Lanterns illuminate the starry sky and watch the night. With peace of mind, lanterns are presented to the pond.
Lanterns, silhouettes become distant, flames turn hazy. Thinking long-term, playing chess with exquisite skill.
Lanterns, light snow desolately awaits the return journey. Flying mounts, why fear the wind at night?
Li Family Zhuangzi's kerosene lanterns were selling like hotcakes. Don't underestimate the price of one lantern. There were still people who could afford it, and quite a lot of them.
Those who were not financially well off were waiting for the ice in the river to get thicker. Once it was solid, they could drill the ice according to last year's method.
The Workers' Alliance provided a rental service for the ice drilling machine developed by Li Yi. They didn't have to buy it themselves. They could rent it with some money.
The ice drilling machine could be used every year. After renting it, they would get back their capital in three years.
After that, it would be a return of 33% a year. For ordinary people, it was hard to accept.
Li Chengqi also felt that it was a loss. After being enlightened by Li Yi, he realized that a return of 33% a year was not low.
"Yes, this is a project that benefits the people. The return of capital takes three years. As long as it is maintained well, it can be used for many years in the future."
Li Chengqi gave up the idea of investing 100 coins today and earning 100 coins in a few days.
The current ratio of investment to output was equivalent to a loan. If he lent 100 coins, he would get back 133 coins a year.
"Li Yi, it's too cold today. Will you catch a cold after soaking here?"
In Lantian County, the ponds behind Drunken Immortal Residence had been built. The winter was cold, so the hot spring water was diverted by four horizontal waterwheels.
The Xu Family's canal was temporarily sealed. The Xu Family's spring water continued to flow into the underground river.
One main hot spring and six auxiliary hot springs were not open to the public.
Those who wanted to soak in the hot springs had to bathe in the Drunken Immortal Residence's inn.
Buckets of hot spring water were sent over and poured into the pool and the big buckets above to be used as shower water.
Coupled with the basalt steam bath, it attracted many people.
Even if the other hot springs in the capital office were empty, they couldn't be opened to the public.
Old man Mu Chengxi came with his wife and a young girl about the same age as Li Yi. Twenty cows.
Li Yi rarely came to soak. He kept the cows and allowed the family of three to soak.
Then, he realized that the other party's request was too high. She wanted to soak with him.
Madam Mu and that girl both wore one-piece oilcloth swimsuits, while the old man and Li Yi wore baggy pants.
At night, Li Yi had no choice but to light a hundred kerosene lamps to illuminate the place.
As for why he agreed to let her soak in at such a time … Hehe!
At this moment, he felt quite helpless. The Go board was still floating on the hot spring.
"No, don't worry, Elder Mu. The temperature in the wooden house next to us is the same as the temperature at the edge of the hot spring. We can't go to the middle, it's too hot."
Li Yi said. The current game of Go was different from that of his time. There were some differences in the rules.
It was very awkward for him to play, especially when he was playing against the old man. Regardless of whether he won or lost, he had to lay out the chessboard.
If he dared to use Muramasa's Demon Blade or Mega Avalanche, he would be at a disadvantage.
Only after reaching the middle stage would he be able to show a little bit of killing intent.
If she could come out and turn defeat into victory at the crucial moment, then that would be the most powerful setup. It would be called Cheng Zhenlong.
The crescent moon was slowly rising, and the stars in the sky were quite beautiful.
The two of them played Go. As the steam rose, there was a hazy feeling.
Li Yi played very casually. He did not care about winning or losing. He absolutely did not believe that the game of Go was like life.
Otherwise, no one would be an official, and there would be no need to go to war. In a game of Go, whoever won would have the final say.
"Xiao Yi, you're not young anymore. Have you taken a fancy to any family's daughter?" The old man said to Li Yi.
"She's still young. Elder, you should be able to see that I, Zhuangzi, am now under twenty years old. I'm not allowed to have children.
Women have not grown up, and it's very difficult to give birth to children. Many times, two lives are lost.
When she's older, she should exercise more, especially the stretching of the hip joint, such as the splits.
It's easy for me to get married now, and then how old is the woman? She's so young, and she hasn't learned more, and she has to take care of children. This is a kind of cruelty to women. "
Li Yi said as he placed the chess piece. He was very calm and did not calculate much.
When the old man heard this, he turned to look at the young girl. The young girl lowered her head in the mist.
"Xiao Yi, it's said that one's character in Go is like one's character. What do you think?" The old man asked again.
"Character in Go is not a skill in Go. It refers to a true gentleman who does not speak when watching a game of Go. Go can be regretted, but life … in theory, cannot be repeated. "
Li Yi wanted to say that life could not be repeated, but he felt sorry for the system.
"Then what about one's character after drinking?" The old man had too many questions.
"This has to do with one's alcohol tolerance. Some people can drink, but they don't get drunk. Some people can't drink, but you force them to drink. If they drink too much and cause trouble, you say that their character is bad after drinking, and then you say that their character is bad.
Actually, those with bad character are those who force others to drink. Alcohol numbs the nerves, and naturally, they will do some bad things.
When I drink with others, I never force them to drink. When I see that others are about to drink too much, I'd rather end the drinking game than wait for them to make a fool of themselves.
Judging a person's character based on their drunkenness is the most tasteless. How can you ask a drunk person to be like a normal person? "
Li Yi expressed his own point of view. There were many other points of view.
He only insisted that he would not force others to drink too much and then make others a joke.
"If you think of a way to get others drunk, then you can use this opportunity to harm others, right?" The old man was insidious.
"If I want to punish someone, do I need to do that?"
Li Yi placed another piece and then picked it up. The old man had not placed a piece yet, and he could not place two pieces in a row.
"I heard that you are very willing to forgive others? Even if they bully you. "The old man did not stop asking questions.
"That depends on what the matter is. If both sides do not know each other, some conflicts can be forgiven. But when it involves the people's livelihood, it cannot be forgiven. "
Li Yi's tone was firm.
At the same time, the leader of a group of people was rushing to Chang 'an. He was the one who had offended Li Yi and was forgiven by Li Yi and cooperated with.
Yu Huaide, he was the leader of the Tang dynasty's smuggling alliance. No, he was the executor of the Tang dynasty's wartime trade organization.
He had returned from the Tang dynasty to the border between Tubo and the Turkic Khaganate to exchange many goods and livestock.
When he left, he could not use the water route, and when he returned, he could not use the water route.
He and the people of the alliance sold the good things provided by Li Yi at a high price, and he also sold a lot of the goods he brought with him.
After that, he exchanged for furs, jewels, and livestock, mainly horses and cows.
On the way back, he bribed all the way, but the money he gave was not much.
On the way back, he still bribed all the way and gave more money.
Seeing that they were about to reach Chang 'an, everyone hurried back. They did not want to rest at night.
The 500 Winged Knights accompanied them all the way. The scouts went out and reported back and forth.
"Report, the Winged Knights in Chang 'an have come to pick us up. They are carrying many lanterns that we have never seen before. They are very bright."
The scouts ran back and forth for 20 li.
When the new scouts discovered the situation, even if they were from the same unit and knew many people, they still urged their horses to run back and report.
As soon as he finished, the Winged Knights from Chang 'an arrived.
His speed was already fast enough, but unfortunately, the stamina of his horse was not enough.
When the Winged Knights from Chang 'an saw him, their horses were full of energy and immediately followed him.
If this happened on the battlefield, this scout team would be useless.
Yu Huaide and the other merchants did not think about whether the scouts were useless or not. They saw the 'lanterns' carried by the cavalry.
The wind was blowing, but the flames in the lanterns were still so bright.
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