Most of what the head librarian of the workshop said was recorded in the documents, and Fang Yun had already finished reading them. However, there were some things that weren't recorded in the documents, allowing Fang Yun to understand the workshop better.
The workshops of various countries were ranked according to their technology.
At the moment, the top workshops were the Mo Family Workshop in Jia Country and the Luban Workshop in Shen Country. However, the Luban Family's surname was Gongshu, so the Luban Family called themselves the Gongshu Workshop.
The advanced workshops were owned by the Zhang Heng Clan, the Ma Jun Clan, the Zu Chongzhi Clan, the Liu Hui Clan, and other clans that were related to the Gong Clan. Although the Liu Hui Clan was not a Gong Clan, they were famous for mathematics. Their clan's workshops were not inferior to the Gong Clan in many aspects. They even often exchanged technology with the Gong Clan.
As for mid-level workshops, they were owned by ordinary Half-saint families, royal families, and officials of various countries.
Other workshops built by wealthy families or ordinary people could only be considered low-level workshops. They couldn't be compared to the higher-level workshops, but they had their own advantages and could still make money.
Ning An County was too close to the north and could be invaded at any time. Most of the workshops that belonged to the aristocratic families were relatively backward. The most advanced workshops were at the back of the county.
However, the royal family of Jingguo had built the best weapon and textile workshops here to supply the army with a steady stream of goods.
Soon, the carriage stopped in front of a workshop.
The Head Workshop got off the carriage first and smiled. "Fang Xusheng, this is the best textile workshop in the county, Ning Weaving Workshop No. 1!"
"Okay." Fang Yun got off the carriage after him.
After getting out of the carriage, Fang Yun saw a large number of people waiting in front of him. There were more than 500 of them.
Behind these people was a spacious workshop. He could faintly hear the soft roar of the water-powered textile machines.
Fang Yun smiled faintly. Before reading the document, he thought that the workshops here were just a few small workshops with at most a few dozen people. However, after reading the document, he realized that the workshops here were not much different from the factories in the modern world. The Mo Family's workshop in the Two World Mountain even had more than ten thousand people. It was extremely magnificent.
The power of the Mechanism Technique was slowly changing the world.
Everyone in front of the workshop had a warm smile on their faces. These people were all educated, and their children and grandchildren were also educated. They had natural respect and even worship for Fang Yun.
Fang Yun not only made their children and grandchildren more knowledgeable. Not only did the scholars who were protecting them become more powerful, but the Jingguo people were also proud of themselves. In their hearts, Fang Yun was already the most powerful person after Half-saint.
Fang Yun looked at the blazing gaze. He smiled and said, "I'm not here for vanity. I just want to learn the skills of the craftsmen and see if there's anything you need help with. Don't treat me as an outsider. Treat me as one of your own."
Other than teaching and investigating cases. This was Fang Yun's first time joining a group of strangers. He didn't use his authority or speak in an official tone like he did with other officials. He also didn't say too many polite words. He just said whatever he wanted to say.
This workshop didn't have a warm welcome ceremony like in the future. After knowing that Fang Yun really didn't care about ostentation, most of the people returned to their own jobs. Only the foreman and the management of the workshop accompanied Fang Yun.
Fang Yun chatted with the crowd for a while and went straight to the point. When he entered the workshop, he saw a two-story tall textile machine standing in front of him. It was operating smoothly under the power of the Yi Shui and the Mechanism Technique. It made a rumbling sound. The cotton thread was like a cloud, and it was full of a strange sense of beauty.
The people in the workshop were constantly shuttling back and forth. It was a busy scene.
The foreman of the workshop began to introduce the specific details of the Water-Powered Textile Machine.
"… Although the Water-Powered Textile Machine saves manpower and energy, it also has a flaw. It is unstable during dry periods or floods, so it sometimes needs to be stopped. If there is an urgent need to start work, moonstones can be used as the power source. However, moonstones are relatively expensive. They are the main power source to drive the Mechanism Beast. They are rarely used, so when the water flow is stable, the workshop needs to work more … "
"… In your eyes, weaving is very simple. You just need to intertwine the cotton thread to make cloth. However, before the cotton thread is threaded onto the machine, it needs to be embossed, plucked, spun, tied, dyed, stirred, dropped, warped, brushed, and dozens of other tedious processes. These are all done by the workshop next to it. Therefore, although our weaving workshop is very busy, in fact, we don't have much time to work every day. It is because the previous processes are slow … "
After looking at the weaving workshop, Fang Yun went to the workshop related to weaving to inspect.
After an hour of understanding, Fang Yun finally found that the efficiency of the Water-Powered Textile Machine was already very high. However, what limited the efficiency of weaving was not the Water-Powered Textile Machine, but the previous processes.
After seeing this, Fang Yun felt a little ashamed. He had taken things for granted before. He thought that as long as he improved the Water-Powered Textile Machine, he could easily increase the efficiency of weaving and free up labor. In reality, the Craftsmen had improved the Water-Powered Textile Machine to a very high level. However, the improvement of the other processes was relatively slow.
After the on-site understanding, Fang Yun already had a vague plan in his mind. That plan was to innovate from the beginning of the embroidery process all the way to the end of the weaving process! Not only did he need to speed up the weaving process, he also needed to add some processes that weren't currently available. This way, the weaving process would not only be faster, but also better and more durable.
Fang Yun did a rough calculation. If he completed all the innovations, the speed of weaving would at least double, and the quality would at least double.
However, the real focus wasn't on weaving, but on improving the mechanisms. Some of this knowledge was completely new to the Craftsmen of Saint Origin. It could be used in all the mechanisms in all the workshops. Once the Craftsmen understood it, it was very likely that it would become a small scale innovation!
Lei Shushan's innovation in Jia Country could barely be said to be a small step in technology. However, Fang Yun's plan was a whole line. It was a big step upwards.
"I'll try to overcome the technical difficulties within ten days! However, the process of this innovation can't be leaked. Before the complete innovation, all the related workshops must be sealed off. The workers inside must be cut off from the outside world. They must eat and live in the workshops. They can only leave after the innovation is complete. "
Thinking up to this point, Fang Yun felt a headache. His private army wasn't suitable to seal off the workshops. After all, the workshops belonged to the government. The government hated the interference of private forces the most. Otherwise, Fang Yun wouldn't have to worry about food or floods. He could solve these problems with his own money. However, he couldn't fork out a single cent.
If he wanted to seal off the workshops, he would need the cooperation of the Bei Mang army stationed there. Regardless of whether the Bei Mang general would agree, even if he did, the Left Minister's party might leak the information.
"I can only use the Craftsmen's top secret technological innovation as an excuse to ask the Punishment Hall to issue an order. As long as the Punishment Hall is here, no one will dare to pry into the secrets."
Soon after, Fang Yun sent a letter to the Punishment Hall. Because he was mobilizing the Jingguo army, it took an hour for the Punishment Hall to give a clear reply. They also said that they would only begin to seal off the workshops tomorrow.
This was good news for Fang Yun. He had enough time to prepare.
However, after the Punishment Hall gave a reply, Fang Yun received a large number of letters.
"What? You dare to say that the Craftsmen's and Agriculture's A grades are yours? Tell me honestly, do you want to be one of the top ten scholars? "
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