With the previous businessmen's foreshadowing, the wealthy households didn't say anything. We'll just watch if you ask us to.
Deseeding cotton, fluffing it, spinning it, and weaving it, yes, these are the four steps.
As for washing cotton, let’s ignore it. Looking at the operation of the Weaver Girl in front of you, can you still see the flowers? Unless they use jacquard machines for weaving.
"Look, everyone, at the beginning! We didn't have cotton. It was only later introduced to the upper dynasties and then used for weaving.
In the past, we used silk to make clothes, and people used hemp and ramie to weave cloth and jute to make bags.
Of course, there is also a kind called kapok, which can be used as a filling for winter clothes and quilts. Current cotton, for example, has poor warmth retention. "
The chief first introduces the materials used to make clothes and the history of fabric development.
Everyone looked on silently, we all understand what you said, but what next?
"You may think, what else is there? The other thing is of course technology. In the beginning, the cotton was smashed with a hammer and the cotton seeds were pulled out by hand.
Nowadays, there are cotton binding machines, and this is even more true for cotton spinning. The spinning thread was originally one, but now three are spun at a time.
The weaving feels slow and cannot keep up with the spinning speed, because we always have to do it step by step.
All you skilled craftsmen, please show us what you are really capable of! "
The head of the village first spoke to the wealthy households, and then extended his hand to signal to a group of weaver girls.
As a result, the speed of the weaver girls who had been working slowly before suddenly increased, and their skillful appearance made people couldn't help but secretly applaud.
Especially the cloth sellers, how much money would they make if the people under them could do this?
"Reward!" A quarter of an hour later, Zhu Biao shouted, and the Weaver Girls stopped their movements and saluted neatly: "Thank you, Your Highness, Prince!"
Someone brought the money, several kilograms per person, no, Guan Guan, one Guan per person, one hundred, Hongwu Tongbao was worth ten large copper coins.
"Everyone has seen that the Weaver Girls are skilled and have extraordinary skills. Can they be faster? Let me tell you, they can! Please take a look!"
The chief stood up again at this time, and with his words, the covering curtain was removed, revealing what was inside.
The big waterwheel is a waterwheel, still in the water, but stuck and not spinning.
There are also three units with shelves, including one with a shed.
The chief came to a piece of equipment and said, "Look at this. It's called a foot-operated force-saving linkage cotton binding machine. Please let this weaver girl operate it."
A weaver girl went to the cotton-tying machine and placed a large pile of cotton with cotton seeds next to it. She took a hook, hooked a large ball, and threw it into the feeding hopper above, stepping on it.
The rollers of the machine rotated rapidly, cotton came out from one end, and cotton seeds fell from one place. Seeing that a large ball of cotton was about to disappear, she casually hooked it up and added another ball.
"Let her do it first. We are looking at a shed for playing cotton. This weaver girl, please!" The mayor asked for another weaver girl.
The Weaver Girl came over with the cotton that had been removed from the cotton seeds, put it into the machine, put on a mask, and started to work.
As she moved, the cotton balls grew larger and popped out, indicating that they were ready.
"Follow me, the third one is the spinning machine. The spindles of our three-spindle pedal spinning wheel are placed horizontally, and the feet roll on them to produce three spindles at a time.
Nowadays, this ingot is not made so much, and it is hand-cranked. There are only twenty ingots, placed vertically. Come on, this weaver girl. "
Following Li Chang's words, the third weaver girl stood up, first sorted out the elastic cotton, and then connected the splices to the spindle.
After that, it’s easy, just watch and shake, twenty spindles rotate at the same time, and twenty threads are pulled out.
Rich people: "..."
They felt the power of technology. They realized something was wrong from the moment they tied the cotton. How could the cotton be played so fast?
What is this now? Twenty spindles rotate at the same time.
The previous pedal was actually a foot pedal, a horizontal stick. Step on it with your bare feet, and then move your feet back and forth to make the stick rotate.
Like a rolling pin, there is something connected at the other end of the stick that drives other parts to rotate.
The pedals at this moment are real pedals, and the pedaling action and transmission position are different.
The hand-operated spinning machine allows people to adjust the position back and forth to connect and disconnect the thread, while the person is standing.
Well, everyone invariably looked at the thing next to the waterwheel. According to the steps, this should be made of cloth?
Why put it next to the waterwheel? No need to think about it! It's water-powered!
"The last one, weave the cloth, connect it to the waterwheel, remove the card, and connect the wires." The chief ordered.
There is no need to wait for the third line of defense car to provide the thread. There were so many weaver girls slowly weaving a lot before.
The waterwheel rotated, and as soon as it was connected, the loom started to hum, and cloth was being woven at a speed visible to the eye.
"Partnership, I want a partnership, I want to grow cotton, I won't grow wheat anymore, I will plow the wheat and plant cotton..."
Some people couldn't control themselves and shouted loudly, "We want to make money. At this speed, the key is to save labor costs."
"Then you want to die." Zhu Ping looked over and said something very true.
Do you still dare to change the wheat field into a cotton field? After planting wheat, you have to plant soybeans. Are you going to plant cotton in the grain fields?
"Your Highness, I'm sorry, the common man said it wrong." This one quickly knelt down and kowtowed.
“Come on, let’s talk about it, we can’t really use the land used to grow food to grow cotton. This water-powered one also has a jacquard machine.
Moreover, Xiaqiu Village has designed a variety of pattern layouts, which can be woven by adjusting the machine.
We need cotton now, but the land for growing grain is not available. We can plant it under the forest. There is always a suitable forest for planting.
Once successful, we will turn the cotton and hemp fields on the plains into food fields, and then plant them in the woods. "
Zhu Feng waved his hand, asked the other party to stand up, and talked about the economics of forest planting.
People cannot go hungry, but can cotton be used as food?
"Your Highness King Qin, I am willing to rent the forest. Last night, Magistrate Yu talked about renting the forest and the barren mountain. I am willing.
I find people to plant trees, water, and cotton myself. There are no good trees in the barren mountains, so I just plant cotton instead of trees.
I dig wells in the mountains, or divert water up the mountains. I want to grow cotton, and I want to rent land.
It just so happens that in the winter I will ask people to clear the land, transport it up, and plant it in the spring of next year. "
Shopkeeper Tao expressed his support to Zhu Ping and supported this matter of making a fortune together.
"I'm willing, too. I'll rent it too. Give me a bad forest, and I'll hire people to cut it, sell it for firewood, and then plant cotton." Another person shouted.
"Everyone, please listen to me." The chief stood up again.
Everyone was quiet and waited for him to speak. Today, we saw the reality of what some businessmen had just said about the most powerful technology in Xiaqiu Village.
"The land leased is land leased from Henan Prefecture. The weaving is weaving, separate.
We don’t care what you rent the land for. If you want to join us in weaving, we have to discuss it separately.
If I don’t tell you what I built in Xiaqiu Village, wouldn’t it be good for Xiaqiu Village to make money on its own?
It was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Qin who reasoned with the village, presented the facts and explained the reasons, and Xiaqiu Village finally agreed. "
Seeing how enthusiastic everyone was, the director took it upon himself to let you talk like that before.
Give the prince and the King of Qin a few days of food and grass, and then give them 50,000 guan. Do you think the prince and the King of Qin are beggars?
The prince and King Qin are really short of money, and they can't help you. We in Xiaqiu Village have a lot of ways to make money.
(End of chapter)
