A group of people gathered in a corner and discussed for a long time without coming up with a solution.
We can only disperse and observe the textile machine separately, trying to remember more of the structure so that we can go back and find some skilled craftsmen and learn to copy it quietly.
Soon, most of them had seen enough, and they continued to move to the next process room in groups.
After the finished fabric is produced, there is the cutting area.
The cutting area is now decorated with exaggeratedly long tables arranged vertically.
The female worker who transported the cloth distributed the cloth one by one along the long table.
The female worker who got the cloth immediately started cutting it.
It's just that they are only responsible for cutting the fabric into a fixed shape, and then neatly stacking it into a pile without looking at it again.
When the pile of fabrics is high enough, there will be female workers responsible for transporting the cut and shaped fabrics to the next process.
The businessmen stood at the long table and began to whisper again.
"Brother Liu, have you seen this posture? Why do you just cut but not sew?"
"I haven't seen it before. It seems like it should wait until the next step before sewing."
"I never thought there was such a way to make clothes! That female worker can cut cloth so fast! How much cloth can she cut in one day?"
The merchants marveled and quickly moved to the next process along with the female workers who were transporting the cut fabrics.
Soon we arrived at the sewing area, where most of the female workers in the factory were working, sewing clothes.
This section has the largest number of female workers, and hundreds of tables are placed in the sewing area.
The sewing machine's table is different from others. It is very spacious and has partitions drawn in advance.
I saw the female workers transporting the fabrics carefully placing the cut fabrics according to partitions.
The female sewing foreman pulled the fabric without raising her head and started sewing.
After a long time, a new piece of clothing came out and was thrown into the frame at his feet.
The businessmen couldn't help but gasp when they saw this.
Someone exclaimed: "I understand! This is to separate the steps of making clothes. Each person is only responsible for one step."
"In this way, they will be skilled enough! The products produced in this way will be of stable quality and high enough efficiency!"
"Wonderful! It's really wonderful!"
"I didn't expect that there is such a production method in the world. In my opinion, this method can be learned by everyone, even more important than the textile machine!"
The other businessmen all nodded in admiration.
However, these businessmen obviously did not observe carefully.
There are actually some "flaws" in this part of the sewing area.
Among all steps, the slowest is the sewing area, which greatly slows down the production of the entire assembly line.
Since there is no sewing machine, we can only sew by hand, so the most manpower is deployed here.
Of course Fang Zhengyi thought about finding someone to make auxiliary equipment such as sewing machines.
But it is a pity that although he has seen a pedal sewing machine, he can say that he knows nine things about its principles.
Let Lao Qi, a craftsman from Taoyuan County, try to make it.
Lao Qi also made several prototypes one after another, but problems immediately appeared after actual testing.
Although the structure of the textile machine is complex, there are traces to follow, so we can innovate.
However, the structure of the sewing machine was more complicated and there was no precedent, so Fang Zhengyi put people on hold and put aside the exploration in this area.
So now the female workers seem to be sewing very quickly and can keep up with the progress of the textile area and the cutting area.
In fact, the sewing effect is somewhat shoddy.
In order to hurry up, the stitching is not beautiful and tight enough.
However, the finished clothing is comfortable enough to wear on the body, but it is easy to collapse and crack.
Some female workers have reported this, and Fang Zhengyi has also carefully considered this issue. In order to ensure sufficient supply in the market, they still let them maintain the status quo.
Therefore, Fang Zhengyi even considered selling the cut fabric directly and letting people go home and sew it themselves.
But after thinking about it carefully, I might as well buy the finished fabric and cut it myself, which is simply unnecessary.
Poor sewing is actually just a small problem, because the quality of the fabric can be guaranteed!
As for needlework, it has never been a problem. In this era, almost every woman in every household can sew.
As long as the sewn seams crack and collapse, people can just sew and mend them themselves.
This is better than having no clothes to wear in winter.
After the businessmen finished visiting, they began to walk out of the textile factory one by one.
There was an open space outside, and dozens of chairs had been placed in advance. Fang Zhengyi was standing at the front, setting up a pergola and looking into the textile factory.
Businessmen began to gather around Fang Zhengyi one by one.
But no one did anything. Some people looked at Fang Zhengyi with hopeful eyes.
Some people gathered together in pairs to discuss quietly.
Others lowered their heads in deep thought.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Fang Zheng put down his hands and said, "Everyone, you should have finished visiting, how do you feel?"
"It's a worthwhile trip! It's a worthwhile trip!"
"Thank you, Master Fang!"
"Master Fang is so righteous!"
Fang Zheng smiled and pressed his hands: "Everyone, sit down. Everyone should be tired. Sit down and talk."
The businessmen were very obedient and began to sit down one after another.
It’s true that I’ve been walking for so long, I’ve been excited for so long, and I’m also a little tired after such a long time.
Next is probably the highlight! I don’t know what Mr. Fang’s plan is!
Today, even if he doesn't sell textile machines, he is making a fortune! Just this new way of division of labor and collaboration has opened everyone's eyes.
If you go back and imitate, you can quickly improve production efficiency and reduce costs. This is almost like pie in the sky!
Everyone stared at Fang Zhengyi with intense eyes, as if they were looking at the God of Wealth.
Fang Zheng looked at everyone with a smile and said nothing.
It seems that everyone's enthusiasm has been mobilized, which is good.
Finally, a businessman couldn't help but spoke out of curiosity: "Master Fang! Today you have opened my eyes. I have never seen such a loom and production method in my whole life of running a cloth shop!"
"So I dare to ask, is this loom for sale?"
Fang Zheng smiled and started pacing left and right in front of the businessmen.
He lowered his head and scratched the bridge of his nose from time to time, looking particularly troubled.
Businessmen also followed suit.
Fang Zhengyi did not answer his question directly, but asked: "Do you think that if the cloth and garments from Banshan Textile Factory enter the market, there will still be competitors in the capital?"
As soon as these words came out, many businessmen present broke out in cold sweat.
When Fang Zheng said this, he was simply threatening everyone!
The cost of clothing and fabrics is basically composed of raw materials, labor, warehousing and transportation.
There is nothing to say about the raw materials, as long as the larger your quantity, the lower the cost.
For ordinary cloth merchants, the price of raw materials is basically the same.
Warehousing and transportation will not make much of a difference, except for high-end clothing such as silk and fur.
Ordinary clothes are produced locally and sold locally.
So in addition to the cost gap of raw materials, the biggest gap is labor!
Today, with the terrifying production efficiency of the Banshan Textile Factory, one person can do as much as ten people. Who can compare with it? !
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