Chapter 123 The craftsman is also panicking.

Chapter 123 The craftsman is also panicking.

Hillwood Town.

In the past two days, Luo Ning has held a mobilization meeting for the craftsmen from Shanlin Town to help them understand their respective divisions of labor.

Blacksmiths and blacksmith apprentices were busy making plowshares and farm tools, and during this time, they also had to guide bricklayers to build new blacksmith shops;

some carpenters were assigned to make the plow bodies of curved plows, while some were put into iron and wood workshops to begin completing orders from Wushanbao;

bricklayers were involved in the construction of new houses, and so on.

At the same time, to ensure that his subjects could safely spend the winter, Luo Ning allowed all the subjects in the town to cut down trees along the south side of Shanlin Town, the north side of Qingzhu Village, and the Tiemulin area.

All branches, trunks, and even leaves obtained belong to the cutter, and purchasing the cutting rights from the lord is no longer necessary.

For a time, the entire Shanlin Town entered an era of large-scale construction.

"Sir, I visited Kallus's blacksmith shop these past two days and found the bellows you designed very interesting."

The craftsman Dan followed behind Ronin and walked through the outer castle of the Hillforest Castle, not knowing where Ronin would take him.

But this is not important. Yesterday, he studied the bellows. Although the structure is simple, the design is very ingenious. He became increasingly curious about Roning. This young nobleman is very thoughtful!

"Those are just gadgets."

Although Luo Ning said this, he was still a little proud. After all, he made this thing entirely.

"Mr. Dahn, what I want you to do for me today is extremely difficult, but if you do it well, it will be unprecedented progress!"

Luo Ning turned around and looked at the other person, emphasizing: "If you can make it, it won't be an exaggeration for outsiders to call you a great craftsman."

Dan was completely attracted by the title of "Master Craftsman." He had no other pursuits, and this was the only thing left.

Hearing Roning speak powerfully, he became anxious like an ant on a hot pan and wanted to know what Roning needed him to do.

However, he remained calm and not impatient.

"Sir, please don't be so polite to me. I am just like those craftsmen. I came to Shanlin Town to serve you. Please let me know if you have any arrangements or requests. I will do my best!"

The two talked as they walked, and soon, they arrived at a house on the inner west side of the fort.

This is where Tom's mother, Mrs. Leah, lives and works in a tailor shop.

The three tailor apprentices from Wushan City were arranged here.

"My Lord, you are here!"

Leah saw him from a distance and came out to greet him, feeling awkward. She knew her son was not dead but had transformed into Tom and stayed with the lord.

Although the mother and son were very worried about Ronin's attitude at the beginning and lived in anxiety every day, after Tom was arranged to become a regular employee when he returned from the Horse Herding City last time, their worries were completely transformed into respect and gratitude for the lord.

So Leah took Roning's instructions very seriously.

"Mrs. Leah, how are you preparing the cocoon I gave you before I left last time?"

When Luo Ning left Shanlin Town for Wushanbao last month, he gave Leah the hand-cranked spinning wheel and several large baskets of silk cocoons and taught her how to reel silk and open cotton.

"My lord, it's done!"

As Leah spoke, she took Roning into the inner room, and Roning motioned for Daen to follow.

Leah took out several dozen spun silk threads when they came into the house. "Sir, these silk threads are made according to the method you provided."

"This is?"

Master Craftsman Daen's eyes widened as he looked in disbelief at the large circle of silk thread that Roning took from his hand.

"Is this wool?"

He subconsciously thought so but quickly shook his head, "No, this is not wool! Wool is not this fine; it can't be this white and bright!"

Dan looked puzzled at Roning; he wanted to know the answer.

Luo Ning held the thread before his eyes and observed it. After a while, he nodded and said, "Liya, you are indeed the most famous tailor in town. You are meticulous and skillful. I am very satisfied with this thread!"

The tailors here cut and make clothes and linen, weave wool, dye, and do other work, so Roning handed the silk matter over to Leah.

"Thank you for the compliment, sir!"

Roning turned to Daen holding the silk thread, and the latter straightened up, looking as if he was listening attentively.

"Master Daen, I discovered a special kind of silk thread. Please keep it a secret from me until it is made public."

Daan was shocked. This young lord became even more mysterious.

"Please rest assured, sir, I will never say a single word to anyone!"

Luo Ning nodded slowly and told the other party the purpose of coming here.

"We currently use either a heavy hammer loom or a waist loom for weaving, but both are too inefficient for me. What I need you to do now is design a loom that can greatly improve weaving efficiency!"

Huh?

Dan was a little surprised. He never thought that Roning had asked him to come here for this matter.

"A loom?"

He hesitated a little, "Sir, what exactly is this loom you are talking about?"

Dan was a little confused at this time. He had no idea about this.

"Weaving is the interweaving of the longitudinal and horizontal threads to create fabric, whether it is a hammer loom, a waist loom, or what I mean by a loom."

Luo Ning explained, "But the cloth woven by the first two is relatively coarse especially the heavy hammer loom. We cannot use it to weave fine silk threads like silk."

"You can ask Leah to take you closer to the working principle of the waist loom later. For the loom, I want to use a frame to prop up the wooden stick of the waist loom and use the foot to step on the pedal to open the vertical thread so that the weavers only need to focus on threading and tying the horizontal threads."

"In this way, the work efficiency of weavers can be improved. At the same time, due to the machinery's control, the weaving's fineness and the fabric's quality will also be greatly improved."

Daen was a well-known craftsman, but panic flashed in his eyes as he listened to Roning's story.

Only now did he understand why Roning had just said that if he could make this thing, he might become a great craftsman.

"My Lord, please forgive my clumsiness. I could not understand what you were saying for a moment... for a moment."

Roning scratched his head and took out the loom pattern he had tried to draw.

It's a pity that this thing is too complicated, not as simple as a bellows, and he has never seen it with his own eyes, so he can only draw a side view and a rough outline.

"Look, this is a pedal. The weaver only needs to step on it to make the vertical threads interlaced up and down. This is the reed used to pull the vertical threads. The gauze I'm talking about is based on 800 reeds; each has four threads, and there are 3,200 vertical threads in total..."

This story takes half a day, and during the story, Mrs. Leah even brings Roning a glass of water.

The more Dan listened, the more confused his brain became. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. His brain had taken in too much information today and was already starting to ache.

Fortunately, he roughly knew what the lord wanted to do after this story.

At least he could understand the shape of the shelf.

"Sir, you are a genius!"

After listening to the story, Daen wiped the sweat from his forehead and couldn't help but praise.

Roning handed the parchment to the other party and said, "It's a pity that I can only come up with a rough idea. You are the one who has to design it."

Daan took the parchment solemnly and put it carefully in his arms, and fighting spirit burned in his eyes.

"Please give me some time, sir. I will first learn the working principle of the waist loom from Mrs. Leah and then study the loom you mentioned."

Luo Ning nodded and patted the other person's shoulder solemnly. "I believe in your ability, Master Daen. I hope that in the near future, Shanlin Town will have such a loom!"

Daen felt heavy in his heart, but he still hummed heavily.

It turned out that coming to Shanlin Town was the right decision; he finally found his target!

"Mrs. Leah, I also have something to give you."

"It is a pleasure to serve you, sir." Leah listened carefully.

Luo Ning said: "Although the waist loom is inefficient, it can still be used to weave silk. I need you to use these silk threads to weave a scarf for me."

"The last day of next month is Marquis Rulans' birthday, and I want to use this scarf as a gift."

When Leah heard the first sentence, she felt pressured. It was the first time she had come into contact with silk thread, and it was difficult to control.

When she heard the last sentence, she felt tremendous pressure.

Oh my god, she wanted to knit a scarf for the Marquis!

"Sir, I'm worried..."

Luo Ning comforted him, "Don't worry, just do your best. Even if it's not finished by then, I'll prepare another gift."

Lu Lans was very kind to Luo Ning, so it was naturally impossible for Luo Ning to go to the other party's birthday empty-handed.

A scarf made of silk was just one of his gifts. He also had other preparations, such as a coat made from the skin of a storm wolf.

The fur of a level 4 monster is also a precious material, and it is not a loss of face to give it away.

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