"Ha!" "Ha!" "Ha!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Open!" "Ah!"
There was a leader on the ice. The others stood in a row, one holding the drill, and the other holding the hammer.
The leader carefully observed the large piece of ice and adjusted the rhythm. The others followed his rhythm and dropped the hammer.
When the last sound of "open" was heard, the person holding the hammer immediately retreated, and the person holding the drill slanted back at the same time to press the wood.
With a cracking sound, a large piece of ice separated from the other pieces of ice.
The people standing behind watched nervously. They were responsible for pulling the rope. If someone fell, they had to quickly pull them up.
However, the ice was slippery, and the friction between the shoes and the ice was small. As soon as they moved, they slipped.
On the other side, the ice that was cut open by the joint efforts of the crowd was pulled by ropes. The gourds moved along the ice and moved ashore.
"Dongzhu." Taohong saw that the people on the ice were unstable and suddenly thought of a good idea. At least she thought it was good.
"Dongzhu, first cut a shallow hole in the ice. If you stand on it, won't it not be slippery?" she said excitedly.
"Good idea." Li Yi praised first.
When Taohong smiled with dimples, Li Yi said, "But …"
"But the ice is very flat. If the hole is small, the area of contact with the ice will be smaller. If the hole is big, you will directly sprain your ankle.
Also, cutting ice can't prevent water from splashing on the ice. Unless you sprinkle sand on it, otherwise … Come, let's go into the shed. I'll draw two things. "
As Li Yi spoke, he suddenly thought of something and turned around with Taohong.
After entering the shed, Taohong opened the first aid kit. There was a separate compartment next to it. There was paper, a charcoal pen, a compass, a ruler, and other small tools inside.
Li Yi drew a picture of an insole. Then, he drew a few triangles around the insole and drew a three-dimensional picture.
The triangles on the insole were folded downwards, and the insole was changed into an oval shape. There were holes on it, and a rope was inserted into the holes.
After drawing this, Li Yi looked around.
Taohong picked up two pieces of paper and handed them to the Zhang Family villager who was in charge of scooping the soup. "Find someone to send the things Dongzhu drew to the workshop. Tell them to quickly make a few."
The old woman who scooped the soup did not say anything. She took the paper out and shouted. Some villagers ran over, took the paper, and ran away.
When the blacksmiths in the workshop saw the blueprints, they called a few people over. After a short discussion, they found the thin metal plates that they had prepared beforehand and started working.
Heat it up in the stove, cut out the shape, and chisel the holes.
He then used the pliers to adjust the angle. With two or three strikes of the hammer, a triangle was broken.
There were a total of six small triangles. After smashing them, they were thrown into the water to quench.
After a while, it turned cold. More than a dozen things were brought to the riverside.
Li Yi put down his pen and said to the people of Zhang Family Village, "Bring it over with a rope. Step on the flat ground with the toes facing down and tie the shoes with the rope."
Soon, someone tried it out, and cheers were heard.
"It's so useful ~ ~"
"It's not slippery at all."
"I'm not afraid of slipping away anymore."
"Who did it? Good skill. "
Li Yi lowered his head and continued to draw. This was more difficult.
He was drawing an ice drill, which was usually used for fishing. It could drill a hole in one-meter thick ice in less than a minute.
It had its own battery and was convenient.
It was a spiral shape with a sharp point at the head.
There was no electric drive at the moment, but it could be done by using gears and shafts.
He placed it on a wooden frame and fixed it. Like a threshing machine, he stepped on it and turned it.
It needed to consume iron and could only be cast. It was very difficult to get a blacksmith to smash it out.
"The strength of cast iron is not good enough, but it is harder than ice. It can be drilled." Li Yi was very satisfied with his design.
If it was fishing or winter hunting, it was enough to use a drill to drill the ice.
However, now it was necessary to continuously extract ice. The more frequently an ice drill was used, the more valuable it was.
Taohong, who was standing at the door and looking out, had been smiling. When she heard the people working on the ice say that the shoes were good, she felt honored.
"Dongzhu, it's useful, useful." The people of Zhang Family Village ran over to report.
"Ask the workshop to make more," Li Yi said.
"But there is a lot of iron …" The villager hesitated.
"It's not like we will throw it away after using it. It's still iron." Li Yi glanced at the villager.
The villager ran away.
Li Yi continued to draw. The spiral drawing speed was very slow.
When he finished, he went back directly.
He handed it to the blacksmith. "Make the mold first, then pour the molten iron. Pay attention to safety."
The craftsmen gathered again to look at the drawings and talk.
"Let's also make ice sculptures in Zhuangzi. They can become ice lanterns at night. Otherwise, there are ice sculptures in Chang 'an. Everyone can't go to see them. "
Li Yi thought that with good equipment, Zhuangzi should be lively.
"Yes, yes!" Taohong expressed her support.
"Find craftsmen from outside to make ice sculptures." Li Yi saw that his proposal was approved by everyone and made a decision.
"There are craftsmen in Zhuangzi. Find craftsmen outside. The craftsmen in Zhuangzi …" Taohong objected this time. She represented half of the people in the meeting.
"The craftsmen in Zhuangzi can have some fun. They should mainly focus on other work and learn how to read and draw drawings."
Li Yi used his vote to make the final decision and insisted on it.
"Okay." Taohong lowered her head and muttered while rubbing the ground with her toes.
On the 3rd of December, the news that the Li Family in Zhuangzi was recruiting craftsmen at a high price by the Ba River in the east of the city had spread in Chang 'an.
Some craftsmen went there yesterday and discussed it with Zhuangzi. When they came back, more people were tempted.
"How can Li Yi do this? There are not many craftsmen in the city, but he still offers double the price. "County Premier Fan Ai was angry and complained to Pei Yaoqing.
"What do you want?" Pei Yaoqing looked at Fan Ai and asked.
"I … I will reason with him." Fan Ai wanted to say something fierce, but he knew it was useless.
He didn't know that His Majesty always went to Zhuangzi, but he knew Li Yi's good reputation in Chang 'an, especially in Pyong Kang Square.
"Youlan, don't worry. There are enough craftsmen in the city. It's only because the selection is too strict that we feel there is a shortage."
Pei Yaoqing said to Fan Ai slowly.
Youlan was Fan Ai's courtesy name. It was taken from a line in Li Sao, "Hufu Ai wants Xi, so Youlan cannot be admired."
Fan Ai's family had an official. The meaning of his courtesy name was to tell him not to impose his likes and dislikes on others.
At the same time, Pei Yaoqing told him the reason why there was a shortage of craftsmen. The craftsmen had to be selected first, so a lot of craftsmen who could carve were eliminated.
If the requirements were relaxed, there would naturally be more craftsmen working.
"Huanzhi, since it's like this, why don't we send other craftsmen to Li Yi?" Fan Ai thought he had a good idea.
"The craftsmen who are selected will get twice the salary of the selected craftsmen. How can the selected craftsmen agree?" Pei Yaoqing asked with a smile.
"Then what should we do?" Fan Ai looked like he was about to scratch his ears and cheeks, pacing in circles.
"The matter ended in Li Yi's village, so it should be solved in Li Yi's village. Let's go to Zhuangzi and have a look." Pei Yaoqing gave a solution.
In fact, he didn't know what to do, but he knew who could do it.
"Let's go, Huanzhi. You and I should go now." Fan Ai urged.
He thought of something and smiled.
"I heard that if Li Yi goes to Zhuangzi, they don't need money to eat. They can eat on the third floor of the Earthly Paradise." He said.
"No, ordinary people can only eat a bowl of noodles at most. Only officials and people who are slightly rich can eat at will." Pei Yaoqing told the truth.
"Li Yi is such a person?" Fan Ai curled his lips.
"At least he gives a bowl of noodles to eat. He won't let people starve to death. Youlan. "Pei Yaoqing deliberately called Fan Ai's name again.
Did he mean that she forgot the meaning of her name and her name? Who can go to your house casually? You give them a bowl of noodles after they go in?
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