"Are you going to the imperial examination this time?" Zhao Lin asked as he sorted out the books. He didn't work in Zhou Rong's hands before, but Zhou Rong told him after he was short of someone. He thought that the brotherhood still came, but he was afraid The family scolded him, so they avoided going home and went to Zhou Rong's house to eat and drink.

Zhou Rong's family is different from other families. His family has suffered and knows the benefits of getting ahead. There are children in the family who are willing to risk their lives in exchange for a future, and they are willing to follow.

Zhou Rong is still reading, his eyes hurt from reading recently, every word has to be carefully thought out how to change, how to simplify, so that people who cannot read can find it simple, he took a deep breath: "No. "

Zhao Lin: "Are you sure you won't go? What a great opportunity? It's the first imperial examination for the new dynasty. How much do you show your face when you pass the exam?"

"I don't want to be the No. [-] scholar. It would be nice to have a No. [-] or Jinshi."

"I heard that His Majesty has added a new one. He selects a good scholar from Jinshi, and a good scholar can be as good as the Imperial Academy." Zhao Lin had already asked for it.

Zhou Rong waved: "I'm busy, I'm already an official, how can I go to the imperial examination? You are white, you go by yourself, you don't have to pull people, and it's not a little girl who goes to the latrine."

Zhao Lin choked: "What are you talking about? You have such a comparison."

"Forget it, I won't tell you." Zhao Lin rolled his eyes, and moved the arranged books to the other side, "I will pass the exam when the time comes, and the official will be older than you, so don't look down on me."

Zhou Rong didn't even look at him: "Then I will congratulate Mr. Zhao in advance."

Zhao Lin couldn't say no to him, so he could only continue to check the words before returning to the desk.

Lin Yuan was so busy outside because of the imperial examination, he didn't care, he was looking at the pencils made by the craftsmen.

Pen craftsmen are still researching, but pencils are already doing well. Don’t underestimate the wisdom of craftsmen in this era. Sometimes they also have enterprising spirit and pioneering spirit. As long as the above policies encourage them to enterprising and pioneering, they will be able to make up for it. Study hard.

There is also the improvement of paper, which the common people cannot afford now.

Especially rice paper.

Lin Yuan was also anxious to recruit a group of technicians to improve.

The main reason is that there is no machine, and all rely on labor, which is also included in the cost, so the price will not go down.

Lin Yuan looked at the pencil.

It was sturdier than modern ones, as thick as a grown man's finger.

Lin Yuan asked: "Can it be more detailed?"

The craftsman was terrified and didn't dare to raise his head: "Just, as long as we spend more time... we can definitely make it more detailed."

Lin Yuan smiled: "Very well done."

The craftsman breathed a sigh of relief.

Rewarding people will not be rewarded in person, but only after they go down.

It was a pair of father and son who made the pencil, both of them were as careful as dust, and they made the pencil after countless experiments.

When they returned to the workshop, the emperor's reward came down.

Four bolts of cloth, ten taels of gold, two jade rings and a bolt of silk, and gold and silver jewelry for the women.

These rewards were brought by the father-in-law and the young eunuchs, and the eyes of the craftsmen were widened.

Although His Majesty said that there is a great reward for doing well, no one expected such a great reward.

Twelve taels of gold... As long as you don't spend it carelessly, it's enough for a lifetime.

Let alone something else.

Others are envious and put more effort into their own work. As long as they do well, they may be rewarded more generously.

Why don't you just make a small pen?They can do more amazing things!

All of a sudden, the spirit of competition among craftsmen arose.

But this kind of competition is benign, so Lin Yuan didn't take care of it.

In addition to pencils and paper, Jenny's machine was also produced by Lin Yuansu. He remembered the general drawings and rough operations, and the rest could only be perfected by craftsmen.

The Jenny machine can only be regarded as the beginning, after all, the Jenny machine still relies on manpower.

Lin Yuan remembered that after the Jenny machine, there was a hydraulic spinning machine. Although it was hydraulic, it needed to build a factory by water, and hundreds of workers needed to work together. plant limitations.

The principle of steam is very clear to modern people, it is nothing more than the conversion of steam energy into mechanical reciprocating power.

Lin Yuan is impatient. He doesn't know if he can make a steam engine, but if he has this idea, he will try it. If he fails, he will lose some money, which will not be a lot. If he succeeds, it will have a huge impact on the development of the entire society and industry. of.

And his biggest advantage is that he knows these principles and the general structure of a steam engine.

As long as a basic version is made, it can be continuously revised and improved.

And the first steam engine was not difficult to manufacture.

Almost all craftsmen in Beijing were gathered together by Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan was not worried about these basic industrial equipment.

The concern is electricity.

It is impossible to develop electricity without a basic industry.

The sources of electricity include thermal power generation, hydropower generation, wind power generation, nuclear power plant, solar power generation, and hydrogen power generation.

All of these require the support of the industrial base.

After much deliberation, Lin Yuan finally decided to take it easy.

At least basic industrial equipment is required to consider these.

And it would be nice for him to be able to lay the foundations for industrial equipment in his lifetime.

The Jenny machine came out very quickly. The craftsmen used to make spinning wheels and weave cloth. After having the blueprints, they learned by analogy.

The flying shuttle can speed up the spinning, and the Jenny machine can speed up the spinning, and the efficiency is more than three times higher than that of the traditional textile industry.

But the shuttle is still called the shuttle, but the Jenny machine needs to be renamed, and Lin Yuan chooses the simple and easy-to-understand one, which is called the spinning machine.

These are not yet complete industries, but only handicrafts.

The motivation is still human.

Things are ready, but how to let the common people use it has become a problem.

In the end, Lin Yuan called Yang Shaowei and asked him to publicize and distribute the blueprints. Everywhere should have them, make them, and promote them.

After Yang Shaowei has been idle these days, he has already felt uncomfortable all over his body. With work to do, his whole body is much more energetic.

Although he didn't marry a wife, he still had a confidante.

He didn't know how to spin and weave, so he took the blueprint and asked his confidant for advice.

Knowing that the spinning machine and flying shuttle can increase the efficiency of weaving by more than three times, the confidant is completely stupid.

Weaving is hard work, and spinning is the same. Many people wear out their eyesight, and in middle age they cannot see clearly when it gets dark.

However, most of the female relatives of small families rely on spinning to supplement their household expenses.

With such things, they don't have to suffer as much as before.

The confidant burst into tears: "Earlier I knew that His Majesty loves the people, but now I understand."

Yang Shaowei sent people to various places, and distributed them non-stop, so that the carpenters in various places would have work to do, and the court would provide food, housing, and monthly payments.

Every village can get one of the mechanical spinning machines produced, and the shuttle is the same.

The drawings are also hung on the bulletin board, and people can expand them at will.

Lizi Village in Gaoyou was the first village to be allocated in Shili Baxiang.

The villagers in Lizi Village are not surnamed Li. The Lizi in their village grow well every year, so they are called this name.

When the loom was delivered, the whole village was mobilized. Men, women and children gathered together to look at the loom like a monster.

"so big……"

"I just don't know how to do it."

"Is it the same as ours?"

Fortunately, the imperial court sent someone down to teach them how to use it.

There are quite a few women in the village who know how to weave cloth. After all, Gaoyou is richer than other places. The female relatives have bought spinning wheels at home early and weaved more cloth. How much must be earned.

"Hey! So many! So fast!"

"The thread spinners are also good! Why are there so many!"

The villagers in Lizi Village watched the excitement all day, and all the women tried their hands, and they didn't want to stop at all once they started moving.

But this is the only one in the village. If you want it, you can go to the city to develop the blueprint and ask a carpenter to order it.

But the carpenters are all in the government office now.

At this time, the businessman's ability is revealed.

They found that it was profitable, so they quickly expanded the blueprints to do it, and rushed to work overnight. As soon as the court’s looms were distributed, the merchants began to sell them. They also asked the chamber of commerce. Now the chamber of commerce and the court are connected. The chamber of commerce also knew the meaning, so they did not prohibit them from selling.

A loom costs two taels of silver.

For ordinary people, it is simply an unbearable burden of life.

But it can't stand the fact that the people in Gaoyou are rich.

Gaoyou produces salt, not only does it produce salt, but also has a well-developed commerce. Taizhou is rich, and Gaoyou is the wealthiest place among all the regions in Taizhou.

The merchants' first shipments sold out quickly.

The merchants did not have enough carpenters from their own homes, so they started to recruit carpenters from other places, but the carpenters from other places were also recruited by the local government, so the merchants went to find the apprentice and son of the carpenter.

Carpenter suddenly became a sought-after profession.

Many families are planning to send their sons to learn the craft of carpentry in the future, maybe they can lead the whole family to make a fortune.

Now a carpenter who can make a loom can earn two denarii a month, which is not the highest.

If you can be a master chef, you can have five or two a month.

There are also businessmen who find someone to make looms, build a house, and hire female workers to do the work.

Why not invite a man?Because the requirements for looms are not much different between men and women, and female workers are cheaper than men, of course women are chosen.

When the businessman who was still selling looms realized it, the single-surnamed businessman had already taken the lead. He had a shop selling cloth at home, and he weaved cloth himself. Bowl full.

The people's ability to adapt is very strong. Although the world has only been stable for a few years, they are already full of vitality.

The poor are still poor, but there are very few cases of starvation to death. Wasteland is cultivated, and potatoes and sweet potatoes fill the stomachs of the poor.

People's goal changed from not starving to being able to live a better life.

Weaving factories were built one by one, but Lin Yuan didn't take care of them.

The domestic market will definitely be saturated.

I just don’t know if it can be sold to Korea or Japan.

The author has something to say: what can be done now is the transformation of the handicraft industry, which is to lay the foundation. Only when the foundation is laid can the machinery industry be ushered in.

And in the handicraft industry, it won't look too bad to hang up, and it's too scary to come up with a generator or a power plant, and then add an electric light.

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