Wentang

Chapter 162 Cotton
Getting up early the next day, Yue Shan got up for half an hour of morning exercises.The body is the capital of the revolution, and he started exercising from the day he solved the problem of food and clothing.

At first, it was just running and doing push-ups. Later, I got a set of horizontal knife and knife skills from Li Shimin, and I added another item to exercise every morning.

This set of knife skills comes from the military, and the most important thing is to go forward.In Li Shimin's words, if you are timid, this set of saber techniques is useless, if you have the determination to die, you can kill people even if you use the saber technique with your eyes closed.

Every morning when Yue Shan wakes up, he will practice the saber technique from beginning to end.

At the very beginning, he had to stop and take a breath after performing three or five tricks. After more than a year of training, he was able to play from the first trick to the last trick in one breath.

Now his goal is to cut five bundles of hay that are as thick as an adult's arm in a row after playing it once.

He doesn't expect that he can become a peerless master, at least he has a little ability to resist when encountering difficulties.After all, this is a troubled world, and a little more life-saving means may save a life.

As for why you practice sword skills instead of sword skills, anyone who understands knows that the sword has too many tricks and is not as practical as the sword.

"Bang, bang, bang." After cutting off the remaining two bundles of grass in one breath, Yue Shan ended today's training with his knife.

"Da Lang's sword skills are really beautiful." Xiang Ning looked at him with admiring eyes and boasted.

"Huhu..." Yue Shan panted and glared at her, are you sure that complimenting someone's sword skills is a compliment?If you don't know how to praise others, don't talk, no one will treat you as dumb.

In fact, he didn't take Xiang Ning's words seriously, and he didn't get angry because she flattered the horse's legs, there was no need for that.

Her so-called admiration and so-called praise are all just to curry favor.If it is true, then he is stupid.

Taking the towel in her hand, he wiped his sweat, and after breathing evenly, Yue Shan said, "I've given you a task to find out where there are seeds of Baidiezi. Some people call it Gubei."

"After inquiring, ask them if they sell it. If they sell it, buy it all. If they don't sell it, come back and tell me. I'll think of a way."

"Here, Bizi has memorized it. I just don't know how much I need?" Xiang Ning asked hastily.

"As many as there are... Well, how about this, when sending a reply to Duke Yi and the others, tell them that I need the seeds of Baidiezi, as many as there are." Yue Shan thought for a while and said.

"This...here." Xiang Ning hesitated for a moment before saying.

It's really impolite to do this. If someone wants to visit you, forget it, but you still ask for something.But Yue Shan did just that.He believes that Qin Qiong and others will not only not be angry, but will take the initiative to help him find it.

There are not many opportunities for the fairy disciple Yue Shan to owe favors, so how could they not seize it.

They are all important ministers and nobles in the court, as long as there is a little wind, there will be a lot of people rushing to deliver the seeds to the door.It is much more important than Yueshan collecting seeds by himself.

Why would Yue Shan want to find Bai Diezi's seed even if he wants to be favored?First of all, we must understand what is a white stack.

Baidiezi or Gubei is actually the cotton of later generations.

The origin of cotton is not in China. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was introduced to Gaochang and other countries in the Western Regions and was widely planted. In some areas, cotton cloth has been used as currency.

At the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, a large number of them were introduced to the mainland, and the most famous person is Huang Daopo.

Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty forced the promotion, and cotton was planted in large quantities in the interior.Since then, cotton cloth and cotton clothes have become indispensable daily necessities for Chinese people.

In particular, the emergence of cotton-padded clothes and quilts allowed the people of the Central Plains to live a warm winter.

How did you survive the winter before cotton became popular?As mentioned earlier, rich people can use fur mattresses, and where kapok is available, kapok is used to fill bedding.

What should I do if I have no money and no kapok?Only cashmere, straw and other items can be used to fill the quilt.It is conceivable how poor the heat retention ability is.Some people even bury themselves in haystacks for the winter at night, and there are quite a few such people.

Not to mention the ancient times, in the previous life, Yue Shan listened to his parents tell stories about his childhood, and he survived after drilling haystacks for several years.

His parents lived in such poverty for several years when they were young, not to mention the common people in the Tang Dynasty, it would only be worse.

The four surnames Ping are at the foot of the emperor, and they were specially migrated by the imperial court to supplement the population of Gyeonggi. The relief supplies are complete, and even so, the winter is very difficult.

As for the life of the people far away from Gyeonggi, although he has not seen it, he can roughly guess it.

Now that we have this ability, we must do something for the common people, and cotton is one of them.With it, presumably the life of the people will be much easier.

Moreover, cotton is still a strategic material. With cotton clothes, the army's winter combat capability can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

Most intuitively, Beiping was called Youzhou in ancient times, and it belonged to the northern border during the Tang Dynasty. The weather is cold in winter and the living conditions are very poor.

With cotton clothes, a large number of immigrants can be moved to Youzhou, turning Youzhou into a prosperous area, and creating good conditions for the future crusade against Goguryeo.

Even to rule Liaodong after the defeat of Goguryeo, cotton could play an important role.

These are far away and let's not talk about it, just talk about the immediate.Asthma patients are not suitable for wearing fur. Changsun Wugou, Li Lizhi and others have a hard time in winter, and they can only hide in their rooms most of the time.

With cotton clothes, they can survive the winter better. Is there anything more flattering to Li Shimin than this?
So no matter how you look at it, the favor he owes is nothing compared to what he has gained.And this kind of back and forth can also deepen his relationship with these people, so why not do it.

After breakfast, Yue Shan took a bath, changed his clothes, burned incense and made tea... He didn't do this in a blind way, but wanted to achieve the purpose of meditation through this process.

Li Shimin emphasized the copybook several times, Yue Shan didn't dare not give it, so he just wrote it in the city today and sent it to him.

In Chinese culture, "meditation" occupies a very important part. It is necessary to meditate when eating, drinking tea, playing chess and playing the piano, thinking about problems, and writing and painting.In a word, all things can be meditated.

In his previous life, Yueshan also pursued "quietness" when he practiced calligraphy, which is a pity.It is too difficult to meditate in the age of information explosion. How can it be possible to calm down even if you have to take out your mobile phone to play in the short time before going to bed? At least he can't do it.

But after traveling to the early Tang Dynasty, there is no TV, no computer, no entertainment facilities, not even books.At the beginning, he felt very tormented, but after slowly getting used to this kind of life, his whole heart became silent.

In the words of fantasy novels, his spirit has been sublimated.Meditation was no longer a difficult thing for him.

That's why his handwriting improved so fast, it only took more than a year. Even people who have studied calligraphy like Pei Ju, Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou were greatly surprised, thinking that they had the potential of famous masters.

After slowly integrating into this era, Yue Shan also began to learn the characteristics of this era.For example, by bathing, changing clothes, burning incense and making tea to achieve the purpose of meditation.

And the effect is also very obvious. After a set of procedures, his thinking is indeed emptied, achieving the goal of calming down.

Then he walked to the desk, spread out the paper to grind, and picked up a pen to write down the two words "Shisi".

(End of this chapter)