Chapter 1240 Efficiency Increases Rapidly 

After Bai Feng explained the next steam loom production plan to Geng Zhuzhu, the R&D center began the production of steam looms.

At the same time, the manufacture of steam trains was not left behind.

Half a month later, the first batch of thirty steam looms had been manufactured in the R&D center.

After Bai Feng checked that there was no problem with the quality of this batch of steam looms, he prepared to bring this batch of steam looms to Yizhou.

However, thirty steam looms are not that easy to transport, and they still need to be broken down into parts to facilitate transportation.

After a day of preparation, Bai Feng went to Yizhou with the steam loom that had been split into parts.

After arriving in Yizhou, Bai Feng went directly to Xiahou Dun's house.

"Hahaha, Hanzhong Hou is finally here!"

After Xiahou Dun was informed of Bai Feng's arrival by everyone in the house, Xiahou Dun's hearty laughter could already be heard before he reached the gate.

"Having been looking forward to it day and night, Hanzhong Hou Pan is finally here, hahaha!"

After Xiahou Dun met Bai Feng, he couldn't help but laugh again.

"Hahaha, you kept the general waiting for a long time!"

Bai Feng also smiled at Xiahou Dun when he heard this.

Then Bai Feng asked people to move Xiahou Dun's ten steam looms into the house.

"So Hanzhong Hou has already sent the improved water conservancy loom? Today is really a good day!"

Xiahou Dun said happily again after seeing ten carriages carrying the steam loom parts entering the house one after another.

He really didn't expect that Bai Feng would be able to bring the steam loom this time, thinking that Bai Feng just brought the steam engine.

Unexpectedly, Bai Feng got it right in one step and delivered the modified steam loom directly.

After all the steam looms were delivered to Xiahoudun's house, two carriages also arrived at Xiahoudun's house.

The last two wagons were loaded with coal.

Bai Feng was worried that the coal mines in Yizhou had not yet started mining, so he directly transported ten carriages of coal to Yizhou.

"General, these are ten steam looms in total, and two wagons of coal."

After all the goods were delivered to Xiahoudun's house, Bai Feng said to Xiahoudun.

"Hahaha, thank you so much, Hou Hanzhong!"

After Xiahou Dun thanked Bai Feng, he couldn't wait to see how much better this steam loom was than the previous water-powered loom.

So he then asked Bai Feng:

"Hanzhong Hou, can you demonstrate this steam loom now and let me have a look?"

"sure!"

Bai Feng answered directly, and then asked a craftsman from the R&D center to prepare a steam loom.

While the craftsmen and servants were assembling the steam loom, Bai Feng and Xiahou Dun came to the study together.

In the study, Xiahou Dun's wife had prepared tea and snacks for Bai Feng and the two of them.

Bai Feng sat down and took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, then said to Xiahou Dun:

"General, the group of craftsmen you assigned to me before are now able to skillfully manufacture steam engines."

"Thirty steam engines have been produced this month. After I asked the craftsmen to load the steam engines onto the looms, they were all shipped to Yizhou."

"The general thanked me before, but actually the person who should really thank me is me."

"If it weren't for this group of craftsmen, I don't know how long it would have taken for the steam engine to be produced, and the emergence of the steam loom might have been two or three years later!"

Xiahou Dun smiled when he saw that Bai Feng was very satisfied with the group of general supervisors and craftsmen he assigned to him.

Craftsmen who are able to serve as general supervisors and have official jobs must naturally not be inferior in their craftsmanship.

"As long as these craftsmen can satisfy the Hanzhong Marquis."

Then Xiahou Dun smiled at Bai Feng.

Xiahoudun was very satisfied with Bai Feng's efficiency.

Bai Feng said before that the steam engine would be delivered to his house in about a month. Before the month was up, Bai Feng had already delivered the modified steam loom directly.

“How much better is this steam loom’s weaving than that of a water-powered loom?”

Then Xiahou Dun asked Bai Feng.

"A loom equipped with a steam engine is three times more efficient than a water-powered loom!"

Bai Feng said to Xiahou Dun after hearing this.

"Trebled?!"

Xiahou Dun didn't expect that this steam engine could triple the efficiency of the loom, and couldn't help but said in a voice.

You must know that the cloth woven by the previous water-powered loom in one day is equivalent to the total amount of cloth weaved by a weaver in a month.

The efficiency of steam looms was now tripled with water looms.

That is to say, a steam loom can produce as much cloth in four days as a weaver can produce in one year!

After Xiahou Dun calculated in his mind, he was once again shocked by the efficiency of the steam loom.

"Doesn't this mean that the ten steam looms sent by Hanzhong Hou are equivalent to thirty water conservancy looms? The cloth produced by the Xiahou family's cloth mill in one year alone can make the entire Chengdu The people in the city can make new clothes!"

Xiahou Dun believed that Bai Feng had thoroughly studied the loom.

While Bai Feng and Xiahou Dun were chatting, the craftsmen and servants in the garden of the house had also completed the assembly of the steam loom.

Then Xiahou Dun and Bai Feng came to the steam loom together.

"This steam loom is much smaller than the water loom!"

After seeing the real steam loom, Xiahou Dun said to Bai Feng.

Why is this steam loom smaller than the water loom, but the weaving efficiency is still three times that of the water loom?

Xiahou Dun couldn't help but wonder.

At this time, Bai Feng said to Xiahou Dun:

"Because the power provided by the steam engine is greater than the water flow, the previous design is prone to breaking the hemp rope."

After Bai Feng explained the reason to Xiahou Dun, he asked the craftsmen to fill the coal and then started the steam engine.

After the steam engine started running, Xiahou Dun was finally able to intuitively feel the efficiency of the steam loom.

I saw the hemp rope quickly shuttled through the steam loom and gradually turned into cloth.

"This is really three times faster!"

Seeing the real efficiency of the steam loom, Xiahou Dun couldn't help but say to Bai Feng in surprise.

In Bai Feng's eyes, Xiahou Dun's current expression is almost exactly the same as Geng Zhuzi's expression after completing the transformation of the steam loom.

"Due to the limited production of steam engines, we can only send you ten steam looms this time."

"When the production of steam engines increases again, I will send you ten more steam looms!"

Bai Feng, who wanted Xiahou Dun to vigorously mine coal in Yizhou, said to Xiahou Dun at this time.

It's just a steam loom, it's not a loss to send ten or twenty!