The Literary Hero of the Republic of China (民国之文豪) [MTL]

Chapter 152

　　At the time when Mu Qiong was, in fact, China's raw silk exports were still possible.

　　Although the total amount of domestic raw silk exports has been overtaken by Japan, raw silk can still be sold due to the large demand for silk worldwide. Many wealthy households in the rural areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang rely on silkworm breeding. Yes, they hire long-term workers to raise silkworms and reel silk every time it is the season of silkworm breeding.

　　As for the poor... they simply cannot afford silkworms.

　　After all, it costs a lot of money to buy silkworm seeds, and silkworms eat a lot of mulberry leaves. How can poor families have so much land to grow mulberry trees?

　　According to the information obtained by Mu Qiong, at this time in Zhejiang, the best silkworm eggs come from Wu's family, and the annual price of silkworm eggs in Zhejiang is also set by Wu's family. The price of silkworm eggs this year is one yuan and three per piece.

　　However, this prosperity will be overtaken by Japan sooner or later.

　　The best way not to be overtaken by Japan is to do things like silk reeling with machines, and to formulate strict industry norms and standards.

　　After all, the quality of raw silk produced by hand is really uneven.

　　But it is not easy to start a silk reeling factory.

　　At the end of the Qing Dynasty, something like this happened: Someone bought a silk reeling machine and came back, opened a silk reeling factory in China, and bought a large number of silkworm cocoons to produce raw silk. Those who have nothing to weave.

　　In the end, these handicraftsmen surrounded the silk reeling factory and did not allow others to produce.

　　However, the local county magistrate felt that the factory should not be allowed to make life difficult for the people, so he finally ordered the factory to close down.

　　When Mu Qiong found out the information, he was quite helpless.

　　There are too many problems in this country.

　　They need to develop industry in order to catch up with others.

　　However, the development of industry will make many people unemployed and even poor.

　　At the same time, the vast majority of people in this country subconsciously reject those new things.

　　Mu Qiong really admires those revolutionaries. It is they who use their own flesh and blood to make this country better and better.

　　And he doesn't have that kind of ability. The only thing he can do is to write down the problems he sees and realizes, and see if others can solve them.

　　If you fall behind, you will be beaten. He hopes that his country will become stronger and stronger.

　　Mu Qiong sorted out the information he found, and began to write the outline again.

　　This story is mainly written about a young master of a silk family who wants to revitalize the domestic silk industry and makes efforts for it.

　　During the period, other countries will also be written, especially Japan.

　　For example, their country has produced silk for thousands of years, but now... they actually want to invite Japanese and Americans to teach them how to raise silkworms and how to reel silk.

　　At this time, Chinese people should really look at the world.

　　Simply hating those invaders will not make them stronger, they should bear this hatred and grow up.