Chapter 1264: Zheng County’s Powerful Local Residents

Zheng Yiqin ate his meal in a daze, and the people of Zhengzhou naturally had to eat too.

The people ate black bread with soup and pickled vegetables.

There were more than 20,000 black breads in total, and people from the whole county were eating them, but the people who were welcoming the team were not allowed to eat so many.

More than 50,000 people looked scary.

The bread was provided by a family, not the richest Lao Cheng.

Lao Cheng was a businessman, and he looked rich, but in fact the most powerful family in Zheng County was surnamed Guo, Guo Ziyi's Guo.

And this family was Guo Ziyi's family, the Taiyuan Guo family, the Guo Xuji family.

Guo Xuji was not in Zheng County, but Guo Ziyi's father Guo Jingzhi was in Zheng County, and Guo Ziyi was born there.

His family had many greenhouses, and then there was a large workshop for grinding flour.

Those who made fermented bean curd, brewed soy sauce, pickled vegetables, and fired ceramics...

Guo Jingzhi was not at home, but was an official outside.

So who was the richest family in Zheng County? Who had the greatest power? No need to say.

Guo Ziyi finished his meal early and sat on the roof of the car to look around.

He looked calm, and was even more timid when he was close to home. He didn't dare to ask about the visitor's condition.

He knew the situation at home. Life was good, so there was no need to embezzle money. There was reciprocity.

However, no matter how much money others gave, his family would give back.

"Stay in Zheng County tonight. Ziyi is just going home. We will go to Ziyi's house. There is a big place there, and we won't live in tents."

Li Yi arranged things for the evening. Guo Ziyi went home, which could actually be regarded as a return home in brocade.

Guo Ziyi's official position was not small, he was a chief official, from the sixth rank.

Of course, he was in charge of the entire Yulin Flying Cavalry.

The most advanced weapons of the Tang Dynasty were in his hands, and he was a rival of ten thousand people.

"Well!" Li Longji agreed. He wanted to see Guo Ziyi's home.

Guo Ziyi was in Li's manor, and he thought that the situation at home must be very good.

"Is General Guo's home a building?" Princess Yongmu called Guo Ziyi a general and never regarded Guo Ziyi as a chief official.

"Building complex." Li Yi knew the situation. They were all two-story buildings, one entrance after another.

Next year, people will be arranged to come and build a pool, garden, rockery, and pavilion, so that it will become like a temporary palace.

If there are surrendered households in Huazhou and Tongzhou, if Li Yi needs to come in person, he will go to Guo Ziyi's house.

Now the house is in use, and all the key figures can live in it.

After the meal, the people began to take gifts. Everyone who came was given one, soap, and hand towels.

They burped and went home happily with gifts and children.

Giving things made Li Yi even happier. He only valued money over 100,000 strings, so that he could start the project.

He never touched a few hundred strings of money, and Song De handled it himself.

"Li Lang, they are too respectful to you." Princess Yongmu was happy.

"It's all thanks to your majesty's grace." Li Yi reacted quickly.

As long as there was any credit, he would immediately push it to Li Longji, no matter whether it was true or not.

Li Longji nodded, and he was pleased. Yes, it was comfortable to hear.

The team set off again. It was a 20-mile journey. If the people in Zheng County were in danger, the Yulin Flying Cavalry would arrive in less than 25 minutes.

Now they were walking slowly, enjoying the scenery along the way, mainly to let the people riding the sleds rest for a while.

When they arrived in Zheng County, the people had to continue their journey.

In an hour and a half, they would have reached the destination even if they were slow.

"Come and get some meat floss to eat on the way." The people in Lijiazhuang greeted the people who were about to leave the team.

One pack per person, two packs for those who had to travel far.

The people took the things with tears in their eyes, bowed deeply to Li Yi, and then turned and left.

"I wish I could send them to their destination all the way." Li Chengqi was a little sad.

He was worried that the people would get cold, hungry, or sick on the road.

"When there are railways everywhere in the future, it will be safer for the people to travel." Li Yi submitted a communication.

The first railway was manufacturing rails and steam engines, and 15 million strings of cash were invested in it.

When it gets warm in the spring, we will lay rails along the entire line.

Once the first rail is laid, we can make money quickly, and then we can use the money earned from the railroad to continue building the railroad.

Don't expect profit sharing. When the entire Tang Dynasty is covered with rails and trains are running, the profits can be shared.

The rails have not been able to share dividends for many years, and it feels like a waste of time.

In fact, the people have enjoyed the dividends. The transportation speed is fast, and the time saved can be used for work, which increases the overall income of the Tang Dynasty.

"There are also steam locomotives. There are so many things in the sea, and dried fish meat is also meat." Li Longji added.

Steam locomotives are built big, and big nets are cast in the sea to catch a boat to the port.

Even if it is dried in the sun, it can be transported to various places by rail and land, and the amount of meat that people can eat will increase.

Deliver it directly in winter, frozen.

"Yes, catch tuna, tuna has fewer bones, fish." Li Yi wants to eat tuna.

People in the Tang Dynasty love to eat sashimi. On land, they can only eat river fish, and carp can be made into sashimi.

Tuna is shipped to Luoyang or Chang'an, and the price is guaranteed to be high.

Of course, it is also delicious when stuffed and stewed. Who stipulates that tuna can only be made into sashimi?

The meat is so good, wouldn't it be delicious if it is fried?

Li Yi has seen a video of tuna fishing. Two people are fishing. They cast the rod and immediately throw it up, and a tuna flies up.

If tuna is not hyped, the price will not be so high.

Millions of dollars a piece, just like the winter fishing in the northern lakes, the king fish can also be sold for millions of dollars.

The king fish is based on the size of the head. In addition to the size of the tuna, the quality of the meat also matters.

The meat that the rich people in the Tang Dynasty eat also has marble patterns.

Only the poor people like to buy big fat meat, which is rich in oil and water.

Lean meat is cheap, and the rich people don’t like to eat it. It gets stuck in their teeth and is not fragrant without oil.

It’s not like that now. The price of lean meat is also rising, and there is vegetable oil for frying.

“Li Lang, what does the tuna you mentioned taste like?” Princess Yongmu was interested again when she heard about food.

“Wait for our boat to go out to sea with ice to fish, and bring back the tuna after catching it, and cook it for you.” Li Yi was also greedy.

Grilled tuna tastes good, too, and it can be eaten with sauce. Generally, tuna that is not made into sashimi is not of the best quality.

A few people were chatting, and Zheng Yiqin and a group of people came over. They handed a letter to Li Yi as a junior official.

Li Yi was a civil official with a high rank.

Isn’t this a reason to meet? If Li Yi was not so high-ranking, Zheng Yiqin would probably meet him by chance.

Lao Cheng also came with some village elders. These people were old but of high status.

Guo Ziyi stood beside Li Longji and others with an assault rifle, while Li Yi went to deal with Zheng Yiqin.

"I didn't know that Doctor Li came today..." Zheng Yiqin began to salute.

"Okay, okay, hurry up. I know that the people have prepared things. You, the county magistrate, have some problems."

Li Yi waved his hand and didn't want to be polite to Zheng Yiqin.

"Please correct me, Li Dongzhu." Zheng Yiqin changed his address and called you Li Dongzhu. You say something.

"Too conservative. Since the people are willing to pay money and work hard, why don't you think about what else the people haven't considered?"

Li Yi criticized Zheng Yiqin in front of everyone, without mercy.

"Yes, yes! What are the details?"

Zheng Yiqin didn't think he was embarrassed. He was just upset. Which aspect did the people not consider?

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