I studied in modern times

Chapter 710 Cotton Cloth Trend (2)

In the evening, Yimenfang, Liu’s house.

In the past, the 'Li Shishi', who charmed thousands of people in the Sang family's tile house, is now cooking a drink for sobering up.

She stroked her bulging belly and couldn't help complaining, "Mr. Xing is really something. He always invites me to drink, but he doesn't even take care of my body..."

Yelu Ju lay on the couch, looking at his mistress who was concerned about him and her bulging belly. He couldn't help but feel warm in his heart and said, "Madam is the one who cares about me."

"But..." He said seriously: "I am helpless too."

"We must consider the future of the lady and her son."

Li Shishi sighed softly, then ordered the maid beside her to bring the prepared drink to Yelu Ju.

Then she sat down next to Yelu Ju, looked at this man, drank the drink she had prepared, and said softly: "I know your concern for my mother and son..."

"It's just..." She looked at Yelu Ju, her beautiful eyes shining, and a maternal halo appeared on her face: "I can't help but worry about your health..."

She gently leaned against Yelu Ju's body: "In this world, the only person I can rely on is you, my lord..."

"If your majesty's health is damaged because of me, what will I do in the future?"

Listening to Li Shishi's gentle whisper, Yelu Ju's heart was completely moved.

His wife in the Liao Dynasty was just a product of a political marriage, and the couple had no feelings for each other at all.

They haven't even slept in the same bed for more than ten years.

He had several concubines, all of whom were beautiful, but no one ever cared about him.

Every time they go back, they only want to see the gifts and treasures they brought back.

He was nothing like the concubine in the Southern Dynasty, who would care about his well-being, concern about his health, and even feed him with her bare hands even though she was about to give birth.

The most important thing is - to have a common language.

He can talk about poetry, appreciate articles, understand music, paint, and he can also humble himself and serve sincerely.

So Yelu Ju said with emotion: "I have a virtuous wife, what else can I ask for?"

As he spoke, he took out a piece of official document from his bosom, handed it to Li Shishi, and said, "Madam, take a look, what is this?"

After Li Shishi took it, she covered her mouth with her hands and tears were faintly visible in her eyes.

Because this document was written on silk paper.

In the Song Dynasty, only one type of official document was written on silk paper.

That is the official certificate produced by the official prosecution agency!
In addition to civil and military officials, the imperial edicts also included imperial ladies from both the inner and outer courts.

Li Shishi took it with trembling hands and saw that on the silk paper, there was a standard letter of honor written in regular script.

For her father and brother.

All of them were officials, although they had no power and even their salaries were cut in half and then in half again (originally it was only half, and Wang Anshi's reform cut it another 50% off).

But he is an official after all!

"My lord!" Li Shishi burst into tears.

“Madam…” Yelu Ju gently hugged Li Shishi.

Li Shishi leaned in the man's arms and sobbed for a while. Suddenly she thought of something, sat up, and told the maid behind her: "Xiao Cui, go get the clothes I made for the master."

"Madam also made clothes for me?" Yelu Ju was surprised.

Li Shishi asked, "Didn't Lord Xing send some cloth over a few days ago?"

"I was delighted to see them, and I remembered that you live in the bitter cold north, often suffering from the wind and snow. I saw those pieces of cloth, which were quite strong and warm, so I thought of making some clothes for you, and asked a tailor to make some clothes for you according to your body shape."

As they were talking, the maid had already brought the finished clothes in front of the two men.

Yelu Ju took only one look and exclaimed in surprise. He couldn't help but stand up, picked up the clothes and felt them with his hands.

The very fine yarn feels very comfortable to the touch.

At the same time, the fabric was quite thick. Yelu Ju pulled it with his hands and found it to be very strong and elastic.

His eyes lit up immediately and he asked, "What kind of cloth is this made of?"

Li Shishi replied, "They are the pieces of cotton cloth that Xing Jun sent over some time ago!"

"Cotton cloth?" Yelu Ju didn't quite understand. Li Shishi said, "This thing was originally called Jibei cloth, which is a product of Lingnan. It is said that now, the weavers in the Lingjin Courtyard have also learned how to weave, so they changed the name to cotton cloth."

Yelu Ju nodded, then he tried to change into some clothes.

As soon as Yelu Ju put on the new clothes, his eyes lit up.

"Good stuff!" he praised.

As soon as he put the clothes on, he knew that this kind of fabric was very warm.

I'm afraid it's only slightly inferior to mink coats and fur coats!
Sable and fur coats were luxury items even in the Shangjing Road of the Liao Dynasty.

Most people have never even seen it, let alone seen it.

The most important thing is that this cloth is strong!

Yelu Ju tried to pull and tear the cloth with force, but the cloth did not move at all.

This is wonderful!
"Is this cotton cloth available on the market now?" Yelu Ju asked.

He felt like he had discovered a business opportunity.

Whether it is Beijing, Nanjing or Tokyo.

But there is no cotton cloth!

If the price is right, you can bring a batch back and sell them on the market, you might make huge profits!
Li Shishi replied: "I don't know about that."

"Perhaps you can ask Mr. Xing."

"Yeah!" Yelu Ju nodded.

……

The first day of the first month of the second year of Yuanyou.

It was already three o'clock in the morning, and Han Jiang put on his new court robes with the help of his wife.

"Eh!" he exclaimed in surprise. "This year's court dress is quite interesting. It seems to be newly made!"

The old prime minister reached out and touched the prime minister's court robes he was wearing.

According to the system of the Song Dynasty, civil and military officials wore official uniforms on daily basis and only wore court robes during grand court meetings.

Because they were only worn a few times a year, all court robes were distributed by officials, collected after use, and issued again when needed next time.

Therefore, a set of prime minister's court robes may be worn by dozens of prime ministers.

Generally speaking, the imperial court was not very interested in replacing it.

This was to show the court's frugality.

Han Jiang's wife said, "I heard that this year's court robes are all new, made of cotton cloth woven by the Silk and Brocade Courtyard."

"Cotton?" Han Jiang touched the fabric of the court dress on his body. Under the delicate texture was a fluffy lining.

It is really warm when I wear it.

The texture is the same as the quilt given by the palace during this year's Kuncheng Festival.

"I heard it was the government's idea." said the wife.

"Oh..." Han Jiang nodded thoughtfully, then looked at his wife and asked, "Yesterday Liu Weijian came to deliver New Year gifts, and there seemed to be cotton cloth among them?"

"Yes!" Han's wife said, "It's a lot!"

Han Jiang pondered for a moment and then said, "Tell the servants in the mansion to make all of them into clothes, and tell all the sons and grandchildren to wear cotton clothes!"

After thinking for a while, he instructed again: "Send someone to deliver some to Daming Prefecture and give it to Chih-kuo. Also, ask Chih-kuo to wear the cotton cloth bestowed by the emperor!"

Han Wei, as a veteran, also had his own New Year gifts.

Therefore, Han Jiang was actually using this method to implicitly remind his younger brother to follow his superiors' instructions!

The old Han family also has profound attainments in guessing the intentions of their superiors.

Han Jiang believed that his younger brother could understand!
Han's wife nodded, probably understanding what her husband meant, and said, "I'll do it right away!"

"Ok!"

(End of this chapter)