Eunuch Yang followed Li Sixu's instructions and asked the young eunuch serving in the palace to fetch the flint and steel, lit the flint and handed it to Li Sixu.
Without saying a word, Li Sixu poked the piece of white cloth with the fire fold, which made Zhang said gasping: "Little princess!"
However, something magical happened!
Not only was the white cloth not ignited, but the places where it was poked by the fire broke became smoother and cleaner as new.
Zhang Shuo was dumbfounded and said in shock: "The cloth made of fire-huan must be thrown into the fire. Princess, could it be that this is the fire-huan cloth recorded in "Liezi Tang Wen"?"
"My lord, your guess is correct!"
Li Sixu looked at Xuanzong: "Father, what I present to my father today is Huo Huanbu."
Although Xuanzong knew that his Xiao Shi was magical and could always surprise him unexpectedly, the scene in front of him still shocked him again.
Until the fire was extinguished, Xuanzong looked at Li Sixu with hot eyes: "There are birds, beasts, and trees in the mountain, and they all grow in the fire, so the fire cloth is not the skin of the grass and trees in this mountain, but the hair of the birds and beasts!"
"I have read an allusion in "Sou Shen Ji". There is a kind of fire rat growing in the Flame Mountain in the Western Regions. It is born in the fire. If the fire rat is splashed with water, its life will not last long. The fire rat's hair is woven into cloth, which is called the fire raccoon. cloth."
Xuanzong said excitedly: "I originally thought that Huo Huanbu only existed in legends. There has been no such treasure in the world for a long time. How did Xiao Shi find such a rare treasure?"
Li Sixu: "..."
Once again, he witnessed that his father was very superstitious!
Seeing Huo Huanbu, Zhang said that the classic that came to mind was Liezi. "Tang Wen" about the function of Huo Huanbu, but her father was talking about the magical description and origin of Huo Huanbu in "Sou Shen Ji".
Her father was truly a romantic emperor with profound literary attainments. It was no wonder that he was able to pioneer the feat of including poetry in scientific examinations.
Li Sixu almost couldn't bear to break his father's longing and fantasy for magical things, but lies could not stand the test. Li Sixu still said truthfully: "Father, in fact, Huohuanbu is obtained by washing the ore. This kind of ore is washed The silk left behind can be used to weave cloth. This kind of ore is not only found in the Western Regions. Wang Yuanbao sent people to find this kind of ore in Yazhou, Jiannan Road. After washing, it was woven into cloth, and Erchen is now I bring this fire horse cloth to my father."
Although Li Sixu broke Emperor Xuanzong's fantasy about Huo Huanbu, the news he heard from Li Sixu still made him very happy.
"What Xiao Shi means is that Wang Yuanbao has found this kind of ore, and this fire-huan cloth is a piece of cloth he woven from the silk left after washing?"
Li Sixu nodded affirmatively!
Zhang Shuo was also excited beside him: "Your Majesty, if you can make clothes from this kind of fire cloth and wear it on your body, it will not burn when exposed to fire. This, this..."
Zhang said he was so excited that he was incoherent!
Li Sixu pursed her lips and snickered secretly.
Since Zhang said he was attracted by the magic of Huo Huanbu, he has fallen into his own urn.
Her father was no less excited than Zhang Shuo. If Zhang Shuo could think of it, how could Xuanzong, as an emperor, not think of it?
Knowing what her father and Zhang were thinking, Li Sixu interrupted their thoughts cruelly: "Father, everything in the world is mutually reinforcing. I think that things that seem perfect actually have their flaws."
Li Sixu's words poured cold water on Emperor Xuanzong.
He said helplessly: "Tell your father, what are the flaws of this Huo Huan Bu?"
"It seems that this Huohuan cloth cannot be worn as an ordinary cloth as my father and Lord Zhang thought."
Li Sixu asked Xuanzong: "Father, isn't it strange that except for the Huohuan cloth recorded in the classics as coming from the Western Regions, why are there so few Huohuan cloths produced in the Central Plains?"
"That's because after the death of some nobles from other dynasties, they wrapped their bodies in fire cloth to ensure that they would not rot after being buried."
Does Huohuanbu still have this effect?
Emperor Xuanzong and Zhang said that they had never heard of it and were only surprised.
Li Sixu added: "Wang Yuanbao also learned this from a businessman from Persia. Fire Huanbu is very rare and has the function of protecting the body from decay. Therefore, it has always been used by those who master the technology of washing Huanhuan cloth. The nobles of the foreign dynasty are very tight-lipped and do not allow the circulation and sale of fire huanbu."
"My minister believes that the dynasties outside the region that have mastered the washing technology of Huohuan cloth do not make clothes of this kind of cloth and wear them. It must be because it is unlucky to wear this kind of cloth."
Li Sixu changed the topic: "However, this cloth is antiseptic, anti-acid, and heat-resistant. I thought that in addition to being used for wrapping corpses, it can also be made into protective clothing for government officials to put out fires."
"Maybe it can be used for other purposes!"
Li Sixu smiled sheepishly: "With Erchen's stupidity, I can only think of so much for the time being."
Zhang said it was amazing!
The little princess not only presented the fire-huan cloth to His Majesty, but also asked Wang Yuanbao to find ore in Jiannan Road, Yazhou, wash it and weave it into cloth, and also inquired so clearly about the use of the fire-huan cloth outside the territory.
If this is still called stupidity, there is no one smarter in the world.
Just when Zhang said that he thought Li Sixu had done everything meticulously and without leakage, Li Sixu took out a deed and handed it to Xuanzong.
"This is what Wang Yuanbao asked his son to hand over to his father. It contains the method of washing ore and weaving fire cloth. Wang Yuanbao has given 20% of the sales of fire cloth to his son to use it to develop medicine and make diseases. He wants to use the remaining income for charity, and he wants to give part of the remaining income to the national treasury."
As his Xiaoshi said, the fire coat was not only used to wrap corpses, but also to protect the government officials when putting out fires.
Although the thing in front of him made him a little disillusioned with the legendary Huo Huan Bu, this thing was still a valuable treasure.
Not to mention that the use of fire-huan cloth has yet to be discovered. It can be used to wrap corpses to protect the body from decay, which can attract nobles to flock to it.
Wealth attracts attention!
Wang Yuanbao, who has mastered the method of washing Huohuan cloth, is shrewd. He knows that without the help of the court, even if he masters the method of washing ore and weaving Huohuan cloth, he may not be able to establish himself in Jiannan Dao Yazhou, and he is afraid that he will have to fight for it. The Wang family brings trouble.
Therefore, he asked his little ten to offer washing and weaving methods, and also gave a part of the income to the national treasury to show his sincerity.
For Xuanzong, Huo Huanbu had removed a layer of mystery. Although its value was still immeasurable, he did not become crazy about it.
"Wang Yuanbao's donation of washed ore to make fire-huan cloth was a meritorious deed. He also used 20% of the proceeds from the sale of fire-huan cloth to support my tenth princess in researching medicine, building a hospital to relieve epidemics, and handed over 30% to replenish the national treasury."
Last time, we also collected 30% of the dry shares of Wang's Glazed Market, so it's time to reward them as well.
Xuanzong told Eunuch Yang: "According to my decree, Jin Wang Yuanbao will be given the title of a fifth-grade county male."
After Yao Chong passed away, Xuanzong didn't know how to reward the Yao family to show the emperor's kindness.
Looking at the fire-huan cloth on the table, he told Eunuch Yang: "Draw up a decree for me to posthumously make Yao Chong the governor of Yangzhou, and give this fire-huan cloth to the Yao family to bury my beloved. "
