In order to provide better war horses for the soldiers of the Liao State and improve the overall combat effectiveness, the imperial court will allocate a sum of money every year to buy sweat horses in the Western Regions, and then lease these sweat and blood horses to major horse farms, and the second-generation war horses cultivated are not allowed to be sold.

In order to cultivate more combat effectiveness, the number of sweat-and-blood BMW purchased by the Liao people is increasing every year. At first, there were only one or two horses to test the water, but now there are more than a dozen or twenty horses.

This year, it is planned to buy 35 horses, but the sweat and blood BMW is squeamish, and some of the water and soil on the road are not satisfied. Even so, Beijiang still bought nineteen bloody horses, and according to the size of the horse farm, all of them were lent out. Then one - the horse farm breeds stallions and mares according to the practice of previous years, because the horse farm management is excellent, the climate of the southern grasslands of Liao is also good, the mares have been hairing all year round, and the sweat and blood horses bought from the Western Regions are about four years old, and the war horses in the north have been increasing over the years.

Although Daqi is jealous, but there is nothing to be done, the small country in the Western Regions that secretly sells horses is a wallgrass, which of the two countries of Liaoqi goes to it and kneels, although Daqi is now strong in military strength, but in the end it is still a little worse. If it is really in its heyday, then it still needs to suffer from the idleness of this small country, and only need to lead troops to fight them, directly destroy them, and then snatch all their domestic sweat and blood horses back to Daqi.

Xiao Shao thought about Wen He's proposal and asked, "Sir, I don't know why people in the north know that woolen clothes are kept warm but rarely wear them, right?" ”

He really didn't know much about this, Wen He bowed his hand, "Please also ask the king to give advice." ”

"In fact, it's not a difficult thing to inquire, it's that the thread spun from this wool is too thick, and the woven cloth is also rough, even if it is warm, it is difficult to get on, so although the people in the north can use wool to spin thread, they rarely use wool to make clothes, and the cloth woven from wool is mostly used to make beds, and occasionally delicate, it can also be spread in the house for decoration."

Xiao Shao pointed to the ground in the hall, "Mr. Wen can see this kind of felt?" ”

"It's not wool felt." Wen He shook his head and wondered, "The woolen clothes that the minister saw at that time were not made of cloth woven from a loom, but clothes woven directly with thread with two bamboo sticks, is there any difference?" ”

The two big men who had never known what weaving was, looked at each other, and an atmosphere called embarrassment spread in the hall, and in the end, it was Xiao Shao who took the lead and broke the strange silence in the hall.

"Go and call the second lady, and say that I have something important to look for her."

"No!"

The guards at the door left quickly, and after a while, Duguyi came over.

Seeing that there were people in the hall, Dugu Yi bowed to Xiao Shao in a proper manner, and stood in the hall waiting for Xiao Shao to ask.

Xiao Shao had no intention of introducing Wenhe to Duguyi for the time being, and now that he saw someone coming, he asked neatly, "Let me ask you, have you ever heard of a method of making clothes, which is to use two bamboo sticks to directly weave threads into ready-to-wear clothes?" ”

After listening to Xiao Shao's description, Duguyi knew it in her heart, but out of caution, she still asked, "Aye, can you tell me more about what kind of silk thread is used?" ”

"Wool thread, about that thick." Xiao Shao stretched out his hand and compared, although he didn't know how to weave, he still knew the difference between wool thread, cotton thread and silk.

Aya said that it should be knitting, this knitting is different from textile, the more typical representative of the textile method is silk, strong and not easy to deform, wearing on the body will not be according to your fat and thin to a certain extent. This knitwear is just the opposite of textiles, the main raw material of knitwear is wool, and the production method is more similar to knotted rope, that is, the spun threads are knotted with each other through multiple bamboo skewers, and finally become a whole. Once designing this kind of professional field, Duguyi always can't stop the car, but fortunately, Xiao Shao really wants to understand this so-called knitting method, so she lets her stand in the hall and continue to talk at length.

"Because there is no warp and weft in textiles, knitwear generally has relatively large elasticity, can adapt to various changes in the human body, and is more economical to wear than textiles. In addition, knitwear also has good softness, good moisture absorption and breathability, and in terms of comfort, it is much more comfortable than ordinary textiles. ”

Xiao Shao changed his posture slightly, and asked shamelessly, "According to your meaning, how does this knitted woolen sweater compare to cotton clothes and cotton?" ”

"Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, although the warmth of cotton clothes and cotton cloth is not bad, but it is not worn by every family, and it is especially inconvenient to clean in winter. Although this woolen sweater is made of wool, the process is much simpler than making cotton clothes, and a woman who is good at knitting can knit a sweater in ten days without delaying the family guys. Compared with cotton clothes, wool clothes are easier to clean, and they will not hinder movement because they are too bloated, but this wool is much more expensive than cotton, and people who are more strenuous are afraid that they cannot afford to wear it. ”

Saying that, Duguyi glanced at the woolen blanket under his feet, he didn't pay much attention to it before, but now he realized that this blanket seemed to be woven with warp and weft.

Dugu Yi twitched the corners of his mouth, and added, "Aya should have never seen this clothing made of knitting, the clothes made by the knitting method, the top can only be a round neckline, and those who can afford it dislike this kind of clothes without clothes, which does not conform to the dressing habits of Huaxia Youzhen, and those who don't mind can't afford to wear it at all, as for the gateway that is richer and has the ability to change, they won't wear woolen clothes at all." ”

It's like the Yan Wangfu is silk and all kinds of fur every winter, and the worst is to wear a muslin cloth, and the wool products only have a role in the palace, not even a table.

Xiao Shao heard the helplessness in Duguyi's words, probably because the full man doesn't know that the hungry man is hungry, and he who has the right to speak dislikes this weaving method, and he can't afford to use it if he doesn't dislike it.

"It's not a big deal, I haven't heard of it before, but now that I've heard about it, how can I ignore it."

Xiao Shao said: "You know how to knit. ”

Don't talk a lot about it, it's on paper.

Duguyi gave an extremely conservative answer, "It's just a little bit of a problem." ”

Xiao Shao knows very well what Duguyi's slight understanding represents, Duguyi also said that she was only slightly familiar with writing books, but the first book was famous in Youzhou, and now this slightly familiar knitting child is not much worse.

"You go back first." Xiao Shao thought about it and waved his hand to drive out the useless Duguyi.

"What the gentleman just said, I can probably understand the use of cattle and sheep to drive war horses, but what does this rabbit mean?"

"Rabbit meat can also be eaten, and the taste of dried meat is not bad, and the price is lower than that of cattle, sheep and porpoises, and the fur can also be used for military purposes, and the best thing rabbits are at is making holes."

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