"Third Brother, here are the rhythmic books Brother Yi left behind before he left." Li Chengqi listlessly placed the three books on the desk in front of Li Longji.
Li Longji didn't touch the books. He sat there in a bad mood.
"He said he'll be back in a month. Wait a minute." Li Longji spoke after a while.
He was used to going to Zhuangzi to chat with Li Yi once every few days. Only during the New Year, the interval was slightly longer.
Although he could ask about new methods and techniques every time he went there, he didn't care.
In fact, he didn't care anymore. He simply wanted to find a comfortable place.
In the imperial court, he fought with the officials openly and secretly, and outside of the imperial court, the major families.
Was it really a waste of talent to get the positions of local officials?
In the palace, he needed someone to keep watch outside when he slept.
Only in Zhuangzi, he could sleep soundly. Even if the sky fell, it didn't matter. At least, he wasn't the only one to bear it.
With Brother Yi, even if the sky fell, Brother Yi would help.
"The Wugong County Kiln has compromised and wants to sell the kiln. The original owner of the kiln is no longer in Wugong County. He only has his ancestral home."
Li Chengqi talked about another matter. The actual owner of the Wugong County Kiln was smart enough to sell it.
If he sold it now, he could get a lot of money in the future.
When other people's kilns produced new glazed porcelain, no one would be willing to buy it.
"Does anyone want to buy it?" Li Longji paid special attention to a kiln in the county.
"No, who dares to buy it? Without discussing with Brother Yi, buying without new glazed porcelain is equivalent to suicide. "Li Chengqi shook his head.
"Wait a little longer. Lower the price and tell Song De to buy it."
Li Longji helped to think of a way. He didn't care about money, and he believed that Li Yi didn't care either.
If the price was high, they couldn't buy it. Otherwise, anyone would dare to offend Li Yi in the future. Anyway, they could sell it at a high price in the end.
"Big Brother, when will your alliance go to dig wells?" Li Longji thought of business.
"I've already discussed it with Wei Zhigu's Ministry of Works. They've sent some minor officials to keep an eye on them. They'll leave tomorrow and recruit local craftsmen along the way."
Li Chengqi said that there was no progress. There was a drought, and they were counting on digging wells. It would take a lot of effort for the people to dig a well themselves, and they didn't even know if they could dig out any water.
He had an idea. Li Yi had given him a compass and a Dragon Seeking Ruler.
These two tools were originally used to measure Feng Shui and were affected by the magnetic field.
The more complex the underground hydrology was, the greater the magnetic interference.
At that time, Li Yi was digging wells, especially in the countryside, and he found a coffin.
The coffin was opened and buried in a new place. They burned paper money and burned incense. Below the coffin was the water hole.
Not far away, they dug more than 20 meters deep, but there was no water.
Therefore, the compass and the Dragon Searching Ruler were very useful in finding underground water.
He took the compass to a certain location and found that the rotation was different from usual.
In that case, one of them was a magnetic metal mine, while the other was a complex hydrology.
Digging a well was better than digging a hole randomly.
Li Yi used the two Feng Shui tools in this way. He didn't care about the Feng Shui, he just needed to find water.
Li Yi knew that the ancient people could vacuum the coffin if they hit the acupoints well.
The water came up first, did not enter the coffin, and then went down quickly. The coffin itself was made of wood. After being sealed with water and soil, it was drained in an instant.
The corpses inside were preserved vividly.
He didn't consider burying people. Finding water was the most important thing.
Therefore, Li Chengqi was more confident in finding water. If he really couldn't find water, he could find a place and drill desperately. Eventually, he would be able to get water.
"Every well is the life of countless people," Li Longji said with narrowed eyes.
He didn't know that the water level of the underground water would decrease with a large amount of water extraction. He only knew that when there was a drought, people would die without water.
Of course, it was impossible for normal agriculture and drinking water to quickly decrease the water level of the underground water.
Only the industry's unlimited pumping of water could cause that result.
"I'll arrange it later." Li Chengqi said and left happily.
Finally, he didn't have to play all day long to tell his third brother that he had no ambition. He could also participate in the development of the Tang dynasty.
He would do it in another way to assist his third brother.
Otherwise, what was the point of living? Play drums and sing songs all day long?
Who didn't want to do something in their life? He didn't have a way before, but now he found a new way.
As night fell, a small number of people in Chang 'an ran outside the examination room to watch. The candidates would come out continuously, even at night.
The people who set up the stalls boldly moved their stalls over and took the opportunity to sell things.
Including the two cotton candy machines sent by the Heavenly World.
The cotton candy was not only sold outside the Heavenly World, but also in the two markets.
The skillful craftsmen imitated and the price of the cotton candy dropped again and again. From the original net profit of more than one copper coin, it became three copper coins.
The price of cane sugar, which was brown sugar, went up.
At first, no one knew that brown sugar could be turned into white sugar.
Later, someone who knew how to boil the sea for salt saw it and gave an idea. He mixed it with yellow mud water and boiled it into white sugar.
In Zhuangzi, charcoal was used. The price was higher than yellow mud water, but the effect was better.
Li Yi, who had already left, knew it before. He praised it. Good, smart, this is the craftsmen of the Tang dynasty.
He didn't plan to make a fortune with cotton candy in the long run. He took it out to serve Lu Huaishen.
At present, the blacksmith in Zhuangzi was turning the clay pot and popping the pot for the boiler.
When the resistance to pressure was stable, it could be used to pop the popcorn.
Rice, millet, sorghum rice, no need to be stir-fried. They could pop the beans and chestnuts.
When the weather was warmer, it was estimated that the experiment was almost done. It would be taken out to provide new food for the people.
Li Longji took the three books and went to Baifu Hall to find his parents for dinner. Empress Wang didn't seem to be in a good mood.
At dinner, she guarded a small clay pot by herself. It was chicken stew with some ginseng whiskers soup added for the second time.
The first time, the oil was too big. She didn't eat it. She was afraid that it would be difficult to give birth if the child was too big.
The people still felt that the heavier and bigger the child was, the better it was.
When the family married a wife, they started to raise more chickens. After the wife got pregnant, they would give her eggs and chicken soup.
After giving birth and going through confinement, they would stew pork knuckle soup without salt. It was said that it couldn't contain milk.
The palace used to be like this. Empress Wang thought it should be like this.
In the end, after hearing Li Yi's words, she understood that it was fake. It was all fake.
The most important thing was that nutrition was balanced. The amount of fish, beef, mutton, and eggs had to be controlled.
If one ate too many eggs, there wouldn't be enough milk. The key was that it was easy to get sick.
Therefore, she didn't eat the chicken soup with too much oil for the first time.
"Uncle went to Luoyang. Will San Lang be bullied?" Empress Wang drank a mouthful of hot soup. She was worried about Li Yi.
Li Longji sighed. "It's good enough that he doesn't bully people. He's going to deliver gifts. If people don't give him face and don't do as he says, he … I don't know how he will deal with people."
As Li Longji spoke, he hoped that the officials in Luoyang would cooperate. Otherwise, based on this important matter and Brother Yi's anxious appearance, Brother Yi wouldn't be soft when he took action.
Noble Consort Lu smiled as she listened. She looked at Empress Wang's protruding belly and said with a gentle expression, "Yourong, don't be afraid. That young man is very powerful."
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