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As for the origin of the mule machine and the water spinning machine, Shi Xiong thought of it almost instantly.

Because something about the mule machine had a great influence on him at that time. When he was in high school history, he also became interested in this landmark textile machine. Later, he specifically asked the history teacher, and the history teacher told him about the development process of the mule machine.

Samuel Crompton’s experience is actually a typical inspirational history. The stone bear, who was filled with a big bowl of chicken soup by the history teacher, has since then started to work hard, GoodGoodStudy, DayDayUp!

Then Shi Xiong walked out of the mountain with his excellent grades, walked out of the small county town, was admitted to his favorite university, and eventually became a "city man".

And after working, the museum still retains a mule machine and a water spinning machine from the late Qing Dynasty, and he has a better understanding of this stuff.

The textile industry, especially the spinning industry, is an absolute sunrise industry in this era, and it contains huge and incomparable benefits. This is naturally very clear to Shixiong from the future.

As early as 1730, the British John Kaye invented the flying shuttle, which increased the efficiency of weaving by dozens of times. As a result, there was no cotton yarn available on the market.

After all, before the invention of the Jenny machine at that time, all spinning machines were single-spindle hand-cranked spinning machines with extremely low efficiency.

Therefore, once this kind of water spinning machine that can increase spinning efficiency by dozens or even hundreds of times comes out, the entire textile industry will inevitably usher in a leap-forward development.

Especially the textile industry is a typical labor-intensive industry, which can consume a lot of labor, which is actually quite suitable for Indians.

It's just that Shi Xiong himself knows that if you want to vigorously develop the textile industry in the New World, it is very unreliable, at least in the last two decades.

Before the reunification of the entire North American continent, it is obviously unrealistic to develop the textile industry on a large scale. At this time, the area of ​​cotton planting in North America was not large, and cotton was only grown in the southern part of the 13 colonies established by the British.

Without large-scale cotton cultivation, there is no way to promote the textile industry on a large scale.

For the lack of confidence in promoting the textile industry in the New World, the most important thing is the laziness of North American Indians.

Although the textile industry does not require much knowledge, and many women in European family workshops are even illiterate, the textile industry is a job that requires stamina and persistence.

Which of the female textile workers in the textile factories of later generations did not spin? It is normal for four shifts to operate in three shifts, and it is not uncommon for four shifts to operate in four shifts or even three shifts to operate in two shifts. Most people really can't bear that kind of suffering.

Although Shixiong is very reluctant to admit it, the fact is that North American Indians are too lazy.

Not only lazy, but also not long-suffered, and definitely has a fight with the black brothers and sisters in Africa. This has already been confirmed.

Therefore, Shi Xiong, to be honest, has no idea about the large-scale promotion of the textile industry in North America.

But this emerging sunrise industry does have huge potential and huge profit margins. If you let go like this, the real Shixiong himself would be a little bit reluctant.

So Shi Xiong asked Major Hank tentatively to see what he thought.

Although he had only contacted Major Hank twice, Shi Xiong still had some good feelings for the British Major.

Although this guy said he was a bit greedy for money, who is not greedy for money among the Europeans who have been in the North American New World this year? If you are not greedy or ruthless in the New World these days, you will not be able to survive here at all.

Hank has such thoughts and practices. Shi Xiong understands them well.

However, through these two contacts and the things that Lieutenant Ferguson said about Major Hank before, Shixiong can also see that although this guy is greedy and cheap, although he is very cruel and even unscrupulous in doing things. , But this guy is a person who values ​​commitment very much.

In other words, this guy is very honest. In this regard, Lieutenant Ferguson has the most say.

As the contact with Ferguson got longer and longer, Shi Xiong became more and more satisfied with this young man. Lieutenant Ferguson is a very credible person. He never promises things that he can't do easily, and once he opens a promise, he will definitely go all out to do it.

As Lieutenant Ferguson can mix with Major Hank, Hank still values ​​Ferguson, which is enough to prove that the two are still very similar in some respects. After all, the words "gather people by group" are not casual.

It was for this reason that Shi Xiong wanted to test Major Hank, and Shi Xiong wouldn't mind cooperating with this fellow if he wanted to.

At present, the United Kingdom and the entire European continent are definitely the best places to develop the textile industry. If they can occupy the commanding heights when the textile industry of the European continent is just beginning, then it will mean a lot of money.

Of course, the European currency is nothing to Stone Bear at all, but if you can use the large profits earned from the European side, you can purchase a large amount of materials and various equipment you need from the European side. Scientist, then this thing is definitely worth doing.

Compared to trafficking salt from the New World side to the European side, it is undoubtedly more convenient to develop the textile industry on the European side.

It's just that Shixiong can't guarantee that once he cooperates with this William Hank, this guy will kick himself off after he has made a fortune.

Shi Xiong believes that the probability of this happening is extremely high, even one hundred percent.

Although Hank is a trustworthy person, Shixiong knows very well that the reason a person can keep his word is because the price of betrayal is too great.

But once Hank's profit in the textile industry far exceeds the price of betrayal, then in terms of this guy's behavior, if he doesn't betray himself, it can only be said that God has appeared.

Whether it is a water spinning machine or a water loom or even steam-powered textile machinery that appeared after Watt improved the steam engine, the textile industry has moved forward quickly. The huge benefits contained in this have been verified in previous lives for more than two hundred years.

Even in the new century, the textile industry has always been one of China's important industries, which is enough to prove the tenacity of the industry's vitality and the huge profit space.

Such a large profit margin is enough for Hank to betray his promise, which Shi Xiong can understand. Because ask yourself, without any other constraints, just relying on a word of promise, you will definitely do this kind of betrayal.

But even so, Shi Xiong still wanted to cooperate with this guy. After all, even if Hank betrayed himself, it would have been several years later. In the first few years of cooperation, he could control Hank by relying on the technology upgrades of the Jenny machine, mule machine, hydro spinning machine, and hydro loom. , But once the water spinning machine and water loom are all complete, he no longer has the means to control this guy, so this guy's betrayal is inevitable.

But even so, if the time is well controlled, Hanke will be able to provide himself with a large amount of materials and even the talents he needs within a few years.

What Shi Xiong wants is not the profit of the textile industry, what he wants is this time difference.

This is the fundamental reason why Shixiong knew that Hanke would betray and still wanted to cooperate with him.

Seeing the unbelievable expression on Major Hank next to him, Shi Xiong nodded slightly and said, "What is true or false? Since I am telling you this, there is no possibility of falsehood."

"Go, let's say it from another place. There are so many people here, it's not suitable to talk about this kind of thing." Major Hank said with a serious face. He wanted to leave when he took the stone bear, but he didn't want him to take a hand. Can't pull.

Shi Xiong looked at the puzzled Young Hero Hank, smiled slightly, pointed to the British soldiers who were far away from here, and said, "William, do you think your men have tailwind ears? We are so far away that we can't hear."

Shi Xiong could understand Major Hank's thoughts. Patents this year are not as difficult as later generations. In these years, perhaps a small idea can form a patent that will make you a fortune.

Just like James Hargreaves who invented the Jenny machine~www.readwn.com~ He just accidentally kicked down the spinning machine where his wife was spinning, and the result was the Jenny machine. Thoughts.

Isn’t there a saying in the West that Hargreaves’ kick was "the kick that kicked off the first industrial revolution"?

His careless kick even matched Patrick Ferguson's "unfired shot".

In this age, inventing something is actually just an idea. Not only the kick of Hargreaves, but even the famous Isaac Newton was smashed by an apple, which gave birth to the greatest scientist in human history?

Shi Xiong knows very well that if his thoughts are heard by others, he can let others get over the water spinning machine or water loom in all likelihood.

After all, most of the so-called scientists these days are just incompetent alchemists, and those who originally did nothing but made a fortune with a single idea abound.

It can only be said that the invention of this year is too simple compared to later generations. As long as you have a good idea and can turn this idea into a real object to obtain a patent, then your wealth is just around the corner.

The aforementioned Hargreaves who invented the Jenny machine is like this, and James Watt, who has been able to improve the steam engine in more than ten years, is the same. And there will be more people like this in the future.

Major Hank clearly knew this too, so he was so nervous.

Major Hank was thinking very well, let alone forty times or even hundreds of times the efficiency, even if it can increase the current textile efficiency by three or four times, in the current era of lack of cotton cloth in Europe, it is enough to make himself a fortune. Up.

How can such things that can make a fortune be heard by others?