Princess Yongmu had never been exposed to such knowledge since she was a child.
She was raised to be a good girl and didn't go out much. What she learned was from books.
Because her mother was from the Liu family, her handwriting was better and she was educated.
No one asked her to learn anything else. She could embroider, but she couldn't cook, let alone other economic skills.
Now that Li Yi had only briefly explained it to her, she was confused.
What did the price of silk have to do with other things?
"Li Lang, are you talking about cotton?" The only thing Princess Yongmu could think of was cotton.
"Wen Tian is really smart." Li Yi quickly praised, "Cotton is easy to grow and has a large output. It makes clothes and bedding comfortable."
Li Yi knew that cotton eventually replaced other fiber crops and became the mainstream.
Putting aside the brand, the price of silk was never low.
The key was that the people couldn't afford to wear silk and had always been wearing hemp clothes.
"Li Lang, cotton can't be made into bedding. It's warm to put it in a silk cover." Princess Yongmu had never used hemp since she was a child.
In her opinion, cotton bedding was good, especially the mattress. It was comfortable to sleep on it.
The mattress was a little heavy, heavier than cashmere and duck down stuffed in silk.
"Brush a layer of glue on the inside of the cotton and stuff the defatted chicken feathers into it as clothes. It saves cotton and is warmer than wearing thick linen directly."
Li Yi had been collecting chicken feathers and goose feathers. The good ones were used to make badminton, and the bad ones were defatted and softened with chicken feathers to fill clothes.
The warming effect was much worse than cashmere, duck down, and cotton, but it was better than the others.
The linen clothes were filled with straw and withered grass. It would be bloated to wear it, but the warming effect was many times better than not wearing it.
When Li Yi first came to the Tang dynasty, straw was used as bedding in the various squares in Chang 'an.
It was still the same now, but the straw was woven into curtains, and there was a fire under it.
In the winter morning, no one said that someone was frozen to death.
"Li Dongzhu, if you sell the cotton, will you make money? My family still has land. "Xiao Lan's heart ached when she thought about the land she had bought.
He bought 100 mu of land, 20 mu of which were planted with beans, and the rest were planted with greenhouses. He hired people to look after them.
He had yet to earn back the money he spent on buying the land. Hiring people for the greenhouses was money. The silk was money. The shelves were money. The fertilizer was money.
The money was saved up by Princess Yongmu and was used to buy land in Xiao Lan's name.
Xiao Lan wanted to plant cotton directly after she stopped planting greenhouses.
At present, there was no fixed price for the cotton, so it was bought by the Li Family Zhuangzi and the Ministry of Revenue.
"If you use that bean field to grow cotton, the bean moths will come out and affect the development of the cotton. Why don't you plant bellflowers instead?
After the greenhouse was removed, they were directly planted with seeds. The yield was higher than transplanting seedlings, which was different from many other crops.
Then, in the winter, if he wanted to plant a greenhouse, he would first build a small shed to nurture seedlings of cucumbers, cowpeas, eggplants, and so on.
Harvest the platycodon, build the greenhouse, and put the cultivated vegetable sprouts in it. This way, both sides won't be delayed. "
Li Yi patiently explained the problem of what to plant. In order to make money, there was no need to use cotton.
After the Qing government finished purchasing the land in Henan Province next year, they would let Henan Province bear a part of the task of planting cotton through collecting taxes and deducting taxes.
Right now, food was still the priority. Only when enough food was stored could they consider enjoying it.
"There are no seeds." Xiao Lan tilted her head and looked at Li Yi. She looked like she was saying, "If you want to pursue my princess, you have to produce seeds."
"I'll settle it for Dongzhu." Li Yi agreed readily. Otherwise, he would also release a large number of seeds.
Zhuangzi specially planted the land, and the platycodon was a medicinal ingredient.
In the northeast of his time, the people were willing to use platycodon to make pickles. At first, the price was the same as other North Korean pickles.
Later, the price rose sharply along with the licorice. At the most expensive time, a catty of dog treasure pickles cost more than 40 yuan. It looked unaffordable.
Platycodon looked like ginseng. Those who didn't know how to make it would use a knife to cut it into strips.
The authentic way was to use a wooden hammer to smash it. After smashing it, there would be a trace of it.
What was eaten was the root of platycodon, which was also called platycodon.
It was better to use it together with licorice to treat coughs, especially when there was phlegm that couldn't be spat out.
The taboo was that licorice and platycodon hurt the stomach. Those who didn't have a good gastrointestinal tract would feel nauseous and vomit after eating it.
Li Yi needed medicinal ingredients. He cultivated the seeds and asked others to plant them. At the same time, he mixed them with chili powder and ate them as pickles.
Princess Yongmu didn't read the medical book. She ate the platycodon pickles with chili powder. There was sugar, salt, and fried sesame inside.
"Yes! Plant! "She believed in Li Yi. If he said that it could make money, it would definitely make money. It was better than planting cotton.
She took out her own money. She didn't have much money to begin with.
After buying the land, she started to plant greenhouses. It required a lot of silk. Recently, she didn't have much money.
When it was time to plant other crops in spring, the money earned from the greenhouses would be able to cover her cost.
There were more greenhouses this year, and the price of the greenhouses was not sky-high.
Next year, there would be more people. It would be impossible to cover the cost of the greenhouses in a year unless the price of silk dropped significantly.
In the past, Princess Yongmu thought that her life was just to save some money. Then, she would be betrothed to a man by her father and live with him.
What kind of life she could live depended on the other party.
The other party's appearance, background, and moral character were not things that she needed to consider.
"Rest first, then prepare to watch the Spring Festival Gala. It's better than the one in the Imperial City. There are also more fireworks."
Li Yi was afraid that the two of them wouldn't have the energy to watch the program at night, so he arranged for them to go to the courtyard.
After sending the two of them in, he arranged for the palace maids and eunuchs to take turns to serve them. Li Yi changed his cheeky smile and went back to his study to write.
The new year was coming. There would be new changes in the Li Family Zhuangzi. At the same time, Li Yi had to come up with a plan for the future development.
At the end of Xu and the beginning of Hai, dinner began. Everyone still ate hotpot. This way, they could save as much food as they wanted.
The water curtain was taken out again and divided into three areas.
The people from the Zhang Family Village and the Imperial Plantation rushed over. There was a water curtain in the residential area. Everyone tried to squeeze together. Some even ran upstairs to watch from the windows.
Princess Yongmu and Xiao Lan came out. They were arranged to sit down and watch the program.
"As expected, it's more interesting than the Imperial City. It's closer, and there's hot hotpot to eat. Last year … last year, I didn't go."
Xiao Lan whispered to Princess Yongmu. Last year, she watched the program in the Imperial City. Her status was low, so she couldn't go.
Princess Yongmu looked around. There were only the two of them at the small square table in front of her.
The villagers were eating and drinking slowly. They were afraid that they would eat too much. They were also worried that they would feel sleepy if they ate too much.
They ate and drank soup. When they felt full, they would be able to eat more after the soup was digested.
The children didn't care about that. They put on new clothes and ate what they liked. At most, they would sleep and not keep watch.
Princess Yongmu didn't feel cold at all. There was a lot of charcoal in the hotpot. If it wasn't for the fact that it was outdoors, many people would have been poisoned by carbon monoxide.
After an hour, Li Yi, who had changed his clothes, ran over. "Eat! Don't be idle. Eat some seafood first."
As he spoke, he poured the frozen oysters and scallops into the hotpot.
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