Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 382
Before the Song Dynasty, China only had the word "cotton" next to silk, but not the word "cotton" next to wood. The word "cotton" only appeared in the "Book of Songs". It can be seen that at least before that, cotton was not grown on a large scale in the Central Plains, but only appeared in the border areas.

In ancient times, cotton was called Gubei, and finely woven cloth was called Ji and Baiji.However, before the Tang Dynasty, grass cotton was not known, and cotton cloth was mistaken for kapok. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, due to the difficulty of weaving, white folds were regarded as treasures.

Cotton is an excellent material whether it is used to make clothes for heating or to weave cloth.

Pu Chuluo scratched his head, and continued: "The cloth woven by this thing is soft and soft, of excellent quality, and the price is very expensive. It is very popular with the nobles in the Western Regions. It's just that the silk wadding is mixed with grains. It is difficult to get rid of, so it is very troublesome to make, and the output is extremely rare."

"It doesn't matter," Fang Jun held the whip in his hand, tapped the saddle twice, and laughed so hard that he couldn't see his eyes: "This thing...what is it called?"

"Bai Dizi."

"Well, can the planting range be wide?"

"Not much." Putruo shook his head and said, "Although the silk floss produced by this product is expensive to weave into cloth, it is difficult to remove the seeds, so the output is extremely low. It is only produced by every household during the winter leisure time. Weaving, no one is weaving when the farming is busy."

Hearing that the output is very small, Fang Jun doesn't care much.

Cotton likes heat, good light, drought tolerance, and avoids stains. It is suitable for planting in loose and deep soil. During its growth and development, as long as there are sufficient temperature, light, water and fertilizer conditions, etc., just like perennial plants, it can be continuously grown. Long branches, long leaves, budding, flowering, bolls, continuous growth and development, with unlimited growth and strong regeneration ability.

During the life of cotton, temperature has a great influence on its growth and development, yield and product quality.In addition to temperature, cotton is very sensitive to light, relatively drought-tolerant, and afraid of waterlogging.

Cotton can be grown in most areas regardless of whether it is south of the Yangtze River or north of the Yangtze River.

Cotton not only protects against the cold, but the cloth weaves is more durable and soft than kudzu hemp, and is cheaper than silk. As long as it becomes popular, it will definitely be a big business with huge profits!
As for the difficulty of deseeding?

That's not a problem at all!
When Fang Jun was young, his grandmother had a cotton gin used to remove seeds from cotton...

"It's really troublesome to plant this white stack. On such a good slope, we should plant more grass seeds and raise more cattle and sheep. Although Gaochang lacks land, the Central Plains does not lack it. You will buy more cotton seeds. When I bring it back to the Central Plains for planting, it will also make use of those hillside wastelands that no one cultivates."

Fang Jun said...

Where did Putruo have this insight?Immediately he patted his chest, and said proudly: "Why is this so difficult? After the harvest of these white stacks is finished, the younger ones will buy all the cottonseed, and as much as they have, they will all be given to the Marquis!"

The cloth woven from white dippers is very expensive, because the process is too cumbersome and the efficiency is too low, but bai dizi itself is not expensive, not to mention the cottonseed that no one wants?

It's rare to be able to sell some strength for this wealthy Lord Hou, and Pu Chuluo naturally takes care of everything...

Fang Jun pondered and estimated that the officials sent by the imperial court to take over Gaochang Kingdom would be when he got up and returned to Guanzhong. Calculating the time required for the journey, it was probably within the nearest month or so.

Then he said: "In this way, I have accepted the favor from Your Excellency, but the sooner the better."

Pu Chuluo was startled: "Master Hou is going to leave now? Now that you leave, our agreement..."

Fang Jun chuckled: "I can't stay here permanently, right? Although Gaochang is rich, it is a bit remote. You don't have to worry about brewing workshops and woolen mills. After returning to Chang'an, I will send the most capable My servant, come to handle this matter. There is no reason not to make money, right? Hehe..."

Putruo thought about it, and it was true.

Fang Jun is so young, he is the Marquis, his father is the Minister of the Tang Dynasty, and he himself is the future emperor's son-in-law. It can be said that he has a bright future. How could he condescend to the little Gaochang Kingdom?
This is the real power figure of the Tang Empire in the future!
Although Pu Quluo is a little naive, he is definitely not stupid. He knows that the benefits of making friends with the real power faction of the Tang Dynasty are simply endless. with...

Immediately, his attitude towards Fang Jun became more cordial.

But Fang Jun ignored Pu Chuluo's careful thinking. He was looking forward to "developing" a cotton gin, a hydraulic spinning wheel, or even a jenny spinning machine from a cottage, and then selling cotton cloth to the world by sea, creating the Tang Empire. The first industrial revolution...

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Fang Jun is now boarding in a Buddhist temple in Gaochang City. It is said that Xuanzang stayed there again when he traveled westward.

The reason why he didn't temporarily stay in the magnificent Gaochang Palace was because he was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble.Although the two generations of Gaochang kings all passed away, there are still a large number of concubines and concubines in the palace. They are all peerless pinks like flowers and jade.

Fang Jun is not a gentleman of Taoism, he learned Liu Xiahui to sit still, he is just at the age of youth, ignorant and vigorous, and when he meets such shy and timid pink beauties with pear blossoms and rain, it is necessary to have a little dewy love.

It's just that even after he conquered Gaochang Kingdom this time, Hou Junji was convicted of wantonly plundering and lost the trust of His Majesty Li Er. Because of losing his official position, he died in depression...

Compared with those two, Fang Jun felt that he was like the sun in the morning, and there was still a lot of light waiting to bloom, so he would not be greedy for a moment and buy hidden dangers for himself.

Besides, the matter of impeaching Hou Junji was that he mainly attacked the letter, and then he made the same mistake as Hou Junji himself. Do you really think His Majesty Li Er is easy to provoke?
In Gaochang in autumn, the temperature difference between day and night is huge.

Cool breeze at night, but still hot and boring during the day...

At noon, I followed Pu Chuluo out of the city, and under the scorching sun, Fang Jun's face, which was originally dark, became darker and redder by the sun...

Fang Jun was also unbearably hot. If he hadn't been concerned about his image, he would have wished to change into a bunt instead of wearing a toga with large sleeves and an extremely heavy official uniform.Back at the residence, I couldn't wait to take off my official uniform, took a scoop of cold water in the water tank, and then drenched it from head to toe, then took out the watermelon in the water tank, put it on the table and cut it with a saber Open, the skin is thin and the flesh is red, and the juice is dripping with a bite, and the cool melon flesh enters the abdomen, dispelling the heat all over the body.

"Refreshing!" Fang Jun swallowed a large piece of watermelon in a few mouthfuls, burped, and fell comfortably on the stool...

Just as he was about to take a nap, he was awakened by the sound of hurried footsteps outside the house.

Duan Zan, dressed in armor, stepped inside quickly.

"Admiral, there will be a military report at the end." Duan Zan bowed his hands and said.

Fang Jun waved his hand: "This is not a military camp, so you don't need to be polite." Then, he pointed to the cut watermelon on the table, so that Duan Zan could take it for himself.

Duan Zan has been with Fang Jun for a long time, so he knows that he is always informal, willful, and will not delay, so he went over to take a piece, and gnawed it.

In the blink of an eye, a piece of watermelon that was one-third the size fell into his stomach, Fang Jun was dumbfounded when he saw it...

Throwing away the skin of the melon, he wiped his juiced mouth indiscriminately, and Duan Zan said: "The scouts came to report that an unknown number of cavalry was found outside the Qijiaojing mountain pass. Judging from their whereabouts, they should be Turkic cavalry!"

Turkic cavalry?

Fang Jun touched his chin, a little puzzled.

Ju Wentai colluded with the Western Turks and turned his back on the Tang Dynasty, but when the Tang army attacked Gaochang, the Turks never showed up, except for the time when they attacked the Shenji Camp by the Puchang Sea...

At the most critical moment, the Turks abandoned their Gaochang allies and waited for the Tang Dynasty to occupy the entire territory of Gaochang, but then sneaked up, why?Could it be that he saw that Datang had too few troops stationed in Gaochang, and wanted to take advantage of it?

It doesn't make sense...

The Turkic Khan, Yu Gushe, had already fled to the desert before the war started, and he even moved away with his tooth tents, and his tribe followed him, because he was afraid that the Tang Dynasty would retaliate against him for doing bad things behind the Gaochang Kingdom and disrupting the commercial roads of the Western Regions.

Although Gaochang's garrison only left the Shenji Battalion, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army defending the city is very different from that in the field. Could it be that the Turkic people don't understand this and want to confront the Tang army head-on?
Fang Jun was a little puzzled.

(End of this chapter)