Zhu Guozhen said that he had all the opportunities, and he supported the Ministry of Rites, and Shi Zai was often so tired that he vomited blood, and it was estimated that the main force to receive Sawanna should be Sun Juxiang, the Qing of Guanglu Temple. In fact, Sun Juxiang's real official position is Shaoqing, but Guanglu Siqing has been absent for 20 years, and Shaoqing has become a secretary. In the later period of Wanli, such things emerged in an endless stream, and it was really too common for the squire to do the work of the Shangshu and the work of the Shaoqing to do the work of the secretary. With a small salary, do a lot of things, and Emperor Wanli still feels that this reduces expenses!

In fact, according to the rules, Sun Juxiang is not in charge of this matter. Guanglu Temple is responsible for state banquets, and Honglu Temple is specially responsible for receiving foreign guests. However, Honglu Siqing has long been unelected, and even the two Shaoqing are vacant, and they have been vacant for many years, and they have not been filled. I had no choice but to let Guanglu Siqing top it. Who called Guanglu Temple and Honglu Temple close relatives? These are all serious consequences of Emperor Wanli's neglect.

After reading Sawanna's letter, Xu Xingxia couldn't help but feel a little lost, and asked with a little expectation: "There are no other letters from the capital?" ”

Wang Qinian shook his head and said, "No, just this one." ”

To say that Xu Xingxia was not a little disappointed, it is impossible. What he was looking forward to was, of course, not from Savanna, but from someone else. However, this disappointment did not stay long in Xu Xingxia's heart. As if he had been vaguely hurt, Xu Xingxia's heart seemed to be stirred.

Why does a husband have no wife? When Lao Tzu is awesome in the future, he will go to catch the beauties of the world to be his wife. What princess, what queen, what princess, what queen, as long as it is what you like, you can catch it all. If you are not satisfied, a draft order will be issued and a global beauty election will be held...... Wang Qinian's voice suddenly came: "By the way, Xu Qianhu, how is the carpentry drawing?" You haven't replied to me yet! ”

Xu Xingxia then remembered that Zhu Zhizhi's letter to him was not a special greeting to him. To be able to read other meanings from her letters was entirely made up by his own brain. As for whether Miss Azhu herself has such an idea, it is unknown. She literally meant that she was just asking for a carpentry drawing with a challenging surname for her brother.

Zhu Zhizhi's younger brother...... Okay, let's call him Zhu Youxiao for the time being...... If he didn't guess wrong, he should be Zhu Youxiao...... It is estimated that she is very doted on by Zhu Zhizhi. Zhu Changluo's previous life has always been very sad, and the day is not safe. As a father, he can't protect himself, so he naturally has no mind or energy to take care of his children. In the shadow of Concubine Zheng, it would be good if he could keep himself.

It is estimated that the growth of Zhu Changluo's children is completely like herding sheep. He doesn't care what they want to learn, what they want to learn, and what they end up learning. His sons and daughters did not have any special teachers before. Otherwise, how could Zhu Youxiao like carpentry? As long as the slightest sign is revealed, it has long been stifled by the teachers. As for Zhu Zhizhi herself, being able to follow Tang Chenniu's nose everywhere is fundamentally caused by the environment. If someone else is changed, can they enter and leave Ciqing Palace freely? I don't even want to!

As for the carpentry drawings, Liu Guangliang's road has been cut off, and it is not feasible to get the drawings from other people in the craftsman's workshop. What others Zhu Youxiao needs is a challenge to the drawings of the surname, and the general carpentry drawings cannot be handed over at all. If Xu Xingxia wants to cheat, he can only make an idea from the four hundred years of knowledge of the later generations.

Xu Xingxia has a drawing in his hand. This is what he took the time to depict during this time. He was not good at depiction, and he did not know how to write brushes, so he could only use primitive quill brushes. It's not easy to draw such a simple schematic. This drawing is the Jenny spinning machine. Well, in a sense, the Jenny spinning machine is not a pure woodworking drawing. It is a machine drawing. However, Xu Xingxia felt that if this drawing was handed in, Zhu Youxiao would definitely be interested.

The drawings are available, and it is estimated that they can also arouse Zhu Youxiao's interest, and it should not be difficult to make the difference. However, if this drawing is handed in, he Xu Xingxia's loss will be great. This is the root cause of his delay in replying. He can't sell his interests in order to please Zhu Zhizhi! Something that is not good should never be done, this is the basic principle. Although it is said that Zhu Zhizhi is indeed very attractive.

At that time, the textile industry mainly used the pedal loom invented by Huang Daopo. As for spinning, it's still primitive handmade. Spinning and weaving are two different concepts. However, the relationship between the two is still very close. The main role of the spinning machine is to process cotton thread. Cotton must be processed into cotton yarn before it can be used to weave cloth. At that time, the spinning efficiency was very low, the output of cotton thread was very low, and the cost was relatively high, so it was difficult to promote it on a large scale. Without cheap and high-quality cotton thread, there will naturally be no sufficient quantity of cheap and high-quality cotton cloth.

In the southeast half of the Ming Dynasty, the textile industry was very developed, and there has always been a saying that "the Songjiang cloth that cannot be sold, and the Weitang yarn that cannot be harvested". However, most of the cloth in this is linen, and only a small part is cotton. At that time, the main fabric worn by the Ming people was also linen. It seems that the current uniforms of the white army are all made of linen.

Linen and cotton have their own advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of linen cloth are low cost, tough and durable, the color and style are okay, sweat absorption, and breathable. The disadvantage is that it is too stiff and uncomfortable to wear. Why the rich and noble families at that time favored silk and satin was because of this reason. Silk satin is much more comfortable to wear. In addition, the warmth of linen cloth is also relatively poor, and it is more uncomfortable to wear in winter, even if you wear many layers, it does not feel too warm.

To a large extent, cotton cloth makes up for the shortcomings of linen. The softness of the cotton cloth is very good, and it is not much different from the silk satin. The warmth of cotton cloth is also much better. In winter, clothes made of cotton cloth are much warmer than linen. The transition from linen to cotton is a great progress in society and the inevitability of historical development. If history is correct, it is probably after the completion of the British Industrial Revolution that cotton cloth will gradually spread to the world, and eventually replace linen cloth and become the main cloth worn by ordinary people.

Unfortunately, at that time, due to the low efficiency of spinning, the yield of cotton cloth was low, and the cost was high, so it could not be popularized. If Jenny spinning machine appeared, there is no doubt that it will greatly reduce the cost of cotton cloth and increase the output of cotton cloth, which is a great progress for the entire textile industry at that time. Such a technology, thrown out in vain, is indeed a bit unwilling! This technology, in the eyes of people who know the goods, is worth at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Xingxia said slowly: "I do have a few good carpentry drawings here, and you must have someone with strong carpentry talent to make them." ”

Wang Qinian said: "You can rest assured. That person's carpentry talent, you don't need to worry about it at all. As long as your drawings can be made, he can definitely make them. ”

Of course, Xu Xingxia would not doubt Zhu Youxiao's carpentry talent, he only cared about whether his interests were infringed. He said solemnly: "My drawings can't be given for nothing. ”

Wang Qinian squinted at him and said disapprerovingly: "What kind of conditions do you want?" ”

Xu Xingxia said word by word: "I need Miss Azhu to guarantee that after the drawings are made, they cannot be sold." She had to keep it a secret. She also has to make sure that her brother can keep it a secret. I want her to send me the physical object back in its entirety. ”

According to his estimate, the Emperor of the Apocalypse likes carpentry as a purely natural hobby, and should have no interest in using Jenny's spinning machine for profit. He is the crown prince of the crown prince, the emperor in the future, he can't compete with the people, right? It is estimated that he himself should not be short of money. As long as he drums out the real thing, Xu Xingxia is equivalent to borrowing his hand to complete the transformation from drawings to real tools. This is very important.

It must be known that Xu Xingxia's understanding of Jenny's spinning machine is not very deep. If he converts this understanding of his into drawings, there must be a deviation in the middle. If you change to an ordinary craftsman, you may not be able to figure it out. Only Zhu Youxiao has such conditions. Even if he can't figure it out himself, the master craftsmen around him can help figure it out. As long as Zhu Zhizhi promised to send it back to herself after the physical object was made, it would be fine. Strictly speaking, he can be regarded as borrowing the hands of the future emperor to complete a great project.

If Zhu Zhizhi can't do this and accidentally leaks the secret, then there is no way, she just owes herself a great favor. As for how to repay this favor in the future, then we have to think about it carefully...... With such a valuable thing, you can't just say sorry and try to get by, right?

As long as you receive the physical object, you will immediately convene the major merchants in Jiangnan to auction at a high price and make a lot of money first. If this is not possible, only find a trustworthy business, a large number of Jenny spinning machines to produce cotton cloth, with scale advantages, cost advantages, other textile businesses to crush, and finally form a monopoly market.

The textile industry in the Ming Dynasty was mainly concentrated in the southeastern half, especially in Suzhou. It is said that in Suzhou alone, there are tens of thousands of looms. Xu Xingxia didn't know whether the famous Suzhou Weaving Bureau had been established. If it has been established, the Jenny spinning machine, coupled with the emergence of the water-powered loom, will inevitably make cotton cloth into thousands of households.

…… Speaking of which, the popularity of cotton cloth is indeed a great thing! With the onset of the Xiaoice period, the drought situation is getting worse. In many areas of Shaanxi, Gansu and Shanxi, rice and wheat cannot be grown. However, in most of the above-mentioned areas, cotton cultivation is still possible. Hami, Xinjiang Province and other places can also grow a large amount of cotton, temporarily replacing grain crops with cash crops. In this way, you can also effectively reduce your own burden.

"It is imperative to promote cotton planting!" Xu Xingxia secretly made up his mind.

After making up his mind, Xu Xingxia bargained with Wang Qinian. Before Zhu Zhizhi promised to keep it secret, he would never hand over the drawings. In fact, this is also a trick to trick up. If you give it out all at once, maybe Zhu Youxiao won't cherish it. Zhuge Liang still knows how to hang high to sell, how can he not understand? Even if you become the emperor in the future, for the time being, you have to listen to me. I have to be satisfied with the drawings before I can give them to you!

"This ......" Wang Qinian was very embarrassed and couldn't figure it out at the same time. Xu Xingxia obviously knew what the identity of Miss Azhu was, and he knew what the identity of Miss Azhu's younger brother was, but he dared to make such a request. If you change to someone else, it's too late to finish the fart, where do you dare to bargain? He is a small thousand households, and the pronouns have not been erased, so he dares to bargain with the heavenly family. This guy really can't be measured by common sense.

As one of the hundred households of Jinyiwei, and has been undercover in the prairie for 20 years, Wang Qinian is certainly not a fool, and his ability to observe words and emotions has long been perfected. He can be ninety percent sure that Xu Xingxia is definitely a little interesting to Zhu Zhizhi. If he is not careful, he will be amorous, just look at the letters he always asks for in the capital. However, it is such a guy, in the face of Zhu Zhizhi's request, he still can't suffer at all. With Wang Qinian's experience, I really can't imagine what Xu Xingxia is thinking.

Actually, Wang Qinian was completely confused. Xu Xingxia didn't have any idea at all. He just used the thinking of later generations to look at the relationship between him and Zhu Yuzhi. That's right, he does have a little bit of meaning to Zhu Zhizhi. This absolutely cannot be denied. However, it is one thing to be interesting, and quite another to bargain. He can't just because he is a little interesting to Zhu Zhizhi, so he is obedient to her and curry favor with her in every way? Then again, he's really not that kind of person. When it comes to falling in love, both parties are equal in status, and no one owes anyone.

If Zhu Zhizhi felt that she had to be obedient to her and please her in every possible way, otherwise, she would retaliate against herself, watching people in the crack of the door, such a woman would have died early. It's not worth it! can't give up her principles for the sake of her face and her identity. Lao Tzu has not gotten mixed up to the point of bending to women!

Xu Xingxia said slowly: "Lao Wang, don't worry, you are just passing the word for me, and you have no responsibility." If there is something big, I will naturally carry it down. ”

Wang Qinian thought to himself. What's the matter, Miss Azhu wants to target you, not me, what does it have to do with me? I'm just a messenger, and whatever you say, I'll pass it on. It's best to provoke the anger of the heavenly family and rectify you fiercely. Even he felt that Xu Xingxia had indeed been a little arrogant recently, and he needed to be cleaned up.

"Okay!" Wang Qinian thought about it and agreed.

(To be continued)