Iron Dynasty

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"Your Highness, this winter seems to be colder than before?"

In the sleeping hall, Luluo was holding a round-neck gown with a black bordered sapphire and satin surface. This gown was sewn with a layer of cotton, and the clothes looked a little heavy.

In Dayu, the nobles usually wear fur in winter. This cotton cloth and padded jacket are mostly worn by merchants and ordinary people.

Luluo's inadvertent words made Xiao Ming frowned at this time. These words seemed to be just a common saying, but they proved that an objective fact in history was happening, that is, the Little Ice Age.

According to historical records, the Little Ice Age lasted from 1350 to 1850. In the seventeenth century, the Little Ice Age reached its peak. This period was the coldest period.

It was precisely because of this period that the Ming Dynasty's food production was reduced, and the civil disorder was everywhere, and the northern Jurchen tribe was even short of food and clothing.

Although the Jurchen attacked Daming because of hatred, part of it was to survive.

Such historical events also occurred during the Yuan and Song Dynasties. The warm climate in the first half of the time allowed the Mongols to proliferate in large numbers. In the later period, it was cold and fell into chaos on the grasslands. At this time, Temujin unified Mongolia and went south.

Although each historical event has multiple factors, in Xiao Ming's view, this climate has a huge impact on the ancients who depended on heaven for food.

Last year, many livestock died on the grasslands due to the severe cold. This year is another cold winter. If a large-scale famine occurs in the barbarians, the only way for the barbarians to obtain food is to grab food.

If the weather continues to be so cold, next year, I am afraid the situation will become more severe.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming was a little worried. After all, when one race invades another race in order to survive, the war is not just an invasion, but a battle of life and death.

The first victory in the Battle of Cangzhou can be said to be a fluke, and the second battle of the city wall can be said to be Bei Shan to preserve his strength.

Xiao Ming knew very well that just relying on gunpowder cans and artillery could not stop the barbarians from attacking. The final result could only be that the soldiers withdrew to the city and continued to defend against the walls.

In the two wars, the barbarians suffered basically the same losses as him. The real barbarians did not lose much. Only the slave soldiers died, and the barbarians had more slave soldiers than the regular army. The barbarians would not feel bad.

After all, the countries of the Western Regions are now under the rule of the barbarians, and it is easy to catch some slaves back, and the local residents of Youzhou are also the source of slave soldiers.

Therefore, until now, Xiao Ming has not come into contact with the real combat power of the barbarians at all, and this is what he has always worried about.

If there is a real field battle, will his army be able to withstand the barbarian attack?

"His Royal Highness, how about it, does this padded jacket still fit?"

Luluo's questioning voice broke Xiao Ming's contemplation.

He shook his head, seeming to want to put aside the problem. At this moment, he looked at himself in the mirror, wearing a long gown, but his body became a little bloated than before. It was all supported by cotton.

"Well, very good, you and Aster's craftsmanship are really good." Xiao Ming said with a smile.

Being praised by Xiao Ming, Luluo's eyes immediately turned into crescent moons. While tidying up Xiao Ming's clothes, she said softly: "The servant and sister are still afraid that your Highness will not like it. After all, Your Highness is a prince, and I am afraid that your Highness will dislike it.

"Why? This king and the people are all flesh and blood, and the people can wear it, how can this king not wear it? And then this king will also promote cotton-padded clothes and trousers in the fief, so that the people can no longer suffer in the cold winter." Xiao Ming said.

Although the two seasons of this year have had a bumper harvest of food, the people basically have no problem eating, but other supplies in the six states are still scarce.

After all, it is only a year, and there are not many things that can be changed. Moreover, Xiao Ming has focused on maintaining the stability of the fief, such as the steel workshop, military workshop, equipment department, cement, printing imitation, glass workshop, fine wine, soap, etc. Part of the industry was prepared to resist the barbarians, some were to buy raw materials for trade and some were to build city walls, but in general, he invested very little in people's livelihood.

After all, only by stopping the barbarian can he continue to develop in the next step, and the textile workshop is his further effort for people's livelihood.

Once the textile workshop can produce a large amount of cheap cloth, the people will gradually solve their food and clothing opportunities. Only if there is no problem with food and clothing, the people will think about sending their children to school.

Otherwise, at this stage, Xiao Ming's promotion of education will only be full of obstacles, and the biggest obstacle is the people themselves. After all, they can't eat food. How can the people send their home labor to school.

In modern remote mountainous areas, many people are illiterate, let alone his fief.

Wearing a cotton-padded jacket and gown, Xiao Ming walked out in a padded jacket. When the family member of the palace saw Xiao Ming wearing a padded jacket, he showed a knowing smile and felt that King Qi was getting closer and closer to them.

"What are you laughing at, isn't this padded jacket good-looking?" Xiao Ming asked.

A family member carefully took a look at the aster, which was staring at him, and said, "Your Majesty, it's beautiful, it's so beautiful."

Upon hearing this, Aster smiled triumphantly, and a pair of dimples appeared on his face.

Standing in the cold wind and feeling it, I have to say that this padded jacket is quite thick and very wind-resistant, and his body feels warm after a while.

He became more satisfied and said to aster: "How many pieces of quilted jackets like the textile workshop can sew per day?"

"If it is a delicate padded jacket, there are only a dozen pieces a day~www.wuxiaspot.com~ If it is an ordinary thick padded jacket, thirty pieces a day is fine." Xiao Ming said.

"Thirty pieces a day? Still too few." Xiao Ming said: "In this way, the textile workshop is now in charge of weaving and sewing of quilted jackets. You might as well separate the two now. One part is responsible for weaving and the other is responsible for weaving. Now it’s winter, and the people are idle at home. You recruit more female workers and pay them a little more salary."

The textile industry will be the main industry in Qingzhou in the future. This industry is a light industry, pollution-free, and suitable for vigorous development. In the 17th and 8th centuries, Britain accumulated a lot of wealth through the textile industry.

Xiao Ming has great ambitions. In the future, he will not only occupy the market of Great Chongqing, but also sell quilted jackets overseas.

But in this way, the number of female workers needed can be large.

Aster nodded when he heard the words, and said, "This is fine, but your lord, you have to use your newspaper. Otherwise, too few people know about the textile workshop, and there will still be The female workers asked whether they could spin at home, saying that they were afraid of making irresponsible remarks."

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