Tian Minyan's mind turned over and over again, and her heart was filled with annoyance. What should she do now?
Sensing Qi Shiqi's eyes full of doubts, she was filled with discomfort. On such a cold day, she felt that her back was soaked with sweat and felt chilly.
"Um, cottonseed is such a fresh thing, didn't the imperial court allow it to be planted?" Tian Minyan chuckled, but as soon as the words came out, she felt something was wrong.
"Fresh?" Qi Shiqi raised his eyebrows, his eyes fell on the cloth bag in her hand, and he raised the corners of his mouth and said: "It is indeed fresh. I have never heard of such a thing before, girl.
He is very knowledgeable and knowledgeable, but he actually knows such a thing."
Tian Minyan was so ridiculed by him that she broke out in a cold sweat, and felt that his words were very penetrating, so she said: "I like to read some third-rate miscellaneous travel notes, and I just read them in books. I thought that since someone wrote them, then this cotton seed must be
It exists. If it was not issued by the imperial court, then how did the Seventeenth Master get this cotton seed?"
Qi Shiqi squinted his eyes and looked at her intently for a long time, thinking that this girl was covered in secrets. According to the information obtained from the investigation, she was indeed a girl from a banker, but she was covered with several layers of layers.
Thick veil.
Anyway, it is interesting to uncover the mysterious veil layer by layer.
"Although what you said is wrong, it's not far off. These cotton seeds were not awarded by the imperial court, but were paid tribute by foreign countries earlier. The envoy said that if our southern country could grow some cotton, he would be happy.
If you surrender, the tribute will be increased by 20% every year." Seventeen people rubbed the cotton seeds in their hands and sneered: "I am the only one in the southern country who knows how to grow this kind of thing, but you, how can you grow it?"
It was also a coincidence that Qian'er came from a foreign country to pay annual tribute and presented the cotton seeds. Although the envoy's words were respectful, his tone and expression were full of contempt, secretly mocking him that there was no one in the Southern Kingdom.
It was really shameful and humiliating that a small country actually dared to step forward and scream, thinking that there was no one in the Great Southern Country. At that moment, he made a bet with the foreign prince. If they grew cotton in the Great Southern Country, the small country would have to sign a hundred-year contract.
A peace treaty, voluntary surrender, and a free silk and tea navigation route.
After making the bet, the emperor immediately called the officials of Sinong Temple to distribute the cotton seeds, called cotton, and look for knowledgeable people to study and plant them. Those who planted cotton would be rewarded heavily.
After hearing Qi Shiqi's words, Tian Minyan opened her mouth in shock. How could it be like this? It was obviously not like this in the previous life. The book of bitter love clearly said that the emperor sent people to the countryside to teach everyone how to grow cotton. How did it become like this?
?
Could it be that his arrival inflamed those little wings and made the butterfly effect bigger?
But even so, how could Qi Shiqi know so clearly about the affairs of the imperial court? What is his identity?
"Seventeenth Master, who are you?" Tian Minyan asked what was in her heart without thinking.
Qi Shiqi's eyes sharpened, then returned to his original state in a blink of an eye, saying: "Don't care who I am, just tell me whether you can grow this cotton or not?"
Tian Minyan looked at him with a suspicious look on her face, thinking about how to answer. Now that she heard what he said, she wanted to experiment with growing cotton. Moreover, this was a big project and related to the national system. She couldn't just say it casually.
It's a big deal, otherwise if you are not careful, your life will be wasted on this, not only your own life, but also that of your family and family.
The crime of deceiving the emperor is no joke.
Tian Minyan shuddered when she thought that the laws here were only prepared for the imperial aristocracy.
After thinking for a while, he said: "I have never planted this kind of cotton, but I can use it as a test field."
Qi Shiqi's peach blossom eyes narrowed, thinking that this girl is quite defensive, but at the moment, he couldn't care less and asked: "Do you know how to plant it?"
Of course I know the method, but I just want to tell you that if we get cottonseeds to grow cotton in the future, and everyone knows how to grow it, wouldn’t we lose the opportunity?
She is a businessman, especially a poor businessman. Now she only wants to make a fortune. If she has lost this opportunity, how can she still make money?
To say or not to say?
Tian Minyan was very hesitant, her eyebrows wrinkled and tightened, tightened and loosened, loosened and wrinkled again, her face changing expressions unpredictably.
Qi Qi Qi didn't know what she was thinking. He thought she was worried that if she couldn't plant it, she would be punished and beheaded, so he said: "Don't worry, even if you can't plant it, I won't behead you."
Tian Minyan raised her head and was startled. She knew he had misunderstood, but she didn't explain. She pursed her lips and thought for a while and said, "I know the method, but I don't know if it can be done."
Qi Shiqi was enlightened when he heard this. He sat up straight and said, "Say."
"I said it's okay, but Mr. Qi, I want a hundred acres of cotton seeds for testing. If they can be planted, then it will be successful. When the harvest is harvested, I also want a batch of cotton seeds." Tian Minyan looked at it.
She looked into his eyes and said.
Qi Shiqi said without thinking: "Okay." But in his heart, he cursed the stinky girl who fell into the pile of money.
Tian Minyan nodded, thought for a while and then said: "Also, I hope that this hundred acres of cotton experimental field will not be reported to the court before the harvest."
Qi Shiqi was stunned for a moment, then clicked his tongue and said, "I told you that I won't chop your head off."
"Seventeenth Master promised me that I would try to grow this cotton and tell me how to do it." Tian Minyan insisted.
It's not that she's defensive, it's that this matter is not trivial. If the higher-ups don't know, it doesn't matter if she can't plant it. If she knew, she would waste so many seeds and still not be able to plant them. She doesn't know how she would die. As a human being, sometimes you still have to
It's better to be low-key.
"Okay!" Qi Shiqi was helpless and said, "This girl is very courageous, and she dares to threaten her."
Tian Minyan snorted and said with a wry smile: "Master Qi, I'm just trying to get more protection for myself and my family. I don't know what your identity is, Master Qi? But you also know that cotton is related to the national system.
, if I'm not careful, I'm afraid I won't be able to see the sun next year. I'm only eleven years old, and I want to celebrate my eightieth birthday."
Qi Shiqi couldn't laugh or cry after hearing what she said. Why does this little kid have so many thoughts? He said, "Don't worry, I promise, you will definitely be able to celebrate your eightieth birthday."
Tian Minyan curled her lips, but she meant to wait and see.
He didn't reveal his identity, so she didn't know what he had to rely on. She agreed, but in fact it was just a gamble, risking her wealth and life on prosperity.
In fact, it doesn't matter if Qi Shiqi agrees, he will regret it in the future, and there is absolutely nothing he can do about it. Speaking of which, he is also a bit impulsive.
Forget it, let's gamble on tomorrow. Life, isn't it just a gamble? At worst, if she wears it again after she dies, she might return to modern times.
But Qi Shiqi didn't know what she was thinking. If he knew, he wouldn't know how to jump. Is he the kind of villain who doesn't keep his word?
