Chapter 35: Going straight to Huanglong is not enough
The rising sun in winter pierces through the diffuse morning fog and falls on the majestic Yanshan Mountain like a blue dragon.
The vast mountains and fields are covered with snow, and all kinds of birds, animals, flowers, plants and trees are still sleeping soundly in the embrace of the snow.
Although the mountains are desolate in winter and there are no birds and animals, the strange rocks and towering cliffs scattered among them still maintain their majestic appearance. Several plum blossom trees in full bloom between the cliffs add a touch of bright color to this vast white land of ice and snow.
In the lobby of the floating castle "Third New Tokyo", Yue Fei, who had just woken up, yawned and sat down next to the spacious and bright sealed glass window with his breakfast. He looked down at the winding and towering trees below with curiosity. Yanshan - this land has not seen the Han flag for two hundred years since the rise of the Khitan in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. It makes the people of the Central Plains feel familiar yet strange to the Chinese homeland!
Since the pre-Qin era, Yanshan has been the natural boundary dividing the grasslands and the Han Dynasty. It is also the frontier of the struggle between Chinese civilization and nomadic barbarians. For nearly two hundred years since Emperor Shi Jingtang of the Later Jin Dynasty ceded the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, the Han people in the Central Plains have been obsessed with recapturing the northern gate of the Central Plains, as far away as Zhou Shizong and Song Taizong's successive expeditions to the Liao Dynasty. As recently as Song Huizong's "Xuanhe Northern Expedition" five years ago, he raised his troops to the north again and again as if he was obsessed... However, the result was repeated setbacks, and even a huge defeat, a complete defeat.
In fact, both Yue Fei and Han Shizhong also participated in the two Northern Expeditions five years ago, but at most they were on the outskirts of Yanjing. They had seen from a distance the Yanshan Mountain Moat that had guarded the northern border of China for thousands of years, but they never thought that one day they would return. Able to climb over Yanshan Mountain and stride forward toward the farther north!
And it’s still in the twelfth lunar month of winter when snowflakes are flying and dripping water turns into ice!
Thinking of this, Yue Fei couldn't help but shiver slightly, and subconsciously wrapped his down jacket tighter.
——The floating city "Third New Tokyo" that Doraemon rushed to build at once is spectacular and majestic in appearance, like a palace in the sky, but inside it is a shoddy product (by the standards of the future world), with neither There is electricity and running water supply, and there is no central heating system. It was quite cold when flying in the Bianliang area. When the weather was freezing in Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture, the cold wind of the twelfth lunar month was blowing, and it was really like an ice cellar. The coldness was like needles pricking into the bones, and everyone allowed the brazier to be blown. No matter how prosperous one is, it is useless.
Guo Jing and others were not unprepared for this. When they were in Bianliang and Xiangzhou, they wanted to collect a batch of cotton-padded clothes and quilts to keep out the cold when they went north... Then they were surprised to find that in the Song Dynasty, At this time, cotton cloth had not yet become popular! Ordinary people are actually wearing paper clothes!
——During the Northern Song Dynasty, because cotton production was very small, cotton cloth was rare, and silk was expensive, poor families often used paper to make clothes. Wang Yu's poem "Tao Fu" says: "Chu Guan cloth brown soap gauze scarf." (Chu was the main raw material for papermaking at that time, so it was called Chu Guan.) "Fortunately, there is quinoa for cooking porridge, why shame the paper for Ru" ."etc. In addition, there are paper accounts, paper quilts, etc. Therefore, there is a saying that "people in the Song Dynasty wore paper and people in the Yuan Dynasty wore cotton"...
As for the large-scale popularization of cotton planting and cotton weaving, we had to wait until the Ming and Qing dynasties - specifically, Huang Daopo of the Yuan Dynasty went to Hainan Island, secretly learned the cotton weaving technology from the local Li people, and brought it with him What happened after I returned to my hometown in Jiangnan for promotion.
Prior to the Tang and Song Dynasties, the areas where cotton was grown were limited to remote and barbarous lands in Xinjiang, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian. It was not until the late Southern Song Dynasty or the early Yuan Dynasty that cotton cultivation was introduced in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Shaanxi. gradually spread.
In fact, the cultivation of cotton is not very troublesome, but the problem that really hinders the popularity of cotton is its seed removal process-because cotton seeds are born inside the cotton boll, there are many, they are entangled on the cotton batting, and they are peeled off by hand. It almost felt like a nightmare. It was not until the Li people invented a new cotton-stripping tool that solved this difficulty that the popularization of cotton cloth among Chinese people became possible.
Therefore, at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, cotton cloth was still called "white folded cloth" by the Central Plains people. It was a rarer luxury product than silk and had not become popular among the people at all. It is completely impossible to equip an army with a complete set of cotton-padded clothes and quilts in a short period of time.
Before cotton-padded clothes were widely popularized, the ancient Chinese had been using linen as the main clothing material, except for the shabby-looking paper clothes. Although linen also has thickness, and the linen worn by people cannot be as rough as a sack, but compared with cotton, it is far behind in terms of warmth and comfort. If someone really wears sackcloth and travels to Manchuria in the cold winter months... they will probably freeze to death!
The reason why ancient Chinese farmers had the custom of "cat winter" was because in such a cold season, no one dared to wander around in the wild for a long time without good cold-proof clothing, and could only stay in the house obediently. Warm yourself by the fire and wait for the end of winter.
Fortunately, Guo Jing, the real protector of the country, was so proud that he finally mobilized various wealthy and powerful people and managed to collect a batch of leather coats and felts. However, the number was still not enough when spread among 800 soldiers... So, Doraemon Nobi Nobita had no choice but to return home, and with his mother, they went to the flea market to buy a lot of old quilts and second-hand down jackets with the Japanese yen banknotes they had just obtained from pawning their belongings. This was enough to make up for the gap in winter clothes.
Yue Fei and his colleagues all expressed their extreme admiration and love for this set of warm winter clothes that transcended the times - this "down jacket" is already far more comfortable and warmer than the sheepskin jackets they usually hate to wear. . Although they couldn't figure out how to make such fine clothes from chicken and duck feathers...
As for the sumptuous food in the floating city, it made them full of energy - even a relatively simple breakfast, there was enough bread to fill them up, pickles and bacon to go with it, plus a bowl of golden oil droplets floating in it. There were vegetable soup with a few pieces of green vegetables, and the officers also had fruits and candy cubes for after-dinner entertainment... Yue Fei really couldn't imagine how the army got fresh fruits and vegetables. Don't forget that it was winter now!
——Well, these off-season fruits and vegetables, which are regarded as rare treasures by the people of Song Dynasty, are just unsalable goods that Wang Qiu bought at a low price from the small market on the street next door after returning home through Doraemon's dimensional pocket. The reason why Nobi Nobita was not allowed to buy it with Japanese yen was because Japanese fruits were too expensive. They were sold by the gram. A watermelon could be sold for two to three thousand yen. This really made Wang Qiu, a poor man, terrified. ……
Just as Yue Fei was playing with the green cabbage leaves in the bowl with a spoon and looking at an apple in his hand in a daze, he suddenly felt someone tap him on the shoulder. Looking back, it turned out that it was Han Shizhong who came to him and sat down next to him with a large dinner plate piled high.
Compared with Yue Fei, who felt refreshed and refreshed in the morning, Han Shizhong seemed much tired now, because he and his soldiers had just done some intense exercise - since taking off, the 600 infantrymen had been divided into ten groups. The second class took turns shaking the magical prop [Wind God Fan] outside the back door of the castle, driving the floating city northward day and night. Out of curiosity about the "artifact" and to show off in front of the immortals, Han Shizhong, the infantry commander, set an example and took the lead in participating in the first shift of labor in the morning. However... although this [Wind God Fan] is indeed magical to use, shaking it for a long time will really make your back and arms hurt. In order to make a good impression on his new boss, Han Shizhong did not dare to leave halfway. After insisting on shaking for an hour, he was now exhausted and hungry, and his stomach was as loud as a drum.
"...What are you thinking about if you don't eat so early in the morning? The soup is almost cold!" Han Shizhong chewed the noodles and said vaguely, "...The weather is so cold now, don't hurry up and eat. It’s hot in your mouth, be careful if it freezes into ice cubes in the bowl.”
"...It's nothing. I just recalled what Guo Zhenren said before, and I felt a little puzzled. I don't know what the meaning is."
Yue Fei pondered for a moment and replied casually, "... Go straight to Huanglong Mansion... The capital of the Jin Kingdom is Huining, further north of Huanglong Mansion. If the Protector of the Country wants to break through the Jurchen capital, capture the Jin Kingdom Emperor Wanyan Wu If you are begging for money, how can you just fly to Huanglong Mansion and get it done?”
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In the castle tower of the "Third New Tokyo" in the floating city, Wang Qiu and others had already had breakfast and were chatting, drinking tea and eating snacks.
Although the ice cave-like weather in Saibei is simply crazy, drinking tea while admiring the falling snow seems to have a unique flavor.
In the center of the tatami, a Japanese-style kerosene stove brought from Nobi's house was placed. This shiny thing was very small and beautiful. Small red flames danced in the transparent glass cover, exuding bursts of warmth. The smell...in the kerosene stove Put a small metal teapot on it, then add tea leaves and water. After a while, with the whine of the kettle boiling, the strong aroma of tea and white steam filled the room. That scene gave people the feeling It's really wonderful.
"...He went straight to Huanglong Mansion and had a drink with everyone... Hey, without thinking at that time, I quoted Grandpa Yue's famous saying. But looking back now, it was really a joke! It turned out to be a joke! Mistaken Huanglong Mansion as the location of the capital of the Kingdom of Jin at this time..."
Professor Guo held the tea cup and blew in the hot air, then laughed self-deprecatingly, "... I didn't expect that Huining City is actually to the north of Huanglong Mansion. Those Song Dynasty officers and soldiers below don't know how to laugh at me, an immortal!"
——Yue Fei's famous saying "Go straight to Huanglong Mansion and have a drink with all the kings" made people remember this famous military town in the Liao and Jin Dynasties, but it also caused many people to misunderstand Huanglong Mansion. It became the capital of the Jin Kingdom at that time.
But what is the reality? Huanglong Mansion was located in what would become Nong'an County, Jilin Province. It was originally Fuyu Mansion of the Bohai Kingdom. After the Khitans conquered the Bohai Kingdom, they renamed it Huanglong Mansion. It was one of the earliest major cities developed in the Northeast. The earliest capital of the Jin Kingdom was Huining City, located on the bank of Jianchuhu River. It was located near Harbin, Heilongjiang Province in the future. It was the headquarters of the Jurchen Wanyan tribe. The two were hundreds of miles apart.
The reason why Yue Fei wanted to go straight to Huanglong Mansion was not because it was the capital of the Jin Kingdom, but because the Five Kingdoms City under the jurisdiction of Huanglong Mansion was the prison where the Jin people imprisoned the two deposed emperors of Song Qinzong and Song Huizong!
But the problem is, since the two emperors have not been kidnapped and gone north, but are staying safely in Bianliang's "New Tokyo" and "Second New Tokyo" to practice immortality, then Huanglong Mansion is very important to the people of Song Dynasty. , that is, an ordinary enemy town with no special meaning... So, before he knew it, Professor Guo made a joke.
"... Just make a joke. I don't think anyone will come to tell you the truth." Wang Qiu took a sip of hot tea, looked down at the snowy scenery outside the Great Wall, and said casually, "... I care more. "The question is, how long will it take to reach Huining, the capital of the Jin Kingdom?" "...Well, judging from the current speed, it only takes us one day and one night to reach Huining from the Yellow River?" Xiangzhou on the shore flew to the Great Wall north of Yanshan. Then we should be able to reach Huining by tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow at most." Doraemon put down the teacup and Dorayaki and answered after gesturing on the electronic map. , "...Now it should be time to discuss how to fight this strategic battle for the capital of the Kingdom of Jin..."