Zhizhang Datang

Chapter 377 The Existence That Makes the Enemy Desperate
What the caravan brought back this time, in addition to the things that other caravans would purchase, there was also the "Jibeibu" that Lin Sen had specifically explained that he must prepare more. This name must be unfamiliar to everyone. Just plain cotton.

Some of the novels Lin Sen had read said that the Tang Dynasty did not have this thing, and some used cotton as one of the incentives to attack Gaochang, saying that Gaochang was rich in it.

But according to Lin Sen, it's hard to say whether Gaochang has cotton, but Lingnan does have it.

According to the "Book of the Later Han Yi Biography", as early as the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Ailaoyi people in southwest my country had begun to grow cotton, and cotton planting technology began to be introduced to Lingnan around the time of Soochow.

Wu Ren Wanzhen's "Nanzhou Foreign Objects" recorded the process of cotton from maturity to processing into cotton cloth:

"Five-color mottled clothes are made of silk cloth and ancient bei cloth. When this wood is ripe, it looks like a goose feather, with a nucleus like a bead in it, which is thinner than silk cotton. If people use it, the nucleus will be removed, but it will not be woven. , Any small draw, the phase traction will never be cut off.

If you want to make mottled cloth, you can dye it with five colors and weave it into cloth. "

It was not until the Song and Yuan dynasties that the inland began to use cotton for weaving. In this regard, Lingnan was a big step ahead of the inland.

Of course, Lin Sen didn't know about it from the beginning, but just happened to meet him when he was bored and went for a stroll in Panyu City.

It's just that compared to the crowded silk shops, the shops selling jibe cloth are almost empty, and there are really few people who care about them.

The reason is not difficult to understand. The textile industry is a distinctive industry in Lingnan handicrafts.The unique natural climate makes Lingnan textiles have the characteristics of various varieties and bright colors. It has been called "Island Yi Huifu" since ancient times.

In the long-term life practice, the people of Lingnan adapted to local conditions and used various local plant fibers to weave a variety of cloth products, including kudzu cloth, bamboo cloth, banana cloth, linen cloth and cotton cloth.

But such things, because they are local specialties, are mostly worn by ordinary people, and there are also a few local people, so they are not taken seriously.

Compared with silk, which has fans all over the world and even fan merchants flock to, this thing is a bit of a low-level person, as if it is naturally at a lower level.

In addition, just like silk quilts are more popular in the south than cotton quilts in later generations, the weather in Lingnan is really too humid, and the cotton cloth itself has the property of absorbing moisture and keeping warm, which has become the biggest shortcoming here.

No one wants to walk around in Lingnan wearing clothes that are always wet.

It's probably the same as wearing cotton clothes and running a summer marathon.So it's a matter of course not to be seen.

The rich people here like to wear silk, and the ordinary people who have no money prefer to wear linen clothes or bamboo cloth clothes. They are breathable, cool and easy to dry. Isn't it much more uncomfortable?

Since things like jibeb are not well-known in the south, no one is willing to do it if they want the caravan to transport them to the north.

If you are in charge of north-south trade, on the one hand, you will be able to transport all kinds of imported goods that will be worth a hundred times their value, not to mention a huge profit, it is almost the same, anyway, it is a business that is sure to make money.

On the other side is the soil that is recognized in the south. Will you spare some of the hard-won capacity, instead of transporting imported goods that are destined to be valuable, and try to turn those soil into gold carats?Obviously, many caravans here did not do this.

If Lin Sen hadn't happened to know that this cotton cloth is indeed a very suitable cloth for use in the north, and it is also the most comfortable for children as underwear, he would certainly not waste the precious capacity of his family's caravan to transport these I don't know if I can sell the high-priced cotton cloth back. Even if it is the shipping fee, it must be included in the cost.

As for whether this kind of cotton cloth can be sold in Chang'an City and lead the trend as always, Lin Sen doesn't care too much, as long as Ping An and Cheng Huaiyu can use it comfortably.

Hearing that the big ship that was related to whether he could return to his family as soon as possible was finally built, Lin Sen simply put aside all the things at hand, and ran to the shipyard not far away with his hands.

The big boat that made Lin Sen think about it stood quietly in the water, and the small waves basically had no effect on it, and even the ups and downs were very small.

Because a lot of top-notch hardwoods are used, the overall appearance is darker in color. From a distance, it looks like a giant steel beast with a top-end horn crouching there.

Looking closer, this trimaran is more than a circle larger than all the sea-going ships that can be seen around Panyu at present.

However, the existence of two auxiliary hulls does not make it look bloated. Overall, the length is still longer than the width, and the proportion is relatively close to that of Fuchuan's hull.

In the middle of the bow is a terrifying skull head, the image is directly taken from the visor used by Lin Sen and the others, and it is also the most prominent part of the entire ship.

Below it are three bows straight forward like blades. Both the main hull and the two auxiliary hulls have been strengthened. When facing an enemy ship, it will probably be like splitting wood with a big axe. Smoothly dismember it into several pieces.

Further down, below the waterline, there is also a protruding ram.

With the super hardness of the quebracho wood, even if the opponent's hull is entirely made of iron, it can still poke a few holes. What's more, the impact angles are similar to the triangular structure, and the armor-piercing effect is simply Don't be too strong.

These are only things that can be seen on the surface. In fact, there are many real killers hidden in the hull.

This time, Lin Sen almost put all the weapons he had that could be used in naval battles on this new ship, which he had entrusted with countless efforts and expectations.

After the transformation, the winding is much easier. Only two people can shoot the bed crossbow continuously, the ballista with guaranteed power and accuracy, and even some small trebuchets, all with the help of his students down, to the sides of the hull.

Each big guy is equipped with a base that can be lifted and rotated, as well as a fortress-like protective plate around the circle. Under the protection of thick hardwood, it is difficult for the enemy's attack to cause any damage.

This kind of protection, which is enough to make the enemy desperate, is reflected in all aspects of the entire ship, such as the high erected sides of the main hull, or even the luxurious sandalwood houseboats.

But it was Lin Sen's secret weapons that really made them more powerful.

When these things really start to show their power, any enemy ship will tremble in front of this new flagship, despairing!

　How many friends are still reading this book?Let me take a look at it with a squeak?So desperate...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)