Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

Straw sandals have a long and long history in China. It is not only a symbol of extreme hardship, but also a true portrayal of countless people struggling to survive in this ancient country with a history of more than 5000 years of civilization.

In the Han Dynasty, it was also called "not borrowing", because it was "grass shoes, which are used by everyone, and everyone has them, and they don't need to be borrowed, so the name is not borrowed."

But straw sandals were first spread among the people in mountainous areas, because people in plain areas can sometimes walk barefoot, but not in mountainous areas, so straw sandals were first invented from mountainous areas, and they have been passed down for thousands of years.

"Bamboo stick straw sandals are lighter than horses, and a coir rain can make your life easy." There are straw sandals in this poem written by Li Ke.

Even the sandals of later generations are borrowed from straw sandals, but this thing is indeed not available in Silla.

In other words, although the people here yearn for Datang, not everything has been borrowed from it.

At least the current Silla people don’t know how to use straw sandals. Historically, Silla was probably in the middle and late period of the Tang Dynasty, and had frequent exchanges with the Tang Dynasty. The trade and other aspects of the two sides have continued to communicate, so that more culture can be spread. past.

Needless to say, the advantages of straw sandals, all its shortcomings can be covered up by one advantage, that is, it can be woven from weeds and wheat straws that can be seen everywhere, and it does not require money, and it is relatively strong. It can also keep warm in cold seasons such as winter.

In addition, whether it is raining or snowing, anti-slip and other functions are also very good for ordinary people.

And like Silla, many shoes are made of animal skins, linen, and some bark, as well as the most extensive clogs.Animal skins paired with clogs are the winter boots of most Silla people.

As for animal skins, which seem noble in later generations, they are actually far easier to obtain than cloth in this era. After all, wild rabbits, squirrels, wild animals, etc. all have skins, and sometimes even field mouse skins You can wait.

But animal skins are not available every day. Although clogs can be made at any time, clogs are often clumsy, and the matching leather is not so easy to find, but straw sandals are different. If it is good, the warmth retention is also very good.

These Tang soldiers told them about the advantages of straw sandals, and at the same time told them how to weave straw sandals. In fact, this is not difficult, as long as people who are not too stupid can learn it quickly.

As for making it better and tighter, just make up some more. Anyway, they are sitting on a lot of wheat straw now, and these things are the most indispensable things.

Moreover, the straw sandals can be put directly on the outside of their worn-out shoes, and they can be replaced at any time when they are rotten.

But even so, these soldiers of the Tang Dynasty still spent a whole morning teaching everyone how to weave straw sandals, and many of them had already put them on their feet.

Because most of the people here have tattered shoes, now there are straw sandals that can fix their original shoes, and it is indeed easier for them to protect their feet when they work.

Everyone learned how to weave straw sandals in one morning, and when it was time for lunch, to everyone's surprise, what they ate for lunch was dry goods, steamed buns!Although it was not the white-faced steamed buns eaten by soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, how long had it been since they had eaten this kind of black steamed buns? !

In addition to steamed buns, the pickles are still pickled cabbage, but with salt!This thing is also unprecedented delicious for them!

It's just that everyone is a little embarrassed. They didn't do this work, so they ate so much?These steamed buns are very big. Some big-bellied men dare not say that one can be full, but some old people, women, or some children are definitely enough for one, and they can't even finish it.

Because they didn’t do much work in the morning, many people didn’t digest the porridge they ate in the morning. In fact, they did, but they felt that they were not too hungry. into his arms.

At the beginning, some people didn't dare to do this, but a few people stuffed these steamed buns into their arms in front of the Tang soldiers, and they didn't say anything. Anyway, everyone gave out a big steamed bun and some pickles.

As for whether they eat these things, Datang obviously doesn't care.

Many people even took back the pickles distributed to them, broke open the steamed buns, put the pickles inside, and then tied them with wheat straw and stuffed them into their bosoms.

Anyway, the Tang soldiers didn't care about them, they wanted to take these things back, because for them, three meals a day seemed a bit extravagant, although they didn't eat much.

Pu Er also left half a steamed bun. Their family hadn't eaten dry goods for a long time. Keeping this steamed bun might save lives and even save a lot of food, and as long as the food is left alone, it won't go bad.

This winter is still very long, and no one knows how long Datang's employing people can last.

After lunch, in the afternoon, Pu Er and the others were assembled again, and then they were to be given clothes for work.

When everyone lined up neatly, several lines in total, the barracks in front of them finally opened.

Inside are linen clothes neatly arranged and piled up like a mountain.

Pu Er, who was in line, soon heard the noise coming from the front. Pu Er didn't know what happened, but soon he saw the person in the front line who had already received his clothes come back, and Pu Er's eyes were straightened. .

Is this... this... is this true?

Pu Er thought he had read it wrong, and soon when the second person came back, Pu Er knew that he had read it correctly, it was actually true!

Because Datang didn't seem to distribute clothes, but directly distributed cloth?Oh, no, the clothes are also sent out, but there are also cloths!

Soon the front line was lined up to Park Er.

"At present, Datang needs you to do four months of work, one set of clothes a month, but Datang does not have enough manpower to sew clothes for you, so each person only sends one set of clothes, and the rest is cloth. Let your wives or family members do it for you, if no one can do it, ask your neighbors for help." The Tang soldier in front of Pu Er glanced at him, and then repeated his previous words tirelessly.

"I know, I'm fine." In fact, Pu Er had heard the other party's words clearly when he was three or four in line before, but the other party had to repeat it every few people.

"If there is no problem." After confirming that Pu Er was fine, the soldiers quickly brought him a set of clothes, a piece of burlap and a roll of very thin linen thread. It should be for them to sew the clothes themselves, but they didn't If there is no needle, they need to borrow it themselves, but Pu Er's family has one, and his wife has treasured it for a long time.