Northern Dynasties

Chapter 137
Zhao Gui's manor has an area of ​​more than [-] hectares, but according to the government's consistent urgency and Li Tai's visual estimation, the actual overall area of ​​the manor is at least [-] hectares, and most of them are flat Fertile fields.

For a manor with such a vast area, there are three canals dug along the Luoshui River alone. The land of the manor has also been fully cultivated. Tens of thousands of acres of fertile fields are in front of you. Simply incomparable.

Li Tai strolled in the manor, his vision and heart were shocked.Guanzhong is a narrow township, even if all the registered cultivated land in a county is added up, I am afraid it is not so big.

In the mid-Tang Dynasty, the descendants of Li Bi, one of the Six Pillar Kingdoms, wrote "The Family Biography of Marquis Ye", which recorded the basic organizational structure of the Fubing system in the early days.

What exactly these six families are talking about, there are many discussions in later generations, some say it refers to the sixth-class households, some say it refers to Liufang, and some say it refers to the six-pillar country.

At present, the military system of the Western Wei Dynasty is still in a developing stage, and the six-pillar kingdom has not yet been established, so Li Tai naturally does not know what the so-called six families refer to.

However, after learning about the current supply methods of the Western Wei army, and seeing the rich local industry occupied by these Beizhen military leaders, he felt that it was more reasonable for the six-pillar country to supply armaments.

In history, the generals of Zhuzhu Kingdom except Yu Wentai appeared in the [-]th and [-]th years of Datong.Before that, they had been in power and power in Kansai for many years, and they had already become great military landlords based in Kansai, and they could no longer be regarded as poor army leaders.

In the subsequent major change of Hu's surname, all the soldiers in the government had to change to the main surname, which also shows that the soldiers in the early days had a certain nature of private soldiers.As the supreme commander of the army, it is only natural that Liuzhu Kingdom is responsible for the preparation and provision of part of the military supplies.

Although the Six Pillars Kingdom was enfeoffed shortly after, the power has been fading away, and the number of staff has been continuously reduced.It may not be a long-term system for the six families to give together, but judging from Li Tai's perception of Yuwentai, Yuwentai is absolutely capable of respecting his position, empting his power, seizing his capital, and undermining his power.

For example, at the moment, Zhao Gui's manor property was demanded as the capital of Taiwan's government to start a new business. Although Li Tai didn't know the inside story, he thought that Yuwentai must have provided Zhao Gui with compensation that he could not refuse.

This boss, on the surface is very kind, but in fact he is dark in heart!
In the fields, some important millet crops have been harvested, but many of the remaining miscellaneous crops are still considerable.Wait until the laborers are in place before harvesting, at least the Dushui Government Office will not have to worry about the rations for the second half of the year.

Although the manor industry is beautiful, the planning is poor, the living places are disorganized, and there are many sheds and camps where serfs live in the fields.Except that the main building of the manor is quite grand, other aspects are not even as good as Li Tai's own Shangyuan Manor.

After all, a prodigal son like him who is keen on construction is rare in Kansai.In an analogy to He Basheng's previous economic situation, even if Zhao Gui occupies Toyota Meiye, he may not be as rich as a country.

After Li Tai inspected it, Dang even decided to set up his office here.

It stands to reason that the envoys of Dushui have to work in the yamen in the imperial city of Chang'an, and the doctors in the Xingtai. Administration qualifications.

However, his ministry is special, and it is not suitable for sitting in the government office. He does things expediently for the convenience of doing things.

The six candidates for joining the army each held a written order and left the manor with sad faces.

Pei Hong and Li Dao were left behind, and Li Tai arranged for Pei Hong to be a clerk, and asked him to lead the officials selected by his family to quickly copy out the relevant orders, while Li Dao was temporarily in charge of joining the military. , Responsible for passing orders to the state and county officials and township tyrants along the line.

To do something, first of all let the people know the existence of his government office.Prior to this, the Central Sino-Nong had notified the prefectures and counties along the Luoshui River of this appointment, but the people were still at a loss about this existence.

Where to start to open up the situation, Li Tai has already weighed for a long time.

Although it is said that there are three fires for a new official to take office, it is still not appropriate to burn too much fire. After all, the Dushui Government Office did not exist before this. If you stand on the opposite side of the public interest from the beginning, you are undoubtedly looking for excitement.

It is necessary to let everyone feel the existence of the Dushui Yamen without causing too much resistance and opposition, so after thinking about it, Li Tai decided that the first thing to do when the Dushui Yamen is established is to collect fish!
He asked Pei Hong to draw up a "Fish Purchase Order", and then Li went to lead a group of fast horses to post and publicize it along the Luoshui bridge Jindu.

At the same time, he issued a purchasing agent order to all the owners who set up businesses along the river. These owners need to buy a thousand catties of fish on their behalf before this autumn. If they cannot deliver in full, they will not be allowed after October. Dustling work.

Pei Hong was still immersed in writing the book order. After hearing this, the brush in his hand paused. He seemed to suspect that he had heard it wrong. He raised his head and said, "It's cold in Kansai, and the rivers are usually frozen after October. So The ban is not enough to show off!"

"We can't predict the time of day, but we must do it!"

After Li Tai heard the words, he smiled and said, how could he not understand this common sense?The problem is that the tunnels along the river have been installed for many years without any control, and now they are suddenly controlled, which will inevitably arouse the anger of the villagers.

Although this order is worded harshly, it is actually useless.Most of the owners see it, only as a joke, may not face up to the opposition.

But for Li Tai, it is a line drawn, that is, whether Yanhe Xiaolong can be operated or not, I have the final say!
This is a model that establishes a distribution of tasks in exchange for management rights, and it can also identify those owners who are willing to take it seriously and who do not give face to the Dushui Yamen at all.After the goal is established, there are some ways to clean it up.

"But even if you want to buy fish, the government office doesn't have any supplies in stock now! If you really want to turn in the fish, how should you pay for it?"

Next to him, Li Dao asked curiously.

Li Tai had a plan for this, and after hearing the words, he said with a smile: "This area of ​​Weiluo can be used to make money. Although the government office is short of people to operate, it can be rented out. Tell the officials and people here, and it will be here in two days. The government office chooses the rent, anyone who is interested can come and pay a high price, and the one with the highest price gets it!"

Can a living person be suffocated by urine?What Li Tai is most satisfied with about the government of the Western Wei Dynasty is that there are no laws prohibiting it, and they can do as much as they can. Last year he did business with the Wuxiang county government, and this year it's his turn to sit in the government. money.

He has been coveting this area for a long time, and he doesn't intend to hand it over to others, he must get it into his own hands.

However, he has just taken office as a new official, and he has a lot of followers inside and outside, so it is not easy to blatantly enrich his own pockets. He still has to hold a bidding meeting to get his hands on it.

After the bidding is accepted, this area can be surrounded by a high wall, and a few large spinning wheels can be set up to spin and spin the yarn in addition to the mill work, so that the money printing machine can be fully activated.

In addition, he took Liu Gong to Zuojinnan Baishui County to communicate, and ceded part of the manor farmland as the county's official village in exchange for several official ferries and boats operated by the county.

As for the ferry boats under the control of Wuxiang County, he had already won them over from Zheng Man and assigned them to Qumeng for use.

It's a joke that the dignified Dushui Yamen can't even manage a few ferry boats.With these in your hands, you can collect tolls with peace of mind, and plucking wild goose is also an income.

After several tasks were arranged, the first thing to get feedback was the exchange of resources with Nanbaishui County. A county lieutenant followed Liu Gong to the Yanhe Manor the next day.

"Gao Pingnan's deeds in Luodong Township have been known for a long time by certain people in Luoxi, and they admire him in their hearts!"

The county lieutenant was in his fifties, and after entering the hall, he complimented him a little, and couldn't help asking: "The rumors of the former villager Liu, is it true?"

"The yamen hall is newly established, and the office is useless. Living in this county, I also look forward to being able to watch and help each other. There are three ferries set up along the river in Nanbaishui, with more than [-] large and small boats. They are willing to replace them with [-] hectares of good farmland. If you can be the master, you can get things done right now!"

Li Tai replied with a smile.

The county lieutenant was overjoyed when he heard the words, and then he was a bit confused: "It's only [-] hectares... But the Zhongjin Ferry in the county has been in operation for a long time, and the ship building and maintenance also consume a lot of money, can it, can it..."

"Since I have been envoyed, I am sincere in my work, and I don't want to fight with the county magistrate. Qiaojin boats are originally in the Dushui post, and the county magistrate has been in charge for a long time. It is true that I have worked hard, so I gave the public land as a reward. Small things are not worth disturbing Daxingtai. If you make a statement based on this, you will inevitably lose peace with the county magistrate."

Li Taiken offered [-] hectares of fertile land in exchange, which was considered polite, but when he heard that the county lieutenant wanted more, his face immediately turned down.To be honest, in his eyes, these county magistrates are not as difficult as those local tyrants.

Seeing this, the county lieutenant didn't dare to persist anymore, and quickly cupped his hands and said, "It's just that the lower officials were confused for a while, so there's really no need to bother the superior. Thirty hectares, just thirty hectares! It's just that there is a lack of labor in the county, and Jin ferry boats Workers still need to return to the government to listen to them..."

"Of course, each other has their own duties, how dare you intervene in another case."

Li Tai was not insatiable, even the boatmen had to be packed together, and by the way, he also showed his attitude that he would not conscript the county's labor force casually.

After making this deal, he was also in a good mood, and then said with a smile: "The benefit of the canal in Luodong Township has been heard from far and near. My office also has flood control and encourages farming. If there is a canal in this county to plan, You can spread the word, and if the local situation is suitable, you can set up things as soon as possible!"

"Must report the Lord's intentions to the county magistrate!"

After hearing the words, the county lieutenant responded with a dry smile, and he could see that there was little sincerity.

Li Tai is not surprised by this. Without the support of local resources, the power of county and county officials is actually very limited, and they only have their positions.

The reason why the Longshou Canal was able to be completed was mainly due to his vigorous promotion. Although the county magistrate Du Yun was considered a good official, his authority and energy did not allow it.

So he wanted to rectify Luoshui as a whole, the key is not the government along the line, but the local tyrants who have people and things.

(End of this chapter)