During dinner, Princess Yongmu ate mutton skewers.
One was fat and the other was skinny. Both of them were skinny.
Li Yi lowered his head and ate. He was thinking about taking Princess Yongmu on a trip to America after the New Year.
South America. Cocoa, sunflowers, sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, etc.
Oh, and kidney beans, tomatoes, and pumpkins.
There was no coffee. It was in Africa. There was no coffee in Ethiopia. It was in the Gulf of Aden.
There was the Red Sea, Egypt, and the Suez Canal. He did not know if he could cross the canal.
This canal had been built a long time ago. It was just that it was relatively narrow and shallow, so it was very easy to block it with a small boat.
It would be difficult to dig it up after it was abandoned for a long time.
It was still peaceful there. There was no war there. Instead, there was an army that went to Spain and established the Andalus Dynasty to fight against the Christians.
The place with the canal was called the Wumaiye Dynasty. It was a large territory and was very good at fighting.
Buddhism had been established for more than a hundred years. There were some people who preached in the Tang Dynasty, but the people did not believe in it.
"How do I get there? Fly? It's too expensive. Where can I land? Fly all the way? It's tiring to drive for so long. "
Li Yi mumbled. He wanted to go to Zhuangzi to get the things he wanted.
He would leave like the navy and come back with more things.
The main reason was to relax. Princess Yongmu had never seen the ocean or surfed before.
"Brother Yi, where are you going? Why are you driving? "Li Longji heard him.
"I'm going to get sweet potatoes and bring Wen Tian with me. If I want to exchange for a yacht, I have to exchange for gasoline or diesel. Diesel is strong. Zhuangzi's production is not good."
Li Yi said it out loud as he was caught off guard.
"Brother Yi, you can't go. Brother Yi, don't go." Li Longji firmly objected. Don't go. What will happen to me if you go?
"I'll be back in a month. My yacht is fast." Li Yi was ready to exchange for a yacht with a speed of 40 knots.
From the Tang dynasty to South America, there was no Panama Canal. They could only go around the Straits of Magellan and rush north.
He would arrive in ten days. If he was delayed midway, he would add another two days. He would search there for a few days before returning.
One month, at most forty days. No problem.
"A month? This … "Li Longji wanted to refuse again.
"I'll go and get the things back. I guarantee that we'll be able to plant them this year. In a few years, there will be good crops everywhere." Li Yi gave a reason that was hard to refuse.
They would go out at the beginning of spring and come back to plant some crops.
For example, the cloud beans and tomatoes. Today was the 1st of February in the Gregorian calendar. After the New Year, if they left after the 15th, and if they were delayed by land, they would only be back in April.
The same goes for kidney beans, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, sunflowers, and peanuts.
According to the information, peanuts could be found in ancient China. But Li Yi did not find them. There was no point in thinking about this. He just had to hurry up and get them back.
"Who should I bring?" Li Longji gritted his teeth. For the sake of the people of the Tang dynasty, he chose to separate from Li Yi for a period of time.
"Twenty Winged Knights. I want the first batch of trainees. The imperial court needs healthy officials who don't get seasick. I can't always treat them for seasickness."
Li Yi was looking for people. If there were too many people, the yacht would not be able to fit them. He wanted people who were fast and could withstand the waves.
"Guo Ziyi will go." Li Longji gritted his teeth again. He was afraid that something would happen to Li Yi.
"Ziyi will stay behind to command the Winged Knights. I have my ways. I just need to send gifts." Li Yi knew that the natives outside were easier to get along with.
As long as you don't ask for too much, they would be willing to help. It would be better if they could exchange gifts.
The Native Americans looked like China people. This was something that Ren Baqian could identify with.
There were people who made pottery over there. Ren Baqian could give them porcelain, silk clothes, tea leaves, refined salt, steel knives and so on.
As for the horses, it would be too tiring to bring them along. Ren Baqian had to take care of them along the way.
"Can they communicate?" Li Dan was curious about how the two parties talked.
"They can understand if I use hand signals to tell them to eat, sleep and change things."
Li Yi was not worried about this. Communication between people did not completely rely on language.
"When are you going?" Empress Wang asked.
"Let's finish Qing Dai's surgery first. Also, let's check the condition of the infertile people." Li Yi did not know when he would leave.
Anyway, he would start to practice on the death row prisoners in two days. At the same time, he would check on Lan Bao's sister-in-law and Noble Consort Lu.
Ren Baqian estimated that it would be around the fifth day of Chinese New Year. It would be a waste of time if he did not wait until the fifteenth day of Chinese New Year.
"Alright!" Li Longji completely agreed. Ren Baqian decided to go for a month.
Anyway, Ren Baqian was staying in Zhuangzi every day. Other places were dangerous.
Everyone immediately lost interest in the delicacies in front of them. Li Yi did not seem so important the last time they went to Luoyang. Everyone felt that something was missing.
… …
In Honglu Temple, a group of Tubo people who did not know that Li Yi was going on a long journey were eating hotpot, mutton hotpot.
They were in a good mood. Li Yi had found jobs for them.
"Li Yi actually gave out such a high salary just to teach some people about our place and the skills we have. Should we teach them fake skills?"
Bo Qiao was no longer so worried. The two countries were at peace. At least, he felt that it was two countries. The Tang dynasty did not recognize them.
Isinba shook his head: "No, Li Yi will take revenge. When the time comes, he will scheme against us."
"I think he is scheming against us now. Even if I don't know how he is scheming against us." Bo Qiao knew Li Yi very well.
He did not think that it was easy to get such a high salary. There must be a problem.
"What else can he scheme against us? Want our lives? Give it to him. "Another Tubo person threw caution to the wind.
"Maybe it is more important than our lives." Bo Qiao was still vigilant.
Isinba closed his eyes for a while: "Let's wait and see. You have to hand over your salary and use it for our expenses. "
"Only now do I realize that money is the most important thing." Another Tubo person's face was full of worry.
He knew that his Tubo had lost a lot of land, but there was nothing he could do.
"Only with things can you have money. Money can't be printed casually. It will cause trouble." Bo Qiao understood this better.
The Li Family Zhuangzi welcomed people to take the exchange coupons to exchange for copper and gold at any time. There were no restrictions.
However, the people of the Tang dynasty did not exchange at all. They gave the coupons to the Li Family Zhuangzi to buy things. They did not want gold or silver.
However, many people found gold, silver, copper, and silk from other places and went to the Li Family Zhuangzi to exchange for the coupons.
The price of silk became lower and lower, and the purchasing power decreased. Then, the people used silk to pay rent. The Tang dynasty court allowed it.
"Do you think the Li Family Zhuangzi really has so much gold, silver, and copper that can be exchanged? If it is not enough, once everyone exchanges, the coupons will become worthless. "
The Tubo person who spoke just now thought of a good idea.
He was quite smart and knew how to operate.
"It's no use. How can we have enough money to exchange? The other people of the Tang dynasty listen to Li Yi. They don't need to exchange for jewelry. No one will exchange. "
Isinba did not even think about it. He believed in Li Yi.
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