"Are you talking about Bai Diezi? There are many of them in noble families, but they are rare among the people!"

Tian Zhong suddenly realized it and said quickly: "This thing was passed down from the great cannibals of the sea. It is so rare that the nobles planted it in their yards to watch it!"

"If Your Majesty wants to see it, there is also one in the Yamen Royal Garden. It's white and beautiful."

"Yeah! Put it in the garden!" Li Jia nodded. He wanted to see what cotton looked like in this era.

Immediately, the imperial driver came to the imperial garden and saw the white cotton, which was well taken care of and flourished along with peonies and other flowers.

Different from the cotton of later generations, the cotton that came to the south through the Maritime Silk Road is Indian cotton and Asian cotton.

What spread to Chang'an from the Western Regions was African cotton.

Later generations grew upland cotton, which was imported from the United States in the late Qing Dynasty. This kind of Asian cotton had lower yields and was rougher, but when Li Jia saw it, he became more kind to it.

"Such things are not for appreciation!" Li Jia sighed and said: "Call the people who will serve these Bai Diazi. From now on, we will plant more in the Imperial Garden, and we will also pass on our experience to others.

Huangzhuang also needs to plant it on a large scale!"

Bitter!

Hearing this, Tian Zhong felt bitter in his heart for a moment. If Shaofu Temple knew this, he would hate himself to death. This kind of white stuff can squeeze out other production and make a lot less money.

Later, Li Jia met with the planting official, encouraged him, rewarded him with some money, and left.

This kind of thing takes a long time to develop. After all, it is not as good as soybeans, which have been cultivated for thousands of years. It is always difficult to implement new things.

"If we go north to the Central Plains, we can't make a coat without cotton. However, the goal in a few years is just to conquer the south. It's not cold enough yet and we have enough time to promote cotton!"

Li Jia is not in a hurry. The more anxious he is about this new thing, the harder it will be to promote it.

For example, promote money tickets.

From the time he was in Yongzhou, he wanted to use the Li family's prestige in the Jianwu Army to promote money voting, but after repeated considerations, he gave up.

When he entered Panyu and became the governor-general, taking control of the country's army, he still resisted because his prestige was not enough to convince the public.

After becoming emperor, he still did not implement it. Issuing such banknotes would easily destroy the people's hearts, but he still resisted.

It was not until last year that he went north to Hunan and then to Nanping, captured two kings, plundered the treasury, and gained enough fame throughout the world. At this time, he slowly introduced money tickets, and he started in the army.

After the soldiers recognized it, they promoted it among the people with the help of Tianxia Bank.

Nowadays, businessmen have recognized the existence of money tickets, and the one percent handling fee makes money making operations of money banks all over the world cramped.

The people still resisted, and only the copper coins were real.

As time goes by, it will definitely be recognized.

Pick yourself up, he is in a generally happy mood this summer.

For the Ordnance Department, the relocation of the capital is about to come, and everyone and craftsmen are uneasy. They have been accustomed to Lingnan and settled down to buy property, and now they have to move north again. They are really uneasy.

As a result, everyone's thoughts turned to Huang Dezhang, who was also under great pressure.

But as a homeboy, he stayed in the Ordnance Department all the time, so where could he meet you? He couldn't help but become more impatient and angry.

"Boss, what's wrong?" Seeing Director Huang sighing, Tang Damu couldn't help but ask.

"Isn't this a move of the capital? Our Ordnance Department will definitely go north, and everyone who is not left behind will have to go, but our family property is here. If we go north, we are afraid of losing a lot, everyone will be uneasy, and we will not be happy!

"

Huang Dezhang sighed and said helplessly.

"Your Majesty, don't you care? Director, you can go find your Majesty!" Tang Damu said.

"How can Mr. Mian be so simple?"

"Director, we have a plan!"

"Tell me?" Huang Dezhang frowned and asked.

"Didn't His Majesty ask us to make the bronze cannon last time? Now that we have spent so much copper, we have almost finished it. We have also tried firing it several times. It is very powerful! We can let Your Majesty come and test it!

"

"After all, Your Majesty seems to value you very much!" Tang Damu said.

"Okay, very good!" Huang Dezhang said with a smile: "Your Majesty is happy, our matter can be solved in no time!"

"We must do everything perfectly this time to satisfy His Majesty!"

"If you want Your Majesty to be very satisfied and see the true power of the bronze cannon, I have an idea here!" Tang Damu said with a smile.

"Okay, if that's the case, it's good for you!"

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The tenth day of August was the Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days. Li Jia didn't feel much joy in his heart. Whenever he had a reunion, he would think of his family members in later generations and his dead father Li Wei in this life, and he felt quite sad.

Sad.

When the eunuchs around him saw that the emperor had something wrong, they immediately served him carefully for fear of offending the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the Ordnance Department sent a message saying that the bronze cannon you requested before has been completed, and I want you to choose a time to review it!" Tian Zhong said thoughtfully.

"Okay, it's finally done!" Sure enough, these words made Li Jia energetic. He smiled and said, "Let's make it tomorrow!"

"Nuo——" Tian Zhong responded with a smile, "Your Majesty, the imperial kitchen has prepared another cold dish, and there are lychees!"

"Lychee? Didn't it disappear last month?" Hearing this fruit, Li Jia couldn't help but develop an appetite.

"Your Majesty, some places are late-ripening, and some are not as ripe as those in June and July, but they are still pretty good. They just happen to quench your Majesty's thirst!"

Tian Zhong said softly when he saw the emperor happy.

"Not bad!" the emperor praised.

"If there are too many of these things, please send some to the ladies so that they can have a try!"

"Nuo——" Tian Zhong responded.

"You have done a good job, I will reward you with a house! It will be in Changsha City!" the emperor said with satisfaction,

Eunuchs are the most considerate and worry-free.

"Thank you for the gift, Your Majesty!" Tian Zhong knelt down to thank him, his face full of joy.

On this day, all the concubines in the harem were also happy. It had been almost a month since the lychees were in the market, and now they were edible again. It was really surprising, and the emperor appreciated them. As for the taste, they had no longer cared about it.

August 11th, sunny, gentle breeze, temperature about 33 degrees.

The emperor took a few followers and took a boat to Jiangdao where the Ordnance Department was located.

The Ordnance Department had already prepared a red carpet, and a group of chief officials greeted the emperor at the pier. They welcomed the emperor to a flat area, where a high platform had been set up, colorful flags were fluttering, and firecrackers were blasting. It was really lively.

The emperor sat on the high platform, eating the fruits and melons prepared by the eunuchs, and watched with interest the arrangements of the Ordnance Department.
Chapter completed!