Binding the [9 to 5] system, Li Yan started a "reverse" life in Datang!
Check in on time and you will be rewarded with magical skills in farming and solving cases; if you dare to work overtime for one second, talk about money first and then talk about things!
In March when he was appointed magistrate of Hu County, he decided the case publicly and settled disputes on the spot; he built the Zhenguan plow, which doubled the yield per mu; he cooked red oil hot pot, which made the county government more popular than the restaurant.
Li Shimin visited him incognito, intending to punish him for "not doing his job properly", but he was amazed by his talent and knowledge, and even more amused by his "beating the bottom line of workers": "May I allow you to double your wages and think of more good things for Datang?"
Li Yan: "You can't have less time off, and you have to take care of the hot pot enough."
From then on, while others were involved in political achievements, he was involved in people's livelihood; while others were trying to please the powerful, he was in charge of guiding the government. From a small official in the county government to the driving force behind Zhenguan, Li Yan worked from nine to five and became the most comfortable winner in the Tang Dynasty.
