Chapter 2007 The thickness of the crucible (2)

The convoy arrived in Dieppe around 4 p.m. and were greeted by the mayor and officials.

The factory hadn't finished get off work yet at this time, so they went to visit before going to where they lived.

Georgiana originally didn't plan to go with her, but if she didn't go, no one would take her to her place of residence. Between waiting in the carriage and following her to visit, she chose the latter. In fact, compared to the textile industry, Dee

Dieppe is more famous for its ivory trade and sculpture art. The ivory boxes Matilda bought in Le Havre can be seen everywhere in Dieppe.

In addition to ordinary jewelry boxes, there are also ivory candle holders, chess sets, sailing ship ornaments, and even wine glasses and combs.

Although she knew that these ivory products were bloody, she was still reluctant to part with a set of chess, but in the end her rationality overcame her impulse to buy, and she followed the others to the next location.

"Georgina." Bonaparte pointed to the harbor not far away and said, "Look, there are fish."

She stared at him expressionlessly.

She knew that there were not only fish, but also oysters and octopus, because it was a seafood market, but she only said she wanted to eat fish once, how could he remember it?

Now all the people following him on the tour started laughing, as if she was a cat that loved to eat fish.

The fish and oysters in Paris also come from Dilop. At this moment, she suddenly discovered something and walked to a cloth stall to check.

Most people only see clothing, and fabrics are mostly seen by wholesalers and clothing merchants. Mortier's family is also in this industry, so he came to join in the fun.

Georgiana took out two pieces of cloth and gestured.

"Why aren't they the same length?" Georgiana asked the store.

The store owner was confused.

"Why aren't they the same length?" Georgiana asked again.

"No one regulates this." Motier said, "Can't they all be used in the same way?"

"Doesn't the printing machine specify the size?" She picked up a small piece of cloth. "Can this be printed too?"

Mortier was stunned for a moment.

"This depends on the size of the workbench and the size of the mold." Schaptal said, "If the size is different, the table can be changed."

"Will continuous printing be affected by length?" Georgiana asked again.

This time Chaptal didn't speak either.

"Aren't there any rules about the length and width of cloth?" asked Georgiana.

"The width is as wide as the machine can weave it," Schaptal said. "The length depends on how much yarn there is."

"Then the length and width can be limited." Georgiana stuffed the cloth into Shaptal's hand. "There is also the quality of the yarn. If there is not enough cotton inside, you can return it."

"Spread those two pieces of cloth," ordered Bonaparte.

Four people spread out the two wrapped pieces of cloth.

It is obvious that the width and length of the two pieces of cloth are not the same.

"How could this happen?" Georgiana asked Schaptal.

"When customs imports cotton and wool products, they always use statistical weights." Schaptal said, "Weigh the two pieces of cloth. Are they the same weight?"

Someone immediately borrowed a scale. There was a slight difference in the weight of the two pieces of cloth, but they were basically about the same weight.

"Retail sales are calculated by the yard, which is 1 shilling and 2 pence per yard." The owner of the cloth shop said, "Ten years ago, it was 3 shillings per yard."

"Did it drop that much?" Georgiana asked in surprise.

The boss shrugged.

"Cut them to a yard and measure them," Shaptal ordered.

Only the boss is responsible for this matter. With the sound of the tearing of cloth, the two pieces are the same one yard long, but the weights of the cotton cloth with different widths are obviously different when put on the scale. The wider one is obviously heavier.

a lot of.

"There are many people in this industry, and the width of the looms is also different." Schaptal said, "Some machines will be wider, and some will be narrower."

"What's the difference?" asked Georgiana.

"Look, this distribution of longitude and latitude..."

"The woolen textile industry has this rule, wide and narrow." Motier said to Bonaparte, "The cotton textile industry does not seem to have this rule."

"Go on," Bonaparte said, staring at Chaptard.

"The yarn spun by the water-powered spinning machine is strong but slightly thicker, and the yarn spun by the multi-axis spinning machine is fine but easy to break, so the warp yarn is usually spun by the water-powered spinning machine in the factory, and the weft yarn is spun by the multi-axis spinning machine.

The yarn is spun on a yarn machine, and the weft produced in this way is cheesecloth. Not only can the weft yarn be produced by machinery, but also by cottage industry, so competition has arisen between the factory and the cottage industry." Shaptal pointed to the rip where the boss just tore the cloth and said, "You

Look, it’s these weft threads that are broken. If you change the direction, it won’t be so easy to tear.”

Mortier took the piece of cloth and it seemed relatively easy to tear it open with his military strength.

"Take it back for experimentation." Bonaparte looked at Chaptard again, "You continue."

"I remember there was a patent case in 1788. At that time, Arkwright's water-powered spinning patent expired. Watt invented the steam-powered spinning machine. In the past, factories were built along rivers. The steam engine liberated this kind of spinning machine.

restrictions, and the number of factories increased rapidly." Schaptal recalled, "But the speed of yarn production increased, but the speed of weaving did not keep up, so the yarn had to be sold abroad."

"We'll talk about these later, you talk about the rest first," Bonaparte said.

"Later there was a weaver named Samuel Crompton, who combined Arkwright's water-powered spinning machine with the improved Jenny multi-spindle spinning machine to create a new machine that could produce

Thin and strong thread, he called this machine a mule machine. It was not driven by a mule, but a mule was the product of a donkey and a horse. If the thread of the water-powered spinning machine could allow the British to weave Indian white cotton

, then the yarn produced by the spinning machine can be used to make fine cotton cloth. It increases the price of cotton from raw materials to finished products by nearly 1000%, and the people responsible for making them are women and children."

"Do you have such a machine?" Bonaparte asked the mayor of Dieppe.

"No, this kind of machine is prohibited from export and is not allowed to be visited," said the mayor of Dieppe.

"1000%? No wonder." Georgiana whispered.

"There are higher ones." Chaptard whispered to Georgiana, and then he looked at Bonaparte. "This business is very profitable. There are more people involved, and there are people who make such machines. But

Although the working principles were the same, no one specified the sizes, because muslin was a new industry to England, and because of the explosion of improvements in machinery, there was no control other than competition and personal gain.

In the wool industry, the so-called old industry, many traditions and manufacturing regulations must be followed. Just like Louis XIV ordered that Marseille soap must use olive oil and plant ash, the Marseilles also follow this tradition and manufacturing regulations, animal hair

Unlike cotton, which needs to be degreased and can be thicker or thinner depending on the animal's physique, machines cannot completely replace manual work in combing the hair. Factory owners still have to rely on skilled carding workers, but if the machine is improved, this may not be the case.

, now the price of woolen fabric is much more expensive than cotton.”

"Take me to your factory," said Bonaparte.

"Are the regulations on broad and narrow fabrics that strict?" Georgiana asked Schaptal.

"The rules are set by people." Schaptal said with a smile. "The key is that the British side did not give rules to the cotton textile industry. Freedom is an indispensable driving force for technological progress. Once that freedom is lost, it will be the same as wool.

The textile industry has also lost its vitality."

After he finished speaking, he put his hands behind his back and left with the others.
Chapter completed!