To the east of Zheng County was Huayin County, where the capital of Huazhou was located.
When the non-stop team arrived at noon, the people were already prepared.
Everyone could only have one meal and left in a hurry.
The people who had lunch with Li Yi and received gifts were happy.
They continued to work in the snow. There was a canal in Huayin, and it was frozen in winter. The caravan pulled the sleigh over the ice.
The water level was not high enough, and the sleigh could run in the canal. But they needed to go ashore at a certain place.
The local people could earn money. They piled the snow into a slope and put down ropes.
When the sleigh and livestock came up, they used winches to pull them.
The heavier the goods, the higher the price.
If the merchants did not want the people to pull them, they could find another place to pave the slope. Anyway, they could not use the slope that others had paved.
It had not snowed recently, and the people could only use water to water the ice and build the ice surface.
It was not easy for it to snow, so they quickly built the slope and waited to earn money. They were like the porters at the docks.
The fees were not high, and even if the merchants had their own teams, they still chose to hire the local people to pull them up.
Some goods were sold locally, and at the same time, they would buy some things. When they arrived at Chang 'an, they would sell the things they bought and earn back the money they spent on hiring the people to move the goods.
Smart merchants operated this way. If they did not let the people earn money, they would not help if the goods were to stay overnight in the local area.
If the goods caught fire, got buried in the snow, or overturned on the road, the people would just watch and not help because they did not hire them before.
The merchants were more worried that the people would take the initiative to do bad things because it was not worth it to save some transportation fees.
Li Yi's team did not go down the canal. There were no relay stations below the canal, and if they wanted to stop at the relay station, they had to go up. It was too tiring.
"How will the history books record me in the future? This is the first time I have used the sleigh to this extent. "
Li Yi knew that in history, other than the Northeast region and part of Inner Mongolia, the sleigh was rarely used in other places.
Now, as long as there was ice and snow, the merchants would use the sleigh.
The roads that were supposed to be cleared of snow were protected and watered when there was no snow.
Usually, the relay station would pay people to water the roads.
The courier ran errands and sent letters, and all used skis.
On the ice surface of the Jing Prefecture's water network, there were still people using ice carts to transport things. When people from other counties came to Chang 'an to shop, they would use ice carts to come and then slide back.
If the snow was too thick, he would have to wait for the sleigh to make a few more trips to grind the snow away and reveal the ice surface. Or perhaps the snow would be compacted so that he could change into a sleigh and paddle on the ice.
"Isn't this the group of people who walked with us before? They're walking too slowly. That's good. Bring them along. "
Princess Yongmu looked out of the car window and saw a few familiar faces.
After stopping previously, these commoners continued forward. They were in a hurry.
In the end, he couldn't keep up with the speed of the animals and was caught up again.
The people on the road were also pleasantly surprised. That's great! They quickly waved their hands and said, "Bring us along again. It's not comfortable to travel in the snow."
With the help of the Winged Knights, the commoners sat down and let out a sigh of relief. They were no longer worried.
Especially at night, there was no need to rush to the next relay station. Wherever the Li Family Zhuangzi's group stopped, they could rest there.
When the sky darkened, the procession hurried forward and arrived at the relay station ahead.
The logistics staff began to prepare food. The people at the relay station didn't need to care about anything.
The people who were resting at the relay station ran out and didn't eat at the relay station anymore. They went to find the Li Family Zhuangzi's group to save money.
"Li Lang, why am I willing to see the commoners join in the fun with us?"
Princess Yongmu's smile didn't fade when she was eating.
"That's why you can't compare to Wu Zetian, Princess Taiping, Empress Wei, and Princess Anle. Your heart isn't ruthless enough."
As Li Yi spoke, he placed his hand on Princess Yongmu's waist.
Princess Yongmu shivered when she heard these people's names. Then she leaned her head on Li Yi's shoulder.
"Li Lang, I want to eat meat." Princess Yongmu thought of the bitter days in the past and smacked her lips to make a request.
"I'll roast three layers of five-flower meat for you." Li Yi agreed and went to find a meat slicing rack and barbecue rack.
"We'll eat red braised pork tomorrow night." Princess Yongmu had never eaten red braised pork before. She lacked oil and water. As long as there was fat meat, she loved to eat it.
"I'll cook it after dinner tonight. When it's ready tomorrow, just add some chopped green onions and stir fry it. You can also add some oil, bean bubbles, and quail eggs."
Li Yi also had a place to cook it at night. The car was big, so it was easy to cook it.
He planned to cook a big pot. It was easier to store it when it was cold.
When he was in the restaurant, it was prepared in advance. The restaurant that specialized in red braised pork would cut the meat into big pieces. If it was used as a side dish, it would be thinner.
People who knew how to eat would look at the fat meat. They would only buy it if there was a lot of fat.
People who didn't know how to eat would give a bad review when they ordered red braised pork and found that there was a lot of fat. They would say that they bought red braised pork and not big fat meat.
Then why did they have to buy red braised pork and not braised pork? Braised pork was also fine. They were all lean.
If red braised pork wasn't fat, how could it be called red braised pork?
Wouldn't it be better to buy tenderloins? It was all lean.
Princess Yongmu loved to eat fat. She could eat all kinds of fat slices, such as stir-fried pork, twice-cooked pork, Sichuan pork, and northeast pig slaughtered vegetables.
She also liked Li Yi's boiled pork slices. The meat in boiled pork slices was lean. She liked spicy food.
"The people are also willing to eat with us." Princess Yongmu saw how others ate and walked towards Li Yi.
Then, Li Yi stood beside Princess Yongmu and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"You like to see the people happy. The people like to be by the side of the absolute security provider. The Winged Knights symbolize absolute security.
I'm also trying to create this situation. I want the people of the Tang dynasty, and even the people of the world, to have the impression that the Winged Knights are invincible.
If the Winged Knights give people a feeling of closeness to the people, in the future, wherever there is a rebellion, the Winged Knights will go and solve it. "
Li Yi talked about his arrangements to strengthen the people's recognition of the Winged Knights.
Just like the People's Liberation Army in his time, when the police arrested people, the people would find fault with them. The police were indeed not 'perfect' and were beaten up many times.
But when the People's Liberation Army was deployed to arrest people, the first thought that the people had was that there was something wrong with them.
If the Special Forces were deployed to arrest people, the people would not have any doubts. When the Special Forces were deployed, the people who were arrested were definitely bad people.
Moreover, the bad people were also afraid of the Special Forces. No matter how powerful the triads were, once the Special Forces arrived, they would definitely tremble.
Because the Special Forces represented absolute authority, the people knew when they would be deployed.
The Winged Knights were promoting this. The five thousand Winged Knights were seen by the people on the road and in the relay station.
No matter how worried they were before, they were all relieved now.
If there was someone inciting a rebellion, the imperial court's army would go over and they would still be able to resist.
If it was the Winged Knights, the first thing they determined was that there was something wrong with the people who rebelled, and the people would not support them.
They would just follow those who rebelled and took advantage of the situation and run away!
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