"When I get the potatoes, I will fry French fries for you, make ketchup and salt, and extract oil from sunflower seeds or peanuts from the next place."
Li Yi didn't have palm oil and didn't want to use soybean oil. There were sunflower seeds here, and the next stop was Peru. It was said that there were peanuts there.
"What does it taste like?" Princess Yongmu couldn't imagine.
"It's about the same as fried yam strips, vermicelli made from fried starch. When everyone's lives are better and the transportation by the sea is convenient, we can make shrimp chips and shrimp sticks."
Li Yi still had many things that he could 'invent'. For things like French fries, it was fine if the people didn't eat them. They could eat potatoes. Baked potato chips were also delicious.
First, he could use them to earn money from the rich. Then, the people could eat shrimp sticks made from starch, which also tasted good.
Princess Yongmu looked into the distance: "I wonder how much money the Tang dynasty needs?"
In the past, she thought that the people had two meals a day and occasionally a meal of meat, which was already considered a prosperous era.
There was no rebellion, and the famine was normal.
Now, she imagined that the people of the Tang dynasty lived like the Li Family Zhuangzi. They had meat for every meal, wore comfortable clothes, lived in spacious and bright houses, and had horses or cows in every house.
Everyone was literate, and there was someone to treat them when they were sick.
"It's not about the amount of money. It's important to control the gap between the rich and the poor. For example, land acquisition.
Some people earn money through their own hard work and intelligence. Others are not smart enough and are lazy, so they don't have much money.
There are also some who become poor due to disasters and diseases and can't eat.
According to the law of the jungle, those who can't do should be eliminated. According to social stability, some help should be given to some poor people. "
Li Yi didn't say how much money was needed. No matter how much money it was, it was not enough. The key was the distribution.
Money was the medium, and in the end, it was the distribution of resources.
From survival resources to living resources, people's desires were endless. There would always be a gap.
"Like us eating meat and giving the people soup?" Xiao Lan mentioned the specific matter. Li Family Zhuangzi was interested in free soup.
"Drink the water when it's boiled to reduce the probability of getting sick." Li Yi always advocated that the people should try not to drink cold water from the river.
Most of the well water was relatively clean.
Li Yi was unable to count the number of people in other places, but at the very least, there were very few people who were sick in the capital.
There were very few cases of diarrhea, and basically no cases of heatstroke in the summer. There were also not many cases of inflammation caused by bacteria entering the gastrointestinal tract.
Li Yi knew the history of drinking water in his country. It had only been a few decades.
The main problem was that it was impossible for every family in the Tang dynasty to have a thermos. If they were thirsty and could not find cold or hot water, could they endure it?
There was free food outside, so they could come out to drink, including water or soup boiled by the rich families at the village entrance.
This resource-consuming operation not only reduced the number of sick people, but it also brought people closer to each other.
The common people were more supportive of the imperial power of the Tang dynasty, and the people of the capital government had a sense of superiority over people from other places.
"They don't drink boiled water." Princess Yongmu looked at the natives, especially the children. She was sure that many of them were sick.
The little girl had become the leader of the children. She took out the rock candy and distributed it to her friends.
In fact, she had the lollipop specially made by Li Yi. She was reluctant to give it to others, so she used the rock candy to fool them.
Seeing the little girl giving out the rock candy, Princess Yongmu thought of something delicious: "Li Lang, I saw that you brought a boiler for popcorn and soybeans on our yacht. Give them some popcorn to eat."
Li Yi patted his forehead: "I forgot, I didn't bring the boiler for popcorn. Hurry up, I want corn. Don't let it get too wet. Bring the boiler."
A quarter of an hour later, Li Yi moved a small stool and sat there to shake the boiler. The matching things had already been arranged.
No one was allowed to stay in front of the boiler to avoid their heads flying out.
They did not use lead or iron to seal the boiler. They used the copper gasket of the steam engine, but it was relatively easy to break, and the cost was high.
Li Yi had eaten a lot of popcorn high in lead when he was a child. He didn't think there was any problem, but he still thought that the people of the Tang dynasty should eat as little as possible.
While shaking the boiler, Li Yi looked at the pressure gauge. Different things had different pressures. This thing could also be used to make chicken. But it was not popped, and the air was slowly released.
The natives had never seen a popcorn machine. They watched from the side. Some of them even washed their noses, wanting to smell the roasted corn.
The first pot had not popped yet. How could there be any smell?
"Master, why don't you add rock candy?" The little girl sat next to him, holding her chin with both hands.
"It's too expensive. Sugar is cheaper and the process is less. In fact, brown sugar is also fine. It's slightly burnt. "
Li Yi said, his heart full of memories. When he was a child, other people popped corn because there was little sugar. Saccharin was a good thing at that time.
The country was really poor, and the productivity could not keep up. The Tang dynasty at this time was not as good as it was at that time.
Thinking about it, he looked at the pressure gauge. It was almost there. The pressure usually depended on the humidity of the corn. Many people did not want to pop corn that was too wet.
One reason was that it took a long time, and it would waste coal. Another reason was that there was too much water, and the pressure was too high. When the time came, the pot would not be able to withstand the pressure before the corn was ready.
He took the boiler down and placed it on the tube where the corn was popped. He put the iron pipe over the opening of the rod.
Li Yi looked around, picked up the whistle from his neck and put it in his mouth. Toot ~ Toot ~ Toot ~ Toot ~ Toot ~ Set ~ Off ~!
After that, he kicked down.
Boom ~ Along with the hot air, a pile of things fell into the fishing net behind him.
The natives around were shocked. A child was so scared that he sat on the ground, opened his mouth, and cried. Tears fell down his face.
Li Yi shook the boiler and put it aside. He quickly took out a handful of corn and handed it to the crying child.
He picked up a corn and stuffed it into the child's mouth. The child stopped crying immediately. He blinked his eyes and squeezed out the last of his tears. He smiled.
The smell of popcorn wafted out. The six officials who saw how to make popcorn for the first time were also shocked.
They did not dare to cry. They panted with all their might.
"Everyone, eat it. Share it with others. Everyone eat a little first, then explode. Don't eat the skin. If it's hard, it will cut your throat and esophagus."
Li Yi asked the child to hold it with his small hands. The drill penetrated the inner wall of the boiler and filled the corn kernels again.
Princess Yongmu picked up a corn, wiped off the skin on it, and fed it to Li Yi.
Xiao Lan fed it to Princess Yongmu and then ate it herself.
Everyone shared it with the natives first. The natives' children wanted to eat it the most.
The blacksmith took out a sieve and a dustpan.
First, he shook the popcorn on the sieve to remove the skin. Then, he shook it on the dustpan. Basically, it was all clean.
"Popcorn is delicious. It tastes better than rice." Princess Yongmu fed Li Yi another corn.
"See if there are other varieties of corn. Some can be stir-fried in a pot, like glutinous rice and millet, but don't need to be steamed.
There are also some that have a smooth surface and a spherical shape. The texture is different from the current ones. This one is more fragrant. "
Li Yi ate the popcorn. His pursuit of taste was already very small. He was savoring the memories and felt a little regretful about his ignorance when he was young.
The past could not be repeated. He could only firmly believe and look forward.
"Li Lang, find something good for my parents to eat. Also, Grandfather and that person." Princess Yongmu thought of her family.
"Okay. Those who go and cannot be chased are young. Those who go and cannot be seen are relatives." Li Yi nodded.
"Yes. The tree wants to be quiet, but the wind does not stop. The child wants to be raised, but the relatives can't wait. "Princess Yongmu nodded.
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