Chapter 2443: Officials Have Little Technical Skills

"20% off, 20% off on skewers tonight."

"Buy three pieces of fried tofu and get one piece free, while supplies last."

"Two handfuls of shallots for one, buy two handfuls of shallots for one price."

"Old Doufu! Buy one piece and give me one and a half."

As soon as the yacht appeared, the business people in Baqiao offered discounts and gave away gifts.

Other people cheered that Dongzhu Li was back.

"It's free, it's free, take it away quickly, we won't sell it anymore."

The vegetable sellers in Zhangjia Village don’t want any vegetables anymore. The vegetables in the fields are growing well and they can’t finish them all, so they sell them out.

The price was the same as others, and when it came to weighing, I couldn't help it. I agreed to a pound of cucumbers, and when I weighed them, I got seven or eight cucumbers. I went to another place to weigh them, and the price was just over two pounds.

Now that I have found an opportunity, I will stop playing and go home.

People who buy vegetables come over and line up. Each person takes a little, not much, and then turns around to buy other vegetables from others.

In Zhuangzi, Yuan Qianyao and Wei Zhigu were both present, and they stayed in Chang'an together to contain each other.

When Li Longji comes back, the two of them need to take their places.

There is nothing to report. I call every day and everything that needs to be said has already been said.

Li Yuanhong, the magistrate of Wannian County, and Pei Yaoqing, the magistrate of Chang'an County, are also there. They are about to be promoted.

This time Pei Yaoqing didn't want to stay in Chang'an County as the county magistrate. Chang'an County had been well managed, at least he felt good about it.

The palace maids and eunuchs who also stayed behind were not so happy during the New Year.

Li Longji looked at a group of people and calculated how many positions there were. This year, two more prime ministers and assistants would be added, from four to six.

Next year, Zaifu will be relieved of his position as minister. Zaifu will no longer serve as minister concurrently, and there will be another candidate for minister.

The new minister is to prepare for the future prime minister. In two years, the prime minister will retire when he is old.

When the minister came up, the ministers took his place.

It's also possible that the minister didn't do his job well and simply withdrew, and Tuan'er wasn't allowed to enter.

The person who is about to be promoted is not particularly happy. The organization has already talked to him and knows the situation in advance.

Anyway, getting promoted is all about hard work, so what if you are given a job as a minister? The most effective people in Datang went to the workshop.

"After this year's autumn harvest, the duties of the ministers have been adjusted."

Li Longji said first, the time will come soon, don't worry.

It's different from before. In the past, when you were the prime minister, you had great power and the minister was not small.

Nowadays, I am tired of working in whatever position I want. There are many things in Datang.

"At the moment, we are mainly focusing on Tuqishi, Baiyi Dashi, Silla, and Bohai. After that, the Turks are temporarily unable to cross the desert."

Li Longji continued, everyone knows that after receiving the telegram, Zhang Xiaosong and a group of people went to harass and bring back some people.

A large number of people from Silla ran across the border and lived with the Tang troops. Silla sent troops to stop them.

There should be a letter from the Prime Minister sent to the Tang Dynasty. It will take a while to arrive.

Bohai said he wanted to take revenge on Silla, and would also send the prime minister's letter to the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, Da Zuorong was coming to the Tang Dynasty.

As for the ships departing from the Tang Dynasty, it is estimated that Li Yi will be responsible for it personally.

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"After the data is sent back, we are going to build an airship. The difference from a hot air balloon is that the airship can choose its flight direction in the sky..."

Li Yi talked with the craftsmen who stayed in Zhuangzi. He wanted to make an airship, powered by hydrogen.

Compared with helium, hydrogen is less safe. The advantage is that it can now provide a large amount of hydrogen, while helium cannot.

When there is more helium in the future, he will use helium. He knows all the methods of collecting helium, but it is difficult to actually produce it.

He asked the craftsmen to make a small one first and then go up to see it. For example...bring a dog up there? Or take the lead pig.

Let the airship float on a rope in the sky for a few more days to see how it goes.

When it rained...it was said that the airship exploded in the air due to the rain.

Driving an airship backwards is also a dangerous job!

The craftsmen in the workshop are already making airship airbags, using silk and rubber, spaced airbags one by one, and some need to be filled with air.

Finally, it cannot be black. It is best to paint it silver to reflect light and have poor heat absorption effect to avoid explosion due to excessive temperature.

Airships have higher technical content than hot air balloons, including fixed ropes and brackets, which are all different.

The craftsmen in the workshop were very interested in this thing. They already knew the principle. They also made a balloon from the sheep intestine skin they peeled off, filled it with hydrogen, and tied it with a thread to float without additional heating.

"Proprietor, how fast can the airship fly?" The craftsman asked about the speed.

"Depending on the power system, it may fly 34 kilometers per hour, or it may fly more than 100 kilometers."

Li Yi could not give specific data. Anyway, the diesel engine will be installed later.

"Don't worry, proprietor, we are working hard towards a speed of 100 kilometers per hour."

The craftsman found the direction and could fly a hundred kilometers in one hour, which is awesome!

Li Yi nodded lightly: "Safety first. When there is more helium in the future, we know that helium is not afraid of burning. If there is a leak, replenish the gas in time and we will land safely."

"Proprietor, we made a diesel-engine boat, and it can run very fast on the water."

The craftsmen said that they did not need to discuss the results of their work with anyone. They all worked together and built a diesel-powered boat.

"Where is the boat?" Li Yi was not surprised. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net has a diesel engine and it is easy to put it on the boat.

"I went to Lantian County and ran twenty times for five days in a row to see how long I could last. I'll come back tomorrow.

Twenty meters long, five meters wide at the top, with a draft of 36 centimeters when empty and 76 centimeters when fully loaded. It can hold less than 18 tons of water at a time, isn't it small? "

The craftsman gestured and said that he felt that the load was a little low.

"It's enough for patrols and rescues." Li Yi thought for a while and shook his head. Eighteen tons of water can press down forty centimeters, so there is room for improvement.

If the modification is successful, you can determine how much the load capacity is increased depending on how high the side of the ship is.

It is used to carry people during disaster relief. It can hold one hundred, sixty or seventy at a time, no problem.

"We are thinking of mounting an automatic rifle on it and using it to hit the enemy."

Craftsmen consider weapons. Whatever they study now, they think they should first see if it can help fight the war.

"Good idea, keep it up."

Li Yi is actually in a dilemma. Who can hit a 20-meter-long boat?

It seems useless against Tubo. If we cross the sea against Silla, it will be easily overturned by waves and strong winds.

No matter how you look at it, it is only suitable for transportation on inland rivers, and the speed is guaranteed to be fast.

"Yeah!" When the craftsman was praised, he would not say modest words and could only nod.

"Proprietor, are you still looking for craftsmen? We already have diesel engines and steam engines, and many steps don't require us.

We are responsible for supervision and inspection, as well as solving technical problems best.

We're short of people. Can some craftsmen from Luoyang come over? We teach and make them work at the same time? "

The craftsmen make demands, but there are few people. Can you ask a bricklayer to carry bricks? That's a matter of labor.

In his opinion, some tasks involved in manufacturing steam engines and diesel engines are unskilled.

"It's enough for now. Five hundred people will be transferred."

Li Yi wanted to say that the other party was drifting, but he held back and promised to arrange manpower and come by train.