"Selling newspapers! Ba Shui Li Family Zhuangzi is buying tattered clothes and useless paper. Feng Family of De De Fang is hiring sorghum workers. "
"Selling newspapers! Li Family Zhuangzi is buying things! Ba Shui Pier has a new batch of dried fruit for wholesale and retail."
"Selling newspapers! Li Family Zhuangzi is buying tattered clothes and waste paper! Lin's Gold and Silver Shop is buying old gold and silver jewelry!"
The paperboys waved their newspapers again and shouted as they ran.
They shouted not only what Li Family Zhuangzi needed, but also what other people wanted.
The idea was naturally Li Yi's. Whoever wanted the paperboys to shout for them would have to pay extra.
The more words there were, the more money they would have to pay. They could appoint several paperboys and have all the paperboys in the capital government shout together. Each word was worth a penny.
Li Family Zhuangzi took 90% of the money and gave the paperboys 10%. 10% was not a small amount.
Li Family Zhuangzi took 90% of the money, but most of it was used to provide food and clothes for the paperboys.
The paperboys, who were originally poor financially, were now the pillars of the family. At the same time, they could also learn.
When the commoners heard that Li Family Zhuangzi was buying things, they began to search their own homes to see if there were any tattered clothes that could not be mended.
When they found them, they took them to Li Family Zhuangzi's bridgehead to drink a bowl of free soup. They threw the things aside and left. It was free.
The commoners only knew that Li Family Zhuangzi needed them. As for what they needed them for, they did not care.
Li Family Zhuangzi's people picked up the things sent by others and transported the supplies out.
A large batch of leather clothes and boots from the pawnshop had been processed and refurbished. They were sent to the soldiers at the border of the Tang Dynasty in Tubo.
The first batch of supplies was all leather. Li Family Zhuangzi gave it to them for free. The imperial court was responsible for the transportation.
The second batch was being processed. It was the military coat that Li Yi used at that time. It was made of cotton.
The cotton harvest was basically over, and the people who helped earned a lot of money.
Those who didn't have farmland continued to work in the Li Family Zhuangzi's workshop outside. They cut cotton seeds, spun yarn, weaved cloth, and dyed cloth.
The military coat was the color of dried grass with a hint of white camouflage. It was the same color in Tubo during winter.
Double-breasted, with room for buttons on both sides.
When the wind blows from the right to the left, it means that the wind on the right presses against the wind on the left and vice versa.
The buttons were made of copper, which was better than iron.
The military coat could be used as a blanket. Wearing a military coat in winter, one could find a place to curl up and not freeze to death.
"Why is this pocket placed on the chest? It's useless. "
Bi Goo came over to discuss the distribution and costs of the purchase and processing of cotton.
I saw an interesting military coat and tried it on. It was hot.
He found that there were three pockets, the left and right side of the waist pocket and the left upper pocket.
"Put in the kettle." Li Yi brought over a combination kettle that fit perfectly.
"Old Bi, look, the pot is filled with water. If you put it in your clothes, it won't freeze easily. If someone shoots an arrow and hits the heart, the kettle will block it. "
Li Yi told him his original intention of designing the coat, which was to use the kettle as a breastplate.
"Okay." Bi Goo gestured and felt that it was not bad. He quickly took it off. It was too hot.
Li Yi took him to look at the account books and calculated which items belonged to whom. The cost of the military coats for the soldiers was borne by the Ministry of Revenue.
This money was not paid by the Li Family Zhuangzi. The Li Family Zhuangzi would make a batch of items for the soldiers at the front line.
The people outside saw carts of leather coats and boots being sent away one after another. They were curious and asked about it.
Soon, they got the answer. It was for the soldiers at the border.
The news spread, and the Tubo people in Honglu Temple quickly sent people back to Tubo.
"The Tang dynasty is unwilling to make peace, and they sent us items to keep out the cold. I'm afraid they will take the initiative to attack in winter." Boqie looked worried.
Isinba sighed. "Now that Tubo can no longer attack, it's difficult to defend. Maybe they will lose a piece of land."
Boqie looked at the teacup on the table. "Let's wait and see. If they send grain to that side, they will definitely fight."
"This year, the Governor's Office used the stall to rent the land, so they collected a lot of rent. Everything will be clear when the soybeans and sorghum are harvested."
Isinba felt that the Governor's Office of the Tang dynasty's stall was terrifying. The imperial court received a lot of grain and could directly turn it into military rations.
The Governor's Office could send grain to the side, and the side could send grain to the west at the same time.
All the prefectures worked together. The overall loss of grain did not decrease, but the speed was faster.
The westernmost prefectures would give the local grain to the soldiers, and in a few days, the grain from the eastern prefectures would arrive.
"Don't worry. We also have grain for the autumn harvest. What I'm afraid of is the war in spring." Boqie could only comfort himself.
The war in winter would yield grain, but the consumption would be great.
Even if they could resist the attack of the Tang dynasty, they would not have a good time next year.
"I hope we can exchange the soldiers captured by the Tang dynasty and farm next year …"
Isinba could not continue. He was very worried.
Tubo captured the people of the Tang dynasty to farm. They did not exchange them with the Tang dynasty. Tubo lacked soldiers who could fight.
If they exchanged with the Tang dynasty, Tubo lacked people who could help farm.
The weapons of the captured people could not be returned. Tubo had to forge them themselves. They were short of iron.
In the Li Family Zhuangzi, Li Yi and Bi Goo were also talking about grain.
"When the grain is harvested, go through the Wei River to Xie Gushui, and go through a short land route to Baoshui." Li Yi helped to arrange.
"Enter the Han River again? Enter the Yangtze River and send it to the Shu Lands? "Bi Goo naturally followed and told them the following route.
"No, after entering Baoshui, we'll reach Liang Province. We'll sell soybeans there. Since people started to eat soybean oil, more and more people planted soybeans after wheat.
There are so many soybeans in the capital, so the price will be low. It's not good for bean farmers. We'll sell them to Liang Province to reduce the price of soybeans there. "
Li Yi gave such a reason.
Bi Goo could not keep up. "Not for war?"
"There's grain there. We won't fight this year. We'll scare the Tubo people and make them have problems with their deployment." Li Yi said with a smile.
Bi Goo shook his head helplessly. "Are we going to sell soybeans for Tubo's envoys to see? Let them think that we're going to fight. "
"Of course! In the past, we were always worried that they would fight, but now we have to make them worry. We have to take the initiative in the war. Otherwise, they'll make peace and fight whenever they want. We'll just be playing with them every day. "
Li Yi did not want to sign a ceasefire agreement with Tubo at all. According to history, after this peace, Tubo would fight again next year.
Then the initiative in the war would always be in Tubo's hands. Tubo would make peace when he wanted to rest and then suddenly attack when he was done.
Since that was the case, why should he let Tubo relax when both sides were in a state of war?
"That's good too. This year, the imperial court will collect a lot of soybeans and sorghum. They'll only be used in the capital. Why don't we let the people of Liang Province eat soybean oil and bean biscuits?"
Bi Goo did not care. Since Li Yi mentioned it, he would sell it. He could also see what Liang Province had and buy some back.
After discussing the matter of business, he asked Li Yi, "Next year, will the prefectures around the capital also be cleared of farmland?"
"Luoyang will be the second test area. There's no rush for other places. Luoyang is another capital, and the annexation of land is serious."
Li Yi wanted to stabilize things a bit more. After settling the capital and Luoyang, there would be less resistance in other places.
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