Aunt Liu's Aunt Fang has dozens of looms in her hands, and she hires people to weave silk, and she can make a lot of money in a year. But there are many small weavers like her around Taihu Lake, and the silk woven is not a high-quality product, so she is now less than the top, more than the bottom, and there is no problem with being rich and rich, but it is impossible to become a climate.

Her family's weaving yard is now not as large as the previous weaving scale of the Wen family, let alone the family business of the three-room old lady Xie Zehu when he was alive.

However, Aunt Liu, a native of Huyin County, married into the Xie family, and has seen the prosperity of the Xie family's silk weaving industry since she was a child, and her heart is also very yearning. It's just that her husband and wife have a limited family background, and now there is no other way than to accumulate wealth little by little, keep adding looms to their own family, and expand production.

But now, Aunt Liu's aunt suddenly discovered that in addition to buying a new loom, she can also make the loom weave faster and more, it seems that this device to speed up the weaving speed is not too complicated, she suddenly couldn't sit still, asked her daughter to inquire about the owner of the loom from Xie Yingfen, and went back to discuss it with her husband hastily, so she immediately ran to find Xie Mulin.

Xie Mulin told her frankly: "The loom is mine, but it is a machine assigned by the boudoir, and I asked someone to add a shuttle to it to speed up the weaving." It's a test item, and when I need to return the loom to my boudoir, I'll take it off. ”

When Aunt Liu's eyes lit up when she heard that this thing was easy to disassemble and assemble, she took Xie Mulin's hand and said, "Good boy, this thing is really good!" You have such a good thing, why don't you tell the aunts? Don't you know how much benefit this stuff can bring?! ”

Xie Mulin smiled: "I naturally know what benefits it has, it can speed up the weaving speed, and in the same time, more cloth can be woven." But this is just the initial product, and I commissioned three skilled carpenters, one of whom innovated and improved it. I have something to do right now, and I can't spare time to manage the loom for the time being. When I have some time to spare, I will discuss with the craftsmen how to use this shuttle on a larger loom. If it can be used to weave silk, it will be even better. ”

Aunt Liu hurriedly asked, "What are the surnames of those craftsmen?" Where do you live? Good boy, my aunt knows that you are busy going back to Beijing to pick up people, and you can't spare your hands. Auntie worries about you, how about it? Rest assured, this is the loom you made, and my aunt will never snatch it, but I am anxious to see this shuttle used on the loom as soon as possible, and the weaving of my aunt's family can also be stained! ”

Xie Mulin knew that Master Zhou, Carpenter Xu and Carpenter Ma were all in the dark at the moment, of course he would not tell Aunt Liu the truth, but said: "I heard that they have returned to their hometown for the New Year, and there are still tasks entrusted by acquaintances to do, so they may not have time to take on new jobs for a few months." Besides, most of the most important technical problems of this shuttle have been overcome by them, and the rest is not something that a few carpenters can solve, so I originally planned to wait until I went to Beiping, when I have free time, I will recruit a few craftsmen with good craftsmanship. ”

There should be a lot of iron ore in the surrounding area of Beiping, and when the time comes, she can find a good blacksmith to study the appropriate iron wire and try to make springs. Xie Mulin is not a science student, and he doesn't remember much relevant knowledge, but there is the Yongle Emperor Zhu Biao who advocates industry and commerce in front of him, and the glass cement musket and artillery have all been made, maybe he has also figured out the manufacturing process of clocks and watches?

In Xie Yingzhen's memory, in the upper room of the main courtyard of the Xie family's mansion in the past, the Cao family had a large Western table clock, with a gilded shell and inlaid with many precious stones, but it disappeared before the raid.

Cao himself and his henchmen such as Gui Zhen seem to still wear gadgets such as pocket watches with them to keep track of the time. It's just that Xie Yingzhen doesn't have many opportunities to get along with them, and he doesn't pay attention to their dress, so he doesn't have a deep memory.

It can be seen that clocks and watches have long been available in the Ming Dynasty, but it is not clear whether they were made by themselves or imported from overseas. During the reign of Emperor Yongle, foreign trade was quite developed, selling a large amount of silk, cotton, tea, porcelain, spices, and a large amount of silver and precious stones from abroad. Clocks and watches, a luxury that could only be enjoyed by the top magnates and wealthy people, it is difficult to say whether Emperor Yongle had an idea with the Ministry of Internal Affairs at that time.

And there is a spring in the clock, and with the clock, will the spring be far away?

In that place in Beiping, because of historical reasons, there are the most relics of the Yongle Emperor left. Even if the Jiangnan area is too close to the capital and affected by the royal family, the sense of existence of some things has been greatly weakened, it does not mean that they have also disappeared in Beiping. If she could find the spring, if not the manufacturing process, but the finished product, it would be excellent. It's just such a small part, it shouldn't be difficult to do, right?

When Xie Mulin thought of this, he glanced at Aunt Liu, and had an idea in his heart.

Aunt Liu, on the other hand, bit her lip and pondered, and soon made a decision: "Sister Zhen, the carpenter you are looking for is skilled, so naturally you didn't say anything." It's a shame they don't have time to do the follow-up work! However, this shuttle loom is an excellent thing, and if we use it one day later, we will suffer a day's loss. The longer it drags on, the more we lose! If you don't mind, how about your aunt find a few skilled carpenters to perfect the shuttle's skills for you? Don't worry, my aunt won't lose you. It's your stuff, and my aunt is just helping to find someone to improve it a little. When the time comes, we will partner in two rooms and open a loom workshop, and we will be responsible for the affairs of the cabinet in the seventh room, and you will be in the third room...... There is also a second room, just sit at home and wait for the money to be collected. The workshop specializes in selling your shuttle loom, how much is sold, my aunt and you are three or seven, you are seven and I are three, how about making a fortune together? ”

Xie Mulin couldn't help but look at Aunt Liu's Fang clan with admiration. At first glance, you can find the benefits of tools made of advanced technology, and you are willing to invest in further improvements, and you are not greedy, and you are willing to share the benefits with others, just to gain the advantage of time. If the loom workshop can really succeed, she will immediately leap from a small weaver to a loom supplier, ensuring income in drought and flood, and her status in the entire weaving industry chain has also been greatly improved.

Aunt Liu's vision and determination, even in modern times, are not weaker than many strong women in the business world.

The second room is not in business, although the third room has a business name, but does not do loom business, the sale of loom workshops and the existing industries of three rooms and seven rooms do not conflict, but can be a very good supplement. Once it becomes a partner with Sanfang, Qifang will be able to further use Sanfang's influence in officialdom and Erfang's reputation in Huyin County to escort itself and strive for more benefits.

This abacus is really good!

But Shermulin was not against it. She didn't come up with a shuttle loom to weave a few more pieces of cloth at home or to show off in front of people. She hoped that this thing would bring benefits to the Xie clan.

Wen is not sensitive to technology at all, as the daughter of the owner of the big weaving workshop, she saw the shuttle loom, and she couldn't think of anything other than to praise it.

Zongfang is busy, I really can't spare time, and I have my own industry.

The second, fourth and fifth rooms are all scholarly families, concentrating on the imperial examination, and their ambitions are not here.

Qifang has both a weaving workshop and vision, and the sincerity of cooperation is enough, why not choose Qifang as a partner?

So Xie Mulin showed a bright smile to Aunt Chongliu: "Auntie's idea is really good. Let's discuss the details carefully, shall we? I will go back to the elders and ask them to testify to our loom workshop. ”

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