"Brother Yi, how can it be beneficial to the people if you hear ten sounds and you lose a copper coin?" Li Chengqi was in charge of supporting Yi Qing.
"Song De." Li Yi called out to the steward.
"Dongzhu." The steward, who was thinking about the ten new cows, was very happy.
"Recruitment tomorrow. Zhuangzi will provide paper cannons and paper. Ask the people in the city to make cannons with mud. One copper coin for fifty people."
Li Yi instructed Song De.
"Got it, Dongzhu." Song De replied.
Turning his head, Li Yi said to the old man, "This is beneficial to the people."
"Pay people to hire people?" The old man couldn't understand for a moment.
In his opinion, beneficial to the people meant fertilising, breeding, raising seedlings, transplanting seedlings, harvesting, threshing, and shelling. This was a one-stop service.
How did it become recruitment? Recruitment is beneficial to the people?
"Good idea, Brother Yi. Those who can't do other manual labor, especially the women, can do it at home. They will be paid."
Li Chengqi's way of thinking had changed. Hiring people to do work was to provide jobs. The more people there were, the more money there would be, and the better life would be.
"Why don't you ask the people in your village to do it?" The woman was puzzled.
"Mixing the mud, making the mud, making the paste, and making it. It's considered a lot to be able to make five hundred people in two hours.
If it's one copper coin for fifty people, it'll be ten copper coins. After deducting the money for the paste, it'll be a little more than eight copper coins.
There are twenty-four hours a day, at most ten hours to do the work, and at least eight hours. There's also housework to take care of.
It's more than thirty copper coins a day. The villagers in Zhuangzi don't pay this much. "
Li Yi gave the reason. The villagers in Zhuangzi only paid more than thirty copper coins a day? Moreover, it was this kind of work that didn't have any technical difficulty.
"Brother Yi's villagers are now literate. They also know simple mathematics and know how to divide the work. They pay the most attention to the safety of the fortifications."
Li Chengqi chimed in from the side. The villagers in the farmstead did the same work much faster than others.
The more manpower the work required, the more efficient the people in Zhuangzi would be. They had a tacit understanding.
When a new job was given, the farmers would look at the operation manual and discuss it with each other. They would immediately divide the work and cooperate with each other. They could even make improvements as they worked.
Li Dan understood, but she was not convinced. "You think the people in Zhuangzi are stronger than the others?"
"Naturally, if we ask the villagers to make it, they might be the same as everyone else at first, making five hundred in two hours.
After a few days, they will figure out a faster method on their own. It won't be difficult to make a thousand in two hours, or even faster. "
Li Yi was a little proud of himself. The villagers were good at thinking and were all nurtured by him.
Li Chengqi spoke again, "This is an excellent team. For example, the army is made up of people with two eyes and one mouth. The Winged Knights are more powerful than the Thousand Bull Guards. "
"How much for one?" The woman was curious about the price.
"How much?" Li Yi looked at his brother.
"One coin each," Li Chengqi answered.
"Why is it so expensive?" Li Dan thought about the cost price and found that the profit was too high. At first glance, fifty cannons were worth six coins, so the price was fifty coins.
"There are many rich people in Chang 'an. It's not easy for children to get a piece of malt candy. Children eat the candied haws, eat the candied haws and throw away the rest."
Li Chengqi talked about the gap between the rich and the poor.
"Exactly." Li Yi said, "The people who eat in the Heavenly World look at the people who eat soup pancakes in other places. One is in the Heavenly World and the other is in the Mortal World."
"Alas!" Li Dan suddenly sighed.
She found that it was indeed so. Children from poor families were reluctant to spend one coin.
Children from rich families didn't care about one coin.
If it was one coin for one cannon, one coin could buy a thousand cannons, which would last for a long time.
"Squire Mu, Madam Mu, now is the time to do some inspection. We'll do the rest tomorrow."
Li Yi didn't want to waste time on meaningless sentimentality.
"Okay." Li Dan agreed.
He accompanied his wife, Noble Consort Lu, and Li Yi into the magical courtyard with facilities that didn't seem to exist in the mortal world.
Before dinner, some inspections were done. For the time being, no problems were found. They would continue tomorrow.
Everyone went to the dining hall. In a separate small room, the maids and eunuchs stood there.
They felt that General Gao was too far-sighted. He knew that the people at the top of the palace would come, so he asked them to stay in the beginning.
Noble Consort Lu saw the children who were playing before coming over. They were completely different from before.
Now they were quiet and tranquil. Their clothes were tidied up, their hair was tidied up, and their faces and hands were clean.
They took the plates and chose the dishes they wanted to eat. Then they went to the special area to eat. They didn't fight, make noise, or shout.
She followed them and saw a large group of children sitting there eating with their heads down.
The same style of clothes decorated the whole dining hall area solemnly and sacred.
"This is a prosperous time." Noble Consort Lu said softly. She turned and wiped the corners of her eyes and went back to the small room.
She finally knew why Li Longji always went to Zhuangzi. Besides asking for advice, the most important thing was that he could see what he wanted to see here.
The farmers in Zhuangzi used to be the same as the people in other places, but now they had changed.
In other words, as long as they worked hard, other places in the Tang dynasty could be the same.
Looking at the food, Noble Consort Lu felt sorry for Li Longji. Children didn't have it easy. It seemed that only in Zhuangzi could they find a trace of peace in their hearts.
Why not go to Xi City in Chang 'an? Seeing a group of people hawking and the pitiful appearance of children beside adults?
Coming to Zhuangzi was a kind of escape.
However, the food smelled really good. It was better than the food in Heaven on Earth.
If the farmers earned dozens of copper coins a day, it wouldn't be enough to pay for a dish.
No, even one bite wouldn't be enough. Vegetables were not something that ordinary people could eat in winter.
They sat down. Li Dan didn't serve any staple food. It was just vegetables. There wasn't much meat, but there was a glass of wine.
"Brother Yi, isn't it time to take out the drunken crabs?" Li Chengqi saw that Li Yi's dish was fried with oysters and eggs and thought of crabs.
The crabs he bought were all sent to Li Yi to be made into drunken crabs. It was almost the New Year.
"Anytime. Take a few jars with you when you leave tomorrow. Remember, don't eat too much, even if it's drunken crabs."
Li Yi almost forgot about the crab. Being reminded, he swallowed his saliva. Slander!
"Can I eat it?" Li Dan asked Li Yi.
"Yes." Li Yi nodded.
Li Dan turned to Li Chengqi and said, "Can I buy it from you?"
"Let's discuss the price later." Li Chengqi agreed and sent it to Baifu Hall.
Noble Consort Lu smiled and looked at them. She found that it was good to have a Zhuangzi who could always provide good things.
After taking a bite of the mutton, she praised, "This meat is good. It's stewed well and chewed easily."
"Add hawthorn when stewing it." Li Yi didn't keep it a secret. She gave it to him.
"There's actually such a saying. I didn't know about it before." Noble Consort Lu noted it down. When they returned to Baifu Hall, she would ask someone else to do it and give them some pointers.
They talked in low voices. They didn't follow the rule of not talking while eating.
They mainly asked Li Dan and Noble Consort Lu about their daily lives. They asked about Zhuangzi's workshop, the children's studies, and the students' studies …
Halfway through the meal, there was a figure outside the room. The person even knocked on the door twice.
"Is Li Dongzhu here? I'm here again. I won't be leaving tonight. "As soon as the voice fell, the door was pushed open and an old man came in.
The old man was full of smiles and seemed to be very happy.
Then, he saw another old man and the woman beside him.
His smile …
It became unnatural, but he continued to smile.
Li Chengqi hurriedly said, "This old man also comes here often. He's quite a good person."
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