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40. Competitors

Just as Luo Yong was hesitating whether to send out the handmade work of wool socks, his disciples who walked from street to street brought him a message back.

In recent days, two brothers named Qian came to the city. Both of them were carpenters. They were from Lu, and they could build a spinning wheel. The wheels of the spinning wheel turned around, which was much faster than those of the villagers who used spinning threads.

"Have you seen the spinning wheels they made?" Luo Yong asked.

"No, these two people have now been invited by the governor Hao to the public office. Xu You are rewarded and ordered him to build a spinning wheel. He asked Yang Sigong to supervise the work of the two of them. We also heard about this from the Yang Sigong family." A disciple of Luo Yong replied.

"Who knows about this?" Luo Yong asked again.

"We should know that everyone should know. We were selling fermented bean curd and soy sauce on the back of the city the day before yesterday. Seeing many people waiting outside the government gate, no one would say the reason for asking. I think we must be wary of the people who fought with him for the hemp spinning wheels. Later, I inquired all the way and found out about this from Yang Sigong's family." The disciple carefully explained the process of knowing this matter with Luo Yongdao.

"I think I'll get news from the villages next to the county town at this time," Luo Yong said.

"It must be like this." His disciple also nodded.

Spinning wheels have existed since ancient times, but whether they are from the origin or prosperity, they are in the silk spinning industry.

The hemp spinning wheel has been made before. It is not very easy to use. The hemp thread spun is very uneven. The main reason is that the hemp fiber is not uniform, not as easy to spin as silk cotton. So until now, most of the women here still use spinning thread.

This time, the two craftsmen from Ludi said that they could build a useful hemp spinning wheel, but they didn't know whether it was true or false. If it was true as they said, then the people here would save a lot of time and effort in spinning in the future.

It’s a pity that there are too many wolves and there are too few meats. Now there are many people waiting outside the government gate.

I think that the reason why the two people from Lu came to Lishi County this time was probably because they were flying towards the swallow.

Luo Yong had thought before that if they develop here, they will definitely attract some funds and talents from other places, and there will also be some competitors. But he did not expect that people at this time were so fast. After all, in this era when the traffic was underdeveloped and the news was very closed, it seemed that people at this time were more aggressive than he thought.

Luo Yong only started to start, and the development of things later was not something he could predict or control. He could only try to find a position that was beneficial to him in this surging trend.

Speaking of which, this rare peaceful and open social environment is indeed suitable for the development of productivity. If it were later dynasties, this would not work or that would not be accurate. Many things would not be able to be done.

A few days later, the Qian brothers from Shandong finally came out of the gate of the Duke Mansion. When the people outside the door rushed forward, they shouted to ask the husband to come to them to build a hemp spinning wheel.

Among these noisy voices, only one person shouted loudly: "My master comes out with a Yan'erfei and ask two men to go to Xipo Village to help him build two spinning wheels."

When the Qian brothers heard the three words Yan'erfei, they both turned their heads and looked at the person talking. The older one was already full of joy, and his younger brother seemed a little more steady.

"Your master is Luo Sanlang from Xipo Village?" the elder brother asked.

"Yes, my master is Luo Sanlang of Xipo Village." The man replied.

"In this way, I will go with you this time." The Qian brothers agreed immediately.

They had already inquired before. The craftsman who made Yan'erfei was named Hengyu. His master was Luo Sanlang in Xipo Village. The two of them had thought about starting from Luo Sanlang and thought that as long as they had done Luo Sanlang, the master said that if they were disciples, they would definitely be willing to take out the car, no matter how many orders there were to wait.

The two of them were thinking well, but Luo Yong didn't need to speak to Heng Yu about this, because there was a Yan'erfei in his own home at this time.

The car was put in the yard by him, and except for being pushed out by Si Niang and Wuro to ride, it was of no use. The main reason was that he now had this large group of disciples, everything was convenient and he didn't need to go out.

The two Qian brothers, the older ones ranked second, and the younger ones ranked third. When Qian Erlang arrived at Luo Yong, Qian Sanlang asked him if he could really get Yan Erfei for himself. Luo Yong immediately asked Si Niang Wulang to push out his car.

When the two brothers saw this Yan'erfei, their eyes were a little unmoved.

Their terrain is flat and the road is generally flatter than here, which is very suitable for Yan'erfei's promotion. His brothers went out to work for others on weekdays, and often left for most of the day. If they got Yan'erfei, wouldn't it be much easier? I think people who came to their place should also like this kind of car.

"I want a spinning wheel and a wool spinning wheel. If you two help me build these two spinning wheels, the Yanerfei will be able to take it away." Luo Yong said to the two brothers.

"Then we'll make up." The two brothers agreed in one go, and then asked Luo Yong where they were going to work, and the materials were all ready.

Luo Yong led them to the yard where his disciples lived, and let the two brothers live there in the past two days and work there. Earlier, the Heng father and son were building Yan'erfei here, and there was still some wood left and it was more than enough to build two spinning wheels.

Luo Yong saw that the two brothers were throwing their arms out and started to fuck him. He was also a little curious and couldn't help asking, "Have you made a wool spinning wheel before?"

"Natural." The two brothers were picking up wood at this time.

"There are people spun wool there?" Luo Yongqi said.

"Natural." The other party said again.

"What is the purpose of spun wool?" Luo Yong was even more curious.

"Of course it is used to weave cloth." The other party was also confused by Luo Yong: "You don't know?" I wonder what other wool spinning wheel you are working on?

"..." Luo gave them a teenager's smirk, not saying anything.

"After the wool is spun out, it is mainly used to weave some carpets, not fabrics for making clothes." Qian Sanlang glanced at Luo and said to him.

"So that's it." Luo Yong nodded with a smile, and then stopped saying anything.

The Qian brothers were very skillful and seemed to be used to the work of building spinning wheels. They worked together and took less than two days to build the two spinning wheels that Luo Yong wanted.

Luo Yong asked them to demonstrate the usage of these two spinning wheels, and the other party was very happy. They also knew that the people here had never used this spinning wheel before.

When the Qian brothers were demonstrating the usage of spinning wheels outside the Luo family yard, the old ladies in Xipo Village, from the 60s and 70s to the 60s and 70s, were basically all here, and many men came, but the good seats were occupied by female compatriots, and the men could only watch from a distance.

The Qian brothers not only started the demonstration by themselves, but also gave instructions to several people on the spot.

It is really not easy to spin a hemp. One hand holds a ball of hemp fiber and it is not enough to pinch it tightly. You can only loosen a small ball, and the other hand needs to be replenished at any time. In addition, the spinning wheel also needs to be shaken with your hands. Those who have just learned this spinning wheel would want to have three heads and six arms. If they hadn't seen the Qian brothers spin smoothly, they would have doubted the reliability of the spinning wheel.

It is relatively easier to spin wool. Qian Sanlang took a ball of cashmere, pulled it with his hands and pressed it into a sheet, then rolled it up with a chopstick, rolled it back and forth for a few times, then pulled out the chopsticks, and then got a long and soft cashmere strip.

From one end of the cashmere strip, I pinched out a thread of cashmere and twisted it, and connected it to the spinning wheel. Then I saw him swaying the spinning wheel and the wheels rotated. The cashmere strip was pulled out like silk, and it was twisted into a thin cashmere thread. Compared with the speed of Luo Erniang and the others using spinning thread before, I really don’t know how many times faster it was.

Many villagers were shocked by the wonders in front of them. If spinning was so easy, how easy would they be to work in the future.

Luo Yong guessed that hemp should be difficult to spin, and cashmere is too rare. If cotton appears in the future, it will probably be able to reach this speed, and the fibers of cotton will be very close to cashmere.

After the Qian brothers got Yan'erfei, they refused to stay in Lishi County for a long time and immediately said that they wanted to go back.

Luo Yong was also worried that they would get Yan'erfei from other places. Before he could catch the spinning wheel, they went back to their hometown in Shandong first, so he asked several disciples to take turns waiting in front of the Duke's Mansion.

As for this spinning wheel, it is also easy to deal with. There is a piece of hemp spinning wheel here, and there is also a place where Hao governors have it, and there is more than one. I believe that the promotion is only a matter of time.

The Qian brothers didn't dare to ride a Yan'er on the road clearly. The two of them sold a donkey cart in Lishi County. They dismantled the Yan'erfei and piled it in the truck's bucket. They put some miscellaneous things on it, and then went home along the post road, but they didn't dare to take the shortcut like they did when they came.

On the way, the elder brother complained to his younger brother: "Why should Sanlang be anxious? Many people in Lishi County want to ask us to build spinning wheels. Their wages here are higher than those in ours."

"Since this spinning wheel has been earned by the governor of Shizhou, it will probably be promoted soon. How much money and grain can you earn here? Why not hurry home quickly and manage Yan'erfei's business well." Qian Sanlang said.

"We are going back to build Yan'erfei and take it out for sale?" Qian Erlang was very happy when he heard Yan'erfei's business.

"It's not as you think." Qian Sanlang said: "We can build ourselves and build a few cars. I think the Heng family's method is very good. We also go back to find someone else to do it together, making wheels, and making car chains, each performing its own duties."

"..." Qian Erlang silently, and after a while, he arrived: "I'm afraid this matter is inappropriate."

"How is it inappropriate?" Qian Sanlang smiled.

"After all, I learned other people's skills..." Qian Erlang said halfway, but he couldn't continue.

"What kind of skills do we have in our hands now that we are not learning other people's skills? You said that the spinning wheel was created by yourself? If it was like you, how many people in the world could use the spinning wheel and the Yanerfei?" Qian Sanlang's words blocked his brother speechlessly.
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