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Zhang Dian knew that Yang Yi was behind this matter, but he himself believed that it was beneficial and harmless to promote cotton planting for the country and the people, so no matter who was behind it, he would not oppose such things that benefited the country and the people.

What's more, the relationship between him and Yang Yi has not reached the level of life and death, but Yang Yi's credit is too high, which makes him jealous, but now from all kinds of signs, it is indeed impossible to see that Yang Yi has the heart of rebellion;

When he returned to the court, the little emperor secretly came out to greet him, and scared the Manchu ministers to the point that he was terrified, and Yang Yi did not take this opportunity to hold the emperor hostage to order the world, and after returning to the dynasty, he did not ask about military politics, so he would not oppose Yang Yi in everything.

Empress Dowager Liu asked him directly, and Zhang Dian couldn't help but answer: "Queen Mother, the old minister also thinks that the promotion of cotton planting should be in the industry, and the cotton yield is indeed much higher than that of silk cocoons, as for the processing difficulties, the old minister thinks that as long as the cotton is promoted, the processing technology will be improved sooner or later, even if it can't be improved, the people will slowly process it themselves when the farm is slack, and the price of white cloth is expensive, and the people can always increase an income." ”

Empress Dowager Liu said: "What Zhang Xiang said is very true, do the ministers still have any different opinions?" ”

Shangshu's right servant shot Li Qingchen out of the class and said: "The Queen Mother, promote cotton planting, so that it can benefit the people, this old minister does not object, but still need to be cautious, first of all, we can not delay the agricultural mulberry, agricultural mulberry is still the foundation of the country, I have never planted cotton in the Central Plains, do not understand its temperament, once the care is not good, then the cotton will not be harvested, and the wrong agricultural mulberry, but the people will have no livelihood. ”

Shangshu Zuo Cheng Fan Chunren also went out and echoed: "What Li Xianggong said is very true, the queen mother, and the minister also think that the promotion of cotton should not be rushed. It is necessary to find some suitable places to try the seeds in each way, and wait to find out its growth habits. It is a safe way to decide whether to promote it on a large scale depending on the facts. ”

"Mrs. Yang. What's your take on this? Empress Dowager Liu's voice was very majestic, so majestic that Yang Yi secretly wanted to laugh.

He calmly went out and played: "Queen Mother, when the minister was fighting in the Western Regions, he had been to Gaochang and had some understanding of local cotton planting.

From the sowing of cottonseed to the emergence and unfolding of cotyledons, it is called the seedling stage. The sowing period of cotton in Gaochang is generally from the end of April to mid-May, and it takes about 7 to 15 days for seedlings to emerge. The seedling stage is called the seedling stage from the emergence to the current bud, which is about 40 to 50 days. The growth rate is slower at the seedling stage. From budding to flowering, it is called budding stage. About 22 to 28 days. The budding period is mostly from early to mid-June to early July, mainly long roots, stems and leaves, which is the period of building a bumper yield;

It takes about 48 to 52 days from flowering to flowering. The flowering period is mostly from early July to mid-August, which is mainly a period of vegetative growth and reproductive growth. From the beginning of the flocculation to the end of the harvest is the flocculation period, which takes about 70 to 80 days. Generally, it begins to spit in mid to late August, and is the peak period of flocculation in September, and the end of flower harvest in early November;

Queen Mother, it is worth mentioning. The sowing period of cotton is not like that of rice and wheat, and it must be strictly in accordance with the agricultural time, and if the spring warms up quickly, it can be sown in March. It can also be postponed to mid-May, which does not have a great impact on the growth of cotton;

In other words, cotton planting can be completely staggered during the busy spring planting season. And after sowing, field management is much simpler than rice-wheat. It does not require too much labor, and it does not have a great impact on traditional rice and wheat cultivation. Therefore, the minister thought that the promotion of cotton planting could make the people stagger the busy spring ploughing season, and there was no need to be too cautious. ”

When Yang Yi said this, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty looked at each other and were speechless.

What can you say? Mrs. Yang even takes a few days for cotton seedlings to emerge, a few days for spitting, and a few days for everything to say clearly, you don't understand anything, you don't even know when cotton will be sown, you say a fart!

At this time, the imperial envoy Luo Cheng stood up again and said loudly: "Empress Dowager Qibing, what Mrs. Yang said is reasonable, meticulous and detailed, it can be seen that Mrs. Yang has indeed had a serious understanding of cotton planting. However, the minister thinks that what Li Xianggong and Fan Xianggong said is not groundless. What Mrs. Yang understands is the cotton planting situation in Gaochang, which may not be suitable for the Central Plains, as the so-called orange is born in Huainan is orange, and born in Huaibei is orange, because the climate and soil quality are different, and the crop growth is quite different, which has to be prevented. ”

Now the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are even more confused, Luo Cheng has always been Yang Yi's pawn, a microphone, this time it won't be the wrong medicine, how does it sound like he is demolishing Yang Yi's platform? Could it be that the two of them already have a disagreement?

Empress Dowager Liu behind the bead curtain bowed her head and said: "What Imperial Envoy Luo said is very reasonable, but how to solve the problem you said, can Imperial Envoy Luo have a belly case?" ”

Luo Cheng immediately replied: "Queen Mother, for the livelihood of the world, it is possible to promote cotton planting, but in the process of promotion, how to let the people avoid the risks is particularly important;

The Queen Mother, a few days ago the capital opened a new West Indian Ocean trading company, this trading company for some Jiangnan businessmen joint ventures, yesterday the minister in the city restaurant accidentally came into contact with the president of this trading company Lin Ruhai;

When the minister asked him about the planting of cotton in Fujian and Guangzhou, Lin Ruhai told the minister that their trading company was willing to provide cotton seeds and planting technology to the people in various places, and even provide some financial help to a poor family, and signed a purchase contract with the farmers in advance, no matter how the price of cotton in the market fluctuated in the future, they would fulfill the contract and purchase all the cotton produced by the people at the signed price, so as to help the imperial court promote cotton planting in various places;

The queen mother, the minister carefully thought about this matter, if it is really implemented according to this, there are great benefits in the country and the people, the people only need to contribute some labor, without too much investment, there is a planting technology provided by the business, and the people have avoided the problem of blind planting with low yield;

In addition, there is a contract, and after the cotton is produced, the price will not suffer, so that the risk of the people planting cotton is minimized;

In addition, the imperial court can also save a lot of trouble, which is a great way to save trouble, the queen mother, the minister thought that this matter was not guarded against and let these merchants try it, but I was afraid that the unexpected effect would not be known. ”

Dali Temple Cheng Niu Yong immediately went out and shouted: "Queen Mother, even if you want to promote cotton planting, this is also a matter for the imperial court. Let some businessmen promote it? Merchants seek profit, if they are allowed to monopolize cotton cultivation. It will be the people of the world who will suffer. ”

Luo Cheng retorted for a long time: "My Great Song Dynasty has always encouraged industry and commerce, and businessmen to participate in Jinghu migration. The development of Guangnan and the river control project were the time of Shenzong, and it was also the time when merchants went to the border to trade in order to supply the border guards;

The imperial court had a law to open the middle, ordering merchants to transport grain to the border areas to help the imperial court solve the needs of the border army, and then the imperial court issued salt introductions, one by one. Isn't it all about encouraging businessmen to participate? Why can't businessmen interfere in cotton planting?

As for Lord Niu's fear that cotton cultivation will be monopolized by businessmen, this is even more unfounded, when the cotton output is small, the businessmen may be able to monopolize, once the cotton production increases greatly, who can monopolize it?

Nowadays, it is true that some businessmen deliberately raise the price of cotton in order to make a profit, but now cotton is not consumed by ordinary people. They are now raising the price of cotton, which will not have the slightest effect on ordinary people;

On the contrary, raising the price of cotton is of great use to promote cotton cultivation, and the people see that it is profitable. It must be planted in a race to be planted, and there is no need for the imperial court to go to great lengths to promote. ”

Niu Yong sneered: "Why is Lord Luo so keen to speak for the Western Indian Ocean Trading Company? Mo Dao and others don't know, but many officials in Beijing are afraid that they have invested in this West Indian Ocean trading company, right?

Judging by the list of officials revealed by the city tabloids. Although the name of Luo Yu's envoy has not been mentioned, I am afraid that he is also involved in it, right? Dowager. This is obviously a collusion between officials and businessmen, and the imperial court must investigate the relevant officials for their crimes. The Western Indian Ocean Trading Company was seized to rectify the situation and punish the lawless. ”

Luo Cheng was not willing to be weak, and immediately retorted: "The tabloids in Beijing have always been used to chasing after the wind and shadows, fabricating right and wrong, what ghosts and miscellaneous talk are everywhere, the imperial court has ordered them to be closed down many times, how can such tabloid rumors be credulous?"

Isn't it ridiculous that Lord Niu used a tabloid article to impeach many officials, but this official is strange, whether Lord Niu is an official of the DPRK and China, or the compilation of a tabloid, or the article in the tabloid is simply instructed by you to frame the ministers;

Lord Niu, if you can't produce tangible evidence today to prove that many officials in the DPRK and China have colluded with officials and businessmen, then you are making false accusations, and your heart can be punished. ”

"You ..............." Niu Yong glared angrily, but he was speechless.

Luo Cheng bit back, it can be said that it is ruthless enough, everyone learned from the tabloids that there are many officials in the DPRK and China who have close contacts with the West Indian Ocean Trading Company, you have to find evidence, unless you directly investigate and deal with the West Indian Ocean Trading Company, and arrest these officials involved in the case and take them to prison, what evidence can you talk about?

But isn't it the most ridiculous thing in the world to make such a big deal with an article in a tabloid, and these tabloids are theoretically illegal, and have been ordered to be seized by the imperial court many times?

Luo Cheng continued: "Queen Mother, it is true that the Western Indian Ocean Trading Company wants to make some profits from the promotion of cotton cultivation, but it is the nature of merchants to pursue profits, and if it is not profitable, no one will do it;

Just like the opening of the Chinese law of the imperial court, the reason why merchants were willing to transport grain to the border in exchange for salt was also to see that it was profitable. However, while the merchants profited, the imperial court also solved the problem of the supply of grain and grass to the border army, which was a happy thing.

Nowadays, the same is true for the promotion of cotton, and the merchants must want to profit from it, but this matter is undoubtedly of great benefit to the court and the people, as long as the court orders the local government to strengthen supervision, so that the trading company can effectively fulfill the contract signed with the people;

The Queen Mother, if this matter is not for the great benefit of the country and the people, the ministers will not dare to take it to this court meeting, and I hope that the Queen Mother and the ministers can be aware of it. ”

After Luo Cheng's words fell, many officials stood up and agreed, not a lot, but it was enough for the imperial court to face this problem.

The point is that judging from the attitude of Empress Dowager Liu, she supports this matter, she doesn't need to say anything, as long as she vaguely expresses her personal tendencies, there will be a large number of wall-riding factions in the DPRK and China who will stand up and agree with this matter.

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