"Xiao Yi, you've been promoted. I'll bring it to you." Bi Goo came while they were eating.
He gave the document of the Ministry of Family Affairs to Li Yi. He had been promoted. The people of the Ministry of Family Affairs wanted to come, but Bi Goo snatched it away.
Li Yi was eating rice noodles. The weather was hot, and he had been eating things that had been soaked in water for several days. He needed to adjust.
"Rice noodles are fine." Bi Goo sat opposite Li Yi as he spoke.
Jin Ju was the closest to the door. She went out to get something for Bi Goo.
Cui Liu went out to help.
Li Yi opened the document and glanced at it. He saluted to the west and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"It's because we all approved it. Otherwise, you'd still be a Secondary Grade 9 Official." Bi Goo wanted to make things clear.
"Mm! Thank you. "Li Yi replied.
"You're welcome. It's what I should do. You've contributed to the Tang dynasty." Bi Goo waved his hand, as if he didn't want to take the credit.
"You've been eating hot food recently. I don't recommend you eat rice noodles. Does your stomach feel good?" Li Yi said as he checked Bi Goo's pulse.
"I had noodles with soy sauce last night. I'm having acid reflux. In the morning, I'll soak the rice in cold water and eat some pickles."
Bi Goo sat down and talked about his diet.
"Eat. It's okay. You'll have half a bowl of rice and some lean meat tonight." Li Yi put down his hand.
Jin Ju came back with a clay pot and put it on a bamboo mat.
Cui Liu took a tray and put it aside. She sat back in her seat and ate her rice noodles.
Bi Goo began to carefully put something into the pot. There was a layer of oil on top, and the temperature was completely suppressed.
"Xiao Yi, do you know? The envoys of the Japanese Empire are collecting honey. Guess what they want to do? "Bi Goo said to Li Yi with a mysterious look on his face as he placed the items in order.
"For Li Dongzhu." The eight palace maids and eunuchs spoke at the same time and looked at Li Yi with admiration.
"You know?" Bi Goo looked at them and then at Li Yi.
"I don't want it. I don't accept everything. I won't even see them when they see me. After meeting you for the first time, they will try to find a way to meet you for the second time. "
Li Yi scooped up the rice noodles with a long spoon placed at the bottom. He scooped up some with his chopsticks.
Bi Goo showed a regretful expression. "They bought 4,000 cubes of honey."
"Even if they don't want forty thousand, do you think they will fall? If they have the ability, they can bring back whatever they want. If they want to get the secret recipe from my mouth, dream on! "
Li Yi expressed his attitude and said that he wouldn't interact with the people of the Japanese Empire no matter what.
The other party's purpose was clear, and he couldn't agree to it and waste time.
As for whether he could cheat them after interacting with them, why would he cheat them himself? Besides, it was already profitable enough to do it openly.
"According to the news from various places, I feel that we can harvest 300,000 catties of honey this year."
Bi Goo changed the topic. He didn't care about the little bit of honey that the Japanese Empire bought.
The method of raising bees that Li Yi taught in the newspaper was very useful, but there were too few bees.
By next year, after the nest was split, there would be more bees.
The report that was sent said that some neighbors had agreed to treat each other to a drink when the nest was split.
Li Yi added some chili oil to his small bowl. "Tell them that beeswax will be exchanged for Li Family Zhuangzi's candles at a ratio of one to three. I want to use it to make cosmetics."
Li Yi was afraid that the people would use beeswax as burning wax. It was a pity that he had paraffin wax, which was a by-product.
Bi Goo laughed. "Xiao Yi, you don't know, right? If we buy extra beeswax, the people will give it to us. "
"Why are we taking advantage of the people? Publish the newspaper and tell the people. "Li Yi looked at Bi Goo. He was not very happy.
Beeswax was a medicine, and it could be used to treat some minor illnesses.
If the people don't know, then they should write more bluntly. The newspaper will be sent to various places, and the newspapers will copy the content and publish it.
"Alright." Bi Goo blushed. He was too ignorant.
He ate two mouthfuls of meat. "Do you still have enough money in Zhuangzi?"
"Yes. I have sold a lot of kerosene lamps and thermos bottles. If you don't buy these two, I will not sell my bicycle." Li Yi smiled.
Obviously, he had sold a lot. Bicycles were a symbol of status.
There were bicyclists in Chang 'an. When the people in front of them were far away, they would start to ring the bell to remind the other party to avoid them.
Also, when they were turning, they would raise their hand in the direction they were going to turn to indicate where they were going to turn.
It was just like the private cars in the 60s and 70s.
Riding a bicycle and receiving a bunch of envious stares.
Bi Goo lowered his head and ate. He did not want to talk anymore.
Bicycles were different from other things. They were tax-free, and the money could be used to make guns.
It was not included in the 500,000 RMB tax deduction, and he could not collect any taxes.
"Old Bi, don't be sad. My kerosene lamps and thermos bottles are tax-deductible. I am going to announce that after selling 3,000 bicycles, if you want to buy more, you have to hold on to the kerosene lamps and thermos bottles for more than a year."
Li Yi comforted Bi Goo. He could see that Bi Goo was unhappy.
"You said the same thing before. Later, you said that it was to make it easier for everyone to travel. You just want to sell them for money."
Bi Goo felt wronged. He wanted to settle the score.
1,000 RMB for a bicycle. How much would 3,000 bicycles cost?
The rich people were all taken care of. They were mainly businessmen from other places. They bought a set of items and sold them.
"I'm doing this for everyone's sake." Li Yi sighed.
Bi Goo looked at him with disdain and suddenly asked: "Can you lower the price in the future? The people in the imperial court also want to ride bicycles. "
"Impossible. We can only raise the price. If we lower the price, Li Family Zhuangzi's brand will be worthless. Do you think you are selling vegetables and lowering the price at night? "
Li Yi would not do such a stupid thing. He was selling a brand. If the price was lower, what would the people who bought it think?
Not only could he not lower the price, but he also had to send people to secretly say that he wanted to increase the price.
"That's not bad." Bi Goo was not very good at doing business. He thought about it in a stupid way and felt that it made sense.
After he finished eating, he took 2 catties of secondary grade 2 tea and left. He looked very happy.
"Stealing other people's business. Not good." Li Yi looked at him with disdain.
If the people from the province were willing to send things, they could take things back.
At the same time, in Four Quarters Embassy, Abeda Nakamaro and the others were eating and waiting.
They purposely released the news of 4,000 taels of honey. They hoped that some officials would drop a hint to Li Yi.
When the time came, they would do as Li Yi said and give it to Li Yi. In the future, they would use all kinds of reasons to contact Li Yi in Zhuangzi.
In their view, 4,000 taels of honey was not a small amount. Li Yi would be very happy if they used it as a gift.
"I heard that cement needs to be burned. How do you burn it?" Masato Shimodo told the others what he heard.
"Is it the same as burning lime? Write a letter and let us burn it in China. "Fujiwara Mayang did not want to buy Tang dynasty's cement. It was too expensive.
"I don't know what to burn it with? Stone? Lime cannot be used as cement. It must not be that. "Takagi Junichiro still did not get the cement formula.
"Let's wait for a while. Wait for Li Yi. Give the officials of Tang dynasty money and let them talk to Li Yi."
Abeda Nakamaro did not want to waste time. He did not believe that there was anyone who did not like money.
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