Chapter 203 The Thousand Households and the Sweater
Just when Yang Xuan was restless, Lu Jian, the garrison of Juyongguan, rushed to Tumubao with his men.
"Lu Jian is guarding Juyongguan and has met Mr. Yang."
In the Dasheng Dynasty, garrison was a position with no rank and no quota. Its main responsibility was to command the troops for garrison. Anyone as large as a general, a guerrilla general, or as small as a thousand households could also hold the post of garrison.
In Juyongguan, the highest position of a military commander was the commander-in-chief of the capital, and Lu Jian was one of the five thousand households under the jurisdiction of the commander-in-chief, with a rank of fifth rank.
However, for him to be able to hold a garrison position, he is considered to be a bit more impressive than other Qianhu.
"Lord Guard, thank you for your hard work."
Yang Xuan quickly became polite. The reinforcements finally arrived, and he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The previous trade terms stated that troops were not allowed to be stationed in the trade fair, but this time it gave Yang Xuan an excuse.
Besides, with Lizhu here, it is estimated that Ihaqi Ursu and the others will not have any objections to this.
Isn't this garrison just to protect your princess? You can't even handle your own family's affairs.
The two of them were polite and went through the procedures according to the procedures, and then Yang Xuan warmly invited Lu Jian to have dinner.
But Lu Jian cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, Lord Yang, for your kindness, but my brothers have not set up camp yet, and I still need to make arrangements first."
Yang Xuan waved his hand and said: "Why set up camp? The newly built factory building south of Tumu Fort is empty anyway. You can just live in it with your men."
Lu Jian was overjoyed when he heard this. When he came, he also saw the big houses. The conditions were better than those of their camp in Juyongguan.
"In that case, thank you very much, Mr. Yang."
"Master Lu, don't be so polite. You can just move in with your men. I'll be waiting for you at the Weijixian Hot Pot Restaurant. I'll come as soon as you've made arrangements."
Yang Xuan was so enthusiastic that Lu Jian could no longer shirk it. Compared with camping in the wild, living in a factory was naturally much more convenient and saved him a lot of effort.
"Then it's time for you, Master Lao Yang. I'll go and come back as soon as I can."
There is a reason why Yang Xuan is so enthusiastic. It is not clear what changes will happen in the future, but right now he urgently needs such a force to be stationed here. Otherwise, those merchants would not dare to do business in Tumu Fort.
Thinking of this, he became angry. First of all, this guy Yihaqi couldn't even protect his niece. It was really embarrassing. This loss must be remembered on their shoulders.
And the Fucha tribe dared to lead troops to surround Tumubao...
Well, Yang Xuan has nothing to do with him for the time being, but Yang Xuan has already recorded the debt.
Treating Lu Jian included lunch, foot bath, massage and dinner. If Lu Jian hadn't insisted that he was responsible for commanding the troops and had to return to the camp, Yang Xuan would have arranged for him to go to a brothel to have sex.
Skin.
After a day of contact, Yang Xuan judged that Lu Jian was still a relatively upright soldier.
Sure enough, the next day, Lu Jian's troops began patrolling around Tumubao.
The horse pits outside the door had long been filled up by Yang Xuan's men, and then the earthen fort returned to its former glory.
However, it was already the twelfth lunar month of winter, and the New Year was only more than a month away. Many merchants went back directly to prepare for the New Year.
As a heavy snow falls, the earthen fort becomes desolate.
During this period of time, Yang Xuan spent time in the factory area. Because of the siege of Tumu Fort, Mr. Guan felt a little guilty. He ran out of Guan at a young age and was surrounded by grassland people. This was not tolerated.
He backed down at that time. If Yang Xuan and Guan Yunrong hadn't tried their best to dissuade him, Mr. Guan would have gone back to Suzhou by now.
Although the family power has been controlled by the unfilial son, no one in the Guan family dares to disrespect him.
In order to appease Mr. Guan, Yang Xuan and Guan Yunrong worked overtime and finally produced the first batch of woolen sweaters before the heavy snow fell.
In the factory, Yang Xuan, Guan Yunrong and Mr. Guan looked at the sweaters in their hands and kept nodding.
"This thing is really warm."
Mr. Guan was very satisfied with this epoch-making new product, but he still smacked his lips and said: "It's a pity that it's a little late. If we can ship the goods before it snows, we can still make a profit. Now it seems that we may have to wait until next winter."
Only then can we see the benefits.”
Yang Xuan was stunned: "Mr. Guan, what are you talking about? It's just snowing now, so it's the best time."
"What's the best time." Mr. Guan pointed to the vast white field outside and said, "Look, in this weather, there is no one outside. No matter how good this sweater is, who can it be sold to?"
Yang Xuan smiled slightly and said, "It's precisely because of the snow that the effect of this woolen sweater is even more remarkable."
"No one buys it, no matter how good the effect is, no one sees it."
"No need to buy it, we will give it to you."
"Send it away?" Mr. Guan snorted: "A young boy is a young boy. He is inexperienced. Even if you are sending it away, you have to be able to deliver it."
Yang Xuan pointed to the factory building next to him: "Isn't this right in front of you?"
The factory next to that is where the sergeants led by Lu Jian are stationed.
When Mr. Guan heard this, his misty eyes suddenly lit up: "Do you want to..."
As he spoke, he stretched out his finger and pointed upward.
"Yes, this sweater can be sold to the court."
"The younger generation is to be feared, the younger generation is to be feared." Mr. Guan nodded with satisfaction: "Since you have such ability, then I can worry less."
Yang Xuan didn't waste any time, he directly found Lu Jian and invited him to the warehouse.
"Master Lu, what do you think this is?"
Lu Jian had never seen a woolen sweater before. He took it and touched it, and asked curiously: "This thing...is it clothes?"
Yang Xuan nodded. Lu Jian didn't mean what he said. He didn't beat around the bush: "This is a woolen sweater. It is made of wool and can keep you warm. I see that the soldiers have a hard time in winter, so I plan to give it to them."
A batch of woolen sweaters are given to these soldiers to keep them warm."
Lu Jian lifted up the woolen sweater and looked at it carefully. His face was full of doubts. Is this the thing? The holes on it are so big. Can it keep you warm?
Yang Xuan couldn't explain the matter until he said directly: "Mr. Lu, try it on. The warmth of this woolen sweater is no worse than that of the cotton coat."
Lu Jian didn't want to refute Yang Xuan's face, so he directly asked his bodyguards to try it on.
You must know that the biggest problem for these soldiers in winter is the lack of cold-proof and warm clothing. Although there are cotton-padded clothes issued by the court, the thin cotton-padded clothes alone are not enough to survive the winter.
After all, this is outside the customs, and the temperature is more than ten degrees below zero.
Especially for those sergeants who need to go out on patrol or stand guard, the cold air in winter can directly freeze cotton-padded clothes through. Therefore, under normal circumstances, sergeants who go out on patrol or stand guard will borrow a cotton-padded jacket from someone who does not have to go on duty.
But even though they didn't have to go to work, it was still cold in the house, so they could only wrap themselves in quilts to keep warm.
But with wool yarn, it is obviously different. Due to technical reasons, this wool yarn cannot be as thin as later generations. One piece can almost hold three pieces.
Because of this, the warmth of this woolen sweater is even better.
After the guard put on the woolen sweater, he immediately showed a happy expression: "It's really warm."
Lu Jian rolled his eyes and thought, of course you will be warmer if you put on extra clothes indoors.
Yang Xuan also wanted to demonstrate the warmth-keeping effect of wool sweaters, so he simply asked Lu Jian's personal guards to experience it outside in the cold wind.
The guard took the order and walked around the warehouse outside. When he came back, the smile on his face was even bigger.
"My lord, my lord, these clothes can really keep you warm. My body is quite warm now, but my legs are a bit cold."
He was wearing only a top and no woolen pants, so his legs would naturally feel cold.
When Lu Jian heard this, he picked up another woolen sweater and looked at it over and over. He just couldn't figure out how a piece of clothing that could make a hole with just a finger poke could keep warm.
However, he still thanked Yang Xuan: "Thank you, Mr. Yang, for your generosity, which solves a big problem for the lower official."
