"Now that the matter has been settled, let's prepare the decree for the cabinet!" Zhu Youtang sat up with a smile and said in a gentle tone: "Autumn is coming soon. The court has been busy this year, and you have all worked hard too.

Now, after we have been busy this autumn, we, the king and the ministers, should take a break."

After listening to Zhu Youtang's words, the three of them naturally did not dare to neglect and said quickly: "I will do my best."

In the capital, Zhu Youtang finalized the tax collection matters for Zhu Houzhao, which paved the way for Zhu Houzhao. However, here in Liaodong, Zhu Houzhao was solving new problems.

Looking at Gao Feng in front of him, Zhu Houzhao slowly said: "Isn't it still possible?"

"Go back to Your Highness the Crown Prince, but it still doesn't work." Gao Feng looked ugly and said cautiously: "The craftsmen have tried various methods, but they still can't imitate the thread, let alone weave. The wool thread that comes out is basically like this

, it’s really too rough.” As he spoke, Gao Feng took out a ball of thread and gave it to Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao reached out and took the ball of thread over. It was too thick and could be used as a rope, but it was useless for making clothes.

"It seems that you can't get the rough ones!" Zhu Houzhao reached out and handed the ball of thread to Liu Jin, with a very helpless expression on his face. In fact, Zhu Houzhao had thought of this situation a long time ago and was mentally prepared.

But he didn't expect it to be so bad.

Many people have been curious about why China's wool textile industry cannot develop. After all, China has such vast grasslands. Although the grasslands are occupied by ethnic minorities, when the Central Plains dynasty was powerful, they also asked for what they wanted from the grassland tribes. Is it because the Chinese did not

So smart? Many people have summed up many reasons.

For example, the mulberry planting and sericulture industry is developed, such as the cotton and linen industry, but in fact it is not the case. It was originally very simple, and sheep on the grassland cannot do it.

The sheep raised on the grassland are called Mongolian sheep. This is a name given by later generations. It is named directly after the place name, which shows its unique representativeness. The largest and most widely distributed coarse-wool sheep breed in China, Mongolian sheep is one of the three major coarse-wool sheep breeds in my country. First, it has the characteristics of strong vitality, suitable for nomadic herding, cold resistance, drought resistance, etc., and has good meat and fat production properties.

Just take a look at its advantages and disadvantages, and you will know that it has strong viability, is suitable for nomadic herding, is cold-resistant, and drought-resistant, and has good meat and fat production properties.

It fully meets the needs of the nomadic people, or it is the result of thousands of years of domestication by the nomadic people. In a word, it is easy to feed and produces meat, so it can provide meat for the grassland herdsmen.

The disadvantage is that this is a coarse-wool sheep. This is not even a disadvantage, but in Zhu Houzhao's case, it is a disadvantage. Because the wool of coarse-wool sheep cannot be spun and weaved, it can only be made slowly into carpets and tents, so it is still suitable for nomadic herding.

Ethnic things, of course, are also very good for making felt, and almost all of its features are prepared for nomads.

Zhu Houzhao originally thought that even if it was worse, he could at least weave some coarse cloth, but now it seems there is no hope.

"Okay, then there's no need to spin and weave." Zhu Hou looked at Gao Feng and said, "Try making felts and carpets!"

Since it doesn't work, he won't force it. He can make felts and carpets and sell them. Zhu Houzhao believes that if this thing is popularized, it will sell well. As for spinning and weaving, he can only wait until he gets the fine-wool sheep of later generations.

, that is, Merino sheep, native to Spain. In the mid-16th century, Spanish Merino sheep were introduced to the United States, and in the 18th century they were introduced to Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, Russia, South Africa and other countries.

throughout the world in the 19th century.

The current Ming Dynasty does not have it, so there is no way to do this, but Zhu Houzhao believes that he can definitely do it.

Since he knew it in advance, Zhu Houzhao was naturally prepared. He glanced at Gao Feng and said, "Try it with cashmere!"

Many people in later generations are different. In fact, wool is wool and cashmere is cashmere. These two are not the same thing at all. Wool comes from sheep, while cashmere comes from goats. Although there are no fine-wool sheep in the Ming Dynasty, cashmere is

There are, and they are very good, but Zhu Houzhao couldn't make them for civilian use.

The price of cashmere has always been high because the output is low, but you can still make a lot of money by focusing on high-end products.

Zhu Houzhao has thought about the marketing strategy. It’s time to start building a luxury brand for the Ming Dynasty. How did luxury jewelry come about? The earliest luxury goods were specially provided to the royal family, and later they entered the homes of ordinary people. Zhu Houzhao only needs to position cashmere products as tributes

, and then launched Qi Zhai to advocate, the price of cashmere, tsk tsk, Zhu Houzhao is sure to shock everyone.

By then, exporting to North Korea will probably make a lot of money. Anyway, whatever was popular in the Ming Dynasty will definitely be popular in North Korea. Even the party fighting in North Korea will learn from it.

"Yes, I will arrange for someone to try it when I get back." Gao Feng did not dare to neglect and bowed quickly, without any certainty in his tone.

Zhu Houzhao was too lazy to say anything to Gao Feng, and waved his hand to signal him to leave. Zhu Houzhao was very confident in using cashmere, because there were Liaoning goats here. Zhu Houzhao spent some time in the Northeast in his previous life, and he knew this very well. In In later generations, Liaoning cashmere goats are my country's precious cashmere-producing goat breeds. The cashmere they produce is called "fiber gem" by experts because of its excellent quality. It is the best animal fiber textile raw material in the textile industry.

Liaoning cashmere goats are among the best in the world in terms of cashmere quality and cashmere production, and are known as the "National Treasure of China". Liaoning cashmere goats are the white cashmere goat breed with excellent cashmere quality and the highest cashmere production in the world. They are cashmere meat.

It is a dual-purpose breed with high cashmere production, strong adaptability and stable genetic performance. It has a remarkable effect in improving local goats.

Anyway, now that the entire Northeast is vast and sparsely populated, it would be better to just herd sheep. As for the grasslands, Zhu Houzhao is not prepared to let goats cause harm.

The grass on the grassland is thin, and goats eat grass roots. Grazing goats on the grassland can easily cause environmental damage. Before the entire Northeast was filled with goats, Zhu Houzhao was not worried about goats expanding to the grassland. As for goats after the Northeast was filled, then

My own fine-wool sheep are probably here too, and I'm told that I can ask the Clothing Bureau to go south and look for them.

See if those who are involved in smuggling can get it. If they can, then just use it and get some breeding sheep to cultivate.

Although fine-wool sheep cannot be obtained for the time being, cashmere and coarse-wool sheep are enough for the time being, and there is no problem in supporting the prevention industry in Liaodong. Zhu Houzhao is worried about other places. Maybe someone is herding goats on the grassland for huge profits.
Chapter completed!