Qiming 1158

Chapter 779 In the old days, Wang Xietang, Qianyan, flew into the homes of ordinary people

The ministers were stunned by Su Yonglin's sudden idea.

But they are not stupid, and soon realized the huge interests behind this.

Once the scene described by Su Yonglin comes true, to what extent will the demand for grasslands in the Central Plains surge?
Maybe not what they could imagine.

Kong Maojie was very excited.

"If this is the case, the grassland will no longer be a burden, but a golden mountain."

"Yeah, if that's true, it's more than a golden mountain. Where there are sheep, there is gold everywhere. We don't need to look for it, the gold will automatically jump in front of us..."

Kong Zheng, who has always considered money like dung, couldn't help but start dreaming.

Without him, what Su Yonglin described was too tempting.

A big business with tens of millions of people can make people think about it no matter how you look at it.

Just when they were about to fly, Shi Zheng, Minister of Industry, sighed helplessly, and gave them a punch at the right time, knocking them down from the peak of fantasy to the bottom of the valley.

"Before you dream, you must pay attention to what Your Majesty said before. This woolen sweater took twelve female weavers a month to complete. It is very valuable, and it is not something ordinary people can buy back."

Shi Zheng's words pulled people from the clouds into the mortal world, and they immediately got a bunch of blank eyes.

Su Yonglin laughed.

"That's right, that's right, Shibutang is right. My idea is certainly good, but before that, let's find a way to make wool products affordable for the common people. Xie Tangqianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people, and only if the people can afford it can my ideas be truly implemented."

The Minister of Law, Shen Ge, touched his chin.

"So, Your Majesty, is this wool spinning a difficult thing at present?"

"Yes, it's hard."

Su Yonglin looked at Shi Zheng, and Shi Zheng turned to look at Qiao Yunliang, the left servant of the Ministry of Works.

Qiao Yunliang stood up.

"Yes, what Shibutang said is true, wool weaving needs to start with wool from sheep, pick, wash, dry, pick again, and finally weave manually, which is very difficult, only those who master the relevant skills It takes a long time to weave, and the general Weaver Girl can’t do it at all.”

"Can't the existing textile machinery do it?"

"It can't be done. Weaving and woolen spinning are not the same thing."

Qiao Yunliang continued to shake his head.

Lin Jingchun was a little anxious.

"So, when will the equipment that can spin wool be produced? Your Ministry of Industry can allocate so much budget every quarter. The money spent can't be without results, right?"

The God of Wealth has spoken, and Shi Zheng can’t pretend that he didn’t see anything.

"In fact, there are equipments for spinning wool, handed down from the ancients, but it is difficult to operate and the efficiency is very low. The current problem is how to simplify each process. The Ministry of Industry has prepared to arrange special personnel to study and improve it. I believe it will be soon. There will be results."

"How fast is it? Apart from the army and civil affairs, your Ministry of Industry has the largest budget. I gave the money, but you can't get results? Give me a time limit. I want to see the results within the time limit. Otherwise I have to consider whether you are worth that much budget."

Lin Jingchun did not treat Shi Zheng a little favorably because he was his comrade.

Shi Zheng was stunned for a moment, and immediately frowned.

"Lin Butang! The research and improvement of any equipment takes time. They are full of the painstaking efforts of craftsmen. You can't just say a word and move your fingers. If it were that easy, the ancestors would have solved the grassland long ago. , why wait until now?"

"That's your business, it has nothing to do with me, I just look at the result."

At this moment, Lin Jingchun seemed a little inhumane.

Shi Zheng was dumb and couldn't say how hard it was to eat Huanglian. He felt that he had nothing to say to this layman who didn't understand technical problems at all, so he could only turn his eyes to Su Yonglin for help.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry, under His Majesty's order, conducts research and improvement of various instruments at the same time, gunpowder, iron smelting, water conservancy, agricultural implements, and now looms. For each of these items, the officials of the Ministry of Industry are doing their best and never slack off. , Perfunctory things, I hope Your Majesty can see it clearly."

Seeing that Shi Zheng asked him for help, Su Yonglin really planned to say something nice for him.

He sees the difficulties of the seasons in his eyes. His vision as an emperor is not comparable to those of them. He has even seen a rocket that ascends into space. If there is a system, he even wants to rub the rocket with his hands and lead the Ming Dynasty. Enter a new era towards running.

Too bad he didn't.

So he has a vision, no relevant knowledge, and he doesn't know why, so he left a lot of problems for the officials of the Ministry of Industry to solve and practice. He did not understand the difficulties and hardships in the process.

Despite this, he still knows how much energy and material investment it takes to make an important invention and put it into mass production, so he has enough patience for R&D personnel.

However, Lin Jingchun, who is mainly responsible for spending money, does not seem to have such patience.

"Jingchun, I know you have difficulties, but let me tell you, every coin I let you spend is valuable, especially the Ministry of Industry, think about it, if there is no money, no one has no property, new How can the loom be built?
How can we weave wool without new looms?Without wool products, how can we control the lifeblood of the grassland?A small loom is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's domination of the grasslands, and it has far-reaching significance. This cannot be measured by money. "

The emperor went out in person, and Lin Jingchun had nothing to say. He glanced at Shi Zheng in dissatisfaction and could only admit it.

"Your Majesty's words are very true, and this minister is wrong."

"You're right, you should save money at any time, and you should refute some money that shouldn't be spent. If you can save a little bit, you should learn from Lin Butang's thrifty style of living. The court is difficult. At this time, it is the time when you all need to work together.”

"The minister obeys the order."

The ministers spoke in unison.

The meeting ended here, and it was basically over. The ministers said goodbye to Su Yonglin together. Su Yonglin nodded and let them leave the discussion hall.

Looking at the backs of them leaving, Su Yonglin fell into contemplation.

It is not so simple to solve the grassland problem.

In addition to the technical difficulties of production, there is an important point.

Transportation.

Problems in production technology are easy to solve, but there are too many places involved in transportation and it is difficult to solve them.

Targeted solutions to the production of wool products in all aspects, including the problem of looms, can be put on the agenda. The predecessors have given traditional methods, and what they need to do is to improve.

But transportation problems, such as trains, can be considered a creation from scratch.

After the technical problem is solved, Su Yonglin can develop the wool textile industry in the grassland nearby, and recruit herdsmen to produce wool products on the spot, which can not only reduce the production cost, but also introduce them from the rogue state into the settled state.

However, how to transport a huge amount of wool products from the place of production to the place of sale, as well as the transportation cost incurred during this period, is also a big problem.

It is true that wool products are not afraid of expiration, and there is not much storage cost when they are packaged. However, when transferring from the grasslands to the Central Plains, there is basically only land transportation. Capital area, and then there is the possibility of using water and sea transportation.

Sitting in the chair, Su Yonglin recalled that the train was originally created to facilitate the transportation of coal for factories. It was usually set up between coal mines and factories, and was driven by domestic demand.

And if the Ming Dynasty also had a huge demand for the transportation revolution because of the demand for wool, can it also promote the emergence of the transportation revolution?
After proclaiming the emperor, Su Yonglin submitted a large number of research requirements to Shizheng, the Minister of Industry, and asked him to lead the best craftsmen in the country recruited to the Ministry of Industry to start technical research.

Among them was the study of the steam engine.

Su Yonglin gave an overview in it, talked about the basic operating principles of steam engines, and asked them to work hard in the general direction.

Others, he can't help, and can only use material rewards to motivate people.

I hope the craftsmen can give full play to their ingenuity and subjective initiative, and strive to push the historical process forward...

(End of this chapter)