Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 147 Knitting a sweater, may the people of the world not be cold
You can't see Queen Ma when you enter the palace.Old Zhu was overjoyed just now, and he was a little tired.After approving several important memorials, he took Zhu Su to find Empress Ma.Empress Ma was asking Shangyi in the palace to tell her about history. When she saw Lao Zhu and Zhu Su coming, she put on a straight face and asked Zhu Su why he sent a caravan out of customs without authorization to trade with Mongolian and Yuan herdsmen.

Zhu Su was a little ashamed.Queen Ma is usually a loving mother, but she is often stricter than Lao Zhu when it comes to righteousness.Being reprimanded by her for no reason was a little guilty, and he quickly explained:

"My son is about to explain in detail!"

So Zhu Su began to talk about sending a caravan to the grassland to buy wool.

"The people of my Ming Dynasty suffered from the cruelty of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty in the past, and their families were often extremely poor. When I was in the village, I found that there were several members of the family who shared a winter coat to keep out the cold. Except for going out, the rest of the people could only wear a single coat at home. shivering."

"Brother Bao'er even told me that there are people in the north who only have one piece of clothing all year round! That's the north! Wearing such thin clothes, wouldn't they freeze to death?"

"However, the wool on the prairie has been piled up into mountains all the year round. The herdsmen regard it as useless, and discard and burn it every year. My son remembered that in later generations, there was a method of spinning wool into wool. It only costs a few coins. , you can buy a mountain of wool from the grassland.”

"Later generations have a method of knitting sweaters with double knitting. Unfortunately, I only know one of the methods, but I don't know the other. I will trouble you to study and study this method of knitting sweaters, and then generalize it."

"Sweaters can keep out the severe cold, and the wool is cheap. My Chinese women are the most ingenious. As long as this method is extended to the common people, women only need to buy a roll of cheap wool to weave a whole family. A sweater to keep out the cold."

"I don't know how much merit can be done just by this wool trade!"

"Given time, maybe the people in the world will no longer have to endure the cold because they have no clothes to wear!"

Hearing what Zhu Su said, Empress Ma couldn't help but sit up straight, with a look of relief and pride on her face. "I heard from your father that you sent a caravan out of customs. I only thought you were fooling around, coveting the profits from the grassland, but I didn't expect you to have such a good intention!"

"This is a good deed that benefits the country and the people! It's not good for your men's family to go through a needle and thread, but it has to be our woman's family!" Empress Ma was full of fighting spirit. "The method of knitting a sweater must be figured out as soon as possible. After you have spun the thread, remember to send it to the palace as soon as possible!"

"If the people are pushed forward one day earlier, maybe one less person will suffer from the cold in winter!"

"Yes." Zhu Su nodded.To promote sweater knitting, it would be perfect for Empress Ma to come forward.Knitting sweaters must be promoted among women, and it is just appropriate for the queen who is the mother of the world to take charge of this matter.

"Although sweaters are beneficial to the country and the people, there are other more important matters. The matter of steelmaking and cement should never be ignored." Old Zhu reminded.Steel production is related to weapons, and cement can be used to build a city on the grassland. In his mind, these two are the big killers in Pingjing grassland.If Zhu Su focused on the mere sweater, it would be putting the cart before the horse.

Zhu Su pouted in his heart.After all, it is the limitation of the times.I can't tell that this little sweater is the real killer of the Yongjing Grassland. "Sheep cannibalize people" is the most suitable conspiracy to deal with grassland nomads, and its effect is far beyond that of sharp weapons and strong cities.

But even if Lao Zhu was told the story of the enclosure movement, Lao Zhu would not believe it if the words were unfounded.People in this era are still ignorant of the power of the economy and the market.

It's better to wait for yourself to make some achievements first, and then let Lao Zhu open the gate to release the water, forming a torrent that submerges the grassland.

Empress Ma couldn't wait, and asked Zhu Su how two needles could weave clothes.Zhu Su imparted all his little knowledge of hand-knitted sweaters, and Empress Ma's eyes suddenly lit up thoughtfully.I just hate that there is no wool around me, otherwise I'm afraid I'll have to start experimenting on the spot.

I had dinner with Lao Zhu and Empress Ma in the palace, and it was already afternoon when I came out.When they arrived at the gate of the palace, they found that the carriage was still waiting. The kings and guards held the helmets on top of the horses and smashed the armor like a statue. Yao Guangxiao sat cross-legged on the shaft of the carriage with closed eyes and meditated. Su dizzy.

"Why are you still here?" Zhu Su was a little surprised. "Since I have come to the palace, my father will definitely send Jin Yiwei to take me back. Monk, why are you waiting under the scorching sun?"

"Amitabha." Yao Guangxiao finally opened his eyes.He was dressed in a funny groom's short jacket, which gave him the feeling of a worldly expert. "Is there any reason to go first before getting His Highness's order? All the guards are loyal people, even if the little monk wants to go back first, they will definitely not obey."

Zhu Su hurriedly ordered repairs on the spot, and paid for food and water for the soldiers.This guard standing motionless in front of the palace gate like a sculpture has already attracted many passers-by to watch.

"Is His Highness alright during the court meeting just now?" Yao Guangxiao asked Zhu Su in a low voice while eating sesame seed cakes.

Zhu Su also wanted to find a think tank to inquire about, so he told Yao Guangxiao about Ru Taisu's impeachment and his intention to transfer himself from Huangzhuang and send him back to Dabentang.Yao Guangxiao frowned slightly after hearing this: "Your Highness, do you want to hide your strength and bide your time, so that you can continue to do your best in Huangzhuang without attracting attention?"

"That's right." Zhu Su's eyes lit up, "Do you have a solution?"

"It's not difficult. You only need to hide in the crowd so that you won't attract the attention of the courtiers." Yao Guangxiao said. "Naru Taisu wants His Highness to return to the main hall, it is a strategy to draw fire from the bottom of the pot."

"In that case, why doesn't Your Highness move the main hall to Huangzhuang?"

"You mean?" Zhu Su understood. "Let all the princes come to Huangzhuang to study?"

"Not bad." Yao Guangxiao nodded. "I heard that His Highness wants to build an academy. If that's the case, why not persuade His Majesty to let the princes also come to study in the academy."

"With the princes living together, no matter what you do in the Huangzhuang, the courtiers will not think that your highness is alone. Then your highness can really rest easy."

Zhu Su lowered his head and pondered, this is indeed a solution.I can tell Lao Zhu that I want to pass on the science of Gewu to my brothers, so that Lao Zhu will agree to let all my brothers go to Bifenghuangzhuang to study together.

But just the bargaining chip of Gewuzhixue is not enough.Compared with Song Lian, Li Xiyan and other great Confucians in the main hall, my new theory is obviously not up to standard.Besides, the brothers are all going to be vassal kings in the future. If Lao Zhu wants to come, he doesn't care too much about whether they learn the too detailed knowledge of Gewu.

"You have to make the plate bigger first." Zhu Su pondered.

Yao Guangxiao was also pondering.He knew Zhu Su's reputation in court.But in the final analysis, this Highness is still just a young man who is not yet weak.In terms of age alone, it is still the age of relying on the love of parents everywhere and having no taboos.

How can a young prince, who is still young, attract the fear of an old man like Ru Taisu?He, Yao Guangxiao, came to him because he thought of rare goods to live in.Ru Taisu has been calm all her life, how could she suddenly do such an unsafe thing?

"In the court, something must have happened undercurrent." Yao Guangxiao thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)