It was good to be an official in the Tang Dynasty. Not only were the benefits good, but there were also many holidays. The officials of the Tang Dynasty had a lot of rest, one day off every ten days, that is, they were on 10, 20 and 30 every month. There were 36 days of annual leave each year. In addition, there were thirteen festivals in the country that needed holidays. Officials had a holiday of up to 100 days a year.

The Cold Food Festival and Qingming Festival are just around the corner. The Cold Food Festival is one or two days before the Qingming Festival, so the two festivals are celebrated together, and there will be 4 days of holiday together.

Because Li You went to court, he didn’t have much time to go out for an outing. After finally having these 4 days off, he decided to go out for a relaxing rest.

That morning, Li You and Yin Guanghao led their guards and a group of more than ten people out of Guanghua Gate and headed straight to Jingyang County to hunt. Zhang Baogui was eager to get rich and upgraded his status in his home. He was stuck in the alkali-making workshop and had no interest in even outings.

The Saga Mountain area in the northern part of Jingyang County is lush with vegetation, including hares, yellow rats, badgers, foxes, wolves and other animals.

On that day, Li You shot a badger, and the others also hit some wild animals. Seeing that it was too lustful, Li You decided to find a place to spend the night.

Black Panther was sent to explore the way. When she came back, she said she had found a farm at the foot of the mountain, with several families. Everyone came to the farm.

When Li You saw that there were only three families in this farm. An old farmer with a worn-out clothes and wrinkled face came out to greet him when he saw the guests.

The old farmer had never seen the world before. When he saw the visitor dressed in luxurious and bright clothes, there was a group of sword-holding guards following him. He knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head, and did not know what to say, and just knelt without saying a word.

Li You dismounted, came to the old farmer, and said, "Brother-in-law, get up."

The old farmer stood up tremblingly, looking at Li You and others still dared not speak.

Li You said: "Brother-in-law, we have made some wild game and want to borrow your stove."

The old farmer said enthusiastically: "Okay, use it, use it."

Li You walked into the small courtyard where the old farmer's house was tied with fences. Baihu and others put on a few Hu beds (mastools). After Li You sat down, he asked the old farmer to sit down and chat.

Li You asked, "Brother-in-law lives a long life this year?"

The old farmer said, "I dare not, the villain is 31 years old."

"Ah?" Li You was shocked. The old farmer looked at least fifty years old, but unexpectedly he was so young. It shows his embarrassment in life.

Li You then asked about the situation at his family. The old farmer was named Zhuang Gousheng. His wife died two years ago. She had two children at home, her daughter was twelve years old and her son was ten years old. His hometown was from Yunzhou, Hedong. In his early years, the Turks invaded, so he and his family came here to live.

Seeing his clothes worn and the thatched hut at home was also shabby, Li You asked, "What's the reason why your life looks bad?"

Just as Zhuang Gousheng was about to speak, he heard the guard shouting, "Who is coming out?" Then, he heard a woman's scream.

Zhuang Gousheng was frightened and hurriedly said, "Sir, he is the villain's child."

Baihu came over and said, "Prince, it's the child of this family, that girl..." He whispered, "That girl is not wearing any clothes."

Zhuang Gousheng said shyly: "I'm sorry, my family is poor, I only have a pair of pants, and the child cannot come out to salute the nobles."

Li You grew up in Chang'an City, and really didn't know that the people in the countryside were still so poor. He ordered to leave a few clothes for Zhuang Gousheng's family, and Zhuang Gousheng thanked him very much.

After a long time, the two children came out, each with pale face and thin skin. When they saw a stranger, they lowered their heads and dared not speak.

Li You asked them to sit down and took out some food for them. The two children were very surprised and ate in big mouthfuls.

Li You was angry and said, "Black Panther, go to Jingyang County and call the county magistrate to me."

When night fell, the magistrate of Jingyang County came. His name was Zhao Jingshu, 36 years old, and he looked simple and honest. On the way, he asked the reason why Prince Baihu looked for him, feeling ashamed and uneasy.

At this time, Li You and others were eating barbecue, and Zhuang Gou Zuo's family and two other families also enjoyed barbecue together.

Zhao Jingshu was a little surprised when he saw the scene in front of him. He knew a little about Li You's name, but his reputation was not very good. However, the prince was actually talking and laughing with the farmers, which really made him unable to believe it.

Zhao Jingshu stepped forward and said, "I met your highness by Zhao Jingshu, the magistrate of Jingyang County."

Li You smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao, please sit down."

Black Panther handed over a Hu bed and asked Zhao Jingshu to sit down. After Zhao Jingshu sat down, he said, "Your Highness, I am ashamed of not managing this county well. Please punish me."

Li You said, "Mr. Zhao County, I invite you here just to understand the situation. Talk about it casually, don't be nervous. Come on, talk while eating." As he said that, he handed him a piece of barbecue.

Zhao Jingshu ate a few bites of barbecue and felt it was very fragrant and praised it a few words. As a result, it attracted Li You's pride. He talked endlessly about the knowledge of barbecue. Although Zhao Jingshu felt that this master seemed a little unreliable, he relaxed unknowingly.

The two chatted for a long time, and Li You learned about the living conditions of the local people.

More than half of Jingyang County is mountainous areas, and the land at the foot of the mountain is also very barren. It is a typical poor county, with poor households like Zhuang Gouzhou everywhere. Although there are many mineral resources in the mountains, no one knows it and cannot exploit them. There are also many fruit and herbal resources on the mountain, but they cannot be used due to transportation, sales and other reasons.

Zhao Jingshu smiled bitterly and said, "I was born in a poor family. Although I passed the Jinshi, I was exiled here because I had no choice but to cherish the people and make some achievements, but..." He shook his head and couldn't continue to say in shame.

Before Li You asked him to come, he checked the Science and Technology Library and had a major discovery related to eating. He realized that the opportunity to get rich was coming, so he said, "Mr. Zhao, I know a magpies trading company. They want to do some business here, so he asks Magpie Zhao for help."

Zhao Jingshu was a little curious. He didn't know what business to do in the poor county under his jurisdiction.

Li You said: "This business can support thousands of people in your county, maybe more, and can add a lot of taxes to your county. Are you willing to help?"

Zhao Jingshu's county magistrate has only one year of office. If he cannot be promoted, he will be transferred and will serve as a rank-level official in the state. He will be like this in his life. He has no scruples and said, "Your Highness, this is great. I am willing to help with all my strength."

Li You explained it again, and Zhao Jingshu was overjoyed and rushed back to the county government overnight to write documents, preparing to start implementation tomorrow.

After Zhao County Magistrate left, Li You said to Yin Guanghao: "Third brother, you're rich!"

Yin Guanghao looked at the ragged farmers and said suspiciously: "Get rich? It's here? Brother You, are you fainting, right?"

Li You smiled and said, "You are just blind, the ground is full of money, you just can't see it!"
Chapter completed!