Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

After Zhao Dan's order, everyone naturally dared not to obey, so a group of people walked slowly towards the palace of Mrs. Mi in front of them.

This palace of Mrs. Mi is actually not too high or too wide, and it is not too gorgeous in the whole palace city of Zhao State. This is mainly because Mrs. Mi was born in Qin State, and the relationship between Qin State and Zhao State. The relationship between them is not very good.

But that's what I said, but if you think about it carefully, it seems that the relationship between Zhao Guo and any country is not very good.

Thinking of this, Zhao Dan suddenly couldn't help but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Fighting for world hegemony is really an offending job.

At the gate of Mrs. Mi's palace, two maids stood vigil. The two maids yawned listlessly while standing.

The sound of Zhao Dan's approaching footsteps startled the maids. After seeing Zhao Dan's face clearly, the maids hurriedly knelt down towards Zhao Dan.

Zhao Dan waved his hand and said with a very gentle smile: "You don't need to be polite, Madam hasn't fallen asleep yet?"

The maids cautiously replied to Zhao Dan: "Your Majesty, Madam should not be asleep yet."

Obviously, these maids thought that Zhao Dan suddenly became sexual in the middle of the night, so they wanted to find this young Mrs. Mi to vent their desire.

Zhao Dan nodded, and didn't continue to talk to these maids, but walked straight into the palace in front of him.

Like the side hall of Longtai where Zhao Dan sleeps, there is also a small stove in this palace dedicated to Mrs. Mi, which is also a necessary option for heating in Handan.

And behind the stove is a screen. Through the light of the stove, one can see a beautiful figure sitting behind the screen, who seems to be busy with something.

Zhao Dan was curious, so he deliberately lightened his steps and walked around the screen quietly.

Then he discovered that his young Mrs. Mi was embroidering.

The craft of embroidery has been spread in the land of China as early as the Xia Dynasty or even earlier, and related matters have been recorded in the book of Shangshu.

Zhao Dan quietly walked behind Madam Mi and looked at the embroidery in Madam Mi's hand.

This Mrs. Mi's embroidery looks very good, a pair of skillful hands fluttered up and down, and then a pattern slowly took shape.

Zhao Dan took a closer look and couldn't help laughing.

Because the pattern embroidered by this Mrs. Mi is nothing else, it is a simple-minded, very cute-looking baby boy.

Zhao Dan's laughter startled Mrs. Mi in front of her, and subconsciously turned around and shouted, "Who is it?"

When Mrs. Mi suddenly realized that it was Zhao Dan standing in front of her, the surprised expression on her face became even stronger. She was so frightened that she dropped all the unfinished embroidery in her hand on the ground, got up in a panic and turned towards Zhao Dan. Dan saluted.

"Your Majesty is here, and my concubine is far away to welcome me, so please forgive me."

Zhao Dan smiled slightly, and said to Mrs. Mi in front of him: "The widow also wandered around the palace on a whim. When I saw my wife, I came here to take a look before I had a rest. I can't blame the lady for this."

While Zhao Dan was talking, he bent down and picked up the unfinished half of the embroidery that Mrs. Mi accidentally dropped on the ground.

I have to say that Mrs. Mi's handwork is indeed very delicate.

Although it is said that the queen and other ladies in the palace also used to do some embroidery, but Zhao Dan has never seen such a skillful hand as Mrs. Mi, who can make this kind of embroidery so lifelike. People love it when they see it.

It is no exaggeration to say that if other people's embroidery is a daily necessities, then this Mrs. Mi's embroidery can already become a work of art.

The more Zhao Dan looked at it, the more satisfied he was, he couldn't help nodding, and said to Madam Mi in front of him, "I didn't expect Madam to be a skilled craftsman."

After Madam Mi heard Zhao Dan's praise, two blushes could not help appearing on her face, and she said softly to Zhao Dan: "Your Majesty has praised you absurdly."

Looking at Mrs. Mi's embroidery in front of him, Zhao Dan suddenly felt a slight movement in his heart, and asked Mrs. Mi in front of him, "Does Madam know about spinning wheels?"

Madam Mi was taken aback when she heard the words, with a blank expression on her face: "Spinning wheel?"

Zhao Dan secretly sighed in his heart, it seems that there is no spinning wheel in this era.

However, Zhao Dan did not give up. Out of the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, he still briefly explained the principle and style of the spinning wheel.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Zhao Dan's description of the spinning wheel, Mrs. Mi suddenly had an expression of enlightenment on her small face: "Could it be that what the king said is the weaving wheel?"

After Mrs. Mi's explanation, Zhao Dan finally understood.

It turns out that in this era, the spinning wheel was not called a spinning wheel, but a weft wheel.

Moreover, this kind of spinning wheel is not like the pedal spinning wheel or hydraulic spinning wheel of later generations, but belongs to the simplest and most primitive hand-operated caravan, and its main purpose is to spin silk.

Zhao Dan thought for a while, and suddenly said to Mrs. Mi in front of her, "Madam, can you use this lathe?"

Madam Mi nodded, and said softly, "Back to Your Majesty, I do know how to use weaving carts."

Speaking of which, when Mrs. Mi was in Qin, because she was a prisoner, her family was actually very embarrassed.

It is precisely because of this that Mrs. Mi has learned various life skills at a young age, which is why she has such excellent embroidery handwork, and is also familiar with skills such as spinning wheels.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dan breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled at Madam Mi in front of him, "Can Madam use the weft car to weave wool?"

Madam Mi shook her head and said to Zhao Dan: "My lord, my concubine mainly uses the weft cart to weave silk, but I have never spun wool."

Zhao Dan smiled, and suddenly said sternly: "Since this is the case, then the widow would like to ask Madam something."

Mrs. Mi was startled by Zhao Dan's serious attitude, and two blushes appeared on her small face again, and she said softly, "Your Majesty will do as you please."

Zhao Dan smiled at Mrs. Mi and said, "Tomorrow, the widow will have the weft car and the wool delivered. If Madam can figure out how to weave the wool with the weft car, and can find out the doorway inside, then for the widow and Zhao The country is a great achievement."

Zhao Dan himself had a little selfishness in the reason why he gave this task to Mrs. Mi.

To be honest, wool spinning is not a high-tech industry, and the principle is not too different from silk.

For a long time, there were enough sheep on the grasslands in the north of China, but there were no looms, and there were enough looms in the Central Plains, but there was no wool.

It is for this reason that wool textile has never become the mainstream in Chinese history.

Zhao Dan wanted to try it out through Mrs. Mi this time, to see what kind of development or impact it would have on the current handicraft industry once the wool textile industry appeared.

If there are benefits, then Zhao Dan will be the first to get the benefits. If there is any unforeseen situation, then it can be adjusted in time.

However, in Zhao Dan's opinion, there should be more benefits. After all, this kind of thing that promotes the development of productivity may cause some troubles in a short period of time, but it will definitely be beneficial in the long run.

"Okay, let's not talk about this." Zhao Danxin put the embroidery aside, smiled at Mrs. Mi in front of him: "I am also tired, Madam, let's rest together with the widow."

Chapter 663 Knocking Mountains and Shocking Tigers (Fourth Change)

Another half a month passed without knowing it.

Lu Buwei is very busy, or rather, Lu Buwei has always been so busy.

For a Wei Wei who is mainly responsible for the safety of the palace, Lu Buwei should not be so busy.

But Lu Buwei is a very self-conscious person after all, even if he is not busy, he has to act like he is busy, otherwise, what if one day the crown prince makes a private visit in Weifu, and then happens to meet Lu Buwei being lazy?