Li Ke thought for a while and selected several sets of books, such as books on spinning and weaving, starting from the most basic loom spinning machine, to the more distinctive Jenny spinning machine in history, and then to a spinning machine driven by a steam engine.
The steam engine is not needed for the time being, but the Jenny spinning machine is enough. In the Tang Dynasty, this was a big killer! Originally, silk and cloth were the greatest advantages of the Tang Dynasty!
In addition, a set of flying shuttle looms was naturally brought out, including the Jacquard loom specially used for pattern production. These are the most basic machines, and there will be upgraded versions of them later, but the upgrade The version Li Ke is temporarily unavailable.
Whether it is ancient times or modern times, if you want to make money, food, clothing, housing and transportation are the most basic. This is especially true in ancient times. For ordinary people, these are the only four things they can care about.
In terms of eating, in addition to preparing relevant poultry and livestock breeding books, Li Ke also engaged in selective breeding.
It's a pity. I don't know if there are other warehouses. This strategic reserve warehouse stores grain! Naturally, this also includes growing food! And Li Ke knew that the grain stored in the strategic reserve warehouse was not the kind on the market that could only be grown for one season.
The seeds available on the market can only be planted for one season. They are specially selected by seed companies, but the strategic reserve is different. The seeds stored here can be repeatedly saved, although its yield is definitely not as good as those on the market. But its biggest advantage is that it can keep seeds for later and will not degrade quickly.
The point is, there are many seeds here that are not available in Datang, such as corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc.
However, it does not matter if these seeds are not available for the time being. Existing crops can be scientifically selected and bred, and we will start with them first.
This warehouse where books are stored is huge and divided into many different compartments. Li Ke did not take a complete look at it. It took too much time, and he did not need a lot of high-end knowledge.
Li Ke simply walked out of the door and continued walking along the corridor. He wanted to see what else was stored in the underground warehouse.
Soon, a second warehouse door appeared in front of him. Li Ke opened the warehouse door. When the things inside came into his eyes, Li Ke was stunned again. The things here were still beyond his expectation.
What is stored here is paper.
That’s right, it’s paper.
But the only difference is that these papers are specially used for making currency.
They are all neatly classified and packaged and stacked here. Li Ke doesn't know how much currency can be printed from the paper in this entire warehouse, but it is obvious that this thing is of no use to him, at least not yet.
Li Ke also looked at several other warehouses. Currently, there are only four unsealed warehouses in the passage. In addition to books and currency-specific paper, the remaining one is for currency-specific ink, and one warehouse contains currency-specific ink. should be the disassembled printing equipment.
The passage is still extending forward, but it is shrouded in fog. It is estimated that it will take time to unblock it.
After packing his things, Li Ke directly chose to leave this space. In a flash, his surroundings turned into the scene on the carriage again, except that there were a few more sets of books in Li Ke's hands.
However, these sets of books cannot be shown directly to the craftsmen. Not to mention the paper and printing method, even if the contents are written in simplified Chinese characters, they may not be able to understand them and can only roughly guess the meaning.
Li Ke simply disassembled a few of the books he was going to take out for the time being, and took out all the pictures inside. Then he could just ask the craftsmen to make some of them according to the drawings.
Don't underestimate the craftsmen of this era. In fact, many tools of later generations took shape in this era, and carpenters are the best among all craftsmen.
Returning to the Prince of Shu's Mansion, Li Ke directly asked Tian Meng to call the carpenters and responsible persons in the Mansion.
A total of twenty-seven people came over, including three generations of masters and apprentices, three master masters, six backbone carpenters, and the rest were all third-generation apprentices.
"I have met His Highness!" After Li Ke arrived, everyone immediately saluted at the same time, their eyes full of admiration.
There is no doubt about the loyalty of these people, and they all legally belong to the master Li Ke.
"Can you understand this thing?" He immediately handed the decomposition and production drawings of Jenny's spinning machine to the three leading masters.
The three master craftsmen immediately took the paper from Li Ke's hand. When they got the paper, they were immediately surprised. The quality of the paper was so good, not to mention so tight, smooth and not rough, and very of fair skin.
But knowing the content above, they were even more amazed. The pattern on it was extremely beautifully carved, and the key point was delicacy. How on earth were such thin black lines and extremely delicate small characters written on it?
It's just that they didn't quite understand the word, but focusing on the pattern, they immediately discovered that it should be a production drawing of an item. However, the method of drawing was unheard of, but the essence of it could be seen clearly at a glance!
Anyone who can invent this method of drawing is definitely a genius! This is so important to the inheritance of their craftsmen!
"May I ask, Your Highness, who made this picture?" A master master really couldn't hold it back.
"This is a secret. Don't worry about it. I can tell you that you will be able to make similar patterns in the future. Even masters like you may publish books and biographies!" Li Ke said with a smile.
He has lived in this era for eight years, and he knows very well what people of this era value most.
Sure enough, when Li Ke said that they were all qualified to publish books and biographies, the three masters were so excited that they almost knelt down on the spot. If they had not deeply remembered the rules of Li Ke's house and were not allowed to kneel unless they had nothing to do, I guess they have already knelt down!
"Yes! I understand, Your Highness, we can understand this picture. Although the item is exquisite, it is not difficult to make, but this machine seems to be a spinning machine?" A master master could tell at a glance what this machine was. what for.
"Yes, spinning machine! This is what I invented through research. It can increase the current spinning efficiency sixteen times!" Li Ke said with a smile.
Sixteen times? ! Everyone present was shocked! For example, these master carpenters certainly understand spinning machines, because most spinning machines require carpenters to complete, and there are even pure wooden spinning machines.
The spinning machines of the Tang Dynasty were still in their initial stage, that is, one person could spin a thread, and there were not too many large-scale spinning firms. Many yarns were spun into yarn or silk threads by ordinary people at home. , and finally sold to merchants.
Only very large-scale trading houses can concentrate on spinning, but basically one person is responsible for spinning one yarn.
But the spinning machine improved based on the Jenny spinning machine can spin up to sixteen threads at a time by one person! Whether it is manpower, material resources or efficiency, it has been greatly improved!
In the Tang Dynasty, when silk could be used as currency, this was a proper money printing machine!
In fact, if it were not limited by the materials of this era, such as the difficulty in making very finely polished iron gears and rotors, and if they were replaced by wood, they would not be as silky as iron rollers, and the spinning machine could be used in one go Spinning hundreds of yarns!
