The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Li Fu turned around and looked at Lu Deming and Xiao Yu.

"You two can settle down here. If you need anything, send someone to the house at any time. I have to go and welcome the two young craftsmen of the Craftsman Supervisor." Li Fu said with a bow.

"Okay, Your Highness, just go ahead. I'm familiar with this place." Lu Deming smiled.

Xiao Yu also nodded slightly.

Li Fu then took his guards and rode away.

The people led by Lu Deming and Xiao Yu moved all the things into the yard. After taking over the place to live, they began to get familiar with the "new home" here and arranged everything.

Lu Deming and Xiao Yu found a place in the yard on Lu Deming's side and sat down for the time being.

"Why are there people from the Craftsman Supervisor today besides the two of us?" Xiao Yu asked puzzledly.

"Yan Shaojiang, the supervisor of the craftsmanship, was here last year." Lu Deming explained with a smile: "Shiwen, how do you feel about this manor on your way here?"

Xiao Yu thought about it and nodded, "It's a good place. Even the ordinary people I met on the road all had smiles on their faces, which shows that they must be living a good life here."

"More than good, the farmers in this manor live several times better than people in other places in the Tang Dynasty, even better than the people in Chang'an City. Go out and ask a farmer now, and ask them if they are willing to live in Chang'an City."

"Well? Is there any explanation here?" Xiao Yu asked curiously.

He didn't know much about the manor here, but he had heard some news about Li Fu's troubles in the manor in the court earlier, but he didn't pay attention to it.

After all, this is the land and farmland that the retired emperor bestowed upon King Jingyang, and King Jingyang lived here before he became rich.

After becoming a county prince, no matter how he messes around on his own farm, as long as he doesn't harm ordinary people, it's all reasonable.

"But what does this have to do with the two young craftsmen from the Craftsmen's Supervisor coming here?" Xiao Yu said.

But then he remembered that Li Fu was building a new house on this farm.

"I remembered it because King Jingyang was going to build a new house on this farm?" Xiao Yu said.

"The new house is just part of it." Lu Deming said: "People in the court who don't understand what's going on here occasionally use this matter to attack King Jingyang, especially those in the Imperial Censorate, who hear rumors and say things that are mostly exaggerated."

Xiao Yu nodded in agreement.

That's true. Ever since His Majesty rewarded Sun Fujia for his advice, the imperial censors in the court have been like smelling something. This is not a good sign.

Xiao Yu himself suffered from this.

So, he didn't believe what people in the court said about King Jingyang.

First, no matter how good King Jingyang was, his fiefdom was peaceful and close to Chang'an City. I haven't heard anyone say that there is anything wrong with the manor in Jingyang County.

Second, Xiao Yu also believed Lu Deming. Last summer, Lu Deming also lived in the manor for a while, but he didn't say anything. What others said was even more unbelievable.

"Last year, Master Yan stayed here for about half a year, mainly to supervise the new house built by King Jingyang. The two brothers of the Yan family are very accomplished in this regard, which is why King Jingyang invited him here.

Whether it is labor or materials for building the house, it is all paid by King Jingyang himself.

When the people in the farm are not busy, they will go to the construction site over there to work, and get paid according to the number of days they work, and they will also have a meal at noon."

Lu Deming explained to Xiao Yu: "When there are many people, not only the people in the farm within his fiefdom will come, but also people from other places will come to find a job to earn money to support their families. Therefore, don't look at the new house. There is a lot of momentum and a lot of people. But think about it carefully. King Jingyang hired them with his own money, and the more people he hired, the better.

In this way, more people will earn money in their spare time. With money in their hands, their lives at home will be better."

Xiao Yu stroked his beard and nodded.

That's the truth.

And the King of Jingyang is not short of money.

The whole Chang'an City knows that the tea business belongs to the King of Jingyang's Mansion. In addition to this most profitable business, there are also furniture workshops and egg workshops.

Even the new "Wu De Wine" has emerged.

Xiao Yu can imagine that the money earned from this wine in the future will probably be a huge profit.

"The King of Jingyang is rich, but his achievements in the farm are admirable."

After hearing what Lu Deming said, Xiao Yu also had great respect for Li Fu.I admire him very much.

A prince built a house in his fiefdom and even paid the workers out of his own pocket.

He obviously had a fiefdom and subjects, so he had the right to start construction and collect some corvée labor in his fiefdom.

He didn't have to pay, but he was still so generous, just to give ordinary people more ways to make money and make their lives better.

He even provided lunch at noon?

Where can I find such a host?

"The house is just one of them. Shi Wen has also heard that there is a workshop on the farm here, right?" Lu Deming said with a smile.

Xiao Yu nodded.

"The workers in the workshop are also selected from the manor. The positions in the workshop are long-term and paid monthly." Lu Deming said: "This is a stable source of income."

"In the future, there will be more workshops in the manor, and there will be more positions. Isn't it a chance to make money again?"

"However, we don't know much about the workshops, but there is one thing that you will definitely be interested in." Lu Deming showed an unfathomable smile on his face.

After saying so much, I finally want to bring out the key points.

Otherwise, if I say these at the beginning, Xiao Yu might react...

"Oh? I am interested?" Xiao Yu didn't understand.

He came to this manor to see the scenery, read books, and relax. What can he be interested in?

"Aren't there two young craftsmen from the craftsmanship supervisor here today?" Lu Deming said with a smile, "In addition to the new house that Young Craftsman Yan is in charge of, there is also Young Craftsman Jiang Que. He will definitely not be idle when he comes to the manor. Last year, King Jingyang said that he wanted to expand the school on the manor."

"School?" Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment: "Is the school on the manor to teach the children of the farmhouse to read and write?"

"Yes." Lu Deming said with a smile: "King Jingyang said that there is no distinction between people in education. There are many children in the manor, and they are also at the age to study. Reading and gaining knowledge, after learning, there will be more things they can do in the future. Relying on what they have learned from reading, they can make life at home better."