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The mud is inseparable. The soil by the city is waiting for me to come.
The mud is the people's hard work for surplus. Even after a thousand massages, the benefits of the people have not wavered.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, in the morning court, a group of people had not recovered from the New Year break. Those who were not qualified to rest were finally relieved.
The court meeting was boring and everyone was sleepy.
After the meeting, Li Longji ran away with Empress Wang. Many women in the harem were helpless.
They knew that the child in the empress' belly was important. If they wanted to fight for the position, they had to kill it first.
However, there was no chance.
The empress's food was directly taken from the Heavenly Earth. Only in the process of taking it back could they do it.
The people who went to take it were loyal and Xi 'er led the team.
Xi 'er had died once. The imperial doctor said she could not live. The empress was not reconciled and sent Li Yi to Zhuangzi. In the end, she survived.
It was impossible to bribe Xi 'er. She held the food herself.
Once the team encountered a situation, such as someone touching her, she did not want the food and went back to take it again.
Another way was to ask the imperial doctor to do it, but the empress did not find the imperial doctor.
As for the assassination, if the empress could be killed, the emperor could be killed as well. That was the difficulty.
The last way was naturally to ask Li Yi to do it.
Give Li Yi money? How much money could make him violate medical ethics? She had to see how much money he had first.
With a high official position and generous salary? He did not take the imperial examination this year. It was said that he would only wear the official uniform for a day.
Beauty trap? There were so many women in Nanqu who wanted to use it.
Therefore, they could only watch the emperor take the empress out to play and did not dare to say anything more.
Zhuangzi went up. When Li Longji arrived, Li Yi had already eaten breakfast and taught the little fellow to talk.
The baby said that she was tired, so she buried her face in Li Yi's chest and slept.
"Let me hug, let me hug." Empress Wang saw and reached out.
Li Yi handed it over to her. The little fellow opened her eyes to take a look, then buried her head in Empress Wang's body and continued to sleep.
Li Longji casually chatted with Li Yi when he saw the palace maids and eunuchs surrounding the Empress to protect her.
"It's been a busy few days. Third Brother, I've developed a new type of firearm, but its accuracy isn't very good. It needs to be improved.
The main problem lies in the balance weight and the stability of the overall center of gravity. We need to add a few small wings to rotate after launch to improve stability. "
Li Yi said that the large Sky Cracker Monkey that he made needed to be rotated horizontally in order to smell it.
It was the same principle as the rifling of a gun. Since the Sky Cracker Monkey was not placed in the launcher, and the rifling could not be carved, it could only be added with rotating wings.
The feathers on the back of the arrow served the same purpose.
"How many people can you kill in one go?" Li Longji didn't understand, so he asked about the final result.
"How many people can be killed depends on the area of damage and the number of people killed. When it explodes in the air, with the addition of the fragments, the power is the greatest.
It's the same as a crossbow. The amount of powder in the firearm is the key. Once it hits the ground, the damage depends on the angle of impact and the splashing of fragments. "
Li Yi tried to be as straightforward as possible. After he finished speaking, he looked at his third brother and gave up on explaining in detail.
"Can it reach the Imperial City?" Li Longji asked casually.
Li Yi: "… …"
He paused for a moment and said, "Third Brother, His Majesty is indeed the most suitable person to be the Emperor right now. We can't change him, otherwise the world will be in chaos."
"Yes, if His Majesty can't be changed, then can we fly there?" Li Longji reacted, but he still had to ask.
"No, it's too far. Unless I can develop a new firearm in the future. At that time, the entire Chang 'an will be in the attack range. It will take at least three to five years, and I will have to figure it out. "
Li Yi shook his head and said, "Third Brother, don't always think about the Imperial City. Once I make something that can fly there, I must report it first."
"Yes, report it." Li Longji was 100% supportive.
Then he asked, "If His Majesty wants the manufacturing method, will you give it to him?"
"Of course, I will. How can I not give it to him? Military weapons are more frightening than crossbows. "Li Yi said matter-of-factly.
"Yes, ha!" Li Longji also learned this saying.
He frowned and said, "Brother Yi, the people of Chang 'an have nothing to do. Yesterday, I met Pei Yaoqing. He wants to ask you if you have any good jobs."
"Looking for a job at this time? A lot of people? Hiss ~ ~ "Li Yi felt a toothache.
"Yes, it's difficult. Some of the people are already doing well this year. They have newly bought dishes and bowls, and …"
"Third Brother, there's a way." Li Yi listened and suddenly had an idea.
Li Longji looked at Li Yi with joy.
"Third Brother, think about it. Many people don't have enough ceramics in their homes. Ceramics is not a big deal, but pottery is the main thing.
There is a lot of clay around Chang 'an that can be used to make pottery. The clay needs to be kneaded back and forth. It's very tiring.
Zhuangzi has a kiln, and so do other counties. The kiln can be opened at any time. It's just that there are fewer people to work.
Ask the people of Chang 'an to knead the clay and tell them how to make it. When the clay is done, send it to me and I'll burn it. "
Li Yi explained how to burn the kiln and how many steps it needed.
The most important thing was … every step was the key.
However, kneading the clay was very tiring. Li Yi told Li Longji to ask the people to knead the clay.
Knead twenty bowls of clay and bring it to them. After they're done, they'll give them a ceramic bowl.
Or they can sell the clay directly. It's almost the price of a ceramic bowl.
The kiln in Zhuangzi can burn some clay. Presumably, the kilns in other places are also willing to have the clay kneaded by others.
Then, the people of Chang 'an can have a lot of pottery. If they don't want it, they can exchange it for money. It's about thirty copper coins a day.
"Brother Yi, you … Good!" Li Longji raised his hand and patted Li Yi's shoulder.
Empress Wang quickly handed the child to Taohong and reached out to rub Li Yi's head.
She heard yesterday that the three prime ministers and one Chang 'an County Magistrate said with certainty that there was no good way.
But when it came to her uncle, he just needed to chat. What's the use of all these ministers?
"Besides burning pottery?" Li Longji felt relieved and asked.
"Make a brick and dry it. If you want to build a new house, make more. This is one of the ten broken bricks. It's profitable to exchange it for a brick in the kiln."
Li Yi gave a similar one. It's used to build houses.
"Big Brother has organized a team of craftsmen and asked them to make molds for tiles. The people can also make bricks, but it's more strenuous."
Li Yi added.
"We can also open a new official kiln." Li Longji thought of how to burn more things.
"Yes, now there's coal. If you want to heat up a piece of coal, you have to cook it first, just like cooking charcoal. Zhuangzi has been cooking it."
Li Yi agreed. With coal, the good pieces of coal can be used to make charcoal. The bad pieces of coal can be made into coal or honeycomb briquettes.
As long as the people are obedient, there's work to be done.
"Brother Yi, you're still so considerate of the people. If there's a Ten Thousand Citizens Watch, I should give it to you." Li Longji sighed.
"No, it's useless. I can only sell more new things when everyone lives better and has money. "
Li Yi rejected the Ten Thousand Citizens Watch. No one in Zhuangzi gave him a watch. But his words were useful. This was the happiest thing.
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