Otaku Engineer in Great Tang Dynasty Chapter 1367: Besiege, Bai Diezi! (Thanks to the lord Heihong Meifang for the reward…

"Haha! Xiaoke, don’t panic, listen to your majesty. You should grow up a few years later and then go to Shu to take up your post. In the past few years, you will still stay in Chang'an and benefit from Yizhou University. The post of the governor, so, before going to the fief, Xiaoke, you have to study hard and enrich yourself. After you come to the fief, you will become a generation of virtuous kings and guard your Majesty’s side!"

Yanhuang Academy, in the office of the chieftain, Li Zexuan looked at Li Ke and eagerly exhorted.

For Li Ke this student, Li Zexuan is very satisfied. He is very talented. He can teach everything, civil and military, and he is a gentleman. Li Zexuan has high hopes for Li Ke!

Among the students who will carry forward Yanhuang Academy in the future, there is definitely Li Ke!

Li Ke stood up, bowed respectfully to Li Zexuan, and said: "I follow the instructions of the mountain leader and never forget!"

"Hmm!"

Li Zexuan nodded and asked: "Xiao Ke, don't you want to go to Shudi?"

Li Ke was stunned when he heard the words. After a while, he shook his head and said softly: "How do you want to go? What if you don't want to go? As the prince of Tang Dynasty, one day he will leave the capital city, leave his father and mother, and leave me The teachers and classmates of the school went to the distant fief to take up their posts and guard the side of Datang for me! This is Ke’s mission!"

The helplessness and sadness in these words can be heard by individuals!

Li Zexuan stood up, patted Li Ke on the shoulder, then walked to the bed with his hand held down, looking at Yunshan by the window and the village under Yunshan, he said with emotion:

"Xiao Ke, as a royal person, of course there will be a lot of helplessness, but how many people are truly free and unrestrained in life in this world? Each of us is born with our own mission, you While lamenting the fate’s helplessness, there are not many people in the world who envy you, envy you in the royal family, and once you become an adult, you can rush to the fief, be a free and unrestrained prince, and indulge in the landscape!

Life is besieged city after city. People outside the city want to come in, but people inside the city want to come in. Therefore, instead of running around inside and out, it’s better to accept reality, accept your identity, and accomplish yourself. Mission to prove his value in the world!

The land of Bashu is surrounded by mountains, and there are many rich families and tribes in the area. A careless management can cause civil unrest. The life of the people in Shu is relatively closed and very difficult. In the future, you will take what you have learned from the Yanhuang Academy and the holy orders of your majesty to go to Shu to take your post to manage the wealthy and tribes of Bashu. Let the people of Shu be like The people here in Chang'an are equally wealthy. Your Majesty and Empress will be very pleased, and they will be very pleased to be a teacher!

This is a kind of inheritance of hope, not restricted by space or region! And, don’t you think this kind of life is more meaningful? "

Speaking of this, Li Zexuan turned around and looked at Li Ke with scorching eyes.

Actually, he understands Li Ke’s feelings very well. Anyone who was driven out of his hometown by his parents in his teens and went to a strange place would become confused. As a royal man, even though he was prepared in his heart, At this moment, after knowing that he would be leaving for Bashu in a few years, his heart was inevitably hurt.

Li Ke's gaze gradually changed from hesitating to a sense of clarity. He gave a deep ceremony and said: "Thank you for the enlightenment of the mountain leader. In the future, Ke will bring the knowledge taught by the mountain leader to benefit the people of Shu! , I won’t blame others anymore~!"

When he was confused, Li Zexuan helped him turn the clouds and see the fog and pointed out the direction. He was really grateful to Li Zexuan.

After hearing this, Li Zexuan smiled happily and said: "Haha! That's good! From now on, you can take time to practice in Yanhuang Bank. The things I teach you are limited to theory, Xiaoke, you have to The combination of theory and practice will work! In the future, these economic methods will be used in Shu land, and they will surely reap miraculous results!

"Yes! The mountain is long!"

Li Ke nodded. Suddenly, he asked with some doubts: "I don't know what is important for Shan Chang to see my father in the palace today?"

"Oh, as a teacher, I asked your Majesty for a mineral vein in Bashu. This is how it goes..."

Listening to Li Ke’s question, Li Zexuan briefly talked about the affairs of the Changzhou vanadium-titanium magnetite mine. Li Ke listened, and said, "The leader can rest assured that when Ke goes to Shu, he will definitely manage it. The people of the good land of Shu, so that the mountain leader can safely mine in the land of Shu!"

Li Zexuan smiled and said: "Haha! I would like to thank His Royal Highness Shu Wang for being a teacher! Haha!"

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Sure enough, in the afternoon, a team of sergeants rushed out of Chang'an City with Li Er's imperial decree and headed towards Bashu.

Besides, as the evening was approaching, several eunuchs came up to Yunshan and invited Li Ke from Yanhuang Academy to Chang'an, saying that it was the morning of tomorrow, and Li Ke must participate.

Li Zexuan guessed that tomorrow morning, Lao Li must directly announce the news that Li Ke will be named the king of Shu!

Night, the palace.

In the Ganlu Temple, Li Er looked at the map of Bashu on the Long Case and was in a daze. At this moment, Zhao Song walked in from outside and stood beside Li Er, whispering:

"Your Majesty, the spies sent to Jiangnan Yuezhou the other day have returned!"

Li Er couldn't help being surprised when he heard this. He quickly recovered and asked: "How about? Can you find Li Yu's biological father and mother?"

Zhao Song bowed slightly, and replied: "My Majesty, according to the spy's return, Miss Li Yu's father is Fu Lingyan and her mother is Liu Yixue. It is said that Fu Lingyan was originally a big family in Taiyuan. Sui Daye was three years old. Four times, Taiyuan was also affected. In order to avoid the war, Fu Lingyan took his wife and daughter and the family fled to Izumo Village in Yuezhou, where he lived for more than ten years!

However, Fu Lingyan and Liu Yixue died of illness last year. Girl Li Yu came to Chang'an from Yuezhou alone. By chance, she met Meng Wenhao, and after that, she became a solid Yonganhou. A member of the editorial department of "Datang Daily" remembers! "

"Three years of great cause!"

Li Er's brows narrowed, as if thinking of something, then he wondered: "Why did she, a little girl, come to Chang'an all the way after losing her father and mother?"

Zhao Song bowed and said: "I heard an old woman in Yuncun say that Li Yu is not the biological daughter of Fu Lingyan and Liu Yixue, but an adopted daughter. Li Yu should be looking for a biological father and mother. Came to Chang'an City! But the other villagers in Izumo Village don’t know about this, only the old woman said so, no one knows whether it is true or not!"

"Not one's own person! Certainly not one's own person!"

Li Er stood up, carrying his hands on his back, and began to pace back and forth. After a while, Li Er waved his hand and said: "Okay! I know it all! You step back first! "

"Yes, your majesty~!"

Zhao Song quit.

In the main hall, only Li Er sighed slightly, "Li Yu, Li Yu, do you have anything to do with him..."

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Li Zexuan on Yunshan is thinking about making light bulbs. When Mo Lingwei built the microscope, Li Zexuan once said that he wanted to create a light source that was more convenient and stable than sunlight. The light bulb!

Otherwise, relying solely on the reflected sunlight to provide illumination for the microscope will greatly limit the application of the microscope. Therefore, Li Zexuan intends to start building light bulbs. It will happen that the hydropower station will be completed in a few months. A piece of electrical appliance must be a light bulb, after all, this thing is easier to make!

Thinking about the method of making electric lights, Li Zexuan soon fell asleep.

The second day, early morning.

Li Zexuan woke up from his sleep, only to find that Han Yuxi got up earlier than him.

"Huh~? Lady? What are you planting in this flowerpot?"

Han Yuxi was using a small shovel to give loose soil to the flowerpot. Li Zexuan was curious, and hurriedly asked.

"Yeah! Sang Gong, are you up?"

Han Yuxi heard the sound, turned around quickly, smiled and replied: "Msang, my concubine is planting white stacks! In our yard, there are orchids, peonies, and azaleas, but only Without Bai Diezi, this flower seed was bought by a concubine from a Hushang in West Market. It is now April, and it’s just right to plant it~!"

"Bai Diezi? What kind of flower is this?"

Li Zexuan heard the words and was puzzled, so he could not help stepping forward.

"Msang Gong, don't you know Bai Die Zi? Bai Die Zi's flowers are all white and look like silkworm cocoons. The silk in the cocoons is like thin, especially beautiful when it is in full bloom!"

Han Yuxi looked up at Li Zexuan and said with a smile.

"The whole body is snow-white, and it looks like a silkworm cocoon? Lady, let me see the seeds of this white stack!"

Li Zexuan still didn’t understand what kind of flower the white layer was. He approached Han Yuxi and asked for some white layer seeds. When he put it in his hand, he carefully inspected the seeds. The seed coat was black. There is also a layer of white hair attached to the seed coat, peeling off the seed coat, there is a layer of milky white membrane-like endosperm relics close to the seed coat, seeing this, Li Zexuan suddenly exclaimed:

"Cotton? Bai Diezi is actually cotton?"

His previous life was not a rich second generation who was spoiled and did not eat the fireworks of the world. He was an authentic rural baby. Of course he had seen the seeds of cotton, so he could recognize it at a glance. In addition, he knew cotton a long time ago. It was still an ornamental flower in the Tang Dynasty, but I didn't know that Bai Diezi was cotton!

"Sang Gong, what is cotton? What does this white stack have to do with cotton?"

Han Yuxi said strangely.

Li Zexuan shook his head, and said excitedly: "Lady, you just said that this white layered seed was bought from a Western merchant, but it's true? How many seeds do they have?"

No wonder he is excited. It is true that cotton is too important for people in this era!

Be aware that in ancient China before cotton was planted on a large scale, civilians could only rely on white coarse cloth to keep warm in winter. If there were no briquettes and coal stoves made by Li Zexuan last winter, the people near Chang'an City would definitely be as cold as in previous years. Many people died!

Han Yuxi smiled and replied: "Msang Gong, the flower seeds of Bai Diezi were indeed bought from the merchants in the Western Regions. They should have a lot of seeds. Ms. Gong, how much do you need? The concubine will ask you to buy it for you. Some!"

"Naturally, there are as many as you want~! Lady, let’s tell you, this kind of white stacks can be used to make cotton coats. The effect is excellent. We only need to grow white stacks on a large scale in the future. Son, people don’t need to be frozen in winter anymore!"

Li Zexuan smiled.

Han Yuxi was taken aback, and said, "My husband, do you want to make clothes with white stacks? Is this too extravagant? Even if it is made, ordinary people may not be able to afford it?"

Li Zexuan said strangely: "What? Is this white stack sold very expensive?"

Han Yuxi nodded and said, "Of course it's expensive, Xiang Gong! The price of this white stack is dozens of words. If it is used to make clothes, how many white stacks should you need? There is this among the folks. I grow clothes, but they are only worn by wealthy businessmen with wealth! My mother told my father that there were clothes made of white piles in our house before, but last winter we had heating in our house, so we didn’t take them out. Wear it!"

It is generally believed that cotton spread to the Central Plains from the north and the south. Nanlu was the first Asian cotton from India, which was introduced into Hainan Island and Guangdong and Guangxi via Southeast Asia. According to historical records, it was introduced into Fujian, Guangdong, Sichuan and other regions at least during the Qin and Han Dynasties. The second route is from India to Yunnan via Burma, about the time of Qin and Han dynasties. The third route is that African cotton was introduced into Xinjiang and the Hexi Corridor through West Asia, approximately during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

Beilu is the ancient "Western Region". During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, cotton spread to the Yangtze and Yellow River basins. By the 13th century, Beilu cotton had spread to the Weishui basin of Shaanxi.

In fact, as early as the Warring States Period, according to the statement in "Shangshu", some tribes in the South China Sea began to pay tribute to the Central Plains countries. In the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Yue tribes in Hainan Island had a skilled cotton weaving technology.

During the Tang Dynasty, cotton cultivation began to become popular in China, but at that time it was still regarded as precious flowers and plants, and the "white stack" clothes made of cotton were exclusively enjoyed by dignitaries. It is still out of reach of ordinary people's clothing to keep out the cold.

So, although it shows that cotton was introduced to China before the dynasty, it was only a matter of the middle and late Ming dynasties. Prior to this, the horror of "no cotton in winter" was a real experience of the ancient Chinese!

"So expensive?"

Li Zexuan frowned when he heard this. According to Han Yuxi, cotton in this era is basically as precious as orchids and peonies. No wonder no one uses them to make clothes!

"No! No matter how expensive it is~IndoMTL.com~We have to buy it! Lady, about how many white stacks of flowers we can buy from the western merchants?"

Li Zexuan gritted his teeth and said.

The reason why cotton is expensive now is that it has not been widely planted. Once it is planted on a large scale and then bred, within two to three years, he will definitely have a very, very large amount of cotton! The price of cotton will be quickly suppressed by him!

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First!

Two chapters in one!

Thanks to the lord Heihongmeifang for the reward (March 8)

Thanks to Hans for the Five Marriott Awards!

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