Chapter 634: [Cotton Planting]
I found Master Lu...
Master Lu was a little crazy about research. After asking, he didn't know what happened recently about cotton promotion.
Maybe this matter has not spread yet, or maybe he really doesn't care about foreign affairs.
Li Chengqian asked him to pass on a message, and Duan Lun soon ran to Li Chengqian's East Palace.
Seeing his forehead full of sweat, September was about to pass, and the weather had begun to cool down slowly. There was still so much sweat on his head. I don’t know how far he had been here or something, so busy like this!
"Thank you for your hard work in Shangshu Duan, sit down and drink a little water!" Li Chengqian comforted.
Duan Lun touched the sweat on his head and said, "Your Highness, don't dare, I dare, I came over after hearing the advice of Your Highness. I am afraid that the cotton promotion that Your Highness cares about will slow down for a while."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment.
He heard what he said, things were not going well.
Then what's going on?
It's impossible, Lao Li agreed, why is things going badly?
"Why?" Li Chengqian asked.
Duan Lun said: "The ministers in the three provinces have not reached an agreement, so the promotion has not been issued yet."
"Didn't my father agree? The officials in these three provinces do not agree. There must be sufficient reasons. I wonder what it is?" Li Chengqian asked.
Duan Lun remembered the fact that the ministers were blocking the promotion of cotton, which was also hateful and said, "According to the ministers of Duke Zhao's faction, if cotton occupies the fields, then the land for food is robbed, and the food is not enough for people to eat. How can we use the land for cotton to grow?"
"Didn't I say that cotton won't steal food land?" Li Chengqian said.
Duan Lun nodded and said, "I feel this way. However, Duke Zhao said that he has not planted it now, so why do you know that you don't occupy the grain field? This minister can't come up with a good way. He also said that even if he doesn't occupy the grain field, the cotton is so good that everyone will grow cotton in the future. Then, just plant all the fields, and this will also occupy the grain field!"
"Isn't this a problem to find trouble? It's made of nothing!" Li Chengqian felt very depressed for a moment. "Even if he occupies grain fields, he cannot ignore the important surname of cotton. Moreover, the law can also be used to stipulate the right to plant cotton. In this way, the problem of cotton not occupies grain fields can be controlled. Isn't this deliberately slowing down the promotion time?"
The cotton planting time is in March of spring, which is still a long time, so there is no need to hurry.
However, Li Chengqian felt that things would have been very smooth, but it would be uncomfortable if it was stuck here. And the person who stuck him was Changsun Wuji.
The last time he took Changsun Wuji's housekeeper, this also made the two of them slowly develop into their secret enemies, so now he is stuck with himself, isn't it just a way to express a fighting meaning?
Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down, and asked, "Shangshu Duan, for you, what will happen in the end in this cotton promotion?"
Li Chengqian wanted to know if he was stuck like this, whether he would continue to drag it down or finally cut it off.
"Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, I have attached great importance to food. Anything that violates grain and fertile fields will make concessions. Things that affect grain output will be stopped! If this matter is serious, it may be stopped!" Duan Lun said.
Being called off was naturally what Li Chengqian refused to see. He thought for a while and said, "Duke Zhao, that is, my uncle, stopped him because of people's livelihood. He was afraid of occupying food and land and preventing the people of the world from hungering. Then we can find another reason so that he can't refute it!"
Duan Lun suddenly looked at Li Chengqian curiously.
Is there anything more than Changsun Wuji's reason for people's livelihood?
"Yes, military combat preparations!" Li Chengqian smiled confidently.
After he said this, he asked Duan Lun to go back first and he went to find Li Jing himself.
Speaking of the War God Li Jing, Li Chengqian remembered the matter about his grandson and Li Yexu a few days ago. Li Chengqian asked Shuaiguo to tell him and let him convey the meaning of Wu Zhao. The little girl doesn't like you to disturb her every day, so you don't go in the future.
This is rejecting his pursuit. Li Chengqian believes that Li Yexu will understand that he will not go again after receiving it.
Li Chengqian didn't have to go to Li Jing's house. When he arrived at the Ministry of War, he saw him, stopped him, and talked about cotton.
After hearing this, Li Jing nodded and said, "Indeed, Your Highness proposed cotton at that time because of Goguryeo. He said that clothes made of cotton have a very warm surname that can keep the soldiers in that cold northeastern place!"
Fortunately, Li Jing still remembered that Li Chengqian smiled confidently and said, "So this is considered a military combat readiness resource? Such a thing that may be used to fight Goguryeo in a few years, but it is called off. How can I fight Goguryeo?"
Li Jing's face was very calm, and he was not excited by Li Chengqian's words. He said, "Your Highness, you should be cautious if you want to fight Goguryeo. However, there are many places in our Tang Dynasty that are in cold areas, and the soldiers there are suffering from the cold. Therefore, I support Your Highness's promotion plan!"
Li Chengqian smiled on his face.
After getting Li Jing's consent, he went to contact other military personnel and had a dispute with Changsun Wuji on the morning court the next day.
Although national defense security is above everything else, the role of cotton is just one of them. Without cotton, isn’t there any down jacket proposed by Li Chengqian?
However, the military's strength could not be silent. In the end, both sides agreed to the planting of cotton, which was temporarily used as military use.
The cotton planting fields are selected by the military themselves and then handed over to the three provinces for review and approval before they can be planted.
Judging from this situation, the people from the three provinces are unwilling to plant too much at once, so they need to review it. If the number of acres submitted is too many, they will cut them down.
However, this is enough to be planted as a test field. It doesn’t matter if the number of acres is small. After the cotton is planted, it starts to be made into clothes and is promoted and used in the army. Of course, some people will also be scattered. For example, Li Chengqian is not a soldier and will also use it for use, and will also use it for delivery to relatives and friends. In this way, when everyone sees the benefits of cotton, they will naturally promote cotton from military to civilian use!
"Duke of Wei, I'll talk to you about a business!" Li Chengqian stopped Li Jing and said with a smile.
When Li Jing saw Li Chengqian's appearance, he knew he was here to take advantage of it. He asked with a smile: "What's wrong with Your Highness?"
"Although the military has enough people to plant cotton, isn't it necessary to have skilled farmers? It's a problem for the army to cause trouble. I happened to have fields there, so I asked me to contract it!" Li Chengqian said.
Chapter completed!