Bi Goo was very satisfied. He had discussed with others that he wanted to mobilize the Tang dynasty's navy.
In addition, fishing and farming in the coastal areas were currently under the Tang dynasty's Chaotian Foundation. This was related to King Song and a bunch of imperial family members.
If Li Yi didn't agree, the decision of the Political Affairs Hall couldn't be carried out.
Obviously, Li Yi didn't have any problems. He would talk to His Majesty again.
"Xiao Yi, I'll help you talk to that craftsman's family." Bi Goo said and left happily.
"Do I need you to talk to him? When he enters Zhuangzi, he has to start learning as an apprentice.
He came from Ezhou and crossed the Yangtze River by land.
He was going to Chang 'an, but changed his route when he heard that His Majesty was in Luoyang.
His craftsmanship is better than his master's, but he has been ostracized by his master and fellow apprentices for a long time … "
Li Yi muttered. If he wanted to recruit someone else as a villager, he had to understand the situation first.
When he provided 'information' to the family of Ma Jien, the people of the Li Family Zhuangzi all asked each other if they knew anything.
When Ma Jien was six years old, his family all died of an illness. His family was a family of craftsmen and didn't have any land.
His father and his master knew each other well. One day, after drinking, they arranged a betrothal between him and his master.
His master really did have a daughter. When his family died, he lived with his master.
He came from a family of craftsmen. When he was six years old, he could make many things by himself, but his speed was slow.
His master's daughter was very beautiful. She grew more and more beautiful. When she was too beautiful, she went out to play with young talents.
Then, one night, she was caught by the fierce wife of a young and handsome son-in-law who moved in with his family.
Aiya! There were so many people watching this scene …
What should I do? You said you were going to marry her before you were born.
Ma Jien gave all the money he earned to his master and went to another county to do odd jobs.
He got to know his current wife who grew up in his stepmother's family. When his wife's stepmother found out, she didn't agree. She was going to propose marriage to someone else and make a fortune.
The so-called 'make a fortune' meant that he only wanted the betrothal gift and didn't give his daughter any dowry. He didn't care if his daughter was bullied or not.
Ma Jien then gave the money he earned from his odd jobs to his current wife. She left the money at their parents' bedside and ran away with him at night.
The two of them found a place and continued to work hard. In eight years, they had three children.
Isn't this just in time for the flood in Ezhou? A large number of houses had to be rebuilt. His craftsmanship was good, and he was looked up to by the local officials, who let him lead the way.
His master couldn't stand it. He joined forces with his fellow apprentices to spread all kinds of rumors and slanders.
He had no other choice. Knowing that Chang 'an could be settled down, his family of five left their hometown with the other people from Ezhou who were going to Chang' an.
Along the way, their youngest son fell sick. When they reached their destination, he couldn't hold on any longer. The Winged Knights patrolled the area and carried him to Zhuangzi.
Li Yi felt that this family's life was too rough. He also knew that there were people in the Tang dynasty who had a tougher life.
He felt that Ma Jien had lost a backer, and the Ezhou Provincial Governor, Lu Zhengdao, still did not place enough importance on craftsmen.
If the government found someone to be a leader, why didn't they just help to clean up when others spoke ill of them?
"I'll go and see the child again." Li Yi wanted the baby to get better quickly. Otherwise, how could they recruit him to Zhuangzi?
Bi Goo first went to find other people to talk to. After that, he called the manager of the flour department of the Ministry of Revenue to give instructions. After that, he helped to persuade them.
Many craftsmen had arrived at the Li Family Zhuangzi. Some of them were on the way.
They were preparing to participate in the assessment to join the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Ma Jien and his wife, Ma Shi, brought their second son to eat. The three-year-old child was not very sensible.
He only knew that his younger brother was sick, and his parents didn't smile. He was also sad.
"Jien, you eat. I can't eat so much."
Ma Shi took a big piece of meat from the pork shoulder she was holding and gave it to her husband. She needed nutrition, so she gave him a whole pork shoulder.
She didn't worry about the child. The older child was taken to the school on the mountain, and the younger child was lying in the hospital.
The food that the second child ate was not worse than her. Only her husband could only eat wild vegetables and stewed chicken. There was more soup and less meat. Fortunately, the staple food was enough to fill his stomach.
Ma Jien didn't stop his wife from putting the meat in front of him. He was in a daze.
"Father, eat the meat." His second son used a spoon to scoop the stewed egg in the bowl.
The stewed egg was stewed meat. Together with vegetables, mushrooms, carrots, and fungus, the stewed egg was more expensive than the stewed egg, which was about three eggs.
The eggs were mixed in a big bucket, and then ladled into a bowl and steamed in a pot. After steaming, the stewed egg was added.
Seeing that his father didn't eat, he anxiously reminded him.
"Eat, eat!" Ma Jien numbly put the meat into his mouth with his chopsticks.
The meat was too big, and he didn't hold it firmly. It fell on the table, startling him.
"Jien, are you worried about the donkey?" Ma Shi reached out to pick up the meat and put it back into the bowl.
"No, I'm not worried. Li Dongzhu will take care of it."
Ma Jien shook his head. He believed in the rumors. Li Dongzhu could communicate with Yin and Yang. Generally, the King of Hell would have to give in unless he really couldn't.
This meant that his life had been exhausted. Otherwise, the King of Hell would give face and let him go. The main reason was that he was afraid of being beaten!
He glanced at his second son, "There's a craftsman on the mountain who wants to enter the Li Family Zhuangzi. I want to see if I can do it."
Ma Shi was stunned, and then said, "The Li Family Zhuangzi can enter but not leave. Jien, are you willing?"
"It's not that you can't leave Zhuangzi, but it's not that you can't leave Zhuangzi.
The child will grow up in Zhuangzi and learn to be skilled.
What's the difference between being a steward and being an official outside Zhuangzi?
There's a difference. The steward earns more than the official, and the official is afraid of the steward of the Li Family Zhuangzi. "
Ma Jien considered it from this point of view. The Li Family Zhuangzi wasn't a small Zhuangzi.
In the future, the Li Family Zhuangzi would grow bigger and bigger. There would be new Zhuangzi everywhere, and they would need to be stewards.
It was the same as the imperial court arranging for officials to go to places. Moreover, in the years to come, the Li Family Zhuangzi might not need so many people.
"Jien, we'll listen to you. Let's not talk about the future. Now that we're in Zhuangzi, we have a backer. No one can bully us. Otherwise, Father and Mother … "
Ma Shi said what she was afraid of. She was worried that her stepmother would find out if her family had a good life.
Father and Mother didn't allow you to get married. Can you run away? It's hard to stop the local government.
What if you can enter the Li Family Zhuangzi? Who would dare to come?
What can they do? Can they still go out?
Which official would dare to remove her from the Li Family Zhuangzi and marry someone else according to her parents' wishes?
"Okay, I'll go register after eating."
With his wife's support, Ma Jien became energetic and lowered his head to eat meat.
As long as he could pass the exam, he could eat as much meat as he wanted. There was a canteen in the Li Family Zhuangzi. It was said that the villagers were tired of eating meat.
With his ability, it shouldn't be a problem, right?
"Eat quickly. Do you have hysteria? It won't taste good when it's cold. "
Ma Shi turned to her second son and pushed the bowl closer to him.
The little boy felt inexplicably happy, but he couldn't tell why. He scooped a big piece of steamed egg and ate happily.
At this time, Bi Goo came over with a plate. He had to finish his task. He couldn't take the benefits for free.
He went to the table and sat down, with his two attendants behind him.
"Look at the little boy eating. Ma Jien, I … you sit down."
Bi Goo talked about the child first, then turned to talk to Ma Jien.
Ma Jien stood up and bowed. "Bi Zaifu."
His wife also stood up and bowed, but she didn't say anything.
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