Come on, Your Highness

In the purse are a few flocs as white as clouds.

Emperor Tiangan held it in his hand, and it was soft and elastic to the touch, so he asked, "Is this the cotton grown in your field?"

Xiao Hongben planned to make a grand introduction, but unexpectedly his father already knew about it, so he nodded and said, "Yes, the seeds have been removed, isn't it very comfortable to touch?"

"What's the use of this?"

"There are so many uses!" Xiao Hong couldn't hold the fold in his sleeve anymore, he pulled it out and stuffed it into his father's hand, "Come on, take a look at this, you will understand everything after reading it .”

Emperor Tiangan glanced at him, only to see that the man smiled very meaningfully, and urged: "Hurry up and see, if this thing is done, you must treat me as your darling!"

Spit out the four words "heart and sweet baby" from the mouth of his tall and strong son, Emperor Tiangan felt that his throat was a little uncomfortable, but he didn't care about it. Based on his understanding of Xiao Hong, if he didn't really have a baby in his arms, he wouldn't be so nasty Exciting.

He flipped through the notebook, and the opening chapter was Xiao Hong's characteristic dog-climbing characters——A Brief Talk on Cotton.

Going further inside, the more you look at Emperor Tiangan, the more you are familiar with this style of writing. This bold guess, relying on rigorous wording, and logical inferences reminded him that when Xiao Hong submitted [-] yuan for his [-]th birthday. word rice planting analysis report.

Although the article this time is much shorter, he still appreciates the unique narrative style this time.

But soon he skipped the previous introduction and planting, and after stepping into the use, Emperor Tiangan could no longer pay attention to other things, but read quietly and carefully.

He unfolded the booklet, and after reading the usage, he went back to look at the planting method, his expression suddenly became serious.

The use of cotton is extensively discussed, especially for the benefit of keeping out the cold and wear, and the use of ink is emphasized.

This seems inconspicuous, after all, fur, brocade, and silk cotton can also keep out the cold, and these are the materials used in the palace today, but the price is very expensive.

Rich people can afford it, but there are more poor people. Even if they spend all the money in the family, they may not be able to afford a coat, let alone winter equipment for the troops stationed everywhere.

But cotton is different!

Emperor Tiangan read the planting method word by word, because Xiao Hong had successfully grown cotton, so the steps were very detailed.

But it was because of the details that I found that although planting is not easy, it is not difficult. Compared with the planting of rice and wheat, there are not many requirements, just pay attention to light, water, soil and insect damage.

Almost all crops depend on these factors.

what does that mean?What a cheap price!

Emperor Tiangan's heart jumped up, and his heart suddenly became hot.

Eunuch Huang came to Xiao Hong's side with tea. Obviously, this booklet is very important to the emperor, and it will take a long time to look at it.

He has been with Emperor Tiangan since he was a child, and he has seen too many people and facts.

At today's banquet, he was at the side of Emperor Tiangan. Although he didn't say a word, he could clearly see what happened at the banquet.

Because the eldest prince was about to leave Beijing, the two princes competed for the emperor's attention in every possible way.

Today's emperors are pragmatic, value ability, and don't like flattery, so they do what they like, saying that they can learn world affairs from the eldest prince.

The second prince's defeat was just lip service, while the third prince's move was superior, not only expressing his determination, but also directly putting it into action.

However, it seems to be sincere, but in today's banquet, it seems a bit deliberate and eager to Eunuch Huang.

The third prince was too anxious to express himself, which made this brotherhood lack a sense of sincerity. If he really wanted to help his elder brother, he didn't need to make it clear in front of everyone today and invite him to make a contribution.

In comparison, the eldest prince is truly stunning.

Ten years of true temperament, everything he does is in accordance with the emperor's heart.

Eunuch Huang wouldn't believe that Xiao Hong didn't have his own selfishness and calculations, but what's great is that people don't feel it.

Hearty and free-spirited, looking at the vigorous smile on the son's face, the emperor can eat two more bowls of rice; listening to Xiao Hong's words, laughing and cursing can be repeated all over the face of the emperor who has never been showy.

The most important thing is that Xiao Hong really cares about the country and the people. Although he doesn't submit papers frequently, Emperor Tiangan always checks them carefully and praises Eunuch Huang. Do you like it so much?

As He Xichao once said, this unique father-son relationship cannot be learned by others.

Even if Xiao Hong leaves Beijing for a year or two, he doesn't have to worry about falling out of favor.

On the contrary, Eunuch Huang was worried that His Majesty the Emperor would be in a bad mood because he missed his son too much, just like at that time Xiao Hong squatted in Qinglian Temple and couldn't return home. Didn't Emperor Tiangan have no choice but to invite him in person?

Xiao Hong drank tea slowly, during this period, he didn't say a word, and didn't give much explanation, because He Xichao wrote very clearly in this report.

In the end, Emperor Tiangan closed the folder, and his eyes fell back on the bulging cotton, and he stretched out his hand to knead it twice, but found a few threads from the cotton ball, and then picked one up and held it in front of his eyes Watch carefully.

Emperor Tiangan asked: "Is this the thread made of cotton?"

Xiao Hong replied: "Yes, it is still thicker now, but the master craftsmen said that it should be finer and can reach the level of silk, but it is more resistant to dirt and wear than silk, and it will take time."

Seeing that Emperor Tiangan put it down, Xiao Hong didn't pay much attention to it, and said, "In fact, it doesn't matter whether it is fine or not, the important thing is that it keeps warm! When cutting clothes, stuff cotton inside, and this is a cotton-padded coat to keep warm. Inside the bedding Stuffed with cotton, it is a quilt! Nowadays, people often fill their clothes and bedding with ash and hemp, but after all, it is not that warm, and this cotton is different. If you don’t believe it, we can verify it.”

Emperor Tiangan was interested in these words, "What are you going to do?"

Xiao Hong then turned his head and told Eunuch Huang: "Eunuch, go and get the pair of white jade chess pieces that belonged to the emperor, and take three more purses of the same size, one filled with reed catkins, one filled with silk floss, and the other One for me to stuff cotton, and a pot of freshly boiled hot water."

No matter how good the idea is, it is not as convincing as seeing is believing.

After Eunuch Huang had prepared all the things he needed, Xiao Hong threw all thirty white jade chess pieces into boiling water and soaked them for half a stick of incense. One of the bulging purses was stuffed with reed catkins, the other with silk floss, and the other with cotton.

Then he fished out the thirty chess pieces that were hot on the surface, wrapped ten pieces each in small rags, and stuffed them into three purses.

"Take it out, hang it on the air vent, let the maids fan them every time the wind blows. After waiting for a stick of incense, take out the chess pieces, and then see which purse is hotter, and you will know which one is hotter. Warmer, Father, do you think it's okay?"

Emperor Tiangan looked at the two purses on the table and shook his head: "No."

The two of them were a little bored waiting, and after letting Eunuch Huang stare at it, Emperor Tiangan looked at Xiao Hong with a rare look, and asked, "Who exactly came up with the idea of ​​this cotton?"

Xiao Hong replied without hesitation: "Xi Chao, he saw it in a book of natural history of the Western Regions. It happened that Xie Shaoqing was on an envoy to the Western Regions, so he entrusted him to look for it. In the second year, the planters and seeds were given away. coming."

It's He Xichao again, Emperor Tiangan no longer knows how to praise this youngest number one scholar in history, this person is so knowledgeable and far-sighted, it may be difficult to find one among the great Qi, it can be called a sentence He simply didn't talk about evildoers.

His eyes fell on the notebook again, and he said in a positive tone: "This cotton talk is probably written by him, right?"

"Yes." Xiao Hong said it as a matter of course. He thought about it in a blink of an eye. Maybe the emperor said that he relied too much on He Xichao, so he added, "We discussed it together."

Emperor Tiangan didn't take the latter sentence seriously.

He sometimes worried that Xiao Hong would be restrained by He Xichao, but after thinking about it in a blink of an eye, Xiao Hong was not the one to be led by the nose.

He Xichao is a literati who is good at writing and ink, which is suitable for Xiao Hong's rough nature of not wanting to use a writing brush and wanting to do it beforehand.

Furthermore, from the present point of view, He Xichao's influence on Xiao Hong was not bad, and he didn't incite him to do anything out of line. The two of them actually best fit the ancient sage's description of the ideal relationship between a monarch and his ministers.

The king treats his ministers with courtesy, and the ministers are loyal to the king.

For this too many detailed and rigorous notes, no one except He Xichao could write them, so that even if Xiao Hong does this verification today, Emperor Tiangan believes it.

After all, no matter how eloquent and eloquent, it is better to make sufficient preparations, deduce with rigorous and rational thinking, and give predictable results step by step to make people convincing.

People in this era are not willing to spend time selecting samples, collecting, organizing and analyzing data, because it consumes energy and brainpower.

This makes it even more apparent that the former is floating in the air, while the latter is down-to-earth.

The time for a stick of incense passed quickly, and Eunuch Huang took down three purses and sent them over.

"Let's get it together."

After Xiao Hong said that, the father and son quickly disassembled the pieces, and then touched the three chess pieces.

"How about it, father, which one is hotter?"

Emperor Tiangan said: "I can't tell the difference between the silk and cotton ones, but the reed ones are indeed cooler."

"Silk cotton is so expensive. Even the leftovers of brocade can't be used by ordinary people, so this cotton can keep you warm, right?"

Emperor Tiangan nodded, holding a ball of cotton in his hand, his face showed joy, he couldn't let go, he said: "People must plant more immediately, the northwest is bitterly cold, and cotton clothes are needed even more." He thought for a while, and then told Huang Gong Gongdao: "The secretary of the Ministry of Xuanhu and the agricultural officials immediately..."

"Hey, Daddy, wait a minute, don't worry!" Seeing Emperor Tiangan's formation, Xiao Hong knew that he wanted to let his subordinates promote and increase planting, so he quickly stopped.

Emperor Tiangan looked at him and frowned, "What?"

"Father, although cotton is good, it is not appropriate to promote it immediately, let alone let the people give up their fields to plant it."

"Why?"

Xiao Hongdao: "It's not food, it can't fill your stomach, you can suffer from cold, but you can't be hungry."

As soon as this remark came out, Emperor Tiangan immediately calmed down and nodded. If the decree is issued once, it is afraid that a good thing will turn into a bad thing in order to pay the emperor.

Emperor Tiangan paced back and forth a few times, then glanced at Xiao Hong, the boy didn't even frown, it was obvious that he had an idea, and said: "Let's talk about it, don't you have other plans for offering cotton instead of promoting it? "

Hearing this, Xiao Hong showed a big smile, rubbed his hands together, and said hey twice, as if he was not embarrassed.

When Emperor Tiangan saw him like this, he knew that this idea was a bit bad.

"Stop messing with me, and speak quickly if you have something to say."

"Oh..." Xiao Hong then cleared his throat, "Well, father, let's say it first, I have selfish intentions, and it's not a bad thing."

Emperor Tiangan ignored him.

Xiao Hong said to himself: "I bought a lot of land, all of which are suitable for growing cotton..."

Emperor Tiangan immediately understood what Xiao Hong wanted to do, "You want to grow it yourself, then what?"

"Business..." Xiao Hong rushed out as soon as he finished speaking, begging for mercy to Emperor Tiangan who had already raised his hand, "Don't rush to do it, just listen to my explanation."

Emperor Tiangan's face darkened, and he snorted coldly, "Compete with the people, Hong'er, you think the court is peaceful, and you have to suffer basic impeachment to be interesting, don't you?"

Xiao Hong hurriedly said: "Nothing, this cotton was thought up by my Royal Palace, who is it to fight with? Besides, it is hung under the servants, it is not illegal, who in the capital has never done this? I am short of money, you privately They are subsidizing me, but this is not a problem. I can't take the filial money of the people below, right? It's too hot, because I don't want to accept bribes. After thinking about it, I can only make money and spend it by myself. Something wrong, right?"

Probably Xiao Hong was the first one who dared to blatantly say money-making words in front of the emperor, and Emperor Tiangan didn't react for a while.

Xiao Hong continued to persuade: "Father, whoever grows this cotton will have to be bought by the imperial court in the end, and let the household department purchase it by itself. You will have to drive up the price several times during this process. You know it well. But my Yingwang Palace is different. Direct supply, as long as there is a need, support the Northwest, I will send it over without saying a word, the price is absolutely fair, lower than the market. And do you still remember that I was asked to preside over the replacement of armaments, so that I could make money from it? A profit, I don’t like this, I feel like getting something for nothing, sucking blood like moths. But the cotton that I grow hard by myself, I use it for silver, this is labor income, it’s completely different, I feel at ease.”

Xiao Hong has his own bottom line, but he is definitely not lofty.He is stingy and stingy, but he just doesn't want to spend money on ostentation and vanity, and it's totally unworthy of a compliment for others.

He has been short of money for several years, but he will not follow the trend. Like his younger brothers, according to the usual practice, he takes money from the doormen.Because he knew that no one's money was blown by strong winds. If so much money was sent, it must be searched from other places. In the end, it would be the common people who were unlucky.

But doing business on your own is different. Trading and exchanging is a rule of the market. It can't hurt other people, and you can spend it confidently, so you don't need to think too much.

After hearing this, Emperor Tiangan figured it out, but he wasn't so easy to be fooled, Xiao Hong's eloquent explanation was nothing more than a purpose.

"Are you begging me for the cotton coat business of the Northwest Garrison, and even the guards everywhere?"

Now there is no such thing as a patent. Xiao Hong can grow it, and within a year, people who see business opportunities can also grow it. There is no need to exchange the arable land of the common people.

Xiao Hong clapped his hands together, and extended a thumb to Emperor Tiangan, "Father is still wise and powerful." He fumbled from his sleeve, and took out another crumpled document like a treasure chest, "Here, Father , Don’t say my son is stingy, you have subsidized me so much, how can my son forget you if he has a profitable business, I will give you [-]% of the shares!”

Eunuch Huang noticed with sharp eyes that Emperor Tiangan's expression had changed when he looked at the curled document.

The happiest thing in the world is thinking about you when something good happens. Money means nothing, but a stingy man like Xiao Hong can generously send money over here. It's hard not to be moved.

Emperor Tiangan never thought that Xiao Hong would give him money during his lifetime, although so far, his business has not made any money.

[-]% shares, really a lot.

"Look at it." Xiao Hong said.

Emperor Tiangan opened the document, and it was a strange equity transfer document. Although he had never seen this style before, it was clear from the written description that Xiao Hong transferred [-]% of this industry called "Yingmian" to to the emperor.

The kind that only pays dividends and does nothing.

"You keep it for yourself, I don't lack money." Emperor Tiangan didn't want it, filial piety was enough, but if he accepted his son's money, what would it be.

"I know you don't have any shortages, but there's no reason to take back what you gave away. If you don't want it, I won't accept any rewards from you in the future. I don't have that face." Xiao Hong said domineeringly, "Anyway, I'll just let you know. When the time comes to make money, I sent you the share you deserve, of course, if you lose money, it will be gone."

"As you like."

Emperor Tiangan looked at Xiao Hong, and suddenly felt that this was true, that he was indeed his beloved son.

This is the only one.

He became even more reluctant, always feeling that Xiao Hong's departure would make life dull.

"Father, now I realize that it's good to have more younger brothers. They can make love at your knees for me, and I can leave with peace of mind."

Xiao Hong's sudden sentence made Emperor Tiangan slightly surprised, "I just don't know who is afraid of falling out of favor?"

"Ah, just kidding, the important thing is that you are happy!" Xiao Hong squeezed his eyes and said with a smirk.Dan continued to accept the injustice, and said in a slightly serious tone, "Father, I shouldn't be talking about Xiao Ming'er's marriage, but seeing his hard work today, my son thinks it's okay to bother, so let's go." His heart, the girl from the Household Minister's family is quite suitable."

Emperor Tiangan was slightly taken aback, "The household department is a money bag, so you are willing to do so."

"What is there to be reluctant to part with? They are already close, besides..." Xiao Hong suddenly raised his chin, and said domineeringly, "Is there any king or minister in the world, no matter who they are, if they sit in that position, they will do their best. If the duty is wrong, father, son, I believe that you will not let it go when you are the first one."

After Xiao Hong finished speaking, he raised his chest, which showed that he was very broad-minded and showed strong confidence.

Let Emperor Tiangan appreciate it greatly, "It does look like an elder brother, Ming'er should remember your affection."

"Brother."

After Xiao Hong waved his hand generously, he left.

In the blink of an eye, the last day passed, and Xiao Hong and He Xichao were about to leave Beijing.

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