Inside Kunning Palace.
The queen had a table of refreshments set out to entertain Baili Ning.
Xia Miaoyuan refused to take a nap and played the bull-head game with Maomao.
"Ning'er, I heard that you developed a new type of jacquard loom when you were at the frontier. It's a pity that you were not able to develop it further?" the queen said softly.
Bailining's face immediately showed a look of disappointment. "The new jacquard machine can weave more complex patterns and is much more efficient. It's a pity that only a dozen or so have been manufactured so far."
"What do you think if I ask someone to build a new jacquard loom according to your drawings so that more weavers can use it?" The queen's tone was as gentle as a spring breeze.
Bailining's eyes lit up: "Of course, that's fine, is that really possible?"
The Queen nodded affirmatively: "It is a good thing to promote the new jacquard machine. Not only me, but also the Emperor will give his full support once he knows about it."
[Not only do we need to make new jacquard machines, we also need to teach people how to use them. Otherwise, even if we make them and distribute them to local areas, it will be useless.]
Xia Miaoyuan stroked the deer's head and muttered to himself.
The reason it didn't flourish in the past was partly because the local officials didn't report it, and partly because the weavers didn't know how to use it. Even with the jacquard looms that were built locally, few weavers knew how to use them because no one taught them.
The Queen and Baili Ning both tilted their heads to listen to Xia Miaoyuan's inner thoughts. When she heard that Zhihu couldn't use it, she twisted the handkerchief excitedly.
"By the way, not only do you have to manufacture the jacquard machine, you also have to spread the method of using it," the Queen hastily added.
Baili Ning was so excited that tears were about to overflow: "Sister-in-law, that's really great!"
The Queen stood up and paced slowly, as if pondering something. After a moment, she spoke, "I will first ask the Emperor for instructions. I hope the court will allocate a sum of money to summon a group of craftsmen who can make looms. After purchasing the materials, you can then give them the drawings and have them manufacture them."
Bailin nodded repeatedly and added, "Then can I supervise the manufacturing process to prevent the machines from being substandard?"
The Queen smiled and said, "Of course it would be great if you are willing to supervise the construction yourself!"
"Once the machine is built, you will also need to gather a group of skilled weavers and have you personally teach them how to use it. Once they've learned how, you can then send the jacquard looms to all parts of the country."
"Let these masters who have learned the technique travel with the jacquard loom to various places, and then let them teach the local weavers themselves."
When Bailin heard that the jacquard machine and technology would be spread across the country, he clapped his hands excitedly: "This is a good idea, it will produce quick results in a short time!"
The Queen held Bailining's hand and said, "If everything goes well, the jacquard machine you designed should be available throughout the country within a year."
As the Queen spoke, she raised her head slightly, her eyes sparkling, as if she was looking forward to the day when the whole country would use the new jacquard machine.
"That's great! That's great! Sister-in-law, you are simply my mentor." Baili Ning clapped his hands and shouted.
Xia Miaoyuan was also jumping up and down beside him, cheering: "Great!"
Bailining leaned over, picked her up, and kissed her chubby little face several times.
I really have to thank Princess Anguo. If it weren't for her, the jacquard machine I developed would not have been promoted so smoothly.
He had just arrived in the capital with his family, and wanted to ask his cousin, the emperor, to promote the jacquard machine, but he was too cautious to speak up.
[It would be great if we could deal with that evil local official from back then.]
Xia Miaoyuan recalled the local official who bullied Baili Ning and couldn't help but clench his fists.
When Baili Ning was living in the frontier, she started doing needlework to earn money at the age of twelve to supplement her family income.
When she was a little older, she went to work in a local weaving workshop.
It was in the weaving workshop that she discovered the shortcomings of the old jacquard loom.
With her flexible mind and genuine love for textiles, after four years of dedicated research, she finally developed a new jacquard machine.
Back then, Baili Ning's master specifically reported her new jacquard loom to the county magistrate. The magistrate had originally thought that if he reported the machine to the imperial court, the court would reward the inventor, potentially mitigating the Baili family's guilt.
Unexpectedly, the county governor was a snob and didn't take Bailining's research seriously at all. He just glanced at the report and tossed it aside.
Baili Ning and her master begged the county magistrate several times, but he insulted them, calling them the daughters of treacherous officials. They hoped to receive imperial awards based on their petty tricks. This was sheer wishful thinking, like a wild chicken dreaming of soaring to the sky. They were driven out.
There is such a vicious county magistrate!
The queen gritted her teeth in anger.
[Alas, fortunately, in this life, the Baili family was able to be recalled to Beijing.]
[In the book, my cousin had a very miserable life.]
Because she was the daughter of a criminal, even decent families wouldn't marry her. Only the lazy men and deadbeats in the village would. She refused to succumb to her fate and remained unmarried her entire life.
[Her jacquard loom remained hidden for many years until the restoration of the Liang Dynasty by the Crown Prince. The imperial court discovered her jacquard loom and decided to promote it.]
However, my cousin was very magnanimous and would rather give the new jacquard machine to the common people than to the Liang court.
Liang Chaozong was so angry that he beat her to death with a stick.
[Poor textile genius, passed away in her thirties.]
When Baili Ning and the Queen heard this, they felt a chill all over their bodies.
I didn't expect that according to the original destiny, this would be the ending.
The queen calmed down and immediately took Baili Ning to see Xia Zhengqi and told him her thoughts.
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