Chapter 116 Spinning eighty yarns at a time!One person is worth a factory! 【Please subscribe】
When Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao and his son saw this small shuttle outside, the shock in their hearts was no less than an earth-shattering earthquake.
Both father and son are at the top of the empire.
What you see is much higher than too many people, even if it is just an innovation in textile technology.
But the two of them knew very well that if the shuttle was used in the textile industry, it would bring huge innovations.
As Chen Han said, because the textile industry is closely related to people's lives.
Therefore, every step of reform will promote the huge development of an industry.
Just like the invention of the shuttle, it will greatly improve efficiency and greatly reduce the price of cotton.
It will be very beneficial to people's lives.
At the same time, it will give Daming a huge price advantage in the cotton market.
It will stimulate the cultivation of cotton and the prosperity of the textile and spinning industry.
And Zhu Yuanzhang even wanted to thank Chen Han for coming up with this technology at this time.
Because the reform has not yet begun, but we need to accumulate experience and have a mechanism to promote reform and development.
And isn’t the reform of the textile industry an opportunity?
When Chen Han finished demonstrating the use of the shuttle, the lady beside him could not contain his excitement.
She said in a very shocked tone, "Mr. Xiao Chen, you are indeed a learned person, and this thing of yours is so useful for us people.
We never thought before that the shuttle could be positioned in this slot like this.
At that time, we only knew how to throw it back and forth in our hands.
Now that we have this thing, we will weave faster. Can I give it a try? "
Chen Han gave up his position and said, "It was originally built for people like you, so hurry up and give it a try."
The aunt had already seen how Chen Han operated it. This thing was actually not difficult.
Moreover, she has been weaving for so long, and her hand-eye coordination is quite strong. After sitting on the loom, she just got used to it briefly and started weaving at a speed that was many times faster than the previous speed.
It didn't take long, and I quickly finished weaving a piece of cloth.
She was so excited that she couldn't speak for a long time.
Even for a skilled weaver like her, it would take most of a day to weave a piece of cloth.
But now that we have the shuttle, we can almost finish weaving in less than half an hour.
In such a comparison, it is true that as Chen Han said just now, the efficiency of weaving can be increased to ten or twenty times.
One person and one machine can improve the performance by ten or twenty times, but what about ten people?What about twenty people?What about a hundred people?
The aunt doesn’t dare to imagine anymore.
This was an invention that transcended the times, and Ling Han had already recorded it all with his excited hands outside.
He knew that Chen Han only showed off the shuttle in this small classroom.
But if applied to the entire Ming Dynasty, it will cause huge waves.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty will usher in a huge revolution.
People will be able to buy very cheap cotton cloth in the future.
There will be a huge revolution in the textile industry.
Zhu Youwei couldn't hide her excitement after seeing Grandpa Huang and her father so excited.
Hey!My husband is awesome!
Chen Han saw that the aunt had finished unloading a piece of cloth at an extremely fast speed, and asked, "Auntie, what do you think? Is it convenient and fast?"
The aunt was so excited that she didn't know what to say, "I have lived for more than 50 years, and I have never been so relaxed.
It's so fast, it's so fast. If this thing were used all over the world, I don't know how much cloth would be woven. "
Ling Han outside almost jumped up and yelled: What are you talking nonsense about, you old woman?
If Chen Han asks you anything, just answer whatever you want. Why do you want to mention the world?
You are just an old lady in the countryside now, and the affairs of the world are none of your business.
Fortunately, after hearing this, Chen Han didn't seem to think there was anything wrong at all.
Instead, he nodded with a slight smile.
Then he looked at the students present and said, "You just saw that the efficiency of the textile machine has increased by ten or twenty times with the addition of the shuttle.
In other words, one person can produce more textiles than twenty people before.
If all looms were replaced with shuttle looms, how much would the efficiency increase be? "
The students were so surprised that they were speechless.
Everyone looked at Chen Han with admiration in his eyes.
Chen Han said with some emotion at this time: "You sit here and see the advanced technology, but you actually have no other feelings except shock.
You must even be thinking in your heart that this thing is nothing more than that, how much trouble can such a small thing cause.
As long as we discover it carefully, we will definitely be able to figure it out. "
When Chen Han said this, some students were actually a little embarrassed.
Because some students do feel this way.
After seeing their expressions, Chen Han raised his voice and said, "You are my students, so I must tell you a truth.
Any invention is a great thing, even if it is just an ingenious idea, even if everyone sees it after it is made, it is nothing more than that, but why can't most people invent it? "
The students were at a loss.
Chen Han explained: "It's because arrogant people always feel that tolerating all things in the world and encompassing the whole universe is the ambition a person should have.
And focusing on the small textile machine, that is Xiao Zhier, not worth mentioning! However, those who want to tolerate all things in the world are mostly people with great ambitions and little talent, and have done nothing in their lives.
On the contrary, it is those who work hard in their own professions and strive to shine. They are the real warriors who promote the development of mankind.
To sum it up in one sentence: Doing something, loving something, doing things down-to-earth and conscientiously is more respectable than having unrealistic dreams. "
As a teacher, Chen Han suddenly felt that whether he was in modern times or in the Ming Dynasty.
Since you can't teach them the Four Books and Five Classics when you become their teacher, then try to teach them a little bit about how to behave and do things.
Ling Han heard it from outside and was convinced.
What Chen Han said can be applied to many young scholars.
These people are filled with ambition as soon as they read.
I want to stabilize the country and make the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment.
But the fact is that they have only read a few books by sages and have no experience in governing a place.
When there is a huge gap between ideals and reality, many people begin to degenerate and become drunkards and liars in the trading of power and money.
Because they are confused and can't find their direction, wouldn't they be easily pulled into the trap?
Then Chen Han said: "Okay, let's go too far, let's continue the lecture.
Weaving and spinning cannot be separated. If there is no yarn, it will be difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
Before the British Reform, the emergence of the flying shuttle accelerated the efficiency of weaving, thus dramatically increasing the supply of yarn.
After seeing such a huge market, a craftsman finally stepped forward.
He invented a machine that could spin eight yarns at a time.
Even if there is enough power, sixteen and thirty-two yarns can be spun. "At the same time, the old lady on the side was extremely shocked.
The yarns they use now are still very original.
After collecting the cotton, remove the cotton seeds and dry them in the sun, and then use a slingshot to beat the cotton balls until they are fluffy and dispersed.
Then roll it into the size of chopsticks, then put it on the spinning machine to slowly spin out silk thread.
The process of spinning cotton thread is very tedious.
One is that you can only spin one, and the other is that it is boring.
Unexpectedly, Chen Han actually said that there is a machine that can directly spin eight or even sixteen yarns.
And it has enough power to spin 32 threads or [-] threads at the same time.
This shocked the old lady, and also surprised Linghan Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao outside.
I didn't expect that people in later generations would not only make such a big breakthrough in textile looms, but also in spinning machines.
If it is possible to spin eight, or even sixteen or 32 yarns at one time, it would be equivalent to eight times the efficiency, sixteen times the efficiency, and 32 times the efficiency.
This is many times higher than what it is now.
If this is really possible, the efficiency of weaving will be greatly improved.
After Chen Han finished saying these words, he pointed to the small Jenny spinning machine made by him through scaling, which was placed on it.
Chen Han had already asked Zhu Youwei to find the cotton that had already been played.
Then he said: "Madam, you should be very accustomed to using a spinning machine. Now you can see if my machine can spin it in one go."
The aunt looked at the spinning machine lying on the ground with some curiosity.
Usually the spinning machine they use is standing upright, but now Chen Han is lying on the ground.
And look at the spindles, there are already five in total.
This means that five yarns can be spun at once.
The aunt asked: "So many?"
Chen Han replied: "Didn't I tell you? The Jenny spinning machine can spin up to dozens of yarns at a time.
Even when there is strong motivation behind, you can return eighty roots at a time.
In other words, one machine can handle the workload of eighty people. "
The old lady took a breath, and Ling Han, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and his son outside also took a breath.
Unexpectedly, in later generations, there would be a spinning machine capable of spinning eighty threads at a time.
If Ming Dynasty is really used in this, it will be an unparalleled double pride.
The loom had just seen that Chen Han took out the shuttle.
Now they saw Chen Han's machine again. At first they glanced at it and felt that it was a little strange.
Although it has the same crank handle as an ordinary spinning machine.
But his rocker is really too big.
And they had never seen the spinning machine lying on the ground.
Chen Han was not in a hurry to introduce him, but asked the aunt to give it a try.
Originally, spinning meant that women would spin yarn and men would weave. Of course the aunt knew all the work processes.
She sat beside the five baskets, which were already filled with cotton.
He rubbed it into strips with his hands, and then placed it on the spinning machine.
Then Chen Han slowly started to spin the spindle, and the old lady was surprised to find that there were indeed five pairs of spindles twisting together.
Then slowly, the cotton thread was really spun out, and all of it was wrapped around the spindle.
The aunt who saw this scene was so surprised that her eyes almost fell to the ground.
This is just such a small spinning machine.
But it is enough to cover the workload of five people.
You must know that before they could only weave thread by thread.
But now Chen Han's machine can spin five threads at one time.
Chen Han also said that as long as there is enough power, it can move.
It can even be up to eighty lines.
It's worth it.
Only when Ling Han secretly saw the machine through the window and slowly spun the cotton thread in Chen Han's hands did he understand.
Chen Kang didn't lie at all.
He even understood more clearly that these things from Chen Han were enough to cause a major earthquake in the entire textile industry.
Perhaps in the near future, all small workshops that cannot keep up with the progress will have to close their doors.
And those big workshop owners with outstanding insights will have a better future one by one.
Chen Han clapped his hands after demonstrating the Jenny Spinning Machine, "Now you should all realize the power of technology.
The way of science is not as illusory as Confucianism.
The scientific method is more pragmatic, and every development of it is closely related to the lives of ordinary people.
So he doesn't seem so tall and approachable.
The reason why science and technology was not taken seriously in ancient times was that Confucianism had the right to speak in the court.
They are afraid that their status will be impacted by other knowledge.
Afraid of the emergence of a hundred schools of thought in the pre-Qin period.
It took them 2000 or [-] years to finally reach this prestigious position. How could they let it go so easily? Therefore, they do everything possible to attract all kinds of beautiful qualities to scholars.
They tried every possible means to elevate Saint Kong.
What for? The purpose is to be above all knowledge.
The purpose is to put an end to other knowledge, surpass them, and become the most favored knowledge by the ruling class.
But students, you should also have seen the shuttle I demonstrated just now, and the spinning Jenny I demonstrated.
What would it mean if this were applied to textile workshops?
That would mean that in the future we might all be able to afford cotton.
Everyone can wear new clothes.
Cotton freedom is within reach for everyone.
Instead of allowing those cotton cloth merchants to raise the price of cotton cloth very high under inefficient conditions.
This is a technological innovation that is closely related to every one of us. "
After hearing what Chen Han said, Zhu Yuanzhang saw Ling Han beside him.
"Ling Aiqing, the reason why you changed so quickly is probably because of his influence."
When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, Ling Han was stunned for a moment.
To be honest, if someone else said this, he would definitely refute: I am so old and no longer a young man, how can I let others influence me.
But when Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he could only acquiesce...
(End of this chapter)