It's good to be an official in the Tang Dynasty, not only is the salary good, but there are also many holidays. Officials in the Tang Dynasty had a lot of rest, one day off every ten days, that is, on the 10th, 20th, and 30th of each month. There are also 36 days of annual leave per year. In addition, there are thirteen festivals that need to be closed across the country. Officials take up to 100 days off each year.

In front of you, it's time for the Cold Food Festival and the Qingming Festival. The Cold Food Festival is one or two days before the Qingming Festival, so the two festivals are celebrated together, and they have to be off for 4 days together.

Li You didn't have a lot of time to go out for an outing because of the previous dynasty, so he finally had this 4-day holiday and decided to go out for a walk.

On this morning, Li You, Yin Guanghao, and a group of more than ten people went out of Guanghuamen with their guards and went straight to Jingyang County to hunt. Zhang Guigui was anxious to make a fortune and upgrade his status in his own home, so he was bored in the alkali making workshop, and he was not even interested in outings.

In the Saga-mountainous area in the north of Jingyang County, the vegetation is luxuriant, with hares, yellow rats, dog badgers, foxes, wolves and other animals.

On this day, Li You shot a dog badger, and the others also hit some wild animals, and to see that it was too late, Li You decided to find a place to spend the night.

The panther was sent to explore the way, and when he returned, he said that he had found a farm at the bottom of the hill with several families. And they came to the farm.

Li You saw that there were only three families in this farm, and an old farmer in shabby clothes and wrinkled faces came out to greet the guests when they saw them.

The old farmer had never seen the world, and he was a little frightened when he saw that the people who came were dressed luxuriously and brightly, and there was a group of guards with knives behind them. He knelt on the ground, did not dare to raise his head, did not know what to say, and knelt without saying a word.

Li You dismounted, came to the old farmer, and said, "Uncle, get up." ”

The old peasant stood up tremblingly, looking at Li You and the others, but still didn't dare to speak.

Li You said: "Uncle, we have caught some game and want to borrow your stove. ”

The old farmer said enthusiastically: "Okay, use it, use it." ”

Li You walked into the small courtyard of the old farmer's house tied up with a fence, Bai Hu and the others put a few Hu beds (maza), and after Li You sat down, let the old farmer also sit down and chat.

Li You asked, "My husband is old this year?" ”

The old farmer said: "Don't dare, the villain is 31 years old." ”

"Huh?" Li You was taken aback, this old farmer looked at least fifty years old, but he didn't expect to be so young. It can be seen that his life is in distress.

Li You then asked him about the situation at home. The old farmer's name is Zhuang Gouyu, his mother-in-law died two years ago, and there are two children in the family, a 12-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son. His hometown is from Yunzhou, Hedong, and he came here with his family to live in the early years when the Turks invaded.

Li You saw that his clothes were shabby and the thatched house at home was also shabby, and asked, "What is the reason why your family's life looks bad?" ”

As soon as Zhuang Gouyu was about to speak, he heard the guard shouting, "Someone, come out." Then, a woman's scream was heard.

Zhuang Gouyu was frightened and hurriedly said, "Adult, it's the child of the villain." ”

The white tiger came over and said, "Lord Wang, it's the child of this family, that girl is ......" Speaking of this, he said in a low voice; "The girl was not dressed."

Zhuang Gou said ashamedly: "I'm sorry, the family is poor, just a pair of pants, and the child can't come out to salute the noble." ”

Li You grew up in Chang'an City, and he really didn't know that the people in the countryside were still so poor. He instructed to leave a few pieces of clothes for Zhuang Gou's remaining family, and Zhuang Gou was very grateful.

After a long time, the two children came out, all with yellow faces and thin muscles, and when they saw the living, they lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.

Li You sat them down and gave them some food, and the two children were pleasantly surprised and ate in large gulps.

Li You was furious, and he said, "Black Panther, you go to Jingyang County and call me the county order." ”

When night fell, the Jingyang County Order came. His name is Zhao Jingshu, 36 years old, and his appearance is simple and honest. On the way, he asked the White Tiger Lord why he was looking for him, and he was ashamed and uneasy.

At this time, Li You and others were eating barbecue, and Zhuang Gouyu's family and two other families also enjoyed barbecue together.

Zhao Jingshu was a little surprised when he saw the scene in front of him. Li You's name, he knows a little bit about it, and his reputation is not very good. However, he couldn't believe that this prince was talking and laughing with those farmers.

Zhao Jingshu stepped forward and saluted and said, "Zhao Jingshu, the commander of Chenjing County, has seen His Royal Highness." ”

Li You smiled and said, "Zhao County Order, please take a seat." ”

The panther handed over a Hu bed and asked Zhao Jingshu to sit down. After Zhao Jingshu sat down, he said: "Your Highness, the minister is ashamed that he did not govern the county well, please punish His Highness." ”

Li You said: "Zhao County Order, I invited you to come, just to understand the situation. Talk casually, don't be nervous. Come and talk while eating. As he spoke, he handed him a piece of roast meat.

Zhao Jingshu ate a few bites of barbecue, felt that it was very fragrant, and praised a few words, but as a result, it attracted a burst of pride from Li You, and he talked endlessly about barbecue. Although Zhao Jingshu felt that this master seemed a little unreliable, his mood unconsciously relaxed.

The two chatted for a long time, and Li You learned about the living conditions of the local people.

More than half of Jingyang County is mountainous, and the land below the mountain is also very barren, which is a typical poor county, and poor households like Zhuanggouyu abound. Although there are many mineral resources in the mountains, no one knows about them and they cannot be exploited. There are also many fruit tree resources and herbal medicine resources in the mountains, but they cannot be used due to transportation, sales and other reasons.

Zhao Jingshu smiled bitterly: "The minister was born in poverty, although he was admitted to the Jinshi, because he had no way, he was assigned here. The minister also wanted to cherish the people and make some achievements, but ......" he shook his head, ashamed to say no more.

Before calling him, Li You consulted the science and technology library and made a major discovery related to eating. He realized that the opportunity to make a fortune had come, so he said: "Zhao Xianling, I know a magpie trading company, they want to do some business here, and they also ask Zhao Xianling to help." ”

Zhao Jingshu was a little curious, he didn't know what business could be done in this poor county under his jurisdiction.

Li You said: "This business can feed thousands of people in your county, maybe more, and it can add a lot of taxes to your county." Would you like to help? ”

Zhao Jingshu's term of office as a county magistrate is only one year, and if he can't be promoted, he will be transferred away and serve as a casual official at the same level in the state, and stay up to Zhishi, and that's it for the rest of his life. He had no scruples and said, "Your Highness, it's very good. The minister is willing to assist in his full capacity. ”

Li You explained again, Zhao Jingshu was overjoyed, and rushed back to the county office overnight, rushed to write the paperwork, and prepared to start implementing it tomorrow.

After Zhao County's order left, Li You said to Yin Guanghao: "Third brother, get rich!" ”

Yin Guanghao looked at the ragged farmers and said suspiciously: "Get rich? Right here? Brother You, are you fainting? ”

Li You smiled: "You, you're just blind, the ground is full of money, you just can't see it!"