"White Stacked Cloth is so expensive? Why didn't I plant it? Li Xiao was puzzled.

"White stacked cloth is not easy to grow, it is quite delicate, and although the white stacked flowers can be woven into cloth, there are seeds in the tidbits, which is quite difficult to remove. I heard that in that Gaochang country, in fact, it costs a catty, and the top grade is only a straight money. But because the seeds are difficult to remove, it is not easy to weave, so the cloth is stacked for forty or fifty dollars. ”

It seems that there was a very legendary woman named Huang Daopo in the Song Dynasty who improved the cotton weaving technology at that time, and she created a set of tools for rushing, playing, spinning and weaving: deseeding and stirring the car, playing the cotton pushing bow, and three spindles pedal spinning wheel.

According to the gardener's words, although the Gaochang people grow cotton, they have neither a churn to remove seeds, nor a bow to play cotton, let alone a spinning wheel to pedal.

The cotton processing and weaving level of Gaochang people is extremely backward, and the output is very low. Although some people in the Tang Dynasty planted cotton, they only used it for ornamentation, because the climatic conditions in Gaochang were different from those here, and it was very difficult to survive here with Gaochang's planting methods.

No one thought that cotton could be grown on a large scale.

Li Xiao's eyes glowed with gold when he heard this.

He felt that there was really a lot of gold flying in front of him, and a white cloth was worth thousands of dollars, which was really a money grab.

How much is the linen cloth that the people wear most often?

There are more than 400 wen at one end, and the linen cloth at one end is 50 feet, which is ten feet more than a horse with four feet. But the price, on the contrary, is only one-tenth of the cotton, or even one-twenty or thirty-thirtieth.

The silk and cloth of the Tang Dynasty actually serve as a currency. The Tang Dynasty lacked copper coins, so it implemented a policy of both money and silk, that is, silk silk and linen cloth, which were also used as currency.

And what about the price of silk cloth?

When Zhenguan, a piece of silk was worth fifteen stones, and at that time, a bucket of corn was only a few cents, and a horse of silk was worth about four hundred and fifty wen.

At the beginning of Yonghui, the price of grain and silk was still relatively stable, and the silk was almost worth ten stones, and last year a stone of millet was worth about 100 yuan, so a horse of silk was almost 1,000 yuan.

Of course, due to the drought this year, grain prices in Chang'an have risen sharply, but this is not a normal situation.

Mulberry and silkworms are planted almost all over the country in the Tang Dynasty, so in fact, there are a lot of silkworms in the Tang Dynasty, and silk is only a relatively ordinary silk fabric, so the price is not expensive, and it is much cheaper than other high-grade silk fabrics.

According to the official regulations, a piece of silk is equal to the price of one end of the cloth, a horse of silk is forty feet, and one end of the cloth is fifty feet, the price of silk and the price of cloth are actually four to five, silk is not very expensive, but the cloth is not very cheap.

However, a pound of cotton can be woven into several zhang of cheesecloth, and if it is woven into muslins, it can be woven for a longer time. But a pound of cotton in Gaochang is only seven yuan, but a pound of cotton cloth is as high as forty-five yuan, a huge difference.

The key reason is the local climate, it is not difficult to grow cotton, but it is extremely difficult to weave.

Li Xiao carefully observed the cotton in the garden, this kind of cotton should belong to grass cotton, it is said that the scientific name of this cotton is African cotton, drought resistance, suitable for the climate of the northwest frontier, the growth period is short, as long as 130 days.

It is good to grow in Gaochang, but the cotton silk and cotton seeds of this cotton are firmly attached, and it is not easy to take off the seeds, and the Gaochang people did not invent a large slingshot, let alone stir the car, so it is extremely time-consuming to remove the seeds.

And this kind of cotton fiber is relatively short, and it is also very laborious to spin the yarn, especially in Gaochang, which is too dry and has low humidity, and the cotton yarn is easier to break when weaving.

After all, Gaochang is a small country in the Western Regions, and in terms of technological innovation, it is far inferior to that of the Central Plains Dynasty. Therefore, although they have been planting cotton for a long time, it is not easy to produce and the yield is limited. Although cotton seeds were transmitted to the Central Plains as early as possible, the Central Plains people did not promote cotton, an important crop, due to adaptability problems and planting methods.

Li Xiao thinks that grass and cotton can be planted in the Central Plains, change the planting method and technology, and plant it in a way that is more suitable for the climate of the Central Plains.

As for the difficulty of weaving, it is even more difficult for Li Xiao.

The churning wheel for removing seeds, the slingshot for playing cotton, and the bicycle for spinning, with these things, spinning and weaving cloth are not yet handy.

Although Li Xiao only has a general impression of these tools, after all, he still learned Huang Daopo in history class back then, but it doesn't matter if he can't remember clearly. Just like Li Xiao made a curved plow, as long as there is a correct direction and a knot of general details, then the missing part can be filled by a craftsman.

The craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty actually have a very good foundation, and when they are awarded and rewarded, some people will naturally study it. Especially when Li Xiao still has a direction, it is not difficult to solve the problem.

In the years when cloth was not only clothing, but also money, if Li Xiao could introduce and promote cotton planting, invent looms, and build weaving mills, wouldn't he have a money printing machine?

This little money can't be counted, and it makes people drool when they think about it.

"Do you still have this cottonseed?" Li Xiao asked impatiently.

The gardener whispered to Li Xiao's name of white stacked flowers, "There are still some white stacked flower seeds in the house, do you want it?" However, the white stacked flowers have already passed their flowering period, and if they are planted now, they will not bloom until next year. ”

"It's okay, hurry up and bring it, I'll be of great use." Li Xiao was excited.

In his eyes, this cotton has now become a cash cow.

Waiting for the gardener to fetch the seeds, Li Xiao immediately returned to the room, closed the door, and entered the space with the cotton seeds.

In the space, Li Xiao took a look, and after a few days, the space seemed to have expanded a little, but the expansion was not obvious.

On those ridges, all kinds of vegetables, melons and fruits planted by Li Xiao were lush and green, especially the hundred corns, which stood tall and tall like guards, and those corn cobs were full and thick, and they were already covered with red tassels.

It won't be long before these 100 corn plants can be harvested.

The corn outside only has two ears per plant, and even the corn in Shayuan has only one ear, but the corn here has four ears per plant, and it is still full.

There is indeed more aura in the space.

Li Xiao found a piece of land, picked up the hoe placed by the spiritual spring, dug up the loose soil, and then scattered the cotton seeds.

Took a bucket and fetched a bucket of water from the spiritual spring, and watered it carefully, Li Xiao patted his palm, looked at this small piece of soil ridge, and looked forward to the fact that soon, patches of Kaiyuan Tongbao could grow here, no, it was snow-white cotton.

In two years, he will be able to cover the big soft quilt, but he has missed the quilt for a long time.