The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Quilts, mattresses, cotton-padded clothes, and even cotton-padded pants, when you wear them in winter, although they are thick, they are really windproof and warm." Li Fu smiled.

He remembered the cotton-padded pants his grandmother made for him when he was a child, which were really unique.

At that time, the conditions were like that when I was a child. I was afraid that the children would be cold in winter, so the elderly in the family basically knew this skill, and they brought back some cotton to make cotton-padded clothes and pants for the children.

It was okay in the first year, and the new ones were really soft.

But after wearing them for a long time, the cotton inside was completely different from the new cotton, and it was hard.

At this time, the cotton-padded pants would be taken apart, and the old cotton inside would be mixed with new cotton. After bouncing, they would become soft again.

When I was in my teens, I grew taller every year, so the old cotton-padded pants continued to lengthen from the legs and feet.

Anyway, I wore them inside, and I had to put on a pair of pants outside, so it couldn't be seen.

In the Tang Dynasty, before this year, cotton was only an ornamental crop planted in the palace. People had not discovered that this thing could be used as a filling for clothes to keep warm in winter.

In winter, the best clothes to keep warm.

Fur coat.

This thing is suitable for both the rich and the poor, but it is not very friendly to animals.

Five-colored horses, fur coats worth thousands of gold.

In the Zhou Li, the fur coat was the formal dress for the emperor to worship the heaven.

Rich people wear fox fur, mink fur, and leopard fur.

Ordinary people wear fur coats made of deer, sheep, and dog fur.

Or they say they have no money and send their fur coats to the pawnshop.

To put it bluntly, they are selling fur.

Poor people can only wear "paper" fur coats to keep warm.

Clothes made from mulberry bark, steamed, mixed, and compacted are flexible, thick, and durable.

In the past, farmers in the village wore this kind of paper fur coat in winter.

Something that can keep you warmer and stronger is the best thing for everyone.

In the past, Li Fu only wore sheepskin.

Of course, it is different now.

Rich!

Very rich.

In addition to the fur coat worn on the outside, what is worn inside is the jiá.

The jiá has two layers of clothes inside, just like the autumn clothes. However, as the weather gets colder, different fillings are put into the interlayer for warmth.

The poor fill the interlayer with hemp, kudzu, grass fluff, sawdust, duck and goose feathers.

The rich, the princes and nobles, the wealthy families fill the inside with velvet.

Li Fu wants to promote cotton, but the main service is not the princes and nobles.

These rich people will not freeze to death.

The main reason is that they want to sleep on cotton mattresses and cover themselves with quilts.

In addition, let the craftsmen study and improve the loom so that cotton can be processed into cotton thread, so that there will be more choices for clothing materials.

Cotton has low cost and can be better popularized and promoted, giving people more choices for keeping warm in winter.

Let alone other things, the farmers on their own farms and the students in the academy should enjoy the changes in their lives brought by cotton, right?

In the winter, the students in the academy are shivering in the classroom, is that okay?

But speaking of wintering... Li Fu is thinking about the dragon's birthplace of the old Li family.

Anthracite, Jincheng, Yangcheng, Yangquan...

Then I guess it can't be dug. This accidental digging of the dragon vein, after all, I am also a member of the old Li family.

If it doesn't work, I guess I'll have to settle for the second best, Linxian, Huoxian, Linfen, etc...

The whole of Shanxi, look at the map, just pick it.

But if there is coal in winter, the conditions can be improved a lot.

The reason why Li Fu did not put the coal mining on the agenda was because the Jingyang Palace was very rich and there was no problem with burning charcoal.

Because it was not what he needed at the moment, he was not in a hurry at all.

The servants in the house worked quickly. The quilt cover was ready in the afternoon of the next day. The quilt core was put in and tidied up. A quilt was made in this way.

However, it was not used in summer.

Although it does not need to be covered, it can be used as a mattress.

Xiao Tao carried the brand new quilt into the bedroom and spread it on the bed.

"It is still a little thin. If you want to lie comfortably, you still need to make two more quilts and stack them up." Li Fu said: "If you want to make a mattress, the cotton material should be more solid."

"Wouldn't it be soft to put fur underneath in winter?" Li Shao asked.

"It feels different." Li Fu smiled.

Li Fu folded up the quilt and said to Li Shao, "Try sitting on it like this."

Li Shao tried sitting on it and it felt completely different from the fur.

The children also took turns to experience it..

"Uncle Wang, can you send some of the cotton produced this year to the palace?" Li Chengqian asked a little embarrassedly.

"No problem, there are a lot." Li Fu said: "There is a warehouse full of cotton. If they are all packed up and thrown out, there will be quite a lot."

"I thought about making a few quilts for Grandfather, Grandfather and Mother in winter." Li Chengqian said: "Especially Grandfather, he is old, I want him to live more comfortably in winter."

Li Fu smiled.

"Okay, no problem, Housekeeper Zhao has already found someone to set up a workshop on the farm. When it is ready, I will send it to the East Palace for you. You can take people to send it there."

"Thank you, Uncle Wang!" Li Chengqian looked at Li Fu with sparkling eyes.

Li Ke was a little embarrassed and looked at Li Fu.

"Uncle Wang, what about my mother... I also want to honor her."

"No problem, there are all. When it is ready, I will send them to the East Palace together. You can go to your eldest brother to get them." Li Fu smiled.

Li Chengqian nodded.

"I'll send someone to find you when the time comes."

Old Zhao also got the news. When the cotton business was spread on the farm, many people wanted to learn it. In the end, Old Zhao Zhen chose a family.

The family now lives in a new house that was replaced before the New Year. There is enough space in the house. If they free up an empty wing room, they can do this job.

Old Zhao led the people into the house and paid a visit to Li Fu and his wife.

"Okay, let Wu Liangye teach you about cotton fluffing." Li Fu smiled and said, "This job will be handed over to your family in the future. Do it at home first. When the time comes, set up a workshop on the farm, otherwise there will be too many things to put at home."

"Yes, thank you, my lord."

Wu Liangye never dreamed that one day he would be a master who teaches cotton fluffing.

In the past, he taught martial arts, physical fitness, horse riding and archery, which was no problem at all.

These people, with slingshots tied to their bodies and wooden hammers in their hands, deal with cotton with their "apprentices" every day.

"Ding ding ding" all day long.

Don't let this matter get out.

Otherwise, you will lose face in front of your peers.