Chapter 182 Xuanba, you are truly the blessing of the Tang Dynasty
Seeing this, Li Shimin was shocked. He thought Li Yuan was breaking out in a cold sweat, and couldn't help but look concerned!
"Aye, what's wrong with you?"
Li Yuan glanced at Li Shimin with a look of disgust on his face: "I am in good health!"
Forehead!
Li Shimin sneered, but doubts still flashed in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, old man, this must be hot!"
On the side, Li Xuan explained.
"hot?"
Li Shimin was startled.
As for Li Yuan, he also noticed something was wrong at this moment. He twisted his body a few times in discomfort and wiped his head with his hand.
Only then did I realize that I was sweating.
Immediately, he lowered his head and looked at the cotton coat sewn with white folds on his body, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"Xuanba, the cotton-padded clothes sewn with white sheets are so warm. There is not even a big iron stove in your palace, only a few small heaters. I am wearing cotton-padded clothes, but I can sweat. Moreover, my whole body will be sweating.
It’s getting hot!”
"It's natural. Wearing a white cotton-padded jacket is more comfortable and warmer than a sheepskin cotton-padded jacket!"
Li Xuan smiled softly and nodded in response.
Hearing this, Li Shimin and Cheng Zhijie and others could not help but stare closely at the cotton coat on Li Yuan, ready to move.
In response, Li Yuan couldn't help but glared at several people coldly, and the expressions of Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others suddenly turned pale.
Immediately, he remembered something and couldn't help turning his head. Li Yuan looked at Li Xuan excitedly.
"Xuanba, you are truly a blessing to the Tang Dynasty and the country!"
"ah?"
Li Xuan was startled and looked at Li Yuan with confusion on his face.
Why did he suddenly become a blessing to the country?
Seeing this, Li Yuan chuckled and said: "Xuanba, do you know how many people in the Tang Dynasty are wearing rags and rags now? How many people wear rags every year? In winter, one piece of clothing to keep out the cold can only be hay. Every year
How many people in the Tang Dynasty will freeze to death in winter?"
"Even the soldiers in the Twelve Guards don't have much protection against the cold in winter. When they are not training, they hide in their tents. Whenever they come out, their hands will get frostbite!"
"Now that we have Baidiezi, we only need to spread the method of sewing warm clothes with Baidiezi and inform the people of the Tang Dynasty. Next spring, many people will plant Baidiezi.
Baidianzi is also particularly easy to grow. As long as the seeds are scattered into the soil and it rains, it will live for a long time.
In this way, next winter, there will be thousands of white cotton-padded clothes, and the people will have more money and a kind of cold-proof clothing.
With this move, you have solved the food and clothing worries of thousands of people!"
The more he talked, the more excited Li Yuan became.
My ambition, which had been depressed for two years, was suddenly aroused by the white cotton-padded clothes I wore.
Hearing this, Li Xuan was a little startled.
Unexpectedly, the people of the Tang Dynasty were so short of clothing.
Food, clothing, housing and transportation!
There is a reason why clothes should be ranked first.
However, since Li Xuan crawled out of the coffin, he has been staying in Lijiazhuang.
At that time, there were many people in Lijiazhuang, all of whom were naked and in rags.
In this regard, Li Xuan just thought that Lijiazhuang was a remote mountain village and that it should be poor. Then, within a year, Li Xuan took Lijiazhuang to improve the living conditions.
At least everyone in Lijiazhuang has coarse cloth clothes.
Although, after Li Shimin and others arrived at Lijiazhuang, Li Xuan also met many outsiders, but they were all dignitaries such as Cheng Chusi and Li Chengqian, and even the guards were dressed neatly.
Naturally, I subconsciously thought that the people of the entire Tang Dynasty should not have to worry about dressing.
Therefore, I just focused on tinkering with the glass greenhouse and eating.
Who would have thought that the clothes of the people of the Tang Dynasty were so miserable.
Thinking about it, Li Xuan thought for a moment and continued.
"Old man, in fact, white quilts can also be used to sew bedding. Beddings sewn with white quilts will be particularly comfortable to sleep on. Later, you can also sew gloves, sew cotton shoes, and can also be used to spin threads and weave cloth.
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"In addition, if the people are still short of clothes, they can also use sheepskin to make sheepskin cotton-padded jackets, or use wool to sew wool thread, and then use wool to weave cloth clothing!"
"Baidiazi spins thread and weaves cloth?"
Hearing this, Li Yuan looked excited and asked quickly: "How does Bai Diezi spin thread and weave cloth?"
Forehead!
Li Xuan was startled, glanced at Li Yuan helplessly, and said: "How do burlap spin threads and weave cloth? The white folds are softer and more delicate than burlap, so naturally the same is true!"
Li Yuan was shocked.
Immediately, he continued to ask: "I have been wearing a sheepskin cotton-padded jacket for such a long time, but I have never smelled any smell. Therefore, I have always wanted to ask you, how to remove the sheep smell from wool?"
“You don’t know how to get rid of the mutton smell?”
Li Xuan was startled again.
"There are so many sheep in Guanzhong. If someone knew how to remove the smell of sheep, someone would have used sheepskin to make sheepskin cotton-padded jackets, or even use sheepskin to weave cloth!"
Li Yuan sighed softly, and then looked at Li Xuan expectantly.
On the side, Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others also stared at Li Xuan closely.
“It’s easy to remove the odor from wool!”
Li Xuan chuckled lightly and said: "You only need to soak the wool in clean water and wash it once, and then dry it in the sun.
Then, put it in boiling salt water again, soak it for about half an hour, take it out and dry it in the sun.
In this way, the mutton smell will almost be eliminated.
If you still feel the odor, just start it all over again and you’ll be fine!”
After saying that, Li Yuan, Li Shimin and others were all stunned.
People in Guanzhong like to eat and raise food, so they also pay attention to wool.
I have tried various methods, but I can't get rid of the smell of wool.
But I have never thought of soaking wool in salt water.
Thinking about it, Li Yuan was a little worried and said: "Xuanba, do you need a lot of salt to soak wool in salt water?"
“Just be normal!”
Li Xuan replied casually: "If there is a lot of salt, you can also put some salt in it. The soaked wool should be cleaner!"
"How much salt?"
Hearing this, Li Yuan, Li Shimin and others were startled again.
"Xuanba, the Tang Dynasty lacks nothing but salt!"
Li Xuan's eyes couldn't help but widen, "Didn't you just say that you were short of clothes?"
Li Yuan was helpless.
"I mean, I need more salt than clothes."
"I see!"
After hearing this, Li Xuan nodded slightly and said: "It's okay, salt is easier to deal with than wool!"
"What?"
Li Yuan, Li Shimin and others were all startled again, staring at Li Xuan with their eyes wide open.
"Xuanba, you are talking about table salt, the salt used for eating?"
"Yes, it's table salt!"
Li Xuan nodded lightly.
"But, how do you solve the problem of salt deficiency?" Li Yuan quickly replied.
Immediately, he looked at Li Xuan with a surprised face, "Is it possible that you have a way to improve the production of salt?"
"There should be!"
Li Xuan nodded lightly. The salt he first consumed in Lijiazhuang was made by himself.
However, making salt yourself is too troublesome.
So, when my family got rich, I started buying refined salt.
"How to make it?"
“It can be dried, boiled, steamed or roasted!”
Li Xuan was stunned.
“How exactly does it work?”
Li Yuan's face turned anxious.
In fact, the Tang Dynasty was really short of salt. But it was not that it was short of salt. What was lacking was edible, non-toxic salt.
In the Tang Dynasty, there were many methods of making salt, which are similar to what Li Xuan mentioned. There are mineral salt, sea salt, well salt, and salt solution.