It rained constantly. Li Li looked at the water curtain under the eaves outside the window, and felt a little upset when he remembered the memorials he had read.

Data reported by local Transportation Departments show that the rainfall in the Hehuai area during this period is too high, and a grain harvest in autumn has become inevitable.

Moreover, the sudden increase in rainfall caused the water level of rivers in various places to soar, and the flood prevention situation was severe. Local governments began to organize manpower and material resources to strengthen the embankments in key river sections.

Food harvests are bad, and flood control and rescue will consume a lot of stored grain and materials.

Therefore, the next "plot" is flood control and flood control, rather than rushing the army to advance westward.

Of course, wars always need to be fought. If this year doesn’t work, next year will be next.

But when we are heading west, which prince should we send to take charge?

It seems that nothing is right. Once the success is achieved, the prince will divide the power of the crown prince.

The crown prince is generally not suitable to take charge of the battle.

Li Shi seemed to have something to say that day, but he didn't dare to say it, so...

The rumbling sound from his ears pulled Li Li's thoughts back. He turned his head and looked at the huge machine in front of him, and his mood quickly improved.

This machine is a spinning wheel, driven by hydraulic power, with hundreds of spindles, and can spin more than 300 kilograms of yarn (twill) in one day and night.

Under normal circumstances, a human-powered spinning wheel with the same area can spin three to four kilograms of yarn (twill) in a day.

With yarn, to weave a cloth, a loom is needed, and a supporting hydroloon is also available, and the weaving capacity is a hundred times that of a human loom.

Therefore, the textile capacity has increased by nearly a hundred times.

This is a major breakthrough in using machines to replace human production (textiles), but it was not something that Li Li deliberately promoted.

It is a hydraulic spinning machine and loom that the folk producers "transformed" in order to pursue profits, referring to the "fully automatic operation principle" of the automatic needle making machine "Redic" and the existing spinning machine and loom structure.

People's talents are always emerging one after another.

Then, Shaofu Temple took the lead in continuous improvement and improvement of hydraulic textile machines, which greatly enhanced the textile capacity and began to be promoted and used as a "standard machine".

Li Li was mixed with emotion about this development achievement.

According to the description in later textbooks, the industrial revolution originated from the UK, the sign that emerged was to use machines to replace manual production on a large scale, thus causing changes in production methods.

The situation where machines are commonly used in production first appeared in the textile industry.

The Industrial Revolution, such a resounding noun, reminded Li Li of steam engines spraying with thick smoke and various steam machinery.

However, he didn't understand the structure of the steam engine, so he just thought about it in his dream.

Looking at the hydraulic loom and spinning machine in front of him, and listening to the introduction of the officials of Shaofu Temple, Li Li quickly thought of some history.

Hydraulic textile machines were found in ancient times, and their emergence was probably during the Tang and Song dynasties. By the Yuan Dynasty, the use of large-scale hydraulic textile machines was already very common.

But why did the Industrial Revolution not appear?

Because there are many people.

There are many people, so in order to have a bite of food, the salary requirements will become very low, so labor costs will be low.

He heard from insiders in the textile industry about history: In the Ming Dynasty, due to the increase in population and the small land and the large population, manpower depreciated on a large scale.

Textile farm owners use manpower to spin and weave fabrics, which is cheaper than using hydraulic machinery, so hydraulic textile machines representing advanced productivity have been eliminated.

It is true that the actors pursue profits, but they may not necessarily adopt new technologies, but rather cost.

If the labor cost is cheap enough, the venue owner will inevitably choose low-cost labor. They may not care whether the technology is advanced or not, and making more money is the first consideration.

Similarly, when the local conflicts are becoming more and more obvious, a large number of people who have no land to plant have no requirements for wages in order to fill their stomachs, and they can even make cattle and horses, just asking the landlord to hire themselves.

When the local conflicts with few people intensified, farmers rose up, dynasties changed, "system restarted", and cycled.

Where can the historical process of continuous "restarting" come from?

Therefore, large hydraulic textile machines that were found in the Tang and Song dynasties failed to lead to the industrial revolution in the Central Plains.

In a self-sufficiency agricultural society, when there is a small land and a large population, it is difficult to have room for further development of such productivity tools.

The Ming and Qing dynasties were the peak period of feudal imperial power. Coupled with the explosive population growth and the conservative ruling thinking of self-conservativeness, there would be no "industrial revolution".

Li Li learned in detail about the situation of the new hydraulic textile machine and turned around and left.

But the thinking continues: there is actually a way to change this historical trajectory.

When the market is saturated and the sales of manufacturers' products are difficult to increase, in order to increase profits, you must have to think about reducing costs. At this time, as long as you can reduce costs, even behind productivity can be done.

However, if a new market appears, the demand for the quantity of products is huge, resulting in explosive growth in the sales of the manufacturer's products, the manufacturer will give priority to ensuring production quantity, which is more preferred than reducing production costs.

That is, as long as you open up overseas markets, Daxing Hai Trade and textile workshops do not have to stick to the "quagmire" of the domestic market, but instead strive to expand production capacity and make money from overseas markets.

At this time, the demand for advanced productivity (new large-scale hydraulic textile machines) by textile industry owners is huge and irreversible.

When the profits obtained from opening a workplace are no less than the profits obtained from annexation of land, the qualitative change of social classes will begin.

After several generations, it will naturally "sprout".

Li Li turned to the next yard and walked into the lobby. There were many people gathered in the hall, each wearing official uniforms, but the uniforms were slightly different from those of ordinary officials.

They had already obtained the news and knew that the emperor was about to arrive, and they all held their breath and did not dare to let out the air.

Now that the emperor has come, he takes his seat, bows one by one. If the ritual officer has not said that he is not allowed to kneel down and kowtow, they really have to kneel down and kowtow.

Since he did not kowtow, he was naturally talking about "the emperor pays homage to His Majesty", and Li Li then let everyone calm down.

He suddenly had an illusion when he looked at the big ship owners who had dark skin and many incomplete bodies.

It seemed as if he had become the Sea King "Li Sanlang", and he summoned all the ship owners to discuss matters and prepare to gather a fleet to rob a certain coastal country.

Among these large ship owners, there are pirates from years-old seaborne families, local tyrants from coastal families, and the maritime merchant families who are both businessmen, as well as the "Baishuilang" who are inferior to others for generations.

In other words, in the eyes of the Central Plains court, these people are no different from the humble "Baishuilang".

The so-called "Baishuilang" is the ship people on the southeast coast. It was the predecessor of the "Danminister" that later generations called it. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Sun Enlu Xun's rebellion, and a large number of Baishuilangs participated.

Therefore, Baishuilang was regarded as an unstable factor by the Central Plains court. He regarded the boat as his home and lived by the sea, which was like a barbarian household. He was exploited by local governments, but he had no right to settle ashore.

Survival at sea is not easy and life is difficult, so the coastal boat people often work part-time and become pirates.

For the Central Plains court, these Baishuilangs, or those who rely on the sea to make a living, are all potential disasters and can't be avoided. How can they be reused?

But Li Li didn't think so. He believed that as long as it was used properly, these people were all talents.

What's wrong with the pirates? The pirates can also serve the court!

"I have read the memorial presented by the Shaofuqing and am very satisfied with the current situation of the sea trade, but it is not enough." Li Li said imposingly.

He has fought for decades and killed countless people. Even if he does not rely on his identity, he can shock these big ship owners who are licking blood on their heads.

"The sales of tea, porcelain, cloth, paper, copper coins, and all kinds of products overseas will be doubled, and doubled!"

"Now, by making contributions to sea trade, you have become the Minister of State in Shaofu Temple. You have an official rank and a small local official. You dare not harass you, but is that enough?"

"Not enough! To be an official, at least you must be a governor, that is to be proud! Glory the family lintel!"

"I want to let the income brought to the treasury by maritime trade exceed the commercial tax imposed by land and water customs in the country within five years, but it is difficult to do this. Can you share my worries?"

The big ship owners who finally had the opportunity to "get ashore and be a human being" were all extremely excited. It was rare to meet such a "strange" emperor. How could they miss this opportunity to reverse the fate of the family?

They bowed and bowed again: "I am willing to share your worries for Your Majesty!"
Chapter completed!