"Your Majesty, is this thing true?" Fang Xuanling asked.

And Li Chunfeng immediately said: "I dare to make a military order, if there is a mistake, please behead my head!" ”

And Li Shimin also came forward and said: "Li Chunfeng's ability, I can guarantee it, is true." ”

And Fang Xuanling said helplessly: "Your Majesty, it seems that we don't want to be stable this time." The Turks are coming, and our plan to recuperate and recuperate is about to be blown up. As for us, the influence is wondering how we can defend against the Turkic invasion. ”

"No, Your Majesty, the minister thought that he could take the initiative to attack the Turks. Taking advantage of his illness and wanting his life, we can't be soft at this time! Du Ruhui said.

Everyone looked at Du Ruhui one after another, Du Ruhui actually said that he wanted to take the initiative to attack? And Jing Wen can clearly see here that although Fang Xuanling's ability to deal with affairs is stronger than Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling's courage is not enough. Although Du Ruhui's ability is not as strong as Fang Xuanling's, his courage is very sufficient, and he dares to say that he wants to go north to the Turks. The abilities of these two people just complement each other, so maybe this is also the reason why Zhenguan can be rich and strong in the early years. Perhaps, it is precisely because of the coincidence caused by various reasons that the prosperous era of Zhenguan can appear.

"Yes, Keming is right, I want to go north to the Turks and eradicate the border troubles in the north forever!" Li Shimin said.

Since the emperor has set the tone, everyone naturally has to prepare according to this tune. And as we all know, the best defense is offense. Since the Turks are bound to come, they must strike first. On the battlefield, the first strike has a great advantage, so one step ahead, that is, you can be much ahead. In war, the first strike is often able to grasp the rhythm of the war, which is very beneficial for the future.

But Li Jing, the god of the Tang Dynasty, took the initiative to ask: "Your Majesty, since we are going to war." It was inevitable that we would have to prepare winter clothes that winter. I would like to ask, can winter clothes solve the problem? If the winter coat can't be solved, then I'm afraid our Datang can't go on the Northern Expedition. Winter warfare is actually a taboo for soldiers! ”

When everyone heard this, they were also helpless. Not to mention ancient times, even in modern times more than a thousand years later, winter warfare is a taboo for soldiers. I'm afraid that as long as human beings are still on Earth, winter battles can be avoided and avoided. And everyone also looked helpless, because everyone couldn't provide a way to keep warm. The Turks could keep warm with the help of leather clothing. What's more, they are attacking to the south, and the closer they are to the south, the warmer it is, so the Turks are not afraid. However, the Tang people attacked to the north, so the more north it was, the colder it was, and this was the difference.

"Then can you buy hides from the Turks?" One person asked.

"No, the Turks are not stupid, if we buy in large quantities, then I'm afraid the Turks will be careful. Leather goods are not a necessity in our Central Plains, and if purchased in large quantities, it will cause the Turks to be wary. So. It is impossible for us to buy hides from the Turks. Moreover, animal skins are too expensive for us to spread to every soldier. Someone answered immediately.

Everyone was silent for a while, obviously not knowing how to solve the problem of keeping warm.

"Is there anything you can do? If anyone can solve it, it will be counted as a credit first! Li Shimin said.

And Jingwen immediately stepped forward. Say; "Your Majesty, the minister heard that there is a kind of tree with a white flower on it, called cotton. This stuff is padded into the inside of the garment. It can keep warm and it works very well. Your Majesty might as well give it a try! ”

"Oh? Jingwen Aiqing, what you said is true? Li Shimin asked.

"It's true!" Jingwen replied.

But. At this time, someone replied: "Your Majesty, Jingwen Jiedu makes this mention yì, but it can't be done." Actually, this kind of cotton minister has also heard of it. He's just an ornamental flower, but no one has heard of it keeping warm before. Even if you take a step back, this kind of thing can really keep you warm, but it's too late now. Even if I collect all the cotton in my Datang, how many soldiers can I use it? So, cotton is not feasible because it is too late to plant it even now. ”

Jingwen couldn't help but feel a little helpless, cotton was not planted in large quantities in this era, so it was impossible to use cotton to keep warm, this idea was no longer good.

"Your Majesty, there is another way for the minister!" Jingwen continued.

"What's the other way, let's say it!" Li Shimin replied.

Jingwen continued: "Your Majesty, there is actually another way, and that is to use feathers to make down jackets. Many chickens, ducks, poultry, and some flying birds can choose some fine fluff from their feathers, and once these fluffs are gathered and filled into the woven fine clothes, they can also make the clothes warm. This kind of clothing is called a down jacket, and it is even warmer than cotton. ”

"Is this possible?" Li Shimin asked.

The official of Sinong Temple just now also replied: "Your Majesty, it should be possible." I have a lot of birds in Datang and can get them out. ”

Jingwen didn't know, he proposed this method, which caused that within the next year, chickens, ducks and geese, as well as many birds and birds and birds across the country, were all arrested and killed. And the Animal Protection Association of the later generations of the Tang Dynasty sprayed Jingwen countless times, all of which were scolding Jingwen for not protecting animals. And this has also become one of the important stains on Hei Jingwen in some novels in later generations.

"Okay, since the problem of keeping warm has been preliminarily solved, then Jingwen has made a merit first!" Li Shimin said.

Everyone looked at Jing Wen with some jealousy, obviously Jing Wen had not yet started the war, so he made meritorious service first. And there is no way for everyone not to agree, this is what the emperor has said before, and this is also about logistics. If you can't keep the soldiers warm, you won't be able to fight on the front line. This down jacket is a combat necessity, so Jingwen's first credit can be said to be well deserved. Although Jingwen didn't know how the Tang Dynasty army kept warm in the original history, but now the credit belongs to him, and no one can take it away. And this first credit belongs to Jingwen, and Jingwen can be regarded as the first shot.

"Fang Xiang, can our food support the army to fight?" Li Jing asked again.

Food is the foundation of an army. If there is no food, then the army will also lose the war. There have been many cases in history of using grain to defeat the enemy, so now Li Jing wants to ask Fang Xuanling if he can solve the food problem. If the food cannot be prepared sufficiently, then it is impossible to fight, and only with food can the troops be gathered! (To be continued......)