At this time, Zhu Shun stood in the fenced courtyard of the Beijing Normal University Hall, holding tools such as a ruler, a planer, and a saw, to create a model of the first-generation steam engine Newcomen.

The eldest disciple, Song Shihui, was preparing to carve out a field near the fence yard, carrying the basket on his back, and carrying baskets of soil from far away fields to this place.

The second disciple Song Shiyi already had the inspiration for the new loom, and tried to grasp the flash of inspiration and ponder the direction of the new loom.

The three of them were quietly doing their own research in this secluded school.

Before the rubber was found, Zhu Shun pondered using leather instead of rubber, and tried many times, but the sealing effect was always problematic.

Zhu Shun rubbed his temples, temporarily put down the research in his hand, and walked to Song Shiyi, who was standing next to a loom, to see how he was studying.

Song Shiyi's research has always been a little close, and he is struggling with the fact that he can't grasp that fleeting inspiration.

Seeing the second disciple like this, Zhu Shun began to help him sort out the advantages and disadvantages of ordinary looms: "Shiyi, tell the teacher about this pedal loom." ”

Song Shiyi shook his head, temporarily threw aside all kinds of intricate thoughts in his mind, and said tiredly: "Master, this loom is called a pedal loom, well, Master should know." ”

"It is the most important invention in the history of weaving, and the original loom needs to be carried by hand first, and then shuttled and beaten with both hands to weave a weft cloth."

"This kind of pedal loom uses the pedaling of both feet instead of the lifting of two hands."

"In this way, while the feet are lifted, the hands are used to throw the shuttle and beat the weft at the same time, which greatly improves the weaving speed."

"Well, it's about twenty to sixty times more productive than the original loom."

"Ordinary spinning women can use three spindles of yarn at the same time, and only skilled Songjiang Fu spinning women can enter into four spindles."

Zhu Shun added: "European spinners can spin up to two yarns. ”

"Europe?"

Seeing the confusion on his disciple's face, Zhu Shun explained: "Europe is Europa. ”

Song Shiyi pursed his lips and said disdainfully: "To be able to spin two yarns, it's still the most, and Europa is too backward." ”

"I said how those Europa merchants saw Songjiang purple cloth, just like they saw a treasure, and they shipped purple cloth overseas one by one."

"Songjiang Mansion relied on this kind of cloth to develop into a cotton textile center in the whole world."

The development of Songjiang Province into the cotton textile center of the Ming Dynasty is due to climate and river reasons, but Songjiang purple cloth also occupies an extremely important factor in this.

The Songjiang purple cloth, which sold well in Nanyang and Europa, brought a huge trade surplus to Songjiang Province, and earned a large amount of gold and silver from overseas, which supported the vigorous development of Songjiang Province's cotton textiles.

Zhu Shun saw Song Shihui carrying a basket on his back, and his movements to unload the soil were much slower, thinking that he also had a strong interest and freshness in the distant Europa, and smiled: "Shihui, you can come over too." ”

Song Shihui pretended to hum, trying to show that he didn't care much, but the joy on his face was visible to Song Shiyi.

Zhu Shun waited until Song Shihui came over, and continued to introduce some of the customs of Europa: "The current Europa is not only backward in the weaving industry, but also backward in spinning. ”

"Until now, there are still spinning machines with one spindle, and there are no large spinning wheels with more than 30 spindles, let alone a water-powered spinning machine with 100 spindles."

The contempt on Song Shiyi's face became even heavier, thinking that barbarians are barbarians, and they are 108,000 miles away from Daming.

Zhu Shun threw out a question, which immediately made the contempt on Song Shiyi's face disappear, and it was replaced by a stunned look: "Then do you know why Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua, and Bi Maokang, who are members of the imperial court, want to study Western Law." ”

The purpose of saying this sentence is to make the disciples abandon the arrogance and prejudice of the Celestial Empire, and attach importance to and regard Europa as an opponent, so as to promote the continuous progress of the industrial revolution.

Zhu Shun looked at the two disciples who were thoughtful, and continued: "In order to study science and technology, Europa has the Royal Society, France has the French Academy of Sciences, Germany has the Berlin Academy and other academies. ”

"It's equivalent to the Ming Dynasty's Guozijian, but those colleges in Europa are not studying Baguwen, but studying all kinds of industrial machinery that make the country more powerful."

In order to make the two disciples feel the power of Europa more intuitively, they once again threw something even more shocking: "Hongmao Fan and Lan established the East India Company as early as twenty-eight years ago. ”

"Having occupied the strategic maritime points leading to the East, in another ten years, the East India Company will have 15,000 branches, and Hongmaofan will also rise to become a maritime hegemon."

"And Yingguo established a Moscow company more than 80 years ago........"

"Zhu Shun!"

The wooden door of the hall of Jingshi University was suddenly kicked open, and an old lady with gray hair walked in fiercely.

This old lady has reached the age of ancient times, her waist is straight, she does not have the rickets of most old people, and she looks quite strong and vigorous.

Song Shiyi has been the most clever child in the family since he was a child, and the moment his grandfather walked in the door, he roughly judged that the teacher didn't know why he offended his grandfather.

Without saying a word, he ran over directly and threw himself into his grandfather's arms: "Grandpa." ”

Song Shihui is relatively thin-skinned, and she also regards herself as an adult, so naturally she will not behave like a child like her younger brother, and walks over like an adult, ready to salute her grandfather.

Before Song Shihui could raise her hand, Old Lady Song pulled Song Shihui over and hugged him in his arms: "I haven't gone home to see my grandfather for so long, what's the matter, I don't want my grandfather anymore?" ”

Song Shiyi arched in his grandfather's arms, and said coquettishly: "How come, my grandson wants to kill my grandfather." ”

Song Shihui took advantage of his younger brother's indiscriminate arching, struggled out of his grandfather's arms, and bowed generously: "Grandson, please see grandpa." ”

If this was in normal times, Mrs. Song would have slapped her grandson's little head a long time ago, and scolded with a smile how could she come to this set with her grandfather.

Today, the old lady Song didn't have the time to spare, she blew her beard and glared at Zhu Shun and said, "You are Zhu Shun." ”

Seeing the appearance of the old lady Song, Zhu Shun roughly understood that it should be the increase in spinning women, which angered the old man.

Just as she was about to explain, Song Yingjing ran into the hall of Beijing Normal University from the outside, sweating profusely, and said respectfully: "Dad, I have been in good health recently." ”

Old lady Song's brown old face turned around and glared at Song Yingjing: "Okay, old man, I'm very good, so good that I'm about to be angry with you." ”