Hantang Group has always believed that in the current time and space, the best way to measure the development of a country or a force is to look at the development of its equipment manufacturing industry, and even retreat to see how its production and processing industry develops, and finally, even if it looks at the development of its handicraft industry.

Spain and Portugal almost invariably benefited from the plundering of colonial property, while the domestic manufacturing industry in both countries was so weak that they only acted as suppliers of precious metals to other countries even in their heyday.

The two countries relied on nearly unlimited colonial gold and silver to pay for their trade deficits, while the local handicraft industry was shrinking, the manufacturing industry was almost collapsing, and the finished products and raw materials were strictly dependent on imports, so the economy of the huge colonial empire fell into an endless cycle of importing gold and silver from the colonies, and then the local people used the imported gold and silver to buy goods from abroad, so that the technology of other countries could be developed.

The wealth they have painstakingly transported from all over the world cannot be deposited in their own countries, let alone whether they can share it with the people, and even the national treasury is not full.

Eventually, countries like Britain completed the Industrial Revolution with the help of the wealth they brought.

In both countries, prices are high and livelihoods are hard to find, which is of course the fundamental reason why they have to go to the sea to develop in the Americas.

Of course, the industry of this time and space can only be represented by handicrafts.

The level of technology in the handicraft industry is an indication of the country's technological development.

When some British businessmen came to the Han Tang Group's exhibition tent, they were the first to be interested in the tent itself.

Canvas, a thicker cotton fabric, got its name from the fact that the Norse Vikings in the eighth century first used it for sails.

So some people think that canvas and sailing should appear at the same time, but this is not the case.

The history of canvas is extremely long, as early as the ancient Roman era canvas has been widely used. Because the canvas is woven with multiple strands, it has a firm, wear-resistant, tight and thick texture, and the ancient Romans at that time first used it to make wrist covers for eagle training. The densely woven canvas also had good waterproof properties, and was eventually used by the ancient Romans to make a large number of zuò marching tents.

Because of this canvas, it has the characteristics of being strong and wear-resistant, and it has developed a lot later.

For example, the first modern parachute was made of canvas, the first modern football ball was made of rubber core canvas, and the world's first oil painting appeared in the fifteenth century, and the canvas was also made of thick, wear-resistant canvas.

At the beginning of the sixteenth century, canvas was brought to the American continent by merchants, and at the beginning of the European continent's immigration to the Americas, canvas bags became the favorite of people yearning for freedom and full of adventurous spirit, and the world's first pair of jeans was also sewn from canvas, and then the birth of the world's first pair of canvas shoes marked a new period in the development of canvas, and canvas began to be closer to people's lives.

Of course, due to the need, the textile company of the Hantang Group had to take out its products in advance, and due to the raw materials, they mainly used jute and sisal hemp canvas processing.

Hantang Group has an endless need for linen canvas, because it can be used as a sail, as a conveyor belt, as a shoes, as a tent, as a bag, and as a trouser.

There are also many other small aspects that cannot be mentioned one by one.

Therefore, they are far from being able to export Cheng dù, even in the place managed by Taiwan's Hantang Group, it is not cheap.

In Fujian, if you have a pair of canvas shoes or a canvas bag, it is a more awesome thing.

Linen and linen canvas are two concepts.

This has to do with the process of their processing, and the hemp weaving technology of this time and space is unable to weave the weakly bonded hemp silk into a stronger and tighter process, so as to reach the range that can be called canvas.

However, cotton can be processed in this time and space, through guò thickening technology to make the cotton cloth more strong, so the cotton canvas must be heavy, especially when they absorb moisture on the surface of the sea. So, it definitely doesn't appear in Pirates of the Caribbean, and a few people easily raise a soft sail that can still flutter gently in the wind, unless it is a product of the modern world.

The progress of materials is a systematic progress and a historical progress.

When the British businessmen saw the tent at the Hantang Group's commodity fair, a few people muttered, judging from the number of support frames for this tent, it was too light, and it looked fine and strong, but unfortunately they were not tall enough to touch the material of the tent.

They rolled their blue eyes and kept looking, and then they saw the sailors' shoes.

To say that people in this plane are so poor that they can't even wear shoes does not reflect real poverty.

It's like saying that in that world, a person can only read pirated online articles because of poverty, and he can't be trusted.

Shoes are definitely a big piece of personal life in this time and space.

Since Hantang Group has had to produce cold-adhesive canvas shoes with leather soles for its own needs, in order to provide convenience for workers, there is also a great demand in the security team.

After it appeared, people who go to sea now basically find a way to replace it.

Lightweight, strong, not soaked in seawater, these points are the key, is the rigid demand.

The British merchants could not reach the top of the tents, but they could crouch down and touch the canvas shoes of the sailors.

But they said hello in advance, and because they were too curious, they just squatted down and touched it.

This startled the businessman who led the team of the Pan family, he didn't pay attention at the time, and kicked the British businessman over with a kick in the opposite way, shouting: "What are you going to do?" Why are you touching my feet? ”

The Englishman was not upset, got up from the ground, bowed slightly, and said in Portuguese: "I'm sorry, sir, but I'm curious about your shoes!" ”

"Oh, then, you don't look like a Portuguese, an Englishman, do you? Let's see—"

The merchant who led the group lifted one foot, and he looked at the English merchant's shoes at the same time, the thick and bulky leather shoes, which must have been uncomfortable to wear.

The Englishman crouched down, looked at it repeatedly, stood up, and asked politely, "Is this shoe made of canvas spun from jute, and is it made of the same material as the canvas tent on our heads?" ”

The two of them looked up together at the top of the tent again.

The merchant who led the group thought for a moment and said, "It's not quite the same! The tent I'm waiting for is protected from the rain, and this shoe will get soaked if it gets wet—"

The blue eyes of the English merchant were solemn, could it be finer and stronger than the canvas on this shoe? It's jute--

He bowed to the merchant who led the group, and said, "Is there such a canvas tent and shoes for sale at this trade fair?" ”

The merchant who led the team looked up and smiled, and said: "You have a vision, if the big jute canvas factory of the Hantang Group produces day and night, the smoke is billowing and the sound is rumbling, and the canvas is produced like flowing water, which is not enough for local demand, if you want such items, wait, maybe next time you come, you may bring some." ”

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The English businessman was dazed, and he had not seen this canvas factory, which was found in Goa and in Mumbai.

Right now, on the Indian mainland across from Mumbai, the Sultans' own cotton mills are as large as 10,000 workers, and more than one.

But I have never heard that it can be thick smoke, could it be that the Hantang Group will use witchcraft to process jute?

The Han Tang Group had no plans to trade in the Sutra region, which was also on the west coast of India, although it was home to the largest trading post of the British East India Company.

The reason is simple, the surrounding population there is far smaller than Goa, the history of development is too short, and this is not in line with the European strategy of the Han Tang group.

Small-scale commerce and trade cannot be stopped, but if you want to export technology to them at a certain level, it is not in the interests of the Han and Tang groups, after all, they choose the Portuguese and the Spanish.

The Englishman decided not to think about why, and he bowed respectfully to the merchant who led the group, very gentlemanly.

This embarrassed the businessman who led the team, this person is afraid that others will be polite to him, right?

He said enthusiastically: "It's not a big deal, you can talk if you have something, this person walks on the rivers and lakes, where there is no one who does not ask for help, does not ask people." ”

The British businessman said sincerely: "If I want to go to the factory of the Hantang Group to order this thing, is it difficult?" ”

"Haha, you asked the right person, when I left, it would be really difficult, but I guess if I go back this time, it might not be difficult.

This Hantang Group's factory has the power of ghosts and gods, and the original match is extremely difficult to buy, you see, now you can use the fanzi here.

It's a little more expensive, but doesn't it save trouble? How hard would it be for you to beat around with iron all the time?

If it is a humid place like Goa, once there is fog on the iron block, it will not be able to hit! You see, how much do you want for this match?

Don't worry, we have turtles in that box to find soil, or you can put some quicklime yourself to prevent moisture.

When you go back to Europe, even if you go to Persia, you will make a lot of money! ”

The Englishman bowed again, still very sincerely, and said, "I have just come to India with my uncle, you can call me Thomas, it is my honor to meet you!" ”

The businessman who led the team hurriedly put his hands behind his back, why did this fanzi look like he wanted to kiss the back of my hand?

Sample, you fanzi's set, I'm clear, let you kiss my hand, how disgusting!

The businessman who led the team, with his hands behind his back, shyly puffed his stomach and said: "Xiao-my big name is Ding Tianlong, you can call me Ding Shopkeeper, I will do good deeds, and I don't like others to thank you."

What else do you have to ask? ”

"Dear shopkeeper Ding, I also want to ask, what kind of products does this Taiwan Hantang Group like? I'd like to go there myself—"

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, you might as well buy more jute or cotton like others, they want as much as they want, cashew nuts can actually be, but it seems that everyone else has collected them, if you transport rice, it seems that you don't earn much, this is not as good as before."

"Respectable and kind shopkeeper Ding, thank you for your kindness."

"No, no, I've already sued five merchants."

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