"Brother, this oyster was delivered in time. You should cook it for a while before you know the exact condition of the oyster."
Li Yi was thinking about Bi Goo and talked to Li Chengqi about food.
Li Chengqi's oysters in the past were for barbecue and raw.
Oysters without shells were usually wrapped in ice and covered with a layer of ice.
Oysters with ice must be sold at a cheaper price. Otherwise, people would not buy them.
Is it okay to not wear ice? It's okay if it's only for a short time.
It's not okay if it's kept for a long time. That's why many online merchants would stock up and hang them in ice.
Oysters without shells were crushed by machinery. After the shell was crushed, the meat was taken out.
The shell was used to make fertilizer, just like the head of codfish. It was used as a chemical raw material.
Li Chengqi followed Li Chengqi's advice and threw the oysters into the hotpot.
"Brother Yi, if the transportation is convenient, we can deliver a lot of frozen seafood from Chang 'an to the seaside in winter."
Li Chengqi thought of Luoyang when he talked about seafood.
When the Tang dynasty encountered water transportation, the Emperor brought his officials to Luoyang when there was no food to eat.
The Yellow River in Luoyang could not be traveled, but the canals could be traveled. Once the canals were frozen, they would be dug to maintain the smooth flow.
When they went further south, the temperature was not very low, and the boats could break the thin ice directly.
When they reached the intersection of the Yangtze River, the low temperature could not withstand the erosion of the Yangtze River. The ice would be melted by the large amount of water.
"I will use the 400,000 yuan I earned this time to repair the roads from Chang 'an to Luoyang. Luoyang is connected to the Grand Canal.
After the roads are repaired, we can transport goods from other places to Luoyang and from Luoyang to Chang 'an.
The water transportation can be used in summer, and the land transportation is smooth in winter.
Without the support of supplies from the south, we can only rely on the supply of Baggage from Chang 'an and Shu Lands. It will be difficult to fight the Turks. "
Li Yi dipped his chopsticks in the white wine and drew a simple map on the table.
The map was part of Gansu and Qinghai. These places were where the Turks were.
When fighting Tubo, there was the Yangtze River and other tributaries. In addition, Shu Lands were rich in natural resources.
Where did the Turks get their resources? Shu Lands..
The Shu people were responsible for most of the logistics of the war against Tubo and the Turks.
They obviously produced a lot, but left very little for him.
The war could not be fought with the strength of a single country, so it could only be ended as soon as possible. The Tang dynasty could not afford to be involved, so it could only be dragged on.
During the Tang Dynasty, the weather conditions were good, and Tubo could grow a large amount of grain. Most of it was sent to Arabia.
This wouldn't do. If he wanted to drag things out, it should be to his own benefit. He couldn't expect the people of Shu to suffer.
To fight the Southwest Barbarians, the imperial court did not provide provisions, so he reached an agreement with the salt merchants of Shu.
Wasn't the food provided by the people of Shu County? Plants could grow there in winter, so the people of Shu had to eat more wild vegetables and sell their grain to the salt merchants to support the frontline.
For the sake of a land, one should only seek profit; for the sake of a country, one should seek the safety of its people.
Li Yi felt that he wasn't planning for one place.
He had big plans. It was not right for the people of Shu County to only eat vegetables.
As Li Yi thought about it, he told Li Chengqi his purpose. He wanted to gather supplies from the Tang dynasty for the soldiers to win the war between Tubo and the Turkic Khaganate.
"Brother Yi, you want to take out money to build roads again?" Li Chengqi's chopsticks couldn't hold the food anymore. His hands were trembling.
Brother Yi had just received 400,000 taels, and he had already thrown it out.
"Actually, I wanted to collect tolls, but I know they won't give it to me.
If I build a highway from Chang 'an to Luoyang, it will be easier for me to make money in the future.
I live in Zhuangzi, Ba River, east of Chang 'an. A lot of money comes into Zhuangzi every day.
The extra 400,000 taels is useless. I didn't give them oxen or horses, but exchange vouchers. "
Li Yi was calm. Why should he count on the imperial court and others?
He had money, so he could spend it.
Other rich people built roads and bridges in the villages, but they were even better at building roads and bridges in the counties.
Some iron chain bridges were led by the local government and sponsored by a group of rich people.
Stone tablets were erected at the bridgehead. A certain place was built by the Wang family.
The roads were directly named after a certain person from a big family. For example, Zheng Kuang Road, indicating that someone was called Zheng Kuang.
There were also Guan Family Canal, Song Family Canal, Feng Family Canal …
The places with the names of clans and families were all built by the rich.
Otherwise, why would the imperial court spend so much effort to deal with the local families? The local people didn't agree.
They didn't know where the imperial court was, but they knew who used the money to build the roads and bridges.
Li Yi was just richer, so he didn't care about the small roads and bridges.
He built a big one, widening and leveling the official roads of other people.
"Brother Yi, you are doing a favor to the Tang dynasty."
Li Chengqi was touched. Brother Yi was such a good person. Once he had money, he would throw it out.
This kind of Brother Yi should impeach whoever he didn't like. Whoever he impeached, that person would be abolished.
Even if the other party didn't have any major problems, he still had to adjust his position.
If he helped others, he would be helped. If he helped the country, he might be confiscated.
However, Brother Yi's house was right here. Who could confiscate it?
"So, give me power. Use power to balance the favor. Otherwise, the favor will turn into enmity." Li Yi said calmly.
"No, no, Brother Yi. Don't worry." Li Chengqi waved his hand.
What enmity? You just don't say anything. If you are a prime minister, you must go down.
"Brother, look at this frozen autumn pear. It has been cooled with cold water. It looks black on the outside, but the meat inside is white."
Li Yi took out a frozen autumn pear from the basin next to him.
Many fruits were sour, but after being frozen, they would melt and become sweet.
Ordinary fruits were alkaline. Eating them was good for the body.
Special fruits like plums were acidic. It was not good to eat too much of them.
How to test if a fruit was acidic or alkaline? Burn the fruit to ashes and look at the PH value of the ashes.
Plums were acidic and would be poisoned if eaten too much. They contained vitamin B17.
But pears were not. There were many pears in the south. If they couldn't finish them, they would throw them away. Want to sell them? Was it that easy to sell them?
They didn't know how to make canned pears and sugar. Not to mention the Tang dynasty, Li Yi was also very distressed when he couldn't sell his pears.
Li Chengqi was now used to Li Yi's way of saying things: "Brother Yi, are you saying that with the convenient transportation, we can transport the pears from the south to the north and freeze them?"
"I'm talking about the fruits from the south. As long as the road is good enough, fresh fruits can also be transported here.
Even if the freshness time is short, we can cultivate them in the north using the dwarfed greenhouse method.
Wait a while, I'll see if I can get a tractor. That thing can run better than a horse. The premise is that the road must be built. "
Li Yi talked about something else. The dwarfed southern fruits in the greenhouse.
"Brother Yi, write it down later. I really can't remember it. Why are there so many things?"
Li Chengqi found it difficult to understand. If he wanted to learn, he could only write it down.
"Okay. Big Brother, when you leave, take a few pressure lamps with you. They're for pumping air and pressurizing."
"No, I can't bring them. What if I lose them? The original kerosene lamps are enough. You can't sell them, Brother Yi."
Li Chengqi shook his head. He would rather not use them than to provide information to the enemy.
"Well, let's eat first. After we finish eating, I will write a reply to Old Bi. What he is thinking about is wrong. The Ministry of Revenue is not targeting a certain company."
Li Yi said that some people's thinking needs to be corrected.
After eating, he also wrote a poem and handed it to his brother. Tomorrow, his brother will bring it back.
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