Chapter 296: For the country and the people, only the younger brother
"Brother Yi, why did you remember to make new glazed porcelain?" Li Longji, who was drinking soup made from wild vegetables in the greenhouse, finally asked about the business.
He didn't think that Li Yi was so bored that he fired a kiln of new porcelain and gave it away.
"The matter of exchanging clay for pottery, Wugong County..." Li Yi introduced the situation.
Some places do things to the extreme and sell scrap pottery, which in itself breaks the rules of the industry.
According to the rules in the industry, everyone can demolish the other party's kiln, but the colleagues watch and ignore it, and the common people dare not.
"Since the Chang'an Order took the lead in this matter, they ruined the credibility of the Tang Dynasty.
What's more important is that you know it's me behind the scenes, but you still don't give me face.
Maybe they think I, Zhuangzi, am a newbie in this industry, and they are disdainful of me."
Li Yi didn't go any further and just expressed his attitude.
"Uncle, ask Jing Zhaoyin to check on them." Queen Wang said as she stirred her spoon back and forth in the vegetable soup to cool it down.
Li Longji shook his head: "I didn't sign a specific contract at the beginning, so I didn't teach him and just punished him for being cruel. Brother Yi didn't want that, right?"
"What Third Brother said was good, but he didn't make it clear during the change process. So we must use other means to deal with them, otherwise they will not accept it.
Otherwise, if we deal with them in the name of serving the people today, will someone harm others in the same name tomorrow?
The rules of the industry must be found by the industry. I must let them know that there are certain lines that cannot be touched."
Li Yi was also there using a spoon to cool down the soup.
The soup this morning is commonly known as cat ear soup. The wild vegetables usually only appear in May. They are fluffy and have a fluffy texture when eaten.
The scientific name is Tingli. When it blooms, it has small yellow flowers, but it becomes unpalatable when it blooms.
When growing other vegetables in a greenhouse, the seeds will appear in the soil.
The same thing happens with the dandelion leaf soup that Li Longji is eating now. If you don't eat it, there will be a lot of hair afterward, and it will look like a parachute when it blows.
Including platycodon, there are also wild ones growing in greenhouses. Li Yi didn't let anyone touch them. Let them grow, and then plant them if they have seeds.
Platycodon is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat coughs, but it can be irritating to the stomach.
At the same time, platycodon is also a vegetable, including monk's head, daolaji (Korean), goubao, bell flower...
At Li Yi's time, it was very cheap at first, so he went up the mountain to dig it when he was a child.
Later, I don’t know which Chinese medicine dealers were hoarding it, and it suddenly became expensive.
Like licorice, it can be irritating to the stomach when fried.
The main ingredient of licorice tablets is not licorice, but ephedrine.
Licorice is mostly used to neutralize medicinal properties. Licorice comes in pieces, not individual strands.
Now that the platycodon is growing, Li Yi doesn't plan to eat it. Just like carrots, it doesn't produce seeds and is a perennial.
The difference is that carrots in northern areas freeze to death without greenhouses and cannot wait to set seeds, but platycodon is fine.
Of course, cat ear soup is the most delicious thing, with a unique taste.
Li Longji and Queen Wang didn't know that there was so much emphasis on a breakfast soup.
They discovered that this 'Brother Yi' and 'Uncle' had quite a bad temper, and he would show off his temper when he got angry.
I used to look like such a peaceful person, but then I got angry when someone didn't follow the rules.
When others are angry, you are just angry at yourself, and there is no good solution.
'Brother Yi' and 'Uncle' are different when they are angry. They directly want to confront each other. Isn't it just kiln porcelain? Then let's argue over porcelain.
"In a few days, there will be several glazes left. I have to go out, otherwise I will kill the kilns in Wugong County without seeing the moment they compromise."
Li Yi shook his head and said, seeming very sorry.
"Uncle, come back soon, your nephew is waiting for you."
Queen Wang reminded me that I am almost here, and I am worried about others if you are not here.
"There is water transportation. After I have delivered the gifts, I will definitely return within a month. There is still an observation period of about one month." Li Yi promised.
"Brother Yi, it's time to explain the situation now, right?" Li Longji had been thinking about it and finally discovered that there was a drought this year.
“The area east of the Taihang Mountains is dry, and at the transition between spring and summer, locusts are raging, and Prime Minister Yao’s orders are ineffective.
According to calculations, since it is the transition between spring and summer, winter wheat is still okay, but the food in autumn will be exhausted.
Then the drought will return next year, and the locusts will not be killed this year, but invade every year, and they can no longer be stopped. However, this year the state governments disobeyed orders, and next year Prime Minister Yao issued a death order, which alleviated the situation.
But for more than ten years from then on, locust eggs were killed incessantly, and that main wheat-producing area..."
Li Yi finally said it out. He knew that Yao Chong had used all kinds of skills to fight against him.
He also knew that Yao Chong was petty, but he still told heaven and earth to give him benefits.
It was because of this locust plague that Yao Chong raised his sword to kill someone.
“You can’t look at a person in black and white.
Employ people based on their talents, not their virtues.
Otherwise, there will be no one available.
Among all evils, sexual immorality is the first, and when it comes to deeds, one does not care about one's heart; when one is concerned about one's heart, there is no good person in the world; among all the good deeds, filial piety is the first, and when one considers one's heart, one does not care about one's deeds. In terms of deeds, there is no filial son in a poor family."
Li Yi said who he was referring to. He believed that the third brother should understand.
Li Longji's eye circles suddenly turned red, and he felt that it would be okay to turn around and deal with Yao Chong hard.
Look, look at my brother Yi, he knows what you have done, but he feels that your existence is good for Datang, and he still speaks for you.
This is the real ambition of the prime minister. How many people do you want to get rid of for the sake of your own power?
My brother Yi, you must abide by the rules. Even though he knows that the kilns in Wugong County are not doing things right, he still has to follow the law and act according to the rules of the industry.
Brother Yi said that there is a locust plague this time and you should speak out. If you remain silent, I will replace you.
Queen Wang's eyes narrowed into crescent moons. Even though she always looked carefree, she was actually not stupid. How could a fool help his man get the throne?
She knew that Yao Chongduo could do anything, but her uncle didn't care at all.
Today I finally made things clear. It turns out that my uncle has been assisting Yao Chong. Yao Chong, when you find out, you...
"Does Brother Yi raise these chickens and ducks to eat locusts?" Li Longji finally understood. No wonder Brother Yi asked Zhangjia Village to raise them and Huangzhuang to help raise them.
It also provides various artificial incubation techniques and feeds chickens and ducks maggots at the same time.
Only chickens and ducks that are used to eating meat can eat locusts, and then there are those preserved eggs.
Brother Yi has been preparing for this year's drought and the locust plague.
"Yes, but it's not enough. There are less than 20,000 in total in the village. I went over to let the people know that chickens and ducks that eat locusts can lay a lot of eggs, and there are also piglets that grow very fast."
Li Yi didn't keep it anymore. In the entire area east of the Taihang Mountains, tens of thousands of chickens and ducks were thrown over, which was useless and could not be eaten.
Fortunately, it is the first time this year, so there are not enough.
Make a sample and teach the local people how to artificially incubate them.
Next year is the most important year.
"Uncle, those salts?" Queen Wang suddenly asked.
"One and a half million kilograms will be transported there, sold, and used to make preserved eggs and salted eggs for the people. Thank you to the salt merchants in Shu."
Li Yi nodded, and the other party happened to be here, otherwise he would have to find a way to get salt.
"Brother Yi, why don't you go?" Li Longji was still worried about Li Yi's safety.
"I won't go? Who can achieve the goal successfully if I don't go? Bribery is not just about giving money directly." Li Yi shook his head.
In the industry he used to work in, he knew that giving money directly was useless.
I also have to help other people’s children buy clothes and get tickets for the amusement park.
You should take good care of your parents and accept them as your godfather.
My daughter-in-law wants to buy a famous brand. When my daughter-in-law drives out, she needs to be protected by cars at the front and back.
If other women in the family want to have their hair done, they must isolate themselves from the main palace.
besides……
This is the highest level of bribery. If you don't agree, it's useless if you stick to your principles. I'll start with the people around you.
Those powerful salesmen are not as enthusiastic and filial to their own families as they are to the target person's family. Life is not easy!
Then those people's parents told them.
I know why they do it, but we like it. You can't accompany us, but they do.
Selling something is not selling, selling whose products is not selling, is it not easy for people to have so many children?
Either you use other people's things, or you leave us alone. We don't need your filial piety.
Chapter completed!