is still shocking when they think about it!
Ruan An was a little confused when he heard this, but he nodded anyway. Fortunately, a few slender smooth wooden sticks were not troublesome, and someone sent them over not long after.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at the wooden sticks in front of him with a smile on his face. He picked up one directly, found the wool joint he had just knitted, and skillfully tied a slip knot on the wooden stick.
As the slip knots appeared one after another in Zhu Gaoxu's hand, a piece of wool cloth about the size of a palm soon appeared in Zhu Gaoxu's hand.
"Prince...this...this..."
Ruan An's eyes almost popped out of his head when he saw Zhu Gaoxu's movements.
Is the prince really capable of becoming a female celebrity?
Even Concubine Wei and Concubine Guo were stunned.
They never knew that the person beside them could actually be a popular girl!
And you are an upright man, why don't you imitate a female celebrity?
"What do you think of this thing?"
When Zhu Gaoxu saw everyone's appearance, he stopped moving his hands, and then without hesitation he threw the palm-sized woolen cloth in his hand to Ruan An.
Ruan An subconsciously took it, looked at Zhu Gaoxu, and then at the felt cloth in his hand. Everyone on the spot was stunned.
Zhu Zhanji blushed as he watched Zhou Chen's expression change, remembering some memories full of shame.
If he hadn't knitted a scarf for the goddess, he wouldn't have been so skillful.
Well, if you lick a dog, you will die!
Zhu Gaoxu faced everyone's questioning glances and said calmly: "Have you learned all the techniques?"
"In this way, even women who don't work in factories can knit sweaters at home."
"Ruan An, your technique is very good, and it deserves to be promoted vigorously. I will give you a credit!"
Ruan An: "???"
ha?
What does it mean?
My method?
this is not……
Suddenly, Ruan An reacted quickly and immediately understood what the prince meant.
"Your Highness, your Highness, I have been studying nühong since I was a child. I just had an idea and figured out how to weave with one thread of wool. Your Highness, please take a look!"
Zhu Gaoxu took the cloth and nodded, smiling happily.
Well, this little guy is pretty good, he’s very smart.
It doesn’t matter whether the yarn is woolen or not, nor does it matter whether the fabric is woven or not.
The important thing is that His Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty invented knitting sweaters. If word spreads about this, wouldn't it damage his bright image?
Thinking about how several women would knit sweaters together and gossip about Zhu Gaoxu's invention of knitting sweaters, Zhu Gaoxu felt a little numb.
The picture was so beautiful that he didn't dare to think about it.
And one thing more is worse than one thing less.
After all, it’s not easy for the court to explain!
God knows, if he acts like this, one day he will become a friend of women in the Ming Dynasty!
Seeing Ruan An take the pot wisely, Zhu Gaoxu immediately felt comfortable.
Let Ruan An be the future friend of women in the Ming Dynasty!
After all, Ruan An is a dead eunuch, so it’s not impossible to be a friend of women!
Ruan An did not object to this matter, and was even very happy.
After all, this is a great achievement!
He is just a eunuch and eunuch, he is not a man in the first place. What’s wrong with being a “friend of women”?
If because of this incident, I gained a great merit and gained the respect and trust of the Crown Prince, why not do it?
That's why Ruan An immediately understood and took over the title directly.
Friends of the women of the Ming Dynasty, who else could I be?
Zhu Gaoxu coughed twice in embarrassment.
"With this spinning machine, weaving efficiency has been greatly improved. In the future, wool weaving factories can sell wool directly."
"After all, most women have nothing to do at home. They only need two or three wooden needles, no looms, no restrictions on location and time, and they can knit sweaters and chat at the same time. It's quite interesting."
Zhou Chen nodded, this can be regarded as promoting the development of the textile industry.
"Of course, this is only one aspect."
"In addition to this new spinning machine, Gu Gu also brought a good thing on his trip south, which is specially used for weaving, but it is still on the way."
After hearing what the prince said, everyone was very curious.
After all, the "good things" the prince calls them are definitely good things!
In fact, it is a "flying shuttle", a shuttle with small wheels installed in the chute. Spring is installed on both ends of the chute, so that the shuttle can travel back and forth extremely quickly, which greatly improves the efficiency of weaving.
In order to solve the problem of flying shuttles, the master craftsmen of the Royal Manufacturing Bureau worked tirelessly for a long time, and finally overcame this difficulty.
But it's all worth it.
Because Zhu Gaoxu knew one thing very well.
When the Spinning Jenny and the Flying Shuttle become popular in Jiangnan, an industrial revolution is bound to begin!
