Chapter seven hundred and forty seventh official purchase
Empress Ma and Zhu Yuanzhang did not visit the back of the woolen factory. The two couples praised Zhu Di in a tacit understanding, and then went to stay at my camp in Kaiping City.
It's nice to see a peacock with its tail open, but there's no need to look from the back to the front.
As a parent, is it fun to undermine your own son?
Not only can't it be dismantled, but it also has to be held hard.
Queen Ma sat in the tent and took a piece of wool and started studying it. Gradually, Queen Ma discovered the advantages of this material.
The woolen fabric is soft and thick, does not wrinkle easily, and is very warm.
This thing is placed south of the Yellow River, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. Just one piece is enough to survive the winter. In terms of price, it is definitely cheaper than furs. As for comparison with cotton clothes, it is hard to say. After all, the best cotton now, cotton,
It's not cheap at all.
I was opposed to woolen fabrics earlier, mainly because I felt that the clothes produced did not have the air of long sleeves and fluttering, giving the appearance of a fairy.
It is a bit inconsistent with Chinese tradition, and many literati despise it.
But looking at it from another angle, this thing is thick and straight, but it can create a powerful and majestic feeling with broad shoulders and a thick back, which is very suitable for the heroic appearance of a brave warrior.
Didn’t Ming Dynasty want to sweep away decadence?
Don’t we want to reopen the world?
How to distinguish it from the previous dynasty?
How to embody the weather of Ming Dynasty?
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To put it another way, Empress Ma can be called a husband among women. Her vision is amazing. If she were a man, she would have nothing to do with Zhu Yuanzhang.
Queen Ma thought over and over again and decided to put in some effort and design a piece by herself. It took three days. Queen Ma only slept for two hours every day, until her eyes were red.
This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel very distressed and said, "Sister, we are not in a hurry to get dressed, so we don't want to tire you out."
Queen Ma rolled her eyes at him, "Do you think I made it for you? I just used you to try out my idea." As she spoke, Queen Ma took out a woolen cloak and waved to Lao Zhu.
"Come on, put it on!"
Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to die. He was an emperor, the supreme emperor, but he had to verify his wife's strange clothes. Isn't this ridiculous and generous?
Let Zhang Ximeng do it, he is not afraid of embarrassment.
It's a pity that Zhang Ximeng has been hiding far away for a long time, so he won't throw himself into a trap!
With no other choice, Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to bite the bullet and put on this woolen cloak.
After Lao Zhu put it on, he found that it was pretty good!
It's heavy, very warm, and has no wrinkles.
Since the portion is sufficient, the drape is also quite good.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it for a long time, and suddenly shouted: "Quick, get a knife over here!"
In an instant, he felt a pair of killing eyes?
What's going on?
Do you think I'm not doing well? I'm going to cut him off?
Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly explained, "That's not what I meant... Sister, look, this material is so thick. If you are riding a horse and face the bow and arrow being shot, can you block it?"
Empress Ma was startled, then said angrily: "If you want to try, just grab some ingredients. Why are you trying what I made for you? All my efforts have been wasted!"
Lao Zhu slapped his forehead and said, "Girl, don't be angry. It was our negligence and we were at fault. After I verify it, I will come back to apologize."
Zhu Yuanzhang fled quickly and hurried to the school grounds. Now Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Di could not run away, so they could only accompany Lao Zhu to verify the effect of the woolen fabric.
First of all, the thermal insulation effect of this thing, needless to say, when worn on the body, it looks majestic and suits the temperament of a martial artist.
The next step is whether you can withstand shooting with a bow and arrow.
Zhu Yuanzhang found a pig, wrapped it in woolen cloth, and hung it a hundred steps away. There was another pig without any protection.
Then they called in soldiers and shot arrows directly, performing a hundred steps to pierce a pig!
In fact, Zhang Ximeng looked funny. Lao Zhu, your brain is really hard to use. An extra layer of skin is no better than no skin. Do you still need to try it?
This time it was Zhang Ximeng who was confused.
After Lao Zhu repeatedly shot more than a dozen pigs to death, he showed a satisfied smile, which could even be said to be gratifying.
"Zhu Di, my father has never taught you anything. I heard that you learned from Mr. Zhang and Lan Yu... Today I will teach you something. That is, fight whatever wars are available!"
Zhu Di quickly listened attentively, his father's art of war was extraordinary.
Zhu Yuanzhang paused and suddenly laughed, "Remember, when Zhang Shicheng raised his army, he only had bamboo poles and no weapons. He tied crucian carp to the bamboo poles and went to sneak attack the Yuan army at night. The fish scales glowed with cold light, which frightened the Yuan army.
If you dare to take action, just run away!"
Zhu Di was shocked. Is there such a outrageous thing? He subconsciously looked at Zhang Ximeng, sir, your father didn't make it up, right?
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "This story is indeed widely circulated. Luo Guanzhong also said that it happened. However, Zhang Shicheng refused to admit it to death."
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, "We don't care whether he recognizes it or not, we will do it if he says so!"
The unreasonable man got angry again, "I'm telling you this because I want to say that even if you only have a pole in your hand, you have to risk your life when it's time to hit! Now the conditions in Peiping are better, and there are more things that can be used.
, you have to think about how to use troops more effectively, spend less money, achieve good results, and be invincible and invincible!"
Zhu Di nodded repeatedly, "You are always right, but what should we do?"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed twice and said, "In the past, we had few cavalry and poor riding skills. So we all had heavy armor and elite cavalry to compete with the Mongols. Now that the Yuan army has retreated to the grassland, it is severely short of iron weapons. But the battlefield in front of us needs to
It is much vaster, and although the heavy cavalry is powerful, it is not easy to catch up with the Mongolian cavalry. In several battles, Wang Baobao ran away. This is why."
Zhu Yuanzhang held up the woolen cloth stained with pig blood and said with a smile: "Old Si, look at this thing. It is very thick and strong. If the arrow hits it, it will be damaged, but it is not serious... If we are in the woolen cloth
The inside of the cloak is lined with iron sheets or cowhide. It can keep warm during normal times. In wartime, when encountering Mongolian cavalry, it can also protect them from their arrows. The most important thing is that this thing is light and flexible and does not take up any weight. If we prepare a
If an elite light cavalry force of 30,000 to 50,000 men collides with Wang Baobao, how can he escape from our grasp?"
As expected of you!
Lao Zhu, I really belong to you!
When others get the woolen cloth, they think about how to make a fortune, but when they get to Lao Zhu, the first thing they think about is still the war.
But after careful consideration, what Lao Zhu said does make sense.
Today, the traditional heavy cavalry of the Ming Army, which are covered in armor and wrapped like rice dumplings, have indeed become increasingly useless.
It's not that they are not powerful, heavy cavalry is still the king of war, but the problem is that the heavy armor greatly reduces the speed of the cavalry.
Mongolians are not fools. If they know that there are tigers in the mountains, then don’t go to the mountains!
Facing the heavy cavalry of the Ming army, people just let their pigeons fly.
When you are tired, they will come back and beat you again.
In the future, Zhu Di encountered this kind of situation during his fifth expedition to Mongolia. Hundreds of thousands of Ming troops were chasing madly across the vast grasslands, but they could never catch the opponent's main force.
Although this kind of plowing and sweeping of holes greatly depleted the strength of the Mongols, the harvest of the Ming army was not rich enough.
Today, Lao Zhu hit the nail on the head and pointed out the need to form a Qingqi and use speed against speed!
Even Zhang Ximeng was tempted by this proposal.
"Goodbye, my lord!"
Lao Zhu snorted slightly, thinking that if we didn't come up with something, you would have stopped respecting me as an emperor!
"Fourth, what do you think?"
Zhu Di rolled his eyes and suddenly burst into tears, which made Old Zhu confused.
"Ahem! Zhu Di, don't be presumptuous!"
Zhu Laosi finally put away his sadness and said aggrievedly: "My father thought hard for the sake of the child and came up with a wonderful way to help the child achieve success. It's just that the child is incompetent and Peiping is too poor! The people have no clothes to wear and no food to eat.
, the soldiers were poor and lacked medical treatment. Even if the child wanted to follow his father's teachings, he was unable to do so, so he cried bitterly. He was unfilial!"
At the end of Zhu Di's words, he hugged Lao Zhu's legs and burst into tears.
Two words: Make money!
Zhang Ximeng subconsciously stepped back. Fortunately, the news didn't spread. Otherwise, with such an apprentice, where would he put his old face?
"My lord, King Yan's words of pure filial piety are not unreasonable. How about we discuss this later?"
Lao Zhu snorted and laughed suddenly, "Mr. Zhang, do you think we are stingy people too?"
Zhang Ximeng was startled, isn't it?
"When you shouldn't spend this money, you must not spend it. When it is time to spend it, you must also spend it carefully! You must spend it wisely and don't spend it randomly!"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it for a while, and in Zhang Ximeng's opinion, he was completely concerned about money and was unwilling to pay for it.
After a long while, Lao Zhu gritted his teeth and said: "The material for woolen clothing is indeed very important! You must not be stingy, you must not be stingy! All civil servants, from the ninth rank and above, will each be given a woolen coat. All generals with a hundred households or above will be given a woolen coat.
A woolen cloak. The palace guard, a Han general, wears a red woolen cloak and is lined with a flying fish suit."
Lao Zhu kept talking, and Zhang Ximeng was shocked. Zhu Yuanzhang was really bleeding profusely. Just ordering these coats and cloaks was not a small sum.
From now on, Jin Yiwei's signature will not only be the flying fish suit and embroidered spring knife, but also a woolen cloak!
And Lao Zhu didn't give up yet, "In addition, all schools, from elementary school onwards, will have the imperial court purchase clothing materials and make a woolen jacket. All outstanding students who graduate from the university will be given a red woolen jacket!"
Lao Zhu added: "All the above-mentioned clothes are purchased from Kaiping Woolen Textile Factory... How about it? What else can I say?"
Before Zhu Di could speak, Zhang Ximeng quickly stopped him, "Master, just purchase woolen clothing materials. You must not specify a workshop!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was startled and asked: "Besides Lao Si's, are there other people's workshops?"
Zhang Ximeng said: "My lord, the order will come out soon. King Yan has already seized the opportunity. If this workshop is designated, the quality of the woolen fabrics produced will be poor, and my lord will have to hold his nose and admit it."
Lao Zhu took a deep breath and suddenly said to Zhu Di: "We want to give it to you, but Mr. Zhang won't let it go. What can we do?"
Zhu Di didn't bother to cry this time, and grinned and said: "My father's grace, my child is so grateful. My husband's concern is also for the good of Peking. If someone else opens a wool spinning workshop and has output, doesn't he still have to pay taxes to Peking? My child