Li Qi returned to the military tent and called Tang Yun over.
"Now I finally understand." Li Qi said, "Grandma, I should have thought of this when I set out from Kyoto! One hundred thousand troops, 30,000 people escorting grain and grass, set out from Kyoto all the way, collected so much grain and grass,
It’s definitely not just for attacking Feiyan Village.”
Tang Yun nodded and said: "Sir, Master Liu Village and the others are out of danger this time."
Li Qi nodded: "Yes, when we attack Feiyan Village and find that all the people in Feiyan Village are gone, it is impossible for Liang Fuhui to order the pursuit. In this case, Master and the others should be able to get out of trouble."
Li Qi said, "But, if that's the case, wouldn't it mean that I have to go to the Snow Country with the army?"
Thinking about it, he sighed and sat aside, feeling a little depressed.
Damn it, this emperor is really capable. He could do such a big thing as attacking the Snow Kingdom without any trouble at all.
Is it possible that he is not in good health and that he wants to burp is also a lie?
The more he thought about Li Qi, the more he realized that this emperor was definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp.
"Yun'er, what's the situation in this snow country?" Li Qi asked.
Tang Yundao said: "Snow Country is located in the far north snowfield, where the ice and snow do not melt all year round and is isolated from the world. According to people who have been there, life is extremely difficult in that place of ice and snow, but it is rich in a kind of black oil, also known as black fire. This is
Things ignite when exposed to fire, which is also a necessity for people in the Snow Country. As for other things, I don’t know much..."
Li Qi nodded: "It seems it should be oil."
"Oil?" Tang Yun was a little confused.
Li Qidao: "It's the black fuel that I told you before when Huang and I went in to attack Tianjihui."
"Oh? So it's that kind of thing."
"It's obviously impossible to go back now. Since we have to go to the Snow Country with the army, we have to be prepared." Li Qi said, "Now, Yun'er, go to the surrounding towns and try to get some feathers."
"What do you do with feathers?" Tang Yun asked.
Li Qidao: "You will know when you get them. The more, the better. Anyway, as the saying goes, money is not an issue."
Although Tang Yun didn't understand what Li Qi was going to do, he didn't think much about it.
A few days later, the smallpox was well under control. Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Qi called Wei Xinshan over and asked her to go to Feiyan Village to check the situation.
Since he was going to the Snow Country, Li Qi naturally had to be prepared. Among other things, a down jacket was definitely a necessity.
During this period, although the clothes he wore were considered warm, they were too heavy, especially when he got up and had to wear them for half a day every day.
Down jackets are very warm and lightweight, making them an absolute must-have in the ice and snow.
However, the production steps are very cumbersome. Li Qi thinks that it should be no problem to make a few pieces. As for mass production, we can only wait until later.
After all, he doesn't know how much it costs to make such a down jacket. If a down jacket costs dozens or hundreds of taels of silver, how many people can afford to make such a thing?
Wei Xinshan went to Feiyan Village and came back in just one day.
"Brother Li!"
Seeing Wei Xinshan's expression, Li Qi knew that Liu Yanyan and the others had left.
"Master and the others have left, right?"
Wei Xinshan nodded: "Yes! Master asked me to give this to you."
Looking at the letter she handed over, Li Qi took it over with mixed emotions.
After taking it apart and reading it, Li Qi showed a wry smile.
The general content of the letter is nothing more than some farewell words, full of the tone and teachings of the elders.
Damn it, this young master has wasted so much effort and didn’t even say thank you. Instead, he educated me?
"Brother Li! It's all thanks to you this time." Wei Xinshan said, "If it weren't for you, I would..."
Li Qi touched her head and said, "Silly girl, what's the point? Let's go and see how Yuner's preparations are going."
With that said, the two of them left the military tent.
…
On the day when Liang Fuhui launched his attack on Feiyan Village, Li Qi's mood could be described as calm.
The army began to attack Feiyan Village in the morning, and it was declared over at noon.
In the afternoon, Li Qi only saw Xuanyuan's army dragging back a lot of things on a carriage, probably some things Liu Yanyan had not had time to take away.
Anyway, there is everything, and the most popular ones are herbal medicines.
Huang Jin came to Li Qi's side, looked at the consignment teams with him, and said, "Why is it over so quickly?"
Li Qi smiled and said, "Who knows."
"Isn't it said that Feiyan Village is easy to defend but difficult to attack? What else is there in the vast sea..." Huang Jin said.
"Perhaps our General Liang already has a way to deal with it?" Li Qi said and yawned, "Brother, I have to go back and sleep for a while. I will have someone prepare some game at night. Then you can come over and eat together.
.”
Huang Jin stared at the returning team and nodded absently, as if he couldn't understand why the Xuanyuan Army captured Feiyan Village so quickly?
…
Li Qi returned to the military tent and couldn't help but sneeze as soon as he opened the curtain. He saw feathers everywhere in the tent, flying all over the sky.
Tang Yun and Wei Xinshan were sitting in the pile of feathers, preening their feathers.
It took a lot of effort to collect these feathers. Tang Yun spent a lot of money to collect feathers in nearby towns, and then found someone to pick them out as Li Qi said.
Then there are soaking, washing, and drying. This process can be said to be time-consuming and labor-intensive.
But the good news is that money can make all the trouble, and all these tasks can be solved with money.
Nowadays, the down in the tent is the finished product after thousands of selections.
Tang Yun grabbed a handful of down and stuffed it into a cloth bag on the side. There were several white feathers on his head and face, looking very embarrassed.
"Sir, what are you doing collecting these feathers?" Tang Yun asked.
Li Qi went over, helped her stuff the feathers in and said, "Of course it's for making clothes."
"Making clothes?"
"Not bad." Li Qi rubbed his white feathers and said, "Then you two will have to work hard. When we came from Kyoto, didn't someone give us a lot of Yun brocade along the way? How many Yun brocades did you sew with those Yun brocades?
A piece of clothing, stuff these downs into it when the time comes..."
After saying that, Li Qi went directly to the table, picked up the brush and started drawing: "I will draw you a design drawing, and you can just do it according to what I drew. Remember that you have to make two inner pots inside to prevent it from getting damaged.
If there is hair loss sometimes and there is something outside, you don’t need to make it too elaborate, as long as it can be worn..."
After a while, Li Qi drew a sketch. Tang Yun and Wei Xinshan came over and looked a little confused.
Li Qi began to explain to them bit by bit.
In addition to down jackets, Li Qi also asked them to get down quilts...