Northern Dynasties

Chapter 34
"Brother, do you think what this son said is true or not?"

After leaving Li Tai Manor, Shi Jing rode on the horse and asked while rubbing the bruises on his face.

Shi Gong's eyes flickered, with a pensive expression on his face, he muttered: "Three points are true, seven points are false. His family has a deep reputation, and he is friendly with strong ministers and generals. Unintentionally supervising the township soldiers should be true, and the others are probably not. Do your best."

"Even if he wants to supervise the soldiers of the village, he still has to look at himself. How can I, the villager, be controlled by such an ignorant fool!"

After hearing the words, Shi Jing snorted coldly, although the two brothers agreed on this bitter plan, but thinking of the embarrassment of being beaten and howled by his elder brother before, he was still full of resentment, and he already secretly hated Li Tai in his heart.

"You are the real idiot! When that kid came to buy materials, you didn't have any doubts and inquiries? He went to the village to start a business, but he bought flax and ointment other than cultivated mulberry at a high price. There is something strange about it. But with a little bit of vigilance, he wouldn't allow him to gather so much money from the village!"

Shi Gong pointed at Shi Jing again and scolded angrily: "This kid looks careless, but he is very shrewd inside. He is friendly with Grand Master He Ba, so he must have known the content of the reward. There are many donated materials, but he only chooses oil to do his work. Scheming, is your heart full of cloth, ruler and silk compared to it?"

"I, I just want to add income to the family. If you are really smart, who would harvest the flax in advance here?"

Shi Jing looked aggrieved. Flax and sesame oil were not necessary for food and clothing. Even if prices rose in times of famine, they were mostly in a state of price but no market. How could he think of calculations other than buying and selling at that time.

He also heard that Li Tai's new method of oil pressure in Hebei produced a lot of oil, so he didn't doubt it even more, but was annoyed that he should ask for a higher price.

Shi Gong was also full of irritability, the upcoming reward from Daxingtai was an excellent opportunity for advancement for these local tyrants.After he got the letter, he returned to his hometown, planning to raise materials to send to officials for grants, but he didn't expect such an accident to happen in his village.

Five hundred dendrobium ointment is not too much, but it is still a full [-] catties.Ordinary wealthy households in the village would not accumulate so much ointment, obviously it was not a reward prepared for these farming families.

As for other materials that can be donated and transported, it will take a certain amount of time to raise them. This can reflect which of the big households in the county has more deep capital.

But I didn't expect such a monster to appear in the village, and I searched for a large amount of oil from the big families in advance, which immediately made the situation weird.

"Recently, you have visited a few houses in the village to calculate how much ointment the kid has in reserve, and see if other people have any intention of buying it. He has so much ointment in his hand, so he must be planning to sell it for a price. If the price is affordable, don’t let other companies take the lead. If he is greedy, I will submit a lawsuit to Daxingtai, and he will be punished for losing everything!”

Shi Gong said bitterly, but at the same time he was figuring out another plan: "I'll go to Jingzhao's family to visit first. If my family has enough savings, I'll first borrow a batch of other materials to be a loser. Make sure that the county's township and regiment governors don't lose money." Fall into the hands of others!"

"My family is more prosperous, and there are more people who are eager to get ahead. I'm afraid it's hard to talk! In my opinion, the big plan will still fall on that kid."

Regarding the future of the family business, Shi Jing did not dare to be negligent, and said in a deep thought: "Didn't he say that he only has more than [-] dendrobium in storage, which is still not enough to win the reward. Then let's negotiate with him while searching for the surplus goods of the people in the village. Other families have no oil to buy, even if they get the huge goods in the hands of that kid, who would buy them at such a stupid high price? In the village of Sahuo, at least they can accumulate some local reputation, which is better than giving fat to that foreigner!"

When Shi Gong heard this, he faintly felt that something was wrong, but he was still thinking about how to persuade Jingzhao's family, so he didn't think about it, and just said: "Even if it is a rush harvest, the price must be measured. Don't act recklessly."

The visit of the Shi brothers seemed to be a signal, and then there was an endless stream of visitors in Li Tai's manor. Obviously, these big households also knew the content of the reward.

This is not because Daxingtai has been penetrated too deeply and has no secrets. The collection of local materials is closely related to the nostalgia.Daxingtai used the order carefully, and had brainstormed in the princes' mansions before the order was issued. Before the order was promulgated, it was also to give them a buffer and time to raise money.

When Li Tai was buying oil, he would visit more than a dozen local tyrants in the county.And not long after the Shi brothers' visit, five or six families came to visit one after another, it can be seen that they all have a plan for this reward.

It can be seen that although the defeat at Mangshan dealt a great blow to Yuwentai's overlord's mansion, it had little impact on his prestige in ruling Guanzhong. Most of these village tyrants still supported the Western Wei regime.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Tai also realized why Yu Wentai collected the goods first and not the troops. In addition to the military considerations before the soldiers and horses moved the food and grass, it also lay in the gradual exploration of the nostalgia.

If the people in Kansai do not have a high sense of identity with his hegemonic regime, and rashly conscripting powerful tribes into the army, instead of increasing their strength, it will aggravate cracks and internal friction.

This Yuwen black otter keeps pace at every step and does not lose his footing due to the defeat of the army. This makes Li Tai, a young man with ambition to do Lu's ambition, also feel very challenged.

The big families in the county begged for visits, but now the initiative has returned to Li Tai's hands. He naturally sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and did not make a clear statement. His response was just the same as that of the Shi brothers.

The ointment item in the reward was not the competition target of these big mulberry farmers, but because of the variable Li Tai, it became an option that cannot be ignored.

If these big rural households want not to be controlled by Li Tai, it is actually very simple. They can conspire together and pool their village funds to donate.After all, there are more than a dozen kinds of materials involved in the reward, and each family may be rich or frugal, and they can always meet a few items after discussing together.

But the question is, can these local tyrants carry out an effective alliance?

If they can really get rid of their estrangement and become close, let alone the positions of leaders of several counties, counties and township regiments, even Yuwentai and other warriors from Beizhen will not be able to stand firmly in Kansai!Even the former Wuhuluanhua, one rose and one died.

Two peaches kill three warriors, it has existed since ancient times.The competition between the locals may not be as grand and full of wars as the struggle for hegemony, but the thorns in their hearts are also full of thorns, and they will not recognize each other.

At the beginning of July, Daxingtai's rewards were officially announced, and the rich local households who visited Li Tai's manor became more enthusiastic.Some of them aggressively raise prices, while others are soft and hard threats, with different attitudes.

Li Tai responded with a smile to all these things.If it was just his own plan, he would have to consider to some extent whether it was worthwhile to provoke the resentment of so many villagers, but with He Basheng standing behind him, naturally he would not be afraid of the threat of hatred from these tyrants.

The attitudes of these visiting village households may be different, but there is one thing that is more unified, that is, they all believe that Li Tai hoarded so much ointment just to buy at a high price, not to donate for himself to seek officials.

The reasons why they came to this conclusion were surprisingly similar. The first was Li Tai's background. As a descendant of the Li family in Longxi, he didn't need to buy an official at all, and he didn't bother to be the commander of the village regiment.The second is his origin. He is a foreigner from Dongzhou, and he is not qualified or capable of leading the township group.

Li Tai felt a little funny about this, but also felt helpless.He really doesn't mind whether the position of the head of the township regiment army is pure or dirty, light or heavy, even if he doesn't do it himself, he can introduce one of the trilogy to be rewarded, but the latter reason has to be considered.

He has a deep understanding of the xenophobic folk customs in Kansai, otherwise he would be able to farm with peace of mind, and it would not lead to many future plans.

In the final analysis, the prestige of officials and nobles in the Western Wei Dynasty was just that, and only the collusion between the officials and the people could exert the greatest effect.The resources of the other country are poor, even if they win the title of governor, those local tyrants should not take him or not, and it will cause more disputes.

A few days later, the Shi brothers came to visit again.This time, his attitude was not as respectful as his brother's name before, and he was doing some bitter tricks, but aggressive.

"This time, Wuxiang County will be awarded the post of governor of the three capitals. To be honest, my family is bound to win the post of governor of the county. Not only Shangfeng Tongsheng, but Jingzhao's family may promise to evenly lose grain and materials. But if it is not a last resort, I also don't want the rural affairs to spread to other counties."

Shi Gong looked at Li Tai and said directly: "My lord should be a little curious. Why are there fewer and fewer people coming to visit and buy recently? This is because my family has collected two hundred dendrobiums of ointment, and there are few left in the countryside, and neither are the rest of the village households. The resources, so I turned to other places to work hard. The oil you have gathered will become waste after this time. I will buy it back at a low price, and it will be good for both. What do you think, sir?"

"The county lieutenant really has a clever plan, which opened my eyes. I don't want to hide it from you. The highest bidder has already paid more than twice the premium, but the county lieutenant wants to buy it at a low price. How can I accept this?"

Li Tai sighed after hearing the words.

"The world's material benefits are embraced by the wise. Li Lang miscalculated and did not blame others. There is no point in being arrogant and making it difficult for the two families to get along with each other in the future!"

When Shi Jing heard Li Tai's sigh, his expression became more and more complacent.

In fact, the amount of oil his family collected was far less than a hundred hu. One, Li Tai had searched too much before, and the two had many local competitors. Now the price of sesame oil in Zuojin village has more than doubled.But as long as Li Tai can be forced to sell the stock, the investment before and after can be evened out.

"What Shihou said is true. The wise have the wealth in the world. You are not just miscalculating one way, but two ways. One is that my oil storage is not only three hundred hu, but already five hundred hu. The other is that you wait for the village People go to the countryside to buy indiscriminately, not only the price of oil is soaring, but also the current price of flax has increased rapidly. After the Mid-Autumn Festival in the county, most of the flax belongs to me. I want to thank you and other villagers for helping me manage my business."

Li Tai said with a smile: "I don't care who the governor of this county belongs to. Even if the county lieutenant wins it, I can only congratulate him. Only the amount of flax that was agreed before autumn, and Shengdou is indispensable!"

When the Shi brothers heard this, their faces changed immediately, while Li Tai stood up from the table and said with a sneer: "My township's resources are meager, and it is difficult to shake the big households to collect debts. So I am also considering recently, whether to use my hand The invoice will be sold to other sellers at a good price at this time, and Xian Kunzhong will be invited to cooperate with delivery of the goods to other sellers."

(End of this chapter)