The three of them ate as they walked around Zhuangzi. The whole village was busy.
However, Li Longji did not find this kind of work to be urgent or tiring because less than a third of the people were doing the work.
It was like an army going to war. Other troops could be transferred to replace them at any time.
Those who worked worked overtime, those who rested were called out at the last minute, and those who were already rested were called out.
"Brother Yi, I heard that the grape seedlings you bought have few fruits or the fruits are not sweet."
Li Longji saw the people from Zhang Clan Village at the vineyard and asked Li Yi about it. There were other people hiding in the darkness.
Li Yi also noticed that when Third Brother came over that day, there was an abnormal sound of cooing birds.
The weather was still cold, where did the cooing birds come from?
Today, the moon was bright and he saw it again.
This meant that Third Brother's guards were very diligent.
There were more than ten people from Zhang Clan Village.
Zhuangzi was watering the grapes. The water wheel was drawn from half of the bamboo and poured into the buckets. The people from Zhuangzi watered the grapes.
A large group of people from Zhang Clan Village watered the grapes. There was only one torch a long distance away.
Under the moonlight, there were at least forty to fifty people working.
"I thought that it would be a debt of gratitude. I never thought that it would be a debt of gratitude." Li Yi sighed.
He was happy. He originally wanted to use technology to exchange for lifespan. He did not expect anything from the people of Zhang Clan Village.
He was prepared for those people to repay kindness with enmity. He did not care.
But now, he saw many people from Zhang Clan Village helping to water the grapes.
"He Yan." Li Yi suddenly called out.
"Dongzhu." Eunuch He Yan stepped forward.
"Get someone to bring a hundred, no, two hundred pieces of unscented soap here. Give it to the people of Zhang Clan Village. Tell them that if they wash their hands with this, they will not get sick."
Li Yi instructed.
"Understood." The eunuch ran away.
"Two hundred pieces of soap. How many people can you hire?"
Empress Wang calculated. She felt that one piece of soap was enough to keep dozens of people busy for two days.
"Sister-in-law, I'm not hiring you, but I have a good neighbor. To the north is the Imperial Plantation, and to the south is the Zhang Family Village. The Zhang Family Village is big, so we'll have more contact in the future."
"Besides, soap is not as good as soap."
Li Yi spoke reason.
In fact, this was only part of it.
Li Yi wanted to turn the Zhang Family's village into his own place, not that he wanted the land to belong to him.
Instead, he would set up a village enterprise and become the boss.
With the entire village listening to his arrangements, the living standards of the villagers naturally improved greatly.
He could also obtain more money and lifespan from it.
As for whether a company could influence a village, was there even a need to ask?
In the evening, Li Longji and Empress Wang stayed in Zhuangzi again.
Fearing that the two of them would be cold at night, Li Yi ordered someone to burn a small bundle of firewood to warm up the wall before removing the fire.
Empress Wang couldn't wait to take the medicine. She wanted to have a child. The Empress didn't have a son. It was a very dangerous thing.
The next day, the two of them left before dawn again.
They left with 600 pieces of soap. They didn't bring any money.
2.8 million yuan. Li Yi said that he would give them all in copper coins.
Two thousand eight hundred coins. One coin weighed six catties and four taels.
How could they carry more than ten thousand catties?
After hurrying, Li Longji made it to the court session.
He listened to a group of people talking about what to do, what went wrong, and who to impeach.
In the past, Li Longji had heard these officials say that it was quite good to be able to grasp some things.
However, after listening to Brother Yi's words last night, Li Longji suddenly realized that what were they all talking about? Couldn't they say something useful?
Now that the weather is warm and the roads are not good, some rivers and canals should be cleared of silt.
Clear the silt then. What are you talking to me about?
Say: In the summer and autumn of last year, the rivers and canals accumulated silt. The river level rose and it was difficult to travel. The transport of water cannot be delayed, especially in Chang 'an. Every day, there are as many ships transporting water as there are hairs on an ox. If the transport of water is difficult to continue …
Why are you saying all this nonsense? I know. The transport of water needs to use the river. There is a lot of silt in the river, so clear it.
I didn't say anything wrong. I said a few thousand words. Aren't you tired?
The key is how to clear the silt, how much money to spend, how many people are needed, and where to find the people. Right now, everyone is preparing to harvest the wheat.
Can't you list out a list and draw a picture for me?
Brother Yi sells spiced tea eggs with so many data and tables. There are even pictures.
If you want to clear the silt, just tell me why you want to clear it?
After the court session ended, Li Longji took out the stack of data and tables that Li Yi gave him.
After reading it, he sighed. He looked like a baby who was wronged but didn't say anything.
Yao Chong requested an audience.
Li Longji picked up the teacup. When he saw that it was cold, he said to Gao Lishi, "Two bowls of warm water. No tea. It's not good to drink too much tea."
"Your Majesty, this subject sees that Your Majesty is not in a good mood today. Did you not rest well last night?" Yao Chong directly explained the situation.
Li Longji knew that Yao Chong was advising him. If it was in the past, he would still feel that he was in the wrong.
Today, he looked at Yao Chong and suddenly smiled. He casually had Gao Lishi hand over the stack of dividends.
Yao Chong was puzzled. What was this?
He flipped over a page and was stunned.
Li Longji drank a mouthful of warm water and said, "Li Yi and the Empress have a business deal. The Empress will help take care of the troublemakers and get seventy percent of the profits."
"Didn't I go yesterday? Li Yi gave me two accounts to look at. He sold a tea egg. The accounts that he gave are the accounts that you see now."
Yao Chong listened to Li Longji's words and looked at the accounts and words on the paper. He was already stunned.
Was it necessary? It was just selling an egg. You specially came up with these. What kind of accounts were these?
He saw some things. But where there was an outlay, there was an outlay. But there was an outlay, there was an outlay.
One left, one right, one loan, one borrow, one increase, one decrease. It was clear at a glance.
After adding the text description, he looked at the picture at the back.
"Sigh …" Everything turned into a sigh.
Yao Chong was not stupid. He could understand, so he knew that accounts … could be recorded like this.
Then …
Then he raised his head, his face full of grief and indignation.
"Your Majesty, this hundred boiled round egg cost less than fifty coins. He sold it for five hundred coins? This subject … this subject's family bought a few. "
Yao Chong had the idea of taking people to Li Yi's Zhuangzi to arrest Li Yi and beat him up.
"Is it delicious?" Li Longji asked, waiting for Yao Chong to say yes.
"Your Majesty, is it a problem of delicious? Ten times the price, he … how could he do this? This subject doesn't lack the money, this subject's heart … "
Yao Chong was about to cry. He was full of grievances. He thought that the hundred boiled eggs and the round egg cost a lot.
In the end, the account showed that it was no different from an ordinary egg. It was also cheap, but it was so expensive.
Li Longji's face darkened. "The empress took seventy percent of the profit. Why don't you ask the empress to return the money you spent on the egg?"
Li Longji was angry. In a while, brother Yi sent people to send the money over.
The egg was expensive. You didn't have to buy it. No one forced you to eat it.
An egg that cost fifty coins was more expensive than five hundred coins. A thresher that cost a few hundred coins, if I gave you ten thousand coins, can you make it without ten thousand coins?
Is it easy for us to get some money for the palace? I originally planned to give you five pieces of soap, but now it's one.
Li Longji was angry. Yao Chong suddenly understood. He forgot that the empress took a share.
But he still didn't give up and asked, "Your Majesty, how much is the cost of soy sauce?"
"Gao Lishi, go get a piece of soap for Yuanzhi." Li Longji didn't answer and affectionately called out Yao Chong's name.
He knew how much soy sauce cost. It was less than five coins per catty.
But he didn't say it. If he rewarded the subject, the subject wouldn't be grateful if he said it was five coins.
If he didn't say it, the subject would naturally compare the price outside.
If an egg that cost fifty coins was expensive for five hundred coins, it was ten times the cost to buy soy sauce in the palace!
What did I say?
Gao Lishi brought over a piece of soap. He was very sensible and took a silk handkerchief to wrap it.
The soap was piled up in the back. It was a big box with layers inside. It was padded with a piece of paper.
"What is this?" Yao Chong carefully held the soap and asked.
"Bring water." Li Longji ordered again.
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