Zhao Qianzhang was surrounded by many Confucian scholars.
The ordinary craftsmen present did not realize the value of Fang Yun's three mechanisms, but the craftsmen saw it clearly.
After hearing Zhao Qianzhang's evaluation, the craftsmen all nodded.
"That's not three mechanisms, but thirty thousand, three hundred million!"
"Jing Lan's mechanism only strives for perfection, but this Fang Yun's mechanism has broken through the original peak of technology, standing at an even higher level."
"For these mechanisms, the improvement of technology is secondary. The creation and thinking outside of technology will have a greater impact on the craftsmen."
Even if these two mechanisms had not started operating, all the Confucian scholars had already given their evaluation. This was because during the process of Fang Yun's construction and assembly, they had already seen through these two mechanisms and were very clear that these two mechanisms would definitely work.
However, many of the ordinary craftsmen were doubtful.
The Confucian scholars on the sea cliff also hoped that Fang Yun would fail, but now they did not dare to attack Fang Yun.
After completely assembling the two mechanisms, Fang Yun said, "These are large-scale mechanisms, only suitable for workshops, not individuals. Therefore, I invite some craftsmen to help me operate the spinning machine and weaving machine."
"Me!"
"Me, me, me …"
Countless craftsmen rushed forward, slowly squeezing forward like a tide. Many of them even waved their hands, wanting Fang Yun to see.
Especially the young people, their attitudes were fanatical, as if they wanted to witness history.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "If you want to come up, raise your right arm and let the examiners choose."
A large number of craftsmen quickly raised their right arms, and the entire venue seemed to become a forest of arms.
The examiners were all locals, so they immediately chose a few craftsmen who they knew well to avoid any accidents.
The examiners hoped that Fang Yun would succeed more than Fang Yun.
Therefore, the selected craftsmen walked in front of Fang Yun and listened attentively to Fang Yun's explanation of how to operate the mechanisms, then watched Fang Yun demonstrate.
Finally, Fang Yun asked the examiners to send over a large number of cotton sticks and starched yarn, and then worked with all the craftsmen to make the final preparations.
"Start!"
Under Fang Yun's command, some of the craftsmen began to operate the mule machine.
Amidst the rumbling of the mechanism, the cotton slivers quickly turned into white yarn under the power of the mule machine. At the same time, a thousand yarns were being formed neatly.
The craftsmen raised their heads to look at the densely packed white yarn with astonishment on their faces.
This kind of efficiency was too shocking.
Many people carefully observed and found that what was even more terrifying than the efficiency was that these yarns were far superior to Jing Lan's hydraulic spinning wheel in terms of firmness, fineness, uniformity, and toughness.
However, the yarns that Jing Lan spun using water power were already of the highest quality in the human race.
This meant that once this mechanism was popularized, the entire textile industry would undergo earth-shattering changes.
The technology of these mechanisms would definitely bring about a huge change to other mechanisms, thus increasing the production efficiency of the entire industrial sector.
With the accumulation of time, there would definitely be a literary giant. In fact, there might even be a Half-saint.
After the mule machine produced a steady flow of yarn, Fang Yun began to order the craftsmen to operate the hydraulic looms.
There were three main steps in weaving. The first step was to make cotton slivers from the original cotton through a complicated process. The second step was to make the cotton slivers into yarn, and the third step was weaving.
However, weaving was not a simple step. First, the original yarn had to be wound and twisted, followed by warping. When everything was ready, the yarn could be sent to the loom to weave a complete piece of cloth.
Fang Yun could not make so many mechanisms. He only made two key mechanisms, so he could not make the mule machine produce yarn that could be used directly by the loom. He could only use processed yarn.
The quality of the finished yarn was far inferior to the yarn from the mule machine. Even so, the cloth that was woven was far superior to ordinary looms, whether it was the weaving speed or the quality of the cloth.
In the eyes of all the craftsmen, what was in front of them was a wonder, a miracle. It was far more majestic than any mountain peak and vaster than any sea.
Looking at the endless yarn and cloth, everyone saw a new era, just as Zhao Qianzhang had said.
Jing Lan looked at the scene in front of him. The spirit of a scholar was completely stimulated. He had forgotten about the competition of interests and only respected the craftsmen's skills.
Jing Xiao, who was at the side, gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly, letting the blood drip from the corner of his mouth.
His courage began to tremble.
After a long time, an examiner suddenly said, "Did we forget something?"
The examiners were stunned. Then, the three examiners in charge of the venue seemed to have woken up from a dream. They hurriedly injected power into Fang Yun's mechanism clock.
The big clock in the workshop rang without any suspense.
Then, everyone turned to the Hall of Divine Craftsmen.
The craftsmen's eyes were filled with anticipation. Their eyes were far brighter than when Jenny's spinning machine appeared.
This was because every craftsman understood what the emergence of large-scale water-powered spinning machines and looms meant. Not only did it mean higher efficiency, more advanced technology, and a larger scale, but it also meant the birth of new things and the complete elimination of old things.
This was a comprehensive innovation.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang …
Everyone was listening to the sound of the clock, but they were thinking about Wen Wei.
Scholar, Xiucai, Juren, Jinshi, Hanlin, newly promoted Grand Secretary, Grand Secretary level one, Grand Secretary level two, Grand Secretary level three, Grand Secretary level four, peak Grand Secretary level, newly promoted Great Scholar …
In the end, the main clock of the Hall of Divine Craftsmen rang ten times. Together with the big clock, there were eleven rings in total.
It was just enough for him to be promoted to Great Scholar.
However, because Fang Yun used the Lu Ban Ruler, the number of rings was reduced by one. Therefore, Fang Yun could only be promoted to the peak of Grand Secretary level.
Even so, it was a record in the craftsmen's field that had never been broken before.
After hearing the tenth ring of the main clock, many craftsmen were only thinking about Fang Yun's Wen Wei. However, all the Great Scholars of the Craftsmen suddenly showed a strange expression. They looked at each other and then ecstasy appeared on their faces.
The Great Scholars looked up at the sky.
A strange and huge ruler appeared in the sky. The ruler seemed to be translucent and seemed to be made of thin clouds. However, if one looked carefully, they would find that the ruler, which was tens of thousands of miles long, was actually made up of countless small mechanisms, levers, gears, pulleys, axles, and so on. They were densely packed, but there was an inexplicable beauty to them.
This kind of beauty was different from the beauty of nature. It was more textured and more powerful.
The Ruler of Heaven, the Supreme Treasure of the Craftsmen's Sage Path.
After the Ruler of Heaven showed its complete form, all the bells in the craftsmen's field rang in unison.
Tens of thousands of bells rang in unison, as if welcoming a saint.
The Ruler of Heaven emitted a faint light. Everyone was bathed in the light, and everyone felt warm and comfortable from inside out.
Then, one after another, the power of talent appeared and spread across the craftsmen's field like ripples in a pond.
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