The steam engine made a huge roar, and the silk reeling machine in the whole workshop began to run rhythmically, and the boiling water heated by the steam was continuously injected into the cocoon kettle of each silk reeling machine through the steam pipe, and the workers who had already been in place began to put into the cocoon.

Yi Zhizu and other businessmen are full laymen, but they feel novel about machine silk reeling, and their attention is on the machine, but what many silk merchants pay attention to is the situation of boiling cocoons and silk, comparing the difference between machine silk reeling and manual silk reeling.

He Shutai, Wang Chaoyi and other silk merchants who had invested in the shares were even more nervous, and they exchanged heads and ears while observing, exchanging opinions loudly, and the noise in the workshop was too loud, and they couldn't hear it at all.

Yi Zhishu couldn't bear the loud noise, stayed in the workshop for a while, saw that the machine was running normally, he went out of the workshop, went to the engine room of the steam engine to turn around, only to find that the so-called machine room is a shed, no wonder the noise is so loud, I have to tell He Shutai to build a basically sealed machine room to minimize the noise, otherwise the workers in the workshop can't stand it.

After pacing back and forth in the factory, Yi Zhizhi slowly returned to the silk reeling workshop, and when he came in, He Shutai hurriedly greeted him and asked loudly: "How much silver is this batch of machines?" ”

Yi Zhishu made a gesture and replied loudly: "Eighty thousand yuan!" ”

80,000 yuan! He Shutai was startled, and looked at him speechless for a long time, just these iron lumps cost 80,000 silver dollars? It's also too expensive! It was beyond his imagination, and the difference from the amount he expected was too great! He originally thought it would be 20,000 yuan at most.

Seeing his sluggish expression, Yi Zhishu turned around and walked outside until the noise was quiet. He stopped. glanced back at He Shutai, who was following up. "The machine itself is not expensive, the freight is expensive. ”

He Shutai nodded, he understood that these machines came from Citigroup across the ocean, and even tofu was also made into meat prices, but this was also too expensive, so he hesitated slightly. He said: "The machine is expensive, and I'm afraid that not many silk merchants are willing to build a branch factory." ”

"Don't worry." Yi Zhifen said with a smile: "I have built a machine manufacturing factory in Guangzhou, is imitating the silk reeling machine, once the imitation is successful, the price of the silk reeling machine will be greatly reduced, this batch of silk reeling machine I paid three times the high price from France to Citigroup to ship, how can the price not be expensive?" ”

"Can this machine be imitated?" He Shutai said excitedly.

"The structure of the silk reeling machine is simple, and it is not difficult to imitate." Yi Zhicontent said with a smile: "It's not easy to imitate the steam engine, the structure of the steam engine is much more complicated, and it can't be imitated in a short time." ”

The two of them talked. One after another, some people came out of the silk reeling workshop, and they all looked like silk merchants. Yi Zhishu glanced at it and said, "Why, the effect of machine silk reeling is not ideal?" ”

"Not bad." He Shutai said: "The silk reeled by the machine is smooth and even, the color is clean, and the speed is slightly faster than that of manual work, but it is easy to hurt people." ”

"Hurt?" Yi Zhixin was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" Is it serious? ”

"It's not serious." He Shutai shook his head and said, "It's just that my hand was burned, so it's not in the way." ”

Listening to it was not a big problem, Yi Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This is because I am not familiar with the machine." After a slight pause, he said: "Zi'an just said that the speed is only slightly faster than that of handwork?" ”

He Shutai nodded and said, "I think it's because the technology is not skilled, and there are too many mouths, so I can't take care of it, and there are frequent broken heads." ”

"It's normal." Yi Zhizhi said disapprehantly: "Machine silk reeling is a new thing after all, how can you adapt to it at once, you have to get used to it slowly, go, go to the workshop to see." ”

The two returned to the workshop, and a group of silk merchants surrounded them to inquire about the price of the machine, Yi Zhifen smiled, compared an eight gesture, and said loudly: "Eighty thousand yuan!" ”

A group of silk merchants couldn't help but gasp, the machine is good, the price is too expensive, how long does it take to earn back the cost of the machine? Yi Zhicontent separated the crowd and walked to a silk reeling machine to watch how to reel, the worker was a young man, I don't know if he was nervous, or he was not skilled in silk reeling, and he looked a little in a hurry.

The dynasty leaned in and explained loudly in his ear; "Silk reeling is generally to cook the cocoon, and then so, li, set, twist, and intersect...... Pay attention to the eyes and quick hands. ”

Seeing that the young man used his teeth to bite off the excess silk after tying the broken silk, Yi Zhizu frowned and said, "Why don't you use scissors to cut it?" Is it too late? ”

"It's not—." Wang Chaoyi hurriedly explained: "The big shopkeeper doesn't know, the workshop is damp, the scissors will rust, once the rust touches the silk, the woven fabric will have plum blossom points, and the spun out is defective, and you can only bite it with your teeth." ”

This, Yi Zhishu really didn't understand, and after looking at it for a while, he instructed the dynasty: "Tell He Shutai and them to come out." Turning around and leaving the workshop, Wang Chao greeted him, hurriedly chased him out, and led him into the lounge.

Soon, He Shutai followed in with a group of silk merchants who had invested in the shares, and Yi Zhishu glanced at everyone and said, "The handmade silk reeling in the Pingsuri family is all a woman's work, right?" ”

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at each other, and Wang Chaoyi said tentatively: "What does the big shopkeeper mean, the female workers in the silk reeling factory?" ”

Yi Zhizhi said: "Silk reeling is fine work, and the old men are hairy, how can they be as good as women?" Using a male worker is simply ruining the machine. ”

"Use female workers to ......" He Shutai hesitated: "It is impossible to use all female workers in the factory, female workers can reel silk, and other strength work must be male workers. ”

Chen Jiawang echoed: "The factory recruits young people, and men and women are mixed together, not only because it is immoral, but also for fear of causing other things." ”

This year is not open, Yi Zhixin also knows, but he knows that the previous silk reeling factory was all female workers, and after a slight groan, he said: "First use your own relatives or acquaintances, try female workers on the machine, how much efficiency can be improved?" Remember to ask them to bring cotton balls and plug their ears, it will be too noisy and affect their concentration. ”

The next day, Yi Zhifen did not go to the factory, took a group of businessmen to visit Phoenix Mountain, and returned to the He family's compound at dusk, before entering the courtyard, He Shutai greeted him, and said with a happy face: "The big shopkeeper is not bad, the female worker is on the machine, it is really very different, just one day, someone can manage sixty silk mouths, which is six times the efficiency of manual silk reeling, almost, can also manage thirty silk mouths." ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly and said, "Zi'an, is this planning to use female workers?" ”

"Yes!" He Shutai said without hesitation: "If you have to use it, you have to use it!" A must-have! (To be continued.) )