Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 364 The Rapidly Changing Technology

For three consecutive days, Sun Xiangfu met with many people. After he had basically coordinated all aspects, he had time to go to Xingfu Village to take a look. Coordination is one aspect, and urging actual output is more important.

People in the village are very busy. Ever since the garment workshop distributed the raw materials to skilled craftsmen to take them home for production, there have been various cows and horses coming in and out of the village to pull goods.

The garment workshop at the foot of Chaishan Mountain is now the delivery point of Xinfeng County. After the workers stack the cotton cloth in many layers, they will use a sharp saw to cut the cloth into small pieces according to the size of the model paper shell, and tie them into bundles. After that, give it to the person who comes to pick up the goods.

Because the styles of military uniforms are relatively simple, after the initial two-day exploration period, the processing teams led by skilled craftsmen have an increasing demand for goods. If hundreds of thousands of pieces of clothing are placed in later generations, Any garment factory with more than [-] people can be built in a few days, but in this period, it needs to mobilize more than [-] people, and it takes a month or two to make it. What others see may be the Tang Dynasty. The clothing industry is prosperous and developed, but what Sun Xiangfu sees is only lagging behind.

Dozens of times the labor force plus several times the time, once multiplied, there is a gap of hundreds of times, which is the gap between the sewing machines of later generations and the ancient hand-made needlework clothes.

Sun Xiangfu and Sun Dali, who were not noticed by the busy people, came to the garment workshop and looked at it for a while, and asked, "Brother Dali, how many finished clothes can the garment workshop recycle in a day now?"

Sun Dali replied, "For summer clothes, about [-] pieces a day! Autumn and winter clothes are more difficult. According to what you said before, start with the simple ones for them. It takes a few days to start the autumn and summer clothes, and finally let them go." They make the hardest cotton armor."

Sun Xiangfu nodded and asked again, "Is there any production problem?"

"Yes! There are too many. Needlework can easily hurt your hands. Many clothes are stained with workers' blood. After we recycle them, they are very difficult to wash.

In addition, the production of cotton cloth cannot keep up. The artisans who harvest seeds and pluck cotton cannot catch up with the overtime work day and night. It is estimated that the production of winter clothes and cotton armor that consume more cotton will be much slower. "

Cotton cloth is actually fine as close-fitting clothing, but as outerwear, it tends to wrinkle and shrink, so a certain amount of hemp material needs to be added to solve this problem. Cloth, the skills of weavers also need to be strengthened, and it is not yet suitable for horses.

Hu merchants in the Western Regions helped him get a lot of flax seeds this year. After the spring of next year, at least hundreds of thousands of acres will be planted in the Northland. Linen with good elasticity and air permeability is the best material for making military uniforms.

"Needlework hurts the hand. It should be that the top hoop needs to be improved. Talk to the people in the iron workshop and ask them to design an iron hoop that protects the entire knuckle."

The top hoop is a thing that is put on the finger, and the needle is pressed against the fabric. Before the clothing workshop in Xingfu Village made it, Datang really did not have this kind of thing. Moreover, the needles of Datang are also very thick needles. Therefore, as long as the finished clothes need to be stitched together, there will be relatively large pinholes, which looks rough.

The needles and threads launched by Xingfu Village are relatively thin, so the clothes here look finer when they are made. The stitch density of the seam is required on the model clothes. The honest people are afraid that the quality of the made is not good. After gaining his reputation, he dared not cut corners, so Sun Xiangfu looked at the folded and packed clothes and was quite satisfied with the quality.

However, with a lot of hand-sewing, the fingers are prone to wear and tear. Experienced hands have a thick layer of calluses on their hands. Don’t be afraid. Novices will suffer on their fingers. Therefore, a more comfortable one to wear The top hoop is very important.

"I will continue to explain this matter. By the way, the guards in the village have already changed into this new type of military uniform. It is autumn clothing. Many people think it looks good after seeing it, and it is convenient to work and do things. Ask me if I can buy it myself. Cloth, imitated according to our model, you see..."

Sun Xiangfu had long wanted to make a big change to Datang's inconvenient robes, and now that he happened to have the power to manage this, he naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity.

Therefore, in addition to clothing materials, the military uniforms produced by clothing workshops are all buttons, short-sleeved shirts and long trousers, with pockets on the left and right chests and trouser pockets, which are similar to the military uniforms of the 80s and [-]s in our country. [-]% to [-]% similar.

As for the autumn jacket, in addition to two pockets with flaps on the chest, there are also two pockets on the left and right waists. With a dozen armed belts, not only does one look energetic, but also is very comfortable when moving. The common people see Everyone is envious.

"It is possible to imitate the style, but it cannot be exactly the same. The epaulets and the chest pocket are removed. In addition, the color of the fabric cannot be green."

"Okay, I'll tell you guys later..."

Sun Dali is very happy to help the people fulfill this wish, and Sun Xiangfu also hopes that the people of this era will get used to walking on the road of convenience and practicality in all aspects. When they start to pay attention to the issue of convenience and practicality, they will There will be many useful things born from the folk.

Military uniforms were not the main problem in the conquest of Goguryeo, but weapons and equipment. With coking coal smelting steel, the entire weapon manufacturing process was much faster, and the quality was raised to a higher level.

Ever since Chang He spent a thousand dollars to obtain a precious sword from Marseilles, from time to time there have been military generals, and even some people from the rivers and lakes brought money to Xingfu Village to ask for a sword. When high-ranking generals or officials are here, Marseille will occasionally find time to help them make one or two good weapons, basically without interrupting his research on smelting and forging techniques.

As for technology, as long as you specialize in it, you can make more or less progress. Xingfu Village has already found a relatively reasonable carbon-steel ratio. Speaking of it, it is already a good knife comparable to a hundred steelmaking grades.

However, such a technology is not worth mentioning at all, because as early as last year, Marseille had already started research on alloys.

"Master, in July we used a new smelting method and a variety of rare minerals to make the axles. After adding steel balls, they are more stable than the axles of the chariots developed for Shanyang. We have pulled two in a row. Monthly heavy cargo, basically no major wear and tear."

When we were in Xingfu Village, anyone who was qualified to wear clothes with the word 'Nong' was called Sun Xiangfu to be the head of the sect. Moreover, these ancient people had a deep attachment to the sect, because during this period, respecting teachers was the most important thing. It is quite serious to be loyal to one's own sect, which is a manifestation of respecting the Tao. Sun Xiangfu has no reason to change this good tradition, so he can only let them.

"Well, since there is no problem with this bearing, then, you guys have made all the things on some drawings I left in the village before!" Sun Xiangfu nodded and looked at Marseille with some satisfaction and asked.

"It took more than a month for a dozen of us to build those few things, but fortunately, they were all made, but it seems very inapplicable." Marseille pointed to the workshop, where a piece was covered with cloth. The place said.

After they made things according to the drawings, they would naturally want to use them. However, a two-wheeled bicycle is not something that can be used immediately if no one teaches it.

As for the three-wheeled tricycle, don't look at him, he is not afraid of falling, but anyone who has ridden it should know that the steering is not easy to control, and it takes practice to ride it.

In addition, for things like skateboards and roller skates, beginners just use the word 'fall'.

However, Sun Xiangfu, who came from later generations, is very familiar with these things. He took the lead in launching a two-wheeled bicycle, looked at the chain and gears, and tried the steering function of the faucet. There was no problem, so he was ready to try riding one time.

Although the things made by hand are a bit rough in all aspects, they are more solid to use, including the handbrake and bell that Sun Xiangfu specially confessed. They are also very well made. The steel ring is made of fish glue. Although the tires are not as light as hollow rubber tires, the texture has been made up during firing, which can play a very good anti-skid and grip effect.

Now there are cement roads leading to all the counties in the Guanzhong Plain, and such vehicles work harder, and the speed on the cement roads is actually not inferior to that of a horse-drawn carriage.

"This kind of two-wheeled bicycle can theoretically walk on the ground, just like a person walking on two legs, as long as the center of gravity and balance are mastered, let me try it, and if it works, you can learn too. "

As Sun Xiangfu said, he pushed the car out of the workshop, and everyone followed him to the cement road outside the workshop.

Then, the next moment, everyone watched him dumbfounded as he rode the two-wheeled bicycle away. What Sun Xiangfu said just now is theoretically nonsense. , It's no wonder he can't ride.

"This, this car can really be ridden, and it goes so fast."

"Yeah! I feel that the master didn't step on it very hard, and it's definitely not the limit speed of this car..."

"It's no wonder the boss designed such a car, it turns out that it can really be ridden..."

More than a dozen craftsmen who worked hard for more than a month to get the bicycle out were all amazed, but Marseille looked thoughtfully at Sun Xiangfu who was riding a bicycle quickly on the road around the village.

"Zhang Damu, let's figure out how to reduce the cost of making this bicycle, because I feel that it may replace a large number of horses."

Masai's thinking is very open, because when he saw the speed of the bicycle, the first thing he thought of was the horse as the main means of transportation. As a more expensive animal in this era, it is more expensive to raise. Compared with the bicycle, it has a very important role. There are many disadvantages, not only to eat every day, but also to take care of them manually. Generally, if you raise a horse, you have to have a special groom to take care of it.

The bicycle is different. After it is built, if it is not damaged, it will not be consumed at all. In later generations, a bicycle with better quality can often be ridden for more than ten years. In all aspects, it is much more cost-effective than a horse.

Thinking of this, he quickly pushed the tricycle out of the workshop. If this thing can ride as fast as a two-wheeled bicycle, then its value will be great, and it can completely replace the horse-drawn carriage. The load of a tricycle is enough to reach a thousand catties, which is much greater than the load of a horse.

(End of this chapter)