Chapter Ninety-Five: A Visit to a Textile Mill

This is Zhu Yuanzhang's test of He Xi.

He Xi must continue.

Now he is in charge of one or two million people. In this piece of land in Liaodong, there is coal and iron. There are various properties. And the army is fighting. The most needed is food. Not to mention that Goryeo has already granted the field. If there is no problem, Goryeo can still solve some of it. The imperial court settled part of it. Direct sea freight. It will reduce He Xi's pressure.

As for beyond that. The materials needed are nothing more than weapons, medicinal herbs, cloth, and so on. He Xi didn't think he couldn't figure it out.

Although it is not without problems. But He Xi didn't feel that he couldn't solve it.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw He Xi agreeing and said, "Let's eat." After eating, go and see your textile factory. ”

"Yes." He Xi said.

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He Xi came out of the main hall of the Niuzhuang Post Station, only feeling as if he had fought a big battle. There was a pop in my heart. Zhu Yuanzhang is old. The means are not soft at all. He Xi couldn't figure it out for a while. What is Zhu Yuanzhang's intention?

He pondered outside for a while, and his heart suddenly moved. He understands very well that Qingzhang Tianxia is the beginning of Zhu Yuanzhang's series of new policies. And in the matter of Qingzhang world, no one came to Liaodong. Although the Qingzhang world started from the south. But there are already people who have already made a forward stand in the northern provinces.

And Liaodong does not have it here.

But that's right. Because Liaodong is not a province, Liaodong is under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province. But He Xi always felt that something was wrong.

He Xi suddenly figured it out: "Liaodong seems to be independent of the New Deal. ”

What is the purpose of such a pattern, He Xi does not know. But he always felt that in this matter, Zhu Yuanzhang played a big game of chess.

"Lord Ho, Lord Ho." When He Xi was thinking about it, he saw Fang Chengfeng saluting from afar.

He Xi said: "Uncle Fang, what are you?" ”

Fang Chengfeng looked sad and said: "My father unfortunately died, so I will return to my hometown for burial." When my father was there, he said that by the grace of the heavens and the earth, without the adults, there would be no Fang family today. The Fang family is the only one who looks to the big people. Say goodbye today. I don't know when I'll see you again. Thank you today. ”

Immediately, Fang Chengfeng took out a wooden box and handed it to He Xi.

He Xi took it, only to feel that his hand sank, and when he opened it, it was a dog's head gold, a naturally formed gold. And like a cow. This kind of natural dog's head gold is inherently collectible, and this kind of uncarved ornamentation is like the dog's head gold of some items. It is also a natural creation, a miracle workmanship. I dare not say that it is priceless. But the least value is far above his texture.

He Xi smiled slightly. It was also given to Fang Chengfeng and said, "There is no need to do this. The Fang family Kunzhong also helped me a lot. It's just that the day is not a holiday. ”

Fang Chengfeng said: "My lord, there is something I want to ask my lord for guidance. ”

He Xi said: "What is it? ”

Fang Chengfeng said: "Xiaguan has a shallow foundation in the court. It will also take several years to keep filial piety. The lower officials are worried, worried about ------"

He Xi listened, and immediately understood Fang Chengfeng's worries.

The Fang family is now revived, and there is a Fang Guan in Nanyang, and there is another earl. But compared to the founding fathers, it is still far inferior, these bigwigs, one finger can pinch them to death. Now Fang Chengfeng has just made meritorious contributions. Strike while the iron is hot, and there can still be a good shortage. But once you wait for three years, you don't know what officials have done.

Not to mention. In these years, few civil officials have been filial piety for three years. Not to mention military generals.

He Xi is the backer of the Fang family. Naturally, he asked to come to the door, and the mere dog's head gold was just a meaning. Fang Chengfeng didn't expect He Xi to collect it, but he couldn't do without. If you don't, you don't know how to be polite.

He Xi's heart moved, and he said: "Japan annexed Goryeo, and the Marquis of Yongchang will definitely not agree." And His Majesty has given it his permission. The fighting in the east is getting bigger and bigger. This thing has to be delivered to the right door. ”

Fang Chengfeng's heart moved, and he immediately saluted and said, "Lord Xie, the Fang family will always feel the kindness of your lord." ”

He Xi didn't seem to say anything, but in fact, it was already very clear. The fighting in the east is getting bigger and bigger. And the conquest of Japan is no better than Goryeo, which has to cross the sea. And who is the first family of the Daming Naval War? It's the Fang family. Fang Guan's reputation in the south.

Although there is a little bit of emptiness. But now there is no way for Lan Yu. After all, Lan Yu will definitely learn the lessons of the Ming Dynasty's conquest of Japan. It is necessary to choose a general who knows naval warfare and is a sailor. And there are not many people in the Ming Dynasty who know naval warfare. And it's a turnip, a pit.

Fang Chengfeng sent it to the door at this time. It is to solve Lan Yu's urgent need.

As for whether it can win the battle. He Xi was not worried at all. The firearms of the Ming ships overwhelmed the Japanese more than one, and Fang Chengfeng was not an idiot. Just be careful, you won't capsize.

He Xi said: "Just do things well." ”

This is just a small episode.

He Xi also has ideas about Japan's gold and silver. And installing a person is just a matter of convenience.

The real big thing today is nothing else. It's right on the textile mill.

After all, there is already a Taiping Iron Works in the south.

For Taiping Iron Works, Zhu Yuanzhang knows a lot about it. Shenyang is just a replica here. And there is nothing to see. Textile mills, on the other hand, are a novelty.

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After Zhu Yuanzhang had lunch, he took a group of guards to follow He Xi to the textile factory.

The textile mill was built in the middle of a large courtyard in which there were many wooden houses. These houses are also newly built. Even a few wooden houses have thin shoots on their branches. It can be seen that this wood has not been treated at all, and it has been used directly.

There is no way around it.

Not only here, but many places in Liaodong are like this.

A steady stream of Goryeo immigrants entered Liaodong. Millions. This requires a large number of houses.

After all, at the point of Liaodong, if you don't have a house in winter, there is only one end, and that is to freeze to death. So building a house is a priority. He Xi also arranged the matter of burning bricks. There is enough coal and iron, and it is not difficult to burn bricks. But the problem is that it also takes time to burn bricks on a large scale.

So a wooden house is the best choice.

Especially after the opening of the Liaosong Canal.

Why did we transport wood from the Yalu River before, it was not that there was no wood on the Liao River. Rather, the banks of the Yalu River are mountainous. After cutting down the wood on the mountain, you can roll down the Yalu River with a gentle push. Downstream. Labor saving.

On both sides of the Liao River, although there are also big trees, these big trees are some distance away from the Liao River. It is also very laborious to drag a large log from the mountain into the Liao River.

This is not the case on the Songhua River today.

The Songhua River is even more desolate than the banks of the Yalu River. Hug the big wood, how much you want. And no one had cut it before, and even on flat ground, there was a lot of wood available. It's much more convenient to come along the canal than before.

The Liaosong Canal has affected the timber industry in eastern Liaodong. At least the timber production of Liaodong is more imaginative than before.

Therefore, Liaodong may lack others, but there is no shortage of wood.

In the case of a shortage of all materials, building a house made of wood is the first choice. Many people think that this kind of house cannot keep out the cold, but in fact, it is not, and the middle is full of neat logs. Then paste the mud to form an earthen wall, which is very warm. Not to mention digging a fire tunnel under the room, which is enough to survive the winter. Of course, the wood was not treated. Maybe there are problems of one kind or another. But anyway. Let's get through this first.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything about such a rushed project.

Direct access to the building.

Say dead factory. In fact, it can't be called a house at all. It's a greenhouse. Shelves support the thatched roof. Because of this, the beam and column structure makes the whole plant area very large. There are hundreds of squares. There are nearly 100 looms inside.

Although there are so many people coming at the moment. But these weaver girls. They all paid attention to their own work, and no one dared to look up. There is only the sound of looms.

This is also what He Xi has trained a long time ago.

King Yan followed behind Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was very interested at the moment. Because it was not the same loom he had seen. King Yan grew up beside Queen Ma. Queen Ma also weaves cloth all year round, and she didn't do anything after a serious illness a few years ago.

Yanwang is no stranger to textile machines.

Today, the loom in front of you is completely different.

First of all, the material is different.

This loom is made of ironwood and wood. The bracket is wood though. But iron is used in many key parts. And it's very brisk. The shuttles came and went, and for a while, King Yan couldn't see how many shuttles there were. I saw that the weaving was very fast.

A cloth head, produced at a speed visible to the naked eye. Almost for a moment when he looked at it, he produced several feet.

It's too fast.

Yanwang is very clear about the efficiency of the loom. Generally speaking, it is quite good to be able to weave a horse in a day. A horse is a few feet, but at the speed in front of you, a loom, a day, will be several times the original loom.

King Yan said: "This is impossible. ”

King Yan immediately took out one of the woven cloths on one side, gave one end to the guards around him, and pulled it open by himself, looking exactly the same size as the Jiangnan cloth. No, it's not the same. This cloth is wider than Jiangnan's.

A piece of cloth is generally four zhang long, that is, forty feet. The width is different. Generally not more than four feet, for the simple reason that it is not more than four feet. This is the width between the two hands. When weaving, it is necessary to put people's hands on both sides, so this width is also fixed.

But now the new type of loom has freed people's hands. In this way, you can be as wide as you want. Just for convenience. In line with this era. It is also necessary to follow the habits of this era. So the cloth was more than four feet wide. More affordable than other fabrics. But it doesn't add too much cost.

There is the current size.

When King Yan touched it, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, it's sackcloth." ”