Zhuya Jinshan took a deep breath as if he was shocked by the sound.
He acted as if he did not hear Li Yi's question.
His eyes were still fixed on the area in front of him, recalling how many places in the Tang dynasty set off fireworks on New Year's Eve.
There were so many fireworks for fun. If they were used in the military, how many things would fly out just now?
"Look again. Bring another cart over," Li Yi said with a look that said, "I know you didn't see it clearly."
The second cart came over. This time, there were forty sky monkeys.
At the same time, a large group of Western Turkic people came over. They had heard the sound just now.
A gust of wind blew, and the faint smell of burning sulfur drifted into everyone's nostrils.
The people who came later found out that they were setting off fireworks. How could it be better in the daytime than at night?
Just when they were feeling bored, Li Yi lit the long fuse again.
Then, the sky monkeys flew out with a whoosh. The front exploded while the back continued to fly.
The rumbling sounds continued, and the smoke and dust from the explosions drifted in the air.
When everything returned to normal, the people who came later swallowed their saliva like Zhuya Jinshan just now.
They were completely enlightened. How could it be fireworks? The fireworks exploded in the sky, but this one was aimed at the ground.
It looked like a large area was covered. Not to mention how much it would blow people up, even horses would not be able to stand it.
It was clearly something for fun. Who would want to use it to fly towards the ground?
"Li Dongzhu, do you have any more of these fireworks? I'll buy them, "someone shouted and rubbed his ears.
"If you don't have any fireworks, do you want firecrackers? The firecrackers are cheap. If you buy ten thousand of them, I'll charge you eight thousand, "Li Yi said with a smile.
Everyone shook their heads. They had even played with firecrackers before. How could they compare to something that flew far away and exploded all of a sudden?
"That's all for today. Everyone, go back. Chief Jinshan, please," Li Yi invited Zhuya Jinshan.
"Li Dongzhu, don't worry. The Sha-t 'o Clan will be on good terms with the Tang dynasty for a long time," Zhuya Jinshan promised.
He finally believed Li Yi's words. He did not want to kill, but it did not mean that he could not kill.
"I think so too." Li Yi displayed his methods, still as gentle as ever.
When everyone returned to discuss the barter with Song De, their attitudes became even more respectful.
Those were not fireworks, but lethal weapons. How many of them were hidden in Zhuangzi?
Some of the Thousand Bull Guards guarding Zhuangzi ran away on their horses. Heavens! Li Dongzhu has started to enter the military industry. He is no longer farming. Hurry up and report to me!
"You want to change the toilet water? Do you want soap? "
"It's windy over there, so applying glycerin is the most suitable."
"Do you know about Big Neck Disease? Eat this dried oyster and dried sea cabbage. You can't eat those with big necks, but if you eat those without, you won't have big necks. "
"You want seeds? I'll give you some cotton seeds. Take them back and plant them. Later on, we'll buy cotton. The price will be higher. "
"You want colored silk? I'll give you ordinary silk. You can go and exchange for it yourself. "
"Ironware? No, the village is still short of iron. "
"Lighter? You also know about lighters? What if you don't have alcohol and flint? Fine, I'll sell it to you. Tell me what you want in exchange. "
Song De held a pen and wrote down the barter with the Western Turks.
The Western Turks mainly used sheepskin, felt, raisins, fennel, walnuts, dates, dried plums, mushrooms, mutton jerky, beef jerky, and horse jerky to barter.
Song De's price was very 'fair'. He lowered the price slightly based on how much they sold outside.
Since they bought a lot, he naturally wanted a discount.
At the same time, he also gave them some fermented bean curd, stinky tofu, and distilled wine.
The people of the ten tribes had inquired about the price of some things before they came. Today, they saw that they had gained a bargain.
On the surface, they still wanted to bargain, but in their hearts, they felt that the people of Zhuangzi were silly and cute.
Then, they sent people to inform them that they had brought a lot of things to Chang 'an.
When they were waiting for the handover, they did not leave. Instead, they ran to take a bath.
They had already taken a bath during the New Year. Otherwise, they would not be able to attend the court assembly.
Song De chose four baths for them to use. They kept asking for soap, saying that they wanted to wash their hair properly.
***
Li Longji and the ministers were still guarding Lu Huaishen's house to watch the show.
Empress Wang was resting in the carriage. Li Longji and the others stood beside the carriage.
The people of the Craftsmen Alliance were digging trenches. They wanted to build a foundation for a two-story building. However, the foundation was designed according to a three-story building.
In case there was a need in the future, they could add another layer.
Next to them, someone was mixing cement, using bamboo as the tendons.
The three prime ministers and Pei Yaoqing were frowning. They were thinking about what jobs to find for the commoners.
Pei Yaoqing did not want the old jobs. In winter, the commoners did not have much work. Those who needed to make clothes at home would naturally make clothes.
There was also spinning and weaving.
They would either wash clothes for the rich or dye cloth. They would also make clothes in the workshop.
The land outside could not be planted and firewood could not be made.
Now, they were planting bean sprouts. It was a good job, but the bean sprouts did not need to be busy all day.
There were more and more bean sprouts, and the price of bean sprouts began to drop.
"It is impossible to find other jobs. It is already good enough that there are ice sculptures in winter." Zhang Shuo could not think of any.
"There are enough people shaking coal and transporting coal. We can't all dig coal." Yao Chong also complained.
Lu Huaishen did not say anything. He was thinking about when he could move back.
The courtyard of the rented inn was close to the 'unit', but it was not as safe as his own home.
Pei Yaoqing rubbed his temples and exhaled, "Your Majesty, I think it is useless to look for Li Dongzhu. If there is work to be done at this time, why would they not do it?"
"There will be a court meeting tomorrow. When the meeting ends, please take care of the government affairs." Li Longji was also thinking hard. The result was the same.
Therefore, he planned to go to Li Yi's place tomorrow after the meeting.
The Qianniu Guards came over and dismounted from a distance. One of them handed the reins to the others and went forward.
"Your Majesty, Li Yi and Zhuangzi made the Sky Cracker Monkey a few times bigger and pointed it diagonally at the sky. After igniting it, it will fire continuously. It will only sound when it is about to hit the ground.
Li Dongzhu and Jinshan led the ten Western Turkic families to Zhuangzi to trade for something. It seems that Li Dongzhu wanted to intimidate them.
The Sky Cracker Monkey fell from the sky and made a loud noise. Everyone was shocked. "
The person who came over reported the situation and told Li Longji that Li Yi had made something that could kill people.
"Good, good. My Tang dynasty has another weapon." Li Longji was very happy.
"Your Majesty, this kind of firearm is too dangerous. Why don't we hand it over …"
Yao Chong, who was listening at the side, was afraid that Li Yi would …
"Hand it over to who? Li Yi is researching something and handing it over to someone else. He will research it again and hand it over.
Why don't you take your salary and give it to me, then give it to me again?
If the imperial army needs it, you can place an order in Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi will make it and equip the army.
I will talk to him and ask him to maintain a 5% profit. Brother Yi is very supportive of benefiting the country. "
Li Longji did not intend to hand over the matter of making fireworks to someone else. It would be dangerous if it was in someone else's hands.
"Isn't 5% profit too much?" Yao Chong knew that in the future, the amount of equipment used to equip the army would be huge.
"How much is the cost of your previous workshop?" Li Longji did not give him any face.
Li Yi's cost was 1 cun, and 5% was 50 coins.
If he handed it over to someone else, the capital would be provided, and the cost would be 2 cun. The imperial court would have to spend even more money.
"Sigh!" Yao Chong could only sigh.
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