"This is cotton seed, which can be woven into clothes. It's much more comfortable than leather clothes, and it's also cheaper. This is a type of subtropical crop. You can try to grow it in the northern regions near Great Xia. "Ren Baqian placed a few bags in front of Ge Yihong.
At present, those high-yielding crops had been popularized throughout the entire territory of Dayao. There were traces of these crops even in Tianjing Basin. The food problem had been solved, and the Department of Agriculture and Livestock could now focus on other areas.
Cotton was naturally one of the most important economic crops. It had a vast market and was closely related to the livelihood of the people.
After all, the weather in Dayao was extremely hot all year round. Clothes made of cotton were much cooler and more breathable than leather clothes. At the same time, they were finer than coarse cloth. Furthermore, after mass planting, the price might even be lower than the current price of coarse cloth in Dayao. It was sufficiently attractive.
Regardless of whether it was for personal use or sold in the Yun Nation, it could create a very high value.
Of course, although the animal skin clothing was hot to wear, it also had an advantage — it was sturdy.
The mountain people fought with ferocious beasts every day. The sturdy animal skin clothes that could be made from local materials would not be obsolete for a long time.
Cotton had a very high status in Ren Baqian's heart, but it wasn't that important in Ge Yihong's eyes. After all, compared to clothes, he preferred crops like sweet potatoes, potatoes, and pumpkins that could fill his stomach in large quantities.
However, where there was demand, there would be development. When cotton cloth appeared on the market and the prices of some crops began to drop, Ge Yihong knew the value of cotton.
"This is sugar cane. It's as sweet as honey. Most importantly, it has a high yield. It's a pretty good fruit and can also be used to make sugar."
"Sugar?" Ge Yihong caught the word. "The kind brought by the merchants from the Yun Nation?"
"Yes, that's right, and it's even better than theirs," Ren Baqian said confidently.
In fact, he didn't know what kind of sugar the Yun Nation's merchants had brought … The palace had always used honey.
However, due to the limitations of this era, Ren Baqian felt that the Yun Nation's merchants' sugar definitely couldn't reach the level of white sugar, which was why he was so confident.
Sugarcane was not only a type of fruit, but most importantly, it could be used as a seasoning in the market. Moreover, he could also open a sugar factory.
He was confident about the future of the sugar factory.
The empress alone could support half of the sugar factory.
He had even thought of the name. Anyway, no one would sue him for copyright infringement.
After confirming that Ge Yihong valued the sugar cane sufficiently, Ren Baqian took out the last item, which was also the item that he valued the most.
"These are sunflowers and peanuts. The fruits can be used as food and can produce about 500 catties per mu. They can also be used to extract oil. They are not as greasy as animal fat, and the price is very low. This is very important and must be arranged as soon as possible, "Ren Baqian exhorted.
With melon seeds, Ren Baqian felt that in the future, he might be able to see two groups of people fighting on the streets while a group of onlookers munched on melon seeds and peanuts.
However, he didn't say his true thoughts out loud because the other party wouldn't understand even if he did.
What he really wanted was biodiesel.
Although the steam train was still in the warehouse outside the city, he had already set his sights on another product that would change the times.
Not a car, but a tractor!
In the entire territory of Dayao, there were only three to four million aboriginals outside the Sixty Thousand Mountains. The Yun Nation was only half the size of Dayao, but it had a population of 70 to 80 million.
With such a small population spread over such a large area of land, it was like scattering beans into the desert.
Not only did these three to four million people have to graze and farm, but they also needed manpower for all kinds of factories.
Whether it was salt wells, steel factories, or canneries.
There was also the supply and logistics of the army and the militias of the various cities … With three to four million people spread over such a large area of land, it was like scattering beans into the desert.
To solve this situation, on the one hand, part of the population had to be moved out of the Sixty Thousand Mountains, and on the other hand, part of the population had to be liberated from the fields.
A tractor was an excellent choice.
It was sturdy, easy to maintain, had strong traction, could do farm work, and could even haul goods. Although it was far from being comparable to a car, compared to an ox cart, it was like a tortoise racing against a snail.
Furthermore, the terrible soil of Dayao had less of an impact on a tractor than an ox cart.
In Ren Baqian's eyes, there was nothing more suitable for the current situation in Dayao than a tractor.
Even the manufacture of a tractor wasn't a big problem.
The only problem was the energy source.
At present, there were no clues about oil, so biodiesel was the only choice.
Therefore, in Ren Baqian's opinion, these two crops were the most important.
"Got it, I will arrange it." Ge Yihong agreed when he saw how serious Ren Baqian was.
Ren Baqian's value had long been reflected in various new products or technologies such as glass, high-yield crops, solar furnaces, and steam engines. Anything that could make him value it so much must be good stuff.
Although Ge Yihong didn't know Ren Baqian's purpose, his thoughts were as simple as mentioned above.
In any case, it could at least be used as food.
There was no such thing as too many varieties of food.
Ren Baqian then took out soybeans, which were also a very valuable crop. They could be used to extract oil, make tofu, tofu pudding, make soy sauce, and make soy milk …
Together with sugar cane, Ren Baqian was looking forward to the discussion in Dayao about whether soy milk and tofu pudding should be sweet or savory.
The war between the sweet and savory parties spread from Earth to the other world.
The only problem was that the empress was the biggest supporter of the evil sweet party.
After leaving the Department of Agriculture and Livestock, Ren Baqian and the guards returned to the palace and encountered another fight.
However, there was something different this time — knives were used.
With the occupation of the Yun Nation, Dayao no longer had to worry about the source of weapons due to the large amount of iron ore. The weapons seized from the Yun Nation and Great Xia were melted down. Coupled with the production of Mount Damo's iron ore, steel products began to appear on the market, and the price dropped a lot.
A large number of weapons appeared on the market, and the first problem had already emerged.
The fights between the aboriginals had evolved from fists to knives.
Ren Baqian sat on his mount and looked down at the fight that was surrounded by the crowd. He frowned and said to the guards, "Send them to the Public Order Bureau."
"Yes, Sir." A guard behind him jumped onto the scene and quickly pinned the two of them to the ground.
Seeing that there was no more excitement to watch, the excited commoners dispersed.
Ren Baqian frowned and returned to the empress's palace. A few female officials were surrounding the empress and measuring her clothes. The empress didn't look unhappy at all and allowed them to circle her with rulers.
After waiting for a long time, those female officials came over and measured Ren Baqian's body again.
"Your Majesty, this is …?" Ren Baqian didn't know how to react.
The empress rolled her eyes at him, turned around, and picked up her tablet to watch a television series.
Ren Baqian thought for a while and realized that this was probably a wedding dress.
After the female officials left, Ren Baqian sat beside the empress and took a look. The empress seemed to be watching a fantasy romance, action, ethics, and science fiction television series.
Ren Baqian cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty, I saw something when I came back just now. I feel that it's not a good sign."
"Oh?" The empress didn't want to pay attention to him at first, but after hearing his last sentence, she immediately turned her head.
Ren Baqian told her what he saw just now. The empress looked at him doubtfully and asked, "What's wrong?"
"They used knives!" Ren Baqian looked serious.
"And then?" The empress continued to look at him as if she could see a flower blossoming on his face.
…
Ren Baqian had to admit that using knives wasn't as serious as it seemed to the empress.
This was the difference between a world where martial arts were respected and a modern era of peace.
"Compared to fists, using knives is more likely to lead to unnecessary casualties," Ren Baqian said seriously. In particular, the aboriginals were easily hot-headed.
"But I can't possibly forbid them from carrying weapons!" the empress said casually.
Ren Baqian couldn't understand the importance of weapons in the hearts of the aboriginals who fought with beasts.
At first, Ren Baqian really had the idea of implementing a ban on knives.
Even if it was only in the city.
However, another idea popped up in Ren Baqian's mind, and he felt that it was more feasible.
"Your Majesty, it's not a solution for them to fight on the streets every day over trivial matters," Ren Baqian said.
The empress thought for a while and said, "The imperial court doesn't have a good solution for this matter. Even if they get whipped and can't get out of bed for three days, they will forget about it when they are hot-headed. As for being too strict, it's not appropriate. After all, fighting and courage are the foundation of the aboriginals. "
In Lan City, one would be whipped if they fought. The barbed whip could tear off several pieces of flesh with just three lashes.
However, this didn't dampen their enthusiasm for PK.
"That's why it's better to let it go," Ren Baqian said.
Seeing that the empress was looking at him, he continued, "Build a fighting arena in the city, or call it a fighting ring or wrestling ring. If there is a conflict, it must be resolved in the fighting arena and money must be paid. If there is a private fight in the city, give them a more severe punishment. "
Since three lashes weren't enough to wake them up, 30 lashes would be used.
They would have a clear choice between getting whipped 30 times or going to the fighting arena to resolve the conflict.
Furthermore, walking to the fighting arena was enough for them to sober up.
Even if they still had to fight, there wouldn't be any casualties under the restrictions of the fighting arena.
Furthermore, with the number of fights in Lan City every day, Ren Baqian felt that the fighting arena would be able to generate revenue as long as they collected a little money each time!
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