While the others were talking, Li Yi slowly drank the yellow wine at room temperature to deal with seafood.
Princess Yongmu picked up a clam and fed it to Li Yi, "Li Lang, what are you thinking about?"
Li Yi ate it and slowly chewed, "Perfect legal system and resource control. The lower the investment cost, the more profitable the mining industry is, the harder it is to deal with. "
"Are you talking about the Maifan stone mine? Are you afraid that the people will dig? "Princess Yongmu instantly thought of something that wasn't over yet.
"It doesn't matter if the people dig, but I'm afraid that someone will monopolize it through other means. It's not good for the family to be powerful, and corruption will breed even more vexing. "
Li Yi thought back to his time. Which mine dared to say that there were no problems? Regardless of whether it was private or national.
This included the people in the regulatory department. How much could they give even if they gave them a salary?
One Luoyang's Maifan stone mine could be ignored, but if there were more mines in the future, how could the imperial court guarantee that most of them wouldn't have problems, or deal with problems as soon as they appeared?
"Is there a way?" Princess Yongmu felt that Li Yi could do anything.
"Yes, it's the same as the Department of Commerce. There are many rewards for reporting. People can ignore the law for money, and similarly, they can betray others and spy on others for money. "
Li Yi nodded. As long as the reward was enough, how could people who saw others earning money illegally not be tempted?
"However, how to report is a problem. It's impossible to report to the local government. The local officials are in cahoots, including the provincial governor.
You can only report to the imperial court, but who can you find there? You can't find a doctor, let alone an assistant minister.
If you find someone, don't they have contact with the local government? Take Old Bi for example. He's greedy for money. Others bribed him, and then even if the person who reported it found him … "
"Xiao Yi, why use me as an example? I'm greedy for money. How much money can bribe me?
Who wants to mine illegally to bribe me? Ten million, I'll give them the mine and they can dig as much as they want. "
When Bi Goo heard this, he blew his beard and stared.
"Really? Ten million for a mine, and I don't have to pay anything in the future? "Li Yi asked expectantly.
"Really … If we really find one, we'll have to see what kind of mine it is. Xiao Yi, you have a mine worth more than ten million, right? "
Bi Goo reacted quickly. It was impossible for others to say ten million yuan.
If it was Li Yi, who knew how many more ores he had hidden.
"Therefore, we need to set up a separate department. His Majesty will send people, the Hall of Secretariat, and the Menxia Province will send people at the same time.
Oh! The Li Family Zhuangzi could also produce one. Put it in the most prosperous area in the south of the city. Don't leave it in a secluded area, as it would be easy to be intercepted.
It was written in the newspaper that if anyone wanted to make a report, they had to go to a specific place.
As long as there is a report, immediately send someone to investigate. Send someone from the imperial court, and don't ask the local authorities to investigate themselves. "
Li Yi had thought of all the possible problems, and he was glad.
At present, many officials of the Tang dynasty were relatively honest. If they waited until the root of the corruption began to rot, the imperial court would not be able to send people to deal with the problem of reporting.
With a single investigation, an entire province was gone. Who was in charge of that province?
Who would be sent to take care of it after the investigation? If all of them failed, would they transfer corrupt officials from other places? Would they be worse in a new place?
"Okay, this old man agrees. Xiao Yi, you say …"
"Dongzhu, telegram!" Song De arrived when Bi Goo was about to ask where there were more valuable ores.
After translating, Li Yi took a look and arranged, "Send ten thousand catties of pepper for the soldiers at the border to drink mutton soup."
Song De turned and left. Li Yi said to the others, "Guan Yujin said that there is no more pepper in the Tian Bing Army and the Hengye Army."
Everyone continued to eat. Ten thousand catties of pepper was indeed expensive. However, for the Li Family Zhuangzi, it did not matter.
In the customs trade, the Li Family Zhuangzi always needed pepper. The demand was high, and more than one-fiftieth of the pepper went to the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Ordinary people did not buy pepper. With that money, they could exchange it for many other things. No one would die if they did not eat pepper.
"Pepper has to be planted first and waited for a few years. It's not like courgettes."
Zhang Jiuling knew how to plant pepper. He planted it in Guangzhou and Lu Zhou's Tan Family.
He planted it a year later than in Qiong Province. Next year, Qiong Province would start harvesting pepper. The year after that, Guangzhou and Lu Zhou would have it.
In the beginning, the yield would be low. In five years, there would be a high yield.
"The rubber tree will take a longer time. We need to continue transporting rubber from overseas. I have great use for it.
The people who went out to sea will be back soon, right? I didn't take into account the actual situation in the middle of the journey. "
Li Yi thought of rubber when he suddenly noticed a group of people outside.
"Their boat is big. It'll be fine," Su Yi muttered.
The others continued to eat. However, they could not help but worry about the safety of the people who went out to sea.
Li Yi took a sip of wine. "In winter, when the temperature in Hai Province is low, it'll freeze. However, the seawater might not.
As long as the ice isn't too thick, the boat can still sail. Prepare some crushed ice on the shore.
After the seafood is harvested, there will be some seawater. Toss the crushed ice into the water and it'll quickly form a pile of ice.
We can even leave it outside for half an hour. The frozen seafood can be transported to Chang 'an by train. We can sell it along the way. "
Li Yi did not want them to be in a bad mood and talked about winter.
In winter, there would be little meat. The Yellow River would not be navigable. However, there would be plenty of fish in the sea to supplement the capital's demand for meat.
When it snows, we'll pull a sleigh and send it to the northern and southern provinces. The people will have meat to eat and their bodies will be strong.
"The price has to be cheap. Seafood is expensive now. We'll rely on the one-day arrival rate as a gimmick. Otherwise, if we sell it cheaply, the people who deliver the seafood by boat will lose money."
Yao Chong took a sip of wine. There were more than ten Sea Rainbow shells in front of him. He liked to eat these.
Non-farmed Sea Rainbows were not tied to the shells. Moreover, when they were harvested, they were specially selected to be large. They tasted good.
"It'll be cheaper than the river fish now. There are no boats on the Yellow River. Many boats will go to the sea to fish.
Providing enough food to the people is beneficial to the development of the Tang dynasty compared to relying solely on high-priced seafood.
Zhuangzi will continue to build locomotives. In winter, we can build two locomotives. If we manage it well, it won't be a problem to run four trains on one railway. "
Li Yi was already thinking about what to eat in winter for the people in a large area.
Sea fish was fishy, but that was not a problem. He taught the people how to cook it. After cleaning it, he added seasonings to suppress the fishy smell.
Chi Dai Pearl had been listening and could not interrupt. Tubo did not eat much fish. Some fish were poisonous, and the fishy smell was difficult to get rid of.
Even if there was no food, they could still roast the fish they caught.
He was learning and found that the Tang dynasty was always thinking about the people. Summer was not over yet, but the people had already arranged how to eat meat in winter.
When it came to the specific problem of eating fish, Tubo could not do it! Many tribes in Tubo had to form an alliance with each other. They did not care about the people of other tribes as long as they supported their own position.
Overall, the people were even worse than the people of the Tang dynasty. They were a little worse in one year, but ten years later …
Chi Dai Pearl thought and drank a mouthful of wine. When he ate the fried scallops that he thought tasted good just now, he found that it was a little bitter.
It was indeed bitter. There was a small fish in a scallop. The fish was bitter, so he ate it without looking.
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