Chapter 3                                                              

It also has a marginal effect when giving people favorability.

Zhou Mengchen actually aims to promote new textile technology.

Textile technology of Jenny spinning machine is not difficult for Zhou Mengchen. Zhou Mengchen even experimented with adding the steam engine to the spinning. Although the steam engine is very immature, there is also a difference between immature and immature.

Now, from Zhou Mengchen's invention of the steam engine to Yin Zongyi's continuous iterative production and update, it has changed a lot from the original steam engine. The steam engine that could only lift water has gradually become a power output unit and adapted to many situations. Of course, there is still a little problem, that is, the stability of the steam engine is still a problem.

This is also a matter of no way. After all, true stability must be achieved through different debugging. All problems of all sizes can be solved to be stable.

Now the steam engine has been basically finalized, and in the future it will be continuously used and applied to different situations.

Jiangnan has its own textile technology. This set of textile technology cannot be said to be bad. It has its own advantages, that is, it is very suitable for home workshop production and dispersed production. This is not very ideal for Zhou Mengchen.

Because Zhou Mengchen had to consider efficiency and taxation issues.

Needless to say, China has opened up a large scale and exported materials will inevitably surge. So, what are China's flagship products? They are porcelain, sugar, tea, and various candidates, but Zhou Mengchen targeted textiles, specifically cotton.

This is to follow the example of Britain. Britain rose first in the textile industry. Zhou Mengchen felt that there must be a reasonable reason for this.

Secondly, even Zhou Mengchen also inspected that the only thing that is most easily produced by industrialization in porcelain, tea, sugar, and even other things is cotton, not silk. The reason is very simple, the silk process requirements are higher, and now the steam engine even has some problems in combing cotton, let alone silk.

Zhou Mengchen's purpose is to break the situation of exporting luxury goods, but to export bulk commodities to the outside world.

Third, that is, to collect taxes. If we cannot deal with the storm faced by the steam engine, many small workshops will inevitably die. Once the steam engine is used, the scale of the steam engine must have a factory, and it must supply good coal and water. There is relatively little coal in the south of the Yangtze River and can only be transported over long distances.

Therefore, these factories must be gathered in the port.

The port Zhou Mengchen chose for them was Shanghai Port.

Therefore, Zhou Mengchen wanted to invite the most influential textile institution in Jiangnan, the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau, to do this advertisement.

Zhou Mengchen's thoughts were not understood by Teng Xiang.

However, Teng Xiang didn't need to understand everything. His biggest task was actually to monitor Zhou Mengchen. At the same time, he also had to maintain a good relationship with Zhou Mengchen. He would naturally be satisfied with some of Zhou Mengchen's small requests. After all, Zhou Mengchen's previous record was so brilliant, it was simply a bit of a golden victory and a boy from Shancai.

How could Tengxiang not listen to Zhou Mengchen?

But this time, it seems that there are some differences.

Look, Tengxiang’s Jiangnan Weaving Shanghai Branch has just been completed. Tengxiang invited Zhou Mengchen to visit.

Zhou Mengchen naturally agreed, but he was not alone in visiting. Instead, he brought his own team, including Hai Rui, a local official, to the Shanghai Branch in a mighty manner.

The address of the Shanghai Branch is also on the Wusong River, which is the Huangpu River called later generations.

Zhou Mengchen had already seen that the two sides of the Huangpu River will definitely be Shanghai's industrial zones in the future and will be the prosperous areas of the future. Now, giants such as Jiangnan Shipyard and Jiangnan Weaving Bureau have come here, and other large and small workshops will also gather here spontaneously or unspokenly.

Now some signs of prosperity have been seen.

When Tengxiang saw Zhou Mengchen coming, he immediately came up to greet him. Tengxiang led Zhou Mengchen into the factory. Zhou Mengchen saw that the factory was black and crude, which was completely different from the textile workshop in his mind. After all, it is not the era of electrification. There are steam pipes everywhere, bringing thick white smoke and great noise, so that when visiting, they can't even hear clearly. There are flying coal ash, which makes many people fall into a layer.

Tengxiang didn't make anyone visit for a long time, and then he was brought to his payroll.

I don’t know what tricks Tengxiang used to pay the office. In short, after entering the door and closing the door tightly, the noise outside seemed to suddenly disappear from everyone’s ears.

Tengxiang immediately started to complain, and he said, "Mr. Zhou, what is the main thing you are? It's a fatal thing. The steam engine is so noisy. Many people have bad ears. This is not a place for people to stay."

Zhou Mengchen said: "The reason for this is that there are some problems in your factory. I'll let Xu Gao come to Jiangnan to show you. These problems can actually be solved. Don't say, what's wrong with the steam engine? Just say, how efficient is it?"

Tengxiang was stunned when he heard this and said, "It's almost done. But my raw materials are limited, and it's useless to increase the speed now. And the cost is also high. One month after the start of construction, I have to be idle for the rest of the time, and I've been hurt a lot, and someone has already started to cause trouble."

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen felt sad.

Many times the development is bloody. This is not controlled by human will. If immature steam engines are introduced into the textile industry, there will definitely be problems. The steam engines hurt people or even explode, and Zhou Mengchen is ready.

After all, if not, the steam engine will never mature. Without large quantities of use, the steam engine will always have problems.

This is also helpless.

Zhou Mengchen couldn't handle it calmly and said, "Eunuch Teng, you must deal with the injured people properly. After all, they were injured for the court. I would also ask the steam engine to pay compensation. But many times, can't you give up the food because of choking? Don't you know about going to sea? The cost of steam engines is high. If you can do it for a year, you can spread the cost on every piece of cloth, is it still high?"

After hearing this, Tengxiang couldn't help but admit that Zhou Mengchen was right.

If you can really produce for one year, consider it in all aspects. Even if you consider some of Teng Xiang's gray costs, you will make a profit, and you will make a big profit. So Teng Xiang is just complaining and doesn't say anything else.

However, Tengxiang also faced a big problem. He said: "The problem now is that no matter how you can produce one year, no matter how you don't have enough cotton. Shandong's cotton and local cotton have been consumed almost the same amount. Where can I supply cotton for one year of production?"

"If this machine is idle, it will naturally lose money."

Zhou Mengchen was stunned. He calculated silently in his heart, and there was a little bitterness. What he thought of was naturally not the raw material problem of Tengxiang's family, but the raw material problem of so many workshops in Jiangnan. The cotton production area of ​​Daming is mainly Shandong, and it is also widely planted in Jiangnan.

Zhou Mengchen also knew this.

But depending on the situation, these two places are not enough. The reason is very simple. If a general workshop says that its raw materials are insufficient, it may not be a market reaction. But what is the size and power of Jiangnan weaving? It can be said that Jiangnan weaving has a status in Jiangnan textile industry that is more than the government.

As long as there are raw materials on the market, Jiangnan weaving will definitely be able to do it.

Now, since he said that the raw materials are not enough, it is really not enough.

Even Jiangnan Weaving has snatched away the raw materials from many small workshops.

This problem must be solved.

But how to solve it?

Zhou Mengchen cannot create raw materials empty-handed, and cotton production is also regular. It is impossible for Zhou Mengchen to solve this problem immediately if he wants to solve it. Even if he planted, he has to wait for the cotton to grow. At least he has to wait for a year.

Zhou Mengchen thought to himself: "This matter cannot be solved now, but after all, put this matter on an important agenda. Just from what aspect should we solve this problem?" Zhou Mengchen had several ideas for a while. I don't know if it's OK or not.
Chapter completed!