"Thank you father, the child wants to go to Illinois again, and please ask my father for permission!" Niu Xiu pleaded.

"Go to Illinois again!" Niu Jinda frowned!

"Yes, the boy promised to go over and fight side by side." Niu Xiu said affirmatively.

"This ......," Niu Jinda couldn't help but be embarrassed when he heard it.

"Most of the captives captured this time are Turks, right?" Niu Jinda confirmed.

Although Niu Xiu didn't understand what he meant, he nodded and replied, "Yes, father." ”

"If you want to go, you must agree to a condition for your father." Niu Jinda thought for a while and said.

"Tell me, and the child will say yes." Niu Xiu smiled happily and reassured.

"That is, after the beginning of spring, you must come back." Niu Jinda said the conditions seriously!

"Father, are you worried that the Turks will retaliate against Yizhou after the beginning of spring?" Niu Xiu was originally a smart person, and after a little thought, he understood what his father meant.

"Yes, my father is worried about this, but I don't want my son to be untrustworthy, so I don't want to force you to stay." Niu Jinda didn't deny it, nodded and said.

"Thank you for your father's care, the child will obey." Niu Xiu was moved to hug his fists.

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Changan! Reizheng Palace!

The first snow in early winter shrouded Chang'an City in a blank of white, the flowers that bloomed in the palace in the past, the cold wind outside the Lizheng Palace, and the inside of the hall was indeed full of spring.

"This Situ Changfeng made a fire bed with coals is really good." Li Shimin took the towel from the palace maid's hand, wiped off his forehead and sighed.

"It's really good, I can't feel the cold in the palace this year, and it will be very difficult for people to freeze to death in the world in the future, this Situ Changfeng can be said to be countless living people." The eldest grandson looked at the son who was dressed in thin clothes and had fun on the side, and echoed and praised.

"The master is the best!" The son on the side heard someone mention Situ Changfeng, and he also said in a milky voice.

"Humph! This stinky boy, it's good there, they're all helping him talk, if you don't want to freeze to death, it's still early, it's not easy to make this coal, and it needs to be transported from afar. Li Shimin said in a dissatisfied tone.

"Of course, this is inseparable from Your Majesty's promotion and arrangement, I don't know how this Situ Changfeng provoked Your Majesty." The eldest grandson asked with a smile.

"Today, I received a twist and turn from Yizhou and Longyoudao, Yizhou defeated 50,000 Turks in a battle, and harvested countless horses, cattle and sheep.

Guanyin, you said, such a rare big victory in recent years, he actually understated it, don't you know that the fanfare sent over is also good to cheer people's hearts. Li Shimin chattered dissatisfiedly.

"Hehe, Your Majesty may have misunderstood others, you see that Situ Changfeng didn't say that he just defeated the horse bandits, how can this be used with great fanfare." The eldest grandson took the fold handed over by Li Shimin, took a quick look and said with a smile.

"Horse bandit, will I believe this? Whoever saw that there were so many horse bandits, and there were so many war horses, cattle and sheep, it was clearly a large Turkic tribe. Li Shimin became even more angry now, obviously knowing that this was pretending to be a Turk, but Situ Changfeng said in a serious manner that this was a horse bandit.

"This also shows that Situ Changfeng is unwilling to take credit, such a loyal courtier, Your Majesty should be happy." The eldest grandson persuaded.

"Because of this, I didn't blame him, but this stinky boy actually called him poor, and left a large number of cattle, sheep and horses without permission, if I hadn't pressed him, Yushi wouldn't have impeached him." Li Shimin said proudly.

"Yizhou is poor and supplies are not abundant, Situ Changfeng left materials for the border pass." The eldest grandson guessed.

"Poverty? Guanyin, do you know that the cashmere clothes passed on by the son-in-law were sold to Luoyang, Chang'an, and the value was three times that of the same weight of gold, and the down jacket for you was also more expensive than gold, and you actually said that Yizhou was poor. Li Shimin was like a cat being stepped on by the tail, and almost jumped up and said loudly.

"What? So expensive! The eldest grandson was also taken aback.

"Yes, the person who came explained that this top-notch cashmere garment needs hundreds of sheep to make one, and this one called a down jacket also needs hundreds of ducks and geese to be enough for one piece of clothing." Li Shimin explained Situ Changfeng's words.

"This ...... This is really a big gap, ordinary woolen clothes are only twenty or thirty yuan, and the worse ten dollars can be bought, this cashmere is so expensive, this Situ Changfeng didn't expect to make money. The eldest grandson sighed.

"Yes, but this cashmere is really good, the production method has been delivered, and the price may not be so expensive in the future." Li Shimin took it for granted that he analyzed.

"I'm afraid Your Majesty guessed wrong this time, the price of this cashmere will only be higher, and it is impossible to want to be cheaper." The eldest grandson thought for a moment and said.

"Yes, the annual output of this cashmere is limited, but there are many rich families, it seems that it is really for the rich and noble." Li Shimin patted his forehead and said.

"This has nothing to do with the people, but is a good thing, so Your Majesty doesn't need to care." The eldest grandson explained.

"Okay, Empress, you're right, this time Situ Changfeng asked for an increase in the Yizhou garrison, and I agreed."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"This is not my wisdom, but after the spring of next year, there will be a battle in Yizhou, and with the current strength of Yizhou, I am afraid it will not be able to hold it." Li Shimin explained with a smile.

"Your Majesty can't let Situ Changfeng have an accident, next year my son will ask him to guide the cultivation of the Heavenly Silkworm Heart Sutra." The eldest grandson said worriedly.

"It's okay, I will let Niu Jinda pay close attention, and after the beginning of spring, it will be too late to transfer troops." Li Shimin said calmly.

"So the concubine is relieved!" The eldest grandson breathed a sigh of relief and turned his head to look at his daughter dotingly.

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The city of Yizhou was full of laughter this winter, and the people were more grateful to the government than ever before, because they not only lived in warm houses, but also received clothes made of wool, and they did not feel much cold when they went out on a snowy day.

The soldiers guarding Yizhou did not feel the bitter cold of the border at all, and the camp was full of blue brick houses, sleeping on hot beds and wearing warm clothes.

The seized yaks, because there was not enough green fodder, Situ Changfeng ordered all the adults to be slaughtered, the meat was made into jerky, and the cowhide was used to make leather armor and shields.

Therefore, the soldiers of Illino are blessed, and they can see the flesh every day, and the same is true of the workers in the workshop.

"Giggles! It's so much fun! Gongsun Feiyan smiled and stopped her figure and walked over on two wooden planks.

Not far away, groups of soldiers whistled through the snow, and occasionally the strange cries of Du He and others.

This is the method that Situ Changfeng suddenly came up with when he saw the heavy snowfall, and immediately organized the soldiers to start training.