Bacharcha listened attentively, afraid that he would miss the key points.
"It's too late this winter. Even if I give you a batch tomorrow, it'll be spring by the time you get there. There's still more than a month before the glacier melts. "
Li Yi comforted Bacharcha, meaning that they would start using it next year.
By next year, only Khitan would use sleds. The Tang dynasty's Dawu Army would use sleds in Shanxi, and the Anbei Protectorate would use sleds in Baotou.
In the north, they would use sleds all the time.
This year, they had successfully used sleds in the capital. They could use the same transportation method wherever it snowed in winter.
If ordinary people didn't have livestock, they wouldn't even think about it. They could rent cars or stay at home.
The Tang dynasty didn't encourage normal migration. They wanted people to farm and work in their hometown.
If they wanted to travel far, they would need a 'public inspection' from the government office, which was a letter of recommendation.
In the era of planned economy, without a letter of recommendation, they couldn't eat outside. They had to look at the letter of recommendation before they could eat.
Also, they had to stay in a hotel and find a job.
The public inspection in the Tang dynasty was similar. If they couldn't produce a public inspection letter, they would be arrested.
For example, in Pu Jin Du, there was a pontoon bridge, so they could only go there. If they came from the other side of the bridge, they would be stopped.
Of course, there weren't so many things to do if they were in the same county. They just needed a household register. There was no need for a public inspection.
…
The night passed. On the first day of the first lunar month, Li Longji prepared to worship the ancestors. Li Dan didn't die.
Li Dan, who should have died last year, was now living well.
Therefore, Li Dan wanted to participate in the worship and tell the ancestors about the current situation in the Tang dynasty.
They went on the second day of the lunar month. There was a big banquet on the first day of the lunar month. All the officials came to eat, including the foreign envoys.
"Let's go. I'll take you skiing. There's snow in Mount Li and hot springs. I'm familiar with Supervisor Wang Xing."
Li Yi came to call Princess Yongmu and Xiao Lan when it was almost noon.
When the two of them were growing up, Li Yi was about the first year of high school.
When Li Yi was at this age, a female classmate from the same village gave birth to a fat boy. she wasn't married yet.
A large group of maids and eunuchs followed them to Mount Li.
Soon, the people from the Political Affairs Hall found out. Even if they found out, there was nothing they could do.
Song Jing had never thought of impeaching Li Yi. Li Yi went to a place that only the royal family could go.
Most importantly, there was no reward from the royal family. If the ministers performed well, they would be given warm soup.
"It has begun. After the New Year, the Henan Prefecture must complete the work of clearing out the land. At the same time, the tax collection must begin."
Bi Goo did not care where Li Yi went to take a bath. He was concerned about Henan Province.
Zhang Shuo was the magistrate of the Henan Prefecture, so there wasn't any problem with his operations. He had already started clearing out the land last year.
"After today's work, we'll take a break. How about we go to the Drunken Immortal Residence in Lantian County?" Su Yi suggested to take a bath.
Without a reward from Her Majesty, he didn't dare to go to Mount Li himself. The only place he could go was the hot spring of the Li Family Zhuangzi.
"Yes." Song Jing agreed. He had wanted to soak in it for a long time. Although there was a private bath in each square, it could not compare to a hot spring.
"It would be better if the weather was warmer." Bi Goo thought of the bicycle again. He couldn't collect taxes on the bicycle.
Li Yi had told him the other day that he wanted to save the money to make new weapons.
He was looking forward to the new weapons. Then he would cooperate with the other soldiers to deal with the Turks and open up the Silk Road.
Since Suiye Town was occupied by the Turks, the Tang dynasty's trade with the West had been interrupted. They could only get some through Tufan.
In addition to fighting the Turks, Bi Goo was also thinking about Zhang Jiuling. Zhang Jiuling was building roads and preparing to set up a Department of Transportation in Guangzhou.
When the time came, a steady stream of money would come in. Bi Goo wanted to work for two more years and not change his position.
When the tax collection in most of the areas of the Tang dynasty was settled and most of the stalls were rented, he could rest assured and join the Tuan Er.
The big banquet was held in Hanyuan Palace. Floor heating was provided and everyone ate hotpot together.
Li Longji had become stingy. Normally, there should be a lot of stir-fried dishes. In the past, there was little stir-fried dishes and it was mostly roasted lamb.
Now, when eating hotpot, other than the chicken and the soup base, the "waiter" would serve the food after almost all of it was eaten. It was impossible to order ten plates of meat at once.
You have to eat plate by plate. It's all money. I'm not rich.
However, the dipping sauces were good and there were many varieties. There was no shortage of chili oil and chili sauce.
There were also a lot of frozen prawns, fish fillets made from sea fish, oysters, scallops, and hairtail.
In fact, there were also spoon worms. Li Longji didn't bear to take them out.
People on the beach didn't eat spoon worms. They were like worms.
Li Yi ate them. He knew how fresh spoon worms were. Then, the locals would search for them on the beach and reefs.
The labor cost was high, but the quantity …
The quantity was actually not small. Things that people didn't eat reproduced quickly.
Like the small sea crabs in summer, they were the size of coins and no one ate them.
However, these small crabs were similar to flat-back crabs and meatballs. They were used to fry, crispy and fragrant.
People on the beach usually didn't eat them, including the people at Li Yi's time. There was no meat, so they could only fry them.
People who went on vacation caught them and said that they were raising them. In the end, when they woke up the next morning, the small crabs were all dead.
Li Longji didn't let others eat anything that wasn't easy to get. Prawns were fine. There were many of them.
For example, the envoys of the Japanese Empire didn't like seafood very much. Sometimes, they ate seafood for memories.
When the envoys from inland found the frozen seafood, they ate it with all their might. They didn't care about mutton.
Empress Wang participated in this kind of big banquet. She carried her child and sat beside Li Longji. She was a motherly model.
She fed the little guy hotpot and didn't dip anything spicy.
…
They finally climbed up Mount Li. Li Yi chose the slope and asked everyone to change to skis.
There were two ski poles made of bamboo. Both ends were slightly raised. When they were roasted with fire, the bamboo would be raised.
"When you wear it, you have to find a flat place. After wearing it, remember to keep your Eight Characters inside. You must squat and never stand up straight. Use the poles to control your balance. Go down the slope first …"
Li Yi explained the skills to Princess Yongmu and Xiao Lan. The Winged Knights, palace maids, and eunuchs who followed them all knew how to do it.
They had practiced and fallen.
"What does the Eight Characters look like?" Princess Yongmu was full of curiosity. It was the first time she came into contact with skis.
Li Yi glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs.
The cub stood up, put on the skis, and found a small slope with the poles. It took a deep breath and slid down.
The process of sliding was uncontrollable.
With a swish, it slid down and then sat on the ground.
This was the result of beginners who couldn't retract their legs and adjust their Eight Characters. Unless it was flat ground or a slope, they would slide down.
The cub got up and began to run up the slope with the help of the poles.
Skiing didn't only have to be done from high to low. The biggest role of the skis was that it had a large surface area and people wouldn't get stuck.
"Take it a little bit. Keep a good posture, and then someone will push you forward from behind. You have to adjust the front end of the skis yourself."
Li Yi taught Princess Yongmu how to put on her shoes and motioned for the palace maids to push her.
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