I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 17: Which is higher?
In fact, Concubine Liu did not have high expectations for the demonstration results, because she was too familiar with the structure of this loom. It was just an ordinary loom with double the width and then added a strange guide rail, so she did not think that this loom could produce tricks that would surprise her.

And when she saw Zhu Houxuan sitting in front of the loom preparing to demonstrate, she felt very unhappy. She thought Zhu Houxuan would ask someone else to demonstrate, but she didn't expect him to do it himself.

A dignified prince of the Ming Dynasty actually weaves like a woman!
Especially in front of so many servants in the mansion. It would be disastrous if this got out!
But she had already agreed, so she couldn't take it back for the moment, but her expression became even colder.

But all these unhappy and resentful emotions disappeared after Zhu Houxun began his demonstration.

Zhu Houxun pulled a rope hanging above the loom, and the shuttle close to the guide rail carried the weft thread and "whooshed" through the warp thread to the other end of the guide rail. Then he tightened the weft thread with a weft thread gauge, pulled the rope again, and the shuttle "whooshed" back to the other end of the guide rail, completing the return.

Although she didn't understand what was going on, Concubine Liu realized the huge improvement in efficiency of this loom.

She looked at Zhu Houxun in disbelief as he clumsily weaved. She started weaving at the age of ten and had been weaving for more than twenty years. Although she only regarded weaving as a pastime after entering the palace, it did not stop her from considering herself an expert in weaving and she was proud of her weaving speed.

But her pride and confidence in weaving were shattered at this moment, because Zhu Houxuan's weaving speed was almost catching up with her.

"Nephew! It's not much faster!" Second uncle Liu Changyuan, who was not very familiar with weaving, said stupidly.

Zhu Houxuan was too lazy to pay attention to him. He concentrated all his energy on weaving.

But Concubine Liu snorted coldly and drove Zhu Houxuan away. She could no longer tolerate Zhu Houxuan's clumsy weaving skills. She had now understood how to operate the flying shuttle loom and was itching to try her hand at weaving.

As soon as the expert Concubine Liu started to work, the situation was different. She was not very skilled at the beginning, but after becoming familiar with the operation, her weaving speed became faster and faster, and the shuttle on the guide rail kept shuttling between the warp threads like a nimble mouse.

Concubine Liu weaved for a quarter of an hour before she stopped. She looked at the loom in front of her with a complicated expression. She had never expected that the weaving speed could be so fast and such a wide cotton cloth could be woven without relying on experience but on the sophisticated machine design.

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes and used it with her own hands, she would never have believed that there was such a wonderful machine in the world.

"Twice! This loom can at least increase the weaving speed by twice!" Concubine Liu said slowly.

"Twice?" Uncle Liu Changshou said in surprise, and then he quickly calculated in his mind.

"If we use this kind of loom, the cost of a piece of cloth can be reduced by 20%, and this 20% is pure profit! Nephew, your business is really promising!" Liu Changshou said excitedly.

Then he seemed to have thought of something, and anxiously ordered the guards beside him: "Go to Gongzheng Office and control those craftsmen. We can't let the manufacturing method of this loom leak out. This is the cash cow of our palace! It can't be leaked!"

Just as he was driving his servants in a hurry, he saw Concubine Liu sitting quietly in front of the loom, so he walked up to her and said:

"My dear sister! The idea given by this god is really good. Just agree to let your nephew start a business with us! This is a business that is sure to make money!"

Liu Changyuan also chimed in: "Yes, big sister, I know you have always wanted to improve the reputation of the Jingwang Mansion, but what can we do with just a little rent reduction! We have to earn money, and when we earn a lot of money, we will take out three..."

Liu Changshou secretly stabbed his brother in the back, and Liu Changyuan immediately changed his words, "Ah, no. Two." He wanted to say 20%, but felt that 20% was a bit too much, "Oh, no, 10% is used to build bridges and roads and help the poor, wouldn't the reputation of the palace be improved?"

Zhu Houxuan was helpless at the performance of his two uncles. These two uncles really couldn't figure it out! Moreover, they were already worried about how to spend the money before they even earned it.

Concubine Liu ignored her two funny brothers and looked at Zhu Houxuan, "Xun'er, do you have anything to say?"

"My son has always wanted to make a difference, but this dynasty has many restrictions on royal family members, so my son has been taking a royal elder as a role model recently?"

"Oh? Which clan elder?" Zhu Houxuan's answer was beyond Concubine Liu's expectations and also aroused her curiosity.

"Your Highness Prince Ding of Zhou Mansion!"

"Your Highness Prince Ding of Zhoufu? But he is the elder of the Zhou royal family? I am not well-educated and don't know much about your deeds. Can you tell me in detail?" Concubine Liu became more interested.

"Prince Zhoufu Ding is the fifth son of Taizu. He is proficient in medicine, diligent in government and loves the people. He once wrote a book called "Herbal Medicine for Famine Relief". This book records more than 400 edible wild plants. After it was completed, it was printed countless times and circulated throughout the world. Over the past hundred years, it has saved countless lives and is revered by people all over the world. So my son takes it as a role model!"

Not all of the princes of the Ming Dynasty were bastards. Many of them achieved great success, and King Ding of Zhou, Zhu Su, was one of the best.

"His Royal Highness Prince Ding of Zhoufu is indeed a wise king. I am very pleased that Xuan'er can take him as a role model!" Concubine Dowager Liu nodded approvingly.

"So after receiving the divine revelation, my son followed the example of His Royal Highness Prince Ding of Zhou Mansion and made this flying shuttle loom."

"This loom is easy to make. A new one costs no more than three taels of silver. If it is modified on an old loom, it will cost no more than three cents of silver. If this item spreads throughout the world, ordinary people will be able to weave more cloth, and the price of cloth will be reduced by 20%." Zhu Houxuan looked at Concubine Liu with a firm gaze and said in a sonorous voice.

"My sister! My eldest nephew! This can't be spread out. This is like throwing huge amounts of silver into the water. It's better to throw it into the water. You can hear a sound if you throw it into the water." Second uncle Liu Changyuan wailed with a sad face.

Concubine Liu glared at Liu Changyuan impatiently, and Liu Changshou quickly went up and covered his brother's mouth.

Concubine Liu looked at Zhu Houxuan seriously and signaled him to continue speaking with her eyes.

Zhu Houxuan slowed down his tone and said softly: "In this way, the women of the Ming Dynasty can earn more money to supplement their family income through weaving, and the people can buy more cloth to make new clothes for their children and the elderly at home, so that the people of the world will suffer less from the cold."

Concubine Liu was listening to Zhu Houxuan's words intently. She had not thought of this angle yet, but the more she thought about it, the more it seemed right. Because she was very familiar with the textile field, she naturally knew that what Zhu Houxuan said was true.

Two percent profit! This phrase has completely different meanings when spoken by her brother and son. One is for the benefit of one family, while the other is for the benefit of all families in the world.

It’s clear at a glance which is higher and which is lower!
(End of this chapter)