Chapter Seventy-Four: Subduing the Northern Desert with a loom is enough
Lu Yishuang hurriedly said: "The things inside are all outside. I'm afraid there's something we shouldn't move. You can find a plot of land and give it all to him!" ”。
"Yes, ma'am!" Several girls responded in unison.
"My sister is really a caring person!" Mrs. Zhou patted Lu Yishuang's hand and said with a smile.
Mrs. Zhou not only brought a variety of bedding and toiletries, but also brought food for noon. In addition, four girls were prepared for Lu Yishuang, as well as the cook and others.
Lu Yishuang said in her heart that the hibiscus has not come yet, so let's use it first! I can't go back and give it back to her.
hurriedly thanked him, "That sister is ashamed, and when my girls arrive in a few days, I will return the person to my sister!" ”。
"That's it! My sister is a cheerful person! When I have time, I come and sit with my sister. You'll know if you've lived for a long time, and you won't find a few people like us in this city. I've been here for a few years, and I don't even have anyone to talk to! Mrs. Zhou sighed.
After bidding farewell to Mrs. Zhou and looking at the small courtyard that had been renovated, Lu Yishuang said with a smile: "This saves me a lot of effort!" ”。
A cold snort came from the east room.
Lu Yishuang didn't care about her! Mrs. Zhou brought food before, and Lu Yishuang didn't call the girl to dine together.
Han Xiuqi's junior sister! It's his cousin, and I don't even want to pay attention to her!
Really, Han Xiuqi is not here, what does it mean for this junior sister to live here?
Is the gold house hidden?
After eating, Lu Yishuang proposed to go for a walk on the street. Lin Haobo was naturally meaningless, Zhao Wu didn't speak, but he also walked behind the two of them with his sword.
Truth be told, there's not much to see in this place! It looked like motorcades and sergeants patrolling the streets, and then there were dirty children running and playing in the streets.
Sometimes when he rushes to the middle of the road, he is grabbed back by an adult, turned over and beaten on the buttocks. I cried at first, and after a while, I ran away again.
"Aren't these kids going to school?" Lu Yishuang frowned and said, "There are so many cars and horses on the street, I was injured if I was not careful!" There should be a few schools to get them all in. You can learn something, but it's not safe. ”。
Zhao Wu sneered, "It can be seen that she is a young lady from a big family!" It's simple! ”。
"What? Am I wrong? Lu Yishuang looked back at him and asked.
Zhao Wu shook his head, "That's right! It's just unrealistic! Even if they want to go there, where will they come from to learn? Without a teacher, without pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, how can you learn? ”。
"How many children can there be in just one surrendered city?" Lu Yishuang said unconvinced: "If you find a landed talent, it's only thirty or fifty taels of silver a year!" Pen, ink, paper, and inkstone don't cost a lot of money. Besides, you don't need these to start literacy. You can make some sand tables for them to practice writing. After a year and a half of learning more characters, you can use pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. ”。
Lin Haobo nodded and praised: "The county lord is very good!" ”。
Zhao Wu sneered and said, "It's easier said than done!" If you can move your mouth, this Northern Desert would have been defeated a long time ago! ”。
Lu Yishuang said: "What's so difficult about this Northern Desert? Didn't the previous dynasty fight down? The main thing is that it is easy to fight down and difficult to keep! Even if it is swept away, in a few years, a new stubble of northern desert tribes will rise, and it will be a new hidden danger. ”。
Someone next to him smiled and praised: "You are knowledgeable!" Not bad! ”。
Lu Yishuang didn't expect that there was someone listening to her next to her, and she was taken aback. Turning her head to look, she saw a Confucian scribe sitting in a wine shop next to her, drinking and smiling at her.
"If you don't like it's dirty, you might as well sit down and have a glass of cloudy wine! Haha, the old man is in for a treat! ”。
Lu Yishuang looked at Zhao Wu. Zhao Wu nodded, meaning that this old man was not in any danger.
The three of them sat down. Lu Yishuang bowed, "Hello old man!" ”。
"Sit, sit, sit!" The man looked to be about fifty years old, but his face was fair, and there were no wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. His eyes were bright, and he didn't look like a person his age.
This is a strange man! Lu Yishuang nodded secretly.
"I don't know what my husband is called?" Lin Haobo asked with a smile.
"People in the countryside, you don't know if you say it, so don't say it!" The old man laughed, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.
"When we meet in Pingshui, we are all guests from other places." Lu Yishuang said with a smile: "Why do you have to know each other when you meet? But it's us who are in love! Old gentleman Kuoda, we are far from it! ”。
Lu Yishuang was so small that the old gentleman was very useful, and he couldn't help laughing.
"The little baby is very interesting! But your skills of dressing up as a man are not very good! ”。
"But it's for the convenience of the road! I didn't mean to hide it! Lu Yishuang didn't care.
"By the way, what you just said about the Northern Desert is easy to level and difficult to govern, which master said!" The old gentleman turned back to the topic.
"It's what I thought!" Lu Yishuang said with a smile: "In this northern desert land, production is limited. For the hinterland of the Central Plains, except for horses, cattle and sheepskin, there is nothing special about it. And these, the land of the Northwest River and the Huanghe River, also have output, and it is not necessary for him. ”
The old man nodded.
"But on the Northern Desert side, the containment of the Central Plains is too big! I guess about half of the troops need to be deployed here! ”。
The old man sighed and said, "Stop! Seventy percent! ”。
"Yes! With these forces, going east and south is enough to conquer tens of thousands of miles. But if the northern desert is not removed, how much is laid, I am afraid that it will also be a wedding dress for people! Lu Yishuang continued.
"Indeed!" The old man looked at Lu Yishuang, like a treasure! "Dare to ask Xiaoyou, is there any good way?".
"Don't dare!" Lu Yishuang said with a smile: "Actually, you have to control the land of the Northern Desert in your hands!" The main thing is to turn him into a useful place for the Central Plains. Actually, it's not something that can't be done at all. Lu Yishuang said.
"Oh, I want to hear about it!" The old man said excitedly.
"It's actually quite simple!" Lu Yishuang said: "It is to strengthen commerce and trade. This cattle can be transported everywhere as much as possible and used by farmers cheaply. This sheep, in addition to mutton, is actually a good thing! ”。
"Wool has no other use than rolling felt!" The old man said suspiciously.
"No!" Lu Yishuang said with a smile: "Wool can also be twisted into wool!" The most important thing is that it can be woven into cloth. But I don't know if there's a loom that can weave wool now. Once the wool can be turned into cloth and sold to the south and overseas, how many sheep will not be able to carry it! Lu Yishuang laughed.
"When the time comes, the herders will become sheep keepers and sheep shearers. As long as they can make money, why should they fight? Without these herdsmen, those princes can only stare dryly! Lu Yishuang said: "So, to really subdue the grassland, you only need a loom." ”。
The old man fell into deep thought, and was silent for a long time.