"In Songjiang, most of the cotton spinning is done by the people at home. However, there are only a few people in each household. Even if the whole family goes to work, it is really laborious to complete the entire cotton-making process."
Xu Erjue lived up to Zuo Mengeng's expectations and introduced in detail the operating modes of Fuyao Group, garment factories and other factories. Xu Ji and others were fascinated by what they heard.
Concepts such as division of labor, collaboration, and assembly lines have opened a skylight for them.
If we compare this with the current shortcomings of Songjiang cotton spinning, it will become clear at a glance.
One of the disadvantages of family workshops is that they require a small amount of labor to complete many processes.
Just like the original clothing factory.
It takes at least half a month for a woman to sew a piece of clothing alone. Not only is it time-consuming and labor-intensive, but the cost is also very high.
After the adoption of assembly line operations, while the output has been greatly increased, the cost has also been reduced to a considerable extent.
Therefore, when Zuo Mengeng decided to cooperate with businessmen in Songjiang Prefecture, his intention was to promote assembly line factories.
As long as this is done, it won't take long to completely destroy the existing family workshop model and bring Songjiang cotton spinning into the stage of industrialization.
Of course, in order to convince Pan Yuanlong and Qu Yin, Xu Ji also showed them the Xu family's cotton production capacity.
Although the Xu family's workshop does not completely adopt assembly line operations, it somewhat refers to the Fuyao Group's model. Especially with the help of hydraulic drive, its production capacity and quality have already gained a pretty good reputation.
Everything can deceive people, but real data will not deceive people.
The number of weavers in the Xu family's workshop was about the same as that of the Pan family. As a result, the monthly cotton cloth output was 30% more than that of the Pan family, and the cloth weaved was denser and stronger. Pan Yunlong and Qu Yin could not help but be dissatisfied.
"Zhongheng, if we cooperate, will this kind of water wheel be used in the factory?"
Pan Yunlong and Qu Yin were really envious as they watched three or four waterwheels rotating continuously, driving hundreds or thousands of spindles to spin steadily.
To know the same number of looms, dozens of weavers must be operated in the workshops of the Pan family and the Qu family. But here, there are only three or four female workers walking back and forth, changing the spindles from time to time, and checking for damage.
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This alone is a huge cost savings.
Zuo Mengeng threw out the bait.
"The space here is too small, and the river water velocity is insufficient. We can only place so many water-driven devices. If there is a suitable place and dozens or hundreds of water trucks are put in, the daily output of cotton cloth will be even more amazing."
In their minds, Pan Yunlong and Qu Yin imagined the scene of the vast riverside, with waterwheels lined up endlessly, driving countless spinning spindles, and their eyes turned red.
Why hasn't anyone thought of weaving like this for hundreds of years?
But they soon came to their senses and knew that the key lay in the hydraulic drive.
Although this thing looks like a water wheel, it seems to be everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River. But they just walked around in a circle and looked carefully inside and out, but they didn't understand the principle.
In particular, some parts of the device seem to require exquisite craftsmanship to create.
Although the water-driven transposition is derived from the waterwheel, it is very different. In this era, people who do not understand mechanical principles would find it extremely difficult to imitate it.
The most critical parameters are kinetic energy conversion and lubrication.
Only when the kinetic energy conversion reaches the standard can the waterwheel be stable and provide stable power. Otherwise, the spindle will rotate fast and slowly, and the cloth woven by hand will not be as good as handmade.
The same goes for lubrication.
In order to ensure the smooth operation of the waterwheel, the bearings and other parts must be properly lubricated to reduce friction and blockage.
Someone may be able to make the lubricant, but it can't be dealt with even with vegetable oil. But the most important ball inside, even if it is placed in front of today's craftsmen, they can only stare at it.
Not only is this thing made of steel, it also needs to have all the balls the same size, and at the same time, any angle must be infinitely close to a perfect circle.
Today's craftsmen simply don't have that technology.
It can only be provided by Linqing, the only one in the world.
This is why Zuo Mengeng was not worried at all about technology leakage when Xu Erjue brought the hydraulic drive device to Songjiang.
And he also revealed an important piece of information.
"Currently, the craftsmen in Linqing are developing and using water power to weave this kind of silk stockings, and the progress is encouraging. Not surprisingly, within one or two years at most, water power will be able to replace manpower, and the output and quality will be rapidly improved."
The invention of the microscope and the fine crochet hook brought craftsmanship to a whole new stage.
Many parts can be made smaller.
Once water power can be used to drive crochet stockings, production efficiency will be greatly improved.
You must know that this kind of stockings is currently produced manually. The three hundred workers in the garment factory work together and can only produce a hundred pairs in a month.
"That's great. Silk stockings will be popular all over the world. It won't be long ago."
Xu Ji and others were overjoyed, and their desire to invest became even more urgent.
And Zuo Mengeng gave them another surprise.
"The popular summer socks currently on the market have loose socks, which are not conducive to fixation. We can add the elasticity of stockings to summer socks and eliminate the ties, making the socks more convenient and comfortable."
Because today's fabrics are not elastic, strings are added to the top of the socks to prevent them from falling off.
After putting on the socks, tie the laces around the ankles or calves so that the socks can be secure.
Since the garment factory started production, Zuo Mengeng has been asking Wang Xiuqin and others to study the elasticity of cotton fabrics.
He also didn't know that the reason why cotton socks in later generations were elastic was because other materials were added.
As a result, a lot of time and cost were spent, and the garment factory did not make any improvements. It was not until after the stockings were produced that Wang Xiuqin blended the stockings' threads with cotton threads to finally make the cotton stockings elastic.
Zuo Mengeng explained his idea, and Xu Ji and others were shocked beyond measure.
They only focus on the beauty and sophistication of stockings, but in the end they ignore another important attribute of stockings.
Pan Yunlong took the stockings and pulled them a few times, and immediately understood that Zuo Mengeng's idea had unparalleled value.
"If all socks could be improved in this way, it would definitely be beneficial to the world."
Everyone who has worn socks with strings knows how uncomfortable they are. It’s not like the ancients didn’t think about improvements, but they had no ideas or technology, so they had to endure it.
Now that there is a feasible plan, there is no need to doubt their ability to act.
At this point, there is no problem with setting up a factory together.
After discussion, Zuo Mengeng, the Xu family, the Pan family, and the Qu family formed a partnership to establish the world's first fully commercial cotton spinning factory.
Zuo Mengeng didn't have to pay a penny. He was only responsible for providing technology and management processes, but he held 27% of the shares.
The reason why it is so high is because of Zuo Mengeng's murderous spirit.
Xu Ji, Pan Yunlong, and Qu Yin were all worried that new technologies would be stolen by others, but Zuo Mengeng gave them reassurance.
Whoever dares to use new technology without spending money, Zuo Menggeng will let them taste the taste of blood.
In order to protect wealth and competitiveness, Zuo Mengeng will not be polite. This is also an inevitable phenomenon in the process of capital expansion.
The land for the factory was provided by the Pan family.
Both sides of the Wusong River north of Panjiayuan are the Pan family's land.
Approximately how large an area is it?
From the Sihangwu Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall in later generations to the intersection of Suzhou River and Huangpu River, it is all the land of the Pan family...
After everyone conducted an on-site inspection, they decided to build the factory in the inner part of Wusong River.
The reason why we did not choose the intersection of Wusong River and Huangpu River is because there is heavy traffic there and it is difficult to build a waterwheel.
The Qu family is responsible for the production of all materials, equipment, etc. for the construction of the new factory.
The Xu family is responsible for recruiting workers and funding.
Just wait for the team from Linqing to come over and start construction after on-site inspection.
The wedding day was approaching day by day, but before that, Liu Zongzhou and Huang Zongxi came back.
Not only did they come back, they also brought many people with them.
Liu Zongyi was the son of a large family, his first wife was Zhang Shuren, and his ordinary wife was Zhou. He also had three sons, Liu Bo, Liu Can, and Liu Bi.
Huang Zongxi brought his two younger brothers Huang Zongyan and Huang Zonghui.
What Zuo Menggen didn't expect the most was that two celebrities actually came with Liu Zongzhou and Huang Zongxi.
"Shanyin Qi Youwen has met General Zuo!"
"Marquis Chen Zhang of Zhuji has met General Zuo."
Qi Biaojia and Chen Hongshou!
Needless to say, Qi Biaojia is a famous righteous man who resisted the Qing Dynasty, and his name will last forever.
As for Chen Hongshou, he is also a famous contemporary painter and poet, and he also has great integrity.
But if we want to talk about Chen Hongshou's most well-known anecdote, it is naturally LSP.
How much does this guy like women?
In the second year of Longwu, this guy was captured by the Qing army in eastern Zhejiang.
"Urgent order to draw, but don't draw. Force him with a knife, but don't draw. Use wine and women to lure him, and draw."
When Qi Biaojia came, Zuo Mengeng naturally welcomed him very much.
This product is actually here, won't it ruin your reputation?
Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but feel a headache when he thought that he might have Tian Boguang and Yun Zhonghe under his command.