Li Yi went out and saw an ice cart being pulled by a man in his late twenties.
There was a small wooden house on top of the ice cart. It was covered with fur and had a door.
The door was open, and the old lady was sitting inside. A woman in beautiful silk clothes was next to her.
The person pulling the cart was wearing a leather coat. It was made of wolf fur.
It might not be as warm as deerskin, but it was more than ten times more expensive. The boots were also made of wolf fur.
Li Yi felt that the woman's clothes were a bit awkward. If it was simpler, it would have fewer patterns and the straps would be lower. It would look like a traditional Chinese dress.
If the straps were wider and higher, it would look like a kimono.
But now, how did he …
Li Yi couldn't describe it, but he seemed to have some impression.
"My son, this is Li Dongzhu." The old lady sitting in the house spoke and was about to come out.
The man in his twenties glanced at Li Yi, then fell to his knees and kowtowed three times.
He stood up and was about to kneel again.
"Once is enough. I'll take it." Li Yi stopped him.
The woman followed suit and bowed. Her tone was a bit off. "Thank you, Li Dongzhu, for taking care of my mother. * — # ¥· # ¥…"
She spoke too fast, and the Japanese Empire language appeared.
Li Yi finally remembered about the clothes. Yes, the clothes of the Japanese Empire in this era were different from the kimono of the future.
He also used the Japanese Empire language to talk to the woman.
"Li Dongzhu also knows the Japanese Empire language?" The young man was very surprised.
"You're called Lan Bao. Seven years ago, you went to the Japanese Empire to make a fortune?"
Li Yi didn't answer this question. Since he had already said it, do you think I don't know it?
He didn't blame Lan Bao for taking so long to come back. When Lan Bao left, his brother was still alive, and his sister-in-law was still there.
Looking at the old lady's clothes and the ice cart, or rather the small sled, he knew that Lan Bao was filial.
It was obvious that the clothes were not worn today, and the sleigh was not bought outside of Zhuangzi.
Lan Bao's hands hung in front of him as he bowed slightly. "Yes, when I was learning, my master taught me how to forge iron. Later on, I found out that my master's greatest skill was in building ships.
Master had no family. Two years ago, when I finished building a ship that could go out to sea, Master passed away.
I found a few people by the sea to go fishing with me, but in the end … "
Lan Bao recounted his experience. When he was fishing, he encountered a strong wind. In order not to capsize, he could only run with the wind.
As they ran, they arrived at the Japanese Empire.
When he arrived at the Japanese Empire, he learned how to forge iron and was familiar with ores. He actually discovered copper and silver ores by the sea.
He told the fishermen about the situation and asked them to think of a way to get food. It was not enough to just have ores, they had to refine them.
Therefore, they looked for the local people, which was the woman's village, called Namadachi.
Both sides gestured, and the Japanese Empire finally figured out the identities of the seven people. They were from the Tang dynasty, and the people of the Tang dynasty had a high status.
After the people of the Japanese Empire found out, the people of the Japanese Empire sent food to Lan Bao and the others. Their lives were not good, so the food was only enough to fill their stomachs.
There was a blacksmith shop in the town. Lan Bao went there to show his skills, so Namadachi Kazuko was also given to him.
He then brought people to look for ores and came back to refine them. After bidding farewell to everyone, he took a pile of copper and silver ingots back on the ship.
He melted the copper and made it into Kaiyuan Tongbao. When he bought things, silver could not be used as money, but could be exchanged for money.
He then took the things back to the Japanese Empire and went back and forth, building up his power. When the new ship was being built, he thought of his mother and brother, so he brought Namadachi Kazuko back to see them.
When he came back, he found out that his brother was gone, his sister-in-law had remarried, and his mother could not see before, so she was taken away by the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Now he was helping to clean the Drunken Immortal House in Lantian County. After knowing that there was such a thing as a sled, he made one himself and brought his mother and wife to see Li Yi.
"So, you are very powerful in Namadachi?"
Li Yi thought of Lan Bao's trade. The Tang Dynasty needed copper and silver, and the Japanese Empire needed silk.
Now the Tang Dynasty and the Japanese Empire did not have much maritime trade, but Lan Bao found a suitable route.
When the silk was sent over, the people of Namadachi were reluctant to use it themselves and wanted to sell it to others.
The supply channel was controlled by Lan Bao, and the locals helped Lan Bao to mine and refine the silk.
On the other side, the people of the Tang Dynasty village also looked up to Lan Bao. This guy was quite capable.
"We have weapons." Lan Bao knew what kind of existence the Li Family Zhuangzi was, so he did not dare to say that he was powerful.
"Using force to protect trade, and at the same time, because they can't control the channel, you … Very good!"
Li Yi thought for a while and recognized Lan Bao's ability. He also knew the reason.
If the people of the Tang Dynasty wanted to make a fortune, they must be recognized by Namadachi.
If the people of Namadachi wanted to come to the Tang Dynasty alone, they did not know who to look for.
Namadachi and Namadachi Kazuko were from the same family. Lan Bao had Namadachi Kazuko as his wife, but other people of the Tang Dynasty did not, so their relationship was distant.
Li Longji, Li Chengqi, and others were listening at the side. They did not think Lan Bao was powerful. A woman's daughter-in-law in a small town in the Japanese Empire.
How much money could they make by trading? How many people could they fight with weapons?
"Auntie, have you eaten?" Li Yi went to see the old lady.
"I ate at the bridgehead. I had a bowl of noodle soup with two slices of meat." The old lady seemed to be more than ten years younger.
Her son came back alive and brought back a beautiful daughter-in-law.
Sometimes, words could not be understood, but there was no need to worry.
"Let's eat crabs tonight. Lan Bao is a crab, right? Let me take a look at you again. "
Li Yi said as he took the old lady's arm and went to the hospital.
The old lady's eldest son had sacrificed his life for the country. The old lady was rich.
There were more than 20 yuan in the family. Some of it was compensation, and some of it was betrothal gifts for the eldest daughter-in-law.
When the eldest daughter-in-law remarried, she asked for betrothal gifts and left them for the old lady.
Now, the old lady's home had become a hotel and she had earned several hundred yuan. Li Yi did not touch it and kept it all.
The old lady did not want to go home, so she lived in Zui Xian. She usually helped with some chores, mainly sweeping the floor.
She did not need to wipe the table or pour tea. She had extra time to raise chickens and grow vegetables in Zui Xian.
There was a hot spring there. The price of watering vegetables with hot spring water was five times higher than other places.
You could not eat it whenever you wanted. There was a limited amount.
After the examination, the old lady still had problems, such as rheumatoid arthritis. This could only be taken care of. Li Yi did not need to give her a treatment.
In the evening, Bi Goo and a large group of people heard that there were crabs to eat, so they came again.
The old lady did not care. If she had known that the prime minister had nothing to do, she would have gone to the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Lan Bao and Minamida Kazuko were frightened. Did the prime minister, the former prime minister, and the minister come for a court meeting?
Li Yi accompanied the old lady's family of three alone. He could not ask them to eat with others. It was too stressful.
The crabs were cut open and fried. They were not steamed. Frozen crabs were not delicious.
"Auntie is here. Don't worry, you don't lack anything. Lantian County is half a day's journey away from Zhuangzi. There are also imperial physicians at Zui Xian.
As for you, you have to continue to maintain contact with the Japanese Empire's Minamida. Don't stop the business. I will take out three big ships to invest.
Give me the copper and silver ingots. You don't need to deal with them. I will exchange them for you with coupons.
After that, we will put in other trading goods. We will split it eighty to twenty. I will take thirty, you will take twenty, and the remaining fifty will go to the Imperial Court of the Tang dynasty.
I will send the Winged Knights over. What do you think? "
Li Yi saw a line and did not intend to let it go. He had to control it.
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