The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 244 Qingzhou Cotton

Chapter 250 Six Qingzhou Cotton
As for what Chen Yi and others did, Chen Kui had also heard about it. Chen Kui knew what kind of result Chen Yi and others would face. Looking at Chen Ziming's appearance, Chen Kui knew that it was impossible to rescue Xiang.

If Chen Ziming's parents were still there, he could have started from his parents, but now Chen Ziming is alone. As for Chen Ziming's wife, Cai Yan, Chen Kui is not qualified to meet her. Cai Yan's background is not comparable to Chen Kui.

As for the other person who could speak in front of Chen Ziming, Chen Kui didn't even have the qualifications to ask to see him, and that was Chen Ziming's elder brother, Liu Bei.

Moreover, if Chen Kui dared to bring the actions of Chen Yi and others to Liu Bei, not only Chen Yi and others may die, but the Chen family may even be implicated.

Three days later, the Military Disciplinary Office of the Military Department publicly tried Chen Yi and others. Not only did all the military officials at all levels come to listen, but Chen Ziming also invited those members of the clan to sit aside and watch.

There is no excuse, and all the evidence is solid. Under Chen Ziming's secret instruction, Chen Yi and others were sentenced to death for violating military discipline, and the rest were exiled to Fuzhou to do coolies.

It wasn't that Chen Ziming hated the Chen family, Chen Ziming didn't have any idea of ​​public revenge, but Chen Ziming wanted to take this opportunity to show everyone that he dared to extend his hand to the army and bully the bloody soldiers, and the consequences were so serious.

This time, not only the Chen family was punished, but also many children from other big families were punished together. No one dared to stand up to resist, and no one dared to intercede, because Chen Ziming stood there, and Chen Ziming did it again. Soldiers backed up.

Chen Yi and other daring people were punished, and then the hot-blooded soldiers who were oppressed were compensated, and all the soldiers who did not receive fair treatment should be compensated.

Lu Xin and others were also brought back to Linzi by Chen Ziming. After seeing the end of Chen Yi and others who bullied them on the spot, they burst into tears. They were not crying for themselves, but felt the care and love from Chen Ziming and others.

But in the end, Lu Xin and others still refused to return to the army as instructors, but chose to go to Fuzhou, because they had already settled there, and they were also used to life in Fuzhou. Only when it is useful can we continue to serve Liu Bei.

"Please look, sir, there are hundreds of acres of good cotton planted here, and hundreds of thousands of catties of cotton can be harvested in the autumn harvest." On a large sloping hillside, a group of people in official uniforms stood.And they were surrounded by soldiers and guards.A middle-aged man in a county magistrate's uniform pointed to the mountains of cotton and introduced it to Chen Ziming.

"Yes, these cottons are growing very well. After the autumn harvest, if feasible, cotton planting can be promoted on a large scale in Qingzhou." Chen Ziming looked at the cotton all over the mountains and plains, and nodded with satisfaction.After Chen Ziming dealt with the matter of Chen Yi and the others, he left Linzi and began another tour, but this time he did not intend to leave Qingzhou. With Youzhou and Jizhou not completely under the control of the dark guards, Liu Bei would not Let Chen Ziming take risks in those places.

Although cotton clothes appeared in the Han Dynasty, they were not popularized. The Han Dynasty did not grow cotton on a large scale, because most of the land had to be used to grow food.

In this era, the output of food was very low, and the princes of all parties fought all the year round, and the food consumption was very serious. There was no room to grow other things, such as cotton, which was basically purchased from remote places such as Liangzhou.

Throughout the Han Dynasty, not everyone was qualified to wear cotton clothes. Cotton was a very precious fabric, and ordinary people were not qualified to touch such clothes.

Common people generally wear coarse linen clothes, which are very uncomfortable to wear, and are far less warm than cotton clothes.High-ranking officials and dignitaries usually wear silk clothes. Of course, cotton clothes are prepared if the conditions are good, but the number is not many.

After Liu Bei occupied Qingzhou, Chen Ziming began to improve the grain production technology, and the output increased a lot. Later, after obtaining Xuzhou, a state with a large output, the grain output increased greatly. Yields are already frighteningly high.

In the past two years, Dahan has started to have a surplus of grain, and under normal circumstances there will be no such phenomenon as grain shortage.However, Qingzhou is not very suitable for growing food, so Chen Ziming plans to introduce cotton to Qingzhou and popularize cotton clothes.

Chen Ziming is not afraid that other forces will cut off the food source of Liu Bei's forces, because the rice produced in Xuzhou alone can meet the needs of Liu Bei's various places, not to mention the wheat and beans in Youzhou.

You must know that the current population of the big man is not as terrifying as that of later generations. Now the total population of the whole big man is only tens of millions, and it is still decreasing every year.

The current grain and grass output in Xuzhou can fully feed more than 1000 million people under Liu Bei's rule, and there is still a surplus.

"Sir, who can buy so much cotton? The people of Lu County have to wait until they sell the cotton in exchange for food and other daily necessities." Wang Kai, the magistrate of Lu County, was also a little uncertain. He knew that cotton was very valuable. But there are not many merchants who can buy hundreds of thousands of catties of cotton.

Under his call, all the people in Lu County planted all the land in urban cotton. It was almost the harvest season, but no businessmen came to discuss the purchase of cotton.

"You don't have to worry about this matter. The cotton will be purchased by the military. In the future, the cotton will not be sold to others privately. The cotton will be temporarily designated as military supplies." Chen Ziming immediately said to Wang Kai.

You must know that cotton is very urgently needed now. Don't say that the army needs cotton to be contaminated with alcohol to disinfect when treating the wounded. It is said that the hundreds of thousands of troops in Liu Bei's hands now need cotton clothes.

In addition, officials of all sizes in Liu Bei's hands need to be equipped with corresponding cotton-padded clothes, which is a gap for millions of people, and these cotton-padded clothes are not one for each person, but corresponding clothes for all seasons, and they are also suits.

The [-] mu of cotton is just drizzle, and now we can only meet the needs of the army first, and then consider the common people. As for those businessmen, if they grow it themselves, Chen Ziming has no objection at all, but he dares to extend the harvest to the cotton now. Coming up, the knife in Chen Ziming's hand was about to see blood again.

Before fully meeting the needs of the army, all the cotton in Qingzhou will be classified as military supplies and require strict management.

Chen Ziming believes that when Liu Bei's army is all changed into cotton clothes, the ability to resist cold will be greatly enhanced, and it is not impossible to fight in winter.

In particular, the upcoming battle for the north will not end in a month or two. You must know that in history, Cao Cao's capture of the north was calculated in years.

(End of this chapter)