"Shaved ice, cool and refreshing shaved ice. It quenches thirst, replenishes water, and prevents heatstroke."
There were many onlookers, and a hawker with a cart found an opportunity to run over to sell shaved ice.
A wooden box was placed on the cart. The box was insulated and covered with several layers of cotton blankets.
Next to it was a bucket used to wash small bamboo bowls. It cost five cents a serving, which was twice as expensive as the one sold by the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Ordinary people only looked at it and couldn't bear to spend the money. There was free mung bean water at the train station.
The hawker observed the clothes and leaned towards those with better clothes.
Unfortunately, there were no children. The children were either being taken care of at home, in nurseries, or in schools.
The hawker was very regretful. He liked to sell a serving of three cents a day when the children were on holiday.
Bi Goo looked through his binoculars and heard the hawker. He swallowed his saliva and asked, "Do you have iced drinks?"
"Sour plum soup without ice. We just ate breakfast. Eating cold food will affect the digestive system." Li Yi refused to provide anything with ice.
"I don't want to drink. It's all black and yellow, like … amber and beeswax." Bi Goo's attention returned to the goods.
Li Yi looked at the data sheet provided by Ruan Jin and Liu Tingguang and heaved a sigh of relief.
There were no items from the East Coast of South America, which meant that the team was obedient and didn't go to Cape Horn.
As he continued to look and estimate the data, his face turned ugly. He looked through his binoculars at the pieces of rubber and pursed his lips.
"Brother Yi, are the goods not good? Actually, I'm satisfied that they came back alive. "
Li Longji saw Li Yi's expression and thought that Li Yi despised the goods.
"Good, the goods are good. The time they wasted was used on cutting and drying the rubber. They didn't have the technology to process it directly, so the rubber is black in color."
Li Yi first explained why they took so long to come back and what the pieces were.
He then exhaled through his nose, "In order to carry more things, they threw away the food and water on the ship. They estimated that they only left two to three days' worth of supplies."
"Ah?" Several people made the same sound.
"This … this is playing with their lives? We're worried about them, but they don't care about us at all. The sea is so vast, how dare they? "
Bi Goo's eyes turned red. He was both angry and touched.
In order to bring more things back, the Marine threw away life-saving things. If anything went wrong, he wouldn't be able to come back.
"Wait until the Imperial Court is held at Hanyuan Palace. Each person will fight fifty … no, ten battles." Li Longji was furious as well.
"Looks like they don't know how to be reasonable. We have to teach them. We have to teach them while they're playing." Li Yi said.
The surrounding Winged Knights couldn't help but shiver. The weather seemed to have become cooler.
They had a new ride at the Li Family Zhuangzi. First, they had to practice rolling on fixed wheels. On an empty stomach, their hands and feet would get stuck. Then, they would spin around and vomit acid!
Later on, when it wasn't fixed, he had to find his own direction and adjust his position. Slowly, he got used to it and was able to turn wherever he wanted.
That process …
"This is what it means when a general is away from home, he will not obey the orders of the emperor." Song Jing found an opportunity. It was getting harder and harder to manage the army nowadays.
"Let them make a report and forfeit their salary for a year." Li Yi increased the price.
"Forfeit money? Xiao Yi, you can't punish them. "Bi Goo, who loved money, immediately stopped him.
"Give them more rewards later." Li Yi added.
"Ah!" Bi Goo let out a long sigh and glared at Li Yi.
"Get someone to bring up a few rubber sheets. They need to be processed later. After they're done with the rubber, add a processing procedure. It'll be much more convenient to come back."
Li Yi knew that rubber sheets were the most precious. He brought some back and tried to process them first.
Now, there were 40 ships. More than 35 ships were filled with rubber sheets. It was called sheets.
The rest were all seeds. There was no gold, jewels, pearls.
The rubber sheets were brought over. They were quite heavy. Looking at the weight of the tires, it was obvious that something else was added to the tires.
When the things were brought over, Li Yi pressed them with his hand. "Just make do with it. If you want to get good rubber, every procedure from the variety to the processing is important.
The rubber sheets now are dried out. There is already a process of oxidation. Fortunately, I can't make things that are too precise. "
"It's hot. Are you afraid of the sun?" Su Yi touched them. When they were moving the rubber sheets, the sun shined on them.
"Adding other things can solve the problem of melting. I have the formula. When I'm free, I will design a blueprint and build a tractor for everyone. "
Li Yi's mood became better. If a steam engine could be built, a tractor could be built. It lacked something to seal it.
A small steam engine with parts could also be built into a tractor. It was just that the cost was higher.
"What chicken? How do you drag and pull? "Zhang Jiuling was interested in technology.
"A steam engine. The steam engine can be miniaturized. It can replace cows and horses for farming. With rubber, a tractor with rubber tires can be made. It burns diesel and needs to be sealed.
A tractor can replace dozens of cows. The speed of ploughing is very fast.
If I add in other parts, the speed of harvesting wheat and rice is simply unimaginable. It's just harvesting, not harvesting together. "
Li Yi explained. He did not care if others could understand.
The disadvantage of a combined harvester was the loss of food. The Tang dynasty was afraid of losing rice and wheat.
"I will make an animation for all of you later. My software is good. Take a look and see how the steam engine and tractor work."
Li Yi thought of a more direct way. When the number of locomotives is enough, he will try to build a small steam engine locomotive.
On the plains, once the locomotive enters the field, it will be able to plow.
Everyone nodded. This is a good idea.
"Actually, using a small steam engine to drill is much faster than using a human. I did not think of this before. It belongs to the power system. It can do any work that requires strength. "
Li Yi's thoughts expanded with the introduction of rubber.
Using a steam engine to transport things, using a large fishing boat to reel in the nets, and digging ditches.
When the Panama Canal was built, there were many small steam engines, excavators, and small cranes.
To build a railway, there is no need to find millions of people.
"Old Bi, let me tell you a piece of good news. I thought of something that I did not think of before. Using a small steam engine to build a railway, with 100,000 people, we can pave the second railway in a shorter time."
Li Yi shared his happiness with Bi Goo.
Bi Goo: "… …"
He took a deep breath and bent down to hug the piece of rubber.
"Old Bi, it's too heavy. You can't carry it. Tell me what you want to do." Li Yi stopped him.
"I want to smash you to death. 30 million is gone. Now you are telling me that you can save money. In the future, the railway will be making money for itself. What does it have to do with me? "
Bi Goo tried to lift it. As expected, he could not lift it. The shape of the piece of rubber made him unable to exert any strength. He kicked it twice and treated it as Li Yi.
"I said to save manpower and time. When did I mention anything about saving money? Is the steam engine not money? Don't be sad. Don't be sad! "
Li Yi quickly corrected himself. He was so angry that he fell ill, and he still had to treat him.
"Brother Yi, can the seeds that were sent back be planted in this season?" Li Longji asked from the side.
"Continue to send the seeds of the tropical crops to Guangzhou, Qiongzhou, Lu Zhou, and Qinzhou. As for the others … we can race against time. However, we can't plant anything else in the future.
Li Yi estimated the growth cycle of the crops. He brought back the seeds to plant. After harvesting the seeds, the land could still be used normally.
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