Night fell. The moon had not yet risen, and it was very small. It was almost the 30th of the first lunar month.
The stars were brighter and blinked. The bonfire was lit, and everyone roasted fish.
There were more than 13,000 aborigines on the island. Today was their first festival, and they could eat fish to their heart's content.
Li Yi provided wine. He did not compensate for the water. He took other people's rice and could continue to make wine. There was also distiller's grains.
He exchanged salt with the people on the island. The people on the island usually boiled their own salt. It was bitter.
It was a tropical monsoon climate, and the average temperature was high. The sand on the beach contained a lot of salt.
They boiled the sand with some seawater, poured out the water, and boiled it again.
It was equivalent to the people on the beach in the Tang dynasty putting yellow mud in the vessels used to boil sea salt and filtering it.
The taste of refined salt was better than that of the aborigines, and there was a lot of it. There were bags after bags.
The craftsmen and the Winged Knights taught them how to operate the equipment, including simple maintenance methods.
The aborigines' standard of living was lower than that of the Tang dynasty, but it did not mean that they were stupid.
They helped to cut down so much wood, with new tools, and a way to accumulate fertilizer, including a big iron pot.
They knew how to save time, so they used the time they saved to fish or trade with others, which increased their income.
The female leader sent people to look after the two sets of woodworking tools that were left behind.
There were wooden saws and big axes inside, so it was convenient to cut down trees.
Li Yi said that he would leave after breakfast tomorrow morning.
So the people chosen by the female leader looked at the tablet to see how to operate the woodworking tools. They did not eat, so they had to learn, or else …
Princess Yongmu picked up the three cups of wine and drank with the female leader. There was a stew, two stir-fried dishes, and two cold dishes on the table.
There was stewed pork belly with dried vegetables, braised pork ribs, grilled liver, braised pig ears with cucumber, radish strips with lettuce dipping sauce.
The female leader had not eaten any of these five dishes.
Princess Yongmu and the female leader drank beer from small cups.
The female leader would probably get drunk after drinking two cups with a big cup.
Unlike Li Yi, Li Yi drank beer like it was water.
The female leader downed a cup of wine and took a break before eating. She had never drunk wine before, and she didn't know how to make coconut wine.
Li Yi was drinking rice wine at the side. He didn't eat the dishes on the table. He was eating coconut crab, a big steamed one.
There was ginger and vinegar on the side. Eating this crab was very satisfying. It had a lot of meat, but the taste was not as good as river crabs.
Li Yi still felt regretful. If only he had the taste of river crabs and the size of king crabs and coconut crabs.
No, even if the swimming crabs tasted the same as the river crabs, it would be fine.
After eating two pieces of meat, Li Yi smacked his lips and added more soy sauce into the small bowl. The meat was too dry, and he couldn't feel its freshness. It was just that there was a lot of meat.
The only special thing about it was that it had the taste of coconuts. Crabs mainly ate coconuts, so they could crush the coconuts themselves without the help of others.
"In terms of non-staple food, the resources of the sea are indeed richer than those of the land. Whoever can make better use of the resources of the sea can quickly improve the living standards of the people."
Li Yi was eating the crab, but he was thinking about the people of the Tang dynasty. He told Princess Yongmu and others.
He was not joking. He had the ability to manipulate and change.
Princess Yongmu poured beer for the female leader and herself. "Strengthen the navy of the Tang dynasty, increase the number of fishermen, and promote the sea trade?"
Princess Yongmu said without thinking. If she didn't know Li Yi, she wouldn't have thought of these things. They were too far away from her.
Now she had a habit of talking about the development of the Tang dynasty. Now she was more knowledgeable than Princess Taiping or Shangguan Wan 'er.
But she couldn't be Empress Wu Zetian. She didn't have the ambition, and she couldn't do anything to her family, such as strangling her children.
She didn't even know how powerful she was. Subconsciously, she was learning.
Not only her, but also the farmers of the Li Family Zhuangzi, more than 260 students, and the people of the Zhang Family village.
Even the people of the capital government who read the newspaper, learned pinyin, and checked the dictionary could understand what was said.
When something happened in the Tang dynasty, the people would say it in the newspaper and express their support.
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"Support! Li Dongzhu went to the sea. We should build a railway. It's similar to the wooden tracks used by horses, but better than that."
It was dark in Guam, but the sky was still bright in Chang 'an.
After a day's work, the people read today's newspaper.
It said that Li Yi went to the sea to look for good seeds, and he needed to transport them back from the sea by train. It was fast.
The newspaper listed the data, how much goods could be loaded in a carriage, how many carriages the steam engine could pull at a time, and how fast it could run.
If it were someone else who said this, the people's first thought would be doubt. How could it be?
The newspaper said that the Li Family Zhuangzi and Li Dongzhu were in charge. The people immediately agreed. Yes, that's right, it could be done.
"It's said that the railway will be open to the public this year. They've already started to smelt the rails. There's even a train under construction. Hurry up, it's cheaper to eat seafood this year. "
"It's not that it's cheaper, it's that we can eat real seafood. It turns out that there's seafood too, but it's frozen and raised in seawater. We can't afford it. "
"Li Dongzhu said that eating seaweed won't lead to neck disease. If we can't eat seaweed, we won't get neck disease in the future. Look at those people, they're so pitiful."
"I want to eat oysters. I had two last winter. They were very fresh."
"I bought dried ones. I'll eat them in hot pot. They'll become bigger after cooking."
"Dried shrimps and shrimps are also delicious. I eat shrimps in hot pot. I want to make dumplings with dried shrimps this year."
"Will something happen to Li Dongzhu in the sea? The newspaper said that when the wind blows, even trees will be blown down. There are too few boats that can't capsize. "
"What are you talking about? Li Dongzhu is afraid of the wind? Li Dongzhu is a god! "
"Bless Li Dongzhu, bless Li Dongzhu."
"Go back and burn incense for Li Dongzhu. I'll bring the children to kowtow. Li Dongzhu is helping us find seeds."
"I realized that the chancellors are useless. Why didn't Li Dongzhu become a chancellor?"
"I think Old Bi, Old Song, Old Su, and Old Zhang are okay. They're more obedient."
The people who had read the newspaper were discussing and judging.
The chancellors who were strolling in the south of the city had high blood pressure. They looked at each other and smiled awkwardly.
"The people only know about Li Yi's benefits, but they don't know about our hard work." Song Jing was quite unhappy.
"I know. Didn't I say that we're obedient?"
Su Yi held a lamb skewer in one hand and garlic in the other. He probably fainted from the garlic. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said that.
"It's spring. Since Xiao Yi isn't here, we should work hard. Think about where we missed out. Don't wait for Her Majesty to open the box."
Bi Goo wanted to make use of the time difference. Who didn't have some willpower? They couldn't listen to Xiao Yi every time they ate or took a dump, right?
"The Yellow River is open. So far, there hasn't been any ice floods. Thank God. When the entire route is open to navigation, the strategic areas should be strengthened."
Zhang Jiuling calculated. He was afraid of ice floods. A large group of people would have to move. Li Yi had already thought about it.
The current situation was good. The overall temperature was rising, and there was no ice blockage in the middle section.
"Sanmen Gorge. It's not easy to sail there. We should build more ships. I don't believe Li Yi can think of that." Song Jing suddenly thought of a location.
Li Yi had never mentioned this before. Humans! There would always be mistakes.
His idea was to contribute to the imperial court. More ships would cooperate with the boatmen and sail ahead of Li Yi.
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