Chapter 186

About the origin of mule machine and water spinning machine, stone bear thought of it almost in an instant.

Because the mule machine had a great influence on him at that time. When he was studying history in high school, he was also interested in this landmark textile machine. Later, he asked his history teacher, who told him about the development process of mule machine.

Samuel Crompton's experience is actually a typical inspirational history. The stone bear, who was given a big bowl of chicken soup by his history teacher, has been angry ever since!

Then, with excellent results, Shi Xiong walked out of the mountain, out of the small county, entered his favorite university, and finally became a "city man".

Moreover, after working later, a mule machine and a water spinning machine from the late Qing Dynasty were still kept in the museum, so he knew more about them.

The textile industry, especially the spinning industry, is an absolute sunrise industry in this era, and it contains huge and incomparable interests, which is very clear from the future of stone bear.

As early as 1730, the British John Kay invented the shuttle, which increased the weaving efficiency dozens of times. As a result, there was no cotton yarn on the market.

After all, before Jennie's machine was invented at that time, all spinning machines were single spindle hand spinning machines with extremely low efficiency.

Therefore, once this kind of water spinning machine which can improve the spinning efficiency by dozens or even hundreds of times comes out, the whole textile industry will surely usher in a leap forward development.

In particular, the textile industry is a typical labor-intensive industry, which can consume a lot of labor, which is actually quite suitable for Indians.

However, Shi Xiong himself knows that it is very unreliable to vigorously develop the textile industry in the new world, at least not in the last 20 years.

Before the unification of the whole North American continent, it is obviously unrealistic to develop the textile industry on a large scale. At that time, the planting area of cotton in North America was not large. Only in the south of the thirteen colonies established by the British could cotton be planted.

Without large-scale cotton planting, it is impossible to promote the textile industry on a large scale.

The key to the lack of confidence in promoting the textile industry in the new world is the laziness of the North American Indians.

Although the textile industry does not require much knowledge, and many women in family workshops in Europe are illiterate, the textile industry needs endurance and persistence.

Which of those women textile workers in textile factories of later generations is not continuous? Four shifts and three operations are normal. Four shifts and four operations and even three shifts and two operations are not uncommon. Ordinary people really can't bear that kind of pain.

Although the stone bear is reluctant to admit it, the fact is that the North American Indians are too lazy.

Not only lazy, but also no long sex, absolutely and Africa's black brothers and sisters have a fight. This has been proved for a long time.

So for the large-scale promotion of the textile industry in North America, the stone bear really has no bottom in mind.

But this new sunrise industry does have huge potential and huge profit margin. If we let it go like this, it's really hard for the stone bear itself.

So the stone bear tentatively asked major hank what he thought.

Although I have only contacted major hank twice, stone bear still has some good feelings for the British major.

Although this guy is a bit greedy, which Europeans in the new world of North America are not greedy these days? In the new world these days, if you are not greedy, you can't live here.

Hank has such ideas and practices, and stone bear understands them very well.

However, through these two contacts and what he said about major hank from the mouth of lieutenant Ferguson before, Shi Xiong can see that although this guy is greedy and philistine, he is ruthless and even unscrupulous, but he is a person who attaches great importance to commitment.

In other words, this guy has integrity. On this point, Lieutenant Ferguson has the most say.

With more and more contact with Ferguson, stone bear is more and more satisfied with the young man. Second lieutenant Ferguson is a very trustworthy person. He never makes a promise when he can't do it. Once he makes a promise, he will go all out to do it.

And the fact that lieutenant Ferguson and major hank are able to mix together, Hank thinks highly of Ferguson, which proves that they are very similar in some ways. After all, "birds of a feather flock together and people flock together" is not a casual remark.

It is for this reason that Shi Xiong wants to test major hank. If he wants to, Shi Xiong doesn't mind cooperating with this guy again.

At present, the United Kingdom and even the whole European continent are absolutely the best place to develop the textile industry. If they can occupy the commanding height at the beginning of the textile industry in the European continent, it means huge financial resources.

Of course, the currency in Europe is nothing to the stone bear. But if we can make use of the huge profits made from Europe, and then purchase a large number of materials, various instruments and even scientists we need from Europe, it is definitely worth doing.

Compared with salt trafficking from the new world to Europe, it is undoubtedly more convenient to develop the textile industry in Europe.

It's just that stone bear can't guarantee that once he cooperates with this William hank, this guy will kick himself away after he gets rich.

Shi Xiong thinks that the probability of this happening is great, even 100%.

Although hank is a man who keeps his word, stone bear knows very well that the reason why someone can keep his word is that the price of betrayal is too high.

But once Hank's profits in the textile industry far exceed the cost of betrayal, then in terms of this guy's style, if he doesn't betray himself, it can only be said that God has appeared.

Whether it is water spinning machines or water looms, or even steam powered textile machinery after watt improved the steam engine, let the textile industry move forward quickly. The huge benefits contained in it have been verified for more than 200 years in previous generations.

In the past, even in the new century, the textile industry has always been one of the important industries in China, which is enough to prove the tenacious vitality and huge profit space of this industry.

Such a large profit margin is enough for hank to betray his promise, which stone bear can understand. Because ask yourself, in the absence of any other constraints, just by virtue of a word promise, I will definitely do this kind of betrayal.

But even so, stone bear still wants to cooperate with this guy. After all, even if hank betrays himself, it will be several years later. In the first few years of cooperation, he can control hank by virtue of the technological upgrading of Jennie's machine, mule's machine, water spinning machine and water loom. But once the water spinning machine and water loom are all completed, he has no means to control this guy any more, so this guy's betrayal is inevitable.

But even so, if the time is well controlled, Hank will be able to provide himself with a lot of materials and even talents in the past few years.

What Shi Xiong wants is not the profit of the textile industry, but the time difference.

This is the basic reason why stone bear knows hank will betray and still wants to cooperate with him.

Looking at major Hank's unbelievable expression, the stone bear nodded slightly and said, "what's the truth? If I say that to you, there will be no fake. "

"Come on, let's say it in another place. There are so many people here. It's not suitable to say such things." Major hank said with a serious face. He wanted to leave with the stone bear, but he didn't want to. He pulled one, but he couldn't move at all.

Stone bear looks at young Xia hank with a puzzled face, smiles slightly, points to those British soldiers who are far away from here, and says, "William, do you think your men all have pleasant ears? They are so far away from us that they can't hear us. "

Stone bear can understand major Hank's mind. Nowadays, patents are not as difficult as later generations. Perhaps a small idea can form a patent that makes you rich.

Just like James Hargreaves, who invented Jeanne's spinning machine, he just accidentally kicked down the spinning machine that his wife was spinning, and the idea of Jeanne's spinning machine came into his mind.

Isn't there a saying in the West that Hargreaves "kicked the first industrial revolution"?

His careless kick even matched Patrick Ferguson's "missed shot".

In this era, the invention of something is just an idea. It's not only Hargreaves' kick, but also the famous Isaac Newton who was smashed by an apple, which gave birth to the greatest scientist in human history?

Stone bear knows very well that if his idea is heard by others, nine times out of ten, he can let others get the water spinning machine or water loom.

After all, most of the so-called scientists these days are illiterate alchemists, and there are many people who are nothing but make a fortune with one idea.

It can only be said that the invention of this year is too simple compared with that of later generations. As long as you have a good idea and can turn it into a real object to obtain a patent, then you can get rich in the near future.

This is true of Hargreaves, who invented the Jeanine engine, and James Watt, who will be able to improve the steam engine in more than ten years. And there will be more people like this in the future.

Major hank was clearly aware of this, and that's why he was so nervous.

Major hank is very clear. Let alone the efficiency of 40 times or even hundreds of times, even if the textile efficiency can be increased by three or four times, it will be enough to make a fortune in the era of lack of cotton cloth in Europe.

How can people listen to such things that can make a lot of money?