A few days later, Li Yi's team arrived at Henan Province.
Zhang Shuo got the news in advance and waited by the roadside. He had to thank Li Yi.
Li Yi's existence made it impossible for Yao Chong to get rid of him directly.
It was not until Yao Chong also went down and needed a new governor that he moved to another place.
The place he moved to was not bad. Luoyang was called Dongdu, and he could return to Chang 'an anytime.
Zhang Shuo stood in the spring breeze with a large group of officials behind him. They knew who was coming.
"Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi, are you tired from the journey?"
When Li Yi's ambulance stopped, Zhang Shuo did not care that he was older than Li Yi.
His initiative and enthusiasm were just short of kneeling and licking his boots.
"Old Zhang, your Henan Province looks good. You'll make a great contribution if it develops for a few more years."
Li Yi observed for a while and chatted with Zhang Shuo.
Zhang Shuo paused for a moment. "A few years?"
"The train will be through this year, and Henan Province will be very important. Depending on the situation, it will develop well in two to three years. It will also develop well in five to six years."
Li Yi did not give a specific number. Who knew when Zhang Shuo would return to Chang 'an.
When he returned would mean when Henan Province developed well.
"Is there anything else to do in Henan Province now?" Zhang Shuo wrote down two numbers: two, three, five, six.
"First, prepare to plant new indica rice. There are many people and cows. After planting a batch, immediately soak the ground with water and dig out the roots before raking them away.
Pile it somewhere else to compost it, and in the process of composting, new rice seedlings would grow.
Let's see how many batches we can plant this year. Lastly, we'll plant cabbage. "
Li Yi thought about the local climate. They could plant in a month. Now, he had to pile the compost into the ground.
There were many places to plant wheat in Henan Province. Oh, there was also a lot of wheat in Shandong Province of Henan Province in the Tang dynasty.
In the Tang dynasty, it depended on the location. Where there was little water, wheat would be planted. Where there was more water, rice would naturally be planted.
The growth cycle of indica rice was short, and it needed temperature. The area near the Yangtze River had a high temperature, and the area near the Yellow River … had a high temperature.
The Spring Festival had just passed. On the sixth day of the first lunar month, some places in Chang'an were still below zero. At this moment, it was 24 degrees above zero.
The water melted and flowed out. This section of the Yellow River exposed the riverbed.
Before arriving, Li Yi saw many people reinforcing the river bank in preparation for the spring flood.
Once the river opened upstream, the impact would be huge.
Taking this opportunity to reinforce the wall and clean up the mud at the same time.
In the past, they would clean up the silt once every few years and repair the river banks. The main reason was that they didn't have the money.
If he had money this year, he would have a share of the tax.
"Got it?" Zhang Shuo turned his head to look at his followers. Everyone nodded their heads. They got it. It was just a small matter.
"Xiao Yi, what do you think of the construction of the riverbank?" Zhang Shuo puffed out his chest, waiting to be praised.
In the past, whenever the embankment was repaired, it was guaranteed that there would be officials who would find people they knew and cheat to get some money.
This year, there wasn't any. He would make a surprise attack almost every two or three days. He didn't know which section of the river he would go to.
The junior officials helped to keep an eye on him. There were also the commoners. They told the commoners that once they found any materials that were expensive or shoddy, they would be rewarded if they reported it.
The quantity and price of wood, stone, rope, baskets, and sacks were all made public.
"We need to take the opportunity to get rid of the ants." Li Yi didn't exaggerate. He only thought of one thing.
As for how to get rid of the ants, the people of the Tang dynasty knew that there were many local methods.
"Okay, okay, okay. Hurry up and get out of the way. It's time to rest. Xiao Yi needs to rest."
Zhang Shuo greeted him personally. He didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his humble attitude.
He still wanted to go back to Chang'an and enter the Political Affairs Hall.
Li Yi didn't agree. No one could change his mind.
A group of people entered Luoyang. Li Yi didn't refuse. They would stay in Luoyang for the night and leave early the next morning.
Li Yi opened the door of the ambulance and started to check the bodies of the officials of Henan Province according to their grades.
If their grades were too low, they would miss the opportunity if they didn't get checked when they were waiting for dinner.
"Old Zhang, eat more fish. Cook it well and exercise your body. For example, go to the mountain I bought and climb it in the name of inspection."
Li Yi busied himself until dinner time. Some of the other officials who were not in good health wrote prescriptions for them.
There was braised pork in soy sauce on the table. It was Princess Yongmu's favorite dish.
The key point was that Zhang Shuo ate one piece after another. Li Yi reminded him.
Zhang Shuo immediately started to eat other dishes and stopped eating meat.
"Will there be a flood this year?" Zhang Shuo ate a mouthful of cucumber and swallowed it. He looked at Li Yi.
"No. If we have the manpower and money now, we need to level the road and lay railway tracks. While there is little water, we need to build bridges quickly. We need to use reinforced concrete to build bridges.
We need to build big barges. If the bridges are not built by then, we can use the barges to transport carriages one by one. It's also a technical job. "
The grain transport boats of the Tang dynasty weren't small. They could carry several carriages.
How to transport the carriages? Levers. The levers on the ropes were also levers.
The people beside him quickly recorded everything down. No matter where Li Yi spoke, they had to record it down.
On the morning of the 7th day of the Lunar New Year, Li Yi woke up early and checked the bodies of the officials again.
He drank a bowl of milk and ate two eggs for breakfast.
The team set off again and headed to the seaside.
The distance from Luoyang to the seaside was twice as far as the distance from Chang 'an to Luoyang. Fortunately, the journey was relatively easier.
A few days later, Li Yi still hadn't reached the seaside. The news of another seaside had spread to Chang 'an.
Huang An wrote a memorial to Song Jing. He said that there were foreign merchants who wanted to enter Chang 'an to pay tribute on behalf of their leader.
This place was called Puluozhong. It was said that there were many people who were willing to have friendly relations with the Tang dynasty.
Song Jing got the memorial and sent people to check where Puluozhong was.
After checking for a while, he found out which island it was. It was recorded in a book from the Three Kingdoms period.
It said that the locals were good at swimming, but they were not educated enough. Moreover, some of their technology could not be compared to the countries of the Three Kingdoms period.
There were no other records. Now, there was only one place to pay tribute. What should they do?
Song Jing looked for Bi Goo and the others to discuss. The four of them sat together and worried. Should they agree or not?
They didn't know enough about that place. They had to find someone who had done business there. Did they have Chang 'an?
While the four of them were discussing, Li Longji came over. Li Longji was upset. He hadn't seen Li Yi for a few days.
"Your Majesty!" The people at the door called out. The four of them stood up and bowed.
"Everyone, please take a seat. Is the government affairs hall safe?" Li Longji sat on the main seat and asked casually.
The four ministers hesitated and looked at each other. Song Jing answered, "Everything else is fine. However … the governor of Guangzhou, Huang An, wrote a memorial to the emperor of Puluozhong. The leader of the tribe wants to pay tribute to Your Majesty."
Li Longji nodded gently, "To meet or not to meet?"
"I think that it's a small country. No, it can't even be called a country. It's not worth meeting." Song Jing gave his own answer.
"I suggest that you find a merchant who is familiar with the local situation and understand more before making any plans, especially the local military strength." Su Yi said.
Zhang Jiuling followed, "We can find someone from Guangzhou."
"What do you think, Minister Bi Goo?" Li Longji nodded and took the initiative to ask Bi Goo.
"Find Xiao Yi. Xiao Yi knows." Bi Goo said out of habit.
As soon as his voice fell, the five of them were stunned.
Li Yi had left. He wasn't at the Li Family Zhuangzi. Where could they find him?
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