Ten years of mystery. Winter. The 10th day of the winter month. The congregation is a lot of people. You Jiafan's "exhaustion of those wealthy families is a day that is unforgettable for a lifetime, and it is also a day that is extremely eye-catching and cannot be ignored in the Tang Dynasty and even in the history of the whole China or the world.

Because on this day, cotton cloth appeared on the stage of Chinese history for the first time, cotton jackets and quilts. There are also cotton fabrics such as cotton clothes, which are also revealed in front of people, and appear in large numbers in the daily life of hundreds of aristocratic and wealthy families in Chang'an. It can be said that they are witnesses to this history.

And the creator of this history, the initiator of the cotton imitation weaving technology that was revealed hundreds or even nearly a thousand years in advance, is standing in front of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin diligently, waiting for the final judgment of Li Shimin, the eternal monarch.

In front of Li Shimin, a newly-made quilt folded in all directions was neatly placed, and a set of trendy and thick large cotton clothes and pants were placed. There is also a plain cotton cotton cloth that has not yet been discarded.

Together with Li Shimin, the Ming Jun, on the left and right sides of Li Shimin, Su Bingren, the chief secretary of Nongqing. Tao Yande, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Qiu Zhixun, the new secretary of the Ministry of Households, all had two big eyes open, looking at the three things on the table in front of them with great surprise and shock.

Although as early as yesterday, Liu Yiyi had already sent one or two pairs of quilts and cotton jackets to their house, which they had never used before, and they also had a general understanding of the use of Liu Yi's purchase of white stacks, and they also had a new understanding and admiration for Liu Yiyi's intelligence and thoughts.

Think what people can't think, and people can't do what they can't. It is no wonder that under the leadership of Liu Yiyi, it only took less than two years of hard work for Liufu to become Sanyuan or even a whole catty. It is one of the richest households in Chang'an District.

I thought that being able to do this was already the limit of Liu Yiyi, but today, in this imperial study, after they saw the silk white cloth presented by Liu Yiyi, together with Li Shimin, a famous monarch through the ages, all the people stood there dumbfounded, and all their eyes were on the inconspicuous white cotton cloth.

If it is said that using white stacks to put out a quilt jacket is a novelty for Li Shimin and them, then. The silk white cloth now in front of them was enough to be called a shock to them.

In this era where silkworms and hemp are the main sources of cloth, what does the emergence of a new type of cloth mean for the entire Tang Dynasty or the whole world?

Money! Tons of money! In this dynasty, copper coins and cloth noses were the main currency in circulation. Mastering a new method of weaving cloth can be said to be equivalent to mastering a machine that can print real money.

Including Li Shimin, Su Bingren, Qiu Zhixun and Tao Yande, they all secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and no one present was stupid. As for the value of this silk silk that Liu Yi called cotton cloth, they all saw it very clearly.

"Mr. Liu. Is this cloth really woven from white stacks? Seeing that the three ministers present were all stunned and speechless, Li Shimin raised his head in disbelief and spoke to Liu Yi again

Looking at the cloth in front of you, the texture is neat, the silk thread is smooth, although it is slightly inferior to silk satin, but compared to those ordinary linen, it is much better. If it is used to cut clothes, it is much more comfortable and suitable than linen.

Of course, there is one more point, and the most important one. Li Shimin stretched out his hand to caress it, feeling the soft warmth coming from the cotton cloth, and thought in his heart. The raw materials needed to weave this good-looking cloth are the worthless Bai Xizi.

Thinking of the white stacks, in Gaochang is only used by those low-class poor people to fill the pillows and cover the quilts, there are weavers, but there are very few. And the fabric that is woven out is made of good material. It looks far from the lowest-grade linen cloth in the Tang Dynasty, and compared to the cotton cloth woven by Liu Yiyi in front of him, it can be said to be the difference between the clouds and soil. Imagine such a tattered cloth, except for those poor people who are not clothed, who else will buy and sell on a large scale?

"Back to the emperor, this cloth is indeed out of the white stack, if the emperor does not believe it, it can be small. The people's house went up and inquired. Liu Yiyi replied indifferently, for Li Shimin and the reaction of these people after seeing the cotton cloth, Liu Yiyi did not feel strange at all, for the ancients who only knew silk and linen, at first glance saw this kind of high-grade cotton cloth woven in the house, if there was no novelty and surprise, it would be strange.

"Liu boy, like this kind of cloth, how much do you still have in that house? How many horses can be produced per day? Without waiting for Li Shimin to answer, Su Bingren, the chief secretary of agriculture, interjected, turned his head to Liu Yiyi and asked

"Hui Su's words" bowed slightly to the few people present, and Liu Yiyi replied unhurriedly: "What the villain brought today is the first horse woven in the house, and the current inventory in the house

"As for the daily output" After a pause, Liu Yiyi cautiously glanced up at Li Shimin, and said softly: "Rong Xiaomin said a big thing, if the raw materials and appliances are complete, it is not impossible to have ten thousand horses per day." ”

"Devour!" Listening to Liu's words, at the same time as their eyes lit up, all the people couldn't help but take a breath of cold air at the same time, ten thousand horses a day, what is the concept? If it is converted into silver money, how much is it worth? For a while, there was silence in the entire imperial study.

"I wonder what the utensils you are talking about? Ordinary silkworm and linen weaving utensils, may be used? It is worthy of being the Shangshu in charge of the Ministry of Industry, his eyes and thoughts were immediately placed on the utensils that Liu Yiyi said, staring at Liu Yiyi's face, Tao Yande asked Liu Yiyi softly.

"Back to Tao Shangshu, ordinary silkworm and linen weaving. It can be used, but it is not easy to use, and the woven cloth is far from being as smooth and meticulous as it is now. Bending slightly, Liu Yichi politely answered his very unconstructive question.

If ordinary weaving tools could be used, cotton would not have been put in the waste position until now, and he glanced up at the old man Tao. Liu Yidi despised it fiercely in his heart, and if he wanted to inquire about the cotton weaving utensils, why did you just say it, why did you turn around and go around in such a big circle?

"As for the silk weaving utensils used in the mansion" looked up and saw that the four uncle-level figures, including Li Shimin, the Ming Jun, were all looking at him with blank eyes, and Liu Yiyi straightened up. said softly: "It's just some ordinary utensils improved by the small people, and it's not worth mentioning." Don't bother the saints here

"Huh?" Seeing that Liu Yiyi refused to speak. Everyone smashed their mouths twice in disappointment, and the expression of dissatisfaction on their faces was fully displayed, but according to Liu Yiyi's current reputation and his contributions to the Tang Dynasty and the royal family in the past two years, they really didn't want to force him too much.

"That being the case, I don't know what Mr. means by presenting this thing in front of the Union today. Embarrassed to ask Liu Fu in person, Li Shimin swept the three things on the case, lowered his head and asked Liu Yiyi.

"Back to the emperor". After waiting for a long time, he finally waited for Li Shimin's question, and Liu Yiyi replied with a good time: "Don't hide it from the emperor, the people are here to ask for taxes." ”

"What is a tax? Why? He was stunned, looked up at Liu Yiyi in front of him, and then looked down at the three items on the case. Li Shimin already had some understanding in his heart, but he still asked Liu Yiyi very cooperatively.

"Back to the emperor". Liu Yiyi replied: "Regarding the acquisition of Bai Diezi by Xiaomin, I think the emperor and the three adults have also heard about it, and they all have some understanding of the value of Bai Diezi, although Bai Diezi is cheap, but these three products made by Xiaomin." The emperor and the three adults are obvious to all, but they are all really good goods, not inferior to those silkworm things

"And". looked up at Hubu Shang, who had never spoken out all along: "In order to prevent those farmers in Datang who live on silkworms and hemp from having no food to eat." The price of this kind of cotton cloth and other products produced in the thug's house must not be too low. At least not cheaper than those coarse cloths on the market now, so

At the opening, Liu Yiyi set the price of each cotton cloth above ten times, compared with the labor and raw materials consumed, the profit margin during the period was a hundred times, not at all compared to the "three original tea" launched by Liufu. Inferior.

"Hmm, Qiu Aiqing, what do you think about this matter?" After listening to what Liu Yiyi said, it was in line with Li Shimin's conjecture, but this Ming Jun never thought that Liu Yiyi would give such a righteous and awe-inspiring reason for the high price.

"Back to the emperor, Weichen thought that what Mr. Liu said. Very much! "Straight arch, Qiu Zhixun didn't say frankly without any hypocrisy;" When Fang Cai saw the three objects presented by Mr. Liu, Wei Chen had been thinking about this problem in his heart, as Mr. Liu said, if this texture is better than silkworm linen. Once the cotton products with higher output and cheaper price than silkworm hemp are sold in the market, it is not difficult to imagine how great the impact on silkworm hemp will be, and how cruel and cruel it will be to those farmers and merchants who raise silkworms and plant hemp and weave and sell cloth and make a living from it. ”

"You know, in my Datang territory, only the farmers and merchants who rely on silkworms and hemp for a living, there are enough of them, if the cotton cloth is a new cloth, and there are no more restrictions on the price, then the consequences, Weichen dare not think about it."