The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

The next morning, Li Fu brought Lao Zhao to the place where the workshop was to be built. The craftsmen were already waiting here.

The day for the construction was calculated by a master. Today was a good day to break ground.

Li Fu dug the ground with a shovel in a serious manner. The rest was the work of others.

They needed to clear this area first, and put all the weeds and gravel aside.

"Pile the cleared stones aside separately. Maybe they can be used later." Li Fu said.

There is strength in numbers. It only takes one day to clear this area.

Li Fu stayed in the manor, while Lao Zhao and Shitou returned to Chang'an City. They needed to transport a batch of wealth and goods here.

After Li Fu returned to the house, he was not idle.

Some of the guards from Jinyang now live in the house in Chang'an City, and some live in the manor here. With more people, there are not enough houses.

There was not enough space for just the guards, not to mention bringing their families.

"Old Zhou, bring paper and pen, and go out with me." Li Fu said.

"Yes." Old Zhou responded.

After he was ready, he came to find Li Fu.

Li Fu rode a horse and asked Wu Liangye to drive the ox cart.

Old Zhou and Xiao Tao both sat on the ox cart.

"My dear, what are we going to do?" Old Zhou asked puzzled.

"I'll take you for a walk around the farm." Li Fu said, "There's more to the farm than just a workshop. There are more people here now. You know all the people who came here from Jinyang. They're not young anymore and have families and businesses, including you.

You can follow me from Jinyang to Chang'an because you used to work for my father. You're willing to do that. I'll take over this benefit, so I have to consider you. Your families are all in Jinyang. Before you come back, I know how you're doing in Jinyang.

Although we're not rich, we have a house to live in and food to eat.

It's not a big deal to stay in Chang'an and live apart from your family.

So, I plan to build a number of houses on the farm. In the future, you can bring your families over and settle them here. I can guarantee you that life here will definitely not be worse than in Jinyang.

After our business on the farm starts, the monthly salary will be higher than before."

These people were originally in Jinyang, and they received monthly salary from the Li family.

They were all guards, they had no land to farm, and they all lived by working for the Li family.

So their life in Jinyang was not very good.

Zhou An was deeply moved when he heard this, and at the same time, the stone in his heart fell to the ground.

He also had a wife and children, and his children were married, and there were many people in the family. In Jinyang, life was really not rich.

He was moved that his husband had considered all these problems, and now he had to look for a place to build a house.

If they settled down here, they would not have to endure the pain of separation from their family, and secondly, the new house here would definitely be brighter than their old house in Jinyang.

The family would not have to squeeze into a narrow house.

At least, he was a housekeeper here, and the husband treated him well.

They came to the place where the people lived in the village, which was a village.

"Since we are going to live together, we must live together." Li Fu said, "Look at this place. There are still many open spaces around. When the time comes, we will plan it together. The palace will pay for it. When the house is built, the family will take it over. Everything is ready."

This guard is working for me.

What is a guard? When they encounter danger, they have to risk their lives to protect the master's house.

Such people, don't they give them high treatment?

So Li Fu has to arrange everything for them and solve their worries.

There are large open spaces around the village, and further away are farmlands.

Humans are social animals. They gather together and live together. No matter what happens, they can help each other.

"Old Zhou, there is something I need you to do." Li Fu said.

"My lord, please tell me." Old Zhou bowed his head and responded.

"We all came from Jinyang together. Who is married and who is not? How many families are there among those who are married? How many children are there? How old are they? You have to count them and give me the numbers." Li Fu said, "When we build houses here, we have to consider whether the houses are big or small, and whether they are suitable."

Li Fu has already thought about building a courtyard here, with one house for each family.

How big should it be? We have to look at those who are married and how many people are there in their families. It doesn't matter if it is too big. If the house is not enough, thenEmbarrassed.

"Don't worry, my lord. I'll leave this to this old servant. I'm familiar with their family situation." Old Zhou responded.

"That's good. When the workshop is built, we'll start to do this." Li Fu said, "When the time comes, the workshop will also need people. The families of the guards in our house can also find a job to earn money to supplement the family expenses. They are all family members, and they are much more reliable than those brought back from outside."

"My lord is right." Old Zhou responded.

Li Fu's plan is very thorough. In Jinyang, these people have no land to farm. They can only live on the monthly salary issued by the master. If they are alone, it is enough, and they can even save a lot of money. However, after getting married and having children, the family expenses are much larger.

In the past, if the family wanted to live a more comfortable life, it all depended on the mood of the master. When the master was in a good mood and there was a happy event at home, they, the servants, could get a lot of bonus money.

Now that they are here, my lord not only builds houses for them, but also arranges work for the family to make extra money.

Old Zhou knew that the egg business in the manor was very profitable. He could earn a lot of money working in the workshop in a month. The young man was not stingy with the servants in the manor.

It can be imagined that the future life will definitely be better than that in Jinyang.

Old Zhao and Shitou returned to Chang'an City and got a lot of cash from the warehouse of the manor. The guards of the mansion harnessed the carriage, lifted the boxes up, and escorted them all the way to the manor in Jingyang County.

The raw materials such as blue bricks, wood, and mortar for building the workshop all need to be bought with money.

Li Fu required that the main materials of the workshop should all be blue bricks, the ground should be compacted, and bluestone slabs should be laid. As for the bonding between blue bricks, white lime and sand should be mixed, and yellow clay should be added.

Several large pots were built on the construction site of the workshop, and all the glutinous rice paste was boiled in the pots.

This is not for people to eat, but Li Fu asked to add it to the lime slurry to increase the bonding property.

This method can be said to be very luxurious, and the cost in this aspect is more than that of blue bricks and wood.

However, the wall built by mixing blue bricks with this thing is extremely strong.