Chapter 254: The Yuan Festival on the Bahe River

Today, Wei Tu doesn't want to make money by selling meat, he has been an uncle for several years, and he actually misses the days when he sold meat very much, and now on his days off, he has spare money to travel around, and he goes to Bacheng Wanhualou to listen to the drama has been weak, and he goes to Chang'an City to hang around at every turn, Wei Tie's mother is also angry, and even added a son and a daughter to him, which makes him feel that life is infinitely better.

The bamboo basket was soon empty, but there were still many people buying meat, listening to the sighs of those who felt that they couldn't buy it, Wei Tu shouted angrily: "Don't worry, don't worry, I'll send it again at home, you can eat it in a queue." ”

At this time, those disappointed people laughed, and sure enough, after a while, a young man with a big waist and a round waist came over with a wheelbarrow, and the bamboo basket was full again.

There are other food vendors on the roadside, which are also run by the Li family, and they are not here to make money today, Wei Tu sells meat to enjoy themselves, and these vendors are just for advertising.

Fried peanuts, spiced peanuts, french fries, roasted sweet potatoes, popcorn, baked potatoes, cornmeal cakes, potato cakes and other new grains made of new food business is booming, with small paper bags made of thick yellow paper painted patterns, of course, not painted one by one, but with wood carved patterns printed one by one, very fast, those food is packed in this bag.

Sure enough, the people who bought the snacks praised the taste of this thing while eating it, and they were reluctant to throw away the paper bag after eating, so they carefully folded it and put it away, and then asked what kind of material it was made of, and the stall keepers gave a thumbs up and pointed back.

Everyone saw that there were many large wooden boards placed on the roadside behind, on which large and large pictures were posted, drawing exquisite crop field patterns, as well as graphic explanations of various new grain varieties, when they saw thousands of catties of potatoes and sweet potatoes with output value, countless people were shocked to exclaim.

There are other billboards, including all kinds of paper series, all kinds of new building materials series, and advertisements for the Li family to buy all kinds of livestock. It said that after everyone starts spring, they can go to the Li family to receive chickens, ducks, geese, pigs and sheep for free, and sell them to the Li family after they are raised, which has aroused the interest of almost all the villagers.

It is impossible to say that the Li family has made new gadgets, so that the people of Chang'an City have received countless visual impacts, when the sky is full of colorful clouds, suddenly, a large group of black-armored guards holding Jinwu rode out of the city. Tourists retreated to the side of the road, not knowing what was wrong.

Soon the answer will be revealed, it turns out that the emperor and queen will also come to Bashang to have fun with the people today!

This is a big thing, the tourists are elated, when the emperor's car slowly drove slowly, the Li family's family suddenly shouted in unison: "Long live the emperor, long live long live, long live the mother!" ”

The power of example is endless, and it was the Li family who shouted at the beginning. Immediately everyone began to shout in unison, and the scene was extremely enthusiastic.

Liu Qi got out of his car and stood on the frame with Wang Huan, accepting the admiration of the people with all directions. Listening to the sound of the tsunami of long live, for the first time in his heart, he sprouted a self-confidence comparable to that of Qin Shi Huang.

Liu Wu's carriage was just behind, and listening to this shout, he didn't feel joy. Not even self-confidence, but a kind of heavy frustration, he looked at it all blankly. I only feel that the emperor's crown is getting farther and farther away from me, farther and farther away......

Li Han was leading this group of people to hurriedly arrange the fireworks at night, when he heard the emperor coming, he patted his forehead and shouted in pain: "Old man emperor, can you not come to make trouble?" ”

Before the words fell, the back of the head was hit by a heavy neck crutch, and my grandfather scolded angrily: "Foolish boy, the emperor is coming, what kind of face is this for the Li family, not only do you not feel honored, but also this reluctant look, I really don't know how to cherish the blessing!" Why are you still stunned, hurry up and prepare to take over! ”

Li Han pouted and shouted as he ran: "Hurry up, clean up the room for the emperor to rest, and set aside the best grandstand shed by the river, hurry up and arrange it more comfortably." ”

It's not the first time for the family to take over, they all know what to do, and they quickly cleaned up the room and stands, and Li Han hurriedly took the old lady and daughter-in-law to pick up the car, who knew that the emperor got off the car by the river, and chatted with the people next to him while walking along the riverbank.

When Li Han arrived, the emperor was frowning and standing in front of the huge billboard to watch carefully, and when he saw him, he beckoned and shouted: "Come here, why do you ask the farmers to help you raise livestock?" Shouldn't the manpower be planted with all his might? Just now, a few old people said that you are not doing your job properly. ”

As soon as Li Han made a look, the old ladies and daughters-in-law hugged the queen and left first, Liu Che had already run into the manor first, and he was in a hurry to arrange the fireworks venue himself, Li Han accompanied the emperor by himself, and Liu Wu also followed aside.

"Back to the emperor, this kind of thing seems to be not a serious business, in fact, raising livestock does not require special labor, as long as it is their own livestock, free-range in the field, chickens, ducks and geese can find grass seeds and insect eggs to eat full, even pigs can arch food in the soil to eat their own stomachs.

This has several advantages, one is that when people eat, if there is more fat, they can save food, which is also good for the body, so substitutes such as meat, eggs, and goat's milk for livestock are indispensable.

Second, if it is not cold this winter, the locust eggs will not freeze to death, and it is more predictable to predict the disaster next year.

Third, even if the grain harvest is out next year, the livestock they raised will also grow up, and it will be a good way to sell them to my family in exchange for food.

Fourth, family farming is an effective measure to develop the smallholder economy, and if it can change the concept of livelihood of farmers, it can be regarded as a benevolent act for children. ”

Liu Qi was stunned when he heard this, how did he know that there was so much point in raising a livestock, I just heard a few old farmers talking about the lord being a melon and egg who grows crops, and he didn't want to take care of any livestock, he also felt that Li Han was indeed too nonsense, and now after listening to the explanation, he realized that he was too one-sided.

Liu Wu suddenly interjected and asked, "Li Han, since you know that there will be a food shortage next year, why is your brewing workshop still consuming food?" ”

"Father, Uncle Wang, do you want to visit the winery? The reason why the brewing does not stop is because the strong sorghum roast and sweet potato shochu are transported to the Xiongnu, Qiang, Xianbei and other barbarian tribes, which can be exchanged for countless dried meat and cheese, as well as cowhides for making armor shields, as well as expensive medicinal materials.

After these things are processed in the hairpin county, they can be resold to the Western Regions, and they can be exchanged for grain and other goods, which is much more valuable than the original products. ”

Liu Qi secretly appreciated in his heart, Liu Wu's heart was also churning with complicated waves, a young man, he actually has such a sophisticated insight into the revitalization of the local economy, and he has to say that he is really an unborn talent.

Liu Qi said with a smile: "That's it, then, what's the matter with your new building materials?" ”

"Father, since the Qin Dynasty, our craftsmen have understood that the solidity and aesthetics of the green bricks formed after the clay firing are much better than the loess, so there have been brick kilns, but it is mainly based on large city bricks and tomb bricks used in cemeteries, and the houses built by the people are mostly wooden, in fact, this is unscientific.

Wooden houses can indeed be carved beams and painted buildings, extremely gorgeous, and easy to build, but this kind of house is not resistant to erosion, and it is easy to attract termites, once the beams are decayed, they will not be strong, and the most important thing is that it is simply destroyed in case of fire.

The child is on the basis of the big green bricks, improve the shape and composition, the formation of the current small red bricks, as well as roof tiles, this kind of building materials are convenient, low cost, can completely replace the loess rammed earth wall and wood built of the room, in addition to the main beam purlin rafters also need wood, the whole wall uses red bricks, the roof is covered with tiles, you can build a solid house that does not fall for 100 years.

As for the cement, hehe...... This is still the way that the child stole in the Huns, but the Huns are too stupid, they make it not pure, and they have to add flour to it, and the cost is too high, so the child found alternative materials, using limestone, clay and a small amount of iron ore powder, of course, and a little secret ingredient, and fired a solid cement, which was built on the wall to ensure that the sharpest sword could not be inserted. ”

Liu Qi and Liu Wu's faces were solemn, everyone knows what the emergence of this new type of material means for national defense, not to mention far, if the walls of Chang'an City are all reinforced with cement, if there is really as indestructible as Li Han said, it is equivalent to an extra 100,000 elite soldiers defending the city!

Liu Wu couldn't help but ask, "I saw that your new yamen kept pulling materials from you, is this what is used there?" ”

Li Han said proudly: "Yes, my yamen will definitely be a strong fortress, and it will be even stronger than the palace when the time comes!" ”

"Smack!" Another slap in the back of the neck.

Li Han looked at Liu Qi's eyes and glared angrily, and said with a face full of grievances: "Father, what are you doing beating me?" Deyang Palace is all made of this material, and its sturdiness is even better than that of the new yamen! When the time comes, you will definitely have to strengthen the walls of the imperial city, but the Shaofu needs to pay me. ”

"Come less!" As soon as Liu Qi heard that Deyang Palace was also made of this material, his heart was relieved, but he said resolutely: "At that time, you boasted about Haikou, saying that Deyang Palace was built with half of the money of Dou Ying, and the idea of fighting less Shaofu was reduced, and your mother was in charge of the money of the Inner Palace, and she would check the accounts." (To be continued......)