I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

Li Chengqian didn't care about the bonus or not, as long as Li Shen liked it, so he immediately ordered his servants to pack some tea leaves for Li Shen.

After Li Shen drank a cup of tea, to be honest, it felt really good. It tasted better than black tea and had a slight fragrance of green tea.

Mainly because drinking it can really refresh your mind.

"Third brother, drink less of this tea every day. Drinking too much is not good for your health. If you are too energetic, you will easily be unable to sleep." Li Chengqian reminded.

"Don't worry, I'll remember it. I'll just go back and let them study it." Li Shen nodded.

The two began to chat about trivial matters again, but Li Chengqian never asked about making silk, cotton and linen.

Li Shen didn't even mention it.

Only the cultivation of cotton is mentioned.

"Tenth brother, this cotton is indeed a good thing, but have you ever thought about one thing? Raw silk and linen are both made by ordinary people.

And it is also part of the tax. If you promote cotton, the raw silk, cotton and linen in the hands of the people will become worthless.

I have been thinking about it for a long time in the past few days. In their spare time, women and children in ordinary families will weave raw silk, cotton and linen to supplement their family income and exchange for things they need at home.

This was also their livelihood, but now their livelihood is gone.

The quality and low price of cotton cloth can indeed benefit the people.

well. I have been thinking about this for a long time, and there is no one-size-fits-all strategy. "

Li Chengqian sighed.

People in the Tang Dynasty relied on farming and textiles to make a living. If textiles were taken over by Li Shen, the people would lose an income.

It's not like Li Shen hasn't thought about this issue. Li Shen didn't sell the cotton for two days, so he was also thinking about this issue.

It is an unchangeable fact that the industrial age defeated handicraft industry, unless you don’t want progress,

The reason why Li Shen's cotton cloth is cheap is that improvements in textile machines and looms have increased productivity.

"Brother, the emergence of cotton cloth and cotton is a necessary condition for changing people's livelihood. It can solve the problem of people's winter.

Many people in the north freeze to death every year, which causes Datang to lose a lot of labor and population every year.

Moreover, when new things appear, old things will inevitably be impacted, and there is no way to change this.

Before the advent of printing, how many scholars made a living by copying books?

Brother, history needs development, just like the weapons we have now in the Tang Dynasty, they are more sophisticated than those in the Qin and Han Dynasties, with sharper knives and stronger shields. "

In fact, Li Shen really wanted to say that the times are developing, and those who are not suitable will be eliminated.

"But...but, alas, I also know the importance of cotton. I'm just worried about those people." Li Chengqian looked a little sad.

Alas~~Li Shen sighed secretly.

"Don't worry, brother, I will solve this problem. With the current productivity, cotton cannot replace raw silk and linen.

I will think of a way to continue using raw silk and linen, but the price may be lower.

The weather in the south is hot, and using raw silk and linen will make it cooler, as well as some small countries in the south.

There are indeed many places in the Western Regions where it is hot all year round, so it is better to use raw silk and linen. "

Li Shen grinned and comforted Li Chengqian. He thought of those desert areas in Arabia.

"That's great. Lao Shi, you are very confident when doing things." Li Chengqian said excitedly.

"Mr. Lang, the goods have been unloaded." The princess walked in.

Li Shen brought hundreds of carts of gifts, and hundreds of people from the East Palace were dispatched to unload the goods.

"Then let's take our leave, big brother and little brother." Li Shen stood up after hearing this.

"Huh? It's so urgent. Let's stay and have a meal."

"Yes, tenth brother, please stay for dinner."

The prince and princess did not expect that Li Shen would be so anxious, and they both tried to persuade him to stay.

"Another day, I'll come back another day. It will be Yuan Zheng soon, and there are still a few people who haven't given gifts." Li Shen waved his hand and declined.

The couple took Li Shen to the gate of the East Palace and watched Li Shen's carriage leave before returning to the front hall.

"Mr. Lang, there are quite a lot of gifts from His Highness Prince Ji this time, and just now the manager of Prince Ji's Mansion said that Prince Ji would not allow him to open the box for fear of damaging the contents inside.

So I let them in without checking? "Su Shi told me what happened just now.

"It doesn't matter. Old Ten is not an outsider and will be fine. Since we haven't seen anything, let's go and have a look."

Li Chengqian was also curious about what rare treasures were inside? Are you still not allowed to open the box for inspection?

The two came to the warehouse and looked at the densely packed boxes. Li Chengqian was also at a loss.

"Here, open a box." Li Chengqian pointed at a box and ordered.

The manager immediately went online and used an iron bar to pry open a box with great difficulty.

"This is..." The Crown Princess covered her mouth with her hands in surprise.

Li Chengqian was also a little shocked. It was full of copper coins.

"Open one." Li Chengqian ordered immediately.

The steward used an iron bar to pry open another box, which was still full of copper coins.

Li Chengqian ordered four or five boxes to be opened, which were full of money.

"Lang Jun, do you think these boxes are all money?" Su asked uncertainly, looking at the boxes that were almost filling the warehouse.

"I guess they are all." Li Chengqian nodded.

"Then how much does it cost?" Su was shocked.

"You have to count boxes one by one. You don't know that the copper coins in the tenth brother's house are never counted, only weighed, and it's almost enough. This is the habit of the tenth brother.

So none of the money is strung together here.

Someone bring me a scale. "

Li Chengqian knew Li Shen's habits better, but sometimes he didn't understand why Li Shen loved money so much.

Soon a servant brought a scale, and Li Chengqian ordered someone to weigh the box.

After a while, the manager calculated it.

"Your Majesty, the weight of the box, excluding the weight, is about one hundred and fifty."

"More than one hundred and fifty?" Mrs. Su was surprised again. She took out her notebook and asked Li Shen to read it.

Li Chengqian was shocked to see that there were two thousand unopened boxes written on it.

In other words, there are at least 300,000 strings here. No wonder Li Shen had to use hundreds of four-wheeled carriages to transport it.

Although the box is not big, it is full of copper coins, so it is very heavy. One box is close to 1,000 kilograms. No wonder it took six people to carry the box just now.

"Mr. Lang, this...is this...too much? Why did the tenth brother send so much money?"

Three hundred thousand guan may be nothing to some big families or even the Duke's Mansion.

But it was a huge sum of money for Donggong, and Li Chengqian's Donggong lived on that salary.

He also didn't dare to do business, otherwise the impeachment memorial would crush Li Chengqian to death.

If Li Shen hadn't always sent some money, Su almost sold her dowry. Although it was a bit exaggerated, it also reflected the poverty of the East Palace.