The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"The Jingyang Palace doesn't keep idle people." Li Fu's eyes swept over the crowd.

Then he looked at Lao Zhao.

"Lao Zhao, since you brought the people here and you are familiar with this house, take them around after they are cleaned up and get familiar with it. Everything will be discussed after Yan Shaojiang and others come back in the evening."

"Yes." Lao Zhao bowed and responded.

"You stay in this house and take care of the things in the house. Lao Zhou and Zhang Huan asked me to help deal with the personnel and accounts on the construction site. It just so happens that the house is short of a manager. The manor will celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival these two days..."

Li Fu told Lao Zhao that he wanted to let the idle people in the manor make zongzi together.

"The personnel are left to you to allocate. Get the materials. We will prepare them in the manor. You find a place for them, build a shed, and prepare the things. The sooner the work is done, the better." Li Fu urged.

Lao Zhao has been in this manor for many years, and he is more familiar with everything here than Lao Zhou and Zhang Huan combined.

There is no need to worry that Lao Zhao will not be able to handle these things.

He is very familiar with the people in the manor, and he can do these things easily.

Lao Zhao returned to the familiar environment and looked at the manor again, feeling quite emotional.

Since he went to Chang'an City in the ninth year of Wude and lived in the Jingyang Palace in Chang'an City, he has never returned to the manor, and has always been managing the affairs there.

Coming back today, this manor is really different from when he left.

Compared with the Jingyang Palace in Chang'an City, this old house is really not big now.

Fortunately, a new house is being built in the manor.

But Lao Zhao has a different feeling for this old house.

When he lived in poverty, he was guarding this old house.

Hard days are impressive.

Li Fu went back to his study. He still had to look over the accounts sent over yesterday.

Even if it didn't take much effort, he still had to go through the formalities and let people know that he had personally reviewed these account books.

Only in this way could he deter some of the people below who were tempted by his own ideas.

There were nearly two thousand people working, and there were also many officials from Chang'an City who were in charge of these people.

Yan Lide, Yan Liben, and Jiang Que, plus these people from his own family, Lao Zhou, Zhang Huan and so on, they had been together for a long time and were trustworthy. There was no need to say more about their character.

However, Li Fu had not come into contact with the other officials who came from the court later, and he didn't know what they were like.

Li Fu had heard about the atmosphere in the court and the "unwritten rules" between officials.

But the court was the court, and the manor in Jingyang County was not the court, and it was not a place where they could reach out.

Li Fu had no control over this kind of atmosphere in other places, but it was absolutely not allowed in the manor of Jingyang County!

It was not them who came to work, so they were not paid extra.

Li Fu not only paid them, but also paid a lot, which was more than their monthly salary in the court.

In this case, if they still had to reach out for the project money and make false accounts, they could not blame Li Fu for being rude.

He could not kill the court officials at will, but he had ways to make them lose their reputation in Chang'an City.

During this period, because Li Fu would go to the construction site every day, even with the account book.

Even if it was just a show, it showed his attitude.

It was still a bit bluffing.

So far, there was no problem with the account, and no one suffered because of the problem with the account.

Lao Zhao asked the servants to take the young people who were bought to pack up, and then take them to walk around the manor.

He had not been back to the manor for a long time, and was curious about the current situation in the manor.

When I saw the newly built exquisite houses, I was envious.

So good...

My husband also said that the people settled here are the families of the servants from Jinyang. They have followed for two generations and are not young anymore. It is also his duty as a master to let their families live a stable life on the farm.

Old Zhao couldn't help thinking that when he finds a wife and has a child in the future, he will also ask for grace from my husband.

Who doesn't yearn for a warm bed with a wife and children?

After so many years, Old Zhao is in his forties in a blink of an eye. Because he shoulders the whole family, he has no time to think about his personal problems.

When Old Zhao worked as a housekeeper with Li Fu's mother, he was only in his twenties.

In a blink of an eye, almost twenty years have passed.

Life is really fast.

Thinking that my husband is now prosperous, I am infinitely relieved.

"This house is what I told you about. Those fromPeople from Jinyang, their families all live here, one family at a time. "Old Zhao talked about the past with pride on his face.

"At first, the house was poor, with little money, and life was barely getting by. Later, the young master regained his status, and the money in the house was mostly rewards from the palace. Relying on continuous management, a new house was built, and the first thing to do was to settle the families of these people in the house.

Therefore, everyone has no worries when working with the young master."

Someone asked.

"Butler Zhao, do you have a house here?"

Old Zhao smiled.

"I haven't started a family yet."

"Ah? Why?"

"When I was with the old lady, I was only in my early twenties. Later, the old lady passed away, and the young master was the only master in the family. At the same time, the world was in chaos, and I had to take care of the whole family. I didn't think too much about my own affairs. Life was difficult, so I didn't think about these things. "Old Zhao smiled and said, "As long as I can guard this house and watch my husband grow up healthily, this is more important than anything else. This is my duty."

Old Zhao has been guarding this manor and this house for 20 years from his early twenties to now when he is 40 years old. He has shouldered the burden that originally belonged to the head of the family, raising the young master until he grows up and can shoulder the heavy burden. Only then did he relax a little and take a breath.

Later, I went to the house in Chang'an City and enjoyed two years of happiness.

Now it seems that the blessing is really behind.

Since the fight for water, when my husband was injured and woke up, he has grown into a qualified head of the family.

When I saw my husband wearing the royal clothes in a radiant manner, After recognizing his ancestors, the burden on Lao Zhao's heart was really lifted.

He did not disappoint his wife's entrustment, raised her husband to adulthood, and watched her husband grow up with his own eyes.

Even if he closes his eyes now, he is at ease.

After hearing these things, the people who followed Lao Zhao sighed in their hearts.

Butler Zhao is really loyal and unparalleled, a real man.

"Life in Jingyang Palace is getting better and better. I have to stay with my husband, help him, do more things, and share his worries. Being a butler in Jingyang Palace is the luckiest thing in my life. "

In Lao Zhao's opinion, the young master is kind and righteous, and there is nothing to say about them. There is no such good master in Chang'an City.

People, only when they are content can they be happy.

Lao Zhao led these people around the farm. Of course, it was not just a stroll. After arriving in the village, Lao Zhao greeted them and told them that they had just come from Chang'an City and would work in the farm in the future. Everyone got to know each other and greeted each other when they met in the future.

It's like this in the farm. As soon as you go out, you know who is who.

Don't say people, even dogs on the street, you know whose dog it is.

"The young master said that he would make rice dumplings for the Dragon Boat Festival. Do you know this?" Lao Zhao asked the villagers.

"I know. The head of the village just gathered people and talked about this. Housekeeper Zhao, when will this work start? "

"Soon, I'll take them around first, and then I'll prepare the place and materials immediately, and then send someone to the village to call out." Lao Zhao said with a smile.

"Okay, then I'll wait for your letter." The people in the village also responded with a smile.

They are more familiar with Lao Zhao than Zhang Huan and Lao Zhou.

After all, they have lived in the manor for nearly 20 years, and they know each other every day.

Lao Zhao went to Chang'an City and returned to the manor today.

For the people in the village, it's like their own relatives, who have been away from home for a while and then returned to their hometown, just like before.

Lao Zhao took them around and saw the new house under construction from a distance.

"That's the new house of the future owner." Lao Zhao's face was full of smiles: "It started to be built last year. The new house is very big and must be better than the old house. "

When saying this, Lao Zhao's eyes were also filled with joy.

Not to mention the past, even if it was three years ago, the scene before their eyes was something they could not even imagine.

Who could have thought that one day, the whole manor would change so much?

It was getting better and better, and the family was getting richer and richer.

Not only the people in their house were like this, but the people in the whole manor were like this, and they would all live a good life without worrying about food and clothing.

Continue to walk in another direction, and many people were busy.

"That should be the new college that Langjun said." Lao Zhao said excitedly: "Such a large college will recruit many students in the future, not only to train them to study, but also to do other things, and teach them specificallyBesides the academy, there are many places where they can be used.

Those who are good at math can go to the workshop to be accountants, those who can manage people can become shopkeepers, and those who are top students but mediocre in other aspects can also stay in the academy to become the next generation of teachers.

If you are really talented, it is not a bad idea to enter the court in the future.

At first, the mansion lacked people, especially those who can work independently. There were too few people. "

"My husband asked me to find people like you who can read and write, and let you come to the manor. The idea is to train you from the beginning, so that you can learn skills and make a difference in a certain place and position in the future.

People should live like individuals. "

Several people listened to Lao Zhao's words and agreed with him. At the same time, they were also inspired with infinite fighting spirit.

The master is right. The opportunity is already in front of us. Whether we can seize it depends on ourselves.

We must seize this opportunity!

This manor in Jingyang County is really different from other places!

The master is also different from other masters.

This is their luck!

Lao Zhao led them to the workshop area again.

"That's the workshop area on the manor. All the workshops on the manor are here. There are not many workshops now..."

Several people looked at the large area of ​​buildings, which looked more beautiful than residential houses.

Is that a workshop?

There are not many workshops?

So many houses, yards...

What is housekeeper Zhao talking about?

"Housekeeper Zhao, so many houses..."

"Don't look at the many houses there. In fact, there are only four workshops. "Old Zhao smiled and said, "Whether it is the people in the farm here or the surrounding villages, they all want to work in the workshop. Every month, the wages are not small, but not everyone in the workshop will accept them."

"In the entire workshop, in addition to the work room, there is also a room for the craftsmen in the workshop to live. Langjun calls this the employee dormitory.

There is also a place to eat, called the employee canteen. There are special chefs in the canteen who are responsible for cooking for the craftsmen three meals a day.

All these expenses are counted as the workshop's. Every workshop, except for the initial stage of its establishment, has to be responsible for its own profits and losses in the future, and report at the end of the year. If anyone loses money, the shopkeeper of the workshop will be replaced. The shopkeeper is also the most capable one. "

"But if that's the case, how can the shopkeeper save money and cut expenses? "

Old Zhao smiled.

"What you can think of, young master can also think of. How many people and how many eyes are watching. This manor is under the eyes of the master. How dare the shopkeeper treat the craftsmen badly and deduct money from them? Does he think his position is not stable enough?"

"Even if young master doesn't look at it, the workshops in the manor have a common shopkeeper named Ma Shisan. He keeps an eye on the situation of each workshop every day."

There are four workshops in the manor, one egg-changing workshop and one soy sauce workshop. The soy sauce workshop also includes fine salt processing. The fine salt produced in the workshop is for the production of soy sauce and the consumption of Jingyang Palace, and is not sold to the outside.

After Li Fu proposed that the salt and iron business rights should all belong to the court, it is even less likely that the fine salt in the workshop will flow outside.

The most mysterious and hottest one now should be the Wude Wine Workshop.

The caravans are all here for this.

As for the egg-changing workshop, there are many egg-changing workshops outside now, not just this one.

The last workshop is a paper workshop that is never open to the public. There are not many people inside, and the people inside are all servants who have signed a contract to sell themselves.

The paper workshop only supplies Jingyang Palace, Da'an Palace, and Liangyi Hall.

In other words, there are only a few people who can use new paper, Li Fu, the emperor, and His Majesty Li Er.

This is a stable supply.

For the rest, such as the East Palace, Li Shimin will give some of the paper sent to the palace to Li Chengqian.

When Li Chengqian comes to the manor, Li Fu will also give Li Chengqian some.