The catkins by the river fluttered, and the sound of laughter came from the goose boats on the river from time to time.
Compared to the people who had to work hard to support their families, the rich people in Chang 'an City found sunny days to take their children out to play.
There was a large ship with wheels on the Ba River. Every day, the ship would go from the dock near the Li Family Zhuangzi to Lantian County.
It was mainly used to carry guests, and the fee was the same as other passenger ships.
It could only carry 30 people at a time, and eight people were responsible for driving the wooden wheels.
It went with the flow of the water, and the splashes created by the wooden wheels were not much different from that of a waterwheel.
When it came back from Lantian County, the advantage of the ship's speed was reflected.
Many people in Lantian County carried big and small bags and baskets.
They wanted to sell things in Chang 'an City, so only 30 people were allowed to carry a ship that could carry 100 stones. There was also a weight of goods.
"Brother Yi, the Workers' Alliance wants to build their own ships and sell them. They're willing to give you a sum of money for each ship."
Li Chengqi chatted with Li Yi in a goose boat.
"Not now, work for me. When the water network of the capital government is built, and the ships that I cooperate with the Ministry of Revenue are built, they'll be allowed to build their own ships."
Li Yi rejected the Workers' Alliance's proposal to work on additional projects now.
He knew that this was the idea of the craftsmen in the Workers' Alliance, not his big brother.
"The docks in the capital government that can build ships are not only building ships for your water network, but also for our cooperation."
Li Chengqi assured Li Yi that no one could build privately as long as Li Yi didn't agree.
Then he said, "The imperial court took the blueprint to Jiangnan. The Grand Canal needs more ships, but it's not clear how to charge."
The charge he was talking about was the patent fee to Li Yi.
If they built a small goose boat, they couldn't collect the patent fee, so they could hide in a small river.
For ships over 100 stones, they needed to run on the river with a serial number. If they didn't pay, they would check the ship.
Even if they paid 100 stones for a 100-stone ship, it could be considered to support the patent.
Li Yi was quite embarrassed. The first paddle steamer was actually built by a member of the royal family of the Tang dynasty who was born more than 10 years later.
That kid was called Li Gao. He was a very thoughtful person. According to historical records, his salary was not enough to support his family, so he wanted to go out and become an official.
The purpose of becoming an official was to do something else to increase their income.
Due to the influence of his relationship with the members of the imperial family, the imperial court did not allow him to leave.
As a result, he made a small mistake and was demoted to be an official.
This person knew how to govern the region, build roads, train soldiers, and invent things.
If the situation in the Tang dynasty had not been so chaotic at that time, Li Yi believed that Li Gao could have done better.
Now that he was to be paid the patent for the paddle steamer, he felt ashamed.
"Big Brother, we should set up a fund with this money to reward those who make improvements to the ship."
Li Yi told Li Chengqi that he was not going to take the money and that he would give it to someone else.
Paddle steamers still had a lot of room for development. As for propeller boats, they needed other kinds of knowledge.
The blades of the propellers were not made casually. They had to be calculated and then molded.
There was no need for a five-axis machining center, let alone printing technology.
"I knew you would say that."
Li Chengqi did not know that Li Yi felt guilty for copying Li Gao's invention. He thought that his Brother Yi was always thinking about the world.
Li Yi saw that his big brother had misunderstood. He opened his mouth to explain but changed the topic.
"Don't take any big actions recently, especially those against the Turks. Wait until July. I will check the situation."
Li Yi wanted to be stable. He was waiting for the death of a person.
He did not know whether that person would die or not. He only knew that that person was still fighting according to historical records.
He was fighting internally and did not attack the Tang dynasty. That person was preparing to unify the Turks.
"The matters of the imperial court are enough for the imperial court. How can they have time to care about other things?" Li Chengqi shook his head.
The busy people in the imperial court who were mentioned by him were now cursing angrily.
"The people of the Censorate want to become famous because of this. I will fulfill their wish. Each of them can't think of a plan to benefit the country, but they are good at making trouble."
Yao Chong was cursing the Censorate. He was very angry.
The imperial court removed the mediocrity of the people of the imperial court. The people of the Censorate were impeaching.
Li Yi wanted to plant a large amount of cotton and cancel the mulberry and hemp in the imperial court. The Censorate was impeaching.
The Ministry of Revenue paid to build a water network to facilitate irrigation and boat transportation. The Censorate was still impeaching.
Someone suggested that Li Yi's more than 11,000 captives be nationalized.
"Li Yi paid for the captives. They only care about causing trouble."
Lu Huai Shen, who also received the impeachment memorials, felt that the Censorate was impeaching for the sake of impeachment for Li Yi.
Zhang Shuo sipped his tea slowly, "This matter has involved the interests of many people. They are behind it."
Zhang Shuo was referring to a group of people who had the support of the imperial family.
They had annexed the land in the imperial court and planted crops there. No one checked the mulberry and hemp.
Now that they had changed to cotton, they should plant crops where mulberry and hemp should be planted. The wheat had not been harvested yet.
It would be too late to plant cotton after the wheat was harvested.
When the cotton was harvested, they could not produce the cotton. The imperial court used this as an excuse to deal with them. They could not avoid it.
Seeing that the situation was not good, they asked for help. The Censorate was the most suitable.
"Li Yi does not care if they plant crops or not. Isn't planting crops for eating? They think too much. "
Yao Chong continued to be angry. He put away the pile of impeachment memorials.
"Let's go see the pandas tomorrow." Lu Huai Shen suggested. He was in a good mood after seeing the pandas.
The next morning, after the imperial court meeting, the three of them quickly finished their work and ran to the Li Family Zhuangzi's panda park.
It was spring. There were fresh bamboo shoots and tender bamboo.
Therefore, other than the panda who took care of the two children and took turns to feed them, the other pandas ate the bamboo. The bamboo shoots were no longer provided.
The two little pandas no longer looked like mice. It had been more than a hundred days.
Their color had turned black and white. They were furry and could crawl, roll, and turn over.
The weather was warm. The two little fellows were placed in an obvious place with a mat underneath.
No matter how big the place was, the two of them were squeezed together. They bumped into each other and pushed each other.
The people who came to watch laughed from time to time.
The other five older panda cubs were more lively now. They crawled around and accidentally fell down.
"Their mood is much better." Yao Chong laughed a few times. He finally understood why Li Yi had to raise pandas.
"Dogs are also interesting when they are young. But things are different when they grow up. Pandas always make people happy, no matter how big or small they are."
Zhang Shuo said, not thinking about the imperial court for the time being.
Lu Huaishen kept smiling. "The Tang dynasty will be different in the future. The people will have more smiles on their faces."
"They will only smile when the Sitong Temple cultivates good seeds and fills their stomachs."
Zhang Shuo sighed and thought of the imperial court again.
On the other side, Li Yi was talking to Old Man Mu. "A person's mood depends on whether their desires are satisfied or not. It also depends on how they compare with others. Happiness is not only about filling your stomach."
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