After dinner, Qin Ming called Xiao Changxi to the study.
The two of them were sitting on the sofa, and Qin Ming asked:
"Xi'er, have you seen all those clothes and jewelry? Do you like them?"
Xiao Changxi smiled and nodded and said:
"The Nu family likes it, thank you Qin Lang. By the way, the Nu family heard from Wan'er that Qin Lang plans to sell some socks to the Hejian County Prince's Palace?"
Qin Ming nodded, then added some tea to Xiao Changxi's cup and said:
"Yes, although there is no cotton in the house now, we can try to make some similar socks with other fabrics first. It doesn't matter even if they are worse than cotton socks."
"When autumn comes and the cotton we planted is harvested, there will be no shortage of cotton. And I also want to build a cotton cloth workshop in the future."
"In this way, the women in Zhuangzi will have another way to make money, and their lives will be better."
Xiao Changxi's eyes lit up when she heard this. As the chief housekeeper of the Qin Mansion, she naturally knew that in most of the workshops in Zhuangzi, men from Zhuangzi were working.
If this cotton cloth workshop can really be built, it will be a good thing for the women in Zhuangzi.
After all, in ordinary families, a woman's status has something to do with whether she can make money and how much money she makes.
Thinking of this, Xiao Changxi stood up and saluted Qin Ming and said:
"Young Master is a great talent. I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the women from ordinary families."
Qin Ming stood up and took Xiao Changxi into his arms, holding her slender waist with both hands and said:
"You know how to say such silly things. Oh, by the way, how much of the Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, and snow clam do we have in our house?"
While talking, Qin Ming had already sat back on the sofa with Xiao Changxi in his arms.
Xiao Changxi thought for a while and said:
"There are 15 Ganoderma lucidum plants, 23 ginseng plants, and 24 snow clams in the warehouse. Sir, do you want to give these medicinal materials away?"
Qin Ming shook his head and said:
"Yesterday, Dean Sun told me that the old man has been a little weak recently, and it is best not to drink alcohol during this period. But you also know the old man's temper. If you don't let him drink, he will keep throwing tantrums."
"I just happened to go out with Lady Baili today and asked her for a recipe for medicinal wine, and specifically asked if I could add ginseng and other three medicinal ingredients to the prescription. Lady Baili said that the effect would be better if it was added.
So I lied to the old man, saying that I wanted to brew a Taoist fairy wine, in order to get the old man to control his drinking. "
Xiao Changxi pursed her lips and said with a smile:
"Can you believe this, old man?"
Qin Ming grinned and nodded.
.......
The next morning,
After Qin Ming had breakfast, he mounted his horse and took Qin Da and Zi Shu all the way to Baqiao. He wanted to go to Baqiao to watch Uncle Cheng and the others go on an expedition.
By the way, take a look at the scene during the Tang Dynasty's expedition.
By the time Qin Ming and his party arrived at Baqiao, it was already close to Si hour.
At this time, people were already standing on both sides of the road in Baqiao.
Because in a little while, Duke Lu Guogong of the Tang Dynasty would lead the soldiers of the left army guard through Baqiao and set off for Lanzhou, so most of these people came to see their children off.
The army of the Tang Dynasty adopted the Fubing system.
During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, there were a total of sixteen guards.
The twelve guards, the left and right guards, the left and right Xiao guards, the left and right Wu guards, the left and right Wei guards, the left and right leading army guards, and the left and right Jinwu guards are the leaders of the soldiers of the world, which is equivalent to the standing field army of the Central Forbidden Army.
The remaining four guards, the left and right prison guards are in charge of the gates of Chang'an City, and the left and right Qianniu guards are in charge of Qianniu guards, etc. They are the emperor's attendants and ceremonial guards, which are equivalent to the emperor's personal guards.
Unless the enemy invades Chang'an City, or Li Er Yujia goes on a personal expedition, these four guards will not go out easily.
Qin Ming looked at the endless crowd in front of him and made a mental calculation. He felt that there were tens of thousands of people at least.
After the three people tied their horses to the willow tree next to the road, they walked to the edge of the crowd.
Although there were many people here in Baqiao, what surprised Qin Ming was that these people were very quiet, so quiet that Qin Ming felt a little scared.
Most of them were wearing very thin clothes, many even had their ankles exposed, and their noses and ears were already red from the cold.
But even so, Qin Ming didn't hear a single complaint, but looked solemnly in the direction of Chang'an.
It feels like a group of devout believers! Waiting for the gods they believe in!
Qin Ming and the others quickly blended in and waited silently like them.
About half an hour later, the distance suddenly became noisy. Qin Ming stood on tiptoe and looked around, only to see dust flying in the distance.
Qin Da stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance and said:
"Sir, look, it's the flag of the left leading military guard."
Qin Ming looked up and saw a huge military flag rushing out from the dust in the sky.
Then I heard the people in the distance shouting louder, and soon the people around me started cheering.
"The Tang army is mighty, and the Tang Dynasty will be victorious! The Tang army is mighty, and the Tang Dynasty will be victorious!"
Amidst the shouts of harmony, the soldiers of the left-leading military guard rode their tall horses and slowly drove into Qin Ming's field of vision.
The leader was none other than Cheng Chumo, a tough guy. He was wearing bright light armor and a phoenix-winged helmet. He was leading a horse in his left hand and holding a horse pole in his right hand. He was so majestic!
At this moment, a soldier ran over from behind, taking three steps and two steps at a time, catching up with Cheng Chumo, waving his arms towards him, and saying something loudly.
Perhaps it was because the people's shouts were too loud that Cheng Chumo couldn't hear what the soldiers were shouting, so he leaned down and put his ear close to them.
After he heard clearly, he stood up and beat the soldier's chest. Upon seeing this, the soldiers gave Cheng Chumo a military salute, then smiled and ran into the ranks behind him.
Cheng Chumo straightened up, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly:
"The general manager has given an order. Starting from our captain, the entire army will sing the military song of the Left Leading Guard!"
After hearing this, several soldiers who were closer to Cheng Chumo puffed up their chests and shouted:
"promise."
"When the smoke rises, look to the north of the country and prepare to sing..."
"Wolf smoke rises, the mountains and rivers look north. The dragon flag rolls, the horse neighs, the sword energy is like frost..."
The loud singing was like a virus, and it soon spread to the entire team. Gradually, the singing of the left leading army guard resounded throughout Baqiao.
After the initial daze, the people soon burst into unprecedented cheers, and then they shouted even louder.
"The Tang army is mighty! The left leading army guard is mighty! Ten thousand victories, ten thousand victories!"
The scene was lively and touching! Later, many people and soldiers wiped their tears with their sleeves, waved their arms and shouted!
In this situation, Qin Ming suddenly felt envious of Cheng Chumo!
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