A pound of raw cotton can't produce much cotton, and naturally it can't weave much cloth.

Last year, the cotton area opened up in the Yellow River and Jianghuai was less than 4,000 acres, and the cotton produced was sent to the Taifu Temple Dyeing Department.

This year, the Department of Dyeing has only woven more than 1,600 horses, one of which is 10 zhang, almost 33 meters.

Yang Ming planned to reward them all, send a thousand horses to Jiangdu, let his father reward them, and reward the rest to these officials in Jingshi.

so that they may make clothes and wear them out.

Fresh gadgets are always eye-catching, not to mention that clothing originally represents identity.

The main materials of the clothing of the Great Sui nobles were silk fabrics: silk, silk, brocade, and Luo.

The common people are hemp fabrics: linen cloth, banbu cloth, silk cloth, falling linen cloth, and bearded cloth.

If a cotton cloth suddenly appears, it will naturally attract everyone's attention, especially after wearing it on the nobles, then those rich merchants will definitely follow suit.

Because the law of the Great Sui stipulates that the Shu people are not allowed to wear silk, silk, Luo, and brocade, nor are they allowed to wear gold and silver, but there is no rule that they cannot wear cotton.

When Wu Shi Tong was still a businessman, he couldn't wear silk fabrics, which is why Yang Miaozhi tried his best to give her husband a knight, because Yang Miaozhi couldn't afford to lose this person, and her husband was wearing cloth clothes when he went out, what is this called?

Yang Ming except for the cotton cloth prepared for his wife and children, the rest were rewarded to the officials of the DPRK and China, and let them make clothes as soon as possible to see the effect of the upper body.

So much so that when the New Year was approaching, many of the children of the noble families of the Jingshi were wearing a kind of light blue or blue and white cotton clothes.

Because the cloth woven by Taifu Temple this time is all dyed with the juice of knotweed (liao) grass, it is all blue, because knotweed is the cheapest dye, and this kind of grass is available all over the country.

And the primary color of cotton is white, so there are only blue and white cotton, so the clothes you make are also this color.

The young man in the TV series likes to wear pure white clothes, but in fact, basically no one wears them, because they are the same color as the mourning clothes.

Pure blue is more stable and vigorous, blue and white are young and vibrant, and they look good when you wear them.

For a while, the rich people in the entire Jingshi were asking where this thing came from, so that the fame of cotton cloth would be out.

After many Hu merchants found out, they had secretly made up their minds that when the war was over, they must buy more cotton seeds from the Western Regions and sell them to the people of the Central Plains.

The local wealthy families also plan to stock up on some cotton seeds, after all, many families have their own private weaving mills.

Yang Guang, who was in Jiangdu, couldn't put it down when he received this batch of cotton cloth.

Don't think that Jiangnan is not cold, the whole of China is like spring all year round, just a few, it is obvious that Jiangnan is not among them.

"This cloth is soft and warm, soft and close-fitting, and it is a good thing, if you use this as a winter coat, why be afraid of the cold?" Yu Shiji stroked a few cotton cloths in the hall with a look of amazement, and sighed:

"The crown prince prefers handicrafts, if it is not for the crown prince, he is a generation of giants."

Yang Guang smiled and said: "My son, I don't know what to say about him, in his report to me, I hope that I can give this new cloth to the Qing Qing for trial, I mean so." ”

Empress Xiao was holding a piece of cotton cloth in her hand right now, which had been cut from the cloth, because she found that this thing was very absorbent, and it was not too suitable for scrubbing.

Silk fabrics are cold, not warm, and it is not good to wipe your face, but cotton cloth is different, after bathing, it will dry when you wipe it, and you will not feel cool.

The more Empress Xiao looked at it, the more she liked it and said, "Leave me more." ”

Of the 1,000 cotton cloths, Yang Guang kept 600 for himself, and the rest were rewarded, while the textile industry in Jiangnan was relatively developed, and the clothes woven were also better-looking, because there were differences in dressing styles between the north and the south.

The north side is mainly close-fitting, and the south side is mainly loose and good-looking.

In the palace at the moment, Feng Ang is also there, he has just arrived from Guangzhou.

Now that the Guizhou region has begun to fully implement the imperial court policy, although the resistance is not small, Li Shimin is almost dead, but after all, it is developing in the right direction.

But Guangzhou, which is much wealthier, is not.

"I said general, the policy of the world is unified, even the old land of Goguryeo is now implementing the national policy, why is your Lingnan special?" Pei Yun sneered: "Do you have to go to the imperial army before you are willing to stop?" ”

Feng Ang said with a sad face: "I definitely don't want Lingnan to fight again, but I have already convened all the tribal leaders in Nanhai County to discuss this matter, and almost none of them agree, and I can't help it." ”

Nanhai County is the Guangzhou area.

In later generations, compared with Guangxi, it seems that the character of Guangxi people is harder and wilder, and the Cantonese people are slightly better, in fact, that is because in ancient times, after the opening of the sea, Guangdong gradually became a maritime trade center, so that a large number of people flowed in, resulting in the inclusion of all rivers in Guangdong, and people's personalities have also changed.

But in the Great Sui, Guangdong and Yunnan regions, it was the most barbaric.

Until later generations, the Chaoshan area of Guangdong was also unprovoked, and the Chaoshan area is the current Yi'an County, which is super difficult to govern.

Yang Guang is also a shrewd person, when he was the governor of Yangzhou, he suggested that Yi'an County be included in Yangzhou Mansion and under the jurisdiction of the governor of Yangzhou, but it had no effect, people just did not recognize the governor of Yangzhou, only recognized Mrs. Xian of Lingnan.

At that time, Yang Guang suggested that all the criminals who were exiled to Lingnan should be exiled to Nghe An County, hoping to educate the local people, but the result was that this place was super xenophobic, and those who were exiled did not end well, so the exile could only be changed to Nanhai County.

Therefore, Nanhai County is the most developed place in the whole of Lingnan at present, where farming, production, trade and handicraft are developed.

Yang Guang is also worried, he really can't use soldiers anymore now, when the army of Mai Tiecane returned, there was a mutiny on the road, but fortunately, the scale was not large, and it was suppressed by Mai Tiecane, killing more than 2,000 people.

It's all about military salaries, and the imperial court really has no money to allocate it, but it can't force the local rich businessmen to pay this money, after all, this is Jiangnan, not the north.

The Grand Canal has not been opened for a few years, and Jiangnan has not yet completely returned to its center.

"The main county towns, at the very least, should follow the imperial court policy first, and as for the tribal chieftains who oppose it, they can take their time," Su Wei suggested.

Yu Shiji shook his head: "Lingnan West Road is already progressing step by step, if the East Road is not changed, there will be drawbacks to the implementation of the policy on the West Road." ”

He is right, people in Guangxi will think, why do we have to change, Cantonese people don't change? Then we won't change it.

In this way, there is still something to do.

"I still want a bowl of water," Yang Guang frowned for a moment, and said to Feng An: "I canonized you as the Lingnan East Road Xingtai Shangshu Order, responsible for the implementation of policies, don't complain to me, you don't have bitterness." ”

Feng Ang lowered his head in dismay.

This is also no way, Guangdong must change, Yang Guang can't change his mind, although he knows that Feng Ang can't change, but he also has to strictly order the other party to change, this is an attitude.

So that Guangxi knows that Guangdong is also changing, but it is slower than them.

In this way, Guangxi will not feel at a loss.

When the imperial court recovers for a year or two, or if the matter of the northern Turks is resolved, Yang Guang will come hard.

Historically, he conquered Goguryeo three times, and did not hesitate to bring the country into the abyss, on the one hand, he wanted to save face, he could not defeat Goguryeo, which would affect the stability of the imperial power, and his prestige as an emperor would also be greatly damaged.

Although Yang Yong was still alive at that time, he had been given up by Yang Guang and was not regarded as an heir at all.

But in this life, because of Yang Ming, the atmosphere of the entire court is completely different, and Yang Guang's urgency has been somewhat reduced, after all, Goguryeo has been destroyed, and he has not insulted the name of his great cause.

And now, he really wants to save some capital, because Lingnan is not his ultimate cause, his idol is Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he wants to destroy the Eastern and Western Turks, and eliminate future troubles for the Great Sui.

After the court meeting ended, Feng Ang went to see his good friend Ning Changzhen, who is now an idle cloud wild crane, and the birds in the Ningyue County Mansion have also been sent to Jiangdu, and he is now accompanied by birds every day.

"Brother, give me an idea, I really don't know how to explain to those chiefs when I go back this time," Feng Ang said with a bitter face.

Ning Changzhen smiled, teased the caged bird, and said lightly:

"Your Majesty authorized me to participate in the court meeting every day, I have listened a lot, and I have a better understanding of the current situation, we Lingnan, the emperor in this life can't figure it out, and the next life will definitely settle us, so make plans early."

Feng Ang sighed and said, "Has the end of the Feng and Ning families arrived?" ”

"It depends on how you deal with it," Ning Changzhen turned around and said: "The current situation, the court is strong and I am weak, I am a mantis arm as a car, the court has talents, a Li Shimin, I will settle my Guizhou, you are already alone, how long can you last?" ”

Feng Ang said sadly: "It's not that I refuse to implement it, sandwiched between the imperial court and the wealthy family in Guangzhou, I am in trouble at both ends, and I am not a person inside and outside." ”

"It's hard to be a man, it's even harder to be a good person, when my brother advises you, go down and do it honestly, offend those chiefs, there is still a glimmer of life, offend the court, there is only one way to die, I can see it, I can't go back in this life," Ning Changzhen sighed for a long time, quite a bit of heroic twilight.

Feng Ang frowned and said: "The Ning family is in Guizhou, and they are already assisting Li Shimin in handling government affairs, and he is now the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Xingtai, and if my brother wants to return to his hometown, it will not be without opportunities in the future." ”

Ning Changzhen shook his head: "It's impossible, remember, if the emperor summons Feng Xuan, try to excuse himself, if he comes to Jiangdu, it will be the same fate as me, the two of us are not you, you are a loyal and honest person to the emperor, and the two of us are thieves." ”

"Brother's teachings, keep them in mind, my brother has taken his leave,"

Feng Ang got up, and after waving his hand deeply at Ning Changzhen, he was about to leave, but was stopped by Ning Changzhen:

"If you work for a few more years, you can retire, or take the initiative to ask to enter Beijing, don't be nostalgic for power, the imperial court will not allow people with too much authority in Lingnan to hold it there for a long time, you, be careful, have a good relationship with the prince, and only he can keep you safe in the future."

Feng Ang took a deep breath, nodded, and turned to leave. (End of chapter)