Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 670

Chapter 83 Nature chooses the strong to be respected

Normally, noon naps last up to half an hour, but Qu Wentai waited for a full hour and a half, but still no one came to pass the lecture.Qu Wentai couldn't take it anymore. He was the prince of Gaochang Kingdom. Although he was descended from Han people, Qu Wentai had never been to the Central Plains.Of course, the eighteen counties in Gaochang are dozens of times larger than the counties in the Central Plains.

However, the population can barely count as a county.Of course, during the Qu Dynasty of Gaochang State, he formed an alliance with the Western Turks in the early stage, and was later sent by the Turks to press them on the ground for a while, and he really didn't suffer any grievances.What Kucha, Cheshiqian, Cheshihou, or Loulan, Shanshan must rely on the breath of Gaochang.Gao Changguo, the prince of a small power in the Western Regions, Qu Wentai, has been held up and enshrined by countless people since he was born. When did he experience such grievances?

"Liu Liu..." Qu Wentai sniffled his nose coldly, and said angrily, "Wait no more, fight if you want!"

When Qu Wentai said these words, if his face was not full of snot, he would be full of domineering.It's just a pity that Ma Mengming was shocked by these words.He stepped forward and covered Qu Wentai's mouth and said: "My little ancestor, you don't want to cause trouble, let others hear this, and our Gaochang country will be over!"

More than 30 years ago, when Ma Mengming was not the magistrate of Gaochang State, but only the county householder in Juliu, he had seen the Turkic army, with only three thousand cavalry, and he had seen the Turkic army. Thirteen thousand soldiers and horses were defeated.

In the end, it was King Gaochang who proclaimed himself a minister, coupled with the split between East Turkic and Western Turkic, so that Gaochang's state has continued.Now Lianxi Turkic army has 20 troops, and none of their horses has returned. How can such a powerful enemy be resisted by a small country like Gaochang.

Qu Wentai had never seen the big world, but he could tell that there were a lot of troops in the Tang Dynasty, densely packed with moving tents everywhere, completely surrounding Gaoche City.

Chen Ying slept very comfortably this time, until he woke up at three quarters you.After Chen Ying woke up, he accidentally found a very novel thing in the backyard of Gaoche's prime minister's mansion.

"cotton!"

These are unstretched cotton flowers, enough cotton to fill a warehouse.However, Chen Ying was somewhat disappointed when he saw these cottons. This is different from the long-staple cotton seen in later generations, but belongs to Indian short-staple cotton. Not only is the color gray, but the cotton fibers are also very short.

"Cotton is full of treasures." It is not only the most important fiber crop, but also an important oil crop, a high-protein crop, and a textile, fine chemical raw material and important strategic material. In addition to cotton weaving, and the use of other In addition to fiber textiles, cottonseed oil is used for salad oil and edible oil, hydrogenated to make ghee and margarine, and the cake residue or seed kernel after oil extraction is used as poultry and livestock.Approximately [-] million gallons of cottonseed oil are used each year to produce foods such as chips, butter and salad dressings.

However, Chen Ying found that although the cotton was not in good condition, the Gaoche people were still extorting money from nature.They are still only using cotton as flowers, and the resulting cotton is thrown in the warehouse at will.

Chen Ying pointed to the maid and asked, "What is this for?"

However, the maid was so frightened that she ran away from the door.After a while, King Gao Che hurriedly ran to Chen Ying and knelt down, and said a lot to Chen Ying. I can understand.King Gao Che said his daughter can't speak Tang Yan!

Chen Ying's expression was serious, and he looked at Gao Che Wang and said: "From now on, you will be citizens of the Tang Dynasty. If you don't know how to speak Tang dialect, that's okay. But anyone who is more than four feet above must learn to speak Tang dialect immediately. Those who don't know how to speak Tang dialect A person cannot be an official or a nobleman, and you are the same!"

King Gaoche had a miserable look on his face.

In fact, no one has a headache.People in their forties, if they want to learn a foreign language, and it is one of the most difficult languages ​​in the world, they must be blind.

However, Chen Ying immediately thought of the difficult problem of governing the Western Regions.That is cultural identity.Although during the Han Dynasty, the culture of the Western Regions was influenced by the Han culture.

However, during the period of great turmoil in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, although it was officially called the so-called assimilation of scum, the Western Regions were inevitably humiliated.

During the Jin Dynasty, there were actually more than [-] Han people in the Western Regions.But as the imperial court could not take care of the Western Regions.These Han people in the Western Regions were surrounded by Hu people. In order to survive, they changed to learn Rouran language during the occupation of Rouran, and changed to speak Turkic language during the occupation of Turkic people.

Let alone the barbarians, even the Han people in the Western Regions will never have more than 10 people who can speak Chinese.Chen Ying felt that it was necessary to publish the official written documents of the Tang Dynasty. He couldn't speak Tang dialect, and even if he was a tribal leader, he couldn't be a local official.

If you want to go against it, you can.Anyway, I have an army of [-], and I am sharpening my sword.

Chen Ying looked at the cotton in the room and said, "King Gao Che, what do you think these things are for?"

King Gao Che listened for a long time before he understood what Chen Ying meant. He hurriedly gestured and said, "Reporting to the General, this is a white dipper, a kind of flower, but it is easy to burn and can be used to ignite fire!"

"What, catch fire!" Hearing this, Chen Ying almost choked on his own saliva.He had thought that these people would steal things like this, but he didn't expect them to be so rich.

In fact, as Gao Che Wang said.Since the oil content of cotton is about 18.00%, which is similar to that of soybeans in Xinjiang, and cotton is flammable, it is inevitable for these people to use the cotton as a kindling after drying it.

Chen Ying thought that these people would make cotton into quilts or stuffing for cotton shoes or boots, but he didn't expect that they would actually start a fire.

Chen Ying pointed to the cotton and said, "Remember, it will be of great use to have someone separate the cotton from the cotton!"

King Gao Che didn't understand why Chen Ying got angry, so he was so frightened that he kowtowed like a chicken.

Chen Ying said again: "Are there many white stacks like this in Gao Che Country?"

King Gao Che thought for a while and said, "Not too many, this kind of thing is planted by the nobles for ornamental purposes!"

"I don't care about this general, you go and find this kind of thing for me now!" Chen Yingdao: "You can announce in the name of this general that although this general is cotton, the more the better!"

King Gaoche nodded repeatedly.

In fact, picking cotton is not difficult.Chen Ying has watched TV dramas, and has seen that a big wooden bow is used to play cotton. Secure the batting.After the gauze is ready, use a wooden disc to grind it to make it flat, firm and firm.After the cotton has been played, it can be used to sew cotton-padded clothes, cotton trousers, cotton quilts, and cotton hats. In this way, the effect of keeping soldiers warm from the cold will be greatly improved.

Of course, down jackets work better.But the down jacket is too easy to shed down, especially in battle, once the clothes are worn or scratched, the down inside will fall out quickly. In this way, many soldiers actually have no down at the buttocks or knees, and only two pieces of down are left. However, many people suffered frostbite of varying degrees of severity.

Chen Ying doesn't even need to make a wooden bow now, and just asks people to take the captured Persian longbow equipped by the Western Turkic army and directly take the cotton.

After briefly instructing the maids how to play cotton, Chen Ying realized that it was already night.

But whenever he thinks that the Gaoche people use cotton as a fire starter, Chen Ying gets very angry.It is conceivable that if Gaoche people do this, then the cotton in Gaochang Kingdom will probably be treated in the same way. Chen Ying wondered how much cotton would be burned as a fire starter, and Chen Ying felt a pain in his heart trembling.

After all, down is something that cannot be popularized in the world. Now most people in Datang either use kapok or straw to keep out the cold. Chen Ying was very angry.

Chen Ying was so angry that he ate half a bowl of rice at night.

Fortunately, Luo Shixin accidentally mentioned that the little prince of Gaochang Kingdom came to see Chen Ying.

Otherwise, Qu Wentai might be frozen to death outside.

It was unbelievable to say that Cao Dan threw Ma Mengming and Qu Wentai out of Youxiang's mansion and went to work on his own affairs. As a result, everyone forgot about the Gaochang Kingdom envoy.

If Luo Shixin hadn't mentioned something inadvertently, I'm afraid they would still be cold.

Hearing that Prince Gaochang came to ask for an audience, the first thing Chen Ying thought of was cotton.According to historical records, Gaochang State only had cotton, which was spread to the Central Plains.

When Chen Ying summoned Ma Mengming and Qu Wentai, they were both shivering with cold and unable to speak: "Gaochang Lingyin and Gaochang Wang Shizi pay a visit to General Chen!"

After seeing the two of them, Chen Ying seemed to see countless cotton, and of course his mood improved a lot.

Chen Ying asked: "Gaochang Lingyin and Gaochang Prince's son are exempt from courtesy, please sit down!"

The attendant hurriedly moved the bed and sent it behind them.

Ma Mengming and Qu Wentai sat down slowly, they said they were sitting, but in fact they just touched their buttocks.

Ma Mengming was very disturbed, he couldn't figure out what Chen Ying's attitude was now.I was thinking about how to speak in my head.

Suddenly, Chen Ying took a handful of cotton and asked, "Ma Lingyin, do you know what this is?"

Ma Mengming nodded and said: "Reporting to the general, the ministers know that this is Bai Diezi!"

Chen Ying said with a smile: "Gaochang Kingdom has such a thing!"

Ma Mengming nodded and said: "Yes!"
"Very good, very good, as long as you have it!" Chen Ying smiled brightly, he paused and said, "Now go back and tell King Gaochang to bring all the white dippers in Gaochang Kingdom to the general... no , don’t be so troublesome, let him put Bai Diezi in Gaochang City and prepare it, and the general will go pick it up himself!”

Hearing this, Ma Mengming's face turned pale with fright.

Chen Ying has no intention of accepting the surrender of King Gaochang.This is to destroy Gaochang State with determination.

Ma Mengming plopped and knelt on the ground. He walked on his knees and moved in front of Chen Ying: "General Chen, please be merciful, General Chen be merciful!"

Chen Ying was confused by the words: "For what?"

Ma Mengming said: "I ask General Chen to be merciful and allow me to continue the Gaochang Kingdom!"

Chen Ying shook his head and said: "There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country. There can only be one emperor in this world, and that is my emperor. Ma Lingyin, go back and tell King Gaochang that smart people should not do stupid things. Just dispose of the throne and go to Chang'an to ask for an attachment, this great general can keep him rich and honored forever, if not, the Gaochang Kingdom will surely be bloodied and his bones piled up like a mountain!"

At this moment, Qu Wentai stood up suddenly, pointed at Chen Ying and shouted: "Chen, don't bully people too much!"

Chen Ying shook his head and said: "This is not deceiving people too much. This is natural selection, the strong are respected, and the fittest survive."

(End of this chapter)