Zheng Zhi and Tong Guan said a few words, and they had already settled on one thing. This matter is the Daimyo's Mansion, and the Daimyo's Mansion is no better than other places, where there is a Zhongshu Liang Shijie, that is, Cai Jing's son-in-law.

Liang Shijie has such an identity, Zheng Zhi's salary will naturally not be levied on his head, and he can only symbolically let Liang Shijie cooperate, and the famous mansion of Nuoda is obviously the richest state capital in Hebei.

Zheng Zhi came to ask Tong Guan about his attitude today, and now Tong Guan and Cai Jing are inseparable, and Cai Jing has stumbled Tong Guan five times. Zheng Zhi only needs Tong Guan's attitude, and other things are naturally easy to say.

With Tong Guan's attitude, Zheng Zhi finished dinner, said goodbye, and went to the planter to say goodbye. also met with Zhou Duwen.

Staying early in the morning, the snow was covered, Zheng Zhi set off north with a large army, and this time there was an extra Wang Yu and more than 4,000 soldiers under his command.

Wang Yu's body was wrapped in thick clothes, even the iron armor was not worn, but this fierce general from the south did not really experience the cold of the north, and the soldiers around Wang Yu were the same, most of them wore all the clothes they could wear.

Wang Yu originally made meritorious contributions to the north after exterminating Fang La, although he later presided over the defense of Taiyuan, but at this time Wang Yu still did not have a sufficient estimate of the cold in the north.

"Haha... General Wang, how can you go into battle with such a suit? Ruda laughed and said, there was no malice in his words, just a joke.

Wang Yu shrunk his neck, the cold wind was cold, and he had to hurry, the cold wind ran through his body from his neck, and he shivered again. looked back and replied with a smile: "General Lu, I will adapt to it in two days." ”

Ruda smiled again: "Hehe... In winter, the iron armor lined with a layer of wool is the warmest, and there must be a lot of wool from Xixia in the Jinglufu at this time, and when the time comes, you will find a few linings, and you will not feel so cold. ”

"Thank you, General Lu, and I'll get used to freezing for a few days." Wang Yu felt that he could be as cold and cold resistant as Luda, a man from the northwest. It's just that Wang Yu probably misestimated again, the further north he goes, the colder it gets, and when he arrives at the Daimyo's Mansion, it is possible to have more than ten degrees below zero, and it still takes a process of adaptation to the cold. The down jackets and large cotton jackets of later generations are really a weapon to keep out the cold.

However, this cotton had just entered China in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was only planted in a small amount on the frontier. Cotton originated in India and Arabia, and before the Song Dynasty, there was no "cotton" next to the wooden character, only the "cotton" next to the silk character. The word "cotton" first appeared in the Song Dynasty, and the large-scale popularization of cotton was in the late Southern Song Dynasty and the early years of the Yuan Dynasty. Before the Song Dynasty, the things that kept out the cold were animal fur or fur fabrics, linen cloth, and silk.

Luda smiled and didn't say much, just like when he went south to suppress Fang La, it was summer, and it also made Luda so hot that he couldn't pick up the skin. The iron armor has been exposed to the scorching sun for a long time, like a soldering iron, and it has to get some water to wipe it off, and it is cool and tight on the body.

At this time, Zheng Zhi naturally remembered such a thing as cotton, and also remembered that he seemed to have seen cotton in the territory of Western Xia, so he said: "Call Wu to use." ”

Niu Da hurriedly turned back to find Wu Yong, not for a moment, before Wu Yong reached the head, Zheng Zhi commanded: "There is a kind of tree in Xixia, which is not tall, the flowers are like velvet threads, pure white, and there are seeds in the flowers. I went back to the northwest and wrote to Liu Zhengyan, asking him to collect more tree seeds and send them to Hebei, which is the best way to keep out the cold, the more the better. ”

A large padded jacket is enough to keep out the cold no matter how cold it is. If cotton is planted on a large scale, the army's combat strength in cold areas will inevitably increase by several levels. Cotton can not only keep out the cold, but also can be used to make armor, cotton armor rose in the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty was prosperous.

After soaking with cotton, repeatedly superimposed layer by layer, patted tightly, and then dried, cotton can also be like a wooden board, the defense is amazing, and then with the iron sheet, the iron sheet is fixed with copper nails. It's warm to wear and has excellent defense. And the most important thing is that it can resist muskets, a tight enough fiber to resist the shots of muskets better than pure metal armor, and the protection against the penetration of feather arrows is naturally excellent. Even the body armor and stab-proof clothing of later generations are also made of tight fibers.

The weight is also much less, at least half of the current foot armor, which is extremely light for people and horses. Wearing cotton armor and cotton clothes, even if you travel through Siberia, you can also ensure that the soldiers' combat strength is not reduced.

Wu Yong nodded, and after answering, he turned around and recorded the matter.

With Wang Yu to hurry, the speed is naturally a lot slower, Wang Yu has many foot soldiers, Zheng Zhi does not have so many horses around him, so he has to go north slowly, but he can't leave Wang Yu to rush alone, Wang Yu went out of the south of the Yangtze River and went north with himself, naturally there is no baggage supply, and the supply depends on Zheng Zhi.

Zheng Zhi's supplies are not much, and it is naturally easy to say that he has entered Hebei, and various state capitals can call them casually. But Wang Yu doesn't have this ability, if he doesn't follow Zheng Zhi's side, he is afraid that he will be hungry if he walks for a few more days, and the officials of Hebei Prefecture will naturally not take Wang Yu seriously.

The Daimyo's Mansion is in sight, if you want to say that Liang Shijie and Zheng Zhi really don't have any festivals, you have to say that the festival is not bad, when Zheng Zhi first arrived at the Daimyo's Mansion, he was neglected by Liang Shijie, and when Zheng Zhi went to visit with the silver, Liang Shijie's attitude was not bad. It's not a holiday either.

But Zheng Zhi wants to take Liang Shijie again, and it is only because Liang Shijie, who is backed by Cai Jing, blocked Zheng Zhi's way, and Zheng Zhi can't collect money and food from Liang Shijie at all, and money and food materials are the first for Zheng Zhi. As for helping Tong Guan give Cai Jing a little color, it is also convenient.

Liang Shijie, who stayed behind in the Sanpin Middle School and Beijing Daimyo's Mansion, naturally would not come out to greet the newly arrived Hebei East Road envoy Zheng Zhi, although Liang Shijie was nominally under the jurisdiction of Zheng Zhi, but Liang Shijie, a prefect delegated by Beijing officials, was naturally also a person with great status, not to mention that Liang Shijie had Cai Jing behind him.

In Liang Shijie's heart, this Zheng Zhi only relied on his father-in-law Cai Jing to get to where he is today, if you really want to talk about it, Liang Shijie, who is Cai Jing's son-in-law, can also be regarded as half of Zheng Zhi's benefactor. Only Zheng Zhi went to see Liang Shijie, and no Liang Shijie came to see Zheng Zhi.

Zheng Zhi naturally didn't care about this, and led people into the city, but Liang Shijie didn't send people to prevent the army from entering the city this time.

The men under Wang Yu's command also needed to buy some winter clothes, and the southerners went north for the first time, but after all, they still did not have a full estimate of the cold winter in the north. The small city is not equipped with the thick clothes of four or five thousand people, and the city of the Daimyo Mansion is naturally not a problem.

After entering the city, Zheng Zhi naturally went to the yamen first, Wang Yu went to purchase, and Zheng Zhi went straight to the yamen with more than a thousand knights.

Wu Yong followed closely by his side, knowing that Zheng Zhi was going to make a move, just waiting for Zheng Zhi's orders.

The knights all stopped outside the yamen, Zheng Zhi took Wu Yong into the yamen, and Liang Shijie waited in the small hall behind the lobby.

Liang Shijie naturally greeted Zheng Zhi with a smile, and these days, Li Er has not represented Zheng Zhi in the Daimyo Mansion to honor this Liang Zhongshu.

Liang Zhongshu also made a lot of money in Lu Junyi's sale of the property, and Liang Zhongshu bought several properties in good locations at low prices.

When the two met, they sat down with a few words of greeting, and the little guy came up with tea, Liang Shijie raised his hand and said: "Zheng Xianggong drinks tea, Hangzhou Longjing at the beginning of the year is mellow and refreshing." ”

Zheng Zhi picked up the tea, glanced at the tea inside, although he couldn't see the onions, ginger and garlic, etc., but he couldn't see the tea leaves, he turned around and said to the little guy: "And with a certain cup of tea, hot water and tea can be added, no other condiments are needed." ”

The Song people drank tea, and the ordinary drinking method was the same as cooking soup in later generations, adding seasoning and seasoning. The high-end is the tea method, which is actually somewhat similar to matcha, and the Japanese matcha method is also learned from China. It is to dry and grind the tea leaves, turn them into tea powder, and then boil them in water.

Hangzhou Longjing is also the green tea that has just emerged in this era, and there is no Longjing to go forward, Longjing was the earliest imperial tea, for the emperor to drink. Naturally, those who have the means can drink it.

The little guy looked at Liang Shijie, then picked up the tea on Zheng Zhi's side and went to change.

Liang Shijie smiled and said, "Zheng Xianggong is different from others, eating tea is so simple." ”

Zheng Zhi smiled: "Liang Zhongshu smiled when he saw it, a vulgar person, eating tea is also a little rude." ”

"Zheng Xianggong's great victory is famous all over the world, and the official grace is grand, which is gratifying and gratifying." Liang Shijie smiled a little again.

"Thank you Liang Zhongshu, it's a harsh winter, and the official family has given such an official position, just for the war in the spring next year, the war is imminent, and it is appropriate to prepare for it, it is really anxious, and I want Liang Zhongshu to help me more." Zheng Zhi said bluntly.

When Liang Shijie heard this, he probably guessed something in his heart, so he only said: "Zheng Xianggong has something to entrust, so he naturally has to do his best, even for the sake of Taishi Cai's face, he doesn't dare to refuse, Zheng Xianggong said bluntly." ”

Liang Shijie knew in his heart what Zheng Zhi would probably say, although the words were satisfactorily, but they also carried Cai Jing out, he didn't know about the recent events in Tokyo, and lifting Cai Jing out was already a shield.

When Zheng Zhi heard this, he chuckled and said: "Then I'm not welcome, I came here to visit, mainly because of the food and salary, and the Tokyo treasury is stretched, so the food and salary are mostly raised by Hebei itself, and the official family in front of the head also has a holy decree down, and Liang Zhongshu already knows about these things." is to ask Liang Zhongshu to help more, and the Daimyo's Mansion can provide more money and food to support the war. ”

Liang Shijie smiled when he heard this: "Haha... It turned out that Zheng Xianggong was talking about this matter, and a young prefect came to the palace in front of the head, and his name was called. Plum... Plum... ”

"Li Gang." Zheng Zhi saw that Liang Shijie couldn't think of it, so he reminded him.

"Yes, yes, it is Li Gang, when he came, he also brought the holy decree to the Daimyo's Mansion, I have also seen it, Zheng Xianggong's matter, he must do his best, that is, the money and food in the treasury should be brought to Li Gang, Zheng Xianggong will go back to check it this time." Liang Shijie said.

When Zheng Zhi heard this, he didn't say much, but said: "The money and grain in the Daimyo's treasury have been filled with military funds?" ”

Liang Shijie nodded and said: "That's natural, that is, for the sake of you and me, you and I are both raised by Taishi Cai, how can you not help each other, not to mention that this is a national affair, and it is related to the society of the imperial court, how dare you refuse." ”

Zheng Zhi also nodded, and only said, "Then thank Liang Zhongshu for his generosity." ”

But the words were still speaking, Zheng Zhi's eyes had already looked at Wu Yong, Wu Yong saw Zheng Zhi's eyes, and nodded. After making a move, he went out the door.