Datang: Acting as a celestial mystery at the beginning

Cheng Yaojin didn't quite understand what Li Yi'an was going to do, but his reputation lay here, and he was trustworthy. If he said he was making money, he would definitely make it.

The craftsmen that Li Yi'an wanted, he brought more than a dozen on the second day, and built cave dwellings one by one according to Li Yi'an's instructions on the south side of the cloth workshop.

"Sir, do you want to make pottery or porcelain?"

Cheng Yaojin looked at the cave, and probably guessed something again.

But to burn pottery, even if it is porcelain, there is no need to find any leaves, and you have to go to Jizhou to dig soil. Chang'an is full of soil, so why bother.

"General Cheng, you are too small, and the layout is too small. What I want to make is a hundred times better than pottery, even porcelain!"

Li Yi'an's words were pretending to be mysterious, but they were all to the point, leaving Cheng Yaojin's infinite guesses.

"I always trust sir."

No matter what the husband needs, Cheng Yaojin will get it all back, anyway, it is enough to make a lot of money.

Things like maple leaves and apricot leaves are easy to find, and they can be found everywhere in autumn, but the soil in Jizhou is a bit more difficult.

Jizhou is near Taihe, Jiangxi in the later generations, and it is a certain distance from Chang'an. It is not easy to get the soil back, which is as much as a thousand catties.

In order to realize their plan to make money as soon as possible, Cheng Yaojin also called Cheng Chumo over and asked him to supervise the construction of the cave dwelling, and he had to dig the soil himself.

That afternoon, Duan Lun, the new Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, finally came.

"Sir, Your Majesty asked me to promote the manufacturing machine. Before the promotion, can you let me have a look?" Duan Lun explained the purpose of coming straight to the point without any nonsense.

Li Yi'an was also unambiguous, and brought him to the cloth workshop.

What you see at the beginning is the process of spinning cotton, and you continue to go inside to weave cloth, and at the end there is the dyeing process, which is arranged neatly and orderly by Fang Cheng, forming an assembly line production.

Being able to become the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Duan Lun is still knowledgeable about some industrial manufacturing aspects, but just glanced at the operation process of the machine, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

"Sir, are these the weaving machines?"

Duan Lun quickly asked: "Isn't this speed too fast? Besides weaving these cotton cloths, such as linen and silk, can they be used?"

Li Yi'an nodded and said: "Of course, Duan Shangshu thinks, if it is promoted, what will happen?"

"This must be the same as the printing technique and Quyuanli, which directly caused a sensation and greatly changed the weaving level of silk cloth in the Tang Dynasty!"

Duan Lun said with certainty: "In the future, the cloth workshops in Jiangnan and other places will produce cloth faster, and the world will no longer be short of cloth. The price will naturally decrease, and even ordinary people can wear new clothes. However, Mr. Pile, it seems to be called cotton, how is the cost compared with silk and linen?"

Li Yi'an smiled and said, "Fang Cheng, come and explain to Duan Shangshu."

Fang Cheng was very grateful for his arrangement, and quickly said, "Shangshu Duan should know about the recent cooperation between the imperial court and shopkeeper Fang to buy wool in Turkic?"

Duan Lun nodded and said: "Of course I know. It was a cooperation between the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Shopkeeper Fang. It was also a good strategy proposed by Mr. to let the Turks destroy the country. It is currently being implemented. I also bought a lot of those wool products. The quality is very good."

Fang Cheng explained: "Baidi is in the Western Regions, just like wool is in Turkic. Ten renminbi can buy a large cart, and the price is still set by us. In addition, the husband asked us to bring a lot of seeds back, and we will use them in the Central Plains in the future. Cotton can also be grown, and there will be no transportation costs at that time, and the price may be even lower.”

"Really!"

Duan Lun exclaimed.

Although he has never worked in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he is well aware of the cost of silk and its impact on people's livelihood. Even the cheapest linen is not cheap.

"We dare not lie to Duan Shangshu either!"

Li Yi'an said with a smile: "Whether the people at the bottom of the Tang Dynasty will have new clothes in the future depends on Duan Shangshu's efforts."

"However, I also have a few suggestions. I think the machines must be managed by the General Bureau of Weaving. There is a general bureau in Chang'an, and local branches can be set up everywhere. We have no restrictions on cotton planting. But if we want to weave cotton cloth, if ordinary people are self-sufficient, they only need to use manual Facts have proved that it is not commercial, and the corresponding machine can be provided free of charge.”

"If cloth merchants need it, they must have conditions. Number and registration information should be given to them. Each machine should be programmed with a fixed code, provided according to their scale needs, and a certain tax can also be charged according to the code. If someone is found to be counterfeiting a machine, they will be severely punished. Punishment, strong rectification."

"The machines that ordinary people get are used by cloth merchants, and they are severely cracked down, and they will never be allowed to apply again."

In the vicinity of Chang'an, there may be fewer people who weave their own cloth, but in the Jiangnan area, people rely on these things to live, and there will be a great demand for weaving machines.

Li Yi'an could foresee that in a month or two, when his experience and level would skyrocket.

However, these machines were originally intended for ordinary people to use, in order to break the monopoly of silk cloth by the aristocratic family.

You must know that silk cloth had a high status in the Tang Dynasty. The currencies of the Tang Dynasty included copper coins, gold and silk. There is also a rule that if the transaction exceeds ten guan, silk can be used to pay.

The head wrapping in Bai Juyi's "Wuling Youth Struggle for the Head" is made of silk, which is a gift from the guests to the geisha, or it can be said to be a direct gift of money.

"In this way, we can not only break through the restrictions of those aristocratic families in terms of raw materials and finished products, but also allow people all over the world to wear clothes."

Li Yi'an continued: "This is killing two birds with one stone, and Duan Shangshu's contribution cannot be denied."

"Don't dare!"

Duan Lun came to his senses now, thinking to himself why Li Shimin trusted Li Yi'an so much, who is talented in economics, can such a person not be trusted?

He felt ashamed of his talent and learning, and said again: "This is the credit of the master, and it has nothing to do with me, but please rest assured, sir, I will definitely promote it as soon as possible, and I will never let you down."

Li Yi'an nodded and said, "Thank you Duan Shangshu, Fang Cheng, please give Duan Shangshu the drawings."

Duan Lun took it with trembling hands, made a solemn promise once again, and left here.

When returning to the yard, Li Yi'an was surprised to see Wang Rujing coming again.

Li Changge and Wang Rujing sat in the front yard, chatting and laughing, Wanshun happily sat aside to join in the fun, and Wang Chengzhi also followed, but he was sadly running in the yard, obviously arranged by Wang Rujing.

Even Yu Wenyan was very pleasing to Wang Rujing's eyes when she looked at Wang Rujing. Whoever made this woman saved her brother's life.

"Sir, your injury is not healed yet, so don't walk around at will."

Wang Rujing said with concern.

"It's just a skin injury, the little lady came to me, is she asking me to pay back the favor she owed?" Li Yi'an laughed.

"Lang Jun, don't say that, Ru Jing is worried about your injury." Li Changge immediately explained.

"Of course, the longer you owe this favor, the better. Even if you want to pay it back, I don't want it now!"

Wang Rujing looked very cunning, but seeing that Li Yi'an seemed to be really okay, she secretly put her heart down.