"Your Highness, the whereabouts of the little daughter of the old man's family is quite a sign..."
Zhou Huairen boldly said that the girls in their family basically belong to the East Palace, but Li Chengqian has ignored them in recent years, which can be regarded as giving them a grace and letting them get married on their own.
Now that my son has gone to the Imperial City Si Yamen, if my daughter can be a maid for His Highness and become a concubine in the future, it will be very helpful to my son.
Li Xiang wanted to refuse when he opened his mouth. The life in the palace was not something ordinary girls could live. Originally, these girls in the palace lived unhappy lives, but Qian Ping next to him shook his head gently. Li Xiang considered
In the current situation, if Li Xiang refuses, Zhou Huairen may have other ideas in mind.
"Choose a day to send it to the East Palace!"
Li Xiang finally realized how feudal landlords bully men and women. Take Zhou Huairen's family as an example. He was originally the housekeeper of Empress Changsun, and the whole family belonged to Empress Changsun. After Empress Changsun died, Li Chengqian inherited it.
Having achieved this position, now it is Li Xiang's turn.
Therefore, in this era, if he had not studied to become an official, he would never have thought of getting out of this strange circle in his life. Take Zhou Huairen's youngest son as an example. Although he is now an official of the ninth rank, he is not a scholar through the imperial examination.
, but because he was canonized by Li Xiang, then he will be a slave of Li Xiang's family for the rest of his life. He will not be able to escape this vicious cycle even if he gives birth to a son, unless his son can pass the imperial examination.
There is a saying about coated slaves in the Qing Dynasty. Although there is no such saying in the Tang Dynasty, such things are everywhere, and many people are rushing to become such slaves, because even being a slave is more comfortable than ordinary people.
many.
"Go outside the city."
After explaining what happened here, Li Xiang got on the carriage and went outside the city to inspect various workshops.
Li Xiang left ten people for Zhou Huairen. These ten people were also redeemed by Li Xiang in the system. In addition to helping Zhou Huairen in the future, they must also take good care of the treasure.
Li Xiang's first stop was the wine making workshop, where he could smell the aroma of wine from a distance.
"I have met His Highness."
Niu Si and Hu Si were patrolling nearby on horseback. When they saw Li Xiang's carriage approaching, they hurried over to greet them.
"Is there nothing going on these days?"
Li Xiang knew what was going on here. Half of the people in Chang'an City were staring at this place. Who made this place like a money printing machine, able to bring Li Xiang hundreds of dollars in income every day.
"Going back to Your Highness, since the Cui family suffered a loss here and Your Highness sealed the Fuyun Restaurant, although there are still some sneaky people nearby, they are all five miles away. According to His Highness's order, we have not
Blame them."
Niu Si answered honestly that they deploy a large number of patrols nearby every day. As long as the other party does not enter our cordon, then it will be treated as if they have never been here.
After entering the wine making workshop, Li Xiang saw hundreds of people working here.
These people are not the craftsmen that Li Xiang exchanged from the system. Those craftsmen have now gone to various places. They want to select some places suitable for making wine. Li Xiang does not want to just sell wine in Chang'an City.
Except for ten craftsmen who stayed in Chang'an, the rest had already set off. The people making wine in front of them were slaves and death row prisoners bought by Li Xiang.
"Your Highness, please stop."
When Li Xiang was about to move forward, Tiger Four stopped Li Xiang. Some of these people were prisoners of war outside, and some were death row prisoners who had violated the law, so it was difficult to say whether they were safe.
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Li Xiang also understood this truth, so he clapped his hands on the spot and asked everyone to gather. The number of people was about a hundred or so.
"It seems that your enthusiasm for work is not very high. Today I will change the rules here and start paying you salaries from today. Of course, I know that you can't spend the money after you take it. After all, you can't live without this high-walled compound, but you can
Register your family's address. I will send someone to deliver the money every month. If you are alone, then put the money in your hands. On the last day of each month, whether you want to drink or not
If you are looking for a woman, you can be satisfied with the money in your hand, but no one can reveal a word here, otherwise no one will live."
Li Xiang also saw that these people working here can't see tomorrow, so most of them are just dawdling. This is also one of the reasons why the quality of the wine is not improving, so Li Xiang has to let them see hope.
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"In addition, starting from today, as long as you behave well within three months, if you want to see your family members, I will also bring them with your family members' consent. Ten years from now
If you are willing to leave here, I will give you your freedom."
After Li Xiang finished these two paragraphs, the people at the scene immediately became excited. Originally, their lives were dark and there was no hope at all. They didn't expect that Li Xiang could release them.
"Who are you? Can what you say come true?"
Someone boldly said something, and instantly received a whip on the face.
"Wantless, this is His Royal Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson."
Niu San adjusted his whip. No one, including the one who was beaten, had any resentment. Instead, they all knelt down and kowtowed. His Royal Highness the Emperor Changsun was the grandson of the emperor. He was a real member of the Tian family. Every spit and nail was nailed.
Son.
"Build some separate sheds nearby. Those who perform well can live in separate sheds. Their daily meals will be good, and their salaries must also be arranged in this way. They cannot be allowed to live in a puddle of muddy water.
, let them know that hard work leads to progress.”
Li Xiang pointed to the open space in the distance, and Niu Si memorized everything.
"The slaves and death row prisoners who come from now on will all follow the regulations I just mentioned."
Niu Si's hands never stopped, and he was recording Li Xiang's words for half an hour. They all understood that after Li Xiang's words, the work enthusiasm in each workshop would definitely increase.
The second stop Li Xiang inspected was the pig farm, which was also converted from a farm. You must know that in the society of the Tang Dynasty, pigs did not have a high status. Only ordinary people ate pork, and high-level people ate beef and mutton.
Li Xiang is from modern society, so he naturally knows the value of pigs, so he lets people start raising pigs. When our restaurant opens, these things will come in handy. No matter what business we do, we must do it all over the country.