Seeing others eat, the people who had walked for a long time couldn't walk anymore, so they simply sat down and ate.
The Imperial Plantation's residents made way for them and spoke in low voices.
Li Yi looked around and saw a circle of people looking at him.
He sighed and stood next to the oil pot to fry the skewers. Ah, the life of hard work!
Every time this happened, the old men would suddenly feel happy.
No matter how powerful Li Yi was, he still had to serve us when he was with us. He had to know how to respect the old and love the young.
"Why do you want to drink together at night?" Li Yi asked the young supervisor who was standing next to him, waiting to be called in at any time.
"The summer harvest is over, and the year is good. Everyone has saved a lot of money, so we chose a quiet place to celebrate.
The older people want to chat, the young people want to drink, and the women and children can also talk about daily life and play together.
Supervisor Wang said that there will be people patrolling the Imperial Plantation tonight, so we brought beer, rice wine, and fruit juice here, "the young supervisor answered respectfully.
Not only did he respect Li Yi's position, but he also respected the benefits that Li Yi brought to him.
As a young supervisor, he was always bullied. If he couldn't get any money, his life would be in danger at any time.
Ever since Supervisor Wang Xing met Li Yi, the Imperial Plantation's life gradually improved.
The people in the Imperial Plantation went from scheming against each other to working together to earn a lot of money and dividends.
Anyone who tried to play tricks on their own people would be punished to death, and they would be held back from earning money.
For example, if a villager was caught cheating money out of him and didn't do his job properly, he would be beaten up so badly that he wouldn't be able to work for half a month.
If there was another time, they wouldn't need to work and would just be buried. The Imperial Plantation would suddenly die of disease. Wasn't it normal for a few people to die?
"Is there anyone in the Imperial Plantation who has difficulties?" Li Yi changed the skewers. This one was good.
The palace maid next to him took it and gave it to Noble Consort Lu first, and then to Her Majesty.
Noble Consort Lu gave it to Princess Yongmu, Xiao Lan, and the little girl. "I'm taking care of myself and preparing to have another child."
Li Longji ordered his men to place the meat skewers in front of the four chancellors, thanking them for their hard work.
The junior supervisor replied to Li Yi, "There's nothing else going on in the villages. Every family has a new small building. Someone wants to remove the flowers in the flowerbeds and change them into arable land."
"It's better to change it into a greenhouse. Anyway, no one usually goes there to admire the flowers. I have a special place in Zhuangzi for people to play."
As Li Yi spoke, he took out two skewers of the fried skewers and dipped them in the dry ingredients at the side. He ate one skewer and gave the other skewer to the junior supervisor.
He couldn't let himself suffer when frying skewers, so he ate while frying.
The young supervisor looked at the others and saw that they were ignoring him. Only then did he secretly smile and quickly licked his lips.
Upon hearing Li Yi's words, a middle-aged farmer stood up and walked to the side. "Li Dongzhu, what do you want to grow in the greenhouse?"
He didn't dare to interact with other people. Only Li Yi appeared to be friendly. Her Majesty, the chancellors, and the others' positions were too high.
"Grow flowers, of course. Sell them for money. I'm investing in glass. If you make money, give me a share." Li Yi handed two skewers to the farmer.
"Remove the flowers and plant them?" The farmer couldn't understand for a moment.
"Remove them, not throw them away. Sell them. The Imperial Plantation's flowers are precious. Cooperate with Wen Tian Lan Xiang Pavilion and sell them to the women of wealthy families. Let them raise them.
Build the greenhouse and cultivate the flowers that are out of season. In winter, when the flowers wither and the plum blossoms bloom, take out the other flowers and sell them at a high price. "
Li Yi handled such small matters with ease. It was good to find another way to make money, although it wasn't much.
"Imperial Plantation?" The farmer agreed. Li Dongzhu's ideas were always right.
"Do you see anyone objecting?" Li Yi said as he gestured for the farmer to look at the people around him.
No one cared. Everyone was talking about their own things, eating, and drinking beer.
They didn't care. If Li Yi touched the flowers, if he tore down the Imperial Plantation, it was up to him. If the emperor didn't go, the emperor would live in Zhuangzi.
"Remove them?" The farmer thought it was okay. No one said anything.
"Remove them!" Li Yi said with certainty.
"I'll discuss with them. This matter still needs Supervisor Wang's approval." The farmer reminded.
"Brother Wang will also get a share." Li Yi didn't think that Wang Xing would stop him.
The farmer happily ran off to share the good news. There was money to be made again!
The small supervisor was busy passing the skewers. His face was full of joy. He could get a share of the benefits.
When there were enough skewers to eat, Li Yi took a handful and returned to Li Longji's side.
"Brother Yi, there's a palace in Luoyang in Henan Province. There's a large piece of land there." Li Longji didn't care about the original place.
As long as he could make a lot of money, he would abandon the Imperial City.
"After the railway is repaired, we can go to Luoyang for the New Year this winter."
Li Yi didn't mention the problems with the Luoyang Palace and the Imperial Plantation.
"Oh, that's not bad." Li Longji didn't care. As long as Li Yi followed, they could go to Luoyang!
Gao Lishi and Yang Situ, who were standing behind, looked at each other and nodded slightly.
The two of them prepared to deal with people. There were definitely problems with the Luoyang Palace and the Imperial Plantation. There was no need to think. It was far from Chang 'an.
If the emperor went there and dealt with unhappy things, it would be better to take action first and let the emperor see a warm and harmonious Luoyang Palace.
If the emperor went there to deal with things, it would implicate many people. For example, the small supervisor beside him. If Wang Xingru asked him to do something, he would do something wrong. If he didn't, he would die!
If the two of them dealt with it well, they would only target a small group of people. At the same time, it was an opportunity to seize power.
Their scope of power was different. They exchanged glances and didn't touch each other's interests.
Li Dongzhu was a good person. He couldn't bear to hurt more people.
"Zhang Shuo is the magistrate of Henan Prefecture?" Li Longji thought of someone. It was his former prime minister.
"There's no problem with the officialdom. The Li Family Zhuangzi has people running businesses in the mountains west of Luoyang. They will report any movements in the officialdom at any time."
Li Yi didn't worry about Zhang Shuo. Zhang Shuo was always thinking about returning to the imperial court. If there was a problem, he wouldn't be able to return.
"Oh …" Li Longji let out a long 'oh' and turned to look at Gao Lishi and Yang Situ.
The two of them looked as if nothing had happened. It was a very normal expression.
"Eat skewers." Li Longji understood. There was no problem with the officialdom in Luoyang, but there was a problem with the Luoyang Palace.
Li Yi couldn't extend his hand into the Luoyang Palace. There was no direct interest relationship. Both sides were not subordinates.
Li Yi could impeach officials, but he couldn't impeach eunuchs and palace maids.
Half an hour later, everyone ate a few mouthfuls and hurried on their way. They didn't want to disturb the villagers in the Imperial Plantation.
Princess Yongmu arranged for Xiao Lan to find someone to cooperate with the Imperial Plantation to sell flowers.
After Xiao Lan gave the order, she caught up with Princess Yongmu. "We can make a lot of money. The flowers in the Imperial Plantation, even if they are ordinary weeds, are worth a lot."
She had an economic mind. It didn't matter what kind of flower it was. As long as it came from the Imperial Plantation, she would buy it, no, invite it. Afterward, she would feel refreshed and raise it in a flower pot.
"Will anyone impeach us for using the Imperial Plantation's name?" Princess Yongmu was thinking about political matters.
"No, the people from the Censorate take things from Zhuangzi every month. They know that impeachment has no effect. Who would be willing to cut off their family's source of income?"
Xiao Lan believed that no one would dare to risk losing their head to leave their name in history.
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