Both ladies were pleased with the child's name,

Lu Bu also felt a great sense of accomplishment,

Looking at all this in front of me,

I feel very happy in my heart,

One thing suddenly came to mind:

"That's right. I almost forgot one thing. ”

All the women turned their heads in unison,

Or Diao Chan opened his mouth and asked:

"Husband, what's the matter?"

Lu Bu patted his head and said:

"Before I came back, I arranged for the widow of a fallen general to come to the state with her children. His son is only a few months older than Hao'er, and I want the two of them to be together, so it would be good to have a companion to learn and practice martial arts in the future, and this time should be almost there. ”

After listening to Lu Bu's words, Diao Chan

sent a big white eye to the Marquis of Lu again,

After a soft hum,

Only then did he open his mouth and say to Lu Bu:

"By the time you think about it, I don't know when. The mother and son will arrive later today, and I have already arranged for someone to greet them, so don't worry. ”

"Hey, hey, hey, Cicada is really a virtuous helper for her husband. If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for? ”

Lu Bu hurriedly faced Diao Chan,

Send the sycophants up.

How do you know that Diao Chan not only does not appreciate it,

Instead, he gave Lu Bu a big roll of his eyes again,

At the same time, the 'heart' authentic:

"Yo, the slave family can't be praised by the husband like this. Besides, which of the sisters is not a fairy descending to earth, you are like this, you are not provoking the relationship between our sisters. ”

While talking,

Diao Chan handed Hao'er into the hands of the nurse on the side,

Gently roll up your sleeves,

Revealing the arms like white jade spring onions,

To the other three:

"Sisters, what are you going to do?"

There was already a maid nurse on the side,

took Lu Hao and Lu Wei,

led Lu Qiling, who turned back and snickered step by step, left the hospital.

The other three ladies also imitated the appearance of Diao Chan,

Roll up the sleeves of your shirt,

In unison, he shouted:

"Family law serving!"

"Huh? Yes! Ladies, ladies, wronged, wronged! Oops - Ning'er, you dare to bite your husband, and you, Yao'er, you pinched so hard. Wow, yes, yes, I'm going crazy for my husband—"

"Giggle......

"Nasty!"

"Oh, stinky man, you've hurt someone......"

"Sisters, beat him!"

The sound of playful laughter slowly came out of the courtyard,

Floating in the sky over the entire Wenhou Mansion,

Like a cheerful piece of music,

The sun is also becoming more brilliant,

Spring – it's really here!

Spring is always sunny and mostly sunny,

The bright sun spreads over the earth,

Flowers, birds, fish and insects are full of vitality,

In a martial arts arena in the Wenhou Mansion,

Three young people ** on their upper bodies,

waved the weapons in their hands,

A middle-aged man sitting in a wheelchair next to the martial arts arena,

Hand on the pergola to watch the three rao movements in the field,

From time to time, he nodded slightly.

At this time, a young man dressed as a scribe,

Led by a servant into the martial arts arena,

The three young men didn't seem to notice him,

is still practicing martial arts seriously,

This young man looked a few years older than the three young people in the field,

The body has both elegant bearing and vigorous heroism,

It's heart-wrenching.

The young man walked straight to Li Su, who was in a wheelchair,

Respectfully bowed and said:

"In Xia Xu Shu Xu Yuanzhi, I have seen General Li."

Li Su looked the young man up and down,

One Hold Fist Do:

"The general doesn't dare to be a general, and now he's just an injury."

After a pause, Li Su opened his mouth and asked:

"You are the teacher introduced by Wen Hou?"

Xu Shu smiled when he heard this:

"Haha, that's Wen Hou raising love. I just had a chance to study in Shuijing Villa for a period of time, and this time I was entrusted by Wenhou to come. ”

I heard that the person who came had studied in Shuijing Villa,

Li Su suddenly realized in his heart,

The evaluation of the rao in front of him has risen again.

Although in terms of fame,

Shuijing Villa can't compare to Yingchuan Academy,

But Mr. Mizugami's name,

But in recent decades,

It's all extremely loud.

Mr. Shuijing's real name is Sima Hui,

The word virtue exercise, Yingchuan Yang Zhai people,

Its people are proficient in channel learning, strange doors, the art of war, scriptures,

And with Jingxiang celebrity Pound bus good,

The manor where he lives in seclusion,

It is called 'Water Mirror Villa',

Sima Hui taught his knowledge and disciples in this villa.

Although the number of his disciples is small,

But because Sima Hui recruited disciples regardless of their background,

Only to examine the virtues and abilities of the disciples,

Therefore his disciples,

Most of the abilities are very extraordinary,

often preaches with the students of Yingchuan Academy,

Fame gradually spread.

"Disrespectful, disrespectful!"

Li Su hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted,

The attitude is much more eager.

Regarding the change in Li Su's attitude,

Xu Shu naturally saw it very really,

smiled and didn't continue to dwell on this,

Turning to look at the three young men in the field, he said:

"That's them, right?"

Li Su nodded and said:

"The one over there is Dong Ye, the son of the former Taishi Dong Zhuo, the one next to him is Dong Huang, the nephew of the former Taishi Dong Zhuo, and the one over there is the son of General Xu Rong."

While introducing, Li Su paid attention to Xu Shu's expression,

found that Xu Shu was not because of their identity,

And the face changes,

Only then did I relax my heart slightly,

At this moment, I suddenly heard Xu Shu say:

"General Li, although I don't like Dong Zhuo as a person, since I promised Wen Hou to come and teach these three, I will do my best during this year, but how much I can learn depends on the three of them themselves."

was guessed by the other party's idea,

Li Su didn't feel any embarrassment,

Opening:

"Thank you, sir."

"Not necessarily."

Xu Shu stretched out his hand and stopped:

"This is my quid pro quo with Wen Hou."

Li Su glanced at Xu Shu deeply,

Regarding the identity of Rao in front of him,

He also learned from others,

I also knew Lu Bu's plan very well in my heart,

I wanted to help him, so I said:

"Sir, I am a rough man below, and I have a question I would like to ask Sir."

Xu Shu turned his head to look at Li Su and said:

"General, please."

"We wait for the martial artists to charge into battle, and all we ask is to protect the family and the country, and not let the family and wife be humiliated by outsiders; Isn't it true that a person as talented as Mr. who reads the books of sages and sages is also to govern the country and help the people, so that the people can live a healthy life! Sir, are you doing the right thing? ”

Seeing Xu Shu nodding,

Li Su then spoke:

"I have followed Master Dong in the next place, and I have also seen many so-called heroes. Regardless of the nature of Wen Hou, most of the people under Wen Hou's rule now live and work in peace and contentment. I'm just a rough person, but I think the common people, under the governance of Wenhou, are very happy, and the people are doing well. It would also be a blessing to be able to work under such a person. ”

Most of the ancients spoke more tabooly, and they spoke in a shallow and deep way.

Especially when the two meet for the first time today,

So Li Su is here,

So he stopped talking,

A lot of words don't need to be understood,

The effect will be better when you click on it,

This is also a blink he learned from Li Ru

Xu Shu glanced at Li Su deeply,

There is no opening to speak,

Turning his head to look at the three sweaty people in the field.

Although there is no expression on his face,

But Xu Shu's heart still had a trace of waves,

Lu Bu leaned on a soft couch,

The relaxed freehand that the posture does not come out of,

Jia Xu, who was occupied by him,

Turning his head away from his triumphant appearance.

Lu Bu patted the soft cushion under his hands,

The outside of the mat is sewn with Shu brocade,

The inside is stuffed with kapok,

Not only can it keep warm but also soft,

It will be very comfortable to sit on.

Rubbing the mat,

Lu Bu's heart suddenly moved,

He asked:

"Strategist, where can our darkness radiate to the southernmost now?"

Jia Xu opened his mouth and replied:

"Jiaozhou has not yet entered it, and the direction of Yizhou has penetrated partially. Lord, but you want to start the southern layout? ”

Lu Bu shook his head,

Suddenly asked:

"Have you ever heard of the Hundred Vehicles Dynasty and the Kushan Empire?"

Jia Xu was stunned when he heard this,

Dotted Zero:

"I have heard that in the west of Yizhou and Jiaozhou, there are towering mountains into the clouds, and beyond the mountains, there is a country name 'body poison' called the Baicheng Dynasty by the southern Yue people. In the southwest of the Western Regions, there is an empire called Guishan, and it is rumored that its national strength may even surpass that of our Han Dynasty. Moreover, the Buddha culture that was introduced to our dynasty decades ago seems to have come from there. ”

Lu Bu nodded when he heard this,

Jia Xu is not bad,

The so-called Baiyan Dynasty is later southern India and parts of South Asia,

The Kushan Empire, on the other hand, included the back of India and parts of the Middle East.

As for Kushan further east,

It is the Sabbatical Empire, which occupies most of the Middle East.

The power of the Kushan Empire and the Sabbath Empire,

Almost all of them are much stronger than the declining Han Dynasty,

Just because it's too far away,

Therefore, there was no conflict.

The reason why Lu Bu thought of these two countries,

It's because when he stroked this cushion,

Remembering the feeling of the cotton mat that was once the most accustomed in later generations,

It suddenly occurred to me that the first place where Asian cotton appeared was India,

And at this time,

Due to the influx of Buddhist culture,

There has been some communication with the Kushan Empire,

Just and the body poison empire,

That is, the exchanges of the Hundred Vehicles Dynasty are still relatively small,

After all, to the south of Jiaozhou is a hundred thousand mountains,

To the west is the Himalayas,

With today's level of traffic, it is impossible to achieve it.

Lu Bu opened his mouth and continued to ask:

"Do you know how to get to the Body Poison Empire or the Kushan Empire?"

Jia Xu frowned slightly,

Shaking his head, he said:

"There's no news on that yet."

Lu Bu also frowned when he heard this,

Habitually tapping his fingers on the tabletop.

Jia Xu opened his mouth and asked:

"My lord?"

Lu Bu came back to his senses at this time,

Opening:

"I suddenly remembered one thing, in that Poison Empire and Kushan Empire, sandalwood is abundant, and there is also a plant that seems to be called cotton."

"Cotton? What is the function of this plant? ”

Jia Xu's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked.

Lu Bu will not be easy to target,

Now that we have arrived at this plant called cotton,

There must be a purpose in it,

It's just that Jia Xu has never heard of this plant,

I can't wait to ask.

Lu Bu doesn't sell Guanzi either,

Directly explained:

"Like a shrub, this plant grows mostly in hot places, and its flowers are milky white, which turn dark red shortly after flowering and then wither, leaving behind a green-type capsule called cotton boll. The boll contains cotton seeds, and the hairs on the cotton seeds grow from the skin and fill the inside of the boll, which will open when ripe, revealing its white or white yellow hair. This wool becomes cotton wool after it is fully mature, this wool can be kneaded into cotton thread, and the cotton thread can be woven into flannel cloth or waddled into cotton, the warmth effect is wonderful, and the warmth effect and softness are hundreds of times stronger than the kapok used today, and the weight is at least about 50% lighter than the kapok. ”

Lu Bu sided,

While throwing the mat stuffed with kapok in his hand to Jia Xuhuai Zheng

Jia Xu's face was shocked,

After Lu Bu finished talking about the function of this cotton,

He immediately thought of the great utility of this thing,

And the state belongs to the bitter cold land,

In winter, the soldiers wore heavy and cold armor,

Although it is not so much that it is impossible to fight,

But compared to the other three seasons,

It's a lot worse after all.

So in winter,

The warriors would wear heavy warm clothing,

Or stuff kapok, fur and other things on the inside of the armor to keep out the cold,

But the impact on the battle is huge.

First of all, this flexibility is a difference of 108,000 miles.

Although nomads on weekdays,

Due to the scarcity of armor,

In the face of the heavily armed Han army, there is a certain disadvantage,

But when it's cold,

Since they are just wearing winter coats made of fur,

Compared with armor stuffed with kapok, it is more flexible and lightweight.

On the contrary, it is much more flexible than the army of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, in the winter if there is a war,

Nomads, on the other hand, have a much greater advantage.

Lu Bu also thought of applying cotton to the armor of the warriors.

The two of them thought of one thing.

Jia Xu's eyes lit up,

But then he asked suspiciously:

"How did the lord know about this?"

Lu Bu smiled and explained:

"When I went to the Western Regions this time, I met a few merchants and heard them mention it."

"What do you mean, do you want to buy this?"

Jia Xu gently rubbed his beard under his chin,

The brow furrowed slightly,

Thinking about the pros and cons of this,

Whispered:

"If so, would it be too expensive?"

Lu Bu nodded and said:

"This is natural, the journey from Bingzhou to the Kushan Empire or the Baicheng Dynasty is not more than tens of thousands of miles, even if it is really possible to trade and not delay the time along the way, the cost of this alone is far beyond the value of the thing itself."

After a pause, Lu Bu continued:

"I mean to send a few people to the Kushan Empire and the Baicheng Dynasty to buy a large number of seeds for this plant, and at the same time learn the skills of planting the Ci plant, and then bring it back and plant it here in our state. It shouldn't be difficult to think about. ”

Jia Xu's eyes lit up when he heard this:

"It's a good idea. However, there has been a famous saying since ancient times: 'Huainan is orange, Huaibei is orange.' But I wonder if this cotton can be planted and grown here in Bingzhou? ”