While the people in the imperial court were busy, the last day of the year arrived.
Li Longji's family all left, including Li Dan and Imperial Concubine Doulu.
A large group of people from Nanqu arrived and prepared to perform.
The first batch of 42 students also rushed back from the county to celebrate the New Year with their families.
Outside, the southwest barbarian captives were cooking for themselves. Those who performed well were allowed to become cooks.
The cooks had the opportunity to learn the cooking methods of the Tang dynasty, which was a good treatment.
Usually, they ate black bread. They didn't cook wheat rice with bran. Instead, they used wheat flour and bran to make bread.
Occasionally, they ate chicken bones. During the New Year, they made dumplings with pork and onion fillings.
They were also allowed to drink a bowl of turbid wine. They were also given new clothes and shoes.
The key was that they also learned the language of the Tang dynasty. They were not ordinary captives, but knowledgeable captives.
When they returned, they could be small leaders. How many southwest barbarians knew their own language? How many of them knew the language of the Tang dynasty?
"Li Lang, sorry to disturb you. It's quiet at home during the New Year. Xiao Lan and I will go to Zhuangzi to watch the fun."
Princess Yongmu actually came. She didn't go to the imperial city but went to the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Li Yi looked at her and Xiao Lan. "Welcome, beautiful. I want to go to your Zhuangzi to pick you up, but I'm afraid it's too abrupt. How are the bean worms at home?"
Princess Yongmu blushed slightly and lowered her head without saying a word.
Xiao Lan hurriedly said, "We're raising them. We've collected a lot of worms. When the weather warms up, we'll plant beans and hope that the worms will turn into moths and lay eggs."
"Actually, we don't need to collect too many. Moths lay a lot of eggs. If there are other people's bean fields nearby, the moths can fly there."
Li Yi didn't expect the people of the imperial government to be so obedient. After the Li Family Zhuangzi's promotion, the price of worms increased in the autumn.
It was said that some people caught a lot of worms and buried them in the soil. When their wives gave birth to children, they were afraid that they wouldn't have enough nutrition, so they dug out the worms and gave them to their wives.
It was similar to people in the past. When their son got married, they would quickly raise more chickens and wait for their daughter-in-law to get pregnant.
At that time, there were eggs and chickens. She fed her daughter-in-law all day long. She ate many eggs a day. Later on, her daughter-in-law felt disgusted whenever she saw eggs.
She stewed a chicken every few days and bought pork knuckles for those with money. She didn't add much salt in order to increase milk production.
When he came to the Tang dynasty, some villages still did this. They did not care about nutrition balance at all, and some even still favored boys over girls.
Now, it was even worse. Even if the farmers did not say it, they would take good care of their daughters. In fact, they still hoped that their daughters and daughters-in-law would give birth to a fat boy.
"Li Lang, Li Lang!" Princess Yongmu called out when she saw Li Yi in a daze.
"Wen Tian, when you get married in the future, have you thought about what kind of man you want to marry? Do you think I won't be able to make it? "
Li Yi came back to his senses and asked Princess Yongmu with a smile while pointing at himself.
Princess Yongmu's face turned red all the way to her neck. She quickly turned around and looked at the area where the captives were.
"Li Dongzhu, how … how can you ask that?" Xiaolan put her hands on her waist.
"I'm just asking. I'm single now." Li Yi was still smiling, making the palace maids and eunuchs standing around very uncomfortable.
Usually, the Dongzhu they saw was gentle and elegant. When facing outsiders, he was well-behaved.
Occasionally, he would be free and easy, making people feel comfortable.
But now … he was clearly a lecher.
Princess Yongmu looked at the place where the captives lived and suddenly thought of Li Yi's spending money to buy captives. "Did Li Lang make money from the captives?"
In her opinion, Li Yi was able to earn money wherever he went. He was very impressive.
"Sigh!" Li Yi sighed. "Don't mention it. If you talk about making a loss, I didn't make a loss. I just gave them food to eat and didn't give them extra wages.
If you talk about making money, Old Bi is too stingy. If I didn't say that I had military matters to deal with, he would be eyeing my money.
More than 11,400 captives have been working for the imperial court for free. The imperial court only gives them some food. "
"Hahahahaha!" Princess Yongmu couldn't help but laugh when she saw Li Yi pounding his chest and stamping his feet.
"I actually have other plans for these captives. They will work now and learn the culture of the Tang dynasty while they are at it.
Next year, I will release those who perform well and find an excuse to release a hundred or so people. "
Li Yi explained his plan. The impact of culture was the most important.
Especially when the Tang dynasty was strong.
According to the records, after the New Year, a large group of Japanese people would go to the Tang dynasty to learn knowledge and become officials.
Now, Emperor Yuanzheng was on the throne. She was a woman, thirty-seven years old this year. It was said that she was very beautiful. She helped her brother's child take charge of the imperial court.
Li Yi had never seen her before. He didn't know how beautiful she was. She probably couldn't be compared to the girl and Xinyan in front of him.
The girl in front of him was delicate and pretty. Xinyan belonged to the gentle and mature type.
Li Yi realized that the saying that the Tang dynasty regarded fat as beautiful was not true at all.
The Tang dynasty people didn't like fat western women with big bellies.
"Li Lang." Seeing Li Yi distracted again, Princess Yongmu was very helpless.
You are thinking about other things while you are flirting. Aren't you being too fake?
"Ah? Ah! Wen Tian, I designed a new set of clothes. It's a set, no, several sets. It's for winter beauties. Do you want to try it? "
Li Yi came back to his senses and introduced the design he copied.
The clothes of the rich people of the Tang dynasty were actually very beautiful. He added some elements and styles of his time.
He couldn't invent synthetic silk stockings, but he could make silk stockings. The silk color matched with knee-length pleated dresses or separated tops.
The outside was fur fur or woolen overcoats. Some were long and some were short.
These were made because of the textile technology. They were not sold. They were all worn by people in Zhuangzi.
The coarser ones were felt, and the thinner ones were clothes.
Just like hemp, the coarser ones were gunny sacks, and the thinner ones were made of hemp.
It was more difficult to wash this kind of woolen clothes in the southern part of the Tang dynasty. However, people didn't wear it.
In the northern part of the country, as long as it was dirty, they would throw it into the snow and beat it with a stick.
When she heard Li Yi talking about new clothes, Princess Yongmu's face became redder. She knew that Li Yi designed clothes with very little fabric for Yi Meng.
"Let's go, I will take you to see it." Li Yi pulled Princess Yongmu's hand and walked towards the courtyard.
"Hey! That, hey! "Xiao Lan was dumbfounded. You … you Li Yi …
She glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs. The eight of them didn't seem to know anything and followed him.
"Wen Tian, look at this. This dress is actually very thick. The pantyhose is four layers. You can wear boxers inside.
The shoes are leather, silk, and cotton mesh sports shoes. The bottom of the shoes is filled with glue. It is very elastic.
You will look very lively after wearing it. If you are afraid of the cold, wear a coat outside. I will make a car for you. If you stand outside for too long, get in the car … "
Li Yi took out the clothes and compared them to Princess Yongmu's body.
Princess Yongmu's face was no longer red. She revealed a curious expression. The new clothes and shoes did look good.
"The four of you, change out of your palace attire. Put on the clothes that I gave you. Let Wen Tian take a look." Li Yi turned around and said to the four palace maids who just came in.
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