The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 236

Attracted by Lin Yifan's soft cry, everyone followed his gaze.Then I saw a plant on a window sill in the store with clusters of white flowers blooming on it.

Just when everyone was puzzled, Lin Yifan quickly came to the window sill, excitedly looking at the balls of white tidbits, two words, cotton, came to mind involuntarily.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Lin Yifan pointed to the potted plant and asked, "Mr. Cruise, what kind of plant is this? Where did it come from?"

Cruise glanced at him suspiciously, then looked at the potted plant, and said indifferently: "Sir, this plant is called white catkins, and it is common in Vientiane Kingdom and Sayeyir Khanate. This kind of thing It has no value, just like weeds, but I think the white words are more unique, so I picked a few and brought them as ornamental plants. Why, do you like it too, sir?"

"Yes, I like it very much. I wonder if you can sell it to me?" Lin Yifan nodded and said with a smile, "My wife likes white flowers very much. I hope I can bring some to her as gifts."

"Oh, I didn't expect that Mr. is still a gentleman. In that case, I will give you these pots of white catkins as a gift. They are worthless." Cruise earned more than 1000 taels of silver today, and must work hard for future business dealings. To curry favor with the rich man, Dang even decided to give him these worthless plants.

"Thank you very much." Lin Yifan immediately ordered someone to bring some pots of white catkins, and continued, "Mr. Cruise, I still need a lot of these plants, and I want to fill my garden with them." Plant white catkins to create a romantic environment for my wife. If you are free, please help me find more of this plant, the more the better. You can talk to this manager about the price, never Let you suffer."

"As you wish, sir." Cruise's eyes showed doubts, "I will send my men to pick some and send them to you. It's just that this kind of plant is everywhere in the Western Regions, and it's not worth much at all, and The color of the suit is only monotonous white, why waste money like this, sir?"

"Hehe, rich and self-willed." Naturally, Lin Yifan didn't want him to mention the effect of the cotton, so he casually prevaricated.

After leaving the firm, Lin Yifan's face suddenly became serious, and he no longer wanted to wander around, and immediately returned to the investigation department's stronghold.

Put the pots of cotton on the table, dismiss the rest of the people, leaving only Chen Dengke and Jin Jiuyuan.

Looking at the puzzled eyes of the two, Lin Yifan carefully fiddled with the leaves, without raising his head, he said, "You probably don't understand why I value these flowers and plants so much, do you?"

"My lord, my subordinates really don't understand, please explain one or two things, my lord."

Lin Yifan looked up at the two of them, with a serious look on his face, "Clothes are one of the most important things in people's daily life. The most important function of clothes is to keep warm and cold, and the clothes made in the world today are all It is woven from silk and linen. However, silk woven from silk is expensive, and non-rich people cannot afford to wear it. Clothes woven from linen are inferior in terms of fineness and warmth. As expected. However, this white catkins, no, this plant should be called cotton. This cotton can replace silk and linen, and become another material that can be made into clothes. It is far better than silk and linen in terms of cold and warmth. Fur and the like are more effective."

"My lord, you said, this cotton, the cotton plant, can be made into clothes?" Jin Jiuyuan pointed to the pots of cotton on the table, with disbelief in his eyes.

"Yes, my lord, how could this flower be used to make clothes?" Chen Dengke shook his head, amused by his whimsical idea.

"You guys, it's a big taboo for politicians to draw conclusions so easily without careful observation." Lin Yifan sighed and shook his head, pointing to the cotton and said, "Come and have a look, this flower what was formed."

Hearing the words, the two hurried forward and carefully looked at the white catkins on it.

"This, this flower seems to be wrapped in a ball of silk. Could it be that this flower can still be spun?" Jin Jiuyuan was startled and shouted in surprise.

"Flowers are easy to break. If this silk is not flexible enough, it will be in vain." Chen Dengke narrowed his eyes slightly, guessing.

"You'll know if you try it." Lin Yifan smiled slightly, picked off a white flower on it, held it in his hand and kept pulling it, then handed it to the two, "Try it."

The two took two small balls of cotton, carefully tested its flexibility, and gave it a try.The expression on his face became more and more excited.In the end, he couldn't help but tightly gripped the cotton in his hand, with excitement in his eyes.

"My lord, this cotton can indeed be used as a new silk material to make clothes." Chen Dengke said eagerly, "Please also list this item as our top secret item in Hengshan, and other forces must not let it go. "

"That's right, my lord, if this thing can replace silk and linen, and if it is made as your lord said, it is far better than silk and linen clothing in terms of cold and warmth preservation, then we will have a huge source of income in Hengshan. Its value is definitely not as good as Salt, iron and food come poorly." Jin Jiuyuan also showed fanaticism in his eyes
"Don't be impatient, both of you. This product is produced in the Western Regions, thousands of miles away from us. At present, it is impossible to expand the scale of cotton." Lin Yifan shook his head with a wry smile, and sighed, "Besides, this cotton is also It is not so easy to make clothes, and there are still many problems that need to be studied and solved. For example, how to plant and cultivate, how to quickly pick and remove seeds, how to make cotton into silk threads, etc., it will take time to solve. In my opinion It is estimated that without five or six years, it is impossible for us to popularize cotton."

When the two heard this, they couldn't help showing disappointment on their faces. Five or six years was too long.

"Don't worry, you two, it may not take that long. I have already asked Cruise to find this kind of cotton for us. As long as we can have a large amount of cotton seeds, we can quickly expand its scale within a few years. " Lin Yifan comforted.

"My lord, this subordinate thinks that it's not enough to just rely on Cruise Firm." Jin Jiuyuan showed a worried look on his face, "This subordinate feels that it is necessary to send a team to go to the Western Regions in person and bring back as much cotton as possible." seeds, so that we can expand the scale of cotton planting as soon as possible."

"This matter is feasible, please approve it." Chen Dengke immediately echoed.

"Okay, I'll leave this to you." Lin Yifan thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.The planting of cotton should be done sooner rather than later. This is a major event that benefits the people's livelihood and benefits the world, and it must be implemented as soon as possible.

In the evening, Lin Yifan turned on the lamp to write, and on the table were the few glass products he bought.In his letter, he wrote down the purpose and production method of these glasses, and prepared to send them to Luo Qing'er, and asked her to hand over these glass products to Han Santie, and he would organize a group of craftsmen to polish them into exquisite , developed the first telescope out.As for the method of making concave-convex mirrors, he has written in detail in the letter.At the same time, Han Santie was also ordered to set up a research team in Qiaogong Bureau to try to see if glass could be refined.

After writing the letter, Lin Yifan ordered someone to escort the letter and glass products back to Hengshan immediately.Then he lay back on the chair, and his thoughts flew to the future.Once Hengshan had a large-scale cotton industry, it could make fine and warm clothes.It may even lead to the development of industry. In order to expand the scale of the textile industry, various textile machines continue to appear, various power devices are invented, and finally the steam engine is developed, thus giving birth to the first industrial revolution in this world.

Thinking about all the possibilities in the future and the changes he brought to this world, Lin Yifan smiled gratifiedly and gradually fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)