"Aiya, I've dipped too much. Let's eat vegetables. We shouldn't eat meat for breakfast, but we're not in Chuyang anymore."
Li Yi picked up the serving chopsticks with his left hand and placed the meat on the dipping plate in front of them.
The two were physically and mentally exhausted, but they couldn't do anything about it.
Even if there were only three people here, they wouldn't dare to assassinate him.
They were sitting on chairs, big chairs that were heavy and difficult to move.
Li Yi was sitting on a stool. It was a tall stool without a backrest or armrests.
At the same time, Li Yi's back was facing the door, which was open.
The table was bigger and heavier, but the stone slab couldn't be moved.
"Li Dongzhu, someone said that you should drink cold water in the morning. Is it bad to drink hot soup?" Isinba changed the topic.
"It depends on the situation. Regardless of the season, people with a lot of phlegm shouldn't drink hot soup.
In summer, people with Yin deficiency shouldn't drink hot water. In winter, people with Yin deficiency should drink normal water.
For example, people with Yang deficiency should drink warm water in all seasons. If there are other symptoms, it depends on the body and the time. "
Li Yi guessed that the two people at the bridgehead were told what to drink in the morning by the villagers.
That was because the villagers guarding the bridge had good physiques. They exercised a lot and perspired a lot, so they were told to drink cold water in the morning. Even if it was cold water, they couldn't drink hot water.
If they encountered people with irregular bowel movements, drinking cold water in the morning would be smooth and go down smoothly.
Generally, when constipated people had no problems with their other organs, they were told to drink cold water if they had the conditions, mainly for diarrhea.
It was a temporary treatment, but the root of the problem should be slowly recuperated.
Li Yi could fool the two Tubo envoys about other things, but he didn't care about their health.
Whether they could eat or drink depended on the actual situation. Otherwise, he couldn't make a conclusion.
"Li Dongzhu, what about us?" Isinba knew Li Yi well and pointed at himself and Boxie.
"Didn't the Imperial Medical Department treat you?" Li Yi put the mushrooms he was cooking on the plate.
"Imperial Medical Department? Do you think the people in Zhuangzi would ask the Imperial Medical Department to treat them if they're not feeling well? "
Boqiao said with a look that said, "You're playing dumb with us."
"Among the nurses in Zhuangzi Hospital, there are people from the Imperial Medical Department. They take the pulse first, then put the equipment on.
How about this? You two eat now. After you're done, tell the other side to get rid of the bad guys.
Don't eat lunch or dinner. I'll check you both at eight or nine o 'clock in the evening. You must eat on an empty stomach. "
As a doctor, Li Yi was a very upright person. Just do a checkup! It wasn't easy for the two of them to be deceived.
"Let's write first. We'll eat after we're done," Bo Xie said.
Isinba echoed, "Yes, I can only feel at ease after I finish writing."
Someone came to deliver things, and the two of them began to write letters, telling their family not to touch anyone from the capital's princess.
Firstly, the Tang dynasty was not short of food and fodder, so they were transporting a large amount of supplies to the front.
Secondly, Li Yi returned with a large amount of blood corals, which could be used as collateral to issue exchange coupons.
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"Xiao Yi said that she was scheming against others. How is that scheming? You even gave me such a low price. "
Bi Goo looked at the screen and ate slowly. If you're anxious, you can just scam others.
Princess Yongmu's period was not over yet. She and Xiao Lan were eating date lotus seed porridge.
Hearing Bi Goo's complaints, she was a little unhappy. "Glass is different from glass. There are many kinds of glass. It depends on what is added."
"What is added?" Bi Goo asked casually.
"Added … it's a secret. The craftsmanship is also very important."
Princess Yongmu was very smart. She would not tell him her family's secret to making money.
"What's the craftsmanship?" Wei Zhigu was very interested.
"It's still a secret. Your family makes glass windows and adds screen windows. There's sunlight in summer, and you're not afraid of mosquitoes and flies."
Princess Yongmu still did not say anything. She knew that Li Yi would not keep secrets from her.
Different things were added, and the glass produced would be different. For example, the large floor-to-ceiling glass in her Fragrant Orchid Pavilion was very different from ordinary glass.
There were also several craftsmanship. The ordinary process required annealing.
She remembered that the glass that Li Lang wanted to sell to others had not been annealed, let alone tempered.
If this glass pot was not annealed when it was made, it was very likely that it would explode.
There were also plates and bowls. If they were used many times to hold cold and hot food, they would definitely spoil in no time.
When others bought them, Tubo would sell them. Tubo would earn a lot of money and expand the market at the same time.
When there was a need, the Li Family Zhuangzi would provide good products and tell the people over there that Tubo's products were inferior.
The Li Family Zhuangzi would directly take over those sales. Tubo would lose its economic channel and even more so, its reputation.
At the same price, the Li Family Zhuangzi's products would dominate the market. When they sold in Tubo, they could still make money.
As for whether Tubo could make more money, it was impossible. Glass that had not been processed, no matter how good the packaging was, would still spoil after a long journey.
If it spoiled, it would have nothing to do with the Li Family Zhuangzi. Tubo would bear the responsibility.
Princess Yongmu knew that it was all agreed upon.
Her Li Lang was always so good. He could actually make people feel refreshed and refined.
The officials could not force Princess Yongmu. Looking at Li Yi talking and laughing with others on the screen, they were anxious.
Li Yi on the screen spoke again, "In addition to glass products, how about we cooperate to sell seasonings?"
"Seasonings?" Bo Xie was alert again.
"Is it five-spice powder?" Isinba was cautious.
"Curry powder. Sell it to India. They should like it very much. I've already prepared it. The people of the Tang dynasty also eat it. It's quite delicious.
Curry powder is a general term. The specific formula is different, but the main effect is the same.
It's like popcorn. Do you know what kind of rice I'm popping? It's called popcorn, even if I'm popping soybeans. "
Li Yi suddenly remembered that India liked to look for spicy things to eat.
In order to survive, they relied on spicy things to stimulate the body and promote blood circulation, just like in Sichuan, Tubo, and other places.
It was too humid. There had to be a way to deal with it.
Guangzhou was also humid. The difference was that the average temperature in Guangzhou was high.
When it was five or six degrees above zero in Sichuan, it was more than twenty degrees above zero in Guangzhou.
It was all humid. The humidity in Sichuan was bone-chilling.
Compared to the dry and cold in the northeast, north, and northwest, the humid and cold were the most deadly.
After the fire kang was installed in the north, the most terrible season was spring.
For example, in the northeast, where it was thirty degrees below zero, one could cut the ice and jump in for a winter swim. There were also men wearing boxers and shoes running in the snow.
When spring came, how many of those winter swimmers dared to go into the water? It was easy to fall sick.
Li Yi was not willing to accept the high price of imported seasonings. He wanted to process it, add chili, and sell it back. He wanted to earn back the import cost by selling curry powder.
This was called technological advantage. In Li Yi's time, many countries exported iron ore, copper ore, and crude oil.
Then, they imported steel, copper, and refined oil.
They also exported cotton and imported cotton fabrics; exported soybeans and imported soybean products; exported logs and imported toilet paper …
What was more interesting was that in the northeast, he exported Korean spicy cabbage to South Korea. It was branded in South Korea and sold to many of his countrymen who were not aware of the situation. It was called kimchi.
It showed the place of origin. Where was it sold shadily? Eight times the price.
Indeed, it was sold shadily and underhandedly. Guess where? The northeast! Was there a need to guess?
Why didn't they buy it from the northeast? How much would it cost if they added the shipping cost?
Why spend eight times the price to buy spicy cabbage? They even had to invest foreign exchange. Why bother?
Was it discrimination against their own country or sucking up to South Korea?
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