13th of May.
All the wheat on Li Yi's Zhuangzi was returned to the warehouse. Without waiting for the government to ask for it, Song De had already paid all the rent for the year.
Other people only paid for the summer harvest. Autumn had not arrived yet.
Zhuangzi even paid for the autumn harvest. He didn't care about that little bit of time.
The people of Zhang Family's village ran to the Ba River, stood guard, and changed shifts.
They kept the threshing machine.
Li Yi's Zhuangzi didn't need it. The Zhang Family's village was waiting for the wheat to be harvested. They were afraid that bad people would destroy it.
While waiting for the harvest, the people of Zhang Family's village were digging wild vegetables, fishing, and catching sparrows.
These items could be exchanged for silk and silk at the Li family's farmstead.
Silk didn't matter whether it was good or bad. The villagers used it for exchange.
In the past, when they were assigned to work by the imperial court, they had to do it. They were reluctant to exchange things.
This year was different. Wild vegetables could be exchanged for silk.
Some villagers had nothing to do for the time being. A few days after the wheat was harvested, they ran to Li Family Zhuangzi to ask for work.
They didn't want money. They came for a meal in the morning, a meal at noon, and a meal at night before they went back.
Three meals with meat and fish. One day's work was enough to earn money.
Eating fat meat for a day was equivalent to half a month's worth of oil and water. The Zhang Family's villagers calculated it this way.
Li Yi's Zhuangzi's people were already angry.
What are you guys doing? Eating a meal costs you more than your salary.
This is our Zhuangzi's benefit. Dongzhu gave it to us. You stay at home. You won't consume food if you sleep.
Unfortunately, there was really too much work. No matter how dissatisfied the farmers were, they had to let Dongzhu find people.
Making bricks, making pottery, burning kilns, stewing coals, digging a dead methane pool and adding more materials.
There was also topdressing the grapes, growing cotton, digging and watering the ground to prepare for planting rice.
Vegetables were also needed. The cucumbers were stacked properly on the shelves. They were just waiting for the cucumbers to grow.
They didn't dig enough ice cellars last winter. Presumably, there wasn't enough ice for summer and autumn.
This year, they had to dig and build a fixed cellar according to Dongzhu's instructions. They had to put in soar, radish, and green onions.
"Brother Li Yi, thank you, thank you." A scholar expressed his gratitude to Li Yi, who was strolling around.
"It turns out to be Brother Dongqi. Is this screen easy to use?" Li Yi returned the salute and conveniently asked the other party about the specific thank you.
Screen windows.
If it was cold at night, he would put two pieces of wood together. If it was hot during the day, he would take them all down.
There were no mosquitoes yet, but there were flies buzzing around. There weren't many of them.
"It's useful. Many thanks to Brother Yi for your help. After harvesting the wheat, our families should have money. How about you let us provide for our own meals?"
The other party said awkwardly.
When there was a shortage of food, it was Zhuangzi who gave them food for free. They never lacked meat.
Li Yi shook his head. "No, a scholar is bound to be generous."
He refused. Don't, take your family's money back. If you don't want it, continue to eat and live here for free. I will buy books for you.
Because when they were eating for free, the 42 students would provide 20 to 30 hours of life for Li Yi every day.
Li Yi couldn't bear to do that. Was eating a meal a problem?
This matter was easy to understand.
A boss opened a company with a few hundred people. He gave 42 people free food and accommodation, increasing their lifespan by two days every day.
This was a win-win deal. On one hand, he was a good person and on the other hand, he was earning lifespan.
This year, after the building was finished, he would find a few hundred more scholars to come over.
I am willing to support education. Whoever stops me, I will have a death feud with them. I will chase them to the ends of the earth.
"Brother Li Yi, is that right?" The other party asked uncertainly.
"Of course. If you take my family's money, I will break off all relations with you."
Li Yi used his trump card. The boat of friendship was about to capsize.
The other party's eyes turned red. He bowed to the ground. "Brother Li Yi is benevolent and righteous. I will never forget."
"Don't be polite. Don't be polite. The children in your village are doing their best. I …. After two days, let's hold a poetry gathering."
"I will ask Zhuangzi to dig ditches. When the time comes, we will have a river. What do you think, Brother Dong Qi?"
Li Yi was afraid that everyone would go out and not come back when the weather was warm. He quickly thought of a way to hold a poetry gathering.
It was to open up the bodies and make it lively.
Moreover, he had good things to let the scholars help him advertise and continue to earn money from the rich.
The other party's eyes lit up. Another poetry gathering?
It had been a long time since he had participated in other people's poetry gatherings. He was not happy.
It was all the rich people bragging. He and the others helped to flatter them.
"Ten days. Ten days later." Li Yi gave a time.
He was indeed building ditches and rockery.
He wanted to divide Zhuangzi into areas.
Planting area, breeding area, residential area, and entertainment area.
The residential and entertainment areas had to have winding rivers, winding corridors, pavilions, brothels, and bamboo bridges.
At that time, many of the big residential areas were like this. After playing for a while, there was no water.
The developers left after making money and the property management did not care at all.
Then, the property owners' committee was formed to evict the property owners. After that, the committee members got money and moved.
But this Zhuangzi was his. There was no need to cheat him.
Thinking like this, Li Yi's mood became better.
***
The farmers of the 22 counties were also in a good mood.
The imperial court was crazy. They kept releasing good things.
The officials of the Agricultural Temple, the Imperial Treasury, and the Ministry of Works were all close to the people.
In the 22 counties, there were people stepping on the threshing machine to demonstrate outside every big village and county office.
Those who were farmers knew how rare it was when they saw the wheat grains on the straw being knocked off.
One could be used by several households.
And where there was a river, the Ministry of Works used the fastest speed to build a water wheel. A pile of parts was moved over to assemble it.
Once the water was driven, the threshing machine showed its peerless elegance. Nothing could be more charming than it.
Tens of thousands of people in each county began to express their praise.
Of course, the main thing was to praise Li Longji. As for who invented it, that was not important.
"The world is vast, the emperor unifies a region. Thousands of years of farming, ten thousand years of doing good. Spring ploughing and autumn harvest are fine, the North Pole is the imperial court's leader. Beside the gurgling water, the majestic green mountains walk. Rice and wheat were once tired, but today they are not busy. The Emperor of Chang 'an Alley, the people hide in their hearts … "
Li Longji listened to the tens of thousands of people while surrounded by officials. That was how excited he was.
Yes, this was the feeling. Awesome!
Now, who still said that I was wrong to kill Princess Taiping? Who still said that I imprisoned the retired emperor?
I am a wise ruler. I have to be diligent.
I won't leave the palace. I will stay in the main hall every day.
So that night, Li Longji took the Empress and ran away again. They ran to Li Yi's Zhuangzi.
Li Yi had just bowed to a cadaver. After cutting and sewing, he was about to send it away. He secretly buried it back and bowed again.
After finishing, he was about to take a bath when he saw Li Longji and Empress Wang.
"Third brother and sister-in-law, are you free today? Wait for me to take a bath. "Li Yi had to take a bath, so he greeted them.
"Uncle, let's eat skewers again tonight." Empress Wang took the initiative to request.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law." Li Yi responded and ran away.
Fifteen minutes later, Li Yi came back with his hair still wet. He wrapped his head with a towel.
It was a new skewer. He had not fed it yet.
So Li Yi exchanged some monosodium glutamate and ethyl maltol. He spent 12 hours of his lifespan. It was worth it. He exchanged them for 500 grams of each.
"Third brother and sister-in-law, you came at the right time. I have prepared the money for the five-spice tea eggs. This is the account."
Li Yi first handed over the account book. They had agreed that he would take 30% of the net profit, and the other brothers would take 70%.
He was responsible for the production and sale, and the others would help him settle all the troubles.
It was a pity that he was selling tea eggs and not drugs.
Otherwise, he could have asked for 10% of the profits.
The 10% was more or less, depending on the cost and the selling price.
If the cost was 50 cents, the cost was negligible. 10% would be 5,000 yuan.
If the cost was 10 yuan, half of the profits would only be 4.5 yuan. The cost was 1 yuan.
The price of the five-spice tea eggs was soaring.
The key was that the five-spice tea eggs matter was settled. If Zhuangzi sold other things, no one would dare to touch them.
Li Yi had calculated clearly. Li Longji and Empress Wang were confused when they looked at the account book.
Li Yi handed over the account book. All kinds of tables and data were listed out one by one.
It was impossible to say that he couldn't understand it.
But it would take a lot of brain power to understand.
"Little brother Yi, what … is this?" Li Longji rubbed his eyes and asked Li Yi.
"Third brother, this is the cash receipts and receipts, the summary of goods and materials, and the financial statements." Li Yi had already finished roasting the bean rolls and placed them on the tray.
Li Longji trembled in fear. This little brother Yi was so proficient in financial matters?
This was a list of data, but this was a table?
He stopped looking at the numbers and tables. His head hurt. He looked at the picture. Aiya, this picture is good. He knew what was going on with one look.
Why didn't he see such things in the imperial court? Otherwise, why would he be so tired?
Empress Wang simply stopped looking. She took the food and began to eat. She was thinking in her heart that she would do the same in the harem.
Li Longji didn't even finish looking. He put down a stack of paper and reached out.
Li Yi: "…"
Before he could resist, his head was touched. Third brother was so fast.
Li Longji rubbed Li Yi's head twice and asked: "Little brother Yi, do you want to be a county magistrate?"
"Not this year, not next year. I'm too busy and can't find the time." Li Yi, who had been shouting for the county magistrate, shook his head.
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