After all, the Qin family basically missed the cotton and sugarcane business.

If I miss it again this time, it would be a pity.

However, Qin Qiong didn't expect that he hadn't made up his mind to arrange someone to go to Quanzhou, and Cheng Yaojin had already taken action.

"Thank you hard, it's really harder, especially tobacco is a new thing after all, and everyone is not familiar with it.

However, after all, Ryukyu has already had experience in large-scale planting, so it should be no big problem."

Cheng Yaojin felt that Li Ke could handle things, and he had no reason to do it.

At worst, I would just ask Li Kuan to arrange a student from Guanshishan Academy Agricultural College to provide guidance.

If you have such good conditions, it would be really inappropriate if you can't beat others.

"Zhijie, are you really ready to participate in tobacco cultivation on a large scale?"

Qin Qiong had already made a decision in his mind, but he still wanted to see how Cheng Yaojin arranged it.

"Of course! Even if we don't sell tobacco directly at that time, this tobacco-growing business will be profitable.

I don't think it's worse than growing cotton or sugarcane.

Such a large-scale plantation should be what His Royal Highness wants to see, and there is no reason not to do it."

"Since that's the case, I'll arrange for the housekeeper to go to Quanzhou!"

...

In the Summer Palace, Lan He carefully lit a match for the pipe Li Shimin was holding.

Li Shimin is already old and is not in good health, so Li Kuan actually didn't give him pipes and tobacco.

This thing was completely bought by Li Shimin after listening to Li Zhong's report.

However, after just a few attempts, Li Shimin completely fell in love with this thing.

As the emperor, it is difficult for others to experience the feeling of being cold at a high place.

Many times, Li Shimin feels bored.

Since he came into contact with the pipe, he found that sucking cigarettes when he was fine not only made people more energetic, but also seemed to have less worries.

As for the report that "smoking is harmful to health" published in the Chang'an Evening News, he chose to ignore it.

"The prince is still trying to mess around with those messy things during this period?"

After taking a few sips, Li Shimin leaned on the imperial throne with great pleasure and asked a few casually.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince attaches great importance to visiting Shishan Academy. In recent years, he likes to go to the academy whenever he has time, and now he is no exception.

This Guanshishan match is the latest made by Guanshishan Academy. It is said that it has started selling in all the honeycomb coal shops in Chang'an City, and the price is very favorable."

As the eunuch around Li Shimin, Lanhe naturally has his own news channels.

Even the hidden power he possessed was no worse than the Baiqisi in Chang'an City.

It's just limited to Chang'an City.

"Match is indeed very convenient. In the future, the people finally have cheap and efficient ignition methods."

Li Shimin is obviously aware of the goods.

He dared not make a conclusion directly about the benefits of pipes and shreds of tobacco.

But if you have matches, that's definitely a good thing.

"Yes, so after the match was launched, it immediately sold very hotly, and it started to be in short supply on the first day.

Guanshishan Academy should have made sufficient concessions here. You can buy two boxes of matches for a penny, and even the most ordinary people can afford it."

Although Lan He is Li Shimin's man, seeing that Li Kuan is about to take office soon, he naturally wants to say something good to the princelings.

Besides, he was just saying a fact.

"Looking at it for a few more days, if Kuan'er is still addicted to the laboratory of Guanshishan Academy all day long, you can invite him here specifically, and I have something to say to him."

Obviously, Li Shimin did not think that being the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, staying at Guanshishan Academy every day was the right choice.

"I obey the order!"

Lan He answered and thought about whether he wanted to find someone to make Li Kuantong angry.

...

"I'm so angry, I'm so angry, second brother, why can something be turned into a treasure when it comes to Li Kuan's people?

When the tobacco leaves were in Li Ke's hands, they were obviously useless, and they were forced to transport the tobacco leaves directly to Chang'an City, asking Li Kuan to acquire them.

Originally, I thought there was fun to watch, but in the end I didn’t expect it to be like this, which really makes people unable to accept it.”

In Changsun’s mansion, Changsun Wen complained to Changsun Huan very unhappy.

These days, Chang'an City is either talking about matches or smoking.

Pipes and tobacco have become the best gifts.

"Didn't we arrange for people to publish articles related to "smoking is harmful to health" in the Chang'an Evening News?

Isn't it any effect at all?"

Changsun Huan asked with a frown.

As the second son of the Changsun family, although the resources he can mobilize are far lower than those of Changsun Chong.

But after all, it is Changsun Wuji's son. If you want to publish an article in the Chang'an Evening News, there is no problem.

"It's useless! Everyone knows that Chang'an Evening News is the industry of our Changsun family.

It is no secret that our Changsun family and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do not deal with each other.

So no one wants to believe any bad words about His Royal Highness and property that we have said in the newspaper.”

Changsun Wen said bitterly.

Obviously, this situation is something he is unwilling to admit or see, but it is already a fact.

"Can you find a way to let Qujiang Daily publish some related articles? Didn't He Changyi, the current editor-in-chief of Chang'an Evening News, be in Qujiang Daily before?

He must have some connections to publish some articles on it.

Our articles are not made up, but well-founded.

Soak the tobacco in water and then raise goldfish in the water. It won’t take long to die.

This fully demonstrates that tobacco is toxic.”

Changsun Huan proposed a new plan.

Obviously, he has not given up on the idea of ​​continuing to deal with Li Kuan now.

Although his relationship with his eldest brother Changsun Chong is not good, everyone's attitude towards dealing with the East Palace is the same.

"This experiment cannot stand scrutiny. Not only will the water from soaking tobacco will kill the goldfish, but the water from soaking cinnamon and the water from soaking the meatmeg will kill the goldfish.

Even if you just put the goldfish in the wine, you will die faster.

So there is no way to prove anything in this situation.”

Changsun Wen's words made Changsun Huan even more trouble.

How can you prove that smoking is harmful to health? Prove that tobacco is not a good thing?

"Second brother, I heard Aye and his elder brother chatting yesterday. It seems that the mansion has plans to arrange for you to grow tobacco in Quanzhou."

Seeing that Changsun Huan was not speaking, Changsun Wen added another sentence.

"What?"

Now Changsun Huan is not calm.

I was preparing to take various methods to prove that tobacco is not a good thing, but the mansion wanted to arrange for me to go to Quanzhou to plan to grow tobacco.

Is this too ironic?

"Second brother, it is said that the tobacco leaves sent to Chang'an City by His Highness the King of Wu did not sell much.

But now, a box of medium tobacco in the treasure pavilion costs a whole lot of money, not to mention the best ones.

Even the cheapest one costs 100 cents a box, and the profits here are too high.

The iron smelting workshop in the mansion is no longer in operation, and other industries are also being operated in disgrace under the suppression of the princelings.

We have no way to continue the maritime trade business that has brought huge profits to many noble families.

If it weren't for the cotton planting in Shuozhou and the sugarcane planting in Guangzhou that continued to provide some profits, our mansion would have been in a state of not being able to make ends meet."

Changsun Wen's words completely dispelled Changsun Huan's desire to resist.

Yes, the Changsun family at this time is no longer as glorious as it was back then.

Although there are still many gang members in the court, many people's attitudes are changing with a visible state of naked eyes.

As for the Changsun family's industry, it is getting worse every year.
To be continued...