Xiangyang and Lu Su bid farewell.

And that day, he did not rush to return.

After staying for a day, all the troops in Xiangyang entered a wartime state. The generals and soldiers of each unit were mobilized one after another. Not to mention him, even ordinary people could see at a glance that this was going to fight.

Early the next morning, Lu Su left by boat.

He knew that Zhang Xiu was afraid that this time he would indeed be in operation, and seeing that the scale was quite large, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a life-and-death battle.

......

And at the same time,

Zhang Mansion backyard, in the wing room.

Zhang Xiu stood up from Yuan's bed with his waist.

Zhang Xiu was very helpless. He started to worry about this time, and everyone in his family was very fierce, and he couldn't sleep all night.

After getting up, Zhang Xiu washed up briefly and put on a neat belt.

On the other hand, Yuan also brought breakfast, a bowl of rice porridge and two plates of side dishes, but she felt a little embarrassed when she walked, as if she had cooked too much last night and was a little red and swollen.

After taking a few simple bites, Zhang Xiu went straight out of the house.

He called Hu Cheer and took a few personal guards. He rushed straight to the closed craftsman camp in the city. Before leaving, he passed down the Divine Arm Bow and the improved loom drawings.

Both of these things are more important.

After a few moments, in the craftsman's camp.

At this time, several craftsmen in the camp hurriedly came out, each of them with rosy expressions, on the one hand because they had studied what Zhang Xiu gave him.

On the other hand, their lowly professions have reached their peak. Zhang Xiu’s treatment for them is simply too good, and these are something they dare not imagine.

"How is the progress? Has the God Arm Bow and the Loom been developed?" Zhang Xiu said with both hands on his back and slightly anxious.

No one knows this except these craftsmen, even Jia Xu and Zhuge Liang are not very clear about it.

"When I returned to the lord, the divine arm bow and the weaving machine were all developed, and the effect was quite significant. At present, the entire camp has built 300 pairs of divine arm bows and more than 400 looms overnight."

The craftsman leader replied excitedly.

He has not announced these achievements yet, and everything is waiting for Zhang Xiu to return.

"Oh~, so many have been created?" Zhang Xiu said this in surprise, but it was mainly because these two things were ancient after all, and the level of craftsmanship was not too outrageous.

"Can you test the usability of these two objects?" Zhang Xiu looked urgent and looked a little expectant. The Song Dynasty recorded that there are many statements about the Divine Arm Bow, but most of them were quite fierce.

Of course, there is also a record of military field verification. The record is that the 120 steps of shooting with the divine arm, which is very different from the 240 and 300 steps recorded in the history of the Song Dynasty.

"Return to the lord, the maximum range of the Divine Arm Bow can reach more than 160 steps, and it can penetrate armor into wood within 120 steps. The distance between ordinary crossbow arrows is only sixty or seventy steps, which is nearly twice as high."

The craftsman was a little excited, and he knew what this meant.

Unless those powerful generals or strong men customize one hundred and twenty steps, they will generally not reach this distance. In other words, as long as the Divine Arm Bow is equipped with the entire army, the combat effectiveness of the three armies can be greatly improved.

"Are you one hundred and twenty steps?" Zhang Xiu murmured while pinching his chin. It was not disappointing. The distance was already very good. At least it could give way to the infantry without fear of the Iron Cavalry.

However, the production speed does not seem to be too fast. It only took a hundred pieces to be built in nearly a month. No, this requires increasing the productivity, and at least the equipment of his Xuanwei Army must be equipped.

"As for the loom, its spinning speed is much faster than that used at present. It not only saves effort but also increases the speed by more than ten times." The craftsman said excitedly again.

Ten times, what is this?

In this era, there is no shortage of raw materials such as hemp and silk, but what is lacking is efficiency. Usually, a few people use spinning trucks together, hand-crank or foot-pedaling, which is very inefficient.

Normally, women devote themselves to weaving cloth for a month, about 3-5 pieces of cloth. If they are ten times more, wouldn’t they be thirty or fifty pieces? This amount is still very exaggerated.

After listening to the craftsman, Zhang Xiu fell into deep thought.

While the efficiency is improved, the price will also be reduced. In this way, he can use cloth to make a fortune, and low-priced cloth can directly penetrate the control of various princes.

At that time, why don’t money come?

"Give me instructions, except for the ordinary necessary manufacturing, all the other craftsmen are put into the manufacturing of the divine arm bow and the loom," Zhang Xiu said solemnly.

"No!" The craftsman nodded and responded.

After doing this, Zhang Xiu ordered his subordinates to take away these divine arm bows and head straight to the Mi family. He almost all of his business depended on Mi Zhu.

Mi Zhu never disappointed him. With the Mi family's inherent ability, he also allowed him to control many prefectures and counties in the world, and the benefits he brought were quite good.

After a few moments, Mi Mansion.

When Mi Zhu learned that Zhang Xiu was coming, he quickly put down his work. He dared not be arrogant in front of Zhang Xiu, even if Mi Zhen had already entered the Zhang Mansion.

In the side hall, Zhang Xiu was the second place and tasted tea.

Mi Zhu was frightened. After all, Zhang Xiu would not come to visit him rashly, so there must be something wrong, which made him very panic.

Slowly putting down the cup, Zhang Xiu suddenly said, "Zi Zhong, how is your Mi family's cloth business?"

Mi Zhu didn't understand Zhang Xiu's meaning, and his eyes turned and said truthfully: "Lord, I'm not satisfied with you. Today, people in various prefectures and counties are not enough to fill their stomachs, so how many people buy cloth?"

"Jing and Yizhou are a little popular, but Yizhou has Shu Jin and is controlled by the Qin family, so the profit is very little."

After saying that, he looked a little emotional.

He had been selling cloth for the first time and could barely make some money. In recent years, his Mi family's shops selling cloth in various prefectures and counties have been closed. There is really no way, and the people can't afford to eat.

Moreover, the people are very poor, and they rarely change their clothes for more than ten years. They rely on those high-ranking officials and nobles and princesses to sell cloth.

Zhang Xiu nodded in agreement. He was almost starving to death. It was indeed rare for people to spend money here. Even when he was a child, he would usually change into new clothes only in the New Year.

After all, it is low productivity and low consumption levels.

"How much does a piece of linen on the market cost now?" Zhang Xiu asked instead.

"Go back to the lord, a piece of linen in Jingzhou is relatively not too expensive, three or four hundred coins per piece, and Cao Cao's rule is estimated to be about five hundred coins." After saying that, Mi Zhu looked at Zhang Xiu curiously, raised his eyebrows and said, "Why did the lord ask this?"

Zhang Xiu did not answer, but raised his eyebrows and said, "Zi Zhong, what would you say if a piece of linen was sold for a hundred yuan? Do you have the confidence to squeeze into other prefectures and counties?"

"Hundred coins?" Mi Zhu was stunned.

"Lord, all the costs required for ordinary linens from planting to becoming cloth are already a hundred yuan, not to mention transportation and sales in the store."

"If you want to enter various prefectures and counties at such a low price, you will only lose money, not to make a profit." Mi Zhu said hurriedly. He only thought that Zhang Xiu was on a whim, so he attacked.

"Haha, what if I could keep the cost at thirty cents or even twenty cents per piece?" Zhang Xiu said with a smile.

He knew that hemp does not require fertile land. Nowadays, there are many open spaces everywhere, so you only need to send people to sow seeds on a large scale.

If you don’t have to worry about raw materials, you can use a loom to make up for manual losses, which can be reduced by several times. It is not impossible to control it to twenty or thirty yuan per piece.

Mi Zhu murmured, then shook his head and said, "No, this is impossible. Not only does it mean that hemp, silk and other raw materials, just hiring spinning women will be more than that money."

However, after he finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Xiu in shock, because there were many things that he had never seen before, and he would not be idle and brag about him.

Thinking of this, his eyes trembled and said weakly: "Lord, you, are you saying true? Can you really control the cost to twenty or thirty yuan per piece?"

"Of course, from a minimum of one month to a maximum of three months, low-priced cloth can be continuously supplied to you. What you need to do now is to open stores in various surrounding states and counties one after another to make money."

Zhang Xiu said confidently.

Mi Zhu narrowed his eyes and seemed a little hesitant, but Zhang Xiu looked solemn, not like a joke, so he nodded and responded.

He can open a prosperous area first. If it is really possible, he can just switch other stores in small places to careers.

After explaining these, Zhang Xiu left directly.

As for the interests, he and the Mi family have already fixed the profit distribution. After deducting other miscellaneous expenses, the Mi family only gets 30% of the net profit.

Moreover, Mi Zhu would judge the situation and would not think about corruption, because his Mi family could only be considered an ant in front of Zhang Xiu, not to mention that Mi Zhen was still in the Zhang Mansion, so he didn't need it.

Leave Mi Mansion and walk on the street.

Not far away, Zhang Xiu stopped and looked at Hu Cheer sideways and said, "Hu Er, immediately let the literature and history of the mansion write a list of documents in the name of the General's Mansion, and the imperial edict was issued to Xiangyang to recruit cloth weaving women, and the quota was only 2,000."

"The wages are tentatively one thousand, and you will work for five hours a day, and you will be responsible for lunch. There is half an hour to eat and rest at noon. The number of places is given priority to the family members of the military."

"In addition, hold my token and ask Kong Ming to issue a piece of open space for me in the open space in the west of the city. It should be fast, and quickly build a large main hall."

"No!" Hu Cheer immediately ordered his subordinates to leave.

Since we have to do it, Zhang Xiu naturally needs to make great efforts. Moreover, Xiangyang has a well-connected geographical location and extremely convenient waterways. It is not difficult to build a port for foreign trade in the future.

After saying that, Zhang Xiu strides away.

Next, he walked straight out of a courtyard.

The courtyard is very simple, and it is the temporary place where Du Shi has lived. Du Shi has a very delicate relationship with him. She is not like other women who want to climb to the name or climb to the high branches.

Instead, she just wanted to serve herself well and not seek to be justified.

And this time, if the weaving factory is formed, so many women must be managed by women, so just let Du help him manage it and give her a framework for her to manage it.

What's more, Du is not an ordinary woman, and she has some talent and will not be so slight.

In the distance, Du, who was washing clothes, looked at Zhang Xiu, and was stunned. With a hint of joy in panic, he quickly got up to give a blessing.

"Where is Qin Lang?" Zhang Xiu glanced at him.

"Langer is out to play." After Du said that, he looked at Zhang Xiu nervously. She had a bad premonition, it was still during the day.
To be continued...