Chapter 459: The people are still suffering

"Let me tell you, when I was chasing Wang Shichong, there was a sudden fog that made it difficult to see the road ahead. But in order to chase Wang Shichong, I didn't stop at all, so I chased all the way." Li Er said.

Li Jing said: "Wang Shichong is not an ordinary person. Suddenly there is thick fog. He cannot let go of such an opportunity and do nothing but run away."

"Li Jing, you are right, he did set a trap, and I almost fell into the trap he set.

Fortunately, I saw a lot of sky lanterns at that time, which made me feel that there might be a trick ahead, so I asked the scouts to investigate and found out that Wang Shichong had set a trap. At that time, a group of Xuanjia soldiers and I felt like we had narrowly escaped death.

"Li Er still feels frightened when he thinks about it now.

Li Feng asked: "Where did the Kongming Lantern come from?"

Li Er explained: "I sent someone to inquire. During a celebration in their village, every household put a Kongming lantern to make wishes."

"That's it." Li Feng said.

Except for Li Feng, only a few people didn't know about this matter. Everyone else knew about it.

Empress Changsun smiled and said: "Second brother, your story is an old story. The Kongming lantern we are talking about now is a Kongming lantern that has been enlarged several times and can be used to seat people and take people to fly into the sky."

Li Er's eyes lit up and he said, "Is this possible for Li Feng?"

Li Feng said: "Yes, but it is difficult to make it."

"I don't care. Before the locust plague comes, you must make the Kongming Lantern for me. Otherwise, I will never let you go leniently." Li Er said resolutely.

"Ah?" Li Feng opened his mouth wide, "Old Li, you can't do this to me."

"Hmph, this matter is very beneficial to Datang. I don't care, whatever you say will be done for me."

Li Feng hesitated for a moment and then said: "That can only be like this, Lao Li, I will do my best."

Li Er nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Tang Jian and said: "Tang Jian, Li Feng, last time I heard, you are looking for people. Even if you offer a high salary, there is still no one coming?"

Li Feng said: "Yes, I have invited all the beggars in Chang'an City. Haven't you noticed that there are very few beggars in Chang'an City now?"

Li Er did not answer, but rolled his eyes at Li Feng and said to himself: "However, when I was chatting with the people just now, I learned that the people's lives were not as good as expected. They still had enough to eat three meals a day.

But you can’t feed your children, what do you think?”

"Damn it for the little ones." Tang Jian said, "Master, this is much better than before. In the past, they could barely get enough food and clothing, but now they have enough to eat, and their wages will not be given to them until the end of the month."

"I've already asked about those who don't have wages."

"What? No wages?" Li Feng was shocked.

"What? You don't know?" Li Er gave him a blank look.

Tang Jian said: "Li Feng, you don't know something. Some workshops provide food directly, or include food and accommodation, so there is no wages, or a little bit is given."

"This is too dark." Li Feng said angrily.

"There's nothing we can do about it. The people are all voluntary and have signed contracts. The government can't control it even if they want to," Tang Jian said.

Li Er said: "I don't care, I can't watch my people being cheated."

"This matter can allow the government to come forward and invalidate some unreasonable contracts on the grounds of being unreasonable."

Ma Zhou said: "Lantian Hou, once the contract is cancelled, the other party may fire the people. As a result, the people will not even have food and clothing."

Li Feng smiled and said: "No, because I will open a commercial newspaper in the newspaper office. The commercial newspaper will not only report on Datang's business, but also how much profit will be generated by my cooperation with Cui.

Wherever the tavern in Chang'an has the best food, where the accommodation is the most comfortable, and any major business activities of the imperial court are published in the newspapers.

There are also job recruitment advertisements. In fact, many workshops are recruiting workers, and Weichen is also recruiting workers. The wages have even increased to five yuan, but there are still not enough people."

"Since your conditions are so favorable, why don't they come to work for you?"

"It may have something to do with the contract they signed," Li Feng said.

Li Er nodded slowly and said: "Tang Jian, Li Feng, you go handle this matter. Next time, when I talk to the people, if they still tell me that they have no wages, I will ask for your sake.

"

"yes."

Li Feng and Tang Jian could only shake their heads and smile bitterly.

Li Er said with great satisfaction: "Li Feng, I am very satisfied with today's opening ceremony.

You let the students know the shame of the Wei River, let them take it as their ambition since childhood, and let them have high ambitions. I heard revenge and the idea of ​​opening up new territories from your "Man Jiang Hong". Very good,

very good."

"Thank you for the compliment." Li Feng smiled.

Li Er asked: "Finally, the song you sang is very special. It is very different from the singing method now, but it is simpler and easier to understand, and it is deeply rooted in people's hearts. At that time, my blood boiled with excitement."

"The name of this song is "Serve the Country with Loyalty," which tells the students that the future goal of studying in the academy is to serve the country with loyalty. They also take this as their first principle." Li Feng said.

"Okay, very good. This military academy is very good. I will come and take a look when I have free time. Don't let me down, Li Feng."

"Second brother, it's enough for me to be here. Why are you here to join in the fun?" Li Yuan said unhappily.

Li Er said: "Dad, the two of us are still competing. You come here every now and then, but I can't come. If I lose, can I accuse you of covering up?"

"Okay. How dare you talk about your father like this? Okay, come on, I'll stop you."

Li Feng said quickly: "You two are welcome to visit at any time."

"Dang Dang Dang..."

The sound of gongs and drums came to mind at this time.

"What happened?" Li Er asked.

Li Feng smiled and said: "The meal time is almost over. There is still half an hour left. Didn't the students tell everyone?"

"No." Li Er said with a blank expression.

Changsun said: "Second brother, I did say it, but you just didn't pay attention to it."

"Okay." Li Er touched his nose, "Have everyone finished eating? After eating, let's go shopping again."

"Okay." Everyone responded.

Li Feng was surprised when he saw that Li Yuan's plate was really empty and that so much food was really eaten.

Soon, everyone separated again. Some people did not continue to appreciate it. Gradually, there were fewer and fewer people. In the end, only Li Er, Li Yuan and other close people were left in the academy.

The reason why they stayed in the academy was to see the moon in the sky.
Chapter completed!