Zhuangzi's cars and rented cars formed a long line, bypassing the Imperial Plantation and heading north to the canal.
The canal was not far from Zhuangzi. When they arrived, there were already 30 ships of 5,000 shi waiting.
They were going back on the way, bringing a small part of Chang 'an's specialties, and then transporting things from other places to Chang' an, mainly food.
In theory, unless the imperial court needed, the ships should return empty.
The so-called empty ships referred to the ships with stones for ballast. Otherwise, they would easily capsize in the turbulent Yellow River.
Especially in Sanmen Gorge and Xiaolangdi.
The people in charge of transport were not willing to only load stones. Some businessmen contacted them and helped to bring things and people.
They also brought things themselves and then sold them for money. The officials naturally took advantage of it.
Li Yi knew that he could spend money, but he did not know how to mobilize 30 ships at the same time. Wasn't there too many ships?
"Li Dongzhu, Li Dongzhu, I'm Fan Fan. His Majesty said that you have the sharp weapon of the country. He was afraid that you would be in danger, so he sent us here."
A large group of people and horses came out from the corner of the dock. The battalion commander in the front shouted.
"His Majesty sent the Winged Knights to protect me?" Li Yi turned and asked his elder brother.
Li Chengqi looked at him blankly and pretended to be thinking, "I guess it's because of the gunpowder and other tools of Linong. You haven't touched the ten percent profit of Heavenly Earth. I think His Majesty wants you to raise your men for a while."
"Oh ~ ~" Li Yi pretended to be enlightened and nodded. "Then I will need that money. I have a bill."
Five hundred Feather Forest Flying Cavalry was five hundred men, but there were fifteen hundred horses.
Military horses had different meals compared to ordinary horses that pulled carriages.
If he did not use the money of Heavenly Earth, he would lose a lot.
"Go back and get the materials to feed the horses. How much materials to use, compare the price, and move them from the separate warehouse to Zhuangzi's warehouse." Li Yi said to Song De next to him.
Song De expressed his support. Yes, he could not use Zhuangzi's money.
The men on the canal began to hoist their sails, regardless of what was going on on the shore.
Bring people from Chang 'an to Luoyang, two hundred taels per boat, take the money and do the work.
If it wasn't for the livestock and poultry, he would have brought along fifty corpses to save the effort of moving the ballast stones.
Taking a detour on the waterway, it would take ten days to cover a distance of a thousand and eight hundred li.
After unloading the goods and people, washing the boat, and running a trip, everyone received more money than half of their annual income.
"Big Brother, Little Brother's side needs to pay six thousand taels?" Li Yi looked at the horse being led onto the boat, he realized that this trip was too expensive.
"For Ma's boat, you can use the dividends from Earthly Paradise." Li Chengqi told Li Yi to continue calculating separately.
"Your Majesty, why do you have to do this? Oh, I mean, Your Majesty is very kind."
Li Yi felt that he didn't need anyone's protection. If someone really wanted to die, he could snipe them from a thousand meters away.
He had accompanied clients and their children to many shooting clubs in the past.
It was difficult to snipe in the country, but it was not a problem to form a tour group to go abroad, as long as they paid, they could ride in tanks and shoot with machine guns.
"The things that we send are too precious. Our relationship with Your Majesty is very close, especially that medicine. Empress Wang has it …"
Li Chengqi explained as thoroughly as possible.
"Well, I used to serve the people and the country. Who asked me to be an official?"
Li Yi said helplessly. He was also the one who called him an official.
Li Chengqi immediately echoed, "Little Brother Yi, the Prime Ministers all know about your matter."
"If one day I can't give a good idea, will I …" Li Yi suddenly asked.
"If you can't give a good idea, you still have medical skills." Li Chengqi said.
"What if those things are all broken and gone?" Li Yi asked again.
"You still have a heart for the people and the ability to fight. The Prime Ministers are not that powerful, but they are still Prime Ministers.
We still have a big business deal to cooperate with. Even if you can't get out of bed, we will take good care of you. "
Li Chengqi patted Li Yi's shoulder and said solemnly.
"I don't want to lie in bed and wait to be taken care of. I still have good things." Li Yi said with a smile.
"For example, the hemp workshop?" Li Chengqi had been thinking about it for the past two days.
"Yes, that can be blended with new technology to deal with hemp. It is soft and comfortable." Li Yi nodded.
He was indeed not lying. It looked like a scam, but in fact, the technology was there.
"When you come back, we will cooperate again. Nowadays, hemp is really not good. It is worse than silk." Li Chengqi touched the clothes on his body.
"Actually, cotton is the most comfortable." Li Yi felt that pure cotton was the best.
As long as the textile technology was improved, pure cotton would be more comfortable than any other kind of clothes.
He remembered something from another place. For a period of time, he did not wear cotton and insisted on wearing polyester.
Then, mechanical watches were not good, so he wore electronic watches.
Later, he found that cotton was better, but it was also more expensive. The same went for mechanical watches.
"Since that's the case, we need to grow more cotton this year." Li Chengqi believed that whatever Li Yi said was the truth.
Fan Fan led the people to board the boats separately. The distance between them was large enough to give the horses enough space.
Sometimes, the horses would lie down to rest instead of standing up.
The cages of chickens and ducks were also spaced apart. There was also the little pig that had been showing uneasiness all the time.
A big iron pot, coke, soy sauce, fermented bean curd, stinky tofu, floral water, soap, scented soap …
Many goods were to be sold in Luoyang, which was the current Dongdu.
When they went there, they went with the flow. When they came back, there were boatmen at the strategic locations.
Luoyang was a big city. They could make a lot of money there.
Some farmers, migrant workers, people from the Zhang Family's village and the Imperial Plantation helped to carry the cages and goods.
Others delivered goods to the boatmen. The boatmen, who worked hard, would directly stuff the goods into their arms.
There were boiled eggs, salted duck eggs, and braised meat.
The higher up the ladder, the better the goods were, including wine and soap.
The boatmen and the goods belonged to the boatmen. The people at the bottom didn't get much money. They would be very happy if they were given something to eat.
Stuffing the goods into their arms was to make sure that they belonged to them. Otherwise, if they were all piled up with the 'captain', the captain would not know how to distribute them.
In Li Yi's eyes, there was no such thing as a small fry not giving gifts.
If you always gave gifts to the guard, the guard would let you park your car. After a long time, the guard would reveal the activities of the key leaders to you.
The boatmen were the same. Before sailing to a place where the current was turbulent, the boatmen promised to come and inform you in advance.
They would tell you how to deal with the shaking and get benefits from you at the same time.
Both sides would get benefits. Why not?
Li Yi and the people on Zhuangzi's boat used this skill to perfection. It was all thanks to Li Yi's guidance.
There were no cigarettes at the moment. Otherwise, packs of cigarettes would be stuffed into the boatmen's hands. Then, the boatmen would smoke the scattered cigarettes.
Everyone smoked together to exchange feelings.
Li Yi watched and didn't say anything. He didn't talk to the boatmen at the bottom to maintain a sense of mystery. Otherwise, they would look down on him.
The boatmen who received the goods were indeed beaming with joy. They patted their chests as if they were promising something to the farmers.
Li Chengqi watched and expressed his admiration. They gave out benefits so naturally. No wonder Brother Yi wanted to personally lead the team.
He believed that when the boat arrived, the officials in Luoyang would quickly reach an agreement with Brother Yi.
At noon, the goods were still being transported.
The people on Zhuangzi's boat brought food and invited everyone to eat.
"Big Brother, let's eat some steamed buns too. Don't drink too much water. Otherwise, you'll be swaying on the boat." Li Yi took a basket of steamed buns and said to Li Chengqi.
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