One is a treadle reeling machine, the late Qing version, the other is a Jenny spinning machine, the late Qing version, and the last is a jacquard loom, the late Ming version.
The pedal reeling machine is mainly used to extract silk. Its performance is about 10 times that of the Song Dynasty machine. It can be used by one person. The Jenny Spinning Machine is famous and can increase the spinning speed from several times to dozens of times, depending on the number of spindles.
As for the jacquard loom, although there were jacquard looms in the Song Dynasty, the one developed by Lin Yi could increase the weaving speed by about 4 times, and it could weave more designs and colors.
In fact, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, some large-scale textile factories with thousands of workers had appeared in Suzhou, Songjiang and other areas. Food, clothing, housing and transportation were all essential livelihood industries for the people. It would definitely be very profitable to build a few large-scale factories in the south of the Yangtze River.
It can also drive the local sericulture economy and enrich the daily lives of ordinary people.
Made by machine,
Lin Yi asked people from the Ministry of Industry to conduct experiments.
There are many experienced people here, and they quickly tested the power of these machines, and everyone was shocked and excited.
The officials were also very excited.
This is a huge achievement.
Moreover, it will also be recorded in the history books in the future, and these participants may all be famous in the history books.
Lin Yi said to the Minister of Industry: "Write the memorial and report it to Your Majesty to see what His Majesty has planned."
However, the Minister of Industry bowed and asked, "What are your plans, sir?"
Lin Yi is his supervisor. He must ask Lin Yi's opinion first. Lin Yi smiled and said: "When Your Majesty knows, the Ministry of Industry will preside over the construction of several large workshops in Jiangnan, which can increase the national silk production by 30%."
above."
"As for cotton cloth, the production can be increased by about 50%. In this way, the amount of cotton will be greatly increased. Nowadays, cotton is mainly planted in the Guanshan, Shaanxi, Fujian and Guangzhou areas. If you can increase the planting appropriately, you will definitely make great profits. You can read these in the memorial
Write it down so that His Majesty will know."
The Minister of Industry and Commerce nodded quickly.
The next day.
The Minister of Industry reported to the court that Xianggong Lin had developed three new looms that could increase production 10 times. The courtiers were shocked.
Xianggong Lin has just developed a new type of artillery. Within a few days, he has also developed a new loom that can increase production 10 times. Could it be that Xianggong Lin is a god descending to earth?
Song Huizong was overjoyed after reading the memorial.
He said: "Originally, in the past few days, we were still discussing how to reward Lin Qing. Now that he has made a new loom that is related to the people's livelihood of the entire Song Dynasty, it seems that the reward will be discussed again."
The officials below were jealous.
But there is no way,
Who said Mr. Lin is really awesome?
"As for the establishment of factories in the Jiangnan area, I think it is better for the imperial court and the Royal Commercial Bank to do it jointly. The imperial court is responsible for the government affairs and the Royal Commercial Bank is responsible for the commercial part. This way we can avoid corruption."
The emperor has already said that he is afraid of corruption. Now someone jumps out and says that this is inappropriate. It is obvious that he is thinking about corruption. Who dares to wade into this muddy water.
Moreover,
Lin Yi has always been in charge of this matter. Who dares to offend him now?
a few days later,
The imperial court awarded him a reward.
He was appointed as Grand Tutor, opened the mansion with three divisions, and was granted the title of Duke of Chu.
The Taifu is a genuine one, and Lin Yi is now just a little bit on par with Cai Jing. Lin Yi accepted the award at home and went to the palace to express his gratitude.
night,
Overnight at the Royal Palace.
Lin Yi's role as Duke of Chu was also done by Cai Jing before. Cai Jing granted him several titles, first Duke of Jia, then Duke of Wei, Duke of Chu. Now Cai Jing is Duke of Lu, and now Lin Yi has become Duke of Chu.
Chasing Cai Jing.
then,
Many officials came to visit Lin Yi with gifts and congratulated Lin Yi on his promotion to the imperial rank, but Lin Yi all avoided seeing him.
For a time, there were many rumors in the market, and Lin Yi's reputation for being clean and honest spread widely.
certainly,
This has the effect of Lin Yi taking the initiative to spread the word.
Lin Yi now has hundreds of storytellers under his command, forming an extremely powerful propaganda force.
The so-called reputation is good or bad.
How much do outsiders really know, and it is not through propaganda, and in ancient times, word of mouth was extremely important. Once an idea is formed, many things can be done twice the result with half the effort.
famous ministers,
It can be promoted.
Nowadays, the rumors about Lin Yi in the public are basically that he is unparalleled in talent, charming, loyal to the country, incorruptible, knows people well and revolutionizes military officialdom.
Many people think that the future of the Song Dynasty lies with Xianggong Lin.
On this day,
It's the day when Zhenbao Pavilion opens.
If you want to maintain a good army, you need more money. After Lin Yi set up the new army and arranged for the establishment of textile factories in the south, he began to make money again.
Jumbo Pavilion is the property of the Royal Merchant House.
Including the capital, there are a total of 32 Zhenbao Pavilions opened in 32 of the most prosperous cities in the Song Dynasty, including Bianliang in Tokyo, Luoyang in Xijing, Yingchang Prefecture, Taiyuan Prefecture, Daming Prefecture, Yangzhou, Lin'an Prefecture, Jingnan Prefecture, etc.
land.
The so-called treasure pavilion is naturally a place where precious things are sold.
From gold, silver, jade, treasured playthings, antique vases, chess, calligraphy and paintings, to glass products and glass crafts made by the Royal Merchant House, etc.
In short, they are all treasured and expensive things.
Lin Yi previously robbed a large amount of treasures from Cai Jing, Wang Fu, and Liang Shicheng's family. If they were kept in the warehouse, they would only eat dust. It was better to take them out and sell them. Cai Jing has not fallen yet, so Lin Yi only took out Wang Fu and Liang Shicheng's treasures.
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In addition, there were items confiscated from the homes of Zhu Meng and dozens of other corrupt officials, and even their houses in Bianjing were all sold.
You need to know how many treasures these guys collected from the people in the name of searching for treasures for Song Huizong. The total treasures in the hands of these guys are no less than hundreds of millions of coins.
Bianjing Zhenbao Pavilion.
The house used was Wang Fu's mansion.
In addition to the convenience of transformation, it also serves as a warning to officials. No matter how brilliant you were in the past, you will not even have a home after making a mistake.
Zhenbao Pavilion, dragon and lion dances and firecrackers are very lively.
Lin Yi sent out invitations in advance to Bianjing officials and big businessmen, as well as their families, as well as several Buddhist monks, so the crowd turned out to be no less than a thousand people on the opening day.
The various products are very attractive.
All kinds of treasures.
It makes many people excited.
However, the price also prohibits many people, and good things are really expensive.
Not to mention other treasures,
Just talking about the utensils and handicrafts made by Lin Yi in the glass workshop attracted countless people to visit.
glass tea set,
Glazed pen holder and washer.
Glass jewelry box.
glass vase,
Jewelry made of colored glaze.
It can range from a few strings to dozens or hundreds of strings.
This is pretty cheap.
There are various kinds of glass mirrors, ranging from dozens to hundreds of pieces, to the most expensive ones costing more than a thousand pieces. However, this mirror can illuminate half of the body, and many people are amazed.
This is nothing,
There are more expensive ones.
These days, after the craftsmen are familiar with glass creations, their skills have become more and more proficient. They are a group of top craftsmen, and their craftsmanship is absolutely impeccable. As long as they understand the characteristics of glass, various shapes will follow.
Lin Yi specifically ordered,
Let the craftsmen create various glazed Buddha statues and Bodhisattva statues.
After Lin Yi became prime minister, he read the information from the religious department and said that there were many Taoist priests in the Northern Song Dynasty. This is incorrect. In fact, there were more monks in the Northern Song Dynasty. It is recorded in the court files that there are now more than 39,000 registered temples across the country.
, there are more than 300,000 monks with ultimatums, and it is estimated that the number of monks who are not registered and without ultimatums is several times that of monks with ultimatums.
Not only do these temples pay no taxes, they also make money through business, especially the loan sharking industry, which many big temples are engaged in.
What,
Not paying back the money,
Dare to steal the Buddha's money.
Not only will you be a cow and a horse in this life,
Let you be a cow and a horse in your next life.
If a monk has money, he is willing to spend it, otherwise he would not have the money to gild the Buddha's body and build so many magnificent temples.
Lin Yi drew a pattern, and each of these Bodhisattva and Buddha statues shone with glazed golden light, especially under the light, emitting colorful brilliance.
When ordinary people see it, they want to invite them home to offer sacrifices, let alone those monks.
This is also the reason why Lin Yi asked people to send invitations to the temple.
Buddha statue area.
Master Zhiqing, the host of Daxiangguo Temple, clasped his palms together in front of the Buddha and Bodhisattva statues and recited Amitabha. His eyes were completely attracted by these full and gorgeous Buddha statues.
Statue of Sakyamuni Buddha.
Maitreya.
Statues of Manjushri, Samantabhadra, Avalokitesvara, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, etc.
And there are various shapes.
For example, Manjushri Bodhisattva has a seated image, a full body standing image, and a green lion image. Samantabhadra Bodhisattva has a seated image, a full body standing image, and a six-tusked white elephant image.
As long as there is need,
Lin Yi can let people create an entire series.
There are dozens of Buddhas, dozens of Bodhisattvas, as well as Arhats, Garams, gods, the four heavenly kings, the four vajras, etc.
Even one Guanyin Bodhisattva can make thirty-three incarnations.
The great monk called the steward who was selling the Buddha statues, clasped his hands together and asked, "How can we bring these Buddha statues back to the temple?"
The steward said respectfully: "Back to Master Zhiqing, this kind of seven-colored glazed Buddha and Bodhisattva statues are one foot high, one has eight hundred strings, two feet high, one thousand five hundred strings, and three feet high have three thousand strings.
As tall as 50,000 guan."
The old monk's eyes twitched.
I think it's very expensive.
But he desperately wanted to invite him back.
My heart is in agony.
Master Zhiqing walked around and finally saw Lin Yi. Lin Yi was chatting with other officials and wealthy businessmen. When the great monk came over, Lin Yi smiled and said hello.
"Master Zhiqing, how do you feel about Zhenbao Pavilion?" Lin Yi asked with a smile.
Master Zhiqing sighed: "There are countless treasures, which is indeed worthy of the name of Zhenbao Pavilion. Mr. Lin, I have something to discuss with Mr. Xian. I wonder if it is okay?"
"Master, please speak?"
In fact, Lin Yi already had some guesses in his mind.
"I saw those colorful glazed Buddha statues. They are solemn and luxurious. They are not suitable for sale. Instead, they should be placed in the Buddhist hall for worship. The poor monk wants to discuss with Mr. Lin whether Zhenbao Pavilion can donate those Buddha statues to Daxiangguo Temple and the monks of Daxiangguo Temple.
I must pray for my husband."
After that, he performed a Buddhist ritual.
The smile on Lin Yi's face did not diminish, but he said: "Master Zhiqing, this is the property of the government. The government reduces the tax burden for the country. You open your mouth and want to take it for nothing. Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will be angry?"
"Oh~~"
Master Zhiqing was speechless.
"Can it be cheaper? The price is too expensive."
"Master Zhiqing, you are confused. You think the Buddha and Bodhisattva should be cheaper. This is disrespectful to the Buddha and Bodhisattva. On the contrary, I think the more expensive the better, what do you think?"
sophistry,
Master Zhiqing knew that Lin Yi was sophistry.
But he couldn't say that the Buddha and Bodhisattva statues were not worth so much money.
In the end, they could only retreat.
Zhenbao Pavilion in other cities across the country also opened today. I don’t know what the situation is. Although the Royal Commercial Bank has established a carrier pigeon liaison information organization, it will take a few days to know.
While Lin Yi was thinking about it, Cui Niannu came over with Golden Lotus and Anemone, Chunmei Xiuer and the other girls. The Treasure Pavilion was opening today, and Lin Yi specially asked them to come and join in the fun.
They were not the only female guests today. Lin Yi not only invited officials and wealthy businessmen, but also their families. Women's spending power may not be lower than men's, especially in modern society.
Moreover, women are more prone to impulsive consumption, unlike men who always care about gains and losses. The largest consumer group of mirrors, soaps, and perfumes is women, so it is also necessary to cultivate consumption among ladies.
Zhenbao Pavilion has specially opened a treasure area for women, selling high-end gold jewelry, jewelry and jade, pearl necklaces, gorgeous clothing materials, glass items, etc.
"What did you buy?" Lin Yi asked the girls with a smile.
Several women chattered about their harvest.
Most of them are women's jewelry, such as hairpins, gold hairpins, beads, etc. Lin Yi naturally pays for these, but they are all his, and the money spent is left to the right.
That night.
Lin Yi took Cui Niannu and Pan Jinlian to serve together. The two women showed off their charms, and Lin Yi felt very uncomfortable while serving.
the next day,
His Majesty the Emperor visited the Treasure Pavilion in person.
Private venue.
They also brought more than seventy or eighty concubines, as well as more than forty princes and princesses. The emperor's family and his servants totaled several hundred people.
Lin Yi turned into Song Huizong and waved his hand.
"I will pay for today's consumption."
Empress Zheng led the team, and the princes, princesses, and concubines began to make large purchases. Of course, they were not unscrupulous people, and they had to get those priceless things. For example, if the queen spent 500 guan, the concubine could only spend 500 guan.
300 sticks, in descending order.
even so,
In the end, I spent tens of thousands of dollars.
Who said the royal family has a large population?
Fortunately, these people are not very interested in antiques, jade, calligraphy and painting, and prefer glass products, because glass products are the most popular now, and the total cost is only a few hundred pieces.
It's drizzling.
That night,
Lin Yi called two concubines to come to the palace to serve him.
When the two women saw the emperor crying, Lin Yi asked them why they were sad, "It's not that I'm sad, I'm happy. Your Majesty hasn't favored my family for more than a year. I thought your Majesty would never care about me again."
Another concubine also said, "The slave family also looks forward to serving His Majesty every day."
None of the concubines selected by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty were not beautiful. Although the two in front of him had given birth to children, their feminine taste became more and more intense.
Lin Yixin said that no wonder Cao Cao liked this tune.
this night,
Very wonderful.
A few days later.
News came from various places through Feige, reporting on the sales of Zhenbao Buildings in various places. In just three days, the total sales reached 5 million yuan.
not only that,
There was also a batch of Buddha and Bodhisattva statues that were shipped to the Liao Kingdom for sale. They were snapped up and sold for millions of dollars.
In the Song Dynasty,
Although Buddhism is very prosperous, it is balanced by Taoism. However, in the Liao Kingdom, Buddhism is the dominant one. The Liao Kingdom has developed from a belief in Buddhism to a level of worshiping Buddhism.
The so-called "Ning Buddha" refers to blindly worshiping Buddha in order to seek blessings.
There is a saying in later generations that "the Liao Dynasty was abolished by liberation, and the Jin Dynasty was destroyed by Confucianism." Several generations of emperors of the Liao Dynasty believed in Buddhism. Yelu Hongji, the Daozong of the Liao Dynasty, was particularly superstitious about Buddhism. To what extent was he superstitious? Basically, he was like Emperor Wu of Liang in the Southern Dynasty.
Virtue, likes to build large-scale construction projects for Buddhism.
Yelu Hongji was the eldest brother who was sworn sworn brother to Qiao Feng. He was in power for more than 40 years, and Buddhism also flourished for more than 40 years.
Four percent of the people in the Liao Kingdom became monks, and everyone in the country was a believer in Buddhism. They spent a lot of gold and silver every year to serve the Buddha, and the temples became very rich.
As for Xixia, Dali and other countries, they all believe in Buddhism and regard it as the state religion.
Lin Yi made these Buddha statues not only for the monks of the Song Dynasty, but also to make money from the Liao Kingdom, Xixia, and Dali.
These glazed Buddha statues can be exchanged for large sums of gold and silver if shipped there.
Is there anything more enjoyable than making money from an enemy country?
According to Lin Yi's speculation, it would not be a problem to earn tens of millions of guan from the Liao, Xixia, and Dali kingdoms every year. Coupled with the domestic Zhenbao Pavilion, it would not be a big problem to earn 40 to 50 million guan every year.
Now that we have this foundation, Lin Yi can implement his next plan, which is to get the Royal Bank.