Chapter Eighty-Three: The Mother of Silk
It's late spring and early summer, and the farmers who have finished harvesting the wheat are renovating the land, turning the ridges into troughs and the troughs into ridges.
Of course, the Battle of Nakajima also affected the peasants, who would get together after their work and talk about it, eating while exaggerating the Battle of Nakajima.
"Don't you know, as soon as Prince Luo Lan waved his hand, countless flints fell from the world, smashing 20,000 elite soldiers into meat sauce."
"You fart, where is 20,000? It's 200,000! I have seen with my own eyes that there are 50,000 people riding horses, and there is no end in sight! ”
"It's amazing, I didn't expect us to win the Southern State, I can't even think of it."
All kinds of theories flew all over the sky, and rumors quickly went north, but in two days, they shocked the entire north. Everyone ran to the palace to ask what had happened and where Prince Luo Lan had gone.
Ai Li was so busy that she could only say that the southern state probably rebelled and was beaten down by Luo Lan.
At this time, Luo Lan was in a port at the southern tip of Uttar Pradesh.
The port was newly built, and not only burnt earth was used, but also blasting rocks with explosive bombs.
This surprised Luo Lan, the local government is very good at doing things.
He specially called the mayor in charge of the matter and asked about the detailed process.
"Your Highness, we have a big town and many villages, and ten grain merchants have come at once, and we have collected a lot of commercial taxes, and we have money. The merchants also agreed to give money to build a port, saying that it was convenient to transport goods. ”
It turned out that the businessman invested.
This set is quite good, Luo Lan haha, praised the mayor, and asked him to make persistent efforts, the local government should do this.
In fact, many local governments are doing just that.
There was so much grain in Phuket that they needed to open up ports and roads to transport the grain to the port, where the merchants would deliver it to the officials of the sea, and eventually pull it to the north for storage, or to the Nanshan country for sale.
When Luo Lan was preparing for the Battle of Nakajima, the grain trade on Phuket Island was already very hot.
Luo Lan was overjoyed, inspected a few more places, and then rushed to Buji City with the guards.
Seeing the city of Phuket from afar, the guards all cheered, they had not returned home for months.
Luo Lan is also hot in his heart, he has already made Phuket City his home.
As soon as he entered the city, Luo Lan was surrounded by water.
"Your Highness, we fought the Southern State?"
"Your Highness, I heard that the son of Count Abbe has rebelled? They have two million troops supported by the Nanshan Kingdom, how did we win? ”
"Is it a blaster? Blow them up? ”
The enthusiasm of the people is unimaginable, they have been aggrieved for too long, and when they heard the rumors this time, their morale suddenly increased greatly, and they eagerly hoped that Luo Lan would really defeat the southern state.
Luo Lan couldn't cry or laugh, two million troops? Where did the rumors come from?
"Everyone, don't be impatient, I will ask the palace to post a notice later, announcing the Battle of Nakajima in detail." Luo Lan had to be perfunctory, otherwise he would be annoyed to death.
In the end, Luo Lan finally returned to the palace.
I haven't been back to the palace for a long time, and the palace is a lot more lively. The most obvious thing is that there are too many maids, and they clean up everywhere, which is probably Elle's ghost.
Luo Lan smiled in her heart and went to catch Ellie.
Elle was in her self-built study as she flipped through the books she had painstakingly collected, her face preoccupied.
Luo Lan deliberately jumped over and patted her.
That's good, so scared that Ellie jumped up three feet high and knocked over the bookshelves.
"You bastard!" Ai Li saw that it was Luo Lan, and she couldn't hide her surprise, but she was scolding.
She pounced like a little tiger, and bit Luo Lan's shoulder when she opened her mouth. Luo Lan was unceremonious and grabbed her ass with a big hand.
Elle immediately didn't dare to fight him, and ran away in shame.
"Stinky and shameless!" She scolded, and then hummed and asked Luo Lan if there was a war.
Luo Lan said 1510, and the more Elle listened, the more excited she became, and her eyes shone with brilliance.
"Great, this is the first time in a hundred years that Phuket Island has won a battle."
Ha?
Luo Lan smiled while cleaning up the bookshelves: "Winning the battle for the first time? ”
"Yes, as recorded in the book, Phuket was originally a place of exile for prisoners, and it was always invaded by pirates, and it was only after the poor peasants came to Phuket that they became stronger. As a result, Nanshan Guo stepped in and wanted to enclose the land and farm. ”
"It was supposed to be the first battle of Phuket, and it is recorded in the book that we were slaughtered by 20,000 peasants in the Nanshan Kingdom. Fortunately, in the end, the Sea Spirit Kingdom intervened and completely incorporated this nameless island into its own territory, and then there was the place of Phuket Island. ”
Ellie said bluntly, "Phuket prefers to follow the Sea Spirit Country, after all, Phuket Island was originally the place where the Sea Spirit Kingdom exiled prisoners. Hailing Kingdom is also true, all used Phuket Island to exile prisoners, and it took so long to include Phuket Island in the territory, I suspect that the king at that time was not very smart. ”
In this way, the history of Phuket is quite bumpy. That Nanshan country is not a good thing, and it had a grudge against Phuket Island a hundred years ago.
"You go and write a notice to tell everyone about the battle of Nakajima, they can't wait." Luo Lan clapped her hands and put the bookshelves in order.
Elle was about to write the notice, but smiled back, "Miss Bina is back." ”
Luo Lan was overjoyed: "Where is it?" ”
"The church."
In just a few minutes, Luo Lan arrived at the church quickly, and it was very peaceful, although there were some sick people, everyone was quiet.
Luo Lan tied her horse to the distance and trotted all the way into the church.
As soon as he entered, he saw Bina, dressed in a nun's dress, applying herbs to a patient, her forehead covered with sweat.
I haven't seen her for a long time, Bina is still beautiful, and this saint-like woman has a peculiar temperament.
In this troubled world, probably only Bina is truly thinking about the common people.
Luo Lan walked over, and Bina looked up and saw him.
Both of them couldn't stop laughing, Bina's white teeth were like pearls, and the small dimples on her face were pleasant to look at.
"Prince Luo Lan, you seem to be old." Bina put down her work and looked at Luo Lan generously.
Luo Lan replied, "You're young, as delicate as Daisy. ”
You can't say this to a nun because it's frivolous.
But Luo Lan is different, he said it as soon as he said it. The corners of Bina's mouth twitched, and her smiling eyes gave Luo Lan a roll of her eyes.
The two of them walked into the inner sanctum as they spoke.
Luo Lan told Bina everything that had happened these days, and Bina kept nodding: "I know, you are so powerful." ”
She made no secret of her admiration for Luo Lan.
Luo Lan laughed at her: "Has Your Excellency's task been completed?" ”
Bina rolled her eyes again: "You're thinking about this......" Bina got up and left, and after a while came in with an old woman.
The old woman is in good spirits, her body is also very tough, and her clear eyes are like the lake, which makes people feel respectful.
Luo Lan knew at a glance that her identity was extraordinary, she must be a woman from a big aristocratic family, and the temperament of the superior was too strong.
"Hello, I'm Luo Lan, the lord of Phuket Island." Luo Lan pressed his palm on his chest and saluted.
The old woman covered her mouth and smiled: "You are Prince Luo Lan who Bina yells at beating all day long?" Don't you annoy her? ”
Yes? Luo Lan looked dazed. Bina next to her blushed and said in shame: "Mangdi, when have I shouted, let's get down to business." ”
The old woman named Mangdi seemed to be smiling, obviously old, but her expression was as vivid as a child.
However, she didn't bury Bina, sat down and asked Luo Lan with a smile: "Is the prince afraid of bugs?" ”
Luo Lan was puzzled: "Bugs? It depends on what kind of bug it is. ”
"A silk-spinning bug, I've only found it in a few countries in the south, and you also have it on Phuket Island."
This must be incomprehensible to others, and even Bina is confused.
But Luo Lan was shocked, he knew that Mang Di was a great weaver, and the worm that could spit silk in her mouth was a silkworm?
The geography of the continent is diverse, and it is possible to breed silkworms in the warm southern country.
Silk is the raw material for making silk, and in the splendid ancient Chinese civilization, silk is definitely a beautiful landscape. While Westerners were still using linen, the Chinese were already using silk, which was a real luxury, and even a treasure used by the royal family to reward meritorious deeds.
Luo Lan's heart was pounding, he knew how backward the cloth technology of the Nuolan Continent was, and if silk appeared, it would definitely be an epoch-making event.
"Ms. Mangdi, I know that kind of insect, it is called silkworm in ancient books, silk is the best raw material for making cloth, please stay in Phuket Island, I am willing to promise you all conditions."