The Rich and the Idlers of the Red Chamber

What Jia Amnesty showed Tu Mingyun was a huge loom, which was also powered by water power, and the spools were spinning rapidly. After a while, a piece of extremely smooth and fine cotton cloth was woven. The one who owns a loom is just an ordinary weaver.

Tu Mingyun was dumbfounded. He was someone who had seen looms before. He was not very old at that time. He followed the sage on his southern tour and saw those weavers using looms to make brocade in Jiangnan Weaving Mansion. The looms were so big. Just like a small house, even the most skilled weaver can only weave a palm-width brocade after a long time of tossing.Now, looking at the loom that Jia Amnesty demonstrated to him, although it does not weave silk, but simple cotton cloth, the speed is terrifying, okay?

Tu Mingyun tentatively stretched out his hand to touch the piece of cotton cloth. Although the machine lacks innovation and has no tricks, this cotton cloth is just the simplest white cotton cloth, but the feel in the hand is not inferior to ordinary silk. On the contrary, it is very smooth to the touch and unlike silk, which feels a bit cool to the touch at first touch. If such a fine cotton cloth is not known how easy it is to weave, it is afraid that it will be sold outside, and the selling price will be higher than that of the middle and low grades. silk!

Jia Amnesty said on the side: "This loom can not only weave cotton, but silk thread can also weave satin!" Then he ordered the subordinates to stop the loom and replace all the spools with silk thread. After fiddling with it a few times, under the impetus of water power, the loom started to run again, and not long after, another piece of silk came out.

Tu Mingyun took a deep breath, and immediately understood why Jia She said that this is another profitable business. This machine only needs one person to operate, and because most of the work is done by machines, the speed of the loom is Constant, therefore, there is no need for that kind of skilled weaver, just find someone to learn for a while and you can get started, and weave cloth and silk that is equivalent to or even better than those skilled weavers, and a skilled weaver can weave a Five or six feet is not bad, but the machine can be non-stop around the clock, and it is not a problem to weave dozens of pieces a day. Now the cost has dropped much.With this kind of loom as a workshop, which cloth merchant can do it well?

But what Tu Mingyun didn't understand was: "This looks good, but I'm still a prince and prince, I can't eat this, it's too exaggerated!"

Jia She snorted lightly: "My lord, Your Highness, do you know how many people in the south of the Yangtze River rely on this for a living? You have also seen the efficiency of this loom. One loom is equivalent to the daily output of a small workshop. It is a machine, and it is not a problem to make more. At that time, hundreds of thousands of looms will be made to run together. The prince thinks, how much cotton and silk can be woven in a day? What about Shu brocade, Yun brocade and other brocades? The loom is a bit inferior, but this kind of brocade is not something that ordinary people can use. The real big head is still such a mid-range product, and the color is dyed later, even if the price is only [-] to [-]% lower than the market. It can also be run so that most of the weaving workshops are closed and bankrupt, and the weaving workshops are gone, so what will happen to those weaving households who make a living out of it?"

"In the future, everyone will use this kind of loom to weave more cloth and silk every year. First, where do the raw materials come from? Is it possible that the people will no longer grow rice and wheat, change the fields to mulberry, or change to cotton. ?” Without waiting for Tu Mingyun to react, Jia Amnesty continued, “Although high-yield sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes have begun to be promoted, it may not cause any food shortage, but the problem is that so many silk cloth Who will sell it to when the time comes? Even if it is a rich family like mine, it is almost enough to make eight bodies inside and out in one season, and the servants can only have two bodies in one season at most. No matter how cheap it is, you can’t afford much. You said that when the time comes, these cloths and silks will be too much to sell, not to mention how much these merchants will lose. Farmers who originally depended on planting mulberry and silkworms and growing cotton should Where are we going?"

Speaking of this, Tu Mingyun was also a little dumbfounded, and finally gave a bitter smile, and said: "Enhou, what you said is that I really think too simple, this, I really can't eat it!"

Jia She looked at Tu Mingyun with a smile, and Tu Mingyun suddenly became a little dazed: "Maybe Enhou must have a good plan?"

Jia She said slowly, "What's the use of my good plan? Didn't you see that I'm still hiding this loom, so I can only use it at home?"

Tu Mingyun immediately understood, and said: "I understand what Enhou means, okay, I'll go back and tell Father, uh, this loom?"

Jia She gave him a blank look: "Didn't you see that this loom is powered by water flow? Don't say it's too big for you to take it with you. Even if you take it back, there is no place in the palace where this loom can be moved. How will you tell the saint then?"

Tu Mingyun chuckled and said, "Succeed, I owe you a favor again, Enhou. Well, when this weaving workshop is built in the future, I will take a share!"

Jia She spread out his hands: "This thing is too hot to touch. I'll just sell the drawing of the loom. I don't want to touch the rest!"

Tu Mingyun smiled and said: "Don't worry, I can't lose you, I'll tell you, the father's side actually doesn't have a lot of money. It is said that this year's Longevity Festival doesn't want to do anything big. With your way, father There will definitely be rewards from the emperor! Well, I never thought, Enhou, you are the reincarnation of the God of Wealth, right? If you make a move casually, you will make a lot of money!"

Tu Mingyun didn't even take a sip of tea, and ran back in a hurry. Jia She returned to the backyard with his hands behind his back, smiling, and saw Ah Shou running around in the yard with a small wooden sword, making gestures with his hands. no.

Jia She told him about Zhuangzi a few days ago, about the sword of the emperor, the sword of the common people, and the sword of the princes, etc., and he talked cheaply for a while, and told him about the legend of the sword fairy. Waiting for Yujian to fly, facing the North Sea, the Sword Immortal at Mu Cangming suddenly became interested. These days, he was gesticulating with a wooden sword every day, hoping to become a first-class sword immortal, which even caused Jia Shen a headache.

Seeing Jia Amnesty approaching now, Ah Shou cheered, but he didn't know how to lose the sword in his hand, so he rushed forward.

Jia Amnesty avoided the wooden sword in his hand very lightly, and then hugged Ah Shou, who said in a childlike voice: "Father, I practice sword every day, when will I become a sword fairy?" ah!"

While Mrs. Zhang was listening, she rolled her eyes at Jia She: "Where did you hear those legendary scripts? Just tell Ah Shou casually. It's all right now. He doesn't want to read the books anymore. He just grabs them every day." Don't let go of that wooden sword!"

Jia She laughed: "It was the same when I was a child. At that time, I still thought about becoming a knight-errant in the future. Ah Shou is still young!"

Ah Shou was a little ignorant, Jia Amnesty turned around and said to Ah Shou with a smile: "Daddy has never seen any sword fairy, but sword fairy is also a fairy, so, this sword fairy is not only good at practicing swords. Okay, you have to have a fairy fate! Besides, a fairy can't be lingering on the mundane, and has to focus on pure cultivation. If Ah Shou wants to be a sword fairy, then he won't be able to see his parents in the future. Your favorite fried quail, squirrel You can’t eat mandarin fish, you can’t eat West Lake beef soup, and you can’t play with your toys anymore, do you still want to be a sword fairy?”

Ah Shou suddenly opened his mouth wide, and the wooden sword in his hand, which he almost refused to let go while sleeping, fell to the ground, revealing a mouthful of small white teeth like rice grains, looking at Jia She in a silly way, and soon became dejected He pursed his mouth and said: "Ah Shou is reluctant to part with his father and mother, Ah Shou still wants to eat a lot of delicious food and play a lot of fun, Ah Shou don't want to be a sword fairy anymore!" He almost cried out.

Mrs. Zhang didn't know, so Jia She easily fooled Ah Shou. She almost couldn't laugh or cry. If you become a fairy, your father and mother must miss you every day, so much that you can't eat or fall asleep!"

"Well, I will miss my parents very much too!" The child's emotions came and went quickly. After Jia She and Zhang comforted her, Ah Shou's face cleared up again. He broke free from Jia She's arms, picked up the wooden sword that fell on the ground, and said very seriously: "Bao Jian, Bao Jian, although I hate my parents and I can't be a sword fairy in the future, I will still do my best in the future." It's for you!" As he said, he held the wooden sword in his hand again.

Jia She and Zhang Shi looked funny, but Ah Shou had never been half-hearted. Seeing him looking serious, Jia She said suddenly: "A Shou, Daddy can't teach you to be a sword fairy, but Daddy will be a bit Swordsmanship, Ah Shou, do you want to learn it?"

When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she became a little anxious. She was born in a scholarly family, and she has always been insensitive to such things as dancing knives and guns. When she heard that Jia She was serious about teaching Ah Shou how to learn swordsmanship, she immediately disapproved. It's just that Jia She has always had his own ideas, and he couldn't argue with Jia She in front of Ah Shou, so he had to give Jia She a wink and talk to you again when he went back.

However, Ah Shou didn't notice Zhang Shi's expression, and the expression on his face suddenly became joyful: "Really, Daddy, I want to learn!"

Jia Amnesty saw Zhang Shi's wink, but he also comforted Zhang Shi with his eyes, and said that he would turn around and explain to her, then lowered his head and said to Ah Shou: "Learning sword is very hard. Since Ah Shou said that he wants to learn, he can't do it in the future." Half-hearted, can't go back on your word, understand?"

Ah Shou was so focused on learning swordsmanship, how could he expect those things later on, and now he said with great interest: "Daddy, Ah Shou will definitely not regret it, just teach me!"

A smile appeared on Jia She's face: "Okay, let's forget about it today, and Daddy will start teaching you from tomorrow!" Wanhuagu was not good at swordsmanship, but Jia She had a good relationship with the disciples of Chunyang Palace at that time. They have learned some, and they can also use it with Wanhuagu's health-preserving mentality, which can just be taught to Ah Shou. Jia Amnesty does not ask him how to be superb in the future, as long as he can strengthen his body, exercise his body, and hone his mind. .

For Zhang's doubts, Jia Amnesty also gave her a reasonable explanation. It is nothing more than that in the future, Ah Shou will be able to take part in the imperial examination or want to do other things, and he will be inseparable from having a good body. Scholars don't know much, so it's always right to learn some swordsmanship and keep fit.Mrs. Zhang was fooled by Jia Amnesty on this side, and on the other side, the saint who was not easy to fool came to the door in person.