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Lou Yu signaled Guo Lian to sit down, and said slowly:

"As far as I know, the annual salt production of Qingshi Salt Field can reach [-] shi, but it only needs to hand in [-] shi of official salt. So, where did the remaining [-] shi go?"

Guo Lian's expression remained unchanged, and when Lou Yu was about to speak, Lou Yu smiled again: "Whether you admit it or not, as long as this matter reaches the emperor's ears, the Qingshi Salt Farm will not be able to withstand interrogation at all."

This is true.

Guo Lian remained silent, staring at Lou Yu, whose face was still childish.

King Qing was a mortal man, but he unexpectedly gave birth to a son who was as cunning as a fox.

Lou Yu confuses in a low voice: "Prefect Guo, the share of official salt remains the same, if the salt production in Qingshi Salt Field can increase even more, won't you be able to bury more money?"

"Could it be that Your Highness is referring to sun-dried salt?" Guo Lian snorted, "The method of sun-dried salt is certainly useful, but if it rains, not only will the saltworks stop working, but all previous achievements will be wasted."

Lou Yu couldn't help laughing, he nodded his forehead, "Guo Zhifu, sometimes you have to turn your head around. Have you counted the number of rainy days in Gyeongju in previous years and the seasons with concentrated rain? Even if we can't count, we still have There are officials who can predict the astronomy and climate."

Guo Lian was puzzled, "This will still reduce the days of salt production."

"Fishing without drying up the marshes, hunting without burning the forest," Lou Yu said calmly, "The same is true for labor salt workers."

Guo Lian couldn't listen to it. In his opinion, those lowly salt workers were born to work hard, and their value was to boil more salt, so there was no need for recuperation.

What's more, if a salt worker falls, more salt workers will fill in, and most of them are homeless and displaced slaves.

Lou Yu sneered in his heart, he was really not greedy enough.

He suggested: "Wouldn't it be nice to have both cooking and drying?"

Guo Lian's eyes lit up, yes!

Can it be boiled and dried again?It was just that he didn't turn his head around.

He cupped his hands: "Your Highness is still thoughtful. Before you came, I knew that His Highness's sun-dried salt method had a very high output, but it was a pity that it would be buried by the rainy day. Now there is a solution. It is really a big problem in the Qingshi Salt Field." Good luck!"

Lou Yu deliberately asked: "The practice of drying salt is a thousand years old, does Mr. Guo intend to show up to a saint and ask for merit?"

This achievement is enough to make Guo Lian's official career prosperous.

Guo Lian was a little sober at this time, he stroked his beard and shook his head and said, "I don't have great ambitions, I just want to live in Qingzhou Prefecture with peace of mind."

There are so many mountains on him, any one of them can take away the credit, and when he is promoted to the capital, the salt profit probably won't reach him.

He might as well be a local emperor in Qingzhou, holding Yanli tightly in his arms.

Anyway, now that the government is in chaos, and there are signs of collapse, he might as well settle down in a corner, before the sky collapses, and save more money for future troubles.

Guo Lian succeeded in persuading himself by using his simple and humble thinking.

Lou Yu raised his eyebrows slightly: "Master Guo, since you have already made plans, how about cooperating with Prince Qing's Mansion, and I will give you [-]% of the benefits obtained from drying the salt?"

Guo Lian: "..."

He chuckled, "The salt field is under the control of the imperial court, and the salt workers are also paid by the government office. Does Your Highness want to be a white wolf with nothing?"

"Without me, there would be no way to dry salt." Lou Yu was unwilling to give in.

Guo Lian: "If you don't become an official, Your Highness will not be able to protect the method of drying salt."

"Master Guo must have seen snow salt, right?" Lou Yu was not at all afraid, "The price of snow salt is hundreds or thousands of times that of raw salt, and there is no need to worry about selling it."

Like Guo Tang, Guo Lian was inevitably moved.

He squinted his eyes and said, "How much profit does Your Highness plan to share?"

"[-]% of raw salt, [-]% of snow salt. Or [-]% of raw salt." Lou Yu seemed to be a skinny guy.

Guo Lian: "How about the snow salt production?"

Lou Yu wrote lightly: "As long as there is no shortage of money and people, you can have as much as you want. But you also know that rare things are valuable."

Once something is flooded, it is worthless.

"I want [-]% of raw salt and [-]% of snow salt." Guo Lian agreed to cooperate.

Of course he wanted to take all the benefits for himself, but now that Guo Tang was in Lou Yu's hands, he was afraid of it.Once Guo Tang comes back, he must make plans to firmly control Prince Qing's Mansion.

At that time, whether it is raw salt or snow salt, it will be his alone!

His eyes started to turn red as he thought about it, like a crazy gambler, and his expression gradually became ferocious.

Seeing this, Huo Yan, who was watching, couldn't help but frowned.

He felt that Lou Yu cooperating with an old fox like Guo Lian was tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger.

After the matter was finalized, Guo Lian asked, "I wonder when His Highness released the dog?"

Lou Yu's eyes were clear and innocent: "Brother Guo and I have a deep friendship, I don't know if Mr. Guo can part with him and let him stay with me for a few more days?"

Shit!

Guo Lian was angry at his shamelessness, but there was nothing he could do.

A few days later, when the Qingshi Salt Field was undergoing rectification, Guo Lian ordered to keep the equipment for boiling salt, and allocated some salt workers to open up more beaches.

After the merger of Zhuoyang, the salt output of Qingshi Salt Field has increased several times with the naked eye.

Excluding the amount of handed-in official salt, the remaining salt was secretly sold to all parts of the country through Guo Lian's channel, only once, and the profit was tens of thousands of taels!

As for the rare luxury snow salt, Lou Yu only provided 2 catties, but he also earned more than [-] taels of silver!

He recorded all the profits between himself and Guo Lian in a small notebook.

Guo Lian doesn't care about these anymore, he and Lou Yu are now grasshoppers on the same rope, as long as Lou Yu doesn't want to die, he won't be exposed.

In addition to the [-]% of sun-dried salt and snow salt, there is also most of the profits from cooking salt, which is not less than Lou Yu's money.

Things were on the right track, and Lou Yu had no intention of staying in the saltworks any longer, so he ordered people to pack their bags and go home.

The salt field was exposed to the wind and the sun all day long, and Lou Yu felt that his face was not only darker, but also a lot rougher.

After returning to the mansion, when Princess Qing saw him, she really felt distressed, "It's dark and thin."

Lou Yu compares himself to the top of his head, "It's not thin, it's just growing taller."

He was very satisfied with this trip, not only opened up a steady stream of money and interest, but also exercised his body.

"Mother has someone make some new clothes for you."

Lou Yu smiled and nodded, "Thank you, mother. Erbi and the others have worked hard to take care of me these days, let's make a few sets for each of them."

"Okay," Princess Qing smiled and nodded at the tip of his nose, "You are the only one who will hurt people."

The mother and son gossiped for a long time, and Princess Qing finally let him go back to the East Court reluctantly.

The embroidered lady came to measure his body in due course.

Lou Yu ordered Feng Erbi: "Call Sanmo, Huo Yan, and Ji'an, and everyone will make some new clothes."

Feng Erbi was overjoyed, he kept flattering him and asked people to spread the word.

Then he said again: "Your Highness, Ah Zhi is still in the farm, and he won't be back for a while."

Lou Yu confessed: "When he comes back next time, give him some money and let him go to the embroidery village by himself."

"okay."

After a while, Feng Sanmo, Huo Yan, Yang Ji'an, and A Yan all came.

Lou Yu had already measured, so he sat aside with a smile and watched them being manipulated by the embroiderer.

Xiuniang's hands were as soft as bones, and her cuffs carried a sweet fragrance, circling around the young boy's body, and the boys were all stiff.

Huo Yan's handsome face was tense, and his fists were clenched.Feng Sanmo's face was expressionless, and his body was terribly stiff.Feng Erbi was the most skillful, and when Xiu Niang approached, he sniffed hard.Yang Ji'an was the youngest, the most obedient and obedient.

Lou Yu found it more and more interesting the more he watched.

After Xiuniang finished measuring, he asked: "Where's Jingwen? Measure for her too. There are also Huo Xuan and Miss Huo, make a few sets of clothes."

Anyway, he is rich now, a few clothes are nothing.

Huo Yan refused: "They don't have to."

Huo Xuan and Huo Qiong are now eating and drinking for free in Prince Qing's mansion, and they can still study with their master. Huo Yan feels a little bit sorry for not being rewarded for nothing.

"It's okay, those who see have a share." Lou Yu has always been generous to his own people.

After Sun Jingwen returned to the mansion, she went to the deserted courtyard to look for Huo Qiong, and when she heard the news, she brought Huo Xuan and Huo Qiong with her.

Hearing that new clothes will be made, the faces of the children are full of surprise and anticipation.

At first he thought it was just a trivial matter, but Lou Yu didn't take it to heart at all. Unexpectedly, the matter of tailoring new clothes would cause quite a disturbance in the East Courtyard.

The occurrence of the incident originated from a dispute between the maid of the East Court and the servants of the palace.

Speaking of the servants of the East Court, one has to explain the configuration of the servants of the East Court.

Pens, inks, papers and inkstones are Lou Yu's personal companions, they are usually taken out for errands when going out, and they are also Lou Yu's most important existence.

Among them, Feng Erbi is the most useful, and he stays by Lou Yu's side the longest.In the past, "Lou Yu" liked flattery and flattery, but now Lou Yu also values ​​being considerate in doing things.

Although Feng Sanmo is an invisible person, few people can replace what he does.

Azhi and Ayan are inferior to Erbi and Sanmo, and they usually deal with errands and other chores.

In addition to the four personal attendants, the East Court originally had four personal servants and four rough envoys.

However, after the servants were released last time, there are only four maidservants left.

In spring and summer, Alan and Azhu take care of daily life, while Alan and Azhu do rough chores such as cleaning.

Cai Xia is a hot-blooded person and a first-class maidservant in the East Courtyard. Among the servants of Prince Qing's Mansion, she can be regarded as the figure at the top of the pyramid.

In the past, she had a lively personality and was quite liked by Prince Qing, but after Lou Yu passed through, he seldom ordered the maid to do things, and he either did some private tasks by himself or ordered Feng Erbi to do them.

As a result, Caixia's status is bound to be damaged.

She was beautiful and arrogant, she didn't dare to rush to Lou Yu to ask for clarification, so she could only get angry at the people below.

Of course, she didn't vent her anger for no reason.

The reason was that a rough servant bumped into her and smashed the soup pot in her hand. The soup spilled all over the floor and the dishes were broken.

This is specially for His Highness to nourish the body, and the meat inside is the most essential part!

Caixia was furious, and angrily scolded: "Things that don't have long eyes!"

The handyman was so frightened that he knelt down and begged for mercy, Caixia was unmoved, and said with a cold face: "You and I go to the East Courtyard and kowtow to admit our mistakes."

The handyman kowtowed repeatedly, begging Cai Xia to let him go.

Caixia's heart softened at first, but there was someone who couldn't die, and said a sarcastic remark: "I thought I was the aunt of the East Courtyard, do you think His Royal Highness can still see her now?"

Caixia flushed with anger: "Who was talking just now?!"

"Sister Caixia, we did not say anything wrong. Now, does His Highness still value Sister Fengchun and you? Did His Highness reward you with new clothes before?"

Cai Xiahong focused her eyes: "That's because they have made meritorious service by following His Highness! They deserve it!"

"Forget about Master Erbi and Master Sanmo, but there is still Miss Sun, Your Highness would rather bring a little country girl who doesn't know anything, than you and Sister Fengchun, alas, we will all cry for you Woolen cloth."

Caixia calmed down after she got angry, she would not be fooled if she tried to sow discord.

"Shut your stinking mouths! It's not your turn to comment on how Your Highness treats me!"

After she finished warning, she stared at the handyman kneeling on the ground, "You knocked down His Highness's soup cup, you must follow me to the East Courtyard to admit your mistake!"

It was just a cup of soup, Lou Yu didn't care, he didn't punish the handyman, he didn't even say a word of reprimand.

The handyman was happy, but Cai Xia went back to the house and cried a lot, and after crying, he became hot.

Feng Chun was terrified when she found out, and hurried to see Lou Yu: "Your Highness, Cai Xia is ill, please be kind enough to find a doctor for her!"

After finishing speaking, he kowtowed.

As soon as Lou Yu heard the sound of kowtowing, his teeth became sore, he hurriedly said: "Get up first, Erbi, let someone get the doctor quickly!"

Feng Erbi responded, his expression a little solemn.

The doctor checked Caixia's pulse and said there was nothing serious, so he wrote a prescription to leave without hesitation.

Feng Chunhong focused her eyes on decocting the medicine, but she slowly shed tears.

They have served His Highness for many years, and although their relationship with Feng Erbi is not close, they can still say a few words.

Feng Erbi couldn't bear it, so he couldn't help persuading: "When Caixia wakes up, you advise her not to think about it."

Feng Erbi couldn't hide anything about the mansion, especially about the East Courtyard.

Feng Chun wiped away tears and said in a trembling voice: "Er Bi, does Your Highness really despise me and Cai Xia?"

"Of course not!" Feng Erbi explained, "Don't pay attention to the harsh words of those lowly slaves, they might secretly be jealous of you and Caixia in their hearts."

Fengchun wiped away tears silently, not knowing what to say.

Feng Erbi sighed secretly, he actually didn't fully understand His Highness's thoughts, so he couldn't guarantee anything.

After returning home, he thought about it, at one moment he felt that His Highness should not be disturbed by such trivial matters, at another moment he felt that the rumors in the mansion affected the East Court and should not be ignored, and he felt a little out of sorts.

"What are you thinking about?"

The tap of the pen on the head brought him back to his senses in an instant.

Feng Erbi looked at Lou Yu, seeing his gentle and kind eyebrows, subconsciously said: "I'm thinking about rumors."

"What rumor?" Lou Yu was curious.

Feng Erbi made up his mind and told the story of picking summer.

After saying that, he secretly glanced at Lou Yu's face, seeing nothing unusual, Fang boldly asked: "What is your Highness thinking? Are you really tired of Fengchun and picking summer?"

Lou Yu: "..."

Can he say that he completely forgot about these two maidservants?Would this hurt more?

He thought about it and said: "It's not that I'm tired of them. You also know that I brought Sun Jingwen because of her talent in drawing, and no one can replace her. But what can be done in spring and summer, there are countless people who can replace it, including me Own."

Feng Erbi was clever and transparent, and said with a smile: "I understand. I will persuade them."

"No need." Lou Yu shook his head, "This incident has reminded me."

From this incident, it can be seen that Caixia is a pursuing maidservant, and she is not impulsive or brainless. At most, she is depressed and sick.

Fengchun was silent and said little, but seeing her sisters suffering, she also had the courage to fight for them.

Maybe it can also be a talent if it is cultivated?

It is true that there are too few talents under his hands, not enough!

He said: "When Caixia recovers from illness, let her two come to see me."

"Yes!"

Two days later, Caixia recovered from her condition, and Fengchun came to see Lou Yu with a face of shame, and both knelt down.

Lou Yu said warmly: "Get up. Erbi told me about picking summer, you two can tell me what you think."

"Your Highness, it's all the servant's fault!" Caixia didn't get up, and said in shame, "The servant should not bother His Highness with trivial matters, please punish him!"

Feng Chun also said: "Your servants are guilty of the same crime, Your Highness please punish me!"

Lou Yu had a bit of a headache, and he knelt down and begged for punishment every now and then, which made him seem very tyrannical.

"Get up first, let's talk about something."

The two had no choice but to get up obediently.

Lou Yu said: "Now I don't need the two of you to take care of my daily life. If you have something you want to do, feel free to ask."

"Your Highness," Cai Xia said with a pale complexion, "This servant girl and Sister Feng Chun only want to serve you."

Lou Yu didn't hold back, "Many men couldn't do what Sun Jingwen did for me, so I reused her. Now I don't need too many servants, I only need people who can do practical things."

The words are clear, it depends on how they choose.

Fengchun did not hesitate: "Your servant can learn, as long as His Highness needs it, I will do it!"

Cai Xia nodded again and again, "This servant wants to share His Highness' worries!"

"There are bookstores in the city, the two of you go to investigate the paper prices of each bookstore and which paper mill the paper comes from, and give it to me after summarizing."

Gyeongju prefecture does not have its own paper mill, and these bookstores purchase goods from other places. Considering the cost, transportation expenses and taxes, it is estimated that they will not be too cheap.

Lou Yu has observed the terrain near the farm, there are mountains and water, suitable for building a paper mill.

First, waste paper can solve the toilet problem; second, if Gyeongju develops in the future, the demand for paper will be indispensable; third, the paper mill can be used for other purposes.

This can be considered a rainy day.

Caixia and Fengchun were taken aback for a moment, then quickly took orders to retreat.

After they left, Feng Erbi muttered: "Your Highness, I can say a few words without asking about this matter, isn't it too simple?"

Lou Yu said with a smile: "You go out for a walk with me all day, so you are familiar with the big and small things in Fucheng, but they are different."

To do things for him, you have to go out and see the world first.

Cai Xia and Feng Chun have lived in the mansion since they were young, and they also do daily chores.When it comes to rouge and gouache, they may be able to speak clearly and logically, but not necessarily the Four Treasures of the Study.

Feng Erbi understood, and teased: "Your Highness, aren't you afraid that slaves will tell them directly?"

"If you can really say it, that's a skill." Lou Yu laughed.

Feng Erbi didn't know whether this sentence was a compliment or a blow.

Anyway, he only knows, he absolutely can't say it!Don't let Sanmo and the others talk!

Lou Yu suddenly remembered something, "How is Guo Tang?"

"Your Highness, Sanmo is in charge of this matter, and I don't know about it." Feng Erbi said, "Slave, call Sanmo?"

"it is good."

In the beginning, Lou Yu didn't have much hope when Guo Tang was handed over to Feng Sanmo to take care of him secretly.

Guo Lian has been in charge of Qingzhou for many years, so it is easy to find someone.

But he is not afraid.

Even if Guo Lian finds Guo Tang, he doesn't have to throw any more tricks, but the sharing of salt benefits is already on the right track.As long as Guo Lian doesn't want to burn everything, he won't act rashly.

But he didn't expect that Guo Lian, as the magistrate, had many eyes and ears, so he really couldn't find anyone under Feng Sanmo.

After a while, Feng Sanmo walked in wearing a black robe.

Lou Yu asked, "Where is Guo Tang now?"

After practicing martial arts, Feng Sanmo's figure has become more lean and upright, whether he is walking or standing, he has the style of an army, and he gradually fits Huo Yan.

But there is still a difference between him and Huo Yan.

Huo Yan was born in a noble family, and his family has a long history, and he is more heroic and domineering; Feng Sanmo is as his name suggests, like a ball of ink dissolved in a deep pool, he is more reserved and deep.

It is this temperament that intelligence work requires.

Lou Yu secretly sighed, very satisfied.

"Return to Your Highness, I'm in the farm."

Lou Yu was surprised: "Guo Lian didn't find him in the farm?"

Feng Sanmo said: "This slave disguised him so that others would not be able to recognize him easily."

Lou Yu became interested, and just as he was about to go to the farm, he told Feng Erbi: "Prepare the horse, and go to the farm."

After the year, the weather turned warmer, and Lou Yu no longer had to be tortured by the cold wind, so riding a horse was naturally his first choice when traveling.

Before setting off, he specially found Huo Yan: "Follow me to the farm. The children can also play together. Do you want to take Huo Xuan and Mrs. Huo with you?"

It is not conducive to healthy growth for children to stay in the house all the time, so going to the farm is considered an outing.

Huo Yan shook his head, "They don't know how to ride horses."

Although they were born in generals, the two of them are young and have not yet reached the age of learning how to ride a horse.

"Jian and Jingwen don't know either. I will ride a horse, and they will go in a carriage."

How can a master ride a horse and a servant ride a carriage?Feng Erbi slandered at his side.

Huo Yan also knew this truth, but after all he felt sorry for his nephew and niece, so he bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

"You don't need to thank me." Lou Yu stretched out his hand to help him up, "I'm going to the farm now, I have a heavy responsibility for you."

Huo Yan frowned slightly, "Okay."

Lou Yu patted him on the shoulder with a warm smile: "Don't be nervous, it's very simple for you."

Huo Yan glanced lightly from the corner of his eye, the hand on his shoulder was slender and white, he lowered his eyes, and finally resisted the urge to avoid it.

Back in the deserted courtyard, he told Huo Xuan and Huo Qiong the news of his trip, and Huo Xuan jumped up with joy, calling "Your Highness is very kind".

Huo Qiong also showed eight neat teeth. The little girl had a yellow and thin face when she first entered the house, but now she has become white and cute again.

"Ah Qiong, I have many friends in the farm, I will bring you to meet when I go." Sun Jingwen held Huo Qiong's hand and frowned.

Huo Qiong nodded, "Thank you, Sister Wen."

"I want to play with you too!" Huo Xuan was not to be outdone.

"Their little ladies are playing together, what are you trying to coax, I'll take you." Yang Ji'an said very righteously.

"Okay!"

Going to the farm this time, Lou Yu packed lightly and traveled lightly, only bringing Huo Yan, Feng Sanmo, and Li Shu as guards, leaving Feng Erbi and a few little carrots in the carriage.

Feng Erbi also wanted to ride a horse, but he never learned it.Seeing how unrestrained and unrestrained the four of His Majesty's whips are, I can't help but make up my mind that I must learn how to ride a horse!

Arriving at the farm, looking at it, I only feel that the plains are open and refreshing.

The silence of winter gradually turned into the noise of spring, the river broke through the ice, the vegetation was overgrown, the birds were chirping, and it was a scene full of spring.

When Lou Yu got off his horse, Zhuangtou immediately came to meet him.

He asked casually: "Have you set a date for spring plowing?"

Zhuangtou laughed and said, "Waiting for His Highness to show you."

Lou Yu calculated the time and estimated that the fertilizer was almost rotted and could be plowed.

"The spring plowing will be ready in another ten days. You can ask Ah Zhi and Lin Dajing to see me later."

Zhuangtou took the lead: "Yes."

Lou Yu looked at the expectant children again, and couldn't help laughing, "Go and play."

The children cheered and ran away like sparrows.

Feng Sanmo said at the right time: "Your Highness, please come with this slave."

The four of them walked to a courtyard, and Feng Sanmo knocked on the door.

The door creaked open, a woman stretched out her head, and when she saw Lou Yu, she was about to kneel down and salute immediately, but Lou Yu stopped her.

"No, take us to meet people."

The woman carefully led them to the backyard, pointed to the side room with the doors and windows closed, "It's inside."

Lou Yu ordered: "Sanmo follow me in."

Feng Sanmo pushed open the door, Lou Yu stepped in, stopped suddenly, almost thought he was in the wrong place.

There are two powerful women in the room, and they are guarding the "beautiful girl" on the couch.

The "beautiful girl" is dressed in a skirt, with a girlish bun, pink cheeks, and a pair of peach blossom eyes that are melancholy and indignant.

Seeing someone coming in, all three of them looked over.

The "beautiful girl" jumped up instantly, her eyes stared like copper bells, but she couldn't scream because her mouth was stuffed with a cloth ball.

Lou Yu suppressed his smile and said to the two women, "Go down first."

The two bowed and left.

After all, Lou Yu couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

The girl on the bed was bound hands and feet, unable to move or speak, and could only protest with a "woo hoo", the flames in her eyes were blazing.

Lou Yu laughed enough and asked Feng Sanmo, "How did you do it?"

Feng Sanmo said succinctly: "A servant girl in the mansion suddenly contracted an illness and was sent to the farm to recuperate."

The maid is real, and the illness is also real, but she just changed in the middle of the process, so it has been hidden from the eyes and ears of the magistrate.

Lou Yu praised him, walked to the side of the couch, and said to Guo Tang: "If you promise not to scream, I will take this cloth."

Feng Sanmo: "Don't worry, Your Highness, it's okay to shout."

That's right, after so many days, Guo Tang has to eat and drink. If someone yelled while eating and drinking to attract people to be searched, he would have returned to Guo's mansion long ago.

Lou Yu then tore off the cloth ball.

I thought Guo Tang would yell at him angrily, but Guo Tang just stared at him quietly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Lou Yu, you have been lying to me."

She looks like a betrayed little lady.

Lou Yu didn't feel sorry at all, and argued, "What did I lie to you?"

"You have been pretending to be innocent in front of me! I was really deceived by you! You set up Xueyan's situation, right? What are you trying to do by hiding me here? Where is my father?"

It has to be said that Guo Tang looks really good, with a pair of peach blossom eyes shining brightly, and he is quite attractive as a woman.

It can be described as a master of women's clothing.

Lou Yu clicked his tongue a few times in his heart, sat down slowly and said, "Your father negotiated a big deal with me. I think he had a hard time finding you. I can't bear him to worry about it at such an old age, so I come here and let you go."

"What big deal?"

"You know," Lou Yu lowered his voice, "selling private salt."

Guo Tang blurted out, "Is he crazy? Why did he cooperate with you? For Xueyan? Or for me?"

"You and Xueyan combined are only half." Lou Yu deliberately whetted his appetite.

Guo Tang stared at him, "There's still half of it?"

"Because I can help your father produce ten times or even dozens of times more salt. It is much more than the salt handed over to the court."

Lou Yu rested his chin on his hands, his black and white eyes were innocent and pure.

"Guo Tang, from now on, the Guo Mansion and Prince Qing's Mansion will help each other and become like a family."

Guo Tang: "...you should read more books."

The use of this word is really shocking.

The matter is a foregone conclusion, no matter how angry Guo Lian and Guo Tang are, they have already been tied to the big boat of Lou Yu, and it will be difficult to break free.

"If you figure it out, I'll untie the rope for you." Lou Yu smiled with eyes crooked.

Guo Tang let out a foul breath, and looked at Lou Yu seriously again, "You are not afraid to let me go, my father will regret it temporarily? The salt field is his, why should he share the [-]% of the profit with you? It is not good to hold it all in your hands ?"

Feng Sanmo's eyes were sharp as a knife.

Lou Yu was still relaxed and happy, "I have prepared three ledgers. Once something happens to Prince Qing's mansion, the ledgers will definitely be submitted to the court. At that time, everyone will be prosperous and everyone will be damaged. You can tell your father about it when you go back. I think your father You will think about it, why try the worst when it is profitable?"

Guo Tang was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked: "What do you want to do?"

"I want to make money." Lou Yu replied without burden.

Guo Tang sneered, "Forget it, it has nothing to do with me. Untie me."

He stepped into the trap before, but because Xueyan was too rare, and he thought that the magistrate was powerful, so he was a little careless.

He's not really stupid.

Undoubtedly, the actions of Prince Qing's Mansion were ambitious.

Guo Tang felt that Lou Yu was a little naive, and didn't know what kind of behemoth he was going to fight against.

How could it really be possible with only three thousand soldiers from the vassal king?

After untying, Guo Tang asked, "When will you send me back home?"

Lou Yu got up, "You change your clothes, I still have some things to deal with, and you will go back to the city with me afterward."

After Guo Tang's affairs were over, Lou Yu went to the main courtyard again.

Ah Zhi and Lin Dajing had been waiting in the hall for a long time, and when they saw Lou Yu, they both saluted excitedly.

After Lou Yu checked his study progress, he sincerely praised: "Very good, exceeding my expectations."

He asked Ah Zhi, "Would you like to stay in the farm to teach?"

Ah Zhi nodded: "Your Highness, I am willing to teach, but I am not good at learning, so I am afraid I won't be able to teach for long."

Lou Yu thought so too.

Pen, ink, paper and inkstone followed "Lou Yu". Although he could read some characters, he was probably only at the level of enlightenment. There was no big problem in daily reading and writing, but it would be impossible to teach it at a deeper level.

He thought for a moment and asked, "Then would you like to continue studying?"

Ah Zhi's eyes widened, "Can I really continue studying?"

Professor Lin Dajing made him feel very fulfilled, made him feel that he was worth something, and he wanted to continue teaching.

"Of course, but we have to wait a few more days."

Ah Zhi was overjoyed: "Thank you for your cultivation, Your Highness!"

Lou Yu rubbed his chin, Yang Guanghuai had been in Prince Qing's mansion for so many days, he needed to be pulled out for a walk.

After meeting the two, Lou Yu took Huo Yan and others to visit the farm.

The farm is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and there are countless trees all over the mountains. There is a large area of ​​wasteland under the mountains that has not yet been cultivated.

He asked Huo Yan: "I know you know how to train soldiers. What do you think of training soldiers here?"

There are mountains and forests to block the line of sight, and there are few people. It is a good place for military training.

Huo Yan's eyebrows were drawn into his temples, and his starry eyes were shining brightly. He stared at Lou Yu and asked, "Why is your Highness training soldiers?"

Lou Yu looked back at him and said with a helpless smile, "It's just an ear out of chaos."

He looked up at the sky with a sincere expression: "I am the son of King Qing, and this fief is under my management. Naturally, I want to protect the people of Qingzhou from the pain of family ruin and homelessness."

Huo Yan's eyes were deep and dark, with undercurrents surging in them.

"But I am not the old and vigorous General Huo, nor the high-spirited General Huo. I am just a dude from the Huo Mansion in the capital. I have no experience in horseback riding, nor the ability to run an army. You really want to entrust me with such an important task. ?”

Lou Yu Xindao's hero is also too modest, he was born for war.

"I believe in you." He patted Huo Yan on the shoulder, "Besides, I will study with you, and I won't really burden you alone."

Huo Yan's heart trembled slightly, and the fighting spirit buried deep in his heart surged. He stared at the young prince with deep and handsome eyes, and he saw the complete trust in the prince's eyes.

He has never forgotten that he is the son of the Huo family. He once swore to be loyal to the country with all his heart and blood, but his end was tragic.

Now he chooses to conspire with Lou Yu, not for the court, but only for the Huo family.

Lou Yu gave him this opportunity, Huo Yan couldn't be indifferent.

He solemnly nodded: "Okay."

Lou Yu was very happy, it was really not easy for Huo Yan to help him with things.

Although Huo Yan hasn't really made a heart-to-heart relationship yet, good things take time, and one day, he will convince Huo Yan wholeheartedly.

After returning to the manor, Lou Yu summoned everyone:

"After the spring plowing begins, I will live in the farm for a long time, and you all will be with me. I plan to set up a school in the farm. Master Yang will be in charge, and the children can read and practice calligraphy."

The children were all overjoyed, and no one had any objections.

Because of this arrangement, on the return trip, the children were left at the farm, and the carriage was just for Guo Tang, who had recovered his male body.

He stuck his head out of the window, saw Lou Yu's handsome figure riding on a horse, felt very depressed, and asked, "Did you know how to ride a horse long ago?"

It was in vain that he foolishly ran to the farm and said that he would teach him horsemanship.

Lou Yu looked sincere: "The last time you went to the farm to show off equestrian skills with me, I didn't know how to do it yet."

"I didn't show off!" Guo Tang said depressedly, "I really want to teach you horsemanship."

Lou Yu was helpless: "But you acted like a show of strength. My self-esteem was frustrated, so I forced myself to learn it. In the end, I have to thank you."

"..."

Guo Tang gave him an angry and sad look, threw down the curtain and hid in the carriage.

Lou Yu: "..."

Is Guo Tang sick?

Back at Prince Qing's Mansion, Lou Yu called Yang Guanghuai to the East Courtyard, and everyone had a meeting together.

After he explained the establishment of a temporary school and military training, several people talked freely.

"I have no objection." Yang Guanghuai said with a smile, "I will try my best to teach the children."

Li Shu asked: "Your Highness, only 100 people will be selected for training this time? Will it be too few?"

Lou Yu explained with a smile: "The palace is in the city, I don't feel at ease, I need to keep more troops to ensure safety.

"Besides, these 100 people are the leading soldiers. Once they have reached the training standard, they can be grouped to train the rest of the soldiers, which is more efficient.

"Furthermore, we have 100 soldiers in the government, so don't take too many steps at the beginning. You are the deputy commander of the soldiers, and I will leave it to you to pick [-] soldiers."

Li Shu said again: "Does Your Highness have any request to pick someone?"

Lou Yu asked: "Can the soldiers of the government usually conduct training?"

Li Shu bowed his head in shame, which was embarrassing.

"Without training, naturally there is no way to know their abilities. In this way, I will write down the requirements later. Before going to the farm, you must strictly select 100 people according to the requirements."

"Yes!"

As the deputy commander, Li Shu was a little discouraged when he saw that the government soldiers had been exhausted for many years and had no fighting spirit.

Now that His Highness wants to train soldiers, he is naturally willing to follow.

Lou Yu suddenly sighed in a low voice: "Besides school and military training, there is still one thing to do. It's just that this matter is difficult, and I can't find a suitable candidate for a while."

Feng Erbi asked worriedly, "What's the matter?"

"Buy food."

Lou Yu said in a deep voice: "The world will be chaotic, and Gyeongju must stockpile grain. It is not enough to have money to buy grain, and manpower is needed."

You have to transport food to buy food, right?

What is the use of buying grain if no one can protect it?

The government soldiers can't leave Qingzhou government easily, and he has no other trustworthy people under his command.

Everyone frowned and thought.

"You can hire an escort agency." Li Shu suggested.

Huo Yan: "The Escort can't last long, and I'm afraid of alienation."

What Gyeongju needs is a steady stream of food, and the Escort Bureau is really not suitable.

Lou Yu turned to Yang Guanghuai who looked leisurely, "Do you have a good plan, sir?"

Facing his gentle and scrutinizing gaze, Yang Guanghuai couldn't help but laugh.

He knew that Lou Yu was trying to test him, and if he couldn't create value for Lou Yu, he would probably only become a teacher in the end.

It's not that the teacher is bad, it's just that it's contrary to his ideals.

"Your Highness, on the way from Jizhou to Qingzhou, I encountered many bandits. Some of them were ordinary people who had no choice but to become bandits, while some behaved like soldiers."

From Jizhou to Gyeongju, there is indeed a mountainous area in the middle.

Lou Yu suddenly remembered some plots in the original book, and glanced at Huo Yan calmly.

"What do you mean, sir?"

"Yang heard that some bandits came from the northwest. They were good at using troops and were brave in combat. They easily occupied a mountain, while the rest of the bandits dared not act rashly."

Huo Yan's expression changed suddenly.

Yang Guanghuai's meaning was already obvious.

Li Shu was surprised and said: "Northwest