Chapter 337 Make a fortune together
The next day, Li Xiaonan had breakfast and entered the wooden workshop with Gu Yan. From Li Shikuan, Old Master Hong to Li Wenhua, they were forming a circle, and their necks stretched out to look into the middle.
Li Wenhua was squeezed out of the way, stretching his neck to see it. When he heard the movement, he turned around and saw Gu Yan and Li Xiaonan, and hurriedly reached out to pull his uncle Li Shikuan.
Li Shikuan and others hurriedly stepped forward to see him. Li Wenhua was squeezed to the end again, moved to the side, glanced at Li Xiaonan, and wanted to say a tsk but didn't dare.
He got up as soon as the sky was dawn. When he came out to look at the vegetable field next to him, although he didn't see the prince, the servant pointed to the circle and said that the prince had already gotten up and was practicing martial arts. He asked the prince's concubine? The servant gave him a blank look.
During breakfast, he told his uncle about this and was slapped by his uncle.
He didn't know whether this slap was because he asked the servant how the prince was like, how the prince's concubine asked the wrong question, or because he had some opinions about A Nan who had always been so lazy, the family became more and more decent, and he didn't understand more and more things. The uncle made him tense his face and pursed his lips tightly. Then the slap should be because he didn't pursed his mouth.
Li Wenhua was still reflecting. Li Xiaonan had already looked around the two standing wheels, stretched her feet and stepped on the pedal, looked at the wheels that were turning quickly with a smile, rolled up her sleeves and signaled Wanqing, "Get me some seed cotton."
Wanqing grabbed a small basket of seed cotton that had been prepared long ago, and Li Xiaonan stepped on the pedal and carefully continued the seed cotton between the two wheels. The cotton wool was pulled from the middle of the wheel to the other side, and the cotton seed was squeezed out and left behind.
The people around him opened their eyes wide open and silently.
"I saw it, it's that simple." Li Xiaonan happily continued with another piece of seed cotton.
Wanqing squatted down and picked up the cotton seeds and looked carefully. Li Xiaonan patted Wanqing, "You try it too, be careful."
Wanqing immediately stuffed the small frame of the seed cotton to Yuting, took a piece of lint, imitated Li Xiaonan to step on the pedal, held her breath and continued the seed cotton in. The cotton seeds fell down, and Wanqing laughed out loud.
"I'll try it." Gu Yan reached out and pushed Wanqing aside, stepped on the pedal, and continued several pieces of seed cotton, laughing: "It's so cool."
Li Xiaonan took a few steps back, waved to the carpenters, and smiled and said, "When you see how you use it, it will be easier afterwards. First, you have to adjust the height and shortness. It is not so tiring to sit and work. Second, there must be a board under the wheel, and the arms can be placed on it, which is not so tiring. Third, cotton seeds and cotton wool cannot fall directly to the ground."
Li Xiaonan said, the group of craftsmen nodded, and they could not be respectful anymore.
This is the rebirth of Mr. Lu Ban!
"Also, the transmission here and here need to be improved. It's too laborious now. I think we can refer to the wheel method. And here..."
Li Xiaonan pointed at the extremely simple cotton gin, and Wanqing immediately stepped forward and pushed Li Wenru and Old Master Hong away without hesitation.
No one can delay her A Nan's work.
Li Wenhua was stunned when he saw it. After Li Xiaonan pointed and made a request, Li Wenhua spoke in a long tone and said to Li Shikuan: "Use this thing, it will be enough for a day to remove the seed cotton from our Li family to seeds!"
"Is this the simplest kind that the princess said?" Liu Jingting smiled.
This thing is really great, easy to use and cheap to make.
"Yes, when they do this, the other one is a little more complicated. I thought about it yesterday. Maybe I could add two wheels, remove the seed cotton and press it into a cotton sheet, and then roll it up." Li Xiaonan smiled.
Gu Yan took two steps back, looked at the carpenter who was in a circle and discussed how to improve it, and called Shi Gun with his fingers, "Please come over, the faster the better."
Shi Geng ran to arrange it. Gu Yan turned around, looked at Liu Jingting and Li Xiaonan saying something, and patted Liu Jingting and said, "After the finished product is ready, I will give me two units immediately."
"Yes." Liu Jingting bowed and agreed.
Around noon, Zhou Chennian arrived in sweat and looked around the simple first-grade cotton ginning machine. He knew why Gu Yan urgently summoned him to come. After thinking about it carefully, he suggested to Gu Yan: "The Liu family said that this machine can be made in one or two days to satisfy the prince's concubine. It is better to hand over the memorial with the memorial. One or two days after the memorial, the memorial will arrive, just right."
Gu Yan nodded and signaled to Zhou Chennian, "You left behind to see how they were doing the right order of the princess. Ask Shi Gun and the others yesterday, and write the memorials carefully."
"Don't worry, prince, congratulations to prince." Zhou Chennian bowed and smiled.
Gu Yan glanced at Zhou Chennian. Congratulations at this time, when he saw A Nan sneakingly taking the exam for his brother, he knew that she was extraordinary!
After lunch, the craftsmen divided into two piles, one led by the two middle-aged men to improve the all-wood cotton gin, and the other was led by the gray-haired old carpenter Zhu. With more than a dozen carpenters and seven or eight blacksmiths, under the guidance of Li Xiaonan, they worked hard to understand the advanced cotton gin.
Gu Yan followed Li Xiaonan and was in high spirits.
Liu Jingting listened carefully. This machine is much more complicated than the two wheels, but it is not impossible to make it, and it is not difficult. If this machine is made, the lint will come in and the cotton will come out. It will be basically cleaned and neatly combed and compacted and rolled cotton.
Li Xiaonan explained a lot, leaving the craftsmen to discuss digestion, and sat on the chair under the corridor. Gu Yan sat down, took the tea from Shi Gang and handed it to Li Xiaonan, and asked, "Is there anything else to do when this is done?"
"Yes, this is the first step. It's still early to weave it into a cloth. I'll make it step by step! I have to reduce the price of the fine cloth so that everyone can afford it." Li Xiaonan smiled like a flower, and she finally found a realistic and feasible way.
When Liu Jingting heard the last sentence, hesitated for a moment, approached, bowed and smiled, "If this fine cloth is to go to sea by the Maritime Taxation Department in the future, can this business be handed over to me?"
"Do you want the right to go to sea with cotton? How much do you want?" Gu Yan smiled.
"All." Liu Jingting said politely.
Gu Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled for a moment: "You are A Nan's disciple, and you can't help but want it, but," Gu Yan paused, "Don't be anxious first, let's take a few more steps."
"I am the disciple of the princess. The overseas business of this cotton cloth is also the business of the princess. It is a great honor to be able to follow the horse." Liu Jingting knew it in his heart and hurriedly expressed his opinion with a smile.
Gu Yan patted Liu Jingting with a folding fan and nodded with a smile.
Three days later, the thick fold written by Zhou Chenshi and two brand new cotton gins were handed to Jianle City under the protection of the royal palace guards.
Chapter completed!