Song Beiyun

And he also found that the design style of this dress is obviously different from the one on Zuo Rou. There are fur collars on both sides of this dress, not only does it not look bulky, but it also looks a bit majestic.

As for the cloth surface, it is also different from the clothes commonly seen in Jinling City. The outer fabric is rough and strong, but the inner fabric is soft and close-fitting. It can be worn below the knees, and the outer color is also a bit different. He took a picture of it. When I looked in the mirror, I found that it was not only good-looking, but also a bit majestic.

Afterwards, in order to verify the warmth of the clothes, he walked into the yard without an umbrella. The north wind was still howling, but he didn't feel cold at all except that his face felt as if it was being cut by a knife.

"Hmm?" Zuo Guogong became interested when he saw that snowflakes fell on his shoulders and turned into water, and they could still flow down the surface of the fabric. He took a pot of water and poured it directly on his arm, but the water didn't seep into it. The clothes flow down along the lines instead.

Seeing this scene, Ding Guogong knew the purpose of this padded jacket at that time!His eyes lit up immediately.

But at this moment, he suddenly felt something in his pocket in his hand, and he took out a letter, which was written by Duke Dingguo.

Even Duke Ding who turned into gray could recognize this font. It was Song Beiyun's unique font. He had a big head when he saw this guy, but now that he has kidnapped his own daughter, he felt even more upset, so he opened it with anger. letter.

But after he read the letter, he couldn't get angry at all.Because the letter mentioned several difficulties in winter combat, the most difficult of which is the cold, the soldiers cannot fight in the wet and cold, and now the Chang'an Workshop has designed a new winter combat uniform by combining batik and canvas techniques .

Then they listed the advantages and disadvantages of this kind of clothes. The advantages are cold protection, windproof, waterproof, and low cost. The disadvantage is that the soft wax on the outside of the clothes will melt in summer, and it needs to be re-waxed before the cold comes.

This time, in order to ensure the winter combat capability of the central army, Changan sent the first batch of [-] pieces to Jinling and they were escorted by Zuo Rou.

"Twenty thousand pieces!"

Zuo Guogong immediately knew why Zuo Rou was so tough when he came back this time, [-] padded jackets... This is too big a deal, even Zuo Guogong can't do anything, if this thing is put in the official house , It's so big that no one else can ask for it.

He didn't even care about eating after reading the letter, and rushed to the Privy Council wearing that overcoat. Sure enough, there was a caravan parked outside, carrying things down one box after another.

Going up to take a look, sure enough there are such coats in every box. I picked up one casually, and found that these clothes were several grades worse than the one I was wearing in terms of workmanship and style, and they looked like dust. Fuck, nothing special at all.

"Guogong, Guogong." At this time, the deputy privy envoy walked forward quickly: "Just now Rou'er asked me to pick up something, I don't know what it is!"

"That child..." Zuo Guogong put his hands behind his back, his chin raised high: "It's just some clothes for the soldiers to spend the winter. Let some supervisors call tomorrow, and I will share the clothes."

Chapter 626: Snow on December 11, Five Years

"The clothes are really good. I wore them to drink yesterday, although they looked a bit bulky, but after I finished drinking, I wiped them on my hair, guess what?" A general under Zuo Guogong stood at the gate of the Privy Council early in the morning. After opening the door, I chatted with my colleagues next to me: "That end is full of sweat! If you poke inside, it will be very hot."

He said happily, but the officer beside him who didn't get anything was not happy. Although they also had something to keep out the cold in winter, compared to this clothes, they only wore a few more clothes, which were cold and heavy.

They also heard that the clothes were not dripping water. Thinking about how their bodies were wet and shivering from the snow after the daily inspection, they felt even more dissatisfied.

At this moment, Duke Ding came over. He briefly said what he was going to do today, and then he took people to the storeroom to pick up the clothes.

There are [-] forbidden troops in the capital, but only [-] clothes. Naturally, this is not enough, so he can only guarantee that the front-line battalions will receive it first, but this is not a long-term solution. After all, people have their own, who cares? Head is not happy.

Although Duke Ding made a good face about this matter, what about the remaining [-] pieces of clothes?

"That..." After returning home from the Privy Council, seeing Zuo Rou who was sitting in the room sharing specialties with Zuo Fang, Duke Ding coughed lightly: "Then...Rou'er."

"Are you going to scold me again?"

Zuo Rou turned his head to look at him, Zuo Guogong coughed resentfully, touched his nose in embarrassment: "Just follow me, I have something to tell you."

After all, it was her father, so Zuo Rou had no choice but to get up and follow him out. When she came to the front of the hall, Zuo Guogong sat down: "There are only [-] sets of those clothes?"

"Twenty thousand is still too little! The short ones can be sold very expensive in Chang'an, and they are not cheap."

"This..." Zuo Guogong is not stupid, he naturally knows that this kind of clothes are not cheap, and he has never asked anyone for half his life, but now he doesn't know how to say it.

"Besides, this is not something I can do. If you want clothes, go to Song Beiyun." Zuo Rou spread his hands and said, "It's useless to tell me."

Looking for Song Beiyun... It's easy to open his mouth.If it was another place, Zuo Guogong, as a privy envoy, would definitely not let it go, but that was Chang'an, a special zone, and the only place designated to be responsible for its own profits and losses in the Song Dynasty.

Even if the palace asks Chang'an for things, he has to give money. In Song Beiyun's words, "You take some today, and he will take some tomorrow. In the end, Chang'an's life is not enough? Millions of people can't survive. ? Treat them as things instead of things, treat the people as people instead of people, and get used to it.”

Who in the court could bear such yin and yang talk... Zhao Xing didn't have such a thick skin, let alone the respected Ding Guogong.

Coupled with the fact that the military rations are stockpiled in winter these days, the life of the Privy Council is also very tight. One or two of the people in the household department saw that the people in the Privy Council had faces or noses, and asked them to allocate funds for buying and selling. Those dogs in the household department Dongshi wished he could roll around on the ground and play tricks, these [-] sets of cotton clothes... so difficult.

"If I can shout to move him, then..."

When Ding Guogong said this, he wished he could slap himself in the face, because if he said this, wouldn't it mean that he was submissive and begging his daughter?But until now, there is no way. If we don’t make up [-] sets in a short time, something will happen when the weather gets colder.

"Just let me go find him." Zuo Rou scratched his face: "Then how dare I open my mouth."

"Why are you embarrassed? What? Jin Ling'er is in charge of Chang'an's money and food, why don't you even come to some clothes?" Ding Guogong said a little excitedly: "My Zuo family's daughter is so unbearable. ?”

"That's different." Zuo Rou rolled his eyes: "My Lord Fu handed over his daughter to him safely. It's not like some people who think about marrying their daughter all day long."

Duke Ding looked at Zuo Rou up and down, and he suddenly felt that his daughter...is a bit different, is this what she can say?

But at this time, he was also in a hurry, so he said: "Then the man is married by a Ming matchmaker, what kind of business do you follow? You are a princess, can you be a child for others? You definitely don't want to mention this matter again."

"Not getting married is not a small thing." Zuo Rou said indifferently: "Anyway, I will take advantage of what I should or should not, and I will have a younger one next year if I can't keep it. What do you think?"

Mr. Dingguo was so angry that he almost had a myocardial infarction, he clenched his fist heavily and said, "You have no shame!"

"Why am I shameless? Why can't I be with the person I like? You can also lock me at home and end up as an old girl who is not wanted. You go ask, Is there a second man in the world who dares to marry me? Ask whoever you want, from all over the world, go to Liao Kingdom, Jin Kingdom, Grassland, Dali, ask anyone you see, ask them if they dare Don't dare marry Zuo Rou."

"you……"

dare?How dare you!Anyone with a bit of a brain in this world knows that Princess Zuo is willing to follow Song Beiyun and marry Zuo Rou?Almost insane, to offend that small-bellied, narrow-minded, and cruel Song Beiyun for a woman, it's hard to think about it.

"You bastard!" Ding Guogong was about to leave with a livid face: "Forget it, I knew it was not speculative with you."

At this time, Zuo Rou calmly took out a note from her bosom: "As for me, I don't have as much authority as Jin Ling'er, because I'm not as smart as her. But, [-] pieces of clothes are just a matter of one sentence. "

Duke Ding was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at his daughter, but didn't understand for a long time.

"As for Chang'an, there are 47 public textile factories and 32 private textile factories. Sixteen of them are surnamed Zuo." Zuo Rou said with a soft smile, "There are also four engineering teams and a water transportation team. Among other things, ten Ten thousand sets of clothes is nothing more than the money I earned in a few months, if you want it, you can write me an IOU."

"you……"

"I do business with the emperor and Song Beiyun in this way." Zuo Rou said with a face of dissatisfaction: "And I don't allow them to give me IOUs. They are all money and goods."

"Well, you Zuo Rou, I've managed to do business with you!" Ding Guogong couldn't laugh or cry: "If I don't beat you today, you will cry for your father and mother."

"Let's fight, the clothes are gone after beating." Zuo Rou imitated Song Beiyun's demeanor: "You think I'm a little boy in Chang'an, but you don't know that nearly ten thousand people call me a proprietor."

"Where did you learn this accent?" Duke Ding suddenly softened his expression, and his tone softened a lot.

Zuo Rou blinked her eyes a few times: "Jin Ling'er taught me, say this..."

In the middle of her speech, she suddenly covered her mouth, while Ding Guogong walked back and forth in front of the hall with his hips akimbo, and then rushed out of the mansion in an instant, heading straight to the mansion of King Fu, who had just arrived in Jinling for the New Year.

What else can he do here?Of course it's a complaint.

But after listening to his narration, King Fu also pondered for a moment, then looked back at the princess, and both of them nodded: "It looks like Jin Ling'er, she can do such things."

"Old Zuo." The concubine handed over snacks from the side: "You are always fussing about with your children."

Duke Zuo sighed, "Sister-in-law doesn't know something... Ouch!"

He slapped his knees, his face full of helplessness: "The majestic princess is a little kid, if this gets out...what's the face of my Zuo family?"

"Face?" Wang Hao chuckled: "You want to continue to make trouble, but you really lose face. Do you have more face than the support that Chang'an gave you?"

"Huh? What does sister-in-law mean?"

King Fu also shaved his beard on this matter, and said in a deep voice: "In my opinion, Chang'an should have sent [-] sets of clothes, which were originally given to you by that child directly, but with his style, apart from the clothes, There are other things. But Jin Ling'er..."

"Jin Ling'er, that doll has a lot of eyes, she must have let Xiao Wan'er do this kind of thing, just to force you to be soft." The princess smiled and said: "You just have to open your mouth and be soft. You can save face." It's amazing, believe it or not?"

Zuo Guogong scratched his head, looked at Lord Fu, and King Fu also spread his hands: "You also know about Jin Ling'er, her child... why don't you just go back and be soft, there are some things we elders can't help I don't care. Besides, Xiao Wan'er has an upright temper, if she was really unhappy, she would have come here to complain a long time ago."

"That's right." The princess also said, "Little Wan'er has a very bad temper. You have to confront her. She can really be so stubborn that you can get angry. What are you going to do with her? Good or bad things are like people. The child can drink water as long as he likes, if you really follow the etiquette, do you believe that she can bump her head to death in front of you?"

Faith, of course, is faith.How could his own children not understand, Ding Guogong just couldn't swallow this breath, but after being said by Princess Fu, he was silent for a long time.

"You, go back and be soft with the child. As far as I am concerned, Jin Ling'er should have taught Xiao Wan'er some bad tricks. It should be hoarding things. If you are fierce, you will not give them to you. If you agree, you will Congratulations to you."

"This gang..."

Duke Ding just wanted to scold, but he swallowed the words when he took care of Prince Fu and the princess.

"These bastards." Lord Fu smiled and said his words: "Look at the court and you will know that we old people are more impulsive than the other, but the little bastards are very cunning. The world has changed. , your time and mine are over."

Accompanied Prince Fu to drink tea and play chess, Duke Ding finally returned to the mansion, saw that Zuo Rou was not there, and called Zuo Fang: "Where is your sister?"

"I went to the city to drink flowers and wine." Zuo Fang also betrayed her sister indifferently: "She also said that if you scold her again when she comes back at night, she will set off to go back to Chang'an."

Duke Ding sighed, "Go and find your sister."

"Daddy, my son advises you, don't be cruel to my sister again..."

"Go as you please, so much nonsense!"

Chapter 627: On November 11, Five Years, Who Would Dare to Sentence Hades

"You don't have to be angry with daddy all the time, you made him start to force me to learn the art of war."

It was not easy to catch Zuo Rou back. On the way, Zuo Fang babbled and said, "If this continues, I will have to find my brother-in-law to find a job in the next year. You know me too. People like me go into battle to kill enemies." Wouldn't that be life-threatening?"

"I'll leave it up to you to find an errand, and I can still speak for the big and small things at home." Zuo Rou said with a rebellious face: "Anyway, if he wants to scold me again, I'll go back to Chang'an, there's nothing here. mean."

Zuo Fang leaned there and sighed, her sister and father have been enemies since before, they have been arguing for more than 20 or [-] years, and now they are even more violent.These two people's temperaments are carved out of the same mold. They are good-faced, strong and not so smart. When these ideas are mixed together, it will be fatal. Zuo Fang doesn't even know that she is from her mother How have you survived the past few years?

"What kind of errand are you going to find?"

"Let's see what my brother-in-law will do." Zuo Fang crossed her legs and said, "Daddy, you also know him. He avoids his relatives by virtue, so he let me be a yamen at home. I've been a yamen for these years. I'm tired of it." I'm in my twenties, and I don't look good at home anymore. You see, I am full of knowledge and talent. Although I am not comparable to the monster like brother-in-law, I am not comparable to ordinary people. Otherwise, go to brother-in-law It’s okay to be a counselor under your hand.”

"You are brother-in-law and brother-in-law all day long. Don't look for me when you make a mistake and get punished."

"I have made big mistakes and small mistakes at the feet of the emperor all the year round. I have been punished and taught, but I have never missed a word, and I have never provoked anyone who should not be provoked. Those things you said, I It is clear." Zuo Fang continued: "If I told you not to provoke Dad, or if I really angered him, then I will find a way to go to Chang'an."

Zuo Rou snorted, but did not speak.

The two returned home in a carriage. When Zuo Guogong saw Zuo Rou dressed in men's clothing, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and then waved Zuo Fang away.

"sit."

Zuo Guogong patted on the stool, and Zuo Rou sat down reluctantly. She was ready to be scolded, but she didn't expect that this stubborn father would accuse her without opening her mouth.

"Are you happy in Chang'an?"

"Ah?" Zuo Rou looked up at him, then lowered her head silently: "Happy, of course I am happy. On weekdays, I go fishing, play cards, play everywhere, and I have my own blacksmith shop."

"Well, it's not easy to let you mess around." Zuo Guogong sighed and said: "I just chatted with the prince, don't blame your father for being cruel to you, even if you don't think about your father or the Zuo family , you also have to think for yourself. You are a majestic princess, with a body of golden branches and jade leaves, and you follow others without a name, and you are not afraid of being laughed at by people in the world?"

"Laugh at me?" Zuo Rou curled her lips: "Who dares to laugh at me? The house was burned to him."

Zuo Guogong was angry and funny when he saw his daughter's face like this, but he had nothing to say, he just sighed and said: "You are not too old, Song Beiyun is indeed a dragon and a phoenix among people, and a talent for governing the country. But what does that have to do with you? You are in the prime of your life now, but what will happen when you get old? You are no better than Jin Ling'er. You are so nameless, if people say throw it away, then throw it away, and if daddy is gone at that time, who will take care of you."

Zuo Rou curled her lips: "He has to dare! If he still throws me, I'll chop off my head. I followed him when I was 13, much earlier than Jin Ling'er, and a little later than Qiao Qiao. It's not you, you can't be shameless, otherwise I'm the one that Mingmei is marrying. Besides, I have the final say on family affairs, even Jin Ling'er has to listen to me."

"That's why they asked you to..."

Zuo Rou curled his lips, and Zuo Guogong continued: "You have to think about it carefully. If there is such a day, what will you do? That kid is ruthless, he can do anything."

"That's because you don't know him well, anyway, I know he doesn't dare." Zuo Rou said with a firm expression, "If you don't believe me, just go to Chang'an and grab him and ask him."

"You know people, you know your face, but you don't know your heart, silly boy." Zuo Guogong said earnestly, "How many men in this world can be trusted?"

"What about Niangqin, didn't you also snatch Niangqin, and didn't you live the same life afterwards?"

Zuo Rou's words choked the dignified Duke Ding so much that he was speechless for a long time, so he could only wave his hands: "The ones who really love you in the world are your parents, you child..."

Usually, the conversation between parents and children can't continue here, and the scene becomes extremely awkward, Zuo Rou doesn't speak, and Duke Ding doesn't know what to say.

"Me, I used to want to see my daughter get married in a beautiful way, wearing a red hijab and a phoenix crown to marry Mr. Ruyi. I don't want that child to have much ability, just be smarter and kinder. He is a good man. But you put down the people who are full of Jinling and don’t want it, but you chose a demon star, Xiaowaner, why are you bothering.” After holding back for a long time, Zuo Guogong finally opened his mouth: “I don’t know how he treats you. Is it really good, and I don't know if you have been wronged. It is thousands of miles away, how can you let me feel at ease. "

Zuo Rou pouted and began to cry, she raised her eyes to look at the white hair on the temples of Duke Zuo, but then she didn't know how to speak.

"Since I was a child, I have never made you feel wronged. If you are self-willed, you will be self-willed, and if you are wandering, you will be free to wander. Whether it is trouble or trouble, I will tell myself that's all, the child is happy. But now the father I'm old, I can't protect you for a few years, once I leave, you will have to face it alone in the future, you can't be willful, but now you don't even have a root, how can I rest assured Exit." Zuo Guogong also looked up to the sky and sighed: "If I close my eyes, you will suffer and be wronged, and how should I use my face to explain to your mother. Little Waner, Daddy knows you are not stupid, You're just capricious and just jumping off, but you're not a child anymore, it's time to think about it."

"Um……"

"I won't talk too much, and you don't want to listen to it if you talk too much." Zuo Guogong got up: "Go wash and rest."

Zuo Rou responded and went back to the room, this night was quiet without any noise.

In the early morning of the second day, Duke Zuo went to court early, and he found Zuo Rou's room was empty as soon as he went out, so he called the housekeeper to ask a question.

"Miss? Missy left before dawn, saying that I should leave it alone."

Duke Zuo shook his head lightly, put on his hat and cotton coat, and went out to pay his respects.

Today's charter is very simple, it just talks about winter reserves and material support in some remote areas.The rest is not too much. Although everyone knows that the military reform is like a mountain pressing on top of their heads, everyone has a tacit understanding and did not take the initiative to mention half a sentence.

Returning from the court, Ding Guogong and several colleagues were on the way to the Privy Council, and almost everyone was asking Ding Guogong for armaments.Anyway, everyone has their own reasons and difficulties, but there are only so many things, and they can't be distributed at all.

But at this moment, a huge caravan suddenly appeared from a corner on the road beside them. There could be thousands of people in the caravan, and the boxes carrying goods were connected from the street to the corner.

A caravan of this size is extremely rare even in Jinling City, where commerce and trade are developed, and even attracted many people to stop and watch.

"Good guy, I don't know which giant businessman started to buy again." Someone next to Zuo Guogong sighed: "We have worked so hard to be officials, and we are not as good as these people's half-day turnover in a year."