Great Tang princess

Chapter 433 Preparations for Winter
After mid-September, the weather began to gradually cool down.

Especially in the morning and night, it is necessary to add some thick clothes.

Even the fishermen who make a living from fishing have begun to thicken their clothes to deal with the cold sea breeze.

It was only for a short while at noon, and I could still feel the last stubbornness of summer, but it was not far from the complete arrival of winter.

If it is in the future, for northerners, I believe that most of them still prefer winter. After all, it is cold, so they just need to thicken their clothes, and they will still have heating when they return home.

But in this era, most people definitely prefer to spend summer.

Li Yuechen vaguely remembered that there was a well-known stalk on the Internet, that the northern cold was a physical attack, and the southern cold was a magical attack...

Based on this, a lot of theories have been derived that the south is actually colder than the north, and the south should also be heated.

Li Yuechen actually wanted to laugh every time he saw such remarks.

The phrase "people are freezing to death" is just an adjective in the south most of the time, but in the north, especially the northeast, it is a forensic proof!
There is no heating in the south, at least for so many years, I have never heard of people actually freezing to death.But if there is no heating in the north, people may die after sleeping.

When Li Yuechen was a child, he always thought that Xi'an was already very cold, but it was only when he went to university and was exposed to extreme sports, especially when he went skiing in the Northeast for the first time, that he really felt what it means to be heart-to-heart cool.

It is no exaggeration to say that the cold northwest wind can really blow through clothes!After ten minutes of walking on the road, I feel chilly all over.

Even when it's so cold that large trucks can drive directly onto the frozen river, you can imagine the thickness of the ice!
And in this age without heating, it is really possible to freeze to death in winter.

Especially since Qingdao is close to the sea, even if you stay in the camp, you can still feel the temperature of the sea breeze getting lower and lower every day.

Recently, many fishermen go out early and return late, and even go out to sea for several days without stopping fishing, just to save enough food in winter without going to sea.

Fortunately, food production has increased greatly and food prices have remained stable. These fishermen should be able to exchange the fish in their hands for enough food for the winter.

After thinking about it, Li Yuechen still called the village chiefs of several nearby fishing villages to come to the camp, chat with them, and see if there is anything that needs his help.

There are many children in these fishermen's families, and she wants to recruit them into the navy in the future, which can be regarded as giving them a favor in advance.

It was not the first time for the village chiefs of several nearby fishing villages to see this kind-hearted princess. They all acted calmly and politely thanked the princess for the food she gave her.

Hearing the princess' thoughts, several village chiefs looked at each other, and one of them was about to salute the old man, but was interrupted by Li Yuechen: "Excuse me, Village Chief Zhou is an octogenarian , you don’t need to salute when you see me!”

This is not the first time that Li Yuechen, the village chief surnamed Zhou, has met him. He is now eighty-nine years old, and his body is relatively healthy.

In this era, those who can live to this age are regarded as auspicious. It can be said that they are like mascots. The imperial court has to give money to support them every year.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Village Chief Zhou thanked us respectfully, and then said: "Your Highness has taken good care of us and is willing to exchange refined salt for us. I really can't be called His Highness's help!"

"Okay, don't need to talk about this!" Li Yuechen smiled, "You are all citizens of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Since the Palace is here, how can we turn a blind eye? This time, I also want to provide some ways for the surrounding fishing villages to survive the winter."

"After you go back, you can send the young and strong laborers from the village to carry the cement and bricks back to build the kang. I will send someone to teach you how to do it..." Li Yuechen explained little by little.

Nowadays, there are fireplaces in the dormitories of the military and India, but most of the villages are wooden houses, so it is not realistic to build fireplaces, and the cost is still high.

But if it is to build a kang for them, the cost can be reduced a lot.

"Of course, the palace will not give these materials for free. You need to send young and strong laborers from the village to help build roads..." Li Yuechen said.

In fact, it doesn't matter if you give them materials for free, but Li Yuechen doesn't want to turn them into waste, and can't spread the idea of ​​getting something for nothing.

It just so happens that they can’t go fishing in winter, so it’s better to let the labor force in these villages come out to help with the work, take care of their meals every day, and go home to rest after four hours of work.

After listening to Li Yuechen's explanation, several village chiefs got up quickly, saluted respectfully, and thanked the princess a thousand times.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness!"

"The villain will set up a longevity tablet for His Royal Highness at home when he returns home, and ask his heirs to kowtow three times in the morning and evening..."

"Okay, okay..." Li Yuechen felt a little flustered when he heard this, and quickly raised his hand to stop him, "If you want to set up a tablet, I don't care about it, and I don't care about the rest!"

……

After chatting with the village chiefs, Li Yuechen arranged for Geng Yunqiang to supervise the follow-up work, while he went to the logistics side to watch the production of the cotton-padded clothes.

The cotton-padded jackets in the army are modeled after the military overcoats of later generations, the hem is so long that it can almost cover the feet.

Nowadays, the output of cotton is very low, so Li Yuechen mainly uses wool.

The wisdom of the ancients is not bad at all, and now they can handle wool very well, and it is very warm to make clothes.

Many of the sheep offered by the Turks were used for wool, and the cost was relatively inexpensive.

But this method is still too troublesome after all. In the future, we still need to find a way to completely stabilize the Turkic side, incorporate it into the national territory, and then produce wool with specifications.

In addition, the fur of the yaks paid tribute to Tubo is also a good material for keeping warm, but the quantity is too small, and it may not be enough to supply the palace.

With the increase of the army in the future, it is indeed time to consider the issue of regular cotton planting.

But the premise is that Xinjiang must be fully consolidated, and then special plans should be made for cotton planting. Longnan, Guanzhong and Henan can also consider planting some.

At present, the country's population is only tens of millions, and it is enough to grow a few in these places to consume the whole country.

Of course, if there is any surplus in the future, you can also consider exporting it in exchange for some gold, silver, copper and other precious metals from other countries.

When I came to the logistics, I asked about the progress of the cotton clothes. It should be able to equip the whole army before the beginning of winter. Li Yuechen nodded, and was quite satisfied with the progress.

……

A few days later, the nearby fishing villages sent young and strong laborers to the barracks to collect cement and bricks to prepare for going back to build a kang.

After this group of young teenagers came over, they looked curiously at the straight hardened road leading directly to the interior, with a sense of anticipation in their hearts.

In the past, they were also sent by the adults in the family to exchange the snow-white refined salt with fish, and the outside of the barracks basically knew it all.

But to be honest, every time they come over, they can always hear the roar of "one, two, three, four" from time to time, and occasionally they can see the soldiers here lined up in a square without squinting. on the way.

They walked in unison, wearing the same camouflage uniforms, and these young children couldn't help but wonder if they could be one of them...

In the past, they could only take a look outside, but today, they seemed to have the opportunity to visit inside the barracks, and a group of children couldn't help being a little excited.

At this moment, the officer in charge of receiving them suddenly shouted: "Listen! When you enter the camp, you must obey the orders and follow the instructions! Don't run around! Even if you want to go to the latrine, you must report it! If there is any violation, or run to the Where you shouldn't be... shoot to kill!"

Hearing the last sentence, the group of children couldn't help shivering, and made a secret note in their hearts that they didn't want anything to happen.

Seeing that no one answered him, the officer yelled, "Didn't you hear that?"

"Yes!" the children replied quickly.

Then the officer waved his hand and asked the sentinel to move away from the horse, let them line up, and followed into the camp.

In the camp area, Li Yuechen, who was standing by the window, couldn't help but smile when he saw a group of children walking in cautiously looking around with curious eyes.

Then she turned her head slightly: "Wuqiong, what do you think of these children?"

"No way!" Wang Wuqiong shook his head unceremoniously, "Everyone is okay looking at the body, but looking at the walking posture and standing portrait, the skills are not good!"

"They're not like you. Grandpa can teach you from an early age." Li Yuechen picked up the teacup, "However, if some of these children are willing to join the navy, that's a good thing."

Wang Wuqiong replied: "There is no one in His Highness's army who does not want to enter."

"That's true. If you recruit new recruits in the future, you can try it."

……

A group of children didn't know that the princess was looking at this. They just followed the team and looked at the scene inside the camp curiously.

Whether it is the manicured jungle or the huge training ground, they feel a little surprised.

So neat!Unlike their village, it feels messy as soon as you enter.

In this barracks, it feels like any building, even any tree, is planned. Once you enter, you will feel that your eyes are bright and your vision is extremely wide.

On the training ground, you can see the soldiers who are training. Some of them are running, some are practicing fighting, and some are standing in a military posture. The three companies do not have the same training at the same time.

As for a company of frogmen, their training ground is relatively secret, and they conduct secret special training on a beach surrounded by the navy.

But just like this, these children looked at them with a look of admiration in surprise.

The weather is about to start winter, and their camouflage uniforms are almost soaked in sweat. You can imagine how rigorous training they have undergone today.

But their movements are still standard, and their eyes are still firm, which has greatly touched the hearts of these teenage children.

When he saw the soldiers on the training ground saluting each other, he subconsciously stopped, stood where he was, imitated their movements, and saluted in a funny way.

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