That day, he was called over by the concubine early in the morning, "Feng'er, come and see."
The toffee pointed at a piece of cloth on the table with an excited expression.
He picked up the cloth and examined it carefully for a long time before speaking, "This is woven cotton brought from the Central Plains. Is there any problem?"
“This was not bought from the Central Plains.”
He paused, then felt it carefully again, "Could it be that besides the Central Plains, there are other places where it's produced?"
Since his father left, he took over Mobei. In addition to fighting, he would sometimes help with domestic affairs when he returned home.
He will never forget what he has touched.
Only the royal court and the Naiman tribe had looms on the grassland, but their weaving technology was far inferior to that of the Central Plains. People with a little status wore expensive materials brought from the Central Plains in spring, summer and autumn, and wore fine leather in winter.
The one in my hand now is obviously not something that can be woven with the technology on the grassland.
The Toffee smiled and said, "No, this is the cloth woven on our loom."
Helian Lingfeng frowned, "Can our loom weave such cloth?"
The concubine said: "It was the little girl from the Naiman tribe. Yesterday, she happened to be in the weaving room and saw the maid weaving. She went up and moved it like that. I don't know what she moved. I don't think the loom has changed much, but the cloth woven is different."
"She?" Helian Lingfeng raised an eyebrow. When he mentioned her, his entire aura changed. "Where is she now?"
"She should be back in the weaving room today. She says it could be better. I don't know what it is, but since she wants to do it, let her do it."
"Oh my." She sighed deeply, "I heard that she also knows medicine. This is really a rare treasure."
Helian Lingfeng didn't say much, but stood up and bowed, "Son, I'll take my leave first."
The concubine waved her hand and said, "Go ahead, go ahead. I heard that they will be returning in a few days. You..."
She didn't say it out loud, but both of them knew that this was to let him take advantage of this opportunity to see more.
When Helian Lingfeng arrived at the door of the weaving room, he heard the girl's clear voice, "If you keep doing this, it's not right. We need to change it..."
Through the window, he could see the girl's slightly bent waist.
Slowly pushing the door open, the person inside looked up and saw it was him, his eyes filled with fear. He quickly stood up and saluted, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"No need to be polite."
He glanced at the sawdust all over the floor and the two men who were still bowing slightly after saying "no need to greet"; it seemed that they were carpenters.
Carpenters are rare on the prairie.
He glanced at the girl and saw that she no longer avoided him. Then he bent down in a good mood to look at the wood they had just been fiddling with.
"Is this a modification of a textile machine?"
"Yeah." Tu Qingyu nodded, "It's just a slight change, which can make the cloth woven better and faster."
Her eyes lit up when she said these words, and she was obviously very confident in herself.
"I didn't expect you to know all this."
"For so many years, I was not in good health and could not go out, so I just loved reading some random books and tinkering around."
“And that’s the only thing I can change.”
"That's enough." He didn't even notice that his aura softened as he spoke to her. "Just this one change is enough to significantly change the entire grassland."
Without waiting for Tu Qingyu to finish his words, he asked, "Want to go out for a walk together?"
She was stunned for a moment, then looked up at him. When their eyes met, she quickly lowered her head again.
"Okay." She responded softly.
Walking outside, she was speechless for a while until she came to a wheat field and stopped on her own initiative.
"Your Majesty."
"Um?"
He turned his head, his hands curled up slightly behind his back.
It's tense.
He looked at her intently, thinking she was about to say something important.
Unexpectedly, the girl pointed at the wilted wheat in front and said, "This method is wrong. Our area is rich in water and grass. Planting wheat shouldn't be like this."
Helian Lingfeng was surprised and delighted, "You understand this too?"
"Yeah." She nodded, "I understand a little bit."
"Then...how do we solve this?"
He had the ambition to march into the Central Plains, but in war, the most important things were soldiers, horses, and food.
He has already dealt with the troops and horses, only the food is left.
The desert is good at grazing but not at planting, so every year countless cattle and sheep are exchanged for food with the Central Plains.
Before the Helian family unified the desert, many tribes would go to the border towns of the Central Plains to plunder food every winter.
This is also the reason why the Central Plains and the desert fight each other several times every few years.
"When I return, I will write a booklet or send someone over. I brought him back from the Central Plains. He knows how to farm."
He wanted to ask, can't I stay?
After thinking about it, he still didn't speak. It would be a while before the selection of the concubine.
When Sijia Batu took his people away and said goodbye, he also took away the reward from the royal court.
There were ten carts full of rare treasures, which were much more valuable than the tribute they brought.
Mrs. Sijie was stunned when she saw the things.
"W-How is this…"
"Mother, these are all rewards from the king. He said it was because my sister helped a lot."
"Ah? How can your sister's body help?" Sijie Geji strode in from the door.
"Dad, my sister is very smart. Come, come, let me tell you..." Sijie San pulled his father and told him what had happened in the past few days.
In order to avoid worrying his parents, he deliberately skipped the fact that Tu Qingyu had a fever.
"Hahahaha..." After hearing this, Sijie Geji laughed out loud, "Well, you are worthy of being my daughter!"
He was open-minded and had no intention of not telling the royal court what his daughter knew.
He is satisfied with the current state of the desert, and he is also convinced that the Helian family rules the desert.
"I'll have someone slaughter some cattle and sheep tonight, and Dad will roast them for you personally!"
Madam Sijie nudged him with her elbow and said, "Xiaojiu's body doesn't need to eat rich food."
"It's okay, mother. I can eat it." When she received Madam Sijie's disapproving look, she leaned over, took her arm, and began to act coquettishly, "Mother, I'll just eat a little. It won't hurt me. Besides, I'm in good health. Look, I'm fine now~"
How could Mrs. Sijie bear such an attack from her little daughter? After being tormented for a while, she finally gave in.
"Okay then, just one thing. If you feel unwell after eating, tell me immediately."
"I know, I know."
When it was time for dinner, her family saw that she ate a lot but was fine.
The doctor stood by and didn't say anything, so I gradually felt relieved.
Unexpectedly, the next day, a monk from the Central Plains came to the city. The first time he saw Tu Qingyu, he asserted that she would not live long.
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