Zheng Yiqin ate in a daze. The people of Zhengzhou naturally had to eat too.
The people ate black bread, soup and pickled vegetables.
There were more than 20,000 pieces of black bread. Everyone in the county was eating, but the welcoming party did not allow that much.
More than 50,000 people looked scary.
The bread was bought by one family, not the richest, Lao Cheng.
Lao Cheng was a businessman. He looked rich, but in reality, the most powerful family in Zhengzhou County was surnamed Guo.
This family was Guo Ziyi's family, Taiyuan Guo Family, Guo Xuji's family.
Guo Xuji was not in Zhengzhou County, but Guo Ziyi's father, Guo Jingzhi, was. Guo Ziyi was born here.
His family had a lot of greenhouses and a big workshop for grinding flour.
There was a workshop for making fermented bean curd, soy sauce, pickling vegetables, pottery …
Guo Jingzhi was not at home. He was an official outside.
So, who was the richest family in Zhengzhou County? Who was the most powerful family? There was no need for words.
Guo Ziyi had finished his meal earlier. He sat on the roof of the car and looked around.
His face was calm. He did not dare to ask about the situation of the people who came.
He knew about his family's situation. They were living well and did not need to be greedy for money.
However, no matter how much money others gave, his family would give back.
"Stay in Zhengzhou County tonight. Ziyi is going home. Let's go to Ziyi's house. It's big and we don't need to stay in tents."
Li Yi made arrangements for the night. Guo Ziyi was going home. It could be said that he was going home in glory.
Guo Ziyi's position was low. He was a senior official, Secondary Class, Rank 6.
However, he was in charge of the entire Winged Knights.
The most advanced weapon of the Great Tang was in his hands, and he was an existence that could rival all enemies.
"Okay!" Li Longji agreed. He wanted to see Guo Ziyi's house.
Guo Ziyi was in Li Family Zhuangzi. His family must be doing well.
"General Guo's house is a building?" Princess Yongmu called Guo Ziyi a general. She had never treated him as a senior official.
"A building." Li Yi knew the situation. They were all two-story buildings.
Next year, he was going to arrange for people to come over and repair the pond, garden, rockery, and pavilion, turning it into a palace.
There were families in Huazhou and Tongzhou who had surrendered. If Li Yi needed to come in person, he would go to Guo Ziyi's house.
Now that the house was in use, all the key figures could move in.
After the commoners finished eating, they started to take out gifts. Everyone who came was given a gift, such as soap and towels.
They burped, took their presents and children, and went home happily.
Li Yi was even happier when he gave out something. He only valued money that was more than 100,000 yuan. That way, he could start the project.
He didn't even need to touch a few hundred taels of money. Song De would handle it himself.
"Li Lang, they are too respectful to you." Princess Yongmu was also happy.
"It's all thanks to Your Majesty's grace." Li Yi reacted quickly.
As long as there was a little bit of merit, he would immediately push it to Li Longji, regardless of whether it was true or not.
Li Longji nodded. Yes, it was good to hear.
The team set off again. If the commoners in Zheng County were to encounter danger, the Winged Knights would arrive first in less than half an hour.
Now, they were strolling leisurely and looking at the scenery along the way. The main reason was to let the commoners who were riding the sleigh rest for a while.
When they reached Zheng County, these commoners had to continue their journey by themselves.
After three hours, they would arrive at their destination no matter how slow they were.
"Come and get the meat floss. Bring it with you to eat on the road." Li Family Zhuangzi's people called out to the commoners who were about to leave the team.
They gave out one packet to each person and two packets to those who were further away.
The commoners received the food with tears in their eyes and bowed deeply to Li Yi before turning to leave.
"I wish I could send them all the way to their destination." Li Chengqi was a little sad.
He was worried that the commoners would be cold, hungry, or sick on the road.
"In the future, there will be railways everywhere. It will be safer for the commoners to travel." Li Yi mentioned transportation.
The first railway was manufacturing rails and steam engines. 15 million yuan was invested in it.
When spring came and it was warm, the whole line would be paved with rails.
After the first railway was paved, it would be easy to make money. The money earned from the railway would be used to continue the construction of the railway.
Don't expect to get a share of the profits. When the entire Tang dynasty was paved with rails and trains, the profits would be distributed.
Looking at the railway, they would not get a share of the profits for many years.
In fact, the commoners enjoyed the profits. The transportation speed was fast, and the time saved was used to work, increasing the overall income of the Tang dynasty.
"There are also steam engines and ships. There are so many things in the sea. Dried fish is also meat." Li Longji added.
The steam engines and ships were built big. They could cast a big net in the sea and catch a ship to the port.
Even if they were dried, they could be transported to various places by railway and land. The commoners could eat more meat.
In winter, they could directly send the meat to them.
"Yes, catch tuna. Tuna has fewer bones. Catch it." Li Yi wanted to eat tuna.
People in the Tang dynasty loved to eat sashimi. On land, they could only eat river fish. Even carp could be made into sashimi.
When the tuna was transported to Luoyang or Chang 'an, the price was guaranteed to be high.
Of course, it was also delicious when it was stuffed and stewed. Who stipulated that tuna could only be made into sashimi?
The meat was so good. Wouldn't it be delicious if it was fried?
Li Yi had seen the video of tuna fishing. Two people were fishing. When they threw the rod down, they immediately threw it up and a tuna flew up.
If the tuna was not hyped, the price would not be so high.
One tuna was worth millions. Just like the winter catch in the northern lake, the king fish could also be sold for millions.
The king fish was sold according to its size. In addition to the size, the quality of the meat also depended on the tuna.
The meat eaten by the rich people in the Tang dynasty was also marbled.
Only the commoners without money liked to buy fatty meat with a lot of oil.
The price of lean meat was low. The rich people didn't like to eat it. It was stuffed and didn't taste good without oil.
But now the price of lean meat was also rising. There was vegetable oil to fry it.
"Li Lang, what's the taste of tuna you mentioned?" Princess Yongmu was interested again when she heard about food.
"When our ship takes Bing out to sea to fish, we'll catch tuna and bring it back. I'll cook it for you." Li Yi was also tempted.
The taste of grilled tuna was also good. It could be eaten with seasoning. Generally, the quality of tuna that was not made into sashimi was not the best.
Several people chatted. Zheng Yiqin and a group of people rushed over. They handed a card to Li Yi as a subordinate official.
Li Yi was a civil official with a high rank.
If Li Yi wasn't of such a high rank, Zheng Yiqin would probably have said that it was a chance encounter.
Lao Cheng also came over with some village elders. These people were old but had high status.
Guo Ziyi stood beside Li Longji and others with an assault rifle. Li Yi went to deal with Zheng Yiqin.
"I don't know why Doctor Li came here today …" Zheng Yiqin began to salute.
"Okay, okay, hurry up. I know the people have prepared things. You are a county magistrate. There is a little problem."
Li Yi waved his hand and didn't talk to Zheng Yiqin.
"Li Dongzhu, please correct me." Zheng Yiqin changed the way she addressed him. "I call you Li Dongzhu. Tell me."
"You are too conservative. Since the people are willing to pay and work hard, why don't you think about what other things they haven't considered?"
Li Yi criticized Zheng Yiqin in front of everyone without mercy.
"Yes, yes! What about the specifics? "
Zheng Yiqin didn't think she was shameful. She was just annoyed. Which aspect didn't the people consider?
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