The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"After the polo match, I will definitely take Taoist Sun back to the manor to arrange the affairs of the academy." Li Fu said: "After returning, in addition to this, the new house can be moved in. Whether it is people or things at home, pick and choose and take some with you. Most of them will stay in the old house. There are not many things that need to be moved."

"But once we move to the new house, we will have a banquet at home. We will invite friends and relatives to celebrate the move." Li Fu explained: "We will have a meal with our own family, the Duke of Yingguo, my father and mother, and Zhen'er. In addition, there will be people from the palace, the emperor, his majesty, the queen, and several princes and princesses. This is another meal."

"At the beginning, we agreed with the left and right servants and the Minister of Changsun that we would invite them to dinner when we moved. In addition, Brother Cheng, Brother Yuchi and others will have another meal."

Li Fu counted on his fingers.

"In addition, there are some people who need to be invited to dinner, such as the Yan brothers, Dr. Lu, etc. They are all old acquaintances in the manor. It is not so difficult to have a separate table and sit together to eat and drink. There are not so many rules, and everyone can relax a little. It's just a pity that Jiang Que and Ma Zhou are not in the manor. We can only wait for them to come back and get together again."

"The manor can be what it is today, and it is inseparable from their efforts."

Li Shao responded silently.

"Then, how to invite them, when to invite them, and everything must be arranged properly. After all, their status is there, and we can't lose our dignity." Li Shao said: "As for the Duke of Ying's Mansion, I will go back and ask my father and mother how to arrange it. We are family, so it's easy to say. For a meal, everything is fine and can be adjusted. But I think that this first banquet after the move is of great significance. Shouldn't we first invite the emperor and his majesty to hold a family banquet?"

Li Fu frowned.

This is really a problem.

"So, you go back to the Duke of Ying's Mansion and ask. I will go directly to Da'an Palace. I won't think about this matter myself. I will just listen to the arrangement of the emperor." Li Fu showed a calm smile on his face.

It is always right to listen to the emperor.

No matter the status or the close relationship, no one can find fault with the arrangement of the emperor.

According to the status, the emperor is the uncle.

According to the status, the emperor has to listen to the emperor.

"Yes." Li Shao's eyes lit up: "Yes, listen to the emperor. We are the younger generation, so we won't think about this matter."

After the couple got the solution, the smiles on their faces were much more relaxed.

Cuizhu brought sweet soup to the two.

"Speaking of which, there is another interesting thing." Li Shao smiled and said, "Remember the Hu people who appeared at the auction last year?"

"Huh?" Li Fu swallowed the sweet soup in his mouth and looked at Li Shao: "What's wrong? Haven't left Chang'an yet?"

"No, it's winter and they can't leave." Li Shao smiled and said, "In the fall, they were delayed because of some things."

"You are still keeping an eye on the Hu merchants."

Li Shao shook his head: "It's not that I pay attention to them, but they are too slow. They go to the farm every few days to buy wine, but my husband, you also know that the business of our wine workshop in the farm is scheduled until this fall. Where can we get the goods for them? As a result, they still don't give up, saying that something makes The workshop saw their sincerity. Although they had no food, they could spend money. "

"Good fellow, how can these Hu merchants make money by traveling back and forth? With such perseverance, why can't they make money?" Li Fu had a little smile on his face: "The desert is so dangerous, they have crossed it, and came to the Tang Dynasty with great difficulty. They couldn't go in the autumn, and they could only stay here in the winter. There was nothing to do, so they wasted their time, right?"

"They can't waste a few days. While it's getting warmer in the spring, they have to go back to the Western Regions quickly, otherwise this year will be wasted."

If they go back to the Western Regions now, they can go back to the Tang Dynasty in the autumn. Otherwise, they can't come back within this year, which will delay their earning money.

And now they know that the Tang Dynasty has a lot of good things, and they are thinking about how to transport the good things of the Tang Dynasty back to their hometown and sell them to the nobles in their hometown at a high price.

After the couple finished drinking the sweet soup, they washed and changed their clothes under the service of Cuizhu, and sat on the bed.

They were still talking about the business in the farm face to face.

When they got tired from talking, they lay down and covered themselves with the quilt to sleep.

Li Shao opened his eyes and looked at the curtains, then turned his head to look at Li Fu who was lying beside him.

"Husband, have you ever thought about having a child?" Li Shao asked.It has been more than a year since the marriage, and there is no sign of pregnancy. My mother has asked about this issue.

Li Fu sighed.

"I didn't want it on purpose, otherwise why would I ask about the date." Li Fu said, "Not now."

"Why?" Li Shao was a little anxious.

Getting married, having children, and expanding the Jingyang Palace are also her responsibilities as the Princess of Jingyang.

"How old are you, and you are thinking about having children? No." Li Fu refused firmly.

Li Fu was crowned at the age of 20, married at the age of 21, and is 22 years old this year.

As for Li Shao, she got married at the age of 17 and is only 18 this year.

The age difference between the two is between three and four years.

Li Fu didn't want his wife to have a child so early.

At least she should be in her twenties, which is safe and will cause the least harm to her body.

"What's wrong with my age? Other people, like me, have already had two or three children." Li Shao said, "What are you worried about?"

"What am I worried about? I'm worried about your health." Li Fu said, "You only see that other people have given birth to two or three children. Why don't you ask them how their health is after giving birth when they have children at that age?"

"Look, Queen, you gave birth to children early, right? Because of giving birth, what has become of your body?"

"I hope you are healthy, and that we can live a long and long life together." Li Fu said earnestly, "It is said that giving birth to a child is equivalent to a journey through the gates of hell for a woman. Listen, let's go through this stage later, when you are young and strong, isn't that better?"

"But I think I am young and strong now." Li Shao pouted.

"That's just what you think. I don't want your opinion, I want my opinion." Li Fu turned over and hugged Li Shao: "Wait for Taoist Sun to come to Chang'an, check Ping'an's pulse, and then listen to Taoist Sun's opinion, okay?"

After hearing Li Fu's words, Li Shao nodded.

But she was still a little confused.

"Why does my husband think so much? Isn't it the same for other people?" Li Shao asked in a muffled voice while lying in Li Fu's arms.

She finally overcame her shyness and mustered up the courage to talk about this topic.

"Just because everyone else is doing it, does it have to be right?" Li Fu asked back, "We live our own lives, and don't care about others. If you want to have a child, you should wait until you are at least 20 years old."

"By then, your body will be at its best, and pregnancy and childbirth will not be prone to problems. Then I will feel relieved."

"Tell me, why do so many people fail to survive childbirth these days, or their bodies collapse after giving birth?" Li Fu said, "It's because they are too young, and they have children before their bodies have grown well."

"What people say outside, that someone's wife is so and so, and that she is easy to give birth to, that's all. They are all individual cases, examples of survival. "

"Fourteen, sixteen, giving birth at such an age, isn't that abusing a woman's body? Even if there is a one in ten thousand chance of it happening, I don't want you to bear it." Li Fu tightened his arms and held Li Shao tightly in his arms: "It's just two years, what difference does it make in terms of time? Two years will pass quickly, and by then, we will have a healthy child, and then we will raise and educate the child well."

"As the saying goes, don't worry, there will always be a child." Li Fu said.

Looking at his wife in his arms, if he asked her to get pregnant and give birth at the age of eighteen, he really couldn't bear it and couldn't bear it.

As for the child, it doesn't matter when it is born?

Li Shao nodded obediently.

The couple fell asleep in each other's arms.

The result was that in the second half of the night, Li Fu woke up, his arms were numb, and he quickly changed his position.

Sleep as you like.

During the day, Shitou took Li Fu's letter and rode back to the manor at full speed.

If Sun Simiao agreed to come to Chang'an City, he would be able to come here tomorrow.

Li Fu also asked people to prepare in advance and clean up the guest room.

In the Liangyi Hall, Li Shimin also summoned Ju Wentai and talked about growing cotton.

"So it's cotton." Ju Wentai didn't seem that surprised.

"Do you know about this thing?" Li Shimin squinted at Ju Wentai.

"Tian Khan, please look." Ju Wentai took off the cloth draped over his shoulders and presented it to Li Shimin with both hands.

"Tian Khan, this is the cloth made by the people of Gaochang Kingdom with cotton weaving." Ju Wentai said: "If the Tang Dynasty can exchange cotton with food, silk, porcelain and other items, then the minister and the people of Gaochang Kingdom will be grateful to Tian Khan."

Li Shimin lowered his eyes and looked atThe cloth in hand.

Gaochang Kingdom, actually can make cloth with cotton.

This is really unexpected.

Li Shimin's expression was not obvious, and he returned the shawl to Ju Wentai.

"Opening trade is good for the people of the Tang Dynasty, so I plan to do this. Since Gaochang is suitable for growing cotton, then there are goods for trade. The Tang Dynasty needs cotton, and you happen to have it. At that time, the two sides will trade with each other. In this way, you can also exchange for food, silk and so on." Li Shimin looked at Ju Wentai: "What do you think?"

"Thank you, Khan." Ju Wentai saluted.

After seeing the Tang Dynasty's use of troops against the Turks, and beating the arrogant Turks who had been rampant on the grassland for many years into this state, and all the big and small Khans surrendered to Chang'an, Ju Wentai was 100% convinced of Li Shimin.

Whatever Li Shimin said was what it was.

At the celebration banquet in Taiji Hall, Ju Wentai was the first Tang flatterer.

Now, the Khan summoned him and talked about the bilateral trade. This is a great thing for Gaochang.

"Okay, then it's settled. I will draft an edict and issue it soon." Li Shimin said with a smile.

After sending Ju Wentai away, Li Shimin's expression became serious.

"Go and call Li Wu." Li Shimin said, "Go and inform the officials of the Ministry of Works. I want to know about cotton. Let them check all the classics. In addition, let King Jingyang come to the palace."

"Yes." Wang De responded quickly.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Li Wu arrived at the Liangyi Hall.

"Gaochang has cotton and the technology to weave cotton. They can make cotton into cotton cloth. I want to know how they do it. Go."

"Yes." Li Wu bowed and responded.

The conversation between the two was neat and tidy. The people of the Baiqi Division would go to Gaochang earlier than Ju Wentai, and bring back the technology and weaving tools.

Li Fu hurried to Liangyi Hall after receiving the news from the palace.

Li Shimin looked up at Li Fu.

"Just right, sit down and talk." Li Shimin asked Li Fu to sit down.

Li Fu nodded.

There were also two officials from the Ministry of Works in Liangyi Hall.

"Your Majesty summoned me, why?" Li Fu asked in confusion.

"The cotton matter." Li Shimin said: "I summoned Ju Wentai and discussed the trade with Gaochang. This matter has been finalized."

"Good news." Li Fu smiled.

However, it seems that Li Erfeng is not very happy.

"I heard you say earlier that you are asking craftsmen to study the tools to weave cotton into cotton thread or cotton cloth?"

Li Fu nodded.

"Yes."

"Gaochang has already used cotton cloth to make clothes. The cloth on Ju Wentai's shoulder is made of cotton cloth." Li Shimin looked serious.

Li Fu was surprised for a moment, and then quickly calmed down.

Then, Li Shimin looked at the officials of the Ministry of Works and narrowed his eyes.

"You can tell me."

"Yes." The official of the Ministry of Works responded cautiously.

"The Book of the Later Han records that Ailao Mountain "has fertile land, suitable for growing grains, sericulture and silkworms. It knows how to dye and embroider, and embroiders with white felt and fishing nets, and weaves fine cloth with orchid leaves into patterns like silk brocade."

That is, during the Han Dynasty, Yunnan had already started to use cotton for textiles.

But at that time, they were the ancient Dian Kingdom and Ailao Kingdom.

After Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, he established counties in the northeast of Yunnan and opened up the Wuchi Road and the Southwest Yi Road. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty conquered the Southwest Yi and established the Yizhou County.

Li Shimin set his sights on another person.

"Yao Silian, you tell me."

"Yes. "Yao Silian bowed his hands in response.

"When I was compiling the history books of the Liang and Chen dynasties, I also found records when I was looking through the materials. Gaochang State has many plants and trees. The grass is like cocoon grass, and the silk inside the cocoon is like fine yarn, which is called Baidiezi. Many people in the country take it and weave it into cloth. The cloth is very soft and white, and it is used in the market. "