Chapter Eleven Preparations
After Yu Hao returned to his small courtyard, he plunged into the study.
This made Lu Xiaoxiao, who was sweeping the floor in the yard, a little confused. Normally, the young master would never enter the study. What happened today?
After finding pen, paper and a few parchments in the study, Yu Hao began to design a loom.
If you want to open a textile factory, the most important thing is naturally the textile machine.
Today, the textile machines in Daqian are still hand-cranked, which is tiring and the work efficiency is still low.
Moreover, spinning and weaving use two different spinning machines, which greatly increases the cost.
Yu Hao plans to use the knowledge from his previous life to design a pedal loom that can spin thread and weave cloth at the same time.
This kind of treadle loom uses people's feet to step on it to work, so that people's hands can be freed to specialize in shuttle picking and beating up, which greatly improves productivity.
Yu Hao's major in his previous life was mechanical design and manufacturing. It is not difficult to design such a textile machine.
Soon, a multifunctional textile machine was designed by Yu Hao.
At this time, there was a thick stack of parchment rolls piled in front of Yu Hao, and each parchment roll was the design drawing of a part.
In order to make it easier for Daqian's carpenters to understand, Yu Hao deliberately drew it in great detail.
Yu Hao called Lu Xiaoxiao into the study and handed the parchment and a one hundred tael silver note to Lu Xiaoxiao.
"Xiaoxiao, go find a carpenter and ask them to make the things in the picture today. Each thing on the parchment roll must be made by a different carpenter. After showing it to them, take the parchment roll back. At the same time, you have to Remember who the carpenter is for each part."
Yu Hao planned to have different carpenters make different parts, and then bring them together to assemble them himself.
After all, Yu Hao still wants to make money from this textile machine. This is also to prevent the textile machine he designed from being copied by others.
Lu Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment by what Yu Hao said, wondering when Yu Hao would design parts.
But since it was something Yu Hao had told her, she naturally didn't dare to neglect it. She agreed and ran out of the hospital with the parchment and money.
The problem of the textile machine was solved, and what remained was the problem of the factory site.
This is Yu Hao's biggest headache. The land in Wudu City is in the hands of the powerful and the royal family, and the land price is very expensive.
According to the list of the Ministry of War, among the 100,000 soldiers who died in this battle, more than 1,000 had their household registration in Wudu City.
Since I have to solve the employment problems of so many military dependents, the venue cannot be too small.
I don't know if these three thousand taels of silver are enough.
Suddenly, Yu Hao slapped his thigh, how could he forget about that guy!
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Eastern suburbs of Wudu City
Zhu An walked swaggering in front of Yu Hao, bragging as he walked, "Brother Yu, let me tell you, if you come to me for this kind of thing, I, Zhu An, don't dare to say anything else, this Wudu City is There’s no place I can’t find.”
"Yes, yes, are you trustworthy? If you leave again, you will leave the boundaries of Wudu City." Yu Hao rolled his eyes at Zhu An and said angrily.
This guy told Yu Hao that there was a piece of land for sale outside the city and the price was cheap. As a result, Yu Hao followed him for an hour and still didn't reach the place.
Although he kept complaining, Yu Hao still followed Zhu An honestly.
After all, this guy is known as the know-it-all in Wudu. If he can't find a suitable place, Yu Hao's plan to build a factory may be ruined.
"Don't worry, we'll be there soon. The place is close to the official road, so it's easier for you to ship goods, right? By the way, do you really want to start a business?" Zhu An said, showing a regretful expression.
Yu Hao had already told Zhu An his thoughts on the way, and Zhu An's first reaction was whether Yu Hao was crazy.
In Dagan, among the scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants, merchants had the lowest status, and were regarded as the lowest professions by Dagan people.
Seeing Yu Hao nodding, Zhu An continued: "A high-ranking quasi-consort actually ran away to become a lowly businessman. If word spread, you will definitely be laughed to death. If the father knows about it, you may be punished. "
After listening to Zhu An's words, Yu Hao smiled and said: "In my opinion, businessmen are not despicable, only those who have no money are despicable. Your father had better cancel my marriage to Princess Jianyang in anger."
The corner of Zhu An's mouth twitched. There were many people who wanted to be the consort, but they couldn't, but Yu Hao was unwilling to do so. I really don't know what this guy thinks.
Soon, the two came to a cottage, which was surrounded by wooden walls several meters high and a watchtower on the wall.
"How about it, isn't it? This place used to be a bandit den, but it was later wiped out by officers and soldiers. A chamber of commerce owner bought it and used it as a warehouse. However, I heard that the owner of the chamber of commerce went bankrupt and owed a lot of debt, so he is selling it at a low price. Among the properties in his name, this cottage as a warehouse is also among them."
Zhu An said, pushing open the door of the cottage and taking Yu Hao inside.
The first thing that catches the eye is the neat rows of wooden buildings. The wooden buildings all look new, and they seem to have been recently renovated.
At this time, Yu Hao's eyes lit up, with excitement on his face.
These wooden buildings are all ready-made factories and warehouses. Yu Hao made a rough calculation and found that all the wooden buildings combined could accommodate thousands of people working at the same time.
The cottage is also large enough and surrounded by tall walls to prevent bandits from robbing or hooligans from causing trouble.
And as Zhu An said, the official road in the village is very close, so it is convenient for Yu Hao to bring the goods to the city to sell.
The most important thing is that the conditions inside cannot be seen from the outside, and no one knows the production process of the textile machine.
"It's true, it's true, but such a big cottage probably costs a lot of money. I don't think I can afford it."
Yu Hao said and touched his money bag.
In addition to the twenty taels of silver given by the old housekeeper, Yu Hao had only two thousand nine hundred taels of silver notes left.
"Don't worry, I know you are in trouble right now, so I still have to support you. As long as you want it, I will support you no matter how much money you have. Besides, you are also contributing to Daqian, so I have done my part." Zhu An said. He patted his chest and looked rich and wealthy.
But then again, this guy's mother-in-law is the eldest daughter of a big family in Wudu City. The family is not short of money at all, and he is probably the richest among the four princes.
"Good brother, don't worry, I will definitely pay you back the money." Yu Hao said movedly.
"We are all brothers, so why don't you pay me back? Just invite me to Wangchun Tower a few more times when you have time." Zhu An showed a lewd smile.
"By the way, I made an appointment with the boss of that chamber of commerce. Logically speaking, he should be here. Why haven't I seen him yet?"
Zhu An climbed onto the wall and looked towards the official road, suddenly his face became happy.
"Coming!"
I saw a carriage coming from the official road and slowly stopping outside the village.
The next second, an unforgettable beauty got out of the carriage...
Chapter completed!