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Li Zhang stayed in the manor for two days, he watched the first cotton cloth weave out little by little, and then he personally put the cotton cloth into the brocade box, and then left the manor with the guards, along the way Li Zhang sat on the horse and tried to control himself not to look around, he also knew that the wild dog was hanging far behind, in fact, this was also his last chance, if the other party did not appear again, then his plan to risk being a bait this time would fail.

However, as he got closer and closer to the capital, Li Zhang's heart was sinking little by little, although he didn't want to admit that he had failed, but the reality mocked him mercilessly, the wild dog was right, if the other party was really Shui Yuanzi, then in the face of an old fox who was willing to lie dormant for more than ten years and refused to show up, his little trick would definitely not have any effect.

At dusk, the west gate of Tokyo City also appeared in front of Li Zhang's eyes, which made him completely desperate, and when the next group of people entered the city through the city gate, nothing happened, which made Li Zhang sigh, and then rushed to the house, and everything was normal at home, as if the person behind the ghost beggar had no intention of retaliating at all?

"It's really embarrassing, obviously it has an absolute advantage, but it can't be played, and you have to always beware of the other party's secret arrows, and if you continue like this, you have to go crazy!" Li Zhang locked himself in the study, and then slapped the table angrily, he only felt extremely aggrieved now, his dignified imperial relatives of the Song Dynasty were forced to such a point by one person?

However, it is useless for Li Zhang to get angry, the enemy is in the dark, I am in the light, the other party just doesn't show up, he has no way at all, and even Li Zhang has a feeling that the other party seems to be deliberately not showing up, in order to make himself more and more anxious, this kind of mental torture is far more painful than physical torture.

But scolding and scolding, life has to go on, Li Zhang has no way at all except for letting people strengthen their vigilance, fortunately, Liu E has sent a lot of guards to his house, patrolling in turn for twelve hours a day, and the underground drainage potholes are also specially made, not only extremely narrow and impassable, but also separated by iron doors and stone slabs, but there is no need to worry about the other party drilling out of the ground.

Early the next morning, Li Zhang brought cotton cloth into the palace to see Liu E, and then offered cotton cloth after the end of the morning court, and when Liu E saw the cotton cloth offered by Li Zhang, she was also a little surprised at the moment: "White cloth? How did you come up with the idea of giving such a thing to Ben's house? ”

Cotton is also called white stacks, so cotton cloth is also called white stacked cloth, in the eyes of the Song people, this is a specialty of the Western Regions, although cotton cloth is not as gorgeous as silk, but it is very strong and soft, much stronger than linen, of course, the price is also very expensive, ordinary people can't afford it at all, Liu E as the queen mother of course has seen cotton cloth.

"Qi Yu Niangniang, this is the cotton that the minister let people try to plant, that is, the white stacks, and then weaved into the cotton cloth, since the promotion of potatoes, there have been some cases of cheap grain hurting farmers in various places, and the minister thinks that if you want to solve this problem, you must increase the income of farmers, but now that the price of grain is low, you must let them have a new income channel, and planting cotton is a good way!" Li Zhang directly stated his intentions at the moment.

"Cotton? But I already have linen cloth in the Great Song Dynasty, even if it is replaced by cotton, it doesn't seem to have much impact on the income of farmers, right? Liu E frowned when she heard this, before there was no cotton, farmers also planted hemp to weave cloth, and now cotton represents hemp, in her opinion, it doesn't seem to be much different, but cotton is more comfortable to wear?

"Don't just focus on the Great Song Dynasty, although the cotton cloth is not as good as silk, but it is far better than linen, if we replace the linen cloth with cotton cloth, it can be sold to the surrounding countries, just like our Silk and porcelain of the Great Song Dynasty, and compared with expensive silk and porcelain, the price of cotton cloth is cheaper, and the demand is greater, it can be said that as long as the cotton cloth is made, there is no worry about sales!" Li Zhang said eloquently at the moment.

The new type of textile machine Li Zhang has been manufactured, the efficiency far exceeds the textile machine of this era, and when the textile industry of the Great Song Dynasty forms a scale, it can be dumped directly to the surrounding countries, which can not only increase the economic strength of the Great Song Dynasty, but also can hit the handicraft industry of the surrounding countries, speaking of which there are many countries around the Great Song Dynasty, the largest Liao country, the smaller Dali, Li Zhang does not have any good impression of these countries.

However, Liu E is a cautious character, and was not confused by the bright prospects depicted by Li Zhang, but inquired in detail about the planting of cotton, in fact, cotton is more drought-tolerant, and not much picking, ordinary inferior fields can also be planted, and now the grain in the Great Song Dynasty can not be eaten, so it can completely reduce the planting area of grain and increase the planting of cotton, a cash crop.

"It's okay to promote cotton, but what if farmers grow cotton, if no one harvests it?" Liu E was still a little skeptical in the end.

"This lady rest assured, you just let people plant, how much cotton I want to harvest, but this requires the imperial court to come forward to collect on my behalf, in addition to I am ready to open a textile workshop, specializing in weaving this kind of cotton cloth, in addition to cotton is actually the most suitable for planting in the northwest, the land over there is barren, the precipitation is also less, the grain output is not high, it is better to directly change to cotton, and the grain will be transported from the rear." Li Zhang patted his chest at this time and reassured.

Li Zhang had actually planned for a long time that cotton would be promoted by the imperial court, and the imperial court would guarantee the purchase, so that the farmers could plant it willingly, and then they would buy cotton directly from the local government, and then spin it into cotton cloth for sale, and it would be almost impossible to replace linen cloth with the quality of cotton cloth.

If it was placed in the past, Liu E might still be suspicious of Li Zhang's promise to buy cotton, but now it is different, because Li Zhang has money in his hand to make money and make money, and it is really not difficult for him to use the money to buy cotton, so she quickly nodded and said: "Okay, since you have this heart, then the mourning family agreed!" ”

"Thank you, Auntie!" Li Zhang immediately thanked Liu E, and with Liu E's words, the cotton textile industry was half of the success.

But before Li Zhang could be happy for too long, Liu E suddenly said again: "You went to the manor in the western suburbs a few days ago to lure the snake out of the hole, right?" ”

Li Zhang's face also blushed when he heard this, even Liu E, who was in the deep palace, saw his plan, not to mention the person behind the ghost beggar, no wonder the other party was not fooled.

"Let the eldest lady smile, but if this person is not removed, it is really difficult for the minister to feel at ease!" Li Zhang replied immediately.

"This person is not dead, let alone you, even the mourning family feels unsteady in their hearts." I saw that Liu E also frowned at this time and said, "But your method is not very clever, there is a way here in the mourning family, but I don't know if you are willing or not?" ”

"Big lady has a way?" Li Zhang's eyes couldn't help but light up when he heard this, and he was very happy at the moment, Liu E's intelligence is far beyond ordinary people, at least Li Zhang is willing to lose, after all, people rule a country as a woman, and there are few such people for thousands of years.

"It can't be said to be a way, but since you have become the target of that person, if you miss once, there will definitely be a second time, no matter how tightly guarded you are now, but there will always be a time to relax, so the mourning family thinks you might as well leave the capital!" Liu E said her thoughts at the moment.

"Leaving Beijing?" Li Zhang was stunned when he heard this, and then he suddenly understood that leaving Beijing is indeed a good way, if Liu E transfers him out of the capital and will not come back in a short time, then if the other party wants to retaliate, he will either do it before Li Zhang leaves Beijing, or he will follow Li Zhang all the way, but as long as the other party moves, there will always be some clues, so that Li Zhang can find this person behind the scenes.

"I see, I understand what the eldest lady means!" Thinking of the above, Li Zhang also showed a somewhat contemplative look at the moment and said, but although Liu E's method is very good, for some reason, Li Zhang always feels that Liu E's intention to let him leave Beijing is probably not so simple.

"It's good to understand, don't you want to promote cotton in the northwest, it just so happens that you have also been to the northwest, why don't you go again this time in the name of promoting cotton, and then the mourning family will send you additional guards, and you will also stay in the northwest for a while to see how the other party reacts?" Liu E also nodded at this time.

Although Li Zhang felt that Liu E seemed to have a good intention, he was not allowed to object at this time, so he had to agree at the moment, and then Liu E let him retreat, and when Li Zhang left the Vertical Arch Palace, he suddenly reacted, and couldn't help but hesitate at the moment, turned his head to look at the Vertical Arch Palace, and then sighed and left.

Li Zhang's reaction was still a little slower, and he suddenly figured out that Liu E let himself leave Beijing, I'm afraid it was not just to lure out the person behind the ghost beggar, but also to transfer himself away from Zhao Zhen, as for the reason for the transfer, think about the previous time in Cixiao Temple, Liu E wanted to drive the car in front of Zhao Zhen to guess one or two, of course, it may also be that Liu E didn't want Li Zhang to get involved in the matter between her and Zhao Zhen, so he was transferred away, which is consistent with the advice given by Wang Qinruo before his death.

Thinking of the above, Li Zhang also smiled helplessly, people will change, and Liu E is the same, especially after tasting the delicious taste of power, it is probably very difficult to make Liu E obediently let go of power, as for the real thoughts in her heart, I am afraid no one can guess it, and even Li Zhang Li Zhang suspects that Liu E herself can't say clearly.

That night, Li Zhang lay on the bed thinking about seeing Liu E today, and couldn't sleep anyway, and finally simply came to the yard with his clothes on, but soon he found that there was something abnormal today, usually wild dogs will be on duty at night, as long as he gets up, he will definitely appear, but he didn't see a figure today, could it be that he is not in the house?