In addition to promoting high-yield crops such as corn and sweet potatoes, the Ministry of Agriculture is also responsible for improving and introducing some other crops, such as Wei Zheng asked Chinese cabbage out of Li Xiu's hands at the beginning, as a merit of the Ministry of Agriculture. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"The Ministry of Agriculture wants to introduce white stacks?" Li Shimin couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Li Xiu's words, he still knew something about Bai Diezi, but he always thought it was a specialty of Gaochang, and he didn't know if he could live if he introduced it to Datang, not to mention that Bai Diezi couldn't eat or drink, he could only make cloth, and Datang already had silk and linen, so he didn't think about introducing Bai Diezi at all.

"Yes, the white stack is also known as cotton, the cloth woven from cotton Your Majesty has also seen, although the cotton cloth is not as smooth as silk, but the linen cloth is much stronger, and it is also more wear-resistant, in addition, if the cotton jacket and quilt are made of cotton, it can also replace the expensive fur fur in winter to keep warm, and even the cotton seed can also be squeezed oil, it can be said that the cotton is a treasure all over the body, just this time the King of Gaochang came, it is better to take this opportunity to talk to them about the introduction of cotton!" Li Xiu reported solemnly at this time.

After listening to Li Xiu's reasons, Li Shimin couldn't help but ponder for a moment, and quickly made a decision: "Okay, Wuji, you remember, when King Gaochang comes to see him, let's talk to him about this matter!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji immediately agreed, he was not surprised that Li Shimin agreed to introduce Bai Diezi, after all, it must be very important to be able to let Li Xiu personally come to request, not to mention that this is still the normal duty of the Ministry of Agriculture, as for Gaochang, he is not worried, after all, the planting area of Bai Diezi in Gaochang is so large, even if King Gaochang does not give it, Datang has a way to get seeds.

Seeing Li Shimin's agreement, Li Xiu was also very happy, and then he said goodbye and left, after all, the Ministry of Agriculture did not have any preparations, he had to go back and explain it quickly, so that Yang Dui and them could get ready.

At the same time as Li Xiu left the palace, the convoy of Gaochang King Lu Wentai also entered Chang'an City, and in a luxury carriage in the middle of the procession, Li Wentai pushed the window and looked at Chang'an City outside the window, and his eyes were also full of scrutiny.

Ko Wentai is a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties, and his appearance is almost not much different from that of the Han people, but his eye sockets are deeper and his nose is also pointed, indicating that he has Hu blood, in fact, although Ko Wentai is a Han person, but Gaochang Hu and Han are mixed, and pure-blooded Han people are also very rare, and even the Gaochang royal family has married many Hu women.

Ko Wentai entered from the Mingde Gate of Chang'an City, and now he is walking on the most lively Suzaku Street in Chang'an City, surrounded by people and cars, but Ko Wentai frowned at this time, and the corners of his mouth even showed a little disdain.

In fact, this is not the first time that Ko Wentai has come to the Central Plains, when Yang Guang of the former Sui Dynasty reigned, he had personally sent an envoy to visit Yang Guang, when Yang Guang moved the capital to Luoyang, so Ko Wentai also saw the most prosperous side of the Tang Dynasty in Luoyang, although he only stayed in Luoyang for a few days, but he was shocked by the prosperity of the Central Plains, and it was from then that he was in awe of the Central Plains Dynasty, and never rebelled again.

It's a pity that the powerful Sui Dynasty suddenly fell, but was replaced by the Tang Dynasty, and when Lu Wentai was in the Western Regions, he heard that the Tang Dynasty was more prosperous than the Sui Dynasty, and the year before last it destroyed the overlord of the grassland Turks in one fell swoop, and even Jieli was captured by the Tang Dynasty, which also shocked Gaochang up and down, and it was for this reason that Lu Wentai decided to come to the Central Plains again, and by the way, he could also relive the prosperity of the Central Plains.

Before coming to Chang'an, Lu Wentai had heard that Chang'an was a more prosperous city than Luoyang, so he was also looking forward to it, but what he didn't expect was that after entering Chang'an, he was a little disappointed, although the towering city wall of Chang'an shocked him, and the crowd on the street was also very lively, but in his opinion, it was not as good as the scene he saw in Luoyang last time, and even compared to Luoyang at the beginning, Chang'an actually seemed a little "depressed", of course, this depression is only relative, if compared with his Gaochang Wangcheng, I'm afraid that the ten of his royal cities together are not as good as one Chang'an.

It is precisely because he saw that the current Chang'an was not as good as Luoyang in the former Sui Dynasty, which made Lu Wentai can't help but despise Datang a little, and even felt that Datang was just lucky, so he could replace it when Dasui was in decline, otherwise how could it be that the capital was not as good as the capital of Dasui?

If Li Xiu knew these thoughts above Ko Wentai, I am afraid that he would burst into laughter, because Ko Wentai was obviously cheated by Yang Guang, Yang Guang was so happy at the beginning, for his own face, he invited the envoys of various countries to Luoyang to meet him every year, and he also dressed up Luoyang with the power of the whole country, and the Kaki used alone exceeded 30,000 people, and all the shops on the street had to be redecorated, and even the vegetables had to be sold with dragon beard mats, and the trees on the side of the street had to be wrapped with silk.

What's even more excessive is that all restaurants are free for these Hu people, as long as they are Hu people, they can eat at will when they enter the restaurant, and they have to slap their swollen faces and fill the fat man to say that the Central Plains is rich in products and does not need money to eat.

Ko Wentai is a witness to the above, think about it, in the few days he stayed in Luoyang, not only free food and drink, but also countless songs and dances, the street can be said to be extremely prosperous, it is like a paradise on earth.

It's a pity that everything is an illusion created by Yang Guang for these Hu people, of course, there are also some smart Hu people who have seen through Yang Guang's tricks, for example, some people have found that some poor people in the Tang Dynasty are not clothed, but they use silk to wrap trees, which is obviously unreasonable, but Li Wentai is obviously not a smart person, and now compared with the paradise Luoyang he created with the power of the whole country and the real Chang'an, he naturally feels "depressed" a lot, after all, Chang'an does not have free food, let alone trees wearing silk.

When Li Wentai came to the residence arranged for them by Honglu Temple, he was even more annoyed by Datang with some contempt, because Honglu Temple actually arranged an ordinary mansion for them, in contrast, Yang Guangke built a special palace for these envoys to live in, and arranged wine banquets and hospitality every day, and now Datang's arrangement for them is simply shabby.

This is either Datang's contempt for them, or Datang's national strength is far inferior to that of the former Sui, and no matter which one it is, it makes Liwentai's perception of Datang decline again, and he no longer has any expectations for seeing Li Shimin this time, but what Liwentai never dreamed of is that it is his current thoughts that have laid the bane of Gaochang's demise.