Chapter 596

Cao Hui came to the main hall and saw Li Yu having dinner. Cao Hui did not dare to disturb him and stood aside and waited. Li Yu looked at Cao Hui and said: Manager Cao, have you had dinner?

Cao Hui quickly said: I've eaten it. As soon as Li Dequan called me, I came over quickly!

Li Yu smiled and said: That boy, by the way, what are you busy with?

Cao Hui said: The prince’s direct guard came just now. I saw that the place was simple, so I ordered someone to renovate it. However, the place cannot be occupied for the time being, so the younger ones asked the servants to clean a few rooms first and let them live there temporarily!

After hearing Cao Hui's words, Li Yu felt that this person was really a careful person and was more reliable in his work. So he said: You Ah, you are so old, if you have any questions, let those young people come to help you, and you can take a break by yourself. If you are really worried, just go and check it out occasionally, there is no need to do it yourself!

Cao Hui was moved to tears when he heard Li Yu's words!

After dinner, Li Yu entered the study with Cao Hui. The study of ordinary men is his little secret, and the same is true for Li Yu. He put his favorite books and some of his own secrets here. The two of them sat down. A maid came in to deliver tea. Li Yu picked up the tea and signaled Cao Hui to pick up a cup. Cao Hui felt intimidated and trepidated. Li Yu said: This is the new tea this year. I arrived a few days ago. Longjing in front of the rain. The water is the snow water collected by Zhou Yafu last year. You might as well try it!

Cao Hui picked up the tea and took a sip with his hands tremblingly. A sweet feeling penetrated into his heart, with the fragrance of tea and the touch of his heart. Li Yu also took a sip and said: It's a good tea. I wonder if he can drink such a good tea in the future?

Cao Hui was stunned and said: What does the prince mean?

Li Yu smiled and said: You also know that I have more than 1,000 soldiers now. My father said that the military expenditure of these people will be paid by me in the future. If you think about the huge military expenditure, how can I afford it? And there are more than 1,000 people in my residence. These people all need to be raised. With such a large sum of money, how can my salary be enough for me?

When Cao Hui heard this, he said: Prince, have you opened a house?

Yes, I just received the imperial edict and could open a government office, but I had no money and no personnel to hire talents after opening a government office!

Li Yu said helplessly.

When Cao Hui heard this, he found out that the prince called him here because of this incident. Cao Hui understood in his heart that this prince was not in charge at all. He did not know that the material, rice, oil and salt are expensive, nor did he know the income of his palace. Cao Hui thought of this and said: Prince, in fact, you don’t have to be sad about this at the moment. In addition to the annual salary of the clan mansion, the prince’s income also has 3,000 gluts of land. As long as the prince can increase revenue and reduce expenditure, there is no big expense, which is enough for the time being!

What?I have so much money?

Li Yu said disbelief, and Cao Hui said: I dare not deceive the prince!

Li Yu said: What do you mean by increasing revenue and reducing expenditure?

Cao Hui said:Prince, the income in the mansion is more than enough to cover the expenses in the mansion. It is only barely possible to raise such a thousand people. However, if the prince still wants to hire talents as officials of the mansion, it will not work. Therefore, our daily expenses are a bit large, so we must save. In fact, there are many maids in the mansion. These maids are allocated from the palace. Some are already old, and these people have high monthly profits. This is the biggest expense.For example, if the prince releases these big maids and asks them to go home, those who are unwilling to go home will be companion of their servants, so that their children will give birth to children in the future. In that case, the prince will lose a lot of expenses in the future. This is a reduction in expenses. The increase in revenue means that the prince can now order people to open some shops in the capital, and secretly spreads that the owner behind the shop is the prince. In this way, no matter what the prince’s shop is, the customers coming will definitely be crowded and the wealth will be abundant!

When Li Yu heard this, Cao Hui was really a talented person. Why didn’t he noticed it before? Although there were still some flaws in his opinion, it was already very good. Li Yu glanced at Cao Hui who was shining brightly and said with a smile:Your idea just now is very good, but I would like to add a few points. First, for those maids, when they go back, they must pay the repatriation fee, and they cannot save the money. If they are unwilling to go home and are willing to stay, let them match some servants they like, and they are not allowed to be matched by, and they are not allowed to force those people to stay. After all, few people are willing to be born as slaves. Second, you just mentioned the matter of opening a shop, so you can clearly say that it was opened by me, and I will invite officials from the court to attend the shop. However, you are not allowed to use force to suppress people when the shop is problematic. If you can buy it, buy it. If you can't buy it, find land to build it yourself. In addition, my king's subordinates are not allowed to have gambling, brothels, and these things. If you violate it, if you know, I will ask you!

Li Yu said these last few words very harshly. Cao Hui understood that these things had a bad reputation for the prince. Even if the prince didn't say it, he would not involve these things that would damage the prince's reputation!

Li Yu, who had been tired for a few days, finally had a good night's sleep. He didn't get up until the sun was over. Zhou Yafu brought breakfast. Li Yu smiled and said: My beloved concubine, I have breakfast and lunch now. I don't have to deliver it to Princess Yuexiu, I will send it directly to Princess Yuexiu!

Zhou Yafu nodded and was about to go down, when Li Yu suddenly remembered something and said: Oh, in a few days, I will go out for a long trip to Jiangbei for inspection!

As soon as Li Yu had breakfast, Li Dequan came in and reported that Zhou Zong and several adults had arrived. Li Yu asked him to bring the people in quickly. Zhou Zong and others sat down. Zhou Zong said: I heard that the emperor issued an edict last night that the prince could open a mansion?

Li Yu smiled and nodded. Everyone was full of joy when they heard this. Zhou Zong knew what happened, but he would not accuse Li Yu of not telling him about the establishment of the Hu Ben Army in front of Pan You and others. However, he also admired Li Yu very much. Those who are superiors do not have to ask their subordinates in everything. In this way, those who are superiors have no prestige, but they cannot discuss everything with them and act arbitrarily. In this way, those who are superiors will inevitably be stubborn and cause trouble. He knew that after this, Li Yu would be more politically mature, and he was even more unique when dealing with the relationship between the superiors and subordinates.

Zhou Zong glanced at Li Yu and said: Prince, what are you going to deal with now the official of the royal palace?

Li Yu had already known from Cao Hui's mouth what officials the royal palace would have. He knew that what he lacked the most now is talents. Although he had many people now, he was still relatively few who could handle some things. Li Yu glanced at everyone and said: The Grand Tutor of my royal palace was the father-in-law, as for the chief minister, Lord Pan You, and Sima was the Lord Xu Xuan, and Lord Xu Kai. As for the chief clerk, the six Caos will not be appointed for the time being, so you will divide his responsibilities. We are in a difficult time and there are not many talents available in our hands, so I hope everyone can work together to overcome the difficulties!

When everyone heard this, they quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Li Yu, and officially became an official of the royal palace. They were the prime minister of the court and Li Yu's grand tutor. This was the greatest help to Li Yu, who was in the early stages. These people will officially become members of the Sixth Prince Party in the future, and they will all be prosperous and all lose!

In the past, everyone went to Li Yu's place quietly, but now they can enter Li Yu's mansion in a swagger, because they are now a formal official of the royal palace.

Li Yu quickly helped everyone up one by one and said: Everyone came to my palace to be an official. I originally wanted to spend more money from the palace's income and give you some salary, but now it is not possible. However, I owe you this salary first, and I will repay you with all the principal and profits in the future!

Li Yu's words caused everyone to laugh!

Pan You said: The prince has just opened a mansion and has no fief yet. Besides, the prince now has a thousand soldiers to bear the support. It is a difficult time. Every one of us now has the salary from the court, so we all have the wishes of the prince, but let’s forget about those salary!

Brother Xu Xuan also nodded and said yes. Li Yu said unhappily: You are my king's stronghold, how can I treat you badly!

Seeing that Pan You was about to mention this matter again, he quickly said: Don’t mention this matter, just do what I said!

Everyone had no choice but to do so!Only Zhou Zong stroked his long beard and nodded slightly!

Li Yu picked up the tea and took a sip and said: I will submit a memorial to my father in a while. Since you are here today, there is one more thing to discuss with you!

So he told him a few days ago that Li Jing ordered him to inspect Jiangbei and secretly investigate the smuggling case of Chuzhou magistrate smuggling, as well as Li Jingsui's arrangements. When everyone heard that there was still this matter, Xu Kai said: The prince must be careful when inspecting Jiangbei. In recent years, King Yàn has been staying in the East and supervising Jiangbei. Some major generals and officials are the ones of King Yàn. If you act on his territory, you should pay special attention!

Xu Xuan said: My second brother just now said that the prince will definitely be in danger in this trip!Although the emperor said that the prince could bring five hundred personal guards, it was easy to avoid open guns and difficult to defend against hidden arrows. The prince could order his followers to disguise themselves and protect the prince along the way!

Pan You and Zhou Zong also agreed. Only then did Li Yu realize that he was careless. His original intention was to let Tao Bin be responsible for the training and learning of the Thousand Tigers in the capital. The most important thing was to study. Jia Yunhou and the direct guards went out with him. After going out, they allowed him to lead the team freely and march for a long distance, and only prepared three days of food rations to allow him to undergo wild survival training, exercise his will and system, and make him a qualified special forces soldier as soon as possible!

Now it seems that I am too happy to think about it. I am still young and have too little understanding of the struggles of the court. Li Yu took a long breath and sighed secretly: I still have to study hard!