Chapter 302 Chapter 302 Cotton
Qin Qian didn't think too much about it. He was happy all of a sudden and almost burst into tears. He turned his back and wiped his tears.
Lord Qin originally wanted to skip dinner and go straight to Xu Yi, but he was finally persuaded.
As a junior, Xu Yunfan had no business interfering in this matter. Before bed, Qin Run chatted with him about Xu Yiyi's affairs for a few minutes, then turned to ask, "Yunfan, the cotton fields covering dozens of acres are ready for harvest. What are you going to do with it?"
The lands near the farms are all good, and many wealthy people in the capital will buy farms and land there.
Knowing what Xu Yunfan wanted, Old Madam Xiao and Lord Qin gave him some. Xu Yunfan giggled with joy and said corny words like "Grandpa loves me so much, I love you so much" and "Grandma, you are so nice, I like you so much". The elders were both happy and embarrassed when they heard it.
God knows how excited Qin Run and the tenant farmers were when the cotton Xu Yunfan had mentioned was actually grown.
Even if they had never seen it before, when they saw the white cotton wool, they knew what the so-called cotton that the owner asked them to plant was used for. A group of tenant farmers stood beside the cotton field, looking here and touching there curiously. Some of the older ones even had tears in their eyes.
There were people who raised silkworms in the Dayan Dynasty, but not many of them. Silkworms are extremely difficult to raise. They cannot survive if the temperature is too cold or too hot, if the mulberry leaves are wet, or if the environment is unclean. If one sericulture sericulture dies, a whole batch of them will die. They eat a lot before they make cocoons, and there are not many mulberry leaves planted, so there are not enough to feed them. Inexperienced farmers would not dare to raise silkworms for fear that they would not be able to raise them well and the whole family would starve to death.
In addition to silk cotton-padded clothes, the so-called cotton-padded clothes that people wear in winter are made of animal fur, and these furs come from wolves, tigers, rabbits, sheep, foxes and other animals. The fur of these wild animals has excellent thermal insulation performance, and the fur of fierce beasts such as wolves and foxes or animals that are difficult to catch has become a symbol of status for dignitaries because of its rarity and gorgeous appearance. Its price is the same as silk cotton-padded clothes, which is expensive that ordinary people dare not even think about.
Qin Run had previously bought a cloak for Xu Yunfan, which cost several hundred taels. How could an ordinary family afford this price?
For this reason, most of the cotton clothes worn by ordinary people are made of plant fibers and silk cotton. The warmth-keeping effect of this type of cotton clothes cannot be compared with that of the first two types of cotton clothes.
In ancient times, the poor could not survive the winter and the only outcome was death. It was not an exaggeration to say that “there were frozen corpses on the road”.
In "The True Story of Ah Q", Ah Q pawned his cotton-padded jacket. Perhaps many people think it is exaggerated. How can a tattered cotton-padded jacket be pawned in exchange for silver?
This is a bit too exaggerated!
But it is the naked reality.
Lord Qin and his men donated so much land, but it was all used to grow crops like corn. We couldn't eat that much of it, and we couldn't sell it for a high price. That's why Xu Yunfan had people grow dozens of acres of cotton.
Xu Yunfan: "You can hire someone to collect it and then take it to the factory. Take advantage of the sunny weather these past few days and the lack of tenant farmers. You can hire other workers and we will process this cotton into cotton-padded jackets and quilts."
After thinking for a while, Xu Yunfan said, "Put these cotton-padded jackets and quilts in the warehouse first and don't sell them for the time being."
"I know that I can only get a good price if I sell it in winter." Qin Run knew that buying clothes out of season would naturally be cheaper.
Xu Yunfan shook his head. "No, you'll know when the time comes."
Since Xu Yunfan said so, Qin Run did not ask any more questions and instead asked, "Yunfan, has anyone in the Hanlin Academy been giving you any trouble recently?"
There are still some empty shops in the food city, and these empty shops have become popular. Many people want to move into the food city and open shops there.
The Jiang family also came, as well as the Su family, the He family and other families that were on good terms with the Right Prime Minister. Qin Run rejected them all. He couldn't help but worry that these big guys behind the scenes would make things difficult for Xu Yunfan.
Xu Yunfan smiled indifferently, "No, who dares to offend me? You know your husband's ability."
Growing up, he was the one who made things difficult for others, but never the one who suffered any anger.
Scholar Qian and Master Qian from the Imperial College are both men of the Right Prime Minister. Scholar Qian is of the same rank as him and cannot suppress him. Even if someone above him is unhappy with Xu Yunfan and reports him, what can it matter?
As long as Fu Qingyu sees his value, even if Xiao Hengzhi and the others don't speak up, Fu Qingyu will do his best to protect him.
Qin Run: "I know, but my father said that the Right Prime Minister failed to win you over, and now he hates us."
"Hate them, let them hate as much as they want. We don't lose a piece of meat anyway. They can't suppress me. Only you can. I will only suppress you. I don't want others to suppress me. How about it? Are you touched?" Xu Yunfan is indeed a real man. He has some talents that men have. He doesn't need to learn the obscure and straightforward dirty talk. As long as he wants, he can say these words.
Qin Run laughed muffledly, caressing this captivating face lovingly. He then kissed Xu Yunfan's eyebrows, nose, and finally the corner of his mouth, which was teasing. "Well, I'm so touched. The thing I want most in this world, the best treasure, is mine alone."
Xu Yunfan: “…”
It's embarrassing to hear words like the best treasure. It seems he is not that good.
Xu Yunfan blushed for the first time and changed the subject. "By the way, I heard that you've been sponsoring a few needy students recently, right?"
"Uh, yeah, what's wrong?"
Xu Yunfan shook his head gently. "No, you've done very well. I have a suggestion. If you want to sponsor students, you can actually cooperate with the dean of the academy and set up a school-enterprise cooperation. After the dean recommends the students, you can finally choose the recipients of the sponsorship. This way, you can save a lot of trouble. Coincidentally, I know a few deans of academies, and I can introduce them to you when the time comes."
Qin Run stared into Xu Yunfan's eyes and hesitated, "Don't you think I'm wasting money?"
Hearing this, Xu Yunfan sat up with one hand on his waist and gave Qin Run the most sincere affirmation, "Nonsense, how can this be a waste of money? This is a very meaningful and very good thing. For the recipients of the aid, you are giving poor but talented students an opportunity to study, pursue their dreams and change their destiny. This move can also enhance your personal image and increase your influence and recognition among the people. As for the Great Yan Dynasty, you are cultivating more high-quality talents for the Great Yan Dynasty. Therefore, this is beneficial to all three parties and a win-win situation. How can this be a waste of money?"
"Run'er, you've done a great job. You have to believe in yourself. No matter what choice you make, I will support you. Just be brave and move forward. I'm here, so you don't have to be afraid."
Qin Run didn't say anything, but he held Xu Yunfan's waist tightly. The reason why he wanted to do this was actually inspired by Xu Yunfan.
Xu Yunfan was so nice. When it rained before and he went to pick up Xu Yunfan from work, he saw with his own eyes Xu Yunfan standing at the gate of the academy, watching a thin student walking away with an old man carrying an umbrella for him.
Qin Run knew at a glance that the grandfather and grandson were not well off from the patched but clean clothes and the torn oil-paper umbrella they were wearing.
Through the rain, Qin Run couldn't see the emotion in Xu Yunfan's eyes, but he knew that Xu Yunfan was not happy.
Xu Yunfan is so kind-hearted.
Xu Yunfan never treated Lin Erhu, Lin Duoduo and other children adopted by Lin Erhu, even He Weichen and the villagers of Dashan Village differently. He even gave them the greatest help within his ability and gave them the opportunity to change their situation through their own abilities.
During the time when Xu Yunfan was selling food at the gate of Qingfeng Academy, Qin Run secretly went to check on him because he was worried about him, afraid that he would leave and be bullied. One time, he saw Xu Yunfan just coming out of the food store and met a begging woman.
At that time, Xu Yunfan hesitated for a while, took out the few copper coins he had left after buying flour and put them in the woman's palm.
The shopkeeper even shook his head at the time, wondering if Xu Yunfan was just a fool with a lot of money and therefore wasn't afraid of being scammed? These days, the methods used by scammers are hard to guard against and they keep coming up in an endless stream.
Qin Run always remembered that Xu Yunfan just laughed at that time. He said, "It's good to be deceived. At least it proves that she is not really driven to despair. It's good to have one less pitiful person in the world."
It was obvious that his life was not easy and he could not bear to see the sufferings of the world. How could Qin Run let go of such a person as Xu Yunfan? He thought that even if he died, he would not be willing to let go of this person.
His husband is so good, Qin Run also wants to be as good as him, so he wants to do what Xu Yunfan wants to do.
Xu Yunfan praised him, but Qin Run felt unworthy of it. His kindness was only based on Xu Yunfan's wishes.
"I'm not good, at least not as good as you think."
"Nonsense, okay, Run'er, you actually doubt me? I say you're good and you're good, and I won't accept any rebuttal. I'm just so annoying and domineering."
Qin Run was still smiling, the tenderness in his eyes could not be concealed, the naked love was surging and almost bursting out of his eyes. Surrounded by such deep love, Xu Yunfan couldn't help but be in a trance for a moment.
After laughing, Qin Run moved, closing the distance between them. His voice was slightly hoarse, but it was filled with deadly temptation. "I don't hate it. I like you like this, Xu Yunfan. Whether you are domineering or not, I like it. I like it to death."
Xu Yunfan: “…”
Is Qin Run possessed by a vixen tonight?
You actually know how to say such sweet and corny love words?
What should he do? Qin Run spoke so nicely. He liked him so much that every cell in his body was clamoring to get him and possess him. If he were a beast, he would mark Qin Run and make this person be scented with his scent from head to toe, inside and out.
Unable to control himself, Xu Yunfan stretched out his hand and pushed, flipped over, and supported his hands on Qin Run's ears, as if he could not control himself. Impatiently, without words, Xu Yunfan directly tore open the bathrobe belt of the person under him, sank his body, and a hot, heavy breathing sounded, indicating that this was another hot night.
…
It was time to harvest the cotton. There were dozens of acres of cotton. Not only were the tenant farmers astonished, but even the people living nearby and some people who had heard of this came to see it.
After hearing about this, Fu Qingxu ran over to take a look. When he saw dozens of acres of cotton, Fu Qingxu felt dizzy. If Qin Qingfeng had not been supporting him, he would have fainted from joy.
He was breathing rapidly. Although he already had a guess, he still wanted to get confirmation and asked Qin Run, "Brother Run, what are these?"
Qin Run looked at the dozens of acres of cotton in the distance. "Yun Fan said that cotton can be used to make cotton-padded jackets and quilts. They are both good for keeping out the cold and are much better than cotton wool."
With so much cotton to harvest, a lot of workers are needed. He must have people bring it all back to the factory while the weather is fine over the next two days.
"How much cotton can be produced per acre?" Fu Qingxu asked again.
Qin Run understood Fu Qingxu's plan: "Around 200 to 600 kilograms. It depends mainly on the climate and soil conditions. Not every area or every piece of land can achieve this yield."
Fu Qingxu could no longer hear anything else.
At this moment, his ears were filled with the sound of his violent heartbeat, thump-thump, strong and powerful.
One acre of land can produce hundreds of kilograms of cotton. Oh my god, this is much better than raising silkworms.
According to his understanding, people who raise silkworms can produce two batches of cocoons a month, with each batch producing 40, 50, or 60 kilograms, and the most being 70 or 80 kilograms. The months suitable for raising silkworms are from April to October, which is seven months in a year. Based on the production of 160 kilograms of cocoons per month, the total output in seven months is more than 1,100 kilograms of cocoons.
In order to harvest dozens of kilograms of silk cocoons every month, at least several acres of mulberry trees must be planted. If cotton is planted on these lands, the annual harvest will be around 1,400 to 4,000 kilograms.
If you calculate it this way, wouldn’t it be more profitable to grow cotton?
Fu Qingxu continued to think, a quilt only needs about eight kilograms of cotton. Assuming that one acre of land produces three hundred kilograms of cotton, how many quilts can be made?
The more he wanted to tie up Qingxu, the more he couldn't hold back. He turned around and mounted his horse. Without even saying a word to Qin Qingfeng, he took a few guards and galloped back to the capital.
After returning to the capital, Fu Qingxu did not go back to Prince Xu's Mansion, but entered the palace.
Fu Qingyu had endless memorials to review and countless miscellaneous matters to examine every day, and he was so busy that he had no time to spare.
When Eunuch Fu told Fu Qingxu that he had something important to discuss with him, Fu Qingyu just felt a headache.
His brother usually came to see him for no reason.
I still remember that a year ago, when Fu Qingxu hurried into the palace, he cried and said that his brother was lost and the people in Prince Xu's Mansion could not find him. He begged his younger brother to send the Fu family's secret guards and more people to find his child.
What's the matter with Fu Qingxu coming here today?
Fu Qingyu put down his brush and rubbed his temples with a headache. "Let him in."
Fu Qingxu relied on the things left by the previous emperor, and knew that Fu Qingyu would not touch his brother. Privately, he really did not regard him as the emperor. As soon as he entered, he pulled Fu Qingyu out.
"What are you doing?" Fu Qingyu was pulled so hard that he almost fell. He could not help but shout coldly, "How can you pull and tug like this?"
"Third brother, come quickly, go with second brother and take a look." Fu Qingxu was now feeling very excited, not paying any attention to Fu Qingyu's cold face. "Third brother, I'm telling you... Come with me and take a look. Oh my god, that's cotton! Glistening white cotton."
God knows how happy Fu Qingxu was. Neither the emperor nor I cried anymore.
"Are you serious? Are you sure that's cotton?" Fu Qingyu was also surprised.
How is that possible?
Could it be that this so-called cotton is the same as the kapok tree?
However, the kapok trees were too tall and there were few of them, so it was very difficult to pick the cotton fluff from the kapok flowers. People could only wait for it to be blown down, but the cotton fluff that was blown down would not all fall on the grass as people expected.
Therefore, it is not realistic to pick the cotton fluff from kapok flowers and make a quilt.
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