"This ......"

After lying on Li Yuanjia's shoulder and reading the emperor's letter, Fang Fengzhu's eyes suddenly widened, and a pair of watery eyes flashed with surprise.

Just now, Li Yuanjia took the letter back and asked Fang Fengzhu to read the contents. And for the princess, who has already tacitly agreed that her own king can only be an idle king in this life, the content of the letter is naturally a big shock.

So after swallowing his saliva very unimagedly, Fang Fengzhu said in a low voice: "King, this is ...... Your Majesty wants you to build a dump workshop? In all the ways of the world? ”

"Haha, haven't you seen it all? That's what it means! ”

Grinning, Li Yuanjia nodded happily.

To be honest, he didn't expect Li Shimin to suddenly come to such a letter, although it was only to explore Li Yuanjia's meaning, and did not directly order him to do it, but the intention was already obvious.

This incident surprised him so much!

Although the Tang Dynasty did not explicitly stipulate that the princes could not interfere in politics, and even a few of them were quite famous, to put it bluntly, they were all doing their part in the states where they served as assassins.

Moreover, the Tang Dynasty did equip Li Yuanjia and each of his brothers with a set of civil officials to help them manage their own territory, but if the princes only want to live a quiet life, they will not care about you.

Like Li Yuanjia, who has no ambitions, no one will force anything.

Therefore, in history, Li Shimin's brothers did not have any particularly noteworthy characters except for two or three special ones, such as Li Yuanying, who had a bad reputation, and Li Yuanchang, who was given death for participating in the prince's rebellion......

Well, that's a long way off.

Li Shimin's sudden letter made Li Yuanjia very happy.

Of course, he is not because he is valued by the emperor, those are not important, the important thing is that if he is allowed to build more dumping workshops, wouldn't there be a reason to promote Arabic numerals and assembly line operations?

Even if this assembly line is rough and unbearable to witness, it is still an assembly line after all!

Just as Li Yuanjia was smiling, Fang Fengzhu shook his lips and asked in a low voice, "King, are you...... Are you going to promise Your Majesty? ”

"Haha, of course! Why not? ”

Taking a deep breath, Li Yuanjia nodded vigorously: "It just so happens that I am still thinking about how to talk to Your Majesty and let him allow me to ...... Ahem, haha, this thing is of great benefit to my Datang, and it must be done! ”

After hesitating for a moment, Li Yuanjia swallowed back the fact that he wanted to grow cotton in Gaochang Kingdom.

To be honest, although he has a plan to turn Gaochang into a cotton planting base in the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuanjia still has no idea how to mention this matter to the emperor Li Shimin, or how to persuade the emperor.

Again, the times are different.

Why was Li Yuanjia able to find cotton seeds in the Zhenguan years, but it was not until a few hundred years later that Zhu Yuanzhang forcibly promoted the cultivation of cotton throughout the country?

To be honest, Li Yuanjia has never figured it out.

However, since he planted 100 acres of cotton and persisted for a few years, he probably understood a little bit - one is the problem of cotton yield, and the other is related to population.

The yield of cotton in the Tang Dynasty was indeed not very high.

Although Li Yuanjia didn't know how much cotton could be produced in one acre of land more than a thousand years later, in the twelfth year of Zhenguan, that is, last year, nearly three or four thousand catties of "coarse cotton" per 100 acres of land still disappointed him.

There is no heating in these years, and the insulation of the house is also very poor, if you want to sleep warmly in winter, why do you need ten catties of cotton for a quilt? In other words, one acre of cotton on land is almost used up in this era, that is, two or three quilts!

This input-output ratio ......

To put it bluntly, how can ordinary people afford it?

Although there are few people in the land now, but the productivity is really underground, and Quyuan plough has only been taken out by Li Yuanjia for a few years? Not to mention that there is no chemical fertilizer, and various agricultural technologies and grain varieties have not been improved, it is still not so easy for the people of Datang to have enough to eat.

In this case, how many people are willing to put in the effort to grow cotton for clothes? Anyway, the current population is not large, and ordinary Mai can make a living.

Therefore, according to Li Yuanjia's speculation, Zhu Yuanzhang will force everyone to plant cotton in the future, on the one hand, because of the large-scale planting of Champa rice, which has greatly increased grain production, and on the other hand, it is estimated that because of the population explosion, silk will definitely not be enough for everyone, even if the traditional garment materials are added, they will not be able to meet people's needs for clothing. And at this time, cotton naturally entered Zhu Yuanzhang's sight!

So......

"The only possibility is the small merchants and small landlords!"

After coming to such a conclusion, Li Yuanjia's teeth hurt a little.

It is a bit whimsical to expect the magnates of the Tang Dynasty to like cotton. After all, they have silk in summer and silk cotton in winter, which is not more comfortable than cotton clothes? Even if you want to show your identity, get rich or something, and have been at the top of the clothing material pyramid since ancient times, how can people look up to your cotton?

So after thinking about it, all Li Yuanjia can think of is businessmen and small landlords, and there is no other possibility.

It is precisely because of this that he really hates the "enlightenedness" of the Tang Dynasty now, although the status of the businessmen is not high, such as not being allowed to be an official, and the status is not even as good as the "foreigners" of the Tang Dynasty...... Look at how many generals and captains are there in the Turks?

But from beginning to end, the court never forbade them to wear satin clothes!

Which of the truly wealthy merchants could not afford to wear silk and silk? If they weren't allowed to wear silk like the Han Dynasty, wouldn't this cotton be easy? Anyway, it's better than sackcloth, right?

After pondering and pondering, Li Yuanjia felt that this was the only chance.

The big merchants and big landowners had the money to wear silk and satin, but what about ordinary merchants, ordinary landlords and some small landlords? They have the ability to change their lives for the better, but silk is still too much of a luxury for them.

Then at this time, cotton cloth and cotton clothes are their best choice.

Merely......

Or that sentence, how to convince the Tang Emperor?

Even if there are few people in the land now, in this era, the rulers will always see food, something that can keep people alive. As for what is more comfortable and warmer to wear, that's a secondary issue!

Therefore, the cotton field of Han Wangfu has always been one hundred acres, and Li Yuanjia does not dare to increase it at will.

But now, here's the opportunity.

Once the Tang Dynasty destroys Gaochang and the sunshine is sufficient, a piece of land that is most suitable for growing cotton will be included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty! And these newly incorporated lands, will Li Shimin still be like the hinterland of the Central Plains, not allowing them to grow cotton?

Is it possible?

It doesn't take too much, thousands of acres or more than 10,000 acres of land should be enough for Li Yuanjia to toss.

As long as there is a good start, let things like cotton enter the sight of the middle and high-level of Datang, and they will naturally be able to leave a deep impression. In the future, Li Yuanjia introduced Champa rice into the Tang Dynasty, and the grain output slowly increased, and the benefits of cotton ......

He doesn't believe that these cattle in Datang will not be able to see it?

If that's the case, then Li Yuanjia will completely admit it, and simply plant his 100 acres of cotton field, which can be regarded as leaving something for future generations!

Receiving this letter from the emperor today, Li Yuanjia suddenly remembered Cotton and Gao Changguo, and suddenly had an idea......