In fact, the hydraulic conditions in Shandong are better than those in Jiangnan.

There are too many water systems in Jiangnan.

A big disadvantage of the vertical and horizontal water network is that it divides the land into countless fragments, resulting in low utilization rate.

If you want to build a large factory, it is not easy to find a piece of land large enough to accommodate it, not to mention the labor and land price issues.

The water system in Shandong is very reasonable.

A lot, but not a lot.

There is cheap land, and you can build a factory as big as you want.

Finally, Zuo Mengeng completely destroyed Xu Erjue's pride in two aspects.

"Nowadays, there are continuous natural disasters in the north, and there are countless refugees. Under the hardship of hunger and cold, there are countless people who want to exchange labor for money and food."

The British used the method of sheep cannibalism to drive farmers off the land and transform them into industrial workers.

Zuo Menggeng always felt that this natural disaster that lasted throughout the late Ming Dynasty was actually a God-sent opportunity.

After all, farmers have been forced to leave their land, so why can't they be absorbed into industrial production?

Their requirements for labor and remuneration are almost negligible, which solves the biggest labor cost problem in industrial production.

The second question Zuo Mengeng mentioned is even more realistic.

"The land south of the Yangtze River is rainy and humid, which is actually not conducive to the growth of cotton, and the yield is always low. Moreover, the quality of cotton seeds is insufficient, which limits production capacity. Only the vast land and suitable climate in the North are good places for growing cotton.

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At this time, the cotton grown in various parts of the Ming Dynasty belonged to the Asian cotton species and continued until the 1950s.

Later, it was replaced by upland cotton.

Upland cotton is the most widely planted cotton species in the world, accounting for 90% of global cotton production.

Under the current conditions, this kind of cotton cannot be grown in Jiangnan.

But Shandong can, once put into production, rely on more advanced production technology and lower costs to destroy the existing textile industry in Ming Dynasty.

Xu Erjue sat in silence, imagining in his mind the horrific scene of a massive amount of low-priced cotton appearing on the market and the cotton spinning workshops in Jiangnan closing down one after another.
Chapter completed!