The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Li Fu said that he had no talent. Looking at his words and deeds over the past few days, as well as his behavior in the Qin Palace when he resisted Xue Wanche's attack on the Qin Palace, Li Fu's words cannot be believed.

This kid is not incapable of being used by himself.

To put it bluntly, he is lazy.

Every time everyone here gathers together, he is the last one to come.

Of course, today is an exception. He should go to see His Majesty.

Moreover, I have heard from His Majesty in the past that Li Fu is unwilling to be an official because he does not want to get up early to attend court.

Another point is that he is too lazy to flatter the ministers in the court. After all, if you want to do something, it is okay to make suggestions, but if you point fingers, it will make people feel not so beautiful.

At this time, Li Shimin did not expect that Wei Zheng, recommended by Li Fu, could make him feel unhappy from time to time.

Since the last time Li Fu went to see Li Yuan, Li Yuan's condition has improved a lot.

However, given Li Fu's status, it is not impossible for him to come to the palace every day.

If the court is stable, Chang'an City will be stable. If all these are stable, Li Fu is a real member of the current prince's camp, Jingyang Palace will also be stable.

The people Li Fu brought back from Jinyang were properly settled by Lao Zhao.

Now many people in Jingyang Palace have been replaced with naked eyes.

The three people who were originally guarded by Lao Zhao were also driven away.

Although they were Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's people, the two were already dead, so they would not be killed. Just give them some money and send them away.

When they were driven away, the three of them knelt in the yard and asked the master to keep them.

The former master was dead, and now even if they left, they had nowhere to go. It was a question whether they could survive outside Jingyang Palace.

After all, they were sent out from the palace, and they had no house or land outside. Even if they were paid, they would not be able to live long without a decent livelihood.

Or they could go to other houses and work as servants.

However, servants in large houses must be of clean origin.

Who would dare to hire someone who was sent out from the palace and then driven out by the Jingyang Palace?

It was obvious that there was a problem.

"Sir, our people have settled down in the manor after they went there. The news just sent in said that the canal in the manor has been repaired." Lao Zhao said.

"All the original plans have been repaired, but now the land on our manor has expanded by more than twice." Li Fu said: "So, the canal repair has only come to an end, but it's good that this matter has been completed before the rainy season. Next, there will be more rains, which is just right to test the quality of the canal."

Then Lao Zhao handed over an account book.

"My dear, this is the account book for the canal repair in our farm. It records the money spent on the canal repair."

Li Fu took the account book and flipped through it.

Judging from the expenses, it is not much for the current Jingyang Palace.

In the storehouse of the palace, there is income from the egg-changing business, as well as the previous rewards from Li Yuan, and a large number of gifts sent by Li Shimin after the Xuanwu Gate.

Li Shimin searched the former East Palace and the Qi Palace, but got a lot of good things.

During the Xuanwu Gate incident, the officials of the Qin Palace fought hard, and Li Shimin always had to express his gratitude to them. Therefore, he did not hesitate to distribute the good things he found to his brothers who had gone through life and death.

Li Fu also got a lot of money from it, so the Jingyang Palace is very rich now.

The expenses recorded in the account book are more than Li Fu expected.

But it was within the acceptable range. If they worked on the canals all day, they would be provided with lunch at noon. In these days, no one had much surplus food. For them, the host was willing to provide meals. It was a great thing. They could eat as much as they wanted, or save some and take it back home.

Li Fu was very generous in providing meals. If the farmers were not allowed to eat enough, how could they have the energy to work?

"Now the manor is bigger, give me the new map later." Li Fu said: "The canals that have been repaired should also be marked, and someone should be asked to redraw them."

"Yes, my dear." Old Zhao responded.

The canals built on the manor were still small in consideration of financial and human resources.

Eight rivers surround Chang'an and support the entire Guanzhong Plain.

Now that the manor's territory has expanded, it is not only closer to the Wei River, but more importantly, it is closer to the largest tributary of the Wei River on the other side.

That is the Jing River.

The water conservancy project of the Wei River has a long history, including the Longshou Canal, Zhengbai Canal, and Chengguo Canal.

The Jing River is also not bad, with the famousZhengguo Canal was built along the Jing River.

The lands that Li Yuan allocated to Li Fu were all good places.

But in Li Fu's opinion, this farm could be done better under his own management.

"Sir, in the future, we will have to work on the farm." Lao Zhao said.

"Isn't there still some time before we work on the farm?" Li Fu said, "Now is the time."

"Sir, you have to..."

"Find a place to build a workshop." Li Fu said, "The egg-changing workshop has to be started. We can't stay in the house all the time. There are more people now."

Lao Zhao nodded after hearing this.

It's time to build a workshop.

Now the mansion has money, and the egg-changing business is a continuous income for the family, so it must be taken care of.

"My dear, there is one more thing." Old Zhao said, "We were in a hurry to find people before, and we found a lot of people. We arranged for them to live in the house. After all, we moved to Chang'an before, and the house was empty anyway. Now that we are going to build a workshop, should we continue to arrange for those servants who worked in the workshop to live in the house?"

Old Zhao thought this was inappropriate.

After all, the house was where the master lived, not for the servants who were found.

Although the backyard of the house over there is still empty, only Li Fu's original bedroom and study are empty. The others are occupied, including the kitchen and the vacated warehouse.

"The house on the farm has not been repaired for a long time. I think that since we have enough money now, it is our old house after all, and it should be renovated again." Old Zhao said.

"The house must be renovated." Li Fu said, "But now is not the time. We need to figure out the workshop first. Let me think about the workshop and the workers. I will give you the blueprint tomorrow."

"Yes." Lao Zhao responded.

If there is a blueprint, it will be easy.