Poor family mother and son

Chapter 171 The Emperor Wants to "Talk Heart to Heart" with Chu Qing

Princess Zhaohua posted another message to Chu Qing, it is said that she would not hem the waistband of woolen trousers, and asked Jingong to teach her a lesson.

Chu Qing took two pairs of sweater needles and went to the palace.

These sweater needles are made very carefully, one pair is made of ivory, and the other is made of Baolu No. [-] steel.The ivory needles are slightly thicker, and the steel needles are thinner, and are used to weave clothes of different densities.

Originally, the ivory sweater needle was kept by Chu Qing himself, and he wanted to twist it slowly and smoothly.This thing would be beautiful if it came out on the plate!
But Princess Zhaohua said in public that Chu Qing was her weaving teacher, but Chu Qing didn't give her a meeting gift, so even if she couldn't bear it now, she had to show it to show off.

When he entered the palace, he was led to the queen's bedroom, and it was said that the little princess was with the queen.

Chu Qing generally understands that the one who wants to see her may not be the princess.As a result, the emperor, queen and princess were all present.

The emperor's time was precious, so he talked to Chu Qing directly.

Chu Qing understood now that teaching the princess to knit woolen trousers was a cover, and it was inconvenient for the emperor to meet a low-level official, especially because he didn't want to arouse speculation from others, so he summoned her in this "informal" way.

The emperor asked straight to the point: "Where do you think it is suitable to grow cotton?"

Chu Qing: "Xinlun Prefecture and northern Jizhou."

Emperor: "Do you have seeds?"

Chu Qing: "I have 380 million catties of seeds!"

The emperor gasped: He really got all the cotton from half the country!

Chu Qing peeked at the emperor, and said in his heart: If you don't plant it, the cotton seeds will go bad, you know that?

"How many mu of land can be planted?" the emperor asked.

"Between 90 mu and 100 million mu." Chu Qing replied.

After calculating the number of acres in the field, Chu Qing came up with an idea.

The emperor lowered his eyes and thought for a while, and had an idea.

"Army station!"

"Army station!"

The two spoke in unison.

This is really one wants to give money, the other wants to make money, and the two met together.

At present, the defenders in Xinlun Prefecture cannot withdraw, but hundreds of thousands of soldiers idle every day is also a waste of rations.

Due to the national conditions of Donglun in the past, although the mountains there are not high, their utilization rate is very low, and there is no farmland. The troops stationed now are still relying on domestic food supplies.

Using the garrison troops to farm on the spot, Xinlunzhou is full of mountains. If it is reclaimed into cotton fields, there will be enough sunlight and water sources, and the rivers in the mountains can be used to divert water. What a place!

This amount of seeds seems to be a lot, but in fact, it is only enough to cultivate in the north-central part of New Lunzhou.Moreover, the land in New Lunzhou has not been touched by the aristocratic family, and it is the least controversial place.

If cotton is planted in the army station, Chu Qing will pay to buy it, the emperor will have enough military expenses without spending a tael of silver!
"How much money do you pay per catty of cotton?" The emperor crossed his fingers, and his two thumbs circled each other very quickly.

Chu Qing originally planned that if the emperor asked about the purchase price of cotton, she would open fourteen cash, fully twice as much as Tu Huerte, so that the emperor would be happy and she would not lose money, but now she doesn't think so.

Seeing the emperor's quick thumbs, Chu Qing really wanted to stop talking to him!Who is this calculating?Where do I look like a fool?
"Ten articles." Chu Qing replied.

The emperor knew that Chu Qing bought it at seven renminbi per catty in Tuhuerte, but now he is paying ten renminbi, which shows that he is quite satisfied with the support of the country.

"Your Majesty, the purchase price will remain unchanged for ten years. After ten years, we will see if cotton can be introduced to the mainland." Chu Qing added.

Emperor Qingde immediately realized that if cotton could really be planted, he would expand the scale of planting, and the price would naturally decrease by then.

Chu Qing guaranteed that the price would remain unchanged for ten years, which was more satisfying to the emperor than paying ten cents per catty.

Chu Qing calculated in his heart: save four fen per catty, collect cotton and squeeze oil to make soap in the future, use soap to make more money... Make a profit from cotton cloth, make a profit from cottonseed oil soap, and sell seeds to make another profit!
Yes, seeds!
"Your Majesty, the price of that seed?" Chu Qing asked.

"You want to sell the seeds too?" The emperor now felt that Chu Qing was not that patriotic.

"Your Majesty, even though farmers keep their own seeds when they grow grain, don't they have to buy some good seeds? I also have to cultivate cotton and test out cotton seeds that are suitable for various environments. Otherwise, I don't need to intervene in this seed." " Chu Qing said innocently.

That's right, the Emperor thought.Farmers mainly buy seeds every year, and they don't keep many seeds for themselves.One reason is that there is not enough food to eat, and the other is the most important reason. Farmers need good grain varieties to ensure their own production.

"Then you said how much is a catty of seeds?" The emperor is not good at this matter.

"Fourteen papers." Chu Qing said: "This year, the minister will provide the seed first, and it will be enough to deduct it with cotton after the autumn harvest. It will save the household department from tossing."

Still "just do it"!The little abacus is also very good!The emperor's thumb stopped wandering, and he looked at Chu Qing with one high and one low.

Chu Qing's demeanor is calm, as if it should be so, what's wrong?

The emperor couldn't think of anything wrong, but he always thought that Chu Qing was too noble.Let's have another discussion in the hall tomorrow to see what the household department has to say.

The next day, the meeting.

The emperor did not expect that this matter is not that simple.

"Your Majesty, the military settlements also need to reclaim wasteland. Where will the farm tools come from? Where will the money come from?"

"Not only farm tools, but cattle and seeds are also a large expenditure."

"Whether it is possible to grow cotton is still unknown, but it has to bear so much investment, and the food and military equipment alone are already a huge burden on the national treasury."

Secretary Yazhi, Minister of the Ministry of War, wanted to scold people: Who should bear the burden?You are living in peace, right?
The difficult problems were pushed out one by one.

The emperor glanced at all the ministers: "You guys only ask questions?"

The implication: only ask questions, not solve them?What do you want?

The emperor was angry at this time: I discussed with you before to allow the people to open up wasteland, and you all supported it very much;
What's the matter?You are happy when the common people open up wasteland, and finally those lands come into your hands; but you are not happy to let the army open up wasteland, and finally get into my hands, right?snort!
All the ministers bowed their heads and remained silent, pretending to be dead, but turned their eyes to the Minister of the Household Department out of the corners of their eyes.Count on this "old stingy man" to stand up and stand up to the fire.

Those who are in charge of the money bag must fasten the money bag tightly.

Master Liu, Minister of the Household Department, stood up, but he disappointed them.

"Reporting to the emperor, in the fifth year of Qingde, the annual budget is 550 million guan, and the military expenditure is more than 910%, which is [-] million guan;

In the sixth year of Qingde, the annual budget was 67 and 170 guan, and the military expenditure accounted for [-]%, which was [-] guan;

The year before last was due to the national war, and more than [-]% of the military expenditure was mainly on food and armaments. Last year, most of the military expenditure was spent on armament replacement;

This year, the ones that need to be replaced have been replaced, and there is no foreign war for the time being, it should be a year of recuperation, and the military expenditure should be mainly on food and salaries;

At the Great Court Meeting at the beginning of the year, His Majesty has basically set the tone for this year's major events, so this year's military investment will not exceed the previous year's 3000 million guan.

Therefore, the cost of cattle and farm tools is not a problem.

Cotton is so rare, but I believe that all of you adults wear cotton underwear, right?Even the adults are wearing cotton robes now, right?
How much loss is it that we declare that we cannot produce such important materials by ourselves?How much does your family spend on cotton cloth every year?

As far as I know, "Bao Qingxiang" in Kyoto has just opened for three days, and everyone seems to have snapped up a lot of cotton cloth, and they have also placed a lot of orders.

What is imperative, even if there are all kinds of difficulties, should be actively overcome and completed, not to mention that now it seems that cattle, farm tools and seeds do not cost too much money!
Clothing, food, shelter, and transportation are the most basic living conditions for the common people. As an important clothing material, if it can be popularized all over the world, how much will Daxuan's national strength be improved?
With the joint efforts of the kings of all dynasties, how can we abolish it for a mere tens of thousands of coins? "

The lines at the corners of the emperor's eyes deepened slightly. It seems that Mr. Liu said something in his heart. This is a good minister who is dedicated to the country!

"Master Liu finally made a big move!" Secretary Yazhi of the Ministry of War had dealt with Lord Liu a lot in his life, and now he sincerely "appreciated" him once.

"...Huh!" A "dead duck" was about to rush out, Master Liu glanced at the emperor who was aloof, and then choked back, snorting lightly.

Every day, "Dead Duck" sees that he has nothing else to do but ask for money. For so many years, it seems that the household department is the nanny of their military department.

The emperor looked at all the ministers and workers, and suddenly found that Chu Qingzhen was "noble" than these people. He said what he could do, and said he couldn't do it. On the bright side, look at this group of people again, they don't know what they are planning every day!
　Thank you for catching bugs!Thank you for catching bugs!Thank you for catching bugs!Keep going!

　　
　
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