A few years ago, the horse-screwed stones in front of the Li family were full of every day.

There are endless people coming to the Li family to give New Year gifts.

The Li family's guardians have reached the peak of their lives these days. Many young masters and marquis from the Duke and Marquis family are polite to them when they come. Every family comes to give gifts, and the manager will also give them some small gifts.

The Li family rules are not allowed to accept gifts privately, but the gifts given to the servants are not that they cannot be accepted, but that they can be collected, but they must be registered. The owner does not want these gifts, but are finally counted in the servants' small treasury, and they are given as rewards by the end of the month, and everyone has a share.

However, the Fu Uncle who is in charge of the door also looks at people. He does not accept any gift from anyone or any kind of gift. He does not accept any gifts that are too expensive, nor does he accept any gifts that are not Li's family friends.

The Li family's in-laws were in good condition and they all sent gifts from big and small cars. The first one to give gifts were Li Chao's two sons-in-law, the eldest son-in-law, Prince Chengqian, who gave more than a dozen gifts, all of which were royal tributes from the royal treasury. The second son-in-law, the eldest grandson of Duke of Wei Li Jing, was brought by his father Li Boyao to send gifts and greet him, and also brought a lot of gifts. The gifts from the Li family in Sanyuan were mainly horses and furs from the north. A thousand-mile horse was given four, which was very generous.

Li Chao's two brother-in-law also followed him to give gifts. The eldest brother-in-law is Wei Shuyu, the eldest son of Wei Zheng's family. He has several carts of gifts. However, the Wei Zheng's family is not as good as the royal family and the Duke of Wei's mansion. The gifts are very unique, including Wei Zheng's calligraphy and paintings, as well as many ancient books he collected, such as bamboo scrolls, notes from predecessors, unofficial history, and two fat pigs who were killed. They are very considerate.

The second brother-in-law is Fang Yizhi, the eldest son of the Left Pushe Fang Xuanling, and he also brought several carts of gifts to come. The family of the Fang family, the Prime Minister, has had a lot of wealth over the years. Among the gifts he sent to Li Chao, there are many such gifts as Mianshu silk, porcelain bowls and jade cups.

In addition, Li Chao's disciples will certainly not lose etiquette during the New Year.

Cheng Chumo, Niu Jianhu, Li Gan, Yuchi Baolin, Cui Yan, and Su Dingfang all sent gifts early. These were under Li Chao's longest sect. Now they are either founding uncles or founding marquis and founding monarchs and founding monarchs, and they are young and promising. The gifts they gave are also quite generous, and they are brought over by car.

There are also several newly accepted disciples Wang Xuance, Gao Kan, Liu Rengui, and Shangguan Yi. These four are still young and the gifts they give are not expensive, but they are all very attentive and unique. Li Chao also likes a few things very much.

In addition to these disciples who studied military arts, Li Chao also had a group of children of Dukes and Marquis who studied literature. There were more than 30 students, and their fathers were either prime ministers or generals. They were basically children of the state, and they were even under ten years old. However, many of them already had high titles like county dukes and county dukes.

All families are very grateful to Li Chao for teaching their children. It is the end of the year and they personally brought their son to the door and brought carts of gifts to thank them.

Li Chao accepted all the gifts sent by these disciples.

They are all in one's heart, no matter how much or how much they give, he doesn't care.

I received a lot of gifts, and of course I had to return the gifts.

Li Chao also asked his family to prepare many gifts early and delivered them to their relatives and friends.

The first one, Li Chao, went to Qin Qiong's mansion. This was his adopted father, so of course he had to be the first one. Qin Qiong also came to Xiangyang at the end of the year and came to Chaoji. However, because the weather was cold, Qin Qiong had an old injury on his body and he was resting at home and rarely went out.

Qin Qiong's mansion is also in Xiangyang City, very close to Li Chao's house, and they are all in Dongcheng.

The east is noble and the west is rich, and the east city focuses on many princes and nobles.

It was very close to Qin Qiong's mansion, and he took several carts of gifts to arrive in a while.

The Duke of Qi was very generous. Qin Qiong was the Minister of War of the current dynasty, the Grand Governor of Guanzhong Dao, and the Princess Chang Guangchang's son-in-law, so he was naturally very noble.

After entering the mansion, Qin Qiong came out with a smile and approached the hall.

"The adoptive father looks so energetic." Li Chao said with a smile.

"I used your prescription for replenishing qi and blood, and it was really good after taking it." There was floor heating in the house, which was very warm, but Qin Qiong was still wearing a mink coat. It can be seen that this was a bit weak.

In Qin Qiong's words, he fought for half a lifetime, with more than 200 fights in size and size, and at least a dozen buckets of blood flowing through his body. It is normal for his body to be weak now. Li Chao remembers that there are some prescriptions for replenishing blood and qi, and they use good medicines such as Centennial Ginseng. The prescription is a famous prescription in later generations, but it is difficult to make medicinal materials.

In later generations, it was difficult to get expensive medicinal materials such as century-old ginseng, but in this era, it was quite easy. As long as you are rich and powerful, it was very simple. With Li Chao's current status, it was simple to get some medicinal materials. He prepared medicine and asked Zhang Zhongjian, a doctor, to see it. It was indeed a good prescription.

I gave it to Qin Qiong and asked him to take the order, but now it has worked very well. Before, when Qin Qiong was serious, he was bedridden.

The New Year gift Li Chao gave to Qin Qiong was mainly some expensive medicinal materials, and the rice cakes made by the Li family themselves and sticky bean bags.

Qin Qiong accepted it with a smile.

"It has spread all over Xiangyang. It is said that Li Xiangguo's mansion is making rice cakes, fried dough and dumplings every day."

"I have done a lot. During the Chinese New Year, I will do more things. I can save some gifts from it. I will only get some things from my own.

Princess Chang Guang Chang talked to Cui Yingying on the side. She had just given birth and gave birth to a fat boy. She weighed more than seven pounds and grew very strong. This boy was also a good life. After birth, he would be the Prince of Qi. In the future, he could inherit the Duke of Qi, a hereditary duke. Qin Qiong also had a position as a captive governor, which would be given to this boy in the future.

Before he was born, he was elected as his son-in-law by Li Shimin. Now he is also the emperor's son-in-law. Because of this, this newborn guy was awarded the title of Duke of Jinan County by the emperor.

"Have you chosen the name?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, the eldest princess and I only marry him a nickname called Xiaoying."

The eldest princess said, "Wen Yuan is famous all over the world, and today is just right. Why not ask Wen Yuan to give your brother a name."

"I dare not take this as a big deal. I should take it for my adoptive father."

Qin Qiong smiled and took his son from his wife and handed it to Li Chao.

"You just choose one. I have never thought about it all these days, but I can't think of a suitable name."

Li Chao took the kid, looked at the kid sleeping soundly, and smiled, "Since that's the case, I'll overtake the matter. I remember that the next generation of the adoptive father's family should be the Huai generation. Why not just call it Huaiyu?"

"Huaiyu, Qin Huaiyu, is there any source of this name?" Qin Qiong asked. He was very brave in his military life, but when it comes to literature, he was far inferior to his adopted son Li Chao.

"A gentleman is in love with jade, and a gentleman is in love with jade, and a villain hides his sword, and a gentleman is in love with jade."

Qin Qiong gave a thumbs up, "Okay, it's called Huaiyu. Qin Huaiyu, my son's name is Huaiyu."

The eldest princess is also quite satisfied with the name.

Therefore, the eldest son of the Duke of Qi's Mansion, the nickname Xiaoying, was named Qin Huaiyu.

"Entertainment Father, I specially prepared a New Year gift for my brother this time." As Li Chao waved, the servant outside brought a sandalwood box.

"What's this?"

Li Chao opened it with a smile, and it was bright and golden inside, but it was a pair of golden maces.

"I know that among the weapons of my adopted father, there is a pair of common copper maces. This time I specially cast a pair of tile-faced gold-suited maces to give to my brother. I hope that my brother can inherit his adopted father's peerless martial arts in the future and become a rookie in the general."

Many generals are horse generals. They will be equipped with a variety of weapons, including long-range, melee, long-range and short-soldiers. For example, Qin Qiong's best weapon is an iron spear, and then a horse spear. In addition, he is skilled in archery and horse shooting skills.

And he will also equip horizontal swords and iron maces.

Generally, generals, intimate weapons, except swords, are usually equipped with a blunt weapon. For example, steel whip, copper mace, iron bones, etc., these weapons are specifically designed to deal with enemy generals equipped with heavy armor during close combat.

Many generals wore armor on the battle formation, and some had two layers. Ordinary swords were very broken and cut through the armor, and even could not penetrate it. Only by using the high speed of the war horses when charging, using heavy weapons such as horse spear, spear, iron spear, and other heavy weapons were effective.

Of course, blunt weapons such as maces are also very effective against thick armor, so most cavalry generals are immediately equipped with blunt weapons such as steel whip and copper mace, which are specially designed to attack heavy armor.

The two war gods of the Tang Dynasty, Qin Qiong, used copper maces, while Yuchi Gong used steel whips.

The pair of maces given by Li Chao are gold-plated on the outside, shining with golden light, and are very beautiful. The inside is copper alloy, which is very strong and sturdy.

Qin Qiong is a general and has a natural love for weapons. When he saw this mace, he fell in love with it. He picked it up and played it for a few times. He felt that the weight and length were very suitable.

"Okay, this gift is the best. When Huaiyu is bigger, let him learn mace."

Princess Chang Guang shook her head and smiled, "I feel that the world is getting more and more peaceful. It would be great to let Huaiyu learn literature with Wenyuan in the future."

"Wenyuan and civil and military are both good at both civil and military affairs. Huaiyu can learn martial arts with him." Qin Qiong really hopes that his son can inherit his courage and become a general in the future.

Li Chao brought many gifts to the Qin family. In addition to medicinal materials, fur, rice cakes, sticky bean buns, etc., there were many other things, basically produced by the Li family.

For example, bamboo salt from Shuofang, milk powder from Longyou, meat floss, rock sugar from Lingnan, white sugar, red sugar, blue and white porcelain from Jiangxi, tea from Jiangdong, wine and paper from Guanzhong, and even cotton, cotton cloth from the Western Regions, etc., which are really a lot.

Qin Qiong looked at Li Chao who asked someone to make a big cotton jacket made of cotton and cotton. It felt loose and soft when he felt it, and thought it was made of duck underwater cashmere. It was quite surprising when he heard that it was made of cotton.

“Isn’t cotton ornamental?”

The eldest princess also asked, "The eldest princess had planted cotton in the palace before, and this thing was really just for viewing. It was the eldest princess who brought it out of the imperial garden of the palace.

"Entertainment Father, this cotton is a good thing. It can not only be seen, but also made into cotton jackets and quilts. It is very warm and can even be woven into cotton cloth."

Qin Qiong once went to Liaodong and knew the bitter cold in Liaodong. After hearing that cotton has so many uses, he immediately thought of winter in the north. If there were these cotton jackets, quilts, and cotton shoes, wouldn’t it mean that he would no longer be afraid of the severe cold in the north?

"Is this thing more useful than silk floss?" Qin Qiong asked. Northern soldiers wore cotton clothes in winter, but this cotton was silk floss, and the silk floss was placed inside. The silk floss was far less than the cotton on his hands.

"Of course it's easy to use. Cotton can be cultivated on a large scale, and the yield is still quite large. If it is promoted, not to mention that all people will wear cotton jackets, cotton hats, cotton shoes and quilts in winter, at least the border troops in the north can wear large cotton jackets!"

Qin Qiong took a breath after hearing this.

"Then we must promote the planting of this cotton!"
Chapter completed!