The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Du Gou led his men straight to the house of King Jingyang on the farm. It was broad daylight now and it was almost noon. King Jingyang would definitely have a meal in the house, right?

Du Gou was very good at guessing, but he... guessed wrong.

On just one day, when it was almost noon, Li Chengqian and his friends returned to the house after class, and Li Fu wanted to take them to the canteen of the academy for dinner.

First, to meet the former classmates, and second, to see how the academy is developing now.

Before autumn, the academy will recruit new students.

This year, the academy has been expanded, and the number of students must also be expanded.

From spring to now, more than a thousand people have been busy building the academy, leveling the land, building houses, and many school buildings, dormitories, canteens, etc. have been built.

Li Fu led the children to stroll around the completed area.

"Do you know what was built first in these courtyards when the academy was built?" Li Fu asked.

"The school?" Li Chengqian responded: "The most important place in the academy is the school, right? The teacher teaches and answers questions in the school, and the students learn knowledge and study hard in the school."

Seeing his uncle Wang shaking his head, Li Tai also guessed and said: "Could it be the canteen? The most important things in life are food, clothing, housing and transportation."

"None of them are right." Li Fu showed a bit of a bad smile on his face: "You can endure hunger for half a day or a day, but if you want to go to the toilet, how long can you endure it?"

"Ah?"

The children were all dumbfounded.

Thatch, thatch?

"The entire academy is divided into many courtyards. The first thing to be planned and built is the big and small toilets." Li Fu smiled and said, "After all, students will go to school in the future, but the craftsmen working on the construction site need to solve the problem of eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. This is the current matter. If we don't build toilets first, you see, there are thousands of people. If we don't solve this problem for them, can you imagine what the scene will be like when the academy is built?"

At least with toilets, they can clean up before finishing work every day.

There are so many farmlands outside, dig big pits on the ground and compost directly.

After the autumn harvest, turn the soil, apply fertilizer, and replenish the fertility of the land.

"It's a college after all, a place for studying. We can't have students strolling around the yard during class breaks and suddenly find some traces left in the corner. That would be bad." Li Fu smiled and said, "Before doing anything, the most urgent needs must be met first."

"During the design stage of the college, we must consider the convenience of students and teachers living and studying in the college. At the moment of starting construction, we must consider the convenience of craftsmen on the construction site. Different stages require different issues to be considered, and the priorities of work are also different."

"I see." Li Chengqian suddenly realized.

"You have been in the manor for such a long time. You know that there are many craftsmen working here. It is a problem to manage the craftsmen every day. Therefore, experienced people like Yan Shaojiang are needed to lead them." Li Fu said: "There are less than 4,000 craftsmen in the manor. Think about it, if you are a general, you will manage thousands of soldiers. What should you do?"

"There are thousands of soldiers, hundreds of lieutenants, and dozens of generals. Just let them take charge and the generals will coordinate." Li Chengqian responded confidently: "Just like the Tang Dynasty has so many people and the court has so many affairs, not everything needs to be managed by the Aye. Local officials manage local people, and important matters are reported to Chang'an for handling by the three provinces. If the matter is serious, it will be reported to the emperor."

Li Fu looked at Li Chengqian with satisfaction.

"Not bad, not bad."

He never hesitated to praise Li Chengqian.

Since ancient times, the most diligent emperor was Zhu Yuanzhang. During the Hongwu period, the imperial power was centralized.

But not all emperors were as energetic as Zhu Yuanzhang. The emperor did everything that the prime minister should do.

Zhu Yuanzhang was energetic, and it was also inseparable from the assistance of the crown prince Zhu Biao. The most important thing was that Zhu Yuanzhang was willing to give Zhu Biao power. Not to mention giving him power, even if Zhu Biao wanted to be the emperor, he didn't have to rebel. Zhu Yuanzhang could take Empress Ma back to Fengyang to farm.

The crown prince helped almost half of the emperor's work. Didn't Zhu Yuanzhang seem energetic in the end?

In terms of the emperor giving power to the crown prince, no one could compare to Zhu Yuanzhang and his son.

Li Erfeng couldn't compare either.

Zhu Biao's only shortcoming was that he died too early.

When an emperor reached his old age, how manyAll of them were somewhat stupid, and Li Erfeng was no exception. In his later years, he doted on Li Tai, the Prince of Wei, too much, which led to a fight between the crown prince and the Prince of Wei.

He had suffered enough from his father's partiality, and now he wanted his sons to follow his path.

It was Li Chengqian who was soft-hearted, otherwise he would have gone to see Li Shimin with the heads of Li Tai and Li Zhi, and he would have been the second Li Shimin.

Not to mention that there was Li Ke, who was "like me in his bravery and courage", in the middle, just because Li Ke was the grandson of Emperor Yang of Sui, the ministers in the court would not have allowed Li Ke to sit on the position of crown prince.

"As a superior, a person in power, you must know how to use people, be good at using people, and also know who is reliable and who is not." Li Fu reminded Li Chengqian: "Those who are capable and reliable should be used, and those who are capable but unreliable should not be given too much trust. How to use those who are incompetent but loyal and those who are capable but disloyal are all different. Weighing the pros and cons in different situations is what you, as the crown prince and the emperor in the future, should do."

"Look at your father, how well he has done." Li Fu smiled and said: "There are many old stubborn people in the court. Your father can't do anything about them for the time being, but your father has a very accurate grasp of how to use them."

Li Chengqian nodded thoughtfully.

Although two or three years have passed since the old ministers of Wude, they are still a matter of worry for your father.

Now, two-thirds of the court are still those stubborn old ministers. For the Zhenguan New Deal, they can't keep up with the pace of the emperor and a group of capable ministers.

But how to eliminate them is also a science.

You have to eliminate people, but you can't offend them.

Aye just ascended the throne, and he can't be a bad guy yet. He has to stabilize the court.

"There are so many people in this farm, and Yan Shaojiang is in charge. He has a lot of things to do and it is impossible to be comprehensive. Therefore, many people were brought from Chang'an City." Li Fu said with a smile.