A group of people who didn't want to sleep sat together happily. Li Yi used a big pot to cook the conch from Haizhou.
He didn't want everyone to eat spicy food and affect the sleep quality of the older people.
The train had been running between Chang 'an and Luoyang to deliver things and passengers. It didn't go to Haizhou.
There were ships in Haizhou. They raised conches and white clams on the ships.
The people by the sea had a simple glass mirror made by Li Yi. It was more convenient to catch seafood in the shallow sea.
It was written in the newspaper that they were not allowed to dive too deep. If they dived more than three feet, they would get sick.
Ten meters was one atmosphere of pressure! If they stayed in that position and endured more pressure, the probability of getting diving sickness and decompression sickness would increase by a lot.
If others said such things, the people by the sea would still go down to make more money.
The newspaper wrote that the people were obedient. Li Dongzhu said that they had to be sensible.
The fishermen in Haizhou fished them up, and the merchants transported them by ship. They raised them with seawater and let the conches and white clams spit out sand.
It was like raising pigs at home. When they rushed to sell them, they were all hungry. The pigs were so hungry that they cried out, but the seller didn't feed them.
Feeding them food would increase their weight. They couldn't cheat people!
If they changed seawater on the ship and spit out sand, others would be willing to buy it. After buying it, it would be convenient to eat at home.
If they played tricks once or twice, others would be fooled. If they played tricks again, no one would buy it.
Between neighbors and the same industry, one would spread to ten, ten would spread to a hundred.
"Live conches must be expensive?" Bi Goo saw that Li Yi took the initiative to take out the conch meat with a toothpick.
"Ten percent tax. They are sold according to their size. A large pile of dead ones is sold for two or three yuan. Others can dig them out and chop them up to feed chickens and ducks."
Li Yi didn't know the specific price. The price fluctuated at different times of the day.
Conches were raised with seawater and sent over. The more they were raised, the thinner they became.
It took more than ten days to reach Luoyang from Haizhou. The price was high.
There were conches in Bohai Bay that could go directly from the Yellow River to Luoyang. However, there were many navies in Bohai Bay. They were rich.
The navies that didn't go out to sea last time built kilns with the navies that went out to sea. They burned large clay jars that could hold 34 catties of water.
They caught seafood and made it into canned food and sealed in clay jars, like wine.
They could also use branches to weave small baskets and cover them with layers of oiled paper to store canned seafood.
Together with all kinds of dried seafood, they were transported by boat to Hukou Waterfall and sold there.
In winter, they set off from Bohai to Haizhou to wait for the train. The ship belonged to the Tang dynasty, so they controlled it themselves to save money.
The tax paid by the Navy will be put into a separate account of the Ministry of Revenue. When the time comes, the Ministry of Revenue will allocate funds to build ships.
"Do the chickens and ducks get sick after eating the dead conch?" Liu You asked. He was recalling the situation when he was the Governor of Hangzhou.
Hangzhou is next to the sea, but he doesn't know how chickens and ducks eat seafood. He has been in office for too short a time.
"Chop it up and put it there. Don't mix it with other food. The chickens and ducks will know whether they can eat it or not."
Li Yi knew how the people fed the chickens, ducks, and geese. He threw them there and let them choose for themselves.
"This method is quite useful." Liu Youqiu felt that it made sense.
"More than a hundred thousand people are going to pick pine nuts together. With such a large group, I'm afraid there won't be enough pine nuts to pick."
Li Rizhi knew how to eat pine nuts, but he didn't know how to pick them.
"I know that tens of thousands of pine nuts can be picked from one tree. The pine forest there is lush and no one picked it in the past. This year, there will be a big harvest."
Yao Chong answered the question. He was very diligent in his studies. He wanted to know how to eat pine nuts, hazelnuts, and chestnuts.
After that, he looked at Li Yi. Li Yi nodded hesitantly.
Li Yi had never been to the Tang dynasty. The place where the Heavenly Troops and Guli cadres were going was not Heilongjiang in the northeast.
They were in Inner Mongolia and the east of the Mongolian Empire. The Little Ice Age had not happened yet, and there were no man-made logging and fire wars.
There was a large red pine forest there. It was described as vast and boundless.
How could they tell how many trees there were? Looking at the pine forest from the ground, how could they tell that it was vast? How far could they see from a hot air balloon?
"Gang Rou, a few hundred miles away, people and horses will eat. We should send the steam engine to the edge of the pine forest and peel the pine nuts to bring back."
Zhang Jiuling looked at the skinny conch and thought of the transportation problem.
"Okay!" Li Yi nodded vigorously. "Let's pick them first and find a place to dry them. There are at least ten steam engines. How many tons can they produce in a day?"
Li Yi calculated. How many pine nuts can they produce in the forest?
"Just ten. We can use them for other purposes in the future. We can make pellets for horses and sheep.
Bring the wheels and go there in the form of a car. If it's snowing heavily, the power wheels will be under the anti-skid chain. The non-power wheels will be under the anti-skid chain like a carriage.
Bring spare parts for places that are prone to problems. Zhuangzi will send the craftsmen to follow. "
Li Yi changed his plan and drove there. He didn't want to bring only the steam engine.
"Brother Yi, the snow and soft ground will make it difficult for the wheels to travel. The anti-skid chain is …"
Li Longji was listening just now. He thought of a problem.
"Put an extra chain on the wheels to increase friction. It's relatively useful on ice, snow, and soft places.
When we move to the mountains, I'll think about the tracks and put them together section by section.
In the future, whether it's the steam engine or the internal combustion engine, they will all need tracks.
I have to learn about mechanical transmission. Why didn't I think that I would need to use it one day? "
Li Yi regretted that he didn't have a teacher to teach him. He could only look at blueprints and books.
"It's useful in war. Doctor Li, you've worked hard."
Su'Er had seen steam locomotives before, and no one would be able to defeat them on the battlefield.
"It's not useful in war. Who will repair it if it breaks? The most practical use is in farming. Look for plains. "
Li Yi shook his head. If they didn't send it to the battlefield, why would they need tanks if they had cavalry?
The future battlefield would be India and the Abbasid Caliphate. They didn't need to barge into the desert.
"Our Tang dynasty will use light cavalry in the future. We won't give the horses armor.
We use firearms in war. As long as we can run fast and the enemy can't catch up, we can fly kites.
There are also landmines. We can bury them and wait for the enemy to touch them. They will explode when touched. "
Li Yi smiled. He thought of the landmine battle in Hebei and the landmine battle in Shandong.
He could create the landmines now. When the time comes, he can bring them to the army.
After a long time, the landmines would lose their effectiveness. He didn't have to worry about cleaning them up after the battle.
"That's right!" Li Longji thought. He confirmed that the light cavalry would be able to carry less weight and run faster.
At that time, he wouldn't even need to use the Mo swords. They were too heavy and heavy.
"From tomorrow onwards, we will recruit craftsmen. Let the news out and let the craftsmen in the vicinity understand the situation.
After we move, we will conduct a lie detector test. Those who pass will stay and those who don't will be given gifts.
Not only the craftsmen, but their families will also be tested. This is to prevent anyone from dragging us down. "
Li Longji continued and considered the matter in detail.
"How many people do you want to recruit this time?" Bi Goo was concerned. The Li Family Zhuangzi had many craftsmen, so they could produce many good things.
Everything they produced was either to increase the strength of the army or to increase the productivity.
Even if they produced beautiful kerosene lamps and thermos bottles, it would still increase their income.
Even with Madam Yue's skills, was it not money? For example, Wentian Orchid Pavilion.
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