Chapter 2844: Food Is Hard to Store at the Research Site

They told Li Longji that every family had built a new house, reclaimed a lot of land, and planted a lot of grain and spice crops.

The Tang Dynasty sent horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, and rabbits.

"We know that matches are sold at a high price elsewhere. We sell a large bag for one penny here, and the price is the same as over there, not counting the shipping cost."

Another official appointed by the Tang Dynasty happily interrupted and others nodded vigorously.

Whatever price the people on the other side of the Tang Dynasty paid for some things, it was the same price here.

The rice grown here was not wanted by the court, so they were taught to build granaries and store it for consumption when disasters occurred.

"Our local climate is humid. Now two or three months is the best time. There is less rainfall and it is not so humid. We should make more dried seafood and store it according to the preservation method."

Li Longji talked to the locals about the local weather and products with the look of "I know everything" to prove that he cares about you.

"Your Majesty, it is really damp here, and the rice can't be preserved for long. Can we harvest the rice and ship it back by boat?

If we need it here, we can ship it back, even if we can only ship 30%.

Silk clothes are beautiful and comfortable to wear, but we don't want to wear them when we work, we want to wear cotton."

The leader made a request. It was too humid, and it took a lot of effort to build a granary, but it had to be taken out and eaten after two or three years of preservation.

This year's output is more than what is eaten. If we store it like this every year, it will definitely be thrown away. If we build too many granaries, we can't eat it all and can't keep it.

He thought about sending it over there first, where there is a place to store it.

If there is a problem here, send a telegram and it will be delivered there.

"There is no need to do this. If there is a lot of grain, the court will pay for it. If there is a disaster in the local area one day, the court will send grain to relieve it. How can the people of the Tang Dynasty be stored in the country when they suffer from the disaster?"

Li Yi refused. He spent money to buy it. When you have no grain, he will give it to you for free.

"Ah? There is such a good thing, what do we need to pay?"

The other party showed an embarrassed look, feeling that he had taken a huge advantage.

"Pay taxes when doing business in the future. Our army is currently stationed here to provide assistance to ships coming and going and collect fees.

You can open some restaurants and shops, don't sell spices. Others charge high prices for spices, so you can't sell them. Sell them to the court at normal prices.

The court army is responsible for protecting everyone's safety. Everyone just needs to take care of their lives."

Li Yi said the price that local people need to pay, otherwise the people will be afraid.

This is next to the Strait of Malacca, where Singapore is located. Ships coming and going generally need supplies.

Some ships are broken. Where else can they be repaired professionally? Here they are.

Fresh water in other places is free, and the crew needs to go to the shore to get it themselves. It is not easy to get to the shore, and there is no special dock.

There is an artificial dock locally, where the ship can dock directly, get water after going ashore, and rest and eat.

But if you want to buy cheap things from here, such as spices and matches, locals are not allowed to sell them.

Anyway, it costs a lot of money to eat and sleep. There is no pornographic service locally, for fear that you outsiders are sick.

"It's good to pay taxes, it's good to pay taxes. Spices are given to the court. Don't use this to harm the court."

The leader was relieved this time. The court had some needs, not other things.

Li Yi used a knife to cut off a piece of mutton: "In the future, the people here will have a good life. It's easy to think about Luoyang and Chang'an. This place has a superior geographical location and a wide variety of animals and plants. For example, the antelopes we eat now, try not to catch them in the future."

Li Yi was eating antelopes. The people finally found and hunted two of them. This is called the South American antelope.

The habitat is always so steep, it's not easy to kill it unless you set a trap.

There are quite a few now, because there are no guns and no war.

Li Yi wants to control and try to save all the species that became extinct later. Give the order now.

Don't let them all disappear by then, it's a pity.

The key is that the meat of the South American antelope doesn't taste as good as mutton. Its valuable place is its horns and fur.

Horns were originally used to resist the attacks of carnivores, such as elephant ivory and rhino horns, but they ended up losing their lives.

"Okay, we don't want to catch them, so why not raise sheep?" the leader responded.

"In the future, our people will also take the imperial examinations and serve as officials in the court, so that everyone can see the situation of the imperial examinations."

Li Yi changed the topic, mainly because he wanted to see it. It was noon now, and there was no time difference between the two places. Luoyang also had lunch.

Several large screens were set up everywhere, and everyone watched while eating.

The examination room had rows of houses, facing each other. The candidates could see the candidates opposite them. If you have the ability, you can use sign language to pass messages to each other.

There were no multiple-choice questions. Relying on sign language to make current affairs plans? How skilled would you be?

The inspectors walked around, holding wireless monitors in their hands, and occasionally stopped at a position, about ten steps away from the candidates to watch and film.

The candidates were a little nervous at first, but they were used to it every day. You stand yours, and I write mine.

Some candidates even stared at the inspectors while thinking, but their eyes did not focus on that distance.

Drones were flying in the sky, filming the candidates from the side.

Some candidates stopped writing, put down their pens, picked up the phone next to them, shook it, and seemed to say something.

The local people were curious, what was that? It turned out that the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty was like this, UU reading www.uuｋanshu.net Each person had a small room, which was really good.

The camera was directed to another place for about five or six minutes, and then it turned back again.

Someone pushed a cart and came to the candidate, and brought a plate with food in it. The candidate took it and put it on the table next to him, and then got a bowl of soup and ate there.

The person pushing the cart continued to move forward, and everyone who wanted to eat was given the food they ordered.

As the candidates called one by one and someone delivered the food, the people eating barbecue showed a look of realization, and immediately told the people around them that they used that to send people food.

Even if they guessed it, everyone still felt magical, how did they do it?

"It's better than when I was there. I left the examination room after the exam in the morning and found a place to eat and rest by myself. Later, the hotel next to the examination room was expensive."

Li Yi muttered softly. Of course, the candidates after that could also go to the hotel to rest first and call for takeout.

Generally, they dare not order it, for fear of getting a stomachache, and they must go to the restaurant in person to see.

There are special lunch boxes. It depends on the city. Some places charge 20 yuan for a portion, and some charge 8 yuan. The price will increase during the exam, doubling.

"How did I eat at the time? Oh, I remember now, I have a really good memory. I ate a box lunch, a foam box.

It cost five yuan per portion, usually four yuan, two meat dishes, two vegetables, plus a portion of mixed vegetables. I like to eat mixed dried tofu shreds.

It was just one box, including rice and vegetables. The vegetables were stuffed full, and placed on the lid of the box, and finally covered with a plastic bag. It was really expensive."

Li Yi continued to mutter. He felt that the box lunch he had eaten before was expensive. At that time, his income was low and he lived in a fourth-tier city.

"Brother Yi, Brother Yi?" Li Longji's voice came. He saw Li Yi mumbling and distracted there, and he didn't know what he was mumbling.

"Oh! Third brother, I mean that the examinees are too happy now." Li Yi came back to his senses and smiled.