There were many commoners in the middle of the procession. The commoners were traveling in Zheng County or that direction.
When the procession caught up with them, they immediately joined in.
The commoners walked on their own feet. There were sleds in the procession, so it was convenient for the commoners. At the same time, they could save on dry food.
Lan Bao's family was not in a hurry. The Winged Knights had gone to Hong Nong in advance, so they should have arrived.
Minamida Kazuko was practicing the Tang dynasty language hard. The old lady looked very good.
"Brother, where are you going?" Li Yi saw a man in his thirties bringing a seven or eight-year-old child into the procession. He sat on the same sledge and asked.
"Yuesheng." The father picked up his son and placed him between his legs.
"Where are you going?" Li Yi continued to ask.
"The child's mother's family is planting greenhouses. I'm going to help." The man answered.
"Sister-in-law didn't come with you?" Li Yi looked around.
"She went first with her youngest daughter. I still have work to do at home. I'll go after I finish it."
The man covered his son's ears with his hands. It was cold.
Li Yi took off his head and put it on the child's head. "It's warm now. What kind of dry food did you bring?"
"Black bread. There are post stations along the way. There's one for ten miles. I'm not afraid of not being able to walk." The man showed a simple and honest smile.
For the commoners, one post for ten miles solved a big problem. No matter what season it was, how could they not be able to walk ten miles?
They could rest at the place and have free soup.
Black bread was easy to store and cheap. One coin for one. It was very big.
It was written in the newspaper that there would be no problems with eating black bread. Although there was bran in it, the overall price was definitely more than one coin.
Now, many places that hired servants to grind flour made black bread and sold it at a loss.
The merchants who did not provide black bread or asked for two coins for one were now offering one coin for one.
Not all people who bought black bread were poor. Black bread was hard and did not spoil easily. It was convenient to eat, especially when there was soup.
Sometimes, the commoners would prepare a pile of black bread at home. Then, they would change to rice or noodles.
If they did not provide one coin for one, the commoners would not buy other things.
"Have you eaten breakfast?" Li Yi asked the child wearing a hat.
The child shook his head. "Prepare to eat at the next station."
"Go and ask who hasn't eaten yet. Prepare a set of crepes for everyone." Li Yi ordered without even turning his head.
A horse at the side leaped out and looked for someone to make crepes.
The carts were loaded with goods and provided with food at all times.
There was a look of anticipation in the child's eyes. He seemed to be very happy. He had eaten the crepe before.
"Li Dongzhu, I've made you spend a lot of money. The hat is fine. You'll feel warm after wearing it for a while."
The father reached out to take off the boy's hat.
"I gave it to my child. I've been annoyed by this hat for a long time, but I never had the chance to throw it away." Li Yi pressed his hand on the hat.
"How can I do that? No, no. "The man grew anxious.
"Do I need a hat? I have money. Listen to me, wear it. "Li Yi shook his head.
After saying that, he let go, and the man didn't dare to take it anymore.
"Li Dongzhu, what kind of hat is it? It's so warm." The child got a hat and was very happy.
"It's a dog skin hat made of rabbit skin. A dog skin hat refers to the shape of a hat," Li Yi explained.
His hat wasn't expensive. He didn't need tiger or fox skin. It was just an ordinary wild rabbit.
There were many of them in the mountains, and sometimes in the fields.
They bred quickly and had a short growth cycle.
When the crepes were ready, someone rode a horse to deliver them.
Li Yi jumped off the sleigh and went to Li Longji's cart.
He looked for Li Chengqi. "Brother, I thought of something. Just now, the child asked me what kind of hat is made of."
"Rabbit skin." Li Chengqi gave the answer.
"I know it's rabbit skin. Let's try to raise rabbits. I have a way to raise them."
Li Yi used to have rabbits at home. The Harbin White Rabbit he raised at that time was the Harbin White Rabbit.
There was no such breed in the Tang Dynasty, but there were other wild rabbits.
"Make money?" Li Chengqi was interested. There were many rabbits now. As long as they were in the mountains, they could definitely catch them.
When the crops were harvested in summer and autumn, some dogs would help to bring the rabbits over.
"Rabbits grow quickly and eat grass. The breeding cycle of livestock is long, but rabbits are different.
Rabbit meat can be eaten, and rabbit skin can be used to make things.
One mu of land can easily raise 5,000 rabbits. It takes about eight months from breeding to breeding. "
Li Yi mentioned the data. Compared to poultry, raising rabbits was also very profitable.
The key was the rabbit skin. Rabbit skin was more useful than chicken feathers. Although duck feathers were good, the production was low.
"Let the people raise them?" Li Chengqi instantly thought of the operation of raising pigs. Shopkeeper Liang and the others built a large pig farm.
At the same time, they cooperated with the people in the prefectures north of the capital. The people raised the rabbits according to the requirements, and the pig farm took the money.
Li Yi shook his head. "We can't let the people raise the rabbits themselves. It's tiring. Raising a small number of animals will waste time. It's better to do other work.
Raising a large number of animals requires a place or cages. The cost is high.
There are also many things that are inconvenient for the people to obtain.
Let's find a wasteland with low production and no one planted it. We'll enclose it and hire people to raise the rabbits. "
Li Yi was worried that the people would kill the rabbits. Rabbits die easily.
Without using antibiotics, they had to clean up the places where the rabbits moved and slept.
It was difficult for one household to support the work. If several or more households worked together, there would be situations where they did not put in effort. It would not be good to eat from a big pot.
How would the profits be distributed if they worked more or less?
Would it be based on work points? Who would be responsible for giving out work points?
Li Chengqi nodded. "Should we start collecting rabbits now?"
When it snowed in winter, there were traces of rabbits on the mountain. The rabbits could not run fast enough on the snowy ground.
However, they could not set a trap. If they set a trap to catch the rabbits, the rabbits would struggle and be tightened. In the end, the rabbit would be strangled to death.
They had to use a net. However, they needed someone to guard the net. If they set the net at night and caught the rabbits, the rabbits would not be able to get out and would freeze to death.
What about clamps? They had to raise rabbits that were in good condition, not disabled rabbits.
They had to train dogs to pounce on the rabbits and not bite them.
They could either ride a horse and hold a net in their hands and throw it out to cover the rabbits.
If their riding skills were good, they could also catch the rabbits. If they could catch sheep, they could also catch rabbits.
"Train the Winged Knights." Li Yi gave an idea. It would be a waste if they did not make use of the manpower.
"There are also 30,000 recruits trained on Taibai Mountain." Li Chengqi did not forget about the other army.
They were hired to fight in the highlands.
Now that they were eating and drinking so well, they needed to see the results of training. It was better to send small teams to catch rabbits in the mountains.
"Yes, and clean up the wolves and wild boars. We don't need so many wild animals."
Li Yi added, "Catching rabbits is the goal. As for other wild animals, we'll catch them as well."
Including tigers. If they could catch them alive, they could be raised in the zoo. Many animals had been sent from the southwest.
Pandas, red pandas, and parrots were not the only animals in the zoo.
The cost of raising and taking care of the animals was not small. It was worth it if the people could see them.
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