With the drawings and a ready-made loom, and the need for new iron parts, Cang finished the weaving mechanism the next day.
One of the reasons why it happened so quickly was that Cang stayed up all night and stayed up all night to drive the loom out.
In fact, God is more anxious about this matter than Shen Bing.
This does not mean that the title has any benefits.
In fact, these things are not something Shen Bing can give... Benefits may be given, but the title must be according to Qin law.
The reason why Cang stayed up all night to make it was because of the craftsman's curiosity.
It's like a swordsmith who knows a new method of making swords and can forge a magic weapon.
It's also like a martial arts master who gets a martial arts secret book, and after practicing it, he can become the best in the world.
Or maybe the practitioner has obtained a method of breathing and breathing, and after understanding it, he can achieve enlightenment and become an immortal...
How could they sleep at this time? Naturally, they were eager to see the results.
Cang was no exception. He was very excited and jumped up and down all night, even being woken up by him several times.
Then in the early morning of the next day, before it was dark, Cang hurriedly went to Shen Bingshuai's mansion and knocked on the door...
The guards initially stopped Cang from knocking on the door because Shen Bing was still sleeping.
But Cang said this:
"Do you know who I am?"
"The general is my senior brother, and the general has entrusted me with important matters. If you stop me and refuse to retaliate, what if you have any responsibility..."
In fact, how can there be any responsibility? Isn’t it the same whether the loom comes out earlier or later?
But the personal guard was still frightened by Cang's words.
However, the personal guards were also clever. On the one hand, they continued to stop Cang, and on the other hand, they reported to Ren.
At this time, Ren was already the commander of Shen Bing's bodyguard, that is, the commander of two to five hundred of this bodyguard force with more than thousands of people.
Ren knew something about Cang's making of looms. After thinking about it, he said:
"Bring Cang in, I'll report to the general right away!"
Then, Ren carefully went to Shen Bing's bedroom, knocked on the door, and reported outside:
"General, come and report."
"The loom is said to have been made!"
Shen Bing was woken up and was surprised when he heard that the loom had been made. Originally, he thought it would take at least one or two days.
After thinking about it, Shen Bing ordered:
"Go to the workshop right away and have a look."
As soon as Shen Bing arrived, Meng Liang and others also arrived one after another.
As mentioned before, they all had expectations for the loom, so they told their subordinates to inform them immediately as soon as there was news about the production of the loom.
Among them, Fusu got the news even earlier.
The reason is that Fusu arranged for people to make it together with Cang, and the entire process and even the production method are under his control...
Although this is Fusu's duty as a supervisor, more importantly, Fusu hopes that this loom, which is so difficult for the people, will be born.
The result did not disappoint Fusu.
But as soon as Cang opened the water gate...this first-generation loom did not have a switch yet, and could only be controlled by the water gate: when you let go, the waterwheel started to run, and when the gate was closed, it stopped.
Then I saw the loom making a "creeping" sound, but it seemed like someone was operating it as it was lifting and weaving, and the amount of cloth was also increasing little by little.
Cang introduced:
"This method made by the general is indeed feasible."
"If there is anything wrong with it, it is that the force of the wooden sword after making it according to the diagram is too great."
"Cang has made it smaller, now it's ready for weaving!"
Shen Bing nodded.
The wooden knife that Cang mentioned is that after knitting the weft threads, the weft threads must be tied tightly, otherwise the quality of the cloth will be a problem if it is too loose.
This was originally reserved for adjustment, but Shen Bing didn't expect Cang Hui to make it overnight.
Fusu stroked the cloth inch by inch at this end and couldn't help but marveled:
"General, hydraulic weaving seems to be more precise and smooth than hand-made cloth!"
Cang explained:
"What the young master said is true."
“It’s just that hand-woven fabrics are inevitably sparse and dense due to differences in labor and manual work.”
"However, the water-powered fabric is light and the weight is consistent, so the density is equal and the thickness is consistent."
Meng Liang rushed to ask:
"How long does it take to weave a piece of cloth?"
Cang replied:
"Originally it would take at least more than a month to finish weaving, but it only takes two days using water power."
Everyone exclaimed in amazement.
It only takes two days for one person to weave a month's worth of cloth, especially because it's not a matter of time, but it... doesn't require people at all.
To be precise, it also needs people.
For example, people need to change threads, people need to maintain, people need to put away the woven cloth, etc.
But no one is required to weave the cloth directly.
And these people who need them are only a small number, and they are concentrated in a workshop for mass management and production.
This efficiency cannot be matched by manual production.
Meng Liang observed for a while and then excitedly said to Shen Bing:
"General, my subordinates thought that we would make hundreds of them at least..."
"No, thousands of tools should be made."
"With this water power for weaving, why worry about Yunzhong County not being rich?"
Fusu frowned when he heard this:
"General, if you weave this cloth, how much do you plan to sell it for?"
Shen Bing couldn't help but be stunned. This was a problem he had never thought about.
Meng Liang thought about it and then replied:
"Master, I think this cloth can be sold for sixty yuan!"
In the Qin Dynasty, the cloth that could be made into a set of summer clothes was worth about fifty coins...
At this time, each person's daily ration only required two qian, and a day's hard labor only cost 8 qian, so these fifty qian were not a small amount.
If we look at the quality, the cloth woven by water power is of better quality, so the price of about ten yuan is not an exaggeration.
Fusu frowned and said while touching the cloth:
"Are we making this cloth to make money for Yunzhong County?"
Shen Bing thought for a while and said:
"I think this cloth should be sold for 45 yuan!"
Everyone couldn't help but look sideways after hearing this, and Meng Liang even looked at Shen Bing with a puzzled look.
It seems to be saying to Shen Bing: Even if you want to agree with Fusu, you can't set the price lower than the handmade ones!
Shen Bing explained:
"If it is sold for sixty yuan, the people will still be able to wear old clothes."
This is indeed true.
Ten coins may not be a small amount to the nobles, but to the common people, it is a day's ration for five people. This is not a small amount.
And the people don't care too much about quality issues, what they need more is to keep warm.
Shen Bing continued:
"If the people don't buy it, it means that this cloth can only be sold to noble people in Da Gao. How can we sell this cloth in large quantities?"
"If it cannot be sold in large quantities, how can this cloth bring wealth to Yunzhong County?"
Meng Liang understood after listening.
This is actually the modern strategy of small profits but quick turnover.
So this price not only satisfied Fusu's wishes, but also took into account Meng Liang's ideas.
More importantly...this pricing will not disrupt the national market in an instant.