The Lord is Addicted in Infrastructure

Chapter 149

After the cities such as Wessas and Fort Comoy successively promulgated the decree on planting potatoes, two more decree were issued-one is to come to receive sweet potato seeds, and the other is to receive corn seeds.

The reason for the two decrees is that the lord requires that the place that has received potato seeds before can only receive one of them, not all of them.

Moreover, the place where corn is planted has topography and soil requirements. If the conditions are not met, then only sweet potato seeds can be obtained.

Corn and sweet potatoes are also new crops that Samuel Fern brought back from the New World.

These two crops are also the same as the previous potatoes, with a booklet on how to grow them. The steps are clear and detailed.

A free copy is included for reference only.

If you want to take a closer look, you must go to the Thorns Chamber of Commerce to buy it.

Not to mention a handbook, at least let the people involved in planting thoroughly research the methods of growing potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc., and don’t waste the hard-earned seeds.

Lord Lord takes the planting of three new crops very seriously, and the people in the city who don’t know how much output these three crops will bring will not slacken their efforts.

They are just following the orders from above.

What’s more, if the planting is good, rewards will be given later, and if there is a waste of seeds, it will be punished…

Under such a policy, the civilians or slaves will certainly not neglect.

For a time, news of planting new crops gradually spread to the borders of the territory.

Although because of the limited number of seeds, the border and other cities did not participate in planting.

But it does not prevent them from looking forward to it.

What’s more, Lord Lord also promised that when new crops are planted, they will give priority to border cities.

Potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn are not far behind when they are planted again.

After Xia Zuoyi began to order three new crops to be planted on a large scale, and all regions were almost on the right track, the cotton that was previously planted was also ready to be harvested.

The cotton field is white and soft.

Cotton is not food.

At first, everyone thought that “cotton” was an ornamental flower, and they were surprised by the white and soft characteristics of cotton, and some very fine silk-like filaments appeared after a little tear.

But Lord Lord later clearly stated that cotton is not a flower plant, but a cotton plant that can be made into clothes.

Making clothes?

How can such a soft, silky plant be made into clothes? Doesn’t it break holes when you wear it? !

With doubts, everyone picked all the cotton and put it in the emptied warehouse. There are many problems with cotton that need attention.

-It is not advisable to pick too early, otherwise the cotton fiber will not fully mature.

But it should not be picked too late, otherwise the cotton will not only be polluted and affected by the long-term wind and sun, but also reduce the fiber tension and quality of the cotton, and then undergo processing, making clothes and other processes. Time will also affect the quality.

Moreover, it needs to be processed in time after the cotton is picked.

Cotton should not be exposed to rain, and find a place to shelter from the wind, and the surrounding environment should always be kept dry and away from fire.

Otherwise, once the cotton is soaked by rain or other water stains, it will cause the pigment contained in the cotton leaves or cotton husk to contaminate the white cotton, causing the cotton to dye and appear spots.

But cotton is flammable, as long as it is contaminated with a little spark, it will spread and burn rapidly, which cannot be prevented by human power.

For this reason, Xia Zuoy specially invited all the people who participated in the picking and subsequent processing of cotton to come over and hold a short meeting, mentioning the places that need attention and attention.

First of all, the place where the cotton is piled must be cleaned up. It is forbidden to mix small debris into the cotton, otherwise it will be entangled in it, and it will not be easy to separate the debris from the cotton in the follow-up.

Secondly, cotton is also divided into good cotton, stiff-petal cotton and ground cotton.

After all, the growth of cotton is good or bad. These three types of cotton must be mined and picked separately, and then they must be dried separately, collected separately, and cannot be mixed together.

Not only that, but also pay attention to collecting cotton seeds.

The amount of cotton picked at this stage is relatively small. If you want to plant it on a large scale in the Desinian territory, you need to continue to plant and harvest seeds.

Regarding the existence of cotton, Xia Zuoyi’s idea is not to announce it within the territory. After all, the steps of processing cotton and making clothes are very cumbersome, and it is best to need the assistance of machines.

Although manual work is possible, it is inefficient.

The cotton harvested in Palshan can first be made into clothing, quilts, furniture, etc. This way, everyone can understand how cotton is a good thing to keep out of the cold when it is made into clothing.

As a result, when most cities began to plant three new crops: potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn, Xia Zoe was also busy. After picking the cotton, the cotton was processed, and then removed, into strips, and rolls…

The cotton production process is more complicated, and there are several ways to make clothes.

Among them, the easiest way to make clothes is to tear the cotton that has been processed into a bunch into thin flakes, a little bit of superimposed compaction, and when it reaches a certain thickness, put the cotton into the cut clothes. On the fabric, the clothes at this moment have only one unfolded shape. The cotton is pressed inside to sew according to the shape, the edges are sealed, and finally a little cutting process is performed, and the clothes are completed.

Although this method is simple, and the clothes are thick and warm, it is easy to run cotton after being soaked in water, and it needs to be shaped on the outside.

Cotton can also be spun into cotton thread, but it requires a machine as an aid, and cotton thread can be used to weave cloth. After the cotton thread is dyed, the color of the cloth will come out.

It’s simple to say, but it’s complicated to sit up.

Xia Zuoyi asked Reynolds to make a wooden spinning wheel. This spinning wheel can manually spun cotton into cotton thread, and the cotton thread can be woven into cloth and dyed, and finally it can be made into various clothes, or The bed was waiting.

In order to speed up the cotton processing speed, Xia Zuoyi also plans to make a cotton gin—the cotton gin is a machine that strips cotton fibers from cotton seeds, which can improve the labor efficiency of work.

Large-scale cotton gins are limited by the current existing technology and cannot be made for the time being, but smaller cotton gins are no problem.

This kind of cotton gin looks like a large wooden box, with a cotton inlet and a cotton outlet on the top.

On the side of the box, there are rotary pumping and manual shaking. There are rotating top rollers inside and outside the box. The most important thing is to install a fixed knife and a movable knife, which can separate the cotton fiber and cotton seed under the action of both.

In this way, the cotton fibers are transferred from the top, while the cotton seeds are left in the box. When the box is opened, the cotton seeds can be taken out and stored separately.

The cotton gin is not difficult to make, and after a little reminder from Shazoe, Reynolds researched it out on his own.

After seeing the cotton fiber and cottonseed separated cleanly, Shazoi nodded in satisfaction: “Very good, Reynolds.”

“After the cotton gin will be mass-produced, a group of people will be recruited and a workshop dedicated to making cotton gins will be opened…”

“This is only the first generation of cotton gin. You can think about improving it in the future, and it is best to separate cotton and cotton seeds in large quantities.”

The technology in the Desinian territory must always be leading.

Renault: “Yes, Lord.”

Xia Zuoyi: “But this is not enough for the time being. The current cotton gin can be used.”

“Your main task now is to continue to study a machine that spins cotton into cotton threads. The filaments are made into threads. You can also use the principle of rotating the wheel to shake by hand…”

Xia Zuoy fiddled with the hand crank of the cotton gin and said, “It can be driven by hands or feet.”

Reynolds thoughtfully.

The principle of the spinning wheel is easy to understand. It uses spinning to spin, and then spins the drawn cotton fibers on the wheel little by little. It can be shaken by hand or pedaled.

There is also a big spinning wheel, which requires a person to shake it with both hands.

Xia Zuoy found a lot of reference pictures in the books he exchanged.

He intends to make it step by step, one by one. After all, there is less cotton at this stage, and there is no need for the emergence of large spinning wheels. Later, when cotton has spread to various places, and even sold to other territories and small countries, it will be more efficient. The spinning wheel is made again, and another sum of money is paid in.

Capital flow is the most important thing, and all constructions in the territory require capital support.

What’s more, the black and white cavalry is constantly growing, and Shazoi plans to form a special naval army in the future to be responsible for the safety of the Kogit Sea to Ami.

This naval army can first select soldiers and officers from the black and white cavalry.

In addition, the two-pronged approach will recruit a group of new recruits to develop the skills needed to learn to swim, avoid seasickness, and distinguish sea areas when fighting at sea.

Reynolds’s flexible mind, coupled with the reminder of Xia Zuoyi, so, not long after, a wooden spinning wheel was made and shaken by hand.

After that, Renault went to study the spinning wheel again.

After the cotton fiber is spun into cotton thread, it is necessary to perform weaving, dyeing and other processes. The steps are cumbersome and the time required is long, not to mention the research on related machines during the period…

Therefore, almost two months have passed since Xia Zuoyi got the first batch of cloth woven with patterns.

Xia Zuoyi asked the tailors in the castle to make a thick winter coat with fabric and cotton woven with cotton thread, a hat with ear protection on both sides, and a scarf of the same style.

The whole set of clothes was customized according to Xia Zuoyi’s size. After making it, Xia Zuoyi tried it on-sweating instantly.

Obviously hot.

Saigalote couldn’t hold back after watching it.

He stretched out his hand and squeezed Xia Zoe’s cheek, looked at Xia Zoe’s puzzled look, and said, “I think the people living in Pauville will need cotton-padded clothes very much.”

Xia Zoe nodded: “Indeed.”

“Xiamen, after the potatoes are harvested, do you want to go to Beauville with me?”

In the original book, there will be cracks and collapses in the extreme north, causing large-scale avalanches and casualties, while the cold current flows from north to south through many territories and small countries.

The Territory of Desinia is within the coverage of the cold current…

The author has something to say: today, the update will be updated, and the update will be moved to tomorrow. Sorry for the little cuties, waiting for a long time.

The main reason was that I was too tired and didn’t get over it. My arms and legs were shaking after moving the big piece, and then it was sore…

The house on this side of the house has been cleaned up. It will come to an end for the time being, and then I will return to the rented house to clean up, but I still have to find time to go back.

Good night

Xia Xia: Two-eared hat.

Pope: Lovely.

Xia Xia: Can you wear it too?

Pope: …Yeah.