While Xie Changshi was busy reporting the matter of mulberry bark paper, Chen Dianyi led Gu Yuzhi to the textile factory.
As soon as they arrived outside the textile factory gate, Chen Dianyi couldn't wait to say, "Your Highness, I have another piece of good news to tell you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Yuzhi jumped up: "Chen Dianyi, don't speak yet, let me guess!"
Chen Dianyi had no choice but to keep her mouth shut, staring at him expectantly, her eyes filled with barely concealed excitement.
Gu Yuzhi chuckled: "Is the cotton yield very good this year?"
His staff knew that he was very eager to make cotton-padded coats for the soldiers in the northern desert.
So, the only reason Chen Dianyi brought him to the textile factory and was so happy was that there was a bumper cotton harvest this year!
Chen Dianyi was inwardly amazed by the young prince's intelligence, but on the surface he merely raised an eyebrow slightly: "Your Highness is absolutely right, this year's cotton harvest is bountiful!"
After the cotton flowers bloomed, all the people of Xinliang temporarily put aside other matters and took the lead in harvesting all the cotton and bringing it back to the textile factory.
"The first and second batches of cotton have been harvested. There are still some left in the fields. The farmers who are looking after the cotton fields are picking them one after another."
"Your Highness, the manager of the textile factory asked me whether the cotton should be spun directly into cotton cloth or made into cotton-padded jackets. I took the liberty of choosing cotton-padded jackets."
Gu Yuzhi nodded repeatedly and gave Chen Dianyi a thumbs up: "Chen Dianyi did the right thing. Now we need to make cotton-padded jackets first."
He turned to look at the textile factory, biting his lower lip: "But Chen Dianyi, have you asked the manager how many cotton coats this year's yield is enough?"
Even if the cotton harvest is abundant this year, it certainly won't be enough for the 100,000 soldiers of the Northern Desert Army!
Thinking of this, Gu Yuzhi couldn't help but pout: "Chen Dianyi, I'm afraid the Northern Di people will invade at the end of the month. Why don't we stop making cotton-padded jackets and make vests instead?"
"Also, time is tight, so we need to get all the women from Xinliang who sew clothes to come to the textile factory to get cotton and linen to sew vests."
Chen Dianyi opened his mouth, about to speak, when Gu Yuzhi continued, "Right, right, contact Prefect Ke and ask all the women in the prefecture who sew clothes to come here and help."
Mr. Huo said that the people are the strongest support for the soldiers, and with war imminent, it is natural to mobilize all the people who can be mobilized.
Chen Dianyi nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will make the arrangements immediately."
He turned to leave, but quickly withdrew his foot and looked back at Gu Yuzhi: "Your Highness, you've grown up."
It's not just about height, it's about maturity.
If it were when they first arrived in the northern desert, how would the young prince have known that they needed to work with the prefects of the whole prefecture to make cotton-padded coats?
He had just finished his reflection when he saw the little prince suddenly staring at him with bright eyes. The composure on his little face had completely disappeared, replaced by a childlike smugness.
Gu Yuzhi put his hands behind his back and shook his head slightly: "Right? I also feel like I've grown up!"
He's no longer just an ordinary young prince; he's a young prince who's been on the battlefield and killed enemies. Of course, he's grown up now!
Chen Dianyi was about to leave with a smile when he suddenly slapped his forehead: "Your Highness, I forgot to tell you that I know Your Highness wants all the soldiers of the Northern Desert to wear cotton-padded coats, so I had them make very thin ones."
They knew that the Northern Di people might invade this year, even before the young prince went to Jiangnan, so when Chen Dianyi had the textile factory sew cotton-padded coats, he had already considered this matter.
"Although this year's cotton harvest is abundant, it is still very little compared to the number of cotton-padded coats. Therefore, I have taken the liberty of having them fill each cotton-padded coat with some willow catkins."
Gu Yuzhi pouted and nodded: "I understand."
The quantity is really too small, and he doesn't have a good solution right now.
Seeing that the young prince had been so cheerful just moments before, but now looked rather dejected, Chen Dianyi resisted the urge to pat his head and quietly took his leave.
The hardships of the long journey suddenly overwhelmed me at this moment.
Gu Yuzhi's head drooped, and he strolled back to his residence.
Seeing this, Guard Zhang could only sigh and follow.
There's nothing he can do to change that.
Just as Gu Yuzhi was about to lie down, Shu Xiaohan suddenly cried out, "Young Prince!"
Gu Yuzhi blinked, looking bewildered: "Teacher Shu, what's wrong?"
"Young Prince, please do not use willow catkins."
Although most ordinary people in the Sang Dynasty stuffed willow catkins into their clothes to keep warm, the northern desert was no ordinary place.
According to her estimate, the coldest temperature in northern Mobei can reach minus 20 or 30 degrees Celsius!
Whenever it snows, people almost never go out; they stay at home burning firewood for warmth.
But the warriors had no choice; they were still wearing their cold armor.
Last time I went to the military camp with the young prince, I saw that the soldiers had marks on their bodies from frostbite that had healed.
If ordinary days are already this difficult, wouldn't it be even more difficult to fight a war?
Shu Xiaohan banged her head hard, regretting that she hadn't thought of this sooner: "Young Prince, do you remember when we established Xinliang, I told you to set up a breeding farm?"
Gu Yuzhi nodded his little head: "I know!"
His farm is quite large; this year, the people of Xinliang have been buying all their meat from his farm.
Moreover, the pork and poultry from his farm were sold to other prefectures in northern Mongolia, earning him a considerable amount of money.
However, this amount of money was much less than what he earned from his other businesses, so Gu Yuzhi didn't put too much effort into it.
He thought Shu Xiaohan was going to talk about the hygiene of the farm: "Teacher Shu, don't worry. When the farm was built, I strictly followed your instructions, and I also made sure that the workers inside kept it well-ventilated and paid attention to hygiene."
"Most importantly, there are three veterinarians at the farm."
Shu Xiaohan shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, that's not what I meant. I meant duck down! We can fill the cotton-padded jackets with some duck down!"
Duck down?
Gu Yuzhi frowned and thought for a moment: "Duck down, is it related to ducks?"
It needs to be stuffed into the clothes...
Gu Yuzhi suddenly sat up: "Is it a duck feather?"
Shu Xiaohan nodded repeatedly: "No, no, no! Duck down grows on the belly of ducks, and it's like fluffy downy feathers. The kind that grows in patches is called feathers!"
"Not only duck down, but also goose down."
This thing needs to be handled properly, otherwise it can easily carry bacteria.
Shu Xiaohan continued, "Young Prince, you should immediately send people to the breeding farm and tell them to hurry up and collect duck and goose down."
"In addition, send people to the textile factory and tell them to stop sewing the cotton-padded coats and dismantle all the ones that were rushed out earlier..."
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