Before leaving work that night, Bi Goo received two hundred and twenty-eight thousand eight hundred liang in tax, which was eighty percent of the tax for two hundred and eighty-six hours.
"Xiao Yi will help the imperial court complete thirty million liang in tax this year. I hope the merchants can quickly get their money back."
Bi Goo had some understanding of the liquidity situation. Merchants had to quickly exchange things for money before they could continue to buy.
This time, they had bought a large amount of things, so it would take some time before they could explode again.
One thousand liang was not a small amount.
Seeing that his subordinates had finished counting the money, he went out to meet the others and go home for dinner.
Today, he invited the people in the group, Song Jing, Su Yi, and Wei Zhigu to eat at his house.
Oh, and the Minister of Rites, Zhao Tian, was also invited.
Because Zhang Jiuling had come back, he went down. Bi Goo felt quite embarrassed.
Today, there was sashimi, so he invited a chef.
The chef had experience and knew what kind of fish did not have parasites and would not cause problems after eating it.
At the same time, there was a lot of ice. Didn't Bi Goo ask someone to send home more than fifty kilograms of ice? It was just enough to freeze the fish and kill any parasites that might exist.
A large group of people traveling together represented the peak of the Tang dynasty's power.
Seeing such a lineup, people all made way. There were so many guards, indicating their identity.
Then, as the group walked, they suddenly stopped and became motionless.
There was a blind man in front, crossing the road with a stick.
Someone wanted to help him, afraid of offending an important official of the imperial court, but found that the group had stopped, so he stood aside and watched.
"Why is there no movement? Don't hit me." The person with the stick did not know the situation. He felt the stick touch the ground and listened for movement at the same time.
His surroundings suddenly became quiet. He stopped, turned his head, and listened again. He felt very scared.
Su Yi got out of the car, lifted his robe, and quickly walked over to help him. "Brother, why don't you take the car? You don't have to pay to take the car. "
"If you always take the car, you won't remember the road. You can't always rely on others to help you. It's better to walk on the road yourself." The person with the stick did not touch the ground with the stick when he was supported.
It showed that he trusted the person supporting him. If there were any gaps or obstacles, the other person would remind him.
"Elder brother is right. We can't always rely on one person, even if that person is very powerful." Su Yi gave an explanation.
He realized that the people in the imperial court relied too heavily on Li Yi, which was not good.
"That depends on who it is. If it's Li Dongzhu, it's reassuring. Why is everyone not moving? There's no sound. "The man with the stick turned his head to listen again.
"Some people from the imperial court went to Bi Zaifu's house for a meal. When they saw your procession stop, they just watched." Su Yi told the truth. That was all.
No matter how big the group was, would they let a blind man make way for them?
Even if the Censorate did not impeach him tomorrow, Li Yi would.
"I'm sorry for delaying your meal. I'll leave now." The man with the stick understood immediately.
"No, no, no. Let's wait a little longer so that we can eat more." Su Yi found an excuse. This path was too wide, and they still had to walk dozens of steps.
"Who are you?" The man with the stick suddenly asked.
"Su Yi. I'm the youngest. I'll help you." Su Yi was still honest.
"Prime Minister Su? Thank you. With you here, the Tang dynasty has hope. If you can help me, you can also help the Tang dynasty. "
"I'm helping the Tang dynasty now."
While talking, they crossed the road. Su Yi turned back to get on the car and the procession moved forward again.
The people in front all made way and stood on both sides of the road to watch the procession pass. Many people bowed slightly.
They avoided the procession because of power and influence, but now they made way for recognition.
"The Tang dynasty has changed." Bo Zhuo, who was standing in front of the imperial city gate and happened to see this scene, sighed with emotion.
For Tubo, such a situation did not exist. He did not care if you were blind or not, and you were so old.
Blind man, didn't you hear the sound of horse hooves? How dare you leave? Even if I don't beat you to death with a whip, I'll be grateful.
In the Tang dynasty, Chang 'an, when the Prime Ministers and the Prime Ministers were traveling together, they suddenly stopped. The Prime Minister even went over to help them.
What gathered the people was the will of the people. How could the people of the Tang dynasty fight against the Tang dynasty in the future?
Isinba shook his head. "It's Li Yi. Every time Li Yi goes out, as long as someone crosses the road in front of him, he will make way."
Isinba could not understand. Li Yi was so powerful. Why did he have to "please" others?
Since you can please ordinary people, why not please me, Tubo?
"Send back the ten clocks you bought and see if I, Tubo, can make them. Then write to our people and tell Princess Jincheng that the Tang dynasty did not give her anything good."
Bo Qiao tried his best to sow discord. He was almost crazy.
Isinba clenched his fists. "There's a luminous pearl in Zhanpu. Anyone who holds it will fall ill, and we can't find out what the disease is. Why don't we give that luminous pearl to Li Yi?"
He was talking about a luminous pearl that was said to have been enchanted. It was the luminous pearl that God wanted but couldn't get, so the person who called it would fall ill and die.
"Okay!" Bo Qiao also thought of that thing, but he had to avoid Princess Jincheng and the people of the Tang dynasty who served her.
The two of them did not want to go to the night market anymore. They hurried back to write a letter, which they also wrote in secret.
Bi Goo and the others arrived at his house. His house was newly renovated and turned into a house.
Nowadays, it was popular to build houses in various districts, as long as they were not too tall and did not block the sunlight of other people.
The fish were raised in a bucket. The cook and the others were ready to kill the fish and bleed it in front of them.
The best way to bleed the fish was to first make an opening, then throw it back into the water and let the fish swim.
The fish bled from one side to the other. When the blood was almost gone, the fish would die.
However, there was no place to do this in the capital government. It was said that Li Yi objected. There were many ways to kill fish and bleed it. Why did they have to do this?
After the fish was killed, the meat was sliced and put on ice for a while to freeze any parasites that might exist.
While waiting, other dishes and wine were served first. There were vinegar preserved eggs, roasted garlic, pork tendons mixed with chili oil, and other things.
"Do you still remember a few years ago? Some of us had a meal together, but there was no meat." Wei Zhigu suddenly sighed.
At that time, the prime minister didn't have meat for every meal, especially the officials who rented houses. They had families to feed.
"That's because they didn't know how to cook pork, mutton was expensive, and fish wasn't good. If they didn't handle the fish well, they would fall ill." Lu Huaishen explained the reason.
"Exactly." Bi Goo said.
Now, the cooking methods of all kinds of dishes were publicized by the Li Family Zhuangzi. Everyone could even cook with pottery jars.
Those who could afford it made an iron pot. Those who couldn't used a bigger shallow pottery jar or even a special pottery pot to cook.
There were also all kinds of seasonings, including wormwood and perilla leaves by the river.
The Li Family Zhuangzi and even some businessmen specialized in selling chickens, ducks, and geese.
Who knew that the fishy smell of pork could be washed away by soaking it in cold water?
There was also pork skin that could be boiled and frozen. Pig trotters could also be boiled with some sauce. After the fish was cold, the frozen fish wouldn't have a fishy smell.
"I wonder which aspect Li Yi contributed the most." Su Yi hadn't participated in these people's gatherings, so he asked Li Yi.
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