Chapter 114 The Idea of ​​a New Textile Machine

The results of Farr and Negi were beyond Linn's imagination. He didn't expect that the town would undergo such big changes in the past few days when he was away. Using water power to clean wool is just the beginning. Fully applying water power to various industries, then It represents the saving of a lot of manpower and the transition from the traditional manpower era to the water power era.

But in this case, we need to plan the river more specifically.

There was no danger in the upper reaches, but only in the lower reaches. Lin En recalled the blue lake. If his guess was correct, there should be a magical beast hidden in it.

Lin En groped his chin, thinking about things. He could deal with the monsters on land, but he had a headache when it came to monsters in the water.

You can’t drain the water dry!

"My lord, there is one more thing I want to tell you." Farr said.

Linn came back to his senses, "What happened?"

"When we were studying the operation of this shaft, we discovered that the principle of rotation is actually driven by the shaft alone. If only human power is used, it can reduce a lot of effort. I think Nezer and the others also need to comb the wool when weaving. The tangled wool is not so easy to evacuate because there is so much tangled up in it.

We use the rotating shaft on it. It only needs to be rotated, and then it can be continuously combed. This can save a lot of time. One person can do the work of two people. We also installed the rotating shaft on the textile machine. , one hand is used to turn, and the other hand is used to pull the thread, which also saves effort. "

As Farr spoke, he also made movements to describe it more specifically.

The surprise on Lin En's face never disappeared, and he said directly: "Let's go to Nezer's place and have a look."

The group left and came to the commercial district of the town.

This place is planned to be a commercial and trade area. There are shops on both sides of the clean streets. Compared with before, the number of shops has increased a lot, but there are not too many customers. There are still too few people in Ash Town, and the trade channels It's only one-way, which means that the things they produce can only be sold in other towns.

There was a large amount of linen and woolen fabrics displayed in a shop, and a clerk in the shop was looking at it boredly.

When he saw the lord coming, he quickly stood up and said, "Good day, lord."

"Yeah!" Linn nodded and came out of the back door of the store.

This is a large courtyard, and many people are sitting in it, weaving, including men and women. Most of them are women, some are civilians, and the rest are serfs who come to earn work points.

When they saw Linn, they immediately saluted.

Linn waved his hand, "You continue to do your own things, don't pay attention to me."

He saw the new spinning method mentioned by Farr, which added a rotating shaft, but could drive greater power. Even women with little strength could easily spin the carded wool into thread, and the speed and efficiency were greatly improved.

When Nezer heard the lord coming, he immediately ran out of the back room, "Sir!"

Linn entered the area where he worked. It was not small, with multiple skilled tailors working, but it was not messy. The spun threads were placed in an orderly manner and then woven into pieces of cloth.

When building the commercial area, Linn fully took this into consideration. There are some shops that integrate production and sales, with items sold in the front and production in the back, especially textiles, blacksmith shops, etc.

Therefore, a larger area will be reserved for them to work in the future, but this is only temporary. When their scale expands again, they will need to go to the factory area specifically.

"Tell me about the recent situation."

Nezer immediately replied, "We only have a small number of people left to make sachets, and the rest are doing weaving. The speed was very slow at the beginning, and steps such as washing and combing took up a lot of time and occupied a lot of time." A lot of manpower. Later, Farr and his colleagues figured out the operation of the rotating shaft, and the speed of cleaning wool was accelerated a lot.

Two days ago, they designed this kind of rotating shaft for us. It was relatively slow in the familiarization stage. Once we get used to it, one person can weave as much thread in one day as in the previous two days, and the weaving speed is also much faster. "

Lin En nodded. It seems that labor makes people confident and money makes people more confident.

When I first met Nezer, he didn't have any confidence and was called a sissy by others, but now he has no inferiority complex at all, and he is much more relaxed in both his words and actions.

He put forward his own idea, "Have you ever thought about one thing? This kind of hand-operated loom also takes up one hand. When a person sits there, his legs are actually free."

Netzer mused.

Karis asked: "It's normal to have two legs idle, just like when a serf cuts down trees, he only uses his hands instead of his legs."

Linn looked at Nezel, "It seems you have different ideas. Speak up boldly."

After getting permission from the lord, Nezer said: "In fact, in the past, I felt that weaving with just my hands was not only tiring but also inefficient. At that time, in order to improve my family's life, I wanted to weave more After the hands are too tired to lift up the thread and cloth, they will use their feet to assist, thus reducing some of the fatigue on the hands.

Later, the town was attacked by monsters, and we couldn't sell the cloth, so we stopped doing it. However, not everyone can do this method of using hands and feet together. I have taught others before, but the quality of the thread produced Too bad.

Sometimes I wonder, since the shaft can be turned by hand, is it possible to use the feet to drive it? In this way, two hands can be used for spinning, so it can be faster. "

Linn patted him on the shoulder, "Your idea is indeed good, and I can say that it is indeed possible. The rotating shaft has been made, and a pedal can be made. Connect the pedal to the rotating shaft, and step on the pedal with both feet to drive the textile. "

Farr suddenly realized, "Yes, that's it. Sir, you are so awesome. Negi and I have been thinking about how to make full use of the rotating shaft. Your words have given us more ideas."

Linn thought for a while and decided to spread some ideas to them, "I saw that the textile machines here all use one spindle, so is it possible to use multiple spindles to run together?"

He was talking about the Jenny Textile Machine, a machine that symbolized the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Although it was still driven by human power, one person using the textile machine could do what eight or even ten people could do, making weaving extremely fast. The big improvement has led to economic development.

Lynn didn't know the specific design of the Jenny loom, but he had seen some general principles in history textbooks.

Sometimes, the basic principles he knows can often allow people here to expand their thinking and break their inherent ideas.

"Multiple spindles." Naji muttered, "It should be possible. My father once made a loom with two spindles in order to reduce the fatigue of my mother."

Linn raised his eyebrows, it's your father again.

“I remember when my father was making it, the spindles were sideways, and he wanted to install more spindles, but the spindles would collide with each other, causing the threads to get tangled together, and he could only install two.”

"So, is it possible to put the spindle upright?" Lynn said.

He looked around, walked to a textile machine, and directly set up the spindle.

His movement startled the people who were spinning and they stopped quickly, but the spindle did not stop and was still spinning.

Lynn didn't know how the spindles were placed sideways, or who invented it, but it was obvious that everyone followed this rule, that is, the spindles must be placed sideways, and they never thought of setting it up stand up.

The person who invented the Jenny loom only discovered this by accident.

"You see, the spindle is still rotating. Whether it is horizontal or vertical, it does not affect it, but it can affect the quantity. The horizontal spindle needs to be straightened from time to time. In this case, a certain amount of energy needs to be spent It's on the spindle, but it's standing vertically. It's already standing vertically, so how can it be straightened?

After the spindle is placed vertically, multiple spindles can be installed without affecting each other. You said that your father once made a loom with two spindles. If he thought of placing the spindles vertically, there would be many problems. Same result. "

Listening to the Lord's words, Naji opened his mouth slightly, he was surprised.

The textile machine made by his father has been used by his mother. Naturally, he often sees it and helps repair it. He is quite familiar with the textile machine. At this time, he is imagining it in his mind.

Each component of the textile machine is assembled together, plus the spindle, and a person steps on the pedal to drive the rotating shaft.

"Yes, yes, Lord, your idea is so right." Negi said excitedly.

He was extremely impressed. He didn't expect that the lord could actually solve the problem that had puzzled them for a long time.

Farr and Nezer also thought about it. A senior carpenter and a skilled weaver. They could imagine that if this kind of textile machine was made, the threads spun in one day would even be better than five, ten, or even days. More.

Lin En smiled. Although they were very creative, their thoughts were still limited by current knowledge. Even if they had the inspiration to transcend, they would not go beyond it too much.

He just told what he remembered, and didn't even explain the specific structure. They could only rely on themselves for the detailed design.

"Can you make this new textile machine?" Linn asked.

"able!"

Farr and Negi looked at each other and answered in the affirmative.

"Okay!" Linn was in a good mood. He looked at Nezer, "How are the results of your teaching other people to weave?"

"Those who are tailors don't need to be taught much. Others can learn pretty quickly." Nezer replied.

"Accelerate this speed, and soon you will have a large number of textile workers, and you must be prepared to move."

"Moving?" Nezer didn't know why.

"You'll know when the time comes." Linn patted him on the shoulder.

He left here, and Farr and Negi left in a hurry. They needed to put today's idea into practice. After all, it was not just about making a new textile machine, but also about shaft transportation in the mining area.

Fortunately, the lord gave them another group of people to help, and said that they don't have to worry about money, as long as they make it.

This puts a lot of pressure on them, but it is also very exciting. For a carpenter, it is an honor to see the things he made being widely used.

Linn came to the fork of the canal. From here on, it divided into three streams of water flowing to different places.

However, the water flow in the canal is too turbid, so it is okay for irrigation, but it is a big problem in other aspects.

"River!" Lynn murmured.

"Sir, what happened to the river?" Karis asked curiously.

"You have also seen the importance of river water to us. The river where the waterwheel is located has some problems after all, and the waterway there is fine for mining. For textiles, it is a bit troublesome. We need to develop another river."