"The passing of time is like water, I don't give up day and night."
Li Longji was also sentimental. He used this sentence to tell Li Chengqi that they were starting to live a good life and not to think about the past.
This was not the original meaning of this sentence.
Li Chengqi understood. He picked up the binoculars and looked at the market on the other side.
There were also people coming from the east who wanted to enter Chang 'an City. They insisted on drinking a few mouthfuls of free soup in the shed guarded by the sixteen guards.
No matter how luxurious their clothes were, they still drank soup.
"Brother Yi said that he would be spending the New Year in Luoyang this year because he couldn't bear to leave the people of Chang 'an." Li Longji suddenly said something irrelevant.
"It's time to go to Luoyang's Dongdu to set off fireworks. Brother Yi will arrange the matters in Chang 'an so that the people of Chang' an won't be left out. "
Li Chengqi wanted to go to Luoyang and let the people of Luoyang experience the liveliness. Places with Li Yi were guaranteed to be lively.
"Yes! Brother Yi is here. " Li Longji suddenly saw someone beside him turn his head and look. Li Yi was stepping on something and running over.
"Brother, I heard that the things are here? See if the meat is spoiled? The oil is fine. We can just refine the oil. "
Li Yi stopped and slid down the scooter. In front of the scooter was a small basket filled with cooked fennel beans and beer.
The two of them stared at the scooter. They had never seen it before.
"It's a scooter. The technology has improved and the bearings are good, so I made it. It's convenient for the villagers to travel in Zhuangzi and for the children to play."
Li Yi kicked the scooter's support frame down, stopped it, and took out the things.
He poured beer for the three of them. "A scooter is more practical than a skateboard. It can be used to store things, and it's not easy to fall. It's also lighter than a bicycle.
A few miles of road can be covered in a short time by stepping on it. It's not willing to step on the ground when going uphill. It's tiring to push a bicycle.
In the future, this thing will be considered a standard item in Zhuangzi. It will be placed everywhere, and you can use it whenever you want. Find a place to put it. "
Li Yi couldn't make an electric scooter, but simple manpower was not a problem.
For example, what he had was a bamboo board, a bamboo pipe, a bamboo basket, two bearings and two wooden wheels.
The most expensive part was the bearing. The rest were not worth much.
"Why do you want to eat and drink here? Brother Yi, the thing you want in the whale's stomach is too smelly. It's more than three hundred catties. "
Li Chengqi looked at the scooter, picked up a fennel bean, and talked to Li Yi.
"You can operate on Qing Dai now. Rest for two days and adjust your condition."
Li Yi talked about the happy things first. The sooner his eldest disciple's surgery, the better.
If the surgery was done early, the body would be able to adjust itself as it grew. If it was done late, some physiological changes would have already occurred.
Then he said, "That thing is the ambergris. It smells fishy now, but after a period of time, it will start to become fragrant. It weighs more than three hundred catties. Even after it dries, there will still be a lot."
"Is that so? Does Ambergris stink? "Li Longji had it in his palace, and it was stored in the right corner.
He didn't smell bad, so he made some into incense and lit them.
"Third Brother, do you want to take a look?" Li Yi picked up his beer mug.
"We'll see later. There's no rush. Are you sure you want to go to Luoyang for the festival this year? "
Li Longji didn't care if it smelled bad or not. If he hadn't seen it before, he would know it so that he could tell others in the future.
"We'll go by train. If the train opens early, we'll go to Haizhou first and look at the sea. Then we'll go back to Luoyang from Haizhou.
When we stop at Luoyang, call the officials of Henan Province who are in Luoyang.
Along the way, we need to maintain the security. People are not allowed to climb on the carriages.
We need to have people patrolling to prevent criminals from stealing goods. "
Li Yi had already planned to let the emperor sit first to set an example for the people. At the same time, he asked Li Longji to look at the sea.
Li Longji picked up a bean and threw it into his mouth to chew. It was not fried, and it was not hard to eat. It was chewy.
Li Yi only added some seasonings and a little salt. He didn't add any other seasonings.
"It's different outside." Li Chengqi also ate. He ate fennel beans from other places, and there was a difference in the taste.
"It won't taste good if it's cooked for a long time. What we're eating now are the broad beans planted in the Yangtze River last autumn. They're sent here as soon as they're harvested.
Even so, they have to be soaked before cooking. After they're soaked, they'll be boiled. After boiling, there'll still be water in them.
After soaking, they'll be relatively soft. They won't be hard. When fried, they'll be crispy. When fried for a long time, they'll be hard. "
This wasn't a secret. He knew it when he saw it in the kitchen.
The broad beans were planted in Jiangnan East. They were only planted two months before Guanzhong this year. They had to wait until autumn to harvest.
Few people planted them. The cold weather made it difficult to plant, so the yield was low.
Usually, they would open up a piece of land on the mountain and plant a few rows of crops.
In fact, the land on the mountain wasn't bad. There was humus, but it was difficult to draw water. They had to carry water up to plant some.
If the weather wasn't too dry, they didn't care. If it was dry, they had to carry water up and water it.
If the field was dry, there would be no water network and wells. They could only cry.
"There's still a lack of wells. Big Brother, the Workers' Union will build wells …"
Li Yi thought of the scene when the people worked hard to plant the crops and then a great drought came.
"It's been draining. There must be a pressure well in the east of Taihang Mountain within a one-mile radius. The people have to pay for the well.
The area east of Henan Province is the main place to dig wells. Wheat is planted there. Although it doesn't consume as much water as rice, it can't be short of water. "
Li Chengqi was talking about the southern part of Hebei Province, the southeast part of Shanxi Province, Shandong Province, and other places.
These were all important areas for grain production. Under normal circumstances, there was water in Henan Province.
When he talked about the great drought in Henan Province, he was basically talking about Henan Province and Shandong Province.
Wells were always being drilled. The mouth of the well was small and there were things on it. Even a mouse couldn't fall into it.
It was easy to draw water. Even if the things on the surface were broken, ordinary people could make a new one. It would be faster if there were craftsmen.
When Li Chengqi talked about this, he smiled. "The people think that they can live without wells, but they can't live without wells."
"When we've accumulated nine years' worth of grain, the people will be more at ease. We'll also be more at ease." Li Yi mentioned a very difficult task.
Nine years' worth of grain reserves. It would cost a lot of money just to repair the granary.
The grain reserves of his time were guaranteed to be useless for nine years. Usually, three years was good enough. Under normal circumstances, there were two years' worth of grain reserves. New grain was produced and old grain was sold.
The country didn't need nine years' worth of grain reserves. Two years' worth was enough. Then, if there was a shortage of grain, they would dig wells, use fertilizers, and change vegetable fields into grain fields …
The Tang Dynasty couldn't be compared. The Tang Dynasty didn't have the technology and mobilization ability. The transportation was even worse.
If there was a shortage of grain in some places, a cart of grain would be almost used up on the road.
Li Longji took a sip of beer. "Potatoes and sweet potatoes are used to save the staple grain. Then, we can buy grain from outside. The Tang Dynasty can definitely do it."
As he spoke, he got up. "Let's go and see the whale first. We'll eat when we come back. Do you need to wear a mask?"
"It's not a big deal to smell it." Li Chengqi shook his head. He had already smelled it just now.
"Anyway, it doesn't taste good. I'll check the salted meat. I don't need the oil."
Li Yi wanted to eat fresh whale meat, but he couldn't. He was a little disappointed.
When he went out to sea, he didn't have time to kill whales. He did catch sharks, but the meat was not delicious.
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