"It's just that what you think is talented is completely different from what we call virtuous." Han De also wanted to try to explain to Mrs. Liu, but saw an unhappy expression on Mrs. Liu's face.
He could only sigh and said: "Oh, forget it, I can't explain it to you."
Mrs. Liu glanced at Han De lightly and did not continue to pester.
Time passed day by day, and soon it was more than a month later, and the weather had entered the winter months. The cold wind began to howl between the sky and the earth, and when I woke up in the morning, I could already see a light layer of white frost on the tiles.
As people took their breaths, they could already see the sight of puffing out clouds and mist.
Seeing the girl's cold hands, I couldn't help but use a charcoal pencil to calculate. Han Du felt distressed for a while, and didn't know whether it was right or wrong to lead her into mathematics.
Fortunately, the problem of keeping out the cold is relatively easy to solve. Han Du asked people from the Jiaofang Division to make a few cotton-padded clothes for everyone in his family.
"What is this?" Sister Jingyun looked at the clothes Han Du brought. She had never seen such thick clothes.
"This is a cotton coat. It's very warm to wear." Han Du explained, took out one and handed it to the girl, "Go put it on and try it on."
Han Jingyun didn't hesitate, took the cotton-padded clothes and went into the room to change into them. Within a moment, she felt a warmth wrapping around her whole body. With a slight blush on his face, he nodded happily to Han Du and said with a smile: "This cotton coat is really good, warm, soft and comfortable to the touch. It's really a good thing."
"As long as you like it, just wear these two pieces now. Wait until next year, prepare more cotton, and make a few more pieces for you." Han Du also laughed, and suddenly felt that he, a girl, was not It's quite cute when you ask yourself questions about math.
Han Jingyun shook his head with a smile and said: "Two pieces are enough for a change of clothes. This cotton coat is just for winter. You don't need too many. Just two pieces will be enough. Brother, you don't need to make any more for me."
"Let's talk about it then." Han Du neither agreed nor refused.
But there are times when Jingyun is not cute.
A few days later, Han Jingyun approached Han Du again. She said that she had finished studying mathematics again and hoped that Han Du could give her the following content.
This time, Han Du was wise enough not to doubt the girl, nor to check whether the girl had really finished her studies, so as not to be hit again. After promising to write the following content to her as soon as possible, he sent the girl away.
Stepping lightly on the tail of the winter moon, the new year is approaching. In the capital, everyone from dignitaries to common people began to prepare New Year's goods.
Even Mr. Liu, who was obsessed with Journey to the West, rarely put down the book in his hand. She stood up and wielded the majesty of being the mistress of the house, turning Han Shu's command around.
There is no way, he is the youngest of the three brothers and sisters of the Han family. Moreover, Han Du is on duty and doesn't have much time to do housework. As for Han Jingyun, she still locked herself in the boudoir, never leaving the door or taking a step forward. Her mother had supported her studying at the beginning, so naturally she would not disturb her with such trivial matters as buying New Year's goods.
So all the chores fell on Han Shu.
Not only the people, but also the imperial court became busy as the new year approached. The busiest one is the Ministry of War, because every New Year, many foreign countries come to Beijing to pay tribute. When foreign countries pay tribute to the DPRK, the Ministry of War Joint Hall is mainly responsible for receiving them, and is responsible for all the clothing, food, housing, transportation and other activities of the envoys after they enter the capital.
However, just as there are differences in intimacy and distance between people, there are also differences in friendship, likes and dislikes between countries. As a close neighbor of the Ming Dynasty and the first country that the Ming Dynasty actively sent envoys to visit, Goryeo naturally received the best preferential treatment and could pay tribute three times a year.
Others include one tribute every two years, one tribute every three years, and one tribute every five years.
The tribute begins before the New Year, which is like giving gifts during the New Year. Unless they are relatives, no one waits until the New Year is over before giving gifts, right? Aren’t the gifts delivered in advance before the Spring Festival?
The Chinese New Year is a major happy event for everyone. If you can receive gifts in advance at this juncture, it will naturally make people happy and achieve twice the result with half the effort. If you give gifts after the New Year, haha, what should I say? Although people will not refuse, the effect is as if the person has passed the point of excitement. No matter how good the gift you give, it will not make people excited again. Because people are already excited and exhausted, this will only achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Lao Zhu has always attached great importance to overseas demonstrations of unification. The reason is that the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty has always been the image of a suzerain country in the world. Lao Zhu expelled the Tartars and restored China. After fighting in the north and south, he finally overthrew the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and beat them back to their hometown. Now if he replaces the Mongol and Yuan Empire and maintains his status as the suzerain among the countries, wouldn't that mean that his Ming Dynasty is not as good as the former Yuan Dynasty? Therefore, Lao Zhu was eager to establish a fixed superior-subordinate order with surrounding forces in many aspects.
Even the Japanese state did not send envoys to pay homage after Lao Zhu ascended the throne. Instead, they specially sent envoys to the Japanese state to carry the seal of the Japanese king. First, they hoped that they would pay tribute. As a result, after the letter of credence was delivered, the Japanese country not only did not come to pay tribute, but instead chopped off the head of the envoy. Of course Lao Zhu was extremely angry and threatened to send troops to attack the Japanese country, but due to various reasons, he failed to do so in the end.
The entry of a foreign country into the dynasty was a big event for the people of the capital. Because after a foreign country pays tribute to the court, it will receive a gift from the court in return. In addition to those that are to be taken back to various countries, most of the remaining gifts are sold in the capital, converted into money, and then purchased in the capital for supplies that all parties are interested in and brought back.
Therefore, for businessmen, this is a great opportunity to make money. After all, various countries purchase a lot of materials, and there are almost all kinds of them. Many businessmen can take this opportunity to make a fortune.
For the common people, just watching all the excitement is enough for them to talk about it for a long time.
And now after envoys from various countries came to Beijing, they all expressed their extreme interest in one thing, and that was the mirror.
The bronze mirrors of the Ming Dynasty were originally on the purchase list of various countries. Every time these envoys came to the Ming Dynasty, they would buy a large number of bronze mirrors back. But this time they heard the news about a better mirror as soon as they entered Beijing, and naturally they came to see the reality.
When they saw the mirror, everyone was amazed. This mirror is much better than the bronze mirror. If I could buy it back... wouldn't I make a fortune?
So he quickly entangled Xiong Ting, and the lions opened their mouths one by one, asking for dozens or hundreds of items.
