Northern Dynasties

Chapter 465
Shangyuan is very lively today, and people from the surrounding four fields and eight townships gathered here one after another, occupying the huge Taiyuan.

Today is neither a New Year nor a festival, but the reason why so many villagers gather here is more important than the New Year's Day, because today is the day when Shangyuan Li Lang is newly married and returns to his hometown for a banquet.

Naturally, there is no love and hate without reason in the world, and most of the villagers who flocked to Shangyuan have never met that Li Lang, but if they talk about Li Lang's deeds, especially the help he brought to the village And improvement means that everyone can talk endlessly.

Generally speaking, the waterways formed by the rippling Luoshui River and its various tributaries, the deep wells and underground canals distributed between the platform slopes, and the fertile fields irrigated by these canals, as well as the lush green trees in the fields He, wheat, grains, and various workshops distributed in Hebian Township, and the thriving development of various industrial and agricultural industries all benefited from Li Lang's spare no effort to promote them.

In a nutshell, all the harvest of grain, millet, mulberry and hemp of the villagers can be freely and conveniently exchanged for various needed materials, and the needs for food, clothing, housing and transportation have been greatly satisfied compared with previous years.

As long as the villagers are hardworking, they will have a variety of jobs to choose from. If they work hard, a small amount of income can be enough to maintain the daily expenses of a family of five.

But there are very few rural households who are so relentless. The woman in charge only needs to set up a loom and be diligent in weaving, and the annual income is not inferior to half an hectare of fertile land.Some skilled women who can weave high-end fabrics such as Qiluo silk brocade can even become the pillar of the family and have a surplus due to their workmanship.

In addition, household Wengwo who are physically weak and unable to bear heavy work can also receive poultry cubs from Shangyuan based on their hometown to raise them at home, and then sell them to Shangyuan after they are raised, which is also a great subsidy for family income.

Even young men and women who have not yet grown up have a place to study literature, engineering, arithmetic, and martial arts. If they perform well, they can also receive subsidies such as schools and workshops. Although it is not a huge income, it is necessary to maintain growth and learn skills More than enough to spend.Without even consuming household food and clothing, these village youths can grow up and have a skill.

Although Li Lang has settled in the village less and less in recent years, the changes that have taken place in the village because of this cannot be described in one day.

The villagers are cunning, and their poor life makes them extremely sensitive to any petty gains, so that they care about every detail and mess around.The villagers are simple and honest, they can't learn the intrigue of the big men, the intrigue and the sword, the morality only exists in the village, and above all, it is the calculation of profit and loss and the implementation of rules.

A few days ago, the news that Li Lang was going to return to his hometown to entertain the villagers spread along Shangyuan.

Although most of the villagers have a close relationship with Li Lang, either the men and women in the household work in his workshop, or the children in the household are taught in his school, or they borrow a sum of relief food from the Qumeng on credit. Perhaps the grain and wheat in the family were pounded and milled for free.

So even though most of the villagers did not have a written invitation, when the time came, they all put down what they were doing and came straight to Shangyuan, even if it was just a few cheers and bowing from a distance. Thank you, it can be regarded as a little expression of gratitude in my heart.

When the ferry boat that Li Tai was on was still approaching the opposite side in the Luoshui River, he was startled by the scene of surging heads and thunderous cheers on the river bank. As the distance gets closer, the turbulent voice can still be discerned a little bit. In general, Li Lang is the light of Shangyuan, the leader of the village, and is deeply appreciated and loved by the villagers.

Li Tai is not surprised that he can accumulate such a deep reputation in the village.He was never a cheapskate who closed the door to raise his own fat. With the growth of his own property and power, Shang Yuan, who had the deepest stake in him and shared weal and woe, also benefited a lot.

His contribution to Shangyuan is not just as simple as repairing canals and digging wells, and watering a few acres of fields, but improving and creating the status quo of upgrading the entire rural industry and greatly improving the quality of life.

Although Li Tai has not been in this world for a long time, he has done a lot of things, a considerable part of which is centered on Shangyuan and other lower reaches of the Luoshui River.

The construction of water conservancy and the improvement of the foundation of industry and agriculture made Shangyuan one of the most important grain production areas and large hydraulic facility centers in the Guanzhong area.Eliminate bandits in the country, make the living and production environment safer, and provide a foundation for business development.

The establishment of Qumeng allows local personnel resources to be dispatched more effectively, and is no longer limited by the constraints of the large manor economy. It allows villagers, regardless of the size of their industries, to have the opportunity to participate in the integration of local resources and industrial development.

Of course, apart from this series of specific steps, one of Li Tai's greatest contributions to Shangyuan is to protect the development of industry and order here through the promotion of his own status.

The textile industry supported by the big spinning wheel has developed rapidly, allowing Shang Yuan to have ample funds, and then Li Tai, through activities in northern Shaanxi, Longyou, Chang'an, etc., exchanged the abundant funds accumulated by Shang Yuan for rich Commodities, as well as various first-mover industrial layouts.

In the future, with the progress of the unification of the world, the decrees of the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty will reach farther, Li Tai's prestige and power will become higher and higher, and the development of Shangyuan will be more outstanding.One day, even though Huazhou is the overlord of the Yuwen family in name, it will look like Li Tai inside!

While feeling the enthusiasm of the villagers here, he imagined a bright future, but he soon faced an embarrassing situation. You came to welcome me but occupied all the wharves on the river bank. How could I go ashore and go home?Is this a warm welcome, or is it throwing me out of the country?
Fortunately, the welcoming villagers on the river bank also noticed this after seeing Li Tai's boat lingering in the river but not docking. , finally vacated the pier.

The chief Shi Linghu Yanbao who returned home with Li Tai didn't know Li Tai's reputation and prestige in the village. Boarded the pier to form an array, and then invited Li Tai to go ashore.

When Li Tai set foot on the ground, the family and disciples who stayed in Shangyuan and all the villagers greeted him one after another, and there was a lot of courtesy and greetings around Li Tai.

Looking at the familiar and not-so-familiar faces, Li Tai felt very cordial.Shangyuan was his first foothold after coming to Kansai, and he felt like his hometown in his mind. He listened to the many dialects at this time, and felt the joy and excitement of returning home as a wanderer.

Seeing the enthusiastic crowd around him, Li Zhusheng said shamelessly, "Ah Lang's marriage is a great joy in the family, and I secretly planned to have fun with everyone, so I didn't keep Alang's return date a secret. But I didn't expect so much The villagers came after hearing the news, and the situation became a bit difficult to control..."

After Li Tai looked around, he said with a smile: "Last year, the bandits came to Yubi for several months, and the villagers thought about it and worried for a long time. Now that the spring farming is a bit idle, it's no big deal to have some fun here. Although we can't all have a banquet. , but social drama entertainment, meat soup and cakes should be satisfied as much as possible, and the villagers will disperse when they are happy, and do not expel them violently!"

Everyone nodded quickly after hearing the words, yes, although there are a lot of villagers gathered here, but now the Shangyuan City is also one of the largest rural grass markets in the lower reaches of Luoshui River. From the previous Shangyang Shu to the current Shangyang Fang The city stretches all the way to the northern section of Shangyuan, along the river for more than ten miles, with warehouses and mansions stretching along it, and many shops are full of goods, enough to entertain these villagers.

Taking advantage of the crowd gathering here, Wu Jingyi, who has been in charge of the Qumeng for a long time and has a wide range of people in the village, climbed up on the pier and announced Li Tai's decision to the villagers. After listening, the villagers applauded and cheered. Thunderous cheers.

When the bride, Mrs. Miaoyin, came to the shore by boat, Li Taiqin helped the lady into the car, and sat down in the car himself, and all the soldiers and subordinates surrounded him and went up to Shangyuan Village.

Wherever they passed by, the masses avoided one after another, vacated a road spontaneously, and kept throwing flowers and herbs collected in the fields to Li Tai's car.Before long, the carriage was decorated into a fragrant and colorful float.

It is not the first time for Miaoyin to come to Shangyuan, but after feeling the enthusiasm of the people on both sides of the road outside the carriage, her pretty face is also full of pride, and her eyes are full of admiration when she looks at Li Tai: "So many villagers Come welcome Fulang, my family's Jishan is higher than mountains and deeper than rivers, and it will be more prosperous in the coming year!"

While speaking, she wrapped her arms tightly around Li Tai's, her eyes full of longing for the future.

When Li Tai heard this, he also laughed, and took flowers from the car window, weaved them into a wreath and put them on the head of the lady, and said with a smile: "It is certain that my family will be prosperous." , but the prosperity of the family is definitely not the result of one person, and the wife can do a lot in the house. The villagers are so happy, not only to welcome me back to the hometown, but also to congratulate me that I finally have a virtuous and beautiful headed lady in my family. "

When Miaoyin heard Fulang's praise, she smiled like a flower again, and replied a little shyly: "They don't know me at all, how can I know if I am beautiful and virtuous! It's just that I love my house and crows, so I think that the one who can be worthy of Fulang must not be Ordinary woman. Of course I am not the best today, but with my husband for a long time, close to Zhu Zhechi, I will always become a very good..."

(End of this chapter)