Datang: My apprentice is Princess Changle

Chapter 624 Textile Machines

Chapter 643 Textile Machine

The leader of the mechanical team was dissatisfied with his results and said: "Your Majesty, as long as you give us another month... no! Half a month, half a month at most, we can improve this pistol! The second version will never be like this. It’s heavy, and it will never be so thick and big that it’s difficult to hold it with one hand!”

Qin Yang was quite satisfied with the mechanical team's attitude of fighting for the top and not admitting defeat, so he agreed to their request.

Originally, Qin Yang planned to take the first version of the pistol away, but since the mechanical team is willing to work overtime for at most half a month, trying to find a way to reduce the weight and volume of the pistol, then he will Wait another half a month at most.

It was summer now, and he originally planned to send another batch of "betrothal gifts" to Chang'an before winter came.

There is still time.

Moreover, just sending some "special products" and adding a few pistols, in Qin Yang's opinion, this batch of betrothal gifts is still a bit shabby.

He needed to add something to the dowry.

After leaving the mechanical group, Qin Yang went upstairs again, this time to the third floor.

On the third floor, there are several groups working on research projects, one of which is the machine group that Qin Yang is going to "check and accept" the results.

Although there is only one word difference between the machine group and the mechanical group, the things they research are very different and they have taken two different routes.

The mechanical group mainly studies various new weapons.

The machine group is to study various machines related to people's livelihood.

When Qin Yang arrived, he found that there was no one in the corridor, and following a buzzing sound, he led the guards to a large room near the inside.

As soon as I opened the door and walked in, I saw several machines being shaken and running quickly.

This so-called "fast" is compared with the previous weaving tools.

Compared with the real textile machines of later generations, it is incomparable.

But in this era, such a textile machine is extremely fast, and the threads running on the textile machine are all hemp threads.

Hearing someone coming in, the members of the machine group who were watching several machines being used by people all looked back.

Seeing this, he immediately became excited.

It's the king!
"Your Majesty!"

"I have seen the king!"

"Everyone, stand still, are you experimenting with looms?" Qin Yang asked, his gaze fell on the machines that had just stopped.

At first glance, these machines are general-purpose twine and cotton machines.

Qin Yang just glanced at it, and decided in his heart that this style of loom is not only usable in this era, but also the best weaving tool that can be widely used in a short time!

The leader of the machine group hurriedly replied: "My lord, this is to test the machine with twine."

"What's wrong?" Qin Yang asked.

The team leader hurriedly replied: "There are indeed some minor problems, and they have been corrected one after another in the past few days."

"Compared with the textile tools in the past, how much manpower can this textile machine save?" Qin Yang asked again.

The team leader replied: "My lord, when weaving cloth could weave one foot in the past, this loom can weave more than five feet!"

More than five feet, this figure makes Qin Yang a little dissatisfied.

He thought the multiplier would be more.

But on another thought, the speed of this textile machine has been increased by five times. This level is actually within the acceptable range of people in this era.If it is faster, the impact on the traditional weaving industry will be very terrifying!

Even at the current speed, the impact on the traditional weaving industry will be enormous.

This is because the population of Datang is currently small, so even if the speed is increased five times, it will not cause a large number of weaver girls to lose their financial resources. On the contrary, he will open factories where this textile machine arrives, and the weaver girls will There is no way to make a living by selling cloth, but you can definitely enter a factory and become a female textile worker!
Although being a textile worker will have some impact on the body, if this group of people do not have this job, they will not be able to get a stable salary, and the burden of life will only be more on them. It is better to open more factories and let some Women work in factories to subsidize their families.

"I told you before, cotton thread... The cotton I planted in other states and counties before has been harvested and is on the way back to Youzhou. When the cotton arrives, I will make cotton thread and use it Cotton weaving..."

As soon as Qin Yang's words came out of his mouth, everyone present looked at each other, and they were all very interested in the upcoming cotton.

Some of them didn't know about cotton at first, but after being reminded by the king, they learned about kapok and white folded cloth recorded in ancient books.

Because of the war before, the trade between countries has long stopped.

Decades have passed, and there are not many people in the Central Plains who still remember Baidibu.

They didn't expect that they would have the luck to build a machine that could weave white cloth.

This was a big surprise for the few people who wanted to be famous in history.

Because the mere fact that the white dais might be woven by the machine they built excited them!
After telling these people that cotton would arrive soon, Qin Yang asked them if they could build a machine that could directly "transform" cotton into cotton thread.

Because the machine was ordered in a hurry, the members of the machine team worked overtime in the next few days.

Finally, when the first batch of cargo ships returned to the dock in Youzhou, two large ships of cotton were transported directly to the warehouse of the institute. On this day, the people in the machine team built a simple machine that can turn cotton into cotton thread. come out!

This is a machine that was not built without Qin Yang's help. Several people who participated in the development of this cotton thread machine were praised by Qin Yang and each received a reward of a hundred taels!
Qin Yang even directly ordered that all the cotton shipped back from the first truck be sent to the laboratory.

Then here in the laboratory, Qin Yang watched with his own eyes the first batch of cotton, using a cotton thread machine, directly turned into strips of cotton thread.

After a roll of pure white cotton thread was rolled up, Qin Yang also left the machine group.

"My lord, is cotton cloth more comfortable than linen?" A guard asked curiously.

Qin Yang has always answered such questions patiently.

He replied: "Different seasons, different environments... When the white folded cloth is woven, everyone around me will send out a few feet of white folded cloth. Whether it is more comfortable than linen cloth, you can experience it yourself!"

"White stack?"

Most people around have never heard of this thing. When they hear it now, they can only hear the words "white" and "cloth". As for the three words "white folded cloth", they have really never heard of it.

Seeing the confused looks on their faces, Qin Yang decided even more that after the first batch of white cloths came out, the people around him really wanted everyone to come a few feet.

"This is something mentioned in an ancient book, probably because the cloth is very white and thin, so it got its name." Qin Yang made up casually.

(End of this chapter)