Take the mall to Datang

It's just that it's not time for expansion, because iron raw materials are not easy to get.

He also plans to invent a steam engine. The [-] gold and iron he found from Yuchi Jingde last time was used to make his own carriage, and he doesn't have the time to make a steam engine.

The next day, the textile factory posted a recruitment sign, Zhao Tuo, Shi Yi and other shopkeepers began to organize the recruitment work, and now as long as a woman can use the pay-off machine, she can join, and the number of female workers in the textile factory has increased by more than 600 within a day , Start working immediately after registration.

Moreover, the matter of recruiting workers has never stopped. Five days later, the largest wave of caravans returned with a full load. Five hundred new pulley carriages transported a large amount of cotton back, but they were bought out in one day. Now the cotton is fully opened Open grab mode.

The cotton that was bought by the merchants at the first time was out of stock within two days of sales. Those who could not get the cotton cloth bought it and went back to spin it by themselves. Although it took a long time, they could wear cotton clothes this winter.

At the same time, Chengdu's cotton planting area is also organizing manpower to start spinning. Tens of thousands of helpers can get more output. Since the beginning of cotton planting, the economic development of Chengdu area has begun to grow rapidly.

All kinds of newly built restaurants and restaurants are for the businessmen who come and go, there are also those who specialize in selling horse feed, helpers for transportation, etc. Many jobs need to be hired, and the merchants also hire a large number of helpers to level the land. However, the development is booming.

This is thanks to the 10,000+ taels of gold invested, which is not a waste of time.

And the matter of cotton was spread among the merchants, and the merchants in Luoyang also came after hearing the news. The number of horse-drawn carriages in Chang'an City recently exceeded the busiest time by several times.

What surprised the merchants in Luoyang the most was that there was a second straight road from Luoyang to Chang'an, and there is still a section of the road that can be used now, but it is required to install excrement bags immediately to prevent excrement from falling on the cement road. , this kind of manure bag can be purchased at a stall before going on the road.

In this way, the speed of the Luoyang merchants increased a lot, so the shops in Chang'an were full of cars, and then they went directly to the entrance of the textile factory to block the door, and finally began to head towards Chengdu.

After the comings and goings of merchants, the economic organization of Lantian County has developed. Those who pass by the merchants always have to prepare some materials for the horses, they always have to rest, and they always have to eat. It’s not easy to come to Chang’an with an empty cart. Horse-drawn carts are very expensive, so some rice grains are transported to Chang’an in large quantities by these merchants’ carts. This solves the problem of grain in Chang’an. Just stable.

There is no way in the world, if there are too many people walking, it will become a way, Yuan Shandai muttered to himself in the study, economic development cannot be separated from businessmen, but the rise of an industry will definitely affect the peers, Baiwen's cotton and silk cloth, from the price It has an absolute advantage in silk, and the cost of a large amount of raw materials is lower than that of silk cloth. It is destined to be dominated by cotton cloth in the future, and it may even impact Datang's demand for silk.

Even if dignitaries emphasize this point, it is still not worth the large amount of affordable and easy-to-use cotton cloth. Now the business of cloth shops is beginning to be impacted by cotton cloth. If it is not limited to the production of cotton cloth, silk cloth may not be sold long ago.

The spinning thread brought back from Chengdu has improved the speed of the textile factory a lot. Within a few days, the number of female workers in the Kungfu Textile Factory reached 3000.

In order to increase production, businessmen have made great efforts.

Chapter 175

In November of the ninth year of Wude, the school grounds to the north of the palace.

Thousands of soldiers lined up and all were ready. In order to prevent disputes between the support groups of the two teams, the two guards marched through the Beiya, and some other soldiers who watched the excitement were also arranged by the palace wall. Seats, Cheng Zhijie, Yuchi Jingde, Qin Qiong and others are all here.

On the other side of the court are the merchants brought by Yuan Shan, and a group of women's teams, 300 people.

This is some compensation for the women textile workers who work overtime continuously. The neat queue and uniform uniforms look simple and generous.

In front of the female workers were the merchants, who looked out of place in their attire compared with those of the Cotton Chamber of Commerce.

Zheng Qi, Xue Kai and others were all wearing casual Tang suits and new-style thick-soled cotton shoes, which is called a spirit.

The surrounding area of ​​the field was covered with wooden boards, and the wooden boards were covered with cotton cloth. On one side was written Friendship First, Competition Second, and on the other side was written Youwuwei Football Team vs. Youwuhou Football Team.

There are many colorful flags hanging on the wooden pole used to assume the plank. There are markings in front of each spectator team, the Beiya Imperial Army, the Habayashi Army, the left and right Jinwu Guards, etc. The most eye-catching is the referee seat. The flag is the largest and most Conspicuous, and the clothes on the referee are very conspicuous, black.

When the time came, the drums of war thundered.

On the wall of Beigong, a group of bigwigs were looking forward to this scene.

"Zhijie, isn't it a football game? What are you doing now?" Qin Qiong asked.

"Don't worry, it's not time yet." Cheng Zhijie said.

While Yuchi Jingde was very calm, he heard Changsun Wuji say: "Jingde is very calm today, it seems that he is sure of victory."

Yuchi Jingde didn't speak, neither admitted nor denied, full of momentum.

Others can see that these two are getting stronger, and they all feel that Yuchi Jingde is different today.

Cheng Zhijie felt the pressure and couldn't figure out the opponent, but he must have some cards in his heart.

As for Yuchi Jingde, looking at the reactions of the people around him, he said in his heart that what Baolin said was right, silence is better than sound, and inscrutable is better than arrogance and domineering.

While everyone was chatting, another group of people came suddenly.

"Your Majesty," everyone stood up and said.

Li Shimin was followed by a group of civil servants and several princes.

Rest today, but the emperor couldn’t spare, so he called Fang Du and other ministers to discuss matters. He was very curious when he heard that Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Jingde held a football match, so he brought people over. attracted.

This is much larger than Cuju, and last time he wanted to know what a football game was like in front of the Tai Chi Hall, it would fascinate the two generals.

Prince Li Chengqian was originally unwilling to come here with his father, but when he heard that it was a football match, he immediately regained his energy. For more than a year, his life has been nothing but depression.

I finally took this opportunity to come out, otherwise I would be bored to death by Kong Yingda, every day is the way of the six classics of poetry, book, ritual, change, music, spring and autumn, and I will never tire of talking about it.

Compared with these things, he was more willing to listen to Yuan Shan's reasoning. When he thought of these things, he became depressed, and when he looked up, he saw Yuan Shan.

Looking at Yuan Shan's unrestrained appearance as always, he wondered curiously in his heart what kind of clothes they were wearing, which felt strange.

The drums gradually beat out a very regular rhythm. All the Beiya imperial guards were solemn, and then they began to sing in a chorus. A thousand sergeants sang in unison, which could be heard throughout the stadium.

As soon as he opened his mouth over there, Yuan Shan knew that Yuchi Baolin and others must be among the Forbidden Army of the Beiya. There were not many people who knew this song.

This chorus is very imposing, accompanied by the drumbeat of the general order, as well as the horse stance punching and lunge punching, which are all things that hunters will learn in the training class.

The most basic practice routines that I have learned, the sound of singing, the sound of drums, and the neat fists and feet of 1000 people, the You Wuwei and You Wuhou queues on both sides of their queue were stunned. such songs.

At this time, the people on the city wall were very surprised. It was the first time they heard such a powerful singing voice, especially Li Chengqian was so excited that he almost forgot that a year ago he would sing it every morning when he woke up at home. For a moment, how happy I was at that time, so I sang along unknowingly, "I work hard to be a good man, and to be a good man must improve myself every day..."

Everyone was shocked by the singing. Li Shimin was relatively calm, but he felt that the voice behind him seemed a bit unharmonious. Hearing that it was the prince Li Chengqian who could sing this song, he thought about the lyrics and heard his words from the prince. Feeling extremely comfortable, he nodded secretly.

Sing the song of the Imperial Guards in the Beiya.

"Well, well, such an inspiring song should be widely sung in the army. I don't know who made this song." Li Shimin said approvingly.

The emperor of the Tang Dynasty was quite proficient in rhythm, and he knew that this style of music was unheard of, and he became curious.

At this time, he suddenly remembered that Li Chengqian could sing this song, and suddenly remembered that Empress Changsun had told him about it.

"Father, this song is called Self-improvement, and it was created by Yuanshan, a man from Kaiguo County, Lantian." Li Chengqian stepped forward and said.

Although I remembered it just now, I still said calmly: "This Yuan Shan is really surprising."

Yuan Shan pressed down the crystal sunglasses and said, "I didn't expect to hear such a chorus. Xiyin, please organize it. Our textile factory can't be left behind."

The beating of the drums of the Beiya imperial army stopped, and at this time a woman walked up to the queue of female workers in the textile factory. She stood up in a light-colored long dress and faced the female workers. Then there was a gesture of raising hands. At this moment, the female workers moved extremely Uniform clasped their hands together in front of their lower abdomen to form a uniform slightly sideways posture.

The singing gradually rises and becomes melodious...

"I have a flower, planted in my heart, budding and waiting to be released, I am eagerly waiting for the morning and evening, when someone with a heart comes to dream... The woman's flower is swaying in the world of mortals, and the woman's flower is gently swaying with the wind , if you have smelled the fragrance of flowers, don't ask me who the flowers are red for... Fate does not stay, it comes and goes like spring breeze, women are like flowers and dreams..."

At this moment, the whole audience was in an uproar. The singing voice was so beautiful, the meaning of the words was so simple and direct, and the singers felt pity. Many of the soldiers in the army were bachelors. An impulse to rush over to protect the group of women.