Of course, Li Dongyang is in a high position, and his appearance can't be too ugly. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

But as long as you pay a little attention, you can guess his old man's intentions through the article......

In officialdom, keen insight is the most important. There is a way that no matter how lacking you are, you can't lack eyes, and no matter how wrong you are, you can't make a wrong position.

If Xie Shen wants to develop and gain a firm foothold in the Hongzhi Dynasty, he must hug Li Dongyang's thighs.

As for what happened after the Hongzhi Dynasty, that's a later story.

In other words, Xie Shen responded to Li Dongyang's call to write essays in ancient methods, so that the articles have a clear and ancient atmosphere, and as a promoter of the Chaling School, his position is correct, and he will definitely be appreciated by Li Dongyang in the future.

However, investment banking rolls are not popular now, and this way is too ugly, almost telling the world that I want to pay homage to the powerful and I want to be an official.

So how to make Li Dongyang see his article is a very tricky problem.

If you wait until the meeting test or even the palace test, let Li Dongyang see that the daylily is cold.

Is it through the relationship between Wang Hua and Xie Qian?

In comparison, the relationship between himself and Wang Shouren's brother is slightly better than that with Xie Pi, and it seems to be good to be introduced through Wang Hua. But Xie Shen didn't know what the relationship between Wang Hua and this Li Xiya Gong was. If Wang Hua finally agreed to introduce on his behalf, but Li Dongyang didn't appreciate it, it would be too embarrassing.

Alas, it's better to do a good job of the article first, and talk about it later.

Xie Shen only felt a little bored, so he simply put down the pen and paper and went out of the house, and asked Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi to go shopping on the street together.

The three friends all passed the annual exam, except for Wang Shouwen, who was second-class, Xie Shen and Xie Pi were both first-class, so they were naturally in a good mood.

Looking at the cotton clothes on the people who came and went, Xie Shen quipped: "At first, I thought that Jiangnan was prosperous in silk weaving, but I didn't expect cotton weaving to be so popular." ”

Wang Shouwen rolled his eyes and said, "Silk? How could ordinary people afford that? Not to mention ordinary people's homes, even my eldest brother and I can make four new silk kaftans a year. ”

Xie Pi on the side nodded and said, "Yes, Brother Shen, the cost of making clothes with silk is too high, and it is not acceptable to ordinary people." Besides, cotton cloth is not as beautiful as silk, and everything else wins. The most important thing is that cotton cultivation is much easier than hemp and silk. ”

Hearing this, Xie Shen said dumbly: "Growing cotton is actually easier than making silk?" ”

"Naturally, the process of weaving silk is cumbersome, and it takes a long time just to reel silk...... Brother Shen, you don't even know this, do you? ”

"Well, I'm just asking."

It's so dangerous, it's so dangerous, Xie Shen's majestic image almost collapsed.

Although Xie Shen's research on history and imperial examinations is quite deep, his research on cotton, linen and silk can only be regarded as a layman.

If it is really as the two of them say, then growing cotton seems to be a very profitable thing to do.

"You say, how about growing cotton in Yuyao?"

Wang Shouwen frowned when he heard this: "It seems that there are no big farmers in Yuyao to grow cotton, but I heard that there are more cotton growers in Songjiang Mansion and Suzhou Mansion." ”

"Why is that?"

Xie Shen played the fine style of asking questions if he didn't understand, and asked repeatedly.

"It should be that there is little land available for growing cotton in Yuyao. There is not enough food to grow, where can it be used to grow cotton? ”

Xie Shen suddenly realized!

The so-called Xingnong Mulberry did not mention cotton!

Although Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, promoted cotton, the status of cotton has never surpassed that of grain, and it is impossible to surpass.

Although cotton cultivation was also considered intensive agriculture in later generations, but

In an agrarian society, especially a self-sufficient agrarian society, the first thing the ruler has to do is to feed the people.

If the people can't eat enough, what's the use of planting so much cotton, don't you wait for the world to be in chaos?

In other words, planting cotton when there is not enough food to eat is playing against the imperial court. No Son of Heaven would have allowed this to happen!

Only when the world is peaceful and there is no shortage of food, the imperial court will encourage the people to plant cotton. After all, the cold protection effect of cotton clothing is far stronger than that of silk, and the cost is cheap, which is suitable for large-scale promotion for the people.

The Ming Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, and when Emperor Hongzhi is working hard today, the Ming Dynasty has two capitals and thirteen provinces are completely thriving.

Moreover, Jiangnan is the land of fish and rice, as long as there is no major natural disaster, there is no famine.

Isn't it a good time to grow cotton in this situation!

Xie Shen took a deep breath and said to Wang Shouwen: "Why don't we plant cotton together!" ”

Wang Shouwen was stunned for a moment before he reacted to what Xie Shen said.

"Brother Shenxian, you said you want to grow cotton?"

"Yes, almost no one in Yuyao grows cotton now, and we start planting at this time to buy the dip!"

"Dip hunting?"

Although he had long been accustomed to some strange words popping out of Xie Shen's mouth, Wang Shouwen still couldn't understand what it meant to buy the dip.

"Ahem, this dip hunt means to intervene when the market is bleak to get good returns."

"Isn't that just hoarding! How can I do this kind of thing! ”

Wang Shouwen immediately understood what Xie Shen meant, and took out a posture of "Don't talk about it again", which made Xie Shen very helpless.

"It can't be said that we are engaged in a noble cause. Brother Shouwen, you just said that cotton is much stronger than silk to keep out the cold. ”

"I said that, but what does it have to do with growing cotton?"

Wang Shouwen stared at Xie Shen suspiciously, with his understanding of Xie Shen, this guy must still have something to say.

"Isn't it the wish of my generation of scholars to keep the people fed and clothed? We have been studying hard for many years, so that one day we can enter the court and work for the well-being of the people! ”

Xie Shen said impassionedly, Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi on the side nodded again and again.

Xie Shen sighed helplessly in his heart, this is all what you forced me!

"So we have to plant cotton right away. Now almost no one in Yuyao grows cotton, the planting cost is very low, and when there are more people planting, there is no point! ”

Speaking of which, Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi realized themselves. It turned out that Xie Shen spared a circle, and the focus was still on the benefit!

Xie Shen saw that the eyes of the two of them looking at him were no longer clear, and his heart was very painful!

Could it be that his majestic image in the minds of the two of them has collapsed?

"Ahem, what do you think of Brother Shouwen and Brother Pixian?"

Wang Shouwen pondered for a moment and replied, "Brother Shenxian, what you said is not unreasonable. It's just that if all the farmland is converted to cotton, I am afraid that there will be no government support. ”

Xie Shen rolled his eyes and said, "Of course, it's not a simple change of farming to grow cotton!" ”

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...... (To be continued.) )