"This is cotton seed, which can be used to weave clothes. It is much more comfortable than leather clothes, and the price is also low. This is a subtropical crop. You can try to grow it in the northern area close to Daxia." Ren Baqian put a few bags in In front of Ge Yihong.
Now that several high-yielding crops have been extended to the entire territory of Dayao, and even the land of Tianjing has these kinds of crops. The food problem has been initially resolved, and Tian Musi can focus on more places.
Cotton, of course, is the most important economic crop with a vast market and is closely related to people's livelihood.
After all, the weather in Dayao is extremely hot from beginning to end throughout the year. Clothes made of cotton cloth are much cooler and more breathable than leather clothes. At the same time, they are finer and denser than coarse cloth. Moreover, after mass planting, the price may be lower than the current coarse cloth in Dayao. The price is still low, which is attractive enough.
Whether it is for personal use or sold to Izumo territory, it can create high value.
Of course, although animal skin clothes are hot to wear, they also have an advantage - they are strong.
The mountain people fight with fierce beasts every day, and the strong animal skin clothes that can be obtained locally cannot be eliminated in a long time.
Cotton has a high status in Ren Baqian's heart, but it is not so important in Ge Yihong's eyes. After all, compared to clothes, he prefers crops like sweet potatoes, potatoes, and pumpkins that can fill his stomach in large quantities.
Ren Baqian guessed it when he saw his expression, but if there is demand, there will be development. When cotton cloth appeared in the market, and the price of some crops began to fall, Ge Yihong knew the value of cotton.
"This is sugarcane, which is as sweet as honey. The most important thing is that it has a large yield. It is a good fruit and can also be used to make white sugar."
"Candy?" Ge Yihong keenly grasped the word, "The kind brought by the Izumo businessman?"
"Well, that's right, and it's better than theirs." Ren Baqian said confidently.
In fact, he didn't know what kind of sugar the Izumo merchant brought... Honey has always been used in the palace.
But limited to this era, Ren Baqian felt that the sugar from the Izumo businessman would definitely not reach the level of white sugar, that's why he was so confident.
Sugar cane is not only a kind of fruit, but the most important thing is that it can make an additional seasoning on the market, and you can also open a sugar factory yourself.
He has enough confidence in the prospects of the sugar factory.
The empress can support half a sugar factory by herself.
He had already thought of the name, and no one sued him for copyright infringement anyway.
After confirming that Ge Yihong paid enough attention to sugar cane, Ren Baqian took out the last thing, which was also the one he valued most.
"These are sunflowers and peanuts. The fruits can be used as food. The yield per mu is about 500 jin. They can also be used to extract oil. It is not as greasy as animal fat, and the price is also very low. This is very important and must be arranged as soon as possible." Ren Baqian exhorted.
With melon seeds, Ren Baqian felt that in the future, he might often see two groups of people fighting on the street, and watching the lively crowd eating melon seeds and peanuts next to him.
But he didn't say what he really thought, because the other party didn't understand.
What Ren Baqian really wanted was biodiesel.
Although the steam train was still in the warehouse outside the city, Ren Baqian had already set his sights on another product that changed the times.
Not a car, but a tractor!
In the entire Dayao territory, there are only three to four million ancient people outside the 60,000 mountains. You must know that Izumo is only half the size of Dayao, but has a population of 70 to 80 million.
Such a small population sprinkled on such a large piece of land is like spilling beans into the desert.
And these three to four million people not only need to graze and farm, but also need labor in various factories today.
Whether it is a salt well, a steel factory, or a cannery.
There are also the supply and logistics of the army, the militias in the cities... three or four million people are sprinkled on such a large piece of land, it's like spilling beans into the desert.
To solve this situation, on the one hand, part of the population must be removed from the 60,000 mountains, and on the other hand, part of the population must be liberated from the fields.
A tractor is an excellent choice.
It is strong, easy to maintain, has strong passing power, can do farm work, and can even pull goods. Although it is far from a car, it is a race between a tortoise and a snail compared to an ox cart.
And Dayao's bad land is less affected by tractors than bullock carts.
In Ren Baqian's eyes, there is nothing more suitable for Dayao's current situation than a tractor.
Even the manufacture of tractors is not too much of a problem.
The only problem is energy.
With no leads on petroleum yet, biodiesel became the only option.
Therefore, in Ren Baqian's view, these two crops are the most important.
"Understood, I will arrange it." Seeing that Ren Baqian said it solemnly, Ge Yihong agreed.
The value of Ren Baqian has long been reflected in various new products or technologies such as glass, high-yield crops, solar furnaces, and steam engines. If he can value it so much, it must be a good thing.
Although Ge Yihong didn't know Ren Baqian's purpose, but his idea was as simple as above.
Anyway, at worst it can be used as food.
The variety of food is never too much.
Then Ren Baqian took out soybeans, which are also a very valuable crop. They can be used to extract oil, make tofu, tofu brain, miso, and soy milk...
Cooperating with sugar cane, Ren Baqian is looking forward to the discussion about whether soy milk and tofu nao should be sweet or salty that Dayao will stir up.
The war between the sweet party and the salty party spread from the earth to other worlds.
The only problem is that the Empress is the biggest supporter of the Evil Sweet Party.
After leaving Tian Musi, when Ren Baqian and his guards returned to the palace, they encountered another fight.
But this time it was a little different from usual—the knife was used.
With the occupation of Izumo, a large amount of iron ore made Dayao no longer have to worry about the source of weapons. The remelting of the weapons seized in the direction of Izumo and Daxia, coupled with the output of the Damoshan iron mine, made steel products begin to appear on the market, and the price dropped a lot.
A large number of weapons have appeared on the market, and the first problem has already appeared.
Fighting among ancient people has evolved from fists to knives.
Ren Baqian sat on his mount and looked down at the brawl surrounded by the crowd in front of him, frowned, and said to the guards, "Send them all to the Department of Public Security."
"Yes, my lord." A guard jumped directly into the field behind him, and rubbed the two of them on the ground in two or three strokes.
Seeing that there was no excitement to watch, the people around excitedly dispersed one after another.
Ren Baqian frowned and went back to the empress' bedroom. Several female officials were surrounding the empress to measure the size of her clothes.
After standing aside and waiting for a long time, those female officials came over again and measured Ren Baqian's whole body.
"Your Majesty, is this...?" Ren Baqian didn't realize it.
The empress gave him a blank look, then turned around and picked up the tablet to watch a TV series.
Ren Baqian thought about it for a while before he figured out that this might be a dress for a big wedding.
After a few female officials left, Ren Baqian sat next to the empress and took a look. The empress seemed to be watching a sci-fi TV series about fairy tale love, magic action, ethics
Ren Baqian cleared his throat: "Your Majesty, when Caichen came back just now, I saw something, which I thought was a bad phenomenon."
"Oh?" The empress didn't want to pay attention to him at first, but she turned her head when she heard the last sentence.
Ren Baqian talked about what he saw just now, and the Empress looked at him with some doubts: "What's wrong?"
"They're using knives!" Ren Baqian looked serious.
"And then?" The empress continued to look at him, as if she could see a flower on his face.
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Ren Baqian had to admit that the matter of using a knife was not as serious as he thought it was in the eyes of the Empress.
This is the ideological difference between the world where martial arts are respected and the modern era of peace.
"Compared with fists, using a knife is more likely to cause unnecessary casualties." Ren Baqian said seriously. Especially the ancients are the kind who are easily overwhelmed.
"But I can't stop them from carrying weapons!" the Empress said casually.
Ren Baqian couldn't comprehend the importance of weapons in the hearts of the ancient people who were fighting for their lives with fierce beasts.
Ren Baqian really had this idea at the beginning, and implemented the ban on knives.
Even if it's just in the city.
However, another idea popped up in Ren Baqian's mind, and he thought it was more feasible.
"Your Majesty, it's not a solution for them to fight in the street every day because of trivial matters." Ren Baqian said.
The empress thought for a moment: "The imperial court has no good solution in this matter. Even if they will be whipped and cannot get out of bed for three days, they will all forget about it when the blood is hot. As for being too strict No, after all, fighting and courage are the foundation of the ancient race."
Fighting in Lancheng requires whipping, the kind of whip full of barbs, three whips can tear off several pieces of flesh.
But this did not stop their enthusiasm for K in the slightest.
"So blocking is worse than sparse." Ren Baqian said.
Seeing the empress looking at him, he continued: "Build a fighting arena in the city, or a fighting arena, or a fighting arena. After a conflict occurs, it must be resolved in the arena, and you have to pay for it. If you fight in private in the city, more severe punishment."
Since three lashes were not enough to keep them awake, thirty lashes would be enough.
Whether to receive thirty lashes or go to the arena to resolve conflicts, they will have a clear judgment.
And walking all the way to Bi Arena is enough for them to wake up.
Even if they still have to compete, under the constraints of the arena, casualties will not easily occur.
And with the number of fights in Lancheng every day, as long as they charge a little money each time, Ren Baqian feels that it is very hopeful that he can generate income compared to the arena!
Ren Baqian recounted his thoughts, and the empress' eyes lit up when she heard the words: "I didn't expect this. It doesn't need to suppress the blood of the people, but it can also improve the law and order. Tomorrow, I will raise this matter in the morning court." , presumably there will be no twists and turns."