Zhao Zi'an replied: "I heard that it is easy to live, and it is the same as the grass cotton planting method. But we don't know about it, we have to try it. ”

Everyone understands this truth, orange is born in Huainan is orange, and born in Huaibei is orange. The cultivation and production of species are related to the soil climate, and it is not necessary that kapok, which can survive overseas, can grow and bloom here.

Zhang Xing said: "Then let's give it a try, I believe that this kapok will definitely blossom and bear fruit in our place." ”

After seeing the seafood brought back by Zhao Zi'an, the next step is to discuss the handling of these things. Although the situation is not good at the moment, there are still many rich people, and they have the distribution channel of Yun's horse gang, which can be sold in their own commercial houses, or they can be transported to other places for sale. There is absolutely no problem with making a big profit.

As for sweet potatoes and corn, they have already been planted in other places, but they have not yet reached Jianghuai. As for kapok, people on the Jianghuai side have only heard of grass cotton, and because the silk produced by grass cotton is far inferior to silk, it is not favored. The kapok can be imagined, and few people have heard of it.

These seeds were collected by Zhang Xing and asked Zhao Zi'an, and now that they are in hand, they must try to plant them.

Wei, Zhang, Li and Zhao all have land, but most of them are leased out. Zhang Xing meant that the land under their name did not need to be taken back, but was leased to the original farmers, but they were asked not to plant the previous crops, but to plant these seeds brought back by Zhao Zi'an. The fruits of the planting are taken back by them, that is, they are harvested.

Regarding Zhang Xing's suggestion, Wei Minwen and others have no opinion. They are all locals of Jianghuai, and the livelihood of Jianghuai has been difficult in recent years, if these crops are really as Zhao Zi'an said, then the number of hungry and cold people can be reduced a lot.

The matter was agreed, and the Wei Zhang family bought some more land. The land lease of the Wei and Zhang families was originally cheaper than that of some landlords, and I heard that they did not charge rent this time, but they only needed to plant the designated things and pack seeds for harvest. There are a lot of people who are tempted. The land of the Wei and Zhang families was soon leased out.

Some people also know that some farmers grow these two kinds of farmers, and there are relatively fewer kapok. There are many silkworm breeders in Jianghuai, and most of them don't believe in cotton.

Zhang Xing also knew that new things were not so easy to accept and promote, so she was not disappointed and anxious.

In mid-November, Wei Minwen's ship went to southern Fujian. Towards the end of the year, the Yun Clan's horse gang was also busy, and Wei Minwu left Yu County with the horse team.

The war on Anyang's side is still in the standoff, and Zhang Xing got the news that the Shen family and Yan Changmao have their own wins and losses.

The end of the year is approaching, and the fighting in various places has stopped. Wei Minwu is back. After the New Year, he went out again with food.

Li Xi was already one year old, and Zhang Xing took him back to Lizhuang Village.

Zhang Shuisheng's grave and Shi Daddy's grave are next to each other.

Zhang Xing took Li Xi to incense the stone father and mother, and asked them to bless the stone to be safe outside.

When he arrived at Zhang Shuisheng's grave, Zhang Jinbao first put on incense, and then Zhang Xing knelt down with Li Xi and instructed Li Xi: "Kowtow to grandpa." ”

Li Xi kowtowed obediently, and Zhang Xing silently incensed.

The wind in early spring was still cold, Zhang Xing looked at the green smoke rising from Miao Miao, and told Zhang Shuisheng in her heart about her and Zhang Jinbao in recent years.

They are all very good, Zhang Jinbao is about to get married, and it is Li Jinlian, the daughter of Li Dahe's family. The two families know each other, and Zhang Shuisheng also saw Li Jinlian when she was a child. If he is still alive, he must also think that this is a good family.

Zhang Jinbao and Li Jinlian's family affair is scheduled for February 18, and they will naturally come here to offer incense after marriage.

Facing Zhang Shuisheng's grave, the only thing Zhang Xing couldn't open his mouth was Zhang Tao.

The news brought by the Yun Clan's horse gang that Zhang Tao has been accepted by Shen Huaijin.

When Zhang Xing heard the news at that time, he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

If this matter had been replaced by her, it would never have been done.

But Zhang Tao is not her.

If it weren't for her and the stone, would Shen Huaijin pay attention to her?

Maybe she's too careful, it's too common for big families to accept maids as people in the house.

But Zhang Xing always had a thorn in her heart - if there was no stone to follow her, maybe Zhang Tao would not have reached that step.

Shi Shi is now a general beside Shen Qian, and he is particularly prominent in several battles in Lianchuan and Yexian. In the big and small battles in Anyang, he made great contributions, leading 5,000 men and horses to ambush Zeng Fangwen, the most powerful general under Yan Changmao, and none of the 20,000 horses on the other side escaped.

The grain sent out by Zhang Ji in the past year is enough for hundreds of thousands of food rations for more than half a year.

Zhang Xing had no way to convince herself that Zhang Tao's matter had nothing to do with them.

What she said, she remembers. She said that she wanted to bring Zhang Jinbao up and get Zhang Tao back.

She found Zhang Tao, but there was no way to bring her back.

Zhang Xing lowered her head.

Zhang Jinbao took Li Xisun Nian to the river embankment, Li Xi walked halfway, stood and couldn't leave, shouting: "Mother, mother!"

Zhang Xing kowtowed a few times. As long as Zhang Tao is alive, she will not let go, and as long as she is willing, she will definitely find a way to take her out of that quagmire.

Zhang Xing stood up, and after a moment of silence, he turned around and left.

Li Xi saw Zhang Xing also coming, so he was willing to follow Zhang Jinbao and the others to climb up.

When they went up to the embankment, Zhang Jinbao pointed and said, "How about it? The water is big, right? Let me tell you, it will take half a day to take a boat from this side to the other side of the river!"

Li Xi and Sun Nian stood hand in hand, such a wide river really shocked them.

Last year was a cold winter, and now before February, the water level of the Huai River has skyrocketed.

After Zhang Xing walked along the river embankment for a while, he came down. There is a place of Zhang Ji nearby, and together with Zhang Jinbao's name, it was handed over to Li Dahe's family to help take care of it.

Li Dahe and his wife already knew about Zhang Xingzhang Jinbao's entry into the village, and they had already been busy. Li You's family, Li Jinlian and several mothers-in-law in Li Zhuang Village are busy in the kitchen. Li Dahe went to invite several respected elders in the village.

Last year's ordinary harvest in Huaihe was not good, and many families could not survive. But Lizhuang Village is an exception. When the war was fought last year, when their village heard the news, they almost ran away, and when the war was over, those who ran out came back one after another. After this ordeal, there are fewer people in Lizhuang Village. That's pretty good in a few nearby villages.

When Li Dahe returned home, he dragged a lot of things back, including those given by Zhang Xingzhang Jinbao and those given by the Wei family. There are old ones with Li Zhang's family, and they are all courtesy.

Zhang Jinbao then came forward to buy a lot of wasteland in the village and many lands that could not be planted, because he thought that he would plant kapok in the coming year, and began to dig ditches and drain them in winter. There is also a salary for food. Most of the people in the village came. In this way, Lizhuang Village has passed a long time.

Zhang Jinbao and the others watched Zhang Xing come down, and also took Li Xi and Sun Nian to come down.

Before they entered the village, they were reported to Li Dahe's house by the children at the head of the village, and Li Dahe personally greeted them.

There are not so many rules in the banker's house. Zhang Jinbao took Li Xi to sit with Li Dahe and others. Zhang Xing took Sun Baozhu You's mother to the wing room and sat at a table with Li You and others.

After the meal, Li You led the women to start cleaning up, while Zhang Xing asked Li Dahe to keep a few big farmers in the village.

For growing kapok here in JAC. It is difficult to implement it in other places, but most of Lizhuang Village is their land, and it is the first wave to try.

In fact, Zhang Xing doesn't know much about planting cotton, she has only seen it in the past, and then touched the finished product. She also only knows the general season of planting and some basic points, such as the soil should be fertile, drier than rice, and the cotton should be topped when it grows at a certain time.

She also knew in her heart that Lizhuang Village was not a good planting place, because the terrain here was relatively low, and water could easily pour in.

Last year was a cold winter, and this year is a big year of water.

But she still wanted to give it a try.

Li Dahe told Zhang Xing about the land situation in Lizhuang Village. Because they dug the ditch in advance, the land is in good condition now. There is no need to worry about fertility, the land in Jianghuai is generally used to grow rice, and the land for growing rice is much more fertile than ordinary land.

Zhang Xing is not worried about the fertile land, she is worried about the water situation this year.

However, it is useless for her to worry about this matter, it depends on God's face.

"In addition to our land, how many other households in the village are also planning to plant kapok together?" Zhang Xing asked.

Li Dahe said with a smile: "More than half, I have calculated, there are more than 700 acres in total." ”

Li is a big surname in Lizhuang Village, and Zhang Xing and Shi take good care of the people in the village, so as soon as they heard that Zhang Ji was going to plant kapok, many families had to plant together.

Zhang Xing nodded and said: "Trouble Uncle Li to tell you, as long as you plant kapok this year, we will not only pack seeds and harvest them, but no matter what the harvest is, according to the size of the area, we will subsidize everyone with a penny per mu of land!"

The few farmers who were invited apparently didn't believe they had heard. Is there such a good thing that you can get money in this kind of land with or without a harvest?

"Does the proprietor really give everyone a penny per mu regardless of whether there is a harvest or not?" one of Li Dahe's own family members asked.

Zhang Xing nodded.

It is not easy to promote new things, and she is not absolutely sure that it will be successful, if this year's kapok harvest is not good, then it will be difficult to persist next year. After planting for a year, there is no harvest at all, and no one will follow the next step.

Li Dahe frowned and said, "Xing'er, do you really want to do this?" Of course, he knew that Zhang Ji was not short of money, but this money was not blown by the wind.

"Uncle Li just tells everyone, I don't lie. As long as everyone grows kapok in a down-to-earth manner, not only will there be subsidies per acre of land, but also the harvest in the field will be collected according to our chapters. Zhang Xing said with a smile.

After the rest of the people dispersed, Zhang Xing asked Li Dahe again, "What does Uncle Li think of the water situation this year?"

Li Dahe thought for a while and said, "If the rain is similar to last year, then there should be no problems in the flood season." ”

Zhang Xing thought that she had seen water on the river embankment, and her heart was not relaxed.

Coming out of Lizhuang Village, Zhang Jinbao also knew about this matter, he frowned and said, "Sister, wouldn't it be inappropriate to do this?" Regardless of whether there is a harvest or not, those who steal and cheat will simply go to the ground and don't care about anything, because there is still money to take.

Zhang Xing said with a smile: "Everyone has never planted this kapok, if it is not planted well at the beginning, everyone has wasted a year's work, and there is no income, and no one will plant it next time." Although we seem to have made a lot of money this time, but we have calmed people's hearts, this year will not work, and there will be next year, as long as someone grows it in the past two years and tastes the sweetness, there will be many people who will plant it next time. ”

Zhang Jinbao thought for a while, and then asked, "Sister, can this kind of cotton really be woven into cloth?"

Zhang Xing said affirmatively: "Someone will want it." ”

The cultivation of silkworms costs too much manpower, silk is too expensive, and most people cannot afford it, and although linen is cheap, it is far inferior to silk in terms of warmth and beauty. If Kapok is really promoted on the Jianghuai side, not only will she have one more way to make money, but the life of the Jianghuai side will be much better.

After the first month, the war on Anyang's side started again, and Jin Yao came to the door. Wei Minwen and Wei Minwu were not at home, it was Zhao Zixing who came forward to meet this person.

The food has already been delivered, and Shen Huaijin needs medicinal materials this time, and he hopes to collect a batch of medicinal materials through Zhangji and transport them over.

Zhao Zixing did not come down at that time.

Zhang Xing hesitated for a long time, this time the Shen family took the money, but the amount of money was far from enough to buy what they wanted.

"Madam, according to me, we can't give it this time!" Zhao Zixing said with a frown.

The food has been given to them, and now he asks for medicinal herbs, and he is worried that once he opens this opening, it will be endless in the future.

Zhang Xing thought about it, but still nodded, "Give! Just let them prepare medicinal materials with the money they gave, and add one more achievement on top of this." ”

If you don't give it, it will definitely not work, this Jianghuai is now the rear of his Shen family, and if Zhang Ji doesn't come forward, he Shen Huaijin can also find Gu Yongfeng's head. Isn't the Gu family's name bigger than her's? Wouldn't it be easier than her to prepare these things?

No matter how bad it is, his Shen family can also come by himself, if it is soft, it can be hard. Several well-known pharmacies on the Jianghuai side forcibly collected medicinal materials, who would dare to say no?

Now that the stone has fully stood up, she can't let up here.

Money, Zhang Ji is not short at the moment, not to mention that Zhang Ji's food made a lot of money last year, and the profit of Zhao Zi'an's return ship is also very amazing, and she still has things left by the stone.

Those things are dead, and you have to slowly come to the light, which is the right way.

Zhao Zixing took the silver ticket handed over by Zhang Xing and began to prepare medicinal materials.

On February 18, the big red sedan chair carried Li Jinlian into the Wei family. On the third day after marriage, Zhang Jinbao went back to Lizhuang Village, and after he came back, he talked to Zhang Xing about the countryside. Since Zhang Xing let go out, anyone who grows kapok, regardless of the harvest, will be subsidized with a penny per mu. Not only is there a lot more people planting kapok in Lizhuang Village, but even people from several nearby villages have joined the team of planting kapok. 21010