"We can still sell more than 800 taels tomorrow. After two days, we will have enough money for the baby carrier."
Li Yi said to Li Chengqi, who came to deliver the seafood, when he received the sales data from Fragrant Fragrance Pavilion in the evening.
"How many bicycles did you sell?" Li Chengqi did not care about a few hundred taels. Bicycles were the real deal.
"The number of orders is more than 500. There are still many rich people. The businessmen who sold the kerosene lamps and thermos bottles to other places have already started to buy bicycles and send them over."
Li Yi was very happy about this. He did not object to the rich people in the Tang dynasty.
Which one of the prefectures did not have someone with a high social status? They had a common circle.
When one person had a new thing, others would definitely buy it.
In the Tang dynasty, incense fighting, cockfighting, dog fighting, bird fighting, and bull fighting were popular. Oh, there was no bull fighting. If you were caught, you would be punished.
Incense made with honey, precious wood, and precious spices would be taken out and lit to see whose flavor was unique.
The cost of one incense would be more than one tael. A huge incense made with dozens of taels would be lit to see the shape of the smoke.
There were many rich people. Since they were spending money anyway, it was better to ask them to buy Li Family Zhuangzi's good products.
In other prefectures, if they felt that the road was not good and it was inconvenient to ride bicycles, they could repair it themselves.
"Okay, Brother Yi, you are rich. Everyone will be relieved." Li Chengqi said what was in his heart.
They were worried that Li Yi would suddenly have no way to make money and could only use his own money to subsidize. Otherwise, what about the exchange coupons?
"The money for making guns will continue to be sent. We need more saltpeter, sulfur, and lead.
The Winged Knights need to practice first. After all 30,000 people have mastered it, we will send them to the border. There should not be any big problems at the border this year. "
Li Yi requested to continue to increase the amount of saltpeter mining. Shu County had the most.
As for Mirabilite, it could not be used for gunpowder. It was used to make medicine and leather.
There was a lot of sulfur and lead.
If lead was impure and contained many impurities, it would cause infection or poisoning after hitting the body.
However, impure lead had a different density and would affect shooting accuracy.
Zhuangzi knew how to refine lead for shooting.
Hearing Li Yi mention the ingredients, Li Chengqi asked Li Yi, "Can the wild boars and other animals killed by lead bullets be eaten?"
"Did you hit him?" Li Yi asked.
Li Chengqi nodded lightly. "I did, but I didn't dare to eat it. Wei Xiong discovered that the lead bullet is more formidable than the arrow, the arrow shaft is still attached to the back of the arrow, it can be pulled out.
The lead bullet hit the chicken's body and left a big hole. It's different from an arrow. It looks scary. "
Li Chengqi thought of the wound on the pheasant and shuddered. There was a part of the wound that suddenly widened and blood kept flowing out.
He had also shot pigs with lead bullets. It looked like a small hole, but when the flesh was cut open, there was a bigger hole inside.
If this kind of bullet hit a person …
"Yes, it's edible. It's not poisonous. Lead poisoning is chronic, but you have to remove the lead around the wound because the bullet will bring other things in when it hits the wound. It's heated up."
Li Yi knew that lead poisoning was very slow. If it did not come into direct contact with the internal organs and was placed in the muscles, it was basically fine.
Of course, when the bullet brought other things into the body, it would be infected.
"It's not easy to remove the lead bullet from the body." Li Chengqi came to this conclusion after testing it on pigs.
"It's harder to remove the lead bullet than an arrow. Sometimes, we can't find the lead bullet and need to use tweezers to pinch it out or make a small incision to look for it."
Li Yi knew the power of the gun he made. When the bullet rotated, it would also rotate when it hit the person.
As the resistance increased, the rotational force decreased, and the cavity deep inside the wound was not that big.
The bullet hit a point, and then the big cavity inside gradually became smaller. In the end, if the bullet did not penetrate out, it would be left inside the body.
It was very difficult to find, and it was embedded inside. It was very difficult to remove it.
"If you hit the target, you won't be able to find it unless you cut it open, right?"
Li Chengqi felt even more terrified. It was even more vicious than the wooden feather arrow.
"We accidentally hit our own people. If they don't die, send them here. I can find the bullets. There are equipment in the hospital."
Li Yi warned them in advance. Don't dig by yourself, or you will dig them to death.
Li Chengqi took a deep breath. "Do we need to use that kind of equipment? Come, let's eat. Try the seafood. "
Li Chengqi did not want to think too much. He pointed at the spicy fried clams and razor clams on the plate.
The lower reaches of the Yellow River were just navigable. They hired locals to fish for clams and razor clams on the beach.
Clams were easier to catch than razor clams. They were dragged out with a rake with a net.
Razor clams needed to be dug, one small hole after another. If there was no hole, they would stomp their feet a few times. Through the vibration, the sand that blocked the hole would fall down or startle the razor clams to spit out water.
They collected seawater and loaded it onto the boat. Then, they went upstream to Chang 'an. Along the way, they changed the seawater for the clams and razor clams. At the same time, they ground the algae on the beach and threw them into the boat to feed them.
They persevered in this way. There were still many living ones. The dead ones were thrown away on the boat or eaten by the crew.
Dried clams, without shells, cost 20 coins per catty.
Live clams with shells cost 700 coins per catty. Razor clams cost 1,300 coins.
If they thought it was expensive, they could buy dried clams and soak their own hair. Only those with money could enjoy the fresh seafood.
Those with low status in the palace could not eat it at all. If they were not given food, they could eat anything. Why should they delay making money?
Wu Jieyu, for example, was not given food this time. Even though she was beautiful and knew Li Longji's thoughts.
Wu Jieyu did not know what was going on. She seemed to have been neglected all of a sudden.
The clams and razor clams in this season were indeed plump. The next batch should be better.
The restaurants in Chang 'an City bought the clams and kept them for two days to provide to the customers. The others were bought through special channels.
"Sold to the imperial court?" Li Yi picked up a clam with his chopsticks and inquired.
"Bi Goo and the others will give them half a catty each. As long as they are not sold out, they will give them once a day. As for the others, they will be given different amounts according to their positions and grades. It's like this …"
Li Chengqi told Li Yi how to give them. The officials would be given in weight.
As for the lowest Grade Five officials, they would be given four clams or four razor clams. They would take them home and eat them.
Just like cherries in winter, Grade Five officials would be given a plate and take them home for their families to taste. The cherries were big and valuable.
Wild clams and razor clams were also big. When they were scooping up the small ones, they would throw them back. They did not want them and let them grow slowly.
The officials did not think it was too little. They usually took them home and gave them to their families.
Because they worked in Xingqing Palace, they could make two for each person at noon. They would add some chili oil, coriander, and green onions.
As for the lower grades, they would be given some every ten days or half a month.
"I have to tell the newspaper to tell the people who go to the restaurant to take the shell away after eating." Li Yi suddenly thought of something.
"Why?" Li Chengqi did not think the shells could be eaten, but he knew that the shells could be ground into powder to fertilize the fields or feed the chickens.
"Don't take the shells away. Buy dry soaked hair and put the shells into the soaked hair. They will be served with the shells."
Li Yi told the possible secret of the industry with a smile.
At that time, his bone marrow was only half a big bone. When it was served, some people would wait for the customers to finish eating and then make other things as bone marrow and continue to sell it at a cheaper price. Many customers did not know about this.
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