This time, Grandpa Xu came a lot faster. Ning Xiucai sat down and took a few sips of tea, and Xu Huaiyuan came over with high spirits.

Young Grandpa Xu wore a big red Shu brocade robe today, and he showed more and more luxury.

When he saw Ning Xiu, he immediately laughed and said, "Friend Ning slept comfortably last night?" ”

This was originally a normal question, but because of the pomegranate incident, Ning Xiu was suspicious, and even suspected that Xu Gui arranged for the maid to wait for him.

Of course, this kind of topic can't be discussed openly, Ning Xiu smiled faintly: "When I returned to the house yesterday, I was so sleepy that I couldn't open my eyes, and I fell asleep when I turned my head." When Ning opened his eyes again, it was already sunshine. ”

Xu Huaiyuan didn't say much, and talked to Ning Xiu for a while.

Ning Xiu finally caught Xu Huaiyuan's opportunity to drink tea, and said first: "I don't know how to cooperate in opening a weaving workshop, how is Grandpa Xu thinking about it?" ”

Xu Huaiyuan swallowed a sip of tea and said, "If there is anything else to consider, just leave it to the next person to do it." ”

Ning Xiu smiled bitterly in his heart, and secretly said that this little grandfather Xu is really a hands-off shopkeeper.

It's just that Xu Huaiyuan can be a hands-off shopkeeper, but Ning Xiu can't.

He said in a deep voice: "Since you want to open a workshop, then the location is the most important. Ning is not familiar with this aspect, I don't know what Grandpa Xu has? ”

After that, Ning Xiu took a sip of tea.

Xu Huaiyuan scratched his head and said, "The location is naturally in a prosperous area." Why don't you be next to the Qinhuai River? ”

Ning Xiu, who was drinking tea by himself, almost didn't squirt out.

Qinhuai River? Open a weaving workshop next to the Qinhuai River? Xu Huaiyuan thought about it!

"It doesn't have to be, does it? It doesn't have to be in a busy area to start a workshop, and we don't have to open a cloth shop. ”

Xu Huaiyuan said: "Then how can it be done, this is to hang my Xu family brand, don't you open it in a prosperous area to make others see a joke?" ”

Ning Xiu was stunned for a moment, and he was speechless.

Xu Huaiyuan's perspective on the problem is really different from ordinary people.

But when you think about it, it's not all unreasonable.

After all, Wei Guogong's family is a powerful person in Nanjing, with countless industries under their names, all of which are in prosperous areas.

If you start a weaving workshop but open it in a remote place, you will really not be able to hang on your face.

"I don't bother Brother Ning Xian about this, anyway, the money for the purchase of the shop will be paid by my Xu family."

Xu Huaiyuan patted his chest and packed a big bag, and he was wealthy.

Ning Xiu didn't have much to say, so he had to skip this layer.

"As for the weavers, I don't know how Grandpa Xu plans to recruit them?"

Xu Huaiyuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "This is simple, there are many weavers in Nanjing." Silk weavers are hard to find, and weavers are everywhere. I asked the people in the house to recruit, two taels of silver a month, and someone definitely broke their heads to answer the call. ”

Ning Xiu nodded, and the next question was the most important question.

"Grandpa Xu, don't be in a hurry to let them start work first, wait for Ning to modify the loom a little, and then let them start weaving."

Xu Huaiyuan's eyes couldn't help but light up.

He had long heard that Ning Xiu was good at making objects, and he made all kinds of cement glass soap, and now he said that if he wanted to transform the loom, he would definitely be able to make it.

"Okay, then I'll wait for Friend Ning to modify the loom. However, the existing loom is already very good, and there is not much room for improvement. ”

Ning Xiu said in his heart, and when I make it, you won't say that. The efficiency of the new loom is several times higher than that of the local weaving.

Of course, even if he told Xu Huaiyuan like this now, Xu Huaiyuan would not believe it, and only if Xu Huaiyuan saw the efficiency of the new loom with his own eyes, he would sincerely praise it.

"Grandpa Xu, don't worry, when I finish renovating the loom, I will demonstrate it to Grandpa Xu."

Xu Huaiyuan didn't want to talk more about this topic for a long time, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay, okay, when the time comes, friend Ning remember to remind me." By the way, the weather is good today, so let's go to the Confucius Temple. ”

Eh, the corners of Ning Xiu's mouth twitched, and he said in his heart how playful this little grandfather Xu is.

However, Xu Huaiyuan had already said this, and he couldn't refuse, so he responded: "Then Ning is better to be respectful than to obey his fate." ”

Fortunately, the Confucius Temple is in the city of Nanjing, so there is no need to go out of the city.

Xu Huaiyuan asked someone to prepare the horses, and took more than a dozen relatives to beat horses with Ning Xiu and went to the Confucius Temple.

Confucius Temple is the Temple of Confucius, which is the holy place of Confucianism, but this Confucius Temple in Nanjing City is second only to the Qinhuai River.

Countless small vendors gather here, and there are even top restaurants and restaurants, which is really lively.

Xu Huaiyuan and Ning Xiu had to dismount when they came to the front of the fang. There were so many people in there that we had to walk.

"I'm afraid Friend Ning doesn't know, there is a fried cake shop on the street of Confucius Temple, and its fried cakes taste very good, since Friend Ning is here, he naturally has to taste it."

Ning Xiu wanted to laugh when he saw Xu Huaiyuan's appearance like a few treasures, and said in his heart that Little Master Xu must have come to Confucius Temple to eat fried cakes, this guy is really a veritable foodie.

Ning Xiu quipped: "Young Grandpa Xu is the east, and Ning should naturally eat a full meal." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and walked together into the alley.

The further he walked in, the more crowded it became, but Xu Huaiyuan didn't have the slightest shelf of the children of the powerful, and squeezed forward with Ning Xiu with a smile.

finally squeezed in front of the small shop that sold fried cakes, and saw a delicate-looking woman looking at Xu Huaiyuan with a pair of watery eyes.

"Xu Gongzi is here again? How many fried cakes do you want this time? ”

Xu Huaiyuan coughed and said softly: "Let's have two servings, give my friend a taste." ”

The girl who sold fried cakes smiled and said, "Okay, Xu Gongzi, wait a minute." ”

With that, he turned around and went into the store to make fried cakes.

Ning Xiu saw that Xu Huaiyuan was short of breath and his face was flushed, and secretly said that this little grandfather Xu would not take a fancy to this fried cake girl.

Before contacting, Xu Huaiyuan's happy expression when he talked about this fried cake shop, as well as the enthusiasm of the fried cake girl for Xu Huaiyuan, Ning Xiu strengthened his judgment.

Tsk, this little grandfather Xu's motive for coming to eat fried cakes is not pure.

Xu Huaiyuan caught a glimpse of Ning Xiu staring at him, and subconsciously flashed a step and said, "Xiao Ke has no flowers on his face, and Friend Ning has been staring at him." ”

"Haha, nothing, nothing."

Ning Xiu smiled meaningfully, so that Xu Huaiyuan was not embarrassed.

Soon the fried cake was ready, and the fried cake girl brought out two portions of the fried cake and sent them to the two of them.

Xu Huaiyuan took the fried cake and ate it, but Ning Xiu found that he had been looking at the fried cake girl with his spare eyes.

The drunkard doesn't mean to drink!

If this Xu Huaiyuan really likes the fried cake girl, it will definitely cause a sensation in the Nanjing elite circle.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand when you think about it, you are used to eating big fish and meat, and occasionally want to try light dishes.

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Ning Xiu didn't want to be a light bulb, so he deliberately kept some distance from Xu Huaiyuan, so that Grandpa Xu could take the opportunity to eat fried cakes and chat with the girl more.

Ning Xiu, who flashed to the side, also tasted it, well, this fried cake tastes really good......

In the end, Xu Huaiyuan realized that Ning Xiu deliberately dodged away, and reluctantly said goodbye to the fried cake girl, walked up to Ning Xiu and explained awkwardly: "Friend Ning, let's go." ”

Ning Xiu pretended to be casual, and the corners of his mouth hooked slightly: "Okay." ”

After that, the two of them turned around some famous places in Nanjing, but they felt a little boring.

When the sun was about to set, Ning Xiu and Xu Huaiyuan said goodbye and went back to other businesses.

His task now is to draw what the new loom looks like and give it to the craftsmen to make.

As for the location of the workshop, all the matters related to the recruitment of weavers were handed over to Xu Huaiyuan.

I believe that with the huge appeal of the Wei Mansion, it will be easy to complete all this.

Ning Xiu's major is chemical engineering, and he naturally does not have too much research on looms.

However, he had seen a restored model of the Jenny machine on the Internet. Although Ning Xiu could only remember a rough idea of its structure, he still drew the outline.

After Ning Xiu finished painting, he made some annotations to ensure that the craftsman could see it at a glance.

After the painting was completed, Ning Xiu left Beiye and went to the Wei Mansion.

At this time, Xu Huaiyuan was bathing, and Ning Xiu waited in the flower hall for a moment.

When Xu Huaiyuan was "late", Ning Xiu immediately showed him the loom drawings.

Although Xu Huaiyuan couldn't understand it, he felt that it was very powerful, and immediately ordered the housekeeper to find the best carpenter in Nanjing to make looms, and let them obey Ning Xiu's orders.

These carpenters have been working on looms for a long time and are familiar with the structure of looms.

Rao was like this, and they were also very surprised when they saw the drawings drawn by Ning Xiu.

"Dare to ask this son, why did he join this thing."

An old man with gray hair asked cautiously.

"It's a shuttle."

Ning Xiu explained in harmony.

"I added shuttle boxes at both ends of the loom, that is, a box, which I connected with a long wooden plank, and in each shuttle box there was a spindle attached to the knot."

Ning Xiu paused for a moment and made a gesture: "The knot can slide with the spindle, just like this." ”

"I would also tie a string to the knot, and all the rope would be connected to the center of the loom with a stick..."

The old carpenter's eyes flashed with a scorching sparkle and he continued to ask, "Then how do you do it?" ”

Ning Xiu said with a smile: "The specific operation method is very simple, by operating the wooden stick, the knot can be sliding, so that the shuttle can shuttle back and forth on the wooden board, and the east-west yarn can pass through the north-south yarn at a faster speed."

Ning Xiu originally wanted to talk about warp and weft, but when he thought that these carpenters were less knowledgeable, it was better to use easy-to-understand language.

Another carpenter, who was a little younger, said, "This shuttle designed by Childe is indeed very novel, but isn't it too cumbersome to use in practice?" ”

Ning Xiu shook his head and said, "Not only will it not be cumbersome, but it will also greatly simplify the process of weaving." In the past, the loom required multiple people to cooperate with the weaving, but after switching to this new loom, only one person is needed to control it. ”

"One person can control it?"

The old carpenter was stunned and trembled.

"Yes, one person can operate the loom."

Ning Xiu repeated.

Those carpenters looked at each other, obviously unwilling to believe what Ning Xiu said.

Ning Xiu naturally sneered in his heart about this.

He knew that these carpenters had been making traditional looms all their lives, and it was impossible to change their preconceived notions simply by saying that, so they could only wait for the new looms to be made and speak with facts.

"You will make a new loom according to my drawings, and when it is ready, I will have someone show you."

For the shuttle loom, Ning Xiu is very confident, this is an epoch-making improvement product.

If the shuttle loom is really made, the entire Jiangnan weaving industry will undergo earth-shaking changes, and Ning Xiu, who has mastered this technology, will also make a lot of money, even more than he made as an imperial merchant and involved in silk weaving!

Although these carpenters didn't quite believe what Ning Xiu said, since they were willing to pay, they had no reason not to work, so they nodded their heads and said that they would do it.

"How long will it take?"

Time is what Ning Xiu cares about most.

After all, it is impossible for him to stay in Nanjing for too long, ten days and half a month is fine, and if it is longer, he will have to think about it carefully.

The gray-haired old carpenter hesitated for a moment and replied, "Give the little old man five days to make a small sample." ”

He was clearly more authoritative among the carpenters, and others echoed this statement.

"yes, it's been five days."

Ning Xiu was overjoyed in his heart.

His original psychological bottom line was ten days, and the old carpenter said that he could make a shuttle loom in ten days, which was a great goodness!

"Okay, if the master makes a shuttle loom, he must tell me quickly, if this loom can really be used in the way I requested, a reward of one thousand taels of silver!"

As soon as this remark was outstanding, the carpenter gasped.

A thousand taels of silver? It's not a joke, is it?

They make looms on weekdays, and the wages for making one is a few taels of silver, but this Ning Gongzi only made a slight transformation of the loom, and he will be rewarded with a thousand taels when he makes it?

Ning Xiu knew that they didn't believe it, so he said loudly: "I, Ning, have always been good at talking, and it just so happens that Grandpa Xu is also here, so I will be a witness for you and me." ”

Xu Huaiyuan didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, so he immediately waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'll give you a witness." ”

Now those craftsmen are relieved.

They can't believe Ning Xiu, can't they still believe Xu Huaiyuan?

He is the second son of Wei Guogong, a noble man born with a golden spoon. Not to mention 1,000 taels of silver, even 10,000 taels of silver, people don't blink.

"Okay, little old man must make the loom as soon as possible!"

The old carpenter's beard trembled.

"Yes, Ning Gongzi will wait."

The crowd responded.

"Alright, let's all go down."

Xu Huaiyuan saw that Ning Xiu's orders were almost done, and he felt that these craftsmen were noisy, so he flicked his sleeves impatiently and said.

Where did those craftsmen dare to disobey Grandpa Xu's orders, and they all respectfully retreated.

After all these craftsmen left, Xu Huaiyuan asked: "Friend Ning, what kind of shuttle loom is really as powerful as you said, can it be controlled by one person?" ”

Ning Xiu nodded and said, "Yes, with the flying shuttle loom, the efficiency of weaving can be increased several times." ”

"Haha, it would be nice if that were the case. Although Xiao Ke is not short of money to spend, but the thrill of making money has not been experienced, it seems that this shuttle loom is going to make Xiao Ke make a lot of money. ”

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