Wolf King

Xiao Yun dared to open up the Grand Canal with only tens of thousands of people in his hands. The biggest reason was that the emergence of agricultural machinery liberated many laborers who were tied up in the farmland.

Even for people on earth whose civilization has entered into industrialization and technology, agriculture is still the foundation of all countries on earth, and this world is no exception... Whoever has a full grain in his home has the right to speak loudly. This is worse than diamonds. Hard last word!

But... Then again, the population of Huoyan City is still too small, even if it absorbs [-] bears, it is still tight, and it is enough to arrange more than [-] people (including [-] bears) to build the canal At the limit, if you want to draw people again, there will be problems in the internal operation of Huoyan City.

So, all the high-level officials in Huoyan City are eagerly looking to the east, and they all hope that the Beast Emperor can quickly send some more manpower... Ahem!

The patients of the Yi tribe who have been recuperating for almost a month have already recovered in sevens and eighties. This group of fragile birdmen Xiao Yun, who are slender and less resistant to the cold than the female workers of the human race, dare not let them withstand the cold like the fox tribe, the tea bear and the lion tribe. The wind is running around, of course, their labor will not be wasted - most of the female workers return to their hometowns for the winter, and the production efficiency drops to 20% in the woolen mill and its subsidiary blanket factory and garment factory, all need them to shine fever!

The door of the garment factory workshop, which had been closed for more than two months, was opened again, and the "click" sound of the sewing machine came from the workshop again...

The person in charge of the garment factory, Sheerda, sat at her work station and pointed out to the Yizu who were studying around her, and patiently demonstrated to these students: "Sew the sleeves on from the inside like this, and the thread must be cut clean, so that it cannot be left... This kind of shirt is made for ordinary citizens in the clan, and a border of the same color should be added to the neckline, cuffs, and front of the front. With just these few extra borders, a shirt can be sold for at least ten copper coins."

"This kind of round neck pullover is aimed at farmers in the human race. You see, because more hemp thread is added than cotton thread during weaving, the quality of the fabric is worse than that of shirts, and it doesn't feel very good to the touch, and the dyeing is only dyed. The cheapest indigo blue, but it’s strong. For this kind of pullover, the edge around the neckline is this black cloth strip, which makes the overall feeling of the garment beautiful and resistant to stains.”

"Okay, you guys take turns to try, start with hemming first, and then try sewing if there is no problem." Sheldah finished the demonstration, stood up, encouraged a Yizu to sit at the work station, and instructed him to operate sewing machine.

The garment industry in this world... To be honest, it's really not that good.Except for the elves who live a long life and have relatively good supplies, other races don't care about dwarves, orcs or sea humans. Only the top group of people are qualified to pick and choose clothes styles, and most people wear whatever they have...

Well, this is not surprising. On Earth, if the monster New China hadn’t entered the garment industry and produced more than half of the world’s ready-made garments in one go, most of the world’s middle and lower classes would not be able to throw out boxes of old clothes. (Many elderly people have the habit of collecting old clothes and bedding because they have experienced the shortage of textiles)

Otherwise, how could the US change its rhetoric from free trade to trade protection...

Limited by the population base and the supply of raw materials, Huoyan City can't think of such a beautiful thing as dominating the clothing industry in the whole mainland, but there is no problem in making income from ready-made clothing on the basis of its own textile industry... Although wool is used without synthetic fibers The cost of making garments from woven cotton cloth (actually a blend of cotton and linen, classified according to the amount of cotton content) is a bit high, but it is better than selling pure wool. (Some petty bourgeoisie who are fed up hate synthetic fibers, but the problem is that if there is no synthetic fiber, these petty bourgeoisie may not be able to afford a few clothes a year)

The hands of the Wing Clan are their wings, and their feet are their claws. That is to say... the Wing Clan is a very strange race with dexterous hands and feet, and they are born with strong flying abilities. Spatial imagination, stepping on the sewing machine to sew the pieces of cloth cut according to the white lime mark in the tailoring workshop into clothes, this kind of work seems to be tailor-made for them. In a few minutes, the hemming was smoothly sewed on, and there were no problems such as jumper wires and wire routing.

Sheldah picked up the other party's trial product in amazement and looked at it over and over again, but she couldn't find any faults!

"It's amazing, you can sew so neatly, like a skilled worker who has been working for several years!" Sheldah praised her thumbs in amazement.

As a woman who dared to take her daughter across the sea to seek a living on a foreign land, although Sheldah had no chance to perform in the first 30 years of her life, she was indeed a very courageous lady who dared to think and act. Don't be afraid that the novice Yi tribe will waste the fabric, so let them start sewing clothes immediately.

As a result, Sheldah received a great surprise——after a Yi tribe carefully sewed a white cotton shirt with a low-to-medium price, he was a little unfulfilled, and asked Sheldah if he could give him wider sleeves. , he wanted to try to sew the kind of puff sleeves that he had seen worn by human merchants.

"Can you do this?!" Sheldah was amazed.

"That nice puff, I remember it was hemmed, and if the sleeve fabric was cut a bit wider at the top of the arm, I think it would work." Wing with the mohawk family cautiously.

Sheldah didn't say anything, and immediately went to the tailoring workshop to get a piece of fabric - the puff sleeve shirt is the favorite style of the nobles, and many middle-class families and more affluent citizens followed suit. If puff sleeves can be made, which one? The price of the shirt can go up by at least twenty, no, thirty coppers! (The customer group is neither the middle class nor the aristocrats, but just citizens who pursue fashion, and the shirts are not very close and some people pay for them...)

That night, the lantern-sleeve shirt made by this novice sewing apprentice Yizu was placed in front of Xiao Yun.

Sheldah, who had sent him the shirt on purpose, looked at him eagerly.

Xiao Yun didn't think puff sleeves were so attractive at all, and he thought they were stupid... But anyway, they were sold to the human kingdom, and the customer was willing to pay, so he immediately said: "Let's try to make [-] pieces first, and then send them to Ai. Sac to test the water, and increase production if popular."

"Yeah!" Sheldah nodded excitedly, then picked up her shirt and planned to tell the Wing Clan students the good news.

"Hey, wait a minute." Xiao Yun called her to stop, "Since we can make puff sleeves, as you said, it is not troublesome for the Yi clan to make this, so let's also make a batch of pleated skirts by the way. Let’s send it to Isaac to see the market reaction.”

As an enduring classic skirt style on the earth, Xiao Yun thinks that this kind of skirt should be able to be draped - I didn't think about it before, but it is a bit labor-intensive and time-consuming to make pleats.After all, mass-produced ready-to-wear with only a few standard sizes (not particularly fitting) will definitely not be worn by rich people. They specialize in the bottom market and cannot afford the manpower.

Since the Wing Clan is so talented in doing this kind of meticulous work, it must not be wasted!

After handing over this matter to Sherda, Xiao Yun, who turned his head to get busy with other things, quickly forgot this episode.

Until four days later, Sheldah brought two Wing Clans and ran to him after dinner with a flushed face to hand in his "homework".

Seeing the three pleated skirt samples trial-produced by the Yi Clan, Xiao Yun was completely stunned!

Again, Huoyan City's garment industry specializes in the low-level market and relies on quantity to make money, so in terms of style, dyeing, and tailoring, it is only acceptable, and it is not very particular if it can be sold.

The style and tailoring can also be learned from the forest elves through Evelyn, and the dyeing is quite casual-either indigo, or the simplest three primary colors, or white and black...

The purpose of dyeing wool and wool is to make handicrafts with higher profits. The price of cheap ready-made clothes can't be sold anyway. Why bother!

And under such "rudimentary" conditions, the Wing Clan actually tossed out three beautiful pleated skirts - one part below the knee was sewn with layers of wavy hem with trimmed leftover fabrics, One is made of red, yellow, blue and white cloth to make a beautiful color matching and then made into a pleated skirt. The last one is even more powerful. The Yizu directly dyed the fabric by themselves, dyed blue and white stripes and made it into a pleated skirt !

After mentioning the three skirts and looking at them carefully, Xiao Yun thought for a while and called Evelyn over.

"Huh? What a beautiful dress!" Evelyn couldn't put it down and lifted the three dresses into her hands, and happily gestured to herself, "Teacher, is this for me? I like it so much!"

"What are you thinking about? It's a sample from a garment factory." Gu Zhusheng Xiao Yun waved his hand in disgust, "You try it on and see the effect. If there is no problem, let the Yi Clan make it in batches."

Evelyn: "..."

Seeing Xiao Yun's expression on Xiao Yun's face, Xelda felt a little strange...

Seeing that the corners of the mouths of the two ladies present were twitching, Xiao Yun patted his head, finally realizing his straight man behavior: "Well... you can wear it if you like, and don't forget to settle the bill with Sheldah."

Evelyn & Sheldah: "..."

The two ladies didn't say anything, and they were thinking in their hearts: If this guy is an elf/human race, he will be single in this life.

Evelyn didn't change her clothes, she just put the skirt on her body, and her dissatisfaction with Xiao Yun immediately disappeared: "This kind of skirt doesn't need to wear a support pannier inside, and it looks good. The button design is also very good, it can be worn by anyone who is fat or thin, is this inspired by the belt?"

The Yi family who designed the waist buttons smiled and nodded: "The buttons arranged in this way can fasten the belt and can also be used as a waist decoration. It would be great if small glass balls can be made into buttons. Although plastic buttons are also colored Bright, but not shiny enough." (Bird people, everyone loves shiny)

"Yes, it would be so beautiful if there were a row of small glass balls around the belt!" Evelyn's eyes lit up.

"Huh? Won't you feel uncomfortable?" Xiao Yun interjected with a frown.

This time, Evelyn, Sheldah, and the Twowings were all staring at him.

Xiao Yun: "Uh... what kind of glass buttons do you want, you can go to the glass factory to order them."

The four of them stopped staring at him, and continued to discuss around Evelyn this kind of skirt that does not require panniers (steel frame or bamboo panniers are beyond the affordability of ordinary citizens and are very inconvenient, unable to do housework) How can it be improved to be more eye-catching.

Xiao Yun was not interested in this kind of thing, he looked down at the annual expenditure summary sent by Xue Hua, and heard them talking more and more happily, raised his head and knocked on the table: "I don't even want pearl buttons and lace, this kind is sold to ordinary citizens. The price of the skirt is worth four or five silver coins, so who do you want to sell it to?"

"..." Evelyn glanced at him blankly, then turned to face Sheldah and the two-wing master tailor, "Shall we go to my room to discuss?"