Chapter 982: Maritime Trade Is Difficult to Open

The three of them sat down, and someone stood behind them.

In front of Li Yi was a clay pot with mutton and radish, and the staple food was a plate-sized steamed bread, dry-fried without oil.

He found that he had grown taller recently, and his nutritional needs were high, but his weight had not increased, so he needed to replenish himself.

Eating mutton to replenish himself was worrying about getting angry, so he added radish.

The reason for eating steamed bread was that steamed bread was digested quickly, and he felt full, and a lot of it was digested after a while, mainly because the soup was absorbed first.

"I heard that you want to open a customs office in Luzhou? Haven't you gone to the governor of Luzhou?" Li Yi drank a sip of soup first to warm his stomach.

"He said it's not his business, and he really can't control anything, unless we rebel." The woman changed into women's clothes, and she looked pretty.

"We don't pay rent. If there is work to do, we will see if we are busy or not, and we will cooperate with the government if we are not busy. The tribute has been paid to your majesty."

The man Qin Hai talked about the situation in Luzhou, and the governor of Luzhou had too little power.

They can't control the local mountain people. They are mountain people, but they are a tribe.

And the big tribe with the surname Qin can mobilize tens of thousands of people.

If they don't rebel, they are good people. What's the point of rent? They don't have enough to eat.

"Is there anything to exchange with the barbarian merchants?" Li Yi approved of opening a Maritime Customs Office.

Luzhou is on the seaside, and the local area is mountainous. The river can't be connected, and the road is too difficult to travel.

How to transport things if you open a Maritime Customs Office? Do you go by sea from Luzhou? What's the difference between that and Guangzhou?

"Yes, we have something to exchange there. As long as you are allowed to open a Maritime Customs Office, we will build the road ourselves." Qin Shida promised.

He also knew how difficult it was to transport, but if he could make money, everyone would build the road together.

There are very few post stations now, and there is only one every dozens of miles. If something happens, it will take more than a month for the governor of Luzhou to pass the news to Chang'an.

If it rains heavily, it may take two or three months.

If it can be repaired elsewhere, it can be repaired in your own place. It mainly depends on whether there is enough money.

Li Yi gestured to everyone to eat, and talked while eating. No need to talk while eating, he can save you if you choke.

"What is this? So delicious?" The woman was eating fish-flavored pork shreds.

"Fish-flavored pork shreds." Li Yi said.

"There is no fish, this is fish meat?" The woman was puzzled, and she picked up the lean pork shreds.

"Pork shreds with the smell of fish." Li Yi explained.

"It doesn't taste like fish." The woman was serious. Her family was in Luzhou and she had eaten a lot of fish.

"Because the pickled peppers were not made well, the millet peppers were not very suitable for making, and you eat sea fish, this is generally the taste of river fish."

Li Yi knew the reason, the ingredients and tastes were different in different places.

No matter how the fish-flavored pork shreds were made, people in Guangdong and Guangxi did not think the fish tasted right.

The woman seemed to accept this statement and nodded: "That's delicious too."

Li Yi took a bite of mutton, swallowed it, and said to Tan Shida: "How many people can be organized to build the road? If there are more than 100,000 people, we can open the Luzhou Maritime Customs."

Tan Shida frowned: "There are more than 12,000 people in my tribe. We can find two tribes around us, and together we can have 30,000 people. It will not be easy to find more."

He was in a dilemma. It was far from 100,000. He could only mobilize this number of people.

Li Yi felt sorry for the governor of Luzhou. Look, how powerful the mountain people are. They can easily have 30,000 people.

The governor of Luzhou probably had to coax them. The mountain people in these places are not ordinary.

At that time, the locals dared to overturn the law enforcement vehicles. The local families were powerful, but there were not 30,000 people.

"I have a pill that treats malaria. Do you recognize the exchange vouchers of Li's manor?" Li Yi helped to find a solution.

With fewer people, the road construction speed is slow and the effect cannot be seen. The Yi merchants are unwilling to trade in Luzhou.

If there are more people, a road can be built quickly.

The road is not a highway, nor a national or provincial road, but a walkable road, which is not muddy and paved with gravel.

There can be steps and downhill slopes, and the mountain is dug for too steep places.

Qin Shida knew that Li Yi was helping him as soon as he heard it, and he was looking for people with medicine to treat malaria, and Li Yi was willing to pay.

He quickly said: "I have seen it, but I have never used it. Bring it over, we recognize it, and we are willing to spend it as money."

"Any other difficulties?" Li Yi solved the problem of recruiting people and gave Qin Shida more power.

Qin Shida could only mobilize 30,000 people. With the attack of anti-malaria pills and money, he could have a say in the local area.

"We have few iron tools for work, and we still use wooden plows to farm."

The woman did not think that her request was excessive, she just thought about how to work faster.

Li Yi nodded: "I'll give you the pickaxe, shovel, chisel, hammer, chisel, and thin iron rod. Anything else?"

The woman looked at Li Yi with wide eyes: "You...you are so rich? You just give it to me when you say so. Aren't you afraid that we will cheat you?"

"Even if we cheat, we will use it to help you live a better life. Would you throw it into the sea?" Li Yi laughed.

What can we cheat? It's nothing more than not repairing the road, and then dividing the tools for everyone to use.

Using the tools will improve the quality of life, no problem.

"If we turn the things into weapons for rebellion, aren't you afraid?" A sly look flashed in the woman's eyes.

"After dinner, I will take you to see His Majesty's private army, the Yulin Flying Cavalry. I know that you are good at mountain jungle warfare. Please help evaluate the jungle warfare of the Yulin Flying Cavalry.

If you think it's still acceptable, and you need anything, I can take the Yulin Flying Cavalry to help."

Li Yi knew the situation in Luzhou. These three people were considered tall, but they were no more than 1.7 meters tall, shorter than himself.

Most people were more than 1.5 meters tall, like the general height of the Japanese at that time.

Although they were short, their combat effectiveness was not as good. In the Ming Dynasty, there were Guangxi wolf soldiers there.

No matter how powerful the wolf soldiers were, could they compare with the special forces?

If the locals really used the tools provided by him to turn them into weapons for rebellion, he would have to do it himself.

"Is it very powerful?" The woman was a little unconvinced.

"They eat meat every day, eat whatever they want, eat as much as they want." Li Yi said from another perspective.

"Then they are very strong, right?" The woman seemed to understand. UU reads books wwｗ.uukanshu.nｅt She also likes to eat meat, but sometimes she can't get it.

Even though she is the daughter of the leader, the leader can't ignore others. If she doesn't catch fish, it's good to drink meat soup if she catches something in the mountains and forests.

As she spoke, she thought of the Qianniu Guards she saw at the bridgehead. They were so tall and strong, and they seemed to be very capable.

So she asked: "Can the Yulin Flying Cavalry beat the Qianniu Guards?"

"Not necessarily in hand-to-hand combat. The Sixteen Guards are training very hard now. In comprehensive combat, the Sixteen Guards are still not good enough."

Li Yi thought about it and gave a fair answer.

If it were the Sixteen Guards before, the Yulin Flying Cavalry would crush them.

The Sixteen Guards also knew that they had to practice. Their foundation was not bad, especially the Qianniu Guards, who were tall.

They practiced seriously and have been practicing for almost two years. They are not in the same weight class as some of the shorter Yulin Flying Cavalry.

If the Yulin Flying Cavalry is too different in height, they will definitely not be able to beat the Qianniu Guards in hand-to-hand combat.

Of course, if they were changed to bows and crossbows, people with short stature could be selected as Yulin Flying Cavalry, which means they are almost archers.

They don't rely on aiming when shooting arrows, but on feeling.

When they are changed to muskets, this feeling will be even more powerful. For example, Guo Ziyi, give him a sniper rifle...

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