Chapter 661: Warmth in Winter
"Your Majesty, news has come from the counties around Chang'an City that many places have been hit by snowstorms!" Not long after Li Shimin was in Changle Palace, Pang De hurriedly came to report.
"Snow Disaster!!"
Looking at the thick snow on the eaves of Changle Palace, Li Shimin's heart suddenly sank.
Pang De bowed and said: "Back to Your Majesty, this time the snowstorm is extremely sudden, and the snow is thick, even Chang'an City has many houses collapsed, among the counties, Sanyuan County is the hardest-hit. ”
Li Shimin knew in his heart that most of the people were thatched huts, and such a heavy snowfall was probably only a village like Mojia Village, where all villages were households, would not be affected, and the rest of the villages would probably be damaged to varying degrees.
"Pass the order and ask the counties to immediately organize manpower to clear the snow on the roofs of the houses and be sure to resettle the victims." Li Shimin commanded.
"Yes!" Pound immediately went down to give the order.
"Father, now that the weather is very cold, I am afraid that the affected people will not last long, so let the Red Cross organize manpower to participate in the rescue!" Princess Changle said anxiously.
"That's fine!" Li Shimin nodded solemnly, and now the Red Cross has participated in various disasters in many aspects, playing more and more roles, and has been well received by the people.
Soon the news about the Sanyuan snow disaster spread throughout Chang'an City, and Chang'an ordered Su Luosheng to personally lead the officials, brave the severe cold, check the dilapidated houses in Chang'an City along the street, and arrange for each square to clear the snow.
"It's really cold!" Su Luo stomped his feet coldly, as a county magistrate, he could naturally afford to buy a coat, but at this moment it was official time, if he appeared in Chang'an City wearing a coat, I am afraid that he would be played in the imperial history the next day!
The other officials also gritted their teeth to support, commanding the people to brave the cold to clear the snow on the roof, after all, this is a task ordered by His Majesty himself, and he can only grit his teeth to support, especially at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there can be no mistakes.
"The new cotton clothes and quilts in Mojia Village! It is the best thing to protect you from the cold, so that you will not be cold this winter! ”
Suddenly, there was a shout, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone in Chang'an County.
"Cotton clothes, quilts!"
"Something to keep out the cold!"
However, ordinary people don't know about cotton clothes and quilts, but Su Luosheng can't know that the most important reason why the imperial court passed the Tang Dynasty silk system through Merton is that cotton is about to be popularized.
"This is the cotton clothes that the ink festival wine says! How much is a piece! ”
Su Luosheng curiously walked to the side of the Mo family disciple who was selling, and looked curiously at the strange-looking cotton clothes in front of him, only to see that this cotton clothes were extremely long, and could even cover the knees. The time left for Mojia Village was limited, and in order to stock up as much as possible, Modon simply let the cotton clothes produced in Mojia Village only have this style, and the designated color was army green.
"It turned out to be the Su County Order!" Behind the children of the Mo family, Xu Jie walked out and saluted with a flash of his eyes.
"Two hundred wen for a cotton coat and three hundred wen for a quilt!" Xu Jie asked the children of the Mo family to greet others and personally introduced them to Su Luosheng.
"Two hundred wen a piece!" Su Luosheng frowned and said, this price is not cheap! Almost equivalent to a month's income of an average citizen.
Xu Jie naturally understood Su Luosheng's thoughts, picked up an army green cotton coat and introduced: "This coat is warmer than a coat, but the price is less than half of the coat, but it can be worn on the body to keep warm during the day, and it can be covered as a quilt when you sleep at night!" And this quilt is warmer than the silk quilt, and the price is less than three percent of the silk quilt, which can be described as a fair price! ”
You must know that the clothes and silk quilts are expensive, only the dignitaries can have, ordinary people in the winter may only be in the linen clothes to stuff some cold things, and even in the Tang Dynasty was once very popular paper clothes, for the cold and specially thickened paper clothes, called "paper fur", the raw materials are generally made of thicker and stronger parchment paper, the texture is tough, not only durable but also can withstand the wind and cold, plus the cost is cheap, it is a necessary thing for the poor people to go out.
Su Luosheng aggravated his hardships when he was a child, that is, he wore paper clothes to keep out the cold, and when he saw the cotton coat, his heart suddenly moved, if it was really as Xu Jie said, it was probably the best thing to keep out the cold in the whole winter.
"This thing is really as cold as you say!" Su Luosheng said excitedly, the warmth effect of this thing is comparable to the warmth of a fur coat, but it is not luxurious, so that the problem of keeping warm is solved, and it will not be criticized by the court, it is simply a pillow for drowsiness.
"The county lord will know it as soon as you try it!" Xu Jie said confidently.
The biggest advantage of the military coat is that it can be worn directly outside, and the thick military coat is draped over Su Luosheng's shoulders, which immediately blocks the cold wind from his body, and his originally shivering body suddenly warms up.
"Sure enough, it's a treasure to keep out the cold!" Su Luosheng praised it, it was lighter than a paper coat and as warm as a coat.
"Su County Ling and all the adults, regardless of the wind and snow, for the people to rush around, to treat the snow disaster, it is really a blessing for the people, I admire it, and I specially present a few cotton clothes to show respect." Xu Jie moved when he heard this, cotton clothes are a new thing, and the people don't know much about them, if Su Luosheng and these servants can wear them and run around the streets and alleys, it is no less than a live advertisement.
Su Luosheng laughed and said: "That's not necessary, although the official is honest, he can still afford two hundred yuan." Moreover, the situation of Mojia Village has also been heard by the official, so you don't have to be polite. ”
Su Luosheng beckoned, and immediately someone sent two pieces of silver.
Xu Jie was not modest, and directly accepted it. "Thank you, sir! The young master said that every time a cotton coat and quilt is sold, he will donate ten wen to the victims to show his gratitude. ”
"Mohou has a heart, if the world is like Mohou, my Datang will definitely be safe and secure, and everyone will live and work in peace and contentment!" Su Luosheng said sincerely.
"Your Excellency praised it." Xu Jie said politely.
With Su Luosheng taking the lead, all the officials suddenly had an army-green coat in their hands, running through the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, like a beautiful scenery in the cold wind.
Soon, the warmth effect of the cotton coat immediately spread throughout Chang'an City, and under the severe cold, many citizens who could not afford to buy fur coats and silk quilts suddenly heard the wind and went directly to the Mojia boutique.
Soon, a piece of cotton clothes and quilts were sold, and under word of mouth, its warmth effect made everyone praise, coupled with the donation of ten cents per piece in Mojia Village, the Red Cross Society made the cotton coat quilt have a good reputation.
Warm people and warm hearts, so that this cold winter suddenly has more warmth.