The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 184 Cotton Planting in Tidal Flats ([-])
Wang Shouwen widened his eyes with an expression of disbelief.

"Not growing cotton in the field? Brother Shenxian, are you kidding me?"

Although Wang Shouwen has never grown cotton, he knows that cotton grows in the ground.There is no reason why crops are not planted in the ground!

"Brother Shouwen, what do you think about planting cotton on coastal beaches?"

Xie Shen put his hands behind his back, as if he was a master of the world.

"Tidal flats? Brother Shen Xian, do you mean tidal flats?"

Wang Shouwen frowned after hearing this: "The tidal flat is full of sand, can you grow cotton?"

Xie Shen said in his heart that this can be regarded as the benefit of the time traveler.Cotton grown in tidal flats is more productive than that grown in ordinary farmland, and can be planted intensively.

The most important thing is that this does not occupy ordinary farmland!

We must know that the problem of farmland has always been a persistent disease that plagued Ming Dynasty.

The reason is because of land annexation.

In addition, the scholar-officials did not have to pay taxes, and many villagers put the land under the names of these scholar-bureaucrats.Over time, the ownership of land became seriously unbalanced, and the poor had no land to farm and had to become tenants.

The accumulation of social conflicts broke out in the late Ming Dynasty, and eventually led to an irreversible tragedy.

If Xie Shen wants to use a lot of fertile land to grow cotton, I believe County Magistrate Wu will be the first to stand up and refuse.

The reason is simple, this is against the imperial court!
Food and clothing, food and clothing, food has become a problem, who else cares about clothing?

Therefore, planting cotton must come after planting grain.This is why it was difficult to grow cotton on a large scale in Jiangnan before the mid-Ming Dynasty.

But if cotton is planted in tidal flats, this problem can be bypassed, and even waste can be turned into treasures, turning seemingly useless tidal flats into cotton planting bases.

On the premise of ensuring that the food is not affected, it also solves the problem of people wearing clothes to keep out the cold. Xie Shen is simply a good person!
Of course, Xie Shen has never actually planted cotton on the tidal flats, but knows that the tidal flats along the southeast coast are very suitable for the growth of cotton, a cash crop.

The specific method of planting and planting will have to be discussed again.In short, having ideas is the most important thing.

Moreover, the practice of growing cotton in tidal flats is difficult to get support for a while, so it can only be tested on a small scale.After the output comes out, we can strive for larger-scale planting.

However, Xie Shen is not sure whether to obtain government approval to plant cotton in tidal flats like this.

"Brother Shouwen doesn't know. The tidal flat environment is very suitable for cotton growth. Cotton grows better in tidal flats than in ordinary farmland!"

Xie Shen didn't mention where he heard it from, and Wang Shouwen also tacitly didn't ask.

On the contrary, Xie Pi said curiously: "In this case, why don't I ask some of my followers to inquire when I return to the government. If the government doesn't ask about this matter, maybe we can try to grow some cotton in the tidal flats in a few months."

Xie Shen was overjoyed when he heard the words.

There is a saying that "jujube sprouts grow cotton". Cotton is mostly planted in April and May, and the harvest is mostly in September and October.

There are still four months before cotton planting, but you can inquire and prepare in advance.

"I'll trouble Brother Pi Xian about this matter."

Xie Piken came forward, of course it couldn't be better.

Xie Shen turned to look at Wang Shouwen again, expecting him to express his opinion.

Xie Shen saw Wang Shouwen a little bit hairy, coughed and said: "Brother Shenxian, it's fine to ask about this matter alone. If there are too many people going, it will be easy to cause trouble. But Brother Yu promises you, if the coastal beach really If you can grow cotton, my Wang family will definitely contribute!"

Xie Shen rolled his eyes at him, which is equivalent to saying nothing.

It's no wonder that Xie Shen is impatient, this is the first thing he puts his mind to managing aside from poetry.

Needless to mention the previous bookstore, Xie Shen made a lot of money from writing "The Story of the Stone" and then became a shareholder of the bookstore.

At first glance, the tea business has nothing to do with poetry, but Xie Shen used poetry to make Yuyao Xianming famous.So in the final analysis, this can be regarded as relying on poetry.

And this time, if high-yield cotton can be grown in tidal flats, it will be the first time that Xie Shen has left Shiwen to show his strength.

Unlike selling tea and running a bookstore, the economic benefits brought by planting cotton are long-term and geometrically growing.One or two months may not yield anything, but after a long time, Xie Shen will be able to get rich in three to five years.

Xie Shen has been thinking about how to solve economic problems.Only when there is no need to worry about the future can we make a big splash in the political arena in the future.

In the Ming Dynasty, the salt industry was naturally huge profits, but this had to deal with the imperial court.You can tell by looking at Ning Yuanwai, he almost stumbled when the former Salt Transport Envoy fell.

There are too many unspoken rules in this industry, it's too dirty, Xie Shen doesn't want to get involved until he has the ability to protect himself.

Growing cotton carried virtually no risk compared to selling salt.

If he can really turn the "useless" tidal flats into treasures, it will be an epoch-making event.

Perhaps cotton will be planted on the tidal flats along the southeast coast, and the original cotton-growing farmland will be completely liberated!
This is naturally a great achievement for the court, maybe Emperor Hongzhi will personally issue an edict to reward Xie Shen.

Compared with merchants who seek profit and avoid harm, Xie Shen pays so much attention to the suffering of the common people, he is simply a model for scholars.

Wang Shouwen patted Xie Shen on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother Shenxian, stop laughing, you will be foolish if you laugh any more."

Xie Shen coughed, feeling very embarrassed.

"Brother Shouwen laughed."

The three of them went to a restaurant and sat down, ordered some appetizers, and ordered another jug ​​of rice wine.

Taking a sip of rice wine with the appetizers, Xie Shen said with emotion: "The weather is getting colder and colder, so it's better to stay at home without going anywhere for the Chinese New Year this year."

Wang Shouwen put a piece of sauced mutton into his mouth, chewed it and said, "What's the point of that, how about brother Shenxian come to the mansion when the time comes, and let's have a good time."

Wang Shouwen winked at Xie Shen, Xie Shen smiled helplessly and said, "Does it mean that brother is going out to study, no one can control brother Shouwen?"

Wang Shouren left Yuyao again a month ago for a study tour in Songjiang Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture.In addition, Wang Su also went to the capital, and there was indeed no one in the Wang family who could hold Wang Shouwen down.

Wang Shouwen finally went to the confinement, so naturally he had to celebrate it. During the New Year, he would have a banquet with his three or five friends in the mansion all night, and it would make sense to invite a few singing girls to add to the fun.

"Look at what brother Shenxian said, the eldest brother and uncle are in Yuyao at the moment, brother Yu will live like this this year!"

Xie Shen smiled noncommittally, and was about to change the subject when he saw three or five soldiers walking out of the wine shop, who were very drunk.

"His grandma is a bear, Japanese pirates? I have never seen Japanese pirates in my life!"

"Who says no, what pirates are not pirates, they just scare themselves. Where are there so many pirates!"

"Yimou looks like they're just a few small thieves who killed thousands of knives, and they act like Japanese pirates to murder and rob people!"

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