My whole family traveled across time with an encyclopedia

"Brother Zhang." After everyone packed their luggage, Ren Donghao came over and looked at Zhang Xifan expectantly.

Zhang Xifan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, I just happened to go to Jingzhou with me this time, I didn't forget you."

Ren Donghao's heart finally settled, and he followed the horse steadily. Under the leadership of Guo Mingan and several cavalrymen, they encountered small groups of soldiers from several small tribes. After a fierce battle, they gradually approached the border of Huaixi.

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Ning Changrong inspected the wool that Zhang Xifan brought back from trading on the grassland one by one, and he could smell the pungent smell from a long distance away.

He gently touched the wool in those bags with his hands. It was very delicate.

"Tsk tsk, these Beiqiong people have so many sheep."

The wool that was shipped back is compressed. Even if it is compressed, there are several large trucks. If it is used to make sweaters, at least tens of thousands of them can be made.

When exposed to the sun, it slowly becomes fluffy, somewhat similar to cotton.

Unfortunately these wools are smelly and dirty.

Ning Husheng covered his nose and followed Ning Changrong, "What do we use these hairs for?"

"These are all treasures, treasures for keeping out the cold. They are better than cotton."

Ning Husheng was confused: "Do you want to stuff this wool into clothes and use it as cotton? With such a strong smell, I'm afraid no one will want it, right?"

Typical rich people dislike it, and those without money can't afford it.

How could it be so wasteful to stuff wool directly into clothes?

Ning Changrong smiled and did not explain. He would wait for me to go back and find a way to remove the smell of wool.

He pointed to the wool in front of him and said, "You ask them to turn all these wools out and pile them together."

Ning Husheng didn't know why, but he did as he was told.

Ning Changrong returned home directly and found Ning Qingxi, who was still learning the rules.

As if seeing reinforcements, Ning Qingxi said hello to his grandma with relief and came to the study with Ning Changrong.

"Dad, thank you so much."

Ning Changrong looked at her funny: "Keep on insisting, isn't this what you agreed to."

"I agree, but it doesn't stop me from complaining," Ning Qingxi said.

"Dad, didn't you say you have something to do with me?"

Ning Changrong sat down, "What? Are you so anxious and want to go back and continue learning the rules?"

Ning Qingxi shook her head like a rattle, "Okay, okay, then you can think about it and then speak slowly."

Ning Changrong thought about it for a moment, "What's going on? I had people trade a lot of wool in the grassland and come back. The sheep's smell of those wools is too strong. Please help me find out if there is any way to remove the sheep's smell. .”

He paused and continued: "The other thing is, is there any way you can make a machine that can spin wool into wool?"

Ning Qingxi asked curiously: "Isn't there cotton? Why do you still use wool?"

“Cotton doesn’t retain warmth as well as wool.”

Ning Changrong smiled mysteriously, "The most important thing is to let the grassland people know that wool can be traded as currency."

Ning Qingxi's eyes widened, and after thinking for a while, she understood what her father was thinking.

She gave a thumbs up and praised: "Dad, you are still ruthless."

Ning Changrong laughed and scolded: "Why is dad so cruel?"

Isn’t this cruel?If those grassland people know that wool can be used as currency, will the grassland people not be crazy about raising sheep?

The wool can grow again after being sheared, which is much better than selling the fur directly.What next?Will tribes raising other animals become fewer and fewer?Will everyone be the first to raise sheep?
When they know that the wool that can grow forever can be exchanged for a lot of supplies, will they still mount up to rob it?
As it continues to develop slowly, even if the grassland cannot be assimilated, the combat effectiveness of the grassland tribes will become weaker and weaker.

Although this method is quite cruel, it does not harm human life and is better than fighting between the two sides.

Ning Qingxi closed his eyes and searched in his mind for a while before finding a way to clean the smell of wool.

"Dad, you can soak the wool in salt water. It will not only eliminate the mutton smell, but also sterilize it."

Ning Changrong shook his head in denial: "How can there be so much salt to soak? The cost is too high. Let's see if there are other ways."

Ning Qingxi searched for a while and said, "There is another way, use vinegar."

Each one costs more money than the last. "Are you looking for a way that doesn't cost money? The cost of this set is too high."

"Found it," Ning Qingxi added, "but the wool produced by this method may still have some smell."

Ning Changrong asked: "What method?"

"Wash it with clean water, add some soap locust if possible, and then expose it to the sun." Ning Qingxi paused for a while and then said:

"But there is a problem with this. The mutton smell may not be removed so completely."

Ning Changrong was silent for a while and said: "No matter, let's give it a try first."

"You can help me look for a loom that can spin wool into wool."

After saying that, Ning Changrong left. Ning Qingxi continued to look for drawings of textile machines in the study.

Arriving at the place where the wool was piled, Ning Husheng was directing people to gather the wool.

Wool is placed overwhelmingly in a large open-air venue.

Bag after bag was poured out and dried in the sun. The smell of mutton was also overwhelming and pungent.

Seeing Ning Changrong's figure, Ning Husheng walked up quickly: "Changrong, half of the wool has been removed."

Ning Changrong nodded, and it took him a long time to resist the urge to vomit.

"Go to the families of these soldiers. If they are willing, you can ask them to come over and help clean the wool. I will give them fifty coins a day."

Cleaning wool is not actually worth fifty cents, but the smell of these wools is too great, and also, it is used to take care of the soldiers' families.

After the families of those soldiers learned that there was such a good job, they rushed to sign up.

On weekdays, helping people wash clothes only costs ten to twenty cents a day.

Washing the smelly wool will cost you fifty coins. Anyone who doesn't rush to grab it is a fool.

Ning Changrong told Ning Husheng to take care of the matter, "Just keep an eye on it and don't let them be lazy. 25 women should be able to wash the wool in two days."

"Don't worry, I will definitely not let them be lazy. If they dare to be lazy, they will not be able to do this kind of work in the future. They know it well."

Ning Changrong covered his nose and took a breath before saying, "Use a little of what has saponin in it. Soak the wool first before washing it. After washing, put it on the cement board to let it dry in the sun. Let me know when it's done."

After giving the instructions, Ning Changrong turned around and left.

Under Ning Husheng's instructions, the women happily held the wool and went to the river to wash it, which attracted the attention of many people.

After asking about it, I found out that these women were the family members of soldiers. Military households in the previous dynasty were shunned by everyone. Not only did they have to fight and die, but their wages were withheld, and they had to work for Shangguan.

The situation in Da'an is different. Being a military household is not something you can just do if you want. There are rewards for building a military household. If you are wronged on a daily basis, you can directly report it.

I often get temporary jobs like this for fifty cents a day.

(End of this chapter)