area51novel Chapter 338
Chapter 338
The subsequent process of weaving cotton thread into cotton cloth is the same as that of burlap and silk, and the final step is dyeing and cutting.
Su Chen originally asked them to dye the cloth purple and make a purple core cotton coat.
But the villagers said: ordinary people cannot wear purple, only nobles can wear it.
In the end, the cotton cloth was dyed beige, and the effect can be seen after drying for four or five days.
"Your Highness, Marquis, His Majesty and the Queen are coming to the manor, and they will arrive in ten minutes!" Steward Wang Xi hurried over and reported in a low voice.
"Huh? You led His Majesty here!"
Su Chen turned his head and looked at Li Chengqian. His Majesty came just after the manor killed three pigs today, and he definitely didn't come because of the smell of pork.
"What do you mean by that?" Li Chengqian immediately said that he didn't know, and he didn't know that His Majesty would come here today.
"Zhang Long, play well!"
Su Chen and Li Chengqian went to greet them.
"Wang Xi, the manor won't prepare our lunch today. Send the processed pig to the school immediately.
Also transfer another cook over. We are going to eat in the cafeteria."
"Okay, my lord!" Wang Xi bowed and left quickly.
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"Your Majesty, have you read the newspaper today?"
In the carriage, Empress Changsun looked at Li Shimin with a smile and asked.
Li Shimin shook his head, "I sent the guerrillas off with the ministers early this morning, and I haven't had time to read the newspaper yet."
"Hmm? Is there a big news in the newspaper today?"
Li Shimin asked curiously. He reads the newspaper every day, but he happened to be delayed today.
Empress Changsun nodded, "Leshan Restaurant is launching new dishes today, all of which are pork-related dishes. There are free tasting spots for three consecutive days."
"Pork? As far as I know, that kid has slaughtered more than a dozen pigs.
Where did the pork come from?" Li Shimin thought about it and asked.
Empress Changsun smiled but didn't say anything, looking at Concubine Yin.
Li Shimin was unaware and did not react for a moment, and he looked back and forth at the two people's faces.
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten what Xiaowu is doing now?" Yin Fei was a little embarrassed to say it, after all, it was not nice to say that he was a pig farmer.
Besides, Li You was a genuine prince.
"I understand, the thousand pigs are almost half a year old." Li Shimin remembered it after Yin Fei reminded him.
"Hahaha, I came at the right time today!"
Immediately, Li Shimin laughed. He expected that there must be surplus pork in the manor, and he had not eaten pork for some time.
Not long after, the carriage slowly stopped at the manor square.
After Li Shimin and the other four got off the carriage, they looked behind them and saw that Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng had entered the manor.
Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng came on horseback, so they had to get off the horse outside the manor and walk in.
"It's past nine o'clock. I don't know what that kid is doing at this moment, and he didn't come out to greet him." Li Shimin stood there, looked at his watch and murmured.
Empress Changsun and the others chuckled and said nothing, as they were used to it.
"Oh, Your Majesty, you came at the right time today!"
Su Chen and Li Chengqian walked out of a side room quickly and walked towards Li Shimin and the others.
Li Shimin did not respond, but turned his head and looked to the side.
Su Chen smiled and greeted Empress Changsun and the others, as well as Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng who had just arrived.
"Your Majesty, it's still early for lunch, how about sitting inside first?" Su Chen asked politely.
Su Chen thought that Li Shimin brought his family to the manor just to eat pork.
"Well, that's good!" Li Shimin nodded and walked to the living room first.
"Su Chen, where is Xiao Sizi?" Empress Changsun and Su Chen walked side by side, following Li Shimin.
"Mother, Xiao Sizi studies for an hour every morning." Su Chen looked at his watch and continued:
"Jin'er will teach her some simple Chinese characters and calculations, and it will be over soon."
Su Chen then looked at Concubine Wei and said:
"Li Shen and Li Zhi did very well in the monthly exam this time. Li Shen is the study committee member in Class 2, and Li Zhi is the monitor in Class 3."
Li Shimin was walking in front and suddenly turned around and asked, "What is the position of the study committee member?"
"There is no specific position. Excellent grades serve as a role model. Each class has a class leader." Su Chen answered simply.
Su Chen didn't know what the study committee member did, anyway, he had never been a class leader.
Everyone came to the living room and had just sat down for a while.
Suddenly, Xiao Sizi's voice came from far away and quickly spread to the living room.
"Geese, geese, geese, singing with their necks bent to the sky."
"White feathers float on the green water, and red feet paddle the clear waves."
"Geese, geese, geese...Mother!" Little Sizi ran towards Empress Changsun as soon as he saw her.
Empress Changsun smiled as she looked at the little Sizi flying towards her.
"Wonderful, wonderful! Little Sizi, who taught you this poem?" After Li Shimin finished appreciating the poem, a picture of a group of geese playing in the water immediately appeared in his mind..
Li Shimin didn't think that Xiao Sizi could write such a vivid poem.
Although this poem sounds like a child's.
"Father, you are here too!" Xiao Sizi leaned on Empress Changsun's thigh and looked at Li Shimin and greeted him cordially.
"My brother-in-law taught me!"
Li Shimin glanced at Su Chen and then remembered the business.
"Guanyin, I have something to discuss with Su Chen, you sit down for a while."
After that, Li Shimin stood up and gestured to Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng, and then walked towards the study.
Su Chen and Li Chengqian followed them silently.
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"Su Chen, why are you so eager to destroy Shuofang!"
After the five people sat down, Li Shimin threw a trump card directly.
When Wei Zheng heard that Su Chen was going to destroy Shuofang, his eyebrows shook three times unconsciously.
Fang Xuanling opened his mouth to the limit.
Su Chen glanced at Li Chengqian calmly, then smiled slightly and said, "It's not too urgent. It won't be too late to talk about it after the Chinese New Year."
Hmm?
"When is the Chinese New Year?" Li Shimin asked in confusion.
"Well, it's after New Year's Eve." Su Chen reacted, there was no such thing as Chinese New Year in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin nodded slightly, "Well, can you tell me why you want to send troops to attack Shuofang?"
Li Shimin didn't think that Su Chen was just on a whim and started a war for no reason.
"Your Majesty, it's not to send troops to attack, but to completely destroy Shuofang and incorporate Shuofang into the territory of the Tang Dynasty." Su Chen shook his head and corrected.
"As for the reason...
Well, I observed the sky at night and learned that there is a treasure in Shuofang. If I get this treasure, it can save the Tang Dynasty from fifty years of detours."
Su Chen thought this reason was quite good. If Shuofang could really be eliminated, the system would reward a steam engine.
This is similar to what Su Chen said about there being a treasure in Shuofang.
"Okay! After the ice and snow melt after New Year's Eve, I will order the army to conquer Shuofang." Li Shimin certainly would not believe Su Chen's excuse.
However, Li Shimin absolutely believed that Su Chen's move must have a deep meaning.
Li Shimin had considered before that the Tang Dynasty should not be short of food next year, at least no one would starve to death.
He was never afraid of war, but suffered from lack of money and food.
The most important thing is that if you want to destroy the Eastern Turks, you must first take down Shuofang.
This point coincides with Li Shimin's idea.
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