Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1261 Magical Machinery

  Emperor Hongzhi was almost a conditioned reflex.

   It's incredible.

  Of course, this sentence is more like saying, you...show me with your own eyes.

  I don’t listen to your nonsense.

  Thus, behind the four characters "impossible", Emperor Hongzhi felt a bit of longing deep in his heart.

  Liu Jian and the others were already dumbfounded.

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

  Even Queen Zhang frowned.

  She has weaved cloth before, and knows the hard work of weaving. How can a person have three heads and six arms, and the efficiency can be dozens of times higher than ordinary people?

   Isn't this a fantasy?

  Zhu Houzhao gave Emperor Hongzhi a white look: "Forget it if you don't believe me."

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

  Emperor Hongzhi was very excited.

  He hoped that the crown prince and Fang Jifan would say something firmly.

  If this is the case, then... wouldn't this be a great thing.

  But Zhu Houzhao did not play cards according to common sense. The emperor has said that this is absolutely impossible, and you still explain it with trepidation.

   "Shut up, you rebellious son, you are not allowed to be presumptuous here!" Emperor Hongzhi was a little anxious and acted recklessly, which is unreasonable!

  Queen Zhang smiled: "Your Majesty, don't scare the child..."

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

   After all, he was a little discouraged.

  I couldn't help thinking in my heart, this is a loving mother who loses her life.

  Zhu Houzhao suddenly raised his waist, and suddenly felt confident.

  Fang Jifan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty doesn't believe it. It's justifiable. If you want to come to this world, there are not many people who can believe it. Have your Majesty forgotten that just now, the minister said that the investment in this textile is tens of millions of taels of silver."

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan nervously.

  Liu Jian and others also pricked up their ears.

  Fang Jifan calmly said: "The vast majority of these tens of millions of schools are invested in the research of steam engines."

   "..."

  Steam engine…

  Fang Jifan continued: "The steam engine only needs clean water and coal to provide a steady stream of power. Your Majesty and gentlemen, I think you have already experienced it."

Fang Jifan then said: "The newly built cotton spinning workshop in Xishan uses the principle of the steam engine created by His Royal Highness, and uses their power to weave, and His Royal Highness has made great improvements to the textile machine. In the past few months, the output of the cotton spinning workshop has been extremely high, and the number of female reds employed is only a few hundred, and the current output has reached tens of thousands of horses, Your Majesty... If you don't believe me, just go and see."

  Hundreds of people, producing tens of thousands of pieces of cloth.

   This is still researched by the prince.

  Emperor Hongzhi gasped.

   Still unbelievable.

  But... He looked at Fang Jifan, but he believed it.

   Only when a large amount of cloth is produced out of thin air on the market can the price of cloth plummet. Liu Wenshan has already explained this truth clearly.

   It's just... almost everyone misses this.

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

  Liu Jian and the others still looked suspicious.

   It's not that I don't believe it, but... I can'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, show me, I want to see it with my own eyes."

   After reading it, I felt at ease.

  Especially such non-existent things.

  Empress Zhang was also tempted. She is someone who knows how to weave. Looking at Zhu Houzhao, she really couldn't understand that her son, usually he would be fine if he didn't cause trouble, but how could he come up with such a thing.

  Could it be...is this because...inherited from the Zhang family's cleverness?

  Like yourself!

  Of course, seeing is believing.

   "Your Majesty, my concubine also wants to visit."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded.

  Recently, His Majesty has been on tour more frequently, but because it is not a major occasion, the arrangements were made quickly.

   With one order, dozens of carriages were ready.

  Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang boarded the car.

  The guards are all plainclothes.

  Liu Jian and others also boarded the carriage and followed His Majesty's carriage.

   But three people squeezed into one car.

   Li Dongyang lowered his head thoughtfully.

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

  Liu Jian, however, had a look of fear on his face; "It's really scary for future generations. If it's really what His Royal Highness and Qi Guogong said, then...Bin Zhi, Yu Qiao, how terrible this would be."

   "You'll know it when you see it."

   In the carriage, there was silence.

  …

  Empress Zhang seldom goes out of the palace, and it is rare to come out. She enjoys the street scene all the way, but she is full of worries.

  Emperor Hongzhi was leaning on the sofa, with his head resting on the soft cushion, and his fingers were gently tapping the armrest. He was not in the mood to speak, and his mind was filled with thousands of thoughts.

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

  The carriage goes directly into the workshop.

  This workshop is a high wall.

   The entrance is guarded by several gatekeepers.

  When seeing such a convoy approaching, the gatekeeper immediately stood up straight.

  When Emperor Hongzhi got out of the car, he heard a rumbling sound coming from the workshop. He got out of the car first and helped Empress Zhang to the ground. Others dared not approach, but Zhu Houzhao, Fang Jifan, Liu Jianren and others had already surrounded him.

  The huge workshop, above the sky is a chimney, and the chimney is emitting billowing black smoke.

  Perhaps because of the steam engine, the windows on all 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 a turbulent mood, and walked forward quickly. When he reached the gate of the workshop, he turned his head and wanted to hold Empress Zhang's hand, but saw Zhu Houzhao behind him, and began to undress with a flutter.

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

  In this workshop, there are all female workers, right?

  It's freezing cold now.

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

   Arrived at the door, undressed...

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

   Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian, with numb expressions on their faces, stared dumbfounded at Zhu Houzhao, who was left with only a gown and two arms exposed.

  Zhu Houzhao exerted his energy, and his arms swelled.

  Hoo...

  Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, at this moment, felt that their eyes were blind.

  Being blind is better than seeing this.

  They worked hard to adjust their breathing.

   Eyes are 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.

   It was the **** at the side who hurried forward.

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

  Take a deep breath.

calm.

  Emperor Hongzhi glared at the eunuch.

  The **** was taken aback, and hurriedly took a step back, not daring to pick up Zhu Houzhao's clothes.

  Emperor Hongzhi still decided to ignore him and stepped in.

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

   This huge black machine is everywhere.

  Countless lines are connected to the shuttle, tumbling quickly.

  Boom...boom...

  The rotating shaft is driven rapidly.

  Women workers concentrate on their work in front of their posts.

  They are all at a slim age.

   When I saw someone coming, I didn't bother to greet and pay attention.

  I just... feel a little cramped.

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

  Queen Zhang looked around.

   She saw something familiar.

   Can't help but take a breath.

  Ordinary cotton spinning is driven by a spinning wheel, but here... an aramid fiber is actually connected to dozens of flying shuttles.

this…

   Isn't the efficacy increased by more than ten times.

  And...and...manpower is still exhausted after all.

  Many times, weaving requires the cooperation of two people. It's not impossible to be alone, but... it's inevitable that you will be a little careless, and your efficiency will drop a lot.

  But...the never-ending spinning wheel is always moving...

  Queen Zhang is an expert.

  She observes everywhere.

  In some places, she can understand, in some places, she has a half-knowledge, and more... She is completely incomprehensible.

  She walked behind a weaver to observe.

  Seeing that she only kept looking at the shuttle, she took off the shuttles that were full of threads, and then put on a new shuttle. In a short time, a basket of cotton thread was filled.

   There are also female workers who push the trolley, fetch the empty frame, put it down, put the frame full of cotton thread on the cart, and take it away. Another place...starts further weaving.

  Watching the female workers laboriously move the basket full of cotton thread, Zhu Houzhao's arm muscles swelled, and he stepped forward excitedly: "I'll do it, I'll do it."

   As he spoke, he wailed, lifted up the basket full of cotton thread, made a weightlifting motion, and directly passed the top, and then placed it in the cart.

  Everyone, only caring about the position in front of them, repeatedly performed the simplest work.

  Empress Zhang's eyes lit up.

   couldn't help saying: "Come here, remember this! See how much cotton thread can be spun in half an hour."

   "Yes." An **** hurriedly stepped forward, staring straight at the female worker.

  Empress Zhang was not idle.

  She whispered something to the female worker. The sound of the machinery here was too loud and booming. Emperor Hongzhi couldn't quite hear what Empress Zhang said to the female worker.

The female worker understood, took a step back, stood in front of Queen Zhang, and timidly gave up the position to Queen Zhang, but Queen Zhang looked a little shrewd and capable, and under the guidance of the female worker, she began to take care of dozens of flying dogs. shuttle.

  Seeing the cotton thread miraculously rolled into a ball in the shuttle, at first, Empress Zhang seemed a little flustered.

   But...it's an easy job.

  Queen Zhang is by no means a person who stretches out her hands for clothes and opens her mouth for food. Gradually, she began to get acquainted, and she began to look good.

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at the huge machine in surprise, and looked at the back of Queen Zhang, but at this moment...his feeling was...hot...too hot.

  For fear of catching cold, he was wearing too thick clothes, but after entering the big 'steamer' of the textile workshop, Emperor Hongzhi felt sweat dripping down his face after a short effort.

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

  …

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  (end of this chapter)