The weather was hot, and the more they walked, the more tired they were. The sprinklers sprinkled once, and soon the road was dry again. It was just that there was more water vapor, and at the same time, it was not so hot to walk.
"Everyone has shoes!" Chi Dai Zhu Dan stood in front of the Suzaku Gate and noticed a situation.
Along the way, everyone was wearing different clothes. The better ones were wearing leather boots, the more common ones were wearing wooden shoes, and the worst ones were wearing straw sandals.
There were several types of straw shoes. The worst was a straw sole and a few straw ropes.
In Tubo, many people were barefoot and did not even wear straw shoes.
"If you walk barefoot for a long time, it's not easy to wash. You'll get thick calluses."
Li Yi gave an explanation. In fact, he was uncomfortable when he saw people barefoot.
He could not control the people in distant places, but how could the governor allow people to be barefoot? It would make him look bad.
"Oh!" Chi Dai Zhu Dan felt that it was reasonable. Many people in Tubo did not bathe, let alone wash their feet. In comparison, they were indeed not as good as the people in the Tang dynasty.
At this time, a large group of people came out of the Honglu Temple to watch the show.
"Zhanpu, do you want to go in?" Isinba asked. They lived here.
"Another day, we have to go back." Li Yi rejected. He did not bring many bodyguards, and it would be too chaotic if he went in.
Anyway, Princess Jincheng and Chi Dai Zhu Dan could only return to Tubo next year. This year, they would see how Tubo was like.
"Yes, let's go back." Chi Dai Zhu Dan did not object. He was tired from walking.
So when it was dark, a group of people came back.
They finally knew why many people spent money to travel. If not, it would take more than half an hour to travel from east to west.
For dinner, they ate roast duck and tried not to eat beef or mutton. Tubo did not lack beef or mutton.
The meat from the duck slices was eaten with lotus leaf cakes. The duck frame was made into soup. Other than cucumber strips, radish strips, shredded onions, there were also a lot of wild vegetables.
The duck was quite big, but it was not very fat. They were normally free-range and did not force food into the duck's stomach.
Princess Jincheng's eyes were red. Obviously, she had cried.
Princess Yongmu looked for fat meat to eat. Every bite showed a satisfied smile. Happiness was so simple for her.
"Emergency report from Ezhou." Everyone was eating when a voice came from outside.
"Pass!" Li Longji put down the things.
The messenger came in. There were six of them, and their expressions were not very good.
Li Yi went to receive the report, and the palace maids and eunuchs brought him cold water.
The six of them did not hold back and gulped it down.
Li Yi looked at the lacquer seal. There was no problem with it. He opened it and took it out to read the contents, "The rain has stopped. There is no breach in the main river channel, and there are no large-scale collapses of houses.
On the other hand, there were many commoners who tore down their houses, saying that they were not sturdy after soaking in water.
The dry fields were completely ruined. The paddy fields were fine, but the vegetable fields were soaked. There were no statistics on the losses of poultry and livestock.
After that, he praised His Majesty's private army for its good performance. The people were so grateful that they wanted to send him a gift. "
Li Yi translated the huge pile of words into a few simple sentences after reading them.
As he spoke, he passed the information to Li Longji. Li Longji scanned it and put it aside.
"In the areas affected by the disaster, the rent will be reduced by 50%, and the mediocrity will be canceled. As for the transfer, the locals will need to work."
Li Longji made the decision for the imperial court. As for the dry fields and vegetable fields, the overall reduction in production was small and did not need to be completely exempted.
"The Li Family Zhuangzi will send the money over. The commoners will build houses, and it just so happens that the Li Family Zhuangzi wants to buy land there."
When Li Yi saw the contents of the letter, he already knew why the commoners tore down their houses. They wanted to use the Li Family Zhuangzi's money to build new houses.
In the letter, it was written that the commoners were willing to pay back the cost of building houses in installments. When production resumed, they would send good things to the Li Family Zhuangzi every year.
It was not that the Li Family Zhuangzi was easy to bully, but it was because they trusted and relied on the Li Family Zhuangzi.
"Doctor Li, are you going to use the time when the commoners are suffering to buy land?" Chi Dai Zhu Dan suddenly asked Li Yi.
Sometimes, when other tribes in Tubo were suffering, they would sell things, including slaves, and the other tribes would take the opportunity to strengthen themselves.
He felt that this was a good idea. While the commoners were having a hard time, he would quickly buy things.
"I'm buying wastelands and ownerless mountains. The land belongs to the commoners."
Li Yi waved his hand and arranged for people to serve duck soup, duck meat, and biscuits to the six people who delivered the information.
The six people were sweating profusely. When they were rushing, they had shouted a lot. Now that they stopped, they were sweating profusely.
They did not hold back. They washed their hands, grabbed the food, and ate without rolling it.
"Why don't you buy good land?" Chi Dai Zhu Dan felt that Li Yi was stupid.
"The Li Family Zhuangzi is not short of money. They can't make money by acquiring land. They are all commoners of the Tang dynasty. The prosperity of the Tang dynasty depends on them. "
Li Yi knew that this was a problem that belonged to different social classes. Tubo believed in the survival of the fittest.
If he couldn't do it himself, he would buy land. If the commoners' lives became worse, the consequences would be serious. How terrible would that be?
"Brother Yi, do you have any ideas?" Li Longji heard that Li Yi wanted to buy land and showed an expectant look.
"I don't know much about the local situation. After buying the land, I will send people there to demonstrate and guide the commoners in the surrounding provinces.
I can't directly give out the specific method. If it is not consistent with the local situation, it will be a trap. "
Li Yi washed his hands again and took the letter.
He did not dare to immediately tell the local people what to do. The roads, the population distribution, the current natural resources, the hydrology …
He needed to consider carefully. One plan for one place, one plan. If the commoners were obedient and did as they were told, it would be over!
At that time, he would have to spend money to compensate the commoners. Otherwise, the commoners would not trust him next time.
"Why not buy good land?" Chi Dai Zhu Dan had another idea.
"Buy bad land and make it good land. This in itself is a demonstration."
Li Yi was very patient. If the Chancellors asked the same question, he would definitely be angry. A bunch of idiots.
Li Yi did not know much about other things, but he knew that there were many rivers and lakes in the area.
They just needed to dig out the silt and put it in the bad land. They needed some new tools.
The demand for manpower and animal power was huge. When the time came, he would see if he could set up a special industry to help others dig out silt.
A special silt removal company would be more professional in dredging rivers and so on.
For example, the local government wanted to organize people to remove silt. The commoners had to work, and those who did not work would be paid.
It was better to let the commoners pay. They could save a little and sell the silt they dug out to whoever needed it.
Usually, the government would send the silt to the riverside fields. Most of these fields were official fields, or the fields of people with connections, or the local families.
With this in mind, Li Yi said to Li Chengqi, "Brother, why don't we set up a Silt Alliance? Silt as in silt."
Li Chengqi understood what Li Yi wanted to do in a few seconds. He nodded, "Good idea. First, find people in the capital. The capital has a water network and many rivers.
If possible, we can go to other places and see if there is enough manpower to organize people to take charge of this. "
He agreed and said, "However, this name doesn't seem appropriate. It sounds like stupidity as in stupidity."
"Silt Alliance?" Li Yi gave another name.
"This is not urgent. Let's eat first." Li Chengqi continued to reject.
"Fine, I'll think about it later." Li Yi smiled. He did it on purpose just now.
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