A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Two pairs of men and women were kneeling on the ground. When Shen An arrived, he saw that the belly of the two women was bulging and their bodies were swaying slightly. It was obvious that the ground was too cold and they couldn't bear it.

"Hurry up!"

Ma Dan, even if she has never had a child, Shen An also knows that pregnant women cannot catch the cold.

There were people from Zhuangzi standing around. Hearing this, someone came to help the two women, and the two country soldiers also stood up.

"brute!"

When Shen An saw that they dared to get up, he only had two feet to get up.

The two soldiers quickly knelt down again, and Shen An shouted, "Are you aware of your guilt?"

"The villain knows his crime."

A villager on the side said: "Lang Jun, these two people have big bellies... They have a bad reputation..."

Pregnancy before marriage is a scandal these days. If it hadn't happened in the countryside, Shen An estimated that these two women would have been dipped in a pig cage or something like that.

He glared at the two country soldiers, and then said seriously: "This is X's fault."

Hearing that Shen An had taken the blame on himself, the village soldiers were moved. The two rural soldiers who had committed the crime even screamed, saying that it was their fault and that they should be killed and beheaded.

Shen An has two feet again, and they are very heavy.

"Shut up!"

He drank the two of them, and then said sincerely to the woman's elder: "I heard that they are unmarried..."

The meaning of these words couldn't be more obvious, and the elder woman immediately changed her attitude and nodded.

Shen An smiled and said: "How about we become husband and wife like this? They live in the village, and they can also help out with the family after training. It's not too much to call them half-brothers, right?"

An old man frowned and said, "But reputation..."

This is a bargain!

Nowadays, marrying a daughter is a burden, and dowry can make a family with several daughters want to jump into a river.

Shen An smiled bitterly in his heart and said: "These people will naturally build a house when they get married. I will bear all the responsibility for this. The dowry..."

The relatives of the woman are a little nervous. They just hope that there will be less, at least the family will not be devastated.

Feeling these emotions, Shen An said: "Just a little, a little less, do what you can, don't waste it."

Some people felt that Shen An's words were a bit vague and asked, "How much?"

Shen An said: "Just to give you a sense, a good man will not live in separate families, and a good woman will not wear wedding clothes. Men should make money, and don't get married if they are not promising!"

"good!"

Everyone couldn't help but rejoice, and the woman's family members were even more happy.

An old man raised his hands to Shen An and said, "A good man will not live in separate families, and a good woman will not wear her wedding clothes. This is so true!"

"Mr. Lang is a great talent! Even the officials rely on him... Some people say that Mr. Lang writes poems that make those people worship him..."

"Since this Zhuangzi was sold to Lang Jun, we have been blessed."

"If Lang Jun becomes the Prime Minister in the future, we can straighten our backs when entering the city. Let's see who dares to bully us!"

"..."

There was a burst of praise from everyone, and the matter was settled.

Shen An was about to go back when Huang Chun suddenly asked, "Lang Jun, what kind of flower was that you painted in the study earlier?"

Um?

Shen An said: "Cotton..."

He told the general appearance of the cotton, thinking that when the Mangshan Army ran around in the future, they might be able to find it.

Huang Chun thought for a while, frowned and said: "But it's like a cocoon? It's so white..."

"right."

Shen An's heart suddenly rose, and he asked: "But have you seen it before?"

Huang Chun thought about it carefully and asked Yan Baoyu again: "Baoyu, I remember that year we robbed a wealthy household and there seemed to be some flowers. What are they called..."

Yan Baoyu said: "Bai Diezi?"

"right!"

Huang Chun said happily: "Langjun, it's Bai Diazi. At that time, the villain even pulled off a few flowers. They were soft."

"Where are the flowers?"

Shen An was extremely excited and felt that the Song Dynasty was really immortal. If he had cotton in hand at this time, the Song Dynasty would have another sharp weapon.

Think about it, it is bitterly cold in the northwest and also bitterly cold in the north. The soldiers are taking risks by dispatching in winter.

If you have cotton-padded clothes...

Thinking of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty wearing cotton-padded clothes to attack, Shen An couldn't help but smile.

Huang Chun said casually: "There is one in the north."

"Xiongzhou?"

Shen An was even ready to go there in person, but Huang Chun asked, "Mr. Lang, are you in a hurry to get this thing?"

"Yes, urgent."

It’s so impatient!

If cotton appears at this time, it will definitely be a strategic material.

Huang Chun said: "In the Liao Kingdom, I saw him several times when we were hanging out in the Liao Kingdom."

What luck!

Shen An asked impatiently: "Tell me about your appearance!"

"It will bloom, it's very beautiful..."

"The results turned out to be white and lumpy..."

This is cotton!

"be prepared!"

Shen An explained: "I will enter the palace now to see the officials... but do you dare to go to Liao territory again?"

"Dare you!"

Huang Chun said carelessly: "Brothers are bored here and have long wanted to go there to harvest grass."

Shen An knew it well and was ready to go back.

"Thank you, sir."

Two rural soldiers who committed crimes stopped Shen An, and then you looked at me and I looked at you.

"You have something to say, I'm busy!"

Shen An was very busy. Not only did he have to discuss the cotton matter with Zhao Zhen, he also had to send warmth to Yang Meizhi.

There are only more than two months left before their wedding, and they are going to be the groom!

Shen An was a little excited and a little nervous.

A village soldier said: "Thank you so much, Mr. Lang... I am rich, and I can afford the money to build a house. I don't dare to let Mr. Lang spend any more money."

The other one also vowed: "Don't worry, Mr. Lang. From now on, we will live in peace and we will not dare to cause any more trouble to Mr. Lang."

Will these soldiers be honest?

Shen An sighed: "I would rather believe that a sow can climb a tree than believe that you will be honest later. Get up, house... I will have to count on you to fight with me when I go into battle in the future! Don't worry about money, I... don't Short of money!”

"Thank you, sir."

The two soldiers sent Shen An all the way out of Zhuangzi with smiles. Shen An looked back on the horse and saw that these two guys were high-fiving each other!

"I have a wife!"

Getting on the bus first and paying for the ticket later is considered a pioneer of the times.

Shen An went all the way to the city and asked Zhao Zhen again.

"The officials are not in a good mood. If the matter is not serious, you can discuss it with the ministers."

Chen Zhongheng came out to explain in person. Shen An thought so and went to find Han Qi and the others.

"Shen An, please see me?"

Damn it, why did this guy come looking for us?

Han Qi looked at Zeng Gongliang, and Zeng Gongliang looked at Ouyang Xiu, and a bad feeling emerged from his heart.

"Isn't this causing trouble..."

Even Ouyang Xiu felt something was wrong.

In the past, Shen An usually waited for the court meeting to report matters to the officials, and never dealt with the prime minister.

what is it today?

Zeng Gongliang smiled and said: "That's all, let him come and let's hear what's going on."

Later, when Shen An came in, the ministers and ministers all put down their matters, as cautiously as if they were in a three-court trial.

"Say it."

Han Qi had already increased his vigilance and vowed not to be fooled by this guy again.

Shen An felt that the atmosphere was not right, so he laughed dryly and said, "Xiaoguan found a kind of flower recently..."

"I'm busy!"

Han Qi immediately lost interest.

I am the Prime Minister and I have so many things on my mind that I don’t have the time to talk nonsense with you.

"Are those flowers beautiful?"

Zeng Gongliang asked curiously.

"Yes, very beautiful."

Shen An has seen cotton bloom, and it is indeed beautiful.

But what he wants is not the flower. "After the flower blooms, it will bear fruit, and the fruit can be used to make fabrics and quilts..."

In Shen An's view, before the emergence of chemical fabrics, cotton cloth was mankind's greatest invention.

Without this thing, once the population expands, naked clothing will become the norm.

"I can make fabrics, I can make quilts..."

Han Qi said impatiently: "Isn't it available now?"

There are many types of fabrics in the Song Dynasty: cotton, silk and satin...yarn, silk, brocade, linen...

There are so many types of fabrics, but few can be widely used and have high output.

But this is only relatively speaking. Compared with the Song Dynasty, the situation of the Xixia people was more miserable.

Most of Xixia's cloth supply came from trade with the Song Dynasty. After the war between the two countries during the Qingli period, the Song Dynasty cut off trade. As a result, the price of cloth in Xixia soared to as high as three hundred yuan per foot of cloth.

Food is the first priority for the people. Food and clothing are the first priority.

Therefore, food and clothing are always the most important issues for the government.

The reason for Han Qi's contempt lies in his fixed thinking. In his opinion, there are only those materials that can be used to make cloth. How can you, Shen An, create new varieties out of thin air?

“The ones we have today are not as good as cotton.”

Seeing that even Ouyang Xiu didn't take it seriously, Shen An said angrily: "I want to send the Mangshan Army to the Liao territory to investigate this thing."

Han Qi snorted and said, "What did Zhang Sheng say?"

Zhang Sheng is the privy envoy. Shen An said in shock: "More than a hundred Mangshan troops are dispatched. Do you want to question the privy envoy?"

Can you stop talking nonsense? If this was the case, Zhang Sheng would not have to do anything every day, and would just sit there and be a nodding Bodhisattva.

The prime ministers and ministers agreed, and Shen An would go to the Privy Council to file a case and that would be it.

Han Qi said casually: "Go ahead, go ahead. If we lose our manpower... there will be no place for you to replenish it."

Is the territory of the Liao people a good place?

If a small group of rural soldiers approaches, the chances of the entire army being annihilated are greater than the chance of escaping unscathed.

Thinking of Shen An's use of the Mangshan Army to cause trouble many times, Han Qi couldn't help but feel happy.

How dare you still make trouble after this rural army is gone.

Zaifu agreed, and Shen An went to the Privy Council to prepare a case, UU Reading www. uukａnshu.net This matter is settled.

Later, the Mangshan Army received grain, grass and other baggage, and then prepared to set off.

Outside Zhuangzi, Shen An patted the shoulders of the village soldiers one by one and said, "Go well and come back well."

Huang Chun stood beside him and said proudly: "Don't worry, Mr. Lang, I have been in and out of Liao territory many times, and those people...can't stop us."

There is Brother Chun who can turn bad luck into good luck!

Shen An felt calm and said, "I only want the cotton seeds for this trip, don't worry about the rest, just go back as soon as possible..."

This is his team, and he hopes to come back in large numbers.

Huang Chun said solemnly: "Don't worry, Mr. Lang."

Yan Baoyu finished arranging the team and came over to report: "Mr. Lang, everything is ready..."

Shen An glanced at these rural soldiers and said with a smile: "I am waiting for you in Bianliang to celebrate your return."

The rural soldiers folded their hands on horseback and set off immediately.

In the past, they were always lonely, but this time there were two pregnant women outside Zhuangzi to see them off.

"Come back early!"

"knew."

There is more care and hope in the eyes of women and men, and the originally boring and boring life has become more colorful...

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