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"Or perhaps conquer the southwest region,"

"Looking for dwarf varieties that bloom earlier."

Wen Huanzhang asked, "These two cotton plants,"

"Where did you get it from?"

Zhao Yuan said, "The cotton tree comes from Huainan."

"It must have been transmitted from the south."

"The cotton comes from Shandong,"

"It must have spread along the Yellow River to Shandong."

"But the planting area is not large,"

"It is only prevalent in certain prefectures and counties."

Wen Huanzhang muttered, "The Yuan Dynasty specifically established the Cotton Bureau,"

"Order the people of the whole country to plant kapok trees extensively."

"I used to wonder about this,"

"The kapok tree is so tall,"

Did the Yuan Dynasty really expect the entire country to plant trees and harvest cotton?

"Looking back now, the kapok trees promoted during the Yuan Dynasty,"

"It should be tree cotton."

"And the tree cotton was still very tall at the time,"

"It is at least two meters tall and has not been dwarfed."

"Furthermore, Zhu Yuanzhang also ordered the promotion of kapok,"

"This kapok tree is not that kapok tree!"

"If this is indeed the case,"

Zhao Yuan guessed that,

"So in the Yuan Dynasty and the early Ming Dynasty,"

"The tree cotton may not have been dwarfed yet."

"It was under the vigorous promotion of the imperial court,"

"When people save seeds,"

"Continuously select seeds that bloom early and have large flowers."

"Selecting the best from generation to generation,"

"The cotton tree is blooming earlier and earlier,"

"The flowers are getting bigger and bigger."

"And this further increases the burden on the tree cotton's growth,"

"So the plant became shorter and shorter,"

"Only in this way can the supply of nutrients be guaranteed."

Wen Huanzhang laughed and said, "Then let's promote it on a large scale!"

"Let everyone plant!"

"It's much faster than you cultivating it alone."

"That's true, but we can't give the order immediately,"

"Otherwise it would be a waste of manpower and resources,"

Zhao Yuan said,

"We should get the tree cotton seeds first,"

“Select one or two prefectures or counties in each province,”

"Dispatch agricultural officials to conduct small-scale trial plantings."

Chapter 1764 Cotton

"Depending on local climate conditions,"

"Continuously adjust specific planting methods,"

"And try to select and breed high-quality cotton varieties."

"A few years later, we'll summarize the situation from all over the country,"

"Choose the most suitable area for planting,"

"Promote planting in a targeted manner."

“Areas unsuitable for cotton cultivation,”

"Stop promoting it indiscriminately,"

"Otherwise, countless people would suffer greatly."

Zhao Yuan laughed heartily.

"The Yuan Dynasty and Zhu Yuanzhang are exactly as you described,"

"To launch a brutal nationwide promotion,"

"It has caused immense suffering to the people of some provinces."

"As far as I know, there were three places during the Ming Dynasty,"

"Cotton has the largest planting area."

"First is Shandong, second is Jiangnan, and third is Huguang."

"As for Huguang, is it Hunan or Hubei?"

"I don't know about this."

Wen Huanzhang said, "I also asked about cotton textile technology."

“Very primitive and rough,”

"Related spinning and weaving machines also need to be invented and improved."

Zhao Yuan was overjoyed and sincerely flattered him,

"Dean Wen is really awesome."

"For an ordinary time traveler, facing cotton bolls two or three meters high,"

"They probably all think they've come to the wrong place,"

"They will most likely build a fleet and go to India to search for it."

This has been Zhao Yuan's thought all these years.

He had always wanted to go to India to find cotton.

"If placed in a tropical region, all conditions would be met,"

"Then they will receive careful care,"

"This kind of cotton can grow to five or six meters tall."

Wen Huanzhang suddenly said something.

"Impressed."

Zhao Yuan said it was hard to imagine.

Both the emperor and his minister were in a good mood.

Regardless of the agricultural era,

It was still the early industrial era.

The textile industry is an extremely important sector.

Especially the Industrial Revolution,

It was initially spurred by the textile industry.

But if there is no intervention from time travelers...

To naturally give rise to the Industrial Revolution,

There must be a sufficiently large market demand.

Britain was able to experience the Industrial Revolution.

Portugal and Spain were a great help.

These two were the earliest victims of overseas colonization.

Not only did it destroy its own local handicraft industry,

They also suppressed the development of handicrafts in the colonies.

They also brought back a large amount of raw materials and capital.

In this way, funds, raw materials, and markets were all secured.

The British textile industry was unable to meet the huge market demand.

There is an urgent need to improve textile machinery.

Once Britain has satisfied the European market,

They deliberately destroyed the Indian textile industry.

To continue to gain a larger market share.

The Indian market was also satisfied.

That is sailing a giant ocean liner.

Use cannons to blast open the Chinese market.

If we wait until cotton is fully promoted,

One day, the emperor and his minister might suddenly invent a steam engine.

They also brought textile machinery with them.

I'm afraid what's coming from the front...

It wasn't the Industrial Revolution.

Instead, the traditional textile industry experienced large-scale bankruptcies.

This has triggered a series of social conflicts.

We must proceed step by step.

First, improve manual machinery.

For example, the spinning jenny or something like that.

Allow society a period of adjustment.

Next, we need to open up overseas markets.

North Korea and Japan are the top choices.

Then came Southeast Asia and India.

Zhao Yuan explained his thoughts and then asked,

Am I thinking too far ahead?

Wen Huanzhang laughed and said, "Let's talk about it after we destroy the Jin and Western Xia."