Li Shimin's will: Li Zhi, the throne belongs to your brother

"It's a sheep!" Li Tai glanced at the white wool and asked.

Sheep are different from goats. Sheep are lazy, but their hair is longer and their meat is fatter.

Goats are more active and lively, and their meat is more chewy and elastic.

Therefore, people naturally think that fat sheep are the best sheep.

This is still a conscientious businessman, using sheep.

"Are all Turks this kind of sheep?" Li Tai asked.

"They are all good fat sheep." The businessman replied quickly.

"En." Li Tai didn't say anything, but secretly remembered it in his heart.

Walking all the way, there are many rare and exotic objects.

Li Tai, on the other hand, was not in the mood to go shopping, and was thinking about how to form a chamber of commerce.

"Husband, this time I have a lot of things on my mind. Could it be that you are thinking about the maidservant of Silla?"

Yan Wanjian asked angrily beside Li Tai.

"Wan'er, have you ever heard of white folded cloth?" Li Tai asked with a smile.

Yan Wan thought for a while and replied.

"White floral cloth? There seems to be some in the house, and the emperor gave some.

Husband asked why? "

"The servant girl is wearing a white patterned cloth.

This white folded patterned cloth is much better than the linen cloth for keeping warm, but the price is cheaper than mink fur.

It can be used to keep out the cold in winter. I wonder if the kapok can be brought to Datang for planting. "

"So it turns out that Wan'er blamed her husband wrongly."

you!Knowing to be jealous all day long...sooner or later, he will become that jealous jar. "

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Before long, two hundred people were roped into a string.

The businessman was holding the rope like a cow, and there were many people watching at the back of the line.

The businessman led him to the gate of King Wei's mansion.

This scene attracted countless people to point and point, you must know that all of them are beautiful young women.

"I heard in the morning market that King Wei bought two hundred slaves. I thought it was a rumor, but I didn't expect it to be true."

"It's so beautiful, it's just that it's not easy to give birth, and everyone is so thin."

"Although it is not easy to give birth to, but it is good-looking!"

"Two hundred... Can King Wei bear it?"

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"Husband, the businessman is here, do you want to meet?" Yan Wan said with a look of surprise.

"No, just pay." Li Tai said indifferently.

Soon, the businessman took the money and left Wei Wangfu with a happy face.

And Li Tai couldn't wait to report the good news to Li Shimin.

Cotton is full of treasures, but it has the reputation of "king of crops" and "platinum".

Cotton can be used to make clothes, cottonseed can be used to extract oil, nectar can be used to keep bees, and cottonseed meal can be used as fodder.

But now Datang mainly uses ramie, also known as (Chinese grass).

The output is pitifully low, even the modern very scientific planting is only less than 250kg per mu, while the average output of cotton is 400-500kg.

The difference between the two can be doubled or even more.

Li Tai walked up to the group of people, glanced around and asked, "Which one of you speaks Tang dialect?"

The servants in front of them suddenly became agitated, like frightened quails, they all looked down at Li Tai.

Li Tai frowned and glanced at the crowd sharply: "If no one can speak Tang dialect, they will all die!"

As soon as the voice fell, many of the servants and servants heard crying and talking.

Obviously there are people who understand but are unwilling to stand up.

"You, come out." Li Tai pointed to a Bodhisattva who was crying the most, and motioned for the guards to bring him out.

"Wait, I will... I will speak Tang dialect."

It seemed that her sister stood up quickly and replied in fluent Chinese.

"You bring out ten people who have planted kapok, and enter the palace with this king."

Soon, the man stood up with ten people in fear.

"The rest of the people are settled." Li Tai said to the guards.

"Prepare the horses, this king will take them into the palace."

Soon, Li Tai brought the ten Silla people to the gate of the palace.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Wei brought ten slaves and maidservants to seek an audience outside the palace," the eunuch reported.

"Two hundred slaves?? And brought ten into the palace... Is this going to send me ten??"

Li Shimin knew right away that Li Tai had buried two hundred slaves, but he didn't know what the other party was thinking.

But I didn't expect to send ten of them into the palace, and my face twitched continuously... This is really a father-son relationship...

"Quite~"

"I have seen my father ~"

"Exemption."

Li Shimin asked with a strange face: "My lord, I heard that you bought two hundred slaves.

Why? "

"Going back to Emperor Father, I noticed that they were wearing kapok-woven clothes."

"Oh? What's wrong with this thing?" Li Shimin was a little puzzled.

"I think this stuff is very warm and can be grown in the Tang Dynasty. The kapok is better than the linen."

"En~?" Li Shimin's expression became serious, it seems that Gaochang Kingdom paid tribute to this thing.

But I haven't studied it carefully, after all, there are too many tributes every year.

I don't know exactly how.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin turned to the eunuch and said.

"Go, that piece of sackcloth and white folded cloth."

"Yes!"

Soon, the eunuch found the linen and white folded cloth.

Li Shimin carefully Mosuo the gap between the two, and he can feel the difference between cotton and hemp.

"Kapok is indeed softer and warmer than linen."

Li Tai explained slowly.

"Sackcloth is breathable, cool, and wear-resistant. It is very suitable in summer, but it is not warm enough in winter.

Ordinary people stuff catkins, chicken feathers, and straw into their quilts, and they can only hide by the stove.

The quilts of the big families are made of silk, mink, and plush.

This product, I have tried it, although it is not as good as the mink fur, but it is far better than the linen cloth for keeping warm. "

Speaking of winter, you have to mention the hot kang. "The Book of Songs * Xiaoya * Hu Ye" says, "The kang fire means sunburn."

Another example is "Zuo Zhuan": "Song eunuch Liu Chitan is in place, and he will go when he is approaching"

Obviously, the Tang Dynasty had heated kangs. What is quite speechless is that this heated kang technology was also applied for by Bangziguo.

After hearing this, Li Shimin nodded again and again, and asked, "Can the kapok's yield per mu and cost be planted in Datang?"

"Da Tang can be planted, but as for the yield per mu... I don't know.

But Erchen has already bought the Bodhisattva Man, and they will know the yield per mu and how to plant it. "

Li Tai only knew that cotton was platinum and could be grown in the Tang Dynasty.

As for the yield per mu, cost and planting method at this time, it is really blind.

Li Shimin nodded and said immediately: "Then what is the emperor's plan?"

"My son intends to interrogate Bodhisattva first, and then send people to Gaochang to investigate.

If you can use the caravan to buy a batch of seeds and Gao Changnu who can plant them. "

Li Tai thought for a while and replied.

Cotton is a matter of great importance, and it must be taken no matter what.

"How to avoid criticism from other families on this matter?

I am afraid that the royal family will receive a lot of criticism if they send a caravan. "

"My son has a way to make all the families obey me."

"Oh?" Li Shimin asked with interest: "What kind of method??"

"Businessmen seek benefits and avoid disadvantages. If they are lured by benefits, they will definitely flock to them."

"What's the benefit of the emperor to make all the merchants obey?"

"Of course it's the mountain of gold and silver!!" Li Tai replied with a smile on his face.

"Huh?" Li Shimin frowned tightly.

"My son has a method of refining colored glaze, which is very cheap."

"The method of refining colored glaze?" Li Shimin was surprised.

Liuli was regarded as a treasure in ancient times and was worth thousands of gold.

In Buddhism, it is one of the "Seven Treasures". It is considered to be a treasure with aura of gods and spirits, which can protect the peace of the ten directions.

And this thing is also used to hold relics.

Li Tai replied confidently.

"My son sells the finished colored glaze to the big families, which will definitely drive them away with profit."

Li Shimin thought for a while, then pondered: "This method is feasible, but the price of colored glaze is high.

Those who are jealous in their hearts and want to but have no money in their hands will exploit the people even more. This method is not beneficial to Datang! "

Indeed, for the major families, if the money is not enough to afford it, they can only search for money to buy it.

The target of the search is only the common people, and the money will eventually flow into Li Tai's hands.

Li Tai got the money, the big families got the colored glaze, only the common people were searched.

In the end, only Li Tai will benefit, which is not good for the entire Tang Dynasty.

"Father, have you ever thought about selling Liuli to other countries as a national merchant?"

"Sell to another country?" Li Shimin frowned tightly.

"Your minister lures you with glass, since they want to join, they must pay and obey your order.

The minister made colored glaze into the appearance of Buddha and sold it to the Western Regions in exchange for cattle and sheep in the Western Regions.

They took the cattle and sheep from the Western Regions and came to Erchen to buy them here.

Over and over again, people in the Western Regions had more Buddhas made of glass, their ministers had more cattle and sheep, and the family had more money and cattle and sheep.

The servants are selling cattle and sheep to the common people at a low price in exchange for grain.