As they chatted, Li Longji liked the atmosphere.
He couldn't find this feeling when he was with the officials.
He still couldn't find this feeling when he was with the women in the imperial harem.
Empress Wang was even more so. She was finally pregnant, so she stayed in Zhuangzi because of her uncle, the godly doctor.
At this time, the Imperial Treasury and the Agriculture Temple in Chang 'an were busy. The Agriculture Temple sent out fast horses to the twenty-two counties with the magical hemp scraping tools made by the Imperial Treasury.
It was the time to finish compressing hemp. Every step forward would be more helpful to the farmers.
Some of the areas around Chang 'an had already seen the real thing. After trying it out, they figured out how to make it themselves.
The people talked about it.
What was going on this year? The imperial court would definitely release good things every few days.
These things were easy to use and easy to make. It saved manpower and made more things.
This year, they learned how to compost and select seeds to plant winter wheat.
Next year, not only would they save some money, they wouldn't have to work so hard.
Yao Chong and the other two prime ministers couldn't be unaware of the situation.
"His Majesty finished reviewing the troops yesterday, and today he went to Li Yi and Zhuangzi," Zhang Shuo said helplessly.
He didn't know that without Li Yi, he would be dealt with in a few days. At this moment, he was standing with Yao Chong.
Yao Chong didn't need to say much. He had gradually regarded Li Yi as a threat.
He also didn't know that in a few years, he would also be crippled. He tricked Wei Zhigu's two sons and brought trouble to himself.
In fact, it wasn't his sons' problem, but Li Longji felt that he had played out his role and used him to deal with many people.
He had to appease some people, so he naturally had to take him down.
Wei Zhigu didn't see through it, so he was demoted.
Zhang Shuo saw something and tried to stop him several times, but he was still demoted.
Lu Huaishen was the smartest, but his body suddenly had a problem.
Therefore, Li Yi didn't take a single cent from Earthly Paradise. They couldn't afford to offend him, but they couldn't avoid him.
Yao Chong regarded Li Yi as a threat. If Li Yi knew, he would definitely laugh.
"Hundreds of workers still haven't made anything new?" Yao Chong's eyes were heavy. He probably didn't sleep well last night.
Zhang said, "Sigh ~ ~ some craftsmen did come, but the things they made were for the sake of beauty. A folding table from Li Yi's place. In the hands of the craftsmen's hands, it was still a table. "
Yao Chong looked at Lu Huaishen. Lu Huaishen didn't want to care about anything at all.
However, he still knew a little about it. He said, "There is a threshing tool, which is made with fine steel teeth and steel shafts. It is better than Li Yi's."
'''s's's's''s's's' ''s's's's's's' '' ''s's.
Zhuangze steel, why didn't you use gold?
Li Yi used wood, mud, bamboo, and grass sticks. He felt it was too expensive to use some oil for lubrication.
Now, the's''s''s''s''s' 'was nothing more than a blade and some leather.
The others were still wood. Wood stools, wood forks, oh, there was a rope less than a foot long on it.
Could it be that Li Yi was stupid? Stupid? Didn't know how to use steel?
Looking at the 'Zhuangzi's' 'methane lamp, copper pipe, iron pipe, and even that's' 'tapping' tool.
Oh, pressure well, even children can play with it. It's also iron.
Why did he want to avoid copper and iron on his farming's' 'tools? Wasn't it because the cost was high, and the people couldn't afford it?
Yao Chong had a headache. Who found this craftsmen? Come here, I promise I won't beat you to death.
***
Li Yi, Zhuangzi.
"Third Brother, look, this bamboo is an ice cart. Children can play on the ice. The bamboo must be old bamboo. New bamboo isn't hard enough."
Li Yi drew a blueprint for an ice cart. Normally, the ice cart should be a triangle, or at least an eight string.
But he considered that the people couldn't afford it, so he changed it to old bamboo.
As for the ice roller, it should be a round wooden stick or bamboo stick, with an inch of iron nail at the bottom.
If iron nails weren't used, bone nails or stone nails could be used, but they were easy to break and didn't slide fast.
"This is a snowboard. The snowboard doesn't need a snowball fight, but the two boards do. Look at the other one. The ice knife must be made of iron, and it needs to be sharpened. Otherwise, it can't bite the ice. "
Li Yi changed a piece of paper as he spoke.
He continued, "Ice pot. Logically speaking, each one should be about the same size and weight. But let's play with it first. If there's a difference in weight, then there's a difference. If it's made of stone, then it's made of …"
Li Yi explained to the three of them. He tried to use the least expensive materials, otherwise it couldn't be popularized.
He wasn't doing it to make money. Otherwise, he would dare to use ivory materials to make something entertaining.
It would appear high-end and then make money crazily.
Li Longji looked and listened. He said, "I know that there are colder places where people slide on bone boards and wooden boards."
"Yes, Third Brother, there are." Li Yi continued to draw and said, "This is a sled pulled by elk. It can transport troops in the ice and snow."
Li Longji was instantly stunned. Transport troops? In the winter, they would fight other people, the north, the northwest.
Empress Wang, who came from a family of generals, pushed Li Longji's head to the side and opened her eyes wide to look at the new sled.
Li Longji helplessly moved his body. There was no other way. She was pregnant.
"Uncle, this sled can be strung with a rope." Empress Wang looked and quickly gave an expanded use.
Li Yi gave her a thumbs up. "Sister-in-law, you're amazing."
Empress Wang shook her head. "It's a pity that I can't play."
"When the baby is born, you can play with the baby." Li Yi comforted her.
"Okay!" Empress Wang was satisfied.
***
The next morning, Li Longji and the other two hurriedly left. They said that they would send the live crabs to Zhuangzi for processing and preservation for a few more days.
Li Yi sent everyone off and returned to the courtyard to continue drawing.
After he finished, he took the blueprint to Song De. "Get a small bottle made of glass and prepare to store things."
Song De took the blueprint and left. Li Yi smiled. "Old Pei, I'm counting on you to bring people over to play. Winter is coming, and Zhuangzi needs more money."
He believed that the people Pei Yaoqing found were definitely rich or came from influential families.
Naturally, they had money. Looking at the past imperial examinations, most of the top scholars were the children of officials.
Li Yi didn't believe that the officials who could make their children the top scholar weren't flexible enough and didn't have the means to make money.
He had spent a lot of money to help with the banquet and also donated money. He had to get his reputation and lifespan. Why couldn't he get his money back?
***
A few days passed. Zhuangzi was busy and heavy snow fell.
Pei Yaoqing, whom Li Yi was waiting for, came with four to five hundred people.
Looking at the clothes they wore, one could tell that the quality of life was good.
As soon as they arrived, they went straight to the banquet.
The seats and the road here had been cleaned. No one cared about the snow in the other places.
There was a thin layer of ice on the water surface, but the water didn't stop flowing.
Above was the canal, which was carried by water. Even if it was frozen, it had to be broken.
This included the Grand Canal. Every day, boats would clear the thin layer of ice to make the waterway clear.
The people who came sat on leather cushions. There were charcoal stoves and hand stoves to warm their hands.
In order to save money, Li Yi let them drink rice wine.
Then, in order to save face, he copied a poem and placed it in the most conspicuous position.
"Green Ant New Fermented Wine, Red Clay Stoves. Late Snow Day, May I have a cup? "Pei Yaoqing recited the poem.
The people who came suddenly felt that the taste of the rice wine was different. It was as if their souls had been sublimated.
"Get ready to send something." Li Yi said to Song De when he saw that everyone had arrived.
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