The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1328

[1328. Chapter 1261 Magical Machinery]

Emperor Hongzhi was almost a conditioned reflex.

It’s so incredible.

Of course, this sentence is more like saying, you… let me see it with my own eyes.

I won’t listen to your nonsense.

Therefore, behind the words “impossible”, Emperor Hongzhi actually had some desire deep in his heart.

Liu Jian and others were also stunned.

They looked at Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao with their eyes wide open.

Even Queen Zhang frowned.

She had woven cloth before and knew the hard work of weaving. How could one person be so powerful and efficient that he could be dozens of times more efficient than ordinary people?

Isn’t this a fantasy?

Zhu Houzhao rolled his eyes at Emperor Hongzhi: “Forget it if you don’t believe me.”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

Emperor Hongzhi was originally very excited.

He just hoped that the prince and Fang Jifan would say something decisively.

If this is really the case, then… wouldn’t this be a great thing?

But Zhu Houzhao didn’t play according to common sense. The emperor said that this was absolutely impossible, and you still explained it with sincerity and fear.

“Shut up, you rebellious son, how can you be allowed to be arrogant here!” Emperor Hongzhi was a little anxious, and he was so bold and unreasonable!

Empress Zhang smiled: “Your Majesty, don’t scare the children…”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

After all, he was a little discouraged.

I couldn’t help but think to myself, what a loser this loving mother is.

Zhu Houzhao suddenly raised his waist and felt confident.

Fang Jifan said hurriedly: “It is understandable that your Majesty does not believe it. There are not many people in this world who can believe it. Your Majesty, have you forgotten that just now, your minister said that the investment in this textile is tens of millions of taels of silver.”

Hongzhi The emperor looked at Fang Jifan nervously.

Liu Jian and others also pricked up their ears.

Fang Jifan calmed down: “Most of these tens of millions of taels are invested in the research of steam engines.”

“…”

Steam engines…

Fang Jifan continued: “Steam engines only need clean water and coal to provide a steady stream of energy. Your Majesty and the princes must have seen the power of the steam engine.”

Fang Jifan then said: “The new cotton spinning workshop in Xishan uses the principle of the steam engine created by His Royal Highness, using their power to weave. , and His Royal Highness the Prince has made great improvements to the textile machine. In the month since it was put into operation, the output of the cotton spinning workshop has been extremely high, and only a few hundred people have been employed. The current output has reached hundreds of thousands of pieces. Your Majesty…if you don’t believe it, just go and see. “

Hundreds of people produce tens of thousands of pieces of cloth.

This was researched by the prince.

Emperor Hongzhi took a breath of cold air.

It’s still unbelievable.

But…he looked at Fang Jifan and felt a little convinced.

Only when a large amount of cloth appears on the market out of thin air can the price of cloth plummet. Liu Wenshan has already made this clear.

It’s just that…almost everyone ignores this.

Because in thousands of years, after all, there has never been such a terrible improvement in efficiency.

Liu Jian and others still looked doubtful.

It’s not that I don’t believe it, but… I couldn’t digest it for a while.

“Then go and see for yourself.” Emperor Hongzhi gritted his teeth.

He suppressed the excitement in his heart: “Come here, please drive me. I want to see it with my own eyes.”

After seeing it, he felt at ease.

Especially such nonsense.

Empress Zhang was also tempted. She was someone who knew textiles. Looking at Zhu Houzhao, she really couldn’t understand how her son, who usually didn’t get into trouble, had done something like this.

Could it be…that this is because…he inherited the Zhang family’s intelligence?

Like myself!

Of course, seeing is believing.

“Your Majesty, I also want to take a look.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded.

His Majesty has been out on tour more frequently recently, but since it is not a major occasion, he can arrange it quickly.

With an order, dozens of carriages were ready.

Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang got on the carriage.

The guards were all plainclothes.

Liu Jian and others also got on the carriage and followed His Majesty’s carriage.

But three people were crammed into one car.

Li Dongyang was thoughtful and lowered his head.

Xie Qian seemed very impatient and kept opening the car curtain to see where he was.

Liu Jian had a look of fear on his face; “You are really terrible. If it is true as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Duke of Qi said, then… Binzhi and Yu Qiao, how terrible this must be.”

“You will know after seeing it. “

The carriage fell into silence.

……

Empress Zhang rarely leaves the palace. She rarely comes out. She enjoys the street scene all the way, but she is full of thoughts.

Emperor Hongzhi leaned on the sofa, his head resting on the soft cushion, and his fingers gently tapped the armrest. He was not in the mood to talk, and there were thousands of thoughts in his mind.

The vast army of people arrived at Xishan and stopped at the entrance of a large workshop.

The carriage went directly into the workshop.

This workshop has high walls.

There are several gatekeepers guarding the entrance.

As soon as he saw such a convoy coming, the porter stood up straight.

When Emperor Hongzhi got out of the car, he heard the rumbling sound from the workshop. He got off the car first and helped Queen Zhang to the ground. Others did not dare to approach. Zhu Houzhao, Fang Jifan, Liu Jianren, etc. were already surrounding her.

The huge workshop had a chimney in the sky, and the chimney was billowing with black smoke.

Perhaps it was because of the steam engine that the windows on all four sides of the workshop were trembling slightly.

The environment here is… somewhat uncomfortable.

However… Emperor Hongzhi ignored these details.

“Father, it’s inside.” Zhu Houzhao said eagerly.

Emperor Hongzhi was in an excited mood and walked forward quickly. When he arrived at the door of the workshop, he turned around and wanted to hold Queen Zhang’s hand, but saw Zhu Houzhao behind him, starting to take off his clothes.

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

There are all female workers in this workshop, right?

It’s freezing cold now.

The prince was covering his thick clothes just now, right?

When he got to the door, he took off his clothes…

Emperor Hongzhi felt that Zhu Houzhao was a fly. When he saw him, his hands itched and he always wanted to pat him.

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian, with numb expressions on their faces, stared in shock as Zhu Houzhao took off only a gown and exposed his two arms.

Zhu Houzhao became energetic and his arms swelled.

Huh…

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian felt like they were blind at this moment.

Being blind is better than seeing this.

They worked hard to regulate their breathing.

Eyes elsewhere.

Zhu Houzhao looked very proud.

“Old Fang, hold the clothes for me.”

“No.” Fang Jifan looked at him as if he was mentally retarded.

The eunuch on the side, on the other hand, rushed forward.

Emperor Hongzhi’s eyes were about to burst into flames.

Take a deep breath.

calm.

Emperor Hongzhi glared at the eunuch.

The eunuch was startled and took a step back, not daring to pick up Zhu Houzhao’s clothes.

Emperor Hongzhi decided to ignore him and stepped in.

As soon as I entered, I felt a wave of heat.

This huge, dark machine is everywhere.

Countless threads connected the shuttle, rolling rapidly.

Rumble…Rumble…

the rotating shaft is transmitted rapidly.

Each female worker is working attentively in front of her station.

Each of them is at a graceful age.

When I saw someone coming, I didn’t bother to greet or pay attention to them.

It just…feels a bit cramped.

Fortunately, this never-ending task brought them back to work.

Queen Zhang looked around.

She saw something familiar.

I couldn’t help but take a breath of cold air.

Ordinary cotton spinning is driven by a spinning wheel, but here… an aramid is actually connected to more than a dozen shuttles.

This…

wouldn’t it be that the effectiveness has been increased by more than ten times.

And… and… after all, manpower will be exhausted.

Many times, weaving requires the collaboration of two people. It’s not that one person is incapable of doing it, it’s just…it’s inevitable that he’ll be a little careless about the beginning and the end, and his efficiency will be greatly reduced.

But… the spinning wheel that never stops is always moving…

Queen Zhang is an expert.

She observed every place.

There were some places that she could understand, but there were some places that she had only a partial understanding of. Most of them… were existences that she couldn’t understand at all.

She walked up behind a weaver and observed.

I saw that she was just looking at the shuttle, taking off the shuttles that were covered with threads one by one, and then putting on a new shuttle. In just a moment, baskets of cotton thread were filled.

Another female worker pushed the cart, took out the empty frame, put it down, moved the frame filled with cotton thread onto the cart, took it away, and started further weaving in another place…

Seeing the female worker struggling to move the basket full of cotton threads, Zhu Houzhao’s arm muscles swelled and he stepped forward excitedly: “I’ll do it, I’ll do it.”

With that, he shouted and lifted the basket full of cotton threads. , do a weightlifting movement, directly overhead, and then place it in the cart.

Everyone only focused on the position in front of them and repeatedly performed the simplest work.

Queen Zhang’s eyes lit up.

He couldn’t help but said: “Come here, remember this place! Let’s see how much cotton thread can be spun in half an hour.”

“Yes.” A eunuch hurriedly stepped forward, staring directly at the female worker.

Queen Zhang was not idle either.

She whispered something to the female worker. The mechanical sound here was too noisy and rumbling, and Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t hear clearly what Empress Zhang said to the female worker.

The female worker agreed, took a step back, stood in front of Queen Zhang, and timidly gave up her position to Queen Zhang. Queen Zhang seemed to be somewhat shrewd and capable, and actually began to take care of dozens of flying women under the guidance of the female worker. shuttle.

Seeing the cotton thread magically rolling into a ball in the shuttle, Queen Zhang seemed a little confused at first.

But… this is an extremely simple task.

Empress Zhang was by no means someone who stretched out her hands for clothes and opened her mouth for food. Gradually, she began to become familiar with it, and she actually started to look good.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the huge machine and Queen Zhang’s back in surprise, but at this moment… he felt… hot… too hot.

For fear of catching cold, he wore too thick clothes, but after entering the big ‘steamer’ of the textile workshop, Emperor Hongzhi felt dripping with sweat within a moment.

It would be great if I could take off my clothes.

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Chapter two, I recommend a book “I’m Really Immortal”, a book written by an urban gangster who is already fat and can be slaughtered. By the way, at 5:30, Tiger will participate in an event and live-stream chicken eating on Douyu. For details, please see the Douyu and Qidian event pages.

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