Chapter 326 Chatting Makes Me Feel Stuck

After a meal of wine, the two of them did not eat the staple food. If they did eat the staple food, there would be leftovers. They ate all the vegetables and drank the soup.

Bi Gou refused to leave and walked around with his hands behind his back.

Li Yi followed.

A farmer brought someone back and arranged meals, baked cakes and mutton soup first.

"Are they here to do some work?" Bi Gou said like a leader who came for an inspection.

"The mulberries are picked to be used to make wine. The settlement is made on a daily basis. Four eggs are given a day, and food and accommodation are provided. It is a twenty-five-mile journey. We walk at night and come in the morning. A lot of time is wasted on the road, and it is still dangerous at night."

Li Yi knew what jobs the new arrivals had.

"It's too much. I give you too much. Three eggs a day, regardless of food, is fine." Bi Gou commented that in fact, two eggs are enough.

The two eggs were sold and exchanged for bad grain, enough to feed three people for a day and a half.

If there are wild vegetables, put them in and cook them, and you can eat them for two days without any problem.

Because the children who came were all half-grown children, both boys and girls.

They use bamboo poles to pick up mulberries from high places, leaving a gap in the front end of the bamboo poles. If they touch the connection position behind the mulberries, they will turn them gently and the mulberries will fall down.

The mulberry trees on the mountain are not dwarfs, they are big trees, so the rental price is not high.

The yamen would not send anyone to take care of him, but other people would come over to pick mulberries to eat and mulberry leaves to feed the silkworms.

If rented out, the right to use it belongs to Li Yi.

Li Yi knew that he had "robbed" other people's things, and he had a purpose in doing so. He paid a higher price and took care of the food at the same time.

"One meal will cost you several days' wages." Bi Gou added.

"That way more people will know about my place, which is stupid, rich, and a prodigal." Li Yi laughed at himself.

"Looking at your banker's behavior, I know that your bank is extraordinary. You come from such a far away and you don't care about money when you come here. Is this your Majesty's order?"

According to Bi Gou's analysis, all the dealers are doing their job well.

Although Li Yi is young, his ability to do things is extraordinary.

No wonder His Majesty took a fancy to the officials assigned to Dr. Taizhong from the fourth rank and sent them out at the critical moment.

"That's about right. I can't help but come. I'll go back in a few days after things stabilize. I don't want to stay outside."

Li Yi expressed his thoughts and wanted to stay in Baishui Village outside Chang'an.

Well informed and there are people who can help.

I’m out and there’s no one to call. What should I do if something delays me?

"You lured me out to ask me to cooperate with you?" Bi Gou turned to look at Li Yi.

"It's nothing, don't think too much about it, Old Bi. I plan to take it slow, otherwise I, a small official from the fourth rank, can also ask to see you, a high official from the second rank."

Li Yi explained that Henan Yin is from the second grade.

If Bi Gou goes back to be the Minister of Household Affairs this year, he will be in the third rank.

The second-rank Henan Yin could only manage Henan Province, and the third-rank Hubu Shangshu was in charge of the money of the Tang Dynasty.

"It can be seen from this that you acted poorly and made me tired." Bi Gou found an excuse.

"Didn't I treat you to mutton soup? Lao Bi, you can't do this. All my side dishes can be paid as tribute, especially pickles. Gao Lishi will pick them up every few days, as well as other things."

Li Yi refused to admit it. What do you mean by fatigue? If you come here once, won't the people you bring with you eat?

"Are you familiar with Gao Lishi?" Bi Gou grasped the key point.

"I'm not familiar with you. I'm a civil servant and I won't collude with ministers." Li Yi shook his head. Do you want to harm me? Did you record it?

"What would you do if there was no locust plague this year?" Bi Gou thought about the affairs of Henan Prefecture. Many times he had to consider stability.

"I didn't say anything about the locust plague. Wouldn't it be better if it didn't happen?" Li Yi still refused to give the other party a reason to speak.

"You young man is simply..."

"Lao Bi, don't be angry, do you want to eat mulberries?" Li Yi smiled.

"You are so hungry for mulberries. You are acting like this. I want to cooperate with you. How should I act?" Bi Gou was anxious.

He didn’t know that historically, he would listen to ‘public opinion’. Local officials did not act and were afraid of taking responsibility. They were also afraid of locust plagues. Officials were sometimes more superstitious.

Now that he has discovered a good idea, it is mainly the palace that makes the decision.

He wanted to cooperate, but he couldn't get the exact answer and didn't dare to give orders.

"Didn't I tell you that when you buy chickens and ducks from me, you can exchange them for grasshoppers, wheat bran or rice bran."

Li Yi never thought about giving orders. Orders were a matter for the court and not Yao Chong's responsibility.

Historically, Li Longji hesitated when it came to killing locusts, but Yao Chong insisted.

It's a pity that it's too late. There have been locust plagues here every year since then, some big and some small. The main reason is that the strategy is not right, and the locusts are always buried.

Locust eggs need to be irrigated with water, plowed deeply and dried, or sprinkled with a little lime. Not too much, as too much will have a great impact on the land.

"That's all we have to do." Bi Gou sighed and continued shopping.

The farmers ordered the hired people to build wooden houses, cut down a tree and dig out the roots, and then put up the only drilling frame to dig a well in the mountain.

No trees should be cut down on leased land, but that's okay.

"On this mountain, the mulberry trees are too tall. It takes a lot of effort to grow mulberry leaves and mulberries. They should all be cut down and replanted. The upper branches should be cut off every year to make the trees grow sideways."

Li Yi told Bi Gou how the mountain could be put to good use.

If it is greening, you can keep it as long as possible, it will look good and the trees will be tall.

If you want to pursue economic benefits, you can clear up the trees and plant them again. When there is no shortage of greenery, it will be easier to pick.

Bi Gou didn't understand the dwarf planting technology, but he felt it made sense after hearing it.

"Do you still know about Nongsang?" Bi Gou was curious about Li Yi's casual look.

"Lao Bi, what you said is that I am a farmer with more than a thousand acres and I don't know how to farm mulberry trees. Let's go drink the northwest wind." Li Yi looked like you should not look down on others.

"Can you compose poetry?" Bi Gou wanted to know more.

"No, I'll raise a chicken or something. Ah, here, I'll give you books, three Yun books. You can take them home for your son to read and play with."

When Li Yi mentioned the poem, he thought of the gifts he had brought, more than ten sets of them, ready to be given to many important officials.

Unexpectedly, Bi Gou came over in person.

He asked someone to get it and stood next to where the drilling platform was being built to watch. UU Reading www.uukanｓshu.net

When the tools are laid out one by one, you can tell by their appearance that they are well-made.

"Tell me how to dig a well." Bi Gou asked Li Yi to explain again how to dig a well.

You can figure it out just by listening to it once, it’s impossible.

Li Yi pointed to each tool and introduced it, including drilling, catching, mud removal, and catching a broken pole...

"Yeah! That's the truth. Well, no one has thought of it before. Where did you buy this set?" Bi Gou felt that he understood a lot again.

"I will give you a set of drawings, and you can arrange for the official craftsmen of Henan Prefecture to make them. In a few days, the Chang'an well-drilling team will come, and they will teach you."

Li Yi said and pulled Bigou back. The tower was elevated and it would be dangerous to fall.

"Someone else gave me the drawings, and you found someone to make them?" Bi Gou seemed to understand.

"No, I drew the drawings and asked people to make them and pass them on."

Li Yi won't let me do this. I am a hero who serves the country and the people, promotes the forward development of society, and increases my life span.

"Did you draw the picture?" Bi Gou asked specifically, suspecting that he was misinformed.

"Ah, I don't draw pictures, how can I get a new drilling method? Here... I can't tell you, there is a lot of money." Li Yi said and suddenly stopped talking.

"How could you do this?" Bi Gou felt incredible.

Li Yi took the three books sent to him smoothly: "Lao Bi, why can't I understand what you said? Think about it, here, this is what I have thought about, take it to the children to play with."

Bi Gou took the book with a head full of shock and doubts, turned a page, glanced at it for a few times, and then raised his head.

"Didn't you say you can't write poetry?" He gritted his teeth.

"Yes, no. When someone asks me to write a poem, I usually copy it." Li Yi showed his honest attitude.