Chapter 1708 The Power of Time


    The sun lazily emerged from the horizon, then impatiently drove away the lingering fog, stretched out, and immediately hid in the soft clouds, as if it was going to take another nap. look.


    Such weather makes people feel less exposed to the sun, so it is naturally the best time to go on a journey.


    Outside Pingyang City, only the mountains in the distance seemed to have a thin layer of mist, which was very much like the water in Cai Yan''s eyes.


    Sima Hui and Zheng Xuan are preparing to rush to Chang''an. If you just study classics, then Shoushan Academy is naturally a good place. However, whether it is Sima Hui or Zheng Xuan, what they value more is their own spirit, or the inheritance of the school. So I heard that Fei Qian is planning to study here. Chang''an held a grand scripture gathering, recreating the time when Bai Huguan''s theory was discussed. Both of them were itchy and decided to go south to Chang''an.


    Yes, Qinglong Temple was expanded repeatedly and was finally built before Pang Tong almost went crazy. It is said that Pang Tong lost more than ten pounds, and the skin on his belly was wrinkled. Fei Qian was wondering, for the sake of Pang Tong''s personal health, should he find another job similar to that at Qinglong Temple so that Pang Tong could continue to perform?


    With the others, there was also Cai Yan.


    Before the matter was clarified, Fei Qian could still go to Cai Yan''s courtyard to listen to small songs or something. But now it''s better, he is not allowed to enter...


    ??Nowadays, Fei Qian has a high position, and coming out to say goodbye is already a great deal of face to Sima Hui and Zheng Xuan. Naturally, there is no need to act like an ordinary student and recite some poems to show off his literary talent in order to gain attention. Knowing that Cai Yan was thin-skinned, he didn''t deliberately get in front of Cai Yan''s vehicle. Anyway, there was only a long way to go.


    ?However, when everyone left, the water ripples at the carriage window made Fei Qian sigh...


    Sima Yi stood behind Fei Qian with his hands on his sleeves, glanced secretly, and then quickly lowered his gaze, pretending not to know or see anything.


    Sima Yi, Ma Jun and Jia Hong officially separated after getting along for a period of time. Jia Hong went to Taiyuan, mainly to assist Cui Jun and Jia Qu in handling people''s livelihood affairs and preparing for Fei Qian''s next plan. Ma Jun went to Chang''an with Sima Hui, Zheng Xuan and others, because Ma Jun found that he seemed to prefer various novel craftsmanship techniques under the hussar generals to scriptures, so he took the bold step to Write a request to Feiqian.


    Fei Qian was a little slow about the name Ma Jun at first. Later, when Ma Jun showed great interest in tools and equipment, he suddenly became aware of such a number one person. However, for the sake of safety, he did not put it on him all at once. He went to the Pingyang workshop, but asked Ma Jun to go to the Engineering College in Chang''an first to observe it. What if it was someone with the same name? Wouldn''t it be embarrassing soon? Just like in later generations of Fei potential companies, Zhang Wei, Liu Qiang, etc. must be specially distinguished when the company has a roll call, otherwise at least three people will agree at the same time...


    As for Sima Yi, he stayed with Fei Qian. On the one hand, it was Sima Hui''s entrustment, and on the other hand, Fei Qian was also worried. This tomb tiger had to be watched more or less. Speaking of tigers, Sima Hui didn''t look like a tiger at all on the surface. He was as docile as a little daughter-in-law. However, Fei Qian didn''t know what idea was running around in his hands with his head down.


    After returning to Pingyang, Fei Qian said to Sima Yi: "Zhongda, please go prepare a few things, and I will go to Yinshan with you tomorrow."


    Sima Yi quickly bowed his hands in agreement, and then bowed his hands to Xun Chen before retreating.


    Xun Chen slightly nodded his head gracefully, and then watched Sima Yi''s back disappear into the corridor. He seemed to be thinking a little, but said nothing. Instead, he picked up a list from the desk and sent it to Fei Qian said in front of him: "Lord, this is the list of accompanying items..."


    ?Fei Qian was going to inspect Yinshan Mountain, so naturally he couldn''t go empty-handed. Among this batch of supplies, the most important one was 1,500 pieces of cotton-padded clothes.


    After three or four years of repeated farming and expansion of scale, cotton production was finally accumulated to a certain extent, and 1,500 cotton coats were produced.


    Cotton is indeed a gift from nature to mankind.


    ?Fei Qian had previously developed down jackets and implemented them to a certain extent, but then Fei Qian discovered that, in addition to the price factor, down jackets were not suitable for ordinary soldiers.


    Whether it is a down jacket or a cotton jacket, it actually cannot generate heat by itself, so the function of down jackets and cotton jackets is to isolate the heat transfer between the human body and the outside world. Compared with ordinary solids or liquids, air is a relatively poor heat conductor. Therefore, down jackets and cotton jackets take advantage of this to form a fluffy insulation layer between the human body and the outside world to maintain the body''s temperature. It will not be lost quickly with the cold outside.


    So, from this point of view, the more stuffing the down jacket has, the better, but it must have a certain degree of fluffiness. This is why some animal downs are suitable, while other animal downs are not so warm.


    Down jackets are actually good at keeping you warm, but one of the biggest problems with down jackets is that they are static and warm clothing. Of course, Feiqian''s down jackets at this time were all made of natural down, which was completely different from the synthetic down of later generations.


    The so-called static warmth means that there should be no too much movement, no contact with snow, sweat, or even blood. Once it comes into contact with these moistures, the original fluffy down jacket will condense into a lump and immediately lose its warmth-keeping effect. Therefore, there is no problem with the down jackets currently produced by Fei Qian for the noble families to wear. After all, these people do not work in the fields, and are less likely to be in the cold and cold places of the military. They sweat less and are naturally contaminated by rain and blood. There are even fewer, but soldiers are completely different. What soldiers need is dynamic and warm clothing like cotton jackets.


    Cotton-padded jackets can ensure that the soldiers can still maintain a certain degree of warmth during heavy movements and fierce battles. At the same time, cotton-padded jackets are not like down jackets. After several washes, adhesion will occur and lead to complete failure. There is no need to worry because If the velvet is leaking due to poor sealing, even if it is cut by a knife or a gun, it can be sewed, which is simple and convenient.


    Therefore, with cotton clothing, a large number of ordinary soldiers had the possibility to fight in cold conditions, or in other words, they could withstand the cold for a longer period of time than before.


    Among all Feiqian''s territories, the area near Yinshan Mountain is undoubtedly more northward and colder in comparison. Of course, the Western Region where Lu Bu is located is also relatively bitter and cold, but it is relatively far after all, so the first batch Fei Qian had people transport the cotton clothes and planned to send them to Yinshan first to see what the actual effect would be.


    ??What Fei Qian didn''t know was that such cotton-padded clothes had given Sima Yi a heavy blow before arriving at Yinshan Mountain, and even caused Sima Yi to become somewhat suspicious of life...


    Because he wanted to follow Fei Qian to Yinshan, he also became a member of Fei Qian''s political group, and naturally got some benefits. Among these cotton clothes, Fei Qian also took out twenty pieces and distributed them to some important people in Pingyang. Officials, as a special honor, the top three in this Pingyang competition, Sima Yi, Ma Jun and Jia Hong, all received one piece.


    ?Now, this cotton coat was placed on the table in front of Sima Yi, while Sima Yi sat behind the table, bowing his head silently.


    As soon as the light in the hall dimmed, a person came in from the door.


    Sima Yi did not raise his head, because there was only one person who could come in directly without being reported by his attendants, Sima Fu. Sima Fu just came from Hanoi some time ago, because Sima Yi is now going to follow the Hussar generals everywhere, and Sima Hui is going to Chang''an, so what is the prestige of the Sima family that was originally obtained by Shoushan Academy? Of course, it was impossible for the vacancy to remain vacant like this, so Sima Fu followed the trend.


    Sima Fu is also quite good at Confucian classics, so it is perfect to fill in the blanks when Sima Hui and Sima Yi leave the academy.


    "Second brother..." Sima Fu saw Sima Yi lowering his head and frowning, and couldn''t help but ask, "Are you... worried about the trip to Yinshan? Are there any problems on this road?"


    Sima Yi let out a long sigh, glanced at Sima Fu, then looked into the distance outside the door, and said, "Follow Hussar, what is there to worry about along the way?"


    "Then what are you..." Sima Fu said in confusion.


    Sima Yi pushed the cotton clothes on the table and said, "Put it on and see..."


    Sima Fu was stunned for a moment and said: "How can this be done? This is a gift from General Hussar..."


    "Hey! I''m not giving it to you, or letting you wear it and see..." Sima Yi glared at Sima Fu and said, "If you want it, I can get you another one in the future, but this one..." Although he said this A cotton-padded coat was given to him by the hussar general Fei Qian, and Sima Yi had the right to dispose of it. He could wear it or give it away, but now that Sima Yi had not been with Fei Qian for a long time, he naturally erred on the side of caution, just in case. What day did the Cavalry General ask?


    "Oh, haha..." Sima Fu smiled slightly awkwardly, then put it on, and said after a moment, "It''s so warm! Oh, haha, what a gift in winter, I''m sweating on my back..."


    "There are more than 1,500 pieces of clothing like this..." Sima Yi said quietly, "General Hussar will distribute these clothes to the Yinshan soldiers..."


    "Huh?" Sima Fu, who was taking off his cotton-padded clothes, couldn''t help but stopped, looked down at the cotton-padded clothes, then looked at Sima Yi, and said, "Is this like this? Issued to soldiers? Ordinary soldiers? Tsk tsk... The hussar general is really..."


    "Alas! This is not the point! Well..." Sima Yi hesitated for a moment, then took back his words, "What you said is right, the hussar general is really... but do you know the origin of this piece of clothing?"


    Sima Fu shook his head.


    "Do the Black Mountain thieves know about it?" Sima Yi said, and after seeing Sima Fu nodding, he continued, "In the third year of Chuping, General Hussar broke through the Black Mountain and captured the commanders of the Black Mountain... If according to the court''s practice, these commanders should be punished. …But the Hussars General actually allowed him to perform meritorious service and send him to the southern frontier of the Western Regions…”


    "Three years later, people from the Black Mountains returned eastward and brought seeds..." Sima Yi lowered his head, looked at the cotton clothes and said, "It took another three years to have this clothes..."


    "So, this dress is so valuable... Well, second brother, what do you mean..." Sima Fu couldn''t help but think deeply in the middle of his sentence.


    Sima Yi nodded and said: "Nowadays, Jizhou is in chaos, and the three Yuans are fighting for it. Just when they are about to be swallowed up, the Hussars only send out the Yinshan partial army. These thousand and five pieces of clothing are probably just for..."


    "A thousand and five soldiers? I''m afraid it''s not enough to capture Jizhou?" Sima Fu frowned and said, "Could it be that... the Hussar General just wanted to intrude and had no intention of taking the opportunity to capture Jizhou?"


    Sima Yi nodded and said: "I didn''t understand it before, but now I understand it a little better... It''s not that Jizhou is bad, it''s that the general Hussar looks down on Jizhou at all..."


    Sima Fu said in confusion: "Second brother, what you said made me a little confused..."


    "The people of Hebei and Yu think very highly of themselves because of Guangwu''s contribution to the founding of the country..." Sima Yi said, "The battle between Yuan and Cao can actually be regarded as the battle between Hebei and Yu... Third brother, let me ask you, if the Qiao cavalry enters Lord Jizhou...is it Qiaoqi who has the final say on the people’s livelihood in Jizhou, or is it the people of Jizhou who have the final say?”


    “Of course it’s a hussar...well, this...” Sima Fu hesitated.


    "The fourth and third prince of the Yuan family, I originally thought that this road had come to an end...but I didn''t expect that Hussar would find another way..." Sima Yi said with emotion, "Just like this cotton coat, General Hussar has been plotting for six years! But the people of Jizhou and Yuzhou are so ridiculous and pitiful... I didn’t expect that General Hussar would despise the things they fight for life and death!


    Sima Fu frowned and thought for a while, then said: "So, General Hussar doesn''t like people from Jiyu?"


    "It''s not..." Sima Yi shook his head and said, "It''s the generals of the Hussars who have their own rules... Just like the current situation where there is little filial piety and integrity, but the ratio of the academy... And these people in Jizhou and Yuzhou are now willing to follow the rules of the Piao What are the rules for riding a general?"


    Sima Fu was silent.


    "..." Sima Yi was silent for a long time, then patted the cotton-padded clothes gently and said, "What I''m thinking about now...is this clothes...was it a temporary idea of ??General Hussar, or...if General Hussar made it six years ago? I want this clothes, so now..."


    As he spoke, Sima Yi couldn''t help but tremble, and then he and Sima Fu looked at each other, and both seemed to see some fear in the other''s eyes.


    ?The current result is the strategy made by General Hussar six years ago. So when is the purpose of General Hussar’s strategy now?


    (End of this chapter)