After farming, I opened a family tree

Chapter 160 Asking for a Fight

After Emperor Jingdi finished speaking, the eunuch handed the cotton coat to the court official.

The first one is the chief minister of the cabinet, Gu Taifu.

Tutor Gu was already old and afraid of the cold, so he usually wore fine furs.

As soon as he put on the cotton coat, Master Gu was surprised to find that it was just as warm as his fur coat.

You know, this kind of high-quality fur is very hard to find.

The warmth-keeping effect of this cotton-padded jacket is almost as good as that of fur!

The cotton-padded jacket passed from the hands of Gu Taifu to the hands of the Duke of Zhenguo, and from the hands of the Duke of Zhenguo to the hands of the Marquis of Dingyuan...

The expressions of the ministers changed from disdain to surprise, and then from surprise to solemnity.

As officials in high positions, they must understand the value of cotton-padded clothes.

The look in his eyes when he looked at Shen Tang also became extremely respectful.

Yes, how could a woman who could develop a thousand kilograms of rice and two rice crops be an ordinary person?

They were really reckless just now.

The ministers in the hall were whispering to each other without caring about their image.

"How can this cotton-padded jacket be so warm!"

"As soon as I put it on, I started sweating. It's amazing."

"If it weren't for the inconvenience in this hall, I would have gone to ask the Ning'an County Marquis where I could buy a few pieces!"

......

It took quite a while for the cotton coat to be returned to the eunuch.

"Your Majesty, this cotton-padded jacket and quilt was sewn by my aunt herself. Her craftsmanship is naturally not as good as that of the palace embroiderers, but this is truly the best gift I want to present to Your Majesty and Da Qi.

In the first year of this year, we harvested over one million kilograms of cotton, which can be made into at least tens of thousands of quilts and hundreds of thousands of cotton-padded clothes.”

"it is good!"

Emperor Jing was very pleased.

The Minister of Revenue asked first, his tone also respectful:

"May I ask, Lord County Lord, how much do these fine quilts and cotton-padded clothes cost?"

Shen Tang replied with a smile:

"This thick, ten-jin cotton quilt costs ten taels of silver each, one tael of silver for each jin of cotton. These cotton coats are much cheaper, each weighing a jin, but only cost eight hundred coins, and the jacket costs only five hundred coins."

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This price is so cheap!

All the court officials were in disbelief.

"so cheap!"

Someone among the court officials spoke up and expressed everyone's surprise.

"Whether it's quilts or cotton clothes, they are all sold to the people first, so the prices are naturally not high."

Shen Tang spoke calmly, but the others did not feel so calm when they heard it.

To be honest, such a good thing can be bought for dozens of taels of silver. After all, Shen Tang had said before that this quilt can be used for many years.

I believe many people are willing to spend this money!

Many people looked at Shen Tang, unable to understand.

It’s hard to imagine what they would do with a powerful weapon like cotton if they had it in their hands.

But one thing is certain, it will definitely not be sold at such a low price like Shen Tang did.

Cotton was extremely precious before it became widely used.

Even in history, many people would pawn their cotton-padded clothes and quilts.

Therefore, Shen Tang is well aware of the importance of cotton, and it is precisely because she knows its importance that she lowers the price of cotton products.

This will prevent cotton from becoming widespread in the future, as prices will remain high.

Moreover, she possessed the most advanced textile technology in the farming era, so the original cost was not high.

Shen Tang's back was as straight as the cedar outside the Golden Palace. He lifted his robe and knelt in the hall.

"Your Majesty, I, Shen Tang, am a humble person, but I am willing to send the cotton-padded jackets and quilts produced this year to the outside of the Great Wall, to help our soldiers of the Great Qi have a warm winter!

The Northern Di are now at their wit's end. Why don't we, the Great Qi, seize this opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop? "

Shen Tang’s meaning was very clear. I am willing to donate quilts and cotton clothes, but I have to fight.

When the court officials heard this, they couldn't help but be shocked.

Shen Tang, you kid! So you were waiting here.

"Your Majesty, with this cotton-padded jacket from the Marquis, our soldiers at the border won't have to fear the cold."

“Your Majesty, our soldiers have cotton-padded clothes, but the Northern Di people don’t. Moreover, we have thousands of kilograms of rice.

"We, the Great Qi, have these two powerful weapons, so why should we fear the Northern Di?"

"emperor......"

The generals knelt down and pleaded with Emperor Jing.

Emperor Jing was sitting on a high platform. When he heard Shen Tang say that he wanted to send cotton products outside the pass, he had already decided to fight.

But what he didn't expect was that Shen Tang was willing to donate all these cotton products.

Moreover, the price of cotton products really shocked Emperor Jing.

Among food, clothing, housing and transportation, clothing comes first, which shows how important it is.

As for the officials who originally advocated peace, they gave up the idea as soon as they heard that Shen Tang wanted to send the cotton products outside the pass.

The main reason they were not in favor of war was that they were only willing to send food, charcoal, and cold-weather supplies to the areas outside the Great Wall, which was too costly.

Moreover, it was not the best thing that Beidi finally wanted to negotiate peace.

Da Qi can also take the opportunity to rest for a few years.

But who would have thought that Shen Tang would actually donate this cotton material directly.

Emperor Jing sat at the top:

"Shen Tang, Shen Tang, your cotton is as valuable as the thousand-gold rice to Da Qi."

"Shen Tang has received the emperor's grace, and I have no way to repay it. The people do not have any prejudice against me because of my female body. I just want the people to have enough food and warm clothes.

"I was born and raised among the people. I know that if the people are well fed and clothed, there will be no unrest."

"The four seas and eight wildernesses are peaceful and tranquil. Tang is willing to use our enthusiasm to protect the prosperity of Da Qi!"

The woman's voice was firm and powerful, and many generals had tears in their eyes.

The entire hall fell into silence for a long time.

"Okay, I agree!"

Shen Tang stood in the hall and smiled.

Then he had the quilt delivered to the bedroom and ordered the cotton coat to be sent outside the pass as well.

"Your Majesty, cotton-padded jackets are heavy and inconvenient to wear during marches and battles. This padded jacket is much lighter. Soldiers only need to wear it to feel light and warm."

Shen Tang pointed at the padded jacket in the eunuch's hand and spoke.

Everyone then remembered that along with the quilt and cotton coat, there was also a padded jacket.

No, this Marquis of Ning'an County must be good at fortune-telling and knew about the war outside the Great Wall early on, so he made a padded jacket.

This was really unfair to Shen Tang. Shen Tang originally wanted to make a cotton-padded jacket, but he also thought that cotton-padded jackets were much more expensive than padded jackets, so he made a padded jacket.

However, after hearing the news at the post station, he sent a message back to Jiangnan to ask people to make more padded jackets.

Sure enough, after looking at the padded jacket, Emperor Jing nodded.

"Lord Shen, not only should the soldiers thank you, but I should also thank you!

Not only did you develop cotton, you also donated it to the soldiers. I will reward you handsomely! Tell me what you want!"

Shen Tang said respectfully:

"This is what a citizen of Da Qi should do. If you want to reward me, Your Majesty, please reward the two merchants who planted cotton with me."

Shen Tang told the truth about his desire to grow cotton and spin cotton cloth, but no one was willing to follow him:

"If it weren't for the help of these three wealthy businessmen, I wouldn't be able to grow so much cotton on my own."

Everyone listened to Shen Tang's narration, scolding others for not knowing the goods, while lamenting the three merchants.

Sometimes, this choice is often more important than effort.

No, the matter of changing the family has come. I only heard Emperor Jing laugh and say loudly:

"Okay, okay, everyone will be rewarded. Ning'an County Marquis Shen Tang, please accept the title—"