Of course, it is not enough to exchange hundreds of thousands of taels of silver just by relying on a few pieces of paper.

It is an old saying that has been empty talk for thousands of years. Because of this, before coming to Songjiang, Shi Yiwen specially invited craftsmen to create a hundred sets of "modification kits".

But for the people of the sixteenth century, this kind of "modification kit that only requires installing shuttle boxes on both sides of the loom and then making simple improvements completely subverts their understanding.

"That's fine?"

The man in his forties was wearing a round-necked, big sleeve shirt. He could tell at first that he was made of high-quality silk, with a soap bar and a soft scarf hanging belt, and a jade belt on his waist. He was Liu Kun, the owner of Liu Ji Cloth Village. On him, Shi Yiwen finally felt the "tyranny" of the 16th century tyrants. A few hours ago, as soon as he entered the cloth shop, Shi Yiwen saw several maids and dozens of servants surrounded Mr. Liu and walked over.

According to Wu Cai, this is a very common thing in Songjiang. Because it is not like Nanjing, where there are many nobles in Nanjing, the rich naturally dare not be so arrogant. As for the nobles who are stared at by officials, they are naturally cautious and dare not be arrogant. The nobles who dare not show off, so the rich will naturally not make trouble on their own.

But leaving Nanjing is different. In terms of local officials, even local officials should be courteous when they see wealthy gentry. Naturally, they have no scruples.

At this moment, Liu Kun was completely stunned when he saw the craftsman put the shuttle box on the cloth machine. That was why he was so surprised.

"Master Liu, if it weren't for this, how could Shi call you six thousand taels of silver?"

While Shi Yiwen grinned, he pointed at a tablecloth machine in the factory and said again.

"If it is replaced with a new machine, not to mention other things, these six hundred cloth machines will be scrapped? So, Shi thought hard for several months before he made it. With it, not only can the output be increased several times, but the old machine is not needed. It is enough to just make a little transformation. In this way, when craftsmen improve the cloth machines, they can continue to weave cloth in the cloth shop..."

Liu Kun stroked his beard and stared at the modified cloth machine, and his tone became extremely calm again.

"Mr. Shi, is it worth 6,000 taels? But you have to wait until you try to weave it, Aunt Yun..."

After talking, Liu Kun called out a woman over fifty years old. Then he told her and Shi Yiwen to learn how to operate the cloth machine. In fact, there was no training. For these women who had knitted cloth for a lifetime, they could know how to use it as soon as they took a look.

“…Hold the cotton swab in the center of the loom, and then use the cotton swab to pull and push it to the other side…”

During Shi Yiwen's explanation, Aunt Yun quickly mastered the textile skills of the new cloth machine. She held a cotton swab in one hand and made each knot slide on time with the other hand, driving the shuttle, and throwing it into the shuttle box on the other side of the loom. Compared with the past weaving, it is indeed much faster and much lighter.

If Shi Yiwen and Wu Cai had already seen the efficiency of "Flying Shuttle", then it will be Liu Kun's turn now.

The Liu family is the old village of Songjiang, who has been weaving for generations. He was in front of the loom since he was a child. He grew up in the weaving workshop. At this time, Aunt Yun was the weaving worker he chose. She seemed to be old, but in fact she was average in skills and weaving was not fast or slow. But now she is operating a new cloth machine, which can be more than twice as fast as the fastest good hand in the cloth shop, and even the accumulated cloth is denser.

This is definitely the credit of the new cloth machine!

If it weren't for seeing it with your own eyes, Liu Kun wouldn't have believed that there was such a magical thing in the world no matter what.

But it's just adding two boxes!

"600 million taels!"

Suddenly he suddenly turned his gaze to Shi Yiwen. At this moment, the smile on Liu Kun's face, who was usually smiling, disappeared.

"Mr. Shi, I will pay 60,000 taels. You sell this shuttle to me. I wonder what the young master thinks?"

Looking at Liu Kun who offered such a high price, Shi Yiwen just smiled and bowed to thank him.

"Thank you for your appreciation from Liu Dong's family, but Shi will not sell this thing to that person no matter what."

Looking at the weaving machine that was renovated in just one hour, Liu Kun sighed and looked around him again. Many weavers were watching the weaving machine there and were amazed at it. The female weavers would definitely spread all this with added fuel and fire. I am afraid that the whole Songjiang would know the magic of the "new loom" without waiting until the evening.

Liu Kun showed a cute smile on his face again and said with a caress.

"So, Mr. Shi, how many sets of these "flying shuttles" do you have? I bought them for each set of 50. I wonder what the young master thinks?"

Liu Kun, who was second to the point, made this request because he wanted to transform his own cloth machine as soon as possible so that he could put it into use before others.

"Thank you, Mr. Liu, for your kindness, but I have made an appointment with several other cloth shops and I want to sell them some shuttles. I'm afraid I can only refuse Mr. Liu."

Shi Yiwen bowed and declined Liu Kun again, but when he saw that he became a little unnatural after hearing the rejection, he added.

"But there is a saying that I don't know whether to say it or not."

"Please give me advice."

Liu Kun, who was rejected one after another, responded indifferently.

"Please see, Mr. Liu."

Picking up a shuttle, Shi Yiwen explained.

"This place needs to be made of fine steel, and it requires skillful craftsmanship. I guess there are not many craftsmen in Songjiang. Master Liu might as well find craftsmen first, so as not to find craftsmen first, which will affect the transformation of the loom at that time."

Upon hearing this, Liu Kun couldn't help but stroke his bearded hand and glanced at Shi Yiwen, and his attitude towards him changed by 180 degrees.

"Well, Mr. Shi said that if there is anything good in the future, Mr. Shi must think of Mr. Liu first!"

Looking at Mr. Shi in front of him, thinking of this cloth machine that has increased its output several times with a slight improvement. He thought that since he could make such a machine, he would definitely build other machines in the future. It would be no harm to maintain a good relationship with him. While his mind was floating, Liu Kun said again.

"Mr. Shi, but I plan to sell this shuttle to various cloth shops in Songjiang? If so, Liu would have introduced some friends from his peers to the master. I wonder what the master thought?"

Shi Yiwen naturally felt the change in Liu Kun's attitude. Seeing that he took the initiative to help, of course he would not refuse, so he bowed to him repeatedly to thank him.

"Mr. Shi, when it comes to thanking you, it's still Liu who thanks you. If you didn't find Liu, how could Liu see the magic of the new yarn machine? In any case, this is also a thing worth celebrating. Let's go to Fuguilou, first of all, to express Liu's gratitude. As for the second, it's also good to introduce a few friends from the industry to you."
Chapter completed!