Lin Xuan waved his hand and said: "The remaining people are all farmers who can grow Baidiezi. You must listen to them when it comes to growing Baidiezi. When the time comes, you can bring them all to Zhouzhuang and let them teach Zhouzhuang."
The people plant Bai Diazi."
"Sir, I'm afraid that the people will not be willing to plant it by then." Butler Lin said with some worry.
You can't eat or drink anything from Bai Diazi. Even if you put some in it when making clothes, it will be very warm, but for the people, food is the most important thing.
There is food at home and there is no panic in the heart.
For ordinary people, growing other things, even if they are valuable, is not as important as food.
After all, no one can guarantee whether there will be a famine or something like that. When the time comes, no matter how much money you have, what's the use if you can't buy food?
"Baidiezi can be planted in wasteland and barren mountains. There is no need to plant it in fertile land. Tell them that the Hou Mansion buys it at a high price and they will not reject it." Lin Xuan said.
"Yes." Butler Lin responded.
Lin Xuan now has three crops in his hands that need to be planted and promoted.
They are cotton, potatoes, and corn.
Cotton is okay, there are plenty of seeds, and with the experienced farmers brought back from Gaochang, there will definitely be no problems.
The Aniu family has grown potatoes once in Zhou Zhou, so they already have experience with it, and can definitely leave it to them to continue planting.
The rest is corn, but corn cultivation is not difficult. The only trouble is that the seeds in Lin Xuan's hands can be planted on hundreds of acres, which requires the people of Zhouzhuang to give up some land.
In this case, rent reduction alone will definitely not work.
Lin Xuan thought for a while and came to Zhou Lizheng's house.
Although the land in Zhouzhuang belongs to the Lin family, if he wants the people to help him plant cotton and corn, he still needs Zhou Lizheng's help.
After Zhou Lizheng heard Lin Xuan's intention, he quickly asked: "May I ask Lord Hou, is the yield of corn as high as that of potatoes?"
Everyone in Zhouzhuang knows about last year's potato harvest.
The yield is several times higher than the crops they usually grow.
If they can all grow potatoes, will they still be short of food in the future?
Unfortunately, potatoes have not yet been promoted on a large scale.
However, Lin Xuan also promised them that when potatoes are promoted in a few years, the people of Zhouzhuang will definitely be the first to grow potatoes.
Now I heard that Lin Xuan got a new crop for them to plant. He didn't know what corn was, but for them, as long as it can be eaten and the yield is high, it will be fine.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "The yield of corn is not much lower than that of potatoes. The most important thing is that potatoes can only be used as a staple food when there is a food shortage. Normally, they have to be paired with other things. But corn is different. It is completely possible.
As a staple food."
"Master Hou, we the people of Zhouzhuang are willing to grow corn. We just ask that when the Marquis promotes corn, he can let the people of Zhouzhuang plant it first." Zhou Mancang said.
Lin Xuan did not refuse this point, and then discussed it in detail with Zhou Ali.
The people in Zhouzhuang planted corn for him, and all the corn they received would definitely belong to Lin Xuan, so he would need to compensate the people who grew corn.
The final result of the negotiation was that Lin Xuan compensated the people according to the previous yield per mu, and all the corn grown by the people went to Lin Xuan.
As for growing cotton, Zhou Lizheng would naturally not object.
After all, they only need to plant in some wasteland and barren mountains. After planting, the Marquis will pay for the purchase, which is equivalent to giving them an opportunity to make money. Naturally, he has no reason to object.
There are more than 10,000 kilograms of cotton seeds, which is definitely not enough to be grown by the people of Zhouzhuang.
Lin Xuan had made an agreement with Li Shimin before. When the time comes, he will provide a batch of seeds and farmers who can grow cotton to Li Shimin, and Li Shimin will naturally arrange for people to plant it.
Lin Xuan returned home, thought about it carefully, and found that there was nothing missing, so he felt relieved.
Find some people from Cheng Chumo, give them the soap formula, and ask them each to build a workshop and arrange production.
After finishing all this, Lin Xuan had nothing to do and was waiting to set off tomorrow.
…
On the early morning of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, under the reluctant eyes of Chunyue and Yuhe, Lin Xuan set off with three hundred soldiers.
When he arrived at the official road, Zhang Zhongjian was already waiting for him at the intersection.
What Lin Xuan didn't expect was that the prince's car was also at the intersection, and Li Chengqian was standing beside the carriage and looking at him with a smile.
After dismounting, Lin Xuan nodded to Zhang Zhongjian, came to Li Chengqian, cupped his hands and said, "See His Majesty the Crown Prince."
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said: "Gute is here to see you off, have a nice trip!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Lin Xuan was slightly disappointed, he thought Li Lizhi was here too.
Li Chengqian smiled and said: "Why do I feel that you are a little unhappy that I came to see you off?"
"Your Highness has misunderstood. I am extremely grateful that Your Highness can come to see me off. How can I be so unhappy?" Lin Xuan said.
Li Chengqian smiled and said, "I'm not teasing you anymore. There's someone waiting for you in Gu's car. Go talk to her."
Lin Xuan was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Highness!"
After saying that, Lin Xuan got directly onto Li Chengqian's carriage, opened the curtain and walked in.
"Li Zhi, I'm so happy that you can come."
Lin Xuan grabbed Li Lizhi's hand and said.
Li Lizhi lowered her head shyly and whispered: "I knew you were leaving today, so I pestered the prince brother and asked him to bring me here."
"Are you afraid that I won't be able to come back in time to get married?" Lin Xuan teased.
Li Lizhi blushed and shook her head, saying, "You have offended the family. I'm afraid they will attack you in Lusa. Can you please bring my personal guards with you?"
"I'll take your personal guards with me, who will protect you? Besides, we are not married after all. If I really do this, those officials will not impeach me to death." Lin Xuan said.
Although Li Lizhi was not as good as the prince who had 500 personal guards, there were still 200 personal guards when she was there.
These two hundred people are the elite of the Forbidden Army, and their combat effectiveness is very strong.
But Lin Xuan couldn't ask for it.
"I have been staying in the palace and rarely leave the palace. They are usually idle, so why not let them follow you to protect you. Don't worry about Yan Guan, I will go and tell my father." Li Lizhi said.
Lin Xuan shook his head and said: "Li Zhi, don't worry, since I dare to go, I have already calculated that there will be no danger."
Seeing Lin Xuan's insistence, Li Lizhi had no choice but to nod her head and said, "Okay then."
Lin Xuan and Li Lizhi chatted for a while, and then said reluctantly: "It's getting late, I have to leave. We will be married soon when I come back, and we can see each other every day from now on."
In Li Lizhi's mind, she thought about the life she and Lin Xuan spent together after getting married. With a bright smile on her face, she nodded and said, "I'll wait for you to come back."
Lin Xuan nodded, kissed Li Lizhi on the lips, and said, "I'm leaving."
"I thought you were going to chat for a long time." Li Chengqian said in surprise when he saw Lin Xuan coming down.
Lin Xuan rolled his eyes. If it wasn't inconvenient, what else would he want to do?
But the eunuchs and palace ladies were all standing around the carriage, so if there was any movement, it was impossible to hide it.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
The previous thanks were because Li Chengqian came to see him off, but this time the thanks were because Li Chengqian brought Li Lizhi.
Li Chengqian looked serious and said: "Pay attention to safety."
Lin Xuan nodded, got on his horse, clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, I'm leaving!"
"The Marquis of Jingyang County, please wait."
Suddenly a shout came from afar.
Lin Xuan turned around and saw Li Junxian running towards him quickly with a team of people.
Lin Xuan was a little confused. Could it be that Li Shimin was worried about his safety and sent Li Junxian to protect him?
Lin Xuan soon gave up this idea. Even if Li Shimin sent someone to protect him, he would only do it secretly, let alone Li Junxian.