177: Chapter 177 This ring spinning machine is truly a genius!

As everyone knows, capitalists and workers are naturally opposed to one another.

If a capitalist wants to make money, they must suck more blood from the workers.

If workers want to avoid exploitation, they must unite to oppose the capitalists.

Zhao Fusu was deliberately causing the Nobles of the Six Lands to form an adversarial relationship with the people of their ancestral lands.

Once this adversarial relationship was established, the influence of the Nobles of the Six Lands over their ancestral homes would be greatly diminished.

Conversely, by establishing labor unions, Zhao Fusu extended his reach into the Six Lands.

If any Noble of the Six Lands became disobedient, he could incite the unions to launch an uprising.

These rioting workers might 'accidentally' find wild steel sabers or even wild revolvers.

The corner of Zhao Fusu's mouth curled; it seemed it was also time to organize his Huaxia Party.

For instance, creating a party constitution: Striving for the Rise of Huaxia!

There was also the specific work of party building.

Constructing schools for the Huaxia Party.

Selecting clever and silver-tongued individuals from his army to come and study at the Huaxia Party schools.

Once they completed their studies, they would be dispatched to the Six Lands.

The First Emperor's gaze remained fixed; seeing the look of absolute confidence on Zhao Fusu's face and recalling the various industrial machines Fusu had created, he no longer harbored any doubts.

In his heart, he looked forward to seeing what kind of industrial machines Zhao Fusu would come up with next.

"After your textile and garment factories are built, I wish to go inside for a visit."

"Very well."

Zhao Fusu agreed.

After leaving the First Emperor's manor, Zhao Fusu went directly to the Great Qin Empire Academy of Sciences and convened Elder Mo's Team to discuss the blueprints for the Steam Textile Machine.

This Steam Textile Machine was developed based on the Spinning Jenny.

Hargreaves, the inventor of the Spinning Jenny, happened to see his wife's spinning wheel tip over; even after the spindle fell, it continued to rotate.

Inspired by this, he thought of arranging multiple spindles vertically and driving them with a single wheel to spin more yarn simultaneously. After many trials and improvements, he successfully created the Spinning Jenny.

The original Spinning Jenny was equipped with 8 spindles. Later improvements gradually increased the number; by 1784, a configuration of 80 spindles per wheel was achieved, and they began using water power and Steam Engines for propulsion.

The Steam Textile Machine Zhao Fusu obtained had as many as two hundred spindles.

Therefore, compared to a hand-cranked spinning wheel, the speed of this Steam Textile Machine could be two hundred times faster!

Due to having so many spindles, the design of the Steam Textile Machine was extremely complex. Manufacturing it would be no easy feat.

Not only was the steam spinning machine difficult to make, but the Steam Power Loom was equally challenging.

Even with design blueprints, Level 8 Fitter Certification, and the assistance of many of the era's top scientists, the difficulty of building the steam spinning and weaving machines was immense.

Zhao Fusu gritted his teeth.

The difficulty was high, but Zhao Fusu had to manufacture the steam spinning and weaving machines as soon as possible.

His campaign against the Xiongnu was imminent, and winter was not far off. He had to produce a sufficient quantity of wool sweaters before winter arrived.

By manufacturing the steam spinning and weaving machines in advance, a large amount of wool yarn and wool cloth could be produced during the period of his northern expedition against the Xiongnu.

Then, through sewing, finished wool sweaters could be obtained.

Once he brought back a large amount of wool from the Xiongnu, he wouldn't need to spend time building the machines; he could go straight into processing and production.

For Zhao Fusu, time was of the essence. Thus, he and the technicians worked tirelessly, forgetting food and sleep to discuss the manufacturing of the steam spinning machine.

If the Spinning Jenny still required manual assistance for twisting the thread, then the Steam Textile Machine used mechanical means for spinning.

This mechanical spinning technology is called Ring Spinning.

Its components consist of a feeding mechanism, a drafting mechanism, a twisting mechanism, and a winding mechanism.

The working steps involve uniformly feeding raw materials such as roving or slivers into the spinning zone. This zone, composed of rollers and other parts, drafts the fiber strand through rollers rotating at different speeds to achieve the required fineness.

The spindle drives the bobbin to rotate, while the traveler slides on the ring, twisting the drafted strand.

The twisted yarn is then wound onto the bobbin, forming a yarn package of a specific shape and specification.

Ring Spinning produces high-quality yarn with high strength, uniform evenness, and low hairiness. It is suitable for spinning various fibers, can produce yarn of different counts, and is widely used in clothing, home textiles, and other fields.

This processing technology gives fabrics a good hand-feel, luster, and wearing comfort.

Under Zhao Fusu's day-and-night research, he and Elder Mo's Team finally assembled the first-generation Steam Textile Machine.

Next was the moment to witness a miracle.

Zhao Fusu brought over a large bundle of hemp.

This hemp specifically referred to 'Ramie'.

In ancient times, Ramie was one of the most important fiber crops and was recognized as the 'King of Natural Fibers.' It was even once recognized by the Guinness World Records as the 'plant with the world's best fiber quality.'

After processing, this bundle of hemp was extremely white, soft, and fine. It possessed much more tenacity than cotton and was more wear-resistant.

Of course, hemp was also coarser than cotton and not as comfortable to wear.

People with sensitive skin might even find hemp cloth abrasive.

Hemp was also more difficult to cultivate than cotton, and its yield was not as high, so hemp was more expensive than cotton.

This time, on his northern expedition against the Xiongnu, besides bringing back wool, he also intended to search for cotton.

According to intelligence from the First Emperor, the Xiongnu Kingdom could conscript the Western Regions Kingdoms.

Then he would have to conquer the Western Regions Kingdoms as well.

It seemed cotton was introduced to the Central Plains from the Western Regions, and the Western Regions were also the most suitable place for growing cotton.

If he could obtain cotton, it would be easier to process than hemp.

Cotton fiber has a moderate length and good uniformity, making it easy to spin. It can be spun into yarns of different counts to meet various textile needs.

Hemp fiber is longer but uneven in thickness. During the spinning process, issues like breakage and tangling easily occur, making spinning more difficult and requiring higher standards for techniques and equipment.

Both the steam spinning machine and the Steam Power Loom were originally intended for processing cotton.

Therefore, when processing hemp, breakage and tangling were indeed very frequent, and the difficulty of spinning was quite high.

Watching the hemp thread constantly snap, Zhao Fusu's desire to crush the Xiongnu Kingdom, subdue the Western Regions Kingdoms, and obtain cotton from them grew even stronger.

Zhao Fusu was very dissatisfied with the processing of the hemp material.

However, for Elder Mo's Team, seeing that Ring Spinning technology could actually pull out hemp thread without using human fingers to twist the material felt like witnessing magic.

They looked at Zhao Fusu with boundless admiration.

His Majesty the Head of State was able to invent Ring Spinning technology; this Ring Spinning is truly the work of a genius!