Northern Dynasties

Chapter 341
During the troubled times of the Middle Ages, due to the long-term chaos of the currency system, it was not easy to accurately define the value of a fortune. It still depends on the comprehensive comparison of the level of productivity and the specific relationship between supply and demand.

The textile industry in Shangyuan Township is booming, and 100 million bolts of silk is not a small meaning to Li Tai, but a medium meaning.But in the eyes of the tyrants in other regions, this is obviously a big meaning.

Therefore, when Li Tai casually gave a trading limit of 100 million pieces of silk, Li Xian was astonished. He couldn't understand how Li Tai could accumulate such a huge amount of wealth in just a few years!Could it be that Duguxin's family property was wiped out and given to his daughter as a dowry?But this is not married yet!

But seeing Li Tai's serious expression, he was embarrassed to directly question Li Tai's financial resources, and after pondering for a while, he asked again: "Excuse me, Li Sanqi, why did you buy so many camels? In Youxiang, do you want to buy a lot of assets and industries, or do you want to share labor and relieve worries for the current military affairs? If it is the latter, then there is no need to spend a lot of resources. Everyone in the job needs to work hard, how can Li Sanqi be used alone?"

After Li Tai heard the words, he said with a smile: "Thank you for your relief, Lord Feng, but I have thought about it carefully, and it is not a rash plan. The army is about to be dispatched, but there is still a huge shortage of miscellaneous military supplies. All the service workers work day and night. It is still difficult to make up the difference, so I want to temporarily collect people's savings and pay for it now..."

There are many powerful people in Longyou, and each of them will inevitably produce and stockpile a batch of military supplies. If they can collect them, it will greatly alleviate the gap needed by the army.

But everyone is not a fool, and we can't just rely on red mouth and white teeth to make everyone actively donate genuine supplies, so Li Tai didn't intend to force them, but to use them as excuses.

The problem of the state capital is that time is tight and productivity is insufficient. As long as there is enough time to continuously produce materials from its own sources, it will be returned to the families at that time, and even part of the interest can be paid.

But the fortunes of the Western Wei Dynasty have not seen a major improvement so far, and the war bonds have been issued more than once, only borrowed but not repaid, so it is not popular in this era to use big data for credit reporting, or Yu Wentai and his old gang I can't get on the high-speed rail.Now that additional issuance is being made, it is conceivable that everyone's enthusiasm for subscription is also very limited.

Therefore, if Li Tai wants to gather supplies, he has to increase his bargaining chips.First buy a thousand camels from Li Xian and mortgage them to everyone, and ask them to transport their supplies to Weizhou.And until the state government returns all the materials they lost and borrowed, the camels have been mortgaged to them and can be used freely.

Of course, the value of a single camel is obviously not comparable to a considerable amount of military supplies, but the government can continue to give camels greater value, such as the right to trade freely in Hexi.

As Liangzhou and Guazhou settle down one after another, and the Silk Road business road is opened up again, it will inevitably usher in a recovery and rapid development of commerce and trade.

In the original history, it was also from this node that the Hexi Corridor trade route starting from Guanzhong gradually surpassed the Monan trade route starting from Jinyang.

Although Gao Yang, the heroic emperor, beat the Turks to the point of crying, he also completely destroyed the relationship with the grassland forces, and built a circle of the Great Wall to prevent people from being stolen.

During the Northern Qi Dynasty, they even took advantage of the opportunity of filial piety for the Empress Dowager of the Northern Zhou Dynasty to come to Chang'an for a shopping trip to buy exotic goods. It can be seen that Jinyang at that time was gradually surpassed by Chang'an.

People at the time may not be able to see such a long-term vision, but the lucrative silk road trade is a self-evident consensus, so the people in Longyou also have a better expectation for this. If there is a chance, of course try it.

But I'm sorry, the channel has just been opened, and it still cannot be fully opened.People in the territory are not at ease, and a series of military controls are still in place.Moreover, in order to prevent treacherous people from spying on the military situation, free cross-regional activities are never allowed. Only those who have obtained the permission of the Longyou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion can pass east and west.

If someone questions this, Li Tai can also give a powerful reply: Where were you when the military was scarce?Of course, this pot of soup must be shared by those loyal people!
In this way, we can not only raise enough military supplies, but also select a group of powerful people in Longyou who recognize the current state rule, and at the same time select a group of merchants who have been quite powerful since the opening of the Hexi Commercial Road. As a result, the exchange and trade between the East and the West on this commercial route can be quickly restored.

After Li Xian heard Li Tai's plan, he couldn't help admiring him again, saying that Li Tai was far-sighted and worried about the country and the people.But the admiration is admiration, but the eyebrows and eyes are a little superficial and insincere.The reason is also very simple, because this plan sounds too good, but it seems unreal. At the very least, what is Li Tai's motivation for doing this?
Naturally, a thousand camels can't cost as much as 100 million pieces of silk, but it is definitely a fortune of great value. Li Tai just distributes it among the people without asking for anything in return?It is hard to believe that such destruction of the family to relieve difficulties and self-sacrifice is unbelievable.

Seeing Li Xian's expression like this, Li Tai sighed again: "It's only now that I have come to Longzhou to realize that the livelihood of the people in the village is hard to be called calm, and many young and old are deprived of support. It's really heartbreaking. I don't have enough energy now, so I want to do it." Some public and private considerations.

After the camels are divided into the masses, it is inevitable that there will be losses due to poor breeding by the villagers. All losses will always need to be borne by the government and private households.I don't need compensation for silk, silk, and millet, but I just hope that some garden land can be set aside for farming and management by the villagers. "

Li Xian nodded when he heard this, and felt that it was reasonable.The situation in the village has been maintained for many years, and it is basically a radish and a pit. Even if a certain family declines, there will be other clans taking over the resources of the village. It is not easy for outsiders to get a foothold.

Li Xian's family is naturally powerful, but they also need to strengthen their influence in Longyou through funding and supporting the Li family in Longxi.Now that Li Tai has come to Longyou, he naturally has such a need, and it is reasonable to choose such an entry point.

The Taiwan government is still very strict in monitoring important towns like Qinzhou. In the early years of Daxing, in order to deter the masses, even his cousin Wang Shichao was killed for offending the public.

But now, in order for the Western Expedition to proceed smoothly, Li Tai spent all his family resources to buy camels and borrow them from the masses to persuade them to lose. This is absolutely morally tenable, and he has won great praise from both the government and the opposition.With such a benevolent government and righteous actions first, everyone can treat any subsequent actions with a more tolerant attitude.

The government borrowed it first, and the folks pledged it later. If there is any accident with the collateral, it is only natural to give sufficient compensation.As for how to make compensation, it is natural that he, the governor of Qinzhou, is in charge of handling it, so he can quietly bring more high-quality rural assets into his own account.

Thinking of this, Li Xian couldn't help feeling that Li Tai's ingenious intentions had already been implemented frequently in such a short period of time after entering the country, no wonder Li Mu's family letters were full of praise for him.The longer the conversation, the more Li Xian could feel Li Tai's eclectic whimsy.

"Such a righteous deed, how can I let Li Sanqi walk alone. I am also the one who is involved in the matter, and I should share this matter with Li Sanqi. Thousands of camels can be delivered immediately, and half of them will be delivered by me. If it is used by the people in the territory, the rest do not need to pay the current price in Hexi, and Li Sanqi only needs to pay the villagers for the materials they have consumed since raising them."

Li Xian is also a decisive person. After he approved Li Tai's idea in his heart, Dang even said that he would not let Li Tai focus on this matter. He also hoped to use this to establish a few strongholds in Longyou.

Although the local assets are not the focus of his concern, the development and accumulation of his family in Gaoping's hometown has reached a critical point, and diversion to other places can be regarded as a way of sharing risks.

Naturally, Li Tai would not refuse the benefits delivered to his door, so Dang even nodded in agreement.

And this is not a real benefit. When he uses this as an excuse to privatize these official workshops in Qinzhou in the future, he will of course give Li Xian enough shares.Everyone has to work together to resist the pressure exerted by Director Yuwen.

But in fact, Li Tai still has one consideration that he did not tell Li Xian, that is, he needs more means of influence and checks and balances against the powerful people in Longyou, one of which is to stimulate and promote Silk Road business.

If Longyou Haoqiang and his assets are all entrenched in various Wubi manors, if he doesn't crack open the turtle shells one by one, he will have no means to manage them.But if you really want to do that, you will be cut off from the crowd.

Only when people and things flow together can they be guided and controlled in a more comprehensive way.Among other things, although the Hexi trade route has been opened up, the Guanzhong market is not ready yet.

Most of the goods from the Western Regions are luxury goods that have nothing to do with people's livelihood. Guanlong tycoons are actively reorganizing their trilogy and joining the army, hoping to transform into military aristocrats. Those military leaders in Beizhen have not yet reached the time to indulge in pleasure, so this market is still To be cultivated.

Li Tai is probably the only one who has the ability and confidence to take over these commodities in Guanzhong several times. Perhaps there will be a certain degree of hoarding in the short term, but as Shuzhong and Jiangling are eaten up one after another, the local market will quickly become hot.Moreover, Shanbei and Jinyang are not too far away. Who is it not to buy?
So Li Tai encouraged these Longyou tycoons to join the Silk Road trade, not purely for the prosperity of the village, but also for the purpose of becoming the big money lords of Longyou and letting these tycoons serve as his mules.Raising camels is nothing in itself, can it be compared to so many local tyrants who treat me like cows and horses?

But this kind of prediction, which has lasted for several years, is also related to the major turning point of the East and the West and the rise and fall of strength. Naturally, Li Tai will not discuss it carefully with Li Xian.

He also wanted to judge whether the three Li family brothers in Gaoping were worthy of long-term communication and strengthened interaction through their contact and running-in with each other. After all, Li Yuan would still be able to kill his father-in-law in a few years.

A similar scene in this world may not happen again, but as Yuwentai's direct confidant, Gaoping Li's is still a bit difficult to reconcile with a strong barbarian like Duguxin, and even Yuwenhu can't calmly control them.Whether it's suitable for him or not, of course, Li Tai can't make a conclusion too early.

(End of this chapter)