Chapter 269: Shen Wan three times and two times "Then I'll thank you, Brother Shen."
Zhu Chongjiu smiled and nodded approvingly, not at all shocked by Shen Fu's generosity.
Thinking about it with his two-life experience, since Shen Fu dared to throw out 100,000 stone meters to explore the road, his strength would certainly not be too bad.
With the full cooperation of Huaiyang merchants and local governments in Huaiyang, it is only natural that those scattered speculators lose all their money.
It would be truly surprising if he lost.
In the eyes of Shen Fu, Shi Naian and others, this action became more and more unpredictable.
They have not been baptized by the commercial society of another time and space, and they do not know what stocks, futures, short selling, risk betting and other nonsense are called.
Seeing Zhu Chongjiu not blinking an eyelid when faced with a big deal of hundreds of thousands of stones of grain, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "After all, he is a man who has achieved great things, but he has a big heart.
How could anyone else in that position be so calm?"
" Usually when the conversation reaches this point, it is time for the guest and host to say goodbye politely.
However, Zhu Chongjiu obviously didn't understand much of this.
He sat back down, took a few sips of tea, and then gestured to the guests to sit down too.
After thinking for a while, he said with a smile: "Actually, the Shen family can traffic more than just food to Yangzhou.
There is one thing."
Frowning slightly, he tried to search in his dual memory, "There is something called cotton that comes from Tianzhu.
I don't know if Brother Shen has seen it before.
It should look similar to the small cotton grown among the people now.
But the plant It should be taller, it seems to be perennial, the kind that can be used for many years after planting once."
Note 1 As he spoke, he dipped his fingers in tea and drew on the table.
Although he used many terms from another time and space, Shen Fu finally understood what he meant.
"The general manager is talking about kapok, right?
You don't have to go to Tianzhu, there is it in Guangnan and Leizhou.
It's just that this thing is more delicate and not as easy to grow as cotton."
Shen Fu thought for a moment, then carefully responded, "But if If weaving, Kapok is definitely more suitable than cotton.
It has a large output, long fluff, and the cloth produced in Quanzhou is called Jibei.
In recent years, the output of Songjiang products has surpassed that of Quanzhou products.
Clothes and quilts for the world” He is a genius in business, and he knows everything about cotton and cotton cloth.
Zhu Chongjiu did not interrupt and listened very patiently to him telling him all the information before nodding and adding with a smile, "It's kapok.
I would like to ask the Shen family to help transport some to Yangzhou.
If there are seeds and seedlings, , please also ask the Shen family to find some for me."
"The general manager wants to open a weaving workshop" is worthy of Shen Fu, who immediately guessed Zhu Chongjiu's true intention.
He slapped his thigh suddenly, stood up, and shouted to dissuade him, "General Manager Be careful.
That thing seems simple, but it is extremely labor-intensive and the profit is too thin.
The General Manager spends time and money on it, in Shen's opinion , it is inevitable that the gain outweighs the loss.
However, soon, his eyes widened again, and he added eagerly, "I understand.
The general manager knows the magic of water power to drive things away.
If Songjiang's Huang Daopo spinning wheel and waist loom are all driven by water power, as long as Cotton can keep up, and weaving hundreds of pieces of cloth a day and night is a piece of cake.”
"Brother Shen is a great talent, this is what Zhu wants to do."
This time, it was finally Zhu Chongjiu's turn to be shocked.
He stood up and raised his hands to Shen Fu in admiration.
"Zhang Mingjian, that thief, burned Yangzhou to ashes.
Zhu tried every means, but could not find a living for more than 600,000 people.
And once the water-powered spinning and weaving machines can be built, , it won’t be a problem to house tens of thousands of people at once.”
This is also the inspiration he found from Zhu Dapeng's memory.
In another time and space, a large state-owned cotton spinning enterprise was restructured and tens of thousands of employees were laid off at once.
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In the past few decades, it was this huge group of textile workers who, with their machines and hard-working hands that were two whole eras behind, earned countless amounts of foreign exchange and a massive amount of other commodities for the Republic.
The situation Zhu Chongjiu is facing now is exactly the opposite of what he remembered.
What he needs is not to drive the people into the streets to make a living for themselves.
But to find a way for the hundreds of thousands of people under his rule to survive and not to rebel.
Therefore, developing the labor-intensive textile industry has become the best choice.
This kind of long-term, low-intensity physical labor is not only suitable for female workers.
Those bean sprout men who are relatively weak and unable to do the work of burning kilns, paving roads, boiling salt and mining can also be competent.
And it is possible to do a better job than female workers Note 2 "The general manager has a kind heart, and Shen admires it."
At this moment, Shen Fu's mind was completely occupied by the prospects of the hydraulic textile industry, and he spoke domineeringly, "Wang Boxan once mentioned a large spinning wheel in his agricultural book.
Driven by water power, it can hold thirty-two spindles and spin hemp for several times a day and night.
One hundred kilograms.
It is a hundred times more powerful than Songjiang's Huang Daopo machine.
But Shen has only seen the book, but has never seen the actual water-powered spinning wheel.
If the general manager can find a craftsman to build a dozen of them, they can be placed in the river.
Bian, haha, Shen thinks that from now on, there will probably be no place for Song Jiangbu to stand in the world."
Hearing this, the "Big Water Power Spinning Wheel" Zhu Ba11 was stunned again.
He had indeed been imagining how to lead his craftsmen to develop a high-efficiency water-powered spinning wheel based on the current actual industrial development situation.
However, he never expected that someone had already come ahead of him.
A large spinning wheel that can spin thirty-two spindles at a time must be advanced.
You must know that the original spinning Jenny only had eight spindles.
And that was already a product of the Western Industrial Revolution, and Wang Boxian's spinning wheel was actually several times more advanced than Jenny's, and it was hundreds of years ahead.
"This is Wang Boxan of Dongping, with a famous name.
He served as the magistrate of Jingde County.
During his tenure, he promoted farming and mulberry fields and was very popular among the people.
Later, he left office and returned home when he was old.
The people escorted him all the way back to his hometown."
Shi Naian had a wide acquaintance , took the initiative to explain, "His farming book happened to be read by ordinary people.
There are many sketches of farming tools on it, which looks extremely advanced."
Note 3 "Is this person still alive?
Does he have any direct disciples?"
Zhu Chongjiu's thinking mode is always different from others, and he immediately thought of poaching the Yuan Dynasty.
"The Nongshu was written fifty years ago.
Even if this gentleman is still alive, I'm afraid he would still be an octogenarian."
Shi Naian thought for a while and responded with a wry smile.
Zhu Chongjiu was a little disappointed when he heard this, but soon he asked excitedly, "Where can I find his large water-powered spinning wheel in the market?
Have you ever seen it?"
"It is said that there was one in Jingde, but the common people have never seen it.
It must have taken away people's livelihood and was destroyed by the people."
Shi Naian shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Destroy it."
Zhu Chongjiu was stunned, shaking his head and smiling bitterly.
The emergence of Huang Daopo's three-spindle spinning machine has made it impossible for many peasant women to make a living by sitting at home and relying on spinning wheels.
Wang Boxhan's thirty-two-spindle spinning machine is running, and the people around him are living in dire straits.
Fortunately, it is said that that thing can only spin linen, not cotton or silk.
Otherwise, the graves of the old Wang family would have to be dug out.
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However, if the Huaiyang Company opened a large state-owned enterprise of hydraulic textiles and used the force of the Huai'an Army as a backing, this problem would not exist.
First of all, in the Huaiyang area, the folk handicraft industry is relatively developed, and home textiles are not the main means of livelihood.
Secondly, the dumping areas he prepared are Jiangnan and overseas, and the other party may not be able to come to the door.
"Qingyuan, go back and arrange the manpower to buy Wang Boxan's agricultural books.
The sooner the better."
Thinking of this, Zhu Chongjiu lightly knocked on the table and ordered loudly.
"Yes, I obey."
Luo Ben, the magistrate of Yangzhou, stood up immediately, stood solemnly and held his hands in his hands.
"After buying it, send it directly to the Master Craftsman's Institute, and let Master Jiao organize people to search according to the pictures."
Zhu Chongjiu nodded with satisfaction and continued to give instructions.
"I also bought a few more Huang's spinning machines and waist looms from Songjiang to see if they can be changed to water-driven ones.
I told Master Jiao not to worry.
When I have time, I will go with him to get them
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It is not very difficult for an engineering man with practical operation and maintenance experience to understand the working principles of machines from the 14th century and improve them as appropriate.
Zhu Chongjiu is very confident in this.
However, when new machines are developed, the availability of raw materials becomes a key issue.
Thinking of this, his eyes turned to Shen Fu involuntarily.
It happened that the other party's eyes also looked over, and he said with understanding: "The cotton matter is taken care of by the Shen family.
The chief manager can have as much kapok as he wants.
As for the cotton seedlings and seeds, please give Shen three months. .
In three months, I will definitely be able to give an accurate answer to the General Manager.”
"In that case, I'll leave it to Duke Shen as well."
Zhu Chongjiu breathed a sigh of relief and took the initiative to salute Shen Fu.
With these two prerequisites of food and cotton, his plan for state monopoly capitalism is completely guaranteed to develop.
It won't take long for it to grow into a huge monster on its own.
Anyone who dares to challenge it will be torn to pieces.
However, Shen Fu was so frightened that he jumped away and immediately returned the bow with the courtesy of a junior, "I don't dare, I don't dare.
In front of the chief manager, how can a common man be worthy of the word "Mr.
Shen"?
Kill me, kill me."
Kill, really kill."
"Don't be polite, Mr.
Shen."
Zhu Chongjiu smiled and pulled him up, solemnly promising, "As long as you can ensure that our Huaiyang supply of grain and cotton is safe within one year, I will ensure that Mr.
Shen is as rich as the enemy.
And as long as Mr.
Zhu If one day is left alive, the descendants of the Shen family will be protected by our Huai'an Army and will never regret it."
Note 1: Xiaomian, that is, African cotton, was introduced to China from the Western Regions and began to be widely planted in the Song Dynasty.
However, its fibers are thick and short, the cotton peaches are small, and the yield is low, so it is far inferior to the Indian cotton imported from the sea to China during the same period, which is the kapok mentioned in the article.
Note 2: In the large-scale weaving workshops of the Ming Dynasty, the more famous textile experts were all male workers.
On the one hand, due to the limitations of the times, women are taboo about working among a group of men.
On the other hand, it can also be shown that in the textile industry, men are not inherently lacking in corresponding talents.
Note 3: If you are interested in Wang Jian, you can search on the Internet.
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Especially like an engineering time traveler, if many inventions could spread, they would be enough to push China's technological level forward by hundreds of years
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