"Are you sure?"

"Sure!"

Qin Wei was immediately ecstatic.

The fate of the Great Song Dynasty should not be extinguished!

The people of the Great Song Dynasty should not suffer......

If cotton can really be found, then the national strength of the Great Song Dynasty will be greatly improved, just imagine...... The northwest is bitterly cold, and the north is also bitterly cold, and the soldiers are taking risks when they go out in winter.

If there is a cotton coat......

Thinking that the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty attacked in cotton clothes, while those enemies wore bloated leather jackets, and even some people did not have warm clothes, which one was stronger and which was weaker?

Qin Wei couldn't help but laugh.

"Get ready!"

He couldn't wait to explain: "I will enter the palace now and ask the official family...... Do you dare to go to Liaojing? Go find that white branch flower and bring back some seeds, the more the better! ”

"Dare!"

Xie Ting said with a big grin: "Isn't it the Liao Kingdom, the brothers have long wanted to meet those Liao people, what kind of brave and good at fighting...... I want to see if it's true or not! ”

Qin Wei was secretly happy in his heart, and then prepared to go back.

"Thank you, Lang-kun."

The two Northern Expeditionary soldiers who committed the crime stopped Qin Wei, and then you look at me, and I look at yours.

"There's something to say, I'm busy!"

Qin Wei has been very busy recently, not only has he to go to Zhao Zhen to advise on various government affairs, but he also has to be busy updating Liu Shu's Red Mansion, although his days are busy but very fulfilling.

There are only more than two months left before their marriage, and they are going to be grooms!

The four joys of life: a long drought and a rainy day, meeting old acquaintances in other places, candle nights in the cave room, and the title of the gold list.

Of these four things, only the cave room is the most pleasant!

Qin Wei was a little excited, and a little apprehensive.

A soldier said, "Thank you, Lang Jun, villain...... The villain is rich, and the villain can afford the money to build a house, and he doesn't dare to let Lang Jun break the bank again. ”

The other also swore and said: "Lang Jun rest assured, I will live in peace from now on, and I don't dare to make trouble for Lang Jun again." ”

Will this group of ruffians from the scattered mansion division be honest?

Qin Wei shook his head and sighed: "I'd rather believe that the sow will go up the tree than believe that you will be honest." Get up, house ...... In the future, I have to count on you to fight! You don't care about money, ...... Not bad for money! ”

"Thank you, Lang-kun."

The two soldiers smiled and sent Qin Wei all the way out of Zhuangzi, Qin Wei looked back on horseback and saw that the two goods were high-fived each other!

"I have a daughter-in-law!"

Get on the bus first and then make up the ticket, which can be regarded as a pioneer of the times,

Qin Wei went all the way into the city and asked Zhao Zhen again.

"Your Majesty is not in a good mood, if the matter is not big, you can go and discuss with the Zaifu."

Xu Mao came out to explain in person, and Qin Wei thought about it, so he went to find Lu Yijian and them.

"Qin Wei wants to see?"

Hell, how did this guy come looking for us?

Lu Yijian looked at Wang Yaochen, and Wang Yaochen surrendered his gaze to Wang Zhen again...... A not-so-good feeling came to my heart.

"It's not going to be a trouble......

Even Wang Zhen felt that something was wrong.

Qin Wei had most of the things in the past to tell His Majesty when he was waiting for the small court meeting, and never dealt with Zaifu, after all, he had this privilege, how could he not seize the opportunity.

What's going on today?

Because of Wang Zhen's face, Lu Yijian couldn't say anything to be obedient, so he just smiled and said, "That's it, let him come, let's hear what's going on." ”

Later, Qin Wei came in, and the Zai Fu put down their affairs, as cautious as the three halls of trial.

"Say it."

Lu Yijian had raised his vigilance and vowed not to be fooled by this guy again. At the court meeting a few days ago, this kid damaged his face, if it weren't for the disparity in age and status, Lao Lu would definitely not let him go so easily.

Qin Wei felt that the atmosphere was wrong, so he smiled dryly and said, "Xiaguan recently found a kind of flower, this flower grows in the north, it is very special......"

"The old man is busy!"

Lu Yijian immediately lost interest.

The old man is Zaifu, full of things, how can he have that spare time to accompany you to talk nonsense, if it weren't for Wang Zhen's presence, he would have been furious and scolded.

"That flower is beautiful?"

Wang Yaochen asked curiously from the perspective of cheering.

"Yes, it's beautiful."

Qin Wei planted with his grandfather when he was a child, and he saw cotton blooming, which was indeed beautiful.

But what he wants is not the flower, "the flower will bear fruit when it blooms, and the fruit will produce flocculent after it is dried, and it can be used to make cloth, and it can be used to make quilts......

In Qin Wei's view, before the advent of chemical fabrics, cotton cloth was the greatest invention of mankind, without this thing, once the population swelled, it would become the norm to not cover the body.

At that point, it is likely that the ritual will collapse.

"I can make cloth, I can make quilts......

Lu Yijian said impatiently: "Isn't there now?" ”

There are many types of fabrics in the Great Song Dynasty: cotton, silk, spinning, linen...... But there are so many types of fabrics, but there are almost no that can be used and have high yields.

But that's also relative.

Compared with the Great Song Dynasty, the situation of the Tangut people was more miserable, and there were also those natives on the plateau, and it was the norm to be unclothed, which was also the reason for the small population of the bitter cold land.

If you don't have a sturdy body, you can't survive the beginning of winter.

Most of the cloth supply in Western Xia came from trade with the Great Song Dynasty, and now the scale of the moat between the two countries is not large, about 250 wen per foot of cloth.

With this kind of price, it is no wonder that the Tangut people are poor.

So they dreamed that Da Song would be able to expand the scale of the dagzaar.

But the Great Song Dynasty would not easily agree, after all, the establishment of the Western Xia State was a humiliation for the Great Song Dynasty, if it weren't for Qin Wei's facts and reasoning to suppress the idea of sending troops to the imperial court, the two countries would have already started a war at this time, let alone any field trade.

The people take food as the sky, but they can have food and clothing, and clothing is the most obvious gap between humans and livestock.

He who wears clothes is called a man, and he who does not wear clothes is a beast.

Therefore, food and clothing are always the most concerned issue.

The reason for Lu Yijian's contempt is to solidify his thinking, in his opinion, there are only those materials that can be used to make cloth in the world, and there is no other way than to increase production.

The problem is that with the current productive forces of the Great Song Dynasty, it is simply impossible to make the people of the whole country have no worries about food and clothing, even if it continues for 500 years.

Could it be that you, Qin Wei, can still conjure up new varieties out of thin air?

"The fabrics that are available today are not as good as cotton."

Seeing that even Wang Zhen didn't think so, Qin Wei said with some annoyance: "The lower officials want to send the Northern Expeditionary Army to investigate this thing in Liao, and I hope that the ministers will agree."

Lu Yijian sighed and said, "Did you go and ask?" What did Pang Ji say? ”

Pang Ji is a privy envoy, and any transfer of military horses in the Great Song Dynasty requires the approval of the privy envoy, but the question is how many people are there in the Northern Expeditionary Army?

Qin Wei was a little stunned, and said helplessly: "There are only more than two hundred people in total, and the rest still have to be on duty, do you also need to ask the privy envoy?" ”

Don't talk nonsense, okay?

If this is the case, Pang Ji doesn't have to do things every day, and sits there as a nodding bodhisattva. As long as the Zaifu agreed, he would go to the Privy Council to prepare the case.

Thinking about the relationship between him and the Pang family, Pang Ji will not deliberately make things difficult.

Seeing that he insisted, Lu Yijian didn't say anything, just waved his hand and said casually: "Go, go, if you lose manpower...... The old man has nowhere to replenish you. ”

The land of tigers and wolves in Liao, others can't avoid it, and you still make it up?

A small army touching it is tantamount to looking for death, and the probability of total annihilation is almost 100 percent.

Thinking of Qin Wei's use of the Northern Expeditionary Army to make trouble many times, Lu Yijian's mood suddenly became happy.

You just toss...... After you finish tossing this Northern Expeditionary Army, see if you dare to make trouble in the future.

When the Northern Expeditionary Army was first established, no one in the DPRK and China expected that Qin Weizhen would be able to train this army to combat effectiveness, so most of them went with the mentality of seeing him lose face.

didn't expect that this thief army really made him an elite soldier, especially Qin Wei's character of causing trouble, many people suffered in the hands of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

At this time, many people in the DPRK and China were not happy, and they wrote to Zhao Zhen to dismantle the Northern Expeditionary Army.

It's just that the Northern Expeditionary Army won two battles and two victories, and everyone has no strong and powerful excuse.

Now it's okay, you toss, toss and die.

Jaesuke agreed.

Qin Wei went out and went to the Privy Council, Pang Ji would naturally give this face, and the matter would be completed.

Later, the Northern Expeditionary Army went to the military headquarters to receive grain and grass and other baggage, and then prepared to set off.

Outside Qinjiazhuang, Qin Wei patted the soldiers on the shoulders one by one and said, "Go well, come back well, wait for you at home." ”

Xie Ting stood beside him and said proudly: "Don't worry, Lang Jun, our weapons are excellent and our strength is not bad, those people ...... Can't stop us. ”

Naturally, the combat strength of the Northern Expeditionary Army goes without saying.

Although it has not yet confronted the Liao people head-on, according to the current comparison, even if the Northern Expeditionary Army really encounters the same number of Liao troops, it will definitely not fall behind.

Even if the other party can't beat it with many people, it is still not a problem to run.

Qin Wei felt a little relieved in his heart, and said: "This trip only needs the seeds of cotton, don't worry about the rest, let alone clash head-on with the Liao army, go and return to the ...... quickly."

This is his team, how much effort has been put in in the past two years to form, and he hopes to come back with a lot of people.

Xie Ting said solemnly: "Lang Jun rest assured. ”

Qin Wei glanced at these soldiers and said with a smile: "I am waiting for you to come back in Bianliang to celebrate." ”

The villagers threw themselves on their horses and set off.

In the past, they were always lonely, but this time, there were two more big-bellied women outside Zhuangzi, an inexplicable warmth and daring, which made these iron-blooded troops a little more tender.

"Come back early!"

"Got it."

There is more concern and hope in the eyes of women and men, and the original boring and boring life has become more colorful, and care makes people warm.

……

Sending off the Northern Expeditionary Army, Qin Wei was melancholy for two days.

Immediately, Wang Zhen appeared in the Qin family.

Seeing Shen An frowning and pondering, he said, "You stop a little, the Liu family is almost ready...... But Liu Shu is a foreign daughter in the end, the Liu family will not spend blood to prepare a dowry, are you ready to wrap up? ”

The so-called wrapping has something to do with the current custom of marrying.

At this time, all married women must prepare a rich dowry, otherwise they will be ridiculed. Wealthy people are naturally not afraid of this, but ordinary people have a headache for it.

What to do?

Tell your son-in-law directly: My family's conditions are like this, and there are only so many marriages, are you willing?

If the man is unwilling, both parties will be considered to have failed.

If the man is satisfied with the woman, then he will privately give some jewelry money and let the woman prepare a dowry, which is the meaning of the man to save face for the woman.

This kind of behavior of saving face for the woman is called wrapping.

Qin Wei thought for a while and said with a smile: "I don't care about the woman's dowry here, to put it mildly, you also know the net worth of a certain person and the amount of the woman's dowry...... Interesting? ”

He said this with arrogance, and the breath of the nouveau riche made Wang Zhen's eyes flash.

"That's it, the old man will talk about it."

It was supposed to be the job of a matchmaker, but Wang Zhen was worried that the matchmaker would tell the wrong thing and bad things, so he took leave and went to Liu's house.

This can be regarded as giving Liu Jian enough face.

……

And when Zhao Zhen heard about the cotton, he recruited Qin Wei into the palace for questioning.

"Is there such a treasure?"

There was suspicion in his words, "If there really is, then why don't the Liao people use it?" ”

Lu Yijian smiled: "I can weave cloth, I can fill it in clothes and quilts, and I can feed it...... Your Majesty, if there really is such a treasure, the Liao people are not stupid. ”

Wang Yaochen also nodded, this is common sense, children can come to this conclusion. This is also life experience, and people from the ignorance of children to the reading of thousands of sails when they are old is to brush up on life experience.

Qin Wei would have judged this way if he was an indigenous, but he came from a later generation, and later generations recorded what happened to Chili when he first landed...... Flowers, kept at home for people to see.

But chili peppers later conquered China, sweeping everything from south to north.

Cotton is also beautiful to bloom, so the Liao people raised this plant as a flower......

Qin Wei explained: "Your Majesty, most of the Liao people who can raise flowers are rich people, and rich people are not bad at clothes!" Whether it's silk or something, they have it all, so who has nothing to figure out what that cotton can do? Besides, they don't have that ability. ”

This is not boasting.

The Chinese people have the ability to make the best use of this kind of thing. For example, when you eat, you can get rid of airplanes that fly in the sky, cars that run on the ground, and ships that swim in the sea...... There's nothing we can't eat.

For many years, everyone believed that the Central Plains was rich.

But they don't know that the richness here is not the land, but the people.

Qin Wei continued: "Your Majesty, the diligence and intelligence of our Central Plains people are incomparable to those foreign countries, let's talk about Jiaozhi...... It's a good place to farm twice a year, and the abundance of products makes people jealous, but what kind of life have they lived? As for the Western Xia and Liao, that's not to mention......"

Qin Wei said as he spoke, and said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, in the past, others came to rob our things, and this time we will also rob them once." ”

Zhao Zhen was made to laugh and cry by his fallacies, "Is the territory of the Liao people a good land? Besides, the matter of cotton is illusory, and since they are all gone, then I have nothing to say, but in case those Northern Expeditionary Forces are damaged......"

Lu Yijian made up a knife on the side: "Your Majesty, this matter is Qin Weiyi's strong advocacy, and the minister can't resist him, so he has to agree." ”

Qin Wei was a little angry when he heard this, so he said: "That's a baby, even if the Northern Expeditionary Army is lost, although the minister is distressed, he will still look for it!" ”

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