Chapter 978 Lifestyle Is the Most Important

"I never thought that cotton would be so useful at first." Li Chengqi still remembered that he was the one who got the cotton seeds.

The rich people in the Tang Dynasty raised cotton as flowers, and they knew that white folds were made of cotton, but no one planted them.

One reason was that they didn't know how to plant them, and the other was that it occupied grain fields, and the other was that they thought it was better to raise silkworms and grow hemp, and they got used to it.

Until now, the people finally understood what cotton could be used for.

Cotton cloth was second, and the best use was to use cotton as a warm filling and to make cotton thread to sew clothes.

Leather clothes are warm, with less leather, expensive clothes, and they are also materials for making military equipment.

"Especially the quilts, which are heavier than silk, but lighter than leather, and warm."

Li Chengqi mentioned bedding, and he also covered himself with a thin quilt in summer.

"After the harvest this year, take the cotton seeds to the northwest region, where they will be planted, harvested, and woven locally, and there are people there."

Li Yi didn't want to promote cotton planting in the good land of the Tang Dynasty. Once it was released, everyone would definitely think that the grain price had dropped, so it was better to plant cotton.

No matter how low the price of grain is, the people must be allowed to grow it, or grow other cash crops, excluding cotton.

Such as sugarcane, rapeseed, sesame, to obtain sugar and oil.

"Will it delay the planting of grain?" Li Chengqi was worried that there was too much cotton planted in the place over there, and there was not enough food to eat. There was a war there, and the cost of transporting grain and grass later was high.

"Collect people from external tribes, give them high prices, let them replenish, and they have free time during grazing."

Li Yi had been prepared for this. The border of the Tang Dynasty was in chaos, and some tribes were fence-sitters, ready to rebel at any time and surrender at any time.

The main reason was that their rebellion and surrender were forced by the situation. No matter which one, they always lived in their own way.

It was just a matter of whether to fight or not. Some small tribes did not want to fight, and it was not worth dying as cannon fodder for others.

The Shatuo tribe was one of the representatives. They were originally close to Tubo, and Tubo asked them to fight the Tang Dynasty.

When they saw that the situation was not good, they ran away quickly, surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and then stayed in a corner to reproduce.

In history, they multiplied and became a country, while others were defeated.

In order to make the tribes truly submit, their lifestyles must be changed.

Livestock can continue to be raised, and there are lands for growing crops. The income from crops is stable. With land and houses, they don't need to rebel.

There are also various ethnic groups in the Mongolian area at the time of Li Yi. They eat meat, drink milk, drink tea, and drink wine brewed from milk all day long.

They don't farm at all, move around with the grass, and then exchange tea with the Tang Dynasty, and sometimes exchange some rice to cook and eat.

Living like this all day long, it is unrealistic to expect them to settle down and stay in one place.

How can there be a sense of belonging if you don't live with the people of the Tang Dynasty?

"Brother, farming together is the best measure to promote ethnic integration. We can't continue to let it go, we must guide it."

Li Yi mentioned the relationship between the stability of the place of residence and ethnic integration.

Otherwise, the living habits are different, and the other party will come here to freeze today.

In the spring, they will take the livestock hundreds of miles away and won't come back for many months.

For those people, the place where they hibernate is not home, their home is the tent and their relatives.

"What if they don't want to?" Li Chengqi felt that what Li Yi said made sense.

But just like the people of Jingzhao Prefecture planting greenhouses, no one planted them at first.

Even if Li's farm made a lot of money after planting, the people still waited and watched.

It was not until pilot projects were built in various counties and the people really got the income that others followed suit.

This year, the seeds were harvested and sent over. According to the method of the people of Jingzhao Prefecture, it would take several years.

Li Yi nodded: "I thought of it. Give money and hire them to plant. Give them 20 coins a day, and they will be willing.

Or use fermented tea and barbecue seasoning to exchange money with them.

Then we go to harvest. If the price is high, they will think, can the things produced in my field be sold for so much money?

Needless to say, they are willing to plant in the second year. The price given in the first two years is higher. When more people plant, the price will naturally drop, but there is still a lot of profit."

Li Yi took another method against the people over there, inducement.

Once they have planted and become accustomed to it, they feel that it is relatively stable. Even if the price is much lower later, they will still persist in it when they see that it is easier than grazing by themselves.

If they can grow cotton, they will naturally try to grow vegetables.

How can the wild vegetables in the grassland outside be as delicious as the vegetables that have been cultivated for many years?

At least not cucumbers, cabbages, eggplants, cowpeas, etc.

Li Chengqi listened carefully and decided to go back and tell his third brother about it, which is beneficial to the rule of the Tang Dynasty.

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The people in Jingzhao Prefecture are working hard, and bean worms have come out, no, moths have come out to lay eggs.

At the same time, the newspaper reported the situation of the war. Sulu led the Turks to rebel and led the White-robed Arabs and Tubo to attack the Tang Dynasty.

However, our Tang Dynasty also sent troops, and we will definitely not let the enemy succeed.

The soldiers in the front are protecting the Tang Dynasty from being bullied. Everyone should work hard to grow more food and send it to the soldiers on the front line.

In the past, when there were wars at the border, the court did not tell the people, and the people did not know.

Only when the Tang Dynasty won a battle and the war report came back, the people would know about it.

Now it has changed. The newspapers will report it, and it is very sensational, to cultivate the people's support for the army.

When the bean moth comes out, the people start to look forward to it. They don't disturb it, wait for the bean moth to lay eggs, and then raise it according to the methods introduced in the newspaper.

People who grow grapes also wait for the moths in other people's bean fields to fly over and lay eggs.

You can't let bean worms eat all the grape leaves, but you can selectively raise some.

The newspaper introduced that grapes need to be topped, also known as wiping buds, and when the fruit is set, you need to pinch the tips and throw the pinched tips into your mouth to eat, it's sour.

People don't eat them, they are used to feed bean worms. The bean worms have said that it's the same as eating eggs.

"Everyone can just watch now. Don't drive or catch the moths before they lay eggs. Even moths can be eaten."

Xiaolan's farm has 20 acres of soybean fields. Princess Yongmu didn't go to Wentianlanxiang Pavilion today to rest.

After Wentianlanxiang Pavilion delivered the baby carrier, it opened for two days every ten days, and the people all knew it.

The more so, the more noble Wentianlanxiang Pavilion seems, and people don't need to open every day.

Princess Yongmu has been living a happy life recently. She is free and doesn't have to stay in the palace.

Sometimes she teaches her children in her own farm, sometimes she goes to the store, and sometimes she goes to Li's farm.

She doesn't worry about making money, and she treats life as a game.

Other unmarried women would imagine what their future husbands would be like, and what if they married the wrong man.

She doesn't think about it anymore, because she knows who it is.

Now she teaches her neighbors how to raise insects, and the neighbors listen and ask questions, not afraid of making mistakes.

The neighbors already know who this beautiful neighbor belongs to, Li Dongzhu.

Li Dongzhu's woman must have received the true teachings, and she won't be bad.

"After laying eggs, when you can see small insects, pick bean leaves to feed them. Pick the shady side, picking the sunny side will affect the growth of soybeans."

Princess Yongmu continued, with a sweet smile on her face.

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