Chapter One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Official Debut
Seeing the man's passionate words, the hotel owner couldn't help but put a jug of wine in front of him, "Stop talking nonsense, come and listen."
The man was not annoyed, he stared at the wine bottle on the table with a smile on his face, grabbed it, opened the top of the bottle and took a deep breath.
"Eh? Still a strong drink, Old Han, pay attention to people!" The man gave a thumbs up to the store.
The shopkeeper sat down and said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense and tell me, is this treadle sewing machine real or fake?"
The man put the lid on the wine bottle again like a baby and said, "You should go back and enjoy the good things slowly."
Putting down the flask, he immediately said, "Of course it's true!"
"Hahaha, have you seen it in person?" Seeing that a man gets benefits from just bragging, naturally some people are jealous and want to cause trouble.
The man suddenly became angry and his face turned red. "Of course I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but my cousin's brother's uncle's son works in the machine workshop. He saw it with his own eyes."
There were no boos from the crowd, but they all looked at the man with some respect. Machinery workshops are famous for their high salaries, so this man could have a distant relative in the workshop, and he could be looked down upon by others.
Not many pedal sewing machines have been manufactured yet, and news about it is spreading wildly among the market.
The rumors all have one thing in common, that is, the more they spread, the more outrageous they become.
"What did you say? What did Duke Zhen Guo's machine workshop make?" Zhu Yunye turned his head and looked at the eunuch.
With a cautious smile on his face, the eunuch bowed and said, "A pedal sewing machine, I heard it is a machine used to sew clothes."
"Sewing clothes? What's so strange about this? Isn't it just what tailors do?" Zhu Yunye couldn't help but pause.
The eunuch's eyes suddenly shone with light, and he replied excitedly, "Your Majesty, I heard that this pedal sewing machine can sew clothes very fast. One pedal sewing machine can beat hundreds of tailors."
"Hundreds? You're not talking nonsense?" Zhu Yunye's voice instantly rose an octave.
He is not an emperor who does not understand the life of the city. Since he was a child, he has liked his mother to tell him interesting things outside the palace. Later, he even secretly left the palace many times.
"This" the eunuch then realized that he had been overly excited just now, and quickly explained, "Slaves have also heard about it, but no one has seen a pedal sewing machine with their own eyes. Everyone is just guessing."
Zhu Yunye did not blame the eunuch, but instead lowered his head and muttered. This thing could be held by his uncle like a treasure. It was obviously a good thing. Even if it was not as exaggerated as what the slave said, it would definitely be much faster than an ordinary tailor.
There was already a weaving workshop in the palace. If we could get a pedal sewing machine, we wouldn't even have to sell the cloth.
Make clothes and sell them to make more money.
Subconsciously, Zhu Yunye wanted to go find his uncle. But before he took a step forward, he gave up the idea. After all, he was the emperor, so it seemed inappropriate to go to find his uncle for a little money.
After lowering his head and thinking for a moment, Zhu Yunye decided to go find his mother.
"Let's go to Renshou Palace."
The Queen Mother went home to visit her relatives.
The central gate of Zhenguo's mansion was opened, and Han Du led his whole family to welcome him.
Han Jingyun walked down Fenghu, looked up at the plaque on the main door, and let out a low sigh in his nose.
Han Du stepped forward and was about to salute, but Han Jingyun stopped him with his hand.
"My parents are gone, and Han Shu has also gone to Xinming. Now we only have the eldest brother in our family. Why do we need so many gifts?"
Han Du felt suddenly melancholy after hearing this. He turned around and glanced at the house, as if he vaguely remembered the excitement his parents had when they just moved here.
But in the blink of an eye, the voices and smiles of his father and mother began to fade in his mind. In fact, Han Du could only recall the expressions of his father and mother now, and the details of their appearance were completely blurred.
"Yes, even we are old." Han Du shook his head with melancholy, and stretched out his hand to signal Han Jingyun to enter the house.
After eating, Han Jingyun said to Han Du straight to the point, "I heard that brother made a pedal sewing machine?"
Han Du was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile, "It's not made by me, it was made by Sun Xian."
Han Jingyun nodded and smiled. No matter whether it was made by Sun Xian or who made it, this thing really existed.
"Is this pedal sewing machine really that powerful?"
Han Du immediately understood what the girl meant, and laughed and said, "It's a bit powerful, but it's not as exaggerated as the rumors outside."
Pedal sewing machines are being hailed as celestial beings outside. How could they be so exaggerated?
"Oh? What's the real situation?" Han Jingyun was also curious about what a pedal sewing machine was.
Han Du nodded and patiently explained, "The pedal sewing machine can indeed greatly increase the sewing speed, but it is not as exaggerated as the rumors say. It is probably equivalent to ten times that of an ordinary tailor."
"Ten times? That's fast enough." Han Jingyun's eyes lit up and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Han Du smiled and said, "Not only that, in the past, it took three years for a tailor to become a tailor."
After being an apprentice for three years and being taught by a master for a few more years, it is impossible to become a qualified tailor without ten years of hard work. But using a pedal sewing machine is different. After a few months of training, you can almost train a qualified tailor.
.And this tailor’s sewing speed is ten times that of ordinary tailors.”
Han Jingyun was stunned. Through her elder brother's explanation, she realized how much the pedal sewing machine had changed tailoring. It was completely subversive.
"Brother, can you sell me all the pedal sewing machines made by the mechanical workshop?"
When Han Du heard the girl mention the pedal sewing machine, he had already guessed her purpose of going home to visit relatives this time.
He smiled and asked, "Do you want to build your own tailoring workshop and join forces with the weaving workshop to directly produce ready-made clothes for sale?"
Han Jingyun nodded undeniably.
Han Du smiled faintly and said, "How many treadle sewing machines are you going to buy, girl?"
"I have calculated that with the current output of cloth in weaving workshops and the sewing speed of pedal sewing machines, a thousand pedal sewing machines would be enough." Han Jingyun did the math in his mind.
Han Du chuckled and did not agree directly. Instead, he asked, "Does that girl know how many treadle sewing machines a machine workshop can make in a month?"
"How much?" Han Jingyun was slightly stunned. She felt that since this thing was so powerful, it must not be easy to build.
Han Du held out two fingers and said directly without waiting for the girl to guess, "Two thousand units, and only a lot more! What the girl needs is only half a month's supply."
Han Jingyun suddenly looked embarrassed. She originally thought that there were not many pedal sewing machines, so she hurried to Han Du for fear of being robbed.
But I didn't expect that the output of this thing would be so large.
"Brother, why do you want to build so many?"
Han Du smiled faintly, "Of course it's to make money."
Of course making money is making money, but Han Jingyun hesitated to speak.
Seeing the girl's hesitant look, Han Du suddenly asked, "Actually, I think your weaving workshop is really making money. As for whether you want to make ready-made clothes for sale?"
Han Du shook his head slightly, "To be honest, I'm not optimistic about it."
"Why is this?" Regarding the establishment of a tailoring workshop, Zhu Yunye came to discuss it with her, and she also thought it was a good idea to make money.
Han Du continued, "Think about it, the people of the Ming Dynasty are already diligent and frugal. If every household had a pedal sewing machine, wouldn't they buy their own cloth and sew it? Why would they pay a high price to buy yours?
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Clothes?"
"Are you going to sell pedal sewing machines to every household?" Han Jingyun was stunned by Han Du's grand idea.
"Of course." Han Du nodded.
Han Jingyun did not speak, lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then asked, "How many pedal sewing machines are you planning to sell?"
"It's not confirmed yet. It's probably about 200 pieces per set." Han Du said casually.
"Two hundred guan? This price is not low. Are you sure every household can afford it?" Han Jingyun looked at Han Du doubtfully.
In the past few years, the Ming Dynasty has been booming and developing rapidly. Although the people's income has greatly improved, it does not mean that one family can just spend two hundred guan.
Han Du shook his head slightly and said with a smile, "Why is it really necessary for every household to buy one? If one village has one, it is enough for the whole village to sew clothes. And it can also be used by people who spend money to buy a pedal sewing machine.
, you can make some money.”
Han Jingyun immediately smiled after hearing this, "I see, but brother, don't worry, I can still make money by setting up a tailoring workshop."
"As long as you have confidence." Seeing the girl insisting, Han Du said nothing more. Anyway, the money was not a big amount for her.
The reason why I reminded her was just to let her know that I didn't mean to trick her on purpose.
It came out after a thousand calls.
While everyone has been eagerly awaiting it, the machinery workshop has finally released the news that it will officially display the pedal sewing machine to everyone on the first day of next month.
On the first day of the new year, the large square outside the machinery workshop was fenced off early.
The people surrounded the fence on three levels inside and three levels outside, completely surrounding the place.
Sun Xian put on the robes he didn't usually wear. He usually spends most of his time in the machinery workshop. He often encounters dirt such as oil stains, so he usually only wears cotton clothes.
And even if it's a little dirty, he won't change it because it's troublesome. He won't change it again until it's really dirty.
With a smile on his face, Sun Xian walked up to the high platform in the middle step by step under the attention of everyone.
There was something covered with red cloth on the high platform, and people speculated whether it was a pedal sewing machine.
Sun Xian stood on the high platform, smiling and cupping his hands in all directions.
He said in a loud voice, "Thanks to all of you for coming to support me today, Sun Xian would like to express my sincere thanks here."
"Enough talking," Sun Xian pointed at the red cloth and laughed loudly, "Yes, this is the pedal sewing machine you have been dreaming of seeing!"