Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 311
The county uncle of the founding of the country, he is on the fourth rank.

Qin Tian was added a noble again.

For a person with a bad background, this is simply a supreme honor.

However, for many people, it was a matter of course for him to get the title of Earl of the Founding County, because his contributions really deserved the title.

Qin Tian took the things sent by the palace servants, but the servants who were rewarded to him were only delivered this afternoon.

There were two hundred slaves and servants, all of ages, and their looks were not considered handsome. They were either maids in the palace, or some family members who had committed crimes, or slaves.

Qin Tian took a look and saw that few of the two hundred or so people were good-looking, so he directly handed it over to Uncle Fu for arrangement.

Although they are women, they still have to work in the fields.

However, even if there were 200 more people because of Feng Bo, there were still not enough people for the things in the Qin family's fields, so Qin Tian asked Fu Bo to go to the slave market and buy some slaves back.

At the same time, Qin Tian sent people to cut a lot of hemp sticks.

Hemp stalks were perennial in the Tang Dynasty. Many people cut the hemp stalks and soaked them in water. With some processing, it can become hemp rope.

Hemp rope is very strong, and it can be said that it is some of the earliest ropes used by ancient people.

However, Qin Tian didn't want the hemp stalks for those hemp ropes. After the hemp stalks were cut off, he didn't put them in water to soak them, but just let them expose them in the sun.

When these hemp stalks were almost dry, he used some hemp rope to weave and bind the hemp stalks one by one, making them like mats.

Of course, these things cannot really be used as mats, they are used for drying cotton.

There are gaps between these hemp stalks. Of course, the gaps are not very large, and it will be much faster to dry cotton.

At the beginning, Lu Huaniang didn't know what the use of Qin Tian's doing this was.

However, when she saw that Qin Tian had planted many wooden stakes in the open space in the backyard, she more or less understood.

After weaving the hemp stalks, you can’t just put them on the ground to dry the cotton, because that’s not very efficient. You need to tie four sticks, and then use thin sticks to set up the sticks, and then put the hemp stalks on the shed.

In this way, there is ventilation from top to bottom, left and right, and it will be much easier to dry the cotton.

Qin Tian ordered people to make a lot of hemp mats like this, and then filled the entire open space for drying cotton with this.

After putting it on, the servants picked the cotton from the field and put it directly on it for drying.

Although this thing is simple, after using it, it is much more efficient than drying cotton before.

In such a season of unpredictable weather and fewer and fewer sunny days, it is very important to dry the cotton in the shortest time.

Otherwise, if the cotton gets wet, it will be a great loss.

When Qin Tian was so busy in the mansion, Li Shimin brought people here.

Li Shimin also planted a lot of cotton this year, so he naturally faced the problem of drying the cotton. He sent someone to Si Nong Temple to ask about this problem.

The people of Kesinong Temple said that they didn't plant much in previous years, and they can be dried in the sun.

But this year is not enough. This year they planted a lot, and all the open land is not enough. They don't know how to dry the cotton as soon as possible.

Li Shimin had no choice but to come to Qin Tian, ​​and in his opinion, Qin Tian must have a solution.

He went directly to the open area of ​​the Qin residence. When he came, Qin Tian was instructing people to spread cotton on the hemp mats.

Looking around, the entire open space was covered with white flowers, but Li Shimin only took one look, and felt that this method was really great.

"Well, you Qin Tian, ​​there is such a good way to dry cotton, why didn't you tell me?"

Li Shimin had the intention of inspiring the teacher to inquire about the crime, Qin Tian looked aggrieved, he had been busy with this for the past few days, so he had time to talk to Li Shimin about it.

"Forgive me, my lord. I have just finished my work, and I haven't had time to tell you."

Li Shimin snorted, walked over to look at those mats with hemp stalks, and after seeing them, he praised again and again: "It's wonderful, this kind of thing can be woven with hemp stalks. It's just right to dry cotton. Hurry up and make some for me." Come."

"My lord, it's no problem to make some for you, but what's the salary?"

"You were promoted to the founding county uncle, and the imperial court has rewarded you a lot, so you still have the nerve to ask the king for your salary?"

"My lord, these are two different things. You see, I don't have enough manpower, and it's even less enough to find someone to make hemp mats for you. It's really unreasonable not to pay you."

According to past experience, Qin Tian knew that Li Shimin didn't care much about money, and if he didn't pay wages, it wouldn't be good to spread the word.

If he cherishes his name, he must give something.

"If you want wages, it's fine. Give your cotton-plucking skills to this king, and this king will give you [-] yuan."

After Li Shimin said this, Qin Tian's cheeks twitched immediately, and he was surprised, if it was just to dry the cotton, how could Li Shimin come to his house?

Even if Li Shimin doesn't have a good method like his own, as long as the place is large, it is not a problem to dry the cotton.

It turned out that he was interested in the technique of picking cotton.

Li Shimin is not an idiot, he naturally knows that if he wants to make cotton into soft cotton clothes, he can't do it without the technology of picking cotton, otherwise his cotton will be useless.

In this way, if he doesn't get the cotton picking technology now, when the cotton backlog, he still asks Qin Tian, ​​it's Qin Tian's big mouth, but it's not good.

[-] yuan is a lot of money, really a lot, but Qin Tian hesitated after hearing this.

"After the prince has learned this technique, is he still planning to promote it across the country?"

If cotton is promoted throughout the country, Li Shimin must also promote the technology of picking cotton.

"Naturally, this king cares about the people of the world."

If Li Shimin only wanted the blood of Qin Tian's heart, he would sell it for ten thousand yuan, but if he promoted it, how would he make money from it in the future?
If only you can master this technology, this is definitely a lucrative business.

"The prince wants to promote it, and his subordinates will naturally not stop it, but can it be delayed for a year or two, after the prince takes control of the power, it will not be too late to promote it. Don't forget, His Royal Highness also planted a lot of cotton this year."

These words reminded Li Shimin, Li Shimin glanced at Qin Tian, ​​and said: "You kid really got into the eyes of money, I really don't know what you do with so much money."

Qin Tiandao: "My lord is a person with great ambitions. From now on, the whole world will be yours. Naturally, you don't need to care about money. Your subordinates are different. If you want to live a good life, you can't do without money."

"I've convinced you, someone will bring you [-] yuan later, and I'll make things right away."

(End of this chapter)