Although Jiang De has been here for two winters, he does not know what the real temperature is in the later life, and he only feels cold in the winter because of the consequences of not having air conditioning and heating, but in fact, the Song Dynasty at this time has gradually entered a new Xiaoice period.

During the Tang Dynasty, there was no snow in Chang'an for several years, and there were still plum trees and citrus trees in the palace. But by the beginning of the Song Dynasty, there were no plum trees in North China, and the climate was colder than that of the Tang Dynasty. By this time, the climate had continued to get colder.

If Jiang De understands it, he will know that Taihu Lake was not only frozen last year, but also can drive on ice, and all the citrus in Dongting Mountain on the lake are frozen to death. This would have been unthinkable in the Hereafter.

There is also evidence that the CD in Sichuan once grew lychees, and Zhang Ji's "CD Song" cloud: "The Jinjiang River is green in the west, and the lychees in the Xinyu Mountains are ripe." But in the Northern Song Dynasty, where Su Shi lived, lychees only grew in Meishan, south of CD. When it came to the Southern Song Dynasty, according to Lu Youshi and Fan Chengda's "Wu Chuanlu", even Meishan did not grow lychees, because of such climate differences, although cotton could be planted on a large scale in Hebei and Henan in later generations, but at this time, the cotton was not optimized, and the second type of climate became colder, so that the cotton planting area had to move south a lot.

Although he couldn't figure it out, Jiang De knew that the most taboo thing in the world was for laymen to lead insiders, and these three florists could be selected to Yanfu Palace, they must have their own merits, and they believed that they would not be untargeted, so he asked, "So where do the three masters think this cotton should be planted?" ”

The eldest gardener shook his hand and said, "Xiao Langjun, don't be like this, it's too much to ask me to wait for the master, this white... As far as I know, although there are few in my Great Song Dynasty, there are not only these, they are available in Lingnan and Qiongya, and it is said that there are still people in Qiongya who use this weaving cloth, and I don't know if it is true or false. ”

Jiang De thought about it, and suddenly remembered Huang Daopo, Huang Daopo was a person in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty, she went to Hainan, which is now Qiongya, where she learned to learn to use cotton-making tools and weave Yazhou quilt methods, it can be seen that there must be cotton planting in the local area, so think about it, the normal planting range of cotton in the Song Dynasty is in the south.

But what kind of place is Qiongya, in this period of the Song Dynasty, it is simply synonymous with the land of death, and when outsiders get there, nine out of ten can't come back, even if it is to be opened up, it can't be now.

Jiang De asked again, "Is there anything else?" And you said that you can grow in Kaifeng, but the yield is not high, right? ”

The three nodded in agreement.

Jiang De walked a few laps with his hands behind his back, and finally turned around and said, "You can grow it if it is not high, I don't know if you know, this cotton can weave cloth, if we succeed in expanding the planting, we can keep hundreds of people away from the cold, this is a matter of merit in the present and in the future, but such a major event, it is not possible without the support of the imperial court, so we must first give the imperial court the benefits of this cotton." If you do a good job, I promise to leave a name in history. ”

A young gardener heard that this cotton would have such a big effect, his eyes couldn't help but glow, as a gardener, he thought that his whole life would be like this, serving some flowers and plants, who would have thought that there would be a chance to leave a name in history, and immediately said, "Xiao Langjun, you just say, what do you want us to do, we will do it." ”

Jiang De said: "The soldiers are divided into three ways... Oh, by the way, what's the name of all three of you? ”

The three of them said according to their age, "Little Huang Xiao, Yu Lian, Jia Lei. ”

Jiang De nodded and continued, "Master Huang, you are the oldest, don't run around, you immediately choose the most suitable place to grow cotton in Kaifeng, no matter how expensive the field is, it doesn't matter, this is used to show the official family, so that the official family knows the benefits of cotton, so you must ensure success, at least one or two acres must be planted first."

The other two masters have to work hard, and I will assign five samurai to each of you, and I ask you to investigate the seeds from north to south to see where it is suitable to grow cotton on a large scale. What's wrong with the three masters? ”

The three of them shook their heads, indicating that there was no problem, and Jiang De said again, "This matter is very important, and you have to travel and work hard, I will first give the two of you a hundred full settling-in allowance, if you have any accidents, I guarantee that the two of you will have no worries about food and clothing at home, as for the cost on the road, you don't need to worry, no matter how much it costs, I will pay in full." If there are no other problems, just go for it. ”

The three of them took the order and left, Xu Guanzhong walked in again, Jiang De stood up and asked, "How is it?" ”

Xu Guanzhong nodded and said, "The last one has also been sent to the palace, I believe that the nobles in the palace have already passed it on at this time." As he spoke, Xu Guanzhong touched his cuffs a little unnaturally.

Jiang De didn't find anything abnormal, but said, "That's good, I'll look at the others in a few days, not long after you left, the florist sent by the official family arrived, I have already talked to them, I didn't expect that this cotton is not suitable for planting in Kaifeng, it is too cold, but it is also my mistake." ”

Xu Guanzhong immediately said, "This is not suitable, it doesn't mean that it can't be right at all, right?" In this case, let's plant some for the officials and the Taishi to see, and when they know the beauty of this cotton, they will naturally help us promote it. ”

Jiang De smiled and clapped his hands and said, "It's really the same as the hero's vision, I've already arranged it, and I also asked the other two to go south with the samurai gold and silver to find the most suitable place to plant this." ”

Xu Guanzhong nodded, and sighed, "The students actually hoped to plant in the area of Jinan Mansion at the beginning, so that we can wait for the profits in the future, but this is a farmer's business, and we must respect the time and place, but in addition, the cement and glass can no longer be used to benefit people, and someone has already reported that Xingren Mansion has all the minerals we need, and there is the convenience of the river, so we can set up a factory, and the land price here is cheap, and the students feel that it is extremely suitable." ”

Jiang De clapped his hands and said, "Without further ado, let's set off immediately, take Mr. Chen, and let Mr. Zhou stay here.... By the way, since we are leaving, why don't we give the official family a thought? ”

Xu Guanzhong smiled and said, "The lord has a wonderful plan, and when I come back, I believe that the official family is already eager to wear it." ”

Jiang De said hehehe, "That's it, okay, that's it." ”

When Xu Guanzhong returned to the room, he took out a sachet from his arms, looked at the sachet, and for a while Xu Guanzhong couldn't help but be stupid, only to see that the sachet was pierced with a mandarin duck with a red thread, what it represented, it couldn't be simpler.