Chen stood aside, looking incredulous at the speed at which the servant was weaving. Even the servant was amazed while weaving.

Chen also weaved cloth at home last year, but now that the conditions are superior, he has put down this work. But that is also a veteran of weaving cloth for more than ten years, and she used to weave faster than ordinary people, which has always been her pride in others. But she never imagined that without experience but by the power of a machine, weaving cloth could be so fast, and it could also weave such a wide cotton cloth. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Chan wouldn't have believed that there was such a wonderful machine in the world.

Chen looked at He Zhiyuan's newly invented loom, sighed and complained to He Zhiyuan: "Compared with this loom, my hard work in the past ten years has not become stupid kung fu, if you had invented this loom earlier, wouldn't the output of your own weaving be several times more?" Aren't we going to make some more money? ”

He Zhiyuan replied with a smile: "Mother, you are confused. Didn't I make soap back then? Isn't it dozens of times more profitable than this loom? ”

Chen thought about it carefully, or whether he invented soap to make more money, so he naturally stopped complaining.

The loom test was successful, and He Zhiyuan was about to start preparing to build a textile workshop, or a textile mill would be more appropriate. Because he was going to build a great workshop with 500 looms and 1,500 workers. Fifteen hundred people weave in three shifts, and 500 people in each shift work for four hours in a row.

He Zhiyuan roughly calculated, a loom costs about four taels of silver, and five hundred looms are only two thousand taels of silver, which is nothing to He Zhiyuan, who is now wealthy. As for the site, He Zhiyuan had already thought about it, and it was built directly in the north of Hejia Town, where there were hundreds of acres of land of the He family, all of which were dry land that could not be watered, and one season of millet was harvested every year, and the harvest was not good, so it was used to build a factory.

However, the land has not yet been thawed, and it is impossible to break the ground at all, and it will take a few more days to build the factory. However, the materials that should be prepared must be prepared in advance. After the rainy season and the weather gradually warms up, you can break ground. However, by that time, the construction of the city wall and the construction of the machine factory had to begin, and the labor shortage began again. Fortunately, by then, the victims of the disaster were almost there, and it was just in time to make use of this group of labor.

As for the grass hut for the temporary residence of the disaster victims, construction began after the Shangyuan Festival. Because it is a temporary building, it does not need to use cement that is afraid of cold, and it can be opened with mud. Therefore, the permafrost is burned with fire, and the foundation is laid by digging the soil.

The 500 looms can be completed by ten craftsmen in the bearing workshop, after all, there are not many parts of steel used in this loom, and they can be built in a month. The carpentry part of the loom was all made by Carpenter Wang, because apart from being twice as wide as an ordinary loom, there was not much secrecy about it. Just ask Carpenter Wang to find someone to build it publicly.

After arranging these things, He Zhiyuan began to look for suitable cotton yarn suppliers and cotton cloth buyers. There are many small cotton yarn suppliers and cotton cloth buyers in the market in Juzhou, and He Zhiyuan's mother knows him. However, these businessmen are small retailers, and the retail price is the price for buying and selling goods, and the merchants have to earn a certain profit in and out of their hands, which is very uneconomical for He Zhiyuan, who operates on a large scale.

So he wants to find large wholesalers and minimize the difference between the seller's sale.

He Zhiyuan was not familiar with the textile industry, so he still went to Zhou Fuliu and asked her to inquire about cotton yarn dealers and cloth buyers.

Today's Zhou Fuliu is also very busy, she is not only busy with the business of Zhou Ji Department Store, but also the affairs of the Vocational and Technical College, after the New Year, He Zhiyuan did not see her a few times.

When I came to Zhouji Department Store, I didn't find Zhou Fuliu, and when I asked, I found out that she went to the state school today. It turns out that these days are the opening day of the vocational and technical college, and there are a lot of things, so there is more time over there.

Leaving Zhouji Department Store, He Zhiyuan took Yan Jihai to the state school again. Before I entered the gate of the school palace, I saw some young people dressed as reading people walking inside with luggage on their backs. He Zhiyuan and Yan Jihai are very young, and they look like a reader in terms of temperament, so the two of them went straight inside, and no one felt that it was inappropriate. As soon as they entered the door, they heard someone shouting at the door, "Master He, please stay." ”

He Zhiyuan stopped and saw that the person who greeted him was a young man in his twenties, with a somewhat familiar face, but he just couldn't remember where he had seen it.

The young man looked at He Zhiyuan stunned, and then continued: "He Gongzi, I'm Yue Jinsheng, we talked here four months ago!" ”

After this reminder, He Zhiyuan remembered: "It turns out that Mr. Xuan, you are ......" He Zhiyuan didn't know why he was at the door of the state school.

"I'm already a student at a vocational college, and I came two days earlier than the rest of my classmates, so I came early to help the teacher when I was idle at home." Yue Jinsheng explained.

When He Zhiyuan heard this, Xindao This student seems to be relatively flexible, and he knows how to approach the teacher in this way. Thinking about it, he didn't look down on this academy at the beginning, if he hadn't heard the news of the emperor's approval of Lord Liang's folding, he would probably no longer sign up, and then look at his positive attitude now, it is like two people.

"It turns out that Mr. Negative Xuan is already a student of this academy, congratulations!" He Zhiyuan said a little teasingly.

As soon as He Zhiyuan said this, Yue Jinsheng's face turned red. He sneered and said, "The student had eyes and knowledge of Mount Tai at the beginning, and he offended He Gongzi verbally. He Gongzi still really called me by my name, so I feel more comfortable. ”

He Zhiyuan said generously: "It's okay. Then he asked, "Which major did you apply for?" ”

"The student is enrolled in a mechanical major." Yue Jinsheng replied respectfully, and then said: "During this time, I have read through the physics, chemistry, and mathematics textbooks written by He Gongzi, and I have gained a lot. Now I know that in addition to the Confucian classics, there is such profound and interesting knowledge in the world. ”

He Zhiyuan heard that he was so interested in the knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry, and he was very relieved. Said happily: "Okay, well, then you are most interested in machinery?" ”

"Actually, what interests me the most is electricity in physics. It's a pity that there is too little talk about it, and the college doesn't open this major, so I chose mechanics. Yue Jinsheng said with some regret.

He made a lot of deletions about electricity in the physics textbook written by He Zhiyuan, and he felt that he was not in a position to talk about electricity in detail. This is difficult to understand for Confucian scholars who have never been exposed to electricity, even Wang Zhixue, who is seriously biased

I never asked a question about electricity, but I didn't expect the student in front of me to be interested in electricity.

"Since you are interested in electricity, you can learn more in the future." He Zhiyuan encouraged: "But now it's better to learn the mechanical profession well." On the premise of learning this major well, you can read more of the textbook I wrote later, which has a detailed explanation of electricity. ”

Yue Jinsheng said happily: "So He Gongzi still has the latest teaching materials? Can you lend me a look? ”

He Zhiyuan's face darkened: "The new textbook is still being written, and when the compilation is completed, I will definitely give you a copy." ”

"Thank you, Master He!" Yue Jinsheng hurriedly thanked him, and suddenly remembered that He Gongzi was not here to chat, and hurriedly said: "He Gongzi must have something to do here, so the students won't bother." ”

After the two said goodbye, He Zhiyuan went directly to Zhou Fuliu's office. Yan Jihai has the most eyesight, resolutely not using the light bulb, and casually found a reason to dodge.

"You know you're here, I'm busy these days." When Zhou Fuliu saw He Zhiyuan, the first thing he said was disgusted.

"Haven't I come? I know you're busy, so I'm here to comfort you today. He Zhiyuan said with a smile.

"Go! Don't be poor! Zhou Fuliu raised his eyebrows and shouted, and then teased: "I heard that the emperor gave you a model for a student, a scientific master's comment." It's amazing, last year's little kid is out this year. ”

"You know that, too?" He Zhiyuan asked. But after thinking about it, I immediately understood that this must have been Liang Yuesong who told Youlan, Youlan who told Zhou Fuliu again, or Liang Yuesong who told Zhou Fuliu directly.

Zhou Fuliu looked at his relieved expression, smiled and didn't answer, but asked, "Say, what are you looking for me today?" ”

He Zhiyuan sneered: "You still know me." I'm going to build a textile factory, I'm looking for cotton yarn dealers and cloth buyers, do you know who does this business in Qingzhou? ”

"You don't have to look for a cloth dealer, we will do it. You can just give me all the cloth you weave and distribute it to my family. Zhou Fuliu said in a big way.

"It's okay, but you'll have to give me a good price!" He Zhiyuan said with a smile.

"Look at your little belly!" Zhou Fuliu sneered, then blushed and said: "I'm about to become a member of your family, are you still afraid that I will make you cheap?" ”

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, the fertilizer and water don't flow into the fields of outsiders, and it saves me effort to underwrite your family." He Zhiyuan hurriedly said.

"Don't get cheap and sell well, just like I took advantage of you. It also does not flow into the fields of outsiders, you can also say this. Zhou Fuliu snorted angrily, and then sighed lightly and said: "I'm not pleasing to both sides now, my father threw all the business in Juzhou to me, and he didn't worry about me, and he reconciled with me every month, for fear that I would be outgoing and give my family property to your family." But you are afraid that I will take advantage of your family, and you say that the fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders. ”

He Zhiyuan's head was big for a while, and he hurriedly begged for mercy: "Oh, I said auntie, I'm afraid of you, can't you?" Don't talk about this in the future, let's talk about the cotton yarn dealer. ”

"That's pretty much it!" Zhou Fuliu said with a smile: "To say that the biggest cotton yarn in the province is the He family, the Zou family and the Liu family in Zhou Village. These three account for more than seventy percent of the province's cotton yarn. ”

(End of chapter)

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