Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 170 The Steam Powered Spinning Machine of the Ming Dynasty and the Rise of the Cultural Industry

Mao Yuanyi responded and quickly ordered people to continue to add coal to the large boiler that looked a bit bulky.

Not long after, Zhu Youxiao heard the creaking sound of spinning, and then saw dozens of spindles arranged vertically on the Daming version of the spinning jenny spinning rapidly driven by the spinning wheel.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help giving Mao Yuanyi a thumbs up. Although the research of the Royal Academy of Sciences does not pursue economic benefits, as long as there is an epoch-making achievement, especially this kind of invention that can liberate human hands, it is enough for the Royal Academy of Sciences to give Zhu You The school brings untold wealth.

As for the spinning jenny, since it is not difficult to manufacture, only the spinning wheel and the improved spindle device are added, so that the shuttle is driven by manpower instead of indirect mechanical force, so it has been manufactured by You Laosan before this.

However, before it could be popularized and applied, Mao Yuanyi added a more convenient mechanical power to it. In this way, the efficiency and spinning quality of the Daming version of the Jenny spinning machine will far exceed that of the British one more than a century later. .

Zhu Youxiao did not dare to imagine what kind of conceptual transcendence this is. He could even imagine that once this spinning machine is applied, it will bring about an unprecedented revolution in the textile industry.

Zhu Youxiao still remembered his words in the New Year's greetings that he published in major newspapers during the New Year of the Eighth Year of Apocalypse. One of the contents was to ensure that every citizen of Ming Dynasty could have clothes and food within five years.

"Now it seems that the goal of making everyone in the world have clothes and clothes can at least be achieved." After Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but sigh with emotion, Mao Yuanyi also echoed: "Yes, in the past, a weaver needed a dozen or so weavers to wear clothes." The yarn workers help, but even so, they can’t weave much after working all day, but now, as long as there is this machine, more manpower can be saved, and more cloth can be woven, and more manpower is honest Some of them will go home to farm, more cloth will be used to make clothes, food and clothing can be realized.”

Hearing what Mao Yuanyi said, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but smiled, thinking that this might be the purpose of Mao Yuanyi's painstaking efforts to develop this steam-powered spinning machine, in order to let more ordinary people go home to farm and become farmers.

Although the idea is a bit naive, it can be regarded as the same goal by different routes. After all, everyone wants to let the common people have clothes and food. After making such a great contribution, Zhu Youxiao naturally couldn't treat him badly. In addition to rewarding officials with money, he should also be allowed to enjoy the benefits of inventions, which are naturally patents.

Prior to this, Zhu Youxiao had told Xu Guangqi what a patent is and why there is a patent. As early as eight years before the apocalypse, Bi Maokang and old man Li of the Ordnance Department became the first recipients of the patent. Because they made flintlock guns, they can now receive thousands of taels of patent benefits from the Ordnance Department every month.

Seeing that His Majesty has asked Xu Guangqi to apply for a patent for himself, Mao Yuanyi couldn't help but be overjoyed. He naturally understands that once the patent is successfully registered, he can earn a lot of money even if he sits at home in the future.

As for whether his patent can bring so much money, he has no doubts, because he has a textile workshop in his family, and he is very aware of the benefits that this machine can bring to the textile industry.

Xu Guangqi also laughed and said: "In this way, there will be no famine within three years." Then Xu Guangqi said to Zhu Youxiao: "Why don't your majesty give this new loom a name yourself?"

"Zhisheng is from Gui'an, and this new loom was invented by you, so let's name it Gui'an loom, which means peace in the world." Zhu Youxiao said to Mao Yuanyi again:
"Since this Guian machine has been created, it must be used as soon as possible. I ordered someone to draw up a secret decree. When the time comes, you will go to Gong Yonggu with all the technical information. He is now the chief executive of the Royal Industrial Company. He is now I happen to be going to Nanjing to discuss a glass order business. You go with him and give the secret order to Wei Zhongxian when the time comes. The two of you will immediately open a textile factory in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for me. Earned a lot of money, bought a lot of high-priced food from them these days to help the people in the north, and made them a lot of money, now it's time for us to earn it back."

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, Xu Guangqi couldn't help reminding: "Your Majesty may have forgotten that brother Mao's family originally opened a silk weaving workshop."

"In this case, Mao Yuanyi, just like Gong Yonggu, set up the Royal Weaving Factory based on your own industry. Your Mao family will take one out of ten, and you will take one out of twenty. The rest will belong to the imperial court. Jiangning Weaving is responsible for this matter, what do you think?"

Hearing what Zhu Youxiao said, Mao Yuanyi couldn't help but be overjoyed. He naturally knew that on the surface, it seemed that he was unconditionally dedicating his family's property to His Majesty. From today onwards, he will become an imperial merchant.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!" After Mao Yuanyi bowed deeply, Zhu Youxiao asked him to go down immediately to prepare.

Seeing Mao Yuanyi's happy face, Zhu Youxiao was not surprised. People are selfish, and it is normal to pursue fame and fortune. As long as a gentleman loves money and obtains it in a proper way, it is worth encouraging.

However, it is worth mentioning that due to the implementation of various reforms, the legal income of hundreds of officials has also increased significantly.

Technical officials can earn countless money from patents, and officials who are scholars or who are not interested in natural science can also earn royalties by publishing articles in major newspapers and periodicals.

The emergence of newspapers as a new thing almost completely fit the social ethos of Daming, which was already controversial, and immediately became an indispensable way of entertainment and the main channel for people to obtain information in their daily lives.

Even the majority of Limin people like to use spare money to buy a newspaper for the nearby literate people to read. After all, what His Majesty the Emperor has done is very new to them.

Advertisements have even begun to appear, and some people will ask some officials to leave a message in the newspaper to recommend whose family's four treasures of the study are good, whose girl is full of sex and art, and so on.

The reason why officials are invited is that almost all the well-known figures in this era are talented people, and the measure of talent is naturally fame, and those with fame are naturally mostly officials. Therefore, in this way, officials have an additional income, that is, endorsement fees.

Of course, not only officials, but some talented scholars or juren, as well as some talented young ladies or prostitutes are also more prosperous because of the emergence of newspapers.

Of course, the newspapers are the most profitable. Now, both the Beijing Express of the Ministry of Rites and the Daming Daily of the Eunuch’s Mansion in Nanjing have added a lot of income to Zhu Youxiao’s treasury, and some local officials have gradually started to run local newspapers. Later, even some businessmen who already sold books and printed books also opened private newspaper offices.

As a result, local finances have improved, and some new media operations businesses have emerged.

Zhu Youxiao didn't stop this. It's not a bad thing to make the cultural industry of Ming Dynasty active. One day, when the business tax is clearly stipulated, more taxes can be collected.

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