Chapter 58: First Command of the Army

ad frequent interactions with Westerners. Back then, my father heard that local farmers had obtained some strange plant seeds and diagrams from Westerners in exchange for ceramics and silk, including...Without a moment's hesitation, he replied, "Those large households involved in textiles, weaving, and dyeing have always given bribes to the Weaving Bureau officials at every season.""At first, it was...