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In Zixia's ready-to-wear workshop, rows of strange equipment made compact sounds under the operation of a woman.

"Sister Zixia, you are a teacher at Guanshishan Academy. Haven't you lived a leisurely life? Why did you suddenly think of setting up such a ready-to-wear workshop?"

Sisi stood next to Zixia and looked at the workshop with more than 100 women, and felt surprised.

Repealing yourself from Tianxiang Pavilion and then going to the academy to be a teacher is something Sisi wants to do in her dreams.

Although she can do it with the private money she has accumulated over the past few years.

But it is harder than climbing to the sky if a brothel wants to go to the academy to be a teacher.

Sisi once tried to inquire and found that others were looking at her with strange eyes, and immediately extinguished her thoughts.

After all, Zixia was able to enter Guanshishan Academy because of the support of His Highness the King of Chu.

Now, let alone going to visit Shishan Academy, even other ordinary academies, there is no hope at all.

Unless a women's academy is built in Chang'an City, you may also give it a try.

"Si Si, this life is like a besieged city. Everyone thinks that others are happy and want to live that kind of life; but in fact, everyone's life is always not satisfactory, which is the norm. People inside the besieged city want to come out and change their lives, and they feel that they don't like this kind of life; but people outside the besieged city are desperately trying to come in, thinking that it is their ideal life."

Sisi seemed to understand what Zixia said very much, and she felt it was a bit difficult to talk about, but it seemed to make sense.

"Sister Zixia, I think you may be missing a man, otherwise you wouldn't think so much all day long. I heard that Guanshishan Academy admires you, or you might as well choose one to marry."

"Si Si, are you itchy?"

Zixia glared at Sisi, obviously not liked others to joke about such things.

"Okay, OK, I'm wrong, then haven't you told me why I suddenly wanted to set up such a ready-to-wear workshop?"

"Actually, it's very simple, it has three main purposes. First, life is too monotonous now, and I want to make some changes. There are articles in "Finance" magazine that often introduces the significance of business development. One day, when I saw the introduction of Gu Dafu's gold and silver jewelry shop and bread, I realized that I could also open my own workshop with Gu Panpan and Wu Guo.

The businessmen of the Tang Dynasty have been rising over the years. If I can become the owner of a workshop with a huge influence, my social status in Chang'an City will definitely become different. I don't want everyone to introduce me to it, and they always say that this was the first brand of Tianxiang Pavilion; but I hope everyone will say, 'Look, this is the shopkeeper of Zixia Preparatory Clothing Workshop'.

The second reason is that I found that more and more women are working in Chang'an City, but few workshops are willing to recruit women born in brothels. After those sisters who can't stay in brothels enter this society, life is often very difficult; especially those old and weak-hearted older sisters, it is too difficult to find a livelihood, and they can only do the most tiring and dirtiest jobs.

I also grew up in brothels, and I hope I can do something for them. You see, there are all women in this workshop, not even a man; and these women are almost all people from various brothels. Many workshops dislike them and think they are not clean, but I think they are actually more useful than those recruited outside.

You and I know that in brothels, it is basically necessary to read and write. Everyone also has a clear understanding of human nature and is more skillful in doing things. The sewing machine I bought from the Guanshishan Academy Machinery Workshop is actually quite complicated to operate.

At that time, the craftsmen in the mechanical workshop were worried that it would be difficult for us to learn, but in just a few days, most people could master it very skillfully. Even the craftsmen in charge of the mechanical workshop were very surprised.

The last reason is that I discovered that opening a ready-to-wear workshop is actually a very promising thing. Last time when His Highness of Chu went to visit Shishan Academy, I happened to chat with him. He supported me to open such a workshop. All the cloth and equipment were purchased from the workshops related to the Chu Palace. I just need to process them into various clothes and sell them in the ready-to-wear shop."

Finally, I met a little sister who could share her thoughts without any scruples. Zixia said everything in her heart in one breath.

"Wait a moment, I'll do it! Do you think His Highness the King of Chu supports you in setting up this ready-to-wear workshop?"

Sisi naturally knew very well what Li Kuan symbolized in the Chang'an City business district, but she didn't expect that he would actually support Zixia in setting up such a workshop.

You should know that from childhood to adulthood, people around Sisi basically bought cloth to make it themselves, or found someone to make it. Few people bought clothes directly and came back.

Will this trend change in the future?

"Yes, Your Highness the King of Chu also supports it! I even heard that the cotton cloth shops in the King of Chu's Mansion have been completely closed. In the future, the King of Chu's Mansion will not directly sell cotton cloth to ordinary people, but will instead be converted into professional workshops related to cotton cloth and cotton processing equipment."

"Cotton processing equipment? Is it the sewing machine you mentioned? I never saw it before."

"Yes, this sewing machine is one of them. It can help us sew clothes in a very short time. Before that, everyone had to sew clothes step by step, stitching them one by one, so everyone's clothes would not be too complicated because it was too difficult to process.

Just like the clothes worn by students from the Royal Military Academy of the Tang Dynasty can often be seen in Chang'an City. In fact, many people like it, but there are very few people who actually wear it. Because everyone finds that making such a piece of clothing takes several times, or even dozens of times, as before.

However, with our sewing machine, the production time can basically be greatly shortened. Basically, the time spent on making such a new style of clothes in my workshop is similar to the time you can use to sew an ordinary clothes by hand."

"Ah? Is it so exaggerated? All these are the credits of that sewing machine?"

Sisi is not the kind of girl who doesn't touch the spring snow, she occasionally sews clothes herself.

Especially before becoming famous, you need to solve your own clothing problems yourself.

"Yes, it's just so exaggerating! In the past, everyone sewed clothes one by one, but now when they stepped on it, the sewing machine started to operate. The female workers skillfully pulled the cloth, and a sewing thread was completed. Not only was the workmanship much more refined than handicrafts, but the quality was improved by several levels."

Zixia thought of the surprise scene when she saw the sewing machine operating for the first time, and she couldn't help but feel more confident in her ready-to-wear workshop.

"Sister Zixia, I don't understand it. When sewing clothes by hand, we tie a thread in the small eyes at the end of the needle, and then pass the needle and thread completely through the two pieces of cloth, from one side to the other, and then back to the original side. In this way, the needle drives the thread in and out of the cloth and sews them together. This action seems simple, but it seems very difficult if it is done by a machine, right?"

Sisi suddenly saw the difficulties faced by using mechanical equipment to sew clothes.

"Sisi, you asked so well! This is really the most critical part of the sewing machine. As you said, it is very simple for us to sew clothes by hand, and it is extremely difficult to use a machine to pull it.

Because the machine needs to release the needle on one side of the cloth and then grab it again immediately on the other side. Then, it needs to pull all the loose thread out of the cloth, turn the direction of the needle, and repeat all the steps in the opposite direction.

This process is too complicated for a simple machine and is very difficult to achieve. Otherwise, no one would have thought of making this kind of sewing machine for thousands of years before this. Come on, I'll take you to take a look at this sewing machine in detail."

After saying that, Zixia took Sisi's hand and came to a sewing machine.

"You see, the sewing machine simply passes the tip of the needle through the cotton cloth. On the needle used on the sewing machine, the needle hole is near the tip, not at the end of the needle. When the tip of the needle passes through the cotton cloth, it pulls a small coil on one side to the other. A device under the cotton will grab the coil and wrap it around the other thread..."

Obviously, before Zixia decided to open this ready-to-wear workshop, she studied and studied the sewing machine carefully.

Because this is the most critical equipment for the ready-to-wear workshop and the key to its success.

Before this, the ready-made clothes shops in the King of Chu Mansion would also sell some made clothes, but the prices were very expensive and could not be purchased by ordinary people.

The clothes made by Zixia are not for wealthy businessmen, but for most craftsmen and people with small wealth.

These people have the ability to buy various cotton cloths to make clothes. If the ready-to-wear they sell is more affordable, many people should consider buying ready-to-wear instead of cotton cloth.

Because although most women will sew clothes, these clothes are actually very simple in structure. They are just products after simply cutting and sewing some places.

It is completely incomparable to the new style clothes produced by Zixia Preparatory Clothing Workshop.

If you want to make new clothes by yourself, 90% of women in Chang'an City will not do it.

This provides Zixia Preparatory Clothing Workshop with huge market space.

Of course, the key is that the price of new styles of ready-to-wear cannot be expensive, otherwise no matter how large the market space is, no one will buy it.

Just like later generations, if each car was sold for millions, then what's the use of no matter how big the market space is?

I also know that Patek Philippe has a lot of market space, and everyone wants to have one, but it must be affordable.

"So, after using this sewing machine, the speed of making clothes has increased many times at once?"

Sisi was dizzy when she heard this, but she knew that using this sewing machine could quickly sew clothes.

"Yes, this is my confidence in opening a Zixia Preparatory Clothing Workshop! I have also started selling clothes in Zixia Preparatory Clothing Shop in Xishi and Dongshi. The business is very good. If you have time, you can also go and take a look.

Sisi, I remember that you have excellent painting skills and like to draw various clothes for yourself. I have an idea, I don’t know if you are interested.”

“What are the ideas?”

"I want to invite you to become a specialized fashion designer in the workshop and design various styles of clothes for us. Although everyone has no special demand for the style of clothes now, I think that soon, there will be more and more ready-to-wear workshops and ready-to-wear shops in Chang'an City. When everyone has more choices, they will naturally have higher requirements for the style of clothes."

Zixia has been staying at Guanshishan Academy for so many years, and her vision has become different.

Although she can't say she is at ease in how to run a workshop, she is confident.

"I...can I?"

Sisi looked at Zixia with a little surprise.

Although designing clothes is her hobby, she never thought that one day her hobby could become so valuable.

"Of course you can! Our workshops are all women, and I hope the designers I invite are also women, but it is really difficult to find a designer like you who is proficient in design, knowledgeable, literate, and can accurately understand everyone's needs.

I am reluctant to deal with these clothes now. If you can help me, it would be great. Of course, you don’t need to come here every day. Just take the time to design some clothes when you are free, and let Xiao Qian send the design drawings over at that time."

"Or why I might as well leave Tianxiang Pavilion and follow Sister Zixia."

Sisi has always had the idea of ​​leaving Tianxiang Pavilion, and she knew very well that it would not be her final destination.

I just haven't found a good opportunity, so I had to stay there.

"After a while, although I am very confident in the workshop and the shop, after all, just now, I don't know very well what will be like in the future. If you redeem yourself from Tianxiang Pavilion, there will be no way out. As a sister, I can't cheat you."

Zixia naturally hopes that Sisi can come out to help her, so that she will have a negotiable partner.

"Even His Highness the King of Chu supports you in opening this garment workshop. What else do you have to worry about? That's it. When I go back this time, I will tell my mother about redeem. I will move to your workshop tomorrow!"

Sisi was able to become the top player in Tianxiang Pavilion, so she was naturally not the kind of silly and sweet person, and she quickly made a decision in her heart.
Chapter completed!