Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 91
There are ready-made blacksmiths and carpenters in Linde Hall, and Li Ye immediately drew a sketch on paper.

The level of craftsmen sent over as supervisors is not low, and the skilled craftsmen of Datang are among the top in the world.

Just look at the palace of Daming Palace.

Not a single nail was used, and it has not collapsed for more than 200 years.

What's more, there is no difficulty with two rollers.

The middle roller is also made of wood, with a handle at the end, and the distance between the rollers can be adjusted with a loose buckle.

One of the rollers is nailed with nails, and the other side is covered with softer bristles in clusters.

Li Ye tried to adjust the distance between the two rollers, and after realizing that it was almost the same, he said, "Let's try it!"

Zhao Xi took out a few tufts of cotton, placed them on the roller, and shook them in the same direction with the handles in both hands.

"Your Majesty, I really took off the seed core!"

Li Ye was also happy looking at the seed cores that fell on the ground, but after looking at it, there was still something wrong.

There are many crushed cottonseeds, and the residue is embedded in the cotton. If the residue is to be disposed of, it will take a lot of effort.

The problem should be that the distance between the rollers has been adjusted a little.

This time, the cottonseed core was not crushed, but there were many cottonseeds that were not brushed off and still stuck to the cotton. If you tighten it a little more, all the cottonseeds are brushed off now, which is much better than at the beginning. Bad cottonseed, but not many.

"Two people are still needed, one to deliver the cotton and the other to shake the handle."

Li Ye thought that if he borrowed water conservancy, it would be much easier, at least the people who shake the handle could be saved.

The history of Chinese waterwheels can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and there were also waterwheels in the Tang Dynasty, named "Tianche" or "Tianche".

It is not difficult to make, but there is a technical problem, that is, the wheel shaft, the wooden one, often breaks down in a short time, while the iron one is too expensive and easy to rust, so it usually takes a few more years.

The same is true for the waterwheels in the Hanliang Temple in Taiye Pool, which need to be replaced every few years.

Li Ye called all the craftsmen into the hall and offered rewards.

"Anyone who can drive the drum with water power will be rewarded with thousands of dollars, and I will bestow it on you!"

This reward made the craftsmen very happy. It is nothing to reward ten thousand dollars, but it is only ten thousand dollars.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Ye nodded, what he wanted was to buy a horse bone with a thousand pieces of gold, so as to give the artisans an upward passage.

Linde Palace is a large palace complex, and Li Ye only used a small part of it. In Zhenxiu Pavilion near Taiye Pool, the spinning and weaving workshops moved from Yeting Palace were placed here.

"Miss Yinger."

"Welcome Your Majesty, Concubine Shu!"

"Get up!"

Concubine He Shu saw Wei Shiniang at a glance. As a woman, she was instinctively wary of beautiful women, but in front of His Majesty the emperor, it seemed that cotton was more attractive than beauties, which made Concubine He Shu puzzled.

Concubine He Shu feels that her temperament has changed drastically since the emperor's ascension to the present, but it is also understandable that she should be more tolerant when hiding in the mansion. In the history of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzong Li Chen pretended to be a fool for more than 30 years before he ascended the throne.

"Aifei also came to see if there is a way to make carding and spinning easier."

Cotton ginning, spinning, and weaving are currently the highest level of weaving technology, and weaving with silk is similar to weaving with cotton yarn.

But this spinning is currently the most lagging behind. Carding cotton into sliver and then spinning consumes the most labor and is the least efficient.

"If someone can spin eight threads at a time, I will reward you."

"Eight strands of yarn?"

Huh, never thought of that.

Concubine He Shu also had a look of disbelief.

Li Ye thought, is it difficult?

In history, James, the inventor of the spinning jenny, never even went to school.

Just an ordinary textile worker.

There must be something unexpected.

Li Ye shook his head.

It should be that the technological level of the entire industry can't keep up. At that time, Britain should have separated the textile industry into various workshops.

Spinning is definitely not spinning cotton directly, it should be cotton sliver.

Cotton needs to be combed to form a sliver, which is two steps, one step for combing, and one step for sliver.

Sliver twisting is another step.

Cotton can't be spun directly. Wouldn't it be much easier to spin the long cotton sliver?

Combing is simple, and it should be possible to use a roller brush. I am afraid that it needs to be handmade to form a sliver, and then roll the sliver into a sliver roll of the same specification.

When stretching, it is also twisted into cotton yarn by mechanical force...

Li Ye seemed to have found a new continent, and couldn't wait to express his thoughts.

"Your Majesty, if the concubine thinks it is possible, he may invite skilled craftsmen to try it out."

Li Ye said: "Yes, I have issued an edict that if anyone can make a carding machine, a sliver machine, or a spinning machine that can spin eight spindles at a time, I will reward you a lot, and even a title."

"Ying'er, what's your original surname?"

"The servant's surname is Liu!"

Li Ye said: "Liu Ying'er, you have meritorious service in making yarn. I will make you the head of the yarn workshop, and you can enter and leave the palace with orders. I can't help you get married. I hope you can improve your craftsmanship and add new merits."

"This..." Liu Ying'er was stunned for a moment, she has become an official, an eighth-rank female official, from a slave to an official now.

Wei Shiniang urged from the side: "Thank you quickly!"

Happiness came so suddenly, big teardrops rolled down from Liu Yinger's eyes, sticking to her chest.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Li Ye looked at Wei Shiniang again, the little girl's graceful figure became more and more enchanting, her delicate face gradually turned crimson, her hair was combed up, and the yellowish down on the back of her neck swayed slightly.

Li Ye subconsciously looked at Concubine He Shu. In the thinking of modern people, he was a little guilty, Concubine He Shu looked at him with a slight smile.

Li Ye instinctively avoided He Qian'er's gaze, as if a tiger was colliding in his chest.

"Go back to Yanying Hall!"

"Back to... Yan Ying Hall!"

The emperor arranged to govern in the Yanying Palace, so Concubine He Shu naturally couldn't follow her.

"Your Majesty, this is a sex change!"

Concubine He Shu shook her head, thinking that when she was still a small servant in Shouwang's mansion, she used a trick to serve His Royal Highness Shouwang with food.

His Majesty the Emperor at that time was not polite to her, he immediately turned back and asked for her in the dining room.

"Wei Shiniang, right?"

"Hui Concubine Shu, the maidservant is Wei Shiniang."

Concubine He Shu raised Wei Shiniang's chin, looked at her carefully and said, "What a pretty beauty, where is her home?"

Wei Shiniang blushed and said, "Go back to your mother, my maidservant from Jingzhao Mansion."

He Qian'er looked at Wei Shiniang, since His Majesty liked her, she would naturally not be that jealous woman, and said, "So you are from Jingzhao Prefecture, who are your parents?"

He Qian'er guessed that Wei Shiniang should be the prisoner, but He Qianer was also shocked when Wei Shiniang said the names of her parents.

"The father of the servant is Wei Yangzeng, who was given by the former Ministry of War, and the mother of the servant is the abolished Princess Anping."

"Princess Anping? Emperor Xuanzong's youngest daughter?"

Wei Shiniang was so sad that she couldn't restrain herself, sobbing, "Exactly!"

　The book friend said not to accept Ten Niang, just arrange an identity, and put an end to Xi Zong's killing of the princess and princess. Everyone, please help to think about who is better to give Ten Niang's home. Li Ye must be reluctant to let Shi Niang suffer. Whether you want to abuse the Lord or not is up to you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)