Why did Zhuqiu suddenly think of improving the loom and making it a steam loom?

He mainly wants to increase the income of the people and improve people's livelihood through the application and promotion of steam looms.

The small glaciers are constantly experiencing natural disasters, how can the victims survive?

He has been considering this question.

With his ability, he may be able to support some, hundreds of thousands, millions, millions, or even tens of millions, maybe he can find a way to support him.

However, as the impact of the Little Glacier natural disaster deepened, the number of victims was far more than these, and after the war, the number of hungry people was astonishingly large.

The entire Ming Dynasty had a population of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, and most of them would become hungry people by then. How could he support so many hungry people after he unified the world?

The cultivation and promotion of sweet potatoes and potatoes may solve the urgent problem, but sweet potatoes and potatoes are not omnipotent. When there is a famine, people will starve to death. Sweet potatoes and potatoes can be used to save their lives, but they cannot be eaten every day.

Eating too much sweet potatoes will cause heartburn, nausea, bloating, burping, farting, etc. Eating too much potatoes will cause nausea, nausea, and even poisoning.

Therefore, these two things can be used to save lives, but they cannot be eaten as staple food.

This has been proved by the historical development of hundreds of years that it is definitely not a problem for any country in later generations to carry sweet potatoes and potatoes. However, no country has ever regarded these two things as staple food.

Zhu Qizhu naturally thought about this. After he unified the world, he could not let the victims eat sweet potatoes and potatoes every day, which would make them nauseous, nausea, stomachache, and burp and fart, making them smelly.

No one governs the country like this!

He also has to find ways to increase the income of the victims, so that the victims can rely on themselves and survive this natural disaster.

Developing the textile industry is a good choice.

Because it was the development of the textile industry that sounded the clarion call of the industrial revolution, the so-called powers in the continent used steam power to vigorously develop the textile industry, produced cheap cloth and clothing, quickly occupied the world market, accumulated countless wealth, and also led to the development of other related industries.

The textile industry is not a single talent. Regardless of its industry itself and related industries, it is a long industrial chain and can support countless people.

For example, its industry itself, from growing cotton, spinning, and weaving, is a labor-intensive industry that can bring benefits to a massive population.

For example, related industries can also bring benefits to a massive population, from the manufacturing, transportation, and sales of various related products, from various clothes to bedding.

More importantly, developing the textile industry can also curb the development of continental powers in disguise, because the world's population is limited and the demand for textiles is also limited. At this time, the so-called continental powers have not yet developed steam engines, so they naturally cannot create cheap textiles.

If the Ming Dynasty could occupy the market with cheap textiles first, the so-called continental powers would lose one of the most important points of interest, and without the development of the steam engine would lose momentum.

After all, not many people will do thankless things stupidly.

In other words, the invention of a loom at this time and the production of cheap textiles can cause the continental powers to lose the most fundamental motivation for the research and development of steam engines.

Without motivation, the development of their steam engines will be limited. If the development of the steam engines is limited, the development of gunpowder weapons will be limited. If one step behind, it will be behind step by step. At that time, this world will be the world of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, a loom is not so easy to make.

Many things are easier said than done.

Just like Zhuqizi said, weaving cloth only has three reciprocating movements, pedaling, shuttle, and pushing grate. It sounds simple and not difficult at all. It seems that three steam engines are used to replace these three movements. It seems that just make a small steam piston and install it.

However, it is not that simple to actually do. A brand new thing will always encounter problems in the research and development process.

For example, the strokes of these three movements are different, such as pedals, shuttles, and pushing the grate.

When you step on the pedal, the stroke is very short, just one or two inches will be enough.

The shuttle has a long stroke, and the wider the cloth is, the longer the stroke, and the width of the cloth is at least about three feet.

In other words, the shuttle is at least three feet long.

Moreover, in order to make a wider range of cloth, this trip is often more than three feet long.

Just like a quilt, the width is more than three feet. If it is a hand-woven cloth, it basically needs to be sewn a few times. After all, the length of the human hand is limited. If you operate with both hands, it is impossible for the shuttle to pass through a cloth as wide as the quilt.

Of course, this width is not limited to the steam engine. Three feet, four feet, five feet, six feet, etc. are just a matter of travel.

As for pushing the grate, this stroke is roughly half a foot to one foot.

The difference in the three movements is so big, how long is the steam piston suitable to make?

Could it be to make one two inches long, one one one foot long, and one five or even six feet long to replace these three actions?

It is obviously unrealistic to do this. It is okay to say that two-inch and one-foot-long steam pistons are made, but with their current technical level, it is completely fine to make five-foot or even six-foot-long steam pistons. After all, they are even more difficult to make five-foot and six-foot-long gun barrels. If it is so difficult to make a simple loom, it would be a bit of a loss.

How to solve this problem?

Actually, it’s not difficult, just think about it.

The stroke does not necessarily depend entirely on the length of the steam piston, but can also be solved by pushing different turntables.

For example, if you make a steam piston about two inches, the strength is completely enough, whether it is stepping on the pedal, shuttle, or pushing the grate, the strength is completely enough.

This steam piston can be installed directly in the pedal position and is used to step on the pedal. It can also push two turntables with an outer diameter of one foot or five or six feet through the crank to pull the shuttle and push the grate.

This is a completely empirical question. When Zhu Qizi mentioned it casually, Wang Zheng and others understood it.

However, there are many other problems that cannot be solved in just one or two sentences.

For example, material issues.

After all, steam power is not manpower. Its power is fixed and will not automatically change the strength according to demand.

This strength has certain requirements for the material. There are many parts, and if they are made of wooden, they cannot withstand this strength at all.

For example, foot pedals.

There is no problem with the wooden pedals, because everyone knows the ability of the pedals to withstand force, and it is impossible to keep pressing hard with great force. The steam piston does not know the ability of the wooden pedals to withstand the power of the wooden pedals. Its output is fixed. During the test, it may be no problem to "step" a few times.

If it is officially produced and the pedal is constantly pushing the pedal at high speed with steam pistons, the wooden pedal will not be able to bear it. Perhaps, if you "step" and "step" and the pedal will break.

Therefore, if steam power is used instead of manpower, the foot pedal must be replaced with metal instead of wood.

This may be the reason why the foot pedals in later generations are all made of metal.

Another example is a bracket.

If it is man-made weaving, the speed is very slow, so it is natural to use a wooden bracket.

If it is steam-powered weaving fabric, the speed is not ordinary. Even if the wooden bracket can withstand it, it will definitely be shaky. This must be replaced by metal.

In short, designing and manufacturing steam looms is not that simple, and the time it takes is not a day or two.

Fortunately, there is plenty of time for Zhuqiu at this time. If we follow the course of history, it seems that this thing will take more than a hundred years to come in the continental area, so he doesn't need to worry at all.
Chapter completed!