Chapter 221 Joint Defense Against Engineers and Soldiers

It was noon, and the children who came over were indeed served twice-cooked pork rice bowl.

Li Yi changed the baby's diaper once, fed him milk once, played Auld Lang Syne on the cello, and sang to put him to sleep.

Then Pei Yaoqing came to ask about politics.

"Dr. Li, we have made preparations for the ten days of Chinese New Year. How will we celebrate the Lantern Festival?" Pei Yaoqing sincerely asked for advice.

Knowing that he will be promoted next year, he wants to stand on the last post and set an example for those who come after him.

"Isn't the Lantern Festival a lantern festival? There was no curfew before, so you can just behave as usual." Li Yi picked up the cold noodles with chopsticks.

Cold noodles are not a good thing. The highland barley fed to the horses is actually the raw material for making cold noodles.

He bought too much and the horse couldn't finish it, so Li Yi simply asked someone to make rice.

Pei Yaoqing looked at Li Yi taking sips of hot soup and asked, "Can it be more lively?"

"A fun game is pot throwing, where you use small arrows to throw into the open jar. It's more elegant. I call it trapping."

Li Yi didn't refuse. He finally celebrated the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and gave him a few more fun projects, which made everyone happy.

He explained the rules of trapping and the tips for making money. As for the lantern guessing game, people would have learned it long ago without him.

"Is there more?" Pei Yaoqing was not satisfied. What's the use of an activity? There are so many people.

"Selling Kongming lanterns, just a small piece of candle, and the lanterns will fly." Li Yi gave another interesting thing. Someone is playing with Kongming lanterns.

In fact, some people also play with kites, but at this time people play with kites and do not recycle them. When the kite flies very high and far, it will break directly.

"Is it okay to put lanterns in the river?" Pei Yaoqing asked smoothly.

Li Yi didn't need to say this, Li Chengqi said: "How do you put it in winter? Put it on the ice?"

"Does Pei Ming Mansion want to play for the government or for the people?" Li Yi asked simply.

"What's the difference?" Pei Yaoqing asked.

"You are too greedy. How could you ask such a question? Didn't you ask both kinds of questions?" Li Chengqi helped his younger brother.

Pei Yaoqing smiled and nodded, yes, that's all.

Li Yi lowered his head and took a sip of the cold noodle soup. He clicked his mouth twice. It didn't taste good. It wasn't as delicious as the cold soup.

After pondering for a while, he said: "In addition to going to lively places to watch lantern shows, folk entertainment can also organize activities in each village. Official entertainment requires a lot of money and hires people to perform shows."

"Dongzhu Li, are you talking about the obedient and disobedient people you mentioned before?" Pei Yaoqing said clearly.

"The other thing is public security. I heard that every year there are lost children and people causing problems due to crowding." Li Yi thought of child thieves and stampedes.

Especially Zhuque Street, the street is wide and crowded, but whenever there is excitement or situation, people are crowded, and something happens.

Pei Yaoqing looked embarrassed. The situation Li Yi mentioned happened last year, not just last year, but every year, but it is difficult to change.

"Pei Ming's Mansion cannot mobilize the imperial army, but Pei Ming's Mansion can organize joint defense." Li Yi said a new term.

"Joint defense?" Pei Yaoqing repeated.

“Spread out the performance teams, try not to crowd into the same place, and inform people in each neighborhood in advance.

Organize helpers, wear the same markers, and control the distance between people in each position at all times.

The streets are divided into areas, and several people are responsible for a small area. If anyone wants to squeeze in, give a warning immediately.

I think it’s best to distinguish them by the placement of the ice sculptures and ice lanterns. They are bright and can be seen clearly. "

Li Yi talked about the situation of joint defense. The most powerful joint defense is community joint defense.

During the curfew in the Tang Dynasty, there was someone in charge of each district. In fact, the curfew was imposed due to insufficient manpower.

Whenever there is a big scene, it will be chaotic.

At this time, it is best to mobilize other ordinary people and give them an armband, which feels like they can satisfy the official satisfaction.

After eating a few mouthfuls of cold noodles, Li Yi added: "Tell all merchants not to loudly advertise promotions, nor to throw things away to attract people to fight for."

Pei Yaoqing thought while listening, and said: "Go back and make arrangements after dinner, tell them in advance and let them listen."

So he ate very quickly. Li Yi had just finished half of his bowl of cold noodles. Pei Yaoqing finished and left, saying that he was afraid of not being able to make it in time and wanted to try it during the Chinese New Year.

Li Chengqi ate not too slowly. He was six minutes full and went to make arrangements for the afternoon skating final.

Li Yi continued to chew his cold noodles, lowered his head and thought: "Cold noodles are a good thing in Tubo, especially for the army."

He thought about the problem of military rations. Cold noodles can be made from highland barley, which is cooked and then dried in the sun or in the shade.

When you put it in hot water, it will soften quickly, and you can eat it hard. In addition, when the weather is cold, it is made of tofu skin, something like yuba.

"I told you to write it down." Li Yi said to the maid and eunuch.

The eight of us had just finished eating, and the new food cold noodles that we also tasted went into our stomachs, and then they drank soup.

Li Yi started to talk about how to make dry dough, glutinous rice noodles, cold noodles, meat floss, compressed biscuits and other foods.

As for Nang, that is, Hu cakes and Guokui. Needless to say, the soldiers who serve in the army now are not only fried noodles but also Guokui.

"The more types there are, the greater the logistical pressure, but the combat effectiveness of the soldiers at the front can be guaranteed, especially dried vegetable powders, such as chopped green onions."

Li Yi thought and said, "Palace ladies and eunuchs remember."

They knew about chopped green onions. Zhuangzi made a lot of them in the autumn. They cut the green onions and dried them in the shade. When eating soup, they sprinkled a handful of them in and they quickly soaked.

As Li Yi said, there are many things and transportation is inconvenient, otherwise there would be no need to make vinegar cloth. UU Reading www.uukaｎshu.net How good would it be to send salt and vinegar directly?

“Originally, the baggage was carried out by levied civilians, who were then protected by sergeants. The civilians were usually not professional enough, so a special logistics support force had to be established.

Form a team of people with poor combat ability and study the things that craftsmen should do such as quickly building bridges, paving roads, repairing floating bridges, and plank roads.

I call this unit the Engineer Corps. It is responsible for building roads and bridges throughout Datang in peacetime, and provides strong support to the frontline troops in wartime. "

Li Yi went on to say that if he wanted to list the military units separately, he could not always involve farmers and craftsmen recruited temporarily. Once they were attacked, they would break up.

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In the evening, Li Chengqi distributed prizes to all the participants.

Give toilet water, sanitary napkins, glycerin, soap, soap.

Even if you are the last one, you still have something to gain.

Everyone was very happy, but originally there was no consolation prize for the people behind.

At the same time, Li Yi asked the palace maid and eunuch to write something in front of Li Longji, and he looked through it.

"The soldiers of Zhe Chong Mansion serve as soldiers in wartime and farm in their spare time. They are frequently added and eliminated, which is indeed a waste of time. If we form a special engineering army... to collect business taxes."

Li Longji said, already having an idea in his mind.

Separate the people who work in agriculture to reduce the burden of renting, and turn everything into renting, which only pays wages.

This allowed them to help Datang build roads and build carriages while practicing their skills.

Use this to promote the exchange of goods by merchants and collect taxes.

Taxes are key, dedicated staff is key.

"Brother Yi has a grudge against the businessman." Li Longji said with a smile.

"Uncle himself is a big businessman. If you want to collect taxes, you should start collecting them from him." Empress Wang also laughed.