"Okay! Bring it in!"

Liu Hong, who was handling official business, looked up at Zhang Rang who was walking over, holding a tray in his hands.

"Huh? What's that? Cotton?"

Liu Hong was momentarily stunned when he saw the soft, snow-white, willow-catkin-like thing on the tray.

"Quick! Bring it here!"

Liu Hong hurriedly told Zhang Rang to place the tray on the table. He picked up the white sheet, tore it open, and examined it. He finally confirmed that the white sheet was indeed cotton.

He had seen records about Bai Die Zi and had even thought of sending people to the Western Regions to find it, but now it had appeared before him. This was truly a blessing from heaven for the Han Dynasty.

With this, the ability of the people and border troops to withstand the cold will be greatly improved, and the development of the northern lands will no longer be a problem.

Liu Hong put down the cotton in his hand, looked at the other bags of seeds, and began to examine them one by one. Sure enough, he found cotton seeds.

"Summon the Grand Minister of Agriculture and several other agricultural officials to an audience!"

"promise!"

After Zhang Rang left, Liu Hong found the memorial that Yang Biao had presented a few days earlier.

After reading Yang Biao's memorial, Liu Hong stood up and looked at the map of the Han Dynasty behind him, his eyes fixed on the large missing piece in the northeastern part of the Han territory.

A moment later, Liu Hong turned around and looked at Jian Shuo not far away, "Jian Shuo!"

"Yes, sir!"

"The Imperial Secretariat is ordered to draft an edict to promote Yang Biao, the magistrate of Yuyang County, to the position of Prefect of Liaoxi!"

"promise!"

Liu Hong had longed to go to the Northeast for a long time, but the climate there was so cold that almost no one in the Han Dynasty was willing to go there.

But the emergence of cotton has given Liu Hong hope. If cotton can be promoted in a few years, then the Northeast will become an indispensable part of the Han Dynasty.

Since Yang Biao was able to write this memorial, he must have his own insights into conquering the Northeast, making him the most suitable person to be appointed as the governor of Liaoxi.

As the saying goes, "If you are prepared, you will succeed; if you are not prepared, you will fail." Although taking over Northeast China is not possible right now, it is always good to prepare in advance.