Hearing Bi Goo's words, Li Yi smiled.
"Old Bi, you do have some skills. It's like this. It's too difficult for people who died from the drought and the locust plague to continue living together in the next life. And to live a good life … "
"You're here for the locust plague?" Without waiting for Li Yi to finish, Bi Goo stared at him and asked.
"No, I'm here to find a new way to get rich for everyone." Li Yi looked like he had to believe him as he finished the wine in his small cup in one gulp.
After Bi Goo finished drinking, Li Yi lowered his voice: "Old Bi, I'll take a catty of grasshoppers and give you an egg. Guess how many eggs a chicken can lay after eating a catty of grasshoppers?"
"How many?" Bi Goo didn't understand this and asked in a low voice together.
"Four." Li Yi gestured with four fingers.
He didn't mention the matter of feeding chaff. If a chicken ate a catty of meat, it couldn't lay a catty of eggs.
Moreover, it didn't mean that it would lay more eggs after eating it. It could also grow meat.
He had to advertise more, otherwise people wouldn't cooperate.
"You've earned three eggs? How can a businessman like you … "Bi Goo wasn't happy.
"I'll give you a catty of grasshoppers and you'll give me an egg. I'll let you earn seven." Li Yi retorted.
"I don't raise chickens." Bi Goo thought about it and found it difficult.
"You're the Henan Provincial Magistrate and your salary is poor. How can you earn so much more than people who work all day long?" Li Yi changed the question.
"How can it be compared? I … I … What I'm in charge of benefits many people. "
Bi Gou paused for a while and finally gave a reason.
"I take grasshoppers and feed chickens and eggs. It also benefits many people. Why can't I earn more?" Li Yi reasoned.
"It's just that you earn too much. You should share some of the profits … What about the ducks? How many eggs can a duck lay if it eats a catty of grasshoppers? "
Bi Goo wanted to say that he would share the profits with others, but he was afraid that Li Yi would ask him why he didn't give his salary to others, so he could only say that it was a duck.
"Three, that's about it. Don't think that ducks usually lay fewer eggs than chickens. That's because the food they eat is good.
After eating a lot of worms, the chickens and ducks would grow bigger. When they grew bigger, their eggs would also grow bigger. The chicks and ducklings hatched from the big eggs would also grow bigger.
Therefore, buying chickens and ducklings from me at the same price is a profit.
Old Bi, go back and put up a notice. Just say that in twenty years I will have a large number of chicken chicks and duck chicks around thirty. "
Li Yi said to Bi Goo.
At first, Bi Goo kept nodding. When he heard the last sentence, he took a deep breath and said, "You still have to earn another share of the money."
"How is this earning money? Can't I earn money and raise them myself? If he sold the seedlings to others for money, they would catch grasshoppers and chop them up to feed the chickens, and the chickens would grow quickly.
When they grow up, they would be able to lay eggs and hatch chicks. The more I raise, the more I'll get sick of eating chicken and eggs every day. "
Li Yi gestured as he introduced the infinite cycle of chicken laying egg, egg laying chicken.
"What if there are no more grasshoppers?" Bi Goo felt that it made sense, but he was worried about food.
"If there are no more grasshoppers, it means that the locust plague is over. That's enough. If the chickens and ducks are willing to raise them, they can continue to be fed other types of food. If not, they can be sold."
Li Yi spread his hands. Look, what a good thing.
"So you're still here for the locust plague." Bi Goo felt that this matter was confirmed.
"Eat the vegetables. If you don't eat, the vegetables will get cold. Heat them up in the pot. Onions are not good." Li Yi picked up a piece of onions from the mutton.
Bi Goo ate a piece of meat and swallowed it, "You're so sure that there will be a locust plague this year?"
"No, I'm not. It's not me. I didn't say anything. I'm here to raise chickens, ducks and pigs." Li Yi shook his head and refused to admit anything.
"You just …"
"Yes, Old Bi, you reminded me. I forgot something. The eggs and duck eggs that are exchanged will not hatch into chicks and ducks.
In a few days, there will be a batch of eggs and duck eggs that will not hatch. We … forget it. I'll ask someone to sell them. I'm afraid that something will happen if you sell them before they are cooked. "
Li Yi said that the eggs were to be irradiated. The first irradiated egg was to see if it had been fertilized. He did not take it away directly.
The second irradiated egg was to see if there were any problems. If there were problems, they would be boiled, roasted, steamed or stir-fried.
After that, the eggs that did not hatch were pure hairy eggs. If they were selected, they would still be eaten.
As long as they were steamed for a long time, especially at a high temperature, the bacteria inside would be killed.
He was worried about giving them to others, especially to small vendors. If he took away a bunch of eggs, he would not know how to chill them. If he left them for a long time, others would fall sick.
"Will anything happen to you?" Bi Goo was getting more and more curious about Li Yi.
"I sell them on the same day. They can only be eaten on the spot. If I can't sell them all, I have hired workers to cook for them and my people in Zhuangzi. "
Li Yi said a simple solution. I have many people. I can handle it myself.
Bi Goo was silent for a while. He drank the soup and ate the dishes. After drinking three cups of wine, he put down his chopsticks.
"Who came up with the idea? Is there a plague of locusts? The people are afraid of the plague of locusts. They think it is the power of heaven.
There must be someone in Chang 'an spreading the story of this life and the next life everywhere, using the strategy of reincarnation to break the power of heaven.
You came again. Not to mention the plague of locusts, but to raise chickens and ducks. The people will be tempted. What happened after that? "
Bi Gou was thinking as he ate and drank. He finally figured it out. Everything was connected, and the goal was clear.
Li Yi drank a mouthful of soup and put down his chopsticks.
"Last year at this time, there were so many locusts. Look at the color of the locusts.
The drought is obvious. It's just that the people in the east of Taihang Mountains are growing more wheat.
Later on, people will spread the word that locusts are natural creatures. Chickens and ducks are not humans. Chickens, ducks, and pigs eat locusts. Heaven's power will not fall on humans. "
Li Yi gave the answer. The people only needed an excuse.
With benefits and a reason that they believed, all the talk about heaven's power could be put aside.
"Good plan. Did the palace do it?" Bi Goo understood. The matter was settled. They had to start suppressing the plague this year. By next year, there would be a lot of chickens and ducks.
He had never seen the palace promote a matter with such great fanfare and far-reaching planning.
Li Yi picked up his chopsticks again and ate a mouthful of kimchi. It was delicious.
The kimchi in Sichuan was very different from the kimchi (spicy cabbage) in Korea. The taste and texture were very different.
"In a few days, there will be well drilling teams led by the Ministry of Works. The craftsmen in Luoyang will be able to help."
Li Yi did not answer the question. Instead, he talked about another situation. If there was a drought, they would have to dig wells.
Although there were many rivers in Luoyang, when there was a drought, there would still be a drought.
"Is it the drilling technique that uses drilling instead of digging?" Bi Goo had heard recently that there was a new technique in Chang 'an.
Drilling salt wells in Sichuan was the best technique. But he had never seen it before, so he did not understand it.
"Yes!" Li Yi replied with food in his mouth.
"I heard that the hole the size of a bowl can be hundreds of feet deep?" Bi Goo was curious.
"Yes!" Li Yi nodded.
"How do you take out the soil?" Bi Goo thought of something that many people were thinking about.
"Old Bi, let me tell you. First of all, this is a round pipe with a blade at the bottom. There are protrusions and depressions. Once it is turned, the soil will be ground …"
Li Yi spoke a few words and ate a mouthful. Bi Goo also listened and ate.
When they were almost done eating, Li Yi finished talking about the drilling technique.
Bi Goo held his wine cup. "You know a lot about this."
"It's okay. I know a little." Li Yi was modest.
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