Chapter Eighty-Three: Spinning and Weaving
A month and a half passed, and Xu Yi saw this set of water-powered spinning and weaving machines.
This set of machines, built along the river, relies on the power of water to propel the machine to work, and only needs to be assisted by people.
The work of one machine is equivalent to the labor of 40 people.
Even the ones in Xu Yi's Weaving Workshop Zhuangzi are all old and weak people, and they can't do heavy work at all.
That's okay, as long as it can drive the machine to work.
Four months, a month and a half have passed, and it has taken a little half time to study the process of this hydraulic machine.
Xu Yi thought that if he could build four machines and work for twelve hours without stopping, he might be able to produce enough cotton cloth with maximum efficiency.
Xu Yi said that he would do it, and all the people in the weaving workshop and Zhuangzi began to work in three shifts.
Work in the morning and sleep in the afternoon.
Those who work in the afternoon sleep at night.
If you go to work at night, go to bed in the morning.
As long as the water-powered spinning machine and the water-powered weaving machine do not stop, it will run at full speed every day to produce spindles and cotton cloth at full speed.
As long as the assembly line can be produced without interruption, the number agreed on the more than a dozen contracts will definitely be realized.
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After receiving the order from the Franco, Xu Huai also launched more than 50 weaving mills and factories in his hands and began to produce cotton cloth and silk with all his might.
A few days ago, Xu Huai met with these Francophone people, these Francois had a terrifying appetite, and they asked for hundreds of thousands of taels of cloth when they opened their mouths, but it was very refreshing to give silver.
Xu Huai also heard that when the Francophone country was sailing. A continent was discovered, and on this continent, a large silver mine was discovered in the country of Frangi, and countless silver mines could be mined from it.
Although Xu Huai didn't know where this continent was, Xu Huai knew that these green-eyed foreign devils did have a lot of silver on them.
The Cao family of Ning Guofu asked for a share of the profits to them.
Xu Huai felt that this was negotiable, so he agreed.
It's just that the Ming Dynasty's sea ban is not easy to solve, and if you trade goods without permission, you will be questioned and beheaded according to the Ming law.
Xu Huai needs to transport this batch of silk cloth to Zhejiang first, and then from Zhejiang to Fujian, maybe he can go to sea.
Xu Huai thought so, and a shrill cry interrupted his thoughts.
This is Xu Lu's voice.
This house is too small, and everyone lives so close, Xu Huai really can't concentrate on doing things.
I had to go to see my younger brother Xu Lu, what happened to make him howl like this.
Walking through a long corridor, Xu Huai came to Xu Lu's bed.
Xu Lu's leg bone, because when he escaped from the Xu Mansion mansion, hit the stone steps, and it seems that the bone is broken.
Now there are not many idle Langzhong in Songjiang Mansion, and most of them choose to join Songjiang Mansion Hospital, receive a guaranteed salary, and earn some extra money.
At this time, Xu Lu hated Xu Yi to the core, and resolutely refused to go to Songjiang Hospital to see his leg injury, so he had to lie on the bed every day, and every day when the pain came, he howled frantically.
This situation made Xu Huai, who was a brother, a little unbearable.
Xu Huai: "Second brother, go and see Lang Zhong, it's not a trivial matter if this bone is broken, if you become a slope in the future, it won't look good." ”
Xu Huai was kind and seductive, but these words made Xu Lu angry.
"Hmph, let me go to Songjiang Mansion Hospital to see a doctor, I might as well die."
"That little bastard Xu Yi, I, Xu Lu, will not contribute a penny to him in my life."
"Even if this leg is broken, I will crawl and walk in the future, and I don't want Xu Yi's doctor to come to see me."
Seeing that Xu Lu was already a little crazy, Xu Huai also knew that Xu Lu's current state was not very good, so he asked.
"Brother, have you been dreaming about something bad lately? It feels like you've got something bad on you. ”
After Xu Huai said this, Xu Lu suddenly sat up and hugged the quilt in front of him, startling Xu Huai.
"Lan'er, I didn't mean to push you into the fire."
"I didn't set this fire either! It's all put by someone else! ”
"Although I've been close to you before, I'm not a negative person, don't come to me, please!"
Seeing that Xu Lu was indeed not very sober, Xu Huai also gave up the possibility of communicating with Xu Lu.
"Third brother, I didn't kill you."
"Xu Hong! Don't come to me, I didn't kill you, it was my mother who killed you, you go to find your mother, don't come to me! ”
"My brother burns incense for you, my brother kowtows to you, and my brother will buy you a lot of delicious food in the future."
"If you have something, go to your mother, it was your mother who killed you.... Woowoooooooooo.....oo
Xu Hong? Hearing this name, Xu Huai was a little puzzled.
Mother-in-law Xu Liushi obviously said that his third brother Xu Hong was burned to death by fire, and now how did he become killed by his mother.
After all, Xu Huai had never experienced the fire in Xufu, and Xu Lu's words were intermittent, and Xu Huai was a little angry in an instant.
Looking at his younger brother who was pretending to be crazy and stupid, Xu Huai said coldly.
"Don't pretend to be crazy and stupid, just say anything. Brother help you out. ”
As soon as he heard this, Xu Lu immediately stopped performing, and sat at the head of the bed staring at his brother motionlessly.
"Big brother, I hate it. The mother killed Hong'er's younger brother. ”
"In order to save my uncle, my mother left the third brother alone in the fire, and my younger brother was burned alive."
"My mother is so ruthless, Hong'er is his biological son, she actually gave up like this."
"Yesterday, I heard from my mother that the government investigated the poisoning case of Xu Yuan and found me, if I don't pretend to be crazy and stupid, my mother will hand me over to the government."
"Brother, I don't want to go to prison, I want to stay at home."
"Since my mother was able to abandon my third brother in the fire without blinking an eye in the fire that day, then if the government comes to arrest me one day. I'm afraid my mother will hand me over immediately. ”
"Brother, go and ask for mercy for your mother, don't hand me over, I don't want to go to the yamen to be beaten."
"Our Xu family is gone, and they can't hold me anymore. Seven people were killed and more than 100 were injured in the poisoning case, and if I confessed, my life would be gone. ”
"Brother, help me beg my mother to go."
Xu Lusheng burst into tears, snot and tears, and almost knelt on the ground to beg Xu Huai.
Seeing his younger brother like this, Xu Huai also felt a little unbearable, and hurriedly covered his younger brother Xu Lu's hand.
"I'll go to my mother and see what the solution to this matter is."
With that, Xu Huai got up and left Xu Lu's room.
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Xu Liu's room.
Xu Liushi was writing something on the paper at this time, and saw many honorifics in the words and sentences.
It stands to reason that he should be writing a letter home.
At this time, Xu Huai walked in from outside the door and seemed to have something to say to Xu Liu.
Xu Huai: "Mother, are you really going to let Xu Lu take the blame?" ”
Hearing this, a trace of imperceptible distress flashed in Xu Liu's eyes.
"Huai'er, come on, come on, sit down."
"Mother will tell you about it."