Zhuangzi got on the carriage. They had to travel more than three hundred miles and come back when the road became difficult.
All the logistics within these three hundred miles were taken care of by the village head. The Winged Knights were in charge of relaxing.
Li Yi became well-behaved and stopped messing around.
He attended classes and copied books every day.
Until the 20th of the first month, the Tubo people still couldn't figure out how to create a rainbow.
They took out something to exchange for fifty thousand taels worth of vouchers and waited at the imperial city gate early in the morning.
The onlookers came even earlier. Everyone was very excited.
Li Yi arrived under the protection of a group of people. He first looked up at the position of the sun. It was still far from the center.
"Li Dongzhu, please." Bo Xie looked indifferent, as if he didn't care about winning or losing.
Li Yi took the glass and looked at the water inside. He shook his head. "There's dust. Refill half the glass."
Someone from the Honglu Temple brought over a thermos and refilled half the glass.
Li Yi tested the temperature of the water and looked up at the sun again. "Everyone, stand behind me."
He turned his back to the sun. He was ready.
The others couldn't see, so they could only be anxious.
Tubo and the others stood behind Li Yi with their hands behind their backs.
Li Yi picked up the glass and drank a big mouthful of water. He spat it out in front of him.
A rainbow appeared in mid-air and gradually dissipated.
Li Yi drank another mouthful and spat it out again. Another rainbow appeared in front of him.
"Take the money and go. Remember to talk to me about a new competition when the hostages are here. Otherwise, it'll be five hundred thousand taels each time."
Li Yi took the glass and got on the carriage. He could still catch up on sleep when he went back. He had been copying books late last night.
Tubo people: "…"
They only came back to their senses when Li Yi's team left.
"Just spit water. What does it have to do with the glass?" a Tubo person asked blankly.
"Misleading. The glass is just misleading. Liar." Isinba understood. As long as the shape and angle were good, a rainbow could still be seen.
With or without that glass, it didn't affect the two rainbows.
If Li Yi had only told him how to use water to create rainbows, he would have been able to think of freezing ice and spraying water.
The hole was in the glass. It was so beautiful that people couldn't help but think that the key to the appearance of the rainbow was on the glass.
"I know. When I rinsed my mouth, there was also a rainbow. I forgot. I was only thinking about the glass."
Some of the onlookers had encountered similar situations in their daily lives.
"Look for water. Turn your back to the sun and spray out a rainbow."
"Go home and show it to the children."
The 'audience' left in a hubbub, looking for water spray rainbows to play with.
The Great Tang officials who had come to watch also entered the Imperial City.
"Fifty thousand is too easy to earn. I wonder if Minister Bi will want to collect taxes."
"Can this be taxed? It's not like I'm selling anything. "
"We have to ask Li Yi if we can collect taxes. If he says we can, then the Ministry of Revenue can collect them."
"I guarantee that he won't. He earned 50,000 yuan and came all the way from Zhuangzi. It must have been hard on him."
"We can't compare. He calculates the money in ten thousand yuan. We can only make a few, a dozen yuan."
"He donated money in the hundreds of thousands."
The officials' words reached Bi Goo's ears, and Bi Goo felt uncomfortable again.
He thought that the Ministry of Revenue could get 40,000 yuan according to the calculation of luxury goods.
"Look, I gave money to the frontline in Songzhou. It's back. Tubo attacks Songzhou. I give Songzhou things, and Tubo gives me money. It's fair and reasonable."
Li Yi said happily. Tubo had no system in chemistry or physics. As long as the other party was willing to play, he could play until they went bankrupt.
Song De sat on another shaft. "Dongzhu, Tubo can't attack Songzhou. They spent a lot of money and know we have hot air balloons."
"It's good that they don't fight. I'm just worried that the other party will launch a surprise attack. The Tang dynasty lost Songzhou and will have to spend several times more money to get it back."
Li Yi wasn't sure if Songzhou could fight a war.
At this time in history, Zhang Xiaosong was imprisoned in Liangzhou, which was far above Songzhou.
At the same time, he was also a military officer in Lingzhou. This meant that Li Longji and Yao Chong in history weren't stupid.
If they were captured and imprisoned, they would be thrown in that position. If there really was a war, they could be given to high-ranking officials to lead troops at any time.
Otherwise, why didn't they bet on Chang 'an?
In history, Tubo attacked Songzhou. Maybe it was because the southwest barbarians didn't succeed, or maybe it was because the Western Region was scared by Zhang Xiaosong.
Tubo wanted to turn the situation around with a victory and use military action to serve politics.
Another point proved that the climate in Tubo during the Tang dynasty did warm up.
Otherwise, in March, the local climate was still cold. The grass wasn't dense, and it wasn't suitable for the livestock in the army to eat.
"I hope Tubo will fight and suffer a big defeat." Song De expressed his opinion.
"People die in war." Li Yi closed his eyes.
"Don't people die in Tubo? The more they fear death, the more they will be beaten. "Song De insisted on his opinion.
"Yes." Li Yi opened his eyes. The carriage swayed, and he sat on the shaft with his eyes closed.
"So when we have good weapons, we have to fight more and beat the enemy until they are scared." Song De waved his fist.
"Yes, the Military forces of the Tang dynasty are not afraid of death. Many good men in the House of Subjugation were killed and had to be disbanded.
Before Zhuangzi makes better weapons, we have to be steady. We have the courage to fight hand-to-hand, but we don't need to fight hand-to-hand. "
Li Yi looked at the people in Chang 'an and pursed his lips.
The Tang dynasty needed more people. They couldn't let so many people die in the war, but they could let the enemy die.
If he didn't cause trouble, he estimated that he could get a year of respite from the war. Then, after ten months, he could continue fighting.
The furnace was already repaired. It could be repaired by summer, and he could continue to make steel.
When the molten steel came out, he could make better weapons.
The team was sent back to Zhuangzi with the help of the people. Everyone got a bar of soap and a bundle of six candles.
The restaurant outside the bridge was open to them. They sat down happily and started eating.
They went to watch the show early in the morning and didn't eat. Moreover, there were only two meals.
Now was the right time for the first meal. Li Dongzhu treated them.
Li Yi went back to copy books. He had nothing else to do.
When it came to technical problems, the craftsmen had to be responsible. He had to do it himself.
In Xingqing Palace, Yao Chong ran over and pulled Zhang Shuo and Lu Huaishen.
"Your Majesty, where are the soldiers?" Yao Chong held back until today. In fact, he had only held back for three days.
Did the Winged Knights need to inform him?
He was more aware that it had been three days. If he brought it up again, it wouldn't change anything. Li Longji wouldn't be disgusted.
"Go to Songzhou and send canned meat and fruit to the soldiers guarding Songzhou. It's not easy for them."
Li Longji looked like he cared about the soldiers.
Yao Chong didn't believe it. Was Songzhou closer to Chang 'an or to Shu?
Shu had fish, fruit, and vegetables all year round.
Wasn't there a model now?
With the exchange coupons, the merchants in Shu were responsible for collecting supplies.
The money for sending a can of chicken from Chang 'an was enough to buy a fat chicken in Shu. It was enough to make ten cans of chicken.
Li Longji didn't believe it himself. He added, "Send hot air balloons and new and better telescopes."
The telescopes were updated. Because the glasses were sold more, the technology had improved.
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