Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 30 Preparations Before Winter
"Weiyong, the Yushitai's problem should be solved by the Yushitai itself. Let's not stretch our hands too long, otherwise they will get burned." Li Shanchang picked up the tea cup next to him and blew in the hot air. He lowered his head and took a sip.

What kind of person is Hu Weiyong? He knows the elegant meaning of Xian song.

When Li Shanchang mentioned Yushitai, he immediately thought of Pan Longyun.

Yes, why did I forget about him? This guy is still the censor of the Yushitai.

And according to the information he learned, Pan Longyun now hated Yang Xian to death.

As a censor, it is his duty to monitor all officials.

On the surface, he is still Liu Bowen's old man.

This hand borrows the knife to kill people, it is really wonderful.

In an instant, Hu Weiyong figured out the key in his mind, and even thought of how to encourage Pan Longyun.

The corners of his mouth raised slightly, revealing a bright smile.

“Students know how to do it.”

Yangzhou.

Today there is another road section in the city that needs to be constructed. Yang Xian went to the site to supervise the workers' attention as usual.

On the way back, a gust of autumn wind blew.

Lu Mingyi tightened his clothes and suddenly said: "Mr. Yang, the temperature this year seems to be a little unusual. According to the time, it has just entered autumn, but the temperature in these two days is compared to the late autumn in Yangzhou City in previous years, and even the early winter. It’s going to be cold.”

This is Yang Xian's first year in Yangzhou. Of course, he doesn't know what the temperature was like in Yangzhou at this time in previous years.

But compared to modern times, it's so damn cold.

In modern times, before the National Day, it is still summer, and the heat is completely unbearable.

Especially in the year he traveled, the temperature could be said to be the highest in history.

And every year from now on, it will only get hotter and hotter.

So when he returned to the Ming Dynasty, he was really not used to the temperature for a while, and almost caught a cold.

When Lu Mingyi saw that Yang Xian had no reaction, he thought that Yang Xian had just arrived in Yangzhou not long ago, and thought that he had no obvious perception of this matter.

In order to attract Yang Xian's attention, Lu Mingyi continued: "I still remember ten years ago, not long after I arrived in Yangzhou, the early autumn of that year was as cold as this year."

"I still remember that the winter that year was an extremely cold winter, and many people in Yangzhou failed to survive that winter."

When Lu Mingyi said this, his expression was a little sad.

This winter, if the weather is as extreme as that year, many people will freeze to death again.

To keep out the cold, Yang Xian's first thought was cotton.

Although cotton first appeared in my country, it can be traced back to the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

But before the Song Dynasty, cotton was only grown in a small number of frontier areas. People in the Central Plains did not know what quilts and cotton-padded jackets existed. The mainstream materials for clothing were silk, fur, and more often hemp.

Fur has a good protection against cold.

Such as the famous mink coat.

But these are the clothes of princes and nobles. If they are poor people, they cannot afford them at all.

Therefore, poor people can only go to the wild to find some catkins or reed catkins in winter, and put these naturally growing plants in their clothes or quilts.When making beds, they would also use grass from crops they had stored in the summer. Although reed catkins, catkins and these hays could not keep out the cold, it was still better than nothing.As long as they use these things to survive the cold winter, life will be better.

In the Central Plains region, the Ming Dynasty truly popularized cotton cultivation.As for the truly systematic cotton industry, it was not established until the end of the Qing Dynasty.

It’s just that the Ming Dynasty has just been founded, and this new policy has obviously not been implemented yet.

Food is still the main food in various places, and cotton production is not much. Moreover, it is past the planting time. It is impossible to grow cotton before winter, let alone make it into cotton coats.

"My lord, my lord, my lord!"

Lu Mingyi shouted three times in a row, and then Yang Xian responded.

"Listen." Yang Xian smiled slightly and suddenly asked. “Where can you get a lot of wool these days?”

"wool?"

Lu Mingyi couldn't keep up with Yang Xian's thoughts for a while, but he had already gotten used to this. After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Of course the place with the most wool is the grassland."

He paused and then said: "Now General Zhenglu is stationed in the north. While guarding the border, he is also responsible for mopping up the remaining forces of the Yuan Dynasty that invade the north. There should be a large number of shepherds, sheep and war horses captured by the border army. "

The general who conquered the captives was Xu Da.

In the third year of Hongwu, Xu Da was ordered to go to the north. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang still wanted to completely annihilate Yuan Ting.

But in the next few years, it will be discovered that the Mongolian military power cannot be completely eliminated in a short time.

The Ming Dynasty's strategy towards the north also gradually shifted from offense to defense.

Since then, Xu Da has been training troops and preparing for the border in Beiping and Shanxi for a long time, guarding Beiping for nearly ten years.

The so-called "Great Wall on the Fortress" was built.

It was not until the 13th year of Hongwu that the Hu Weiyong case occurred.

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the dismissal of Zhongshu Sheng and the abolition of the post of prime minister. Only then did Xu Da respond to the decree.

Although Xu Da would return to the capital during these ten years, he would spend most of his time away from home.

"Northern Frontier Army." Yang Xian murmured in a low voice.

This is feasible. Now the Northern Border Army is short of food, so they can barter with food.

Both sides get what they need. With the wool, Yang Xian can completely light up the corresponding technology tree in the civilization technology system, or directly exchange it for a wool spinning machine more simply and crudely.

It sounds simple, but there are many things involved.

The prefect of a state bypasses the court and directly contacts the border troops. Let's not talk about whether Xu Da will pay attention to you at that time. What will the boss, Lao Zhu, think?
Although due to the system, Yang Xian's personal safety can be guaranteed as long as he is in Yangzhou, but if things really come to that point, it will not be beautiful.

Yang Xian thought for a while and decided to complete the transaction through Prince Zhu Biao.

There is no more suitable candidate than him. It is easier to go to Zhu Biao for many things than to go to Lao Zhu directly.

"Okay, don't look so grim. I guarantee that this winter, Yangzhou will not be in the same situation as it was ten years ago." Yang Xian patted Lu Mingyi on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Regardless of the fact that there are still a few months until winter, time is actually very tight. Yang Xian plans to write a report to Zhu Biao as soon as he returns.

On the other side, Beijing.

Zhu Biao is also worried about the food problem in the northern border areas. Just yesterday he just received a report from Xu Da. There was no other unnecessary words in the report, it just meant the same thing.

That means food!
At this moment, Zhu Biao suddenly heard a voice coming from outside the palace.

(End of this chapter)