"Oh? Mr. Xiangli, has he decided that Lei Shushan is the best, or is Mo Shan better?" asked the leading scholar from the Criminal Hall.
The Imperial Academy official said, "It's neither Lei Shushan nor Moshan."
"What?" Lei Shushan screamed in shock and looked at the Imperial Academy official in disbelief.
Mo Shan was also stunned, confused and puzzled.
"impossible!"
"How could this be!"
Both the Lei family and the Mo family were like boiling water, and the people in the Punishment Hall who were listening in were also confused.
"What did Mr. Xiangli say? You must not miss a single word."
The Hanlin of the Criminal Hall replied, "Grand Master Xiangli said, 'It's just a trivial matter, let the Criminal Hall decide it, I won't go.' Then, the student asked in detail why, and Grand Master Xiangli said very unsatisfactorily, 'Let those two guys who are fighting for fame and fortune get out of the arbitration court, and go and learn Fang Xusheng's wooden drum cotton spinning machine and blueprint drawing! Oh, and learn the new cotton ginning machine!'. The subordinates then went to the Work Hall and other people in the Criminal Hall to find out, and only then did they know that Fang Xusheng had developed a new cotton ginning machine that increased efficiency by three times many days ago, and also manufactured a wooden drum cotton spinning machine. I heard from the people in the Work Hall that the box-type cotton bow is one hundred years ahead of this era, but the wooden drum cotton spinning machine is three hundred years ahead of this era!"
Everyone present was stunned, and many people didn't even believe what the Imperial Academy official said.
What new cotton gin? What wooden drum cotton gin? What blueprint drawing? The imperial scholar in the Criminal Palace speaks the human language? Why can I understand every word, but have no idea what they mean when put together
An old scholar from the Lei family shouted, "What nonsense! What nonsense! How can a mere county magistrate create a better mechanism than a genius engineer! I don't believe that the wooden drum cotton spinning machine can surpass the box-type cotton spinning bow! How can the cotton-pinching efficiency be increased by three times? How can they do that in less than a month? They are simply treating us as fools!"
When no one was talking, the old scholar of the Lei family spoke very loudly, and the Lei family members were very angry. At this time, the others were considered outsiders, watching the Lei family calmly, and they all knew the conflict between the Lei family and Fang Yun.
The Imperial Academy official of the Criminal Hall snorted and said, "This is absolutely true."
Mo Shan suddenly smiled and bowed to Lei Shushan, saying: "Congratulations, Brother Lei, for becoming the number one in box-type cotton bows. I am taking the initiative to leave this arbitration to congratulate the number one in wooden drum cotton machine!" After that, Mo Shan left the arbitration tribunal.
There was a hidden meaning in Mo Shan's words. Lei Shushan's face turned pale and blue, and his expression changed. He tried hard to control his emotions.
Just a few days ago, Lei Shushan thought that he could intimidate Fang Yun by improving the rollover, and then defeat Fang Yun with the box-type pop-up bow, forcing Fang Yun to completely abandon the fortifications. But who knew that Fang Yun not only improved the pop-up mechanism in the same way, but also far surpassed him.
Now that the situation has become clear, Fang Yun's talent in fortifications is probably no less than his talent in medicine or military affairs.
Lei Shushan took a deep breath, bowed to the Criminal Hall Hanlin, and said, "Excuse me, sir, was Fang Yun's mechanism innovation led by him, or was he just involved?"
The Imperial Academy of Criminal Affairs said: "Whether it is the new cotton gin or the wooden drum cotton gin, Fang Xusheng designed it himself and instructed the workers step by step to build and install it. He also taught the other workers the craftsmanship."
Lei Shushan's body swayed, unable to believe this fact which was like a bolt from the blue.
Not to mention Lei Shushan, even Mo Shan, who was better at mechanical engineering, did not dare to instruct the old craftsmen to build and install them. Instead, he was often opposed and criticized by the old craftsmen.
The Mo family suddenly began to chuckle.
"Lei Shushan is so unlucky. He has just been the best at making box-type cotton bows for a quarter of an hour, and then a better wooden drum cotton bow machine comes out. Hahahaha... It's really funny."
"I said before that Mo Shan can lose to Fang Xusheng, but he can never lose to Lei Shushan. I didn't expect it to come true!"
"Lei Shushan is proud of the box-shaped flower-snapping bow he created, but the old man from the Gongdian Hall didn't even come to see it! What number one? He's only number one for a moment!"
"That's good now. Now that Fang Xusheng has created a more advanced cotton-spinning machine, who would still use a box-type cotton-spinning bow?"
"Let's go, leave Li Shengwen's world, and go out to ask what the 'wooden drum cotton machine' is. Since the people in the Work Hall have confirmed it, it must be correct!"
"Let's go! I also want to ask about the new cotton gin. This year may be the year of technological breakthrough for my family!"
"Fang Xusheng is really unexpected. And what about the blueprint? Since it was mentioned by a great scholar of engineering, it must be extraordinary!"
The Mohists left the literary world with laughter.
The Lei family didn't know whether to leave or stay, and they just looked at Lei Shushan together.
The three elders of the Criminal Hall had already discussed it, and the elder in the middle said, "If it involves major innovations of the human race and major disputes that affect the development of the human race, they will be arbitrated by the Criminal Hall Arbitration Tribunal. Since the elder of the Works Hall believes that this case is not important, then I hereby declare that the dispute over the box-type flower bow will be resolved by the Works Hall itself. If you are dissatisfied with the verdict, you can appeal to the Criminal Hall! Court is adjourned!"
Everyone in the Punishment Hall left one after another.
Lei Shushan and his family stood in the empty arbitration court, feeling a different kind of desolation and sadness.
"I have temporarily lost the dispute between the workers and the farmers, but I will never lose to you in the dispute between the farmers! What's more, I already know..." Lei Shushan smiled grimly and left the arbitration tribunal.
Similar to the scene that day, Fang Yun was drinking tea in the tea room when the workers in the cotton-pinching workshop rushed in together with the same joy as they had last time when they rushed into the tea room.
"Great news! The old cotton-spinning bow can only shoot a dozen pounds of cotton per person a day, but your wooden drum cotton-spinning machine can shoot more than 200 pounds in six hours! And except for feeding the lint, the rest of the process does not require any manual labor!"
“This progress is incredible!”
Fang Yun drank his tea very calmly. All the current improvements in the machinery were in preparation for the truly advanced textile industry in the future. In the future, the textile process would change, but everything needed to be done step by step and could not be achieved overnight.
After everyone had finished speaking, Fang Yun said, "Starting tomorrow, some people will work hard to mass-produce new cotton gins and cotton spinning machines, while the other people will help me build new spinning machines!"
After ginning and fluffing, the next step is spinning.
Liu Yu was so impressed that he said, "Fang Xusheng, you really don't leave any chance for other candidates! You have continuously improved the cotton ginning mechanism, the cotton spinning mechanism and the spinning mechanism, which not only greatly improved the weaving industry, but also had a greater impact on mechanical engineering. In the future, all mechanical machines will probably have strict drawings, and they will be drawn according to the standards you set!"
"Well. After we improve the spinning machine, I will reward you according to your merits." Fang Yun said.
Liu Yu smiled and said, "We are all working for Jingguo, and we are all doing things according to your instructions. We have already received five times the remuneration, so let's just reward according to our merits."
Fang Yun smiled and said, "After I came to Ning'an County, the punishments will be severe, and the rewards will naturally be heavy. On the first day of March, I will conduct a reward based on your merits in recent days and in the past. You must be mentally prepared."
Fang Yun smiled and glanced at everyone present. The workers cheered, but the shop owners looked uneasy. (To be continued)