At this time, Yan Shiyue took Qu Sinian and quietly went to the workshop.
Zhou Jianwei arrived as soon as he entered Jizhou, and he and Yan Shilan were both kneeling by the door to greet him.
Yan Shiyue wore an apricot yellow robe and just waved her hand before walking in.
Because I had said it in advance, the work in the workshop did not stop, nor did it stop saluting. Several of the factory buildings in Nuoda have bright glass windows, and several textile machines look like they are running together. They really look like a modern factory.
Feel it.
After a few more years of development, there will be enough cotton, and the balance between cotton, weaving, and cloth will be out of balance again, and a new type of loom can be made.
Yan Shiyue turned around quietly. A female worker looked at her secretly, and she smiled at her.
After a round of inspection, we left the workshop and looked elsewhere.
Yan Shilan is not a very capable person, but he is meticulous and practical in his work, thinks thoughtfully, and does his job well.
Yan Shiyue nodded: "Not bad."
Yan Shilan was overjoyed and kowtowed: "Thank you very much, Mr. Prime Minister, for the compliment."
Zhou Jianwei also brought up the account book, and Yan Shiyue took a quick look at it. At this time, Weixin also explained Zhou's affairs, and Yan Shilan immediately ordered someone to help with the arrangement.
Yan Shiyue said to him: "Go back and pick up your wife and children."
Yan Shilan was overjoyed and gave a gift: "Thank you so much, Prime Minister."
Although he has everything going smoothly here, he is also worried about his wife and children at home. In this way, he no longer has any worries and can continue to work in a down-to-earth manner.
When they were about to leave after the inspection, Zhou Jianwei reported to her: "Mr. Prime Minister, there is a craftsman here who has made a machine that can weave cloth. I wonder if it is the same as what the Prime Minister said. Do you want to control it?"
Yan Shiyue was stunned.
She had explained the balance of the industrial chain to them, so Qu Si Nian and Zhou Jianwei knew her idea. So if someone makes a loom at this time, would it disrupt her plan?
Yan Shiyue said: "Go and have a look."
This carpenter's name is Zheng Jin. His family are all carpenters and he is well-known in the local area. Zheng Jin is only in his twenties. He made this new loom. When Yan Shilan discovered it, it had already been renovated once.
Madam, I have knitted a lot of cloth, but fortunately it has not been sold yet.
When Yan Shiyue passed by, the Zheng family knelt on the ground.
Yan Shiyue said: "No need to be polite. Where is the loom? Let me take a look?"
An older father-in-law kowtowed and said, "If you want the loom, take it. I just ask for your life!"
"Don't be afraid," Qu Sinian helped him up: "This is His Royal Highness Fuyan, we are just here to take a look. The person who can make the loom is a skilled craftsman, how can he be punished? I am worried too much."
Mr. Zheng glanced at Yan Shiyue subconsciously and lowered his head quickly. However, Zheng Jin was more courageous and took her to the room. Yan Shiyue looked at her carefully and said, "Who can knit? Come up and knit."
Let me take a look."
The wife of the Zheng family quickly kowtowed and started weaving with a trembling voice. Her hands were shaking at first. She knitted for a few times before she got comfortable with it. It was indeed much faster and finer than the old-fashioned loom.
Yan Shiyue thought for a while, then asked someone to get a pen and paper, sketched a little, and then handed it to Zheng Jin: "Do you think this would be better?"
Zheng Jin quickly knelt down and took it with both hands. After taking a look, he immediately said: "Yes! This should be fine! I've been thinking about it for a long time, why didn't I think of it!" He immediately stood up: "I'll try it right away!"
Mr. Zheng said anxiously: "Ah Jin!"
Zheng Jin was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and quickly knelt down again.
Yan Shiyue had no choice but to bend down a little and said to them carefully: "There are not many fertile fields now. We must first diversify food to prevent people from starving. Then we can plant the remaining cotton, and only after we plant cotton can we spin, so
The oldest loom is enough to
The cotton yarn produced by the textile factory is eaten up. If we promote your kind of loom now, many people who originally weaved will not be able to eat. But with such a loom, because the textile factory has taken control, it will also
There are many times when it is idle.”
The Zheng family was obviously a little confused.
Mr. Zheng, who had the wisdom of an old man, seemed to understand something, and said anxiously: "Don't worry, Your Highness, we won't sell it anymore."
Yan Shiyue said: "Listen to me. We will buy your 'technology' to make this and give you a sum of money. From now on, you can't make this thing at will, and others can't copy it. When we want to
When you are doing it, do it again. After that, you can join the Ministry of Commerce Workshop if you want to, or if you don’t want to, it’s all up to you.”
Seeing that he was still confused, Yan Shiyue signaled to Zhou Jianwei, who came over and explained it to them in detail.
In the end, the Zheng family decided to sell off this "technology" at once, and then Zheng Jin joined the Ministry of Commerce Workshop, and everyone was happy.
Over there, Emperor Ming Yan led people to inspect the surrounding farmland.
There are many places where cotton is grown in the villages near the textile workshop. At the time of harvest, there is a hand-operated cotton gin with "Made by the Ministry of Industry" printed on the roadside. As it turns, the cotton seeds are separated, and the white cotton is removed from the cotton gin.
The exit flowed out.
When everything is prosperous and the people are prosperous and happy, this is a truly peaceful and prosperous age.
After dealing with the matters here, Shengjia continued to move forward. The three main themes of the trip, Champa rice, cotton, and textile workshops, were all solved. The rest was just to go to Suzhou and Hangzhou to meet the literati. Everyone was in a relaxed mood.
A lot.
Yan Shiyue hurriedly wrote "Being a Mother".
Then he showed it to the queen. The queen could read and write, so she could not be called erudite, but she could still see the beauty of this booklet.
So the queen recognized her filial piety and wrote a preface herself, saying that I was deeply touched by the incident in Jizhou. Although I have little talent and little knowledge, I still decided to do my best for the women of the world... and so on.
As it turned out, while the queen was writing there, Emperor Ming Yan came in and saw the pamphlet written by Yan Shiyue.
It was just a literacy book for women. It was not long. Emperor Ming Yan read it in a while, and then he discussed with Yan Shiyue: "Yue'er, this thing can be regarded as written by your mother-in-law. Is it possible?"
Yan Shiyue had just told the queen that she wanted to put it in her name, and then when Emperor Ming Yan said it, she deliberately said: "Why!"
Emperor Ming Yan explained to her: "Your mother-in-law is the mother of the country, and her status is suppressed. It is more reasonable for her to come forward. Besides, your mother-in-law is a merchant after all. Having such a thing can also stop Youyou's mouth."
."
Yan Shiyue said: "Okay! But what good do I get?"
Emperor Ming Yan thought for a while: "I have a jade cabbage as tall as a person in my treasury. I will give it to Yue'er when I return to the palace."
"Okay!" Yan Shiyue said, "Is there any more?"
Emperor Ming Yan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I have a set of glass cups, which are very exquisite, and I can give them to you. By the way, I have some quite large coral trees. You can pick one when the time comes. I still have some
…”
"Okay!" The queen finally couldn't help it, opened the curtain and came out, smiling: "I have never seen such a greedy person, do you want to collect all the good things from your Aye!" As she said this, she wrote the preface.
Put it on the table.
Emperor Ming Yan picked it up and looked at it with a smile, and said with a smile: "I rewarded her." (To be continued)