I am engaged in construction in Datang

Chapter 119 Yogurt Fruit Salad

"Second, the farming method is too inefficient. Before more efficient farming tools can be produced, increasing the number of oxen and improving the water-drawing method will become the first choice. In the next weekly report, we will write about improving the breeding rate of cows, treating cows with dystocia, and various common cattle diseases and treatment methods."

"For irrigation, we have water wheels. Whether the village is improved or not will not have much impact. When the time comes, we will attach the weaving method of the bucket and teach everyone how to use it."

"Third, we need to strengthen local industrial development. We can no longer set up all factories in the suburbs of Beijing. We need to encourage local people to set up factories so that they are close to home and do not delay the busy farming season. In addition, they can go to work in their spare time."

After saying this, Li Yin continued to eat the frog legs.

"The most difficult problem now is not the people returning home to plant crops and harvest, but the long journey, which takes a lot of time."

"Master Li, does the manor have a scoop?"

"Yes, but the bucket is just like a curved plow, it's just a small tool and can't bring about much change." Li Yin said, "You guys better not hold out too much hope."

In Li Yin's opinion, no irrigation tool is as convenient as modern pipe irrigation, and no farming tool is as good as a tiller.

"A slight improvement is good," Fang Xuanling said. Just like the curved plow, the people's farming efficiency was indeed greatly improved after it was made.

"Sister, I heard that a lot of wool was shipped from Gaochang, but are you going to expand the woolen mill?"

Li Shimin felt that he had fallen in love with bullfrog hotpot, and he would ask the Shangshi Bureau to learn how to make it when he returned. The farm never kept secret recipes of food to themselves, but no matter how they were cooked in the palace, they were not as delicious as those on the farm.

"Brother, after the woolen yarn factory is expanded, we have to recruit a large number of young ladies to work."

Li Yin finished her last bite of rice and drank some tea to clear her mouth: "When the time comes, the factory will not only recruit women who are old, widowed, or living alone with their children!"

The Tang Dynasty did not prohibit women from going out to do business, but there were many restrictions.

For example, the most common business they do is catering, which can be conducted in a fixed and safe location. Most of those who participate in the business are forced to do so by life.

At this time, no one is proud to show up in public.

Before Li Yin came, the veil brought from the Hu people had become a fashion. It was not the veil with fluttering gauze that Li Yin wore, but the kind that covered the body tightly from head to toe.

What is the difference between it and the headscarf in the Middle East?

Some things always restrict women in the name of fashion, such as foot binding in the late Northern Song Dynasty and corseted high heels.

"Sister, if a farm girl goes out to work, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of criticism."

"Brother, many factories are about to stop production. The men are at home harvesting the crops, but the ladies can't just rest, right?" Li Yin sighed.

"Brother, you have also seen the efficiency of the looms in the woolen yarn factory. When the weaving factory is built in the future, will the Tang Dynasty still lack silk? Then what should the ladies at home do? Just cook meals for the men all day long?"

The food on the table has been cleared away, and there are new snacks on the market today.

"Brother, everyone, come and try the yogurt made in the farm. It's added with fruit and honey beans. It's delicious!"

After saying that, Li Yin began to drool.

The last time I ate yogurt was last time.

This batch of yogurt was scooped into glass bowls. The shiny bowl was matched with milky white yogurt, which was thick, mellow, silky and cool.

Li Yin couldn't help it, so she picked up the bowl closest to her, sprinkled some hawthorn, almond powder and other condiments on it, and scooped a big spoonful into her mouth.

"Delicious!" It was so delicious that she almost cried. Li Yin took a few more bites before she had time to greet a few people.

"Everyone, eat quickly. Sprinkle these small ingredients in if you want to eat them. If you don't want to eat them, don't sprinkle them in."

Li Shimin picked up the bowl in front of him and said, "Sister, this is a bit like the double skin milk we had before."

"Brother, try it. They look the same, but the taste is completely different."

A few people looked at each other, and waited until Li Shimin started eating before the others picked up their spoons.

After tasting it, it is indeed extraordinary.

"Master Li, does Liuweizhai sell this yogurt?" Xiao Yu was instantly conquered and he wanted to eat it at any time.

"I don't think it will work at the moment." Li Yin shook her head: "Yogurt is not easy to store. If it is not refrigerated, it will go bad quickly."

"Eating bad yogurt can give you diarrhea."

At this point, Li Yin thought of the ice cellar. This year, she asked the farm to build an ice cellar. She couldn't always go to Li Shimin's ice cellar...

Saltpeter is also used to make ice, but obtaining saltpeter has a considerable labor cost.

"Brother, you must support me to work in the woolen yarn factory. This way, people will have sweaters to wear in winter. When people see the benefits of sweaters, they will buy a lot of wool."

Li Yin took a big mouthful of yogurt and said, "Gaochang will try their best to raise sheep. If they raise sheep, their horses will definitely starve. This way, we can liberate Gaochang!"

Then she had manual mining.

Li Shimin was so excited by what he said that he didn't even think about whether the logic behind it was correct.

"So, what my sister means is..."

Li Yin nodded vigorously: "That's right, if the ladies go out to work, Gaochang will be liberated!"

"..." Fang Xuanling and the others were speechless.

How did you connect such a far-fetched logical chain?

"Good!" Li Shimin was happy.

He is now slowly being influenced by Li Yin. When he thinks that half of the population of the Tang Dynasty still stays at home all day, he somehow feels a little pain in his heart.

This is labor!

This logical chain sounds problematic, but the temptation to capture Gaochang is irresistible.

What her sister-in-law meant by "taking over" was not to make the local nobles kings, but to assimilate them thoroughly. From then on, Gaochang would truly become a part of the Tang Dynasty.

How terrible!

"My head hurts so much." Fang Xuanling's eyes went dark and he almost fainted on the spot.

Among the people present, only Changsun Wuji had the leisure to eat yogurt. He was still young and it wouldn't be a problem.

This time they returned home with lots and lots of bags, and each person also packed two large cans of yogurt to take home for their wives and children to taste.

Li Shimin's yogurt was measured by barrels as his family had a large population.

After seeing off a few people, Li Yin returned to the study.

Xiaoxia was there sorting out anonymous letters from the young ladies.

"The owner of the village."

Li Xiaoxia walked towards Li Yin holding several letters, her eyes red.

"What's wrong?" Li Yin took the letters and opened them one by one.

'The young teacher from Nuzhuang came to the village to teach pinyin, and I only knew how to write two or three words. The paper was cut from newspapers and the pen was a charcoal pencil made by burning. This time I am making a fool of myself.

In the last issue of the supplement, a sister called on women to light lanterns by the East Market Lake on the seventh night of the seventh month to pray for the Weaver Girl. I am willing to go. '

'The Weaver Girl exorcises the demon for the sake of the people, and the Cowherd lights a lamp to save the Weaver Girl. On the seventh day of the seventh month, I went to the East Market Lake with my sisters.'

'Tell the sisters from last issue that I will go.'

"Xiao Xia, this is a good thing. We should prepare some people to fish out the lanterns from the lake." Li Yin thought about it and said, "We can also find someone to make some lanterns to sell."