That night, Yang Ming still lived in Feng Yuzhi's dormitory, he went to Dugu Feng'er first, and only then came here to sleep when he was done.

After all, it has been a hundred days since the muscles were injured, Feng Yuzhi twisted his ankles, this is a twisted tendon, it takes a hundred days to be normal, and within three months, Yang Ming does not plan to have sex with the other party.

When changing clothes, Yang Ming suddenly saw a Feng Yuzhi coat on the hanger, which was quite exquisite, so he walked over and touched it.

Is this a cotton coat? No wonder it looks soft and thick, it's just a little rough.

"This is the clothes you brought back from your hometown?" Yang Ming turned around and asked.

Feng Yuzhi was lying on the bed, twisted his neck and nodded when he heard this, and said, "It's clothes made of Jibei." ”

"What is Jibe?" Yang Ming said curiously.

Feng Yuzhi explained: "It is a cloth made of cotton wool from the fruit of the kapok tree, which we call Jibei in Lingnan. ”

Can you make cotton? Yang Ming looked surprised.

Of course, this cotton cloth is not made of cotton, it is the cotton of the kapok tree, so the texture of the cotton cloth is worrying, but it is warm.

Why is there one in Lingnan? Because the kapok tree is a subtropical plant, only Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hainan have this kind of tree in China, after the fruit of this tree is opened, it is a ball of cotton, but this is staple fiber cotton, mainly used as a filler, made into clothes, and the requirements for textile technology are very high.

The long-fiber cotton that can really be used to make clothes has to be imported from the Americas, and the one imported from India is also short-fiber cotton.

However, the cotton of ancient China is really imported from India.

"I've been making this coat for several years, and more than 70 embroiderers have woven it little by little," Feng Yuzhi said.

When Yang Ming heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, I said, Lingnan has this kind of textile technology? Feelings are hard woven over the years, then this will not become a circulating commodity, no wonder the style is so simple, just like a cloak.

But then again, the ancient Chinese kapok textile technology was really developed by Lingnan first, and the representative figure was Huang Daopo in the early years of the Yuan Dynasty.

Huang Daopo is a native of Shanghai, ran to Hainan, and then integrated the textile technology of the Li nationality in Hainan with Jiangnan to summarize a new set of technologies.

The Zodiac Po spun kapok.

During the Tang Dynasty, Guangxi's cotton textile technology was very awesome, called Guiguan cloth, Bai Juyi had poems: Gui cloth was as white as snow, Wu Mian was soft in the clouds, the cloth was heavy and thick, and there was more than temperature for Qiu.

From this poem, it can be seen that cotton weaving is mainly in the south.

Yang Ming took off his clothes and lay on the couch, thinking about cotton in his mind, and he didn't know what Feng Yuzhi had done with his hand.

At present, the Great Sui has frequent exchanges with the Western Regions, and the cotton of Tianzhu must have been introduced, and historical records record that African cotton in Africa was probably introduced to Xinjiang in the third century A.D., and into the Central Plains in the fifth or sixth centuries.

Isn't it the sixth century now? African cotton is a long-fiber cotton, and it is best used to make cotton cloth.

At present, Shi Yao Silian, a subordinate official of the East Palace and the head of the subordinate workshop, mentioned in the historical book "Liang Shu Northwest Zhurong Biography":

Gaochang has many plants and trees, the grass is solid like a cocoon, the silk in the cocoon is like a fine silk, it is called white boil, the people of the country take more weaving as cloth, the cloth is very soft and white, and it is used in the market.

This white boiler is African grass cotton.

Good guy, I must go to Neiku tomorrow to have a look, if this thing can be planted on a large scale, it will be a great benefit to the country and the people.

"Okay, don't mess around, sleep," Yang Ming removed Feng Yuzhi's hand, then turned to the side and fell asleep.

His harem, at present, Feng Yuzhi's appearance is the lowest, not that people are not good-looking, but that others are too good-looking.

If Chen Shuyi teased him like this tonight, he would definitely not be able to stand it, but Feng Yuzhi has limited charm.

After the next day's court meeting, Yang Ming went to the left and right warehouses in the palace.

These two libraries are the inner libraries of Yang Guang and the queen, which are nominally under the management of Taifu Temple, but the key is on a small official of Taifu Temple, and the surname of this small official is Yang.

"The prince wants to find kapok from the Western Regions, is there anything here?" Yun Shou asked.

The Great Sui is called kapok, and there is no such thing as cotton.

The warehouse manager surnamed Yang nodded and said: "Yes, the garden behind the palace was planted some the year before last, and it was planted this year, but the types are quite mixed, I don't know what kind of prince is looking for?" ”

"You take me to see it," Yang Ming said.

The back garden of the palace is in the area where the Xuanwu Gate enters, the area is not small, there should be, and there is a place dedicated to seed cultivation.

That is, the seeds bought from the Western Regions are planted here on a trial basis.

Yang Ming saw African cotton at a glance, white flowers, and it was the harvest period right now, but it was used as an ornamental plant at the moment.

To be honest, there is nothing to admire, and the peony is not stronger than this?

Yang Ming walked over and pulled off a small ball, and rubbed it in his hand, yes, it is long-fiber cotton, which can be used to weave cloth.

I'm so tired, do you want me to improve my textile technology?

I don't have that skill.

Yang Ming held a ball of cotton in his hand and showed it to Yuanshou: "This can weave cloth, recruit some textile craftsmen from Lingnan and Jiangnan, study and study well, how to weave, of course, you also need to plant a large area, this is not your Taifu Temple's business." ”

Taifu Temple is in charge of the handicraft industry, and it is in charge of planting, which is the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

After that, Yang Ming looked at the warehouse manager surnamed Yang and said, "This kapok is a year-old, right?" ”

The treasurer nodded and said, "Back to Your Highness, yes." ”

Annual plants germinate, grow, bloom and die within a year, which requires a large purchase of seeds, first planting a large area, and then keeping the seeds.

Then next, Yang Ming has to find Sinong Temple, which is in charge of trade.

Sinong Siqing, originally Yang Chudao, was punished a little and was demoted to Shaoqing, Qing, and now Cui Shu.

As soon as Yang Ming stepped into the gate of the official office of Si Lane Temple, Yang Chudao greeted him first:

"Your Highness, if you don't come to me, please come in."

He is a clan, he has worked in Sinong Temple for half his life, he is more pedantic, and his ability is not good, but his surname is Yang.

"Where's Cui Shu?" Yang Ming asked.

Yang Chudao said: "He went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the minister sent someone to call him." ”

Yang Ming smiled: "I heard that you don't deal with people very well?" There is no such thing. ”

"Disagreements in official affairs are inevitable, and there are no selfish grudges," Yang said with a smile.

If a colleague in a unit has a grudge because of official business, it will definitely become a personal grudge, this is absolute.

"You are old, sometimes you do things, don't be too careful, people do things for the court, don't make stumbling blocks," Yang Ming said with a smile and a warning.

The clan also needs to be beaten, they rely on their own identities and often look down on their bosses, and their bosses are not easy to manage because of their identities.

Yang Chudao hurriedly smiled and nodded: "No, no, Your Highness, don't worry." ”

Entering Sinong Temple, another young secretary, Cui Hongzhou, and Cui Lao Wu also greeted him.

When he saw Yang Ming, he was a little uncomfortable, although their family had Cui Churen serving in the East Palace, but there was also Cui Lingzi, who was currently detained in the East Palace.

Whether the relationship with the crown prince is near or far, they themselves are also confused.

"Take out the list of this year's trade with the Western Regions, and I'll take a look," Yang Ming sat down on the main seat and commanded.

After a while, several officials came up with stacks of files.

"It's too much, it depends on Gao Chang," Yang Ming said.

So Gao Chang's share was taken out separately and presented to Yang Ming.

Gaochang is Turpan, where African cotton cultivation was earlier than the Central Plains, and the African cotton introduced by China in history was also bought from Gaochang.

"A pound of kapok seeds costs three hundred and twenty gold?" Yang Ming asked: "You spent so much money to buy it and plant it in the back garden?" ”

On the Gaochang side, although the five-baht coin is now considered a circulating currency, they mainly collect gold and silver, because they buy things from other places, and people ask for gold and silver.

Cui Shu, who had already returned from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said: "This kind of kapok can be woven and planted in the garden, also to observe its growing conditions and process, so that it can be widely planted in the future." ”

This is a practical person, Yang Ming nodded and said: "If you say so, the money will not be unjust, so where do you think it is suitable for planting?" ”

Cui Shu said: "Looking at its characteristics, it should be the first to try in the Yellow River and Jianghuai basins. ”

Cotton, even if it is made, it is not expensive, because it is not beautiful enough, it is not high-grade, and it will not become a high-end product like brocade silk, but for ordinary civilians, this is a treasure to keep out the cold.

As long as the planting area is large enough, it will not be expensive to make cloth in the future.

Of course, this is idealization, and if you really want to spread it out in an all-round way, it will not be impossible for decades.

"You negotiate with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and starting next year, let them open up a cotton area in the Yellow River, try to plant some first, see how it goes, and buy more seeds this year," Yang Ming said.

"If you buy more, you won't be able to buy much," Cui Shu said: "Over there in Gaochang, there are not many kapok seeds, so they won't sell too much to us, and they are not suitable for preservation, and less than thirty-one can really be cultivated when they are bought." ”

Yang Ming said: "Then you can buy as much as you want, do you still need me to teach you?" ”

Cui Shu said with a smile: "But you have to approve the strips with your Highness, and use gold to buy goods, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will not recognize us, and you have to come forward." ”

"It just so happens that I'm also going to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so come with me," Yang Ming took the lead in leaving.

It is definitely not a problem for him to spend the winter by himself, but ordinary people spend the winter at home, which is really similar to passing through the ghost gate.

Especially the elderly, which is why older people always can't survive the winter.

In the Great Sui, the elderly are mostly concentrated in the aristocracy and the south, and it is not easy for the common people in the north to live a long life, and winter is a big hurdle.

This is why, in later generations, many people in the Northeast went to the south for the winter, but at that time there was central heating, and that's it, they couldn't bear it.

Although in the eyes of the imperial court, the loss of labor force for the elderly was of little benefit to the country, but it had a great effect on social stability.

If there is someone in charge of his parents, he won't mess around. (End of chapter)