Xiao Huasheng's face turned red when Xian Yunhe glared at him. He wanted to clarify that he didn't say that. He was vague and perfunctory when Zhang Shou asked him. But Ah Liu revealed his secret and he had to admit it. But this was a waste of Xian Yunhe's efforts. So he dodged and didn't dare to look at Xian Yunhe until someone patted his shoulder. He looked up and it was Ah Liu.
Seeing the look in his eyes clearly showing "don't worry, it's okay", he mustered up the courage to look at Xian Yunhe and said, "Uncle Yunhe, Dr. Zhang and the eldest lady are both very good people. All of Old Man Qi's rich and unkind families have been dealt with!"
Those families who colluded with the eldest prince would never have a good end. This was what Xian Yunhe had already concluded in his heart after he surrendered and saw Xu Cheng's official hat shot off by Zhu Tingfang. Therefore, when he listened to Xiao Huasheng's explanation, he was more concerned about the two strange names that Xiao Huasheng said, not how those families were dealt with.
Soon, he recognized Zhu Ying, who was dressed as a man, and immediately his eyes fell on the handsome young man who had just said that Xiao Huasheng was also guilty of a serious crime. He knew more than the inexperienced Xiao Huasheng, or the playboy like Jiang Dashao. After all, he not only beat up the eldest prince, but also secretly tested the eldest prince in the dead of night, so he knew some inside information.
So, he stared at Zhang Shou for a long time before he said in a deep voice: "Young Master, are you Dr. Zhang? You created the new spinning machine that is several times more efficient than before, but now you see the situation in Cangzhou. How do you feel?"
Old Salted Fish was silent at this time. He was very clear about his nephew's temper. Most people who were forced into a desperate situation would at most occupy the mountain and become the king. It was already very courageous to dare to take action against the court officials. As for Xian Yunhe holding the eldest prince hostage... Haha, that was simply a bold move.
Therefore, although he was a little worried about angering the doctor of the Imperial College, he did not stop anyone who dared to question Zhang Shou at this time, but just quietly peeked at Zhang Shou's expression.
Zhang Shou stopped Zhu Ying from losing her temper and said calmly, "As early as when I made the product, I knew it might be beneficial or harmful. But if I kept it secret and opened one or two workshops to make some money, someone would try every means to steal the technology, and it would be known to the world in no time."
"Unless the product is made but shelved, once such a sharp tool is released, it will not be forgotten. It is a great harm for unscrupulous merchants to exploit spinners and oppress ordinary machine owners. But if it can be promoted well, more and more people will grow cotton, more and more cotton yarn will be spun, and more and more cotton cloth and cotton clothes will be made."
Xian Yunhe's eyes suddenly became sharp: "Dr. Zhang has never thought that now it is just profiteering by big businessmen, and they will force a group of textile workers to lose their homes. If farmers all over the world stop growing rice and wheat and grow cotton instead because cotton is expensive, then how much less grain fields will there be in the world, how much more food will be lacking in the world, and how many people will starve to death?"
"Besides, how can you guarantee that the cotton cloth will really be cheap? How can you guarantee that the poor people in the world can afford that 'cheap' cotton cloth? What you consider cheap is not the same as what ordinary people consider cheap!"