thefictionvixens Chapter 369
Chapter 369
Princess Changle seemed to have nothing to do since she entered the palace.
Empress Changsun only helped Su Chen take the package, and no one paid attention to her, and no one could see that the package she was holding was bigger.
"Su Chen, you are wearing so thin, don't you feel cold?" Empress Changsun asked with concern.
"It won't be cold, mother, look at Li Zhi, she doesn't wear much either."
Empress Changsun only noticed her daughter at this time, walked up and gently pinched Princess Changle's arm, feeling that she was wearing very little clothes.
"Li Zhi, put the package aside first, come and sit."
"Oh!" Princess Changle put down the package obediently and sat next to Empress Changsun.
Li Shimin listened to Empress Changsun talking about clothes, and subconsciously compared it with Su Chen next to him.
Instantly felt that his belly was not big, and his clothes were also a little bulging.
The temperature in Chang'an is not cold now, but the temperature difference is large.
Under normal circumstances, they all wear three or four pieces of clothes, otherwise it will be a little cold in the early morning and after dusk.
"Lizhi, tell me why you wear so few clothes."
Empress Changsun asked with a smile.
She guessed that Su Chen mentioned the cotton-padded clothes, which was related to wool recently.
But Empress Changsun guessed wrong.
"Mother, look!"
Princess Changle lifted her sleeves to reveal the pure cotton thermal underwear inside.
Empress Changsun reached out to touch it, and then pinched it to feel it. It was very elastic.
At present, all silk fabrics in the Tang Dynasty are not elastic, and the raw materials are mainly hemp and silk.
This discovery made Empress Changsun feel novel.
"Is this fabric cotton and wool?"
Princess Changle nodded and said, "Mother, this is pure cotton thermal underwear. Su Chen asked me to bring back more than a dozen sets."
Empress Changsun nodded.
"Mother, your daughter will help you choose a few sets now." As she said, Princess Changle stood up and picked up the big package, motioning Empress Changsun to go with her to change clothes.
Empress Changsun looked at Li Shimin and Su Chen and smiled.
Then she followed Princess Changle to the bedroom.
Li Shimin saw the two of them carrying the big package and left, thinking that the small package should be his.
"Boy, what's in that package!" Li Shimin knew it well and asked in a fake way.
"Wool yarn!"
"Wool yarn?"
"Yes, wool yarn. If you don't believe me, I'll show it to you." Su Chen stood up and walked towards the package, took it to Li Shimin and opened it.
"Your Majesty, look. Wool yarn of various colors, don't they look good?"
Li Shimin then picked up a roll of pink wool yarn and squeezed it hard.
"Is it made of cotton or wool?" Li Shimin felt that the wool yarn felt very good, and such a short contact actually gave him a hint of warmth.
"They are all made of sheep yarn, which can be used to make wool sweaters and other clothes. They are very warm."
Li Shimin laughed when he heard this, and didn't care at all that Su Chen didn't bring him a gift.
"Good, good, with these treasures, the people will never suffer from the cold again." Li Shimin is indeed a qualified emperor, always thinking about the people.
"Wool is so cheap, I must buy a lot."
"Your Majesty, is it possible to buy wool only in the Tang Dynasty? Although two cents can buy five catties, there are cheaper wool." Su Chen shook his head and said.
Li Shimin's eyes widened. Two cents and five catties are not cheap?
There are cheaper ones?
"My dear son-in-law, please talk to me, where is there cheaper wool, I will take it all for him." Li Shimin's eyes were full of "greed", and he did not hide it.
Su Chen was about to speak, and Li Chengqian came after hearing the news.
"Your Majesty, cheap wool, he is here!" Su Chen looked at Li Chengqian, the prince, and smiled mysteriously.
Hmm?
"Got cheap wool?" Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian with doubts, "Come in quickly!"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian hurriedly trotted to Li Shimin.
"Father, what's the matter?"
"Where can I get cheap wool?" Li Shimin asked directly.
"Wool? I don't know...Turks!" Li Chengqian was about to answer that he didn't know, but then he thought that the Turks must have a lot of wool.
Li Shimin was furious when he heard this, "Asshole! Who doesn't know that the Turks are rich in cattle and sheep? Can you get wool from the Turks?"
Li Chengqian was frightened and took a step back.
"Your Majesty, my brother-in-law is right. I'm talking about the Turks." Su Chen suddenly interrupted.
"Huh? What the hell?" Li Shimin was even more puzzled.
"Your Majesty, do you know where I got those cottons?" Su Chen asked instead of answering.
Li Shimin thought for a while, "Of course I know, Atana exchanged a spoonful of salt from the Western Regions..."
Then, Li Shimin thought of something and said in shock:
"Boy, you mean..."
Su Chen smiled slyly and nodded.
While Li ShiminWhile talking to Su Chen, Li Chengqian quietly sat beside Su Chen.
"Gao Ming, among your caravans, is Atana the only one returning to Chang'an now?" Li Shimin asked Li Chengqian with a squint.
"My father, that's right!"
Then, Su Chen continued, "Your Majesty, as far as I know, when the Turks slaughter cattle and sheep, they tear off the skin and wool together.
After drying, it can be used for winter warmth, but in summer, the excess wool must be removed for the sheep, otherwise the hot weather will cause the sheep to get sick.
They don't understand textile technology, so most of their wool is unusable.
As long as one or more foreign merchants are sent to the Turks, like Atana, they will exchange with them for fine salt and tea, which will definitely be much more convenient than purchasing in the Tang Dynasty, and the price will be cheaper."
Han people are not suitable for doing business in the Turks. The Turks are very defensive against the Han people, and killing and robbing may be more common.
They don't care about people from outside the region at all.
Li Shimin seemed to see a pile of wool rushing to Chang'an.
"Okay, let you two handle this!"
Su Chen immediately stopped smiling and looked at Li Chengqian and said solemnly:
"Brother-in-law, do a good job! I'm optimistic about you."
Li Chengqian clenched his fists and secretly made up his mind to do a good job of this matter.
"Brother-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely do it!"
Li Shimin didn't even look at Li Chengqian, and secretly said: 'What a useless thing! '
Soon, Princess Changle ran over.
"Father, my mother said to send someone to invite the three concubines to Lizheng Palace."
Li Shimin nodded mechanically, and had no time to deal with them. His mind was full of wool now.
Seeing Li Shimin nod, Princess Changle walked towards the palace maid Xia He.
"Your Highness, I'll go right away!"
Without Princess Changle saying anything, Xia He walked out of Lizheng Palace quickly.
After Princess Changle delivered the message, she glanced at Su Chen and Li Chengqian and ran back to Empress Changsun's bedroom.
"Wool yarn, great!" Li Shimin took another roll of wool yarn and wanted to untie its ends.
"Your Majesty, it's best not to untie it. Otherwise, it will be scattered everywhere, which will be difficult to collect and will get dirty."
Li Shimin listened to the advice and nodded.
"What are you doing? Knitting a sweater?" Li Shimin found two knitting needles with wool yarn on them.
"Oh, that's Li Zhi knitting gloves to prevent her hands from freezing in winter."
Li Shimin pretended to understand and nodded.
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