Long Sihai sat in the inner hall of the Houfu in the west of the town, while sipping tea, while waiting for Li Qing's reception, he was quite satisfied, now Li Dashuai said that there are thousands of opportunities, how many officials are rare to see Dashuai easily, but every time he asks to see, he can get a satisfactory answer, even if Dashuai really can't spare time, he will also make an appointment for a time slot at other times, which makes Long Sihai can't help but get great satisfaction from his vanity, and his status in Dingzhou, especially in Jing'an County, where he is located, has been greatly improved. The Jing'an County Commander sometimes asked him to mention Jing'an a little when he met the marshal. Long Sihai is a native of Jing'an, and his status in front of the marshal is high, and the marshal will naturally pay more attention to Jing'an, so that there will be more opportunities for him to show his face. Now Long Sihai is not the person who used to see the county order and waited hard, especially after his son Long Xiaotian took the post of Chongxian county magistrate, his status has risen even more, and the officials and businessmen of Dingzhou know that whoever takes the post of Chongxian county magistrate basically means that he will soar.

Long Sihai in the past few years, the family business is also geometrically rising, the monopoly of some businesses in the army, so that his wealth in the rapid accumulation of at the same time, but also began to intervene in other industries, for such a red man in front of the handsome, all walks of life have to accept his involvement, in the Dingzhou business community, he has been a pivotal figure, now, he is one of the deputy directors elected by the businessmen of the Dingzhou Department of Commerce and Trade, and has a considerable say in the business policy of Dingzhou.

He came today to report to Li Qing on the issue of cotton. After the cotton was discovered and introduced by Li Qing, no one dared to risk planting this new crop on a large scale without any planting experience at all, and it was Long Sihai who took the lead, in fact, it was not that he was discerning, but that he realized that he must hold Li Qing's thighs, regardless of whether he succeeded or failed in this crop, the important thing was to let the big man see that he was loyal to him, even if he lost money on it, the big handsome hand was a little looser, and he earned it back in other aspects.

In Jing'an County, he bought tens of thousands of acres of land in one go, found a group of old farmers who were good at cultivating crops, felt the stones to live, with the introduction of a scale and a half claw heard from Li Qing, he actually let him succeed in one blow, this year's cotton harvest, the yield per mu reached an astonishing 400 catties, looking at the cotton just picked by the white flowers in the cangku, Long Sihai's heart was full of flowers, and immediately rushed to Li Qing to report the good news, and Li Qing heard that it was about cotton, and immediately decided to take time out of his busy schedule to see him.

Although he waited in the side hall for almost an hour, and the tea in the cup had already been drunk into white water, Long Sihai was not anxious at all, sitting there steadily, and the longer he stayed in the waiting house, the more he could prove his importance in the eyes of the handsome in the outside world.

From the afternoon to the west, no matter how patient Long Sihai was, he was also drowsy, until this time, he heard footsteps from the inner hall, and heard the voice of Li Qing speaking, Long Sihai immediately stood up in good spirits, rubbed his eyes, patted his face, and tried his best to look refreshed.

"Mr. Long, it's been a long wait!" Seeing Long Sihai saluting him, Li Qing smiled and said, "Sit, sit down and say, today's meeting is a little longer, but I am really sorry to let Mr. Long sit for a while." ”

Long Sihai said with a smile: "The villain is waiting for the big handsome, don't say just wait for half a day, that is, wait for a day, that is also right, the big man said that there are all kinds of opportunities, and it is the blessing of the villain to be able to meet each other." While speaking, he also saluted Lu Yiming behind Li Qing's side, but Lu Yiming returned the salute, now Long Sihai has a high status in the eyes of the handsome, Long Xiaotian is also bullish on the future, and Lu Yiming will naturally not support it.

Seeing Li Qing sitting in the main seat, Long Sihai said: "Dashuai, the villain has to congratulate Dashuai, this year's cotton harvest is abundant, and now the villain's warehouse is full of cotton." ”

"Oh, really?" Li Qing straightened up and said happily, originally thought that this new crop had no planting experience, and I was afraid that it would take several years of exploration to succeed, but I didn't expect Long Sihai to succeed so quickly.

"How much is the yield per acre?"

Seeing Li Qing's happy appearance, Long Sihai said happily: "Dashuai, the yield per mu is four hundred catties." ”

"Okay, great!" Li Qing applauded and laughed, he knew that in later generations, when the scientific and technological conditions were so developed, the yield of cotton per mu was only six or seven hundred catties, and it was best not to exceed one thousand catties.

"There can be such a good harvest of cotton, it seems that Mr. Long has put a lot of effort into it, and he is very relieved to work so honestly!" Li Qing looked up to the sky and laughed.

"This is also relying on the shadow of the handsome, the villain is just taking advantage of the trend!" Long Sihai complimented.

Li Qing smiled, didn't bother to pay attention to the other party's whiskers, and carefully inquired about some experiences and lessons in the planting process.

"Dashuai, now that the cotton is harvested and piled up in the warehouse, what to do in the later stage, you still need to ask Dashuai to show it!" Long Sihai said with a smile.

"The cotton is harvested, and the next thing is of course to spin and weave the cloth and bring it to the market, Mr. Long is a businessman, and I still need to say this, I must have a fixed opinion in my heart, right?" Li Qing said with a smile.

"The villain also needs to be clearly stated, the scope of use of cotton, and how to position the products he makes!" Long Sihai replied cautiously.

Li Qing thought for a moment and nodded, "Well, you can think of this, it shows that you are very attentive, cotton is a new crop, and the current planting range is not wide, I mean, in addition to military procurement, the cloth woven with cotton on the market can be used as a high-end luxury, Mr. Long has already made a sample, how does it feel?" ”

"It feels so good!" Long Sihai said excitedly, "The texture is soft, close-fitting, sweat-absorbing, much better than silk and linen, not at all on the same level, Da Shuai knows, like silk clothing, although we have money, but we are not qualified to wear it, I am not afraid of Da Shuai jokes, I used to make some silk into underwear, close to the body, although it is better than hemp, but it is not as good as this kind of cotton Wow!" ”

Li Qing said with a smile: "You are right, underwear made of cotton is indeed very comfortable, that is, it is made into outer robes, as long as the dyeing is done well, it is also very good, well, you can send me a few sets of this kind of underwear and jackets when you go back, and I will ask people to give you the size when I go back." ”

Long Sihai is overjoyed, Dashuai This is equivalent to doing live advertising for himself, wow, as long as Dashuai wears it, this is good, and the products he will launch in the future will inevitably become a sought-after product in Dingfu and several states.

"Okay, okay, let them rush to work overnight after the little ones go back, and they will definitely send it to the big marshal as soon as possible." Long Sihai smiled.

Lu Yiming also quipped on the side: "Dashuai has positioned this kind of clothes as a high-end product, so how about I borrow Dashuai's light today to fight Mr. Long for an autumn breeze, and give me a few sets?" ”

"I can't ask for it, I can't ask for it!" Long Sihai's mouth laughed behind his ears.

Li Qing smiled and diverted the topic, "Speaking of this cotton cloth, I have a few questions for you." ”

"Please ask!"

"How do you separate cotton from cotton and cottonseed?" Li Qing asked, this should be a big problem, there will be a seed machine in later generations, but there is no now.

Speaking of this, Long Sihai said with great interest: "At the beginning, it was indeed a big problem, very troublesome, and I couldn't think of any other way for a while, so I could only do it one by one manually, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the efficiency was extremely low, and then a craftsman came up with a good way to drive two jagged wooden strips to run over the cotton bale, and the cotton skin and cotton seeds were naturally separated, and the cotton was hung on these jagged wooden strips, which was ten times more efficient than before!" ”

Li Qing exclaimed, the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated, cotton has just appeared, there is such an invention, although it is simple, but it is extremely practical. Practice makes sense. "Good, wonderful!" Li Qing clapped his hands and praised: "This is a great invention, Mr. Long should reward this craftsman!" ”

Long Sihai said: "The handsome man said very much, and I rewarded this craftsman with one hundred taels of silver at that time. ”

"Well, it is true that you should be rewarded, you don't lose this hundred taels! So how do you spin your yarn? Li Qing asked.

"Spinning is a ready-made craft, so you don't have to work hard! I distribute the cotton to each household and collect it at regular intervals every day. "Ryushirokaido.

Li Qing frowned slightly, in the past, the single spinning machine was based on a family as a unit, driven by hand, and the efficiency was also very low, and this kind of family-based way of working is backward in today's Dingzhou, that is, Long Sihai's own workshop, and it is also specially hired craftsmen.

Seeing Li Qing's face, Long Sihai immediately knew that Da Shuai was not very satisfied, but he didn't know that something was wrong, so he could only look at Lu Yiming for help, Lu Yiming shook his head slightly, saying that he didn't know.

Li Qing groaned, "I know that there is a spinning machine that is much more efficient than a hand-cranked spinning wheel. ”

"Really?" Long Sihai was overjoyed, "Please also let the marshal know!" ”

Lu Yiming on the side was also shocked, and looked at Li Qing incredulously, how could he know these things, and this kind of hand-cranked spinning wheel has been used for an unknown number of years, and he has never heard of anything more efficient than him!

Li Qing smiled and instructed Tang Hu to bring pen and paper, lowered his head and carefully recalled the oldest Jenny spinning machine he had seen in the museum in his previous life, and drew it on the paper, as for the more advanced spinning machines that used the shuttle, he didn't know at all.

After drawing the picture, Li counted the drawings and said: "In fact, as long as these spindles are erected, the efficiency can be greatly improved, of course, the more these spindles are erected, the higher the efficiency, as for how to do it, I don't know, you go down and explore slowly!" ”

Long Sihai was overjoyed, holding this thin piece of paper in both hands like a baby, "Thank you Dashuai, thank you Dashuai!" ”

Li Qingdao: "As soon as this kind of thing is made, the family-style single spinning wheel will be greatly impacted, basically there is nothing to do, you must do a good job in this regard, don't let these people cut off their livelihoods, try to recruit more children and families of these people to work, understand?" ”

"The villain knows, the villain knows!" Long Sihai nodded again and again.

"You put the picture away, I still have something to ask you!" Li Qing raised his chin and motioned to him.

(To be continued)