Before noon, the news had spread all over Chang 'an.
They said that Her Majesty was afraid that the people would drown, so she spent a lot of money to make things and told them not to take them home.
Adults with children were the happiest. Finally, children always went swimming, and some people died every year.
Now, Her Majesty was really thinking about them.
"I've never seen such a sycophantic official." Yao Chong was in a bad mood again.
He didn't know why, but whenever Li Yi made a move, he felt that his status was low.
He felt that his status was low and that His Majesty did not value him as much as before.
The most annoying thing was that whenever Li Yi had something good, he would say that it was Her Majesty's, especially the tools that were made to benefit the people.
Then, Her Majesty would clear Li Yi's name and say that Li Yi had researched it.
She would act like a sage, the kind that would be passed down through the ages.
"Yuanzhi, are you thinking of the people who work for you?" Zhang Shuo was in a good mood.
Previously, in order to deal with Li Yi's magical weapon, the recruitment of workers was an extra move.
As long as they didn't commit any crimes, they could leave if they wanted to, unless they had something confidential.
Those who made gunpowder were sent to the Li Family Zhuangzi. The craftsmen and their families were overjoyed.
Other people developed some improved tools, but they didn't promote them well.
They didn't make much money, so some people took their monthly salary and left to join the craftsmen's alliance.
Especially in the past two days, three competing craftsmen's alliances were willing to give others money to buy skills.
Some of the workers who were recruited improved things, but they didn't promote them well and didn't get any extra rewards.
They didn't get any fame or benefits, so they were sad.
Those who were capable ran away, and those who weren't were paid well by Yao Chong's department.
Hearing Zhang Shuo's words, Yao Chong closed his eyes and said, "Disband. Disband all the workers."
After saying this, he sat on the chair and sulked.
Lu Huaishen took a sip of tea and said, "They're selling herbal tea everywhere. They buy a large tub for one coin. I wonder how it tastes compared to this secondary class two green tea."
"Look at the price." Since Zhang Shuo couldn't drink the herbal tea, he directly talked about the price. He meant that the herbal tea wasn't good.
"Isn't the price set by Li Yi?" Yao Chong complained.
Then an idea occurred to him.
"Say, there are a lot of mosquitoes and flies in the summer. We can still use the screens, but ordinary people can't afford to use them. Isn't Li Yi willing to benefit the people? Let him think of a way."
After Yao Chong finished speaking, his expression became much better.
"I don't think that's a good idea. No one can do anything about this unless they pay for the window screens." Lu Huaishen had a different opinion.
The screen windows in his house were installed by Heavenly World. Normal windows were all square lattice windows.
The windows in the new house were the largest. There were no lattices, and they looked very beautiful.
"The key is who to ask. If you ask Li Yi, do you think he'll agree?" Zhang Shuo mentioned the difficulty, meaning that it would be strenuous and troublesome.
Yao Chong could see that his two colleagues had been bribed.
Thinking of this, he went back to his room. I don't want to chat with you anymore. I have something to do.
Zhang Shuo and Lu Huaishen looked at each other and left together. They did have something to do. After lunch, they just chatted for a while.
In the evening, the children of the ordinary people went home and talked to their families about the ball they used. Then, they wanted to drink herbal tea.
Those whose families were well-off promised to give them herbal tea tomorrow. Those whose families were not so well-off remained silent.
They had a good impression of the ball. With this, they would not have to worry about drowning.
On the way, Li Longji heard a lot of children talking to adults about the river. He said to Li Chengqi who was sitting next to him, "Brother Yi, you did well this time."
"Yesterday, I still haven't thought of how to settle the wages of the people watching over the river. In the end, Brother Yi made herbal tea and sold it.
The ordinary people have an income and can still watch over their things. As for the little money that Zhuangzi makes, it doesn't matter.
Today, when I saw the workers at the dock, I was going to ask Brother Yi if he could let them drink some good water. "
When Li Chengqi said this, he did not expect Li Yi to have a solution. He just wanted to ask, in case there was a solution.
When the car arrived, they entered the single room in the canteen. There was beef today. It was a dead cow that was delivered in the morning. After inspection, it was edible.
Then for dinner, Empress Wang wanted to eat noodles, wide noodles.
Everyone ate beef noodles together. Li Yi and the other two ate the main course last. They wanted to drink some wine.
Drinking wine in summer was still hot.
"Brother Yi, the people at the dock always drink water from the river. They can't afford herbal tea." Li Chengqi did not beat around the bush.
"Big Brother, you want them to drink hot water to reduce diseases? We don't know what will come from the river upstream. "Li Yi understood.
"They don't drink water with other things, even if it's boiled water." Li Chengqi lowered his requirements.
Li Yi frowned, "Even if it's just one coin for them to drink for a day, they still can't bear it."
"I know there's no other way." Li Chengqi held the wine cup and apologized. He had made things difficult for Li Yi.
Li Yi did not hold the wine cup. Instead, he asked, "Big Brother, how's the football competition going?"
"It's going well. It's making money. The advertising fee is getting higher and higher. The audience is willing to buy the popcorn and tea." Li Chengqi introduced the football competition.
There were 22 counties in the capital. Each county would send two teams to play the competition. Even the last team would get money.
The players were almost professional now. They were specially trained for the competition.
They would also watch other teams' matches. Usually, there would be one in the morning and another in the afternoon.
A part of the advertising fee was given to the teams according to their performance. Now, the money was distributed once per round.
Otherwise, the players would not have enough food to eat and would not have the strength to play.
Li Chengqi used the rest of the money to buy things and send them to Grief Tianfang.
There were also some patients who could not afford to pay for the medicine. They would help to buy cheap medicine.
Li Yi listened. When his big brother was almost done, he smiled and said, "Big Brother, you reminded me when you mentioned the advertising fee.
The people who carry the work at the docks are usually reluctant to wear clothes. They just carry the things in burlap sacks.
You can make clothes for them to wear and advertise on the clothes. They will wear the clothes for free.
Big Brother will take the advertising fee and let them drink water for free.
Tea won't do. They sweat a lot and need to replenish their salt. So, it's best to drink soup without oil. This way, the soup can be drunk even when it gets cold. "
"Oh, it's actually so simple." Li Chengqi clapped his hands hard.
Li Longji shook his head. Simple? Of course it's simple.
"Uncle, is it useful to wear the advertisements on the clothes?" Empress Wang ate a few mouthfuls of noodles and stopped.
Without waiting for Li Yi to answer, Li Chengqi explained.
"If Brother Yi sets up a trading company called Li Yi Trading Company, all the people at the docks will wear clothes with the words' Li Yi Trading Company 'written on it.
When other ships passing by see it and want to buy or sell things, they will naturally ask Li Yi Trading Company what it is.
Moreover, they are more willing to cooperate with powerful trading companies, especially when they buy and sell large quantities of goods.
Li Yi Trading Company can make clothes and soup for so many people at the docks. It can be seen that its strength is ordinary. "
"I see." Empress Wang thought for a while and nodded.
"Brother Yi, I will arrange it. Now, we don't have to worry about their skin getting sunburned or scratched. We also don't have to worry about them getting sick from drinking dirty water.
There are also people who will get heatstroke and fever. Drink soup with salt in it. Even if they are hungry, they can eat wild vegetables to fill their stomach. "
Li Chengqi picked up the wine cup again.
This time, Li Yi picked it up and drank together.
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