Ang Lee wasn't very clear about the price of various medicinal herbs. After all, Ang Lee's level in this area was still relatively low. He didn't have any decent research, and he didn't think of making a living by selling medicinal herbs. Therefore, he naturally didn't know the price of various medicinal herbs.
Especially for rare medicinal materials like stalactites, it was very likely that they were not available in ordinary pharmacies, let alone knowing its price. However, Li An felt that although this stalactite was relatively rare, it was still a stone after all, and the amount used would not be very large. Therefore, it was unlikely that the price would be high. It was estimated that the price would not be very expensive.
Of course, if he bought a few tons of landscape stalactites, the price would definitely not be low. After all, huge stalactites had a very high transportation cost. Moreover, the heavy weight would also make the price very expensive. Coupled with the fact that it was a landscape stone, the price could be imagined.
In the later Great Song Dynasty, the royal family and ministers liked strange-looking stones. They collected them from all over the world and formed a special flower stone outline. If the shape of the stalactite was good enough and entered the flower stone outline, then the price would be sky-high. It would definitely be very expensive.
Li An looked at the stalactites in front of him. Many of the stalactites in the cave were in good shape. They could be regarded as excellent landscape stalactites. Naturally, their prices were quite high. On the other hand, some of the smaller stalactites weren't worth much.
"Although even Assistant Minister Li doesn't know how much these are worth, if they can really be used as medicine, they definitely won't be cheap. They will definitely be worth a lot of money, right?"
Li Xiaolu said with a smile.
Ang Lee smiled slightly and looked at Li Xiaolu. He said, "Why? Xiaolu, are you planning to sell these stalactites as medicinal herbs?"
Li Xiaolu shook her head and said, "Why would I? I just feel that I should be happy that my hometown has such treasures. Moreover, these stones are so beautiful. It would be a pity to sell them. It's good to keep them here. "
Ang Lee agreed. "Xiaolu is right. These stalactites are Gibraltar's treasures. They must not be damaged. They are a gift from nature to Gibraltar. We must protect them well."
"In that case, Assistant Minister Li is also going to create a protected area for this cave?"
Li Xiaolu asked curiously.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "Of course. The macaques need to be protected, and the cave needs to be protected as well. They are all treasures of Gibraltar, and any damage to them would be a great loss. However, there's no need to set up a cave reserve because this cave is part of the macaque sanctuary. Naturally, it needs to be protected as well. In the future, every blade of grass and every tree on this mountain will be protected, and no one will be allowed to destroy them.
"Haha! Assistant Minister Li, let's go down and take a look! It's a little cold down there, let's put on some clothes! "
Li Xiaolu smiled and took out two pieces of warm clothing. When they set off, Ang Lee was puzzled why Li Xiaolu would bring warm clothing on such a hot day. However, when they entered the cave, he realized that Li Xiaolu had foresight. The temperature in the cave was much lower than outside, and this was the space on the upper level. The temperature in the lower level was even lower.
Ang Lee obediently put on the clothes and walked along the rugged path to the lower level of the cave. There were only a few soldiers following him, two in front and two behind him. The rest were waiting in the upper level.
After entering the lower level, Ang Lee found that the temperature of the lower level was indeed much lower than the upper level. It really gave people a desolate feeling. If they didn't have warm clothing, it would be difficult to stay in such a place for a long time.
For example, in the cold storage of the future, the temperature was about ten degrees. Because the summer temperature was very high, people wore short sleeves. As a result, if they needed to enter the cold storage, they needed to wear extra cotton clothes. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to stand the cold for a long time.
Because the soldiers didn't wear extra clothes, after entering the cold storage, they were so cold that they made sounds. Although it wasn't too cold, if they stayed a little longer, they would obviously feel a chill that made people uncomfortable.
Ang Lee walked down carefully, at the same time reminding the soldiers in front to be careful and not fall. The terrain inside was a little dangerous. If they fell into the pool, it was very likely that they would be seriously injured.
"Assistant Minister Li, look, this is the pool in the cave. Isn't it beautiful? The water is very cold."
Li Xiaolu said.
After Ang Lee walked down, he also saw the pool in the lower level of the cave. This pool was really beautiful. The water inside was very clean. At first glance, one could tell that it was pure mountain spring water.
There was a place around the pool to go down. Since Ang Lee came, how could he not try the spring water here himself? If he didn't try it himself, wouldn't it be a waste to come here?
"Assistant Minister Li, be careful. Wait for me."
Li Xiaolu also wanted to follow him down.
Ang Lee helped her down from below, and then, step by step, they walked to the side of the pool.
After approaching the pool, Ang Lee obviously felt that the temperature was lower. However, looking at the clean water, Ang Lee felt very happy. Such pure water was rare. If he didn't try the temperature and wash his face, he would really feel sorry for himself.
Ang Lee squatted down and gently cupped some of the spring water. Immediately, he felt the coolness and comfort of the spring water.
The reflections of the stalactites above his head in the water felt so beautiful and comfortable. With the shaking of his palm, the reflections of the stalactites in his hand also shook. It felt so beautiful.
"This lake is really beautiful. It's really beautiful. The water here is so pure, just like the melting snow on an iceberg. It's very comfortable to look at."
Li An praised from the bottom of his heart. "Such a beautiful lake, how could no one come to appreciate it? Don't the people living here come to cool off? "
Li Xiaolu said, "This cave is relatively hidden. After our local people were driven away, the Moors living here may not have discovered this cave!"
Li Xiaolu observed for a long time and confirmed that there were no traces of human beings, so she said.
Ang Lee also discovered it when he first entered the cave. At that time, he was very puzzled. How could there be no one in such a beautiful and comfortable cave? The weather was so hot. Someone should have come in to avoid the heat! Or if there were people who came here often, there would be some traces left inside. However, when Ang Lee entered, he saw no traces at all. There was no sign of people coming here.
"This cave is really hidden. If you people who were driven away don't say anything, the Moors won't find it easy. Haha! This is really great. Continue to hide it and don't tell these guys. "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Of course, Ang Lee didn't want to let people come and destroy such a beautiful cave. Even if Gibraltar was taken over by the Tang dynasty in the future, he wouldn't let people in casually to avoid damaging the stones in the cave. If so, it would be a loss for the entire Tang Empire.
Sometimes, Ang Lee would think that it would be good if he could move the entire cave in Gibraltar to Chang 'an City. However, this was obviously very unrealistic. No machine could have such a great ability to move such a huge cave.
Even if all the stones in the cave were cut and coded and taken back to be reassembled, it would require a huge amount of manpower and transportation. It was simply a waste of money and manpower. Ang Lee didn't want to do it.
Of course, in the history of Hua Xia, there were some people who didn't care about the lives of the common people. They only did things that wasted money and manpower for their own enjoyment.
For example, the literary giant of the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Huizong, was a very elegant emperor. Not only was he very cultured, but he was also an emperor who was very fond of flowers, plants, and strange stones. He liked the most beautiful stones and the most unique flowers and plants in the world very much and wanted to own them.
Since the emperor liked strange flowers and strange stones, the flatterers under him naturally wouldn't be idle. They would think of ways to plunder strange flowers and strange stones. Their purpose was to win the emperor's smile and thus the emperor's favor.
And for the emperor's personal enjoyment, of course, he would indulge the treacherous officials under his command. And all the evil consequences were almost all borne by the common people.
In order to better collect strange flowers and strange stones from all over the world, Song Huizong, the fatuous emperor, actually set up a Bureau of Reception. The address was set in Suzhou. Its function was to collect flowers and plants from all over the world and transport them to the capital, Bianjing, for the emperor to enjoy and play with.
At that time, because there were too many strange flowers and strange stones collected, a large number of ships were needed to transport them. They even directly mobilized grain transport ships. In order to organize, they organized ten ships into a line, which was the so-called Flower and Stone Line.
In the Song Dynasty, land and water transport materials were mostly organized into lines, such as the Horse Line, the Rice Line, and so on. Among them, fifty horses were a line, and ten thousand grains of rice were a line.
Collecting strange flowers and strange stones consumed a lot of manpower and material resources. The key point was that it also disturbed the common people. This was the biggest impact because many strange flowers and strange stones were not in the wild, but in the homes of ordinary people.
And once these strange flowers and strange stones were seen by the officials in charge of the Flower and Stone Line, then they would be the emperor's things. They would casually use yellow paper and the common people would have to guard them every day. They could not let them have the slightest damage. Otherwise, they would be punished for the crime of disrespect. The light ones would be fined, and the heavy ones would be thrown into prison.
Some people's flowers and trees were tall and were inconvenient to carry. The soldiers would tear down the house and destroy the walls. Those officials and soldiers took the opportunity to extort and extort, and the families who were extorted often lost their family fortune. Some families sold their children and fled everywhere. It could be said that the common people were miserable beyond words, and they hated the people in charge of the Outline of Flowers and Stones.
The most hateful thing was that Emperor Huizong of Song had once received a piece of Taihu Stone as a tribute. It was four feet tall and could be said to be very large. In order to transport this huge stone, all the facilities that could block the huge stone along the way had to be removed. For example, if the city wall was in the way, then the city wall was removed. If the bridge was in the way, then the bridge was removed. In short, for the emperor's enjoyment, whatever was in the way was removed. Then, after a lot of hard work, this huge Taihu Stone was finally transported to Bianjing.
Perhaps, in the eyes of the Emperor, it was a very happy thing to get a good-looking Taihu stone after going through untold hardships. He could show it off to his concubines. However, in the eyes of ordinary people, this was too wasteful. It caused their families to be ruined and their people to die.
Of course, the emperor's purpose was just for his own amusement. As long as he could get the rare flowers and stones, it was enough. He didn't mean to kill the common people. But the officials who did the specific work didn't think so. They worked for the emperor, so of course, they would take the opportunity to get some benefits.
For example, when they took a fancy to the flowers and trees in the common people's houses, they would put a seal on the flowers and trees and let the common people take good care of them. Then, they would find an excuse to say that the flowers and trees were damaged and punish the common people for not taking good care of them. After that, they would extort and extort. If the common people gave some money to avoid the disaster, they would not be punished. If they didn't know what was good for them, then their families would be ruined.
Because of the destruction of too many people's families, a vigorous Fang La Uprising was soon set off in the southern region of the Flower Stone Network. The rebel army attacked cities and seized land, and the number of troops grew to nearly a million, which shocked the southeast region.
Since ancient times, the growth of any rebel army required the most basic condition, and that was the people's will. Without the support of the people, any rebel army would not be able to get the opportunity to grow, and the Flower Stone Gang made the people in the southeast area have no way to live. Therefore, they were naturally very willing to join the rebel army, thus allowing the rebel army to continue to grow and form a great climate.
In addition, the largest garden built in the Northern Song Empire, Gen Yue, had cost a lot of manpower and material resources. All kinds of rare flowers and stones collected from all over the world were placed in it. The largest garden in the empire had a circumference of about six miles and an area of about 750 acres. There was a Longevity Mountain with three peaks built in it. The peaks on both sides were the guest seats. The main peak in the middle was 150 meters high. It was separated from the secondary peak, Wansong Ridge, by the mountain stream Zhuo Long Gorge. It was a mountain range with clear distinction between the host and the guest.
In the southeast of the Longevity Mountain was the Furong City, which stretched for one mile. In the southwest was the Pond and Swamp Area. The water in the pond was divided into two branches by the Backwater Creek. One branch flowed into the mountain stream and poured into the Dafang Marsh and the Wild Goose Pond.
The other branch went around the Wansong Ridge and poured into the Phoenix Pond. There were more than 40 buildings in the whole garden. There were pavilions, halls, buildings and terraces in the style of the imperial palace and cottages in the style of the countryside. The architectural styles were different. In addition, there were two gardens in the west of Gen Yue. They were called the Medicine Hut and the Xizhuang, which imitated the scenery of a farmer's house.
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