The Lord is Addicted in Infrastructure

After cities such as Wissas and Fort Comoi successively promulgated decrees on planting potatoes, two more decrees were promulgated—one was to come to receive sweet potato seeds, and the other was to receive corn seeds.

The reason why there are two decrees is because the lord requires that the places that have received potato seeds before can only receive one of them, not all of them.

Moreover, the place where corn is planted has requirements such as terrain and soil. If the conditions are not met, then only sweet potato seeds can be received.

Corn and sweet potatoes were also new crops that Samuel Fern brought back from the New World.

These two crops are also like the potatoes before, and they are given a booklet on how to cultivate and plant them, with clear and detailed steps.

A copy is attached for reference only.

If you still want to take a closer look, you have to go to the Thorn Chamber of Commerce to buy it.

Not to mention a copy of each person's hand, at least let the people involved in the planting thoroughly study the methods of planting potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc., so as not to waste the hard-won seeds.

The lord attaches great importance to the planting of the three new crops, and the people in the city who don't know how much output these three crops will bring don't dare to slack off.

They are now just following orders from above.

What's more, if the seeds are planted well, they will be rewarded later, and if there is a waste of seeds, they will be punished...

Under such a policy, civilians or slaves will certainly not neglect.

For a while, the news of planting new crops gradually spread to the border of the territory.

Although because of the limited number of seeds, cities such as the border did not participate in the planting.

But that didn't stop them from looking forward to it.

What's more, the lord also promised that when the new crops are planted, they will be given priority to the border cities.

Potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn are not far behind when they are planted again.

After Xia Zuoyi began to order the planting of three new crops on a large scale, and almost all places were on the right track, the cotton that had been planted before had also arrived at the harvest time.

The cotton field is white and soft.

Cotton is not food.

At first, everyone thought that "cotton" was an ornamental flower, and they were surprised by the white and soft characteristics of cotton, and some very thin filaments like silk threads would appear when they were torn a little.

But the lord later stated clearly that cotton is not a flower plant, but a cotton plant that can be made into clothes.

Make clothes?

How could such a soft plant that would become silk when torn be made into clothes?Won't it wear holes? !

Everyone picked all the cotton with doubts, and then put it into the emptied warehouse. There are many problems with cotton that need attention.

——It is not advisable to pick too early, otherwise the cotton fibers are not fully mature.

But it should not be picked too late, otherwise the cotton will not only pollute and affect the color of the cotton after being exposed to the wind and sun for a long time, but also reduce the fiber tension and quality of the cotton. Sometimes it will affect the quality.

Moreover, after the cotton is picked, it needs to be processed in time.

Cotton cannot be exposed to rain, and it is necessary to find a shelter from the wind, and the surrounding environment must always be kept dry and protected from fire.

Otherwise, once the cotton is soaked by rainwater or other water stains, the pigments contained in the cotton leaves or cotton shells will contaminate the pure white cotton, causing the cotton to be dyed and spots appear.

And cotton is flammable, as long as it is contaminated with a little spark, it will spread and burn quickly, and manpower cannot stop it.

For this reason, Xia Zuoyi also specially invited all the people involved in the picking and subsequent processing of cotton to have a brief meeting, mentioning the points that need attention and attention.

First of all, the place where the cotton is piled up should be cleaned up, and it is forbidden to have small debris mixed into the cotton, otherwise it will be entangled in it, and it will not be easy to separate the debris from the cotton later.

Secondly, cotton is also divided into good cotton, stiff flap cotton and ground cotton.

After all, the growth of cotton is good and bad. These three types of cotton must be picked separately, and then they must be dried and stored separately, and they cannot be mixed together.

Not only that, but also pay attention to collecting the seeds of cotton.

The amount of cotton picked at this stage is relatively small. If you want to plant it on a large scale in the territory of Dexinia, you need to continue planting and harvesting seeds.

Regarding the existence of cotton, Xia Zuoyi's idea is not to announce it within the scope of the territory. After all, the steps of cotton processing and making clothes are very cumbersome, and it is best to need the assistance of machines.

Although manual work is also possible, it is inefficient.

The cotton harvested in Par Mountain can be made into clothes, quilts, furniture, etc. In this way, everyone can understand how cotton is a good thing to keep out the cold when it is made into clothes.

So, when most of the cities began to plant the three new crops of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn, Xia Zuoyi also got busy. After picking the cotton, the cotton was processed, and then cleaned, rolled, and rolled...

The production process of cotton is relatively complicated, and there are several ways to make it into clothes.

Among them, the simplest method of making clothes is to tear the processed cotton into thin sheets, stack and compact them a little bit, and when they are stacked to a certain thickness, put the cotton into the cut clothes In terms of fabric, the clothes at the moment only have an unfolded shape. According to the shape, the cotton is pressed inside for sewing, the edges are sealed, and finally a little cutting is done, and the clothes are completed.

Although this method is simple, and the clothes are thick and warm, it is easy to run cotton after getting wet, and it needs to be shaped on the outside.

Cotton can also be spun into cotton thread, but machines are needed as an aid, and cotton thread can be woven into cloth. After the cotton thread is dyed, the color of the cloth will come out.

Simple to say, but complicated to sit up.

Xia Zuoyi approached Reynolds and planned to make a wooden spinning wheel. This kind of spinning wheel can spin cotton into cotton thread by hand, and then weave cotton thread into cloth, dye it, and finally make it into various clothes, or The bed was made to wait.

In order to speed up the processing of cotton, Xia Zuoyi also plans to make a cotton gin—a machine that strips cotton fibers from cotton seeds, which can improve the labor efficiency of work.

Large cotton gins are limited by the current technology and cannot be manufactured yet, but smaller cotton gins are no problem.

This cotton gin looks like a big wooden box, with a cotton inlet and a cotton outlet on the top.

On the side of the box, there are rotary pumps, manual shaking, and rotating rollers inside and outside the box. In addition, the most important thing is to install a fixed knife and a moving knife. Under the action of the two, the cotton fiber and cottonseed can be separated.

In this way, the cotton fibers are turned out from the top, while the cotton seeds remain in the box. When the box is opened, the cotton seeds can be taken out and stored separately.

The cotton gin is not difficult to make. After Xia Zuoyi gave a little hint, Reynolds researched it by himself.

After seeing that the cotton fiber and cottonseed were separated cleanly, Xia Zuoyi nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, Reynolds."

"The cotton gin will be mass-produced after that, and another batch of people will be recruited to open a workshop specializing in the production of cotton gins..."

"This is just the first generation of cotton gin. You can think about improving it in the future, and it is best to separate cotton and cottonseed in large quantities."

The technology in the territory of Designia must always be ahead.

Reynolds: "Yes, Lord."

Xia Zuoyi: "But this matter is too late for the time being. The current cotton gin can be used."

"Your main task now is to continue to study a machine that spins cotton into cotton threads, and the filaments can be turned into threads. You can also use the principle of turning the wheel to shake it by hand..."

Xia Zuoyi fiddled with the hand lever of the cotton gin and said, "It can be driven by hand or foot."

Reynolds was thoughtful.

The principle of the spinning wheel is easy to understand. It uses spinning to spin, and then spins the cotton fibers bit by bit on the wheel, which can be hand-cranked or pedaled.

There is also a large spinning wheel, which needs to be shaken with both hands.

Xia Zuoyi found a lot of reference pictures for making in the redeemed books.

He intends to proceed step by step and make them one by one. After all, there is less cotton at this stage, and there is no need for the appearance of a large spinning wheel. Afterwards, when cotton has spread to various places and is even sold to other territories and small countries, it will be more efficient. The spinning wheel is made again, and another sum of money comes into the account.

The flow of funds is the most important thing, and all constructions in the territory need the support of funds.

What's more, the black and white cavalry army is also constantly growing, and Xia Zuoyi plans to form a special marine army in the future to be responsible for the safety from the Kojit Sea to Yami.

This sea army can first select soldiers and officers from the black and white cavalry.

In addition, a two-pronged approach will be taken to recruit another group of recruits to train the skills needed to learn swimming, not getting seasick, and distinguishing sea areas when fighting at sea.

Reynolds was quick-witted, and with Xia Zuoyi's hint, a wooden spinning wheel was made not long after, and it was shaken by hand.

After that, Reynolds went to study the spinning wheel again.

After cotton fiber is spun into cotton thread, weaving, dyeing and other processes are still required. The steps are cumbersome and the time required is also long, not to mention the research on related machines during the period...

Therefore, nearly two months had passed since Xia Zuoyi got the first batch of cloth woven with patterns.

Xia Zuoyi asked the tailor in the castle to use cotton thread and cotton to make a thick winter coat, a hat with ear protectors on both sides, and a scarf of the same style.

A whole set of clothes was custom-made according to Xia Zuoyi's size. After it was finished, Xia Zuoyi tried it on—and broke out in sweat instantly.

Visibly hot.

After reading it, Saigalot couldn't hold back.

He stretched out his hand and pinched Xia Zuoyi's cheek, met Xia Zuoyi's puzzled gaze, and said, "I think the people living in Powell country will need cotton-padded clothes very much."

Xia Zuoyi nodded: "Indeed."

"Your Majesty, after the potatoes are harvested, would you like to go to Powell Kingdom with me?"

In the original book, there will be ground cracks and collapses in the extreme north, causing large-scale avalanches and casualties, while the cold current flows from north to south through multiple territories and small countries.

The territory of Dexinia is within the coverage of the cold current...

The author has something to say: I will make an update today, and the update will be moved to tomorrow. I am sorry for the long wait, cuties.

The main reason is that I was too tired and didn't slow down. My arms and legs were shaking after moving the big item, and then I was sore...

The house at home has been tidied up, and it will be over for a while, and then I will go back to the rented house to tidy up, but I still have to find time to go back.

Good night~

Xia Xia: A hat with two ears.

Pope: Lovely.

Xia Xia: Can you wear it too?

Pope: ...hmmm.