"Thank you for the reward of Your Highness, and I will live up to my trust." Tao Yuan said in his heart, what a loser, he has nothing to do, he makes some strange things, and he can't eat them as food, but he doesn't dare to say it clearly. After all, he is just a petty official of the eighth grade.

"Also, the three kilns produce what I say separately, so don't mix them together. Anyone who is lazy and does not work, and the craftsmen who are indiscriminate will be dismissed in advance. That's it, I'm going to check out a few other places. Li Chengqian finally admonished, and then turned around. Each kiln only produces what it knows, in fact, it wants to keep it secret. What exactly is the final product? No one knows.

A group of carriages and horses accompanied by billowing smoke and dust, went straight to the manor.

In winter, the manor has no life except for evergreen pines and cypresses. When Li Chengqian came here, in addition to implementing his plan, he mainly had to distribute these purchased slaves. He understands very well that regardless of character and personality, the lower the person, the more hidden the dragon and crouching tiger, each with magical powers. Any kind of talent will appear, and if it is used well, it is much better than some people who can only read. Of course, it is not denied that there will only be more people who read books. It's just that most of the readers of this era are thinking about getting promoted and making a fortune.

The three estates, each covering an area of nearly 2,000 acres, are only a little more. It was only a fraction of the royal inheritance that was given to him. After inspecting with the steward Liu Zhengde for a long time, Li Chengqian understood for the first time what a wealthy family is and what a big landlord is.

I was shocked and sighed for a long time before I started arranging. In addition to arranging for the construction of a few new roads, the rest of the planting industry is the planting of cotton in the coming year, the planting of several crops in the Western Regions such as courgette (cucumber), coriander, flax, etc., and the rest are basically not adjusted. Breeding is a place to raise chickens, ducks and geese, a place to raise horses, cows, donkeys and mules, a place to raise pigs, sheep, rabbits and dogs, and chickens and ducks to raise more, donkeys and horses to match mules, pigs and sheep to castrate.

Liu Zhengde, the manager of the manor, looked at the planting and employment arrangements and grazing, free-range and captive breeding methods on the paper, the layout of the livestock house, the breeding methods, as well as the prevention and treatment of livestock and poultry diseases, and various precautions. The eyes widened like two eggs. You are a prince, what are you doing? And let me find a craftsman who knows how to castrate? And also know how to breed, but also according to your method to collect and process human and animal urine and feces ......?

Li Chengqian looked at his trembling hands and smiled: "Liu Zhengde, you don't need to do these tasks yourself, what are you anxious about?" Don't you want to do it? Still can't do it? ”

"Lang Jun, it's not that I'm in a hurry, it's really-" Zhi Wu lasted for a long time, and finally responded: "I can do a good job, Lang Jun rest assured." ”

"If you can do it, a large number of people will come in a while. If you do a good job, you will be rewarded. ”

The eldest grandson Chong pulled his face and led a group of ragged rabble to the manor. Seeing Li Chengqian sitting in front of the hall, he hurriedly ran forward, hung his head and said, "Lang Jun, I got more than 200 today, and I'll talk about the rest in two days, I have already told the person in charge of the house." ”

"Look at you like that, this is wilting, recruiting a few people will make it difficult for you to be like this, how to manage manpower and govern the country in the future." Li Chengqian laughed: "Arrange accommodation and food for these people first, and don't let these people suffer from hunger and cold." Can't let me spend the money, wasted. ”

"Ahh Governing the country? How else can you say that? - I see. I don't have enough brains, Lang Jun, or you have wisdom, I will definitely do this well. The eldest grandson suddenly realized and hurriedly thanked him. But that's my money. ”

"Okay, if you pass the test, tell me who they are? Assign these people to a place. Please eat chicken in the evening. ”

"What kind of chicken to eat? What's so good about chicken? Changsun Chong pouted and said, "Four Persians (whites), six Kunlun slaves (blacks), and the rest are official slaves and private slaves." Thirty people under the age of fifteen, half male and half female, and six of them under the age of ten were women. Ten people over fifty years old, six women. The rest were young and strong, and among them were a hundred and twenty women. ”

"Alright, alright." Li Chengqian didn't want to listen to his nagging, so he waved his hand, "Do these women have any special talents?" ”

"There are six of them who can read and write, does that count?"

"Oh? Let them in. Let me see. Li Chengqian was a little surprised.

"You don't have a special hobby for this, do you? They are all family members of prisoners, as well as the remnants of the former Sui, and besides, you are so young, it is said that you will not have any ideas. The eldest grandson muttered, and after a while, six women were brought in. Ragged and ordinary, the youngest was twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and the oldest was nearly fifty. In fact, if it is a young girl, those who are passable have already been sold into the Hualou Teaching Workshop.

Li Chengqian looked at the six women, sighed, and said. "I don't care what you have done before, I only have useful people here, I heard that the six of you can read and write, then your daily task is to record archival manuscripts, organize materials and teach people to read and write, if there are not enough people, you will add people in the future. The students are those of you who are under the age of fifteen and others who are willing to read. The same goes for those who come in later. For now, you are all at the mercy of the local stewardship, and after a while, there will be a special place to settle down. For specific matters, the steward will arrange for you to wait. ”

"The slave thanked the master." These women were sold by the families of prisoners and war captives. What some people wanted had already been bought, and the rest were hungry and cold, and most of them could only wait to die. Where did I think of such treatment, one by one, I was overjoyed and couldn't stop thanking him.

"Liu Zhengde, according to the arrangement on my paper, assign everyone else to be resettled. People will come in every day in the future. In addition to the planting and breeding of the three estates and daily needs, do some chores first, and don't forget to keep people for other workshops. Remember, those who have skills, who have served as soldiers and who have studied books, first settle down, and then investigate the details in detail. I made other arrangements, including the Persians and Kunlunu. ”

The eldest grandson Chong said, "Lang Jun, are you too good to these slaves? This will easily arouse the resentment and hatred that they have been accumulating in their hearts in the past, and when the time comes, there will be no kindness, but the hatred will be concentrated on you. ”

Listening to the words of the eldest grandson, Li Chengqian remembered some remarks of later generations, "Only great fear and a small charity can make people completely obedient." "Shengmien fights Mi Hat." Feeling that there was some truth, he thought about it for a while, and said to Changsun Chong: "Then you can deal with them, make them obedient, and I will be responsible for being a good person." ”

While the two were talking, seeing that it was getting late, it was estimated that they would not be able to go back, Li Chengqian stretched his waist and smiled at the eldest grandson: "Eat chicken tonight, I will treat you to you." It's just a matter of repaying the money you paid for it. If you're not satisfied, I'll make an exception to roast you once in the evening. You go and arrange to rectify them, and by the way, tell them that as long as they do a good job, obey the arrangement, and behave well, it is not impossible for them to become good from a lowly status. We stayed here. ”

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