Chapter 137: I Want You to Plant Cotton

They walked down the hill to the official road, just behind the Tang army escorting grain, and the safety factor was increased by a few points.

In the dark hour, Li Siye and the others sent the Abbasid brothers and sisters to Shule Town, and he did not ask about the purpose of their brothers and sisters coming to Datang this time, and they could not snoop on some secrets.

There is a big food chamber of commerce in Shule Town, and after the brother and sister entered the city, they immediately defected to the chamber of commerce. The two sides said goodbye outside the Chamber of Commerce, and whether these two big cannibals are friends or enemies in the future, they can at least be friends now.

Mansur asked sincerely: "Li Yuanjun, I don't know where you live now, where do you send someone to send the gold?" Li Siye was a little excited, dare you remember, you don't need me to remind you.

"I am now serving as the guard of the Green Ridge, of course, I live in the city of guarding, do you know where the city is? Walk south along Shule Town, pass through Yandu Prefecture, pass between Muztag Mountain and Qingling, and arrive at the green ridge guarding the original Pantuo capital. The location is easy to find, this, you don't have to be in such a hurry, I can afford to wait. Su Maner just smiled with his hand, this Tang Army officer's appetite is not big, he can still afford it, it is only five hundred catties of gold, and if there is a thousand catties of gold, his family can also afford it.

Li Siye said goodbye with satisfaction, he still feels that the value of the five hundred taels of gold saved, if he knows who he saved in the future, he will probably regret dying.

They prepared to return to the Green Ridge to guard and capture, passed by Yandu Zhou City, rested in the city for the night, and finally returned to the Green Ridge on the afternoon of the second day.

…… Walking along the banks of the Xiduo River, you can see patches of reddish-brown soil that have been turned out, and entire grasslands that have been destroyed and turned into cultivated land, which now looks a bit regrettable.

But for the sake of his plan, it was worth sacrificing a little pasture. There are many such vast green pastures, and there are only a few dozen horses in the stables they guard the city, which is too wasteful of resources, even if they store the forage for the winter, it is not a problem to feed a thousand good horses, and when the funds are sufficient in the future, the matter of raising horses can be put on the agenda.

After they entered the city, the lord Bo Yugou came to report the account, it was these two military households who took advantage of his absence to reclaim some more land, and now they suddenly came to ask for money, and he wanted to ask the guards whether they recognized the newly reclaimed land.

"Admit it, why not? Since they dare to cultivate, I dare to give money. Li Siye felt that he was now rich, which was the confidence brought by the five hundred catties of gold that had not yet arrived.

He immediately patted Yu Gou on the shoulder and introduced Suhrab: "This is the master of cotton planting that I invited from Qiuzi, and I have bought a large number of seeds, and you will call everyone to come to the grass hall later, and I will send the seeds down and call on them to plant cotton." ”

"Also, arrange a house for this Suhe, and don't neglect the distinguished guests." Su He actually began to regret it as soon as he entered the city to defend it, it was such a poor and remote place, and this kind of place was also qualified to bring a city character?

The earthen city wall made of brown mud rammed, and the grass-roofed version of the house, really don't know if you don't see it, and you are shocked when you see it, this is probably the most shabby and poorest city in Anxi and even Datang.

"That, my white camel, is going to eat barley, don't feed it a mess." The soldiers who fed the fodder turned a deaf ear, and in a place like the Green Ridge, no one could eat barley, and how much gold could a beast have.

Suhrab followed Yu Gou to push the door in, and the broken door made of slabs rattled and dust fell in the air.

Looking down at the uneven floor of the room, which smelled of damp mold, he felt the urge to turn around and leave.

However, he still chose to be at peace with what he came, but he just endured it for a while. He unloaded everything he had brought from the camel and piled it into the room.

Four or five precious carpets of rich colors were laid on the tide soil, gold ware was placed against the wall, celadon jars were inlaid with Lantian jade, a stove made of black pottery, and utensils for making tea, all of which were exquisite and luxurious, and skillfully crafted.

It feels like these things are piled up in a cramped room, and they seem too violent. Yu Gou couldn't help but purse his lips and smile, Li Yuanjun is really capable, and it is not easy to forcibly invite such a Persian tyrant to Green Ridge.

After he settled Suhrab, he hurriedly went back to find Li Siye, and now he didn't vomit or be unhappy with some words, which could be regarded as a subordinate to the Shangguan's advice.

Li Siye knelt in front of the board foot case in the middle of the grass hall, and was checking the area of land cultivated by each household in the account book, which was about five to ten acres, and with these spare laborers, he should be able to bear it, and as long as there was sufficient money, his plan could be implemented for a long time.

Yu Gou walked into the grass hall and stood below with his hands tied and bowed his head in waiting. Li Siye looked through the accounts, raised his head and asked him, "Have you summoned everyone?" Yu Gou forked his hand: "No Sakura"

"What's going on?" Li Siye frowned.

"Li Yuanjun, there is something to say that he is not unhappy, and I hope that he can listen carefully. It is extremely unwise for you to plant kapok, a species that came from outside, because the Persians like to grow it because they can weave carpets, so what is the use of planting them? Although this kind of thing can be made into thread, although it can also be spun, but the cloth made is rough, far less beautiful than silk, and close to the cheapness of kudzu hemp, does it have any other purpose? Li Siye glanced up at him, it made sense, he couldn't laugh at Tang Rao's narrow-mindedness, compared with other periods, this era is tolerant and open enough, allowing the people to wear Hu clothes, allowing foreign dances, allowing long songs to cry, and singing poems in public, people who can speak the Liufan language can be reused, and they can accept a strong female emperor.

In the open Tang Dynasty to make changes, compared with other feudal dynasties, the resistance is the most, the millennium family fell into dust in this dynasty, the imperial examination was promoted maturely, the withering of government soldiers can be replaced by recruitment, the rent can be changed to the two tax laws, and many of the legal systems that affect later generations are from the Tang Dynasty.

Ahem, it's far away. He beckoned to Yu Gou: "You come with me." Yu Gou didn't know what to do, so he had to follow him into the next room, where the straw mat and sheep felt on the ground were placed with a squarely folded quilt.

He stretched out his hand and pointed to it: "Go, touch it, it's comfortable, it's warm or not." Yu Gou looked at Li Siye with a strange expression, but he still squatted down and touched the quilt.

"The people of the Central Plains survive in autumn and winter, what do they use to fill the lining of the quilt?" Yu Gou replied: "Reed flowers, catkins, animal hair." ”

"Do you feel for yourself, how does cotton compare to them?"

"Reed catkins can't keep warm, and the effect is better than nothing, and as for animal hair, wool and duck down filled quilts may be better."

"Wool does keep you warm, but not everyone can afford it. Gebu Mai could not keep out the cold, and the people could only wear animal skins close to their bodies, but in spite of this, how many poor people could not stand the cold winter and died in the wilderness. The price and cost of our cotton, if it is fully promoted, is much lower than that of silk and animal fur.

Yu Gou obviously didn't think about this question, and nodded convincingly: "Li Yuanjun's thoughts are far beyond ordinary people such as me, and Yu Gou is convinced." ”

"Convinced? If you take it, don't hurry up and call someone! After a while, all the people guarding the city had gathered in the open space in front of the grass hall, and people looked at Li Siye with their eyes, waiting for him to issue a new order for reclamation, they only cared about interests, no matter what Kentian was for, as long as they gave money, Li Siye shouted: "Now I have decided to plant cotton on the newly cultivated land, and the seeds have been bought for you, and whoever of you has dug up the land will be sown, tended, and weeded until it matures." One of the elders in the crowd raised his hand and asked, "How much does it cost me to sow an acre?" ”

"There's no money." As soon as Li Siye's voice fell, people made the sound of chirping and disturbing the quarrel.

"No money, what do we do with cotton, can it be eaten?" Li Siye smiled chicly: "Of course, there is no money for sowing, care, and weeding, but when it is ripe, you pick the cotton and sell it to me, and I will buy it all at the price of one pound and eight yuan." "I want to chat with more like-minded people, WeChat follow

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