This is an independent small warehouse in the manor, when Li Zhang and the wild dog entered it, they immediately smelled a somewhat peculiar smell, although it stinked but not strong, and when Steward Zhou opened a bag in the warehouse, it immediately revealed the black seeds that exuded a strange smell inside, these seeds were about the same size as beans, and the outside was wrapped in a layer of black ash, if you don't look carefully, I'm afraid it will be mistaken for sheep dung.

Li Zhang looked at these seeds but felt very kind, immediately stepped forward and grabbed a handful in his hand, carefully distinguished and found that it was indeed cotton seeds, the reason why they were black was mainly because the seeds were wrapped with a layer of plant ash, maybe to prevent moisture, maybe to make fertilizer for the seeds, Li Zhang did not know much about cotton, and even these seeds were bought from the Western Regions.

It is said that as early as the Tang Dynasty, Gaochang was famous for its abundance of white stacked cloth, which is another name for cotton, and in the Great Song Dynasty, the cultivation of cotton still did not extend to the mainland, but I heard that some people planted in Hainan, but Hainan was too far away, so Li Zhang asked the ugly girl to contact a few Hu merchants in the Western Regions, and then bought these cotton seeds from them.

Cotton was planted in the Central Plains very late, it is said that it was the Yuan Dynasty when it began to be planted on a large scale, which is mainly due to two reasons, the first is that the people of the Central Plains mainly grow food on the land, after all, the people take food as the sky, it is true that they can eat a full stomach, and other cash crops need to be ranked behind, and the second is that the Central Plains used to be based on linen, and there is not much demand for cotton, after all, the traditional power is very huge, and cotton cloth instead of linen cloth is also a very long process.

However, now the situation has changed, mainly after the large-scale promotion of potatoes, food is no longer a problem that plagues the Great Song Dynasty, and even the situation of grain cheapness hurting farmers, Li Zhang feels that farmers can plant more cash crops to make up for the loss, and the best cash crop is naturally cotton, because this is related to the prospects of the textile industry.

Speaking of the textile industry, it is no exaggeration to say that the textile industry of the Great Song Dynasty during this period is almost the world, just a silk is enough to make countless people greedy, every year the silk transaction alone can bring countless wealth to the Great Song Dynasty, in addition to the linen textile of the Great Song Dynasty is also developed, not only the middle and lower classes of the people wear linen cloth, but also can be sold around the tribes and small countries, such as the trade with the grassland people, linen is one of the big heads.

However, even if the linen cloth is woven finely, its own defects still cannot be made up, after all, the fiber of hemp is too thick, and the woven cloth is always uncomfortable to wear on the body, in contrast, cotton cloth does not have this shortcoming, that is, it can be worn closely, and it can also be dyed with beautiful colors to make outerwear, and the cost is much lower than silk, and it is easy to weave.

In addition, Li Zhang also thought that the industrial revolution in Britain in later generations actually started from the textile industry, so he also wanted to try to see if he could replicate the industrial revolution in the Great Song Dynasty, after all, the conditions of the Great Song Dynasty are no worse than the British before the Industrial Revolution, and even have more advantages than the United Kingdom, such as sufficient resources, large population, vast territory, strong economy and culture, etc.

Of course, the most important thing is to have Li Zhang, a traverser, who is familiar with the historical process, he can make some small changes to history, so as to promote the development of history on the right path, and it would be better if the industrial revolution could be completed ahead of schedule, of course, this is only the vision of Li Zhang's vision, and he is not sure whether it can be realized.

After inspecting the seeds of cotton, Li Zhang immediately instructed Steward Zhou to plant these cottons, which generally take five or six months to grow, and three or four months for short, and now is a good time to plant cotton.

It is worth mentioning that the ugly lady not only bought cotton seeds, but also a few slaves who knew how to grow cotton, and now they are also in the manor, Li Zhang did not go to see them, and directly asked Steward Zhou to watch the arrangement, and at the same time organized people to learn the technology of planting cotton from these slaves in the Western Regions, and strive to plant cotton as soon as possible, and weave cotton cloth to Liu E at that time, she should be very happy to promote cotton as a cash crop.

It was getting late, Li Zhang and the wild dog also lived in the manor for one night, Li Zhang rarely came once, so Steward Zhou also immediately killed the chicken and slaughtered the sheep, and made a sumptuous banquet, anyway, there are wild dogs, and he is not afraid of how much he is left, speaking of which, after the wild dog enters puberty, the amount of food is even more amazing, but he is not fat, I really don't know where his food has gone?

After dinner, Li Zhang was reading in the room, and the wild dog was practicing martial arts outside, and when it was almost the second watch, the two rested separately, Li Zhang slept in the room, but the wild dog ran to the beam of the house with the quilt.

This kid has no sense of security when he sleeps since he was a child, either he sleeps in a place where others can't reach, or he has to sleep in a sealed space that is blocked on all sides, such as a coffin, and his bedroom at home has a thick wooden box as a bed, and he can only fall asleep when he gets into the box and covers it every night, in fact, it is almost the same as a coffin, but the style has been changed a little, after all, it is really unlucky to put a coffin at home.

At night, when Li Zhang was sleeping, he was suddenly woken up by the movement outside, at first he didn't react, but then he found that someone was fighting outside, which made him immediately take out a pistol from under the pillow, and then jumped out of bed and came to the door, and opened a slit to look out.

As a result, I saw that the moonlight outside was leaking like mercury, and the wild dog was fighting with a man in black with a short knife, although Li Zhang did not understand martial arts, but at this time he also saw that the wild dog showed an overwhelming advantage, and the man in black retreated again and again and couldn't parry, and finally wanted to escape with a false move, but unfortunately the wild dog shot out with a flying knife, hitting the other party's throat, and then the other party fell to the ground and struggled a few times before no longer moving.

"Are these people here again?" Seeing that the battle was over, Li Zhang pushed the door and walked out and asked, the wild dog escaped from the ground, and he had been chased and killed many times before, and those who chased and killed him were his brothers, because only the strongest of them could survive.

"Well, I went underground some time ago, and I may have alarmed these people." The wild dog walked up to the man in black as he spoke, and then lifted the other's face scarf, revealing a face that was somewhat similar to his, only older than him, and looked to be in his twenties.

"I know, do you have any plans for the future?" Li Zhang also walked over at this time and said helplessly, if his guess was correct, that Shui Yuanzi who cheated to death was probably the father of the wild dog, and the other party was still a big pervert, and he actually raised his son as a Gu worm, I really don't know what he thought in his head?

Wild dogs often don't touch their homes some time ago, and when they come back, they also have a faint rancid smell on their bodies, although he has carefully cleaned them, but they still can't cover up this smell, because this is the smell brought out from the ground, and it usually takes ten days and half a month to slowly disperse, so Li Zhang has already guessed that the wild dog went underground, but the wild dog doesn't take the initiative to say, he won't ask, because he knows that the wild dog is a very assertive person, and when he wants to tell him, he will naturally say, such as now.

Hearing Li Zhang's words, I saw that the wild dog showed a hesitant expression, but at this time, Li Zhang took the lead again: "If you want to say anything about running away from home, you will be exempted, you are my brother, your business is my business, and the family has developed until now, there is no problem in protecting your safety." ”

The wild dog seemed to be very touched when he heard Li Zhang's words, and the corner of his mouth showed a rare smile at the moment, and then he spoke: "I won't leave, the place where you are is my home!" ”

Hearing what the wild dog said, Li Zhang finally put his mind at ease, at least the wild dog already has a sense of belonging to his home, and since he said so, he will definitely not leave easily.

But at this time, I saw that the wild dog hesitated again, and then he spoke again: "But I think it's not a way to be so passive all the time, so some time ago I went underground to find out about the situation, and finally I have some understanding of the current situation of the ghost beggar, so I want to take the initiative!" ”

"Take the initiative? How to take the initiative? Li Zhang showed a puzzled look when he heard this, because the ghost beggars hide underground all the year round, and even the court can't do anything about them, what is the use of a wild dog alone?

"Kill!" I saw the wild dog coldly spit out a word from between his teeth at this time, and then explained, "In fact, the number of ghost beggars is not as much as the outside world thinks, the underground conditions are bad, and not all pits are suitable for ghost beggars to live, I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, in order to kill all the ghost beggars one day, and now it is time to do it!" ”

Hearing the murderous declaration of the wild dog, Li Zhang didn't know what to say for a while, although the wild dog is indeed strong in martial arts, coupled with night vision and natural divine power, it is indeed the best killer, but no matter how powerful he is, he is also a human being, and people will be tired, even if the number of ghost beggars underground is small, but there are still thousands of people, when will he have to kill these thousands of people, and in case he falls into the encirclement, how much can he kill alone?

"Wild dog, if you believe me, you might as well calm down and listen to me, I have also been carefully observing the terrain of Tokyo City in the past few years, and I also have a general idea of dealing with ghost beggars, but this still needs your cooperation!" Li Zhang spoke again at this time.

Although Li Zhang did not explicitly reject the wild dog's words, the meaning of the words has been clearly expressed, after all, a person's strength is too limited, and it is easy to be calculated by others, but from the day he knew the wild dog's life experience, Li Zhang has been thinking about the ghost beggar, but the time was not ripe before, he and the wild dog were too young and limited in ability, but now both of them have grown up and have enough ability to eliminate the ghost beggar.