Chapter 169

The moonlight sprinkled on the whole Yumen pass, as if it had been stained with a layer of frost, and the city was still full of lights and voices.

The Yumen pass was not built in the Han Dynasty, but was abandoned in the later Han Dynasty, and has never been used again.

Today's Yumen pass was built in the pre Sui Dynasty, and it was also dozens of miles away from the Yumen pass of the Han Dynasty.

Because of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Yumenguan is now a small city with a large scale.

The surrounding mountain tops, as well as the various crossing points ahead, including the river channel, are now built with beacon towers. In addition, the terrain is dangerous, forming a trend of easy defense and difficult attack. The whole Yumen pass is like the gate of the western regions and the Central Plains, and also the only entrance and exit.

Most of the Yumen pass is filled with business travelers from all over the world. Together with the troops stationed here all the year round, nearly two-thirds of the population of Yumen pass is composed.

The town of tens of thousands of people did not attract the attention of the businessmen who stayed here after the 20000 people led by Li Hong entered the city. After all, as a military fortress, and because of the merchants' traveling all the year round, the army has seen more and more, so no one seems to be anxious because of the 20000 people.

Li Hong, dressed in a white fur coat, put his hand in front of his mouth, gasping with heat, said, "I always thought the Yumen pass was very small, but I didn't expect it to be so big now."

The general of Yumen pass guard who accompanied him on the wall had already received the order of the Ministry of war. His royal highness will arrive at Yumen pass soon. Any request must be met.

Originally, I thought that his highness would make some unreasonable demands after his arrival, but unexpectedly, the prince's highness was very easygoing. He did not put forward any more requests except that dinner was served by his palace maid.

"How many people are stationed here now?" Li Hong asked, looking at the white moonlight, sending out this cold light.

"Report to Dadu guard. Now 10000 soldiers are stationed here." General Wei replied respectfully.

"How about merchants in the city every day? Although you are just guarding a pass now, your duty is no different from that of a city guard. At most, the place under your jurisdiction is smaller, but no one's guarding is more important than your guarding place, isn't it? " Li Hong paced slowly on the tower, looking out of the city and inside the city.

"Now it's winter. According to the past practice, the large number of merchants should be reduced. They will rush back to their homes before the yuan day. After about 10 days and a half months, fewer people will enter the customs and more people will leave." Yuan Shuji, seeing his royal highness easygoing, relaxed himself.

"The beacon tower is occupied for twelve hours?" Under the hazy night, the beacon tower may be hidden.

"Yes, dadaohu. There are 20 people guarding each beacon tower. There will be fewer people in the daytime. "

"Take me to your camp." Li Hong tightened his fur, but he couldn't help it. The weather here is really cold. Even if he hasn't walked out of Yumen pass and entered the desert, it's freezing at night.

"Yes, dadaohu." Yuan Shuji is about 30 years old. He is not very strong and tall. But what he exudes is a kind of fighting temperament which has been honed in the battlefield all the year round. People have to look at him sideways.

Under the leadership of Yuan Shuji, Li Hong and his party followed him to the side of the city gate on the side of Yumenguan facing the western regions. Although there were also lights here, there was no noise.

The gate opened slowly after Yuan Shuji showed his token. Soldiers holding the wind lamp, holding a knife in one hand, the wary eyes looked at Li Hong and others.

"Yes, I can see that although you are not under the command of Anxi Duhu, your vigilance has not been lost because of their garrison in the four towns of Anxi." Li Hong looked at several soldiers at the door and said faintly.

"Xie daduohu praised." It seems that Yuan Shuji has not laughed yet.

Yuan Shuji followed yuan Shuji to a row of stone houses. The soldiers in the house were bored, and some officers had gone crazy in the city.

I found a soldier's room at random, which could hold 50 people. According to the military system of the Tang Dynasty: ten people, one fire, fifty people, one team, three hundred people, one regiment.

Therefore, there are 40 or 50 such houses here. In addition to the barracks in other places in Yumenguan City, it seems that there are 10000 people there.

Looking at a soldier, because Yuan Shuji came in, he immediately motioned others to stand up with him. Yuan Shuji nodded to them. The team was coming to Yuan Shuji and said, "general, is there something important?"

"Nothing, just come and look around." Yuan Shuji finally showed a smile.

Li Hong is about to introduce Li Hong to the team, but is stopped by Li Hong.

Li Hong slowly forward two steps, walked to the front of the team, first looked up and down for a while, and then said: "sleep not to remove armor?"

The team is rolling their eyes, frowning at him.

Although I don't know the person in front of me, I can tell whether he is rich or not by looking at the big white fur coat he is wearing. Judging from his age, he is only 15 or 16 years old, but I think he should be the son of a senior official.But even so, the team did not seem to hear Li Hong's words, just watching Li Hong around the room.

"It's nice to have a room for 50 people. At least it can add warmth in winter." Li Hong didn't care if the team didn't return to his words. After a turn, he walked in front of the team again and said faintly, "take off your armor."

"Why? No one is allowed to take off his armor before he goes to bed Before Yuan Shuji stopped him, the team quickly said something.

"Dadushu, these soldiers are used to being rude. Even the general is rude, so please don't blame me." Although yuan Shuji explained it as an apology.

Li Hong didn't care. He just continued to take a look at the team. Then he took two steps. He squatted down and touched the couch with one hand. He said faintly, "then you can let him take off his armor first."

After that, Li Hong didn't look back. He felt the mattress on the couch and pinched the thickness. Then he lifted the mattress and touched the straw mat under it. Only when he picked up the quilt and felt the thickness, did he turn back with satisfaction.

Under yuan Shuji's order, the team took off its armor. At the moment, Li Hong's eyes were more or less awed. Even their own generals called others to protect them, but they couldn't afford to.

Li Hong's face was calm all the time. When he came to the front of the team, he stretched out his hand and touched the shoulder of the team. As soon as he touched it, the clothes on the body of the team were only made of two or three layers of cotton cloth, which were not provided by the Ministry of public affairs to the military department for free and transported to the western regions, followed by Yunzhong and Liaodong Road.

"Order everyone to take off their armor." Li Hong once again reached out to touch other people's pants, the same, still two or three layers of cotton pants.

Before cotton appeared in the Tang Dynasty, this was the clothing for ordinary people to keep warm from the cold. Only wealthy families could use fur and fur from other animals to keep warm during the winter.

Yuan Shuji gave Li Hong a puzzled look, but he was still obedient and asked everyone to take off his armor.

"Huameng, grain of grain, go and have a look." Li Hong scanned all the people in the room under the dim yellow oil lamp.

After a while, Huameng shook his head with grain of grain and said in unison, "they are all cotton clothes."

After hearing this, Li Hong sighed. The team staring at him asked, "have you ever had cotton padded clothes? Do you know about the cotton padded clothes that the court has given you for free? "

Yuan Shuji suddenly realized that at first he had not understood what his Highness The Prince wanted to do when he touched his bed and let them take off his armor. Now he knew that the Prince wanted to see if the cotton padded clothes had been distributed.

The team is looking at Li Hong that some cold eyes, just also easy-going youth, but now there is a momentum not angry but powerful, that fierce eyes seem to see through his whole person.

Suddenly some guilty and embarrassed, dare not look at Li Hong's eyes, nono said: "back to the general's words, the end of the general and others have received the cotton padded clothes."

"How many sets?" Li Hong is full of cold eyes, staring straight at team Zheng. He wants to see if the team will look at Yuan Shuji when the team is answering his words. If there is a peek, there must be something fishy in it.

"Two sets." The team is looking at where do not dare to look, just stare at the foot of the whispered reply.

"Then why don't you wear it? Why only wear such thin clothes? " Li Hong continued to ask.

The team was blinking in their eyes. After taking a look at Li Hong, they lowered their heads again and said in a shy whisper, "the end of the team At the end of the day, he will send the cotton padded clothes home

"Why?" Li Hong pursued him.

"Because Because My family hasn't worn such good clothes for the winter, so So At the end of the day

"How many years have you been in the army? But has been stationed in Yumen pass? "

"Yes, I will be in the army for five years."

At least you should have ten suits for your family Li Hong asked in surprise.

"Yes." The head of the team is being questioned by Li Hong and can't be lifted.

"Are they all like you?" Li Hong once again glanced at the soldiers who had not yet put on their armor and asked.

"Yes, they are all the same as the last general." The team is honest to reply.

It has been ten years since cotton entered the Tang Dynasty. Hasn't it been popularized yet? Or is there another secret?

Li Hong waved and motioned for them to put on their armor. Accompanied by Yuan Shuji, he looked at several barracks. Basically, all the soldiers sent home cotton padded clothes issued by the imperial court, and no one was willing to wear them.

Walking on the busiest street in Yumenguan, the east-west direction of the street is naturally facing the two gates of Yumenguan, the east gate facing the Guanzhong area and the west gate facing the western region.

Although the whole street is not as prosperous as the ordinary streets of Chang'an City, it is also said that the lights are bright and people are booming.

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