"It's delicious, San Lang. Uncle used tofu as a box to cook today." When Li Yi brought the tofu brew over, Li Longji arrived.
Li Longji ran between the two places. He would sleep at night and leave before dawn the next morning. The city gates were not open yet, so he would walk at the back.
Most of his thoughts were on his children, so he did not care about the matters of the imperial court.
Ordinary matters were decided by the prime ministers. If the prime ministers could not come up with a good idea, it was a good opportunity to ask Li Yi.
Leaving the imperial city to go to another palace was considered not doing proper work.
When it came to Li Yi's Zhuangzi, it would not delay things.
Entertainment, food, relaxation, and when there were important matters or difficult problems, he could also ask about politics.
Even if he suddenly fell ill, he would be treated immediately.
Li Longji found that in the entire Tang dynasty, there was no place better than the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Li Yi changed out of his chef's attire and brought over a large bowl of mushroom, wood ear, and carrot soup.
The staple food was still small steamed buns, one for each mouthful.
Li Longji did not ask about politics today, so he chatted casually.
"The weather is hot, so many people will go swimming in the river. How's Brother Yi's swimming?" Li Longji was good at swimming and wanted to compete.
"It's okay. It's more tiring to save people. If I swim by myself, the waves of the Ba River are still small." Li Yi was not modest at all.
He was indeed good at swimming. When he was in the Spanish Fish Circle, he could swim a round trip and even surf in the sea.
It was easier to swim in the sea because of the buoyancy. In freshwater rivers, undercurrents were the most feared, especially upstream.
Once the reservoir above was released, not only would the water level rise, but the speed of the water would also be uneven. There was a difference in speed between the water surface and the water surface.
When the hands and feet paddled in the water, they should float, but the current would remove the force. It would feel like they were paddling in the air. There was no buoyancy at all.
Li Yi's swimming skills were good at that time. Otherwise, he would not have dared to jump into the water to catch the big black fish with his bare hands.
Li Longji thought about it for a while. In the end, he dismissed the idea of competing with Li Yi in swimming. It was unrealistic.
He continued to swim and said, "The weather is hot. When it's noon and afternoon, many people jump into the river to swim and stand on the shore to watch. It's very lively."
"Lively? Ah, yes, Zhuangzi wants to dig a swimming pool for the children to play in. "When Li Yi heard that there were many people in the river, the first thought that came to his mind was drowning.
He had spread the technology of CPR, but it could not solve all the problems.
Zhuangzi also has a lot of dolls, if they run into the Ba River and swim, if they are not careful, if they are late to save them, they will die.
When swimming in the river, it was usually impossible to tell if someone was drowning. Everyone was swimming and only their heads were exposed.
The people on the shore watched. Sometimes the swimmer's head would sink, and sometimes he would rise again. After a few glances, he would look away.
Who could remember which one of them had gone down and never got up again?
When he thought of the danger, Li Yi looked around. His eldest brother was not around.
"When my eldest brother comes, I will tell him to make a lot of swimming aids. Everyone can wear one. When they swim, they can rent it. Yes, rent it. One copper coin for a day."
Li Yi thought of a bum ball. It was an inflatable ball that looked like a swimming ring.
It could be tied to the wrist or carried on the chest. When they swim, they will realize that the situation is not good. They will quickly twist the rope twice and then float there with the ball.
Pigs can blow bubbles, sheep can blow bubbles, pig skin, and sheepskin can all be used.
If they did not even have leather, they would use a thick bamboo tube and put it in a net bag.
Li Yi told the two of them about these things and emphasized, "It's best to send someone to watch the river. If the children don't use it, they are not allowed to go into the water. The bamboo is also free.
I have money in Zhuangzi, and I'll treat it as doing a good deed. It's not easy for a child to be born, and he has also avoided the diseases of infancy.
It's not easy for him to grow to seven or eight years old. If he drowns, it will be a loss to the Tang dynasty. If the adults don't listen and insist on seeking death, then there's nothing we can do. "
Li Yi said that he could use money to make them. It was not much.
When the mines in Lantian County are opened, a large amount of money will flow in. What's the point of piling it in the warehouse?
Li Longji and Empress Wang looked at each other. Empress Wang said, "Calabash, waist boat."
Li Longji said, "Do we have to wear those things when we play? Yes, we can't be careless just because we are swimming and not carrying things. "
"Third brother and sister-in-law are right. Calabash, if it's a big enough calabash, you can add a pendant at the bottom. Then the calabash mouth will be open.
When you swim across the river, put your clothes and things into the big calabash. You can hold the calabash and swim to the other side. Then you can take out your clothes and put them on.
Carrying a big calabash is equivalent to carrying a multi-purpose backpack. If someone wants to go to the bottom of the river to find river snails, a longer rope will do. "
Li Yi explained in detail how to find things to eat in the water.
"Brother Yi, how much are you willing to pay?" Li Longji decided to pay a portion of his own. Together with Li Yi, they could provide security for the common people.
"Fifty thousand coins. The entire capital government will take care of it. The ones made of bamboo will be placed by the river. Whoever wants to take it home can take it home."
Li Yi made a hand gesture. Fifty thousand coins.
He had just swindled two hundred and ten thousand coins. The merchants he cooperated with did not want money, but goods. The cost of goods was low.
Two hundred and ten thousand coins was only two hundred and ten million coins. If he wanted to buy salt, it would be worth more than the money he had at that time.
If he wanted to buy rice, at the beginning of spring last year, it was three hundred coins. After this year's summer harvest, it was a hundred coins.
If the locust plague was solved in the east of Taihang Mountains, by the autumn harvest, the price of rice could drop to fifty or sixty coins.
There was no way to directly determine how much one coin was worth at that time. It was just like his pork.
Last year, it was cheap. Six yuan per catty of meat was not bad. This year, it was more than forty yuan per catty. What was the purchasing power of one yuan?
The same was true in the Tang dynasty. The later history books could not record the price changes of every commodity in every place from the first year of Kaiyuan to the third year of Kaiyuan.
Li Yi also used to ponder about the value of one coin in ancient times.
When he came to the Tang dynasty, he understood that the amount was the same.
Li Longji did not know that Li Yi was thinking about the currency ratio between the two eras.
When he heard Li Yi say fifty thousand coins, he swallowed back the words that were just about to come out of his mouth.
He had military horses to raise. Before June this year, he would gather thirty thousand Winged Knights. Each person would ride three horses. Including the spare horses, he would have a total of one hundred thousand horses.
It was said that the generals in other places were crying when they were transferred.
Transferring military horses did not cost money, but feeding them cost money.
"Brother Yi, good." Li Longji praised. Even if he did not take any money, fifty million was enough for the people of the capital.
No, it could not be used up. How much could a bamboo ornament be worth?
"Third Brother, you can tell His Majesty that the Winged Knights are going to be expanded. The people who will come later are not good at swimming. They will practice together in the summer. They are using the things I provided."
Li Yi talked about military matters.
"Ah! I will definitely think of a way. "Li Longji sighed and agreed.
He did not come today to ask about politics. In the end, they talked about the safety of the people and military training.
Brother Yi was a capable minister. He always thought about the people and the military power of the Tang dynasty.
Therefore, in ordinary conversations, he would also talk about it.
Brother Yi never talked about any woman, even if Nanqu's "big family" could be easily invited.
Not to mention the gorgeous clothes and beautiful jewelry.
Yao Chong and Zhang Shuo occasionally talked about going to Heavenly Earth for dinner and takeout.
It was a blessing to meet Brother Yi.
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