"No, the acorn wine needs to be distilled. Once the distilling technology is developed, Tubo and other places will use their own wine to make alcohol and launch hot air balloons."
Li Yi wanted to write down the brewing method of the acorn wine but stopped.
After repeated distillation, a 75% medical alcohol would be produced.
If it continued to be distilled, the highest it could reach was 95%. That was it.
If it wasn't for chemical experiments and processing, there was no need for anhydrous alcohol.
"Li Lang, ask the people to provide acorns and take them back to Zhuangzi to make it into wine. Just say it's Luo Nan Acorn Wine."
Princess Yongmu instantly thought of a solution. She didn't impart the technology but only helped with the processing.
"That's the only way. Actually, acorn starch jelly is the best." Li Yi knew how famous Luo Nan Acorn Starch Jelly was.
Sipo Acorn Starch Jelly. Sipo was the name of the place. If one came here and didn't eat a serving of starch jelly, it would feel like he had never been here before.
However, whether the starch jelly was good or not depended on the process and water. Water was more important.
The starch jelly made from the water of Nanluo River wasn't as good as the one made from spring water. As for the other seasonings, it was hard to find a suitable one.
Some places liked cold noodle soup, some places liked garlic juice, some places liked sweet and sour sauce, and some places liked soy sauce.
"Do you have it now?" Empress Wang suddenly wanted to eat it. Recently, her internal heat was quite strong. Li Yi and the others didn't help her suppress and ease it.
It was a normal phenomenon. They couldn't prescribe medicine whenever they encountered a problem.
"Yes, tell them to make acorn starch jelly. Find the nearby mountain spring water." Li Yi arranged. If the pregnant woman wanted to eat it, then let her eat it.
This acorn starch jelly …
Li Yi was shocked as he thought about it. He remembered that there was acorn starch jelly in Bangzi, then …
Since there were acorns, there were naturally tussah silkworms, mulberry trees, mulberry silkworms, embroidery …
"It's all yours." Li Yi thought it through.
"What's ours?" Li Longji didn't know what Li Yi was thinking.
"I said, the people. Give all the good ideas to the people. Third Brother, actually, both the Huaqing Pool and the pool behind the Drunken Immortal Residence can produce starch jelly. Let's do that. "
Li Yi was considering making starch jelly with oak nuts in the Drunken Immortal Tavern. He wanted to add some soup to it, preferably iced soup. It would be easy to make money.
"Brother Yi, the Huaqing Pool won't do. We still want to soak in it." Li Longji did not want to open the Huaqing Pool to the public.
"Use water, no need for humans to go up and eat. I'll think of some good snacks. No matter what, I have to come up with at least a few hundred kinds of snacks. The Li Family Zhuangzi will hire servants to manage them. "
Li Yi still felt that the water in the Huaqing Pool was not as tasty as the water in the Drunken Immortal Tavern. He remembered that the local starch jelly was good. He continued to serve the local specialties of other places.
"Li Dongzhu and Li Family Zhuangzi's products are all very expensive. Why are you fighting for such a small profit?" Du Xin was puzzled.
"Increase the number of jobs, and at the same time, provide education for others. Knowing more skills to earn money will increase the security of life."
Li Yi also did not care about small amounts of money. However, he had to do it.
He opened a small shop that could support several people. The profits of the small shop, after paying wages, would accumulate.
"Thank you for your advice." Du Xin cupped his fists.
"Normally speaking, as an official, you should consider the security of the area under your rule. If the security is good, the people will be at ease.
At the same time, you should think about what kind of things can make money and bring income to the people.
Luo Nan City's road is not easy. We have already agreed that you have to make the best use of your time to fix it, even if you have to hire people from other places to fix it.
Don't be stingy with your wages. Use money to exchange for time. Only then can you earn more money. Next year … "
Li Yi revealed the situation of the steam engine train to Du Xin. Next year, spend money to investigate the appearance of the train in a short period of time.
Earning money in advance was better than taking a long time and not having enough capital.
This was the first time Du Xin heard of something that did not use livestock or manpower. Instead, it pulled heavy goods and ran with it.
"Can we fix it all the way to Luo Nan City?" Du Xin started to consider the road in his own county. With such a big guy, everything could be transported out.
Li Yi shook his head regretfully, "If we don't go this way, it will be too difficult to fix. We can only go to Chang 'an, Luoyang, and Haizhou.
You can fix a better road there. Wait at the side and set up a stop. "
The railway that was to be fixed would take an arc through Lantian County, not a straight line.
Luo Nan City was very close to Luo Nan City. It was more than 25 kilometers away in a straight line. Furthermore, it needed to be fixed according to the terrain of the mountains.
They could not always go through the mountains. They would rather take a long detour than waste time on the mountains.
After fixing the 25 kilometers of road, they would use carriages to pull it to Luo Nan City. Then, they would load it onto the train and reach Chang 'an.
The distance between the two places referred to the county. The people in the west and southwest of Luo Nan City would need less than 25 kilometers to reach the train station.
Du Xin nodded repeatedly, "Alright, I will work hard to fix the road. At the very least, it can take oxcarts and horse carriages. The imperial court is indeed rich and benefits the people. They took out 15 million taels in one go. "
"You can fix it even if you don't have the money. You can borrow money from the people and issue bonds. First, you can tell the people how profitable the road will be after it is fixed. Then, you can pay the people interest.
Not only can you use the money to fix the railway, you can also use it to build houses, boats on rivers, livestock … … "
When Li Yi mentioned bonds, they were using money to exchange for time.
The other type was called forward housing. You can get the money to build a house first. Then, you can give the house to someone else. You can save on the interest.
However, there was a problem. Once the debt was defaulted, regardless of whether it was the person who bought the bonds or the forward housing, they would be in trouble.
"Good idea!" Du Xin felt as if a door had opened in front of him.
"You are not allowed to borrow money to fix the road. I just gave the people 5 taels of money in advance to let them have a good New Year."
Li Yi warned him not to touch the people's money. What bonds?
If I want to issue bonds, do you think I will let you have the chance?
I can just issue more money. After all, no one knows how much the Li Family Zhuangzi has as collateral.
Du Xin showed a regretful expression, "You can't? Isn't this good for the people too? "
"Human desires are endless. Today, you want to borrow money to fix the road. Tomorrow, you want to borrow money to do something else. The money will always be in your hands. The people need to save more."
Li Yi could understand the thoughts of the people of Luo Nan. Even if they did not spend the money, they would still have a good New Year.
If they borrowed the money from the county office, they would have to pay back the money with taxes. It was very likely that the taxes would be used and the funds would be misappropriated.
Then, the repayment period would be extended and the interest would increase. The people would have no money and would be on tenterhooks all the time.
"Brother Du, you have to work steadily. You cannot eat more than you can eat. If you do what I told you before, you will have more money in less than two years. Anyway, you still have a long life ahead of you. "
Li Yi was still worried that Du Xin would take the risk and tried to persuade him.
Li Longji frowned, "Brother Yi does not allow you to do it. You cannot do it. Eat!"
"Yes!" Du Xin's thoughts that he should not have had disappeared. He continued to stay in the corner and eat.
He was hurt. Li Yi's words hurt him the most.
That's right. He remembered that he was a sinner. He had to quickly raise the living standards of the people or wait for the New Year.
"Li Dongzhu, if it were you, how long would it take to reach your goal?" Du Xin wanted to make a comparison.
"Me? I have to wait until next autumn. It will be too late this year. I can only start operations in spring. It will be a waste of time. "Li Yi shook his head helplessly.
Du Xin, "… …"
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