"When ordinary people get married, the man has to give some betrothal gift. Shouldn't you express your gratitude by marrying my beloved daughter?" Li Shimin said.
Lin Xuan's eyes widened. He had been thinking about what Li Shimin wanted to say to him along the way, but he didn't expect Li Shimin to say this to him.
Lin Xuan had the urge to curse.
Everyone knows that Princess Shang is almost the same as coming to the door. Why do people like Cheng Yaojin and Fang Xuanling still let their sons Princess Shang?
To put it bluntly, Princess Shang has benefits.
Not only do you not need a betrothal gift to marry a princess, but once you marry a princess, you will be ennobled.
It's like you don't have to do anything and still get a title.
As the saying goes, the emperor's daughter has no worries about getting married, it is for this reason.
Otherwise, with their status, Cheng Yaojin and the others would really not let their son Princess Shang.
After all, once you become a princess, it means you are insulated from your official career.
Why do you have to pay a betrothal gift when you get here?
"Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, it seems that Princess Shang does not want a betrothal gift," Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "No, but they are all ordinary princesses, but Li Zhi is my favorite princess, so it is naturally different."
Lin Xuan was speechless. Isn't this nonsense?
If you want to kill him, just say so.
"Your Majesty is rich all over the world, and you don't care about ordinary things. Your Majesty also knows the background of my family, and there is nothing good except money. How about I give you a hundred thousand gold as a betrothal gift?" Lin Xuan said.
The benefits of marrying a princess are not worth a hundred thousand coins.
Logically speaking, Lin Xuan's betrothal gift can be said to be sincere.
But can Li Shimin ask for this money?
If he accepted this money, what would the civil and military officials think of him?
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "I am not short of money. If you have a method that is beneficial to the country like making salt, just give me some."
Not short of money?
What a powerful statement.
If it weren't for me, would you have the confidence to say this?
I don’t know who it was, but I was so poor that I was thinking about the hundreds of thousands of dollars that he won from a bet with the aristocratic family.
There is no shortage of money now.
Lin Xuan said: "Your Majesty, I have recently developed a loom. If your Majesty wants it, I can offer it to you."
It's not that easy to trick me.
Anyway, he originally planned to popularize the loom, so it would be good to use it to deal with Li Shimin now.
Li Shimin originally just wanted to test Lin Xuan, but he didn't expect it to happen.
"Loom? How much faster than the current loom?" Li Shimin asked.
Cloth could be used as currency in ancient times. The imperial court issued a salary, which was a combination of money and grain plus some cloth.
Lin Xuan shook his head and said: "The loom I'm talking about is not an ordinary loom. It uses white folds to weave cloth."
"Can Bai Diazi still weave cloth?" Li Shimin asked in surprise.
Lin Xuan told him before that the white folding material could be stuffed into clothes to keep warm, which already made him very happy.
Now Lin Xuan actually told him that Bai Diazi can also be used to weave cloth.
In the Tang Dynasty, there are still many people who only have one pair of trousers at home. On the one hand, they are poor, and on the other hand, cloth is not cheap.
If Baidianzi could weave cloth, the price of cloth would undoubtedly be greatly reduced.
"I remember Bai Diazi is going to be planted, right? Who among the common people would be willing to plant this thing?" Li Shimin asked.
Lin Xuan said: "Baidiezi does not require fertile land, even some wasteland can be planted. With Baidiezi, people do not need to rely on fire to keep warm in winter. I believe people will be willing to plant some."
Li Shimin nodded. If he didn't choose the land, the people would naturally be willing to plant it.
Li Shimin's expression changed and he asked: "How is the warming effect of Bai Diazi in extremely cold places?"
Lin Xuan said: "It also has a very good effect in extremely cold places. It just needs to be made thicker."
Li Shimin was overjoyed and said: "Do you know why the former Sui Dynasty's conquest of Goguryeo led to the former Sui Dynasty's destruction of the country?"
Lin Xuan didn't know why Li Shimin mentioned this issue again, and said: "I have also heard something. It seems that because the battle front was too long, a large number of people were used to transport supplies, which led to the people's livelihood being deprived and the country eventually being destroyed."
Li Shimin nodded, shook his head, and said: "Yes, that's not right. It does have something to do with the fact that the front is too long and a large number of people need to be used to transport grain and grass. But the most important thing is that it is too cold in Liaodong.
Half of the period was during the severe cold period, and the fight could not last long because the weather was extremely cold, so corrections had to be made. By the time the weather warmed up, Goguryeo had almost recovered."
"But the soldiers and horses of the former Sui Dynasty were stationed there, and the people needed to transport people to eat and chew the horses. It can be said that the former Sui Dynasty was dragged down for a big reason."
"The strength of Goguryeo is indeed good, but at that time, the former Sui Dynasty was very wealthy due to the accumulation of Yang Jian. If it were not for the weather, even if Yang Guang was a waste, there were still many famous generals in the army. It is not that difficult to destroy Goguryeo.
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"If Bai Diezi really has a good thermal insulation effect, we can continue to mobilize troops in the severe cold, and the success rate of destroying Goguryeo will be greatly increased. With your mysterious weapon, I am very confident that we can destroy Goguryeo in one battle.
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Lin Xuan was speechless. Li Shimin was so stunned.
Everything was focused on using troops against Goguryeo.
However, with gunpowder and cotton, it is indeed not particularly difficult to destroy Goguryeo.
"When can Baidiezi be planted?" Li Shimin asked.
Lin Xuan thought for a while and said: "Due to the weather in the north, it may take March or April next year. In the south, it is warmer, and you can start raising seedlings in about mid-February."
Li Shimin nodded and asked: "You brought back more than 10,000 kilograms of seeds. If you plant them for two years, how many people can you equip?"
One acre of land requires about four kilograms of seeds, which is two and a half kilograms when converted into the weight of Datang.
The seeds he brought back can probably be planted on more than 4,000 acres, and one acre of land can produce about 500 kilograms.
In ancient times, planting technology was backward, and one acre of land would definitely not be able to produce that much, but three hundred kilograms should be fine.
According to this calculation, there are almost three million catties in two years.
Including wearing and covering, it is enough for hundreds of thousands of people.
Moreover, after the harvest in the first year, there will be more seeds. In total, it will be no problem to equip 200,000 people.
"Your Majesty, in two years, it will be no problem to equip hundreds of thousands of people." Lin Xuan said.
To be cautious, he deliberately said less.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Very good, how many people have you brought back who know how to grow Baidianzi?"
"More than a hundred people."
"Give all the people to me, and I will have people send them to the south. Now I will start teaching the people and start planting Baidiezi every spring." Li Shimin said decisively.
"Your Majesty, most of the land in the south is fertile land. How can the common people grow Bai Diazi? It is better to plant it in the north." Lin Xuan said.
He did not want Li Shimin to cause complaints among the people in the south because he was thinking about attacking Goguryeo.
Li Shimin shook his head and said: "No, just put it in the south. Because there is Zhenguan rice in the south, it is planted in the south. The court will compensate it, and the people will not complain. On the contrary, Zhenguan rice cannot be planted in the north, and the people grow it.
We already have a lot of land, so if we let them plant, it will increase their burden."
After all, I still lack the overall situation and see the problem as clearly as Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty is right, I will arrange for those people to be sent here as soon as I return," Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Send it directly to the Ministry of Revenue. I will ask someone to notify you, and someone will naturally accept it."
"Yes! If your Majesty is fine, I will leave first." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin waved his hand, Lin Xuan bowed and retreated.