While Li Yi was thinking about how to increase the income of the imperial court and make it convenient for the people, Li Yin and the others who led the team to Khitan and Bohai were exchanging things with the people of Bohai.
There were 891 people of the Tang dynasty who had been taken away by the Khitan in the team. They were not as thin as before.
They ate well on the way and were in a good mood.
They helped with the work and prepared to go back to the Tang dynasty to Chang 'an.
In Bohai, the leader of Bohai was Da Zuorong, and his official position was the governor of Huhanzhou. It was called Bohai, but it was not allowed to be called a country.
There were also local nobles. They were looking at kerosene lamps and thermos bottles, as well as other soaps, scented soaps, toilet water, glycerin, silk, preserved fruit, canned food, ceramics …
Some people who belonged to their tribe were peeling pine nuts, the red pine nuts of the northeast region.
There were two kinds of pine trees in the northeast region, Pinus tabulaeformis and Pinus koraiensis.
The seeds of Pinus tabulaeformis were very small and did not taste good. They would be poisoned if they ate too much.
The Pinus koraiensis was not. It was big and the seeds inside were big.
Now, some of them were yellow, and most of them were green.
The locals used all kinds of methods to take down the pine nuts.
They did not have money, so they bartered.
Ginseng, animal fur, and dried fruits were exchanged. Li Yin did not want dried fruits. He only chose good animal fur, but ginseng was fine.
His goods were expensive. He allowed the other party to pay in installments when buying kerosene lamps and thermos bottles. The others could only be bought at once.
He proposed to collect the pine nuts and hazelnuts. The locals looked at it and said, "Okay, wait for us. We will go pick them now."
This would delay time. If they collected the things now, the return trip would be more troublesome.
It would definitely snow then, and everyone would have to spend more time.
The rescued people of the Tang dynasty helped to sort out the pine nuts. They did not peel them.
The pine nuts were peeled by hand, and the hands were smeared with pine oil. It was black and not easy to wash.
It was the same for peeling hazelnuts from piles of hazelnut skins. It was done by hand.
The locals liked to eat hazelnuts. They were easy to open. They were bitten with teeth and smashed with stones.
They did not like to eat pine nuts. It was difficult to open them, and the kernel was was small.
As for tools, they did not have pliers.
"Take a look later. This is soap. After peeling the pine nuts, there is oil on your hands. It is difficult to clean. What about soap? Wash it, rub it, and rub it with sand. Look, it's clean. "
Li Yin explained to the people who came one after another that soap and turpentine oil were not very useful and had to be rubbed with sand.
The locals took a look and tried it on. There was no pine oil on their hands, so they washed it with soap. Soon, a lot of dirty water came off.
Looking at his hands again, they were cleaner than before. He washed them again and rubbed them with all his might. The dirty water still came out, and his hands were even cleaner.
Good stuff, recognized by the locals.
He looked at the soap again. After washing it, it actually had a fragrance.
He didn't say anything else and hurriedly went back to get something to trade for it. He went to pick pine nuts and hazelnuts.
Let's see what else the people of the Tang dynasty need.
The aristocrats of Bohai Sea had a lot of valuable items. They exchanged them for kerosene lamps and thermos bottles and asked for payment in installments.
They were afraid that if the Tang dynasty people did not come, what would happen to the kerosene?
"You can send people to bring other things back to the Tang dynasty with us to see what the people of the Tang dynasty like and what they have there."
Li Yin continued to let the interpreter speak to the people of Bohai Sea.
If only the Li Family Zhuangzi ran this line, the Li Family Zhuangzi would become a monopoly and make a lot of money.
However, the Dongzhu did not allow it. He asked for more trade. They could form groups to trade, or they could send people from both sides.
The Tang dynasty set up a market in the northern part of Hebei Province, which was now reoccupied by the Tang dynasty. All tribes could participate.
The more frequent the trade, the better. This way, the Bohai Sea would not have a chance to secretly develop alone. The Tang dynasty was always watching.
… …
The first snow fell. From Bohai Sea to Tubo, the whole region was snowing.
On the 26th day of the ninth month, Yao Yi happily brought his family back to Chang 'an. His official position had been changed, and he was no longer the provincial governor and concurrent inspector of the Shangzhou Liancaowu Pass.
He was not sure what official position he was going to be. He brought several carts of local specialties from Henan Province.
"Dad, your son is back. That Li Yi is really good. You can give him a part-time job in the Imperial Medical Department."
Yao Yi entered the home of Xing Ning Fang and found Yao Chong, who knew that he would come back today and specially waited for him at home.
After the greeting, he praised Li Yi and prepared to give Li Yi an official position. In this way, when he was sick in the future, he could ask Li Yi from the Imperial Medical Department to treat him.
"It's good that you're back! Li Yi is so kind. He didn't let me send him off. "Yao Chong looked at his son and smiled.
His daughter-in-law and grandson were also here.
Yao Chong thought it through. If he went down, his eldest son would be idle for a year or two. He would write a book or something. Don't bother.
Didn't Li Yi make a move to make an exchange?
As for Zhao Wei, who was in prison and accepted bribes from the Hu people, it was useless even if his family came to beg.
"Get ready. Let's go to Heavenly World for dinner." Yao Chong decided to spread the news of his son's return to show his attitude.
Yao Yi took a bath and happily went to Heavenly World with his father. He had only heard of it but never had the chance to see it.
Yao Chong's team was huge. They went all the way to Heavenly World. The father and son went in and were arranged to a single room.
"Dad, this place is really elegant. Looking down from above, even if it's cold, it's still clear."
Yao Yi looked out through the glass window and saw pedestrians walking around below.
"The food is also good." Yao Chong compared Heavenly World and Li Family Zhuangzi. Heavenly World was not the first.
"In Dengzhou, there are merchants who learned this. Let me try the local food."
Yao Yi picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and put it in his mouth. In the blink of an eye, he showed an intoxicated look.
Yao Chong smiled: "Pork ribs are Li Yi's favorite part. It can be used to make many dishes. It's sweet and sour. Don't waste it. Eat it with rice."
"Ah? You still want to eat the juice? Just taste it. How many dishes did we order? "Yao Yi did not want to eat like that.
When he ate in Dengzhou, he always ate a table full of food. After tasting a dish or two, he almost finished it.
Yao Chong did not eat and said: "Two dishes. One is sweet and sour pork ribs, one is pig ears mixed with cucumber, and the other is garlic soup."
"Why are there so few?" Yao Yi wondered.
"When I eat here, it's always been like this. People who eat with me will eat all the food because it's free.
Li Yi has a rule. If you buy it with your own money, you can throw it away. Li Family Zhuangzi and him as the shopkeeper eat all the free food.
Zhuangzi's canteen food is the best. The villagers always eat as much as they want.
Even if Li Family Zhuangzi sells the free soup outside, no one is allowed to eat half a bowl. "
Yao Chong patiently explained to his son. He was afraid that his son would accidentally provoke Li Yi because of this in the future.
"He can still set rules for us?" Yao Yi was puzzled and dissatisfied.
"If you don't eat his food, you don't have to follow his rules. Otherwise, no matter who it is, you have to follow his rules."
When Yao Chong said this, he thought of Li Longji and the others.
"I originally wanted to give him an official with real power, but now …" Yao Yi shook his head gently.
Yao Chong: "…"
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