The golden autumn of September, is about to end, ushered in October, October Baotou, began to turn from warm to cold, again and again the wind cooled down, cold air, one after another came to Baotou, to the night, Baotou is still relatively cold, in waves of cold air, the day of cotton harvest is finally coming, this is the day of harvest.

In the past two months, Yang Yuanzhao has almost no time to come to the cotton construction site, but it does not mean that Yang Yuanzhao does not care about cotton, in fact, he will take a certain amount of time every day to devote a certain amount of time to cotton production, and even directly guide two yield assessments.

Cotton in the wild, as early as a few months ago, has been hanging peaches, sufficient sunshine, sufficient water and fertilizer, so that the growth of cotton in Baotou is very gratifying, even if it is a familiar old farmer, but also again and again to raise the standard, 2 months ago, after an estimate of cotton, in the middle, under the attention of Yang Yuanzhao, two yield evaluations, there is a huge improvement.

At the request of Yang Yuanzhao, 210 hectares of cotton, and 10,000 yuan was invested for cotton optimization, mainly to increase the output of lint, increase the output of cotton peach, this item, in the United States, is not too mature, fortunately, Yang Yue is not radical, he chose a relatively mature plan, a little bit of adjustment and increase, as far as possible without affecting the output of the premise, greatly improve the cotton rate.

In fact, Yang Yue really has some talent in this area, two tests in a row, the first test was more than a month ago, and the second test was a week ago, and one test was more accurate than the other. In terms of estimated output, it has reached about 280 catties. It's only 20 pounds short to reach 300, compared to before. It has increased by almost two percent, not to mention, compared with the 120 catties that Yang Yue expected before, it is conceivable that this cotton planting will usher in huge benefits.

What Yang Yuanzhao values most is the cotton yield rate, which also represents the value of cotton, because the yield of cotton has been determined, and it will exceed 200 catties. That is to say, the task of cotton, the first item is satisfied, and then the second item, according to the average cotton yield of mainland cotton, is between 23-28%, the lowest is lower than 25%, the highest is higher, but the difference between the lowest and the highest is huge. With the use of chemical fertilizers, the yield has increased, but the cotton yield may have decreased.

This is already the last item of this test. From 210 hectares of land, 500 samples were selected to carry out the foundation of the real yàn. Calculate the approximate cotton yield, so that the real yàn and test work. It has been carried out for three days, and Yang Yue has nothing but a simple cotton yield. Finally, Yang Yue dragged his tired body out of the room, glanced at Yang Yuanzhao who was waiting anxiously, and said with a smile: "You, you usually don't come here, come here, just ask about the cotton yield!" ”

"Yes, cousin Ji, tell me quickly!"

Yang Yue shook his head with a wry smile and said, "In line with your wishes, the cotton yield is about 27%!" ”

"It's really 27 percent, that's great!" Yang Yuanzhao's hanging heart, completely let go, now, from the cotton picking, up to 15 days, the yield and cotton yield will be basically finalized, as long as there are no major mistakes, such as insufficient fertilizer, or insufficient watering, this is absolutely impossible for the established reclamation company, thousands of workers, can not manage the affairs of 210 hectares of land.

"But, Yuan Zhao, have you thought about it, how much is the output of these 210 hectares!"

"It shouldn't be more than 1,000 tons!"

"Haven't you thought about how to deal with it, it's hard to do it so pileped!" Yang Yue looked at Yang Yuanzhao speechless for a while, cotton is expressed in tons, this is often the total output of a region, 210 hectares of land, according to the current level, the lint output will definitely exceed 500 tons, 500 tons of lint, spinning and weaving, is more than 100,000 pieces of cloth, this is a huge output, not to mention the cotton peaches picked, I am afraid there are not thousands of tons.

"No, I'm going to build a cotton mill, you know!" Yang Yuanzhao said.

"No construction has started now, when are you going to do it!"

Yang Yuanzhao was stunned for a moment, he thought that during this period of time, because of the road construction, the matter of three acids and two alkalis, it seems that he has not thought about it carefully, the construction of the cotton textile factory may be subconsciously, and he has been thinking about it, waiting for the cotton to come down, but he has not thought that the cotton is coming down, it is in front of him, but it takes time to build a factory.

"My father wrote to me, mentioned this, if you want, our Yang family and Wei family will support you to establish a cotton textile factory!" Yang Yue said helplessly.

"I see, I'll think about the cotton mill right away!"

Where did Yang Yue come out, Yang Yuanzhao regretted it slightly, careless, such an important thing, until Yang Yue reminded him, he didn't think about it, according to reason, it should be a few months ago, cotton just planted, or transplanted, this matter should be considered, after all, this is a big deal, the cotton textile industry, is a money printing machine, has always been the most profitable industry in China, there is no one.

Entering the all-in-one machine, the machines of Tianjin, Shanghai, and Wuhan Cotton Textile Bureaus were all transferred out, and even considered the machines transported back from Germany, and the cotton textile machines, because the individual was slightly larger, and it had been rushing to transport during this time, but it was almost only transported to sixty percent, which was a large cotton textile factory in Germany, with 120,000 spindles of spinning, and the current one that was shipped over, the complete one was about 70,000 spindles.

It seems that it is enough, but Yang Yuanzhao, who is proficient in machinery, still wants to modify him, whether it is China's Cotton Textile Bureau, or these second-hand products in Germany, their biggest drawbacks should be in the power, ordinary steam engines, can not promote its rapid operation, the output of a single cotton ingot is limited, generally speaking, the international standard is 3 to 4 spindles The annual output is a pack of veil, about 400 pounds, but Japan can reach 2 spindles, or even more than 1 spindle, and produce a pack of veil, the reason for this. It was not because of Japan's technological superiority, until after World War II. The base of Japan is among the world's largest. The fundamental reason is that Japan has never regarded textile workers as human beings, and it is common for the factories of the great powers to work 16 hours or even 18 hours, but in Japan, for the first time, there is a non-stop operation of the cotton loom, that is to say, the cotton loom will run day and night. During the Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States, few textile workers could live to be 40 years old, and in Japan, they could not even reach the age of 35.

Yang Yuanzhao is to accumulate technical capital in Baotou, and to attract a group of people more broadly, not to make sweatshops, which needs to be made from the machine itself.

The textile machine of this era qì. It has been matured, whether it is more than 20 years ago in China or now dismantled in Germany, they are basically a system. The difference is nothing more than the thickness of the cotton yarn, as well as the speed of the spindle, the latter even above the former. In the same format, the faster the spindle speed. The higher the efficiency of the cotton textile machine, the higher the speed of course. There will be a lot of design work, which Yang Yuanzhao can put aside, and the problem of speed is nothing more than power output.

In the era of electricity, it is the size of the motor and the strength of the power that converts the electric energy per unit time into power, but in the era of steam power, the speed depends on the strength of the steam power.

Whether it is the second-hand equipment dismantled by Germany, or the cotton textile equipment in China more than 20 years ago, their steam engines are all relatively small, from the smallest 3 horses, to the current Shanghai and Tianjin use about 20 horses, the equipment dismantled by Germany is far stronger than China in this era, his horsepower is only about 120 horsepower, and the speed of the spindle driven by it is almost 2 times faster than the best machine in China now, from about 50 pounds per spindle to an average of 150 pounds, It is not as good as the annual output of 2 spindles and a pack of 2 spindles in the world, but it is almost the same.

To say, this is enough, but Yang Yuanzhao is not reconciled, he will choose a 24-hour non-stop way, but will divide the workers into three or even four shifts, so that in terms of labor costs, he is far higher than the average level of Europe and the United States, not to mention the cotton textile mills in Japan, unlike other products, cotton textile is controlled by the powers more strictly, and it is the industry that makes the most money, to enter, it will inevitably be with the powers, unless it is the same as other cotton mills in this era, the output is low, and it is only in the regional competition.

Yang Yuanzhao imported from Germany is a large-scale cotton spinning mill with 120,000 spindles, and even holds the possibility of all-in-one machine expansion, so the cost must be reduced.

Reducing costs, without sacrificing quality, on the premise of improving output and single efficiency, has become the most critical aspect, Yang Yuanzhao first thought of the reciprocating steam engine, copied from the ship, with a large steam engine of more than 6000 horsepower, he has enough horsepower, can push the rotor, let the cotton ingot run at high speed, improve efficiency, but such a large machinery, under the condition that the speed is too fast, it is easy to break the cotton yarn, which is not conducive to the improvement of efficiency, will increase the scrap rate.

To achieve a balance, it is necessary to be stable and increase the output, and when the cotton ingot is running at high speed, it will produce considerable friction and wear, which is probably a more severe problem.

In terms of machinery, it is Yang Yuanzhao's strength, when he really concentrates on researching in, the power of the all-in-one machine is highlighted, on the metal materials brought over in the 21st century, the choice of wear-resistant, lightweight metal, high wear-resistant aluminum alloy has entered his eyes, and the wooden rotor and cotton ingot are replaced with aluminum alloy, and the wear-resistant strength has basically reached the standard, and then the stability of the steam engine.

For thousands of tons of ships, the fluctuation between one or two horsepower, for the ship, is itchy, is a dime, it is not worth paying attention to at all, but on the cotton textile industry, the fluctuation between one or two horsepower, will be transmitted to the cotton ingot through the guò rotor, the result must be miserable, ninety percent of the veil will be directly broken, and the speed of high-speed operation will become a killer who cuts off the cotton yarn.

This is also the fundamental reason why the machine has maintained this efficiency at present, for no other reason, the stable dìng efficient steam engine is not easy to manufacture, its difficulty will not even be much easier than the high-end marine steam engine, even before the First World War, this aspect has not been greatly improved, this may be the cotton textile industry is a civilian light industry, the stable steam engine, in the military, does not have much effect, on the other hand, it does not represent the difficulty of research and development.

Yang Yuanzhao is from the later generation of power engineers, the later generations pay attention to horsepower at the same time, but also pay attention to stability, in the high-end car, the smooth output has become one of the most important factors, so it is not difficult to complete the smooth output, the best choice is actually in the 120 horsepower steam engine on the basis of the modification, in the stability of the dìng at the same time, it is expanded to 240 horsepower, or even higher.

Yang Yuanzhao did not choose the simplest, but from the most difficult start, 6000 horsepower steam engine, three-rise reciprocating steam engine, the power limit and usual, at least 1000 horsepower, such a strong fluctuation, even in later generations, is not easy to solve, let alone in 1908. The reason why he chose this is because he wants to do it in one step and reduce the difficulty of future expansion, the textile factory is an important industrial category in Baotou, but it will not occupy all the spirit of Yang Yuanzhao, in his opinion, the 6000 horsepower steam engine, gradually unsealed horsepower, is enough to use the electric power era, to the electric power era, with a more stable electric motor, the steam engine, can be thrown aside.

Yang Yuanzhao somewhat underestimated the difficulty of the stable modification of the large marine steam engine, even if he knew a lot of methods of stable power in later generations, he had to choose the method of reducing the instantaneous power, gradually decreasing, and finally, using a large number of materials from later generations, with the help of the all-in-one machine, finally made the horsepower stable dìng on the fluctuation amplitude of 0.01 horsepower, such an amplitude, through the guò rotor, transmitted to the cotton ingot, the fluctuation is almost negligible, with the flexibility of the cotton thread, it is completely acceptable, It can be said that the modification has been basically completed, but the horsepower has been reduced from 6000 horsepower to 1020 horsepower all of a sudden, which is only one-sixth of the previous one.

Even if it is 1020 horsepower, in the cotton textile, will not be fully used, Yang Yuanzhao will design more coaxial rotors, the power is divided into different machines, and finally determined, the speed can reach a little more than five times that of the German second-hand machine, that is to say, the annual output of one spindle is about two packs, which is about 4 times that of the international mainstream. (To be continued......)