Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 277
Zixuan drank a lot of wine with Wencheng, and when he came back in the evening, he was full of alcohol.

Jinghan probably slept a little more during the day, but she didn't fall asleep early, but sat there waiting for Zixuan. "Hurry up and wash it up, the smell of alcohol is overwhelming." When Jinghan saw Zixuan came back, she got up and went to get her things, and wanted to serve Zixuan to freshen up.

"Lady, you rest, I'll do it myself. Now that you have it again, you must take good care of it." Zixuan took the things in Jinghan's hand, and then went to take a bath in the side room next to her.

When Zixuan came out after washing, Jinghan took a cloth towel and helped Zixuan dry his hair. "How is the second brother? Are you okay?" Jinghan was still a little worried.

"It's okay, he's fine, so I'll just go and have a look." Zixuan took the cloth towel and wiped his hair.After a while, the cloth was soaked, so another piece was changed. "This cloth doesn't drink water, and it costs two yuan to wipe your hair." Zixuan muttered.

An idea flashed in Jinghan's mind, and she suddenly remembered that in her previous life, she used a towel, which was much more watery than this cloth towel.But she doesn't know weaving, and she doesn't quite understand the principle of it.I don't know if Ding, who is in charge of them, can research it.

Speaking of Guanshi Ding and his gang, Jing Han really admires them.Nowadays, the cloth in the weaving workshop is not as simple as before. The woolen material has also been woven into dozens of materials with different thicknesses and patterns.Not to mention plain and twill, there are herringbone patterns and so on, which surprised even Jinghan.

If this towel can be woven, will it be possible to set up a cotton spinning workshop in the future?The climate here is also suitable for growing cotton. In the past two years, Jinghan has done experiments.It would be great if we could set up another cotton spinning workshop.It doesn't have to be weaving, but weaving all kinds of towels and bath towels should be marketable, right?
Jinghan expressed her thoughts a little excitedly, and Zixuan smiled after hearing this. "My lady, you have such a brain, I really don't know what's in it? If you really follow what you said, it's not bad. But, you are pregnant now, but don't work too hard, understand?"

Zixuan's hair was almost brushed, so the couple got into the bed and talked while lying in the hot bed.Zixuan hugged Jinghan naturally, and touched Jinghan's still flat belly with one hand. "My lady, let's have a daughter this time. I want a caring daughter. This child is so good, maybe she really is a daughter."

Jinghan nestled in Zixuan's arms, put her arms around Zixuan's waist, and found the most comfortable position, "Okay, I want a daughter too. I want to have a beautiful daughter, it's best Being able to be as sensible as a lotus."

Zixuan smiled, "You really love Lotus, that child is indeed a pain in the ass. When we have a daughter, I will definitely leave her the best things."

This Jinghan believed it. If she really had a daughter, Zixuan would spoil her to the heavens.She pouted, "What about me? You have a daughter, so you don't want me?"

When Zixuan heard this, he burst out laughing, "Lady, you are so cute, you are jealous of a daughter who has no shadow." Zixuan lowered his head and kissed Jinghan, "No matter how many daughters there are, I love you the most." , will always be you."

The two chattered for a while, Jinghan finally felt a little sleepy, she hugged Zixuan contentedly, and fell asleep.

Since Jinghan didn't respond to pregnancy at all, she thought of this idea again, so she couldn't hold back anymore.The next day, I went to the weaving workshop to find Steward Ding, and asked him to find a few experienced masters to study the towel problem together.

Jinghan proposed an idea and explained the shape of the towel to everyone, then Guanshi Ding laughed, "Ma'am, what you said sounds really good. This should be easy to handle, as you said That kind of hair should be like when we weaving, the thread skipped. Now we just need to solve the problem of the probability of thread skipping and denseness. Madam, we don’t have any Cotton yarn, wait for me to go to the south to buy some, and then we will study it slowly. If it works, I can harvest more cotton in autumn and weave this."

Another person next to him also said, "Actually, we may also use this method to weave blankets. I was thinking, the blankets woven in this way have long piles and are very soft. At that time, we should be able to knit blankets." Keep it as a quilt." Nowadays, women on the grasslands all use wool to weave blankets, but that kind is more suitable for laying on the ground.

When everyone heard it, they all thought it was a good idea, so they discussed together how to weave this kind of thing.Jinghan has always been only responsible for coming up with ideas, not for actual operations, and this time is no exception.While Guanshi Ding and the others were discussing, Jing Han left, and she came up sleepy again, wanting to take a nap.

In a blink of an eye, February has passed and March has arrived.March in the north is not yet spring, but the message of spring has been revealed everywhere.

According to the news from the imperial court, Beiyuan Kingdom is really ready to move. Since mid-February, there have been sporadic Beiyuan Kingdom troops harassing Daqi's border intermittently.

Due to the location of Beiyuan Kingdom, it is in the north of Daqi, and the capital of Beiyuan is in the northwest.Therefore, the initial turmoil only occurred in the northwest of Daqi and other places, and has not yet developed to the northeast.However, Zixuan has also raised his vigilance and sent people on the border to inquire about the news all the time. If something happens, he can take timely countermeasures.

But at this moment, on the distant northwest grassland, in the royal court of the Beiyuan Kingdom, the Khan of the Beiyuan Kingdom was discussing matters with several officials.

"General Balhu, what's the situation in various places now?" Mona Khan, the great Khan of the Northern Yuan Kingdom, sat in the middle of the big tent and asked about the situation in the country.

"Don't worry, Khan. Although many of our cattle and sheep were frozen to death last winter, it is not a shaken foundation. We have been accumulating food and other items for the past two years. At present, it seems that we can cope with the difficulties in front of us. But what , This is an opportunity, and now there are some small remote tribes that have begun to harass the border of Daqi." Although Balhu was a general, he was famous for his wisdom.

"Khan, why don't we take advantage of this opportunity to attack Daqi directly. Over the years, we have unified all the tribes in the grassland. Now that the national power is strong, it is time to go to war with Daqi." There is a kind of fanaticism for war, they are born to fight.

Several people in the big tent all echoed this proposal, and Mona Khan naturally agreed.He is a man less than 50 years old, he looks very heroic, he looks like a typical grassland warrior. "Okay, since the generals agree, let's send troops. Take this opportunity to attack Daqi and seize the rich land of the Central Plains. We have been nomadic in this harsh grassland, and it is time to enjoy the beauty of the Central Plains." .”

"Let Zig lead the army this time. It's time for him to exercise." Zig is the eldest son and successor of Mona Khan, and the number one warrior on the grassland that everyone respects.

In the Northern Yuan Kingdom, whether a person is respected depends not on his status, but on his martial arts.If this person is a warrior in the tribe, then he will be respected by others, and he will be the object of admiration of countless girls.And Mona's eldest son, Zig, is a warrior well-known in various tribes and is Mona's pride.

As a result, the golden arrows that Khan conscripted spread throughout the tribes on the grassland.The leaders of each tribe gathered all the young and strong men and prepared to send troops.

On the ninth day of April, the army of the Northern Yuan State captured five prefecture cities on the border of Daqi.The war between Beiyuan Kingdom and Daqi officially started.

Daqi Emperor Li Mingrui, when he received the battle report from the front line, he was so angry that he smashed many things in the imperial study. "Damn it, really damn it. This Fan Yunlong is really damned. I have already ordered him to strengthen the defense in the north, and he must always be on guard against Beiyuan's sneak attack. But this Fan Yunlong didn't take my order to heart. In the meantime, five cities fell and became Beiyuan's pocket, and hundreds of thousands of people faced the butcher knife of the Beiyuan army. But what about him? He even dared to write to the court to ask for help. Why didn't he die?"

Li Mingrui was really angry, he had never been so angry before.There were already omens of the Beiyuan attack this time, and the emperor also decreed that the troops stationed at all borders must be on alert at all times.But unexpectedly, five cities were taken away overnight.This news made the young emperor so angry that he lost his temper in the imperial study.

The little eunuchs next to him stood there in fear, not daring to move, for fear that the emperor would be upset at this moment and push himself out and chop him up.

"Your Majesty, Prince Fu begs to see His Majesty." The voice of the little eunuch outside was a little trembling.

"Let him in." Li Mingrui lost his temper, but now he has calmed down a lot.

Mingyu came in from the outside, and was a little surprised when he saw the situation in the imperial study.This royal brother is a very calm person.In the struggle for the throne that year, relying on his calmness and wisdom, he was able to stand out in the competition between the crown prince and the second prince and ascend to the throne.It can be said that even Mingyu has never seen the situation in front of him.

"Brother Huang, when two countries are at war, victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. Why is Brother Huang so angry?" Ming Yu stepped forward to persuade.

"I'm not angry because of the gains and losses of these five cities. I'm really annoyed at the generals at the front. They didn't take my words seriously. If they really strengthened their defenses, how could they be arrested overnight? Down five cities? This is clearly their dereliction of duty, they really should be damned." The emperor's tone was still full of anger.

(End of this chapter)