The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Aunt knows something about the academy on the manor. Your uncle Wang also told Aunt before that he wanted to run the manor well. At that time, Aunt wanted to find him a job in the court, but he refused." Li Yuan smiled and sighed.

"But in fact, the academy that Uncle Wang wants to build is much larger than what he said before. The space on the manor is not enough now, and it needs to be expanded." Li Chengqian said: "If we can get the manor next door, it would be the best, and we don't have to change the original plan later."

"The manor next door?" Li Yuan thought about it when he heard his grandson say this.

If I remember correctly, the manor next door belongs to Pei Ji's family. When I met Li Fu, I went there from Pei's manor. The two families are next to each other.

Li Chengqian pulled a piece of white paper and drew on it with a pen.

"Look, Aung, this is the Jing River, this is Uncle Wang's manor, and walking this way, the whole piece is Uncle Wang's fiefdom, but the fiefdoms all extend to the other side, and Uncle Wang's manor is on the edge of the fiefdom..." Li Chengqian explained: "If we want to develop further, we must build a large-scale project around this area to make the manor better."

"But this area is limited in this direction, and the most suitable location for the school is here." Li Chengqian asked: "Aung, when you went to the manor before, did you see the terrain here?"

Li Yuan nodded.

Thinking carefully, he really went here...

And he walked from this direction to Li Fu's manor.

If you want to choose a location for the academy, this place is really more suitable. There is no farmland around, so there is no need to compete with farmers for the food land.

There is a large barren slope on this side of the land, which is not suitable for cultivation...

"Is the plan of this academy really so grand?" Li Yuan asked curiously.

"Yes, Uncle Wang didn't plan to build such a large academy at first, but later, Uncle Wang, Dr. Lu and Mr. Xiao decided to add some courses to the academy. If we want to add courses, we must add some schools and other venues." Li Chengqian counted on his fingers and said, "For example, to teach students to ride horses, we need a stable, to teach students to practice martial arts and archery, we need a martial arts field, and other messy venues. With this calculation, the space to be used is much larger.

Yan Shaojiang and others discussed the drawings. If the current space is not enough, perhaps they can only expand in another direction, that is, the direction of Uncle Wang's fiefdom. After all, that place is awarded to Uncle Wang by you, and he can make the decision."

Li Chengqian knew that when the words just came to this direction, A Weng mentioned Prime Minister Pei again, and now was a good opportunity.

Li Chengqian doesn't like Pei Xiang.

Ever since he followed Aye to learn how to handle government affairs, Pei Xiang has done a lot of things that give Aye a headache.

Originally, the court formulated some strategies for the country and the people. Many people think that this is correct, but Pei Xiang doesn't think it is good.

Moreover, there are other people standing behind Pei Xiang.

They are quite united, and their unity makes Aye angry.

"What is the situation on the farm now?" Li Yuan asked curiously.

Thinking back, it seems that it hasn't been long since he went to the farm last time, right?

"After the locust plague is over, Uncle Wang plans to recruit many people to work together. This locust plague has destroyed a lot of grain in the fields. If the grain harvest is poor, the people may not have enough to eat. Originally, there were four large granaries on the farm. Uncle Wang thought of using the grain in the granaries to pay them wages." Li Chengqian said: "In this way, the people work for food, they will not starve, and Uncle Wang's plan on the farm will also have people working, a win-win situation."

Li Yuan nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

This is really a good idea.

"When Linying County was hit by a flood last year, Uncle Wang went there to provide disaster relief. It was also like this. It was not that he distributed food to people, but he gathered people who could still work, whether they were doing physical labor, cooking, washing clothes, or collecting firewood. Only if they worked could they have food to eat." Li Chengqian said, "Uncle Wang said that this was considered work-for-relief. In the future, if there is any disaster, the court can distribute food, but it cannot be distributed for nothing. The people can only get food if they work for the court.

In this way, many public facilities were also improved.

For example, the repair of city walls, roads and bridges, and river embankments were all done by people, and these were called people's projects, which were beneficial to the people. They were originally supported by the court.The court allocated money and grain to do it, and in the case of work-for-relief, it saved the court a lot of money and grain. ”

“It’s true. "Li Yuan nodded repeatedly.

This is indeed a good idea.

In Da'an Palace, Li Yuan and Li Chengqian, grandfather and grandson, were discussing the matter of Zhuangzi, while in Liangyi Hall, Li Shimin also received three memorials, one of which was particularly thick.

After reading the other two memorials with few words, Li Shimin understood what was going to be done in Zhuangzi, Jingyang County.

Turning back to look at the thick stack of memorials on the table.

Li Shimin frowned slightly.

Writing such a memorial is really difficult for His Royal Highness Jingyang King of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin still picked up the memorial and read it carefully page by page.

Li Fu's memorial was really detailed.

There was a sentence in it that made Li Shimin feel angry and ridiculous.

"My brother recruited so many people just to work faster, there is no other meaning, really no other meaning, really no other meaning! ! (Important things should be said three times!)"

"I also know that there must be some nagging censors who want to report me for such a big commotion on Zhuangzi. They have bad intentions and ulterior motives. That's all their imagination. You know what kind of person I am. I have always been a timid, introverted, honest and law-abiding person. I am the most honest person in the Tang Dynasty. I dare not go beyond the system even if I have money to build a house..."

In Li Shimin's opinion, two-thirds of the thick stack of memorials were such nonsense.

It would be a waste to give him such new paper!

It's a complete waste!

However, after reading the memorial, he still had to respond to the letter.

Tearing a piece of paper, Li Shimin picked up the pen...

Thinking of Li Fu's thick stack of nonsense, he felt very irritated.

He simply wrote three words.

"Got it"