Zhangsun Xin wanted to cry. He realized that if he really made the Qiangong Step Bed, he might have to spend a thousand taels.
One million taels! How many times could he go to Pyong Kang Square?
He could buy a hundred barrels of the best wine. How long could he drink it for?
"Make it!" Zhangsun Xin gritted his teeth. If he couldn't take out a thousand taels at once, he could make it first.
He needed to save money and wait for the money to come back with interest. He also needed to wait for the court to give him his salary.
He began to find people to buy wood. He didn't buy the best, but it wasn't too bad either.
On the first day of June, Zhangsun Xin's Qiangong Step Bed project officially started.
The sixteen carpenters had been translating the data on the blueprint while waiting for the wood in the past few days.
They knew where the blueprint came from. Only the Li Family Zhuangzi used this kind of drawing method and numbers. They knew, but they weren't familiar with it.
Today, the Li Family Zhuangzi Square was more lively than usual.
There was a water wheel placed horizontally on the canal that flowed down from the Imperial Plantation in the north.
There were ten animals on top of the water wheel. There were seats for children on the animals.
At this moment, the water wheel was stuck with a pin. Someone went up and pulled out the pin. The water wheel began to turn.
As the water wheel spun, the ten animals on top also moved up and down.
After about a quarter of an hour, there were no problems.
The adults jumped up and pulled the pin, stopping the water wheel.
Ten little girls were selected and brought up. The adults put them on the animals and fastened the seatbelts.
After pulling out the pin, the adults ran down.
"Hahahaha ~ ~ ~" The children's laughter rang out.
The other children on the plantation looked on enviously. There were even younger ones who were anxious.
Song De shouted, "Make it again. This thing is simple. The first one is to try. The next one will be faster. The water flowing down the canal is still very fast. It can move the water wheel. "
The carpenters rushed to work. It was indeed easy to make.
"Hidden against visible, silent against noisy, willow shore against peach blossom. Oriole friends against Yan friends, morning and evening against greeting … "
Li Yi stood on the shore and suddenly shouted along with the rhythm of the merry-go-round.
The children on the merry-go-round immediately followed, "Fish Leaping Marsh, He Cheng Xuan, Drunken Courage against Chanting Soul …"
The children on the shore didn't want to fall behind and shouted as well.
Hearing the children's crisp and orderly voices, some of the villagers couldn't help but shed tears.
In their opinion, their child would be successful in the future, so they had nothing to worry about. Even if they died now, they would have no regrets.
Sometimes, he would dream that he had returned to the past, and the current life was a dream. He would wake up in fright and break out in a cold sweat.
His days in the past were muddle-headed. There was nothing to look forward to, but he was still alive.
Li Chengqi also sighed with emotion as he watched from the side.
"Brother Yi, even the things you make for children are different from others. Give me the drawings. There is a lot of water in Chang 'an. We can do it by the river. "
He wanted the blueprints so that the Craftsmen's Alliance could make them.
"Big Brother, it's done. Do you charge for it? If there was no charge, the children would not come down. Children from poor families are reluctant to pay for it. "
Li Yi got to the point. The children of the rich played while the children of the poor watched.
"Withdraw!" Li Chengqi replied after pondering for a moment.
He continued, "If your family is not rich, you can play once in a while. One coin for a quarter of an hour."
"I have an idea. The children of the Capital Magistrate's Office will go to the government schools. They will be tested every ten days.
The children who are given an excellent grade will have ten chances in the next ten days. Each time, they will be given a quarter of an hour.
I, Zhuangzi, can even sell snacks in every place.
If the children are given an excellent grade, they will be given ten free meals worth two coins. "
Li Yi gave a solution. Poverty was not a problem. He would give them a chance.
The tests were all based on the progress of each child.
As long as the children worked hard and got an excellent grade, they would play for free.
If they could not even do this, they could only watch others play. It was not worth being pitiful.
"Good, that's great. Yes, I will find someone to arrange it and discuss it with the government schools and families.
If there are teachers or teachers who help to cheat, they will cancel the quota for the first school.
However, Brother Yi, you will have to spend money again. There are a lot of children. "
Li Chengqi praised Li Yi again.
A child's food worth fifty coins for ten days. Of course, the capital was not that much, but there were a lot of children.
"I don't care about other places. But for the capital office, I will be given twenty coins every day for every child you build. It doesn't count if there is a strong wind or a heavy rain."
Li Yi turned around and asked for money. Why should he give things to others for free?
"Uh!" Li Chengqi paused for a moment and then smiled. "Okay, I believe that ordinary people can't afford to build them. They are all built by my alliance. Here is the money."
Li Chengqi took the blueprint and left. He had to be quick. Otherwise, he would not be able to play when winter came.
Li Yi asked people to make snacks. The popcorn boiler was already built. There was no pressure gauge, but there was time.
It could be popped in about time. It was more convenient than stir-frying.
If they couldn't find corn, they could pop rice, millet, sorghum rice, and soybeans.
The popcorn machine could also be used to stir-fry vegetables, such as chicken.
When the chestnuts were harvested, they could be used to stir-fry them. When the time was about right, they could be slowly released.
In addition to these, there were shaved ice, shabu shabu, dried fruits …
There were also fried sandwiches, shrimp strips made of yam, and shrimp slices made of starch.
There were also mixed tofu skins with cold noodle soup.
There were also smoked dried tofu rolls and dried tofu that was not very salty.
Anyway, there were many snacks that the children liked.
"Sell these things wholesale to others. If they can't be sold, take them back. In addition … I will design a way to try it in the papermaking workshop."
After Li Yi arranged to make snacks, he returned to the courtyard to think about how to make a simple watermark.
When making paper, he used the water curtain to scoop up the pulp and then dry it.
He added protrusions on the water curtain. When the pulp was scooped up, it would be thinner than other places after drying. It would be a watermark.
Li Yi thought of taking out an extra thing. When the water curtain scooped up the pulp once, he would put this thing on it and scoop it up again.
When it dried, the paper would be thicker. There would be something sandwiched between the two layers.
There was a protrusion. When he looked at it against the light, it would be dark.
The thing that he put in could be made with wood shavings and glue and made in a mold.
"I also need a set of copper engraving plates for printing and coloring. Yes, that's it." Li Yi decided.
He began to draw. The picture of the exchange coupon used in Zhuangzi had to be beautiful and complicated. When he was carving and turning the mold, the masters would have to worry more.
When he finished drawing, the sky was already dark.
There were mountains and rivers, red flowers, green willows, and birds on the page.
Actually, Li Yi drew it according to the photos of Zhuangzi's surroundings on the hot air balloon.
There were the words "One Coin", "Two Coins", "Five Coins", and "Xi Coins".
He took it out and went to the printing workshop to hand it to the craftsmen.
"Nine colors, coloring. I need nine plates. You guys will have to work hard." Li Yi said to the workshop leader.
The workshop leader took a look and took a deep breath: "Dongzhu, don't worry. It's just that it's a little thin. We will change the mold and adjust it slowly. If it's not done well, we will scrap it.
Now, the colored ink in the workshop has been prepared. When there are advertisements in the future, we will print them in the newspapers. "
The craftsmen gave an answer, and Li Yi was relieved.
The ink could be used. He even tried to print it a few times. The results were very good.
It's just that there were no advertisements. It was too expensive to use colored ink.
When there were advertisements, the advertisements would need to be marked with colored ink and cost more.
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
