The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Li Fu toured the academy, but he didn't see Lu Deming. Lu Deming was still in Chang'an City.

Before Li Fu got married, Lu Deming returned to Chang'an City and planned to take this opportunity to live in his home in Chang'an City for a while.

Last year, Lu Deming lived in the manor, and didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the family.

Now he lives at home for a while, mainly because of Lu Deming's son's request.

He is an official in Chang'an City, and his old father is the vice president of the academy in Jingyang County.

If he doesn't take his old father back to Chang'an City to serve, over time, no matter good or bad, there will always be some rumors outside.

Therefore, Lu Deming lives at home for a while, enjoying the joy of family, and also clearing his son's name.

It's not that there is anything wrong with his son at home, but he likes to live in the manor in Jingyang County and the academy in Jingyang County.

Taking advantage of the break time, Li Fu went to see Li Zhen.

The two found a quiet courtyard and sat down.

"Your sister has also come to the manor." Li Fu said, "However, you are studying in the academy now, and you don't have many opportunities to go out. I just came to tell you."

"If you encounter any difficulties in the academy, just send a letter to your sister at home, and you can study here with peace of mind."

Li Zhen nodded.

"Brother-in-law, are you going to leave the manor after you tell me all this?" Li Zhen asked curiously.

"After the spring plowing, there are indeed important things to leave Chang'an. The manor or the Jingyang Palace in Chang'an City will be handed over to your sister. You are here, don't cause trouble, so that your sister can worry less."

Li Zhen nodded.

"Brother-in-law, don't worry. I haven't caused any trouble since I came here."

"When I first came here, who wanted to go home for three meals a day?" Li Fu joked, "But I see that you have adapted well now. When you went home a few days ago, your father praised you."

Hearing this, Li Zhen's eyes lit up.

"Father praised me? How come I didn't know?"

"Why would he praise you in front of you? If you heard it, you would be so proud." Li Fu smiled and said, "Studying in Zhuangzi has indeed tempered your character. Now you get along well with your classmates and have made great progress in studying. This is a good thing."

"In addition to studying in the academy, pay more attention to your health on weekdays. The most important thing is to control your young master's temper, understand?"

Li Zhen nodded in response.

"Brother-in-law, I study here and I didn't say that I am from the Duke of Ying. Don't worry about this. I still have this bit of spirit." Li Zhen patted his chest and said.

He had to rely on himself to survive in the academy. Without relying on the reputation of his father and sister and brother-in-law, he could still stand out in the academy.

"Okay, if the academy is on holiday in the future, if you want to go back to Chang'an, go and tell your sister and ask her to send someone to send you back. In short, you are so old, so calm and study hard." Li Fu said, "The Duke of Ying's Mansion will still count on you in the future."

Li Zhen responded respectfully.

Li Fu didn't know who Li Zhen was in history, but among the three generations of the Duke of Ying's Mansion, there was a Xu Jingye.

That was really a good seedling for rebellion.

A person who dragged the Duke of Ying's Mansion into the abyss with his own strength.

I don't know whose son this Xu Jingye is.

Anyway, he must be Li Ji's grandson.

This thing is a real grandson.

Li Fu stood up, and Li Zhen also stood up to see him off.

After leaving the yard, Li Fu left with a group of guards.

Li Zhen, on the other hand, was surrounded by many students after returning to the academy.

"The one who just asked you to go over was His Royal Highness the Prince of Jingyang."

"This academy was built by the Prince of Jingyang. Although Dr. Lu is currently the dean, everyone says that the Prince of Jingyang is the real dean."

The children gathered together and talked a lot.

Li Zhen laughed it off and just said that his sister got married two days ago and he asked for leave because of it.

After hearing this, everyone stopped asking and started talking about other topics.

Li Fu left the academy from the back door with a group of guards and went straight to the workshop.

The workshop was still busy. The books sent from Chang'an City before had to be printed.

In addition to movable type, they also needed to prepare some full-page engravings, which they should keep and use at any time.

Therefore, the work in the workshop was endless for the craftsmen.

Li Fu found the person in charge of the workshop.

"First, go to the academy and calculate the value of the batch of books sent. Then we can set the price for the academy." Li FuSaid directly.

"Your Highness, the wages can be calculated, but the paper, I really can't calculate it well." The person in charge bowed and said: "The paper is whiter and smoother than all the papers on the market. It is a top-quality product at a glance. When printing, we are very careful, for fear of wasting a little bit... So it's really hard to calculate the value."

Li Fu nodded slightly.

"It's okay, I know the value of paper." Li Fu said.

Immediately, Li Fu and the others calculated the value of the batch of books.

It's called the cost price, but in fact it is higher than the cost price.

What is the cost?

Isn't Li Fu's research and development a cost?

The construction of the workshop, hiring workers, and paying wages, isn't this a cost?

You can't just look at the cost of materials.

If we talk about materials, what materials are valuable in this workshop?

What are the bamboos, barks, and straws?

Or the stones, clay, and lead blocks in this workshop?

Li Fu sat at the table, looking at the items that had been calculated.

Then he took out his seal and stamped it.

"This is it, send it to the academy, and the three workshops should record it as it should be recorded, and copy it and send it over." Li Fu said.

"Yes." The person in charge of the workshop responded.

Although all the workshops are industries under the Jingyang Palace, their accounts must be independent. Even if there are exchanges and cooperation between them, they should be calculated as they should be.

The account book must be clear to avoid pulling back and forth and shirking each other when there is a problem.

Once the account book is clear, it will be clear if there is any problem and who is responsible for the node that has a problem.

At the door, the person in charge of the workshop saw Li Fu off. Li Fu got on his horse and slowly left with a group of guards.

"This time when I come back, there are so many things waiting for me to do. You're idle, but you're bored. You want to do something, right? One thing after another, if you don't sort them out, it's all in vain. If you sort them out, there will be quite a lot of things to do." Li Fu smiled helplessly.