Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 766

Cui Yiye's head is full of Japanese princesses, so the price he bears in his heart is constantly rising.

At this time, someone shouted outside the door.

"Report..."

After the report, the guards had just entered the room and stood still, when they saw Changsun Wuji striding in, and ordered: "What military affairs, report quickly."

"Report, there are three boats in Dandong. They lowered their sails [-] miles away from the east coast, and hoisted a flag asking for a meeting."

Changsun Wuji signaled his guards to stand aside, and walked up to Liu Mu: "The two guards of Changshanbao City, the chief and deputy guards, jointly sent a letter. Your plan has succeeded. It is the same meaning to come to Dandong to come to the ship."

After speaking to Liu Mu, Changsun Wuji turned his head to look at Cui Yiye: "Magistrate Cui, within ten days, I will see the iron donkey start to run, and the first batch of abaca will turn into yarn."

Cui Yiye stood up, saluted with a very formal etiquette and said: "I will not delay the matter. There are already profitable and capable officials who have begun to dispatch manpower. If there is no accident, the iron donkey may try to ignite the fire today. Within three days I started to hang the yarn looms, and when I came to Beisha City, I just wanted to ask if I could have 5000 people.”

"I'll give you 1 people." Changsun Wuji pointed to Cui Yiye: "This matter is a national priority, please."

"Don't disgrace your life." Cui Yiye clasped his fist heavily.

At this time, Liu Mu secretly made a weird gesture to Changsun Wuji, and Changsun Wuji understood it. But he persuaded Liumu that he should have more children and more blessings.

Changsun Wuji said in a low voice: "There are a group of captives in Wa Island. I will transport the inferior ones back to Chang'an first, and the superior ones will be rewarded three months later. Those who have meritorious service will be rewarded according to their circumstances. You can choose one or two first. County magistrate Cui, don't let me Disappointed, I hope you can choose a beloved one.”

"Uncle Xie Guo, I'm going to arrange to transport 1 people back to Huating."

"Thank you. State affairs are the most important thing. I won't send you off." Changsun Wuji cupped his hands, and Cui Yiye gave the full salute and left quickly.

Cui Yiye left, Changsun Wuji turned and looked at Gao Xingxing: "Brother."

This call is appropriate, because Gao Jian is the eldest grandson Wuji's uncle.

This generation is very chaotic, Qin Qiong and Gao Jian are brothers and sisters, this kind of thing can be said to be different, every nobleman in the Tang Dynasty can't make a mistake, except Liu Mu.

"Emissary of Dongbo!" Gao Shixing called Changsun Wuji's official position.

"If Beisha City is lost, do you know the consequences?"

"I know, I will live and die with Beisha City." Gao Xing took out the pride of a Tang nobleman.

Changsun Wuji asked again: "How to ensure the safety of Beisha City?"

Gao Xing stretched out three fingers: "Three points. First, the defense of the formation should not be relaxed at any time. The most important point must be our Tang Dynasty elite to calm down or supervise the army. Second, make good use of Silla and Japanese soldiers so that they can Fight for me, assimilate the Goguryeo people, so that they will not help the enemy to fight. Third, corrupt all possible Goguryeo people, think of BMW and beautiful jade, and after a few years, the beautiful jade and BMW will also be there."

Gao Fulfills the last third point is an allusion.

It is the good yielding horse and the wall of hanging thorns. Duke Xian of Jin used these two treasures as a way of alienation.

Changsun Wuji immediately said: "Those three boats, you go and talk about them. It seems that no one is willing to be controlled by others. The owner of Xinjin City thinks he can monopolize all the linen, but unfortunately, he can't."

"Understood, take this opportunity to make the city lords discord and divide them."

"Go!"

Gao Xing did not leave, and stood there and said, "The magistrate Cui forgot to report an important matter just now. He exchanged the linen from the prefectures and counties for the batch that used Wa Island."

"Very well, this matter is well done."

Gao Xing left, Liu Mu still didn't understand what happened.

Changsun Wuji explained to Liu Mu: "It's like this. After the appearance of the new loom technology, the quality of the cloth woven by the old loom is not as good as that of the new loom. The goods in the market are sufficient, so the old cloth is backlogged in the warehouse. Among them. Wodao needs cloth, which is to make uniforms for Wosang farmers, and it is better to unify the standard of linen here.”

"Understood, you didn't ask me to ask how much stock we still have."

"No, that's why I put pressure on Cui Yiye to quickly build a new yarn mill. The number of iron donkeys is still small. Right now, all of them are used by yarn mills. The large amount of yarn will first be supplied to large and small workshops in various state capitals. The hydraulic power is large. We buy the cloth from the workshop, and the cloth from the small workshop can be used by the local village.”

Changsun Wuji took out an account book from his body and showed Liu Mu a number.

"Ah, that's all there is?" Liu Mu exclaimed.

Changsun Wuji sat down: "Take Hangzhou as an example. There are about 12 people in Hangzhou City. Three years ago, the governor of Hangzhou made statistics. Ordinary people would not buy cloth to make new clothes if there was no major event. At the end of last year , He arranged for someone to count the clothing stores, men, women and children only fine linen clothes, both inside and outside, do you know how many sets of ready-made clothes were sold in one month of the twelfth lunar month?"

"How many?"

"160 million sets of ready-made clothes, an average of ten sets of clothes for each person. Of course, small clothes, autumn clothes, and four pieces of outerwear are counted as one piece of clothing, but this number is dozens of times that of three years ago. This is not counted. Buying cloth Go home and make your own clothes."

In the era of Datang, this number is astonishing.

Changsun Wuji said again: "Choose a workshop and made a survey. Taking artisan households as an example, the average expenditure of each household for the New Year last year was [-] Wen. In other words, five years ago, a family of artisan households in Chang'an spent a year. You can live well with [-] Wen, but the figure in Chang’an Changping Square is even more frightening. What I know is that [-] Wen per household does not count as buying a house.”

Liu Mu didn't have much idea about this number.

It was Changsun Wuji who explained: "According to the price of rice in Chang'an, this is the price of about 30 Shilingnan rice. Only very fine linen can be sold for white linen in Chang'an City. For outerwear, it must be colored cloth."

Speaking of this, Changsun Wuji pointed out the window: "There is also a lot of undyed linen that can be sold here."

"The Goguryeo people don't seem to wear colored cloth."

As soon as Liu Mu's words fell, Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "That's because they are poor. Before Chang'an City, ordinary people didn't wear colored cloth. It was because they had more money in their pockets. I don't wear silk anymore. I found that Superfine forged white velvet is more comfortable next to the body, and in spring and autumn, clothes made of white velvet, silk cotton, and cashmere are more comfortable."

"Velvet cotton is no cheaper than velvet."

Changsun Wuji said: "I am rich, and I am a top nobleman in the Tang Dynasty. My belt should be buckled with jade plates and inlaid with gemstones. At the worst, it should be copper-plated with gold and inlaid with gemstones. Let's look at you, although at first glance It’s very different, but it’s free and capable. This set of clothes was imitated in Chang’an, and it costs [-] yuan.”

(End of this chapter)