The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"This is the canteen, and this is the staff dormitory." Li Fu said.

"Canteen? Staff dormitory?" Li Yuan was puzzled. Even if food and accommodation were provided, would it be necessary to build so many houses?

What's more, most of the people working in this workshop in the future should be farmers on the farm, and their homes are in Jingyang County.

"Of course, there will be no shortage of people in this workshop in the future. As the owner, they will provide food and accommodation. If they work hard here, they can also make more money for the workshop, right?" Li Fu smiled.

In the end, the money is not earned by him.

Canteen, dormitory, this only cost a few dollars, and it will be there once it is built.

Li Fu also made preparations early.

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, natural disasters and man-made disasters continued.

Especially after Li Er ascended the throne, there were many things to do. Now that they have recruited workers to build houses, they should plan for the long term. Once a natural disaster occurs, the people will flee, and the first choice is to run to the emperor's feet.

They thought that as long as they could reach Chang'an, they would have a way to make a living, and there would always be food.

"It's messy inside, and there are many people working, so I won't take you inside. Just walk around outside." Li Fu said.

Li Yuan nodded.

"When this workshop is built in the future, I will definitely come to see it again. You are the first one to build a workshop like this." Li Yuan said.

He naturally saw the materials piled up around the workshop, bricks, lime, and glutinous rice paste in the pot...

Building a palace wall is just like this.

His workshop is built solidly.

Li Fu once told him that the recipe for the egg transformation needs to be kept secret for a while. When the big money is almost earned, it will be too late to keep it secret, and the recipe will definitely spread out.

But looking at his workshop now, after it is built, it is difficult for people from outside to enter.

Even the workers in the workshop have a special place to live. As long as the management is strict, the formula can be kept secret for a long time.

Unless the people inside are unreliable and the formula is leaked and bribed by others.

But Li Yuan didn't know that Li Fu's workshop was an assembly line, and everyone was responsible for their own work and could not get involved in other places. Even if the outsiders wanted to bribe the workers inside, they had to bribe several people and then piece together the formula information they got.

It was enough for them to get together for a while.

Moreover, the people who were processing the eggs in the workshop were either servants who sold themselves to Li Fu or people found from the manor. Needless to say, they were loyal.

If the servants got into trouble, Lao Zhou would deal with it.

But if the people in the manor betrayed him, he would have to think carefully about whether he could still stay in the manor in the future. If he was driven out, it would be a big deal and he would be criticized by all the neighbors.

Li Fu treated them well.

In the past few years, the farmers in the village could not even get enough food to eat. At least in the past two years, under the leadership of Li Fu, their lives have been much better than before.

If you raise chickens at home, you can sell eggs to the owner. If you raise pigs at home, the owner will also give you various subsidies.

In which village can you get such treatment?

Can you help outsiders to cheat the owner?

Is that something a human can do?

"Uncle, this workshop has to be opened forever." Li Fu said: "It's better to build it with high standards and strict requirements from the beginning, rather than just making do at the beginning and then repairing it later. Don't you think so?"

Li Yuan nodded.

"You are right. It can save some trouble later." Li Yuan smiled.

A workshop that has not been built yet is nothing special.

Therefore, Li Yuan proposed to see the canal built by Li Fu in the village.

It is also the rainy season now, so it is a good time to see how the canal works.

The group went to the canal again.

"The canal here can store water and drain water." Li Fu said: "In spring, farmers can use the water in the canal to irrigate crops. When the rainy season comes, there will be more rain in the fields, and the excess rainwater can be drained into the canal along the gullies." Li Fu said.

Li Yuan looked at the canal in front of him, and then at the crops that were about to be harvested, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Not bad, it's really good." Li Yuan stroked his beard and smiled.

If the people of the Tang Dynasty could live like this, it would be great.

Looking at the water flowing in the canal in front of him, Li Yuan couldn't help but think of his hometown.

"Li Fu, you have been to Jinyang and returned home to worship your ancestors. Do you know the Jin River? Do you know the source of Jinyang?" Li Yuan asked.

"My nephew knows a thing or two." Li Fu said, "King Cheng of Zhou gave the ancient Tang Kingdom to his younger brother Yu. Yu's son Xie changed Tang to Jin because he was near the Jin River.The water flows north of the Wei River, so there is Jinyang.

Our Li family originated from Jinyang, so Emperor Shizu was canonized as the Duke of Tang during the Northern Zhou Dynasty. "

After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the three most prosperous cities in the north were Chang'an, Jinyang, and Luoyang.

From this, we can see how important the Jin River is.

Li Yuan nodded with satisfaction.

"Yes, that's right." Li Yuan said: "The prosperity of Jinyang is all based on the Jin River. The water source is too important for the people."

Because of the irrigation of the Jin River, rice can also be grown on the Loess Plateau in the north. This is what Li Fu saw with his own eyes.

It's a pity that coal mining in later generations cut off the water veins...

The Nanlao Spring is pumped by water pumps in a cycle.

"The transformation of water conservancy in this village has now seen results." Li Yuan said with emotion: "Look at the crops. This year, your village must be a bumper year. ”

“Your Majesty, you have the throne, and you want the people to have enough food and clothes. This is the responsibility that all the children of the Li family should shoulder.” Li Fu said.

“You are right.” Li Yuan said with emotion: “Sitting in this position, I feel that my shoulders are much heavier. It may seem glorious to outsiders, but how can others imagine the great responsibility.”

Li Yuan thought in his heart, everyone says that being an emperor is good, but in his opinion, what is good about it?

Fine clothes and delicious food? Unlimited power in hand?

Not entirely.

Even the harmony among the family members is gone.

Besides, it is lonely at the top.

“You are digging canals and building workshops on your farm. You are also thinking about building houses for your guards here and bringing your family members from Jinyang over.” Li Yuan looked at Li Fu: “You are so young, it is not easy to save some family wealth, and you just spend it all like this. Don’t you feel bad?”

“What is there to feel bad about? "Li Fu smiled and said, "Money can always be earned back. What I am doing now is to increase the income of the village. Increasing income will definitely make the village richer than saving money. If you are reluctant to spend money, how can you make money?"