The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 183 Planting Cotton in Tidal Flats ([-])

Of course, Li Dongyang has a high position and weight, so his eating should not be too ugly.

But as long as you pay a little attention, you can guess the old man's intentions through the article
In officialdom, keen insight is the most important thing.There is a saying that no matter how short you are, you cannot miss the wink, and no matter how wrong you are, you cannot make a wrong stand.

If Xie Shen wants to develop and gain a firm foothold in the Hongzhi Dynasty, he must hold Li Dongyang's thigh tightly.

As for what happened after the Hongzhi Dynasty, that's a story.

In other words, Xie Shen responded to Li Dongyang's call and used the ancient method to compose his essays, which made the essays have an absolutely ancient flavor. Being a promoter of the Chaling School is a correct stand, and he will definitely be appreciated by Li Dongyang in the future.

But investment bank rolls are not popular now, this way is too unsightly, almost telling the world that I want to pay homage to the rich and powerful, and I want to be an official.

So how to let Li Dongyang read his article is a very difficult problem.

If Li Dongyang had to wait until the general examination or even the palace examination, the day lily would be cold.

Do you want to pass the relationship between Wang Hua and Xie Qian?
Comparatively speaking, my relationship with Brother Wang Shouren is slightly better than that with Xie Pi, and it seems good to be introduced by Wang Hua.But Xie Shen didn't know what the relationship between Mr. Wang Hua and this Duke Li Xiya was.It would be too embarrassing if Wang Hua finally agreed to introduce him, but Li Dongyang didn't appreciate it.

Well, let's finish the article first, and let's talk about the future.

Xie Shen just felt a little bored, so he put down the pen and paper and left the house to ask Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi to go shopping in the street together.

The three friends all passed the yearly examination, except for Wang Shouwen who was second class, Xie Shen and Xie Pi were first class, so naturally they were in a good mood.

Looking at the cotton-padded clothes worn by the common people, Xie Shen joked, "At first I thought silk weaving was flourishing in the south of the Yangtze River, but cotton weaving was so common."

Wang Shouwen rolled his eyes and said, "Silk? Is that something ordinary people can use? Not to mention ordinary people's homes, even my elder brother and I can only make four sets of silk gowns a year."

Xie Pi on the side nodded and said: "Yes, brother Shen, the cost of making clothes with silk is too high, and it is not acceptable to ordinary people. Besides, cotton cloth is not as beautiful as silk, and all other aspects are superior. The most important thing is Cotton cultivation is much easier than hemp and silk.”

Hearing this, Xie Shen said in a dumb voice, "It's actually easier to grow cotton than to make silk?"

"Naturally, the process of weaving silk is cumbersome, and it takes a long time just to reel it, brother Shen. You don't even know this, do you?"

"Well, I'm just asking casually."

It's so dangerous, so dangerous, Xie Shen's stalwart image is about to collapse.

As the saying goes, there is a specialization in art. Although Xie Shen has a deep research on history and imperial examinations, he can only be regarded as a layman in the research on cotton, linen and silk.

If it is true as the two said, then growing cotton seems to be a very profitable thing.

"What do you say, how about growing cotton in Yuyao?"

Wang Shouwen frowned and said, "As for cotton, Yuyao really doesn't seem to have any big farmers growing it. I heard that there are more cotton planters in Songjiang Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture."

"Why is this?"

Xie Shen played his fine style of asking when he didn't understand, and kept asking.

"It should be that Yuyao has little land available for growing cotton. There is not enough land for growing food, so where can it be used to grow cotton?"

Xie Shen suddenly realized!

The so-called Xingnong mulberry did not mention cotton!

Although Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang promoted cotton, the status of cotton has never surpassed that of grain, and it is impossible to surpass it.

Although cotton cultivation can be regarded as intensive agriculture in later generations, but

In an agricultural society, especially a self-sufficient agricultural society, the first thing a ruler should do is to feed the people.

If the people can't get enough to eat, what's the use of planting so much cotton? Isn't it waiting for the world to be in chaos?
In other words, growing cotton when there was not enough food was to play against the imperial court.Any holy son of heaven would never allow this to happen!
Only when the world is peaceful and there is no shortage of food, the imperial court will encourage the people to grow cotton.After all, cotton clothes are far more effective in keeping out the cold than silk, and are cheap to make, making them suitable for large-scale promotion for the common people.

The Ming Dynasty has been in peace for a long time, and today's emperor Hongzhi is making great efforts to govern, the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty are completely thriving.

Moreover, Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice. As long as there are no major natural disasters, there will be no famine.

Isn't it a good time to grow cotton in this situation!

Xie Shen took a deep breath and said to Wang Shouwen, "Why don't we grow cotton together!"

Wang Shouwen was stunned for a moment before realizing what Xie Shen said.

"Brother Shenxian, you said you want to grow cotton?"

"Yeah, almost no one in Yuyao grows cotton now, and we start planting at this time to buy the bottom!"

"Buying the dips?"

Although he was already used to some weird words popping out of Xie Shen's mouth, Wang Shouwen still couldn't understand what bargain hunting meant.

"Ahem, this bargain-hunting means to intervene when the market is bleak to obtain rich returns."

"Isn't that hoarding goods! How can we scholars do such a thing!"

Wang Shouwen immediately understood what Xie Shen meant, and put on a posture of "don't talk about it", which made Xie Shen very helpless.

"You can't say that. What we are doing is a noble cause. Brother Shouwen, you just said that cotton cloth is much better at keeping out the cold than silk."

"I said that, but what does it have to do with growing cotton?"

Wang Shouwen stared at Xie Shen suspiciously, based on what he knew about Xie Shen, this guy must have something to say.

"Isn't it the wish of our generation of scholars to feed and clothe the common people! Isn't it the purpose of our hard work for many years that we can enter the imperial court one day to benefit the common people!"

Xie Shen spoke impassionedly, Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi beside him nodded repeatedly.

Xie Shen sighed helplessly, you forced me to do this!

"So we have to plant cotton immediately. Almost no one in Yuyao grows cotton now, and the cost of planting is very low. When there are more people planting cotton, it will be meaningless!"

Speaking of this, Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi realized it.It turns out that Xie Shen has spared a circle, and the focus is still on profit!

Seeing that the eyes of the two of them looking at him are no longer clear, Xie Shen's heart hurts!
Could it be that his stalwart image in the minds of the two has just collapsed?
"Ahem, brother Shouwen and brother Pixian, what do you think?"

Wang Shouwen thought for a moment and replied: "Brother Shenxian, what you said is not unreasonable. It's just that if you change all the farmland to cotton planting, I'm afraid you won't get the government's support."

Xie Shen rolled his eyes and said, "Of course it's not simply changing to grow cotton!"

(End of this chapter)