Chapter 157 Quilt and Cotton Clothes
The woven cloth is snow-white. Wang Ke looked at the pile of cloth on the side, although there were not many pieces of cloth, but there was also a little drum in his heart.
He didn't know how many cotton 'flowers' he needed to use up to weave such a cloth, he was really afraid that he had used up all the cotton 'flowers' by now, and if that was the case, his plan would be in vain, and he would have to continue to cover the thick and heavy cashmere blanket this winter.
Wang Ke's expression, Nanping saw it, stepped forward, Nanping asked softly: "Why is the general worried?" Is it for these cloths? It doesn't matter, as long as the masters who dye the 'color' arrive and dye all the cloths, won't they be usable? ”
Nanping saw that Wang Ke had been staring at these cloths, and thought that he was worried about the dyeing of these cloths, so he thought about comforting Wang Ke and not letting him be so anxious.
Wang Ke also felt very warm in his heart for Nanping to care about himself like this, but Nanping's explanation did not say anything about Wang Ke's thoughts, and it still couldn't make Wang Ke feel comfortable.
Wang Ke turned his head to Nanping and asked softly: "How many cotton 'flowers' have we used up for these cloths, won't they all run out?" ”
Nanping then understood what Wang Ke was worried about, and said with a smile: "No, the concubine heard the general say that cotton 'flowers' can not only be woven into cloth, but also made into quilts and clothes, and only half of them were taken out when they were spinned, and half of them were put away, just waiting for the general to teach how to make quilts." ”
When Wang Ke heard this, he was really shocked, and he kept half of the more than 3,000 catties of cotton 'flowers', no wonder he felt that there was not much cloth woven here.
Wang Ke hurriedly said: "I can't keep so much, let's take out half of it and weave it into cloth, even now there is one cotton coat per person, three 'bed' quilts per family, and I can't use so many cotton 'flowers'." ”
Wang Ke roughly calculated, even if each 'bed' quilt is made into five catties, one family is only fifteen catties, plus the cotton clothes used, the family is no more than twenty catties of cotton 'flowers', and these families use less than two hundred catties, and then do something else, leaving a seven or eight hundred catties of cotton 'flowers' is completely enough. On the contrary, it is the cotton cloth that is woven now, and to make these things, Wang Ke is a little worried that it will not be enough.
Nanping stood aside and thought about it and said, "Will it not be enough, why do you have to give a little bit from my father, otherwise how can I make sense." There are also a few ministers who are 'quite close' to the general, shouldn't the general think about it, these are the general's backers in the court. ”
I have to say that Nanping is more thoughtful than Wang Ke, and she is worthy of being a royal princess, and she sees this kind of thing much farther than Wang Ke. Wang Ke also deeply agrees with Nanping's suggestion, but now there are so many things, and it is really a bit difficult for Wang Ke to be comprehensive.
Nanping saw that Wang Ke was a little difficult, and hurriedly comforted: "General, don't worry, let's think of a way to see what to do." ”
Don't look at Wang Ke, when he was learning to paint, he also learned a little bit of clothing design, but when he really wanted to pull it out, Wang Ke was out of line, after all, he didn't do this professionally, and Wang Ke really couldn't calculate how much fabric he needed for a piece of clothing.
Wang Ke looked at Nanping with a sense of 'excitement', and said after discussion: "Nanping, if you don't do this, I will tell you how to make quilts and cotton clothes first, and you will calculate how many cotton 'flowers' you need, and then let's see how to do it, to whom to send, and how much to send!" ”
Nanping felt that this method was better, nodded and sat down with Wang Ke, took out a pen and paper, and waited for Wang Ke to say how to make it, so he could calculate the dosage.
Wang Ke explained in detail how to make the quilt he knew and how to make the cotton clothes, and Nanping frowned unconsciously when he heard it.
Wang Ke didn't know what was going on and asked, "What's wrong?" Are there any difficulties? ”
Nanping nodded and said: "Everything else is easy to do, the cutting of this cotton clothes is no different from sewing clothes on weekdays, that is, to spread cotton 'flowers' between the lining and the fabric, and sew the lining and cotton 'flowers' together." It shouldn't be that hard. The key is the cotton tire of the quilt, and the current cotton 'flowers' are very real, according to the general, it is a little difficult to play the cotton 'flowers' very fluffy. ”
When Wang Ke heard that Nanping was making trouble for this matter, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and explained to Nanping: "It's okay, I have a way to solve it!" Let's make a machine and let one person shake it, but there is something in it that has to be made by your third brother. ”
Wang Ke no longer thinks about using a slingshot with cotton 'flowers', not to mention that it is difficult to use, and he has to find someone to learn it. In later generations, it has long been replaced with electric ones. Here, there is no electricity, but it can be made by hand, which is labor-intensive and many times easier than using a slingshot. And what Wang Ke wants Li Ke to do is nothing more than those tooth-like iron hooks fixed on the runner inside, using the rapid rotation of the runner to drive these iron hooks on the runner to grab the cotton 'flowers' put inside.
Wang Ke took the pen and paper from Nanping's hand, drew the appearance of the machine on the paper, and disassembled all the parts, drew the same thing, marked the size, and then explained the working principle to Nanping.
Nanping looked at the drawings and listened to Wang Ke finish speaking, so he had no doubts in his heart, and said in his mouth: "General, this thing is so good, I didn't expect there to be such a thing, and it doesn't take much effort to get things done." General, did you come up with this? ”
Wang Ke smiled wryly and said in his heart: "Do you really think that your husband is a superman, he can do anything!" If it weren't for the fact that when I was in the afterlife, I liked to look at everything and write down everything, where did I get so many ways? ”
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Wang Ke thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it, and replied in his mouth: "No, it's just that I saw this thing in the country of the extreme west, and I was also curious at the time, so I looked at it carefully and remembered it." I didn't expect to use that now. ”
Nan Ping said with a yearning expression: "Why is there so many things in the country of the extreme west that I don't have, I really want to see what is different from my dynasty." ”
As soon as Nanping said this casually, Wang Keke couldn't bear it, he was really afraid that Nanping had this plan, so he really couldn't do it.
Wang Ke hurriedly diverted the topic and said: "Why don't forget it now, let's send the drawings to the village first, let the carpenter in the village do it first, and then take it back and install it when your third brother is ready." ”
Nanping was about to agree, but immediately shook his head and said: "The general doesn't have to go on a trip by himself, this drawing has been drawn so clearly, and it won't be long before I ask someone to send it over." The general has so many things to do every day, don't you know how to rest more! ”
Wang Ke is right to think about it, he will go on a trip for a drawing, this oil is also 'wasted', and he has to delay a lot of time, so it is really better to ask someone to send it over, so he nodded and agreed.
Nanping 'handed over' the drawings to the subordinates who came with him, asked him to send them to the village, and found Li Ke's princess and asked her to bring back the drawings of the iron hook and 'hand' them to Li Ke, so that Li Ke could find the craftsmen of the Manufacturing Bureau to hurry up and make them. After arranging all this, Nan Pingcai and Wang Ke sat down again and began to calculate how many cotton 'flowers' were needed.
Originally, according to Wang Ke's idea, the quilt cover and the fabric of the cotton coat were made of cotton, but Nanping said that there are not many things now, and the fabric of the quilt cover and cotton clothes is still convenient to use satin, besides, this cotton cloth still doesn't look as good as silk anyway. However, the lining of the cotton coat can be made of cotton, which saves cotton cloth and looks good, killing two birds with one stone.
Wang Ke has to admire, he only knows a 'hair' about these things, and when he thinks about things, he is much worse, Nanping can make clothes, and when considering these problems, he has to be much more thoughtful than himself, and he can do everything from all aspects, which really makes Wang Ke feel happy.
After such a change in Nanping, the use of cloth has dropped by almost half, and Wang Ke's worry about the lack of cloth has also been put down. On the question of how many cotton 'flowers' should be used for cotton tires, Wang Ke no longer thinks about making a 'bed' of five catties, and reduces the amount to three catties, so that he can also make a few more 'beds', so as not to be able to catch a 'bed' quilt after sending it away!
As for whether it is enough to cover, Wang Ke doesn't think about it, now the raw materials are just like that, and it can only be done, if it is not enough, put a velvet blanket on it, Wang Ke doesn't believe that this can't keep warm!
Nanping quickly calculated the weight of the cotton 'flower' needed to make a cotton coat, which is only a few taels, as for the cotton tire, the weight of three catties has been set, and there is no need to calculate it, and now all that needs to be calculated is to determine who should be sent to and how much to send.
Wang Ke felt that it was not appropriate to settle this issue by talking to Nanping, after all, the cost of these things was to be shared equally by everyone, so he asked Nanping to call everyone over.
I talked about the matter discussed with Nanping, and after getting everyone's consent, he said: "I have made things clear to everyone, this time these things are just sent out, there is no profit at all, and the purpose of this is to prepare for the large-scale planting of cotton 'flowers' and the production of quilts and cotton clothes in the coming year." This time, all the costs will be shared equally by everyone here, and if anyone has an opinion, they will speak up, and we will find a way to solve it. ”
After Wang Ke finished speaking, he looked at all the people, and saw that no one objected, so he said: "As for which people to give it to, everyone can talk about it now, but the candidates who are proposed must explain the reasons, and everyone can approve them before they can be included in the list." There is also a question of how much to give, this needs to be discussed by everyone, come up with a standard, and you can't let the people who get things have more, and who has less. Otherwise, it's better not to send it. ”
When Wang Ke said this, he heard Princess Changle smile lightly and said: "We give them something, who dares to gossip, and we don't look at who the people who give the gift are!" ”
Wang Ke Yile, what this Princess Changle said is really like that, the person who gave the gift is either a princess or a princess, who dares to arrange them, isn't that looking for death?
After Wang Ke figured out this truth, he didn't dwell on this issue anymore, and said directly: "Then discuss who should be given it to." ”
Princess Xiangcheng immediately shook her hand and said, "Don't discuss this matter here, let's all go to my brother-in-law." One of them, bothering about a supper; Besides, call the third brother as well, and ask Lord Wang to help with the staff, which people should be given to them. We are a group of 'women' Taoist families, and we don't know much about the affairs of the court. According to this palace, you men have to call the shots in this matter, and we can just help think about it by the side. ”
Xiangcheng's words made everyone nod yes, Wang Ke saw that they all agreed with Xiangcheng's suggestion, of course he would not disagree, and immediately asked someone to go back to the house to prepare wine and food, and sent someone to Li Ke's house to inform Li Ke, and finally accompanied this large group of 'women' to go home.