"I'm not alone."

With the help of Socrates' great wisdom and learning, the new issue of the ink magazine was directly sold out, which made Merton a little relieved in his heart, it seems that there are not many real scholars in the Tang Dynasty,

However, only a small part of Socrates' scholarship can be published in the first issue of the ink magazine, and due to the limited space, it can only be abruptly stopped, and if you want to read it again, you can only wait until the next issue half a month later.

For the learned, the knowledge of a sage-like great wisdom is around him and cannot be reached, just like a eunuch going to the green building, and his heart is itching.

For ordinary people, it is natural that they can only wait, but Li Shimin does not have so much patience, so he comes directly to the door.

"Your Majesty, this is already the latest." Merton reluctantly handed the latest translated manuscript paper to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin couldn't wait to take it and read it with relish.

Merton suddenly smiled helplessly, and was speechless to Li Shimin, who became a book fan in seconds.

After a long time, Li Shimin sighed with satisfaction and put down the translation in his hand.

"Hate was not born in that era." Li Shimin remembered it for a long time and sighed.

He naturally also perceived the particularity of the era of the Hundred Schools of Princes, if it was only the characters of the Hundred Schools of Sons in China that appeared, it was created by the times.

However, in a country thousands of miles away, there were also characters comparable to the sons of a hundred schools of thought in the same era, such an astonishing coincidence makes people think deeply.

However, for the emperor, even the best knowledge is just a tool for him, what he really cares about is the seed in Merton's hands, and for him, no matter how great the knowledge is, it is not as important as the seed that can change the people's livelihood.

In the courtyard of the Mofu Mansion, Merton accompanied Li Shimin in, and saw Su Linong carefully observing the seeds in front of him, and did not notice Li Shimin coming in at all.

"Your Majesty, why are you here?" It wasn't until Li Shimin approached that Su Linong suddenly noticed it and exclaimed.

"Dasi Nong has not been in court for a long time, I don't care about it, I came to take a look." Li Shimin joked.

Su Lingnong was suddenly embarrassed, he had been obsessed with these new seeds for the past few days, and he didn't care about the outside world at all, and the position of Dasi Nong had long been put aside.

"The old minister delayed government affairs, and asked His Majesty to forgive him!" Su Lingnon said.

"It is the duty of Dasi Nong to experiment with new seeds, what is the sin?" Li Shimin said with a smile, walked to the seeds that Su Linong had just observed, and looked at the piles of seeds with relish.

"Your Majesty, this is spinach seeds, this dish is not uncommon in Persia and other places, Weichen has asked many merchants in the Western Regions, including merchants in Daqin, who have also confirmed that Persia and other places do have green vegetables that can be eaten in winter." Su Linong pointed to the spinach seeds and explained.

"That's great!" Li Shimin said happily, the confirmation of other Hu merchants at least confirmed that there was indeed this dish, although spinach is a small dish, it makes up for the biggest shortage of green vegetables in the Tang Dynasty winter.

If it can be popularized, it will definitely have great benefits for Datang, even if it fails this time, knowing the news, it will only take a little more effort to get spinach seeds again.

"When will this thing be planted?" Li Shimin asked.

"Your Majesty, according to the Persian merchants, spinach seeds germinate in autumn and are eaten in winter, and the time for sowing is after the autumn harvest." Su Lingnon replied.

"It's a pity it's not the right time!" Li Shimin lamented that it is just past summer, and there is still some time before the autumn harvest.

"After the autumn harvest, once the trial planting is successful, I will personally reward you." Li Shimin said proudly.

"Weichen doesn't dare to take credit, this is the credit of Marquis Mo!" Su Lingnon shirked and said that these seeds were bought by Merton at a great cost, and he was just sending them under the fence.

"If Your Majesty wants to reward, forget the rest, then reward more gold ingots! Weichen lost a lot this time, and he owed a lot of gold. Morton said with a sad face, the money is too ruthless, and exchanging copper coins for gold is like peeling off a layer of skin.

"I saw with my own eyes that you were very chic on stage, spending money like dirt, why did you cry poor at this time!" Li Shimin glared at Merton, so many gold ingots were spilled, he was distressed to see it.

"Didn't Weichen plant the sycamore tree and attract the golden phoenix? These Hu businessmen came from thousands of miles away, all to seek wealth, and without the temptation of heavy money, these people probably wouldn't even look at it. Merton said helplessly.

"Spinach seeds are okay, this kind of benefit to the country and the people, how can you explain the white stacks, you spent twenty gold on such a luxury thing." Li Shimin suddenly hated iron and said with no steel.

Although he knew Merton's intention to spend so much money, he obviously hated Merton's lavish spending, and even he himself had never squandered it so much.

Su Lingnon also couldn't help but twitch, in his opinion, the white stacks that can only make luxury things are more important than spinach seeds that can make the people eat greens in winter, and Mo Jiazi actually bought it at double the price.

Merton gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, if you talk about other seeds, Wechen doesn't dare to guarantee them, but Bai Diezi, Wechen can confirm their value now." ”

"Really?" Li Shimin said suspiciously,

Even Su Lingnong looked at Merton in surprise, according to the Gaochang businessman, it was already past the season to plant white stacks at this time, how could Merton prove it?

In the incomprehensible gaze of the two, they saw that Merton hurriedly took a bulging package, and Merton opened it and presented it in front of Li Shimin.

"Is this a cloth?" Su Lingnong asked, the cloth is the cloth used by the common people of the Tang Dynasty, which is generally made of hemp, kudzu, etc., and the rich and noble people call it brocade, which is made of silk, of course, the price is very expensive.

Merton shook his head and said, "This is a cotton jacket." ”

"Cotton?" Li Shimin and Su Lingnon were suddenly confused.

"The cloth has been cold like iron for many years, and Jiao'er is wicked and cracked. Mojia Village has come all the way from poverty, even if it was Weichen, he had been a cloth for many years. Every winter can be described as a long night ....... ”

"Getting to the point!" Li Shimin hated and planned to talk about Morton, who was going to complain endlessly, and this kid didn't forget to show his talent even when he complained.

Morton immediately said directly: "Cotton is the product of white stacks with seeds, extremely soft, warm to the touch, after Weichen got the seeds, he accidentally found the benefits of cotton, so he filled the cotton in the cloth and made it into cotton, which is extremely light but extremely warm." With this cotton, the people will no longer have to worry about freezing on winter nights. ”

After Merton got the white stack seeds, he remembered the benefits of cotton, so he bought all the cotton from Gaochang Hushang and made a cotton quilt for himself.

That is, the common quilt in later generations.