Things in Saibei seem to be developing in the best direction according to the imagination of everyone in Datang.

Half a month later, the first batch of Saibei wool arrived in Chang'an, and His Majesty Li Er, in order to reward the good son-in-law of the dog day, also took a group of ministers to the newly established Tang Weaving Co., Ltd. on the edge of the Wei River. First, I can visit the latest hydraulic weaving line, and secondly, I can also encourage the son-in-law of Dog Day to contribute to Datang.

The degreasing link on the Tang River did not take His Majesty Li Er and all the ministers to visit, it was too smelly. Therefore, what His Majesty Li Er saw was a fragment of wool on the loom.

The bearing is driven by the flow of water, and then the big gear drives the pinion to rotate the other bearing at double speed. Hydraulic belts then carry the wool into the machine, where it is spun into tiny silk threads.

Finally, these tiny silk threads are spun into a white woolen cloth under the shuttle of the latest hydrolooms.

The cloth produced by the workshops on the Tang River was thick, but much softer than linen.

Touching it, His Majesty Li Er obviously had a warm feeling.

"Who would have thought that the hair on this sheep's body could be woven into such a good cloth."

His Majesty Li Er was very emotional, and he was also a little pity: "It's a pity that this kind of fabric is too thick, and it always makes people feel that they can't be put on the table." ”

Tang Laosi smiled and did not say anything, and did not explain that the best cashmere has already been selected, and there will be lighter and warmer cashmere cloth, which will be specially supplied to the rich and noble.

The emperor looked at the wool, but the ministers saw the efficiency of hydraulic forging instead of artificial production. There is no doubt that more and more instruments will be developed by Tang Laosi, and when the time comes, those machines will have a huge impact on the handicraft industry.

Tang Heshang didn't know the worries of Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and the ministers, and naturally he wouldn't explain his arrangements for the craftsmen. Datang's economy is currently the most typical small-scale peasant economic system, and a rash break will bring huge turmoil to society. Therefore, when the mechanical forging was completed, Tang Heshang thought carefully about how to form a smooth transition if the loss caused by this impact was minimized.

Of course, that's an afterthought.

"How much does a woollen cloth cost?"

His Majesty Li Er asked another question he was concerned about, whether the people could afford it?

"Two hangings!"

Tang Heshang replied with a smile: "This is the price set by the cost accounting of the workshop, wool, transportation, equipment maintenance, workers and depreciation of fixed assets, these calculations, the cost of a woolen cloth should be one hanging and fifty dollars." Counting up, the price is not high, and the average family can afford it. However, the workshop was not prepared to sell these woolen cloths to the common people, but to prepare them for military supplies.

Of course, we also took into account the people's cold weather, so we launched wool thread, which is only five yuan per catty, which is very cheap. People can buy their own knitted garments, which are enough to keep out the cold.

However, in the promotion of wool thread, I would like to ask the queen to help, and the follow-up will be handed over to the old note, and Your Majesty will understand when you read it! ”

"Good!"

His Majesty Li Er undoubtedly replied with a good word, which time did the son-in-law of the dog day not do everything in detail? When the time comes, just reply directly on the Chen slip.

The textile workshop, on the Tang River, only took His Majesty Li Er to visit half of it. The other half of the cotton cloth workshop did not start construction for the time being because the purchased cotton had not yet arrived, so it was not taken to the emperor to see it.

In fact, even if the construction starts, Tang Heshang is not ready to take his father-in-law to see the other half of the workshop. The amount of cotton is too small, and it can't become the climate for the time being, and it's meaningless to look at it.

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Saibei Tang belongs to the grassland, and Tang Weaving Co., Ltd. is the only wool supplier. Not far from the edge of the boundary monument of this vast grassland, a team of men and horses is gathering.

No, more than one team, to be exact.

Directly north, there were black-haired, black-eyed men with white fox fur hats, their noses high and straight, looking like steep mountains. That's the reply!

A little to the west are the troops with felt hats on their heads, wearing sheepskins with scimitars around their waists, and carrying longbows behind their backs, they are not Turkic, their clothing is clearly different from that of the Turks, and they have a bright iron ring hanging from their right ear! That's Tiele's Xue and Yantuo!

Directly to the northwest, there were also troops with felt hats on their heads, wearing sheepskins and hanging scimitars, and carrying longbows on their backs, and the difference between them and the Tiele people was their hair. The Tiele men combed their urine, while the cavalry due west wore big braids. They don't look much different from the Turkic people in the Tang steppe, that's the Western Turks! The person they lead is called Yakoha!

According to the original history, the third leader of the Western Turks would compete with Yi Nan in the grassland after the Tang Dynasty destroyed Jieli, and then lost in the hands of Yi Nan. This man will kill Eli, expel Mud Cook, and eventually die in Kangju. The Western Turks, on the other hand, will welcome back the mud. Nishu will lead the Western Turks to first rely on the Tang Dynasty to develop, become the overlord of the Western Regions, and eventually become a big trouble in the era of the brother-in-law on the Tang River.

However, a decree on the Tang River made the entire steppe of the Eastern Turks become a territory of the Tang Dynasty, and Yi Nan and Yan Yehu naturally did not have disputes.

Today, he led the forces of the Western Turks to the northwest, and the main reason for this was the most fertile pastures.

Due west, the Tang grassland and the key part of the Hexi corridor, there is a Han royal court called Gaochang. They also set up troops on the border of the steppe.

A little further south, the buffer zone between the Tang Dynasty and Tibet, which is the surrounding area of Qinghai Lake. At this time, it was still an independent country, called Tuhun Valley. They also put their forces on the border with the Tang Dynasty.

This scene is the alliance that Prince Xue Yantuo has set up for a whole month and a half.

He was the first to find the Yehu and asked, "The Khan of the Yehu, the little nephew heard that you are an eagle comparable to Jieli on the grassland, I wonder if you ever thought of regaining the grassland belonging to the Turks that Jieli lost?" ”

That is naturally what Ye Hu thinks about the most, for so many years, the Western Turks have been overwhelmed by Jieli, and now that he finally has the opportunity to prove his name, how could he not want to do it?

But when you think about it, even the arrogant and suspicious Ye Hu himself feels that he is not able to compare with Jieli. How could Jieli get back what he had lost with just the Western Turks?

I have to say that the magnanimity of being called the smartest prince by the Tiele people really has a bit of a vertical and horizontal taste. He smiled faintly and said, "Khan, I, Xue Yantuo, will not allow the grassland belonging to the grassland people to fall into the hands of the Tang Dynasty!" Coming today, I wanted to ask the Khan to lead his troops to recapture the pasture.

This is not a war with the Tang Dynasty, but we need to use troops to take back the grassland of the Immortal Heaven. If you want, I, Xue Yantuo, the second department, am willing to raise 100,000 troops to respond to the Khan. Waiting for us to recapture the grassland, our department is willing to serve the Khan as the master, and how to distribute it is up to the Khan to decide! ”

"Really?"

Ye Hu was a little surprised and asked, "Xue Yantuo is willing to serve me as the Lord?" ”

"Dadu She'an dares to deceive the Khan?"

Magnanimity smiled faintly.

Ye Hu resolutely stretched out his palm.

He is not afraid of being generous to deceive himself, the Western Turks at this time are obviously stronger than Tieler, waiting to take the grassland If Tiele is not convinced, can't the fight be over? Besides, when the time comes, you can find a way to let the Tiele people take the lead and consume the troops. As the proposer of the conquest of the grassland, do you dare to disobey the yang and the yin?

As everyone knows, Dadu has the same idea, and two people with ghosts and mutual calculations hit it off.

The second is Gaochang, which is simple, and generously promises that as long as Gaochang is willing to send troops, after the conquest of the grassland, Tiele and the Western Turks are willing to jointly send troops to help Gaochang occupy Longyou!

At the same time, Dadu was accompanied by messengers from the Western Turks to Gaochang.

Politically a little stupid, Ju Wentai, who has been following the Western Turks, immediately lined up the table! The boss has sent a letter, and the younger brother is absolutely obedient, just cut it! However, please also ask the boss to remember to help send troops to occupy Longyou when the time comes.

The one who wins the right of Long wins the world, and Ju may still have the opportunity to compete with Li Er in the Central Plains!

And then there's Tuhun Valley! Fu Yun had some political vision at that time, and after his brother's death, he successfully ascended the throne with his sister-in-law, Princess Qiansui, and also successfully took over his sister-in-law. As the saying goes, it's the most fun, but that's what!

However, after playing with my sister-in-law, I naturally have to listen to my sister-in-law's pillow wind, right? Therefore, Fu Yun used his plateau location to constantly harass Datang to comfort his sister-in-law's heart. Tuhun Valley has always been an important border problem for Datang.

Now, Dadu set up a smuggler, and also brought the alliance handwriting of Ye Hu, Ju Wentai and Yi Nan. Fu Yun discussed it with her sister-in-law and daughter-in-law, and thought it was okay to do it!

Even if it fails, it doesn't hurt, anyway, the Tang people will retaliate against the other ones first, and the Tang people on our plateau can't come up!

Perhaps, if we succeed, we will be able to divide the people in the area at that time, and make plans for attacking the Tubo behind us! Who let Tubo fight with the male elephant recently, and although he won, he couldn't recover in a short time?

Finally, there is the reply!

It was a large grassland tribe that Dadu set back to Xue Yantuo and smuggled to the east again.

The reply followed Jieli when Jieli was in Jieli, and followed Li Er in the Tang Dynasty. But Dadu knew in his heart that at present, how could the only big tribe on the Tang grassland that still retain the original establishment of tens of thousands of tents not have any ambition?

Especially after Jieli is defeated, this ambition will definitely be like the grass of the grassland, blowing in the wind, sprouting and growing.

Well, just like the ambitions of himself and Father Khan!

The clever and generous design will guess the thoughts of the head of the person very thoroughly!

After the deliberations of the royal court, the returner directly passed the proposal of the generous design.

Today is the fifteenth day of October in the fifth year of Zhenguan, and it is also the fifteenth day of the signing of the five-party agreement!

Xue Yantuo, the Western Turks, Gaochang, and Hui have Chen soldiers on the border of the Tang grassland! The Tuhun Valley also placed heavy troops on the border.

They were waiting, waiting for the appointed noon to come, like sleet in the wind, to make the Tang people feel cold!