People in Datang, start with a golden hoe

Of course, Cai Xiaolan is not a saint with empty hands. When she was announced into the hall, she held a golden wooden box in her hand. The box is half a foot long and contains a set of blue-black cotton-padded clothes and a melon-shaped hat.

"The daughter of the people bows before the saint!" Cai Xiaolan knelt down and worshiped.

Before Li Shimin met Cai Xiaolan, he always thought that she should be an old woman over fifty years old. The so-called cotton cloth was just a new technique summed up based on years of experience. Later, after hearing about her relationship with the Cui family, I felt that she might be younger, literate, and a hard worker.

But now the feeling brought by picking Xiaolan in front of him was beyond his expectation. It was like a piece of Poria cocos in the forest, with a breath of freshness coming from the simplicity.

"Be flat!"

Cai Xiaolan memorized the etiquette taught by Yu Shinan, and even after getting up, she did not dare to look directly at Li Shimin immediately. Instead, he lowered his eyebrows and stood aside, intending to take a peek when no one was paying attention. When we arrived in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, it would be a shame not to take a look at the founder of Zhenguan rule.

What's more, she still has a memorial on her body.

Cai Xiaolan kept her head lowered, and Li Shimin couldn't see her clearly. If you are an ordinary person, you will look for opportunities to watch. But who is he? The co-lord of the world, the combination of the Son of Heaven and the Heavenly Khan, has both Han and Hu blood in his body reaching the pinnacle of power. Immediately ordered: "Raise your head!"

The two looked at each other and Cai Xiaolan was immediately defeated.

"So Li Shimin looks like this." Cai Xiaolan understood in her heart. Mixed-race children often express excellent traits because their parents are genetically far apart. The Yintang is full and the entire forehead is more prominent. He has a handsome face and a curly beard.

Li Shimin glanced at Cai Xiaolan's face and lost all interest in an instant, "The facial features are regular, but too thin. I heard that you were once the daughter-in-law of Cui Le's family. Why do you look so malnourished? Is it because their family is reluctant to give you food and drink?"

When the ministers who were waiting in the hall heard the holy words, they wanted to laugh but did not dare to. Li Shimin, who holds a grudge, will not miss any opportunity for revenge. Cui Le used the same words to stimulate Li Shimin when he was the King of Qin.

Cai Xiaolan didn't know the "ridge" in it, so she answered honestly: "When the daughter of the people was in the Cui family, Mr. Cui pleaded guilty in Lingnan Road. However, the Lu family and I lived in Yangzhou. Although we were a bit busy, we didn't have to worry about eating and drinking. As for the body shape , it should be natural.”

Before going to the palace, Yu Shinan specifically told him that he must answer whatever the emperor asked. First, you can't lie, and second, you can't talk about him.

"Hahaha, interesting. It seems that the little lady is not a lucky person." Li Laoer sneered.

"What the sage said is absolutely true." Cai Xiaolan smiled, but she scolded him in her heart, "What a sharp-tongued Li Laoer. After being the emperor for seven or eight years, he was quick to name anything he wanted. Forgot." If it weren't for the fear of being beheaded, Cai Xiaolan would have asked, "You are so lucky, why are you the second oldest? Otherwise, you wouldn't have to kill me to achieve enlightenment."

"Your Majesty, the Duke of E has arrived."

"Come in quickly!"

Chi Jingde, the Duke of E State, is the general of Youwuhou. There is also the Secretary of the Ministry of War sitting in the hall. The two of them can discuss military and state affairs together.

Li Jing walked to the front and asked Li Shimin for instructions: "Your Majesty, can we start?"

"allow!"

Li Jing turned to Cai Xiaolan and said, "Daughter Cai Min, please tell me about the cotton-padded clothes first!"

Cai Xiaolan went to the door and brought a wooden box with gold wire, and opened the cover. Inside, there was a set of thick cotton clothes, top and bottom, and a melon-shaped hat. "I would also like to ask you to find a soldier of average build and remove the armor."

Yuchi Jingde immediately stood up, bent down and petitioned Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, let me come."

"That's right!"

The guard guarding the door immediately went inside to help Yuchi remove his armor. Cai Xiaolan held her coat and stood aside. She couldn't help but complain in her heart, "Why don't you get bored to death if you ask me about everything?"

The armor worn by military attaches to court is more of a ritual weapon than a piece of armor. More than a dozen parts were removed from the whole body, leaving only the soft inner lining. The soldiers wanted to continue taking off their clothes, but Cai Xiaolan quickly shouted to stop, "That's enough, there's no need to take them off anymore."

A rough man is a rough man, without any regard for the presence of a woman.

The top is a shirt type, and the bottom is trousers. The appearance of the clothes is slightly different from the clothes of the Tang Dynasty. When Yuchi put it on, the corners of the clothes were slightly shorter and were covered by trousers, making them inconspicuous. An ankle is exposed below. Finally, Cai Xiaolan put the melon hat on his head with her own hands.

"How?" Li Laoer asked.

"This cotton-padded coat is worn outside. I can't feel it, but the hat is quite comfortable." Yuchi Jingde moved a few times and was very flexible. "I will go out and take a walk for a few laps to try."

"Yuchi, let's try someone else. If this cotton coat doesn't keep you warm, you'll get cold again." Li Shimin was reluctant to give up.

There are earth dragons in the hall, and the room is warm, but it is cold outside. If you don't keep warm, it won't be worth it if you catch the wind and cold.

In ancient times, wind and cold were not a minor illness.

Yuchi's expression dropped when he heard that his boss was looking down on him, "Haha, I'm in great health. I remember when... I came to a certain house whenever I wanted!"

The atmosphere in the main hall suddenly dropped to freezing point. Li Jing and Yu Shinan in the seats did not dare to raise their heads, muttering to themselves, "This Yuchi still has the same bad temper as before."

Li Shimin sat down on the chair with a snap and stared at the door angrily, "You are so kind as a donkey!"

After a while, Yuchi Jingde jogged back.

"Your Majesty, this thing is so warm. It's almost better than Qiuzi." Yuchi was in his early fifties. He went out for a run and panted loudly like a cow.

After listening to the words, Li Laoer took a small step to the side, put his hand into the cotton coat, and felt a steam of heat. "This cotton coat is really extraordinary. I wonder how much it costs to produce a set of cotton coats?" The last sentence, He obviously said this to Cai Xiaolan.

"Reporting to the saint, the daughter of the people has recorded the entire process from a cotton plant to cotton clothes in a book. Please have your Majesty take a look at it!" Cai Xiaolan took out a thin book from her arms like a magic trick and handed it to the eunuch on the side.

Li Laoer took it and flipped through it roughly. The content in the book was very detailed: whether it was the production conditions and costs of cotton or the textile technology of cotton, it could all be "explained from the book."

"You don't have much money to write this!"

"Affected by labor and cotton costs, the price is around three hundred yuan!"

"Okay!" Li Laoer slammed the edge of the chair.

Li Jing even violated etiquette, stood up and laughed wildly in the main hall, "As long as you give me 50,000 soldiers who are not afraid of the severe cold in Mobei, it's no problem for a mere Turk."

Although Li Jing won the battle at the beginning of the fourth year of Zhenguan, it was a miserable victory. Many soldiers were frozen to death, and those who returned also suffered from frostbite. You can no longer take up arms and go to war.

Several veterans in the palace spoke to Li Laoer several times about this kind of thing, most of which were in dialect, which Cai Xiaolan couldn't understand. But judging from their excited faces, they were probably talking about expanding territories.

"Your Majesty, the war must not be started lightly!" The Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue could not kneel down. He knows best what the treasury looks like.