Eastern Jin Dynasty: Starting from the son of the refugee commander who returned from the north

Chapter 98

"For the matter of Liyang, the boy should do his best. Today I will write a letter with my father, stating the benefits and disadvantages."

As for the time it takes to go back and forth, it's normal.

During this period of time, it was enough for Zhao Yue, or in other words, enough for his cheap father and Li Xia to prepare a countermeasure.

As for answering or not
It has nothing to do with me!
I've tried my best, but if my father doesn't agree, then I can't help it!
"It's your first time to come to the palace, so I will ask the palace staff to take you around for a while, and meet King Wu by the way."

King Wu?

Zhao Yue nodded slowly.

"In that case, I would like to thank the Queen Mother."

Zhao Yue thought that the Queen Mother wanted Sima Xingnan, the head of Suian County, to lead the way for him, but he didn't expect to call an elderly court lady.

Judging by her behavior, she might be a maid brought out from the Yu family or something like a wet nurse.

"Mother, the child is quite familiar with this harem, why not let the child"

"Ok?"

Empress Dowager Yu Wenjun glared at Sima Xingnan, but the latter did not speak.

"Lang Jun, please."

The old lady-in-waiting behaved elegantly, and her every word and deed showed good upbringing.

"Then it's time to work."

This is the first time I come to Jiankang Palace, so I naturally have to walk around more.

According to the words of Empress Dowager Yu Wenjun, he will work in Jiankang Palace for a long time in the future.

Wu Wangyou?
What can a four or five year old child do?
I came here just to fool around with my qualifications.

All the way out of the pavilion, the scenery of Neiyuan Hualin Garden unfolds in front of you.

"I don't know if Mr. Lang wants to spend more time in Hualin Garden?"

Hualin Garden?
Zhao Yue turned around and looked at the pavilion behind him, thinking for a while.

"I don't know what exotic flowers and plants are there in Hualin Garden, but I want to see them."

"Exotic flowers and plants?"

The old maid froze for a moment, then nodded immediately.

"There are exotic flowers and plants from other places, it's no harm for you to take a look."

Passing through the flowery garden, Zhao Yue followed the old maid to the so-called place of exotic flowers and plants, which was actually a small garden with a small stream beside it, but Zhao Yue's eyes were slightly brightened when he looked at the plants in the garden stand up.

Cotton, lentils, jasmine, sugar cane.
Linden, Bedok, Saffron, Rosewood, Cardamom, Olive, Spinach, Honey Locust, Almond, Almond
This is indeed a rare flower and a rare weed.

For people in this era, naturally they have never seen these crops.

During the Han Dynasty, with the continuous expansion of trade exchanges between China and foreign countries, green plants from the Central Plains and Western Regions also traveled along the Silk Road in an endless stream.

Through this long Silk Road, many spice plants from the Western Regions were continuously imported into China and gradually integrated into China's daily life.Some are marked with distinctive foreign marks - "Hu", that is, walnut (walnut), sesame (sesame), carrot, pepper, garlic, shallot...

At the same time, China's rice, soybean, mulberry and sericulture technology spread to Southeast Asia, North Korea, and Japan; a large number of Chinese herbal medicines and traditional Chinese medicine spread to North Korea, Vietnam, and Central Asia, and spread to all directions through these areas.

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, China obtained cotton, lentils, jasmine, sugar cane, etc. from Central Asia and Southeast Asia; obtained linden trees, bedo trees, sage, rosewood, and cardamom from South Asia and Southeast Asia; obtained olive trees from Central Asia and West Asia. , spinach, acacia trees, almond trees, almonds, etc.; at the same time, Chinese barley spread to Korea and Japan; Chinese herbal medicine and traditional Chinese medicine spread to Japan.

During the Sui and Tang dynasties, China obtained pepper trees, shallots, ferulicum, Persian dates (candied dates), Coptis chinensis, olives, loofah, bamboo, and thorn bamboo from Central Asia and Southeast Asia; coriander, aloe, and watermelon from West Asia and North Africa. ; Get lettuce, garlic, etc. from Europe; get pineapple trees, gardenias, vine trees, fig trees, Anxi incense trees, money flowers, etc. from Central Asia and West Asia; get sea pomegranate flowers, etc. from the Korean Peninsula.

For example, sugar cane can be grown in the south of the Yangtze River. If cotton can be spread, cotton can be made in the future.

Cotton armor is an ancient battle suit made of cotton fabric for body protection.After the appearance of firearms on the Chinese battlefield, the traditional heavy armor became vulnerable, so since the Yuan Dynasty, there appeared a cloth face armor with cloth on the outside and iron sheets on the inside, that is, the predecessor of the cotton armor.

Of course, firearms are not popular yet, but cotton armor has an absolute advantage over iron armor: low cost!
Cotton armor is easy to make, cheap, and unlike traditional heavy armor that needs to be tailored, it is convenient for mass production and light in weight.

Zhao Yue also wanted to make cotton armor before, but he didn't have cotton, so he didn't want to see it in Hualin Garden now.

"I don't know the exotic flowers and plants here, can I take some away?"

The old maid froze for a moment, she naturally did not understand what Zhao Yue was thinking.

"This, you have to inform the Queen Mother."

These so-called exotic flowers and plants are only for facade, that is, for the purpose of educating members of the royal family.

Especially the emperor.

Your emperor grew up in the deep palace since he was a child. He has never seen a pig run, and he must have eaten pork.

You have never been to the Western Regions, Central Asia and Southeast Asia, but you also need to have a certain understanding of the scenery there.

of course
This kind of understanding is tantamount to talking on paper. If it really works, there won't be so many absurd emperors coming out.

"Let's go to the palace for a walk, is there any place in Jiankang Palace that you can't go to?"

"Naturally, you can't go to the resting place of the concubine. Also, as for other places, you can go there."

"Alright, let's lead the way."

With a guide by his side, Zhao Yue went straight up all the way, and he had visited the entire Jiankang Palace.

Shangshusheng, Zhongshusheng, Menxiasheng, Sangong's mansion, and Jiuqing official office are the Taiji Hall of the Shang Dynasty. Zhao Yue also took a few glances from a distance.

As a whole, it is indeed not as good as the Forbidden City of later generations, but the degree of luxury is not much less.

Zhao Yue was in high spirits, but he was the old palace lady leading the way.

She originally thought that Zhao Yue was just strolling around, but she didn't expect to go shopping for two hours.

She is already sweating profusely, but Zhao Yue's expression is calm, and he doesn't even take a breath.

"Let's go see King Wu. I will be a friend of King Wu in the future. His Highness King Wu still needs to get acquainted first."

"His Royal Highness King Wu is now in Yongfu Province."

Zhao Yue nodded slightly.

"Then let's go."

The old palace maid breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, this gentleman has finally had enough shopping, if he wants to continue shopping, her old bones will not be able to bear it.

Yongfu Province is also between the palace roads, close to the west of the imperial palace, the province has a large view, and it is the place where the prince studied.Direct access to the outside door for easy access.

Only after entering Yongfu Province, the sound of reading aloud came out from it.

(End of this chapter)