Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1708 The Power of Time

The sun lazily emerged from the sky, then impatiently drove away the lingering mist, stretched, and then hid in the soft clouds, as if it was going to sleep again look.

   Such weather makes people feel that it will not be too sunny, so it is naturally the best time to travel.

  Outside Pingyang City, there seems to be a thin layer of water mist on the hilltops in the distance, very much like the water in Cai Yan's eyes.

  Sima Hui and Zheng Xuan are preparing to rush to Chang'an. If it is only for the study of Confucian classics, then Shoushan Academy is naturally a good place, but no matter if it is Sima Hui or Zheng Xuan, what they value more is their own spirit, or the inheritance of the school, so I heard that Fei Qian is going to Chang'an held a grand gathering of scriptures, and when the theory of the White Tiger View was reproduced back then, both of them were very itchy and decided to go south to Chang'an.

  Yes, after repeated expansions, the Qinglong Temple was finally built before Pang Tong was about to go crazy. It is said that Pang Tong has lost more than ten catties, and the skin on his stomach is wrinkled. Fei Qian wondered, for the sake of Pang Tong's personal health, should he find another job similar to Qinglong Temple for Pang Tong to continue to perform?

  Walking with everyone was Cai Yan.

  Before the matter was clarified, Fei Qian could still go to Cai Yan’s small courtyard to listen to ditty or something, but now it’s good, he won’t let in…

  Nowadays, Fei Qian has a high position and authority, so it is already a great deal of face for Sima Hui and Zheng Xuan to come forward to see him off. Naturally, he doesn’t have to be like ordinary students, chanting some poems to show off his literary talents, so as to gain attention. Knowing that Cai Yan is thin-skinned, he didn't deliberately go to the front of Cai Yan's vehicle, anyway, the future is long.

  However, when everyone was leaving, Fei Qian could not help but let out a sigh at the rippling water at the window of the carriage...

  Sima Yi stood behind Fei Qian with his sleeves folded, took a sneak peek, then quickly lowered his eyes, pretending he didn't know anything, and didn't see anything.

  Sima Yi, Ma Jun and Jia Hong officially separated after getting along for a period of time. Jia Hong went to Taiyuan, mainly to assist Cui Jun and Jia Qu in dealing with people's livelihood and government affairs, and to prepare in advance for Fei Qian's next plan. On the other hand, Ma Jun went to Chang'an with Sima Hui, Zheng Xuan and others, because Ma Jun found that, compared with the scriptures, he seemed to prefer all kinds of novel craftsmanship under General Hussars, so he was bold Xiang Feiqian wrote a request.

Fei Qian was originally a little slow to the name Ma Jun, but when Ma Jun showed great interest in tools and equipment, he suddenly realized such a No. Instead, let Ma Jun go to Chang'an's Engineering College first, and observe it first. If it is a person with the same name and surname, will it be embarrassing soon? It’s like the potential company of Fei Fei in the future, such as Zhang Wei and Liu Qiang, when the roll call of the company’s large assembly must be specially distinguished, otherwise at least three people will agree in one voice...

  And Sima Yi stayed by Fei Qian's side. On the one hand, it was Sima Hui's entrustment, and on the other hand, Fei Qian was also worried. This tomb tiger had to be watched more or less. Speaking of Zhonghu, Sima Hui now looks like a tiger on the surface, just like a docile little daughter-in-law, but Fei Qian doesn't know what ideas are wandering around in his stomach with his head lowered and his sleeves folded.

  After returning to Pingyang, Fei Qian said to Sima Yi: "Zhongda, let's go prepare one or two, and tomorrow I will go to Yinshan with a certain one."

  Sima Yi hurriedly bowed his hands in response, then bowed his hands to Xun Chen in salute, and then retreated.

Xun Chen nodded gracefully, then watched Sima Yi's back disappear into the corridor, seemed to be thinking a little bit, but didn't say anything, but picked up a list from the table and sent it to Fei Qian said in front of him: "Master, this is the list of accompanying items..."

   Feiqian was going to Yinshan for inspection, so naturally he couldn't go empty-handed, and among this batch of supplies, the most important thing was 1,500 pieces of cotton padded clothes.

  After three or four years of repeated farming and scale expansion, the cotton production has finally accumulated to a certain level, and 1,500 such cotton coats have been produced.

  Cotton is indeed a gift from nature to human beings.

  Feiqian has researched down jackets before and installed them to a certain extent, but then Feiqian found that, except for the price factor, down jackets are not suitable for ordinary soldiers.

  Whether it is a down jacket or a cotton jacket, in fact, they cannot generate heat by themselves, so the function of the down jacket and cotton jacket is to isolate the heat transfer between the human body and the outside world. Compared with ordinary solids or liquids, air is a relatively poor heat conductor, so down jackets and padded jackets take advantage of this to form a fluffy insulation layer between the human body and the outside world to maintain the temperature of the human body It will not be lost quickly with the cold outside.

  So, from this point of view, down jackets don’t mean that the more stuffing, the better, but a certain degree of bulkiness. This is also the reason why some animal down is suitable, while others are not so warm.

   Down jackets are actually good at keeping warm, but there is one biggest problem with down jackets, that is, down jackets are static and warm clothing. Of course, Feiqian's down jackets at this time are all made of natural down, which is completely different from the synthetic down of later generations.

The so-called static heat preservation means that there should be no too much exercise, no contact with snow, sweat, or even blood, but once it comes into contact with these moisture, the original fluffy down jacket will condense into a lump, and immediately lose its warmth retention effect. Therefore, there is no problem in providing the down jackets produced by Feiqian to the high-ranking gentry. After all, these people do not go to work in the fields, and they are even less likely to be in the bitter cold places of the army. They sweat less and are naturally contaminated with rain and blood. There are fewer, but pawns are completely different. What pawns need is dynamic and warm clothing like cotton clothes.

Cotton clothes can ensure that the soldiers can still maintain a certain degree of warmth under a lot of exercise and fierce battles. At the same time, cotton clothes are not like down jackets. After several washings, they will stick together and cause complete failure. For the fleece phenomenon caused by poor sealing, even if it is cut by a knife or gun, it can be sewed, which is simple and convenient.

   Therefore, with cotton clothes, a large number of ordinary soldiers have the possibility to fight in cold conditions, or in other words, they can resist the severe cold for a longer time than before.

Among all Feiqian's sites, the vicinity of Yinshan Mountain is undoubtedly a relatively northerly and colder area. Of course, the Western Region where Lu Bu is located is also relatively bitter and cold, but it is far away after all, so the first batch For the cotton clothes, Fei Qian sent someone to bring them over, and was going to send them to Yinshan first, to see what the actual effect was.

  What Feiqian didn't know was that this kind of cotton padded clothes gave Sima Yi a heavy blow before they arrived at Yinshan Mountain, and even made Sima Yi feel a little suspicious...

Because he wanted to go to Yinshan with Feiqian, he also became a member of Feiqian's political group, so he naturally had some benefits. Among these cotton clothes, Feiqian also took out 20 pieces and distributed them to some important people in Pingyang. Officials, as a special honor, Sima Yi, Ma Jun, and Jia Hong, the top three in the Pingyang Grand Competition, all got one.

  Now, this padded coat is placed on the table in front of Sima Yi, and Sima Yi is sitting behind the table, bowing his head silently.

  The light in the hall dimmed, and a person came in from the door.

  Sima Yi didn't look up, because there was only one person who could come in without being reported by the attendant, Sima Fu.

Sima Fu just came from Hanoi some time ago, because Sima Yi is going to run around with General Hussars now, and Sima Hui is going to Chang'an, so what is the prestige of the Sima family that Shoushan Academy originally obtained? Of course, it is impossible to just leave the vacancy like this, so Sima Fu came along with the trend.

  Sima Fu is also relatively good at Confucian classics, so it is perfect for Sima Hui and Sima Yi to fill in the blanks when they leave the academy.

   "Second Brother..." Seeing Sima Yi bowing his head and frowning, Sima Fu couldn't help asking, "Are you... worried about the trip to Yinshan Mountain? What's the problem on this road?"

  Sima Yi let out a long sigh, glanced at Sima Fu, then looked far outside the door, and said, "Follow Hushi, what is there to worry about along the way?"

   "Then you are..." Sima Fu said puzzled.

  Sima Yi pushed the padded jacket on the table and said, "You can see through it..."

  Sima Fu was stunned for a moment, and said: "How can this be done, this is a gift from General Hussars..."

"Hey! It's not for you, but for you to wear it through..." Sima Yi glared at Sima Fu, and said, "If you want, I will get you another one later, but this one..." Although this A padded coat was given to him by Hussar General Fei Qian, so Sima Yi has the right to dispose of it, and he can wear it or give it away, but now Sima Yi has not been with Fei Qian for a long time, so it is natural to be cautious. What about the general Hussars asking that day?

   "Oh, haha..." Sima Fu smiled awkwardly, then put it on, and said after a while, "It's really warm! Oh hehe, it's a winter gift, my back is sweating a little..."

   "There are more than 1,500 pieces of such clothes..." Sima Yi said quietly, "General Hussars will distribute these clothes to the soldiers of Yinshan..."

   "Huh?" Sima Fu, who was taking off his cotton coat, couldn't help but stop, looked down at the cotton coat, then at Sima Yi, and said, "Is this so? To soldiers? Ordinary soldiers? Tsk tsk... General Hussars really..."

   "Oh! That's not the point! Hmm..." Sima Yi hesitated for a moment, and then retracted his words, "You're right, General Hussars is really... But, do you know the origin of this outfit?"

  Sima Fu shook his head.

"The Black Mountain thief knows?" Sima Yi said, and after seeing Sima Fu nod, he continued, "In the third year of Chuping, General Hussars broke through Heishan and captured all the commanders of Heishan... If it is according to court practice, these commanders, big and small, should be punished. ...But General Hussars actually allowed him to take the blame and perform meritorious service, and sent him to the southern border of the Western Regions..."

   "Three years later, the people from Montenegro returned east and brought seeds..." Sima Yi lowered his head, looked at the cotton-padded clothes and said, "After another three years, we will have this clothes..."

   "In this way, this garment is so valuable... Well, second brother, what do you mean..." Sima Fu couldn't help thinking in the middle of speaking.

  Sima Yi nodded and said: "Nowadays Jizhou is in chaos, and the three Yuans are vying for it. It is time to swallow it, and the hussars are only out of the Yinshan side army. These thousand and five clothes are probably for..."

   "Thousand-five soldiers? I'm afraid it's not enough to take Jizhou?" Sima Fu frowned and said, "Could it be that... General Hussars is just for harassment, and has no intention of taking the opportunity to seize Jizhou?"

  Sima Yi nodded and said: "I didn't understand before, but now I understand a little bit... It's not that Jizhou is bad, but General Hussars doesn't look down on Jizhou at all..."

  Si Mafu said puzzledly: "Second brother, what you said made me a little confused..."

"The generation of Hebei and Henan think highly of themselves because of Guangwu's founding of the country..." Sima Yi said, "The dispute between Yuan and Cao can actually be regarded as the dispute between Hebei and Henan... Third brother, let me ask you, if the hussars enter Master Jizhou... the Jizhou people's livelihood matters, are the hussars have the final say, or the people of Jizhou have the final say?"

   "Hussars, of course... well, this..." Sima Fu hesitated.

"Fourth and third sons of the Yuan family, I thought this road had come to an end... but I didn't expect that the hussars would find another road..." Sima Yi said with a sigh, "It's like this cotton coat, General Hussars has been plotting for six years! As for the people of Jizhou and Yuzhou, alas... ridiculous, pitiful... I didn't expect that General Hussars would look down on the things they were fighting for life and death! Haha..."

  Sima Fu frowned and pondered for a while before he said, "So, General Hussar doesn't like people from Jiyu?"

"It's not..." Sima Yi shook his head and said, "It's the hussar generals who have their own rules... It's like being filial and incorruptible at the moment, but using the comparison of the school... And these people in Jizhou and Yuzhou are now willing to follow the rules of the hussars. Riding a general's rules?"

  Sima Fu was silent.

"..." Sima Yi was also silent for a long time, then patted the cotton-padded jacket lightly, and said, "What I'm thinking about now... is this dress... Is it a temporary idea of ​​General Hussars, or... if General Hussars made it six years ago If you want this clothes, then now..."

   As he said that, Sima Yi couldn't help but shivered, and then he met Sima Fu's eyes, and they both seemed to see some fear in the other's eyes.

  The current result is the strategy made by General Hussars six years ago, so when is the strategy of Generals Hussars now?

  (end of this chapter)