The yacht braved the wind and waves without stopping midway. It went straight to the place where the red coral was being fished.
The two-day journey was much shorter than the journey from Easter Island to Nauru.
"Get ready. Dive, put on scuba gear, turn on the lights, choose good corals, and use a waterproof shovel to clean up the bottom."
Li Yi wanted to go down personally to fish for the coral. In addition to oxygen, it also had to protect the lungs and resist pressure.
This was why coral was so expensive.
Historically, coral was expensive because it was not easy to harvest, especially intact large coral branches.
In the Qing Dynasty, it was impossible to even sink a net. Just one was worth a lot.
Later, when technology was good enough, the waters were restricted, and most of the profits had to be handed over.
If you wanted to mine, you had to get a permit and have a share.
Black gold abalone in kangaroo territory and tuna in North America were not something you could harvest as you wished.
It was the same for corals. They were not red corals, and the management of red corals was stricter.
The starting price for an intact large blood coral was ten thousand liang.
The leftover materials that were not of good color could be sold for tens of liang after some processing.
Li Yi wanted to fish out tens of millions of liang worth of red corals and put them in Zhuangzi as collateral to issue exchange coupons.
Li Family Zhuangzi's currency had never been overissued. Obviously, it could be issued with technology, but Li Yi insisted on issuing with equivalent or appreciation collateral.
He was not afraid of a bank run. Whoever had the ability to collect all the coupons and then exchange them in Li Family Zhuangzi, he would give them all at once.
In theory, such a bank run existed, but in reality, it was impossible.
When collecting currency, the larger the quantity, the higher the cost.
How could they collect it? Gold, silver, brass, grain, silk …
Did they consider the relationship between supply and demand? If enough gold was thrown out, gold would depreciate.
Li Family Zhuangzi used gold worth one million liang to issue one million liang worth of coupons. Others could not exchange the same amount of gold for one million liang worth of coupons.
When the coupons were in circulation, the people accepted them. The people of gold were troublesome, and they could not make small purchases.
Unless the enemy was able to attack the Li Family Zhuangzi's system of issuing coupons. For example, if the Li Family Zhuangzi was destroyed, their entire family would be destroyed.
The most interesting thing was that Li Yi had always insisted on issuing the standard currency that could be used as collateral for items of equal value, but the people had always thought that they were using the Li Family Zhuangzi's credit currency.
The commoners didn't think of taking the money to the Li Family Zhuangzi. They believed in the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Everyone tacitly agreed that the purchasing power of the Li Family Zhuangzi exchange coupons was more trustworthy than copper coins and gold and silver.
In places far away, the coupons were more valuable, just like in Shu Di.
If the people and merchants of the capital and the surrounding prefectures recognized the exchange coupons, the entire Tang dynasty would recognize them.
Li Dongzhu could fly, and he could even kill the King of Hell and the Judge of Hell.
In order to tidy up Hell, Li Dongzhu had purposely given out many medical books, and countless lives were saved.
Believe it or not, the Li Family Zhuangzi's exchange coupons might even be able to exchange for a lifespan in the future.
Not to mention the Tang dynasty, Li Yi had many places in his time. If a master wanted to create a treasure that could help to ward off calamities, how many people would pay a fortune to invite him?
There were also those who went to temples, temples, and temples to ask for a talisman. They said that they would often get into trouble while driving, so they asked for a talisman and placed it behind the license plate.
If anyone said that the other party was superstitious, the other party would immediately glare at them and tell them: I've been like this before, and I've been like this ever since I placed the talisman. You'd better believe me …
The Li Family Zhuangzi's exchange coupons were like this. The commoners didn't understand what collateral was. Anyway, Li Dongzhu was in charge, so the exchange coupons were fine.
What? The imperial court issued something similar? What did they use to issue it?
Was it Li Dongzhu's guarantee? No? Didn't you ask me to use it? Are you trying to get me killed? Are you trying to cheat me of my money?
What is the imperial court issuing? So what if the mountain is beautiful? It's just a piece of paper. How can paper be used to buy things?
Huh? The Li Family Zhuangzi's exchange coupons are also paper? Are you blind? Look at this mountain. It's so beautiful. How can your paper be so beautiful?
Don't tell me that the mountain on the imperial court's paper is the same as the mountain on the exchange coupons. I know you're still trying to trick me. I know!
Li Yi himself had neglected this situation. He was looking for corals underwater.
When he found one, he tied it with a rope and dug around it. When he was almost done, he pulled the rope taut and pulled it three times.
The winch above began to move. He watched as the coral was pulled up bit by bit.
The other Winged Knights did the same. No one else was allowed to come down.
It was easy to come down, but it would be troublesome to go up later. They had to stop to relieve pressure.
The girl no longer felt uncomfortable. The infusion bottle was removed and she took oral medicine to stabilize her condition.
She stood at the railing of the ship. Her two small hands grabbed the vertical railing and looked down worriedly. As she looked, big drops of tears fell.
She didn't know about oxygen tanks. She only knew that if they didn't come out for a long time, they would die.
Finally, she couldn't help but cry out loud.
"Oh my god! Hurry up and get the master up. "The little girl was helpless. She pulled the rope with all her strength.
About ten minutes later, Li Yi popped his head up and looked up from the water.
"Master, she thought you were dead. She's crying non-stop." The little girl pointed at the girl next to her who had stopped crying.
The girl sniffed the snot that flowed to the side of her mouth. Her eyes were wide open and she was very happy.
"Pull me up. The oxygen tank." Li Yi was not angry. The oxygen tank could last for five more minutes.
As soon as he came up, the girl opened her arms and ran to him with her short legs.
"Don't cry. I'll make you a coral bracelet. It has to be big. Your small arms are too thin. They can still grow."
Li Yi helped to wipe her snot. More snot flowed out.
"See, those who have permanent property have perseverance. Those who can abandon their wife and children are all ruthless people. Therefore, the selection of officials in the Tang dynasty is the primary responsibility."
Li Yi picked up the girl and looked for something to wipe her snot. He said to Princess Yongmu and the others.
He thought of a great earthquake of his own time, which was hard to recall.
There were some officials who ignored their loved ones and insisted on saving others. In the end, their loved ones …
In the end, such officials would not be put in an important position. Absolutely not!
Today, you sacrificed your loved ones for your performance. Tomorrow, what else can you not sacrifice for your performance?
In private, I'm your superior. I promote you. At the critical moment, you sacrifice me?
The Grand Duke said, "Today, you don't love your loved ones. Tomorrow, will you love your country?"
Therefore, the laws of the Tang dynasty emphasized that relatives should hide from each other.
Only such people could be sent out to be foreign officials without worry. If they were disloyal, their loved ones would be killed.
If they put righteousness before family, that would be great. Good officials, just stay there and don't move. I'll commend you and make you an imperial censor.
Go deal with other officials. Even if it's a friend who helped you study, if he has a problem, you can deal with him.
Don't be greedy, otherwise …
As a superior, he had to face the same mistakes of his subordinates.
One child blamed the father and said that it was the father's fault. The other child said that it was his fault and the father was wronged.
Then, in the end, he gave a small punishment. Who would he put in an important position next?
Now, Li Yi wanted to train the girl well. The girl's behavior seemed silly, but it was heartwarming.
"What do you want to eat tonight?" Li Yi cleaned the girl's snot and asked gently.
"Red, red braised pork!" The girl swallowed her saliva, blinked her big eyes, and answered seriously.
"I know who you've been in contact with in the past two days." Li Yi sighed helplessly.
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