Chapter 24

The publication and implementation of the new standards allowed the factory to conduct a thorough top-down and bottom-up review, unifying all units. As a result, research and production, statistics, and other aspects of the factory were completely refreshed, making everyone's work much easier and leading to significant progress in scientific research and industrial production.

This series of changes took place over just over a month. Li Xian opened his calendar and realized that he had been in this world for more than 200 days. In a little over a month, it would be the Spring Festival.

"Why isn't it cold?" Li Xian looked around; there was no heavy snow or ice, just a slight chill. Li Xian, now at the eighth level of the Qi Cultivation stage, naturally didn't care about this bit of cold.

"Level eight of the Qi Cultivation stage, it seems a bit slow. Oh, I've been busy with research lately, neglecting my cultivation." Li Xian was very frustrated.

If others knew that Li Xian had risen from the fifth level to the near-peak eighth level in just over 200 days, they would be envious. Are you envious or are you showing off?

It seemed that even the heavens couldn't stand this guy's self-satisfaction. Little Xie An came bouncing over, "Big Brother, Grandma He said the combined loom is ready, and she wants you to come and see it."

Xie An's way of addressing people always brought a smile. Li Xian laughed and took a small jar of honey from the drawer, "Little guy, grow up quickly."

"I don't want to grow up," Xie An said seriously.

"Why not?"

"If I grow up, Grandpa won't pat my head anymore."

The cheerful child's words made Li Xian feel a bit heavy. Xie An's parents had died at the hands of bandits, and his grandfather, Xie Jun, had fled with him when he was still in swaddling clothes.

Although this immortal realm had transitioned to a state era, the influence of the sect era still lingered. Bandits were rampant outside the city walls, especially now that the Great Xia Kingdom was on the verge of collapse, and the country was in chaos.

Li Xian patted Xie An's head, "Then you should grow up even faster. When you grow up, you can help your grandfather walk."

"Yes, I'll listen to Big Brother. I'll eat more and grow up quickly."

"You should also work hard on your cultivation. By the way, take these books and read them. Don't show them to anyone else. If you have any questions, come ask me." Li Xian handed over a few books, which he had taken the time to compile, including materials from Earth and even some 3D images of airplanes and ships.

"Okay." Xie An hugged the books in one hand and the honey in the other, and ran off. Xie An, who had suffered a lot from a young age, was no longer as carefree as other children.

Watching Xie An leave, Li Xian smiled and then took a thick workbook to the textile division. This thick workbook recorded everything, including future plans. It covered scientific research, industrial expansion, city construction, commercial capital, and even Li Xian's development path.

By the time Li Xian arrived at the textile division, it was already crowded. The gates of the textile division opened, and almost everyone in the factory came to watch. In the center of the workshop, a very simple machine was placed, but this simple textile machine had already made countless female workers ecstatic.

They were cheering, as if celebrating a great victory of their own.

When Li Xian arrived, He Lin was cheering like a young girl.

"Aunt He, it looks like there's been a lot of progress this time." Li Xian had to interrupt He Lin's cheering.

He Lin's voice was high with excitement, "Young Master, I'm so happy. The first combined loom is complete. It can currently complete the spinning and weaving processes. The later stages are still under research.

Currently, the loom uses 4 engines, is 12 meters long, over 3 meters wide, and 2.5 meters high. It is expected to produce 50 bolts of cloth per day, which is 500 meters. 500 meters, that's the output of a skilled textile worker in a year, and it only takes 14 people to operate.

With further improvements and practice, it is expected to produce 100 bolts of cloth per day.

If it's ordinary silk, one bolt is worth one tael of silver."

Li Xian listened attentively. The wisdom of the working people is boundless, and this was once again proven. Li Xian didn't need to be fully involved in the research because no one knew the loom better than these textile workers. Li Xian only needed to set the direction, provide the basics, and offer rewards. The rest of the research could be left to these textile workers.

Indeed, Li Xian's approach was validated.

After the introduction, He Lin gave the order, and the 14 female workers who had been prepared started to work. They turned on the machine one by one.

Soon, after a series of operations that Li Xian couldn't understand, the loom started producing cloth. These skilled female workers quickly became proficient, and the speed of cloth production gradually increased. Although the machine was the same, the skilled workers could make appropriate adjustments to optimize the process.

The machine clattered and hummed, and everyone watched quietly, but they were all excited.

The roller at the exit rotated, gradually reaching the 10-meter mark; then a 'can be washed' dye line was drawn—since the loom couldn't cut the cloth, it could only draw a line. But this method was good, as it allowed for cutting based on the situation later.

"The first bolt of cloth, a little over three quarters of an hour, less than 50 minutes," He Lin was responsible for timing.

The timing tool they were currently using was a jade plaque engraved with an array from the immortal realm, which used the principle of yin and yang rotation to measure time. The accuracy was only勉强能用 (barely usable).

Li Xian thought, "Perhaps, we should make clocks. With the current technology, we should be able to make a big clock."

Putting this thought aside, Li Xian continued to observe the combined loom. After some practice, the female workers reduced the time for the second bolt to half an hour, and the fifth bolt to just over 20 minutes. In the next two hours, they produced five bolts of cloth!

With a daily output of 60 bolts of cloth! Seeing this result, He Lin and everyone else were even more excited. They cheered and celebrated, as this was a remarkable achievement. Because it was a combined loom, it saved the time previously spent on spinning, effectively increasing the speed by more than a hundred times!

Liu Bin, who was responsible for the production of the loom, said, "I observed for a while and found that there are still some areas that can be improved. Perhaps the next combined loom can increase the daily output to 80 bolts."

He Lin immediately jumped to Liu Bin's side, "Then go and produce it quickly. What are you still standing around for?"

Then, He Lin jumped in front of Li Xian, "Young Master, I can't wait. What about the raw materials? There are about 30 days until the New Year. If we work hard, we can produce tens of thousands of bolts of cloth. We need to reduce the price of cloth in the capital by 20% this year! Let those unscrupulous merchants cry by the roadside.

If Liu Bin's factory can work faster, we might reach a goal of 20,000 bolts of cloth before the New Year!"

Many of the female workers here had been exploited by unscrupulous merchants and had no choice but to work in the workshop.

"Do you have enough people now?" This was Li Xian's most pressing concern. When he left the capital, he only brought 300 people, including 80 female workers. Now, with various divisions within the factory, the shortage of personnel was becoming urgent.

He Lin laughed, "Young Master, you've been so busy lately. I went to Anyang City to recruit workers. We've already recruited over 300 female workers with textile experience. They are currently in training and should be able to start work in three days, yes, start work."

"What about the initial female workers?"

(Note: The length of a bolt of cloth varies, some are 10 zhang, some are 1.2 zhang. Modern looms can produce 500 meters. Here, we take a memorable number, 10 meters.)

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