The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Li Fu sighed.

His fame, after a round of drinking, he didn't know what was happening outside, but in the eyes of his family, it was like this...

At dawn, Li Fu went to the front hall in new clothes and a cloak.

The front hall had prepared food. Because Li Fu drank yesterday, soup was specially made this morning for Li Fu to drink to warm his body.

It was New Year's Eve, and he had to work all morning, and then he could rest in the afternoon.

Lao Zhao came in and told Li Fu about the New Year gifts from other families yesterday.

"Duke Lu's family sent beef again, and the kitchen has been cleaned up, and it was braised last night." Lao Zhao said, "But there is still some offal, and the kitchen doesn't know how to deal with it, so they just cleaned it up... It really took a lot of effort, more than dealing with pig offal."

"Okay, leave it there, I'll go over and take a look later." Li Fu said.

Anyway, he had nothing to do today, so he would be busy celebrating the New Year with everyone in the house. He had to start preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner early in the morning.

Li Fu didn't care how other people's families celebrated tonight, but the Jingyang Wang's house had its own way of celebrating.

After breakfast, Li Fu and Lao Zhao came to the study. Lao Zhao had to summarize what happened yesterday and before the New Year and tell Li Fu about it. The two of them also had to think about whether there was anything they didn't do well before the New Year, and they had to make up for it quickly on the morning of New Year's Eve.

"My dear, someone from the palace came yesterday and said that they wanted you to enter the palace, but you were so drunk that I declined." Lao Zhao said, "The palace is going to hold a family banquet, which is held by the emperor in Da'an Palace. Only the royal family members are invited. The people who attend the banquet include the emperor's children, and your majesty's concubines and children."

Li Fu nodded slightly.

"It doesn't matter whether I go or not. After all, I'm just a nephew. After the New Year's Day, I'll go to Da'an Palace alone to visit the emperor." Li Fu said.

Da'an Palace held a banquet last night. It is estimated that the emperor is still resting at this time.

Drinking late at night, I'm afraid he won't be able to get up early the next day.

Especially, if the emperor drank the strong liquor sent by the Jingyang King's house...

I don't know if the emperor took out the liquor to show off last night...

"The New Year's gifts have been sent, and the New Year's gifts from each family have been stored." Lao Zhao said: "The affairs before the New Year in the manor have been settled. Yesterday afternoon, the major shopkeepers also sealed the account books that had been counted this year and stored them. After the New Year's Day, if you want to check the accounts, you can ask the accountant in the mansion to check the accounts."

Li Fu nodded as he listened.

"That's right." Li Fu responded: "In that case, everything is done."

"There is nothing special to do at the moment." Lao Zhao responded.

"Then let's celebrate the New Year! Those who need to rest should rest, and those shopkeepers with families should go home to celebrate the New Year. Basically, they can stay at the farm or in Chang'an City." Li Fu said.

He suddenly thought of Zhao Fu.

"By the way, Zhao Fu is still in Huizhou now. Is his family still in his hometown?" Li Fu asked.

Lao Zhao nodded.

After working for half a year, Zhao Fu really didn't have any free time, let alone bringing his family from his hometown to Chang'an City.

"Talk to him about this matter. If he agrees, you can do it for him." Li Fu said, "Now that our caravan has been established, it's not a big deal to take a trip. We can take it with us."

"But Zhao Fu doesn't have a proper place to live in Chang'an City, right?" Li Fu said, "Ask him whether he wants to buy a house in Chang'an City or a house on the farm to settle his family. Everything depends on his opinion. If he is willing to settle his family in Chang'an City, we will find him a suitable house in Chang'an City, and the money will be paid from this account."

"If he is willing to live on the farm, choose an empty house on the farm for him, have someone clean it up, buy all the things, lock it first, and then give the key to their family. From now on, the house will have an owner." Li Fu said.

"Okay, I'll remember this. After the New Year's Day, I'll send someone to Huizhou to inquire." Lao Zhao said.

Zhao Fu and he are from the same hometown, Lao Zhao naturally hopes that his fellow villagers can live a better life.

My husband is a good master. Zhao Fu will have everything under my husband.

It's only been half a year, and my husband is thinking about setting up a family business for Zhao Fu in Chang'an or Jingyang County.

How fast.

"Zhao Fu is justOne of them, this year has passed, except for the big shopkeeper, the others, those who perform well, have been rewarded. "Li Fu said: "After the New Year's Day, the house will settle the accounts, and before the Lantern Festival, the rewards will be drawn up. Copper coins, cloth, houses, carriages and horses can all be rewards."

"As long as they can create value for the family, our family will never treat them unfairly."

"What you said is right. Compared with other families, our family is really generous to our own people." Old Zhao echoed.

"If there are benefits, they will have motivation to work." Li Fu smiled and said: "Anyway, we will benefit in the end, it's just a matter of how much. At least, when we hire people, we should also give those who work for us a motivation. How much does it cost to reward them? Compared with the value created for the family, it's not worth mentioning. "

Since Li Fu dared to reward them, he was not afraid that they would become arrogant.

In the future, more people will be recruited, and more talents will be available. No one's position is irreplaceable.

If you become arrogant and quit, there are plenty of people to replace you.

Li Fu and Lao Zhao spent nearly half an hour in the study before they finished talking.

After that, Li Fu went to the kitchen.

For the annual New Year's Eve dinner, advance preparation is the top priority.

The house where the party was held last year has been cleaned up, and the servants in the house have laid dry cloth in the house. Clean and soft carpets, as well as long tables for everyone to sit at, were also prepared.

There were four long tables in total, two for men and two for women. In the evening, everyone sat at separate tables and gathered in one room to eat a New Year's Eve dinner.

Li Fu had to go and see the beef and the offal.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were not many delicacies to eat, so Li Fu could only develop them himself with the existing materials.

What could he do?

It made others think that he only liked the internal organs of cows, pigs, sheep, and other things...