The group welcomed Concubine Zheng into the house like a moon, only to find that they had gone out in a hurry just now, and they hadn't had time to put away the scattered things on the ground. As soon as Ji Ji and the others wanted to step forward and put it away, Concubine Zheng couldn't help but raise her hand lightly to stop everyone's movements.

She looked at the two snow-white cotton wool on the side with some curiosity, walked over, and reached out to touch it.

Fluffy, soft and comfortable.

"What is this?"

Concubine Zheng looked at Yueji who was holding her arm with some surprise.

"Back to the eldest mother, His Royal Highness calls this thing cotton, it is a strange thing from the Western Regions, it is said that when this flower blooms, it is snow-white all over the place, like white clouds, very beautiful. But what His Highness values most is its function......"

Speaking of which, Tsukihime pointed to the quilts and jackets in the room and explained next to each other.

"The one that is spread on the ground is called a quilt, and the one that is placed next to it is called a cotton jacket......"

Actually, without Yuehime's explanation, Concubine Zheng can guess a few points, after all, the shape of this thing is there.

Concubine Zheng walked over and tried it with her hands.

The fine silk quilt is filled with snow-white cotton, and even if it is only half done, you can still imagine the comfort after covering the body. Then he picked up the corners of the quilt and leaned over to smell it.

There is no peculiar smell, but a soft and warm smell.

"Good stuff!"

Concubine Zheng couldn't help but have a smile on her face.

After speaking, he sat down on the blanket spread on the side with great interest, and greeted Ji Ji and the granddaughters-in-law.

"Don't let people clean up, the old body is idle, it's better for everyone to sit down together and use this cotton to make bedding and clothes......"

Seeing that Concubine Zheng was interested in this, naturally no one dared to refute her interest, so they came over one after another and followed the work, because of this, the atmosphere gradually relaxed.

Tsukihime really couldn't help, so she consciously ran to the side again and spun her own cotton thread.

Fortunately, because of Zhao Ying's guidance, he can now spin like a decent, decent, and because of his soft body, he is proficient in Yue's dance, so his arms are raised, which is indescribably pleasing to the eye.

Concubine Zheng couldn't help but look over in surprise.

"This thing, can you still spin yarn?"

If it can only be used to fill and keep warm, Concubine Zheng doesn't think it's anything, after all, if it can only be used to fill and keep warm, it is a strange thing, but if it can be used for spinning, the meaning is completely different.

Because, to be able to spin means that it can be used to weave cloth, and it can be used to weave cloth!

can weave cloth, which means that this thing is very likely to be the country's important weapon that can be ranked with sericulture!

"It can be spun, and it is more convenient than silkworm cocoons, Ying'er said, this thing can also be woven into cloth, although compared with silk, it is slightly rougher, but it is much softer and more comfortable than linen, and thick and durable......"

Before Ji Ji finished speaking, Concubine Zheng's face had changed greatly.

"How much does this thing cost?"

Where does Mi Ji understand this, she shook her head a little blankly.

On the contrary, Wang Nan on the side answered with a smile.

"I don't know the specifics, but I heard my husband say that this thing is high-yielding, and an ordinary family of five only needs more than half an acre of cotton, which is enough to support a family......

Concubine Zheng couldn't help but gasp.

Although she didn't care much about national affairs, she also knew that if this was true, it would be tantamount to auspicious rain from heaven for Daqin.

Because, in today's Daqin, there are only two kinds of clothes, one is mulberry and the other is hemp.

In order to ensure enough cloth, the Great Qin Imperial Court even made detailed regulations that the people of Great Qin must plant how much mulberry hemp and how much cloth they weave for each household to pay taxes.

More rewards, less penalties!

Planting mulberry and raising silkworms, and then weaving into silk, the time and energy consumed in the middle are extremely considerable, therefore, the price is not expensive, ordinary people, simply can not afford to wear, and hemp, although cheap, but the degree of comfort, there is no need to talk about it.

Now, suddenly, a piece of cotton appeared.

It sounds like it's even more affordable than hemp, so why isn't she excited?

"Is that true?"

Concubine Zheng blurted out subconsciously.

"Nan'er has never seen this thing before, and I haven't heard anyone talk about it, but my husband said so last night, so I don't think there should be anything wrong......

When Concubine Zheng heard this, she smiled and nodded vigorously.

"Since Ying'er said it, then it must be! I didn't expect that there was such a strange thing in the world, what a good thing-"

Speaking of this, Concubine Zheng couldn't help but look around at everyone and said with a smile.

"No wonder Ying'er's stinky boy thinks about the Western Regions every day, instigating His Majesty to use troops against the Western Regions, it turns out that there are so many good things in the Western Regions - if Your Majesty knows about this, I don't know how happy I should be in my heart......"

Thinking of this, Concubine Zheng became more and more energetic. Turning his head to the female officer who followed, he commanded.

"Go, inform Your Majesty, and say that Ying'er has found a good thing called cotton from the Western Regions, which can weave cloth, protect against cold, and be economical, and the cost may not be as good as planting mulberry and raising silkworms......"

When the female officer heard this, she went impromptuly.

"Come, let's do it together, and strive to make a set of ...... before Your Majesty arrives."

Hearing that His Majesty was going to personally test the results later, everyone couldn't help but cheer up. In order to speed up the progress, Mi Ji even called a few maids and women in the house who were in charge of the female celebrity in the house.

After all, compared with others, their group of people can be regarded as playing tickets, and they are professional.

Sure enough, with the addition of a few maids, the speed of work suddenly accelerated a lot. Not only did he quickly make a quilt according to the requirements of Ji Ji and Wang Nan, but he even made a so-called padded jacket.

Daqin wears robes, and this cotton jacket is actually a cotton coat, which is considered a whim of Zhao Ying yesterday, and he drew it casually for people to make.

It's a kind of commemoration of the past life.

……

Inside the Royal Palace.

The First Emperor and Zhao Ying were listening to Shi Teng and Shaofu Shi Lu in Zhisu, reporting on the harvest of this year's taxes.

“…… In the first half of this year, there was not much rain, although it affected the harvest slightly, but the harvest of silkworm cocoons in many places was half a percent higher than in the past, and judging from the taxes that have been completed in various places, the cloth should be half a percent higher than in previous years......"

Speaking of this, Zhi Su Nei Shi Teng glanced at the emperor's eldest grandson Zhao Ying without a trace, and continued to say in a deep voice.

"However, this year's pressure on the imperial court cloth is more tense than last year - Hexi County consumes too much, and one county occupies one percent of the beginning of the imperial court cloth, plus Anbei County, the weather is cold, and seeing that autumn is imminent, I am afraid I will have to add two more jackets to keep out the cold......"

As he spoke, he glanced at him with a resentful expression.

If it weren't for the fact that His Royal Highness the Emperor Sun was too tormented, when he encountered this kind of harvest year, why would he be so worried that his hair would be pulled and thinned a little.

Zhao Ying: ......

Even Shi Lu, who has always been close to Zhao Ying, had to bite the bullet.

"Ahem-the Hexi side does cost a bit a lot, why don't we squeeze it a little?"

Zhao Ying: ......

No wonder you two are in charge of money, you came to the palace today, and the feelings have been colluded a long time ago, so you want to take the knife with His Royal Highness!

However, he was not angry in his heart.

Because, he himself knows that what the two Great Qin's money bags said is not wrong at all, even if Great Qin's cloth harvest is better than in previous years, it is a little beyond his means.

After all, the land used to grow mulberry hemp has not increased much, and the number of women used to weave cloth has not changed significantly.

But can Hexi County and Anbei County move?

Apparently I can't move!

That's my home base.

"Ahem-the two of you can't look at the problem and can't be so one-sided......"

Zhao Ying coughed lightly, and said seriously while considering his words.

"The new construction of Hexi County and Anbei County has cost the imperial court a lot of money, grain and cloth, but it has also provided a large number of cattle and horses for the imperial court, and the pressure on the local use of livestock has been greatly reduced, just this one, my Daqin has reclaimed thousands of hectares of land this year, and these lands will be raised for two years, that is, fertile land that can be used to cultivate and pay taxes - not to mention, there are many furs, muscles and bones, etc., which also greatly relieves the pressure of consumables for the imperial court to make leather armor bows and crossbows......"

Nowadays, most of the government affairs of the imperial court are from Zhao Ying's hands, and Zhao Ying has never forgotten it, so he is now clear about the situation in various parts of Daqin, as well as the information of various departments, and maybe he knows three points better than the two chief officials.

Speaking of which, it is naturally to the point.

"I remember that this year, Guanghedong County sent nearly 10,000 pieces of cloth......

As he spoke, Zhao Ying picked up the brush casually, pulled over the paper, and made a small table of income and expenses for them in various places. Clear, understandable, and clear at a glance.

The most important thing is that such a stroke is pulled, as if this year's cloth is tightly enough!

It's like a batch of cloth born out of thin air.

The two of them couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

"You're pretty good at this form......"

It was the words of the First Emperor that made the two of them come back to their senses, and then they suddenly realized that this small table drawn by His Royal Highness the Emperor Eldest Sun just now seemed to be a really good thing.

Compared with the previous ledgers, this table is too clear, too concise, and too intuitive!

"It's okay, if you use it for bookkeeping, it will definitely be easy to use - with this, even if there are individual officials, if you want to do anything in the account book, I'm afraid it's not so easy......"

In the past, Zhao Ying didn't care about the money and grain accounts, and he didn't pay attention to this aspect of the problem, but today this is because Shi Teng and Shaofu Shi Lu are eyeing him, and he draws it out by hand, only to realize that in this era, double-entry accounting is still a kind of BUG-like existence.

At this time, seeing that the First Emperor and the two of them were interested in this kind of form, they simply pulled a blank piece of paper and carefully explained the principle of this kind of bookkeeping to the three of them on the spot.

The more the three of them listened, the brighter their eyes became.

"Where there is a loan, there must be a loan, and the loan must be equal, wonderful!"

Zhisu Nei Shi Teng couldn't help but praise the knot.

"With His Royal Highness's method of bookkeeping, the world wants to be a traitor and a beetle who profits from it, and he can take a break!"

In any dynasty, as long as it is related to money and food, there will always be some blood-sucking silverfish.

Although the imperial court arranges people to audit accounts every year, these people themselves are good at it, and the people who do these things often collude with each other and cover each other.

Not to mention that in an era like Daqin, when bookkeeping was still relatively primitive and rude, even in later generations, it was not easy to find out.

But this kind of double-entry bookkeeping told by Zhao Ying, for the people of this era, is a dimensionality reduction blow, leading by more than 2,000 years, at least in a short period of time, it is difficult for them to come up with a means to deal with it.

This is enough for Daqin.

When Shi Teng and Shaofu were still thinking about how to implement this new style of bookkeeping in their own departments, the first emperor's eyes were already slightly narrowed, thinking about how to use this method to check accounts in all parts of the world.

Especially the six countries of Shandong, those counties that are more happy!

Of course, Zhao Ying didn't expect that Daqin would set off a bloody storm again because of the bookkeeping method he launched at this time. In fact, from his heart, he didn't want this kind of situation, at least in the current two months, he didn't want too much turmoil in Daqin.

Because, I remember that in the original history, it was because of the frequent problems in various places, coupled with the Kwantung Jade Pendant Incident, that the First Emperor completely made up his mind to go on patrol again.

It is now the middle of August, and the date of the last tour of the First Emperor is approaching.

The first goal is that the First Emperor will not go on patrol, and the second goal is to recuperate the body of the First Emperor, even if he really goes on patrol, he must do his best to ensure the physical condition of the First Emperor.

Come back alive!

That's the bottom line.

He proposed this, simply to help Nei Shi Teng and Shaofu Shi Lu solve the problem of cloth pressure, lest these two guys always stare at their Hexi and Anbei day by day.

Zhao Ying spoke seriously, and the First Emperor, Nei Shi Teng and Shi Lu also listened seriously, and even Hei, who had never paid much attention to the movement here, couldn't help but secretly prick up his ears and looked over here from time to time.

With this kind of bookkeeping, it would be a great addition for Hei Bingtai to check the account books of some officials.

Zhao Ying's facial senses are so keen, seeing this goods, he honestly worked his side, couldn't help but laugh dumbly, stopped what he was doing, and beckoned to him.

"Hei Lao, if you don't dislike it, you might as well come over and listen to it together-maybe, it can be somewhat useful......"

Hei looked at the First Emperor, saw that the First Emperor nodded slightly, and immediately smiled and arched his hand.

"Thank you, Your Highness—"

After saying that, he walked over quickly.

A group of people were learning the double-entry bookkeeping method, when suddenly they heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside.

The First Emperor couldn't help frowning slightly, and looked at the guards who were walking in quickly.

"Your Majesty, the female official in Concubine Zheng's palace asks to see——"

When the First Emperor heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, and subconsciously glanced at Zhao Ying beside him.

What Concubine Zheng is going to do today, he naturally knows it clearly.

Now, suddenly, he came to see himself......

It can't be his eldest grandson, something is wrong!

He was already thinking in his heart, whether to let Nei Shi Teng and Shi Lu avoid them for a while, after all, if his eldest grandson really had anything unspeakable, he, who was the eldest father, would have to take care of his face.

However, I think it's unlikely, after all, if there is really a problem with this kind of thing, Concubine Zheng should find herself in person, instead of letting the female official report the news.

Thinking of this, I hesitated.

"What did you say?"

"Yes, Concubine Zheng found a good thing called cotton in the palace of His Royal Highness the Emperor Eldest Sun......

When the First Emperor heard this, he looked at Zhao Ying on the side, but he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, as long as it wasn't his eldest grandson who couldn't have children, nothing else was a problem!

Zhao Ying didn't know that at this time, his dear eldest father was already secretly doubting his basic ability as a man, and thought he was asking about cotton.

(End of chapter)