The commoners lit charcoal fires to warm themselves and ate outdoors.
Lamps were hung up and lit by bonfires.
The children ran around. To them, eating was secondary. It was more important to gather together and have fun.
The adults drank rice wine and those who didn't drink had hot soup.
The officials of Weinan County held chopsticks and plates and walked around. They talked to the commoners and sat at their table for a while to eat.
Even if they were pretending to be close to the commoners, they had to make it look real.
Li Yi continued to eat with Li Longji and the others. He didn't need to be close to the commoners.
Li Dan got up and walked to the nearby table with his hands behind his back.
The commoners didn't know him but smiled at him.
"Have you planted greenhouses?" Li Dan asked a man in his forties.
"Four mu. They said the price will be lower this year because there are more people planting greenhouses. I think we can earn more money than we could in the past. "
The person who was asked showed four fingers. He was wearing a new leather coat.
Don't underestimate a leather coat. In the past, no one dared to wear it and couldn't afford it. They saved money for two years and bought a set without eating or drinking.
Now, they wanted to buy a set a month, including the leather boots.
People's spirits were different when they lived a good life.
"Good, it's good to earn more money." Li Dan was satisfied and looked at the others.
As he looked, he met Cao Yunbin. He asked, "Are there any orphans in the county who don't have anyone to take care of them?"
Cao Yunbin tried his best not to tremble. He took a deep breath and shook his head. "Uncle … Uncle Mu, no."
"Really?" Li Dan wanted to confirm.
"If there is one, I'll cut my head off." Cao Yunbin swore.
Indeed, there was no one. The county had a lot of money and the commoners donated money to the Grief Field Square.
Ordinary commoners donated one or two taels a month. Rich people donated one or two taels a month.
There were also old people in the village who lost their loved ones. People of the same clan or surname took the initiative to take care of them to leave a good reputation.
"Did anyone violate the law?" Li Dan asked again.
Cao Yunbin still shook his head, "No, I can live a good life anyway, so why should I make things difficult for myself? I know etiquette when I have enough grain, I know honor when I have enough food and clothing, and I know honor and disgrace when I have enough."
"Well, as the local county magistrate, you can follow the rules. Here's a toast to you." Li Dan picked up the wine on the table.
Cao Yunbin wanted to kneel and the Retired Emperor offered him a toast. Should he drink or not?
In his panic, he turned his head and looked around, looking for someone. He saw Sun Guan. Sun Guan cupped his hands in the shape of a bowl and raised his head.
Cao Yunbin hurriedly poured himself a full bowl of wine. When Li Dan brought him the wine, he tilted his head back and downed the entire bowl.
"Drink slowly. You'll get drunk if you drink too much. Go do your work."
Li Dan took a sip. He could not drink the entire bowl of wine. If he did, it would cause trouble for Li Yi.
Cao Yunbin felt as if he had been pardoned. He watched Li Dan leave before letting out a long sigh.
Sun Guan didn't care and continued to be close to the people.
He was used to it. It was not the first time he had seen the Retired Emperor.
Li Dan turned a small circle and was very satisfied.
If every place in the Tang dynasty could reach its current state, he would feel that the world would be at peace.
Unfortunately …
"Xiao Yi, it's still too slow. Only the people in the capital office are living a good life." Li Dan turned back and sat down to look at Li Yi.
"Slow?" Li Yi was confused.
He came to the Li Family Zhuangzi in the first year of the Kaiyuan Era.
He started to make his move in the fourth month of the second year of the Kaiyuan Era. It had been a little more than three and a half years since then.
The entire capital office of the Tang dynasty was lifted out of poverty. Slow?
Did he really think that the Kaiyuan Era was a prosperous era? How could the people in the capital office reach their current state?
"Alas! I was too impatient. "Li Dan showed an apologetic expression to Li Yi.
He also thought about the time. Xiao Yi did not have it easy. On one hand, he led the people in the capital office to live a good life. On the other hand, he planned for the border.
The entire Tang dynasty benefited in terms of newspapers, relay stations, farming tools, and so on.
Looking at the capital office, the lives of the people in other places were much better than a few years ago.
Li Yi could understand Li Dan's eagerness. The development of the country had to be done bit by bit, five years after five years.
Life had to go on. No matter what, time would not stop.
"It will get better. Whether the people live a good life or not depends on productivity. The root of productivity is technology.
Technology needs to be improved as a whole. If the industrial foundation does not meet the requirements, it will be difficult to support the technical theory.
The cultivation of technical talents is based on the echelon structure. When the next generation comes, everyone will find that the economy of the Tang dynasty changes almost every year. "
Li Yi did not refute Li Dan. It was pointless.
He was also anxious. There were few technical talents.
He was trying his best to teach. He hated that he could not stuff all the knowledge he learned and found in the information into the students' heads in one go.
Then, the students would go to various places to build various factories and pass on this knowledge to others.
After a few years, satellites would be in the sky. After another two years, the moon would be kicked.
Just thinking about it was impossible.
The more it was like this, the more Li Yi felt that his country was great at that time.
They were left so far behind. They also experienced a series of political changes. At the same time, they were under pressure from a group of countries.
Under such circumstances, they stubbornly rushed forward.
There were so many countries in the world. No one could reach the level of his country without being the underlings of others.
"Xiao Yi, why don't you force others to learn?" Li Dan said to Li Yi, but looked at Li Longji.
Li Longji did not care. He did not want to think about this. Anyway, he would let Li Yi arrange it.
"Find the children of the big clans and ask them to teach them basic lessons first."
Li Yi thought for a while and gave a surprising answer.
Li Yi had been targeting the big clans. By the time the big clans reacted, the military power was firmly in the hands of Li Longji.
Too late, it was too late!
"Why?" Li Chengqi put down the wine bowl.
"They have learned it. According to their nature, they must apply it.
It is undeniable that they learn fast.
They have money and power. They need to quickly transform production technology into productivity.
I don't care how they keep secrets and how they turn. The knowledge they learn must be applied on a large scale to show its value.
When they help to lay some foundation, I will erase all their advantages in the blink of an eye. "
Li Yi rubbed his hands together. From struggle to compromise, and from compromise to struggle, he explained the relationship between each other clearly.
This was why his country needed foreign investment.
The purpose of foreign investment was to make money, especially in industries.
As for why the country was happy when foreign investment made money, it involved another problem.
It was not a simple capital operation, nor was it a primary increase of jobs.
Without foreign investment, would there be no jobs in the country? Sometimes, foreign enterprises even squeezed out domestic enterprises.
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