Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 555 Abandoned Woman
It was snowing heavily.

It seems that the new year is coming again.

This year's Liaodong is extremely cold, but it is also extremely peaceful.Since the start of the Eastern Expedition, this is the first time that there has been no war.

Luo Cheng was wearing a cotton-padded jacket, wrapped like a zongzi, and went out of the city with Xiao Hei, accompanied by Kan Leng and a few adopted sons, carrying Longcheng Flying General wine, some pastries, grain and oil, etc.

Kan Leng said, "Father, let's put on this sable brocade robe, I think your padded jacket is really not warm."

Luo Cheng smiled, "I don't lack sable brocade clothes, but ordinary soldiers don't have these. Don't look at this padded jacket as ordinary, but if it can be popularized, it is quite a thing. If everyone With him, Liaodong will not be afraid of the cold in the future, and in winter, you don’t have to stay in the house all day to tell chinchillas on the kang.”

Kan Leng glanced at the cotton-padded jacket on Luo Cheng, "But the cotton-padded jacket you are wearing, foster father, is more expensive than ordinary mink fur brocade clothes. How could everyone have it?"

At this time, cotton was planted in the Central Plains, and only a little was planted in the back gardens of the emperor's court and some nobles, as ornamental flowers.

There are very few cotton and cotton cloths in the Central Plains. They are all produced in the Western Regions and are called Baidibu.

Gaochang in the Western Regions planted a lot of cotton, and it was widely planted. According to the research of later generations, Gaochang in the Western Regions, that is, the Turpan area of ​​the later generations, was a large number of cotton weaving cotton cloths in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The cotton they planted was African cotton.

The padded jacket on Luo Cheng's body was made of cotton cloth transported by merchants from the Gaochang Kingdom in the Western Region.

People in Gaochang call cotton cloth white folded cloth or thin cloth. Over there, one catty of cotton is worth 45 Wen for the top grade, but a foot of fine cotton cloth is worth 43 Wen for the top grade, 25 Wen for the second grade, and [-] Wen for the second grade. .The top-grade cotton cloth is worth [-] Wen per foot, the second-grade cotton cloth is worth [-] Wen, and the lower-grade cotton cloth is worth [-] Wen.

The worst cotton cloth is called 麁緤, the top grade is worth twelve cash per foot, and the second grade is worth ten cash.

Looking at it this way, it seems that cotton is not expensive, but cotton cloth is the most expensive.The reason is that the cotton seed removal technology is immature at this time, and it is extremely difficult to remove the seeds. In addition, the African cotton grown in Gaochang has short fibers and is not easy to weave. Therefore, it is in favor of the phenomenon that cotton is not expensive, but cotton cloth is extremely expensive. .

At this time, the Central Plains had not started to promote the cultivation of cotton. After being trafficked from the Western Regions, the white cloth was more expensive than silk because of its rarity.

These days, anyone who can wear a cotton padded coat is definitely either rich or expensive.Wearing a padded jacket like Luo Cheng's is definitely a status symbol.

"Actually, it's not too difficult to grow cotton, and there are actually ways to improve efficiency by removing seeds and weaving."

Xiao Hei was surprised, "It is really possible to plant a large number of japonicas? Then we also grow jasmines in Liaodong, how about spinning jasmine cloth, and everyone's income will increase greatly by then."

Luo Cheng chuckled.

"Liaodong cannot be grown. Cotton needs sufficient sunshine. Liaodong is too cold to grow."

When Xiao Hei heard this, he was very disappointed. White folded cloth is so expensive, even more expensive than silk. If the soldiers in Liaodong can grow cotton and weave cotton cloth, then everyone will have another way of making money.

"Eastern Liaodong is not suitable for planting, but there are many places in the Central Plains that are suitable for growing cotton. For example, the Western Regions, Longyou Guanzhong, etc. are suitable for planting. Cotton planting does not require particularly good land to grow." Luo Chengdao, "If there is To spread cotton, we can actually do textile processing. Gaochang people don’t know a good way to remove cotton seeds, and they don’t have good textile technology, but Luo Cheng still knows something far beyond the current technology of spinning and weaving machines and For seed removal vehicles, these manual machines have matured since the Song Dynasty, and their efficiency is still good. Although they cannot be compared with the steam era or modern times, they are still very impressive.

It is not impossible to engage in cotton textile processing, just as Hunan in later generations does not produce betel nuts, but this does not prevent Hunan from becoming an important processing area for betel nuts.

Liaodong does not produce cotton, but it needs cotton more than other places.After all, it was cold in Liaodong. Luo Cheng and the others left the city and felt a little stiff after leaving the heated kang in the house.

The road outside the city was covered with thick snow.

If it is not riding a horse, this kick will get half of the waist.

Now Luo Cheng's Fubing and county soldiers, as well as those immigrants from the village, all rely on fur in winter, all kinds of mink, dog, wolf, sheep, etc., and all kinds of fur, everyone wears fur. The thing can't get out of the door.Then most of the time, I can only stay at home, prepare firewood early, and stay in the house every day.

There is still a heated kang, otherwise it will be even more difficult.

But ordinary people are not as good as the government soldiers. After all, no matter what the government soldiers say, they are at least self-cultivating farmers. They often participate in wars and so on. level up.

But ordinary people don't have this condition. Everyone wears fur, so they can only use clothes as interlayers, stuffed with cotton, wool, and grass. Most of the time, they can't go out in winter.

"Father, it's winter, just ask the people below to come and see you, why do you have to go there yourself?" Wang Xiongdan rubbed his hands and said, although he was wearing deerskin gloves, the cold wind penetrated every hole, like his hands stiff.

"You can't get out of touch with the bottom, no matter how high you stand, if you get out of touch with the bottom, then you will fall soon."

Luo Cheng and his group went with Xiao Hei to a village today to do condolences. That village is a military village, also called a land regiment in the Central Plains. The government soldiers live around the military residence, and they also share the land. These government soldiers The location is called the district, which belongs to the military government and is also under the jurisdiction of the county.

In the heavy snow, the village is very quiet.

When people and horses approached, they heard the sound of dogs barking.

Then someone climbed onto Tuen Mun and shouted.

Xiao Hei then shouted, "Ma Da Bangzi, you are the one with the loudest voice, open the door quickly and see who is coming, the commander-in-chief is here to visit everyone."

Luo Cheng's arrival made this small village lively.

This village is actually not big. Fifty government soldiers were originally placed here, but they didn't live here at first, but were stationed in various cities and forts. This is where they placed Goguryeo or refugees. The concubine's family members live outside the Tunpu and live separately.

More than 5 government soldiers were withdrawn last time, and more than 20 government soldiers were also removed from this village, so there are still more than 20 government soldiers left.When some government soldiers returned to the Central Plains, they took their Goguryeo concubines with them, but some left them here.

The reason is sometimes not very clear, anyway, someone just didn't take them away.

And some people's concubines were exiled because their relatives rebelled in the Central Plains, and those soldiers wanted to take them away. The court stipulated that these people could not return to the Central Plains.

And among these remaining concubines, some of them found out that they were pregnant after their husbands left, and it was impossible for someone to want them right away with their stomachs full, so they were in a very miserable situation now.

Luo Cheng also came down with Xiao Hei to take a look around today. After all, these soldiers and their concubines are the foundation and root of Liaodong.

There are still more than 20 Fubing in the village, but some of them are now on duty in other cities and towns, and there are only eight Fubing in the village.

Xiao Hei led Luo Cheng to Ma Dabangzi's house who opened the door for them. He was an old subordinate of Xiao Hei's former spear team, and now he is also a team deputy. Now he happens to be at home on a rotation.

(End of this chapter)