Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 577 Improvement of Textile Art

After Qin Feiyan's marriage ended, Qin Tian locked himself in the laboratory, and sent people to find him a lot of wood and tools every day.

The nine princesses and others knew that he was making some improvements for the weaving, but they were really surprised that the weaving technology had not been improved for many years. Their Lord Hou, a big man, could give the weaving technology to Improved?
Everyone was puzzled and curious, but they didn't bother Qin Tian either.

After three days of this, Qin Tiancai finally announced the completion.

After it was finished, everyone was even more surprised.

"Sir, you can improve your weaving skills in three days, are you kidding me?" Tang Rong asked curiously.

Qin Tian smiled: "Madam doesn't believe it, you will find out after trying it later, you can also weave."

Tang Rong rolled her eyes, thinking that she must try it later.

After entering, they saw a relatively large machine.

"It's so big, how many people are needed to operate it." Ninth Princess didn't know much about weaving, so she curled her lips when she saw it.

"Just one person!"

"Can it be done by one person?" Everyone was surprised, because the most convenient loom today requires the cooperation of two people to complete it. As for the very old one, it can only weave with the help of several people.

"I'll try."

Tang Rong volunteered to do it, and Qin Tian taught her how to do it.

"There is a pedal at the bottom. When weaving, you just keep stepping on the pedal. Above, there is a woven weaving. The woven weaving is passed back and forth here, and the thread can be woven into cloth from left to right. Now, how long did it take you to weave three feet of cloth?"

This Tang Rong thought about it, and said: "It takes half a day for a three-foot cloth. Even if the craftsmanship is good, it will take two hours for two people to cooperate."

"It doesn't take that long. It can be done by one person in half an hour."

"Really?" Tang Rong said, and began to try, her feet stepped on the bottom, and the woven fabric on it flew back and forth, and soon, a piece of cloth was woven by him .

Seeing Bu appearing so quickly, Tang Rong was shocked.

The Ninth Princess was also taken aback for a moment, and he finally understood why Qin Tian said that he was not afraid of competing with others.

Their efficiency is several cups of others, so the supply and cost have been reduced a lot. With such good quality and low price, who can be their opponent?

The merchants who bought the goods were not stupid. With the same quality, they must be cheaper, not to mention their quality is not bad.

With this improved loom, they can completely compete with the Gao family.

"Fubo, go find craftsmen, give them this blueprint, and ask them to vigorously produce looms for me. By the way, find a place to build a factory in Chang'an City, and buy shops in the east and west cities. sell."

"Okay, don't worry, young master, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this matter."

After Uncle Fu led him, he ran away in a hurry. He was full of energy. After all, it was his wife who ran the embroidery workshop, so he couldn't do it unless he worked hard.
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While Uncle Fu and the others were busy with the affairs of the embroidery workshop, Qin Tian entered the palace.

"Holy!"

Seeing Qin Tian coming, Li Shimin was very curious and asked, "Is there anything Qin Aiqing wants to do?"

"Your Majesty, the imperial examinations have now ended successfully, and the revision of the law has almost come to an end. Now I have two things I want to tell you. If implemented, it will definitely be beneficial to Tang Dynasty."

Everything is in accordance with the Strong Tang Program, the matter of talents is settled, and then the economy will be developed. Hearing Qin Tian's words, Li Shimin already knows what he is doing for, and this is exactly what he wants to do. considerate.

"What is Qin Aiqing going to say?"

"The first thing is to increase the production of grain, so that I don't have to worry about food and grass in Tang Dynasty. There is enough food and grass, so there is no need to worry about wars. The people can eat enough to eat, and many problems can be solved. The second thing is to encourage business. gone."

Li Shimin nodded: "Increasing food production is imperative, what good strategy does Qin Aiqing have?"

"Your Majesty, in some places in the south, it is actually possible to plant some wheat after planting rice. In this way, the double-cropped areas can be turned into triple-cropped. Three-cropped can be said to have improved a lot in the Tang Dynasty. One is to reclaim wasteland, my Great Tang has a vast land and resources, but many places are short of population, and the land in those places is not reclaimed, if these lands are reclaimed and planted with food, it will naturally increase the food of my Datang."

Li Shimin was taken aback when he heard that Qin Tian was going to plant wheat in some places in the south. It seems that there is no wheat planted in places like the south, right?

"Qin Aiqing, it would be a good thing if we can grow wheat in the south, but can this wheat grow in the south?"

"Holy Majesty, wheat can grow in many places. After autumn, plant the wheat. The wheat is hardy, and you can have a good harvest in the late spring and early summer of the following year. When the time comes, you can plant rice without delay."

Hearing Qin Tian's words, Li Shimin touched his chin and hesitated for a while, but he didn't say anything, but changed to another aspect.

"Cultivating land is naturally a good thing, but I'm afraid there will be many difficulties in it. First, some places are too desolate, and there may not be people willing to go there. This is tantamount to migration. Besides, many lands actually have owners. , even if it is a wasteland, there are owners, so how do we reclaim it?"

As long as it is related to the country, nothing is likely to be trivial, and land reclamation is no exception. Is it easy to move some people there?
"What the Holy Majesty said is very true, but everything has to be done slowly. If you don't do it, there will never be results. As long as you are willing to reclaim the wasteland, the Holy Majesty can give them some preferential treatment. For example, after the wasteland is reclaimed, free Go to them for two years of corvee. If some prisoners are willing to go, their punishment can also be reduced. If the slaves are willing to go, they can be given free status, etc. As for those who own wasteland, this is also easy to say. The court can give them some compensation If they don't want to, they can only force it, under the means of the Holy One, they have no power to parry."

To govern the country, there must be benevolence, iron and blood. For those who refuse to listen to good words, they can only resort to rogue behavior, otherwise, many things will not be accomplished.

What Qin Tian said was relatively detailed. After listening to it, Li Shimin felt that although it was not a perfect solution, it was more or less feasible. There was still a very good way to increase the grain output of Datang.

"Okay, this matter will be discussed tomorrow morning, to encourage business, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)