Steam Daming: Stop calling me to supervise the country

Chapter 91 Planting Cotton

When other people in the ferry heard that Chen Xu called His Highness Zhu Zhanchang, they began to talk about it. The title of His Highness is only available to the royal family.

The Caoyun Chief Soldier did not count, but also a royal relative.

At this time, a middle-aged man walked out, it was Cao Yangshan's younger brother Cao Yangfeng, and came to Chen Xuan: "Chen Zongbing, it's very cold today, let's enter the mansion first, and this one..."

"Young Master Zhu." Chen Xuan did not reveal the identity of Zhu Zhanchang, but just now, His Highness Chen Xu's words had already attracted a lot of speculation.

"Yes, yes, Zhu Gongzi, let's enter the palace together."

Zhu Zhanchang smiled at Chen Xuan. Chen Xuan wanted to take advantage of his power. He was an official in the court himself. The name is more powerful.

Knowing Chen Xuan's selfishness, Zhu Zhanchang smiled slightly, and only used his name to overwhelm others. Such a cautious approach made him believe in Chen Xuan's character even more.

If he was a domineering man, he would definitely be able to make the rest of the Cao family dare not make any changes based on his ability to transport the Chief Soldier.

The large courtyard of the Cao Mansion covers an extremely wide area, and there are nearly [-] servants. Of course, the land in the Huzhou Mansion is not as valuable as the Yingtian Mansion.

The decoration of the mansion is also extraordinarily sober and elegant. The pavilions, pavilions, and garden courtyards are very elegant. A flowing water is introduced from the mountain spring, the sound of the water is clear and the fish are active.

This Cao Yangshan was an elegant person before his death. Although he failed to pass the exam for many years, the scholar and literati have learned a lot. When encountering people who come to Beijing to take the exam, they will stay here for one night.

The Cao Mansion kept everything simple for funerals, and arranged housing for Zhu Zhanchang and others, with five guards and a yard for them.

"His Royal Highness, tomorrow morning Cao Yangshan will go to the funeral. After tomorrow, I will take His Highness to visit the various houses."

"It's alright, you do your job first."

"Also, His Highness borrowed yours today..."

"It's okay, it's just a little thing."

Chen Xuan was afraid that Zhu Zhanchang would feel uncomfortable, but seeing that Zhu Zhanchang was busy teasing the fish in the yard at this time, he probably didn't care at all.

After Chen Xuan left, Zhu Zhanchang clapped his hands and said, "Let's go, let's go out and see."

"His Royal Highness, there is a funeral outside, so don't go there, for fear of bumping into you." Chu Er, who had already vomited today, persuaded with a pale face.

"I didn't go to see the funeral, I went to see outside the Cao mansion."

Chen Xu had already instructed this Young Master Zhu to come and go freely in the Cao Mansion without any obstruction, and he had to avoid and salute when he saw it.

Zhu Zhanchang left the Cao Mansion and walked in the water town. In the evening, all the houses were filled with smoke from cooking.

"His Royal Highness, someone is following." Yang Song, the little leader of the guards, noticed something strange on the Qingshi Banqiao. Someone started to follow Zhu Zhanchang out of the Cao Mansion, but the technology was relatively poor, and Yang Song discovered it after a while. .

"Can you see who it is?"

"A woman."

"A young woman?"

Yang Song was embarrassed for a while: "A little girl about twelve or thirteen years old, I can't see clearly."

Xiaosheng motioned to arrest her and dared to follow the grandson, it would be fatal.

"No, let her follow. The five of you can still be afraid that this little girl will fail? If it's a beautiful little lady, I can handle it myself. If it's a villain, let her know what a big guy is."

Zhu Zhanchang ignored the stalker.

Coming to the market, the best-selling product, cotton, is about to enter the winter, and this autumn is cold. It is estimated that the winter will be more difficult, and the demand for cotton is greatly increased.

Cotton was planted on a large scale in the Ming Dynasty. In the time of Zhu Yuanzhang, he ordered farmers with five to ten acres of arable land to plant mulberry, hemp, and cotton. , and raised the cultivation of cotton to the legal level.

Cotton is cheap and has a good thermal insulation effect, but because its economic value cannot be compared with silk, and its technical difficulty is relatively low, these big companies do not look down on it.

However, the water vapor in the Jiangnan area is not very suitable for cotton growth.

In agricultural books, cotton is written on silkworms. It has no labor of picking and raising, and it has a certain effect. It saves the time of weaving and has a better effect of keeping out the cold. Therefore, cotton was popularized and cultivated on a large scale in the Ming Dynasty. into the law.

The demand for cotton-padded clothes and quilts will be greater in the north, and farmers in the south prefer to raise silkworms and weave silk, which is more economical.

Zhu Zhanchang felt that cotton as a crop should be promoted on a large scale, which is cheap, good, and practical.

Historically, European countries have been keen to plant cotton in various places. Now they have returned to Daming, and when the steamship and navy are built, they want to plant cotton on the fertile land of Europe.

"Where did the shopkeeper's cotton go?" Zhu Zhanchang came to a merchant ship by the river and saw the cotton being loaded.

"Yo, this son, I don't know which son he is." The shopkeeper saw that Zhu Zhanchang was not wearing ordinary people's clothes, and the guards around him did not refuse Zhu Zhanchang's conversation, but he did not disclose the news.

"I'm a guest of the Cao family."

The shopkeeper's expression changed, and he hurriedly ordered someone to load the boat, saying, "This son, we are busy leaving, so let's go first."

When the boat set sail, Yang Song said, "Your Highness, do you want to catch up and have a look?"

"It's almost night and I'm still setting sail. I'm afraid I'm busy on the road. No need, the small merchant ship is just asking for a job." Zhu Zhanchang sneered.

The canals of the Ming Dynasty had no lights at night, and there were no lights on the boats. It was not so easy to sail at night. Of course, it was not so easy to catch tax evasion boats at night. At this time, the sky was getting dark, and the ferry was still busy.

Most of these merchant ships are small merchant ships. They start sailing overnight and stop at small ferry ports overnight. If they come several times, they can save a lot of taxes.

The fundamental solution to these matters is not something that can be solved by catching a merchant ship that sneaks away.

When the lanterns are lit on both sides of the strait, under the dim light, there is still a night market on the busy water system. The rich and prosperous places in the south of the Yangtze River are very lively, but it is not so easy in the north.

Sitting on the bank of the river, Zhu Zhanchang also saw people reading newspapers. The newspapers had already flowed from Yingtianfu to Huzhou. There were also storytellers here. Zhu Zhanchang ordered a table of dishes in the small restaurant and asked a few guards to sit too. But they were determined not to.

Afraid that it would seem too strange, they let them open another table, one table by themselves.

The food in the small restaurant has the taste of the small restaurant, but the story of Mr. Storyteller's Yang Family Mansion has a different flavor.

Halfway through the meal, Yang Song came over and whispered, "Your Highness, the girl you're following is at the second table behind you."

Zhu Zhanchang smiled slightly, picked up a cup of tea, and walked straight over.

It was a pretty little girl, not tall and childish, with a small oval face, and her eyes flickered with panic.

"Where is the little sister from? Is there a marriage match?"

　Today's fourth is asking for a monthly pass, asking for a recommendation ticket
　　
　
(End of this chapter)