Before Zhang Shou could say anything, Lu Sanlang hinted Zhang Chen to take out the imperial ruler and whipped Zhu Er to the point where he was scared to death. If this disgraceful guy was allowed to stay, everyone would doubt whether he would continue to be unable to speak out.
Ivory. And Lu Sanlang even followed him out directly, claiming that he was going to watch Zhang Chen give Zhu Er a good beating, and considerately left Banshan Hall to Zhang Shou, Zhang Wu, and Zhang Lu.
Zhang Shou was too lazy to argue with that guy Zhu Er. He looked at Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu calmly and said: "That guy told the truth that is not pleasant to hear, but the situation of the two of you is indeed
She is almost the same as me. After all, whether it is Princess Deyang or Princess Xinyang, she can only be regarded as your fiancée now, and has not yet officially married."
Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu were both a little embarrassed, and then they heard Zhang Shou say: "Let's go somewhere with me. Otherwise, when they come back, we will have to ask questions again. There will be many people talking, and some
It’s not that easy to say.”
With Zhang Shou's words, Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu would naturally not object. Both of them knew that they said they were descendants of the Hou family, but the brothers Huaiqing Hou and Nanyang Hou had shallow foundations, and in addition, they were concubines. In fact,
Seriously speaking, whether compared with Lu Sanlang or Zhang Chen and Zhu Er, they are far behind. At least, those three don't actually need to consider the issue of future post-marriage expenses.
Even if it was Zhu Er...it was just that the Duke of Zhao's government usually blocked his expenses and prevented him from spending money arbitrarily.
Therefore, the two of them followed Zhang Shou out of the Imperial Academy in some silence. When they saw Ah Liu driving over, they both sent away the entourage waiting here and followed Zhang Shou straight into the car. When they finally got off the car, they found that it was the car they had been waiting for.
Everyone came in swarms. It was said that this was the place where Zhu Tingfang, the son of Duke Zhang of Zhao State, took in an orphan named Xiao Cheng. Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu couldn't help but be a little surprised.
However, Zhang Shou did not enter Xiao's house. He stood at the door and heard Xiao Cheng reciting poems inside. He then urged Yang Hao and Zheng Dang seriously. He couldn't help but smile, and then waved to Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu to follow him in.
The blacksmith shop next door.
When they walked around the empty shop occupied by Guan Qiu who was busy writing, passed through the courtyard, and finally came to the main room at the back, Zhang Shou suddenly stopped at the door, and then asked without looking back: "You guys
Two, have you ever seen a woman spinning?"
Even though their father was born in the army, even if their daily expenses were tight from time to time, Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu were the princes of the Hou family after all. How could they know this? So the two of them looked at each other and shook their heads before they realized that Zhang Shou could not see them.
All they could do was say in unison: "I've never seen it."
"That's true... Actually, I mostly see people reeling silkworms and then weaving the silk into silk. As for the hand-made cotton spinning machine, the village does not grow cotton, so I have never seen it." Zhang Shou said in his heart, if he hadn't been in the village
In the three years I have lived, I have seen people weaving silk. At most, I only saw people weaving hand-woven fabrics symbolically when visiting folk villages. I also saw on TV the kind of female weavers weaving in large state-owned textile factories.
Therefore, he directly opened the door and went in. When he saw Zhao Si, who was sitting on the ground next to the textile machine, raised his head and glanced at him, he quickly jumped up. He gestured to the other party not to be polite, and then asked: "How are you doing?"
Already?"
"Everything has been adjusted. There should be no problem!" Zhao Sixi expressed with joy, "Dr. Zhang, find someone who is good at textiles to give it a try. Although I have only made spinning machines with the master a few times, it is because the master owes me a favor.
But I still remember how to do it. There are only three spindles, but this one can load eight spindles, eight yarns at a time, and looking at Dr. Zhang’s structure diagram, I think it can drive more spindles!”
Zhang Shou stretched out his hand and turned the spindle. He turned around and saw Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu staring at the spinning machine, but their eyes were a little blank. He said with a smile: "The same people can spin at different speeds."
It’s much better than before, do you know what this means?”
Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu looked at each other. Even though they were not good at business, they still reacted immediately. Zhang Lu exclaimed in surprise and joy: "With the same manpower and the same time, we can have more people."
Earn twice as much money!”
"Oh?" Zhang Shou chuckled, and when Zhao Si nodded in agreement, he said slowly, "But have you ever thought about it, there are only so many cotton fields, and the annual cotton output is basically relatively stable. If
If everyone switches to this new type of spinning machine, two results are likely to occur."
"The first result is that because of the high output of cotton yarn, the supply on the market exceeds demand in the short term, and the price will be gradually depressed. Some people who use new spinning machines will certainly become rich, but more people who have not switched to this machine will
The output is low and the selling price is low, so the income is getting less and less, and I can no longer make a living through this side job."
"And the result of this is that these people will be poorer than before. Then out of anger, they may hate the machines, and even the people who use these machines may eventually suffer tragedy."
You know, in history, after the invention of the spinning Jenny, the price of yarn quickly plummeted. The inventor was smashed by angry craftsmen and was driven out of his hometown. Although the clever and hard-working inventor later
He reopened the factory and made a fortune from it, but he will probably never forget the nightmare he had in the early days.
Zhang Shou paused for a moment before continuing: "The second result is that this new type of spinning machine is gradually being spread. Because of its high efficiency, more and more people are using it. Coupled with its low price, most spinning machines
Workers all use it. However, because the output of raw material cotton is limited and the supply of cotton used for spinning exceeds demand, cotton prices may increase."
"Because cotton fields are more suitable for sandy-alkali soil and not all places can grow well, so in order to make a profit, some people will try to reclaim wasteland into cotton fields, but there are also some short-sighted landowners who may want to plant cotton because it is more profitable.
Convert rice fields and wheat fields to cotton fields. In this case of conversion, there will be a loss in yield, which will affect farming and grain production."
"However, the weaving speed will not increase. In the end, the front-end output will be high, which will force more people to join weaving or improve the machines."
Even though Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu were not qualified to read sages' books, Zhang Shou explained the truth so simply and straightforwardly that they understood it immediately. As for Zhao Si, after he was stunned, he couldn't help but scratch his head.
My head was a little unconvinced.
"Since you have such worries, Dr. Zhang, why do you want to improve this spinning machine?"
Zhang Shou chuckled and said: "Principles are principles, and implementation is implementation. It is impossible to shelve the machine just because it increases output but affects people. However, we cannot but think of this. In addition,
You might as well think about how to ginning cotton faster and weaving cloth faster. Because simply spinning yarn quickly will force the development of an entire industry."
"Now that this spinning machine has been made, I will give you a corresponding bonus later. If you make other things, the bonus will also be yours. When the machine is tested in the future and it is indeed effective, you will get additional shares.
.”
Zhao Si immediately beamed with joy. After thanking him repeatedly, he said with some embarrassment: "However, Dr. Zhang, I haven't figured out what boring machine, drilling machine or the like you mentioned before. After all, there is still a difference between this and a grinder, and
If it’s water power…”
Before Zhao Si could finish his words, Zhang Shou interrupted: "Study those types of lathes slowly. Later I will find someone to come over and try the spinning machine. If it works well... I might even ask your master for help."
, make a 180 emergency response."
Seeing that Zhao Si's eyes were bright and he nodded repeatedly, Zhang Shou glanced at Luo Xiaoxiao who was hesitant to speak next to him, and Zhang Shou called the person in front of him. Sure enough, Luo Xiaoxiao said with joy, "Dr. Zhang,
I have made the manual spring winding machine you mentioned. Although the elasticity of each spring is different due to the problem of wire drawing, the elasticity is generally good."
When Zhang Shou heard that the manual spring winding machine had been made, he was immediately excited. He followed the person to a corner filled with various parts on the other side, and saw him taking out a pile of springs of various specifications. Of course, the elasticity
Standard, there was nothing to say. He checked them one by one and finally nodded with a smile.
"Since you have made this spring winding machine, there will naturally be corresponding rewards. In this way, Zhao Si has made a new spinning machine. Think about it with him, give it a try, and use the spinning machine on the old loom
The throwing shuttle is equipped with a spring and changed into a flying shuttle that can come and go automatically. Of course, this is my idea. How to implement it depends on you."
Seeing Luo Xiaoxiao grab Zhao Si without saying a word, the two started a heated discussion. Zhang Shou smiled for a moment, but when he turned around and saw Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu gaping in shock, he waved to them to follow him out.
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When he arrived in the yard, he smiled and asked Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu: "Do you know why I just told you that if the new spinning machine is really useful, what consequences will it have?"
This time, it was Zhang Wu who reacted faster: "The young gentleman wants to say that a simple thing can affect the whole body."
"Yes, many things in this world are not isolated. A small choice can sometimes affect a series of things and even the overall situation. So when you do something, you might as well think about other people's reactions and responses. This and
When playing chess, you don’t think about one move, but think about two moves, three moves or even more moves. This is the same principle.”
Seeing Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu both nodding quickly, Zhang Shou stopped preaching and said thoughtfully: "The capital is not a cotton-producing area. I heard that except for the two cotton-producing areas in Jiangnan and Shandong,
Cotton fields are relatively widely distributed in Cangzhou, which is the closest to the capital, and Xingtai is in addition. Therefore, if this textile machine is really to be implemented, the source of cotton will probably come from these two places."
As soon as Zhang Shou said this, Zhang Lu shouted: "Sir, my family has 400 acres of cotton fields in Cangzhou!"
"My family should also have one." Zhang Wu took a deep breath and then said in a deep voice, "If possible, I can propose to my family that when we separate, we will need cotton fields and nothing else!"
Zhang Shou couldn't help but smile when he saw the two brothers reacting so quickly and resolutely. However, when he thought that the best cotton varieties were upland cotton and sea island cotton, both of which were imported from America, he couldn't help but sigh. No wonder
People often say that this continent is a God-given land. On that land, there are really too many excellent crops that are not available on other continents!
To be honest, he became more and more suspicious that Emperor Taizu took the lead in sailing to America when he was still very young. His biggest purpose was not to immigrate or colonize, but to go for the crops.
He smiled as he thought about it: "To promote textile machinery, we may not necessarily start from the cotton fields. Besides, a few hundred acres of land may seem like a lot, but how much cotton can actually be produced in a year? How much yarn can be spun? Weaving
How much cotton cloth can be produced? How many clothes can be made? Moreover, if you have seen the spinning machine just now, you should be able to imagine that as long as someone is interested in seeing it, it will be very easy to imitate it. "
Neither Zhang Wu nor Zhang Lu had any real contact with business - as concubines, they could not get involved in the family's industry. So, at this moment, the two of them looked at each other and had to admit that Zhang Shou was right, but
I felt even more confused.
So what should be done?
Zhang Shou recalled the various handicraft industries that people like Sun Carpenter, Zhang Tiejiang and others had inquired about before, and said thoughtfully: "The top priority is to find a skilled spinner to try this machine. If this new spinning method
The machine can really increase the efficiency several times. Next, it depends on the two of you."
Hearing this, Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu looked at each other, and Zhang Wu asked tentatively: "Sir, do you want Xiao Wu and I to come forward and sell one hundred and eighty textile machines?"
"What are you thinking, a consort and a guest of honor, going to sell textile machinery to people?" Zhang Shou was angry and funny, "You must think that yourselves are too worthless. You know, many people today have not yet digested the two of you.
Just watch your marriage, within three or two days, or even today, there will definitely be officials, businessmen, and even people of all kinds who want to make your acquaintance."
"At this time, whoever you two are, casually revealed that you want to buy a weaving and dyeing workshop. Remember, you must be able to weave both silk and cotton. As for the reason, it is even simpler. Just say that you intend to weave and dye the most beautiful ones.
Dress to please your future wife. In this way, people will naturally come to contact you."
Zhang Wu was simply dumbfounded, but Zhang Lu was much more docile than him. He immediately said with joy, "Yes, maybe someone will take the initiative to offer it with both hands!"
"No, you will never want anything offered by other people's hands." Zhang Shou immediately interrupted Zhang Lu's pride, "The mouth of an eater is short, and the hands of a taker are short. There has never been a free lunch in this world, and now others give it
The benefit, of course, is that you will help him with various favors in the future. Of course, you can just pretend to be a prince-in-law or a guest of honor and ignore him, but in this case, your reputation will be ruined."
Although Zhang Lu was a bit shrewd and greedy, he immediately understood what Zhang Shou said. His parents were unreliable, and he was able to have that marriage. Did the emperor do it out of appreciation or pity? Anyway, he
I don’t know. If the emperor’s good impression of him was ruined for a little money, then he would be the biggest fool in the world!
Zhang Wu agreed faster: "Don't worry, little sir, Al Lu and I both understand. If someone comes to us, we will buy the weaving and dyeing workshop at a fair price... But what should we do next?"
Zhang Shou smiled easily and said: "The follow-up is very simple. With the weaving and dyeing workshop, in the name of your high demands, we will gather all the spinning and reeling families or workshop owners who used to supply this weaving and dyeing workshop.
Of course, the silk reelers are just a cover. The most important thing is the spinners. Let them gather here with you, pay them a high salary to let them spin for a few days, and let the news out."