Luo Yong knew that Arabia was one of the origins of cotton, so he asked Hassan to propose using his existing resources to exchange cotton seeds with him.
Even though this species does not seem to have any advantages over silk and hemp in this era, he knows its potential, and he also knows that the problem of seed extraction, which is very difficult in the eyes of big cannibals, can actually be overcome through technical means.
This is the advantage of being a time traveler.
Even if the world in front of him seems barren, he knows which direction he should explore and work hard in.
It's like having a treasure map ahead of time, he always knows where the treasure is.
That afternoon, the old county magistrate Tan came to the government to have tea with Luo Yong, and by the way, he talked to him about the construction of the canal.
If there had not been the war in Gaochangguo this year, the liquor shop would have saved a lot of money by selling liquor.
However, due to the war, not only did the liquor not be sold much this year, but it was also given to the passing troops.
A lot of food was sent, which cost a lot.
In addition, the tax revenue cannot be counted on.
After working hard for a whole year, the government has not been able to save much money.
It is obviously impossible to carry out a large project like repairing canals with this little money. .
"The canal will not be repaired for the time being.
I will promote the cotton first, and then I will exchange this item for money."
Luo Yong planned to use the money in his hand to promote cotton planting.
"San Lang needs to be careful."
Upon hearing that Luo Yong was going to spend a lot of money on this thing that they had never heard of or seen before, Old County Magistrate Tan said earnestly: "We have never heard of cotton before.
I see that most of the clothes of the big food merchants are made of hemp.
If the cotton is really so good, why don't they all wear it?"
What Old County Magistrate Tan said makes sense, but there are some things that cannot be judged by common sense when it comes to Luo Yong.
"When they were dealing with cotton, they encountered a difficult problem.
They didn't know how to solve it, but I know the solution.
Tan Weng doesn't need to worry.
When new cotton comes out next year, I will have someone make another bed.
A thick and soft quilt is given to you," Luo Yong said to him with a smile.
After hearing what he said, the old county magistrate Tan thought that cashmere was not very valuable in their place before.
Ordinary people took it and had no other use except stuffing it into clothes and quilts.
Nowadays, the cashmere here is so expensive.
The cashmere sweaters and pants woven by Luo Erniang's cashmere workshop come in various colors and patterns.
They are not only warm to wear, but also very beautiful.
Thinking of this, he felt that Luo Yong might really be able to make some new tricks out of the cotton from the big food country.
So he asked Luo Yong: "Then how do you plan to promote it?"
"Let's start with the career field first," Luo Yong replied.
The quantity of cotton seeds he has in hand is limited, and it is a new species.
It is easier to supervise and manage if it is planted in the field.
If there are extra seeds by then, we will find some farmers who are good at farming to plant them.
In Zhitian, the tenants were grinding needles at home at this time and did not know that Luo Yong planned to let them grow cotton.
Ever since there was a change of officials in the government, the lives of these tenant farmers have become much better than before.
The new county magistrate understands the difficulties of these tenant farmers and takes care of them.
They have been growing corn in the fields for the past two years, and after paying the rent, they still have a lot left over.
So last year, many rural farmers came to them to exchange corn seeds.
A few corn cobs could be exchanged for more than half a bushel of fresh corn.
If the new grain is old grain, it will be more.
The price of corn has dropped a lot this year, but it is still a little more expensive than wheat and millet.
These tenants are not even willing to eat wheat and millet on weekdays, let alone use the corn as rations.
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Most of them still have corn seeds at home.
The villagers exchanged for other miscellaneous grains, but their income was much less than last year.
"I feel uncomfortable after just two days of full meals.
Are you still pretending that there is a mountain of rice in your house and just chewing it up?"
On this day, Grandma Rao's family was sitting under the stove and lighting a fire.
Her daughter-in-law was busy working on the stove.
Today her son-in-law came to the door.
Rao Weng asked them to cook some corn porridge to entertain.
Grandma Rao was very happy, but she also felt very sorry for the things.
What, so he sat under the stove and started talking in a low voice.
"Aniang, please stop saying a few words, lest A Shao listens to you."
Her daughter-in-law advised.
"Just listen, how can you deal with me, an old woman?"
Grandma Rao said this, but her voice was lowered a bit, almost just mumbling in her mouth: "I see him coming to the door all day long, and I don't know.
Bring my son back to see my mother."
"It takes a whole day to come from their town to ours.
How can Liu'er come back so often with three children?"
Her daughter-in-law has a very good ear.
"Oh, I just told her that she shouldn't be asked to marry Huanyuan."
"It's better to be far away, but this Ah Shao is a good person, lively and diligent.
He will definitely not make these ladies suffer." "" The son-in-law of the Rao family named A Shao has transferred a lot of corn from Rao Weng and his family to the small town where his family is located in the past two years, earning some price difference.
Although the profit is not very generous, it cannot withstand his Moving back and forth non-stop all year round.
After saving some money, he planned to move his family from the town to the county seat.
He came here in the past two days and always talked about this with Rao Weng and others.
When the two of them had prepared the food and brought it in, they heard A Shao talking to Rao Dalang.
"While the magistrate of Luo County is still in office, my brother and sister-in-law should make plans early to get rid of their status as tenants and either buy some land or move to the city.
By then, our two families will support each other and we can live a good life."
"Go down" Sister-in-law Rao lowered her eyes and just helped them put the food on the table.
Even though she had thousands of thoughts in her heart, she said nothing.
While Magistrate Naluo was still in their Changle County, their family had never thought about getting rid of their status as a tenant.
It's just that they can't buy land with just the money they have.
If ordinary people are unable to survive due to natural or man-made disasters, who would be willing to sell their land.
Since the arrival of the Luo County magistrate, the lives of farmers in the countryside have become much better than before, so no one is willing to sell their land, and the land price is much higher than before.
Not to mention buying land, even a small yellow mud courtyard in Changle County would cost a lot of money.
After buying the small courtyard, the family lived in the city and spent money on food, clothing and everything.
When the years were good, they were not afraid.
What if they met someone like Gao Changguo last time?
Food prices soar A Shao was not afraid of this.
There were several brothers in his family farming in the countryside, but he was the only one who adopted him to his uncle's house in the town and became a businessman.
His uncle had no heirs.
When they were adopted, none of A Shao's brothers were willing to go.
In the end, A Shao was chosen.
His parents and brothers felt owed to him.
If A Shao's family could not survive in the city, brothers I won't watch them starve to death.
The Rao family did not have that kind of confidence.
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Rao Weng had only one son and one daughter.
If the son had no way of living, would the whole family have to rely on his daughter to support him?
After all, this is not something that happens in just one or two days.
"Why are there so many merchants entering the city in the past two days?"
Rao Weng was sitting in the house grinding needles.
When he saw them bringing the food, he scooped two ladles of hot water from the kang and washed his hands.
When he went out to pour the water after washing his hands, he saw that it was not far from his house.
On the official road where we were, groups of merchants were walking towards Changle County.
"What's strange is that most of them are here to buy needles."
Grandma Rao responded disapprovingly.
"A lot more than usual."
Rao Weng's son-in-law, who was called A Shao, also walked outside the door to take a look.
"It's more than half more than the previous days."
Rao Weng said to Ah Shao.
Ever since the needle shop in Changle County was opened, there has been an endless stream of people coming to buy needles from them.
When Rao Weng had something to do, he would take a look at the official road to see what kind of clothes those people were wearing.
Is it a horse or a camel?
"It doesn't look like one from around here."
Ah Shao squinted his eyes for a moment and said, "It looks like a Hu businessman from outside the customs."
"No way, there is a war in Gaochangguo this year, but there are still Hu merchants who dare to come."
Rao Dalang answered in the room.
"Come out and take a look."
Ah Shao called him to come out and take a look.
"The hot rice and vegetables were left uneaten, and we went outside to see something.
Those barbarian businessmen coming and going all day long, it's very interesting to see."
Grandma Rao was talking there again, and she kept talking about the old people in the family.
But no one in Xiaoxiao listened to her, and all of them ran outside the yard to see what was going on.
Only one greedy grandson was left, reluctant to leave around the dining table.
"I felt that there were a lot more Hu merchants entering the city yesterday than before.
I thought they were another group of Gaochang merchants.
I never thought there would be so many today."
"But he came from Gaochang."
"I don't know."
Rao Weng immediately asked his son to go into the house to get a bucket of hot water, and asked his son-in-law to carry a few coarse pottery bowls, and then he went to the official road.
Rao Weng and others walked to the official road and poured hot water from wooden barrels for the passing Hu merchants to drink.
Some Hu merchants refused to drink, and some Hu merchants drank.
On this cold day, when we are walking outside, the cold wind blows all day long.
It is naturally good to have a bowl of hot water at this time, but some people cannot trust them, so they refuse to drink it.
Rao Weng talked to those Hu merchants and asked them where they came from and why there were so many merchants going to Changle County in the past two days.
One of them, a Hu merchant, spoke Chinese, but his accent was very different from the local accent in Changle County.
This man told Rao Weng and others: "A few of us from Kucha, and a group of Yanqi people in front of us, are all here to buy needles."
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