The room on the top floor showed a luxurious atmosphere everywhere. As soon as you stepped into the door, the two sides of the glass curtain walls calmed Zhou Qiu.

Glazing is a top luxury in Qi State, so his house naturally has it, but the curtain wall spliced ​​with glass that is about four meters high and one meter wide still makes him breathe rapidly. The cost of these two walls alone is a terrifying number. He knows that the larger the glass, the more expensive it is.

Standing in this room, it is really transparent between north and south. On one side, you can see the willow trees on the Luo River embankment not far away dancing with branches in the wind. The various ships in the river are busy. On the other side, you can also appreciate the majestic buildings of the city walls across the capital and the farther away of the palace. It seems that the height of this Deei Building is taller than most of the buildings in the palace due to the terrain.

Most of Qin Li and his group who came in immediately followed were full of eyes and their performance was much worse than Zhou Qiu's calmness. Only Qin Li knew more about it. In Qi State, the expensive and inconspicuous glaze was actually refined from the sand. The reason why the price was so high was entirely due to the Ming State controlling the output and making huge profits.

"This Deyi Tower is so high, I'm afraid it's over the rules, right? Your country ignores it?" Zhou Qiu looked at the vague palace building in the distance through the glazed curtain wall, and asked in shock. In Qi, the tallest building can only be the palace.

Yin Fu smiled disapprovingly and said, "Beyond the rules? There may have been such a statement in the past, but our Ming emperor didn't care about these. Even the desert Huangyan, which was specially used by the Qin royal family, has now entered the homes of ordinary people. Brother Zhou, the respect for the royal family is not in these external things, but in our Ming Dynasty, the respect for the royal family is kept in mind. Deyi Tower is just one of them, and there will be higher buildings in Yuejing City in the future."

"Will there be something higher?" Zhou Qiu widened his eyes. The five-story building, in his opinion, was already an extremely spectacular building.

"Of course, as far as I know, the Ming Military Academy under construction will reach seven floors." Yin Fu said proudly. "I heard that each floor can accommodate hundreds of people."

"Awesome, I have to admire you!" Zhou Qiu gave his thumbs up.

Qin Li, who was on the other hand, was even more shocked when he heard Yin Fu's words. After the Ming Dynasty obtained the cement formula, countless cement workshops emerged across the country like mushrooms after a rain. However, now, the cement produced is more used to build roads, and the construction techniques of building buildings using steel and cement technology are still being explored. It seems that the Qi State can only build three-story buildings at most. As for the technology of building bridges, it is still completely unpredictable. However, the Ming people can already build seven-story buildings.

Although Qin Li was an amateur on this, he also knew that building such a building was not just a simple superposition, but the technology involved in it was quite complex. The conquering of these skills was not only used by the people, but also used in the military.

Qi State has been chasing hard, and the country is one-sided optimistic. I am afraid that the gap between the two sides is still so big. Since entering this Deyi Building, Qin Li has been in a shocked process. From the first floor to the fifth floor, the inconspicuous small mechanism can prove that Mingren is applying his technology to every corner of his life, and this is what Qin Li is most worried about.

Zhou Qiu and Yin Fu sat at the table near the Luoshui River. Qin Li and his friends sat near the wall of Yuejing. Looking at the towering city wall in the distance, Qin Li's ears kept listening to the conversation between Yin Fu and Zhou Qiu.

Although Yin Fu was just a businessman, his energy was quite high. Zhou Qiu and him were in a cotton business. Cotton was a new variety introduced by Ming people from overseas many years ago. Once launched, it quickly eroded the entire continent. However, because the introduction time was not long and the planting area was not large, its price has remained high. More importantly, cotton has become the best choice for keeping cold on this continent. For example, in Qi State, the army has now strongly demanded that winter cold-proofing products be replaced with cotton robes. Unfortunately, Daqi does not produce cotton now. Although Ming State began to plant large areas, it has always been a control over the export of this product, and the annual export quota is counted.

The cotton Zhou Qiu got was basically sold to the Daqi court every year, and the price was of course high. It was precisely because Zhou Qiu could get cotton beyond the limit from the Ming Dynasty that this person has always been a guest of the Daqi military. Zhou Qiu's way was naturally Yin Fu.

This time, Zhou Qiu came to the capital in person, because there was a problem with the business. He had signed an agreement with the military. If he couldn't get the cotton at that time, the military would naturally not give up. This was because Zhou Qiu was not in a hurry.

"Brother Yin, you can drink wine later. Let's talk about the important things first. If the serious things are not solved, Zhou really can't eat this wine!" Before he could sit firmly, Zhou Qiu bowed to Yin Fu. "If Brother Yin is not satisfied with the price, we can still talk about it."

Yin Fu smiled and poured a cup of hot tea for Zhou Qiu, "Brother Zhou, it's not a matter of money."

"What is that?" Zhou Qiu's face changed color. It was not a problem of money. For him, the problem was even more serious. You must know that cotton has always been the controlled material of Ming Dynasty. Could it be that this control has been further increased? However, no news was revealed before. "Does your country no longer allow cotton to be sold outside?"

Yin Fu smiled and said, "Not that, it's just because our internal demand suddenly grew."

"As far as I know, your country has been vigorously promoting cotton planting in the west, and the total output is increasing steadily every year. Why does the internal demand suddenly increase? Brother Yin, you and I have been working together for several years. Even if you did these things secretly before, you would not reduce your shipment. This time I suddenly said this, it really makes me difficult to understand." Zhou Qiu shook his head and said, "Brother Yin, please give me a truth."

Yin Fu smiled, rolled up his sleeves to reveal the clothes inside, "Brother Zhou, tell me, is this close-fitting clothing comfortable, or is it comfortable with silk?"

"Is this too much? Of course, cotton clothes are comfortable." Zhou Qiu also rolled up his sleeves to reveal the cotton underwear inside, "Since I had this cotton, all the silk underwear had been thrown aside."

"Then do you think it's comfortable to wear, or cotton clothes?"

"This is even more incomparable." Zhou Qiu laughed and suddenly realized: "Brother Yin, you won't tell me, you are going to abandon the price of squirting clothes and wearing cotton clothes. Even if the people of your country are rich, they may not be able to bear it?"

"This is the key to the problem." Yin Fu smiled and said, "The cotton production in our Ming Dynasty has increased. More importantly, we have made great breakthroughs in the process of reeling and weaving. The price of cotton will soon usher in a cliff-jumping decline. Things that ordinary people could not afford before will no longer be a problem in the future. So, the domestic market will not be able to meet, so where can there be more cotton medicines for sale?"

Zhou Qiu blinked and said, "How far can it be reduced?"

Yin Fu raised his hand and gestured in front of Zhou Qiu. Zhou Qiu was stunned and suddenly screamed after a while, "This is impossible."

"Nothing is impossible." Yin Fu lowered his voice and said, "According to the news I received, the Tiangong Department has created a loom. I don't know what it is, but it is said that a cloth woven in such a machine can match the cloth woven by the past 100 people in one day. Do you think this price can be avoided from jumping off a cliff?"

"What profit can you say at this price?" Zhou Qiu said tremblingly.

"Of course there is profit." Yin Fu smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, it is a last resort to reduce the amount of cotton, but we can do other businesses, such as this cotton cloth business."

He smiled extremely treacherously: "This thing has been reduced in the Ming Dynasty, but it may not be reduced in Qi State. Brother Zhou, if you can transport these low-priced cotton cloths from the Ming Dynasty to Qi State, I don't need to say the high profits?"

Zhou Qiu's eyes lit up. If it could be done, how could the profit be described as high? It would be a huge profit. But immediately, his face darkened again: "Brother Yin, I will tell you that I have signed a large cotton order with the Great Qi military. Now that you do this here, they can peel me back. In any case, you have to satisfy me."

"I really have no choice but to give you all the inventory I still have." Yin Fu shook his head and said, "Do you know that all the cotton of Da Cotton this year will be collected and will not be sold to us at all."

"What should I do? What should I do?"

"Brother Zhou, I have an idea for you." Yin Fu lowered his voice and said, "Didn't your Qi Kingdom always want to make cotton seeds? Over the years, I have thought that I have also obtained some through some means, but it has never been possible to plant on a large scale, right?"

"Yes, can you get the seeds?" Zhou Qiu's eyes lit up: "If I can get a lot of seeds, I can also get the job. After all, it is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish. The Daqi court has been trying hard to obtain cotton seeds, but the Ming Dynasty was strictly in charge and could only get some in a small amount, which is completely a drop in the bucket."

"I can get it for you. By the way, I also come with a book on how to grow cotton?" Yin Fu smiled, "But that's the price!"

"One pound of seeds, a hundred taels of silver." Zhou Qiu offered a horrifying price without hesitation.

"Okay, a thousand pounds of seeds." Yin Fu's eyes shining. "In addition, this book is worth ten thousand taels of silver. How about it? You will definitely not get such a book elsewhere."

"Trade!" Zhou Qiu said. "But Brother Yin, I hope I will be the agent of the cotton cloth business in the future."
Chapter completed!