Northern Dynasties

Chapter 135
Power is really moving!

After seeing off another visitor, Li Tai stood in the vestibule and glanced at Shi Liu who was still waiting outside the door to see him from a distance, and he couldn't help feeling secretly in his heart.

It had not been a short time since he came to this world, and this was the first time he had encountered this kind of treatment.I enjoyed it at the very beginning, after all, who doesn't desire to be noticed and valued?
But soon he felt dull, even a little bored.These visitors seemed to really take his polite words seriously, and felt that they were here to help Li Tai solve the shortage of employment, which made him a little upset.

When he started, he really wanted to unite the masses and share power. After all, with the help of the Daoist, he can also avoid the backstabbing and black guns from behind.

But he doesn't need it now, with Daxingtai coming forward to support him, he only needs to focus on his affairs, and ordinary gossip and slander will not hurt him at all.

After all, in this matter, Yuwentai chose to harm the interests of the Beizhen township party to ensure the progress of the matter. If it was abandoned halfway, it would also be a great harm to Yuwentai's own authority.

In the past, I sincerely asked you to start a business together, and you liked to ignore it, but now you see a clear opportunity of gold-plated mixed qualifications, and you all come together.Then I'm sorry, I have to follow my rules, it's such a villain who succeeds!
Now if you want to join his small group, first of all, you must have sufficient ability. If you don’t even have the basic ability to handle affairs, I will not support idlers.Secondly, all those recommended must be the children of their respective direct descendants.

If only ability is required, Li Taida can choose and train it himself.

The reason for accepting the recommendation of the masses is out of a comprehensive consideration, including family background, parents' political resources and local resources.There is an essential difference in the roles that the big clan's close relatives and distant concubines can play.

Although people are not judged by their bloodlines, you are already going through the back door. What kind of universal values ​​does Lao Tzu tell you about meritocracy?

What you value is your own comprehensive strength, and it has to be the kind of close relationship that as long as I am not good, you don't even want to be safe, otherwise why would I open the back door for you?

If someone really wants to mess with me one day, you also have to consider whether you will be implicated.Even if you want to kill relatives righteously, you still have to have a heart-breaking pain!

These two conditions still screen out a lot of visitors.Either these people did not meet Li Tai's requirements, or they had a mentality of joining in the fun, and they fought three poles if they had time or not.

After meeting guests in the mansion for a few days, Li Tai finally selected eight candidates. Apart from Pei Han's cousin Pei Hong and a family member of Li He who made his statement at the beginning, the other six were all close relatives of Xingtai Fuchen.

He doesn't intend to keep all six of them, it's still up to their respective talents and how well they cooperate with each other, and try to eliminate a few more.Even if you get eye drops for offending the other party, it's fine. By the way, I will brush up the image of myself as a just, impartial and unbiased official with Yu Wentai.

After confirming the candidate, Li Tai sent letters to each of these families, asking their children to join in the village in early August, and then leave Huazhou first and return to Shangyuan.

It was still midsummer when I left my hometown, and it was already early autumn when I came back.The landscape of the village has changed a lot, and hardworking villagers can be seen everywhere in the fields.

Also because the villagers are busy harvesting the fields, although Li Tai's status and power have improved more than before when he returns home this time, the villagers have no time to put on any grand welcome scenes, so Li Tai can't enjoy the fun of returning home.

After entering the village, Li Tai first looked through the accumulated family affairs records, and then explained the adjustment of his own family affairs amidst congratulations from his family members.

Of course, he will lead a group of family members to participate in official affairs, but family affairs should not be neglected just like that.

As the oldest member of the Xixing family, Li Zhusheng is the most reassuring to Li Tai in terms of loyalty and ability, so Li Tai asked him to stay at home and concentrate on family affairs.

Among the three most outstanding young men in the trilogy, Li Quji was still assisting Zhou Changming in the township regiment of Dangjun County, and he had not returned after participating in the river defense.Li Xiaoyong was arranged to go to Longshouyuan to be in charge of land reclamation and production of the manor there, and by the way, to visit Buddhist temples and collect information.

Li Yantou went in and out with Li Tai every day, served as the team leader of his family's troupe, and learned some military strategies from Zhu Meng from He Basheng's former tribe.

He Basheng's old department, because of the lord's new funeral, although Li Tai took over, he did not carry out a systematic reorganization, and only selected a few members with special skills to work.

Now that the brothers Heba and Jingwei have settled the matter, Li Tai also took this opportunity to sort out the personnel affairs.

When he first came into contact with He Basheng's trilogy, there were more than [-] He Basheng warriors.

But in addition to normal injuries and deaths, when He Basheng was under house arrest by his nephew at the beginning of the year, some of them were expelled. Although Li Tai took him in later, some of them were still exiled.

During the time when He Basheng was convalescing in Shangyuan, some generals who had already served as officers left and continued to serve the court as individuals, and took away some elite soldiers.

When He Basheng passed away, martyrdom, guarding the tomb, and separation, etc., there are only about [-] people left in He Basheng's series, which has dropped by nearly half.

This is something that can't be helped. After all, Li Tai is not the legitimate heir of He Basheng, and the handover between each other can only be done according to morality.For those who are willing to stay, Li Tai is naturally responsible for their life and future, but there is no way to blame those who leave.

Among them, He Bayan's suicide is what Li Tai feels the most. He respects this loyalty, but he does not approve of this behavior.

He Bayan was not only He Basheng's general, but also his adopted son. If he survived, he would undoubtedly be able to command these old troops more stably. He Bajingwei's brothers did not dare to threaten Li Tai like that.

But everyone has passed away, and saying anything else will not help the matter.Fortunately, there is still Zhu Meng, the general who served as He Basheng's military commander for a long time, and is now the leader of He Basheng's legacy.

Regulating Luoshui is not just a simple act of civil affairs, it will inevitably involve friction with local tyrants, and the upstream pastoral areas must also be prepared for military conflicts.

Although Daxingtai didn't mention it, Li Tai had to make sure he had a fighting army in his hands.The scale does not need to be too large, at least it must have a force of five or six hundred people.

He has already begged a family general named Gao He from Gao Zhongmi, together with Zhu Meng, he can just be the commander of this team.

When he revealed his heart to Zhu Meng, the fierce general who was still in mourning immediately nodded in agreement.

They, He Basheng's subordinates, were determined to avenge He Basheng's son's murder.However, the brothers He Ba and Jingwei obviously had no hope. If they want to achieve this long-cherished wish, they can only build on the progress of Li Tai's power.

Seeing that Zhu Meng agreed simply, Li Tai felt a little embarrassed.

He is currently only engaged in the fourth-rank Xingtai with the fifth-rank general, but Zhu Meng has made great achievements in the battle with He Basheng, but he has the third-rank General Longxiang. Hundreds of people, not yet formally organized team.

Under He Basheng's command, there are many subordinates like Zhu Ziyong who followed him back to Kansai from the Southern Dynasties. These people may not be known for their martial arts, but although there are distinct scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, their culture and education are still slightly better than those in the north. , can also accumulate a certain cultural level.

Li Tai selected a few members from among them, and with some family members who had been trained by himself, they entered the Dushui government office to serve as Lingshi and Shulingshi, etc., to build the basic administrative foundation first.

After adjusting the family affairs, Li Tai ordered to notify the staff of Qumeng to meet at Shangyuan Village.

"Congratulations to Mr. Lang, congratulations to Mr. Lang, honored to move to the river, the country is full of glory!"

Shangyuan Party Leader Zhao and others rushed to the village immediately, and after seeing Li Tai, there was a series of compliments and congratulations.

After Li Tai heard the words, he said with a smile: "The reason why Daxingtai is teaching new things is that the folks in the village have indeed achieved great results in water control and canal repair. I am now stealing all the merits, and I feel embarrassed and ashamed. Inviting to see you is based on the past. , Looking to the future, I hope to promote the morality of my hometown, and I need you to continue to help me, so that my career can have great prospects!"

"Mr. Lang is humble. We all know what the old state of the village is like. If Mr. Lang hadn't entered the village, called for righteousness, and initiated the canal project, how would there be a peaceful state of water and soil today! Regardless of the Taifu and the countryside, whoever talks about it, who can understand it?" Denying the Lord's first contribution?"

Wu Jingyi stood up and said with a straight face.

He originally served as the governor of the township regiment. According to the regulations, he should participate in the river defense, but he was worried that the affairs of the Qumeng would be delayed, so he took the initiative to say that he was responsible for staying behind.

Li Tai was alone, so of course he also had to take care of Qumeng and his co-workers, but before that, he asked how Qumeng's affairs were going.

"Earlier, the village received orders from Mr. Lang to continue to expand the personnel of the Qumeng, so I went to the surrounding villages to interview one by one. The villagers in other areas also envied the cause of this township, and introduced hundreds of people who are willing to work with the Qumeng!"

Wu Jingyi, who was in charge of outreach matters, got up quickly and said, and submitted a map of the Luoshui River Basin, which clearly marked the location of the rural households who joined the Qumeng during this period.

To control water, we first need to secure the foundation of public opinion.In this regard, the Qumeng formed by Li Tai has stronger statistical capabilities than Bafu and the prefectures, and the expansion of the Qumeng means the gathering of local people.

"Well done, the main stream of Luoshui River is long, and water control also needs to be weighed successively. Dredging the canals and adding weirs, both the imperial court and the Taiwan government need to start from the urgent situation of the nostalgia. The voice of the nostalgia inspired by the Canal League is Dushui The priority criterion for establishing a case!"

Li Tai took the map and glanced at it, and immediately added a layer of nostalgia and political involvement to Qumeng, then looked at Wu Jingyi and said with a smile: "The Dushui Yamen Office is newly established, and it is urgently needed for officers and counselors. It's a pity that Wu Dudu supervises you There is still a lot of work in the township group, otherwise I would like to invite you to work with the government office."

Hearing this, Wu Jingyi stood up excitedly and said, "Your Majesty pays so much attention to him, how dare he refuse arrogantly! There are many township youths who can replace me, and Li Quji, the recorder, can be enough." I use!"

(End of this chapter)