Chapter 82 Loom (please subscribe!)

Author: Fat Bird Goes First

Chapter 82 Loom (please subscribe!)

I only see these three blue passives:

[Blue Passive—Zhaza Makes Machine: When making a wooden textile machine, the woodworking skill is temporarily increased by 1 level.]

[Blue Passive—Ink Attack: When making wooden siege engines, the carpentry skill is temporarily increased by 1 level.]

[Blue Passive - Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse: When making wooden vehicles, the carpentry skill is temporarily increased by 1 level. 】

These three skills are all blue skills, and they all made Su Ze drool.

The skill level is temporarily increased by 1 level, which is a very powerful passive verb bar.

Each skill level upgrade provides a huge improvement.

Taking this carpentry as an example, there are two main aspects of improvement.

One is the improvement of production level. Woodworking level 1 can make chopsticks, but the bamboo chopsticks made by Su Ze at level 1 are crooked, and the two chopsticks are not close together at all.

But the wooden chopsticks made at Level 4 are already straight and smooth, no worse than the bamboo chopsticks sold in the county.

Another aspect is that you can get more blueprints by increasing your level.

Level 1 carpenters can only make simple daily necessities such as tables and chairs, while level 4 can make complex carpentry tasks such as cabinets and furniture.

Now that Su Ze has been promoted to Level 5, he can already make transmission wooden machinery such as waterwheels, windmills and spinning wheels.

Su Ze looked at the three blue passives this time, and the first thing he eliminated was the second one.

Siege machinery requires Level 10 carpenters to make it. Not only does it require a lot of time to gain experience, but more importantly, what era is it now? It's already the 16th century! Who wants to use wood to siege cities?

Tool!

There are Hongyi cannons for sale in Yuegang, so what’s the point of using carpentry skills to make siege engines?

What Su Ze is struggling with right now is the two skills "Zhaza makes machines" and "Wooden cows and horses flow".

The spinning machine is a good thing! The Jenny spinning machine is generally considered to be the beginning of the first industrial revolution. The spinning machine equipped with a flying shuttle greatly improved the efficiency of cotton spinning and was eight times more efficient than the old spinning wheel!

Moreover, cotton is easily available in Fujian, and with textile machines, Changningwei will be able to add a big and profitable industry.

Before the Ming Dynasty, the main domestic clothing materials were linen and silk.

The poor wore linen and the rich wore silk. Cotton was only widely introduced into the Yangtze River region after Huang Daopo invented the spinning wheel and cotton seed removal technology at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. The rise of Songjiang Prefecture was closely related to the cotton textile industry.

has a huge relationship with the rise of.

Cotton is also grown in Fujian. In the Yuan Dynasty, a cotton promotion department was established in Fujian to promote cotton cultivation.

There is also a cotton textile industry in Fujian, but it is not as competitive as Songjiang Prefecture. Only a small amount is circulated in Fujian, and the people call it "homespun cloth".

Moreover, Fujian is close to the sea. As long as the sea route is open, it is easy to buy cotton in Fujian.

This was also a period of great development for cotton fabrics, and Su Ze now had "chemical engineering" skills. If he could develop dye technology, this would be a huge moneymaker.

The skill "Wooden Cow, Flowing Horse" is also very important.

After reaching Level 5, Su Ze already had blueprints for making ordinary wooden carriages and small fishing boats in his mind, but to be able to participate in the manufacture of a 200-material warship like the Changning Guard that went to sea, he needed Level 10 carpenters.

To make a larger warship, a carpenter of level 15 or above is required.

"Temporarily increasing carpentry skills by 1 level" allows Su Ze to participate in the construction of sea ships with 200 materials at Level 9, and allows him to participate in the construction of war ships with 500 materials at Level 14. This can save a lot of experience.

time!

After much deliberation, Su Ze finally chose the skill "Zhaza Flirting".

The reason is naturally very simple. Changning Guard itself has shipwrights, and what restricts the development of Changning Guard warships is not a lack of technology, but a lack of money and materials.

Nowadays, Changning Weili, a blessing ship with 200 materials, consumes an astonishing number of materials for maintenance every year. Materials such as sails need to be uniformly allocated by the imperial court.

Moreover, shipbuilding also requires a large amount of seasoned wood. Even if Su Zekong had shipbuilding skills, it would be useless without these materials.

In contrast, things like textile machines are a good way to lead Changning Wei to get rich as quickly as possible.

“Choose ‘Zhaza makes the machine’!”

The production drawings of the wooden loom came into Su Ze's mind. In fact, the structure of Jenny's loom was not too complicated, and it could be made with the materials Chang Ningwei had at hand.

[Remaining free points: 2]

Looking at the two free points, Su Ze fell into confusion again.

Nowadays, the current situation is turbulent, and these two attribute points are quite critical.

Su Ze also hesitated whether to continue adding it to strength or add it to other attributes.

Forget it, I'll save it temporarily and order it again when needed.

After shutting down the system, Su Ze began to think about Changning Wei.

It seems that he will also be involved in the musket trade tonight. Su Ze wants to ask Zhang Haihu and the Japanese pirates if they can get cotton.

The rain that returned to the south came and went quickly. By the evening, the wind and rain had subsided. After dark, the dark clouds dispersed, revealing the sparse and bright starlight.

Su Ze and Zhu Qi stood on the temporary dock, with Changning Guard's soldiers behind them. It was about to be the delivery date agreed with Haihou'er.

Last time, a lantern was hung on the bow of the small boat. It swayed with the waves in the night, and the boat gradually came to the shore. The lantern reflected the sharp-mouthed face of the sea monkey.

Haihou'er and his group of Japanese pirates still think Zhu Qi is the leader. He raised his hands and said to Zhu Qi: "Master Qi!"

Zhu Qi also returned the gift, and Haihou'er said with a playful smile: "Master Qi's business is getting bigger and bigger, and he even sells muskets!"

After the boat docked, a few strong men from the army boarded the boat and took three baskets off the boat.

The dark barrel reflected silver light in the night. When Su Ze was doing research with his mentor, he had only seen unearthed cultural relics. This was the first time he saw a brand-new gun.

After carrying the things onto the dock, Su Ze picked up a blunderbuss in the basket.

These gunshots come in different lengths and even models. It’s unclear where Zhang Haihu got them.

However, Su Ze is not an official purchaser and does not care about the origin of this batch of goods. In this era, there is no mature factory production process and there is no such thing as quality control. Even the muskets produced from the same batch of goods may be of different lengths.

One, this is a normal phenomenon.

This gun is about 1.5 meters long, and even someone as tall as Su Ze needs both hands to pick it up.

Judging from the length, this batch should be imported goods.

After the Battle of Shuangyu Island, the Ming Dynasty also began to imitate bird muskets on its own. However, the bird muskets of the Ming Dynasty had shorter barrel lengths, smaller powder charges, and generally did not have shoulder butts.

As for why the Ming Dynasty's bird guns did this, according to Instructor Su Ze, it should be because of the backward iron smelting technology. In order to prevent the chamber from exploding, Ming craftsmen did not dare to make bird guns with a larger amount of medicine.

In order to save materials, it is natural that there is no need for such a long gun barrel, and because the powder charge is small, the recoil is naturally small, so there is no need for a shoulder stock.

Later, when Qi Jiguang was equipping the Qi Army with bird guns, he did not like the bird guns issued by the Daming Firearms Bureau, and preferred the "Japanese guns" and "foreign guns" seized from the Japanese pirates.

Some local regiments even made their own muskets, and the quality was better than those produced by the imperial court.

The appearance and structure of the blunderbuss are much the same as those of modern rifles, with a wooden shoulder stock, a long barrel, front and rear sights, and even a trigger.

However, the current percussive mercury-fulminating gunpowder has not yet been invented, so what is pulled on the trigger is a slow-burning match rope. When fighting is needed, the match rope is lit. Once the trigger is pulled, the match rope will be pressed into the gunpowder port.

Ignite the powder in the barrel.

The explosion and expansion of the gunpowder will push the lead bullet out of the muzzle, hitting the enemy.

From this point of view, Zhang Haihu's price of one or two taels of silver for a gun can be regarded as a reasonable price.

Hai Hou'er glanced at Su Ze, but his eyes were still on Zhu Qi.

"Master Qi, Master Hu spent a lot of effort on this shipment."

Zhu Qi followed what Su Ze taught him and said quickly: "Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Hu more, and I'll have to trouble Mr. Hu even more in the future!"

However, Hai Hou'er sighed and said: "After completing your transaction, we will retreat to the open sea. I don't know when we will see you next time."

Zhu Qi was shocked and asked quickly:

"Why is this? Lord Tiger wants to withdraw from Nanpi Island?"

Nanpi Island is a living island with fresh water. It is a large island that can accommodate a thousand people. Zhang Haihu has been operating on this island for a long time, and he even gave up if he gave up.

Haihou'er said with a bitter face: "Master Tiger doesn't want to give up this inheritance, but monk Mingshan has gathered troops at sea to lure the real Japanese to attack eastern Zhejiang, echoing the uprising of ancestor Luo Fu in Jiangxi. King Lu is also gathering

The soldiers are going to invade Fujian again."

After saying this, Haihouer glanced at Zhu Qi meaningfully, and then at the Changning Guardsmen behind Zhu Qi.

The soldiers of Changning Guard showed complex expressions such as shock, horror, and hatred.

All this was seen by Su Ze. He looked at Zhu Qi again, only to see Zhu Qi's face turning pale as he failed to live up to expectations.

Zhu Qi asked tremblingly: "Is the Deer King really coming?"

Haihou'er also said in a low voice: "It's absolutely true. Captain Haifeng has sent a messenger to inform my Lord Hu. Is this still false?"

Haihou'er glanced at Zhu Qi meaningfully again and said, "Master Qi, I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse for you to join Chang Ning Wei at this time."

Su Ze lowered his head to inspect the gun while thinking carefully about the conversation between the two.
To be continued...