Laifu's ability was acceptable, and Ji Lie felt confident in him, so he was allowed to be responsible for recruiting people to farm.
It's just that his abilities are limited after all, and just the initial preparations make him miserable.
Not to mention the follow-up, there is still a lot of work.
For example, supervise the people who have received the land and prevent them from secretly transferring it.
Every time it is harvest time, we have to check the harvest of the fields and so on.
These things cannot be done by Laifu alone. Someone who is both capable and loyal must be arranged to take charge.
It's just that Ji Lie is extremely lacking in talents around him.
Otherwise, a servant like Laifu would not be allowed to take charge of recruiting people to cultivate the royal fields.
"This matter will be dealt with later."
Ji Lie nodded, indicating that he understood.
Laifu said no more, bowed to Ji Lie, turned and left.
Ji Lie touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
If there is a lack of money for the development of the fiefdom, this will be easy to solve.
After all, he came from time travel and has countless inventions and creations in his mind, and he can make a lot of money just by taking them out.
But the lack of talent is not easy to solve.
Especially since there is a lack of talented people who are both capable and loyal to Ji Lie, it is extremely difficult to find!
Fortunately, Ji Lie was resourceful and quickly figured out a solution to the problem.
He waved to a servant and ordered him,
"Go to the Zhao's merchant shop and tell Mrs. Zhao that you have something to discuss."
"Ask her to go to the palace with several other noble families, business owners, and bosses tomorrow afternoon."
The servant did not dare to neglect, so he took the order and left quickly.
…
While Ji Lie was working hard to develop his territory, he didn't know that a conspiracy against him was brewing in Youzhou City.
Gongsunhe's mansion.
Lobby.
Gongsun He sat in the hall with a gloomy expression.
On the left and right sides were Gongsun Qing, Chang Shi Yujing, and Captain Yang Zhen.
Liu Youxin stood in the hall, talking endlessly,
"...A few days ago, the villain discovered that Zhao's Trading Company was secretly providing a large amount of iron ore to King You!"
"After some inquiries, it seems that all the blacksmiths in the city have been recruited by the palace."
Liu Youxin's words shocked Gongsun He and others.
By the time he finished speaking, everyone's expressions were already quite ugly!
Ji Lie also purchased iron ore and recruited blacksmiths. This clearly meant that he wanted to build armor!
Previously, he only had 300 guards, and he was able to annihilate the ferocious Black Mountain bandits.
After so long, it was estimated that there were more than 500 people.
If they were equipped with armor, I'm afraid that none of Yang Zhen's 1,800 county soldiers would be a match!
House seemingly endless rain.
Before Gongsun He could think about how to respond, another servant hurried in.
"Master, it's bad, something happened!"
"What happened?"
Gongsunhe frowned and asked in a deep voice.
"I just heard that the palace is recruiting people outside the city to rent the king's fields. They say they only charge 30% of the rent."
"When the people found out about this, they went crazy and rushed to sign up."
"Almost all the farmers who originally farmed the land for our Gongsun family have left!"
The servant said in a panic.
"What?!"
Gongsunhe's expression changed instantly.
It is a trivial matter that no one is cultivating the land under Gongsun Mansion's name.
The trouble is that from now on, people will turn their hearts to Ji Lie instead of Gongsun He.
Who let Gongsunhe and other noble clans try their best to squeeze the people?
But Ji Lie is so kind!
Now some of the nobles have been won over by Ji Lie.
If Ji Lie is allowed to win over people's hearts like this again, Gongsunhe, the Prime Minister of the country, will soon be in name only!
This Ji Lie has such sinister intentions!
"Where did this bastard get so much land?"
Gongsun Qing was surprised.
"Young Master, must you have forgotten that a few days ago, King You asked for a large amount of deposits from nobles and merchants."
"It is said that the total deposit amount is as much as one million!"
Yu Jing sighed and said solemnly,
"Prime Minister Guo, we can't sit still and wait for death any longer. I wonder if there is any news from Prime Minister Cao?"
"Prime Minister Cao just said that he understood and had no other reply."
Gongsunhe shook his head.
As a former prime minister, Cao Da didn't take Gongsun He seriously, so naturally he wouldn't reveal too much.
Therefore, Gongsun He and others had no idea that Mr. Yang Qing from Beidi was about to take over as the official of the palace.
"This is troublesome."
Yu Jing held his forehead with one hand and fell into deep thought.
If it drags on any longer and Ji Lie becomes a traitor, even if the imperial court sends someone to the palace to help him, it will probably be of no use.
At that time, what awaits Gongsun He and others is a dead end!
While everyone was thinking hard about how to break the situation, Liu Youxin in the audience said cautiously,
"The villain has a way."
"Oh? Say it quickly!"
Gongsunhe urged.
"The captain has hundreds of county soldiers, while Prince You's Mansion only has a few dozen guards."
"The Prime Minister can send county soldiers to attack the palace and kill King You directly!"
After Liu Youxin explained his method, he looked at Gongsunhe expectantly, as if waiting for his praise.
But Gongsunhe looked at him as if he were an idiot!
"Are you mentally retarded, or are you crazy like King You?"
Gongsunhe couldn't help roaring.
Not to mention the internal defense of the palace, how many guards there were to protect Ji Lie.
Just sending county soldiers to attack the palace created a huge stir, and it was impossible to hide it.
Once the imperial court finds out, it will definitely send a large army to attack.
No matter how unloved Ji Lie is by the emperor, after all, he is of royal blood and is the king of the Great Xia vassal!
Killing him like this was a naked provocation to the imperial court!
By then, everyone involved in this matter will have their heads chopped off!
After all, evidence is needed to investigate a case, but only a list is needed to counter rebellion!
Unless they are crazy, how can a normal person come up with such a method?
After being scolded, Liu Youxin looked embarrassed, smiled and did not dare to say anything else.
On the other hand, Yu Jing's eyes lit up.
"Guocheng, I have a plan!"
"Please tell me, the long history."
Gongsunhe took a deep breath to calm down.
"Although we dare not attack the palace, we can lure Prince You out and attack outside the palace!"
Yu Jing said slowly.
"This is a good plan, but do you have a way to lure him out?"
Gongsunhe's heart moved and he asked in a low voice.
"Of course there is."
Yu Jing smiled mysteriously.
…
The sky had just dimmed, and two sedans stopped in front of Zuiqingfeng Tower.
When the sedan curtain was raised, the head of the Wang family and the head of the Li family walked out of their respective sedans.
The two looked at each other with nervous expressions.
The two of them walked into Zui Qingfeng together without saying anything else.
"I've met Yu Changshi!"
The two entered the private room on the second floor and saluted Yu Jing who was sitting inside.
