After cities such as Wissas and Fort Komoy promulgated decrees on planting potatoes, two more decrees were promulgated—one is to come to receive sweet potato seeds, and the other is to receive corn seeds.
The reason why there are two decrees is that the lord requires that places that have already received potato seeds can only receive one of them, not all of them.
Moreover, the place where corn is grown has requirements such as terrain and soil. If the conditions are not met, then only sweet potato seeds can be received.
Corn and sweet potatoes were also new crops that Samuel Fern brought back from the New World.
These two crops, like the previous potatoes, were given a booklet on how to cultivate and plant them, with clear and detailed steps.
A copy is attached for reference only.
If you still want to take a closer look, you must go to the Thorns Chamber of Commerce to buy it.
Not to mention one copy per hand, at least let the people involved in planting thoroughly study the methods of planting potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc., and don’t waste hard-earned seeds.
The lord attaches great importance to the planting of three new crops, and the citizens of the city who do not know how much yield these three crops will bring do not dare to slack off.
They are just following orders from above.
What's more, if you plant well, you will be rewarded later, and if there is a waste of seeds, you will be punished...
Under such a policy, the commoners or slaves certainly would not be neglected.
For a time, the news of planting new crops gradually spread to the border of the territory.
Although due to the limited number of seeds, cities such as the border did not participate in the planting.
But that didn't stop them from looking forward to it.
What's more, the lord also promised to give priority to border cities when new crops are planted.
Potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn were planted again not far behind.
After Xia Zoe began to order the planting of three new crops on a large scale, and all places were almost on the right track, the cotton that had been planted earlier was also harvested.
The cotton field is white and soft.
Cotton is not food.
At first, everyone thought that "cotton" was an ornamental flower, and they were surprised by the white and soft characteristics of cotton, and some very fine silk-like filaments appeared when they were slightly torn.
But the lord later made it clear that cotton is not a flower plant, but a cotton plant that can be made into clothes.
make clothes
How could such a soft, shredded plant be made into clothes? Wouldn't it be ripped off? !
With doubts, everyone picked all the cotton, and then put it into the emptied warehouse. There are many problems with cotton that need to be paid attention to.
- It should not be picked too early, otherwise the cotton fibers will not be fully mature.
But it should not be picked too late, otherwise the cotton will not only pollute and affect the color of the cotton after a long time of wind and sun, but also reduce the fiber tension and quality of the cotton, and then undergo processing, making clothes and other processes. will affect the quality even more.
Moreover, the cotton needs to be processed in time after it is picked.
Cotton should not be exposed to rain, and it is necessary to find a place for shelter from the wind, and the surrounding environment should always be kept dry and protected from fire.
Otherwise, once the cotton is soaked by rain or other water stains, it will cause the pigments contained in the cotton leaves or cotton hulls to contaminate the white cotton, dyeing the cotton, and appearing spots.
And cotton is flammable, as long as it is contaminated with a little spark, it will spread and burn quickly, and manpower cannot stop it.
For this reason, Xia Zuoyi also specially invited all those involved in picking and subsequent cotton processing to hold a brief meeting, mentioning the areas that need attention and attention.
First of all, the site where the cotton is stacked should be cleaned up, and it is forbidden to have small debris mixed into the cotton, otherwise it will be entangled in it, and it will not be easy to separate the debris from the cotton in the future.
Secondly, cotton is also divided into good cotton, stiff cotton and floor cotton.
After all, the growth of cotton is good and bad. These three kinds of cotton must be mined and picked separately, and then they must be dried and stored separately, and cannot be mixed together.
Not only that, but also pay attention to the collection of cotton seeds.
The amount of cotton picked at this stage is relatively small, and if you want to plant it on a large scale in the territory of Desinia, you need to continue to plant and harvest the seeds.
Regarding the existence of cotton, Xia Zuoyi's idea is not to announce it within the scope of the territory. After all, the steps of cotton processing and making into clothes are very cumbersome, and it is best to use the assistance of machines.
Although it is possible to do it manually, it is inefficient.
The cotton harvested in Parshan can be made into clothing, bed quilts, furniture, etc. In this way, everyone can understand how cotton is a good thing to keep out the cold when it is made into clothing.
So, when most of the cities started to plant three new crops, namely potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn, Xia Zuoyi also got busy. After picking the cotton, the cotton was processed, and then the impurities were removed, into strips, into rolls...
The cotton production process is more complicated, and there are several ways to make clothes.
Among them, the easiest way to make clothes is to tear the processed cotton into thin sheets, superimpose a little bit, and when it reaches a certain thickness, put the cotton into the clothes that have been cut. On the fabric, the clothes at this moment only have a spread out shape. According to the shape, the cotton is pressed inside to sew, the edges are sealed, and finally, the clothes are finished by cutting a little.
Although this method is simple, and the clothes are thick and warm, it is easy to run cotton after getting wet, and it needs to be shaped on the outside.
Cotton can also be spun into cotton thread, but it needs a machine as an aid, and cotton thread can be woven into cloth. After the cotton thread is dyed, the color of the cloth will come out.
Simple to say, but complicated to sit on.
Xia Zuoyi came to Reynolds and planned to make a wooden spinning wheel. This spinning wheel can manually spin cotton into cotton threads, and then weave cotton threads one by one into cloth, dye them, and finally make them into various clothes, or The bed was waited.
In order to speed up the processing of cotton, Xia Zuoyi also plans to make a cotton gin—a machine that strips cotton fibers from cotton seeds, which can improve labor efficiency.
Large-scale cotton gins are limited by the current technology and cannot be produced for the time being, but smaller cotton gins are no problem.
The shape of this cotton gin resembles a large wooden box, and the top is divided into a cotton inlet and a cotton outlet.
On the side of the box, there is a rotary pump, which is manually shaken, and there are rotating top rollers inside and outside the box. In addition, the most important thing is to install a fixed knife and a moving knife, under the action of the two, the cotton fibers and cotton seeds can be separated.
In this way, the fibers of the cotton are transferred out from the top, and the cottonseeds remain in the box. When the box is opened, the cottonseeds can be taken out and stored separately.
A cotton gin is not difficult to make, and after a little hint from Xia Zoe, Renault researched it himself.
After seeing the clean separation of cotton fibers and cotton seeds, Xia Zoe nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, Renault."
"After the cotton gins are mass-produced, a group of people will be recruited to open a workshop specializing in the production of cotton gins..."
"This is just the first generation of cotton gins, and you can think about improvements in the future, preferably to be able to separate cotton and cotton seed in large batches."
The technology in the Territory of Desinia must always be ahead.
Renault: "Yes, lord."
Xia Zuoyi: "But this matter is not too late for the time being. The current cotton gin can be used."
"Your main task now is to continue to study a machine that spins cotton into cotton threads. The filaments are made into threads. You can also use the principle of runner rotation and shake it manually..."
Xia Zuoyi fiddled with the hand lever of the cotton gin and said, "You can drive it with your hands or feet."
Reynolds thought.
The principle of the spinning wheel is easy to understand. It is to use the spinning spinning, and then spin the cotton fibers that are drawn into filaments little by little on the runner, which can be hand-cranked or pedaled.
There is also a large spinning wheel, which requires a person to shake it with his hands.
Xia Zuoyi found a lot of reference pictures in the exchanged books.
He plans to make it step by step, one by one. After all, there is less cotton at this stage, and there is no need for a big spinning wheel. Later, when cotton has been popularized everywhere, and even sold to other territories and small countries, more efficient The spinning wheel is made again, and another sum of money comes into the account.
The flow of funds is the most important, and all constructions in the territory need the support of funds.
What's more, the black and white cavalry is also growing, and Xia Zuoyi plans to form a special sea army in the future to be responsible for the safety of the Ami from the Cogit Sea.
This sea army can first select soldiers and officers from the black and white cavalry.
In addition, through a two-pronged approach, a group of new recruits will be recruited to train the skills of swimming, not seasickness, and identifying sea areas that need to be learned when fighting at sea.
Renault's mind was nimble, and there was a hint from Xia Zoe, so, not long after, a wooden spinning wheel was made and shaken by hand.
After that, Renault went to study the pedal spinning wheel again.
After cotton fibers are spun into cotton threads, weaving, dyeing and other processes must be carried out. The steps are cumbersome and the time required is long, not to mention the need to study related machines during the period…
Therefore, it has been nearly two months since Xia Zuoyi got the first batch of fabrics woven with patterns.
Xia Zoe asked the tailors in the castle to make a thick winter coat, a hat with ear protectors on both sides, a scarf of the same style, etc.
A whole set of clothes was customized according to Xia Zuoyi's size. After it was done, Xia Zuoyi tried it on and sweated instantly.
It was visibly hot.
After Segalot watched it, he couldn't hold back.
He reached out and pinched Xia Zuoyi's cheek, looked at Xia Zuoyi's suspicious gaze, and said, "I think the people living in Powell Country will need cotton-padded clothes."
Xia Zuoyi nodded: "Indeed."
"Your Majesty, after the potatoes are harvested, do you want to go to Powell Country with me?"
In the original book, the extreme north would experience ground fissures and collapse, causing widespread avalanches and casualties, while cold currents flowed from north to south through various territories and small nations.
The Territory of Desinia is within the reach of the cold snap…
The author has something to say: today's update, the patch will be moved to tomorrow, my little cuties, sorry for the long wait.
Mainly because I was too tired, I didn't recover, my arms and legs were shaking after moving a large piece, and then it was sore...
The house on this side of the family has been cleaned up, and it will come to an end for the time being. After that, it will be cleaned up at the place where the rental house is returned, but I have to find time to go back.
good night~
Xia Xia: Two-eared hat.
Pope: Lovely.
Xia Xia: Are you wearing it too
Pope: . . . um.