Li Longji did not say anything. He frowned and looked at the people working happily. His gaze was deep.
The three of them continued to walk. It was time for the children in Zhuangzi to eat.
Someone pushed a cart over to the children in Zhuangzi and gave them the same fried dough twist.
"Brother Yi, did they give it to you too?" Li Chengqi knew that the children in Zhuangzi were treated differently from the children here.
"They are given extra benefits if they work well. Previously, the children's lives were different. It was not targeted at the children, but to let the people here do their work seriously. "
Li Yi explained the reason.
Now that they were on the right track, what was the use of limiting the children's benefits?
If the children ate well, they would be healthy and less sick, and he would be relaxed.
Children did not understand the principles of adults. Anyway, they would eat it. The fried dough twist was soft and sweet.
They ran to wash their hands and reached out to take the fried dough twist wrapped in rough paper.
They ate it in small bites and put it away halfway.
"They have a small appetite and can't eat anymore?" Li Chengqi was puzzled. The children in Zhuangzi had a big appetite.
"They are keeping it for their families. Their families can't eat in the Zhuangzi cafeteria." Li Yi knew the reason without asking.
"Can they eat half of it?" Li Longji seemed to feel that it was not good.
"This fried dough twist is bigger than the children in Zhuangzi." Li Yi said with a smile.
"I see. Brother Yi, you are the people in Zhuangzi. You are so kind. Sure enough, like Dongzhu, like the villagers. "
Li Chengqi suddenly understood. The villagers knew that the children would leave the fried dough twist for the adults, so they deliberately made it bigger.
Not only did they fulfill the children's filial piety, but they also let the children have enough to eat.
Only by nourishing things silently can one show one's true nature.
Li Longji thought of a problem. "They are working in Zhuangzi this winter. When spring comes next year, where will they go?"
"They don't have a place of origin, so they won't go anywhere. They will continue to live and build a house by the Ba River. The Ba River should not be used so simply."
Li Yi gave the answer. He would not chase them away. They would continue to live and work.
"In that case, Brother Yi won't have to pay the rent for them. Good." Li Chengqi agreed.
Li Yi shook his head slightly. "Next summer, change their citizenship. By then, they will have earned a lot of money.
Because I don't have land, I don't want to pay rent, I have to give it to the Vassal States, and I have to transfer … if the imperial court doesn't change, I have laws to avoid.
As for Zhong Yong, I plan to have Zhuangzi pay a portion of it, while they pay a portion of it.
Then, I'll pay a portion of the medical fees. In the future, I'll have to charge them for medical treatment. "
Li Yi explained his plan. He wanted to use the corporate method to set up funds and insurance.
For medical insurance and mediocre funds, Zhuangzi could provide the bulk of the medical insurance.
For example, if one person paid ten coins per month, Zhuangzi would pay nine coins and eight hundred coins, and they would pay two hundred coins.
Then, he would treat a cold and a cold.
Even if the people outside came over, they would be too busy.
The money that Zhuangzi had paid for ended up in his hands.
"What should the poor do?" Li Chengqi couldn't bear it.
In the past, he didn't care about the people's livelihood. Now, he thought of some people who couldn't afford to be treated and ran to Zhuangzi for medical treatment.
"Before next year, I have a herbal medicine book here. Many small diseases and medicines will be written in it. It will be widely spread." Li Yi gave the answer.
Li Longji and Li Chengqi instantly understood that Brother Yi wanted to impart medical skills.
Although it was a herbal medicine book, it could save countless people's lives.
"Brother Yi, you're the real great doctor." Li Chengqi cupped his fists and bowed. Li Longji also cupped his fists.
"It's all copied." Li Yi was embarrassed. How could he have the ability to write herbal medicine? He couldn't even memorize it completely.
"We know." The two said at the same time, as if they agreed with him.
Li Yi: "…"
The three of them passed through the residential area and came to the Ba River. They stood on the embankment and looked at it.
Someone was breaking the ice there so that the water wheel could be turned and water could be drawn to the workshop.
In winter, the water level dropped significantly, and the water wheel moved into the river.
"No matter how cold the weather is, Brother Yi, can you take a section of the river water and put it in the cellar?" Li Chengqi thought that it should be the ice stored after it was frozen solid.
The poor people couldn't eat ice in summer. Whether it was stored in winter or made with saltpeter in summer, the price of each bite was not low.
"It's already being made. There's no need to use river water. There are many impurities in river water, so we'll use well water. In summer, we made a few pressure pumping wells. Today … today, there will be a windmill."
Li Yi pointed at the location of Zhuangzi. He wanted to use well water. The best water for making ice was pure water.
Pure water had a uniform density, so ice wouldn't melt easily.
The ice in the indoor skating rink was pure water, so it was so expensive to skate.
"Windmill? Let's take a look. "Li Chengqi was immediately interested when he heard what Li Yi said.
The three of them turned around and went back to Zhuangzi.
Sure enough, there was someone pressing water at the location of the well in Zhuangzi. A pressure well was something for children to play with in summer.
When water was drawn from an open well, it would be frozen inside. Therefore, it was necessary to remove some ice, otherwise, the bucket wouldn't be able to go down.
In winter, the edge of the well was also frozen. When the ice was removed from the well, one might accidentally fall in.
Therefore, Li Yi didn't want to use an open well, but a pressure well.
Previously, it was frozen, so they used hot water to open it.
It was just right to make ice. Everyone took turns to press the water. As long as the water kept flowing, it wouldn't freeze.
Outside the well, there was a cement trough and a cement floor. The well water flowed out and flowed along the trough into rectangular wooden boxes with iron sheets inside.
Then, the boxes were placed neatly and waited for the ice to slowly freeze.
The frozen boxes were pushed into the ice thawing trough. Some warm water was diverted from the heater in the ice thawing trough.
When the outer layer of the ice in the boxes separated from the walls, the ice was poured out and transported into the ice cellar.
The ice cubes were separated by straw mats to make it easier to take the ice in summer.
At this time, the hand gourds played a big role. They hung the ice cubes up and placed them on the straw mats before pushing them away.
It was strenuous and a waste of manpower to press the well down.
Li Yi designed a windmill. Like a water wheel, it was set up. When there was wind, it would turn and move the arm of the pressure well up and down.
Other people would come over occasionally to clear the ice at the edge of the trough.
The windmill was already done. It was brushed with tung oil and prepared to dry it.
Li Yi knew that his two brothers wanted to see it, so he might as well install it.
First, he set up the frame. Then, a few hand gourds hoisted it up at the same time.
There were a total of five pressure wells. They were distributed to various places in Zhuangzi.
He made three windmills. The location of the windmills was very important.
The first windmill was set up and the pin was pulled out. The windmill spun and connected to the arm of the pressure well.
The windmill spun quickly. The arm of the well moved up and down quickly. However, not much water came out.
The windmill spun slowly. The arm of the well also spun slowly. The water flowed out one by one.
"Big Brother, Third Brother, please take a look. You can use the windmill to grind rice and flour. Ordinary people can't afford it. It's more expensive than a mill."
Li Yi told the two of them that this thing was expensive.
"Expensive? It saves effort if it's expensive. It can keep spinning. As long as there's wind in summer, many people can use it to do things. "
Li Chengqi considered sustainability. For example, a water wheel.
In autumn, there were a few water wheels by the Ba River. Many people would rather transport their grains dozens of miles away to grind them here.
Some of them were even transported here on boats. They would be transported back after processing.
Otherwise, without livestock to pull the mill, manual labor would waste time and be very tiring.
Even though they already had a few small tools, it was still faster than water wheels.
"Since the price is high, why do you still want to do it?" Li Longji asked Li Yi.
"Because my villagers are priceless," Li Yi said softly.
The farmers at the side puffed out their chests with pride on their faces.
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