Northern Dynasties

Chapter 46
Hearing what Li Tai said, Gao Zhongmi hesitated to tell the story.

It turned out that during the previous period, Gao Zhongmi was not idle in Huazhou, and recruited some Kansai Shiliu to serve as subordinates of Situ Gongfu.

This so-called enlistment is not the recruitment and promotion of appreciative talents, but paid.To put it bluntly, Gao Zhongmi sold a number of official positions of the subordinates of the government at a clearly marked price.

"A month ago, my lord asked me to send a thousand pieces of cloth and silk to the village, and that's how I got them."

Gao Bailing explained on the side.

Li Tai also remembered this after hearing the words. At that time, he was still busy doing operations, and the thousand pieces of cloth sent by Gao Bailing were used to buy materials after changing hands.Although I was a little curious, I didn't ask in depth.

After all, he is not Gao Zhongmi's direct nephew, if he inquires deeply about where the money and silk came from, it will inevitably be like asking Gao Zhongmi why he still hid the money from his private house.It turns out that this batch of goods was obtained by Gao Zhongmi by selling officials.

"I see that Ah Pan is busy in the village for the sake of his family. As an elder, it is not easy to sit back and enjoy his success. He should also find a way to share his worries and labors for his son."

Gao Zhongmi smiled reservedly in the banquet, with an expression that he could praise me here, but soon his face collapsed again: "But now, this matter has become a hidden trouble."

"Could someone be held accountable based on this? Now that the manor's business is improving day by day, if it's true that this friendship can't be sustained, they can slowly return the previous contributions."

After learning the reason, Li Tai breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was not a big deal.

The subordinates of the government office have positions but no powers. For example, he worked as a manager in the Situ Mansion, but he has not worked a day's work until now.And Gao Zhongmi, Situ Gong, spends most of his time in the mansion, and then he will be promoted to Taiwei again.

Also, the rewards announced by Daxingtai before were also price-marked selling officials. Everyone responded enthusiastically, and there were no strong words of opposition from famous ministers of the world.

These things also made Li Tai subconsciously feel that the official status of the Western Wei Dynasty was not a very solemn thing.Even if someone asks the crime based on this, it is nothing more than that the monk can touch it, but I can't touch it. At worst, these staff members will be dismissed before the incident happens, and the goods and silk they received before will be returned to them.

But the real situation is more serious and complicated than Li Tai imagined.

"I originally had such a plan, but the administration of the Western Dynasty is different from that of the Eastern Dynasty. All the bureaucrats who set up their own bureaucrats must also be recorded in the Daxingtai. The platform is waiting to be selected and listened to."

Gao Zhongmi sighed again, looked at Li Tai with some shame and said.

Hearing this, Li Tai felt more and more that the Western Wei regime lacked people, forcing Yu Wentai not only to search for the property of the honored ministers, but also to recruit the self-built bureaucrats of the government.

"What dangerous secrets are there, uncle, let's talk together."

Li Tai sighed a little, and then directly preached that Gao Zhongmi didn't have to be so worried if he just sent these staff members to Daxingtai.

"The problem with these new recruits is not their background, but their talents."

Gao Zhongmi still had a sad expression on his face: "Although Daxingtai treats honorable ministers and warriors generously, it supervises the administration of Linmin officials strictly. I heard from Helan Changshi that Daxingtai was governed as early as the first year of Datong. The official was fierce. There was Wang Chaoshi, the governor of Qinzhou, who was the brother-in-law of Daxingtai's mother clan and the son of Wang Taibao. The supervision is strict, and the guilty must be punished..."

When Li Tai heard this, he immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.Because he found that he was not clean, when Shang Yuan measured the land before, he even bribed Zheng Man with two lambs, and gained more than ten hectares of mountain land.

But seeing that Gao Zhongmi's master and servant were all looking sad, he kept this matter in his mind for the time being and discussed it with Zheng Man sometime.

The poor financial situation of the Western Wei Dynasty was a problem that had existed since the establishment of the regime.Although Yuwentai issued rewards and encouraged nobles to donate, this is obviously not a conventional means of increasing financial revenue.In order to maintain the healthy operation of finances, it is fundamental to ensure the stability of taxation for registered residents.

In the area ruled by the Western Wei Dynasty, there were many wealthy and powerful households. If the households were directly expanded, it would inevitably threaten the stability of the rule.Since it is difficult to expand tax sources, strengthening administrative management means to ensure that limited registered households can produce and pay taxes normally is the top priority.

The first year of Datong was calculated to be the year when Yuwentai killed Emperor Xiaowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty and supported the current Emperor Yuan Baoju of the Western Wei Dynasty. Due to the issue of dereliction of duty, he killed his eldest cousin, which shows his firm attitude towards rectifying Kansai officials.

After all, there are only so many relatives of Yuwen's family who have entered the customs. Wang Chaoshi served as the governor of Qinzhou in the first year of Datong. It can be seen that he is also in the prime of life. It has a deterrent effect.

Kansai's plate is too shallow and the foundation is too poor, forcing Yu Wentai to take a different path from Gao Huan on this issue.If the administration of officials is loosened, whether the regime of the Western Wei Dynasty can exist and be maintained is a problem.

When Gao Zhongmi was in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, he also had the deeds of forming a party for private interests and recommending private parties. After being sanctioned by Gao Cheng, he was still able to appoint the governor of Northern Yuzhou, and he had the capital to surrender to the Western Wei Dynasty.But in the Western Wei Dynasty, it was obviously not such a game.

Those Kansai Shiliu who were confiscated by Gao Zhongmi were obviously not talented people.In the case of Daxingtai promulgating a loss reward, still buying a member of the Situ government's family background is obviously greedy for this thing, which is not beautiful but cheap.

However, in the serious government environment of the Western Wei Dynasty, these mediocre staff members naturally became hidden dangers. Maybe one day they will be questioned for dereliction of duty, and Gao Zhongmi may be implicated.

Right now, Gao Zhongmi still has a certain propaganda effect on the Western Wei Dynasty, but when time passes and this value disappears, the real situation will be worrying.If I can use you, I can say anything, but if I don’t need you, it’s a sin to open your right eye first when you get up in the morning. Are you dreaming of going back to the Eastern Dynasty?
What's more, Gao Zhongmi's current power and fame do not match at all, if he is framed by jealousy again, then the problem will be really big!

After listening to Gao Zhongmi's narration, Li Tai immediately felt worried.Blame Gao Zhongmi for taking meng lang lightly. He spent the money to sell the official.

Seeing that Li Tai was silent, Gao Zhongmi said again in a deep voice: "Recently, I have been worried about this, and I also asked about He Lan's long history and the current situation of several people here, but there is no way to deal with it kindly. But there is one thing that is okay. Redemption, the matter originated from me, and the incident should stop with me. I heard that you, A Pan, reunited with your relatives in the village, and they are also quite powerful in the court. A Pan, you go and ask them to transfer an official position. There is no need to be entangled with this government anymore..."

When Li Tai heard this, he said, "Uncle, I..."

"I know your loyalty, but listen to me! I am alone now, and I can bury this rotten bone anywhere, but you are not! I have done things before, and I have already betrayed you. If I bind you with affection again Sadness, it's too shameless!
I gave you the old weapon before, hoping that you can use it to encourage yourself and forge ahead in the world.Before the incident happened, our uncle and nephew could still keep in touch, and when the incident happens, you can also stay out of it! "

Gao Zhongmi looked at Li Tai and said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Li Tai fell silent again.

To be honest, although he has been in this world for a long time, he still does not have a strong sense of belonging to this world.

Although he and Gao Zhongmi depend on each other for life, he doesn't pay much attention to the relationship and feelings between them. He even looks down on Gao Zhongmi faintly in his heart, and often has disrespectful gimmicks.

But after hearing the words of Gao Zhongmi who almost confessed his funeral, he was greatly touched. Maybe Gao Zhongmi is really not a good guy, but he is not pretending to be nice to himself.

People's emotional fetters are nothing more than people and things.Reunited with Lu Rou, I know that my family still has many relatives who are very powerful in Kansai, plus He Basheng had to entrust the family management to him before, now Li Tai really does not need to rely on Gao Zhongmi to gain a foothold in Kansai .

However, there will be a steelyard in people's mind, not only weighing the interests, but also weighing themselves.Although Li Tai didn't think he was such a great person, he didn't take himself too lightly either.

After being silent for a long time, he got up from the table, made a formal obeisance to Gao Zhongmi, and said in a deep voice, "Ah Pan is bowing before his feet, and if I am in the shape of a human being, please do not repeat what I said! Life and death Destiny, wealth is in the sky. Although I am not a great gentleman in the world, I feel that I am worthy of sharing misfortunes and blessings with Uncle! If Uncle treats me badly because of his youth, I will have some eloquent words to refute this humble opinion!"

After Gao Zhongmi said the previous words, he felt a little sad in his heart, but when he heard Li Tai's answer, the corners of his lips trembled.

He stood up supporting the case with both hands, and walked slowly to Li Tai. When his eyes drooped, tears could not help rolling down, he pressed his hands on Li Tai's shoulders, and said in a trembling voice: "Ah Pan, Ah Pan, I foreword I always blame myself for harming your father and son, but I'm actually glad...

If it weren't for you, Ah Pan, to accompany me here, I'm afraid I won't have the courage to make a living anymore!You are a good son of God, I dare not take possession of it, but from now on, I will steal it as my own in my heart! "

Although Li Tai was very moved at the moment and didn't want to spoil the emotional atmosphere, after hearing this, he still couldn't help complaining in his heart. I only said that I want to share weal and woe with you, why do you treat me like a son?

We want to get closer, is it not good to kowtow?I also want to hear He Liuhun call me uncle!

"This matter is worrying, but it is not impossible to solve it. The recruits before may be insignificant and useless. But their future prospects and whether they are competent or not are also related to their own fortunes. There is still room for proper education.”

Those calculations before were actually scaring myself.Since I am worried that these people may harm my family due to negligence, I should give them a surprise education so that they have some basic administrative skills.

It is expected that even if Yu Wentai recruits these government officials into Daxingtai, he will definitely not give up their positions. They are just engaged in some basic civil work, and there is no need to train these people to become great talents in economics and governance.

(End of this chapter)