The Young Master of the Jia Family in the Red Chamber

It is said that when Situ Jing and his party arrived in Yangzhou, we will not mention how to play for the time being, but Jia Hu, because his uncle Lin Ruhai came to Yangzhou to take up the post of inspector and censor, he specially asked Situ Jing for a day off and brought Jia Lian to visit Lin Ruhai and Jia Min.

When Jia Min came out of the court, Jia Hu was still young, but Lin Ruhai stayed in the Imperial Academy for three years after he was selected as Tanhua. Even now, they recognize each other.

Jia Lian is six years younger than Jia Hu. When Jia Min followed Lin Ruhai and left Beijing, he was still in his infancy, but his appearance followed Zhang's. When Jia Minfu met, he recognized Jia Lian and affectionately greeted him. He hugged him in his arms and kept talking about his family's gossip.

Jia Min has been married to the Lin family for more than ten years, and her knees are still empty. Even though the Lin family has a rule of forty to have no children, she can't wait. A few years ago, she gave Lin Ruhai two concubines in the house. Unfortunately, there is still no audio.

The more Jia Min has no children, the more she likes children. When she was in her boudoir, she had a very close relationship with her eldest sister-in-law, Zhang Shi. Now she saw her two nephews, and there was nothing she didn't like, especially Jia Lian. She is young but has a sweet mouth, which makes her very fond of her.

His Royal Highness and Prince Ying came to Yangzhou. Although Lin Ruhai is not a local official, he is also the highest-ranking local official. Naturally, he is very busy. Jia Hu and Jia Lian waited at Lin's house for a whole day, but they couldn't see him. It can be seen that they were too busy leave.

When leaving, Jia Min knew that Jia Hu came with the prince and did not keep him, but when he heard that the prince and his party were going to stay in Yangzhou for a few days, he proposed to keep Jia Lian for a few days, saying that he would stay with the prince. It is inevitable that you will be restrained, and you will be more comfortable in your own home.

Jia Lian was not an official entourage, so he didn't have to appear in front of Situ Jing every day like Jia Hu did. After hearing what Jia Min said, he was a little tempted, so he looked at Jia Hu eagerly, hoping that he would agree to stay Play for a few days.

Jia Hu agreed without hesitation. Jia Min is their real aunt, and Jia Lian stayed at her house for a few days. Station, also meaningless.

Seeing that it was getting late, Jia Hu told Jia Lian to listen to Jia Min and not to be mischievous, so she hurriedly bid farewell to her.When Jia Hu returned to the post station, he saw Situ Lv staying in Situ Jing's room. The two were discussing something, and they were talking very intensely.

"I have met His Royal Highness, and I have seen Prince Ying." Jia Hu stepped forward to say hello, interrupting their conversation.

"Excuse me, come here quickly." Situ Jing said and waved to Jia Hu, "Come and see this thing, do you recognize what it is?"

Jia Hu frowned, and said with some uncertainty, "Is it a loom? It looks a bit like it, but it doesn't look like it."

Situ Jing nodded and said, "That's right, it's a loom, but it doesn't use pedals, but uses water power to operate."

What?This is the Hydroloom!Jia Hu opened his mouth wide in astonishment, looking at the strange looking thing in front of him, he was speechless for a long time, and then said for a long time: "Your Highness, where did you find this thing, is it much faster than a hand-made loom?" times?"

Jia Hu was a science student in his previous life, so he was not very good at history, but he has read many upgrade novels on the road to a strong country, and it seems to be mentioned in it that the hydraulic loom and the hydraulic spinning machine were developed by the British in ten years. It was invented in the [-]th century. I didn't expect a similar thing to appear in China in the [-]th century. I don't know how the level is and whether the efficiency of weaving can catch up with the one invented by the British.

"It is said that it can be five times faster, but only when the water is abundant." Situ Jing is already very satisfied with this efficiency.

"It's only five times!" Jia Hu felt a little too little. He remembered the hydraulic looms in England, but the efficiency was dozens of times higher than that of hand looms.They can only improve by five times, and there are still conditions. It can be seen that the technology is not yet at home, and there is still room for improvement.

"What? You don't like it enough?" Jia Hu's expression of disgust was so obvious that Situ Jing and Situ Lv saw it at the same time, and they asked him in unison.They all couldn't understand why Jia Hu felt that the loom, which could increase the efficiency by five times, was not enough.

Jia Hu nodded and explained: "Your Highness just said that the hydraulic loom can only be used when the water is abundant, and it cannot be used in dry seasons. It may not be able to increase by five times if it is converted into a whole year." It is estimated that some technical links If you don't have a thorough understanding, you have to continue to improve.

Situ Jing smiled indifferently, and looked forward: "Even if it is not five times, the efficiency of weaving can be increased by two or three times, which is very impressive. If all the looms in the whole country are replaced, it will be more than one year. Yields at least twice as much cloth."

Situ Lv somewhat disagreed with Situ Jing's point of view, and retorted: "Prince, you can't calculate it like this. Not all places are suitable for hydraulic looms. Even if they can be used, who will buy so much cloth? Well, ordinary people can’t use so many.”

Hearing this, Jia Hu finally understood what Situ Jing and Situ Lv were arguing about.Situ Jing thought that the hydraulic loom could improve efficiency and wanted to promote it vigorously, but Situ Lv was worried that too much cloth would be produced and might not be able to be consumed.

Jia Hu then smiled and said: "His Royal Highness, you don't have to worry about the market. If you can't sell it in China, there are still Westerners? Don't say it is twice, it means that our production has increased by ten or twenty times. Things are also bought by people, and maybe people will grab them.” In fact, Jia Hu is not even worried about the domestic market. After decades of reproduction, the population of Daxia has exceeded [-] million, and it is still increasing rapidly. What is the basis, is the population. As long as there are people, there is nothing to worry about that cannot be sold.

"Could it be like this?" Situ Lv asked suspiciously, "How do you know? What if they don't want it?"

Jia Hu chuckled and said, "Whether the Westerners welcome our goods, your Highness will know when the fleet returns next year."

Situ Jing was stunned when he heard the words, and then laughed, "You can't even do it five times. You are thinking about ten times or twenty times. Are you thinking too far?" Situ Lv didn't mean it. Wrong, hydraulic looms can be used in the south, but in the north, it may not be easy to use.

Jia Hu suppressed her smile and said seriously, "May I ask your Highness, who invented this hydraulic loom?"

Situ Jing recalled: "He was a carpenter surnamed Hu. He usually made some farm tools for others, and his wife weaved cloth at home. He saw that his wife was working all day long, but the cloth was not much. When he asked the reason, he found out that he was not strong enough. Carpenter Hu thought of the bobbins he usually made for others, because the use of water power saved a lot of effort, and he thought, if the loom could also use water power, it would save a lot of labor, so he invented this Now that the hydraulic loom is out, his wife can use it, which is much easier than before."

After listening to Situ Jing's answer, Jia Hu continued: "As the saying goes, three cobblers are the best Zhuge Liang. Carpenter Hu invented the hydraulic loom alone, which can increase the efficiency of weaving by five times. He is just a person, there will always be unexpected places, if there are people who are proficient in machinery and carpentry to help, I am afraid that there will be gains and benefits, and there is no way to know, there are shorts and longs."

Situ Jing hesitated and said: "Your words are very reasonable, but the thing was invented by Carpenter Hu. Is it not good for us to just take it away and let others study it?" They borrowed the weaving cloth from Mrs. Hu's family today. The machine is also paid for in silver.

The dignified prince of the East Palace, the future king of a country, can still pay attention to these details. Jia Hu's expression softened unconsciously, and he muttered: "This matter is easy to handle. Your Highness can suggest to the saint. A department is set up under the Ministry to collect these utensils that can improve production efficiency invented by the people, and let people conduct unified experiments and improve them. After the performance of the new utensils is stable, they will be promoted to the people. As for the first inventors, It is to give certain rewards. For example, this hydraulic loom can be called Hu’s loom in the future. If it can be popularized, every number of machines produced within the first five or ten years will be paid to Carpenter Hu. In this way, not only looms, but also many agricultural implements and tools can greatly improve the production efficiency."

Jia Hu's previous majors are too far away from this era to be useful at all, and he doesn't know how to make anything by himself, but if he can persuade Situ Jing to encourage folk craftsmen and gather their talents, it is estimated that It can also improve productivity a lot.

As soon as Jia Hu's words came out of his mouth, Situ Jing and Situ Lv frowned at the same time. Before Situ Jing could speak, Situ Lv asked first, "It's just some craftsmen. Is such a heavy reward too much?" Not to mention, if someone invents a new thing, if it can be of great use, it is not too much to give some money as a reward, but naming it with a surname can be said to be famous through the ages. Situ Lv personally feels that it is a bit too heavy Well, Situ Jing didn't speak, but his attitude was similar to Situ Lv's.

Jia Hu didn't think about this. In the time he lived, it was common knowledge to apply for patent rights. He thought about it and tried to explain: "Since ancient times, many people have held on to their ancestral secrets. Let go, pass it on to your sons and not to your daughters, for fear that outsiders will learn it and cut off your family's financial resources. Ordinary people, for the sake of their livelihood, are understandable to do so, but if they meet unworthy descendants, many unique skills will be lost, but they have not been lost. Yes, most of the descendants are still self-sufficient and do not think about making progress. If the unique knowledge of each family can be used, and then everyone can improve it, the effect will be better than keeping it in the hands of one family. But these things belong to many families. It is obviously unrealistic for the family heirlooms to be handed over to the ancestors for generations, and it will be fine if they are given money and titles."

Situ Jing came to his senses and praised: "This statement is reasonable. Some people ask for fame, and some ask for profit. In exchange, neither owes the other."

However, Situ Lv was worried: "It seems to be too philistine to act like this. If you don't have fame and fortune, you can't do things?"

"I have to, but I really don't want to." Jia Hu said quietly: "Just talk about that Carpenter Hu, why did he invent the hydraulic loom, because his wife weaves too hard and the efficiency is low. With the hydraulic loom The wife of the Hu family can weave more cloth than the women in the village, and their family's income will obviously be higher than others. If I were a carpenter Hu, I definitely don't want more people to use hydraulic looms. Because everyone weaves more cloth, the price of cloth on the market may drop, and our family’s income will also decrease.”

When Jia Hu said this, seeing Situ Jing and Situ Lv thoughtful, he continued: "But if I were Your Highness, I hope that women all over the world can use the hydraulic loom, and the more cloth weaves If it cannot be sold domestically, it can be sold overseas, but in this way, the interests of Carpenter Hu will be lost. Your Highness is the prince. If you take away the hydraulic loom and promote it nationwide, Carpenter Hu can’t say anything. But What about other people, especially those who, like Carpenter Hu, can improve or invent production tools? Someone will be thinking about it. Compared with the benefits they bring, the rewards given by the royal family cannot be too heavy."

"I understand what you mean." Situ Jing nodded and said, "The reward to Carpenter Hu is not for him personally, but for the purpose of attracting jade, so that other talented people can also share their own inventions or ancestors' inventions. Take out the stunt."

"That's what it means." Jia Hu praised: "His Royal Highness thinks that naming with the inventor's surname is too rewarding, but in fact it is not the case. Naming is only one aspect. Whether the name can be passed on depends on the The effectiveness of the thing itself. Let’s still talk about the hydraulic loom. If there is no loom more efficient than it in the future, it is not an exaggeration to say that Carpenter Hu’s name will last forever, because his invention It is worthy of such a high honor. But if within a few years, someone invented a newer machine that can replace the hydraulic loom, and people switched to the new machine and abandoned the hydraulic loom, then in addition to studying the evolution of the loom History, probably other people don't even know who Carpenter Hu is, not every invention can be handed down for many years."

"It's a good way to leave the results to time to test." Situ Lv suddenly realized, "No wonder you say that you should pay Carpenter Hu in proportion to how many looms you produce, instead of paying him a lump sum. Silver taels."

Seeing Situ Lv turn around, Jia Hu continued, "In addition to time, practice can also test the effect of new inventions."

Situ Jing nodded slightly, "And if that's the case, those who cheat and seek fame will not be able to take advantage of it."

Jia Hu thought of the serious imitations and counterfeit and shoddy products in later generations, and quickly reminded: "Your Highness, in addition, there is another thing that needs to be paid attention to, that is, these newly invented utensils are strictly prohibited from being imitated. First of all, imitations are not If the patent royalties are paid, the interests of the court and the inventor will be lost. Secondly, the imitators do not understand the principle, and the imitated products may not be qualified. "Jia Hu likes to watch the annual March [-] Gala.

Situ Jing patted the table and said: "I will write a letter to my father immediately and ask him to order someone to discuss this matter." Situ Jing is not an impulsive person, knowing that their discussion today is just a prototype, and how to do it will have to go through court. meeting, and then the charter can be drawn up.

Situ Lv added: "There is also that Carpenter Hu. Someone asked him if he would like to go to the capital. It's a pity that he only works as a carpenter with such a head." There was a new idea to improve the hydraulic loom.

One stone stirred up waves, Situ Yan received the letter from Situ Jing, Carpenter Hu's family and the hydraulic loom that came back with the boat, and he couldn't help applauding.He knew that his Jing'er was a sensible person, even if he went to the south of the Yangtze River, he would not just focus on eating, drinking and having fun.

In the early morning of the next day, Situ Yan brought up the matter mentioned in Situ Jingxin's letter, which aroused a lot of discussion among the courtiers.

Some people say that it's just a strange skill, and it's not worth discussing with the court. The sage thinks it's good after seeing it, and it's good to promote it. , it's really out of order.

Some people also retorted, saying that if this hydraulic loom can really increase the efficiency of weaving by five times, it is not too much to give some rewards, and it is impossible to make people do white work.It doesn't matter to a carpenter Hu, but such a precedent has been set, who will do this kind of thing in the future.

Some people also said that without testing, hydraulic looms can be promoted casually. If they are really pushed away and then found to have problems, what should they do? omitted process.

There were different opinions for a while, and everyone felt that he was right, but Situ Yan didn't open his mouth. He only listened to the people talking slowly, until they were a little impatient, and they were about to quarrel. , have to make sense.

Situ Yan is not an extreme person, and he can listen to the opinions of both sides, as long as you can make sense.

On the contrary, the Supreme Emperor, who heard that there was a commotion in the court, thought that Situ Yan could not suppress the old minister, so he called him in for questioning, and asked him who was disobedient. His son, he doesn't want to live anymore, does he?

Situ Yan couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the words, and hurriedly said that the courtiers were just discussing the matter, and he asked them to discuss it.

Only then did the Supreme Emperor feel relieved, and asked Situ Yan what they were discussing and why it was so intense.

Situ Yan showed Situ Jing's letter to the Supreme Emperor, who nodded approvingly after reading it.

Situ Jing and Situ Lv didn't know how the imperial court was going about because of the matter they raised. They played in Yangzhou for more than ten days before leaving for Suzhou. After playing in Suzhou for more than ten days, they went overland again. Jinling.

Among these people, the one who is most familiar with Jinling is Jia Hu, who lived here for a year in order to participate in the Tongsheng Examination.

Therefore, on the second day after arriving in Jinling, Jia Hu took everyone out in micro-clothes and went to his favorite Zuixian Tower.

It's a micro-service, it's not that Situ Jing and his nephew took a few companions to read, and they were surrounded by dozens of guards. From the looks of it, they looked like the sons of wealthy families. It won't be too noticeable when you go out.

It is not a secret that the prince and the King of England traveled to the south of the Yangtze River, but in the public itinerary, there are only three stops in Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou.At this time, the fleet had already left for Hangzhou, and Jinling officials would never have imagined that Situ Jing and his party would come to Jinling.

Speaking of which, this matter has something to do with Jia Hu, if he hadn't mentioned Jinling's scenery and food in front of Situ Jing many times, he wouldn't have changed his itinerary halfway.Situ Lv was restrained all the way and wanted to breathe, the two coincided with each other.

Zuixianlou is the most famous restaurant in Jinling, and the private room on the third floor must be reserved in advance.Jia Hu didn't dare to reveal the identities of Situ Jing and the others, so he booked a restaurant with the Jia family's old name card.Although they didn't become officials, the Jia family started in Jinling, and there are many relatives and friends here, if they don't have this bit of face, it would be too embarrassing.Sure enough, when Situ Jing and others went, private rooms had already been prepared for them. Jia Hu booked three rooms in total, they were in the middle one, and the guards were on both sides.

After tasting the food and wine, both Situ Jing and Situ Lv were satisfied with Jia Hu's recommendation level, and everyone ordered to drink.

Needless to say, the one who lost the worst was Jia Hu. After so many years of time travel, he even managed the Four Books and Five Classics, but there was nothing he could do about his poems and songs. Su Yi commented that she had no spirituality.

Later, Jia Hu stopped practicing at all. He felt that it was more convenient for him to exercise his drinking capacity than poetry and poetry.

It has to be said that Jia Hu's exercise was very effective. He was drunk several times in a row, but he didn't mean to get drunk at all. Unlike the New Year's Eve palace banquet back then, he just fell down after drinking a few glasses of fruit wine. What rude thing did you do to Situ Jing?

Just when everyone was drinking happily, there was a commotion downstairs.All of you here, except Situ Jing, are all martial arts practitioners, and their ears and eyes are inevitably more sensitive than ordinary people, so they can hear clearly. It turned out that it was the son of a certain family who came to drink and found that the private room was gone.

Situ Lv frowned, and wanted someone to send them out.First come, first served, this is the rule, since they came late, they should have no private room, either drinking in the lobby, or simply go to another house, shouting endlessly downstairs, it is really ugly.

At this moment, a guard from the private room next door came over. He went downstairs to inquire, and the person who came was Zhen Pei, the eldest son of Zhen Yingjia, the president of Jinling Provincial Institute of Physical Education.When Situ Jing heard that he was from the Zhen family, he told them not to act rashly. He wanted to meet Mr. Zhen for a while.

When Situ Jing and his party were still in Suzhou, they had heard about the reputation of the Zhen family, saying that it was Zhen Yingjia who controlled the situation in the south of the Yangtze River.So Situ Jing really wanted to see how presumptuous this eldest son of the Zhen family was, and how dare he act wildly in front of them.

Jia Hu's right eyebrow twitched several times. The Zhen family is very familiar with their family, and they are family friends and old relatives.However, Zhen Pei's reputation is really not good. If the things rumored outside are true, he won't even say a good word for him.

After Situ Jing gave the order, Zhen Pei easily led the people up to the third floor, and directly broke into the private room where they were.

"Brother Zhen!" In order not to make Zhen Pei's death too ugly, Jia Hu kindly reminded him.

Seeing that Jia Hu was well dressed, Zhen Pei glanced at him and asked suspiciously, "Who are you?"

Jia Hu clasped his hands and said, "My surname is Jia, and my single name is Hu. My family and elder brother's family are quite close."

If Zhen Pei had been sensible, he would have called Jia Hu brothers at this time, turning hostility into friendship, but he didn't have such insight, instead he asked directly: "Your surname is Jia, I don't know anyone from the Jia family." The tone is a matter of course.

Jia Hu held his forehead with one hand, with an expression of not being able to bear to look directly at him, he decided not to care about Zhen Pei's life or death, and he did what had to be done.

Situ Jing smiled, and said lightly, "Since I don't know you, why did you come here uninvited?"