Chen Chao only heard the boss's mouth open, and was speechless, and smiled bitterly: "This... Master, I don't know how to do the task you have assigned. Besides, Sima Yi and Cao Shuang are both important officials of the Wei State, and they are not something I can contact."

Of course there is another sentence he didn't say. Sima Yi and Cao Shuang are not stupid people, so how can they believe his one-sided words? The simple method of alienation can probably see the flaws at a glance.

Gongsun Xiu shook his head and said, "A dead horse is a living horse. You have to try everything. Besides, there is a secret in your lonely hand, so you don't have to worry about not becoming a dog or biting a dog. Of course, you must remember to be careful. At present, the battle between Yan and Wei will start next year. Not only will my Da Yan send detailed works to Wei State, but Wei State will also export detailed works to our Da Yan State. At this time, it will be extremely dangerous to enter Wei State, and everything must be discussed for a long time."

Chen Chao said with a whisper, wondering what to do, and thought to himself: "What is the secret in the king's hand?"

Gongsun Xiu whispered a few words in his ear, and said secretly, only to make Chen Chao's face change inexplicably, and said in surprise: "Although I don't know if this method can be achieved, I am willing to try it for the sake of the king and for the great Yan."

"Don't say so excitedly and keep your rituals,"

He laughed and scolded. Such bad words would seem hypocritical if you hear too much, and only if you give them a lot of rewards can you be brave. He lowered his voice and said, "If this matter is completed, the reward I will give you is enough to be comparable to gold and silver."

When it comes to money, it is much more realistic, and everyone likes this thing. Chen Chao couldn't help but smile, and then pretended to be calm and said, "This, the king, I will do my best and be willing to refuse."

Gongsun Xiu thought that the following eight characters were from the heart. After all, the reward given to him was not a small amount after completing this task. He nodded and said, "I am waiting for you to return in triumph and personally welcome you."

On that day, Chen Chao put down everything he had at hand, carried gold, silver and soft soft, and rode out of Xiangping alone on a horse, missing.

In the following time, Gongsun Xiu checked the effects of military farming in various places, and the results have been achieved in the past three years. The military farming in various places is operating normally. The collected grain can be used as military rations for four years. However, if it is transported to each other, it will be consumed during transportation, so it can only be replenished on the spot.

Cao Shuang's army of 100,000 rushed straight towards him. It is terrifying that when facing such a powerful enemy, you must try your best to do everything possible. Although Cao Shuang would say nothing in history, it does not mean that this person is really a fool. After all, history is not a joke once or twice. The two results of achieving hegemony and being different from the head are just that luck always falls off at critical moments.

In mid-August, Deng Ai came to see Gongsun Xiu and whispered: "Your Majesty, Cao Shuang's 100,000 troops will be rushing to Liaodong. It must be a long battle. We must prepare winter clothes for the soldiers to keep warm. Otherwise, if the war is in snow, it may be difficult to survive. Wei State is vast and the weaver is everywhere. Naturally, the weaver is not short of winter clothes, but my big swallow still lacks results. We should urge it first and let the female workers rush to weave it."

Gongsun Xiu nodded and said, "Shizai believes that even if Cao Shuang stays up to winter, he will not withdraw his troops? If he fights in the snow and ice, the probability of his soldiers being frozen to death is countless. If he really doesn't know the soldiers, he is afraid he is a fool of the rotten wood."

In ancient times, large-scale wars rarely occurred in rainy and snowy days. Unless it was an assault or reconnaissance by a small group of troops, the two sides of the war were equivalent to seeking death. Once it rained, the roads were muddy and cars were difficult to pass, and some of the herds and soldiers fell to death on the road. During the charge, the rain fell on the face and had no time to wipe it. The sight was blocked and could only chop and stab it, which was likely to kill one's own people. The sound of thunder, wind, and rain could easily cover up the sound of drums and gold, resulting in chaos in the war transfer of large corps, and it was very likely that the team would collapse.

The snowy day was even worse. When Liu Bang conquered the Huns, he suffered a lot of losses due to the severe cold weather. Because of the cold weather, two or three of the soldiers in the Han army were frozen. Before even formal battles occurred, a large amount of losses occurred.

"Records of the Grand Historian: Biography of the Huns" records this: "Emperor Gao attacked him from his troops. He was in the cold and rain and snow in winter, and twelve or three soldiers fell into his fingers."

The Huns Chanyu ordered a small group of cavalry to lure the Han army to chase deeper into the distance. Liu Bang felt that the journey was too smooth, so he gave up the large army and led the elite troops to chase them wildly, trying to defeat them with elite troops. When the large army caught up one after another, he could lead the victory. This move was just right. Maodun had already set up an ambush in Baideng Mountain, and instantly ambushes came out, besieging tens of thousands of Han troops led by Liu Bang on Baideng Mountain, which was also the famous "Baideng Siege".

Fortunately, Chen Ping, a subordinate of Liu Bang, offered a plan and ordered people to take jewelry to bribe Maodun Shanyu's concubine. The concubine took the advantage and blew the pillow wind in Maodun's ear. Then the two of them stopped fighting.

Of course, this is a one-sided statement in history books. Maodun knew very well that even if Liu Bang was killed, the Han Dynasty was still not something that the Huns could touch, so he accepted peace talks and received a large number of "gifts" from the Han Dynasty. After the end of the siege of Baideng, there were few large-scale border conflicts, until Emperor Wu of Han, who was as famous as the Qin Emperor whenever he mentioned it, started the prelude to the conquest of the Huns.

Deng Ai frowned and said, "It is difficult for the Wei army to attack Liao in the cold winter, and the defense of our army is also difficult."

"This orphan is ready."

He rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Our soldiers urgently need more than 100,000 winter clothes to keep warm. If they want to do it in a hurry, it is not so easy. It is better to buy sheepskin from Xianbei herders to come back."

Historical records: "During the Song and Yuan dynasties (cotton) was first planted in China. Guan, Shaanxi and Fujian and Guang were the first to gain profits. This thing was because it was out of foreign countries. Fujian and Guang connected to sea ships, and Guan, Shaanxi and the Western Regions were connected to Guan, Shaanxi and Guang connected to the West."

There is no cotton in China at present, and there is no word "cotton" when reading the classics. Cotton was planted in the Song and Yuan dynasties and used to keep warm. Its origin was India and Arabia. During the Song Dynasty, cotton was introduced to my country through sea and land, and the word "cotton" only began to appear since the Book of Song.

In the era without cotton, ancient China usually used textile raw materials such as kudzu, hemp, silk, animal fur. Among them, the clothes produced by kudzu and hemp are cheap and not warm. "Han Feizi·Five Worms" records: "Deer fur in winter, kudzu clothes in summer". Kiudzu clothes are of course cool as clothes worn in summer, and they can't stand it when worn in winter.

However, sweaters were expensive materials in any era, and they were not affordable to ordinary people. If the geese were not warm, they would fill them with wire flocs. High-quality wire flocs could not be afforded. Ordinary people could only use some old broken wire and mixed with some silk and silk to use the remaining bits and pieces as warm fillings, which is also called "王".

This kind of robe is obviously not a high-end product. It has a very poor effect in keeping cold and is easy to break.

In "Preface to Sending Horses to the Dongyang" it says: "I have no desire to be beautiful in the middle of my robe and clothes."

It is not difficult to see from this that this robe looks really average.

Deng Ai has been farming for more than 20 years and has learned in-depth knowledge of the lower-class people and the various prices among the people. When he heard Gongsun Xiu say that he would buy sheepskin from Xianbei herders. As soon as he bought it, the whole army would have sheepskin installed to keep warm. He couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The king doesn't know that sheepskin is expensive. Although I don't know whether the treasury of the Great Yan Palace is full, if I buy it like this, I'm afraid I can't afford it. Besides, the leader of the Xianbei city, Mo Huba, had an affair with Sima Yi when he was conquering Liaodong. He always looked to the Great Wei. He knew that our army wanted to buy sheepskin from him, so he would definitely not agree to trade with us."

Of course the price of sheepskin is expensive, otherwise Duke Mu of Qin would not have exchanged five duo ramskins for Chu State for Baili Xi. Although the King of Chu did not know that Baili Xi had the strategy of governing the country, Duke Mu of Qin was also worried about exchanging Baili Xi for Baili Xi, which was tantamount to telling the King of Chu: Baili Xi was a rare talent.

Duke Mu of Qin had an idea and told the King of Chu that a minister in Qin had fled to your country and wanted to be arrested and punished, and was willing to exchange five ram skins for exchange. The King of Chu was afraid of Qin, so he took Baili Xi in a prison cart and handed it over to Qin.
Chapter completed!