The gazette named cotton as a trial crop for sowing, with potential for large-scale promotion in the future.
"Lu was right."
"This Grand Agriculturist indeed wields high power and authority," thought Liu Ranhong to himself.
The Grand Agriculturist, roughly equivalent to the Minister of Agriculture in later times, also oversaw part of the agricultural finances. The current Majesty places great importance on agricultural development; just the offering of cotton was enough to grant a noble title, which reveals part of the strategy.
"Could it be that the world is truly changing?"
"Is the pursuit of fame through imperial exams not the sole path?"
