Suhrab was very satisfied and received praise from the guest, which showed that he had really made the guest feel comfortable. Now that they had gone through three rounds of wine and meat, Li Siye's drunken state had also appeared. This level was just right for talking about things and avoiding cunning.
Officials cheat.
He put his hands into his sleeves and asked carefully: "Shijun Li, I wonder if you have any business you would like to introduce to me."
Li Siye was obviously drunk and dizzy, but he did not forget the day's arrangements. He winked at Teng Mu next to him and asked him to act as a lobbyist to persuade Suhrab.
Fujimaki indeed lived up to his expectations and took the initiative to say: "Suhrabu, our envoy organized manpower to reclaim wasteland in Congling and prepare to plant cotton. It is for this reason that we went to the market to buy seeds during the day. We are in urgent need of someone right now.
An expert who was familiar with the cotton field went over and taught us the key to growing cotton, so we came to Suhrab in the dark."
Suhrab thought about it and suddenly asked: "How much wasteland are you going to reclaim to grow cotton?"
Fujimaki said without hesitation: "We have temporarily reclaimed more than 500 acres. Let's see how the yield is. If the yield is good, we will increase the planting area next year."
Suhrabu held his chin and muttered to himself, this Congling guard actually wants to open up land and plant cotton. The Han people have always been proud of their silk, and they originally looked down on foreign species such as cotton, but he actually wants to cultivate more than 500 acres of cotton.
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The total cotton fields planted by the Persians near Qiuci are only more than a thousand acres, so the price of cotton has been stable. But once Li Siye organizes manpower to join in, the cotton production will gradually become saturated, and the price will also increase.
plummeted.
As a cotton purchaser, of course he hopes that the price of cotton will be lowered, which is in his interest. However, for the Persian cotton farmers living in Qiuci, this is tantamount to taking their cake and damaging theirs.
Benefit.
Everyone was living in a foreign country, and he didn't want to harm the interests of his compatriots. Even if he might offend the Tang Army officer in front of him, he would still find a way to prevent them from planting cotton.
Suhrab rolled his eyes and realized what he was doing. He pretended to be regretful and said with a frown: "You want to plant cotton in Congling and reclaim the land? No, Congling is too cold to grow cotton.
Yes. I suggest you plant highland barley or wheat."
Fujimu didn't understand this thing and quickly turned to look at Li Siye.
Li Siye was also a little surprised. He had never heard that cotton cannot be grown in Congling. Although the Pamir Plateau has a high altitude, the climate is humid and mild for three or four months a year. The growth cycle of cotton is five months, so it fits the bill perfectly.
The growth cycle of cotton. Moreover, according to climate theory, the Western Xinjiang region was the warmest in the 7th century AD. Even Tubo on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau also had the mildest climate. Therefore, the Persian Suhrab’s statement is based on
Untenable.
Li Siye had already made a calculation in his mind, and shook his head coldly: "Don't worry about whether you can plant it or not. Just teach it. Whether the cotton can grow will be discussed later."
Seeing that Li Siye did not believe this evil, Suhrabu continued to persuade him with all his strength: "Li Shijun, you must listen to me. This place is really not suitable for growing cotton. You should plant something else."
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Li Siye got really angry and stood up from the ground with a loud sound. He pulled out half of the horizontal knife from his waist, which frightened Su He into hurriedly retreating.
"Damn it, don't you want to go? I am the guardian of Congling now, and I may be the commander-in-chief of Kucha Town in the future! Do you know the consequences of offending the governor? I can let you do it in the future
If the store cannot be opened, we can drive all you Persian cats back to Persia."
This was too much to say. Fujimu sat aside and was stunned. Didn't he rely on persuasion? His sharp tongue was not ready yet...
Li Siye put one foot on the table and said to Teng Mu in a cold voice: "It's your turn to persuade with your sharp tongue."
Fujimaki Khan, the situation has gotten so bad, what else can he say?
He had no choice but to pour out the words he had brewed in his stomach intact: "Su Hejun, our intention is very clear. We ask you to go to Congling to teach military households to grow cotton. Please think about it again."
Su He looked up at Li Siye, who was holding a steel knife with a fierce look on his face, and nodded helplessly: "Okay, I'll go."
Li Siye put away the steel knife, regained his smile and sat down peacefully. He patted Suhrabu on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I won't treat you badly. I will give you fifty yuan of employment every day. You can do it yourself."
Go to the fields of Congling to teach and teach them how to grow cotton, how to care for it, and how to pick it."
Su He nodded with a grimace: "Don't worry, I will teach you carefully."
Li Siye said with satisfaction: "It's getting late today. I'll rest at your house tonight. We'll set off together tomorrow morning."
Su He's face wrinkled more and more like an orange peel. This did not give him any time to think about it. He could only hope that things would develop for the better. For example, this Tang officer Li Siye had a bad temper and was irritable. This kind of person
How could it be business material? At worst, he would try every means to order the cotton he grew to be defective and not give it a chance to disrupt the market.
He sent two maids to welcome the guests to the guest room, then sat in the main room and breathed a long sigh of relief. Su He calmed down to think about it, and suddenly realized his fatal mistake, forgetting to ask Li Shijunzhong so
What's the use of having more cotton? The officers and soldiers farmed not necessarily for money, but maybe for self-sufficiency.
His imagination seemed to be narrow. How could the Tang army disrupt the market? The market itself was a big market. The 20,000 Tang troops stationed in Anxi used large quilts and cotton felts to sleep on. He punched his head hard.
My son was twitched, how stupid!
Li Siye yawned and came to the guest room with Teng Mu. Two Persian maids were about to step forward to help them take off their clothes. However, Li Siye pushed them out and silently said, "Reject mixed blood, start with me."
He lay drunkenly on the sheep felt and said to Teng Mu beside him: "You did a good job today and successfully convinced the Persians."
Fujimu felt that Li Shou's words were a roundabout way of scolding him for not helping him. Was the Persian businessman persuaded? He was intimidated by your power.
Now that Li Siye is drunk, he, Teng Mu, needs to be more careful. If the Persian businessman appears obedient but secretly becomes malicious and sends someone to assassinate them in the middle of the night, that will be bad luck.
In the dark night, Fujimu's eyes widened, not daring to feel sleepy at all. After a short nap, he sat up from the ground and listened to the direction of the door, wary of slight footsteps coming from all directions.
He was so prepared and on high alert, but Li Siye next to him slept like a dead pig and snored like thunder.
In the early morning of the next day, Li Siye felt refreshed and put on his clothes. Teng Mu stared with two pairs of red eyes and yawned profusely as soon as he opened his mouth. Suhrab personally brought the goat milk tea with his maid and asked with a spring breeze on his face.