In Baifu Palace, Empress Wang thought that the enemy was short of food. This was the best strategy.
In the Li Family Zhuangzi, Guo Ziyi asked Li Yi the same question.
"Li Dongzhu, if the Khitans lack food after the exchange, are you willing to sell food to them?"
Guo Ziyi thought about the Khitans' living habits and winter environment.
Every winter, some of the Turks, Khitans, Tubo, and Bohai Sea would freeze and starve to death.
"The Khitans don't lack food. I will give them in advance so that they won't notice the lack of food.
Once they are short of food, they will definitely be vigilant. Counting on the enemy to be a fool only shows that you are a fool. "
Li Yi's way of doing things was different. He gave directly and sent the key items over on a daily basis.
"You will also give them to Khuhanzhou?" The Khuhanzhou that Guo Ziyi mentioned was Bohai Sea, the regime established by Da Zuorong.
The main ethnic group in the regime was the Sumoi Mohe. The current state was called the Zhen State.
They were accumulating strength and making friends with the Tang dynasty on the surface.
"Give them. They all need trade. Without trade, I can't get in touch with them.
Our Tang dynasty can't transfer troops to attack them now. The northeast has many mountains and dense forests.
100,000 soldiers will have to be withdrawn in winter. Otherwise, the logistical pressure will be too great.
They can still continue to run north. How long do we have to chase them? "
Li Yi's request was very simple. The first step was to get in touch with them. While Da Zuorong was still alive, he had to speed up the layout.
They didn't have a good navy at the moment. In history, when Da Zuorong died and his son ascended the throne, his strength would be strong.
He had a navy that attacked the Tang dynasty on land and water. At the same time, he also contacted the Japanese Empire to deal with the Tang dynasty.
Of course, in the end, they were destroyed by the Khitans. The weak Khitans became strong.
After the Tang dynasty ended and entered the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the Song dynasty came out and the Liao dynasty was established.
Guo Ziyi didn't know about history. He only felt that he was unfamiliar with this kind of war.
Yes, he felt that Li Yi was waging a war, a different kind of war.
He thought for a moment and said, "How long will it take to end?"
"End? Do you mean to kill them all or occupy them? Kill them all and wait for the Tang dynasty's navy to have more money and ships. Let's wait for five years.
If we occupy and integrate them, we need … we need to colonize and move the people from other parts of the Tang dynasty there. "
Li Yi didn't know how long it would take. Things had just started, and he wasn't a god.
"If the commoners go over, won't they rob them?" Guo Ziyi felt that the other races were all barbaric.
"If I'm stronger than him, he won't snatch it from me. Wait for me to finish making the gun. The iron we have now is not bad. I'll make a good furnace and blow air into it to make steel. "
Li Yi also had plans for war weapons. If the steel of the flintlock gun was not good, the barrel would explode.
If he didn't want it to explode, he could only increase its thickness. It was dead heavy, and he still had to carry gunpowder and bullets.
Other than the advantage of shorter training time compared to archery, there were no other advantages.
"Li Dongzhu, is the gun you're talking about the same as the one you're using?" Guo Ziyi knew how powerful a sniper rifle was.
"In theory, yes, but it's not that powerful. Wait a little longer. I need to improve the smelting and processing techniques. "
Li Yi knew that Guo Ziyi wanted to have a good gun, but unfortunately, he couldn't do it.
"In short, I just want to protect you. I don't know anything else."
Guo Ziyi temporarily gave up the idea of learning all of Li Yi's skills.
He was very willing to learn. Now, he could calculate and draw, and he could do them well.
However, he realized that Li Yi knew a lot of things.
Before he could understand one, a new one appeared.
Before he could learn the technique, strategic arrangements suddenly appeared.
If he didn't stay by Li Yi's side, he wouldn't know how ignorant he was.
Yujiang finally sent someone to deliver the letter in the middle of winter, and the New Year holiday was over.
The next time it was lively would be on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and there would be lanterns then.
Bi Goo went to work. He actually went to work every day, took a look, and then went home.
Today was the eighth day of the first lunar month, and it was a seven-day holiday.
Many people still hadn't recovered from the holiday atmosphere, and they were lazy when they went to work.
"Did Li Family Zhuangzi give the money? Is there a ledger? "Bi Goo had just entered the office when he found someone to ask about Li Family Zhuangzi's taxes.
"It was delivered yesterday evening. According to the ledger, a total of six hundred and ninety-five thousand taels of goods were sold in the past seven days.
As for the tax, it's now five hundred and fifty-six thousand taels. Li Family Zhuangzi gave us exchange coupons with a value of ten taels each.
There's a total of fifty-five thousand and six hundred coupons, and they're all locked in boxes. It's very heavy. "
The assistant minister on duty last night reported the situation to Bi Goo.
Li Family Zhuangzi's coupons were very heavy. There were fifty-five thousand and six hundred coupons, which was more than a hundred kilograms.
"Good, good. What about the tax for the greenhouse?" Bi Goo smiled when he heard that Li Family Zhuangzi had sent the money over.
All of a sudden, there was an extra five hundred and fifty-six thousand taels. The Ministry of Revenue had a good time this year.
Li Family Zhuangzi would continue to sell in the future. As for the ledger, there was no need to look at it.
With more than five hundred thousand taels, how could Li Yi falsify the ledger even if he wanted to?
"Xiao Yi is still the best. If there's anything in the future, I will definitely help him. Even if I have to ask Her Majesty …"
Bi Goo muttered that he wanted to help Li Yi settle some things. As he spoke, he mentioned Her Majesty. He wanted to say that even if Her Majesty wanted to deal with Li Yi, he would also help.
Suddenly, he realized that Li Yi didn't need to ask him for help.
How could Her Majesty deal with Li Yi? He felt uncomfortable.
The assistant minister pretended that he didn't hear the latter part of the sentence and directly answered the first part: "The greenhouse that Li Family Zhuangzi cooperated with 20 counties and the greenhouse that others built privately.
From the first day of the first month to last night, the total amount of vegetables sold was two hundred and thirty-three thousand and one hundred taels. The tax amount is two hundred and thirty-three thousand and one hundred taels.
Currently, it hasn't been collected yet. The ledger needs to be checked. However, the greenhouse owners have already agreed to pay the tax. They'll get a ten percent discount. "
"More than two hundred and sixty thousand taels in seven days? Is it from the capital government? It's not Chang 'an City, but it's not a lot. "
Bi Goo saw that he had collected more than two hundred thousand taels. Compared to the Li Family Zhuangzi, he felt that it was not enough.
"Minister Bi, not everyone can afford to eat vegetables in winter." The assistant minister reminded him.
"That's still not enough. I remember that the prices of vegetables these days are very expensive." Bi Goo had sent someone to ask about the prices of vegetables.
"Did you forget what was written in the newspaper? To preserve vegetables, such as cucumbers, cowpeas, eggplants, etc., wrap them in newspaper … "
The assistant minister reminded Bi Goo again.
Bi Goo remembered that the Li Family Zhuangzi's newspaper did mention how to preserve vegetables in winter.
Wrap the vegetables in newspaper and put them in a place that was not frozen but was very cold. This way, some vegetables could be stored for half a month.
Therefore, the poor people prepared to have a meal during the New Year. This was how they did it.
They even taught people to buy cowpeas and other vegetables in advance and then blanch them or fry them. They would wrap them in oil paper and put them outside to freeze.
When it was time to eat, the melted vegetables would taste slightly different from fresh ones.
Of course, the people believed what was written in the newspaper. This was how they did it.
When it was a few days before the New Year, they would not buy the vegetables anymore. They would just eat the vegetables from the previous year.
"Sigh! Forget it. We can't expect to earn money from the people. Why does Xiao Yi have so many ideas? "
Bi Goo mumbled again. He realized that he could not complain about Li Yi's methods. Was it easy for the people to eat vegetables in winter?
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