The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"So that's how it is. The shopkeeper Zhao Fu has done a really good job." Li Fu smiled and said, "Old Zhao, what do you think I should reward him with?"

"Last year, I brought his family to Chang'an City and gave him a house in Chang'an City so that his family could live in Chang'an City. What should I give him this year?"

Old Zhao bowed slightly and said, "My lord, don't worry about this. It is my duty to share your worries. Even if there is no reward, these things are what my subordinates should do."

Li Fu smiled and shook his head.

"If you do a good job, I will be happy and I will reward you."

"What is Zhao Fu's son doing now?" Li Fu asked.

"He used to be a minor official in his hometown. Later, when he came to Chang'an, there was no special arrangement. Now he has found a job as a clerk in the government office in Chang'an." Old Zhao said.

In the pre-Sui Dynasty, Zhao Fu had taken the exam, so his son, under his influence and teaching, must have learned to read and write at an early age.

Being a clerk in the government office in Chang'an City is not considered an official position, but only working in the county government office. On weekdays, he works in the county government office, copying documents, and is not an official position.

It is considered an employment.

"Is that so." Li Fu thought: "If so, then it is really difficult for me to intervene, there is nothing I can do."

It is not easy to directly greet the government...

Zhao Fu is now a servant of the Jingyang Palace. If he goes to the government office to greet, it will not be of any benefit.

"Then let him gain experience in the government office for a few years." Li Fu said: "In the future, there will always be opportunities for him. Even if he is not a high-ranking official, if his son is capable, I can find him an official position."

Let Zhao Fu's son have a promising future and change the fate of the family.

"If Zhao Fu has grandchildren in the future, when they are old enough, they may be arranged to study in the academy on the farm." Li Fu said: "Studying may not be the only way out, but if you don't study, you will lose a way out. Therefore, some people among the people say that studying is useless. In the future, you will have to farm like your family members. Don't listen to such remarks."

Old Zhao nodded in agreement.

Even last year, there were only about 40 children in the academy on the farm, and many people said that it was useless for the children of farm families to study. Can they become officials in the court?

Being an official is the right of the aristocratic families. They are born to take this path. We ordinary people don't even think about it.

How many people can change their destiny by studying? They are one in a million, rare.

Don't dream about it.

"Let's put it aside for now and talk about it at the end of the year." Li Fu said, "You can write a letter to Zhao Fu and praise him a few words."

"Yes." Old Zhao smiled and responded.

"So far, the tea business has been going well, thanks to Your Majesty." Li Fu smiled and said, "With the reputation in the palace, we can still deter for a while. I'm afraid that after the Mid-Autumn Festival, other teas will appear on the market."

"Sir, our formula and technology have not been leaked, so how can there be other ones?" Old Zhao was puzzled.

Li Fu put down the account book in his hand, looked up at Old Zhao, and analyzed it seriously.

"Think about it, this Mid-Autumn Festival, the price of tea gift boxes has increased. Isn't the tea business more jealous? People must try every means to study this business, and they also want to do it. It's a matter of time if they put in more effort." Li Fu said.

His attitude was somewhat indifferent.

But Old Zhao didn't say so.

"My dear, actually, you don't have to worry about the formula and technology leaking. There are people in the palace at the tea house, and they have killed many people." Old Zhao hesitated, but still told Li Fu about it.

Originally, he didn't want his husband to know these cruel things.

Anyway, they were all done in secret, and no one showed it in public. As long as everything was peaceful on the surface, and heads of various families were rolling on the ground behind the scenes, wouldn't everyone be at ease?

"What?" Li Fu looked at Old Zhao: "Killed a lot of people?"

"Yes." Old Zhao responded: "Zhao Fu said that His Majesty arranged some people from the Hundred Cavalry Division to lurk in Huizhou. No one knows how many people there are. Whenever someone spies on the tea house, the Hundred Cavalry Division will take action. After being captured by the Hundred Cavalry Division, there is no news anymore. Zhao Fu doesn't know the follow-up, but it is estimated that they should be gone."

Li Fu came back to his senses.

"The tea business is so profitable, I thought it was impossible for it to be peaceful and no one would care about it. So that's how it is." Li Fu suddenly realized.

It's not that no one cares about the tea houses in Huizhou.All those who were interested were secretly eliminated.

There was no way, it was too profitable, too fragrant.

Li Shimin got a lot of money from it, and the treasury became rich, including Da'an Palace, which was rich.

With such a deal, how could Erfeng tolerate others to take money out of his pocket?

It was a bit like a dragon guarding a treasure.

Li Shimin was about to become the emperor, so how could he be afraid of killing people?

Those who were killed were all those who were interested in his treasure, Li Erfeng, and they all deserved to die.

"How many were killed?" Li Fu asked curiously.

"Just, I don't know, even the master in the tea house was arrested, and then his family disappeared. The next day, the people from the Hundred Riders came to the door with a waist badge." Lao Zhao said: "They said don't panic, just eradicate the termites in the manor."

"Not only those who were interested in tea technology, but even those who wanted to do something on the tea mountain were dealt with by the people from the Hundred Riders."

Li Fu took a breath when he heard this.

It was indeed a thundering move.

However, those noble families were more powerful than he had imagined. In a year, they had already infiltrated the tea shop's master. It was also thanks to the Hundred Cavalry Division that they acted decisively, otherwise the tea gift boxes sold in the Tang Dynasty during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year would not be the property of the Jingyang Palace.

In the past, I gave power to my subordinates to let them do whatever they wanted in Huizhou. They gave money and people to them. Even if the money was spent, they guarded the tea shop seriously. There is no impenetrable wall in this world.

Those who guarded the tea shop were different from the Hundred Cavalry Division. They did not have the power of life and death to act at their own convenience.

To do this job, Li Erfeng's handwriting and the staff of the Hundred Cavalry Division were needed.

This is called perfect.

After tasting the benefits, Li Shimin was definitely the first person who did not want the noble families to get involved in this business.

"It's not easy for Zhao Fu to be there." Li Fu sighed.

"Actually, it's not that bad. After knowing that there were people from the Hundred Cavalry Division, our guards reported any suspicious people to the Hundred Cavalry Division and left the rest to them to investigate," said Lao Zhao.