Bringing the farm to another world

Those people were of course found out by Li Mingde, but Zuoqiu Zheng was also a very good person. He did not let Li Mingde take the blame, because he knew very well that if Li Mingde took the blame, then Li Mingde would have no chance of survival in the Eastern Palace. He did not want to lose such a capable Prince's Secretary, so he took the initiative to take on the matter. In this way, Jia Yu and others would not be able to blame Li Mingde for this matter, and Li Mingde would have less pressure in the Eastern Palace.

When Jia Yu and the others heard what Li Mingde said, they thought about the list of people on the report, some of whom were recommended by Dewey, and they all knew the relationship between Dewey and Li Mingde. They knew that Li Mingde would not cheat Dewey, so they believed what Zuo Qiuzheng said. So they didn't say anything and turned around and left. Only Dewey stayed and followed Li Mingde back to Li Mingde's office. However, the two did not say anything in the East Palace. They just chatted for a few words and made an appointment to have dinner together in the evening. Then Dewey went straight back to his office. On the other hand, Zuo Qiuzheng had already returned to the back house and met the Crown Princess.

The Crown Princess is not from a big family, this is also the tradition in the Star Empire. Normally, they will not choose the Crown Princess from a big family, because they are worried that the foreign relatives will become powerful. However, this also creates another problem, that is, the Crown Prince has almost no external support, and in the fight with other princes, he will often fall into a disadvantage. This is why before, when Zuoqiu Zheng was competing with Zuoqiu Yu and others, he was often at a disadvantage, because Zuoqiu Yu and others had supporters, while Zuoqiu had no one.

When Zuo Qiuzheng arrived at the rear residence this time, he talked about this matter directly with the Crown Princess, because among those people he had to deal with, some of them were indeed recommended by the Crown Princess. Zuo Qiuzheng and the Crown Princess had a very good relationship, and the Crown Princess would not get involved in their affairs, so although the Crown Princess recommended people, she did not know about those people's performance. Zuo Qiuzheng was not angry with the Crown Princess because of this incident. After all, he was also wrong in this matter. As he said before, he did not submit to supervision, which gave those people the opportunity. Zuo Qiuzheng told the Crown Princess about this matter out of respect for her, otherwise he would almost not need to discuss it with the Crown Princess, so Zuo Qiuzheng did so.

After hearing about this, the Crown Princess was also very surprised. She immediately supported Zuo Qiu Zheng with all her strength and insisted that those people must be severely punished, because the Crown Princess knew who were her own people. She had already married the Crown Prince, so she and the Crown Prince were one. If anything happened to the Crown Prince, she would not have an easy time either. If the Crown Prince was punished, she would be punished too, so she had to support the Crown Prince with all her strength.

That night, Li Mingde and Du Wei came to the restaurant where they often ate. After they ordered a few dishes, Li Mingde sighed and said, "Being an official in the royal family is really not an easy thing. I really didn't expect that the water in the Eastern Palace would be so deep. Fortunately, His Highness took all the matters today, otherwise, I am afraid I would not be able to gain a foothold in the Eastern Palace."

Dewey smiled bitterly and said, "You really found out those things, right? I knew it when you gave me a look today. Fortunately, His Highness took the responsibility for this matter, otherwise, you, uncle, would really have no way to gain a foothold in the Eastern Palace. In the future, you should discuss everything with me in advance. It took me half a year to figure out the affairs of the Eastern Palace after I arrived at the Eastern Palace. I didn't dare to do anything rash before. But fortunately, through this incident, you, uncle, have made His Highness fully understand your abilities. I believe that His Highness will definitely make use of you, and you will really gain a foothold in the Eastern Palace. Just be careful in the future, and nothing will happen." Dewey had long thought that Zuo Qiuzheng was taking the blame for Li Mingde. He noticed the look Li Mingde gave him. To be honest, he was very surprised. He did not expect those who managed the industry to be so bold. But if it were him, he might deal with the matter slowly instead of directly reporting it to Zuo Qiuzheng like he is doing now.

These people have the means to handle this matter themselves, and in that case, it might give those people some dignity. Although the Eastern Palace will have less income, there will not be any turmoil, and it will not be as passive as this time.

This is equivalent to: when your brother makes a mistake, you could have advised him or taught him a lesson, but you insisted on calling the police and sent your brother directly to jail. This is a bit too much, so Dewey told Li Mingde to be more careful in the future.

Li Mingde also nodded, and then said: "I do have to be more careful. I'll discuss things with you more in the future. Fortunately, this matter is finally over, and those managers have been dealt with. Next, I can carry out my plan in a bold manner. I believe that in this way, my pressure will be much less. If our plan succeeds, the income of the Eastern Palace will be more than a lifetime more than it is now. This will be very beneficial to the development of the Eastern Palace, and it is also what I want to see the most. After all, we are now one with the Eastern Palace. If the Eastern Palace becomes better, we will become better. If there is a problem with the Eastern Palace, we will also have problems."

Dewey nodded, then said: "Your Highness will fully support your uncle in this matter. If you need any help, just tell me. I will definitely help as long as I can." Li Mingde also nodded. The two of them had a meal and then separated. They did not invite Li Chengyang to dinner today because neither of them wanted Li Chengyang to be involved in this matter. After all, it would not do Li Chengyang any good to let him know about these things.

The next day, Zuo Qiu Zheng directly ordered to deal with those managers. Because of the full support of the Crown Princess, the matter was handled very quickly. Although those people were in charge of one side, their power was all given by the Crown Prince, who could of course take it back in an instant. Moreover, those people had to hand over all their property in exchange for their lives. And just as Li Mingde said, if all the property of those people were taken out, it would really be equal to the annual income of the Eastern Palace, or even more than that. However, Zuo Qiu Zheng was so angry that his face turned blue. He really didn't expect those people to be so bold and greedy for so much at once. However, he didn't do anything to those people and let them go. He just expelled them from the Eastern Palace.

After dealing with those people, Zuoqiu Zheng fully supported Li Mingde and asked Li Mingde to integrate the industries of the Eastern Palace. At the same time, he reappointed the managers of various places and added a supervisory agency. The supervisors were led by Eunuch Fusheng, and all of them were eunuchs. These people were the most loyal to Zuoqiu Zheng. With such a sword hanging over their heads, they would never dare to mess around again. If they dared to mess around, they would be looking for death.

Li Mingde acted very quickly. The people he appointed to be in charge were all from the original industries. He selected some capable people from those industries to be the managers, and then integrated the entire industry. The effect of such integration was soon seen. After three months of fluctuations, the income of those industries gradually stabilized. The income of the East Palace increased by nearly half than before. This was something Zuoqiu Zheng had not expected. After seeing the report, he could not help but be overjoyed and held a banquet directly. Of course, this banquet was also a small banquet and only the officials in the East Palace were invited.

On the day of the banquet, Zuo Qiuzheng waited until everyone arrived before he looked at everyone and said, "We are holding this banquet today to announce something. After nearly half a year of adjustment, all the industries of the Eastern Palace have now stabilized. The income of the Eastern Palace's industries is now nearly half more than before. If it continues like this, it may be even more. This is good news for us, and all this is thanks to Li Aiqing. Li Aiqing has worked hard in the past six months. I have requested an imperial decree that from today on, Li Aiqing's rank will be raised to the fifth rank. From now on, all the industries of the Eastern Palace will be managed by Li Aiqing."

When everyone heard what Zuoqiu Zheng said, they all looked at Li Mingde with envy. You know, they were all officials of the Eastern Palace, so their rank was not very high. People like Jia An were only upper fifth rank, and people like Du Wei were all lower fifth rank. But this time, Li Mingde was promoted to fifth rank in an instant, which was higher than Du Wei's rank. You know, he joined the Eastern Palace for only half a year. Such a promotion speed was really surprising. Li Mingde hurriedly stepped forward to thank him. Zuoqiu Zheng smiled and said, "This is what you deserve, my dear minister Li. Please stand up quickly." Li Mingde stood up then, and then Zuoqiu Zheng picked up the wine glass and said, "Come on, my dear ministers, let's drink this cup together." Of course, several people were very happy. They immediately raised their glasses and drank a glass of wine together.

After drinking the wine, Zuoqiu Zheng glanced at everyone and said, "Now that the industries of the East Palace have been integrated, what do you think, if the East Palace wants to continue to develop, which direction should we go?" After saying that, he stared at everyone.

When everyone heard what Zuoqiu Zheng said, they immediately understood what he meant. Zuoqiu Zheng was probably planning to take advantage of Crown Prince Liulu again, but they all kept silent because they didn't want Zuoqiu Zheng to take advantage of Crown Prince Liulu. Once Zuoqiu Zheng took advantage of Crown Prince Liulu, it might attract Zuoqiu Wen's attention, which would not be of any benefit to the Eastern Palace. However, this was already the second time Zuoqiu Zheng had mentioned this matter, and if they objected, they were afraid that it would make Zuoqiu Wen unhappy, so they all kept silent.

Li Mingde was confused. He was okay in business, but he had no experience in this matter. He was different from those old-timers in the officialdom. He was a businessman. In the past six months, he had focused on the industries of the Eastern Palace. To put it bluntly, he was like a manager hired by the Eastern Palace company, specializing in managing these industries. He didn't know much about other things, and that was why he didn't say anything. (End of this chapter)