"This is going to cost me my life!" Lu Huaishen let out a long sigh after his phlegm was sucked dry.
The nurses around them watched as Li Yi sucked Lu Huaishen's phlegm and compared it to their own.
The weather was cold, and the old people in Zhuangzi often coughed. Some of them were sick when they were younger.
They coughed and had difficulty spitting, so they needed the help of the nurses.
Glass bottles, one-way valves, thin leather tubes, and leather seals were all used to create a simple manual suction device.
Every time it was used, it needed to be cleaned and steamed. The medicine that the other doctors outside the village were provided with bamboo tubes instead of glass bottles.
"This is an exquisite tool." Lu Huaishen looked at the suction device and praised it.
"Humans used various tools to defeat the beasts and become the masters of this land. And the fighting has never stopped. "
Li Yi handed the equipment in his hand to a nurse and took out an oxygen bag for Lu Huaishen.
Lu Huaishen took two deep breaths with his nose. "I feel alive."
After a few more breaths, he took it off. "I can't rely on it too much. It's good to enjoy it for a while."
"Yes, it's comfortable to breathe in oxygen. Some people will become dependent on it. It's the same as spraying medicine for asthma. Even if you're not having asthma, you still need to spray it."
Li Yi knew about this. Many people were like this, including those who did not want to work.
"Xiao Yi. When I resign, Su Yi will take over." Lu Huaishen mentioned a name.
"Oh!" Li Yi was calm. Su Yi was originally someone who worked with Song Jing.
Normally, Bi Goo would not die because Bi Goo and Song Jing would be the prime ministers together. Su Yi would not be involved.
Su Yi would only take over after Bi Goo died.
Now that Bi Goo was alive, why would there be three prime ministers at the same time?
Naturally, it was because he was too troublesome. There were too many things for two prime ministers to handle.
"Are you familiar with him?" Lu Huaishen wanted to introduce Su Yi.
"Just like you, I did the small things well and didn't care about the big things. I counted on Song Jing. Song Jing's private life is better than Yao Chong's, but she also has a tough style.
Li Yi knew that when Lu Huaishen and Yao Chong were together, they were mocked as the prime ministers.
The relationship between Su Yi and Song Jing was similar to the one who was about to leave office.
Then, Zhang Shuo, the prime minister who was supposed to step down.
Bi Gou's existence was very similar to Zhang Shuo's. He would not easily give in to Song Jing.
"That's right." Lu Huaishen admitted that he only dealt with small matters. Otherwise, if the two prime ministers fought, he would be dealt with.
Only in the position of Prime Minister could one contribute to the court and benefit the people.
. there was no chance to do that..
"Let's sleep for a while and recover." Li Yi slowed down the drip.
Lu Huaishen closed his eyes and fell asleep not long after.
Da Yu Ridge. A large group of people were chiseling stones, digging holes, transporting soil … …
The overall commander of the group was Zhang Jiuling. He didn't know that there would be a big change in the imperial court.
His thoughts were all on repairing the road. The people were very active in their work.
After finishing the farm work, the people were willing to work for free when they were free. The imperial court's transfer order had only just arrived.
They ordered Zhang Jiuling to be the person in charge of repairing the road and give the people 20 days of work.
The people had worked for more than a month. 20 days were taken away, and the rest of the time was voluntary.
They needed this road. In the past, no one took the lead, so they lacked tools.
Now, they didn't lack tools. There were drills, drills, chisels, hammers, axes, saws, shovels … …
When the imperial court sent the order, they gave 200 jin and the provincial government gave 100 jin.
If it was in the past, it would be a lot. 200 jin or 100 jin.
But now, the money to buy baskets and rent livestock was gone.
Zhang Jiuling used the 20,000 jin that Li Yi gave him to buy tools, food, chickens, pigs, and goats.
The staple food was obviously rice. The food was bought from the people's homes, and the price was higher than outside.
The people got some benefits and could eat a 'sumptuous' meal.
After working for more than a month, not only did they not lose weight, they even became stronger.
In history, the road he repaired was 20 li long and 20 zhang wide. It directly cut through the ridge.
The reason why it wasn't 17 meters wide was because there was another pass, Mei Pass.
The road at Mei Pass was only that wide. The other roads that entered Mei Pass had corresponding widths.
Zhang Jiuling didn't know that the road he repaired would become a place that military strategists would fight for in the future.
Now, he wanted to build a city and enclose Mei Pass. He wanted to send people to guard it. The hunters could rest, and the people who were traveling could also rest.
"The meat bone soup is here." The people in charge of cooking at the construction site rushed over with large wooden buckets.
The road was 50 li long, not the original 20 li.
The people in the other village came to work. Zhang Jiuling promised them that after he finished repairing the main road, he would repair another road from the main road to the other villages.
Today, the road was completely opened. After that, he would expand it, repair the pass, and plant trees.
To celebrate, Zhang Jiuling bought 100 big fat pigs. The pork was used to cook. He brought a lot of meat bones and wild vegetables to stew together.
The people who were working were divided into sections and ran to their sections to eat.
"Don't eat the bones too cleanly. We still have to stew them later. Leave some meat on top. When stewing, you can see the meat."
The person in charge of serving the dishes said as he served the dishes.
"Got it. There's a lot of meat. It's enough."
"So long-winded. Are you eating the bones to eat meat? It's bone marrow. "
"The bones can be cooked until the bone marrow inside is boiled away."
The people who were working shouted. They used the wooden and pottery bowls they brought from home to fill the rice. Then, they poured the meat bone soup over the vegetables.
Otherwise, they would cook the rice, vegetables, and meat together. After cooking, they would be in a mixed state. Salt would also be added when cooking.
Zhang Jiuling's treatment was a little better than others. He got a bowl of rice, a plate of pickled vegetables, a big bone, and a lot of wild vegetables.
"Mr. Zhang, we can eat meat when we work now." Zhang Jiuling's manager saw that everyone was eating meat and bones. He was very satisfied and felt a sense of accomplishment.
"It can't be compared to the Li Family Zhuangzi." Zhang Jiuling knew why the manager said this.
The Li Family Zhuangzi was rich. Even if the people who worked were prisoners, as long as they did a good job, they could eat meat.
When the Li Family Zhuangzi was happy, they could give the people who worked mutton soup, mutton soup with mutton.
"Mr. Zhang, is there enough money to finish the road? The tools are all bought. The people can't afford long iron screws and big iron hammers.
Many people still use wooden shovels to dig the ground. When the road is finished, the tools can be sold for a sum of money. "
The manager was thinking about the problem of money. He was thinking if he should contact the people who were willing to buy the tools and ask them to pay.
The money was used to build the road. In the end, the tools would be given to the other party.
When it came to money, Zhang Jiuling was silent.
He spent a little too much money. The main thing was that the food was good. He couldn't bear to see the people who worked for free collapse because of bad food.
The other thing was to buy tools. Without good tools, it was easy to have accidents when working.
These two things cost a lot. He didn't have much money on hand.
"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang, someone is here. He says he's from the Li Family Zhuangzi."
Zhang Jiuling was just worrying about money when someone came to deliver a message.
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