Raising livestock is not a good job, and people who love cleanliness may not be willing to do it, especially those who were born in a high school and now have fallen into dust.

Sima Xi is now in Yang Shaofu’s name to take horses, plowing oxen and some goats specially used to get cashmere.

As a result, when I woke up, I found that there were dozens of sheep more, but the manpower did not increase for a while, and I immediately complained.

As a result, I naturally took a few whips.

"Your Majesty, the wool is still a little shorter."

"Is it a little longer than the sheep before?"

"The carefully selected ones have grown up."

Two sounds came from the wind, one young and the other slightly vicissitudes of life.

Sima Xi fed the horses while sneaking a glance and found that one of them was Emperor Liang Shaoxun, and the other was Shaoqing of Shaofu and Shaozhang of Qi.

"Thief father and son." He cursed in his heart, wishing that a crazy horse would run out and kill the two of them.

Sima Xi really didn't expect that as the son of the late emperor, he could not be exempted from punishment. Among the four, only Master Sima Zhong was exempted, and the other three were sinners.

Feeding the horse, feeding the horse, the whole body is smelly, which is even more uncomfortable than killing him. I really don't want to kill him.

"People are tall, short, fat, and thin, as well as sheep." Shao Xun said again: "The sheep from Guangchengyuan and Zuoguoyuan have been selected and cultivated for many years. I remember that the hair was short and hard at first, and it was not easy to spin. It took almost twenty years to achieve today's achievements. Hezhou, the wool sent by the State of Dai is so long, it is purely talented."

The officers accompanying the father and son, the military generals laughed a few times.

Your Majesty is really good at joking!

It is true that people are tall, short, fat, thin, and thin. Some are born with great strength, some are born with fast running, and some are born with intelligent nature.

Some people are not prone to illness, which is true, but is it the same for horses, cattle and sheep?

If this happens, if you find taller people to marry each other and have been married for decades, wouldn’t it be much taller than others? Well, it seems to make sense, but livestock can, but people cannot do this.

"If my grandfather wants a good sheep, he has to go to the Western Regions to look for it." Seeing that Shao Xun called himself "father", Shao Zhang changed his name and said, "The more wool sheep, the better, the farther the distance, the better. There may be surprises."

Shao Xun said "Hmm" and said, "My son has experienced many things and knows how to share his worries for his father. It's great."

Shao Zhang lowered his head and said, "When you always see the grandfather frowning, you know that the country's affairs are complicated, so you always want to share some affairs for your father."

Shao Xun glanced at him and smiled and said, "What do you know what you are worried about for your father?"

"Attack the Murong Xianbei and recover Pingzhou." Shao Zhang replied.

Shao Xun refused to comment and asked, "Do you have any suggestions for Fa Murong?"

"Lulongdao has been disrepaired for a long time, so it is best to transport troops and grain from the sea."

"What if you overturn your boat?"

"History Book"

"Those who fail to succeed can't be included in the history books." Shao Xun said: "I have successfully crossed the sea this time. If you upload a history books, can you guarantee success next time?"

Shao Zhang was speechless.

Seeing his son like that, Shao Xun calmed down and said, "But you are right."

Shao Zhang raised his head, a little surprised.

"From Qingzhou to Liaodong, there are a series of islands, which are very wide. The surging waves outside the sea are blocked by the islands.

The momentum is gradually declining, so the west of the island is relatively calm and there are not so many big waves." Shao Xun said, "If you don't talk about the sea, just talk about Pu. If you provide sea boats to moor, you also need this type of island. The sea covers the wind and waves. This is called a "breakwater". Therefore, unlike Hepu, Haipu is not a casual choice. Although Qingzhou is large, there are only a few places suitable for Haipu."

In this era, excellent seaports did not require high water depth, but had relatively high requirements for preventing wind and waves.

The entire Shandong Peninsula is suitable for natural military ports, and later generations have given the answer, in fact, Yantai, Weihai, Qingdao, and other places, especially the latter two.

Weihai is located in a bay, and there is Liugong Island outside to stop the wind and waves, making the fleet's anchorage relatively calm.

There are mountains next to it, where you can build lighthouses to navigate, fortresses and shore defense artillery cannons.

Qingdao is even in better conditions, and the same is true for Dalian on the Liaodong Peninsula.

Whether in ancient times or modern times, whether feudal monarchs or foreign invaders, they all fell in love with Jiaozhou Bay, Weihaiwei, and Lushun, which is not without reason.

God has a good geographical talent.

Thinking of this, Shao Xun decided to take the exam for his son and asked, "Since you are the King of Qi, can you know where can you build Haipu in Qi?"

"There is Dong'an County in the northwest of my fief. There is an ancient city in the county named Jiaxiayi. The land is close to the Great Scenery, and you can look at the sea. The wind and waves are calm and you can be used to scatter thousands of sails. If the wind and waves are broken, you can build a Haipu." Shao Zhang replied.

Shao Xun recalled it but had no impression.

He glanced at his son and saw that he looked calm and did not seem to be a fake, so he believed him five points.

Perhaps this is a place that has not yet accumulated into land. Later generations were inland, but at this time it was near the sea. After all, the silt and sand carried by the Yellow River are quite large and have been reclaiming land.

But it is hard to say whether it is suitable for building a port.

Although the ships of this era had shallow draft, they did not require any water depth. They had to send people to check the terrain and measure the water depth.

"If Haipu is built there and the next day, how many months is the right time to conquer Murong?" Shao Xun asked again.

"It's best to go out to sea in spring."

"Why?"

"It's cold in Liaodong. If troops are sent in summer and the delay of the time will be delayed, and the autumn will come, and we will definitely withdraw our troops."

Shao Xun smiled and said, "So, if the troops are sent in spring, how can the ships pass?"

Shao Zhang was stunned.

"Do you know what kind of wind blows there all year round? How do the waves flow?" Shao Xun asked.

Shao Zhang was speechless.

"There are many south winds in summer and autumn, and the higher the north winds in winter and spring." Shao Xun said, "Therefore, the messengers of the Murong family often go south when the north wind blows, and return north when the southeast wind blows strongly in the second year."

He didn't say the direction of the current because he wasn't sure and couldn't remember it very clearly.

Without wind, you can only move along the direction of the ocean current.

I don’t know if there is a joint of the speed of the Bohai Sea current. It is counterclockwise, clockwise or nearshore currents. He doesn’t know whether the direction of the ocean current changes. Therefore, it is best to rely on sails as the driving force, and you can only enter Xiahou and cross the sea.

Of course, there is another power for ships, that is, paddles.

The thing about sailing has been popular for a long time, that is, when you cannot use sails, you can move forward by paddling. It is mostly suitable for inland rivers or relatively calm seas.

The Mediterranean in Europe is typical. Until the 30th Years' War (Ming Dynasty), sailboats were still not uncommon, but they could only sway in the Mediterranean. Compared with ordinary Galen ships, flute-shaped ships have shallow drafts and lower safety.

What about the wind and waves in the Bohai Sea? It’s all guesses at present, and the sea conditions will definitely be different in different festivals and weather, or even in different weathers. These must be investigated in advance.

"After the first month of next year, Shao Xun gently stroked his son's back and said, "You will serve as the Qingzhou Inspection Commissioner and choose a few places suitable for building Haipu for your father."

"Yes." Shao Zhang subconsciously responded, and then looked at the sheep in the yard, and wanted to speak but stopped.

"Leave it to others." Shao Xun smiled and said, "All these days are spent with your wife and children, and you will see your mother every ten days."

"Yes." Shao Zhang replied.

Princess Liu gave birth to a son for him last month, and Mrs. Liu is also pregnant, almost the first month of next year.

When he was about to give birth in February, he was about to set off.

After giving up some unrealistic ideas, his enterprising spirit was not that strong.

He will still do the work assigned to him by his father, and even do his best, but he is a little too lazy to show off his own initiative.

Let’s see when the new junior high school will come and make sure that the matter will be handled clearly with others. I will ignore this matter.

Thinking of the past year when I built family tree for cattle, sheep and horses, staring at others' mating, I felt outrageous, and finally got rid of it. Sheep all look the same in the eyes of others. But Shao Zhang really knows some sheep now, and even knows whose children some sheep are, so he doesn't have to look at the brand on his butt.

However, he quickly thought of something and said, "Grandpa, when someone from Hezhou mentioned something, there is a kind of jibe in the Western Regions, and the woven buqu is better than the jibe in the south-central jibe--""

Shao Xun said oh, it should be African tree cotton, also called grass cotton, African cotton.

Historical books say it was introduced to China very early, but this "China" was said from the perspective of later generations, which was not for this time. In fact, it was only spread to Xinjiang at this time. It was planted in Dunhuang at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and it began to be introduced to the Central Plains during the Northern Song Dynasty. It was popularized on a small scale in the late Northern Song Dynasty, and it was planted on a large scale in the Southern Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty. But then it was not only African cotton, but also Asian cotton native to India. He didn't know who planted more and who planted less.

At this time, he heard his son pick up cotton, and he pondered and did not directly give a reply to the introduction.

"If someone sends it, plant it in the Shao Mansion and don't rush to disperse it. Forget it, it's not up to you to take care of it." Shao Xun said, "For your father, you should pay attention to the wool. When delivering the seal, be careful in everything."

"yes."

Shao Xun soon arrived in a courtyard next to him. The sound of the machine was waving wool.

Ying Shi stood on a table and struggled to pull a bundle of wool off the beam of the house. Unexpectedly, her feet were unstable and she fell backwards.

In amazement, Shao Xun held it in his arms.

Yingshi was ashamed and didn't know what to say.

Shao Xun looked surprised, his butt egg was so round.

I have seen big ones and curly ones, but in terms of the feel, it is rare to be so round, like a ball.

Extraordinary talent, extraordinary talent!

He gently put Ying down, then with his hands on his back, he carefully looked at the wool workshop under the name of Shaofu.

"How to remove fat from wool?" he asked.
To be continued...