Take the mall to Datang

"Your Highness, take a break. You didn't eat much for lunch, and your body won't be able to bear it if you continue like this." Yuan Shan said with concern.

"Are you feeling sorry for me..." Li Xiuning asked softly.

"Uh...pretend I didn't say anything."

Chapter 131 Cotton Planting Plan

"Hmph, Yuan Shan, please tell me clearly, what are you running for..." Regarding Li Xiuning's temper, Yuan Shan accepted it as soon as it was good, and left the living room immediately, anyway, he explained all the precautions in the cotton planting plan Clearly, there was nothing wrong with him.

In the past few days, I have gotten along well with Li Xiuning, and I am idle, and it is unparalleled in Datang to tease or tease the princess when I have nothing to do.

And he still has more important things to do, that is, it is almost February, the temperature in winter is gradually changing, and he wants to use this year to create a dream, the dream in everyone's heart.

The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty cannot be enjoyed exclusively, only by sharing can we get more quickly. The life of the hardworking and simple people, at least here in Lantian, he wants everyone to have new clothes to wear, food to eat, and wages to take. Some people get rich first, and then drive more people to get rich.

Yuan Shan was thinking about the plan in the courtyard, when he heard Dugu Ruolan come out from the inner courtyard to look for him, and said, "Ruolan is looking for her husband, and we don't have much cotton left, what are the female workers going to do next?"

Only then did I remember that a small part of the cotton harvested last year was used to make cotton clothes, and the rest was used for spinning.

At first, Yuan Shan didn't know how to spin the thread. He didn't know until he saw a simple spinning wheel like a wooden wheel. It turns out that this kind of manual equipment has been used a long time ago.

After seeing the skillful spinning movements of the female workers, Yuan Shan immediately asked them to start spinning with cotton, which is the basic work of making cotton cloth. Unexpectedly, it was said that there was no cotton in less than two weeks. Also some headaches.

Insufficient raw materials have completely restricted the development of the textile handicraft industry. If cotton threads are used to weave cloth, female workers do not yet have the ability to do so because there are no looms.

It's not that there were no looms in the Tang Dynasty, but that the Yuanjia Manor didn't have such a thing. It was originally intended to be built.

But the loom is too big. The yard on the left was not long after it was built, and there is no room for the construction of the textile workshop. Therefore, the use of cotton is limited to the use of elastic cotton as filler, and there is spinning thread , These tasks are basically done in the room.

"My husband will arrange this matter, but the cotton will have to wait for the next year. My husband has already agreed with the princess that I can buy a layer of cotton at that time. It seems that we must build a textile workshop before that." Yuan Shan said.

"Everything is arranged by my husband." Dugu Ruolan said.

Although this is the book, Yang Wu of the workshop is now bringing three hundred people to fill Chang'an's kang and build a fire wall. Recently, people can't see it. There are also hundreds of people who make money year after year. Crazy, it is said that Liu Lizheng and his son haven't come home for several days.

Every time I go home, I will bring back more than a hundred copper coins, and I can't find anyone at all.

The business of this kang is extremely hot. It is not easy to sell the cement, bricks, and sand, but the inventory is still sufficient.

Hearing Dugu Ruolan's reminder, it seems that the workshop and construction team should be put into operation in advance.

"Yuanshan, why are you still outside? Come in quickly, and I have something to discuss with you." Li Xiuning said as she walked out of the living room.

Seeing that Dugu Ruolan was there, he immediately said: "Sister Ruolan is also here, these days I thought that I would discuss the cotton matter with your husband, you don't blame this princess, do you?"

"His Royal Highness is looking for the people of the Tang Dynasty. It is too late for the husband to help Ruolan. How can you blame the princess?" Dugu Ruolan said very politely, but Yuan Shan could tell that it was definitely not from Ruolan's original intention.

Seeing this, Yuan Shan chose not to participate. The thoughts between these women are really elusive. Just now, the princess of the Tang Dynasty talked about discussing cotton. In a blink of an eye, the two women chatted about homework, completely out of routine play cards.

"Your Highness, is there anything else you need to discuss about cotton planting?" Yuan Shan decided to disrupt the situation and asked.

"There is a planting plan, but we have to choose a few areas for trial planting. The land occupied by cotton planting will inevitably lead to a decrease in food production, so we need to be cautious." Li Xiucheng said seriously. ,

She has always taken serious things like this, and she immediately entered the working state, and Yuan Shan was surprised by the rapid change.

"It's cold outside, let's discuss it in the living room. If Ruolan is fine, how about we discuss it together." Yuan Shan said.

"Okay." Dugu Ruolan responded immediately.

These people brought by Li Xiuning had quite a complete set of things, even the map of the Tang Dynasty was kept on them at all times, no matter how you looked at it, it seemed strange.

Soon several people pieced together several maps, and at this moment the territory of Datang was presented in front of Yuan Shan's eyes.

The plan for planting cotton is almost done, and the planting methods and environmental conditions are very clear. my country is a big cotton producing country, but I almost forgot that the quality of cotton grown in different regions is completely different.

The best long-staple cotton is in the first generation of Xinjiang, but now where is the territory of the West Turks beyond reach? Or it can be planted in the Yellow River Basin, but that area is mainly the source of food for the Tang Dynasty. If cotton is planted, the food production will be under great pressure. .

Cotton is still just the first test, so Yuan Shan said without thinking: "Your Highness, it is better to put the main cotton planting base in the Chengdu area. If it is possible, we can plant cotton in several areas of Jiangnan Road, here and here can be planted first, and the quality of cotton in different production areas is also different, and we can make a comparison at that time."

After listening to Yuan Shan's words, Li Xiuning began to mark several areas on the map that Yuan Shan had marked. These were some approximate locations that Yuan Shan knew.

"Chengdu is a very good place, but it's a bit difficult to go back and forth on the Shu Road." Li Xiuning said with a frown.

After the cotton is harvested, the transporter will definitely encounter difficulties, and the cost will increase if it is not handled properly, it will be a waste of money. She even thinks that Yuan Shan's proposal is a bad idea.

Seeing Li Xiuning frowned, Yuan Shan couldn't guess what she meant, and said: "Your Highness, you can't ignore the lives of the people there just because the road to Shu is difficult. With this cotton project, if there is a good harvest Not only the imperial court, but also the local people. If you want to get rich, you need to build roads first. Besides, if you build the Shu Road, it will be very beneficial to the border deployment in the southwest of Tang Dynasty. At that time, Tuyuhun will not dare to disturb it easily. Datang border."

While discussing cotton planting, he did not forget to consider his own cement. If this is really a road, the cement needed is countless.

But the reality is that this kind of investment is not unaffordable in terms of the current expenses of the Tang Dynasty, but Li Yuan still needs the support of the court to use such a large amount of funds.

It is impossible for Li Xiuning to agree directly now, there are too many things involved.

"Your Highness, these are some references. No matter what, my Yuan family's cotton planting will triple this year."

Yuan Shan has already planned, and then Li Xiuning has Li Yuan's warrant in hand, and this year she will use her relationship to develop the planting industry, corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes, will there be any surprises then?

Chapter 132 Construction Training Course Begins

"Your Highness, in fact, there is no need to be embarrassed about this kind of thing. It is better to let the merchants do the cotton planting and let them spend money and effort to develop it. I believe that as long as you have the support of Your Majesty, this matter will be able to proceed smoothly." Yuan Shan said.

"It's a good idea for businessmen to seek profit, but how can you be sure that those businessmen will really join in?" Li Xiuning asked curiously.

This is actually very simple. Doesn’t Her Royal Highness have a start-up fund? It is entirely possible to set up a special fund for cotton planting in the Tang Dynasty. This fund is used to subsidize those businessmen, but they are required to plant cotton in the planting area that they have set. The size of the scale can replenish less than one-tenth of their silver coins.

After the cotton is harvested, it will be purchased at a more "appropriate" price. This price can be slightly lower, as long as the merchants can make some money.

In this way, Her Royal Highness only needs to buy it with money, and businessmen will complete the organization of planting and transportation.

Not only that, you can also set up subsidy requirements in the special funds. For example, after applying for a cotton planting project, let businessmen invest part of the money in road construction. After the road is built, you can subsidize some money, and you can set up a Datang Road Contribution List .

The more the big merchants invest, the higher the reputation they get. By analogy, some profitable projects released by the court will have limited application rights, so that those merchants will not squeeze their heads to help Her Royal Highness.

A businessman is profit-seeking, and you give him a business that can make a steady profit without losing money, and fools don’t do it. What they have to do is to invest first and then produce. For so many wealthy businessmen in Chang’an City, the money that was originally kept at home has been lost. Who will make more spare money once they go in and out.

"Her Royal Highness can also subsidize some small merchants, so that their small merchants can gradually become big merchants. After establishing a typical merchant, they can contribute more to the Great Tang." Yuan Shan said.

After Li Xiuning heard Yuanshan's idea, he was a little scared when he looked at Yuanshan again. If he really did this, it would definitely attract a large number of businessmen to invest and plant. At that time, even in a place like Chengdu, Sooner or later it will develop.

"Yuan Shan, you really didn't disappoint Bengong." When Li Xiuning spoke, her voice became very excited.

Yuan Shanxin said, what's the point? It's mainly for the sake of cotton production to carry out follow-up projects.

Then Yuanshan talked with Li Xiuning in detail about the special funds. In the name of the imperial court, the incentive policy was issued, the incentive mechanism was established, strict checks were required, and government officials were required to monitor the progress and so on. until night.

Even so, the princess of the Tang Dynasty still couldn't get enough of what she heard, because whether it was planting cotton or doing something else, this special fund could play a big role.

On the night of the same day, at the Taiji Palace, Li Yuan secretly applauded the contents of the memorial. What he was looking at was the special funds proposed by Yuan Shan.