Catkins were flying by the river, and the sound of laughter could be heard from time to time on the goose boats on the river.

Compared with those who have to work hard to support their families, the wealthy families in Chang'an find sunny days to take their children out to play.

There is a large wheeled boat on Baishui River. The boat goes to Lantian County from the dock near Lijiazhuangzi every day.

It mainly carries passengers, and the charges are the same as other passenger ships.

Only thirty people can be pulled at a time, and eight people are responsible for pushing the wooden wheel.

When we go there, we go with the current, and the water spray brought up by the rotation of the wooden wheel is not much different from that of a waterwheel.

When we returned from Lantian County, the speed advantage of the ship became apparent.

Many people from Lantian County brought large and small parcels and baskets.

They want to go to Chang'an City to sell things, but only thirty people are allowed on a ship that can carry a hundred stones, and there are still goods to account for the weight.

"Brother Yi, the Workers' Alliance wants to build its own ships and sell them, and is willing to pay you a sum of money for each ship."

Li Chengqi took Li Yi to chat in a goose boat.

"It's not possible now. Work for me. Once the water network in Jingzhao Prefecture is built and the boats I cooperated with the Ministry of Revenue are built, they will be allowed to build them themselves."

Li Yi vetoed the Trade Union League's proposal to start additional work now that we can continue the work.

He knew that this was what the craftsmen in the labor union wanted to do, and it was not what his eldest brother wanted to build.

"The places where ships can be built at the docks in Jingzhao Prefecture are not only building ships for your water network, but also building ships for our cooperation."

Li Chengqi promised Li Yi that as long as Li Yi didn't agree, no one could make it privately.

Then he added: "It's true that the imperial court took the drawings to Jiangnan. The Grand Canal needs to add more ships, and it's not clear how to charge for it."

The fee he mentioned refers to the patent fee paid to Li Yi.

The ship built a small goose boat and couldn't collect the patent fees, so he found a small river and hid.

For boats over one hundred stones, the boat needs to run on the river and have a number. If you don't pay, the boat will be inspected.

Even if you pay a hundred dollars for a hundred-stone ship, it can be regarded as support for the patent.

Li Yi was very embarrassed. The original paddle steamer was actually built by members of the Tang royal family who were born more than ten years ago.

The boy's name was Li Gao. He was a very thoughtful person. According to historical records, his salary was not enough to support his family and he wanted to become an official.

The purpose of becoming an official is to do some other work and increase your income.

Affected by his relationship with the clan members, the court did not allow him to go out.

So he made a small mistake and was demoted as an official.

This person can govern the place, know how to build roads, train troops, and make inventions.

If the situation in Datang was not so chaotic at that time, Li Yi believed that Li Gao could do better.

Now he has to be given royalties for the paddle steamer, and he deserves it.

"Brother, this money should be set up as a special fund to reward people who make improvements on ships."

Li Yi told Li Chengqi that he was not going to take the money and would give it to others.

Paddle steamers still have a lot of room for development. As for propeller boats, other knowledge is needed.

Propeller blades are not made casually; they must be calculated and then molded.

There is no need for a five-axis machining center, let alone printing technology.

"I knew you would say that."

Li Chengqi didn't know that Li Yi felt guilty for copying Li Gao's invention. He thought that his brother Yi always had the world in mind.

Li Yi saw that his elder brother had misunderstood, and opened his mouth to explain, but changed the topic.

"Don't take any big action recently, especially against the Turks. Wait until July and I'll take a look at the situation."

Li Yi wanted stability, he was waiting for someone's death.

He didn't know whether that person would die, but he only knew that that person was still fighting according to historical records.

Attacking the interior, not the Tang Dynasty, that person was planning to unify the Turks.

"The affairs of the Jingzhao Mansion are enough for the people in the court, so there is no time to pay attention to other things." Li Chengqi shook his head.

The busy people in the court whom he mentioned were cursing angrily.

"The people in Yushitai want to become famous for this, and I will help them. Every one of them can't think of a strategy to benefit the country, but they are very capable of causing trouble."

Yao Chong was scolding Yushitai, very angry.

The imperial court exempted the people of Jingzhao Mansion from Yong He Tiao, and the people from Yushitai impeached him.

Li Yi wants to plant a large amount of cotton and cancel the mulberry and hemp crops on the land of Jingzhao Prefecture. Yushitai is impeaching him.

The Ministry of Household Affairs paid for the construction of a water network to facilitate irrigation and boating, but the Yushitai was still impeached.

Someone proposed that Li Yi's more than 11,000 captives should be nationalized.

"Li Yi paid for the prisoners in exchange. They just wanted to cause trouble."

Lu Huaishen, who also received the impeachment memorial, avenged Li Yi and believed that Yushitai was impeaching for the sake of impeachment.

Zhang said while drinking tea slowly: "This matter has involved the interests of many people, and they are behind it."

Zhang Shuo refers to a group of people who have a clan or family behind them.

They annexed the land in Jingzhao Prefecture and planted grain on it, but no one checked the mulberry and hemp crops.

Now it is replaced by cotton, and grain is grown where mulberry and linen should be grown. The wheat has not been harvested yet, so it is obviously not possible to just plow it.

Once the wheat is harvested, it will be too late to plant cotton.

When they were harvesting cotton, they couldn't get out the cotton. The court used this excuse to start cleaning up the cotton, and they couldn't escape.

Seeing that the situation was not going fast, they asked for help, and Yushitai was the most suitable.

"Li Yi doesn't care at all whether they grow food or not. Does growing food mean eating? They think too much about themselves."

Yao Chong continued to be angry and put away a pile of impeachment memorials.

"Go and see the giant pandas tomorrow." Lu Huaishen suggested, seeing the giant pandas made him feel good.

Just take a look. The next morning, after the court meeting, the three of them quickly handled the tasks at hand and ran to the giant panda park in Lijiazhuangzi.

It's spring, there are fresh bamboo shoots, and there are also young bamboos.

So except for the giant panda who took turns feeding his two children, the other giant pandas ate bamboo, and bamboo shoots were no longer provided.

The two little giant pandas no longer look like mice for more than a hundred days.

Their color changed to black and white, they were furry, and they could crawl, roll, and turn over.

The weather was warm, and the two little guys were placed in an obvious place with mats spread underneath.

No matter how big the place is, they are always squeezed together. You bump into me, and I push you.

People who came to watch laughed loudly from time to time.

The other five bigger panda cubs are now more lively, crawling around and falling over accidentally.

"My mood is indeed much better." Yao Chong laughed several times and finally understood why Li Yi insisted on raising giant pandas.

"Dogs are also very interesting when they are small, but it is different when they grow up. Giant pandas always make people happy no matter their size."

Zhang said, go ahead and don't think about the affairs of the court for the time being.

Lu Huaishen always smiled: "The Tang Dynasty will be different in the future, and there will be more smiles on the faces of the people."

"You have to wait until Sinong Temple has cultivated good seeds and your stomach is full before you can laugh."

Zhang Shuo sighed and remembered what happened in the court again.

Li Yi was talking to Old Man Mu on the other side: "A person's mood depends on whether his desires are satisfied, and it is also a comparison with other people. Happiness is not just about being full."
Chapter completed!