Empress Wang had been listening with a smile. When she heard that her father-in-law wanted to strengthen the defense, she made a suggestion.
"Give more sulfur and saltpeter to Uncle. Uncle knows how to make powerful weapons. There are a lot of saltpeter in Sichuan. Chang 'an is full of saltpeter in medicine shops or Taoist temples."
"Exactly." Li Longji agreed. Give it to her.
Once the powerful weapons were developed, they could be used in the military of the Tang dynasty. At least the Winged Knights had to be equipped with them first.
At the same time, the weapons were in Zhuangzi. If someone wanted to play tricks, they could still fight back.
"Tomorrow, I'll go to the football field outside the city and try to use the new tools and methods to dig a well.
According to the manual, this is only a part of it. If you want to dig a salt well, you'll need a bigger turntable and windmill.
With the help of the wind, you'll have to push hard at the same time. The connecting rods will be connected one by one. If they break, there'll be a special tool to grab and buckle them up … "
Li Chengqi was very excited when he talked about the new equipment.
"How deep can the well be dug?" Noble Consort Lu was very curious about the well. The main reason was that the idea was Li Yi's.
If it were another craftsman who came up with the idea, she would at most nod or say "Hmm". It was not worth her attention.
"Brother Yi said that it's easy to dig within a thousand feet, but difficult after three thousand feet." Li Chengqi said the number as if he was presenting a treasure.
In the Tang dynasty, the wells that were hundreds of feet deep were already considered heaven-defying.
"Ah! People are in danger. "Noble Consort Lu was still not clear about the new well. It did not need people to dig it.
In her impression, a well was dug with a pulley on top. A person would dig into the well and reinforce the surrounding wall as he dug.
When digging, the soil would be lifted up by baskets.
The soil was hard, so it was easy to dig with some water. It was also easy to collapse the wall.
If they did not throw water, how long would it take to dig a thousand feet? Would the people inside be able to breathe?
"No one went down. There's only a hole as big as a bamboo tube at the top. The principle is …"
Li Chengqi began to explain to everyone how a hole as big as a bowl could be dug a thousand feet deep.
After listening to him, Noble Consort Lu was indeed surprised. "There's actually such a miraculous skill in the world? Long Ji, you've really picked up a treasure."
Li Longji smiled and nodded. Yes, I know.
"Lu Ban is so powerful, but he didn't come up with such a good idea." In order to elevate Li Yi, Li Dan used Lu Ban as an example.
"Lu Ban is a carpenter." Li Chengqi spoke up for Lu Ban.
"As if Uncle doesn't know how to do carpentry." Empress Wang disagreed.
"Yes, yes, there's nothing that Brother Yi can't do." Li Chengqi did not want to argue with his sister-in-law and quickly replied.
Turning his head, he said to Li Longji, "We have to occupy this place first. Otherwise, if someone else occupies it, the imperial family won't be able to snatch it away."
"Don't worry, Big Brother." Li Longji indicated that he had arranged everything properly.
He was the most anxious person. Money! With money, he would have a large number of private soldiers. The private soldiers that were truly under his control would be raised with his own money.
Seeing that the Tang dynasty belonged to him, he could mobilize the soldiers, but so could others. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as before.
And now, the Winged Knights did not listen to anyone except him.
Even Brother Yi could not mobilize them, but they were afraid of Brother Yi.
He always sent people to check on them, give them things, and write letters back.
When the weather warmed up, he would send the Winged Knights to take turns to visit home, or send a convoy to pick up their families to stay in Chang 'an for a few days.
"What is it?" Li Dan did not know.
"Father, it's like this …" Li Chengqi started to blabber again.
"A few thousand coins per day?" Li Dan's breathing became rapid.
Li Longji looked around and found an oxygen bag. He ran over and took it for his father.
Li Chengqi opened the first aid kit next to him and took out the medicine for heart disease. He was ready to feed it to his father and swallow it under his tongue.
"It's okay. I just heard that there's too much money." Li Dan took in the oxygen and waved his hand.
Noble Consort Lu also inserted an oxygen bag into her nose. She smiled and said, "You really can't bear to see money. Did you give the young man any benefits? "
"Yes. Uncle wants 5%. He only provides the technology and ideas. We will take care of everything else." Empress Wang nodded.
She was not surprised. She was used to it. She was just happy that her family was rich.
Knowing that there would be a lot of money in the future, the Baifu Palace was filled with a happy atmosphere.
On the other side, the craftsmen were eating slowly in the Land of Hundreds of Works. Each of them looked sad.
Minister Yao was not satisfied. He said that he wanted to develop a new well drilling method.
"What new method can there be to drill a well? It's just digging, digging … smelting. The stronger the tool, the faster the digging. "
A craftsman thought of the key point.
"Impossible. Smelting is smelting. Drilling is drilling. If smelting is important, why did Minister Yao say to drill a well?" Another craftsman disagreed.
"It's better to make gunpowder. Once it's ignited, it will all be sent to the Li Family Zhuangzi."
"Say, if we burn something, will we be able to reach the Li Family Zhuangzi?"
"I don't dare. If we don't get there, we will be in trouble."
"I heard that there is meat for every meal there."
"It's not just hearsay. Now, we are eating cucumbers, spinach, celery, and eggplant. "
"They eat that to have good skills. What are we eating? Look at what we are eating. There are salted vegetables and sand in the rice. "
The craftsmen complained. Suddenly, the food tasted even worse.
"Are you eating or not? If you continue to complain, there won't be any salted vegetables tomorrow. "The person in charge of getting food shouted at the craftsmen.
"Give me a portion." A voice sounded.
"Who are you? When we were getting food just now, you … you … how can you eat this kind of food? There is good food over there. The managers over there …"
The person in charge of getting food trembled. Yao Chong was back again. He came in the afternoon and left. Dinner was again …
"Give me a portion." Yao Chong squinted his eyes and repeated softly.
After saying that, he ignored the other party and scooped rice for himself. He put the salted vegetables on the rice and found a place to squat down and eat.
The person in charge of getting food ran away to find someone. This matter was too big, and he could not handle it.
The craftsmen around were dumbfounded and looked at Yao Chong.
"Pfft!" Yao Chong turned his head and spat out a grain of sand. He continued eating, his eyes red.
He was not upset that the craftsmen were not eating well. He was just sullen.
He had given them the money and said that they would have meat every day. Other than that, they would have to get some salted vegetables and pickled radishes.
In the end, the craftsmen were eating this and complaining about him.
They were all subordinates. Would Li Yi's people dare to do this? Who would dare to have sand in their food in Zhuangzi's cafeteria?
Li Yi did not care about the daily affairs and left it to Song De. He wrote books and thought about new things.
As the Prime Minister, his words were useless? You are too greedy. You don't care about me, the Prime Minister.
That's right, what can you use to compete with others? What did the craftsmen in Zhuangzi eat? What did they wear? What did they live in?
Oh, they also eat salted vegetables for breakfast. They also eat rice for a change of taste!
The more he thought about it, the more he thought about it. Yao Chong carried the bowl and turned around to leave. A group of people guarded him.
"Prime Minister Yao, Prime Minister Yao, I know my mistake. Prime Minister Yao … let me go. Don't stop me. Prime Minister Yao, tomorrow, there will be meat tomorrow."
Behind Yao Chong, nine managers in charge of various jobs ran over. They were stopped by the guards and shouted.
Yao Chong acted as if he did not hear them and walked away.
The craftsmen laughed. The managers and the people in charge of getting food looked at him like he was a dead man.
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