As the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is gradually raised, the overall climate will also enter a long dry period. This is something that cannot be undone by human power. However, in this era, the water flow of the Kongque River is still sufficient.
You can even build a waterwheel to facilitate workshop operations.
"It's spinning, it's spinning! It's spinning!"
『#￥%!』
"Wow……"
Immediately, a crowd of barbarians watching the excitement widened their eyes and screamed in surprise.
These barbarians from the Western Regions watched carefully, their faces full of fear at first, as if the rotating waterwheel would break away from the river bank and crush them all to death.
After waiting for a while, they found that the waterwheel was still a waterwheel and that the Han people were not injured. The barbarians gradually exhaled and tried to see the waterwheels up close.
Then after realizing that he was close to the waterwheel and would not be hurt, he started laughing.
Inexplicable laughter and excitement.
For the Hu people in this area of the Western Regions, many of them have never left the Western Regions in their lives, and they have no idea what is going on outside the Western Regions. Naturally, they cannot say that they have seen any waterwheels, let alone
A machine driven by water power.
A big wheel submerged in the water drove the machine to make a creaking sound, and then some naughty Hu children imitated the creaking sound of the machine, and then they laughed inexplicably and got into a group, playing together.
Han Guo looked at it, shook his head, and ignored the barbarians who were immersed in inexplicable joy and excitement. Instead, he walked around the factory and inspected the equipment.
When he saw the first strand of hemp wool successfully wrapped around the spindle, Han Guo couldn't help but say hello.
Of course, compared with the worsted yarns of later generations, the blended yarns of this era are not worth mentioning at all, but for the current production level in the Western Regions, this is almost a transcendent era.
Food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Whoever can grasp these four words will grasp the lifeblood of everyone.
There is a large amount of cheap labor in the Western Regions.
How cheap is it?
Being treated slightly better than slaves is enough to make these people from the Western Regions grateful...
You must know that most of the countries in the Western Regions were slave countries. In fact, until modern times, these nomadic peoples basically lingered on the edge of slavery. Even those who advocated the Qing Dynasty in later generations cannot deny that in fact, the Qing Dynasty until
Even when it was destroyed, it was not able to completely break away from slavery. Masters and slaves were the main theme of the Qing Dynasty.
Therefore, Xihai City can use extremely cheap labor to carry out large-scale production, and then use these produced items to exchange for various agricultural products in the Western Region countries. In fact, it is Fei Qian's scissor-difference harvesting model for Shandong.
It is inferior to the technology in Guanzhong.
In Guanzhong, China, many Han people do not like woolen clothes. Due to limitations in chemical technology, woolen yarn has a stronger smell than traditional kudzu and is easy to attract insects. If it is refined with sulfur, it will turn yellow and deteriorate in texture.
As for issues such as being a member of a noble family, of course it doesn’t matter. After all, from slave society to capital society, it is common sense among wealthy families that ceremonial robes are only worn once and cannot be passed through water...
The Western Regions are different. The climate is relatively dry, and furs and other items are easy to preserve. Moreover, these Western Regions people do not pay attention to what smells or smells. They have cheaper, warmer, and lighter sweaters, which are of course more expensive than those in the Han Dynasty.
Popular. At the same time, in addition to driving the textile industry, the garment industry also has a large number of upstream and downstream industries that can be developed, such as machinery, dyeing, clothing, transportation, etc., and the other consumer industries it drives are even greater.
China's textile industry actually started in the Han Dynasty, went through the Tang and Song Dynasties, and was already very mature and large by the Ming and Qing Dynasties. However, the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties did not take full advantage of this, especially in the late Ming and Qing dynasties.
While other countries with a little bit of national power were desperately engaged in large-scale voyages and exploring markets, the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties were still having sweet dreams behind closed doors all day long.
Moreover, the textile industry is also suitable for small families.
Sheep raising in the Western Regions naturally produces wool and other products, but in the past they were used as felt blankets, and the workmanship was rough and slow. After all, the original family or slave owner needed craftsmen in all aspects from the collection of raw materials to the final production of finished products.
, even if one is missing, now no matter whether it is a small family or a slave owner, they only need to provide raw materials, and then they can use the money from selling the raw materials to buy finished products, which invisibly speeds up the circulation of goods, and also makes more people in the Western Regions
I am willing to choose this simpler mode.
The first to be produced is naturally the simplest preparation mode.
No pattern, original mottled color.
And Han Guo knew that in the Han Dynasty, sweaters with dyeing or some fancy patterns had begun to appear, and these sweaters would become additional high-value products in the future...
How terrifying or tempting it is to have a market with almost no competitors and a completely open market guaranteed by force can be understood by looking at the development of the Eight-Nation Alliance in history.
At the same time, the Western Region is also a good place to grow cotton.
Before the Opium War, China produced 600 million pieces of cotton cloth every year, which was six times the amount of cotton exported by the British. But after the war...
Of course, the efficiency and yield rate of textile machines at this stage are relatively low, but it does not matter. With the expansion of the textile industry, in this land of the Western Regions, some Taoist priests from the Western Regions may not appear in advance to provide Chinese textiles.
Contribute to the development of the industry.
It started with the first water-powered spinning wheel, but the future is definitely not just about water power.
Fei Qian, under the leadership of Huang Chengyan, a graduate student, has set research standards for the Huang family and other workshops. A review committee formed by master craftsmen will carry out postgraduate entrance examination projects, and at the same time issue tasks to students in the academy and the engineering school.
Use relatively generous bonuses to attract craftsmen and students to jointly research projects.
Seeing the hydraulic spinning wheel starting to come out, Jia Xu was also full of smiles.
The raw materials that were accumulated in Xihai City due to the rupture of trade routes are now put to use, and these raw materials will be quickly turned into finished products.
The head craftsman in charge of the hydraulic factory was reporting to Jia Xu, "The difficulty in spinning is to combine the threads. The flax is long and the hair is short. The difficulty is in spinning, not in spinning. Therefore, it needs to be combed more often. The wool is very short and entangled with each other.
The only way is to twist the yarn into long and thin mixed threads first, and use both hands to spin and draw, but the speed cannot be increased... My subordinates are also considering whether to add some twisting wooden strips, or add some more processes before... But now these
The idea is not ready yet, so you can’t just jump on the spinning wheel..."
Although Jia Xu is smart, he only has a general understanding of textile equipment. When it comes to the specific technical aspects, he does not understand it very well. He listened for a while and then grasped the key points. It was difficult and the speed could not be increased.
, then if the mechanical problem cannot be solved temporarily, then manpower will be used to make up for it.
"There is no rush to increase production now..." Jia Xu said, "First recruit more apprentices, those who are smarter and not those who are naturally clumsy... You can build a mockup first and let the apprentices practice, so that they don't have to learn."
If your skills are not good enough and the machine breaks down, it will cause more delays..."
The craftsman responded repeatedly and wrote down Jia Xu's instructions.
Jia Xu walked around and then waved to Han Guo.
The two people left the factory and walked aside.
The guards were spread out on both sides, leaving a certain amount of space for the two people.
"My lord has conquered Wuni City." Jia Xu said.
Han Guo opened his eyes wide, and immediately seemed to want to ask something, but didn't ask.
Jia Xu looked at Han Guo and added another sentence, "My lord ordered the old king of Shanshan, Tong Geluojia, to cut off his land in exchange for his life..."
Han Guo frowned slightly in thought, and after a moment he glanced at Jia Xu.
"Is there any gain?" Jia Xu asked.
Han Guo still frowned slightly, "Back to the envoy, I have some ideas..."
There was a smile in Jia Xu's eyes, "Let's talk about it."
Although Jia Xu did not say how much care he gave to Han Guo, whom Li Ru specially selected, he actually admired him and was willing to give Han Guo more opportunities, as well as things similar to the current situation.
Answers and guidance.
Otherwise, who would be nice to someone for no reason?
Han Guo cupped his hands and said, "Now that there are enemies inside and outside, showing strength may not be effective, but it will make thieves be on guard."
Jia Xu nodded and said, "Not bad."
Han Guo raised his head slightly and glanced at Jia Xu. He knew that he was partly right, but not completely. Han Guo often saw this expression when Li Ru was alive, and now he saw it again on Jia Xu.
Seeing such an expression, Han Guo couldn't help but feel a little emotional...
Jia Xu looked at Han Guo with some confusion.
Han Guo said quickly: "Please give me some advice."
Jia Xu looked back at the workshop and said, "Compared with Xihai City, which one is more important?"
"Of course..." Han Guo said halfway, but suddenly got stuck. Then he looked back at the newly established workshop and fell silent.
Obviously, Xihai City is equally important as here.
Xihai City represents politics, and the newly built workshops and factories here represent the economy.
There is no shortage of wood in the Western Region, and there is a lot of it in the surrounding mountains. However, large-scale mining in a short period of time will undoubtedly damage the soil and water. Of course, no one will care about this at the moment. The more troublesome problem is transportation. Cutting wood from the Tianshan Mountains or other mountain ranges,
If you want to transport it here, there is no way to transport it with abundant water power like in the Central Plains or the Southwest.
Moreover, some parts of the equipment in the factory are from Hedong, Guanzhong. If the Western Region wants to produce it on its own, it will take a while, so once it is damaged on a large scale, it is not that easy to restore it.
To defend Xihai City, the current garrison is not a problem, but in the factory here on the Kongque River, it is impossible to establish a stable defensive position due to its geographical location.
Obviously, Jia Xu meant not to announce that Feiqian had conquered Muni City, as a way of protecting this place.
But why?
Perhaps this is the question that Jia Xu wants to ask Han Guo and hopes that Han Guo can understand.
The Western Region is chaotic. Even if the countries are connected, their languages are inconsistent. This is destined to determine that even if they receive news or listen to what others say, these Western Region countries will subconsciously base on what they have seen with their own eyes. Therefore, even if
Even though Feiqian has conquered Shanshan King City, many people still won't believe it.
In their concept, it takes at least a year to conquer a royal city!
When the Han people conquered Dawan in the early years, how long did it take?
Lu Bu did not attack Dawan before, but only reached Chigu City. How long did it take?
When something happens beyond their comprehension...
Han Guo turned around suddenly and looked at the workshop again, especially at the inexplicably excited and happy Hu people in the workshop and surrounding areas...
them……
What are you happy about?
Han Guo remembered clearly that when the Han craftsmen wanted to dig a canal and build a waterwheel on the Kongque River, these barbarians were opposed to it. If they were not afraid of the Han soldiers, they would never have thought that the construction could be completed smoothly. They are now
They are happy, so why were they afraid in the beginning?
What were they afraid of before?
Now that they don't seem to be opposed, what are they happy about?
Then these people know the news about Shanshan Kingdom...
Just like Han Guo couldn't understand why these people were afraid of waterwheels before, now Han Guo can be sure whether they are happy or afraid after hearing the news about Shanshan Kingdom?
Han Guo looked at Jia Xu.
Jia Xu nodded, and then said with a smile: "Confucius said, the people can be controlled but not understood... May I ask what should be the explanation? If Confucius were sent to the Western Regions and met the people of the Western Regions, what should he say?"
"This..." Han Guo frowned and murmured repeatedly, "Could it be that... the envoy's intention is that these people of the Western Regions... are also the two words "Yu" and "Zhi"?"
Many people are afraid to face reality. Not only in the current Western Region. Life is so hard, why do we still torture ourselves during rest?
Why suffer?
Happiness is what matters!
This is the concept of many people.
Fear is a very interesting emotion.
Ignorance is also a kind of happiness.
Especially when you can't communicate effectively.
The real world is like an abyss.
There are those who can't bear to look at it, and there are also those who don't want to look at it.
Is the only remaining piece of paper in the cold world real or made of silicone?
Who can speak clearly, and who is willing to listen to whom?
Language is always pale after all.
Especially when neither Han Guo nor Jia Xu can say that they will definitely be able to establish an effective communication model with these people in the Western Regions...
After all, in the Western Regions, the kings and officials of their states were still a minority, and most of the people in the Western Regions were still unable to empathize with the Han people and could not communicate effectively.
Stones are defined as non-living targets.
It's because it is inexpressible to humans.
Bugs are defined as ants.
This is because although the insect has limited expression, it cannot communicate with it.
Animals such as cats and dogs are defined as pets because they can move, interact, and have limited communication.
Human beings are defined as the same kind because they can communicate at a higher level.
Therefore, the "Holy Mother" human beings will be recognized by most people, and the "Holy Mother" cats and dogs will also be understood by many people. But the "Holy Mother" is an insect, and most people will think that this person is sick.
, as for the person who saw a broken stone from the "Holy Mother", most people immediately judged that this person was indeed sick.
That's why.
The level of communication is the level of empathy.
So no one would try to raise a stone because the empathy level is not high enough to interact with it.
The level of empathy and the level of threat are symbiotic, but as far as humans are concerned, threat takes precedence over empathy.
When a dog learns to pick up a Frisbee, learns to stand, sit and roll, learns to urinate and defecate at fixed points, and even learns to buy groceries, humans will have a strong joy in communication.
When the dog talks, cuts vegetables with a knife, and discusses with humans how to divide dinner...
If even the insects wave their limbs, indicating that they want to discuss with humans and divide their respective responsibilities...
For people in the Western Regions, it may not be happiness, but undeniably terrifying.
There are few people in the Western Region, many dogs, and more insects.
Most of the time, people in the Western Regions will communicate with dogs, but they will not communicate with insects.
However, the current political structure of most countries in the Western Region is that people and dogs control a lot of insects. They have not gone through any learning, do not understand any words, and even the language is only an insect that understands the insect language.
What should I do if I want to communicate with him?
If a bug can still distinguish right from wrong, know good from bad, and is unwilling to be a bug, will it still be a bug?
This is a very interesting question.
Why Lu Bu failed to do a good job in Xihai City before was partly due to his inability to establish effective communication with the insects.
Lu Bu doesn't have that patience, he only knows how to kill if he doesn't obey.
After the killing, the insect did not know how to resist, but it also did not understand what Lu Bu said.
So Fei Qian used another method to make these people afraid, let the dogs get close to them, and let the insects experience it.
After all, it would be bad if, in the process of transforming and developing the Western Region, people were feared not only by people, but also by dogs, and even by insects. Because it really drives people crazy, dogs jump over walls, and insects fly all over the sky, which is not in line with Fiji.
The overall goal of developing the Western Regions. Therefore, it is a very important step for Fei Qian to pretend to be the same "person" as the Western Regions in the early stage. When other "people" and "dogs" discover that Fei Qian is actually different, they have already
It's too late, it's over.
Han Guo suddenly realized.
"In order to make the people of the Western Regions know that the objects are harmless, the only way is to let them see it with their own eyes," Jia Xu said slowly, "Only then can we gain their trust and let them use it... The people of the Western Regions countries,
If you could all see it with your own eyes..."
Jia Xu smiled.
There seemed to be a bit of madness and cruelty in his smile.
Han Guo was silent, feeling as if some cold hairs were rising on his back.
"My lord has sent envoys to Nuqiang, Xiaowan, Luhu and other places to summon his masters to gather..." Jia Xu raised his head and looked into the distance, "But there is still one person needed on the North Road. Go to Shule and Qiuci to donate poison."
Waiting for the country..."
Han Guo raised his head, cupped his hands and saluted, "I'm willing to go!"
"Good!" Jia Xu nodded, and then pointed to the workshop, "Remember, let the owner be afraid, make his officials approach, and bring his people to see him! Then the Western Region will be completely peaceful!"
