Without waiting for Zhang Shou to speak, Lu Sanlang hinted that Zhang Chen took out the imperial ring ruler and bluntly whipped Zhu Er away. Let this sinister creature keep it again, and everyone wonders if he will continue to spit out ivory from his mouth. And Lu Sanlang even went out directly, claiming that he was going to watch Zhang Chen beat Zhu Er, and thoughtfully left Banshan Hall to Zhang Shou and Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu.

And Zhang Shou was already too lazy to worry about Zhu Er's guy, he looked at Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu calmly and said, "That guy said a big truth that is not very good, but the situation of the two of you is indeed similar to mine." After all, whether it is Princess Deyang or Lord Xinyang, she can only be regarded as your fiancée now, and she has never officially passed the door. ”

Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu were both a little embarrassed, and then they only heard Zhang Shou say: "Let's go, follow me to a place." Otherwise, when they come back, they will have to ask questions again. At that time, there will be a lot of talk, and some things will not be so easy to say. ”

With Zhang Shou's words, Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu naturally would not object. Both of them know that they say that they are the children of the Hou Mansion, but the brothers Huaiqing Hou and Nanyang Hou have a shallow foundation, plus they are concubines, in fact, whether they are compared with Lu Sanlang or Zhang Chen and Zhu Er, they are more than a cut off. At least, those three actually don't need to think about the future expenses after marriage.

Even if it's Zhu Er...... That's just that the Zhao Guogong Mansion is stuck with him on weekdays, and he doesn't let him spend money indiscriminately.

Therefore, the two followed Zhang Shou out of the Guozijian in some silence, and when they saw Ah Liu driving over, the two of them sent away the entourage waiting here and followed Zhang Shou directly into the car. When they finally got out of the car, they found that this was the place where everyone had been here before, and it was said that it was Zhu Tingfang, the son of Zhao Guogong Zhang, who took in an orphan Xiao Cheng, Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu couldn't help but be a little surprised.

But Zhang Shou didn't enter Xiao's house, standing at the door and hearing Xiao Cheng reciting poems inside, he immediately urged Yang Hao and Zheng Dang seriously, he couldn't help but smile, and then beckoned Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu to follow him into the blacksmith shop next door.

When they bypassed the empty shop occupied by Guan Qiu, who was struggling to write, and walked through the courtyard, and finally came to the main house at the back, Zhang Shou suddenly stopped at the door, and then asked without looking back: "You two, have you ever seen a woman weaving?" ”

Even if his father started from the army, even if he used it tightly from time to time on weekdays, Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu were the sons of the Hou Mansion after all, how could they know this, so the two looked at each other, and only when they shook their heads did they realize that Zhang Shou couldn't see it, so they could only say in unison: "I haven't seen it." ”

"Yes...... In fact, I see more people reeling silkworms, and then silk weaving into silk, as for the hand-made spinning machine for cotton spinning, the village does not grow cotton, I have never seen it. Zhang Shou said in his heart, if I hadn't lived in the village for three years and saw people weaving silk, at most I would have only seen people symbolically weaving cloth when I visited the folk village, and I had seen the kind of weaving women weaving in large state-owned textile factories on TV.

Therefore, he pushed the door directly in, and when he saw Zhao Si, who was originally sitting on the ground next to the spinning machine, looked up at him, he hurriedly jumped up, he gestured to signal the other party not to be polite, and then asked, "How is it?" ”

"It's all adjusted, it should be fine!" Zhao Sixi was overwhelmed, "Dr. Zhang, you find someone who is good at weaving to give it a try, although I have only followed the master to make a textile machine a few times, it is because the master owes favors, but I still remember the method." There are only three spindles, but this can be loaded with eight spindles, eight yarns at a time, and looking at your structure diagram Dr. Zhang, I think it can drive more spindles! ”

Zhang Shou stretched out his hand to turn the spindle, turned his head and saw Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu staring at the spinning machine, but their eyes were a little dazed, so he smiled and said: "The same person, the spinning speed is much higher than before, do you know what this means?" ”

Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu glanced at each other, even though they were not good at the way of management, but they still reacted immediately. Zhang Lu exclaimed in surprise and joy: "The same manpower, the same time, you can earn several times more money!" ”

"Oh?" Zhang Shou smiled, and when he saw Zhao Si nodding approvingly, he said unhurriedly, "But have you ever thought about it, there are so many cotton fields, and the annual cotton output is basically relatively stable. ”

"The first result, because of the high output of cotton yarn, the market will be oversupplied in the short term, and the price will be gradually depressed. Some of the people who use the new spinning machine will certainly be rich, but many more who do not switch to the machine will have a low production and a low selling price, so their income will become less and less, and they can no longer earn money through this side business. ”

"And as a result, these people will be poorer than before, and in anger, they may hate the machines, and even the people who use them, and maybe eventually they may be miserable."

You must know that after the invention of the Jenny spinning machine in history, the price of yarn soon plummeted, and the inventor was smashed by the angry handicraftsmen and driven out of his hometown. Although the clever and hard-working inventor later reopened the factory and made a fortune, he will never forget the initial nightmare.

Zhang Shou paused for a moment, and then continued: "The second result, this new type of textile machine is gradually spreading, because of the high efficiency, more and more people use it, plus the price is cheap, most textile workers use it. However, because the production of raw material cotton is limited, the supply of cotton for spinning exceeds the supply, and the price of cotton may increase. ”

"Because cotton fields are more suitable for sandy and alkaline land, and not all places can be planted well, then in order to be profitable, some people will try to reclaim wasteland into cotton fields, but some short-sighted landlords may change rice fields and wheat fields to cotton fields because it is more profitable to grow cotton. In the case of such replanting, there will be a loss of yield, which will affect farming and food production. ”

"However, the weaving is not fast, and in the end, the front-end production is high, which will force more people to join the weaving, or improve the machine."

Even if Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu were not qualified to read the sage books, Zhang Shou explained the truth so simply and straightforwardly, they still understood it at once. As for Zhao Si, after he was stunned, he couldn't help but scratch his head, but he was a little unconvinced.

"Since you have such worries, Dr. Zhang, what do you want to do to improve this textile machine?"

Zhang Shou said with a smile: "The truth is the truth, and the implementation is the implementation." It is impossible to really put a machine on the shelf just because it has increased its output but affected people, but this cannot be thought of. In addition to this, you may wish to think about how to ginn cotton faster, how to weave cloth faster. Because spinning is fast, it will force the development of a whole industry. ”

"Since this spinning machine has been made, I will give you the corresponding bonus when I go back. If you make anything else, the prize money will be yours as well. When the machine trial is actually effective in the future, you will have an additional share at that time. ”

Zhao Si was immediately overjoyed, and after thanking him repeatedly, he said with some embarrassment: "However, I haven't figured out what Dr. Zhang said before, such as boring and drilling machines. After all, it's still different from a grinder, and it's ...... hydraulic."

Without waiting for Zhao Si to finish speaking, Zhang Shou interrupted: "You study those kinds of lathes slowly, and I will find someone to come over and try the textile machine when I go back, if it is easy to use...... Maybe I'll have to ask your master for help to make an emergency response of one hundred and eighty units. ”

Seeing that Zhao Si's eyes were really shining, and he nodded again and again, Zhang Shou glanced at Luo Xiaoxiao next to him, who wanted to speak and stopped, and Zhang Shou called the person in front of him. Sure enough, Luo Xiaoxiao said with a smile on his face: "Dr. Zhang, I made the manual spring winding machine you said, although because of the problem of wire drawing, the spring elasticity is different, but the elasticity is generally good." ”

When Zhang Shou heard that the manual winding machine was made, he was immediately excited. He followed the person to a corner full of various parts on the other side, and saw that he took out a bunch of springs of various specifications, of course, if you want to talk about the elasticity standard, then you can't 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 made a new spinning machine, you think about it with him, try it, and put the throwing shuttle used for spinning on the former loom with a spring, and change it into a shuttle that can come and go automatically. Of course, this is my vision, and it is up to you to implement it. ”

Seeing Luo Xiaoxiao Deng, he went to the side and grabbed Zhao Si without saying a word, and the two discussed fiercely, Zhang Shou was stunned for a while, and when he turned around and saw Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu were stunned, he beckoned them to go out with him.

When he arrived in the courtyard, he smiled and asked Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu: "Do you know why I told you just now, if the new textile machine is really useful, what will happen?" ”

This time, it was Zhang Wu who reacted faster: "Mr. Xiao is trying to say that a simple thing will affect the whole body." ”

"Yes, many things in this world are not isolated, and a small choice can sometimes affect a series of things and even the overall situation. So when doing something, you might as well think about what other people's reactions and responses are. This is the same as playing chess not to think of one move, but to think of two, three or even more moves. ”

Seeing that Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu both nodded hurriedly, Zhang Shou stopped preaching, but said thoughtfully: "The capital is not a cotton-producing land, I heard that in addition to the two cotton-producing places in Jiangnan and Shandong, Cangzhou, which is the closest to the capital, has relatively wide distribution of cotton fields, and in addition, it is Xingtai. Therefore, if this textile machine is really to be implemented, the source of cotton is afraid to fall to these two places. ”

As soon as Zhang Shou said this, Zhang Lu shouted: "Little sir, my family has 400 acres of cotton fields in Cangzhou!" ”

"I should have it at home." Zhang Wu took a deep breath, and then said in a deep voice, "If I can, I can propose to the family, when the family is separated, I want cotton fields, not anything else!" ”

Zhang Shou couldn't help but laugh when he saw that the two brothers reacted so quickly and resolutely. However, he couldn't help but sigh at the thought that the best varieties of cotton were upland cotton and island cotton, both of which had come from the Americas. No wonder people often say that continent is a godsend, and there are really too many excellent crops that are not available on other continents in that land!

To be honest, he became more and more suspicious that Emperor Taizu took the lead in sailing to the Americas at a young age, and his biggest purpose was not to immigrate or colonize, but to go to those crops.

Thinking about it, he smiled and said: "If you want to promote textile machinery, you don't necessarily have to start from the roots of the cotton fields. Besides, a few hundred acres of land seems like a lot, but how much cotton can actually be produced in a year? How much yarn can be spun? How much cotton is knitted? How many garments are made? Moreover, if you have seen the spinning machine just now, you should be able to think that as long as someone sees it, then it is easy to imitate. ”

Neither Zhang Wu nor Zhang Lu had really touched business - as concubines, they couldn't interfere with the family's industry. Therefore, at this moment, the two of you look at me, and I have to admit that Zhang Shou is right, but my heart is even more confused.

So what should be done exactly?

Zhang Shou recalled the various handicraft industries that he had heard about before, such as Carpenter Sun and Blacksmith Zhang, and said thoughtfully: "The top priority is to find a skilled spinners first and try this machine." If this new textile machine can really improve the efficiency several times, the next thing is up to the two of you. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu glanced at each other, and Zhang Wu asked tentatively: "Mr. Xiao, do you want me and Xiao Wu to come forward and sell one hundred and eighty textile machines?" ”

"What do you think, a horse and a guest of honor, to sell spinning machines to people?" Zhang Shou was angry and funny, "You can't help but think that you are too worthless." You know, now many people have not digested the marriage between the two of you, look at it, within three or two days, and even today, there will definitely be officials, businessmen and even all kinds of people who want to make friends with you. ”

"At this time, whoever the two of you are, you inadvertently reveal that you want to buy a weaving and dyeing workshop. Remember, you need to weave both silk and cotton. As for the reason, it is simpler, just say that you intend to weave and dye the most beautiful clothes to please your future daughter-in-law. In this way, it is natural that someone will take the initiative to contact you. ”

Zhang Wu was simply dumbfounded, while Zhang Lu was much more obedient than him, and immediately said with a happy eyebrow: "Yes, maybe someone will take the initiative to offer it with both hands!" ”

"No, you don't want anything that someone else has in their hands." Zhang Shou immediately interrupted Zhang Lu's smug energy, "The mouth of eating people is short, and the hands of taking people are short." There has never been a free lunch in this world, and now that others give benefits, it is natural for you to help them in the future. Of course, you can ignore the stall with a colt or a guest of honor, but then your reputation will be ruined. ”

Although Zhang Lu was a little wise and greedy, he immediately understood what Zhang Shou said. His parents are unreliable, and he can have that marriage, whether the emperor is out of appreciation or pity, anyway, he doesn't know. If the emperor's good impression of him is ruined for a little money, then he is the No. 1 fool in the sky!

And Zhang Wu agreed faster: "Don't worry, Mr. Xiao, Ah Lu and I have understood, if someone comes to the door at that time, we will buy the weaving and dyeing workshop at a reasonable price...... But what next? ”

Zhang Shou smiled lightly: "The follow-up is very simple, with the weaving and dyeing workshop, in the name of your high requirements, the people who spun and reeled silk or the workshop owners who supplied this weaving and dyeing workshop in the past will be gathered." Of course, silk reeling is just a disguise, and the most important thing is those spinners, let them gather with you, keep them spinning for a few days with a high salary, and let the wind out. ”

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