Chapter 205 Wool

The good news really came one after another. The imperial court approved the beef cattle matter that Zixuan mentioned, and agreed to relax the restriction on killing cattle here and to breed such meat-eating cattle.

At this moment, Jinghan jumped for joy. He quickly took people to the grassland and told Wuya, Batu and others about the new policy. She also promised that if each household raised more cows, she would be responsible for helping them sell them. When these herdsmen heard this, they all got excited. They had finally hoped that the court would come up with such a new decree, so why not hurry up? However, after all, this cattle raising cannot bear fruit in a day or two. It will take several years to develop into a large scale.

At the same time, Jinghan also told Wu Ya and others that apart from the wool that must be used for rolling felt, the rest of the sheared wool will be kept first. Jinghan will have great use for it. Although Wu Ya and others find it strange, what else can this wool be used for? Not out of respect and admiration for Jinghan, they agreed.

Each of these herdsmen will raise hundreds of sheep, and the wool is indeed inexhaustible. In fact, every household now has a lot of it. When Jinghan said this, someone took out the wool and gave it to Jinghan. Looking at these snow-white wool, Jinghan was not polite and accepted them directly, and asked Anfu to give them some money according to the amount.

The herdsmen naturally refused to harvest them. "Madam, these things are too simple for us. These sheep will have to be sheared next spring. Besides, we only use them to roll felt and have no other uses. Madam thinks it's good, Just take it as you like, no need to pay." Wu Ya and Jinghan are familiar with each other, so she will tell Jinghan.

"Fellow folks, I want this wool, not for my own use. I just want to see if there is any way to make this wool more useful. If we really come up with a way, then our lives will be better in the future. It will be better. These wools are the result of your hard work. I can't just take them away. Besides, if I really figure out a way in the future, I will need a lot of wool. Where can I get it? Why don't you give it all to me for free? Well, the money is not much, it's just a piece of my heart. What I hope most is that we all can live a good life together." Jinghan didn't want to ask for their things in vain. So I stood in the crowd and spoke loudly.

"Since Madam is determined to benefit the people, we can't even collect money. Madam can just take the wool this time. If Madam wants to think of something, she must try it several times. I don't know if it can be used. . If Madam really thinks of a way, we can collect the money when you ask for it again in the future." An elder of this tribe spoke.

Herdsmen have rules, and they respect their elders most. Now that he said so, it was hard for Jinghan to refute. Jinghan saluted the elder, "Since it is the old man who has spoken, Jinghan dare not disobey. But when Jinghan collects wool again in the future, please be sure to accept the money. Jinghan's original intention is to let Everyone is living a good life, but it would be bad if we always get it for free. "

The elder smiled, "Of course we agree with what Madam said. I hope Madam can come up with a good idea, so that our herdsmen's lives will be easier." The elder turned back and said to the people next to him, " Everyone goes back and brings the wool to Madam. She is willing to serve us herdsmen, why can’t we even part with such a small amount of wool?”

So the whole tribe went back to get the wool, and Anfu finally loaded two carts full of wool. Their car was not enough, so Batu took the initiative to lend the car to Jinghan and sent them back to the county town.

Jinghan asked Anfu to bring some more silks and fabrics to Batu to take away. Anyway, the silks and satins given by the emperor at that time were all there. Just buy them if you need them in the future.

Anfu took out twenty pieces of fine silk and satin from the warehouse and gave them to Batu. Batu refused. Later, Jinghan persuaded me, saying that these were given to everyone and thanked everyone for their enthusiasm. Batu finally agreed to accept it and thanked him profusely.

After sending Batu away, Anfu looked at the wool and worried, "Madam, what do you need all this wool for? You can't eat or drink this stuff."

Jinghan smiled and said, "I'll write a letter and you can find someone to send it to my father-in-law's house. I need the help of my uncle-in-law for this." Jinghan was not good at spinning threads, so she could only ask Yue Siyuan for help. A few people were transferred there. Jinghan is only responsible for coming up with ideas, and specialized people have to do the hands-on work.

Anfu knew what his young lady was capable of, so he quickly agreed, and together with Zhao Changan, put all the wool in the warehouse.

Yue Siyuan received Jinghan's letter. After reading the letter, he slapped the table and said, "This little girl can really think of a way. Okay, this is indeed a good idea."

The wife next to her, Mrs. Liu, laughed, "Hey, what makes you so happy?"

Yue Siyuan told his wife what Jinghan said in the letter, "This is a good thing. It will not only provide those herdsmen with an extra income, but also allow us to wear new clothes. Do you think I can be unhappy?"

Mrs. Liu nodded, "In that case, you should quickly send a few capable people over. Although Jinghan's matter is to let the people live a good life, there is also a lot of profit in it. Let's be the first to do it, and in the future Even if others follow suit, it’s not that easy.” Just like the tussah silkworms, many people come to collect tussah silkworms, but no one does it as well as the Yue family.

Mrs. Liu is also a smart woman, so she naturally sees unlimited business opportunities here.

Yue Siyuan hurried out to make arrangements, and finally selected ten people and sent them to Jinghan. "Remember, you can do whatever the magistrate's wife tells you to do, and obey the magistrate's wife's arrangements for everything. I have also prepared the things you need. If you are missing anything again, please hurry up and have someone come back to get it."

At the end of September, Jinghan waited until the people sent by Yue Siyuan also had some textile machines and other equipment. Jinghan made room for them in the vacant house at the county government office, and found several rooms with larger rooms as a place for everyone to conduct experiments.

"Madam, do you think this wool can really be spun into thread?" Zixuan was a little worried, afraid that Jinghan wouldn't be able to spin it.

"Don't you believe in your wife's ability? Besides, look at how long those wools are. Cotton can be spun, and so can this wool." Jinghan patted Zixuan on the shoulder, "Don't worry. "When the thread is spun, I'll knit you a sweater first."

Zixuan had a deep understanding of Jinghan's abilities, so he suppressed his curiosity and waited patiently for the results.

With the efforts of Jinghan and those few people, it took more than ten days to spin the first batch of wool, and a total of more than ten kilograms of wool was spun. These people sent by Yue Siyuan are indeed experts. The threads spun are even in thickness and have good fluffiness.

Jinghan discussed with them and dyed the wool. Jinghan found someone to make four knitting needles, and then started knitting the sweater. Of course, this process is a bit slow, because Jinghan hasn't done this for many years.

Jinghan knitted day and night, and it took nearly ten days to knit a sweater. When everyone saw this sweater, they were all shocked. Who would have thought that a piece of wool could eventually be woven into a piece of clothing?

This sweater was knitted according to Zixuan's body measurement. The sapphire blue sweater looks very good on Zixuan.

"This thing is very good. It's quite soft. It's not as thick as a cotton-padded jacket, but it's much warmer than a jacket. It's just the beginning of spring when you take off your cotton-padded jacket. It avoids being too cold in a jacket and too hot in a cotton-padded jacket. In autumn, That's fine. If you wear this underneath and the down jacket you made on the outside, it's fine even in winter." Zixuan didn't want to take it off after putting it on. This thing is really good. It's not as cumbersome as a cotton-padded jacket and it's easy to move around.

The leader of the people sent by the Yue family was named Ding. Manager Ding couldn't help but admired, "Madam is really a great talent, she has such ingenuity. It's very strange that a small piece of wool can be knitted into clothes. This thing If it's done, I'm afraid it can be sold at a good price. The only drawback is that it takes some time. I wonder if there is a way to solve this? "

"It's my first time to do it, so I'm going slower. If I become more proficient, I can probably go faster. It doesn't matter, as long as I teach others, everyone can knit when they are free, and it doesn't take up time for serious work. You see Don't those women also pay for shoe soles every day when they are free? If you can make money, you can give them the labor cost. I just want to teach everyone so that they can make money.

Manager Ding kept nodding his head, "Since Madam said so, it is feasible. Then we will spin this kind of wool from now on, right?"

Jinghan shook her head, "No, this is just one kind. The most important thing is that I want you to spin a thread with a thickness similar to this single strand, and then use it to weave cloth, just like weaving with cotton yarn. It is woven like this The fabric is thick and windproof, and it’s strong, so isn’t it just another good thing to keep warm?”

When Manager Ding heard this, his eyes lit up, "If you follow what Madam said, it would be a great thing. Madam, just tell us what to do and we will do it." They are all capable people in this industry. As long as Once you have an idea, the rest will be easy to handle.

Jinghan didn't know much about these things. In fact, she was also whimsical and thought of all kinds of woolen coats in her previous life. But Jinghan really doesn't quite understand how to weave this thing. Fortunately, she was dealing with experts, so she explained her plan and let everyone think about it.

Manager Ding and the others were worthy of being trusted by Yue Siyuan. Within a few days, they had really spun the yarn. When they came, they brought several looms, but if they were to weave this kind of yarn, the looms would have to be modified. This took a lot of time, so Jinghan waited patiently.