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The Illegitimate Son of the Song Dynasty Volume 4 Chapter 713 The Battle of Words in the Palace

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    Zhang Dun knew that Yang Yi was behind this, but he also believed that promoting cotton cultivation was beneficial to the country and the people, so no matter who was behind it, he would not do anything that would benefit the country and the people.  opposing.

    What¡¯s more, the relationship between him and Yang Yi has not yet reached a life-and-death level. It¡¯s just that Yang Yi¡¯s contribution is too high, which makes him jealous. But now from various signs, it is true that Yang Yi does not have any rebellious intentions;

    When he returned to the court with his troops, the young emperor secretly came out to welcome him, frightening the ministers to death. Yang Yi did not take this opportunity to kidnap the emperor and order the world. After returning to the court, he did not care about military affairs, so he would not  Oppose Yang Yi in everything.

    Empress Dowager Liu asked him directly, and Zhang Dun had to answer: "Empress Dowager, I also think that the promotion of cotton cultivation is a good thing. The yield of cotton is indeed much higher than that of silk cocoons. As for the difficulty in processing, I believe that as long as cotton is promoted, the processing skills will be improved sooner or later."  It will be improved, even if it cannot be improved, the people can slowly process it themselves during the slack time. The white folded cloth is expensive, and the people can always increase their income."

    Queen Mother Liu said: "What Prime Minister Zhang said is true. Do you ministers have any different opinions?"

    The minister's right servant shot Li Qingchen out of the squad and said: "The Queen Mother, promote cotton cultivation to benefit the people. I have no objection to this, but we still need to be cautious. First of all, we must not delay the cultivation of mulberry trees, which is still the foundation of the country.  We, the people in the Central Plains, have never grown cotton, and we don¡¯t understand its temperament. If we don¡¯t take good care of it, there will be no cotton harvest, and we will miss the opportunity to grow mulberry trees, which will make the people¡¯s lives insecure.¡±

    Fan Chunren, the minister Zuocheng, also went out to agree: "What Mr. Li Xianggong said is true. The Queen Mother and I also believe that we should not rush for success in promoting cotton. We should first find some suitable places to try planting in various areas, and wait to find out its growth habits.  After that, it is prudent to decide whether to promote it on a large scale based on the actual situation."

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

    He came out calmly and calmly and said: "Queen Mother, I went to Gaochang when I was campaigning in the Western Regions, and I have some understanding of local cotton cultivation. Basically, according to the people in Gaochang who have grown cotton for many years, cotton is shared from sowing to harvesting.  five periods;

    The period from the sowing of cotton seeds to the emergence and expansion of cotyledons is called the emergence period.  The cotton sowing period 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 period from seedling emergence to budding is called the seedling stage, which takes about 40 to 50 days.  The growth rate in the seedling stage is slow.  The period from budding to flowering is called the budding stage.  About 22 to 28 days.  The budding period is usually from early to mid-June to early July, when roots, stems, and leaves are mainly growing, which is the period for building a high-yield shelf;

    It takes about 48 to 52 days from flowering to catkins blooming.  The flowering and boll period usually occurs from early July to mid-August, which is mainly a period of simultaneous vegetative growth and reproductive growth.  The period from the beginning of catdding to the end of flower collection is the catdding period, which takes about 70 to 80 days.  Generally, catkins start to bloom in mid-to-late August, September is the peak season, and flower harvesting ends in early November;

    Queen Mother, it is worth mentioning.  Unlike rice and wheat, the cotton sowing period must strictly follow the farming season. If the spring warms up quickly, sowing can be done in March.  It can also be postponed to mid-May, which will not have a great impact on the growth of cotton;

    In other words, cotton planting can be completely offset from the busy spring plowing season.  And after sowing, field management is much simpler than that of rice and wheat.  It does not require too much labor and has little impact on traditional rice and wheat cultivation.  Therefore, I believe that promoting cotton planting can allow people to stagger the busy spring plowing season without being too cautious.  "

    When Yang Yi said these words, all the ministers in the court looked at each other, speechless.

    What can you say?  Mr. Yang made it clear how many days it would take for cotton to sprout, how many days to germinate, and how many days it would take to do everything else. You don¡¯t understand anything. You don¡¯t even know when cotton will be sown. You¡¯re talking nonsense!

    At this time, the imperial envoy Luo Cheng stood up again and played loudly: "Queen Qi Bing, what Yang Taifu said is well-founded and detailed. It can be seen that Yang Taifu has indeed had a serious understanding of cotton planting. However, I think that Li Xianggong and Fan  What Mr. Xianggong said is not unfounded. What Yang Taifu understands is that the cotton planting situation in Gaochang may not be suitable for the Central Plains. As the saying goes, oranges grow as oranges in Huainan, and as oranges grow in northern Huaibei. Due to the different climate and soil quality in different places, the growth of crops is also quite different.  There are differences, and we have to guard against this."

    Now the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were even more confused. Luo Cheng has always been Yang Yi's pawn and mouthpiece. Could it be that he took the wrong medicine this time? Why does it sound like he is trying to undermine Yang Yi?  Is it possible that there is already a rift between the two of them?

    Queen Mother Liu behind the bead curtain nodded and said: "What Imperial Ambassador Luo said is very reasonable, but how to solve the problem you mentioned? Does Imperial Ambassador Luo have any clues?"

    Luo Cheng immediately replied: "Queen Mother, for the sake of the people's livelihood, it is worthwhile to promote cotton planting, but during the promotion process, how to enable the people to avoid the risks involved is particularly important.important;

    Queen Mother, a new Western Indian Ocean trading company opened in the capital a few days ago. This trading company is a joint venture of some Jiangnan businessmen. Yesterday, I accidentally came into contact with the president of this trading company, Lin Ruhai, at a restaurant in the city;

    When Chen asked him about the cotton planting situation in Fujian and Guangdong, Lin Ruhai told Chen that their trading company was willing to provide cotton seeds and planting techniques to people everywhere, and even provide some financial assistance to a poor family, and had signed guaranteed price purchases with farmers in advance.  According to the contract, no matter how the price of cotton on the market fluctuates in the future, they will fulfill the contract and purchase all the cotton produced by the people at the signed price to help the imperial court promote cotton cultivation in various places;

    Queen Mother, I have thought about this matter carefully. If this is really implemented, it will be of great benefit to the country and the people. The people only need to put in some labor and do not need to invest too much. With the planting technology provided by the merchants, the people can avoid blindly planting crops with low yields.  high problem;

    ??Furthermore, there is a contract, and after the cotton is produced, the price will not suffer. In this way, the risk of people planting cotton is reduced to a minimum;

    " In addition, the court can also save a lot of trouble and save a lot of trouble. Queen Mother, I thought this matter was unpreventable and let these merchants try it. I'm afraid there will be unexpected effects.  "

    Niu Yong, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, immediately went out and yelled: "Queen Mother, even if you want to promote cotton cultivation, it is a matter for the imperial court. What's the point of letting some businessmen promote it? Businessmen pursue profit, and if they are allowed to monopolize cotton cultivation, they will suffer losses in the future.  They are the people of the world."

    Luo Cheng had time to retort: ??"We in the Song Dynasty have always encouraged industry and commerce, and merchants participated in the immigration of Jinghu. The development of Guangnan and the river control project were even during the Shenzong era, and merchants went to the border to trade to supply the needs of the soldiers guarding the border;

    The imperial court had a law to open China, which ordered merchants to transport grain to the border areas to help the imperial court meet the needs of the border troops, and then the imperial court issued salt to lead them one by one.  Aren¡¯t businessmen encouraged to participate in each case?  Why should cotton cultivation not allow businessmen to interfere?

    As for Mr. Niu¡¯s worry that cotton cultivation will be monopolized by businessmen, this is even more unfounded. When cotton production is low, businessmen may be able to monopolize it. Once cotton production increases significantly, who can monopolize it?

    Nowadays, it is true that some businessmen deliberately raise the price of cotton in order to make profits, but now cotton is not consumerable by ordinary people.  They are now raising the price of cotton, which will not have any impact on ordinary people;

    On the contrary, raising the price of cotton is of great use in promoting cotton cultivation, and the people see that it is profitable.  There must be a rush to plant it, and there is no need for the court to go to great lengths to promote it.  "

    Niu Yong sneered and said: "Why is Mr. Luo so keen to speak for the Western Indian Ocean Trading Company? Maybe others don't know that many officials in Beijing have invested in this Western Indian Ocean Trading Company, right?"

    Judging from the list of officials exposed by the city¡¯s tabloids.  Although Yushi Luo's name was not mentioned, he was probably involved, right?  Queen Mother.  This is obviously a collusion between officials and businessmen, and the court must hold the relevant officials accountable.  Seize the Western Indian Ocean trading companies to correct the rule of law and punish lawlessness.  "

    Luo Cheng was unwilling to be outdone and immediately retorted: "The tabloids in Beijing have always been picking up rumors and making up stories. They have all kinds of ghost stories and the court has ordered them to be shut down many times. How can these tabloid rumors be credulous?

    Isn¡¯t it ridiculous for Sir Niu to impeach many officials with a tabloid article that makes a fuss about rumors? I¡¯m really confused. Is Mr. Niu an official in the DPRK or a tabloid editor? Or maybe the article in the tabloid was simply ordered by you, sir?  Used to frame ministers;

    "Lord Niu, if you can't produce concrete evidence today to prove that many officials in the DPRK have colluded with government and businessmen, then you are making false accusations and you should be punished.  "

    "You" Niu Yong stared angrily, but was speechless.

    Luocheng bites back, which is quite cruel. Everyone knows from the tabloids that many officials from North Korea and China have close contacts with the Western Indian Ocean Trading Company. You need to find evidence, unless you directly investigate and deal with the Western Indian Ocean Trading Company and bring these involved to the case.  The officials arrested and imprisoned, otherwise what evidence would there be?

    ¡°But to go into such a big fight based on an article in a tabloid, and these tabloids are theoretically illegal and have been shut down by the court many times, isn¡¯t this the most ridiculous thing in the world?

    Luo Cheng continued: "Queen Mother, it is true that the Western Indian Ocean Trading Company wants to make some profits from promoting cotton cultivation, but it is the nature of businessmen to pursue profit. If there is no profit, no one will do it;

    Just like the imperial court's opening of China, the reason why merchants were willing to transport grain to the border in exchange for salt was because they saw the benefits.  But while the merchants were making profits, the imperial court also solved the problem of food and grass supply for the border troops. This was something that everyone was happy about. This is why the imperial court had the idea of ??opening up the Chinese market;

    The same goes for promoting cotton today. Businessmen definitely want to profit from it, but this time??There is no doubt that it will be of great benefit to the court and the people. As long as the court orders the local officials to strengthen supervision and make the trading companies earnestly fulfill the contracts signed with the people, it will be enough;

    Queen Mother, unless this matter is of great benefit to the country and the people, I would not dare to bring it up to this court meeting. I hope that the Queen Mother and all the ministers can understand it clearly.  "

    After Luo Cheng¡¯s words fell, many officials came forward to echo, not many, but enough for the court to face up to this issue.

    The key is that from the attitude of Empress Dowager Liu, she supports this matter. She does not need to say anything explicitly. As long as she vaguely expresses her personal preference, a large number of fence-sitters in the DPRK will stand up and agree with this matter.

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