Chapter 159 New Uniform
Zhao Yuanxi was not worried about this. Anything that could be solved with money was not a big problem for her.
The improvement of weaving technology has greatly reduced the cost of making clothes. A lot of money can be made just by selling cloth. It would not hurt to share more of the profits generated by making clothes with the female workers.
After hearing the news, Chu immediately summoned the elders and villagers and told them about it.
When they heard that it was a mission sent by the Queen Mother, no one objected, but instead started discussing it enthusiastically.
"Captain, where do you plan to open this clothing workshop? We have vacant houses here, but there are not many that can accommodate people."
"Since we're going to do it, we'll naturally do it to the best of our ability! I plan to build a few new rooms so that the women can come and go more conveniently."
"Then this money—"
"Don't worry, the Queen Mother has given me money to requisition the site. I'll add some more when the time comes, and it will be enough to build a few new houses. But my wife He will be the one managing the clothing workshop."
Some people wanted to get a piece of the pie, but Chu had already spoken. Besides, they couldn't come up with the money, and managing those women making clothes was not something a man could do. After much thought, it seemed that only the wife of the headman was the most suitable.
"Okay, then we'll listen to the head of the pavilion. Once the clothing workshop is built, we'll let them come over."
Similar situations occurred in places large and small in Yongcheng.
There were also some pedantic people who believed that women should stay at home and refused to let them go out to work, but Zhao Yuanxi did not force them.
Anyway, even if they don't do it, there will always be someone willing to do it. When they see others eating meat and drinking soup, they just need to not regret it.
Cotton from Nanjun was continuously sent to Yongcheng. As the spinning machines and looms ran day and night, the woven fabrics were sent to various small garment workshops.
The women in Yongcheng, wearing straw hairpins and cloth skirts, began their daily work.
Zhao Yuanxi asked them to make standardized ready-made clothes with uniform size standards, similar to modern small, medium, large, and extra-large sizes.
Each garment workshop in Jieting has its own unique logo, which not only has its own characteristics, but also makes it easy to trace the source if any problems arise.
Because of the existence of the logo, those people dare not be careless, and are even afraid of being surpassed by other garment factories, so they each set their own more detailed requirements.
When Zhao Yuanxi heard about this, he couldn't help but sigh, it turns out that involution is indeed a tradition of us Chinese people.
When Zhao Yuanxi received the first batch of custom-made garments, he compared them on himself and exclaimed, "It's really well made."
Although they didn't have sewing machines, the women workers' stitches were extremely neat, and some even embroidered their favorite small patterns on the clothes.
Just by looking at the delicate patterns, Zhao Yuanxi could imagine a group of women sitting together, embroidering and sewing cloth.
Zhao Yuanxi picked out a piece of clothing of suitable size for Li and said, "Go try it on."
The style of the clothes was designed by Zhao Yuanxi himself. The inner layer was a white straight-hem robe with the sleeves and collar decorated with red fabric. The outer layer was a warm casual outfit with black as the main color and red as an embellishment.
The Qin people prefer black, and this set of black and red clothes looks very nice.
Li took the clothes. The fabric was soft and comfortable, much more comfortable than the coarse cloth they usually wore. There was a lot of cotton sewn inside the coat, so he could feel how warm it was without having to put it on.
He went into the inner room, changed his clothes, and walked out of the house.
Zhao Yuanxi's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but walk around Li, sighing, "Clothes really make the man. You look quite energetic after all! You'd better not wear that gray outfit anymore!"
Li doesn't talk much on weekdays and he always dresses shabbily. If Zhao Yuanxi didn't know his abilities, he would have thought he was a beggar on the street.
The Queen Mother praised him so much that his already dark face turned even redder. "I'll change my clothes right away!"
"What do you want to change into? It looks pretty good. I'll give this set of clothes to you. Later, you can ask the clothing factory in Yongcheng to make some clothes for me. I will give them to those guys in Liyang Palace."
"promise!"
"By the way, how is Meng Xi now?"
After the repair of the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests, Meng Xi was finally able to let go of the huge burden on his shoulders and settle down in the Mohist research institute with peace of mind.
"The master is currently studying the steam engine given by the Queen Mother."
Zhao Yuanxi raised an eyebrow, "So how's his research going?"
Li rubbed the sweat from his palms nervously, looking troubled. "It's not going very smoothly."
"It's okay, let's go take a look! I haven't been to your research institute yet!"
Ever since Zhao Yuanxi granted a large piece of land to Li, Li brought the Mo family and, under Meng Xi's suggestion, built their Mohist Research Institute.
Because it is a newly built building, time is tight, and the institute has only built the few houses they are currently using.
The research institute and the weaving workshop were not far apart, so Zhao Yuanxi simply walked there with Li.
Someone on the street recognized her and exclaimed, "Empress Dowager!"
"What? Where is the Queen Mother?"
The crowd became agitated and knelt on the ground in front of Zhao Yuanxi, blocking his way.
Zhao Yuanxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Everyone, hurry up and get up! I just came out to take a look today!"
"Is the Empress Dowager worried about the autumn harvest? We in Yongcheng have a bumper harvest this year. We have to thank the Empress Dowager for her great kindness!"
"What a good harvest! You'll have an easier time this winter!"
After a lot of effort, Zhao Yuanxi finally broke free from the crowd. She muttered softly, "Looks like I'll have to ask You to make me a fence when I get back."
When Li Mu came out of Qu Ji's house, he saw Queen Dowager Zhao surrounded by a crowd.
He was hesitating whether to step forward, but Qu Ji had already taken a step forward, walking over with brisk steps, "Your humble servant greets the Empress Dowager."
Zhao Yuanxi was delighted to see it was him. "What a coincidence! I have something for you! I was planning to have someone send it to Xianyang, but I didn't expect you to return to Yongcheng."
Qu Ji looked at her curiously.
Just as Zhao Yuanxi was about to have the finished clothes brought over, he noticed someone standing behind Qu Ji. He paused and asked, "Why is General Li here?"
"I came out to stroll around for no reason."
If you can stroll from Xianyang to Yongcheng, you must be quite a runner, Zhao Yuanxi thought to himself.
"General Li seems to be in good spirits."
"Where is the Queen Mother going?" Li Mu asked.
Zhao Yuanxi raised his head slightly and looked at the sign of the Mohist Research Institute not far away. "I want to go there. General Li, do you want to come with me?"
Li Mu followed her gaze. Mohist territory?
The status of Mohism was not high among the various countries, and even Li Mu did not know much about it. However, some of the mechanisms invented by Mohism were very useful for sieges.
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