Chapter 121: Ashina Simo
The majestic city wall of Chang'an is already in front of you, and the majestic city is standing, which makes people feel small.
Li Simo looked up at the city gate tower and unconsciously lowered his horse's speed. Thinking of entering the palace to meet His Majesty and the Heavenly Khan, he couldn't help but feel apprehensive in his heart.
Since the fall of the Eastern Turks, Li Simo and Jieli Khan were captured by the Tang army, but because of their loyalty, they were appreciated by His Majesty Li Er, and were given the surname Li.
I have to admire His Majesty Li Er's way of being a monarch and a minister, and I also have to sigh about the political style of the early Tang Dynasty. At that time, both Han and Hu people were proud to be the subjects of the Tang Empire. There are countless famous Hu generals who fought for the country, but few of them rebelled.
Therefore, to His Majesty Li Er, Li Simo is grateful and loyal.
But His Majesty Li Er wanted to move the Turks and Hu to settle in Zhuzhou, cross the Yellow River to the north, and restore his country, thinking that the Tang Dynasty was a fence, but Li Simo didn't feel any glory, and he was a hundred unwilling in his heart.
Things change over time, the current Eastern Turks are no longer what they used to be, there are only tens of thousands of households and more than 40,000 soldiers, where do they dare to face Xue Yantuo, who has risen strongly, dominated Mobei, and won 200,000 soldiers?
Moreover, the Eastern Turks are a tribal alliance, and even if Li Simo is named a khan by His Majesty Li Er, his appeal and control over those tribal chiefs are not very strong.
With a future and interests, people will mix with you; Be cannon fodder, there is danger, and people still listen to you? In other words, whether he can convince the public, Li Simo is also unsure.
During this visit, Li Simo planned to present his case to His Majesty Li Er, recounting all kinds of difficulties, hoping that His Majesty Li Er would change his mind, stop the Eastern Turkic State, and don't give me the hat of the Khan!
"Father, this Chang'an is really lively!" The slightly immature voice next to him interrupted Li Simo's thoughts, but it was the emotion of his son Ashina Wuzhong.
This kid is eleven years old this year, and he looks very strong, but where has he ever been to Chang'an, and where has he seen this prosperous scene of people and shops everywhere.
Li Simo smiled bitterly and said: "It is more appropriate to say that it is prosperous, if it is to that thing market, it may be called lively." ”
Oh, Ashina Wuzhong responded, feeling that he was not very proficient in Chinese, so he turned his head and looked at the "lively".
Alas, Li Simo sighed secretly. Over the past few years, the Turkic tribes have lived quite well south of the Yellow River, although it is not as good as Chang'an, but it is not comparable to the bitter cold of the desert steppe. This thousand-mile migration is very difficult!
In the restaurant on the side of the road, Xu Qilin and two maids were eating, drinking and resting, and through the window, they saw the team that Li Simo had met.
"Look, Alang, those horses are really good." Scarlett stretched out her hand and pointed outside, and said, "If Ah Lang rides it, it will definitely be majestic." ”
Xu Qilin looked at it and said with a smile: "This must be Li Simo's dedication to His Majesty, and it may not be easy to ask for it." ”
Scarlett said: "Try it, Ah Lang is very favored by His Majesty, and it is not too much to ask for a good horse, right?" ”
Xu Qilin looked at the majestic horses in the team, and couldn't help but salivate. If you don't try it, "BYD" will be replaced by "Mercedes-Benz", which will be more face-saving!
Well, if this Li Simo is going to be sent by His Majesty Li Er to be a watchdog, he must be a hundred unwilling in his heart. Tens of thousands of people are migrating, and His Majesty Li Er has to come up with a lot of money and food, and his own way of making money can also be related to Li Simo.
After pondering and pondering, Xu Qilin felt that it was worth trying for "Mercedes-Benz". Open your mouth for three points, and it's enough to give it if you don't give it. Besides, I didn't want it for nothing, this way to make money was dedicated to Li Er, and it was a big loss to change horses.
Well, let's wait until the afternoon, after His Majesty Li Er has seen Li Simo, he will go to the audience.
Xu Qilin had already made up his mind, retracted his gaze, and slowly ate and drank, his mind did not stop, and he was still perfecting the way to make money.
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The so-called food, clothing, shelter and transportation are the basic needs of human life. Make money on this, grasp the most, and have the most opportunities.
And clothing is in the first place, which does not mean that it overpowers "food for the people", but the importance is beyond doubt.
In ancient times, especially in winter, cold-proof clothing and cold-proof measures were not complete, and it was common for people to freeze to death and frostbite.
You must know that the Tang Dynasty began to grow cotton, and the Song Dynasty began to weave cloth, so there were cotton jackets.
In the winter of the Tang Dynasty, the rich wore fur, and the middle-aged people wore robes made of silk cotton, so the common people had to go out less or use paper clothes to keep out the cold.
As a result, most of the common people have a hard time in winter. There is a poem to describe: The north wind is as sharp as a sword, the cloth does not cover the body, only burns the artemisia thorn fire, and sits at night and waits for the morning. Even in Chang'an, winter is still "frozen bones on the road".
After Gaochang is finished, you can get cotton seeds, as well as cotton farmers who can grow cotton. However, if you want to plant in the Central Plains, weave cloth and make small cotton jackets, it is difficult to popularize the public with an output of three or five years.
And the ready-made, cold material that can temporarily replace cotton is wool. At that time, there was a technology for making felt, but it was only a simple pressing, which was so thick and heavy that it could not be used to make clothes at all.
Therefore, Xu Qilin thought of the finishing of wool and the production of textiles such as wool, wool, and wool, so that the people of Datang could be "as warm as spring" in winter.
The main thing is that caustic soda has been made, which is used to wash hair and remove grease and impurities. As for spinning and weaving, the ancestors have been doing it for hundreds of years, and Xu Qilin only needs to improve some machines, and everything will be fine.
Fa Ge style tweed or woolen coat, and then a woolen sweater inside, are all 100% pure wool, no chemical fiber, wear out enough to pull the wind, can it attract attention?
That's a feeling......
Xu Qilin took a nap, finished washing, and went straight to the palace. I'm really looking forward to changing cars!
But he didn't expect that Li Simo was still in the Taiji Palace. After His Majesty Li Er summoned him, he left Li Simo and his son for lunch, and then began to lay out the facts and reason, and the central idea was to let him lead his subordinates to cross the river to the north.
What "the world is a screen, and the border is guarded for a long time", what "Chinese noble etiquette, not destroying the country, even if it is allowed to be established, it must not be discredited", and finally moved out Li Simo's father and mother.
Li Simo secretly complained, he knew this was the case, why didn't he move his parents' graves to the south of the Yellow River?
Seeing that His Majesty Li Er had made up his mind, Li Simo had no choice but to state the difficulties and adopt delaying tactics.
In this way, it will not anger His Majesty, and secondly, the situation may change, and after a year or two, who knows if they will be used as a buffer?
His Majesty Li Er also knew that he couldn't force him too much, Li Simo was loyal to the lord, but the chiefs of the tribes below were forced to be in a hurry, so they might go to Xue Yantuo.