Zhang Jiuling, who was sitting on the pole, was not used to it.
He wanted to take a carriage, but the people of Guangzhou who were going to Chang 'an with him insisted on carrying him on the pole.
There were two people at the front and back of the pole, and the others were ready to rotate at any time.
The team was huge. In addition to the people from Zhang Jiuling's hometown, there were also people from Guangzhou who helped to transport the goods.
The merchants also wanted to go with them. It was safer in a group with the protection of the 300 Winged Knights.
The goods Zhang Jiuling brought with him were worth 3.6 million silver coins, which meant that the total sea trade in Guangzhou was more than 15 million silver coins.
Previously, both sides collected 20% tax, but later it was reduced to 30%.
The money for the road repair was deducted. Zhang Jiuling returned to Chang 'an and brought all the money he had previously distributed.
The new students and officials did not need to stay behind. There were ships coming to trade every day, and they had enough money after that.
Yan Jie carried a basket on his back and walked not far away. He was not restricted. If he wanted to run, he could jump out at any time.
However, he did not dare to. How could he run alone? He had no food and water.
Moreover, if he ran into the mountains, was he sure he could outrun the Winged Knights?
At this moment, he only had one thought left. He did not want to be killed. If he could not do it, he would be exiled.
If he did not go to Lu Zhou, it would be better to go to Guangzhou or other places. It was equivalent to going home. At most, he would lose his power and money, but he could still earn it again.
The people of the Yan family and those who relied on them were all there. The children sat in the carriage in a daze, and the old people sighed.
Today was the fifth day since the day they left. The Yan family was relieved that no one bullied the women and children.
Young wives, young ladies, and so on. Based on past situations, they would be subjected to humiliation along the way. Soldiers were not good people.
The Winged Knights were holding the line. If the Winged Knights did not move, the others did not dare to move.
They did not lack food and drink, including a breastfeeding woman. They even gave her special treatment.
Even if they were guilty of beheading, they could not be bullied before they were sentenced.
Yan Jie was afraid of death. He shouted, "Zhang Gong, help me plead for mercy. The Yan family also gave you some soup when the road was repaired."
"According to the law, if I plead for mercy for you, how can I face the people of Guangzhou who gave me the Book of Ten Thousand People? How can I face the people of Kaiyuan County who gave me boiled eggs? "
Zhang Jiuling shook his head. He had obtained the Book of Ten Thousand People, the real Book of Ten Thousand People, and it wasn't just the fingerprints of ten thousand people.
His greatest contribution was in repairing the roads. All the roads in all the counties in Guangzhou were connected. The commoners did not have to spend a single cent and even received their wages.
The tools used to build roads were distributed among the commoners and brought back home.
In the future, when they need to work and repair roads, they won't need the government to give them more money.
The docks had also been renovated a lot. As long as they provided services to the merchants, they would be able to earn money.
Guangzhou used to be very poor. Even if there was sea trade, it had nothing to do with ordinary people.
Now that they relied on sea trade, the people were benefiting from it.
This was a long-term matter. The commoners were not fools and knew that Zhang Jiuling was going to leave. They quickly worked together to create the Book of Ten Thousand People.
Find someone to write down the situation and press their fingerprints.
…
"Zhang Jiuling will be back before the new year. Old Bi will definitely be very happy. 3.6 million yuan. How far is it from the annual budget of 30 million yuan?"
Li Yi received the pigeon and flew over when Zhang Jiuling left.
The last time they flew, it took one day. This time, it took almost two days.
Obviously, the weather in the north was gradually getting colder and the pigeons were not used to it. Along the way, they had to avoid the large birds that were flying to the south.
As soon as they came back, the two pigeons went straight to the nest.
They were originally raised here. After they went to Guangzhou, they adapted for a period of time and felt that Guangzhou was quite comfortable.
When they came back, it was cold and they needed warmth.
"The crabs are steamed. Here." Li Chengqi took out a large crab with its pincers tied with a hemp rope from the steamer and gave it to Li Yi.
This was the last batch of large crabs that could be transported back. The upstream had already started to freeze and the downstream would soon enter the dry season.
The most classic large crabs in Bohai Bay were the swimming crabs. Of course, there were also many small crabs, but they were eaten less.
Currently, there were no artificial breeding. All the crabs grew naturally. It was the most appropriate season to eat swimming crabs.
The navy sent a live crab over. 10 coins. As for the dead ones, it depended on how they died and how long they died. They were not allowed to eat more than 24 hours.
If they died within 24 hours, it would be 5 coins. They were not allowed to lie. Otherwise, they would be responsible for eating the dead ones.
The navy was honest. Their lives were better and they even brought their children to become marines.
Li Chengqi cooked the dead ones first and asked Li Yi to check them. After confirming that there were no problems, they were sent to the market to be sold. 10 coins per crab.
The live ones were sold for 100 coins per crab. Anyway, they could only be raised for a few days.
Swimming crabs were much larger than river crabs. The wild ones tasted better.
Li Yi took one and broke off the two large pincers. He kept it as snacks for the children.
Li Chengqi did the same thing as Li Yi. "It feels like eating this is like eating water chestnuts. Is someone from the Yan family going to die? I keep feeling that we are scheming against them. "
"The key is that they are scheming against others. There are more than 100 catties of silver and the tribute can't exceed 50 catties per year. Where did they get so much silver from?"
Li Yi began to cut the crab's shell. Swimming crabs had a lot of meat. Meat could also be scraped out from the claws.
However, Li Yi never used other tools. He directly put his claws in his mouth and used his teeth to scrape the shell.
"You sent Zhuangzi's students over. Aren't you afraid that they will change their minds after seeing too much money?" Li Chengqi used his chopsticks to dig into the meat.
"What do you mean by changing their minds? Besides, they are not Li Family Zhuangzi. They are the officials of the imperial court. "
Li Yi dug out a piece of meat. He didn't dip it in anything and put it in his mouth to taste.
Li Chengqi put ginger and vinegar on his plate. After taking a bite, he poured soy sauce and sesame oil. "This isn't the main point, right?"
"They wouldn't dare. They know how much money the Li Family Zhuangzi has. They also know my temper. If they need money, they can tell me. I will give it to them. Greed and bribery are not allowed.
When the little ones eat, they need the help of adults. If they bite the crab's pincers and lose their teeth, they will need a long time to grow new teeth. It's not time to grow new teeth yet. "
Li Yi looked at the crab and said. He was a little anxious.
They had to build more roads, especially trains. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to transport so many good things from the sea.
This was especially so for crabs. Their meat wasn't easy to handle. It was more troublesome than prawns and shellfish.
It was easy to get the meat from prawns and shellfish, but the proportion of meat that crabs could eat was smaller. It was very tiring to use the method of smashing.
"I have asked people to plant a large number of water chestnuts. You said that they have a high starch content. They are used to make starch and vermicelli.
I have used the method you said to make water chestnut vermicelli with hot water. It can make a big bowl of water chestnut vermicelli.
The oil chestnut vermicelli you developed is very good. I have prepared 15 million catties of it. I plan to send it to the source of the Yellow River in winter. They can boil the water in a pressure cooker and drink it. "
Li Chengqi said whatever was on his mind. As the King of Song, he earned a lot of money. Even the commoners were donating money. How could he fall behind?
The oil chestnut vermicelli he got people to stir-fry cost 4 copper coins per catty. There were many good things added to it, especially sugar.
15 million catties. The money he spent was 120,000 copper coins. Otherwise, what else could he do? Princess Yongmu donated 80,000 copper coins.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
