Empress Changsun did not hide anything from her. She gave a letter and explained: "According to your third brother-in-law, cotton is a crop. It can be grown like a crop. After harvesting, it will be snow-white cotton... This cotton can not only be used as

The auxiliary materials for weaving wool can even be directly spun into cotton threads, and then weaved into cotton cloth. In addition, cotton can be used as filler to make quilts and cotton-padded jackets. It is said that the thermal insulation effect is excellent, and it may not be as good as wearing fox fur.

Worse."

Princess Gaomi swallowed.

At this time, Li Shimin suddenly spoke and said with deep meaning: "So the third step that guy mentioned in the letter is to plant a large amount of cotton in the land of Youyun. But the land there is vast and sparsely populated.

In the past, it was not enough for people to flee famine on their own. Even if there were enough manpower, he alone could not support such a large industry. The reason is very simple. A large number of people flocked to open up wasteland to grow cotton, which required a large amount of food. What does he lack most now?

?It happens to be a lot of food..."

Princess Gaomi blinked, vaguely feeling that there were benefits to be gained from this.

As expected, Empress Changsun took over the conversation and said: "Your third brother-in-law is unable to support the cotton planting industry, but he knows that the most important thing for the major families in the Tang Dynasty is financial resources. As long as the cotton industry can bring profits, the family members guarantee that they will."

Full support, although he is not willing to share the benefits of the cotton industry with others, but he is more concerned about solving the problem of the fate of Han women, so he plans to invite everyone to plant cotton in the land of Youyun."

Gudu!

Princess Gaomi swallowed.

This princess, who has an eye for money, spoke without hesitation, and said with a hurried look: "The Duan family has signed up, and our Duan family has to sign up first. As long as the third brother-in-law is willing to release his share, our Duan family can buy any amount of land."

, don’t worry if you don’t have enough manpower, we Duan family will find a way to move the people there..."

Li Shimin sighed and said, "This is exactly what Gu Tianya needs."

Empress Changsun sighed and said: "But it is exactly what all the great families in the world are longing for."

The emperor and his wife looked at each other and said with helplessness: "When he developed the land of Youyun before, he was very guarded against the family members. In order to prevent the family from getting involved, he even lowered his face and expelled people... The only thing that the family can do in Youyun is

The only benefit that Yunzhi obtained was to send the heirs of the clan to serve as minor officials. But this time, it seemed that the guy really couldn't hold on anymore, otherwise he would not have opened this hole and allowed all the major officials to do so.

The family went to grow cotton.”

Princess Gaomi looked at the emperor and his wife helplessly, and said pitifully: "Second brother, second sister-in-law, please don't stop me. Even the third brother-in-law himself was willing..."

Li Shimin seemed extremely helpless, but could not think of any solution, so he could only nod his head with difficulty and solemnly warned: "Don't be too greedy. You can only buy ten thousand acres at most."

"Second brother..." Princess Gaomi's tone became even more pitiful. She suddenly turned to look at Empress Changsun and begged: "Sister-in-law, please help me. How many things can be grown in 10,000 acres of land, even with the price of cotton?"

You can’t make much more money than gold.”

Empress Changsun seemed to be moved by her plea. She turned to Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty..."

Li Shimin seemed to be hesitant to make a decision. After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said coldly: "Twenty thousand acres at most, no more. There are so many civil and military families in the dynasty, how much wealth can a family make with twenty thousand acres?"

?At that time, everyone is thinking about growing cotton to make a fortune, and who is willing to work hard in the court. So, the maximum is 20,000 acres."

Princess Gaomi was beaming with joy and promised again and again: "Don't worry, second brother, don't worry. My little sister can guarantee that my family will definitely work hard."

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he exclaimed in a pretense of panic and said: "Oh my, I've been out for too long today. I have to go home quickly. There's a nursing baby at home. Second brother, second sister-in-law, sister-in-law.

Farewell. Don't send me away. Don't send me away..."

As she spoke, she ran out of the imperial study room in a panic. She was the direct princess of the Tang Dynasty. The guards would not stop her, but would respectfully escort her until she was sent out of the palace gate.

…

In the royal study, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun looked at each other. The couple suddenly laughed out loud. Li Shimin said happily: "Fortunately, she was not allowed to read the letter, otherwise this girl would not have fallen into the trap."

Empress Changsun said: "Actually, it doesn't matter if I let her read the letter. Gao Mi is the most enthusiastic about making money. Even if she knows that Gu Tianya is anxiously waiting for a large number of people to pass by, so she uses this method to attract major families.

But Gaomi will still fall into the trap because the profits from growing cotton are real."

Li Shimin gave a faint 'hmm' and said: "I'm afraid all the major aristocratic families think the same way. When Gao Mi comes out of the palace and the news is spread, those wealthy aristocratic families will definitely come to me to sign up. And to sign up.

What happens after that? They have to move the people to Youzhou to grow cotton."

Empress Changsun smiled strangely and said: "So, there is no shortage of husbands for Han women."

Li Shimin laughed loudly and said: "Men grow cotton and Han women spin it. This is quite the ancient custom of men farming and women weaving. It is indeed Gu Tianya's brainchild."

Nowadays, the most lacking thing in the land of Youyun is still people.

Whether it is clearing wasteland for farming or planting cotton, as long as people come there, the Five Prefectures of Youyun can take over.

If it's a common people with their families, Gu Tianya will definitely not let anyone disturb him, but if it's a bachelor who goes alone, he will have to stay and marry a Chinese woman.

Hundreds of thousands of men and women need hundreds of thousands of bachelors...

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Chapter completed!