Shanglin Yuan, cotton field.

It was a field of low cotton that was only knee-high, and the cotton was also short-staple cotton.

Tian Xin wore a hat and walked on the edge of the ridge, here is one of the two cotton fields in Shanglinyuan, the total area is less than 50 acres, but unfortunately there is no long-staple cotton.

After another two years of breeding, it will be able to be popularized on a large scale after three years, so that cotton will be planted in official fields and public fields in Guanlong County and will be able to flow to the people in the fourth and fifth years, so that cotton planting will be deeply rooted in the people.

At present, Guanlong is not short of clothing, nor is there a shortage of winter winter clothing.

Considering the transfer of Nanyang, after the loss of the original silk and linen production area and textile base, there will be a shortage of daily clothing in the four states of Guanlong, or the price of clothing will rise, which is not conducive to Guanlong.

In order to avoid these adverse situations, the cultivation of cotton seeds has become the first choice.

It's just that before the large-scale promotion of cotton, new substitutes for silk and linen appeared in Guanlong...... Wool.

In the pre-Qin period, Zhuhu had the technology of making felt, but it was limited by the wool cleaning technology, and the felt clothing made was heavy, and the effect of warmth and temperature insulation was not good.

Now, driven by the technology of mixing ash and water with oil to make soap, wool also has the technology to clean and wash oil.

The felt made of wool treated in this way is clean and has good thermal insulation performance; After the wool is cleaned, the value increases greatly, and there is a processing value of careful selection, and the wool yarn and fine velvet felt clothing that are spun are all sought-after goods.

Wool processed products are just an addition, a supplement, cotton is the future.

Tian Xin held a ball of white cotton in his hand and chewed a bitter cottonseed in his mouth.

If memory serves, the freshly picked cotton seems to have a kind of oil, which is why it is said to be absorbent cotton. It is also unclear whether the cotton should be degreased after picking and removing the cotton seeds.

After all, I have worn cotton clothes and picked cotton, but I really don't know the subsequent processing process of cotton.

Just like silkworm cocoons and hemp stalks, they all have to go through various processing processes before they can be spinned.

When Tian Xin was thinking about it, he saw Jiang Wei groping under the cotton field in Longbian and found a few goose egg-sized watermelons.

This is a watermelon in early autumn, with a thin layer of hoarfrost on the surface, and because cotton blocks the sunlight to absorb nutrients, these watermelons grow in a harsh environment...... So the growth is slow, although it looks small, but the age is not small.

Tian Xin caught a watermelon, pinched it with his five fingers, and instantly the watermelon pulp showed a crystal luster, and the bright red juice contained a lot of sugar, and he immediately felt a little sticky.

He grabbed the melon pulp and took a bite, the cold taste was unusually sweet.

It is much richer than the big melon in midsummer.

The other attendants also went to the edge of the ridge to search for such small melons, full of laughter and laughter of eating melons.

On the edge of the field, the chief bookkeeper Du Shu stood in the front row with an urgent chicken feather letter in both hands, his face expressionless.

Seeing this, Tian Xin smiled, stepped forward to catch the chicken feather letter, and did not forget to give Du Shusai a fist-sized watermelon.

The other attendants either carried the picked cotton or the small watermelons out of the ridges and surrounded Tian Xin.

Tian Xin looked at the urgent chicken feather letter from Nanyang, and first turned his head to look at Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei was inexplicable, but he still stood in the front row, handed the watermelon in his hand to others, and waited by.

Tian Xin turned his head to look at the corner eating watermelon, couldn't help but sigh, held the letter and said, "Jiang has changed." At present, it is Liao Gongyuan's one-sided statement, and it is difficult to distinguish the specifics. But the imperial court ...... The general's attitude has changed abruptly, and I can't help but guard against it. ”

Thinking that he was going to distribute the task, he hurriedly threw half a small watermelon and wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, and went out to stand by.

Tian Xin stepped forward and handed him the chicken feather letter in his hand: "Festival condolences." ”

“！？”

Xun Su looked puzzled, picked up the letter and glanced down, and saw the words "Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials", "Gong Yin", "Death Advice" and so on, and only felt that the whole world was shaking.

Xun Su's body shook, Tian Xin and several people around him reached out to help him, he was already unsteady on his feet, his eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and handed the chicken feather letter to Jiang Wei, who was closest to him.

Jiang Wei examined it and passed it to Deng Ai, Li Heng, Wei Ping, Hao Zhao and others, and everyone was shocked.

Is the general crazy?

Don't you know that Beifu retreats step by step, and will fall to pieces?

Beifu will never stand still, and will pull more people to accompany the funeral...... At that time, the princes of the DPRK and the Central Committee will be killed and wounded, and the future pillars of the Han Dynasty will be killed and wounded innumerable, and the people of the whole world will be tormented by the flames of war, and millions of people will die.

At present, the optimistic estimate of the whole world is less than 20 million, and this is still counting the controlled population dominated by Han culture, such as the Zhuhu, Lingnan Tumin, Nanzhong Zhuyi, and Liaodong Gongsun clan.

Moreover, in the past three to five years, there has been a large wave of baby booms in the population of the areas under the control of the Han family, and these babies are not equal to human ...... In the slightest turmoil, this baby boom of nearly one million will die in an instant.

Like a winter flower, there is no chance of being spared.

Therefore, renewing the life of the Han family will lead to more deaths and injuries, indifferent and meaningless deaths and injuries.

General, what the hell do you think.

Some of the attendants and ministers were still lamenting the fierceness of Yin, and Jiang Wei had already reacted to the real cause of Yinyi's death.

The general is by no means an old fool who has done something wrong, but is determined to help the Han family.

In order to prevent Beifu from accommodating again and maintaining the face of the general, he led to a step back into the abyss and dragged more people to die, so he decided to cut off Beifu's retreat with death.

If in order to maintain the face of the general, Beifu takes another step back, then more people will die...... He will die, and he will die.

The lesser of the two powers, a slight trade-off, Yin Yi decided to sacrifice himself, block the retreat, and take advantage of the strength to resist and quickly pacify the world, completely breaking the unrealistic illusions of the court and the generals.

At the very least, Beifu can exist, and Xun Su can live.

It's as simple as that.

And the Han room that the general wants to support is the Han room of the first emperor and the Han room of Liu Yong, the king of Qi.

The current emperor is likely to be an outcast, as some kind of sacrifice to appease the anger of Beifu.

The current emperor is a victim of opening up space for the Han family.

It's just that before he reached the point of using this emperor, he committed suicide because of Yin, which made the general's calculations unable to be implemented step by step.

Jiang Wei guessed the roughly, but calmed down and thought of a way to break the situation.

Tian Xin only felt empty, his son-in-law, and daughter-in-law, Xiao Tianping, Xiao Wuji's family of four combined weight, in the hearts of the old father-in-law, was still inferior to the first emperor's entrustment.

The old man has gone crazy and chooses to sacrifice his family in order to achieve his own ideals.

Perhaps, this is the old man, he has always been like this.

Perhaps, the old man will even use his own life as chips and props, and will put all the people and things that can be controlled and influenced into the furnace, just for the sake of the Han family and fulfill his loyalty to the first emperor.