Li Er nodded, the situation here this year is better than he expected, before Li Er only gave the eldest grandson Chong 200,000 taels of silver start-up capital, but he didn't expect that now not only is there something to keep out the cold, but also food, 200,000 people have been subdued, seventy or eighty more villages, countless fertile fields have been reclaimed, and I don't know how many meters of cement roads have been built.

Seeing that it is indeed very different from Guanzhong, Li Er's eyes are hot, these are his people, these are the people and territory under his rule.

"But if you calculate it this way, the soldiers on the frontier can't use up the cotton collected here, what are you going to do with it?" Li Er was very curious about this.

The eldest grandson smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you came just in time, three days later, it is the first day of our order meeting, and then we will sell all the remaining cotton, and there will be a lot of inputs." ”

"Oh? Is that really the case?" Li Er asked, it was the first time I had heard of the order fair, and I didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the eldest grandson!

"This is still false, now you have to buy a lot of cotton, it takes a lot of money, and what you gave before is now almost exhausted. If I don't think about it, I won't have the money to pay my salary. The eldest grandson muttered, fortunately, the captives don't pay for wages, and resources such as coal mines and trees don't cost money, so the biggest thing is the salary of the personnel.

Li Er sneered and said: "Hehe, those who can work hard, otherwise they won't entrust you with important tasks, and it will be up to you in three days." ”

After seeing the cotton workshop, Li Chengqian took Li Er to the spinning mill again, originally wanting to continue to go to the weaving workshop and the dyeing factory, but it was already late, and he was going to go again tomorrow. With so many workshops, I won't be able to finish watching them for a while, and Li Er won't leave for the time being.

In the evening, the post house boiled a lot of hot water. For everyone to take a bath and rest, although the weather is not very hot, but take a hot bath, it is still very comfortable.

The next day, after Li Er finished breakfast, he asked Li Chengqian to take him to see the workshop where weaving and dyeing cloth was made.

The loom, Li Er has seen it, but it is the first time Li Er has seen such a high-efficiency loom. Because no manpower is required, the steam engine is the main driving force to continue to rotate, and the weaving shuttle is so fast that people can't slow down. I saw that the cloth was increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The female workers looked at a loom alone, there were some steps, and they also needed to be manual, and their hands and feet were nimble, and they concentrated on the work at hand.

"How much cloth can one machine produce?" Li Er was surprised. Curious, he asked, going up and down the machine. Take a closer look. Keep praising it.

"Dad, one machine can produce twenty zhang of cloth a day!" Li Chengqian replied, you must know that the traditional teacher's loom can only weave one zhang in several days, which is a hundred times more efficient.

Li Er took a cold breath, then go on like this. In the future, almost all of the clothes in Datang will be worn, and he muttered: "Twenty zhang cloth a day, that is five pieces of cloth, and you can have one hundred and fifty pieces of cloth in a month." So how many machines do you have here? ”

"A hundred machines in total, a total of one workshop. A second weaving mill has been built, but the machines are not yet in place, and now it is tight on manpower, and it seems that it will have to wait until after the autumn harvest. Li Chengqian explained, "We can weave 500 pieces of cloth a day. ”

Li Er picked up the stacked cloth in the basket, touched it with his hands, it was very soft, and then tore it with both hands, well, it was very strong.

"Yes, yes!" Li Er clapped his hands and applauded, it seems that he asked the eldest grandson to rush over, that was really right, where is the dyeing factory? ”

"Not far away, it's in the dyeing factory next door. This is to reduce the cost of transportation, so choose the nearest place. Li Chengqian explained, "Dad, slow down, go this way." Li Chengqian explained all the way and was in the limelight in front of Li Er.

In this, Li Er saw that the ultimate one was Li Chengqian, so everyone consciously let Li Chengqian explain and give the prince more opportunities to perform.

Although it is next door, it is a short walk to the factory because it is relatively large. Li Chengqian took out the seal letter and was put in, even if he knew it, if he didn't have the seal letter, he wouldn't let it in, this was a rule that had been set a long time ago.

There is a large vat in the big yard between them, and the vat is soaked in fuel, different colors, and placed in different places. These fuels are all recipes obtained by Changsun Chong in the apocalyptic space, and the colors dyed are not only bright and beautiful, but also more durable, and do not fade.

The ordinary one is a single color, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple, of which the yellow is tender yellow, avoiding the bright yellow worn by the emperor, and first getting this single color; The more special ones are calico, which are printed with some beautiful petals or some auspicious-looking pictures and texts, which are more time-consuming and waste-consuming, so the price is a little more expensive.

After passing several large vats of courtyards, we arrived at another place to dry the cloth. The cloth is placed directly in the vat for a day and a night, and the next day it can be spread out and dried on a high pole.

Seeing the various colors of flowers, everyone was dazzled, and Li Er unconsciously liked such fabrics, although it was not as smooth as satin, but it was very soft.

"That's great!" Li Eryi patted his thigh and gently rubbed the dried cotton cloth with his hands.

"Dad, this color is so beautiful, it's not easy to sell!" Li Chengqian said with a smile, today let him show his face in front of his father.

Li Er looked around, constantly surprised.

"Your Majesty, the color is so good, I want to take some back to make clothes for my mother-in-law at home." Cheng Yanjin saw that he had seen it almost, so he said with a big grin.

"Uncle Cheng, don't worry, when you go back, I promise to bring you enough." Changsun Chong assured.

"And the quilt!" Cheng Yanjin hasn't forgotten the quilt factory he saw yesterday.

"That's nature, it's all indispensable!" The eldest grandson smiled, anyway, when he went back, those who had a good relationship on weekdays had to give some.

Li Er nodded and said, "You have a heart, by the way, Chong'er, you told me before, where is the Western Regions and Yizhou suitable for growing cotton?" ”

Changsun Chong nodded and said, "Yes, the cotton grown there is not only a high yield, but also a better quality than here. ”

"How does cotton reproduce?" Li Er asked again.

"It's the same as rice, with cotton seeds!" The eldest grandson replied, "There is a hard pimple in the innermost part of the cotton, which is the cotton seed." Although this thing cannot be eaten, it can be squeezed out of the oil and can be lit. ”

"Nonsense, not a single cottonseed can be lit, all of them will be used as cotton seeds for next year." Li Er said in a deep voice, "Chong'er, I hope you didn't leak the cotton seeds." ”

Changsun Chong hurriedly nodded and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, all the cotton seeds are not wasted, they are all dried and put in the warehouse." ”

Li Er nodded when he heard this and said, "Go back to the post station immediately, we have to discuss some cottonseed matters." ”

As soon as the eldest grandson looked at Li Er's extremely possessive Li Er, he could guess that the bad water in Li Er's stomach was coming again. Anyway, after seeing it almost, Li Ershuai and the others returned to the post station and took out his carry-on treasure a Datang version of the world map.

This is Changsun Chong's return to Chang'an to Li Er after winning the Eastern Turkic War.

At the beginning, Li Er, the land of the Tang Dynasty already occupied the largest land in heaven and earth, but when Changsun Chong got this map, the surprise and loss made Li Er stare at the map for a day and a night.

The self-righteous Tang Dynasty occupies a small part of the land between heaven and earth, so Li Er, who is arrogant in his heart, is very unhappy, and from the cotton and rice, Li Er sees hope.

Now that the Northwest Region is in a period of peace because of the extermination of the Eastern Turks, what he needs to do now is to consolidate this stability, migrate in large numbers, and open up wasteland for farming.

Cheng Biting Jin, who was babbling on weekdays, was silent, leaning against the wall and dozing; Brother Qin and Duan Zhixuan were not far from Li Er, standing by at any time. Eldest Sun Chong, Li Chengqian and a few other juniors didn't dare to let out a fart!

After a while, Li Er finally raised his head and asked, "How many cottonseeds will there be in a few years?" ”

Changsun Chong made a rough estimate and said: "It is estimated that there are more than 50,000 stones, after all, not all cotton seeds are suitable for seeds." Those small, shriveled cotton seeds don't grow good cotton seedlings. ”

"Approximately, how many acres can be planted?" Li Er asked.

"One acre of land needs a pound of cottonseeds, and how many acres of land are there, Chong'er is dull, and he can't calculate it by heart." Changsun Chong replied.

"Well, can these cotton seeds be treated similarly to rice seed powder?" Li Er asked.

"Yes." The eldest grandson Chong replied, "But you have to exchange something." ”

"No problem, porcelain, I'll give you more than a dozen kilns when the time comes." Li Er smiled sullenly and wrote down a few places suitable for growing cotton, as well as Yizhou and Hexi Corridor River, it is estimated that it will not work this year, and those places must be opened next year.

Li Er is in a good mood, and with good things, Datang's future development will be even better. As soon as he was happy, Li Er drank too much at night, held the hand of the eldest grandson Chong, and said vigorously that his son had become a talent, the courtiers were capable, and the people had a good life.

The eldest grandson Chong personally sent Li Er back and put him in, and only then did he come back, sweating all over. Li Er's alcohol consumption is not good, and the wine is even worse, he nagged vigorously, and he didn't know if he was really drunk or fake.

It was already midnight when the eldest grandson rushed back to his room, and he was tired for a day, but fortunately, Li Er was very satisfied with his work, not only achieved a bumper harvest, but also resettled so many displaced people.

From Li Er's red eyes when he looked at the map just now, Changsun Chong knew that Li Er had not only taken a fancy to the Hexi Corridor, but also to the Northeast and Goguryeo regions. It seems that tomorrow Li Er will find him to discuss the situation of the war in private, he has to prepare well, and he can't let Li Er send troops within three years, because of insufficient preparation, even if he invites a strong horse, he may not be able to achieve victory.

A war needs the right time, the right place, and the right people, and it cannot be rashly waged into war. Although the former Sui Yang Emperor's three expeditions to Goryeo failed, it was a matter of the previous dynasty, but it was a pain in the hearts of many Tang Dynasty ministers. (To be continued......)

PS: There was a delay today, but after I got home, I coded two chapters and passed it on.