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"Don't grow cotton in the fields? Brother Shenxian, you're not joking! ”

Although Wang Shouwen has never planted cotton, he also knows that cotton grows in the ground. How can there be a reason why crops are not planted in the ground!

"Brother Shouwen thinks about planting cotton along the beach?"

Xie Shen carried his hands behind his back, as if he was a master of the world.

"Tidal flats? Brother Shen Xian is talking about the sea flat? ”

Wang Shouwen frowned when he heard this: "The sea flats are full of sediment, can you grow cotton?" ”

Xie Shen said in his heart, this can be regarded as the welfare of the traverser. Cotton grown in tidal flats is more productive than that grown in ordinary farmland, and can be grown intensively.

The most important thing is that this does not occupy ordinary farmland!

You must know that the problem of farmland has always been a stubborn disease that has plagued the Ming Dynasty.

The reason for this is because of land annexation.

In addition, scholars do not have to pay taxes, so many villagers nominally attribute acres of land to these scholars. Over time, there was a serious imbalance in the ownership of land, and the poor had no land to cultivate but to become tenants.

The accumulation of social contradictions erupted in the late Ming Dynasty, and eventually led to an irreparable tragedy.

If Xie Shen wants to use a large amount of fertile land to grow cotton, I believe that Wu County Ling will be the first to stand up and refuse.

The reason is very simple, this is against the imperial court!

Food, clothing, food, and clothing have become a problem, who else cares about clothing?

Therefore, the planting of cotton must be ranked after the cultivation of grain. This is also why it was difficult to grow cotton on a large scale in Jiangnan before the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

However, if cotton is planted in tidal flats, this problem can be bypassed, and even waste can be turned into treasure and seemingly useless tidal flats can be turned into cotton planting bases.

On the premise of ensuring that the food is not affected, it also solves the problem of clothing and keeping out the cold, Xie Shen is simply a good person!

Of course, Xie Shen did not really grow cotton on the tidal flats, but he knew that the tidal flats along the southeast coast were very suitable for the growth of cotton as a cash crop.

How to plant and how to plant will have to be discussed again. In short, having an idea is the most important thing.

Moreover, the practice of growing cotton in tidal flats was difficult to support for a while, so it was only possible to experiment on a small scale. When the yield comes out, you can strive for a larger planting.

But Xie Shen didn't know whether the government needed permission to grow cotton in such tidal flats.

"Brother Shouwen doesn't know, the environment of the tidal flat is very suitable for the growth of cotton, and cotton planting in the tidal flat grows better than ordinary farmland!"

Xie Shen didn't mention where he heard these things, and Wang Shouwen didn't ask very tacitly.

However, Xie Pi said curiously: "In this case, why don't I go back to the house and call a few chiefs to inquire, if the government doesn't ask about this matter, maybe we can try to plant some cotton on the tidal flats in a few months." ”

Xie Shen was overjoyed when he heard this.

There is a saying that "jujube sprouts and grows cotton", cotton is planted in April and May, and harvested in September and October.

Now there are still four months to go before cotton planting, so you can inquire in advance and get ready.

"This matter is bothering Brother Pixian."

Xie Piken came forward, which was naturally the best.

Xie Shen turned to look at Wang Shouwen again, expecting him to express his position.

Wang Shouwen was a little hairy by Xie Shen, and coughed and said: "Brother Shenxian, just ask about this matter alone, if there are more people, it is easy to make trouble." But Brother Fool promises you, if you can really grow cotton along the beach, my Wang family will definitely contribute! ”

Xie Shen rolled his eyes at him, which was equivalent to saying nothing.

It's no wonder that Xie Shen is anxious, this is the first thing he has to do when he puts aside his poetry and writing.

Needless to say, the previous bookstore was not to mention, Xie Shen made a lot of money by writing "The Story of Stones" and then became a shareholder of the bookstore.

At first glance, the tea business has nothing to do with poetry, but in fact, Xie Shen used poetry to make Yuyao Xianming famous. So in the final analysis, this can be regarded as relying on poetry.

And if he can really grow high-yield cotton on the tidal flats this time, it will be the first time that Xie Shen has thrown off his poetry and made a big move.

Different from selling tea and running a bookstore, the economic benefits brought by cotton planting are long-term and grow geometrically. You may not be able to gain anything in a month or two, but after a long time, you can make Xie Shen rich in three or five years.

Xie Shen has been thinking about how to solve the economic problem. Only when there are no worries can we show our strength in the political arena in the future.

In the Ming Dynasty, the salt industry was naturally profitable, but this had to deal with the imperial court and mix salt. Just look at Ning Yuanwai, and he almost followed the fall of the former salt transport envoy.

There are too many unspoken rules in this industry, too dirty and dirty, but Xie Shen doesn't want to get involved before he has the ability to protect himself.

Growing cotton has almost no risks compared to selling salt.

If he could really turn the "useless" tidal flats into treasures, it would be an epoch-making event.

Perhaps cotton will be planted on the tidal flats along the southeast coast, and the original farmland for growing cotton will be completely liberated!

This is naturally a great achievement for the imperial court, and perhaps the Son of Heaven will personally issue an edict to reward Xie Shen.

Compared with businessmen who seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, Xie Shen attaches so much importance to the suffering of the people, and he is simply a model for scholars.

Wang Shouwen patted Xie Shen's shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother Shenxian, don't laugh, if you laugh again, you will laugh stupidly." ”

Xie Shen coughed, just not embarrassed.

"Let Brother Shouwen laugh."

The three of them walked to a wine shop and sat down, ordered some snacks casually, and asked for a pot of rice wine.

After taking a sip of rice wine with the snacks, Xie Shen sighed with emotion: "The weather is getting colder and colder, and it's better to stay at home without going anywhere for the Chinese New Year this year." ”

Wang Shouwen put a piece of mutton in sauce and put it in his mouth while chewing and said: "What's the point of that, why don't you come to the house when Brother Shenxian comes, let's have a good time." ”

Wang Shouwen squeezed his eyebrows at Xie Shen, Xie Shen smiled helplessly: "Is it that Brother Ling went out to study, and no one can control Brother Shouwen?" ”

Wang Shouren left Yuyao again a month ago to study in Songjiang Mansion, Suzhou Prefecture. In addition, Wang Su also went to Jingshi, and there was really no one in the Wang family who could suppress Wang Shouwen.

Wang Shouwen finally went to the confinement to celebrate well, and on the New Year, he and his friends feasted all night in the house, and invited a few courtesans to help the fun.

"Look at what Brother Shen Xian said, that is, the eldest brother and uncle are in Yuyao at the moment, and this year's foolish brother is also like this!"

Xie Shen smiled noncommittally, and was about to change the topic, but saw three or five drunken soldiers swaying out of the wine shop.

"His grandmother is a bear, a wolf? Lao Tzu has never seen a Japanese in his life! ”

"Who said no, what a wolf is not a wolf, it is to scare yourself. Where did they come from? ”

"According to a certain person, they are just a few little thieves who kill a thousand knives, mixing with the appearance of a widow to rob people!"

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