"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers. The weather is hot after the rain and there are many mosquitoes. Don't drink unboiled water. If you get malaria, you can go to the clinic to take medicine for free."
"Selling newspapers. Soak plant ash in water. It's best if the ratio is 1: 5. Soak it in water for a day and a night. Spray it on the vegetables to prevent insects."
On the morning after the rain, the newspaper boy was running and shouting.
For a time, people who grew vegetables at home looked for plant ash and soaked it in water.
Those who did not have much plant ash asked others for it. Some even burned it themselves.
"It turns out that this method can prevent insects. Let's try it out. If it works, let's spread it throughout the Tang dynasty."
In the Political Affairs Hall, Yao Chong was reading the newspaper in his hand. He focused on the soaking plant ash in water.
"Plant ash itself can be used as fertilizer. Add it when composting. It has a good effect on the ground. The plant ash will not harm the ground when it falls into the ground."
Yao Chong continued to talk about other uses of plant ash. Soaking plant ash in water and spraying it on vegetables was killing two birds with one stone.
"It's such a good method, and he didn't come up with it until now. He can't remember it." Zhang Shuo sometimes felt helpless towards Li Yi.
Soaking plant ash in water to kill insects. Why didn't he mention it two years ago? He must have not thought of it.
When he encountered a problem, he needed inspiration to come up with a solution.
Lu Huaishen, on the other hand, was smiling. "Xiao Yi has already worked very hard. At least there is no cure for malaria. Once malaria occurs … a group of people is infected. "
Lu Huaishen learned a new term, infection.
He also learned how to be infected. People in the past did not understand that if someone in an area contracted malaria, many people would contract it.
Now he understood. It was written in the newspaper that after the mosquito bites the person who contracted malaria, it bites other people and the other people will contract malaria.
The newspaper wrote about all kinds of malaria, including the incubation period and symptoms.
The people themselves knew about the death of people. If one out of three people contracted malaria, it was considered good if one out of three people could survive.
The treatment method was to hold the wormwood, soak it in cold water, and drink the juice.
Sometimes it worked, sometimes it did not.
"It must be Wormwood. The Li Family Zhuangzi is collecting a large amount of Wormwood this year. Apart from making mosquito repellent incense, the rest are used to make big honey pills."
Yao Chong guessed that Li Yi used wormwood to treat malaria from the behavior of Li Family Zhuangzi and the prescription recorded in the medical book.
Li Yi had come up with a good method to make the prescription that was sometimes not easy to use work.
Lu Huaishen continued to smile. "Xiao Yi even taught us how to raise bumblebees. After collecting honey, Zhuangzi would purchase it. The imperial court no longer allows incense makers to use honey to make incense."
"Long Ze should be having a headache." Zhang Shuo said.
The Li Family Zhuangzi sold the Big Honey Pill to the Imperial Court at a low cost. The Imperial Court's Ministry of Revenue paid for it and gave it to the commoners for free.
If this disease was not treated, people would really die. Moreover, it could be transmitted to others after being bitten by mosquitoes.
At present, it was only given to the commoners in the capital government. When the quantity increased, it would be distributed to all parts of the Tang dynasty.
At that time, the newspapers would rewrite some previously written content to let the commoners know the situation, especially to guard against mosquitoes.
The method of making mosquito repellent incense had already been passed to the prefectures of the Tang dynasty. The prefectures called on the commoners to collect wormwood.
"Xiao Yi helps the Ministry of Revenue make money and also helps the Ministry of Revenue spend money. It is really not easy for Long Ze to sit in the position of Minister of Revenue."
Lu Huaishen began to pity Bi Goo.
Yao Chong laughed. "Long Ze is now looking forward to it and afraid of it. He is looking forward to Li Yi making something that can make a lot of money and selling it. He is afraid that Li Yi will think of spending money. "
Bi Goo, who was being talked about by the three people, was distressed in his own office.
"A big honey pill costs ten coins. People who have malaria may not necessarily be cured after eating a few big honey pills. How much honey is used? Why is the price so high?"
Bi Goo felt that Li Yi was asking for too much money. The agreed cost price was ten coins per pill.
He couldn't personally see how to make the big honey pills to treat malaria. Zhuangzi kept it a secret.
The commoners of the Tang dynasty ate it for free. If other places wanted to treat it, they had to pay.
For example, the slave owners of Tubo. Other things could be discussed, but if they got malaria, they could basically wait for death.
Once there was medicine that could be treated, dozens of pills must be prepared at home.
"Raising bumblebees, we must vigorously promote bumblebee breeding. The imperial court ordered that bumblebee breeding be compulsory to reduce the cost."
After a moment of sadness, Bi Goo thought of a good idea.
He began to write a memorial, requesting that in every county of the Tang dynasty, one out of every ten households must raise bumblebees.
Families who raise bumblebees will be exempt from the local taxes.
When the tax is promoted, other people will be exempt from the taxes, but beekeepers will still be exempt.
At the same time, the beekeepers will be limited to how much honey they need to hand in. If they don't meet the requirements, they will be calculated according to the amount and the taxes will be paid.
After writing, he thought about it and wrote a poem at the same time. He asked someone to send it to the Li Family Zhuangzi.
He was afraid now. Once he had an idea, he would automatically consider Li Yi.
One was to ask Li Yi to help check and fill in the gaps. The other was to ask Li Yi if he had any better ideas.
Li Yi received the letter at noon. He gave a piece of soap to the messenger.
He opened the letter and read: The capital governor has not ruled yet. One out of ten households will raise bumblebees. Deficiencies will be filled in. The smell of the honey pills is very strong.
Li Yi curled his lips: "He has nothing better to do. It's just a matter of a sentence. Why did he have to write this bullshit jingle?"
Li Chengqi was there. He took a look: "Bi Goo is afraid of spending money. You give him ten coins per pill, but he thinks it's expensive."
"Honey is cheap? Don't you need to buy and process the wormwood? My Zhuangzi has a high labor cost. "Li Yi didn't think it was expensive.
Zhuangzi didn't count the labor cost. The material cost of a large honey pill was seven coins, and the labor cost was three coins.
Zhuangzi earned this money. If he didn't count the labor cost, the farmers had to eat.
"According to Bi Goo's method, is it feasible to implement it?" Li Chengqi wanted to know if the method was useful.
"If we force it, there will be problems in the end. Our purpose is to collect honey, not to give the people a task that they can't do wrong."
Li Yi hated the imperial court's order to force the people to raise bumblebees.
He continued: "It will be calculated according to the households. Large households have a lot of people. If the amount is fixed, the imperial court will suffer losses."
"The tax hasn't been introduced yet. Other places still can't cancel bumblebees. If it's based on the number of people, will it work?"
Li Chengqi thought that the households wouldn't work.
He thought for a while and said: "Or we can use honey to exchange for bumblebees."
Li Yi remembered what the snake catcher said. Using poisonous snakes to exchange for taxes was similar to using honey to exchange for bumblebees. The difference was that bumblebees weren't as poisonous.
"Just collect honey directly. As long as the price is right, the merchants will think of ways to raise bumblebees. The merchants will lead the way.
The method of raising bumblebees has been spread. The people will build their own nests in places with flowers.
Then they will sell it to the merchants, and the merchants will send it to Chang 'an. It's obviously an economic matter, but we have to talk about administrative matters. "
Li Yi objected to making a simple problem complicated. It was pure nonsense.
"If you buy, the price will be high." Li Chengqi could understand Bi Goo's thoughts.
"If the price is high, there will be more people raising them. The price can be lowered in the future. Once you start raising bumblebees, it won't be troublesome. If you want to sell them, you can sell them. If you don't want to sell them, you can keep them for yourself. "
Li Yi wanted to adjust the price through the market. If everyone raised them together, the price would drop.
They just had to spend one more year's money. In the future, there would be cheap honey every year.
If the people raised them, they wouldn't have to earn money. It would be good for their health to eat them.
"The areas in the south have a lot of flowers. Shu also has flowers all year round." Li Chengqi felt that it was a good idea.
"I'll write a reply to Old Bi." Li Yi went to find a pen and paper.
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