With the current status and status of Sima Feng, he is able to stand at the ferry to welcome these representatives of the Bingzhou and Sili family. It is worth noting that he is worthy of it.

Of course, this time they can deliver food and grass in time. As long as they can help the people of Hebei spend this winter, it will definitely be worth it to stop at the Ferry Station.

Not to mention that Sima Feng asked them to come over, it was for something else.

Someone in the group was holding the cotton coat in his body and was taken in by Mr. Feng.

Sima Feng smiled:

"The prince's cotton coat is so fine that it looks a little inferior to the fine silk cloth."

Sima Feng was quite moved as he said this.

I remembered the rough cloth I woven from the beginning when I weaved it with wool in Hanzhong.

From coarse cloth to fine cotton, I don’t know how many people’s efforts have been poured into it.

When I wanted to poach a corner of aristocratic family, I had to secretly act like a thief, for fear of being discovered.

And now, these aristocratic families kneel in front of them, shouting at the Grand Sima, keep exerting force, don't stop...

Time is so fast, and more than twenty years have passed in an instant.

"This is the latest style of Chang'an weaving house this year. Since it is strong and warm, it is really practical, it is much better than that silk cloth."

The prince touched the cotton cloth on his body, a little sighed and a little admired:

"Cotton can not only be used as cloth and garments, but also be used to keep warm. The Grand Sima found this thing and promoted it to the world, which has great merits for the people!"

Food, clothing, housing and transportation are necessary for the world.

Especially food and clothing, a day is indispensable.

If you can participate, why worry about not having a prosperous family business?

Not to mention the climate today, even the river freezes from time to time in winter.

As for the north, not to mention the storm disaster, even Senei will freeze people and livestock to death every year.

Cotton coats and quilts are not only needed by ordinary people, but also by dignitaries and nobles.

With the current kindness of the Han Dynasty to the soldiers, it is inevitable that the future military procurement will be purchased.

In other words, from the south of the Yangtze River to the grasslands outside the border, everyone in the world needs these things.

Just thinking about it is enough to make people tremble.

These aristocratic families were willingly led by Feng Guiwang by the nose. In addition to being unable to resist, more importantly, Feng Guiwang was so big that he drew a cake.

It's big enough to make people lose their stomachs.

"The prince is too proud. As the saying goes, virtue is only good governance, and politics is to support the people. The reason why the Han Dynasty wanted people was because it gave benevolence and righteousness to the people."

Sima Feng said humbly:

"I want to assist the Han emperor in the three times to promote the Han Dynasty. The cotton incident is a way to nourish the people. How dare I say that it will be more meritorious to the people?"

"The Grand Sima's words are wrong!" The Wang family in Taiyuan retorted righteously, "There is a saying in "Yu Gong": "I weave a shell of worms. According to my superficial opinion, this cotton may be the remains of ancient shell brocade, but it is a good fortune for heaven!"

"Now that Bei Jin is back on earth, the hand of the fake Sima is back on earth, benefiting the people of the world, how can the Han Dynasty not prosper? Since it can support the people, it is a virtue. What is this not about virtue?"

"Yes, yes, the Wang family in Taiyuan is more important than the world in terms of classics. Since the prince said so, it must be impossible to be wrong!"

...

Feng Yong suddenly chuckled as he heard the increasingly flattering praises.

Looking up at the horizon, there were clouds as white as soft floes.

It's so white. The cotton that is about to wove into a bundle of thousands of years of family's nets is so white...

After waved, Pei Xiu, who was standing behind him, held a scroll of map called "Cotton Spinning Planting Map".

"This is after Xu (i.e., the agricultural master Li Xu) summed up the experience of Yongliang cotton fields, and after reviewing many agricultural books on "The Book of Victory" and "The Monthly Order of the People", he deduced the most suitable place for cotton planting in Kanto. I have asked someone to draw this picture."

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately held their breath and looked at the map in Pei Xiu's hand with a fiery look.

"The most suitable place in Hebei is to plant as a cotton field, which is close to the river."

Further north, the climate is too cold.

Sima Feng used his fingers to slash across the map, just a narrow and narrow area.

The areas with the same color are also painted in a large area south of the river to Jianghuai.

Unfortunately, it happened to be controlled by the pseudo-Wei area.

Seeing that many people's eyes were frequently looking at the pseudo-Wei control area, Feng Dasima smiled slightly:

"Everyone has no experience in growing cotton. Now he is practicing in Hebei. He has only been two or three years. When everyone is familiar with this, the Han Dynasty is just in a good way to eliminate the pseudo-Wei."

As he said that, Sima Feng pointed to the fake Wei control area with his finger, "The cotton matter is not only a matter for all the public, but also related to the national economy and people's livelihood."

"As long as Hebei cotton is planted well, it will be reasonable to expand cotton fields in Shandong and Jianghuai at that time!"

The crowd immediately became turbulent.

“Yes, yes!”

"The Grand Sima is right!"

"We will definitely live up to the expectations of Grand Sima and plant good cotton!"

Signing everyone to be quiet, Sima Feng once again crossed the north bank of the river and sighed:

"It's just that there's another problem."

“What’s the problem?”

Facing the anxious eyes of everyone, Sima Feng explained:

"The fertile land in this area is mostly owned by the Hebei tribes. Although the Han Dynasty could implement the new policy, the family property of the great families who supported the pseudo-Wei tribes."

"However, it is common for a large clan to hide people. If the land is transferred to the name of a family and a child, and pretending to be the common people, it will be difficult for the government to investigate."

"And now that Hebei is newly established, everything is waiting for development, and the imperial court does not have enough people to investigate these activities at this time."

For the imperial court, clearing the land was necessary.

Because the tax is deposited to the acres, it is necessary to prevent anyone from evading taxes.

Confiscation of land is of course a must.

On the one hand, it is to crack down on and shock the needs of aristocratic families.

On the other hand, it is because the government needs to control a sufficient amount of empty fields to facilitate the distribution of land for the new population in the future - to avoid unemployed vagrants.

But the problem is that when the local government has enough empty fields, it may not be enough motivation to check who else is in the hands of the remaining fields.

After all, officials and gentry pay food together, and no matter who is in the hands of the land, they must pay taxes, so the amount of tax collected remains unchanged.

Even in later generations, the government values ​​the most is taxation and employment.

Sima Feng asked Shi Bao to do this, in order to investigate as thoroughly as possible from the beginning.

Just to say that it can be completely found out, it is a dream.

However, for Taiyuan and Sili families who want to grow cotton, there are some slightly different things:

Confiscation of Hebei's property is not an option, but a necessary option.

After all, you can’t go to Hebei to rent fields and grow cotton, right?

If this is the case, who would like to rent it to you if anyone in Hebei has some wealth?

Isn't it fragrant to grow it yourself?

Therefore, the Hebei family must die. If the Hebei family does not kill them, their cotton fields will not be able to be transformed.

This is a fundamental dispute over interests that will be to the death.

"If you want to talk about the activities of the great clan, the most familiar thing in the world is those present."

Feng Dasima's words made everyone look a little embarrassed.

"So I want to ask you guys to help me. Each family has some people to help check what tricks these big tribes in Hebei are secretly doing."

Sima Feng gently clicked the north bank of the river on the map, his voice as a whisper from an evil ghost underground:

"How much cotton fields can Hebei have in the future depends on everyone who can help find out how many activities these big tribes in Hebei have..."

The ferry suddenly became silent.

Let the aristocratic family check the aristocratic family?

Which one is this...

It is indeed a good idea that the Ghost King came up with.

Everyone looked at Sima Feng in a daze.

But when he saw the Grand Sima smiling very kindly, he was very gentle and warm.

It's like a warm sun in the autumn wind.

Someone suddenly realized that what Da Sima wanted was not just cotton, but crushing Hebei and even the entire Guandong and re-molding it.

Whether it is Taiyuan, Hedong, or even Henan, no matter who wants to grow cotton, he must swing his knife to slash at the Hebei clan who also belongs to the Kanto family.

And the entire Kanto family will have huge cracks due to this matter.

And it is an irreparable crack.
To be continued...