Molested Zulong at the beginning

"Su'er is injured, is it serious?"

Sister Zheng frowned slightly with her slender eyebrows, and asked.

The official of the Ministry of Rites replied: "The injury is not serious, but there are some redness, swelling, and bruises. It only needs a day or two of recuperation."

Sister Zheng was relieved when she heard that nothing was wrong.

With her white fingers, she rubbed her temples: "What's wrong today, everyone is unwell, could it be bad luck?"

Wang Jian also couldn't figure out what was going on: "It's better to find some Taoist priests to sit on the altar and cast spells for the two of you in two days, so as to drive away evil spirits and avoid evil spirits..."

"Da da da……"

At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps, which was particularly obvious in the quiet hall.

Everyone looked back and saw a young man in white walking in.

"My minister has seen His Majesty..."

Sister Zheng looked at Bai Su's handsome cheeks, and her eyes were complicated for a while.

She bit her red lips lightly to calm herself down, and immediately asked: "Bai Su, why did you come so late? You didn't come to the court meeting for no reason, but it's a heavy responsibility."

Bai Su raised his head and said with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, the reason why I came late is because I was busy with an important matter concerning the people's livelihood in the world."

Sister Zheng was stunned for a moment, and her phoenix eyes looked over curiously: "What is a major event related to the people's livelihood in the world?"

"It's this..."

In front of everyone, Bai Su took out a small cloth handkerchief from his bosom.

All civil and military officials looked at the small cloth handkerchief in Bai Su's hand, and couldn't help being stunned.

After all, the appearance of this thing is really mediocre, and it doesn't look like anything valuable. It's really hard to imagine what this thing has to do with the people's livelihood in the world.

"I said, Master Bai, did you take the wrong thing?"

"That's right, this is it."

"But this thing doesn't seem to be worth a penny. What does it have to do with the people's livelihood in the world?"

"Hey, don't look at my inconspicuous thing, but this thing can be called an important weapon of the country. It is no exaggeration to describe it as priceless."

Sister Zheng also raised her slender eyebrows: "Bai Su, don't be a fool. What exactly is this thing and what is it for? Just tell me what it is."

When Bai Su saw that Sister Zheng was asking, she didn't want to keep it too close.

He smiled and said, "This thing is made of wool..."

"wool?"

All civil and military officials looked at each other, their faces full of disbelief.

One of the officials couldn't help asking: "Master Bai...is the cloth handkerchief in your hand really made of wool?"

After all, in the popular impression, when wool is used to make clothes, they are simply sewn, and when viewed from the front, they are all lumps, like clothes made of white fur balls.

Such simple and rough clothes are often only worn by some barbarians on the grassland.

But the cloth handkerchief in Bai Su's hand looked extraordinarily smooth and delicate, if Bai Su hadn't said it, they would have thought it was just an ordinary piece of linen.

Bai Su said with a smile: "You can touch it yourself, just try it."

As he spoke, he handed over the woolen cloth handkerchief.

Everyone twisted it with their fingers, feeling the smoothness and delicateness, they pulled out a piece of wool with their fingers, and they couldn't help being amazed. This superb textile technology really made them amazed.

"Is this the baby you mentioned?" Zheng Jie looked at Bai Su with her phoenix eyes.

Bai Su nodded, cupped his hands and said, "With the help of all the craftsmen of the Mohist School, Shaofu has developed a weaving machine that can weave wool into cloth for clothes, adding another kind of cloth to our Central Plains."

"It is indeed a good thing to turn the lowly wool into treasure. It's just that there is a big gap between the important weapon of the country that Mr. Bai said."

One of the officials couldn't help but speak.

The rest also nodded.

After all, the Central Plains has been a big country with a well-developed textile industry since ancient times. There are silk, Shu brocade on the top, and linen on the bottom. There are many choices in fabrics.

Bai Su smiled and said: "The silkworm weaving and mulberry planting are often affected by the seasons, the output is limited, it is impossible to produce continuously, and they all have their own shortcomings, the silk is delicate, the cloth is smooth, but the price too expensive."

"This is obviously not something that ordinary people can afford. Only a small number of nobles will wear silk."

"Ordinary people mainly wear linen. Although this item is cheap, it doesn't keep warm well."

"Many people use linen to sew quilts in winter and fill them with straw to increase warmth, but the effect is really poor, and many people freeze to death every winter."

"And the price of this wool is lower than that of silk, and its warmth retention is better than that of linen. It can be used as warm clothes, and quilts are the most suitable."

Many officials looked at the wool in their hands thoughtfully.

Many of them have climbed up from the bottom step by step by virtue of their military exploits, so they naturally know the hardships of ordinary people's lives.

If this wool can really be popularized in the world like silk and linen, it will indeed be a feat that benefits the country and the people.

After all, nothing else.

Just the more than 30 troops stationed outside the Great Wall, the Great Wall Legion, is of great help.

This silk was of high value, and it was impossible for everyone to wear it. Many soldiers wore thin linen clothes.

It is said that Yanzhao is a place of cold and bitterness, but the harsh winter outside the pass is far better than the cold inside the pass. Under the icy and snowy land, frostbite and freezing to death are all very common things.

There are even soldiers patrolling in the ice and snow, and when they came back, they found that their toes were frozen to death, so they had to cut off their toes, and they ended up disabled.

If you can make some cheap, warm woolen clothes, boots, and gloves, it will not only improve the national strength by a little bit.

After listening to Bai Su's talk about the benefits of wool weaving, many people's eyes lit up.

"Master Bai is truly a genius."

"The disadvantages of this cold winter are second only to floods. Now that adults have a way to fight against the cold winter, it is really a great move that benefits the country and the people."

"Yes, yes, Master Bai is truly a sage."

Many of them spoke from the bottom of their hearts. After all, many of the generals in the court today came up from the bottom step by step. They are naturally very clear about the difficult environment.

Bai Su smiled and said, "Why are you so happy, I haven't finished my words yet."

Everyone was stunned, could it be that this thing has other value?

Even Sister Zheng couldn't help a trace of curiosity in her phoenix eyes.

Bai Su said: "This thing is beneficial to the country and the people, which is only one of its values. The real key use is to pave the way for Great Xia's hegemony."

"Paving the way for hegemony?"

Everyone looked at each other, and there was a hint of doubt on their faces, some of them didn't understand what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd.

Bai Su explained: "Let me ask you, where does this wool come from?"

"Of course it's from the sheep. Why do adults ask us about something that even children know?"

"Then let me ask again, where are the most sheep in the world?"

"Of course it's the grassland. Although the Central Plains also has the habit of raising sheep, but after all, farming and mulberry are the mainstay. In terms of scale, it must not be comparable to those nomadic peoples on the grassland."

Bai Su nodded: "To be precise, it's not just the grasslands, there are also a large number of countries in the Western Regions that focus on grazing."

One of the officials couldn't help asking: "There are many nomadic countries in the Western Regions, but what does this have to do with the hegemony of the Central Plains?"

Bai Su said with a smile: "Naturally, it is necessary to establish a trade system with the Central Plains as the core. The grasslands, the Western Regions, and the Central Plains all use the Central Plains' copper coins as currency. They exchange the gold, silver, copper, and livestock in their hands for the Central Plains' silk and porcelain. ,tea."

"We can continue to increase their dependence on the Central Plains, and we will send out caravans every month. In addition to collecting livestock and goods, we can also collect leather and wool."

"We have a monopoly on the technology of textile machines. We can turn wool that costs a few pennies a carload into woolen clothes that cost a few pennies a piece, and then buy it back."

"When we make money, they will also raise a large number of cattle and sheep and hoard wool. Since only the Central Plains has looms, they can only sell wool to us, but their own country cannot digest so many things."

"In this way, the grasslands and countries in the Western Regions will become more and more dependent on the Central Plains economically and culturally."

"While we are increasing our influence, we have also greatly increased our endurance against the cold winter. We can gradually dispatch people to the land of Yanzhao and reclaim wasteland."

"You know, the Yan Kingdom has the most fertile black land in the whole world, and its grain output is more than ten times that of the Central Plains. It's just because the weather in Liaodong is too cold and the local population is too small, it has never been able to take advantage of this advantage."

"As long as this trade system is established, Xianyang will not only gradually strengthen its influence on the Western Regions and grasslands, but also strengthen its control over the land of Yanzhao. It can be said to serve multiple purposes."

"hiss!"

After hearing Bai Su's words, many people gasped.

If in the past, someone told them that wool is worth a thousand gold and is the most important weapon of the country, then they would definitely sneer, thinking that this person is just being ridiculous.

Some cheap and unremarkable wool can be worth a few pennies.

But now, after hearing Bai Su's plan, they realized how far-sighted Bai Su was.

This is simply strategizing, decisive victory thousands of miles away, talking and laughing, directly determining the future fate of a country.

Moreover, once you fall into this trap, it will be very difficult to get out.

Let's not talk about whether the merchants and nobles in their own country will agree, even if they agree.

The people living in Yandi, Zhaodi, and the Central Plains outside the pass, the merchants also disagree. If you say you don’t sell wool, you won’t sell it. How do we live in winter? Aren’t you deliberately against us?

In this way, the people have public opinion, the court has an excuse to send troops, and the generals in the court have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

This is completely a tribute system with the Central Plains as the core, paving the way with trade and supplemented by military affairs.

Chapter 220 Five Help Me Do Something

A strange look appeared in Zhengjie's phoenix eyes: "This is indeed a great gift, but...is this thing really made by the Mohists, or is it someone else?"

She said, looking straight at Bai Su.

After all, she has been with Bai Su for so long, and after contacting him at a negative distance, she couldn't be more clear about Bai Su's merits.

This method is full of Baisu, and the familiar taste does not seem to be from the handwriting of the Mohists.

No, she looked down on the craftsmanship of the Mo family.

Rather, it is a series of links that seem to be just a small textile machine on the surface, but in fact, it unknowingly influences the rise and fall of a country.

This obviously targeted calculation is obviously not something that little girl from the Mo family can do.

Bai Su scratched his cheek, and said: "This loom was indeed made by a Mohist tycoon, I just did some trivial things during the period, the specific loom and the fabric were all made by the tycoon. "

Sister Zheng's vermilion lips curled up slightly, and a faint smile appeared on her charmingly beautiful face, as if to say, I knew it was you.

However, she didn't expose Bai Su, she pondered for a moment and said: "Forget it, since the giant of the Mohist family has made great achievements, it is natural that we must reward him.

"Isn't Mo Xun wholeheartedly wanting to enroll in a private school, establish a Mohist school, and revive the Mohist school?"

"I have fulfilled her wish. From now on, a private school will be established, which belongs to the Mohist school. After scholars from all over the world enter the private school, she can attract scholars from all over the world to study in the Mohist school."

"They also have the right to take part in the imperial examination, and those with excellent grades can enter the court as officials."

Bai Su cupped his hands and said, "This Mohist family is now under my young mansion, I will thank Your Majesty for her."

After all, with Sister Zheng's nod, the Mo family is officially recognized by Xianyang, and has the qualification to teach and accept apprentices.

Sister Zheng waved her hand: "I just wanted to do a favor for you, and I hope that their Mo family will not let down what you have done today."

Bai Su looked at Sister Zheng, who was unconsciously worried about him during the speech, and couldn't help but froze for a moment.

There was a sudden warmth in his heart, and he cupped his hands and said, "I know."

The civil and military officials in the court were not too surprised when they saw the friendly attitude of the two.

After all, Bai Su married the imperial daughter Hu Tan, and as the emperor's son-in-law, he could be counted as the upper half of the royal family.

Isn't it normal that this mother-in-law has a closer relationship with her virtuous son-in-law?

Only Li Si, who was standing in front of the officials, frowned slightly with her slender willow eyebrows.

Her autumn-like eyes sized up Sister Zheng and Bai Su, wondering if it was her own illusion.

I always feel that His Majesty's attitude towards Bai Su seems a bit too intimate.

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soon.

The craftsmen of the Mo family brought the completed loom to the palace, and demonstrated in front of Sister Zheng how to weave wool.