Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

Li You knew that Li Shimin would get the wrong idea, but he still patiently explained: "Father Huang's down jacket is actually not expensive, but the raw materials used to make it are somewhat rare."

"The materials collected by Erchen before are basically used up now, and it is estimated that the production will not be able to continue in a short time."

As Li You said, the down jackets that Li You collected and produced have basically been used up, and the production of the next batch of down jackets will take at least a few months.

What Li You said made Li Shimin a little puzzled again. He didn't grasp that what Li You said was only for a short time, but he was concerned about how much Li You had in his hand.

Seeing that the guards and maids around Li You all had one, he felt that Li You must have quite a few more.

Immediately, Li Shimin's heart became hot, and he wanted more of such a good thing.

Li Shimin asked, "You'er, how many down jackets do you have?"

Hearing the question and seeing the look in Li Shimin's eyes, Li You said badly in his heart.

【Hey, I can't tell Li Er that I still have hundreds of down jackets in my house. I still want to give these clothes to Xiao Lizhi and cousin Siyi. 】

[By the way, a few uncles will also give them away. 】

[There are also new teachers, one for each person. 】

Although the sample production of the down jacket has been out for a long time, the large-scale completion was only a few days before Li You went to Hexi.

Except for Li You asking Xiao Ying to send some to the concubine mother, the others have not had time to send out.

Although there are many people he wants to give away, Li You also understands that it is impossible not to give one to Li Shimin.

He pondered for a while and said: "Father, there are still more than a hundred down jackets in my son's hands that have not been handed out."

"After the son returned to the mansion, he was sent to the palace. I think it is enough for the grandfather, the empress and the royal brothers to change into one or two."

Hearing this, Li Shimin said angrily, "Since you have this kind of filial piety, it's enough."

'You bastard, who do you think I am! '

"I didn't ask you for clothes to give to your grandpa and the others. Since you have such filial piety, I don't care about you if you keep a few hundred pieces for yourself." '

After Li You promised to come up with a disaster relief plan and contributed more than a hundred down jackets, Li Shimin didn't want to haggle with Li You any more.

Li Shimin knew that his son was good at everything, but he was too cautious, and if he really wanted to argue with Li You, the complaints in his heart would make Li Shimin's blood pressure soar with anger.

However, when Li You saw Li Shimin's sulky look, he thought that Li Shimin was not satisfied with the number here, so he hurriedly said.

"Father, although there are only a few down jackets, Erchen and Uncle Feng have also opened a garment workshop. I think they have already produced a large number of cotton jackets."

"Although these cotton coats are not as warm as down jackets, they are better in quantity."

In fact, Li You is now able to complete so many down jackets, thanks to this garment workshop.

When Feng Baobao finished the first down jacket sample, she also showed the sample to his father.

Master Feng understood the power of this thing the moment he saw the sample, and he thought farther than Li You.

If in the hands of Li You, this thing is only a good product for ordinary people to keep out the cold, then in Feng Shaoshi's view, this thing is an artifact for the Tang army to fight in winter.

In ancient times, under normal circumstances, there would be no wars in winter.

One is that the severe cold has greatly increased the consumption of the army, while supplies will become difficult due to severe weather conditions.

The more important reason is that the combat effectiveness of soldiers will drop significantly in winter.

Heavy clothes not only help them keep out the cold, but also restrict their mobility.

But if the soldiers of Datang all wore down jackets, the situation would be completely different.

Master Feng had just excitedly mentioned the purpose of the clothes, when Feng Baobao poured a basin of cold water on his head.

"Father, the stuffing inside this down jacket is called down."

"Down is the flower-like fluff that grows on the abdomen of geese and ducks."

"It's like the down jacket my father just wore. It's stuffed with two taels of duck down. It needs more than a dozen ducks."

"It's also thanks to the previous locust plague that the Hubu farm raised a lot more ducks, and we were only able to make up a few hundred pieces."

"If you want to equip the Tang army with down jackets, it may not be enough to kill all the ducks in the country."

Hearing this, Young Master Feng could only nod dejectedly.

At present, the various officers and troops of the Tang Dynasty add up to hundreds of thousands, and even the frontier army has 10,000+. Looking at the whole country, where do these millions of ducks come from?

Looking at his father's lonely expression, Feng Baobao laughed and said, "Father, although this down jacket cannot equip the entire army, the cotton padded jacket can."

"Oh, cotton coat, what is that?"

Young Master Feng regained his energy immediately.

Feng Baobao immediately explained: "The down jacket in my father's hand is filled with down, and the cotton jacket is naturally filled with cotton."

"This plant comes from the Western Regions. When the cotton fruit is fully ripe, it will split open, and then you can get stuff from it to fill clothes."

"Cotton can be grown on a large scale. I think it only takes one or two years to produce enough cotton for the army."

Hearing this, Young Master Feng was overjoyed again, and he quickly asked, "The king of Chu has such a good thing, why didn't he produce it?"

Feng Baobao said helplessly, "You know my cousin, he's just a bit lazy."

"If it wasn't for the approaching winter, he probably would have forgotten to ask us to make down jackets, let alone make cotton clothes on a large scale."

"My cousin planted a lot of cotton in the summer, and now it's all piled up in the warehouse, and I don't know when it will be produced."

Hearing this, Young Master Feng couldn't sit still.

He immediately found Li You and asked about it.

However, Li You also vomited bitterness.

Unlike other industries, garment making requires a lot of manpower, but it still requires a certain skilled garment maker.

But Li You's men didn't have such a reserve of personnel at all.

So even if Li You really wanted to open a garment workshop, he didn't have the conditions.

In desperation, Li You could only carefully store the cotton and seeds, and wait until the time was right to make arrangements.

Hearing this, Young Master Feng also fully understood Li You's difficulties, and he said, "Your, why don't you leave this matter to me!"

"Your Uncle Dou can help you open the cement workshop to the whole country, and I can definitely run the garment factory well."

Someone took the initiative to invite Ying, Li You naturally agreed, and immediately handed over the cotton and seeds to Feng Shaoshi.

And Master Feng did not let Li You down.

In a short period of time, thousands of workers were recruited, production started around the clock, and a cotton planting base was opened near Gyeonggi.

Now Shaoshi Feng's garment workshop already has a large amount of inventory.

And the reason why Young Master Feng didn't take out the things yet was because he was waiting for Li You to return and give him a surprise.