The kapok that Li Yuanjia mentioned is actually cotton.

In the future, just ask a child to know how important cotton is to a country, but in this era, this thing is too precious in Datang. The textiles called white folded cloth are regarded as treasures in the Tang Dynasty, but they are not something that ordinary people can afford, and pure cotton is even rarer.

So in any case, the seeds of cotton are bound for him!

It's just like the cotton itself, it is not easy to get cotton seeds in Chang'an or Luzhou, at least not for King Yu. So for a while, he always thought about whether to find his cheap second brother, tell him how important cotton is to the national economy and people's livelihood, and then use the power of the Tang Emperor to solve this problem.

However, after careful consideration, Li Yuanjia still gave up this idea.

Because he remembered that even in the Ming Dynasty, it was necessary to rely on Zhu Yuanzhang's forcible orders to make cotton completely develop in China. In these years, the Tang Dynasty is vast and sparsely populated, and silk and linen and fur fur and other products are enough to supply high-ranking officials and nobles to wear and warm, and the cotton you grow has a wool use? Is it for the civilians?

Don't be funny.

Let's not talk about how many years it will take to grow cotton that is so large that ordinary people can afford it, let's just say that with the agricultural technology of this year, everyone is afraid that there are not enough people to open up wasteland and grow food, and dare to encourage everyone to grow cotton? Also, cotton is not something that can be used just by taking it, it needs to be deseeded, it needs to be spinned, does Datang have this technology? Even with technology, how much labor would it cost? And then how much does it push up the cost of cotton?

As long as he thinks about this, Li Yuanjia has a pain in his head.

At least when the population of Datang is so large that silk and hemp can't supply so many textiles, it is not easy for cotton, a new thing, to be taken seriously. So what Li Yuanjia has to do now is to find seeds and plant them by himself, and then let people find ways to use cotton, and then slowly influence those around him......

Then for his expectations, Han Shan just shook his head: "Back to the king, I haven't found it yet." However, I have already written to Chang'an's brother and asked him to help him continue the search. ”

Compared with Chang'an, how lucky is it to find cotton seeds in Luzhou?

So after listening to the answer, Li Yuanjia was not surprised, nodded and said: "Okay, you go back and tell them, if anyone can help me find the seeds of kapok, I will give a hundred guan!" ”

"What? A hundred?! ”

After listening to Li Yuanjia's words, Han Shan's eyes widened instantly.

As soon as he saw his expression, Li Yuanjia knew what Han Shan was going to say next, so he didn't wait for the other party to open his mouth and waved his hand directly: "Okay, this matter is settled, you don't need to say more!" ”

If Han Shan is allowed to open his mouth, this meal will not be eaten.

The key is that after half a year of "cultivation", the red stewed mutton made by Yu Niang now is quite fragrant, which makes Li Yuanjia's index finger move after smelling it. And after learning the epoch-spanning skill of "fried sugar color" from Li Yuanjia, the color of the jade girl can barely be regarded as having a certain amount of heat, and the taste is waiting for him to taste it......

"Hmm!"

After a bite of mutton, Li Yuanjia squinted his eyes comfortably.

The fragrance is tangy, and the saltiness is just right!

If you don't find fault with it so strictly, this red stewed mutton can almost reproduce the taste in Li Yuanjia's memory.

Just after picking up another piece of mutton with chopsticks, Li Yuanjia couldn't help but shake his head regretfully.

He is not a chef, at most, he likes to cook some dishes or something in his previous life, so strictly speaking, he is not too picky about seasonings, and the commonly used ones are nothing more than oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, sugar, green onions, ginger, garlic, chili peppers and thirteen spices, etc., most of which are available in this era, only chili peppers must be replaced with dogwood and other things, and the so-called sauce is not the taste of soy sauce at all.

If you don't ask for anything, it's not unacceptable.

But......

After stuffing the mutton into his mouth with chopsticks, Li Yuanjia reached out and grabbed a big steamed bun and bit it hard: "If you can get white sugar, without a little bitter salt, it would be better......"

……

Three days later, there were still four days left before the beginning of spring.

For this one of the most important festivals of the year, the Luzhou government office is busy. This kind of thing has nothing to do with the palace, and ordinary people other than Han Shan will not care about it, but everyone has a share in the decoration of spring and biting spring, especially the decoration of spring, which attracted almost all the attention of the two girls, Chunyan and Liu Mei.

People wear spring sheng, and the house hangs spring flags.

So under Li Yuanjia's helpless gaze, the two girls began to prepare for the spring flags to be hung on the house on the day of the beginning of spring - in fact, they were just some colored flags and colored stripes. And in the words of spring smoke, it should be the more colors the better, and the larger the quantity, the better!

As for Chunsheng's words, it was naturally prepared a long time ago.

The careful Liu Mei even prepared a complete set for Li Yuanjia, including "Spring Chicken", "Spring Swallow", "Spring Butterfly" made of colored paper, etc., and set up a whole table for him to choose. It's just that when he thought that he was going to be like those Tang Dynasty men who were oily and powdery and liked to dress up with "showy branches", and he also hung these bells and whistles on his head, Li Yuanjia felt a chill in his heart, and forcibly dispelled their thoughts.

No makeup, no jewelry except jade, this is Li Yuanjia's bottom line.

So when he saw the little carpenter with a slightly tired face in the afternoon, he couldn't help but smile and asked, "Chen Mu, put this thing on today?" Let me see...... Yo, a chicken? It's quite similar. ”

"Hehe, thank you for the exaggeration."

With a grin, Chen Mu smiled innocently.

Then Li Yuanjia turned his attention to the 1.0 version of the Quyuan plough in front of Chen Mu, and then he was happy in his heart: "That's right!" This is the size of the artificial plough as I remember it...... Hmm, why does it look a little weird? ”

Touching his chin with his right hand, Li Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

It seems that Chen Mu did a good job, and according to his instructions, the size of the plow was reduced to half of its original size, and the wheel also changed from straight to curved. The middle of this plough is arched, and the front is drooping, which is indeed quite like what Li Yuanjia remembers.

It's just that somehow, he always feels a little awkward.

"Hmm...... Seems to be still missing something? ”

Subconsciously pinching the small meat on his chin, Li Yuanjia pondered carefully: "This is the place where the oxen pull, this is the place where people hold it, this is the place where people plow, and this is the ...... This should be purely for connectivity! ”

After watching it for a while, Li Yuanjia couldn't see a reason.

So in the end, he was irritable, and he simply said directly to the little carpenter: "Chen Mu, that's basically what it means, but it's good to use it and wait for the beginning of spring to try it!" In addition, when you go back, you also wonder how to make this plough adjust the depth of the plough and be able to swing more flexibly......"