"The sweet potato slices can't be cooked for too long. They'll be cooked in a few minutes."
Li Yi told the others that everyone in Zuixian House would eat hotpot together in the evening.
"I received news in the afternoon that Buddhism and Taoism have reached a consensus. They want to officially invite Li Yi to preach on a moonless day. The date is set to be next month's full moon night."
Su Yi picked up a piece of sweet potato and threw it into the pot to cook. He told them about the information provided by the intelligence personnel in the afternoon.
"Oh, there are still more than 20 days. I guess they're preparing props and training people to play a large-scale illusion show with me.
Speaking of this illusion, the royal family has a performance. The old Taoist monks are very skilled in fooling people.
If I give them some special tools, they'll be even more powerful.
Okay, I've been thinking about what kind of support we need on that day. Where should I choose the location? "
Li Yi just realized that the other party wanted to play a big game, such as performing a moon landing or something.
They don't have steel wire rope, but they can use strong silk rope.
Then there must be a place to hang things, such as next to a cliff or a tall building. They can extend a strong long pole outside to hang the rope.
"If it's snowing heavily and I preach to them on flat ground, they won't be able to use many tricks, right?"
Li Yi suddenly thought of a sinister idea. You can perform magic tricks. If it's snowing on a full moon, it'll be as if it's daytime.
Heaven is in charge of the snow, but he can choose the location.
"Xiao Yi, let them choose. Let's watch the show." Noble Consort Lu wants to see a large-scale illusion show.
"They can probably choose a place with mountains, buildings, and water. It's convenient to hide people and arrange props.
The people who want to watch the show can go to the martyrs' cemetery to pay homage to the immortal heroes who fought for the country.
Ask the monks and Taoists to go there and tell them who gave the people of the Tang dynasty a good life. "
Li Yi agreed. Let's play!
Pear Garden, Pyong Kang Square, and Si Gong Square can perform for a few more days.
"Xiao Yi, the cost of exchanging notes with the Li Family Zhuangzi's exchange coupons …"
Bi Goo finally found an opportunity to ask. He had been waiting for the whole afternoon.
"Oh, the imperial court's banknotes will be printed out. When the exchange coupons are worn out and need to be replaced, we can directly exchange them with the imperial court's."
Li Yi said as he fished out the sweet potato slices from the pot. They were cooked.
Bi Goo was stunned. After a few breaths, he asked, "So simple?"
"What else? If it weren't for the fact that you want to control the cost, you could have just redeemed it. You don't need that little bit of money.
Now that the paper-making technology had improved, the new exchange coupons would be used.
Only large bills of 50 RMB and above will be used. Bills of less than 20 RMB and cents will not be used. The cost of a bill is about one RMB. "
Li Yi continued to talk about how the Li Family Zhuangzi's technology was getting more and more expensive.
"Why so?" Song Jing was puzzled. The cost was too high.
"It's sturdy and won't be easily damaged. The commoners can be at ease with it. If the small denominations are seriously damaged or even lost, they won't feel any heartache.
When the imperial court issued paper money, the gold and silver shops would have additional functions and start other financial businesses.
Especially deposits. The rich people would deposit their money in the banks.
Even if the deposit and withdrawal were to be lost, it could be retrieved according to the registered birthplace and fingerprint. It's just a little troublesome. "
Li Yi pushed forward step by step. He did not dare to suddenly open all financial products, especially stocks and futures.
When the imperial court issued paper money, crops were promoted in the Tang dynasty.
The price of grain fell, and crops became fodder for livestock.
With the emergence of banks and the existence of interest, the currency should depreciate.
Because there were many things, the depreciation of the currency was offset by the increase in the number of grains and livestock.
Before the currency depreciated, a bushel of rice was worth 8 RMB. After the currency depreciated, a bushel of rice was worth 5 RMB.
According to the calculation of grain alone, the depreciation of 60% was not a problem.
In fact, it could not be calculated in this way. It needed to be considered comprehensively.
"Brother Yi, do as you see fit!" Li Longji said. He called everyone to eat and not to think about the future.
Now was not the time to ask. Everyone should go back and read. If they did not understand, they could ask Brother Yi.
Everyone was relieved and enjoyed the food.
The palace maids and eunuchs served and stole food from time to time.
They ate glutinous rice sticks and crab cakes. Bi Goo made them for the Ministry of Revenue. He asked for the recipe from Li Yi.
The Li Family Zhuangzi made a lot for the service staff who could not eat in time.
The palace maids and eunuchs put it in their pockets. There were pine nuts and hazelnuts. When they were hungry, they would eat a few mouthfuls.
If they were afraid of making a big noise when eating, they could eat sugar. One piece of sugar would not cause hypoglycemia.
The ministers and Li Longji did not say anything when they saw this. It was fine as long as they did not delay the work.
"Hard and soft, the road in Lingnan, with the current technology, can be repaired from Lingnan to the Yangtze River."
Zhang Jiuling carried his cutlery and sat next to Li Yi.
"Zhuangzi has sent people to Ezhou and other places. According to the actual situation, Zhuangzi bought a lot of land for the local people."
Li Yi did not think there was a problem. The road had already been repaired. It was quite good.
"Train." Zhang Jiuling said two words.
"Train? Repair the road in Lingnan? Send more big animals over. Train … … That, repair the road first. Try to make it flat and spacious. "
Li Yi thought of the train track from Guangzhou to the Yangtze River. How was it repaired? How long did it take to repair it?
The railway in Guangzhou seemed to be a detour. It went west to Changsha and then turned northeast to Wuhan.
It was not a direct route to the Yangtze River. Therefore, it was better to build a normal road. It was a national highway, and the road was big.
"It can't be repaired?" Zhang Jiuling was a little disappointed. He saw the convenience of the train. It was really fast!
"In theory, there is no railway that cannot be repaired. But look at the current situation. With the money and manpower, there are many other roads that can be repaired. It is not worth it. "
Li Yi advised. Don't think about it. There will not be any railway from Guangzhou in the next five years.
If you want to repair it, you have to do it in sections. First, you have to solve the logistics problems of the two places. Then, you can repair it as it develops.
Little by little, one city will be connected to another city and finally form a railway network.
Ordinary roads are simple. Horses, mules, and donkeys are enough!
If it is difficult to climb the mountain, you can either cut through the mountain like you did at Dayu Ridge or walk up the mountain.
Blind Shi's village's road was at Mount Pan. That location is crucial. You can see a large area around it.
"Okay!" Zhang Jiuling saw that Li Yi did not agree. It was obviously difficult, so he gave up. "You can ask the merchants in Guangzhou to donate money to repair it."
"No!" Li Yi shook his head. "They have already paid taxes. How can we ask them for extra money? But the people in the surrounding area can use it. "
Li Yi was against exploiting the merchants. The people had their annual transfer. When they repaired Dayu Ridge, they took advantage of that opportunity. When the people had nothing to do, they went to repair the road.
If they exceeded the transfer time, they would give extra money. When they were working, they would give more delicious food. After they finished their work, they would gain a few pounds of meat.
"Okay!" Zhang Jiuling carried the food and left. He did not eat anything when he came over. Why did he have to carry the utensils?
Li Yi was quite puzzled. You came over alone to ask, how can it affect anything?
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
