"The minister is here!"

Cheng Chumo saw His Majesty Li Er's serious expression, and hurriedly stood up straight.

"How much does padded clothing cost today?" His Majesty Li Er asked.

"Thirty Wen."

Cheng Chumo replied truthfully.

As soon as these words came out, His Majesty Li Ruo and Fang Xuanling were taken aback.

Although they knew that the things Li Hui sold would not be too expensive and could be bought by the people, they did not expect that they would be so cheap that they could really afford it for the vast majority of the people.

His Majesty Li Er pondered for a moment and then said: "From today onwards, I will pay money from the treasury, and you will change the selling price of the cotton clothes to 2 Wen, and I will pay the rest of the money!" ”

Cheng Chumo was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face, bowed to His Majesty Li Er, and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, with Your Majesty's move, you can really make everyone in the world have cotton clothes to wear!" ”

His Majesty Li Er just lowered the price of cotton clothes by ten wen, although it doesn't seem like much, but that is every cotton coat is reduced by ten wen, all the people in the world need to wear cotton clothes, if it accumulates up, it is an astronomical amount!

This money, even if it comes out of the treasury, is a big burden.

At the same time, if the price is reduced to 2 Wen, the pressure on the people to buy cotton clothes will be greatly reduced, although the price of cotton clothes is now very low, but after all, the bottom of the poor is the most, and the real need for cotton clothes is this part of the people.

His Majesty Li Er's measures have undoubtedly made it easier for this part of the population to have cotton clothes to wear.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Fang Xuanling also bowed deeply to His Majesty Li Er, "Your Majesty is sympathetic to the people's feelings, lift."

Cuo Yingming, the old minister seems to see that under His Majesty, the Tang Dynasty will go to a prosperous era, and His Majesty must be a generation of Ming Jun! ”

Being praised by Fang Xuanling like this, His Majesty Li Er still had a little pride in his heart, but after all, the current atmosphere was so serious, he waved his hand and said, "Well, the people's livelihood is on the one hand, and the army on the other hand, under the condition of ensuring the people's demand for cotton clothes, I want to let all my soldiers in the Tang Dynasty have cotton clothes to wear in the shortest possible time!" ”

His Majesty Li Er is still worried about the affairs of the border pass, although Xue Yantuo's harassment is only a small wave, and it has not brought any substantial harm to the Tang Dynasty, but it has also sounded a wake-up call - in the winter, the combat ability of the Tang Dynasty is still much worse than that of foreign people.

After all, foreign barbarians not only rode horses and archery since childhood, but also lived in a harsh environment for generations, and had a strong ability to adapt to this harsh weather.

However, His Majesty Li Er believes that after having cotton clothes, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army will definitely rise to a higher level.

"Your Majesty, I will announce the price revision now."

Cheng Chumo smiled, and hurriedly patted his stomach and said.

His Majesty Li Er looked at his belly, and wondered why Cheng Chumo's stomach was always bulging, but he didn't ask, but advised: "Although the price has been reduced to 2 Wen, it is limited to ordinary people, if it is a high-ranking official and nobleman, the doubts will be according to 30 Wen!" ”

He introduced this policy, using money from the treasury to subsidize prices, to benefit ordinary people, not to cheapen the high-ranking nobles.

"Okay!"

Cheng Chumo was happy, this is very good.

Because Li Hui's original intention is the same, these things were naturally invented to benefit the people, not to benefit those who are rich.

I don't know what I remembered, His Majesty Li Er suddenly looked at Cheng Chumo and asked suspiciously, "Chu Mo, do you know an old man and an old lady?" ”

"Huh?"

Cheng Chumo was stunned, and two people subconsciously appeared in his mind.

"Are you talking about such an old man and such an old lady?"

Cheng Chu pondered and described the appearance of Zhao Erchun and Wang Tuhua to His Majesty Li Er.

"That's right! That's them!

His Majesty Li Er was overjoyed, he just asked casually, but he didn't expect Cheng Chumo to know, "Who are they?" ”

"They...... is the founder of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, one is called Zhao Erchun, and the other is called Wang Tuhua. ”

Cheng Chumo replied truthfully, "What's wrong with them?" ”

"It's okay, it's okay......"

His Majesty Li Er thought about these two names, but he didn't say anything.

After all...... Well, it's a shame.

"I wonder what kind of thing can make cotton clothes so warm?"

At this moment, Fang Xuanling on the side asked a key question.

Cheng Chumo smiled slightly, and opened a large box behind him, which was the one that Qin Huaiyu had used before.

"Huh? Snowflakes? ”

His Majesty Fang Xuanling and Li Er subconsciously looked into the box, but asked in unison.

"No, no, it's not snowflakes!"

His Majesty Li Er soon realized that in such a hot substance, how could snowflakes not melt?

"What's that?"

Fang Xuanling stepped forward in wonder and put his hand into the box.

The next moment, he was completely stunned.

"This, this, so warm!

Fang Xuanling muttered.

His Majesty Li Er looked at Fang Xuanling's appearance, and his heart was extremely curious, so he couldn't help but step forward and put his hand into the box.

However, the next moment, he was also stunned, exactly the same as Fang Xuanling.

"Warm, really warm!"

His Majesty Li Er laughed, "This thing is very magical, what is it?" ”

Cheng Chu smiled silently, "Your Majesty, the name of this thing is cotton, and it is a plant that grows in the ground. ”

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of His Majesty Li Er and Fang Xuanling suddenly converged.

"So...... Can it be grown on a large scale? ”

Fang Xuanling grasped the key point and hurriedly asked.

"That's right, and the production is not low!"

Cheng Chumo nodded, "This is also the reason why the price of cotton clothes is so low." ”

"Unlike duck down and goose down, which are scarce, they can grow directly from the ground, so it's not unusual!"

His Majesty Li Er clapped his hands excitedly, "Wonderful, it's really wonderful!" ”

At this moment, the faces of both of them flashed with unprecedented brilliance.

They could predict that this so-called cotton would definitely become a plant that would be as blessed as potatoes.

"Alright, Your Majesty, let's go."

At this time, Cheng Chumo patted his stomach and said.

"Huh?"

His Majesty Li Er was stunned, and suddenly walked out of the joy, only then did he realize that Cheng Chumo was giving himself an eviction order?

He couldn't help but look dark, and said coldly, "Do you kid know what you're talking about?" ”

Cheng Chumo also frowned, "If you don't leave, do you want to keep the people waiting here?" The people are waiting to buy clothes to keep them warm! ”

Cheng Chu said silently and pointed out the window.