PFC Chapter 805: Something to leave for future generations.
Chapter 805: Something to leave for future generations.
Zhuo County does have several cold storages.
In the Science and Technology City alone, there are four large cold storages and four small cold storages.
Ice is harvested in winter and stored there.
Because of Zhuojun Science and Technology City, some research projects require a low temperature environment.
There are two medium-sized cold storages in the imperial city and the inner city.
One is for the royal family, which can be used to take ice from the cold storage in summer to make some cold drinks;
One is shared by the nine ministers and other important officials, mainly for summer heat prevention and cooling.
Ordinary people cannot enjoy the benefits of cold storage.
Ye Kun glared and said, "You can rebuild two cold storages. Isn't it just digging a big cellar? It won't be difficult. It's also easy to harvest ice in Zhuo County. You can harvest ice in early November."
Tan Bamao nodded repeatedly: "I understand, Your Majesty. I will do it after the New Year."
Building a standard cold storage is not as easy as Ye Kun said.
A large cold storage needs at least thousands of square meters to play a small role in the civilian market.
After arranging the market price issue, Ye Kun returned to the palace.
After lunch, Ye Kun went to the Science and Technology City to find Pang Jia, Sun Yi and others and raised the issue of developing sewing machines.
Pang Jia smiled and said, "Brother, I am studying airplanes. Small matters like sewing machines can be left to my apprentices."
Ye Kun nodded, gathered a dozen mechanical design experts, proposed the idea of a foot-operated sewing machine, and asked everyone to start research and development.
Before traveling through time, Ye Kun had seen old-fashioned sewing machines and studied their structure.
Therefore, Ye Kun drew a simple blueprint for everyone, solved some technical problems, and left the rest to everyone to figure out.
Before I knew it, it was late at night.
Ye Kun called the palace and went to sleep in the Science and Technology City.
The next morning, Ye Kun visited the leather factory again and made some suggestions on the production of leather jackets and leather shoes.
In recent years, the chemical industry has experienced rapid development, which has also boosted the leather manufacturing industry.
So now the leather products are of very good quality.
And they are all made of real leather, very real!
Ye Kun tried on his newest leather coat and said with a smile:
"We live in an era where our industry and technology are very backward compared to later generations. But there is one good thing. Can you guess what it is?"
He Tiantian shook his head and smiled, "I really can't guess this, because the emperor often said that with the development of technology and industry, our lives will become better and more convenient in the future."
Everyone shook their heads, indicating that they couldn't guess.
Ye Kun smiled and said, "The advantage is that our current leather clothes and food are all natural, safe and hygienic. With the development of technology, there will be items, including food, that are synthetic or quickly produced, which will be particularly unhealthy to use and eat.
For example, in the future, plastics can be made into clothes, and some plastic clothes may be toxic; for example, in the future, chemical additives will appear, and adding some additives to a pot of water can turn it into broth. Drinking too much of this broth will make you sick. "
Everyone was shocked and asked, "Can the technology of the future really do this?"
"It will definitely be done, the only thing we can't think of is what we can do."
Ye Kun looked at the leather jacket in his hand and continued:
"There are many wild animals now. The annual tribute of deer skins from Izu Island exceeds 50,000. There are also large quantities of cowhides, elephant skins, and deer skins from all over the world.
But later, as human beings develop and the population increases dramatically, wild animals will decrease, and some animals may even become extinct. At that time, if people want to wear real fur coats, they may need a lot of money. A fur coat can be worth tens of thousands of kilograms of rice. "
Sun Yi smiled and said, "Brother, if we collect some animal skins and leave them to our descendants, wouldn't that make us rich?"
"It's a way to make money, but with our current technology, there's no way to preserve the hides for a long time."
Ye Kun rolled his eyes: "If you have this idea, you might as well protect wild animals and leave some resources for future generations."
Sun Yi shrugged: "Wild animals are eaten by humans. Do they need to be protected? If you don't eat the wild boars, rabbits and pheasants in the mountains, they will destroy the crops."
"Of course, common wild animals don't need to be protected. But some animals are becoming scarce, such as giant pandas, bison, rhinos, elephants... These animals really need to be protected and not over-hunted."
Ye Kun sighed and continued, "During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, there were also rhinos and elephants in our Central Plains. Because of the need for war and meat, people hunted rhinos and elephants on a large scale and used their skins to make armor.
In addition, due to excessive deforestation by humans, rhinos and elephants have become extinct in the Central Plains after thousands of years.”
Sun Yi laughed loudly: "Your Majesty, Ding Ding said that there are plenty of rhinos and elephants in Jiaozhi. Forget about protecting them. Even if you are allowed to kill them at will, you can't kill them all."
"You are the first to argue."
Ye Kun said angrily: "I just received the annual report from the site a few days ago. The number of rhinos and elephants has dropped sharply. I have already issued an order to ban the hunting of rhinos and elephants, so as to leave something for future generations."
In fact, there are many rhinos and elephants in India, so they are not so easily extinct.
Ye Kun also ordered the capture of some elephants and rhinos and sent them to Hanhuang Island to allow them to reproduce.
Today's Hanhuang Island is vast and sparsely populated, with a large area of virgin forest and a hot climate, which is suitable for the reproduction of rhinos and elephants.
He Tiantian agreed with Ye Kun's statement and said with a smile:
"We Chinese have such a large population. If everyone wore leather clothes and leather shoes, the consumption would be huge. Fortunately, pig skin is not valuable, and cow skin is not expensive either, so we can replace some wild animals."
Ye Kun smiled and said, "It seems that the research on making leather shoes with pig skin has not started yet? The leather factory can give it a try and make use of the pig skin."
The pigs in ancient China were all big black pigs.
Pig skin and cow skin are almost the same thickness, at least half a centimeter.
This kind of leather can be made into leather clothes and leather shoes.
The director of the leather factory clasped his fists and accepted the order: "Your Majesty, there is no problem with processing pig skins. I am just worried that after the product is out, no one will want it."
"Don't worry, as long as the product is good and the price is right, there will be people who want it."
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Leather shoes have their own advantages. They are waterproof, delicate and wear-resistant. If we refine the craftsmanship of leather shoes to the extreme, they will definitely be very popular."
The person in charge of the leather factory nodded and said, "Some of the pigskin rain boots we developed have received good market response. Especially in winter, they are very popular."
Pigskin rain boots, so luxurious.
After returning to the palace from the Science and Technology City, Ye Kun called Qiao Nu again and said with a smile, "Qiao Fei, I plan to set up a clothing company and a leather shoe company. I would like to let you manage it. What do you think?"
Qiao Nu smiled and said, "Is this profitable? I won't do a business that doesn't make money."
Ye Kun smiled and said, "We are definitely making money if we do business. Think about it, among the necessities of life, clothes are the most important. Everyone needs them. If we start a clothing business, we will definitely make a lot of money!"