Li Yi saw that everyone was planting sunflower seeds. They had soaked them yesterday and were now planting them one by one.
They needed to plant seedlings and then distribute them to the ground, but they were reluctant to throw a few seeds into a small pit and bury them. It was too wasteful.
He handed Li Dan a handful of sunflower seeds, raw.
Li Dan habitually took it and did not understand what it meant.
"Eat, pick it yourself, or bite it with your teeth."
Li Yi grabbed a few seeds from his pocket, pinched one edge, threw it away, picked up another one, and smacked his lips.
Li Dan stared. "How can you eat it after searching for thousands of miles?"
"It's small and shriveled. What can you do if you don't eat it? The first one has no kernel. This thing, when planted, can become hundreds. "
Li Yi looked at the empty ground, ready to wait for the sunflowers to grow seedlings and then plant them separately.
He suddenly smiled. "When the time comes, it will be golden and turn with the movement of the sun. Bees like it best."
"Raise more bees, don't sting people." Noble Consort Lu was in good health, drinking honey water and royal jelly every day.
"Sunflower seeds are mature and can be promoted next year. The land in Guanzhong must be well taken care of. Next year, all new species will be planted and food from other places will be replenished."
Li Yi planned ahead and left all kinds of seeds in Guanzhong. Naturally, they could not produce food.
"The railway is repaired and transported by train."
Li Longji pushed the baby carriage. The little guy was Shang'er's baby carriage. In the carriage was Shang'er's sister, Du-du.
Du-du was covered and had just fallen asleep.
She could not do anything now, only cry, and relied on adults to take care of her.
The little guy hung his old toys in the baby carriage and looked forward to his sister growing up.
"Did you encounter any trouble when repairing the railway?" Li Yi frowned.
"Twenty-three people died. They were accidentally smashed to death. There was nothing to do when they were working, but they fell down. They were beheaded for embezzlement of food."
Empress Wang said the number of deaths. Obviously, those who were smashed to death and fell down may have been the supervisors who did not strictly follow the construction requirements and lowered the food standards.
Life for life, not giving a chance to line up squatters and be surgical test subjects.
"What about now?" Li Yi clenched his fists and released them.
"No one has died in the past half a month, but there are some who got injured. They injured their eyes while digging stones and broke their legs while picking stones."
Empress Wang's tone didn't change. Many people had died in the palace before.
The others were the same. It was very normal. How could there be no deaths in such a big project?
In the past, people who had died were not reported to the imperial court and dealt with by the local authorities.
Now, each death would be reported to the families of the deceased and the cause of the death would be investigated.
For those who were injured and left with sequelae, the Imperial Court would give them an additional monthly allowance if they helped them find a way out.
Li Yi sighed. "You'll die if you build a railroad!"
He didn't have any good ideas about this. Some people didn't die directly because of the railroad.
If they were sick, they might collapse while doing farm work. If they collapsed while laying the railroad tracks, it would be considered as dying at work.
Some of them had nothing to do when they were working, but when they were sleeping, they had a brain hemorrhage and died.
The construction process was always accompanied by all kinds of accidents, especially during manual labor.
"God knows how many lives will be sacrificed when we build tunnels in the future." Li Yi was conflicted and asked again, "Will it be completed this year?"
"60%. The previous railroad tracks have all been built, including the sleepers. The rest of the work depends on more people."
Li Chengqi wanted to sell more seafood from the seaside, so he was most concerned about the situation of the railroad and the train.
The people who laid the railroad tracks used shovels, picks, drills, carts, and poles like ants.
They could build the Great Wall and dig the Grand Canal, let alone lay the railroad tracks.
Li Longji was afraid that Li Yi would be worried. "The food is good, the wages are high, and the tools are handy. We can probably test the train in autumn."
"What about the one on the river?" Li Yi had a road map in his mind.
"Take the pontoon bridge and connect the boats. Each carriage will be transported once and docked. Under the pontoon bridge are the boats. The pontoon bridge can be opened, and after it is closed, use ropes to adjust the position of the boats downstream."
Bi Goo said as he took out sunflower seeds from Li Yi's pocket. His family had children and didn't lack other things, so sunflower seeds were the only thing in the world.
"Let's smash the bridge pier. The boats will send wood, use the wood as the base, and cast concrete." Li Yi decided to test it out on the river.
"How do we smash it?" Wei Zhigu wanted to learn.
"Just use wood. Some bridges have already been used. There are also stones. First, build the wooden beams. The wood needs to be regular and not have boils.
First, use anti-corrosion treatment. After smashing it down, since it will be underwater most of the time, it won't rot without contact with air.
Press the concrete pier on top, and the wooden base will be above the water when it is first done.
Directly make the concrete pier at the top. After it is done, put the wood and use other stones to smash it down together with the wooden base.
Then add the concrete and smash it again. Use a hand gourd to hang a big iron block and use the boat to support it. Smash it again and again. "
Li Yi felt tired and annoyed as he spoke.
The listeners, however, felt that it was easy. Especially when the water was shallow, they could do it in winter.
"In that case, we can also build a bridge over the Yellow River." A picture appeared in Song Jing's mind.
If a few bridges were built over the Yellow River, the common people would no longer need to travel by boat. It would be more convenient for carriages pulled by livestock to cross the bridge.
Li Yi nodded lightly. "The imperial court's finances are ample. I'll think of a way to make it higher to make it easier for large ships to sail through.
Gather the skilled craftsmen of the Tang dynasty. I want to learn and attend classes. I want to learn their skills and teach them new techniques.
Remember to bring your family. I don't want them to have their families kidnapped and face a choice after they finish learning. "
Li Yi thought of an important matter. The families of the technicians must be safe.
If they had a bad heart, they could deliberately let the families of the craftsmen be kidnapped and killed to arouse the hatred of the craftsmen. They would be blinded by hatred and use the hatred in their hearts to become tools in the future.
Shaking his head, Li Yi hurriedly threw this thought out. Not to mention doing it, he didn't even want to think about it. It would reduce his lifespan. It wasn't something a human would do.
"Xiao Yi! Are there any shriveled peanuts? "Bi Goo took out two large handfuls of sunflower seeds and remembered the peanuts.
"Didn't you eat them just now?" Lu Huaishen also took a handful of sunflower seeds from Li Yi's pocket.
"Just two. It's sweet. I just remembered that my grandson can't eat …"
"I'll give you a bag of rice. Steamed rice." Lu Huaishen didn't show any mercy.
"Fine! I still want the shriveled peanuts. "Bi Goo turned to look at Lu Huaishen. What can you do about it? Remember a bag of rice.
Lu Huaishen: "…"
"The Yangtze River doesn't dry up. Can it be repaired?" Li Longji didn't have the leisure to pay attention to the two old men. He wanted to build a bridge over the Yangtze River.
"Dry period downstream … Fine. Most of the shoals in the river will be exposed. The rest of the water won't be turbulent. The bridge should be larger in key areas."
Li Yi stared straight ahead. He began to scan through the information, including pictures and introductions of the Yangtze River Basin.
It could be repaired. With the technology he had mastered, it wouldn't be a problem.
Li Longji nodded. "Good! Brother Yi's return is indeed reassuring. "
As he spoke, he glanced at the officials. There was a hidden meaning in his gaze.
The officials were helpless. Why are you looking at us? Shouldn't Li Yi be powerful? Why do you have to compete with us? Did we offend you?
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