Li Xiu took over the financial management supervision, and naturally he had no energy to take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture. Fortunately, Yang Dui had been in the Ministry of Agriculture for many years, and he was familiar with the Ministry of Agriculture. He used to be actually in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture. So after Li Xiu left the Ministry of Agriculture, he recommended Yang Dui to Li Shimin and asked him to take over the Ministry of Agriculture.

In addition, although Li Xiu is no longer in the Ministry of Agriculture, he and Yang Nong were founded by him and Yang Nong. When Yang Nong passed away, his prestige in the Ministry of Agriculture was unmatched. Yang Dui was half of Li Xiu's student. Even though he took over the Ministry of Agriculture, he often went to Li Xiu to ask questions when he encountered difficulties. The operation of the Ministry of Agriculture was as usual, and it did not change because of Li Xiu's departure.

The small market in front of the Ministry of Agriculture has now developed into a small village town. Not only are there various shops on both sides of the streets, but there are also many people living around. At first, they were all the families of hawkers who do business. However, later, the landlords and wealthy families in nearby villages also came to the town to repair houses. Even officials in the Ministry of Agriculture simply built a yard here and moved their families here to live, so that they could often reunite with their families.

"Mr. Prince Concubine, this place has become a town. The speed is simply too fast. I guess in a few years, the court may have set up a separate county here!" When Xu Jingzong came here and saw the prosperous town in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh. Of course, when he was in the Ministry of Agriculture, it was just a short street, but he didn't expect that the changes now were so great that he was a little afraid to recognize it.

"This town has a name now, and it was given by people from our Ministry of Agriculture. It is called Xingnong Town. There is a stone tablet at the entrance of the town, and the name of the town is engraved on it!" Li Xiu also smiled and said, "At this time, Xu Jingzong had been in the Ministry of Agriculture for a long time. Although he left, he had been staying in Chang'an City, only a few miles away from here, but he had never been there once. From this we can see how cold this person is by nature.

However, Xu Jingzong was unaware of anything. Instead, he entered the town with Li Xiu enthusiastically. He saw shops on both sides of the street, and there were many pedestrians on the street, mostly residents in the town and villagers around him came to buy things.

It was rare that Xu Jingzong still remembered that Li Xiu liked to eat one of the Hu cakes, so he ran over and bought two Hu cakes with chopped mutton inside. The two of them were walking around the town while eating. In a short while, they actually came to the gate of the Ministry of Agriculture.

"Mr. Prince Concubine, the person you mentioned before was not trying to be transferred from the Ministry of Agriculture, right?" Xu Jingzong looked at the familiar Ministry of Agriculture and asked again with some uncertainty.

"There are only a few people in the Ministry of Agriculture. Even if they are digging them, it is not enough for our bank. The person I am talking about is Xinzhu Academy next to me!" Li Xiu smiled and pointed to the side of the Ministry of Agriculture and said.

I saw that there was also a vast building located just a wall from the Ministry of Agriculture. The building was blue bricks and green tiles, and the houses inside were arranged in aligned. From time to time, the sound of reading came from the room. It was the new architecture school built by Li Xiu.

When Li Xiu built the Xinzhu Academy, Xu Jingzong had already left the Ministry of Agriculture, and he had never been to the Ministry of Agriculture since then, so Li Xiu thought he would definitely not know the school. In fact, this is not surprising. After all, the Xinzhu Academy collects children from poor families in order to learn something and have a skill in the future. Therefore, the Xinzhu Academy may be famous among the poor people in Chang'an, but for the rich or nobles in Chang'an, few people know such a place.

"Xinzhuan School?" Xu Jingzong was stunned when he heard the name, because he felt a little familiar. Then he suddenly showed a sudden expression and said, "I remember that when King Li Ke of Shu was in Chang'an, there was a ridiculous thing that he ran to a private school outside the city to study with a group of poor families. I remember that the private school seemed to be called Xinzhuan School!"

"Yes, Ke'er did study here at the beginning, and this school was also opened by me!" Li Xiu was very surprised that Xu Jingzong actually remembered what Li Ke learned here at the beginning, but he immediately thought that although Xu Jingzong was not good at character, he was knowledgeable and remembered. As long as he had seen or heard of things, he would never forget that this alone was not comparable to ordinary people.

"So that's it. This school was actually started by the prince-consort. With the prince-consort's knowledge, no wonder the King of Shu actually came here to study. My son happened to be at the age of studying. I wonder if he could also send it to study here?" Xu Jingzong also showed a sudden expression when he heard Li Xiu's words, and also flattered Li Xiu.

"Haha~, Yan clan, you are too polite. This school is run by me personally, and anyone can come to school. I am afraid you will despise the things taught here are too shallow!" Li Xiu laughed when he heard this, and then took Xu Jingzong to step into the school.

The mountain leader of the school is Tian Chou, which was originally recommended by Yang Dui to Li Xiu. In recent years, he has managed the school diligently, which has led to more and more students coming to study every year. For this reason, the school has been expanded once, otherwise the school’s classrooms would not be enough. In addition, some students with excellent grades are willing to stay and teach after graduation, so now the school has completed the transition from old to old, and gradually formed a virtuous cycle.

Li Xiu used to come to the school often, but since he took over the bank, he left early and came back late every day, and he hadn't been here for a month. At that moment, he took Xu Jingzong to Tianchou's office room, and he didn't have to knock on the door at all, and just pushed the door in. What surprised him was that there was actually someone in the room besides Tianchou.

"Why are you here, Prince Concubine?" Tian Chou showed a surprise expression when he saw Li Xiu coming in. He hurried forward to greet him. The other person in the room also stood up and bowed slightly to Li Xiu. Looking at his appearance, he seemed to recognize Li Xiu. Li Xiu also felt that the other person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him?

"Brother Tian doesn't have to be polite. I didn't expect you to have a guest here. I wonder what this person is called?" Li Xiu first greeted Tian Chou, then looked up and down at the stranger in the room and said, "I saw that this man was about thirties, with a broad mouth and a mighty look. He looked like a warrior, but his behavior was very elegant and he felt very contradictory.

"Gao Jifu, the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, please pay homage to the prince!" Before Tian Chou could introduce, the middle-aged man took the initiative to introduce that the Ministry of Revenue is one of the four branches of the Ministry of Revenue, with one doctor, and an official position of the fifth rank. Because the officials of the Tang Dynasty only reached the third rank, they were already among the high officials from the fifth rank, and the Du branch was in charge of the national financial statistics and adjustments, and was an absolute real position of power.

"It turns out to be a doctor Gao. I said why do you feel familiar?" Li Xiu laughed when he heard the other party's introduction. In fact, he not only felt familiar with the other party, but also with the name Gao Jifu. It seems that this person has been recorded in later generations, but he can't remember the other party's specific deeds.

It is not surprising that Li Xiu did not remember Gao Jifu's deeds, because this person was not as famous as Changsun Wuji or Fang Xuanling, but he was also one of the prime ministers in the early Tang Dynasty. However, Gao Jifu became prime minister in the last few years of Li Shimin's reign, and later assisted Li Zhi ascending the throne and becoming one of the most powerful prime ministers during the Li Zhi period. However, he died soon. In addition to assisting Li Zhi ascending the throne, he did not leave any conspicuous deeds in history.

"By the way, since Doctor Gao is in the Ministry of Revenue, why did he come to the school today if he has time?" Li Xiu suddenly asked strangely at this time, and at the same time looked at Tian Chou. Could it be that Gao Jifu and Tian Chou know each other, so he is a visiting friend today?

"This..." Gao Jifu heard Li Xiu's question, but suddenly looked up and smiled bitterly at him, and then said, "The prince consort, the reason why the prince is here is actually because of you, prince consort!"

"Me?" Li Xiu was even more puzzled when he heard Gao Jifu's words. He might have seen Gao Jifu several times in the court, so he had some impressions. But after that, he didn't remember any interaction with the other party. How could the other party come to the school because of himself?

"Haha, the prince-consort doesn't know. Doctor Gao came to me today to discuss with me that the students this year have graduated, hoping to allocate some staff to their branch. Doctor Gao complained to me just now that his minor officials were snatched away by your financial management supervisor, so he had to come to us to recruit some officials!" At this moment, Tian Chou explained with a smile.

"Uh? This... seems to be really my reason." Li Xiu was stunned when he heard Tian Chou's words, and then he couldn't help but laugh. Only then did he remember that the officials in the Financial Management Supervision Commission were all transferred from the Ministry of Revenue, and the Du Branch had the responsibility for financial management. It is estimated that many of his subordinates were transferred from the Du Branch.

"You can understand us as long as you can. In order to establish a financial management supervisor, our branch office was transferred not only to a inspector and a chief officer, but also to most of the experienced officials were transferred. Now the summer harvest season is coming soon. Our branch office also needs to calculate the taxes in the world, but I have no one available now, so I can only find a way to recruit some officials!" Gao Jifu said with a wry smile at this time.
Chapter completed!