Young Master Jiang had lived in Zhang Garden for several days and had met everyone from top to bottom. He even shamelessly got to know Song Juren and Fang Qing. Of course, this did not help him much in his purpose of going to the capital. With his father around, he had never thought of taking over the family business so early. In just six months, he had grown up rapidly, but his character could grow, but his ability did not grow that fast.
Therefore, Zhang Shou left him alone, but he couldn't find a good solution. Moreover, Zhang Chen and others were also in a state of panic recently, and he couldn't find Zhu Er. The threshold of Zhaoguo Mansion was much higher than that of Zhang Yuan. It was rare for Wu, who was in a good mood, to give him such an idea. Although he was not sure whether it was a good idea, he still praised Wu's ingenuity in front of Zhang Shou.
Wu had only been praised by outsiders for her virtues and virtues, and she had never been praised for her vision and ideas. Although she was happy at this moment, she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy when she saw Zhang Shou's stunned look. But just as she coughed lightly and said unnaturally, "I just mentioned it casually," she found that Zhang Shou suddenly laughed.
"Mom is right. Since water power can be used to irrigate farmland and grind flour, it is definitely feasible to use it to drive looms. However, the turmoil in Cangzhou was caused by many people being unemployed or having no one to collect cotton yarn and making a living. Once water-powered looms are used, the efficiency will certainly double, but I am afraid that there will be more people without jobs."
Seeing that Wu was startled and Young Master Jiang was about to explain, Zhang Shou gestured to them and said calmly, "But it is an inevitable trend for machines to replace human labor. We cannot give up because of fear. However, it will take time for the water-powered loom to be launched, so we might as well prepare for a rainy day now."
"That's true. I heard that when cotton was first introduced, people still used their hands to rub cotton threads and even hemp ropes. Now with all kinds of machines, it is indeed much easier." Mrs. Wu nodded quickly.
She saw that Young Master Jiang seemed to have something to say to Zhang Shou, so she immediately found an excuse to go to the kitchen and left. When she left, Young Master Jiang quickly smiled and explained, "I just ran into An Ren at the door, so I casually talked about Cangzhou's textiles..."
"My mother had nothing to do, so I asked her to manage the weaving and dyeing workshop to relieve my boredom. There is nothing wrong with the idea she gave you, but we have to wait." Zhang Shou stood up and said with a smile, "You have lived in my house for so long, even if you have only been to the weaving workshop, you should have seen a lot of things, but you haven't been to the workshop yet, right?"
Young Master Jiang's heart skipped a beat. If there was any "forbidden area" in Zhang Garden that he had not been able to enter, it was the legendary secret workshop that made new spinning wheels and new looms based on Zhang Shou's drawings, thereby dramatically increasing efficiency. These days, he did not even dare to ask about where that place was, let alone secretly looking for it.
He was afraid that if he angered Zhang Shou, all his efforts would be in vain!
But at this moment, Zhang Shoudu asked, he could only laugh dryly and said: "I just heard that Dr. Zhang has a famous craftsman in his family, but I have never had the chance to meet him..."