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Li Zhang stayed in the manor for two days. He watched the first cotton cloth be weaved out bit by bit. Then he put the cotton cloth into a brocade box with his own hands, and then he left the manor with the guards. Along the way, Li Zhang sat on the horse and tried hard to control himself not to look around. He also knew that the wild dog was hanging from behind from a distance. In fact, this was his last chance. If the other party did not show up again, his plan to take the risk of bait this time would fail.

However, as he got closer to the capital, Li Zhang's heart was sinking little by little. Although he didn't want to admit that he had failed, reality ruthlessly mocked him. The wild dog was right. If the other party was really Shui Yuanzi, then facing an old fox who was willing to lie dormant for more than ten years and refused to show up, his trick would definitely not be of any effect.

At dusk, the west gate of Tokyo City also appeared in front of Li Zhang and the others, which made him completely desperate. When the group passed through the city gate and entered the city, nothing happened. This made Li Zhang sigh and then rushed to his home. Everything was as usual at home. It seemed that the person behind the ghost beggar had no intention of taking revenge at all?

"It's really atrocity. He obviously has an absolute advantage, but he can't play it out. He still has to be careful of the other party's hidden arrows. If this continues, it will make people crazy!" Li Zhang locked himself in the study, then slapped the table in anger and said, "He only felt extremely frustrated now. His royal relative of the Song Dynasty was forced to such a level by a man?"

However, it is useless to get angry no matter how hard Li Zhang gets angry. The enemy is in the dark and I am in the light. Even if the other party doesn't show up, he has no choice. Li Zhang even felt that the other party seemed to deliberately not show up, in order to make himself more and more anxious. This kind of mental torture is far more painful than physical torture.

But no matter how much you scold, life has to continue. Li Zhang had no choice but to make people more vigilant. Fortunately, Liu E sent a lot of guards to his mansion, and took turns patrolling for twelve hours a day. In addition, the underground drainage pits are also specially made. Not only are they extremely narrow and unpassable, but there are also iron gates and stone slabs separated by them, so there are no need to worry that the other party will come out from the ground.

The next morning, Li Zhang brought cotton cloth into the palace to see Liu E, and then took advantage of the morning court to present cotton cloth. When Liu E saw the cotton cloth offered by Li Zhang, she said in surprise: "White stacked cloth? Why do you think of giving it to Ben'ai family something like this?"

Cotton is also called white folding, so cotton cloth is also called white folding cloth. In the eyes of the Song people, this is a specialty of the Western Regions. Although cotton cloth is not as gorgeous as silk, it is very strong and soft, much stronger than linen cloth. Of course, the price is also very expensive, and most people cannot afford it. As the queen mother, Liu E has certainly seen cotton cloth.

"I reported to the Grandmaster, this is the cotton that I asked someone to try to plant, that is, the cotton cloth that I woven into. Since the promotion of potatoes, some low grains have caused farmers to hurt farmers. I thought that if I want to solve this problem, I must increase the income of farmers. But now the food price is low, so they must have a new income channel. Growing cotton is a good way!" Li Zhang immediately expressed his intentions.

"Cotton? But I already have linen cloth in Song Dynasty. Even if I use cotton instead of linen cloth, it seems that it will not have much impact on farmers' income, right?" Liu E frowned when she heard this. Before there was cotton, farmers also planted hemp to weave cloth. Now cotton represents hemp. In her opinion, there is no big difference, but cotton is more comfortable to wear?

"Don't just focus on the Song Dynasty. Although cotton cloth is not as good as silk, it is far better than linen. If we replace linen with cotton, we can sell it to the surrounding countries, just like the silk and porcelain of our Song Dynasty. And compared with expensive silk and porcelain, cotton cloth is cheaper and has a larger demand. It can be said that as long as we make cotton cloth, we will not have to worry about sales!" Li Zhang said immediately.

The new textile machine Li Zhang has made people, and its efficiency is far beyond that of this era. When the textile industry in the Song Dynasty has formed a scale, it can be directly dumped into the surrounding countries. By then, it will not only increase the economic strength of the Song Dynasty, but also attack the handicrafts of surrounding countries. Speaking of which, there are many countries around the Song Dynasty, the largest Liao Kingdom, and the smaller Dali, Li Zhang has no favoritism for these countries.

However, Liu E was cautious and was not confused by the beautiful prospects described by Li Zhang. Instead, she asked about the planting of cotton in detail. In fact, cotton is relatively drought-resistant and not very picky. It can also be planted in ordinary poor fields. Now there is too much food in the Song Dynasty that can't be eaten up, which can completely reduce the area of ​​grain planting and increase the planting of cotton, a financial crop.

"It's okay to promote cotton, but farmers have grown cotton. What if no one harvests it?" Liu E finally said with some doubt.

"Don't worry, this aunt. Just let someone plant it. I want as much cotton I harvest. But this requires the court to come forward to harvest it on my behalf. In addition, I have already prepared to open a textile workshop to text such cotton. In addition, cotton is actually the most suitable for northwest planting. The land there is barren, the precipitation is low, and the grain yield is not high. It's better to just plant cotton directly, and the grain will be transported from the rear." Li Zhang patted his chest and promised.

Li Zhang had actually planned a long time ago that the cotton would be promoted by the court and the court would guarantee the purchase, so that farmers could plant it willingly. At that time, they would purchase cotton directly from local governments and then woven into cotton for sale. It would be almost no difficulty to replace linen with the quality of cotton.

If it were in the past, Liu E might have doubts about Li Zhang's guarantee of purchasing cotton, but now it is different. Because Li Zhang has money in his hands to make money, it is really not difficult to ask him to buy cotton with money, so she nodded quickly and said, "Okay, since you have this intention, then the Ai family will agree!"

"Thank you!" Li Zhang immediately thanked Liu E. With Liu E's words, the cotton textile industry was half successful.

However, before Li Zhang was happy for too long, Liu E suddenly said again: "A few days ago, you went to the manor in the western suburbs to lure the snake out of the cave, right?"

Li Zhang blushed when he heard this. Even Liu E in the deep palace saw his plan, let alone the person behind the ghost beggar. No wonder the other party was not fooled.

"It made the eldest lady laugh, but I couldn't feel at ease if I didn't get rid of this person!" Li Zhang replied immediately.

"If this person is not dead, let alone you, even the Ai family feels uneasy." Liu E frowned and said, "But your method is not very clever. There is a way for the Ai family to do it, but I don't know if you are willing to do it?"

"There is a way for the eldest lady?" Li Zhang couldn't help but lit up when he heard this. He said happily. Liu E's talent is far beyond ordinary people. At least Li Zhang is willing to lose. After all, he is a woman who ruled a country. There have not been many such people in thousands of years.

"It can't be said that this is a solution, but since you have become that person's target, you will definitely have a second chance if you fail once. No matter how tight the defense is now, there will always be times when you relax. So the Ai family thinks you might as well leave the capital!" Liu E said immediately.

"Li Jing?" Li Zhang was stunned when he heard this. Then he suddenly realized that Li Jing was indeed a good idea. If Liu E transferred him out of the capital and would not come back in a short period of time, then if the other party wanted to take revenge, he would either take action before Li Zhang left Beijing or follow Li Zhang from afar, but as long as the other party moved, there would always be some clues, so that Li Zhang would find the person behind the scenes.

"So that's it. I understand what the eldest lady means!" Thinking of the above, Li Zhang also showed a bit of contemplative expression and said, but although Liu E's method is very good, for some reason, Li Zhang always felt that Liu E's intention to let him leave Beijing was probably not that simple.

"Just understand. Don't you want to promote cotton in the northwest? You have been to the northwest. Why not take another trip this time in the name of promoting cotton. At that time, Ai's family will send you additional guards. You will stay in the northwest for a longer time to see what the other party will react?" Liu E also nodded at this time.

Although Li Zhang felt that Liu E seemed to have some intentions, he did not allow him to object at this time. He had to agree, and then Liu E asked him to retreat. Just as Li Zhang left the Chuigong Hall, he suddenly realized that he could not help but stop walking, turned his head to look at the Chuigong Hall before leaving.

Li Zhang's reaction was still a little slow. After leaving the hall, he suddenly realized that Liu E asked herself to leave Beijing, probably not only to attract the person behind the ghost beggar, but also to transfer herself from Zhao Zhen. As for the reason for the transfer, think about the fact that Liu E wanted to walk in front of Zhao Zhen before when she was in Cixiao Temple, she could guess something. Of course, it might also be that Liu E didn't want Li Zhang to get involved in the matter between her and Zhao Zhen, so she transferred him away from afar. This is consistent with the advice given by Wang Qinruo before his death.

Thinking of the above, Li Zhang smiled helplessly. People will change, and Liu E is the same. Especially after tasting the deliciousness of power, it is probably very difficult to make Liu E give up power obediently. As for her true thoughts, no one can guess clearly. Even Li Zhang and Li Zhang suspected that Liu E could not explain clearly.

That night, Li Zhang lay on the bed thinking about seeing Liu E today, and he couldn't sleep anyway. Finally, he simply put on his clothes and came to the yard. However, he soon discovered that something was abnormal today. Wild dogs usually stay at night. As long as he gets up, he will definitely show up, but he didn't see anyone today. Could it be that he is not in the mansion?
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