The real end of the textile industry was in the late 1920s and 1930s.

The survey of Americans found that at the end of the 1920s, Jiangning County, which was once the center of the weaving industry, the total amount of labor engaged in by women had dropped to 0~4.62%; In Wujin County, where only 1 per cent of the population is employed, the record of women engaged in sericulture and weaving is quite limited, and they are almost detached from productive labor.

In Jiaxing County, women account for 42 percent of the total labor force, while in field farming, the proportion of women working is 41.8 percent, indicating that women have almost completely left the textile industry and returned to the less efficient and more primitive model of co-farming.

Only in Changxing and Wuxing, where the sericulture industry is developed, still exists in the industry of women's sericulture, which maintains more than 30% of the total labor.

This is an exaggerated decline, indicating that all industries that could absorb women's employment, from rural cottage industries to village workshops to new machine factories, have collapsed. Working women are almost completely unemployed and are confined to the lowest end of raw material production.

In contrast, even the long-term tug-of-war during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom period and the brutal massacre of the Qing army failed to cause such serious damage.

By the early to mid-1930s, the local textile industry in Jiangnan, which had lasted for six or seven hundred years, was basically completely destroyed, and thus withdrew from the historical stage.

In other words, the vitality of the industry and the enthusiasm of women to participate in labor flourished under the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The traditional ancient dynasty of Seris did not have to worry about hindering its development. It is only in modern times that some regimes have been able to do it......

Although the management ability of the Purple Horde is not as good as that of its counterparts in the Central Plains, in order to survive, it has always been more generous to ordinary citizens, for fear of annoying this group of masters and causing him to be beaten to death by the barbarian group. Therefore, there should be no need to worry about this problem.

Moreover, Guo Kang feels that even if it develops further, the industry still has great prospects.

In fact, there is a very interesting question here: why did the "abnormal" phenomenon that the machine industry could not destroy the handicraft industry at that time, and was even "counter-killed"?

This situation is not even because of the problem of the "tyranny of distance".

After the opening of the port at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the value of imports in Songjiang alone in 1846 decreased by 13% compared with the previous year; in 1847 it decreased by another 5.4%; In 1848 it fell even more sharply by 20.1 per cent, and although it has since rebounded, it has been extremely unstable. Until 1854, it had not returned to the level of 1845.

In fact, in 1844, some British people came to Fujian to investigate the production of cotton cloth. He collected samples of various textures, indicated the price of each, and sent them back to England for reference. However, at the price marked, the factory in Manchester could not be made. And Fujian was not the most developed place at that time.

Other countries are even more powerless. In 1850, the U.S. consul in Xiamen even had to report to China that a large number of American bed sheets, shirt cloths, and twills had been backlogged, and they could not be sold at the right price, and they did not know what to do.

If you look into the reasons for this outcome, there are only two possibilities:

Or, the weavers in Jiangnan are all female captains of Seris, and the output power of the steam engine can be stepped on by stepping on the loom, and the British call Mary down to earth;

Either that, or the British themselves are too good to use the potential of steam production, and they can compete with other people's manual products with machines.

Come to think of it, the latter is more likely.

In the early steam factories, the operators would try to save costs wherever they could, and for this purpose they were exaggerated to the point that the standard of living of ordinary people was even worse than in the Middle Ages. But even so, judging from the results, his efficiency is actually not very high......

This management ability basically belongs to the category of stupid and bad.

In other words, if the Central Plains people can use the same steam engine, they can also beat the foreigners. Judging from the development of later generations, this is not a blind guess.

So, if hydro and steam power are mature, then just use it. Guo Kang felt that he might see this day with his own eyes. Changing the power source is not a matter for skilled weavers, but can increase efficiency and can be put into production more efficiently.

Moreover, Guo Kang believes that in the foreseeable period, there is actually no need to squeeze weavers as in modern Europe. This textile organization was directly subordinate to the Khan's court, and its goal was not so much to make money as to organize production, and then to free up more people, and more resources, so that they could go to war.

- And war is the foundation of the Purple Horde.

If there is a situation where other countries are also competing and trying to lower prices, in fact, according to the idea of decoupling, just hit him. After all, instead of oppressing one's own people and letting them reduce costs, it is better to feed one's own people and then let the enemy no longer have a cost.

If you eliminate your competitors, you won't win the competition.

The only one who can really compete with the Purple Horde is the Ming Dynasty. But after all, the Ming Dynasty was too far away, and now in this navigation condition, it is impossible to import a large number of ordinary textiles in the short term. When technology gets to the point where ocean trade is unimpeded, it's a completely different script, and I can't think about it now.

In such a long golden development period, if it is still not well managed, it can only mean that it is a waste of resources to manage it yourself. If the dish becomes like this, it is better to invest in the Ming Dynasty......

Guo Kang thought about it, and still introduced the characteristics of this industry to Guo Ponu. I don't know if she can understand it, but I can strengthen her faith anyway.

It's still the early days. After all, theory is different from practice, and if it is really implemented, there will definitely be a bunch of problems. As long as you can stick to it, you'll be fine.

Guo Ponu is actually very kind-hearted, and she has always been generous, both nobles and civilians like her very much. But her temper is always too anxious, and she wants to do something unpleasant when she encounters something unpleasant. To put it nicely, it is called a chivalrous spirit; To put it mildly, it's like a gangster......

This kind of chivalrous action can let her run an organization, Guo Kang feels that the biggest problem is that she may not be patient. She probably knows this herself.

But this time, Guo Ponu made up his mind. She said that she would go to Niangniang Temple with Guo Kang and take the work forward.

Guo Kang began to feel weak now. He felt that Guo Ponu agreed too quickly this time, and something was wrong. As the saying goes, when things go wrong, there must be demons, and I don't know what the situation is this time.

"You can think more about this matter, or go back and discuss it with your parents, there is no need to agree directly." He told Guo Ponu: "If you really have anything you want, just tell me directly, don't twist and pinch, and rush to cater to me." Which of us is with whom, can I still not agree? ”

"Really?" Guo Ponu, who was walking diagonally in front of him, stopped, turned his head and asked.

"What am I lying to you for?" Guo Kang said helplessly.

Guo Ponu turned around, suddenly hugged Guo Kang, and kissed him.

Guo Kang didn't expect this kind of development at all, and he was careless for a while, and he didn't flash. I was stunned for a moment before I reacted.

"Ouch-what are you doing?" He was shocked and momentarily at a loss.

"Thank you." Guo Ponu was right: "What are you afraid of, aren't all the people here like this?" ”

Guo Kang thought about it, and it seemed that it was right. According to Roman and Greek customs, it is normal for acquaintances to greet and kiss. But Guo Ponu had indeed never had this kind of action before, which made him entangled again.

However, Guo Ponu didn't care about him at all, directly grabbed his hand, and ran towards Niangniang Temple while urging.

(End of chapter)