When Liu Bingzhong returned to Suzhou, Zhu Youzhen had been touring Suzhou for three days, and during these three days, Zhu Youzhen did not travel to the mountains and rivers, but inspected the textile industry in Suzhou. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In Suzhou now, almost every family has a spinning machine, and a large number of women spin yarn at home, spinning spindles or weaving, or selling, can supplement the family.

Zhu Youzhen found that although the textile industry in Suzhou is blooming everywhere, but the efficiency is extremely low, it is completely manual labor, and there is no real textile enterprise, most of the textile factories are purchased cotton, sent to the nearby ordinary people's homes for spinning, this most primitive processing situation, from Zhu Youzhen's mind of the textile leather # life, there are still 108,000 miles away.

Daming has a vast territory, and the development level of various places is seriously unbalanced, and the industrial revolution # life can never be carried out at the same time in the whole country, and it can only be a key breakthrough.

At present, the textile industry in the Taihu Lake basin is huge in scale and has a large number of employees, but the efficiency is extremely low, and the profits are far from meeting the expectations of industrial and commercial owners.

It seems that Britain's industrial revolution #life began with the textile industry.

Zhu Youzhen now wants to use the experience of hundreds of years in later generations to promote the Ming Dynasty to take the lead in the world in carrying out industrial revolution # life and accelerate the feathering of the Ming Dynasty.

The crux of the problem is that industrial and commercial owners do not have a sense of science and technology and will not ask for benefits from science and technology.

Zhu Youzhen should not only encourage and guide technological innovation from the system, but also cultivate real textile enterprises in Suzhou from point to point, so that the majority of textile owners can see the benefits of technological innovation to enterprises.

After meditating for a while, Zhu Youzhen wrote on a blank piece of paper:

1. Jiangnan and Zhejiang provinces have increased the publicity of the new deal, especially Nanjing, Changzhou, Suzhou, and Songjiang in Jiangnan Province, and Hangzhou, Jiaxing, and Huzhou in Zhejiang Province;

2. Establish a patent office in Suzhou to accept patent applications nearby;

3. Build a cement road around Taihu Lake between Nanjing, Songjiang and Hangzhou;

……

"Master, Liu Bingzhong is here!" Fu Xiaojian came to Zhu Youzhen's side lightly and said in a low voice.

"Liu Bingzhong? I'm looking for him! Zhu Youzhen didn't stop the brush in his hand, "Xiaojian, let him wait first, it's good for you to wait this time!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Fu Xiaojian agreed to go out and closed the door with his hand.

After a while, Zhu Youzhen completed his plan and summoned Fu Xiaojian, "Xiaojian, let the nearby Jinyi Guards send this instruction to the Jingshi quickly, and then let Liu Bingzhong come in." ”

"Got it, master!" Fu Xiaojian passed Liu Bingzhong into the inner room, then closed the door and stood beside Zhu Youzhen.

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand, "Xiaojian, you go and get busy, it's okay here, just leave two guards!" ”

Fu Xiaojian hesitated, "Master......"

Zhu Youzhen chuckled, "It's okay, Xiaojian, Proprietor Liu is not an outsider, don't worry!" ”

Waiting for Fu Xiaojian to leave, there were only two people left in the room, Liu Bingzhong quickly ran to Zhu Youzhen's face, and prostrate on the ground, "Grass people Liu Bingzhong knocks to see Your Majesty!" ”

"Get up, Uncle Liu!" Zhu Youzhen pointed to the seat opposite, "Sit by yourself, I am a private visit to Weifu this time, you are like a little sword, call me Ye!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty...... Father! Liu Bingzhong knew that Zhu Youzhen had something to say, so he was not polite, so he sat down opposite Zhu Youzhen, "Thank you!" ”

"Is Bingzhong home?" Zhu Youzhen got straight to the point, "You should know what happened in Suzhou?" ”

"If you go back to your master, the grass people have already gone home, Zhi'er has told the grass people everything, and the grass people have already reprimanded the younger brother who is not a weapon," After a pause, Liu Bingzhong continued: "The grass people did not reveal the identity of the master! ”

"Good!" Zhu Youzhen praised, "Bingzhong can know, why did you ask Miss Liu to call you back to Suzhou?" ”

"Master, isn't it because of Ma Youwei?" Liu Bingzhong suddenly understood that Zhu Youzhen's private visit to Weifu did not intend to alarm anyone, if it was for a trivial matter like Ma Youwei, there was no need to call him back at all.

"First, anyone who obstructs the new policy will be punished accordingly, and I don't want the people of the Liu family to be involved in the Ma Youwei case!"

Liu Bingzhong left the chair and kowtowed to the ground, "The grass people thank the master for his love, the grass people will never have anything to do with the Ma Youwei case!" ”

"Get up!" Zhu Youzhen raised his hand and motioned for Liu Bingzhong to sit down, "The reason why the Lord summoned you back instead of using the power of the government is because the core of the new policy is to do things according to the law, and I don't want the court to try and be interfered by other factors," Zhu Youzhen continued: "Bingzhong is a business owner that the Lord trusts very much, and he will act in the future according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"The grass people resolutely act according to the law, and there will never be the teachings of the master!"

"Hmm!" Zhu Youzhen nodded slowly, "In addition, the Liu family is one of the largest merchants in Suzhou, and I hope that the Liu family can take the lead in supporting the new policy, especially the payment of commercial taxes!" ”

"The grass people obey the order, and tomorrow, the grass farmers will start to clean up the profit situation and strive to take the initiative to pay taxes to the tax officials as soon as possible." Liu Bingzhong naturally didn't care about this tax silver, he and the maritime merchant Li Yusheng handed over a million silver tickets to Zhu Youzhen, but Zhu Youzhen refused, if he could use this little money to leave a good impression on Zhu Youzhen, he couldn't ask for it.

Liu Bingzhong has already seen that Zhu Youzhen doesn't care about this bit of silver, what he cares about is acting in accordance with the law, which is a precursor for the imperial court to implement the legal system throughout the country.

Zhu Youzhen said with a smile: "Since Bingzhong has to pay taxes, you might as well make a big noise!" ”

"Loud noise?" Liu Bingzhong thought for a while, "Master, the grass people understand, after the grass people go home, immediately clean up the account books, make all the preparations, and in a few days, they will definitely go to the government to pay taxes with great fanfare!" ”

"If Bingzhong can think like this, he will be relieved!" Zhu Youzhen laughed, "This matter is over, in fact, the master asked you to come back, or there is something else." ”

"Master......" Liu Bing asked in a low voice.

Zhu Youzhen stroked the teacup and looked at Liu Bingzhong suddenly, "Lord traveled to Suzhou this time and found that almost every family in Suzhou has a textile machine, it seems that the textile market in Suzhou is not ordinary!" ”

"Yes, not only Suzhou, but even Changzhou and Songjiang, and even Hangzhou, Jiaxing and other places in Zhejiang," Liu Bingzhong said worriedly, "However, the profits of the current textile industry are pitifully low!" ”

Zhu Youzhen frowned slightly, "Bingzhong, last time I was in Beijing, didn't the master teach you how to expand the scale of production to improve efficiency?" ”

"Master, Zhi'er has been improving the spinning machine, and it has not yet been put into production." Liu Bingzhong looked worried, he obviously had a negative holy will.

Zhu Youzhen asked: "Is the cotton you buy also distributed to the people to spin on their behalf?" ”

"Yes! Master, the textile industry in Jiangnan has always been like this," Liu Bingzhong saw that Zhu Youzhen was smiling, thinking that this was an omnipotent emperor, "Master, is there any better way?" ”

"Bingzhong, if you want to form a real industry, you must have your own factory," no way, Zhu Youzhen must use the experience of later generations to guide, "The current bamboo spinning machine can already be used in spinning, why not Bingzhong?" Seeing that Liu Bingzhong still didn't understand, Zhu Youzhen continued: "Immediately organize craftsmen to mass-produce bamboo spinning machines and concentrate production. ”

"Centralized production?" Liu Bingzhong seemed to understand what Zhu Youzhen meant this time, "Lord is saying that these spinning machines will be concentrated in one house and then skilled spinning workers will be recruited?" ”

"The same spinning worker, if you use a bamboo spinning machine, the speed of spinning will be greatly accelerated, and the cost of spinning spindles will be greatly reduced, even if the spindles are sold directly, the price is at least three percent lower than the original, and the use of price advantages can quickly seize the market, and profits will also increase," Zhu Youzhen asked again: "There should be no problem in recruiting spinning workers, right?" ”

"As long as there is silver, it should be possible to recruit spinning workers," Liu Bingzhong said, "and it will take some time to train the raw hands to mature hands." ”

"Why raw hands? Isn't there a large number of skilled spinners now? Zhu Youzhen couldn't understand, why didn't Liu Bingzhong recruit new people for training instead of being familiar with them, in case these people become familiar hands and then change jobs, wouldn't they be making wedding dresses for others?

"Master, now it's a family weaving, skilled weavers, basically all female workers, if you want to open a factory, you must recruit male workers." Without rice, Liu Bingzhong is also difficult to cook.

"Then recruit these female workers into the factory!" Zhu Youzhen knows that it is not realistic to directly recruit female workers, and now in the Ming Dynasty, under the shackles of Cheng Zhu Lixue, women basically do not go out of the door, and the second door is not stepping, how can they leave their homes? But the development of the textile industry has never been inseparable from these female workers.

"Female workers?" Liu Bingzhong's eyes lit up, but they dimmed in an instant, "Master, these female workers can spin yarn at home, if they are allowed to enter the factory, I'm afraid it will ...... I'm afraid their families won't agree. ”

"It's man-made, someone has to eat crabs for the first time," Zhu Youzhen didn't believe it, although there are many wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan, but ordinary people are not rich, after losing their land, many people even have a problem eating, especially military households, do such families don't need silver to supplement their families? He thought for a while, "Now is the beginning, the factory can try out all-female worker management, not only all female workers, but also financial and management personnel, all female workers, so that their families will have less worries." ”

"All female workers?" Liu Bingzhong rekindled his hope, and the emperor's vision was different, "Yes, yes, all female workers are used, why didn't the grass people think of it?" ”

"I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain!"

Zhu Youzhen estimated that the current Jiangnan is far from the point of starvation everywhere and selling children and daughters, and it is probably unrealistic to completely recruit female workers for a while, "Of course, if there are not enough female workers for the time being, you can also recruit male workers, or simply recruit both husband and wife, but to sign a contract with them, you must work in the factory for a certain period of time." ”

"Master, the grass people understand a little," Liu Bingzhong recalled Zhu Youzhen's words, and felt that some ideas were too bold, and his brain seemed to be bad, "Master, can you live in Liu's house, if the grass people have any problems, they can ask for advice sooner or later!" ”

"Living in Liu's house?" Zhu Youzhen thought, anyway, he wanted to guide Liu's textile enterprise to the end, so he didn't shirk it anymore, "This is a good idea!" ”